The Miami Student Oldest university newspaper in the United States, established 1826
VOLUME 138 NO. 39
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO
In 1983, The Miami Student reported room and board would increase 6.5 percent from the previous semester, for a grand total of $1,060 during the fall. Sorority suite rental fees also increased 33 percent.
Library schedule returns to 24 hours By Erin Fischesser and Andrew Grant For The Miami Student
Miami University is in the process of restoring the hours of operation of King Library back to the 24-hour format instead of closing early on the weekend. Currently, the library closes at 10 p.m. on Friday until 9 a.m. on Saturday. It also closes at 10 p.m. on Saturday until 11 a.m. on Sunday. In spring 2010, the library needed to save money and chose to cut hours. The decision was made because staff did not feel the services were used enough by the students on the weekends. According to Belinda Barr, assistant dean for access services and assessment, students’ complaints were the main reason for reintroducing the 24-hour library services.
“We received many written complaints and e-mails from students about the new hours,” Barr said. “The Associated Student Government made this one of their causes to change for the students.” Dean of the University Libraries Judith Sessions said the student concerns were directed to her, Miami President David Hodge and Interim Provost John Skillings among others. “I was really delighted that students really wanted the library to be open,” Sessions said. She said the 24-hour schedule is expected to resume in time for midterms. The reduction in hours also caused a slash in the staff at the library. “The library plans on using additional students as part-time workers during the school year,” Barr said.
Sesssions said the decision to re-open King for 24 hours was partially dependent on a grant for one 20-hour per week, nine-month position to aid in staffing. The grant was approved by the provost. Sessions said this staff member will work Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights as well as overlap hours with current Sunday morning staff members to compensate for the reduced staffing. She said this one position is still much less than what was initially cut in the spring because 20 positions were cut at that time. “We’re going to repurpose our staff to address what we thought was a major concern for students,” Sessions said. This will allow students the opportunity to work at a place on campus while keeping King Library running at the hours students want. With
the switch, students and faculty will have the ability to use the full-time capabilities of King Library once again. Sessions said the initial decision was made in an effort to eliminate what was viewed as convenience rather than necessity while having the smallest impact on students. “When you’re losing $1.2 million per year, you have to look at everything,” Sessions said. Sessions is excited about the ability to offer these services to students. “I’m delighted we can do this,” she said. At least one student is very pleased with the shift back to familiarity. “I think it’s the best thing to do for the students and the university,” sophomore Matthew Seikel said. “It’s a good thing to know that the library will always be open in case we need it at night on the weekends.”
‘Scalp Song’ replacement remains in limbo, whooping continues Shane Corcoran For The Miami Student
As Miami University continues with the standardization of the RedHawk mascot, the last reminders of Miami’s Redskin heritage
continue to disappear. One of the most notable is the attempt to replace the “Scalp Song” once chanted at hockey games. Although the Miami hockey pep band, now named The Band of Brotherhood, was forbidden to play
the “Scalp Song” during fall semester, there has not been a definitive replacement, said Stephen Lytle, director of the marching and pep bands at Miami. “We’ve looked at a couple different things and we haven’t settled on
one for this semester,” Lytle said. “We tried Ceilo Green’s ‘Forget You,’ but we had to abandon that because obviously it wasn’t appropriate.” According to Lytle, “Bad Boys” was played instead of the “Scalp Song” as a generic placeholder. According to Lytle, the “Scalp Song” had been a Miami tradition since its creation in the 1920s. Originally written by President Alfred Upham as a school fight song, the “Scalp Song” was first sung by the glee club during halftime of the football games, Lytle said. The song has evolved into the war cry of Miami hockey fans. It was played when a player from the opposing team was sent to the penalty box. Currently, when an opposing
player is sent to the penalty box, “Bad Boys” is played. Students still chant the “Scalp Song,” said first-year Sarah Soltan. Soltan said fans are widely opposed to cooperating with the ban. “Students are definitely doing the exact opposite of what the administration wants,” she said. “Students don’t want to replace the song.” Ultimately, the “Scalp Song’s” replacement will be up to the students, Lytle said. “We (will) allow for nominations and then voting to determine the new song,” Lytle said. “Though the hockey season is over, there’s the rest of this year and a few months of next fall’s semester to come up with a replacement.
Virtual learning makes snow days obsolete SCOTT ALLISON The Miami Student
Students cover their mouths as they “whoop” during the Miami hockey game Friday night at Goggin Ice Center.
