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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014
VOLUME 141 NO. 32
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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1992, The Miami Student reported the Associated Student Government (ASG) would be holding another election for their executive cabinet after a
missing ballot box voided the original vote. Then ASG Executive Vice President Mike Franczak apologized, saying, “We searched the dining hall … but to no avail. All I can say is that it’s stolen.”
$2 million Armstrong gift seals student success BY LIBBY MUELLER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The Armstrong Student Center (ASC) dedication ceremony heralded not only the opening of the ASC, but also the introduction of a $2 million gift from Mike Armstrong and his wife Anne Gossett Armstrong to create the Armstrong Student Engagement and Leadership (SEAL) Scholarship. Armstrong plans for the scholarship money to become available to the university in fall 2014 so students can be considered by the 2014 spring semester. “It’s targeted for sophomores, juniors and seniors,” Armstrong said. “They’re one and two-year scholarships and the amount of the scholarship should average $7,000 a year.”
The scholarship will be based on three specific criteria, Armstrong said. “What I wanted to do with this SEAL scholarship fund was make scholarships available to students who are in Miami-sponsored student organizations,” he said. “Then the review for granting the scholarship would be [based] on need, merit and service level in the organization.” For a student to qualify, he or she needs to be in a sponsored organization centered upon humanitarian, service or leadership purposes. Mike Armstrong is a Miami University alumnus from the class of 1961. He worked tirelessly to secure a college education. “When I was a freshman, I had a football scholarship,” Armstrong
said. “I had the time to participate in student government, which I did. However, my sophomore year I sustained a football injury and it would n’t permit me to play anymore. I lost the scholarship, so I had to drop out and go to work. I went to work in Detroit on the docks and I accumulated some money and came back to Miami.” With the scholarship gone, his college experience was very different, Armstrong said. “Without the scholarship, I worked in Oxford Uptown at the College Inn, 30 hours or so a week,” Armstrong said. “There were no scholarships available that I could find and it precluded continuing to participate and find the time for
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PHIL ARNDT THE MIAMI STUDENT
KISS THE GIRL!
Graduate student Justin Guenther and junior Rebecca Nall embrace under the Upham Arch.
Miami makes Mergers’ Valentine’s Day magical BY KELLY HIGGINSON FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
’HAWKS HOLD HEADS HIGH
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Miami sophomore goalie Jay Williams looks at the crowd during Miami’s last home game, a 3-2 loss.
Cold front chills Oxford businesses BY CONNOR MORIARTY FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
Piles of icy snow lining the streets are all that is left to show for the record cold temperatures Oxford experienced last month that forced people to stay indoors and not go Uptown. This record-cold winter has called for Ohioans to adapt in many ways, but the subzero weather is causing even the most popular Oxford businesses to suffer. Throughout the month of January, most of the country saw recordlow temperatures, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA). Columbus reached -7 degrees Fahrenheit, two degrees lower than the previous record, and Cleveland reached -12 degrees Fahrenheit, five degrees lower than the previous record. “To some, it’s just too cold to go outside to walk to class or to go Uptown,” first-year journalism major Alex Abboud said. “Facing the cold is just not worth going Uptown.” But the cold has affected more than just Miami students’ nightlives. Local businesses say there has been a noticeable drop in sales this winter due to the lower temperatures, causing a lack of
Uptown traffic. Manager of 45 East Bar and Grill Jeremiah Robuck said sales have been a bit down this winter, which could be attributed to the weather. “People just seem to be going out less,” Robuck said. “The cold makes going outside a lot less appealing.” But Robuck said he thinks it is hard to tell if the weather alone is the reason sales are down. He said he suspects the polar vortex hitting Oxford immediately after Winter Term makes for a
The Miami University Alumni Office has sealed almost 14,000 envelopes and sent off this year’s annual valentine to each Miami Merger couple. Starting in 1973, the tradition has become a Valentine’s Day highlight for many Miami Mergers. Ray Mock, the Executive Director of the Miami’s Alumni Association is a key contributor to the Merger valentine cards each year. He said each year’s Miami Merger valentine is crafted with a new design and a poetic message. “Each year our advanced alumni communications team drafts ideas around what poetry and design we will use and we all add and give feedback which makes each year so unique and special for those alumni,” Mock said. Shelley Sedlacek, a Miami ‘79 alumna and merger, said she and her husband have been
receiving the valentines each year and saving them. “I love the valentines the Alumni Association sends out each year, I’ve saved every one they’ve sent me. They are always something clever about being a Miami merger,” Sedlacek said. This year’s valentine is playing off a theme of a magical kingdom, according to Mock. The poem talks about a magic campus nestled on a hill outside of a cornfield where romance takes place. Inside the card is the lantern of Miami, representing that the magical romantic place is the Miami campus. Some Merger couples are taking the holiday as an occasion to reunite with old friends. “We are going out with another Miami Merger couple to a romantic dinner. We have become best friends after college and
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ASK THE EDITOR Catch MUTV’s interview with Editor in Chief Katie Taylor on Channel 15 this afternoon or stream it online anywhere on campus at www.miamiohtv.com.