Athletic internships prepare students By Kaler Hazen
For The Miami Student
The Miami University athletic department is opening its doors for students who choose to participate in its internship program. The work involved in the program varies widely depending on which avenue of sports interns wish to pursue, according to Brad Bates, director of intercollegiate athletics. Bates said the internships range from marketing to game operations. “We have alums who are leaders in athletic training, game operations and in the media,” he said. “Miami alums that are out there want to connect with Miami students.” While only a select few of the internships are paid, many of the program’s participants consider the personal networking gained through the experience invaluable. Game operations intern senior Ryan Mortensen has seen a blossoming of opportunity not only for himself, but also for his fellow interns.
“I know we have had people go to the Atlanta Falcons, the Cincinnati Reds and the L.A. Dodgers,” Mortensen said. “Last year, I also had the opportunity to work with the Boston Bruins. The connections you make in an environment like that are fantastic.” Students are not guaranteed
an internship. According to Bates, each area of the department has different procedures, but as many as 50 applicants per year are reviewed in each department. The athletic department receives calls from high school students each year
wSee INTERNSHIPS, page 9
SCOTT ALLISON The Miami Student
Senior Ryan Mortensen, an athletic intern, works with Miami hockey.
By Mandi Cardosi Staff Writer
Miami University students will most likely be seeing a rise in online learning. Classes are slowly integrating face-to-face learning tools with those found online, virtually eliminating snow days. With the advent of Niihka, the system to replace Blackboard, faculty and staff will be able to offer even more online student interface data without the hassle. According to Carine Feyten, dean of the School of Education, Health and Society, offering the options of online and e-learning makes it easier for professors to cope with things like snow days or virus threats. “This is something we are pursuing because it allows people from anywhere to access courses,” Feyten said. Feyten said this type of learning has been in the works over the last few years, and the university, especially the school of education, has spent a lot of time working on state-of-the-art technology for upcoming teachers. According to Feyten, offering teacher preparation as an online learning option for those students who are already in a career has proved to be a valuable tool as well.
Jason Abbitt, assistant professor of educational psychology, said he has already used many online components in his classrooms. Abbitt said there are a large number of programs geared toward practicing teachers and offering an online component helps those students get all aspects of their career covered. According to Abbitt, technology is making it so courses are not as heavily reliant on being in the same place at the same time. Senior Brad Brown said two of his classes were held online when his professors were unable to make it to campus. “One of my professors sent an e-mail the night before class saying to check our e-mails in the morning before class,” Brown said. “The next morning, he said his child’s daycare was closed so instead of canceling class he was still able to have it online.” Brown said both canceled classes were held via the discussion board on the Blackboard site. Students were supposed to respond to questions posted by the professors and refresh every few minutes to offer more insight in the discussion. According to Brown, the discussion board classes were not held on days the university decided to cancel classes.
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Campus
Tuesday
February 15, 2011
Editors Stephen Bell Amelia Carpenter Amanda Seitz campus@miamistudent.net
Old plate logos face wrong way NEWS BRIEFS By Amelia Carpenter and Teague Schoessow
EVENTS Miami to host national green energy forum Miami University will host a “Focus the Nation Clean Energy Forum” from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 in 100 Hughes Labs. The forum is part of Focus the Nation (FTN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting clean energy solutions through youth development. FTN holds clean energy forums on college campuses across the nation every February to raise awareness about green energy. The forum will also feature panelists, including David Prytherch, associate professor of geography and Miami’s sustainability coordinator, and Scot Thrapp of the Ohio Department of Development’s Energy Division. The forum is free and open to the public. Participants are encouraged to register for FTN at https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5925/p/salsa/event/ common/public/?event_KEY=39083.
FYI Studentstotestrelationships at RedHawk Bromance The annual RedHawk Romance has a new twist this year. It’s called RedHawk Bromance, but like previous years, friends, boyfriends and girlfriends are invited to participate in a competition to test how well they know their significant other or friends. The Shriver Center Program Board will host the event and will provide food and prizes for the first, second and third place teams. The event will be Tuesday, Feb. 15. For more information, contact Miami University junior Alyssa Galik at galikam@muohio.edu.
WORKSHOPS IT Services to host Niihka information session Students, faculty and staff who are unsure of how to navigate the new Miami University website, Niihka, which will replace Blackboard in the coming months, should attend the Niihka Open Forum. The forum will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 in Shriver Multipurpose Room C. IT Services will present demonstrations of Niihka. Students, faculty and staff are also welcome to ask questions during the forum. IT Services will offer several training sessions throughout February. Other training and pilot courses will occur in the spring and summer months. Blackboard will be officially decommissioned during fall semester of the 2011-12 academic year.
CORRECTION In the Feb. 11 issue, “Miami applicant pool increases” said 3,595 students were admitted to Miami in fall 2010. According to Senior Associate Director of Admission Jen Herman, there were 13,358 students accepted to Miami at that time and 3,595 of them enrolled. Also in the Feb. 11 issue, “Mental Health Services reaches out to stressed students” said students can attend three to eight counseling sessions per week. These numbers actually apply to the number of sessions per semester. Most students who use the service receive one session per week, and if they require more they are typically referred to a practitioner. Also, student health services has the only psychiatrist on campus, while the Psychology Clinic employs three trainees in clinical psychology.
For The Miami Student
Did you think the RedHawk logo issue was over? Not quite. Miami University drivers with vanity plates bearing the RedHawk logo may be driving around with the wrong-facing mascot. The vanity license plates depicting the Miami RedHawk were discontinued Jan. 29, 2009, and now all of the RedHawk vanity plates face to the left, according to Lindsey Bohrer, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Public Safety. The vanity plate program began in 1998 through the Miami University Alumni Association, according to Andrew Bixel, assistant director of annual giving of the Alumni Association. There have always been two options for the plates, the block “M” and the RedHawk. The program is available to residents in Ohio and Maryland and will soon be available in Virginia, according to Bixel. Vanity plates vary by state policies. In Ohio, there is a large percentage of Miami alumni, and because the branch campuses are in the state, the vanity plates were fairly easy to offer, according to Bixel. In Maryland, there was a group of alumni who wanted plates, so there were enough people to get it through the state’s equivalent of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). No complaints have been made regarding the direction of the RedHawk, according to both Bohrer and Bixel. Junior Ashley Smith has the leftfacing RedHawk vanity plate. “It doesn’t really matter which way it faces,” Smith said. From Jan. 1, 2011 to Feb. 10, 90 RedHawk vanity plates and 141
SAMANTHA LUDINGTON The Miami Student
Vanity license plates with the RedHawk logo produced after Jan. 29, 2009 face the left while older models face the right, which is decidedly incorrect. block “M” vanity plates were purchased, according to Bohrer. She said in 2010, a total of 1,217 “M” plates and 903 RedHawk plates were sold. More than $52,000 was raised in scholarships through the purchasing and renewal of vanity plates in 2010, according to Bixel. He said the $52,000 mark was standard for at least the past four years. “It just keeps growing,” Bixel said. The vanity license plates cost $35 to purchase or renew and $25 of the cost gets donated to the Ohio Alumni Scholarship, which is distributed to Miami students through the financial aid office, according to Bixel.
“Buying a Miami University vanity plate is a good way to show school spirit and also donate to a good cause,” Bixel said. Bixel has not heard from any alumni or those with vanity plates about correcting or changing plates with the right-facing RedHawk. Miami first-year Dominic Gray has been keeping up with the coverage of the mascot changes. “When I read the article talking about the RedHawk logo in a previous paper, I thought it was interesting that it was right next to a budget cut article,” Gray said. “This makes me think ‘Why would we think about replacing these when we have more important things that are being cut out?’”
First-year Nick Lewis shared another opinion regarding the vanity license plate issue. “I don’t think it’s necessary to recall all of the plates that have already been sold,” Lewis said. “As long as all the new plates are being made correctly, the problem will eventually just phase itself out.” According to Bohrer, vanity plates cost $50, but for college plates the additional cost depends on what that college or university has decided. Miami set its vanity plates at $35, meaning a Miami vanity plate costs a total of $85, according to Bohrer. The BMV receives $10 of the cost for processing, Bohrer said.