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Adventure abounds in Argentinian Andes BY OLIVIA BRAUDE SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Most students know Patagonia as a clothing brand, but for the 16 Miami University students and four instructors who spent winter term in Argentina it is a place of extreme beauty, experiential growth, unforgettable adventure and advanced leadership. “I’ve never seen something as majestic as southern Patagonia,” Russell Hobart, the assistant director of the Outdoor Pursuits Center (OPC) and one of the instructors, said. Hobart, who was hired last September, will be taking over the trip from current leader and the Director of the OPC, Mike Maxam. He will be leading a trip to the Chilean side of the Patagonia Mountains next year. The OPC has offered the opportunity to travel to Argentina for the last five years, Maxam said, The students enrolled in HON 281 Outdoor Leadership in Argentina during the fall semester where they learned useful skills such as basic backpacking, how to pitch a tent, and general information on Argentina before arriving in the city of Mendoza Jan. 9, Maxam said. After leaving Mendoza, the students travelled to El Calafate for their introduction to the backcountry. On the third day, the group boarded a bus to El Chaltén, the final destination and where they would start their hike along the foothills of the Patagonia Mountains. Wine-tasting, walking on a
glacier, and hiking to a waterfall were just a few of the adventures the students had before backpacking began, sophomore, Mike Coutre said. Sleeping bags, tents, and cooking utensils on their backs, the students hit the trails in two groups of 10. Each smaller group went separate ways, Coutre said, with two students leading their group each day. Sophomore Rachael White said the leaders were responsible for everything from determining what and when the group ate to when and for how long they hiked. “The main purpose of the trip,” White said, “was to put what we learned in class to use in an outdoor setting.” In addition, the students had to make a daily journal of their experiences, interview an Argentinian, and take video to document the journey, Coutre said. White said the trip taught her to appreciate the little things she has at home, but also to appreciate the beauty of silence, often lacking at home. She also learned that backpacks filled with five days’ worth of necessities can be very heavy. Despite the weight of the pack, White successfully made the trip through southern Patagonia. “Because I’d never backpacked before, I was just very proud of myself,” she said. Hobart, who joined the trip for the first time this year, praised the learning outcomes of the experiences the students had in Argentina. “Education at its best gets us to re-examine the fundamentals of who we are, what we think, what we’re doing,” Hobart said, “I think
going to a foreign country, experiencing a foreign country, really helps people look at the very basic things about themselves.” As the students traversed the foothills of Fitzory Mountain-the image adorning Patagonia brand products-they were treated to sights of a Patagonian fox and her fresh pups, friendly parrots, the unique forest of crooked Lenga trees, and glacial pools of icy blue, Hobart said. The group could not have had those same experiences anywhere else, he added. “The area we were in was one of the strangest on the planet,” he said, “The whole thing was out of a dream.” The five days in the region were not enough for Coutre, who said he wishes he could have stayed longer. Their journey came to end Jan. 20, Maxam said, and he hoped the students gained a new sense of independence and realized that the world is filled with interesting people and places. He said his favorite part is getting to know the students each year, and this year’s group was particularly great. “They were unafraid, they challenged themselves,” he said. Hobart is eager to continue getting to know and influence the students who go to Argentina when he takes over for Maxam. “Trips like that are the sort of experiential education that can fundamentally change people’s lives for the better,” he said, and he is CONTRIBUTED BY GARRETT GUST excited to help shape the worldview and provide lasting leader- Students in HON 281 Outdoor Leadership class hone their backpacking ship for the next batch of Miami skills in the Patagonia Mountains of Argentina. student adventurers.
Floral philanthropy: Phi Mu fundraises for kids’ health BY MEKENNA SANDSTROM
FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
BEN TAYLOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
FLOWER POWER
The American Culture and English program greeted new members with flowers at dinner at Goggin.
Professor opens history book on FDR BY VICTORIA SLATER CAMPUS EDITOR
TOBIN A familiar face in Williams Hall, journalism professor James Tobin is perhaps best known at Miami University for his Journalism 101 lectures and narrative nonfiction Capstone course. However, the Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist is also an award-winning author, and will be presenting his latest biographical book, “The Man He Became: How FDR defied Polio to Win the Presidency,” at a discussion and Q&A session next week. The event will take place at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Shriver Heritage Room. Tobin’s book, published this past fall, chronicles President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s struggle with the debilitating disease polio, which he developed at the age 39, resulting in his paralysis from the waist down. Tobin said most are aware of FDR’s triumphs as president, including
the radical New Deal programs he established, like Social Security, to ease America out of the Great Depression. However, his medical condition is often forgotten. Tobin said his book aims to change this. “FDR had an incredible comeback from polio and that is story that has been overlook and forgotten,” Tobin said. “I wanted to tell this story.” The book was written throughout a 10-year period, in which Tobin took frequent trips to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park, New York, to peruse the archives for information about FDR’s life and disease. He even took two semesters off to assemble his novel, supported by the funds of two research grants he received, one from Miami’s College of Arts and Science, and another from the National Endowment of Humanities. “I couldn’t do my research online. I couldn’t even do it all at a library. I had to look at real documents about FDR and his life, so I had to go the archives,” Tobin said. “The FDR library has millions of papers about him. I didn’t look at millions, but I looked at a lot.” Since its publication, the book has garnered positive appraisals from various news sources such as the Wall Street Journal, whose Dec. 27 review reads, “Mr. Tobin presents [the story] skillfully and with admirable empathy.” The book received
four stars out of five in USA Today. While the book may gather an older audience of readers, Tobin said it would appeal to those students interested in reading and writing about history. “This matters to students who like American history and those students who are interested in writing and taking historical events and transforming them into a story,” he said. He said he hopes students will use his book discussion on Feb. 18, which will feature a Q&A session, as a time to ask questions about the book’s writing and research process. He will also discuss how FDR’s illness became less known throughout history. “I hope people will have questions about FDR and his recovery,” Tobin said. “Why in recent years have people believed that his disability was covered up? That’s a myth. It is an interesting case study, how our knowledge of past events changes over time.” While he is yet to start a new project, Tobin said another historical narrative could soon be in the works. For now, he is content with seeing 10 years of his work displayed in bookstores across the country. “It’s a great source of satisfaction,” he said. “The great thing about a book is all that work becomes one physical object that you can present the world and say, ‘Look at all the hard work I did.’”
This Valentine’s Day, Miami University’s chapter of Phi Mu sorority is encouraging students, staff and community members to spread the love outside the Oxford bubble through “Carnations for Kids,” an event benefiting the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Members of the sorority will be in the Armstrong Student Center (ASC) Friday afternoon, giving carnations to those who donate $1 or more to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. As an organization, Phi Mu is a corporate sponsor of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH). CMNH comprises of 170 hospitals nationwide, including Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Since 1986, Phi Mu has raised more than $8.5 million. The carnation is Phi Mu’s national flower.
This is the first time the chapter has held Carnations for Kids at Miami University, and Phi Mu president Katie Martin said she is ecstatic. “We wanted to do more than our annual Puddle Pull this year,” Martin explained. “This is different, and we’re excited.” In the spring, Phi Mu and Delta Upsilon host an annual “Puddle Pull” event for Greek organizations on Miami’s campus. Puddle Pull is a tug-of-war game, where each side tries to pull the flag to their side of a dividing line within two minutes. When the flag has reached one side, the team on that side is declared the winner. Despite the fact this is the first time Phi Mu is holding such as an event like Carnations for Kids, Martin said she is confident the event will do well. The chapter has already had some early
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BEN TAYLOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
FEELING ‘CRUMBY’
Student actors in Miami’s Center for Performance Arts rehearse the upcoming production of “Crumbs for the Table of Joy.” The show premieres Feb. 26 and runs through March 1.