Chi Psi fraternity finds new place to call home By Nichole D. Edwards For The Miami Student
Miami University’s Chi Psi fraternity chapter, now in its sixth year, recently bought its first house on Bishop Street. Finding a house has been a hard process due to zoning restrictions in Oxford that prevent new buildings from being fraternity houses, forcing Chi Psi to look at the few previously-owned fraternity houses available, according to junior Recruitment Chair Nick Huber. “(We were) constantly looking for a place to live,” junior Josh Price, president of Chi Psi, said. “Really what Chi Psi is missing is a lodge.” The fraternity tried out several different houses, including the Delta Tau Delta house at 111 E. Spring St., before finally settling on an old Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house located on Bishop Street. Lambda Chi Alpha sold the house after not having enough funds to maintain it, according to an article titled “The Past, The Present, The Future” by past Lambda Chi Alpha president Mike Raymond in the 2008 Brothers on Bishop newsletter. This year, the former Lambda Chi Alpha house was renovated and sold for a price that matched the Chi Psi budget. According to Huber, the abandoned basement has been used in the past for parties, but when Chi Psi moves in those parties will
not occur anymore. “We are pretty adamant for this to be a dry house,” Huber said. Amy Lorenz, the on-campus adviser for Chi Psi, said it would be difficult for the chapter to monitor alcohol in the home. “(They) just didn’t want to deal with that,” Lorenz said about the chapter’s decision to allow sophomores to live in the house, which ultimately forces the house to be dry. Huber said there is a bigger reason behind the decision. “(Chi Psi) prides ourselves in being gentleman with gentlemanly ways,” Huber said. Lorenz said sophomores will be allowed to live in the house due to the approval of the dean of students. It is with this idea that the fraternity creates a lot of its programs. Finding the financing for the house began when Huber was president. Now, Price has taken over the paperwork and delegating the future of the house. The next step is cleaning the house and adding furniture. “Having a place to call our own is just going to make our lives easier,” Price said. Huber said the chapter worked on the house Feb. 13. Price said members of the fraternity were happy to contribute. “Everyone is excited to leave their mark on the house,” Huber said.
Treadwell to address “That’s My Boy”Award recipients By Erin L. Cox
players and honors four athletes from local colleges who excel in academics, athletics and extracurricular activities. As keynote speaker for the “That’s My Gafford will attend as the player chosen from Boy” Award banquet, Miami University’s new Miami. Previous Miami coaches nominated football Head Coach Don Treadwell aims to Gafford, and the NFF invited him to attend honor and encourage young the banquet. student-athletes to continue “It’s definitely an honor,” “My hope is that I their leadership roles. Gafford said. “I’m happy will encourage young to represent Miami in a Treadwell will address a group of high school and col- student-athletes who are positive way.” honored that night to lege football players, includGafford said the banquet ing Miami senior and defencontinue their example will give high school footsive back Jordan Gafford, at ball players an opportunity of leadership as a the “That’s My Boy” Award to meet other athletes and student-athlete.” banquet at 7 p.m. March 3 coaches who have had sucin Cincinnati. cess on and off the field. DON TREADWELL The dinner will mark “I appreciate the opportuHEAD FOOTBALL COACH nity to applaud those athletes the 44th “That’s My Boy” who have demonstrated exAward banquet. cellence both in the classroom and on the field According to president of the Cincinnati chapof competition,” Treadwell said via e-mail. ter of the NFF Steve Bailey, the chapter tries to The scholar-athlete dinner held by the Cin- invite keynote speakers from different football cinnati chapter of the National Football Foun- programs in the local area each year. dation (NFF) gives scholarships to high school “We haven’t had a Miami speaker in quite For The Miami Student
some time, so we thought since Treadwell was new this would be a good opportunity for him to meet us and us to meet him,” Bailey said. Bailey said he hoped Treadwell would highlight the lessons learned in football, such as selfmotivation and self-discipline, which will help the athletes later in life as well. Bailey also said he anticipates Treadwell to speak to the athletes and their parents about what a good job they’ve done so far. “When you hear what they’ve done, you get goose bumps,” Bailey said. “You wonder if they ever sleep.” Treadwell said he receives many invitations to speak at events but does not get to attend every one. He has attended the NFF’s scholar-athlete dinner before. “My hope is that I will encourage the young student-athletes who are honored that night to continue their example of leadership as a student-athlete,” Treadwell said. Gafford looks to Treadwell as a leader and a role model. “(Treadwell) is a caring teacher first and a football coach second,” Gafford said.
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Community
Tuesday
February 15, 2011
Editor Bethany Bruner community@miamistudent.net
Talk heats up about walks Discussion about cleaning sidewalks includes campus and city Male gets four citations At around 11:20 p.m. Friday, an Oxford Police Department (OPD) officer running radar on North College Avenue reportedly observed a vehicle traveling at 54 miles per hour. The vehicle reportedly slowed rapidly and parked directly across the street from the officer. The officer reportedly noticed the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and approached the vehicle. The driver, later identified as Miami University first-year Tony Wilson, 20, reportedly told the officer he did not have a driver’s license with him. The officer reportedly detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage on Wilson’s breath, and Wilson admitted he had been drinking. Wilson reportedly also admitted to being 20 years old. Wilson reportedly said he was driving the car home for his friend who was “too drunk to drive.” Wilson reportedly performed poorly on field sobriety tests and had a 0.055 blood-alcohol content. Wilson was cited for not having a driver’s license, not wearing a seatbelt, speeding, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and underage intoxication.