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POLICE Budding movement to legalize
BEAT Owner’s manual theft leaves driver shaken up
At 7:53 a.m. Thursday, OPD officers responded to 116 W. Withrow St. in reference to a damaged vehicle parked behind the residence. The vehicle owner said it must have been damaged between 1 and 7 a.m. He added that the passenger door was unlocked. The center console had been opened and its contents were on the driver’s seat, but nothing was reported to be missing. The glove compartment had also been opened and the registration and owner’s manual had been taken. There are no suspects at this time.
United Dairy Frauders: counterfeit bill spent At 9:02 a.m. Monday, an officer in United Dairy Farmers, 101 W. High St., was informed by the store manager that an unknown person had used a counterfeit bill in the store. A counterfeit $20 bill had been used in the store between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. the previous night, and the bill in question had been torn in half and taped back together. OPD placed video surveillance and employee interviews into evidence. There are no suspects at this time.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, Jane & Chris The Community Editors
BY EMILY C. TATE
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
After dozens of election cycles, Ohio has earned its name as a swing state, but now it is ready to test the limits of that title on the issue of legalizing marijuana. To date, medical marijuana has been legalized in 20 U.S. States plus the District of Columbia, and Ohio might be joining this list after the 2014 election, according to an article on Cantonrep.com. However, for this to even be possible, the state must first overcome a number of milestones. In order to have the issue of medicinal marijuana on the 2014 ballot, the organizations vying for legalization, such as the Ohio Rights Group, must obtain approximately 385,000 signatures of registered Ohio voters, according to an article on Morningjournal.com. If it comes down to a vote during the November elections, statistics suggest the amendment is likely to pass. In the most recent CNN poll, from January 2014, 55 percent of Americans believe the use of marijuana should be made
legal. This has jumped 12 percent since the same poll was issued in 2012 and is up 20 percent from when the poll was released in 2008. In a survey of 100 Miami University sophomores, the responses also favored marijuana legalization. 89 percent supported legalization for medicinal and/ or recreational purposes or had no opinion on the matter, leaving 11 percent of those polled against legalization. Miami sophomore Andrew Jennings (name changed to protect against legal repercussions) provided several reasons why he believes it should be legalized. “Economically, it makes a lot of sense,” he said. “A lot of people are in prison for it – for something that isn’t even harmful – and that’s costing us tax money. [Legalizing] it would help us get out of some debt. Plus, it’s natural and less harmful than alcohol.” Other students, whose responses were kept anonymous, left comments on the survey. “I think that as part of our rights as Americans, the government
should uphold its duty to allow people to experiment with their minds,” one student said. “Weed has less harmful effects – AKA does not cause addiction, like tobacco. Hemp is a superfood! The crop can be used to stimulate economic benefits as well as bring local businesses success.” Not all Miami students agreed – or all Americans, for that matter. Many people are still strongly opposed to the use and sale of marijuana. One example is Miami sophomore Peyton Little (name changed to protect against legal repercussions). “The consequences that come with [marijuana] – the health issues, the relationship strains, and just seeing what it does to people – weigh down the benefits,” Little said. “I think if they legalize it, it won’t help the issue. It will just make all of that worse.” A new poll from CNN showed 73 percent of Americans view alcohol use as more dangerous than marijuana use. Jennings took a similar stance. “From personal experience, I would say alcohol is way worse,”
he said. “I make a lot more bad decisions when I’m drinking than when I’m smoking. It’s easier to become more belligerent and reckless when I’m drinking. When I’m smoking I would rather just chill, but when I’m drinking I like to get rowdy.” On Miami’s campus, the problem of marijuana use pales in comparison to that of underage drinking, according to Sergeant Jon Varley of the Oxford Police Department. “For Oxford, there’s quite a bit of marijuana,” he said. “We see
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Middletown murder mystery theater group kills BY ALEXIS DEBRUNNER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Who killed Dan BlackMoore? This is the question the Bunny Hollow Players will be asking their audiences at their Friday and Saturday shows, Feb. 14 and 15, at the Middletown Verity Lodge. The Bunny Hollow Players is a revived version of an old theater group brought back to life two years ago by Miami University students Christyn New and Brittany Angel, President Kayla Philpot said. The group has since transferred to Wayne State. BlackMoore will be the third production that the Bunny Hollow
Players put on, and will also be the third show they have completely self-created. “So far, every production that we have done has been written by the group as a whole, or individuals in the group,” Philpot said. “Tanner Battishill, my co-president and Miami Hamilton student, and Zach Caudell, a member of the Middletown community, wrote this particular production. As a group we sat down and decided what kind of thing we wanted to do with the theater but they are the ones who made it come to life.” The Bunny Hollow Players have a unique dynamic because,
while they are a student-run organization, Philpot said they are not exclusively comprised of Miami students; members of the Middletown community contribute as well. Caudell, for example, who co-wrote the BlackMoore production, is not a Miami student, but the same age as many of the other players. BlackMoore, the production, is an interactive murder mystery show that Philpot said will be filled with lots of twists and turns. The audience should be prepared to be interacted with. BlackMoore is also not the first interactive dinner theater that The Bunny Hollow Players have put on.
“Our first production was called ‘Murder at Red Beer Tavern,’” Philpot said. “It had the same feel, it was a murder mystery dinner theater with both improv and scripted scenes. It was our very first show and everyone really enjoyed it, we put on three nights and had a full house all three nights and decided to make it a regular thing.” Senior Christina Price, one of the Bunny Hollow Players, elaborated on what an interactive show meant, and what the cast strives for in order to entertain
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Craft beers ‘hop’ their way into the annual Performing Arts Series wine tasting event BY CHRIS CURME COMMUNITY EDITOR
Miami University’s Performing Arts Series (PAS) will uncork its 24th Annual Wine Tasting Gala and Auction fundraiser on the concourse of Millett Hall next Saturday. This year boasts an expanded craft beer region. The gala this year will also feature a brand-new “cork raffle,” PAS Director Patti Hanna Liberatore said. “We’re doing a world of beer raffle and a world of wine raffle,” Liberatore said. “And you can win a suitcase of beer or wine; literally a suitcase. So we’ll sell corks for $5, and we’ll pull one for [each].” The suitcases are in keeping with this year’s theme, “The world comes to Oxford.” Pete Natale, Miami’s vice president
of Information Technology, sponsored the wine case, and Mike Curme, president of the PAS advisory board, provided the beer, Liberatore said. “We expanded our beer selection for two reasons,” Liberatore said. “One: there is tons of growing interest in craft beer and there are a lot of great craft beers available. And, two, we realized that not everyone wants to drink wine, but they want to participate. Now there’s something for everybody.” Biology professor Jack Keegan teaches Miami’s wine class and collaborated with all those donating vintages. Keegan, the so-called “wizard of wine,” said he was equally excited about the beer. “We partnered with Rockmill Brewery, near Lancaster,” Keegan said, adding that the
local water quality is appealing to brewers. “It’s owned by Matt Barbee, a Miami alumnus. He makes Belgian-style ales.” Most of the wine travels much further, according to Keegan, who has arranged for many vinos from Italy and France. “With the premium pours, you get to taste wine out of people’s private cellars that you would otherwise never get to,” Keegan said. “Even if you don’t buy anything from the premium pours, we have some really wonderful wines, which typically retail upward of $100.” While the world may be coming to Oxford, winners of certain big ticket silent auction items will be leaving. “We have a week in a condo
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VALEN‘SIGN’S AND VALENTINES Spend money on your lovely Uptown today.
CRIME STATISTICS: Feb. 6 – 14 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS CHARGED: 10 TOTAL CRIMES: 20
Criminal mischief Theft Warrant arrest Carrying concealed weapon Resisting arrest Domestic violence Certain acts prohibited Disorderly conduct Sales to and use by underage persons KYLE HAYDEN THE MIAMI STUDENT
Patrons peruse wines from around the world on MIllett’s concourse at last year’s PAS wine tasting event.
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student government.” Armstrong wanted to change that with his scholarship donation. “I hope the outcome of this is that students would now have some scholarship money,” Armstrong said. “In my era, it was working in order to get the money. Now kids take on debt as well, so what I hope this scholarship is able to do is permit students to achieve a better balance.” After graduating from Miami as a business major, Armstrong went on to an illustrious career as Chairman of the Board of the IBM World Trade Corporation, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Hughes Electronic Corporation and CEO and Chairman of AT & T Corporation. Director of Student Financial Assistance Brent Shock said the
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there are three couples in our area so we go out every weekend,” Sedlacek said. “The Mergers are pretty big with us in Ohio, it’s like we are our own little sorority and fraternity.” Merger and 2008 alumna Nikki Kelleher recently married husband in October. “We met my sophomore year and ended up going on the same study abroad program through Miami and dated through graduation,” Kelleher said. In addition to receiving their first Miami merger valentine card, the newlywed couple plans on attending another Miami graduate’s launch party in Chicago for
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bad combination. Various businesses lining High Street also noticed less traffic and fewer sales, including popular shops, such as The Apple Tree, Dubois Bookstore and Orange Leaf. Dubois Bookstore employee Ramona Gray was surprised to see how few people came in and out of the store throughout January. “I would think that with the cancelled classes we would see more business, but we didn’t,” Gray said. Even chain restaurants stationed in Oxford saw a significant drop in revenue throughout the colder-than-normal days, including Skyline Chili, which was forced to close during the coldest days. “When it got really cold, we didn’t see much business, and it just wasn’t safe to try to travel to work, so we closed,” Skyline’s Oxford branch manager Connie Flannely said. To draw customers back into their establishments, various businesses utilize special marketing strategies to make
Office of Student Financial Assistance and the Division of Student Affairs will team up to identify students who qualify for the scholarship. “First of all, part of the SEAL scholarship requires financial need, so people should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),” Shock said. “The second piece is that the scholarship requires that they be involved in a leadership on-campus student organization, so our partner in Student Affairs knows what those organizations are and who’s involved, so we’ll be working with them to narrow the selection.” Shock said the scholarship will not require an application. Senior Director of Development Susie Sadler said many scholarships at Miami are funded through the generous contributions of donors.
“You have the scholarship that the university provides, which are the merit scholarships and those are monies that are built into the budget,” Sadler said. “Then we have a whole other set of scholarships that are from donors and it can be anything like this that’s set up, or it could be something that talks about merit, need, specific programs.” Sadler said for the larger scholarships, donors can set the criteria for qualification. According to Sadler, Miami recognizes that students often struggle with paying for their education. The university is actively seeking solutions. “Right now we’re in the middle of a scholarship campaign with our goal to raise an additional $50 million for scholarships,” Sadler said. “We have a huge need at Miami to provide need scholarships and so this is one thing that we’re really trying to focus on right now.”
Valentine’s Day. “One of our Miami friends just launched a new iPhone app and invited us all to a launch party for it. It will be really fun spending Valentine’s Day with our close Miami friends, we also plan on going to a romantic dinner after to celebrate the first Valentine’s Day as official mergers,” Kelleher said. For Valentine’s Day, the Alumni Office will be dressing in red to support Miami athletics and celebrate the success of another Miami Merger valentine, Mock said. “We get feedback every year from people that tell us how much they enjoy receiving them each year,” Mock said. “Sometimes we even get calls from people that didn’t receive them for certain reasons and are
looking for us to send another.” According to Sedlacek, the Miami Merger love continues on for a lifetime after graduating. “In June 2009 we renewed our vows under the Upham Hall arch a thousand other couples that participated in the Guinness Book of World Records event,” Sedlacek said. “The alumni association has done many things to continue the merger love.” According to Mock there were 1,000 couples at the Guinness Book of World Records event, and 27,596 individuals who have married a fellow Miamian in history. “The valentine’s cards are just another way to keep those couples who met at Miami and married feel special about their relationship,” Mock said.
buying their product worth the walk through the cold. Orange Leaf, for example, stays up-to-date with their Facebook page and offers ‘Happy Hour’ deals according to employee Miranda Kappes. Perhaps the most common marketing strategy seen Uptown is showing Oxford residents what to look forward to: spring. While walking down High Street, one can see countless poster boards and display windows showing offers and previews for Valentine’s Day and the warmer spring months. Apple Tree employee Lisa Wespiser said she likes to warm up the colder months for everyone by keeping spring in their thoughts. “[The Apple Tree] likes to decorate the display windows with spring attire and decorations to give us something to look forward to through during the coldest time of the year,” Wespiser said. A fortunate few Oxford businesses have seen an increase in attendance and sales due to the cold. Brick Street employee Nick Pasquale said the recent subzero weather has pushed even more
people to come to the bar, especially for their famous 90s Night. “People have been stuck inside because of the muggy weather so I think they just take the night as a time to get out,” Pasquale said. “Plus, the weather won’t slow the attendance for 90s Night.” Delivery services across Oxford especially have seen a change in business this last month. Papa Johns, for example, has seen a noticeable spike in delivery orders, according to Manager Colton Huesing. “Papa Johns’ policy is to stay open up until a level three weather advisory, so we were open for the mass amounts of deliveries that were called in,” Huesing said. According to Huesing, her and fellow co-workers just wish they could see an increase in delivery tips as well during these rare weather circumstances. “We are risking our safety by driving in this weather, and it would be nice for students to show that they appreciate that,” she said. Luckily, according to The Old Farmers Almanac, the worst of the cold days are behind us, and we can look forward to the warmer spring months.
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customers contributing to the cause. “We had about three fraternities already order in bulk,” Martin said. According to philanthropy chair Kristen Castello, Phi Mu purchased a total of 350 carnations for the event, but 250 of them have already been sold to the fraternities. “Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE), Chi Psi, and Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) all purchased a bulk order,” Castello said in an email interview. “Just from these fraternities we have already raised $255.” In the last year, Phi Mu has contributed over $1,200 for the hospital from their past philanthropy
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problems for [us] defensively.” Senior forward Will Felder drew the unenviable task of facing McCrea on both ends of the floor. “He’s a pretty big body,” Felder said. “He tries to create angles with his body a lot and then he goes hard to the glass. So really it’s got to be a team effort to kind of try to contain him.” Felder scored 13 points and added eight rebounds. Freshman guard Jaryd Eustace led the RedHawks with a careerhigh 17 points, knocking down four of six 3-point attempts. The Australian appears to be finding his groove, as this performance follows a 14-point outing against Ohio University. “I’m just focusing on doing the little things,” Eustace said. “Offense will come with it. The harder I’m working, the more results I’ll get on the offensive end. [But] points are irrelevant when we lose.” After climbing their way to one
events, such as Puddle Pull and “Finals with the Phi’s”. Finals with the Phi’s is hosted before the end of the semester, when members sell cookies and hot chocolate outside King Library. The sorority also recently put together gift bags for girls at the hospital during recruitment. Whether they were patients or guests in the waiting room, the gift bags included nail polish and nail files for them. “The hospital told us they were in need of something like that,” Jenna Pilipovich, last year’s philanthropy chair said. “We’re taking the bags down to them this Saturday.” Carnations for Kids will be held 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday at the Armstrong Student Center. game back in the Mid-American Conference standings just two weeks ago, the RedHawks find themselves mired in a three-game losing streak and in danger of falling out of the race. It doesn’t get any easier for MU either, as it hits the road to play the Broncos of Western Michigan University (15-8, 8-3 MAC) Saturday. “As they say ‘welcome to league play,’” Cooper said. “We’ve got our hands full with Western [Michigan] … they’ve shown the ability to win the game when it’s in the 50s and win the game when it’s in the 70s and 80s and that’s the sign of a good basketball team.” The Broncos, who are 10-2 at home, are paced by senior guard David Brown, who leads the MAC in scoring at 18.8 points per game. Second on the team in points is 6-foot-11 senior center Shayne Wittington, who averages 14.8 points and 8.6 boards. Together they form a potent inside-outside duo that Miami will find hard to counter. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Let’s talk about sex: Young adults not as promiscuous as you think The smartphone is an amazing thing. It can call, text, email and give directions. And when you download apps like Tinder and Lulu, it can also play matchmaker. The days of “I’ll pick you up at six,” are long gone. Terms like “friends with benefits” or “hit it and quit it” seem to be used more often than “going steady.” Even though our generation has coined the term Facebook Official (FBO), it seems like young men and women are using technology to facilitate casual relationships rather than long-term relationships, or LTRs. Sociologists are referring to us as the “hook up generation.” About 38 percent of single Americans have used online dating at one point or another. And about 3 percent of adults have downloaded an online dating app on their cell phone. Tinder and Lulu, though sometimes thought of more as sources of entertainment than legitimate dating apps, are downloaded about 20,000 times a day. In fact, the founders of Tinder report they’ve made 20 million matches through the app since it was launched in September 2012. To start, Lulu is the “first-ever app for girls.” The app, created by Alexandra Chong and launched a year ago, allows users to find and review a friend, relative or crush. Users give scores for certain categories like appearance, humor, ambition, manners and commitment. They can then choose specific hashtags like “#CampusCreeper” or “#StillLovesHisEx” or “#HitItAndQuitIt” to describe the guy for others to see. This isn’t necessarily a dating app but it does give girls a chance to screen potential dates, and with Valentine’s Day coming up, maybe downloading this app wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Tinder, on the other hand, requires you to set your location, gender and sexual orientation and then connects your account to your Facebook and starts displaying other users in the area you may be interested in. From there, you’d swipe through
profile pictures and tap either the green heart or the red “x.” Any time two users hit the green heart for each other, they are set up in a private chat room. The idea is that the two users would eventually meet up in person. To our surprise, that is most often not the case. Only one in five Tinder users report they actually meet up with their match in person. So even though there are a lot of young people using this app daily, that doesn’t seem to translate into any real, face-to-face interaction -- let alone actually hooking up or starting a relationship. This leads our Editorial Board to think that maybe we aren’t “the hookup generation” after all. And studies have been done to show this. For example, a study conducted by a sociology professor at the University of Portland found young adults today are actually having less sex than young adults from previous generations. The study reported 59 percent of young adults have sex once a week or more, compared to 65 percent of young people in 1988 to 1996. A National Youth Risk Behavior Survey also reports that fewer than half of all high school students have had sex: 47 percent as of 2007, down from 54 percent in 1991. While young adults may not be having sex as often or as early as previous generations, there has still been an undeniable shift in the way young people date and interact in social situations. Like when your mom says, “Why don’t you go hook up with some girlfriends,” that means something totally different to each of you. And even within our generation, there is a range of uses for the word, “hook up.” The notion that young people are more promiscuous and are lacking in morals is simply not true. Tinder and Lulu may allow for people to flirt using their smartphone, but that does not necessarily mean they are engaging in anything more than that.
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Class begins after school ends Do Olympic hosts really come out on top? “After I finish college or graduate school, I am going to attack my first job with the same intensity as school and set short term goals to stay motivated.” This thought seems like the best way for all college students to look at the next phase of their lives, but based on recent statistics it’s not hard to understand why students might not feel motivated after graduation. According to a Forbes report, 60 percent of U.S. graduates cannot find a job in their chosen profession. The truth is, school remains in session even after graduation, and the first two lessons are as follows: Lesson One: Failure in success Regardless of the field of study, after a college graduate starts applying for jobs, they have to be prepared mentally for a roller coaster ride. If not, life-altering attitude changes can start taking effect as the adjustment to the work force begins. Anger, frustration, impatience, and several other emotions can turn the best graduate into a bitter employee on a first class trip to a lifetime of non-fulfillment. One of the biggest ways to deal with this scenario is to alter the way rejection is perceived. All unexpected events must be considered a lesson. It is easier said than done, of course, but seeing failure as an opportunity to grow is a great way to stay in a productive state of mind. Once this habit is mastered, optimism causes results in life to be much more positive. Most people have rough weeks, while the person that embraces this lesson has a week of unexpected opportunities. Soichiro Honda, who started the billion-dollar car company of the same name, was turned down when he interviewed with the Toyota Motor Corporation. Honda vehicles were the product of
someone that knew how to turn failure into a major success. Lesson Two: Do your best at all times When a college student graduates with hopes of finding employment in one career field, but ends up in another, doing their best is not the first phrase that comes to mind. The person who goes through this transition is in danger of starting a new chapter of their life in a very unproductive direction. The emotions that come with settling for a position mixed with the actions of applying minimal effort creates a habit of performing at a mediocre level. In many cases, an opportunity is not taken advantage of, while the art of not doing their best is mastered. Regardless of the employment opportunity, learning all aspects of the operation and using the job description as a way to sharpen the mental sword, benefits the employee in several ways. The level of stress lowers, advancement potential in the current position increases, and new skills are created which only add to their character. The length of your ladder of success will be determined by how many lessons you learn when you get out of school. “After I finish college or graduate school, I am going to attack my first job with the same intensity as school and set short term goals to stay motivated.” In fact, that statement should be the standard when students enter the work force. Kinja Dixon is an intertionally award-winning sales managment expert and motivational speaker.
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In 2007, three cities submitted bids to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games. On July 4, 2007, a crowd gathered around a stage and big screen in Sochi, Russia to see the winner announced. Now, more than seven years later, the world is watching the culmination of that submission and Sochi’s eventual victory. But was Russia’s successful bid actually a victory? Do any host cities for that matter truly win? As far as short-term benefits go, the Olympics are on par with events like the Super Bowl or the World Cup. The city and country can take immense pride in beating out the rest of competitors. A committee voted that place as the ideal spot on which the world can converge for two weeks. In that sense, yes, it is an honor. But then the building begins: the destruction, construction, beautification, and scurry to prepare the city for all of the attention it will receive. More often than not, this leaves a glaring hole in the city’s pocket and an equally noticeable eyesore on the infrastructure. Sydney, for example, hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics and continues to pay $30 million a year to operate its underutilized 90,000 seat stadium Andrew Zimbalist, an economics professor at Smith College, told the New York Times. It took Montreal 30 years to pay off the $2.7 billion in debt that the 1976
Olympics left behind. In one of the most glaring financial statistics, the final public cost of hosting the 2004 games in Athens is an estimated $16 billion—10 times the original $1.6 billion budget. The numbers go on and on and few of them translate to economic success. Another oft-cited benefit is the tourism the Olympics will bring the host city. This is true: the athletes, family of the athletes, and spectators will all flock to the city, yet it is evidenced that this is neither sustainable or beneficial. The New York Times reported a Utah Skier Survey found almost 50 percent of Utah’s usual tourists would stay away from Salt Lake City and the rest of the state in 2002 for fear of crowds and high prices. The same was true of the 2004 Athens games, where officials saw a 10 percent drop on tourism to Greece. So, while economic benefits and the promise of hoards of tourists are unrealistic rationalizations, there may be some long-term benefits to be found in the overall quality of life for the city’s citizens. This is where the beautification part of the preparation process comes in, as well as improvements in a city’s urban planning and physical facilities. William C. Kirby, the director of Chinese studies at Harvard, noted that, while the Beijing games were far over
budget, the city’s advancements in basic infrastructure were worth the expense. When China’s capital hosted the 2008 games, they inspired a new system of subway lines, new highways, parks, and an extravagant new airport terminal, all innovations from which residents and tourists will continue to benefit. Similarly, Atlanta gained the badly-needed Centennial Olympic Park in preparation for the 1996 games. In addition, most of the facilities erected are still in use, like the stadiums utilized by the Atlanta Falcons and Braves and the Olympic Village—now Georgia Tech dorms—Dahshi Marshall, a transportation planner with the Atlanta Regional Commission, said. Taking all this into account, do host cities ever really come out on top? Well, it depends. If cities haphazardly build the largest, most extravagant stadiums and facilities in preparation for the games—as it appears Sochi has done—chances are those arenas will gather dust and expense after the athletes leave town. However, if the city is shrewd in how it constructs and plans—taking into account postOlympic usage—the city can potentially end up on the podium.
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it probably every weekend. Obviously it’s not as big of an issue as the alcohol, though.” The charges for marijuana and alcohol-related offenses are also very different from one another. “In the past couple of years it has changed [for marijuana offenses],” Varley said. “Marijuana has been decriminalized – meaning unless you have a substantial amount, you aren’t going to go to jail, it’s just a small fine. They also basically decriminalized paraphernalia for it, like pipes. It’s just a minor misdemeanor citation.” In Ohio, possession of and/or cultivation of less than 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of marijuana is punishable as only a minor misdemeanor, which has a maximum fine of $150 and no jail time, according to mpp. org. (For comparison, other crimes in Oxford of the same charge include failure to shovel snow from the sidewalks of one’s personal property). Beyond that quantity of marijuana, though, the severity increases exponentially. “Selling it is a different story,” Varley said. “That can be a felony for trafficking. Depending on the quantities, that can get you prison time.” In a survey of the same 100 Miami students, just over half admitted
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the audience. “Blackmoore isn’t as interactive as the last show we put on,” Price said. “But we definitely have spots where we hope they will jump in. For example, a large part of the show takes place at an auction where my husband, who has died, has his things being auctioned off. It is at the auction that we discover a DVD explaining he has been murdered, and that whole scene is a great place for the audience to get involved.” Audience members are not required to participate, but Price said she encourages them to. “We obviously don’t force anyone to get involved, but during the auction, if people want to raise their hands and bid on items, that makes it more fun,” Price said. “We might be including a ‘who did it’ section in this show, I’m not sure yet, but most of the interaction with audience will be coming during our improv sections where we will just talk to the audience to get them involved.” Philpot said Bunny Hollow strives to make sure all its members are involved as much as they want to be.
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on Sanibel Island,” Liberatore said. “You could be the lucky winning bidder on the Ultimate Air Shuttle charter flight to New York City for two. We also have two tickets to Bruno Mars; we have two tickets to the Eagles, which is sold out.” According to Liberatore, the silent auction usually accounts for a large part of the event’s revenue, which typically totals around $30,000. The rest comes from admissions tickets and the purchase of certain premium pours. Further, the generosity of local businesses helps the PAS maximize its takeaway. “Kona [Bistro] provides all the food, and all of that’s donated,” Liberatore said. “That’s the reason for this being successful: the generosity and hard work of those folks, the advisory board and the auction committee.” The event is generally a high
to smoking marijuana on a regular basis. Of these, 87 percent also admitted to purchasing their marijuana from another Miami student. Varley said they have assumed as much but cannot always track it very easily. “It’s hard to say because some people buy it from a friend who brought it from home, someone who maybe had gone home for the weekend and came back with a supply,” he said. “It’s hard to say if it’s one kid or a group of kids distributing it in Oxford. There’s a lot of different ways people get it, not necessarily through a dealer so much as a friend or an acquaintance.” As for Miami’s nightlife and partying atmosphere, Varley said he does not expect to see any significant change in the police enforcement if marijuana does become legalized. “It would completely depend on the laws that came along with it, such as the age limit,” he said. “I think it would become very similar to the alcohol policies and enforcements.” Varley also said he would not be surprised if, in the not-too-distant future, marijuana does indeed become legalized. For more information on the Ohio Rights Group and their petition to legalize the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment (OCRA), visit http://www.ohiorightsgroup.org. “We have about 12 members right now, six are in the show and the rest are behind the scenes or wait staff serving food,” Philpot said. “We are Bunny Hollow, we are not a professional acting group and it’s important to us that we get our students involved because what’s the point of having a drama club on campus if not everyone can get up there and get involved if they want to?” Junior Hannah Reeg said while she had never heard of the Bunny Hollow Players, she would be willing to try going to their interactive show just to see what it is like. “I feel like most college students at Miami might not really be into that whole scene, but it could be something really interesting and different to try out,” Reeg said. “If I went I don’t know how much I would personally interact with the show, but I would like seeing others do it.” Philpot said she would encourage all Miami students to call and reserve tickets if they are interested in the show because they have limited availability and it fills up fast. All Miami students and staff get discount tickets at $8, and the doors at Verity Lodge open at 6:15 p.m. for the show and close at 7 p.m. point of Oxford’s social calendar, Liberatore said, though, on average, about half the 200-300 guests are out-of-towners. “There are a disproportionate number of wine enthusiasts in the Oxford community,” Liberatore said. “For as small as it is, it astonishes me the number of people here who not only enjoy wine but are avid wine collectors. They’ve been doing it for decades.” Keegan said such an event is a fairly rare occurrence in Oxford. “It’s a chance, in a really low-key setting, to talk to people who know about the wines and taste wines from around the world,” Keegan said. “That kind of opportunity rarely presents itself in this area.” The event will kick off at 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Tickets can be bought online or at the Miami University box office. They will also be sold at the door. Guests must be more than 21 years old.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 JUSTIN MASKULINSKI LINSKI’S LIST
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The RedHawks were ranked second in the nation by the USCHO.com preseason poll and that set everyone’s expectations for the season. In the second poll of the season, the ’Hawks were on top, and man, did it feel good. Losses come though. It’s extremely rare, almost impossible, to go undefeated in a hockey season. The ’Hawks dropped some games to tough opponents and that will happen; it’s almost expected. The Brotherhood stayed in the top 10 of the USCHO poll until Nov. 25, the Monday after they were swept at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (then No. 17). Heck, being included in the top 20 poll is saying something, as many teams can only dream of being included on the list for one week, let alone 13 consecutive weeks in one season. The ’Hawks fell out of the top 20 for the first time this season on Jan. 13 and the campus was abuzz with questions of why they were struggling and when they would turn it around. The slump has continued for a while now, as the RedHawks are 1-6-1 in their last eight games, and 10-13-3 overall. I’m the first to admit I wrote a column earlier this year with great excitement, saying this season would be a ‘championship or bust’ season for the Brotherhood. As a proud Miami student, I was definitely hoping for the former, not the latter. The season is not over by any means though, as the ’Hawks still have an outside shot to qualify for the NCAA tournament and have a chance to play in Cincinnati down the road if they qualify. The ’Hawks will have to get
hot quick if they want a chance to get to the Frozen Four and chase that coveted first national title. There are eight games remaining in the regular season for the RedHawks and this team is not one that will give up. It’s just not what a Miami hockey team does. The student section was close to capacity, as usual, Saturday; one night after the ’Hawks were beaten soundly. The students and fans are unlikely to give up on the Brotherhood either. The Brotherhood is not where anyone thought they would be at this point. We have become accustomed to their greatness in recent years, and this year it is not what we are used to. The reason, in my eyes, is the constant high level of competition they face. As of Feb. 10, six of the eight teams in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) were ranked or receiving votes in the USCHO poll. Miami doesn’t have the luxury of playing teams like Alaska or Northern Michigan anymore. No game is ever a gimme, but some of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association opponents the ’Hawks played left some room for error. The NCHC is a different animal. Every single team is a legitimate challenge and there is not any room for error. Last season, Yale University got into the NCAA tournament as a number three seed (ranked No. 15 by USCHO) and beat the top three teams in the tournament en route to a national title. Yale had a 1-6 stretch in late January and February of that season, but they got hot late and it paid off. Here’s to hoping the ’Hawks get hot, quick.
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Miami sophomore guard Geovonie McKnight drives to the lane during Miami’s 75-62 loss. McKnight had 11 points.
BY ZACH MACIASZEK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
The University at Buffalo Bulls (14-7, 8-3 MAC) stampeded Miami University men’s basketball team (913, 5-6 MAC) 75-62 Wednesday. Head coach John Cooper identified three aspects of the game that doomed the RedHawks: a slow start, turnovers and a lack of rebounding. “We dig ourselves an extremely large hole,” Cooper said. “Now you’re putting yourself in a position where it’s going to take an inordinate amount of energy to come back. Secondly, they dominated us on the boards, and then third we had so many what I would say are unforced turnovers, putting them
in transition.” Buffalo jumped out to a 25-12 advantage with 10 minutes remaining in the first half. Miami was able to close the gap slightly, heading into the locker room down 42-33. The closest the RedHawks got to the Bulls was within three, down 61-58 with 5:56 to go. From that point on, Buffalo went on a 14-4 run to seal Miami’s fate. The RedHawks succumbed yet again to an ill that has plagued them all season-long: their size (or lack thereof). Miami was outrebounded 40-25, including 12-5 on the offensive glass resulting in a 15-2 deficit in secondchance points. The ’Hawks were also outmuscled in the paint, as the Bulls
bullied their way to a 34-20 advantage scoring inside. The man responsible for most of that damage on the part of the Bulls was senior forward Javon McCrea. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound forward who physically resembles a bull in human guise battered the RedHawks for 25 points and 11 rebounds on an incredibly efficient 12-14 from the field. Cooper said McCrea presented an unsolvable problem for the ’Hawks. “We had no answer for McCrea,” Cooper said. “He was just able to really work and get deep post position and cause most of the
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HOCKEY
Brotherhood seeks to snap recent skid against North Dakota BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Enrico Blasi can visualize it. Austin Czarnik can paint the perfect picture in his head. The team knows it is capable of putting together a full 60 minutes of Miami RedHawk hockey. It just hasn’t happened yet this year. “We need to focus on what we need to do,” Blasi, who is in his 15th season as head coach, said. “Obviously we know what we’re capable of, but for us we need to get better in a lot of areas. It’s a daily process for us and hopefully we can get there.” This season has been an undeniably tough one for the Brotherhood. An overall record of 1013-3 marks the first time since the 2004-05 season that Miami was below .500 in the second half of the season, and a 4-11-1-1
National Collegiate Hockey Conference resume ties them for last place among the eight teams in the league’s inaugural year. Don’t tell Blasi or the boys that, though. Behind tired eyes and weary postgame press conferences sits an unmistakable glimmer of hope. Miami is the most talented team with a record below .500 in the NCAA, and that makes them dangerous. Very dangerous. “It’s a responsibility for every individual that’s in our lineup to manage their performance and on the weekends their ready to play their role and perform,” Blasi said. “We’ve seen some good things in games and seen some good things in practice, and it’s time … to bring some of those good things into games.” This weekend serves as the starting line for the Red and White’s late-season push: four weekends,
four nationally ranked NCHC opponents, eight regular season games. Even if they were to win out, it would still be a tossup as to whether Miami would make the national tournament, but that’s of no concern to this squad from the middle of nowhere, Ohio. The tournament is the end-game. The RedHawks have been concerning themselves with hard work. “Obviously it’s a tough year so far, it’s a lot of adversity but the main thing you’ve got to do is keep on being positive, keep on doing things in your system and try to have as much fun as you can at the rink,” junior forward and captain Austin Czarnik explained. “It’s tough at times not getting the results you want. “There’s still a chance to make it to the tournament if you put a couple of good games together during that tournament time. I think that’s
our main point, just keep working as hard as you can.” The Brotherhood split its first affair with the University of North Dakota in the second week of the season, when the RedHawks sat atop of the USCHO and their competitor at No. 6. It’s a wildly different picture now, with Miami completely out of the Top 20 picture and North Dakota sporting a 14-9-3 record and a No. 17 ranking. UND is led by sophomore forward Rocco Grimaldi and junior forward Michael Parks, who have potted 22 and 21 points, respectively. Eight other players have garnered 10 or more points this season. They have struggled a bit in goal, playing both sophomore Zane Gothberg and senior Clarke Saunders. Gothberh carries a 2.26 goals against average and a .914
save percentage. The Brotherhood knows if it wants to make a late season stand, its seeds must be sown here. A series split might spark this team to a strong finish. A sweep might just fuel the beginnings of a fire, one that could change the fortunes of Miami. “We’ve got to be ready for a battle in every zone,” Blasi said. “It’s a great place to play and it’s hard not to get up for the game when it’s in North Dakota. They have very knowledgeable fans and obviously a great team. We’ve got to get ourselves playing a lot better and it’s a thing we’ve been focusing on this week.” The series opener is slated for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14. Come Sunday, RedHawk fans will have a much better idea of what kind of hockey team they’ll be watching the following two weekends.
WOMAN’S BASKETBALL
RedHawks hoping rest pays off versus Central Michigan Chippewas
BY JUSTIN MASKULINSKI SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The Miami University women’s basketball team is taking on the best team in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Saturday. The ’Hawks (7-15, 3-8 MAC) will make the long drive up to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. to take on Central Michigan University (15-7, 11-0 MAC). The RedHawks are coming off a loss at Bowling Green State University (20-3, 10-1 MAC) Sunday, and freshman forward Nicole Anderson said the six-day break between tough opponents will benefit
the RedHawks. “I think [the break] will help a lot,” Anderson said. “We’ve had a couple days just shooting and resting our legs, and we had a day off. Hopefully we can get back at it and our legs will be ready to go for Central [Michigan] on Saturday.” The RedHawks take on a topnotch opponent Saturday, but head coach Cleve Wright said the ’Hawks should focus on themselves. “We can’t be concerned about [Central Michigan] more than we are concerned about ourselves,” Wright said. “I felt like we were overly concerned about [Bowling Green] in the last game and didn’t
take care of preparing ourselves. I felt like Miami beat Miami at Bowling Green, not to take anything away from Bowling Green; they are a very good team. We need to make sure we’re ready to play physically and emotionally at Central Michigan.” Wright said the six-day break is an opportunity to improve the team health-wise and help the team’s strategy. “Certainly I think [the break] helps,” Wright said. “It rests our legs and it allows us to heal, we’ve had a couple people out. It’s also a chance for us to regroup a little bit, put some new things in, and
tweak some things.” The RedHawks have seven regular season MAC games remaining before they enter the conference tournament, and Wright has expectations for the Red and White as they head down the final stretch of the season. “I expect us to take steps forward and play better together,” Wright said. “We need to be more efficient on the offensive end and be tougher on the defensive end. We are capable of all of those things.” Wright said the ’Hawks will improve if they can play the game more consistently. “We’re capable of taking steps
in a positive direction,” Wright said. “At the beginning of the year we were doing it some of the time, and then we started doing it most of the time, and we haven’t got to the point when we’re doing it all the time. Taking steps towards doing it all the time is the key.” Anderson said in order to be in the right mindset to take on Central Michigan, the ’Hawks need to avoid thinking about their opponent. “I think we have to bounce back after [Bowling Green],” Anderson said. “To be ready for the [Central Michigan], we need to not think about how good they are and just go out there and play our hardest.”