By Melissa Tacchi Senior Staff Writer
National weather extremes have inspired the Oxford City Council and Associated Student Government (ASG) members to devise a solution for Oxford’s “unwalkable sidewalk” issue. ASG Off-Campus Secretary Matt Ciccone and the Student Community Relations Committee (SCRC) has proposed for a snow and ice removal service to be included in house and apartment leases. According to Ciccone, the optional service would require an additional charge and relinquish the renter of sidewalk-clearing responsibilties. “The buildup of snow and ice on the sidewalks has been a town issue for a very long time and before now nothing was done about it,” Ciccone said. “The City Council brought it to my attention, and I hope that we can work together to try and fix this problem.” According to a City of Oxford
ordinance, landowners or occupants are responsible for maintaining sidewalks by ridding them of snow, ice or other nuisances. Any violators of this ordinance are labeled guilty of a minor misdemeanor and subject to court-ordered fines. “Our goal is to get a universitywide understanding of the law,” Ciccone said. “That would mean making sure property owners inform students of who is responsible for clearing the sidewalks and who will be subject to future citing if such duties should be neglected.” For Miami University junior Victoria Minette, who is currently renting a house in the Mile Square, the committee’s proposal appears to be beneficial. “I think I would definitely take this option if given,” Minette said. “It would be nice to go home for Christmas break and not worry about coming back to a ticket or a possible minor misdemeanor if it snowed. I’ll leave that up to the owner to figure out.”
Uptown Updates
Driver passes out in car At around 6:25 a.m. Friday, Oxford Police Department (OPD) was called to the parking lot at Talawanda High School in response to a driver passed out behind the wheel. The officer reportedly found a car parked in the lot with the lights on. The officer reportedly approached the vehicle and noticed a female sleeping in an “awkward position” in the driver’s seat. After the officer tapped on the window, the driver reportedly opened the door. The officer reportedly noticed a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle. According to police, the female also had red, glassy eyes and a blue wristband. The female, later identified as Miami University senior Anna Moersdorf, 22, reportedly performed poorly on field sobriety tests. Moersdorf was arrested and taken to OPD, where she was reportedly found to have a 0.13 blood-alcohol content. Moersdorf was cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
OPD finds alcohol, drugs At around 6:15 a.m. Sunday, Oxford Police Department (OPD) received a call from a female concerning a suspicious vehicle near her home. The caller reportedly was concerned her ex-boyfriend, who drove a similar vehicle, was stalking her. A short time later, an officer reportedly stopped a vehicle matching the given description at the intersection of Vine and Locust streets. The vehicle reportedly belonged to the caller’s boyfriend, but he was not driving the car. The driver, later identified as James Bowman, 20, reportedly told the officer he did not have his driver’s license with him. According to police reports, Bowman had bloodshot, glassy eyes and the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath. He reportedly denied he had been drinking. Bowman reportedly performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was arrested. During a search of the vehicle, officers reportedly found five cans of beer and a bottle of malt liquor in the car. Police also reportedly found marijuana in the console, along with a pipe, grinder and marijuana under a seat. Bowman reportedly told police the beer and other paraphernalia belonged to the owner of the vehicle, but the owner told OPD it belonged to Bowman. Bowman was reportedly taken to OPD, where he was found to have a 0.17 blood-alcohol content. Bowman was cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, underage intoxication and no license plate light.
In an effort to continue the Although the ordinance is curdevelopment of the plan, Cic- rently formal law, the Oxford cone must at some point present Police Department (OPD) has the idea to Oxford City Manager been reluctant to charge residents, Doug Elliott. Ciccone said. “Our students represent a large “The OPD is aware that there is portion of our town population a lack of understanding of who is and about half of responsible for the them live off camsidewalks, and they pus, so I am cerdon’t want to give “It would be nice to out tickets without tainly interested go home for in this proposal,” clarifying the rules Elliott said. first,” Ciccone Christmas break According to and not worry about said. “I personally don’t think ticketElliott, the procoming back to a posal would reing is fair at this quire a number ticket ... if it snowed.” point and I hope of revisions beour proposal can VICTORIA MINETTE fore an official benefit everyone.” MIAMI UNIVERSITY JUNIOR installment. No formal “I have not acproposal will be tually seen the presented to the proposal yet, but it is something city, Ciccone said. He said the that would have to be reviewed by approach to getting this option the city,” Elliott said. “A number added in would be to talk to landof questions would also have to lords. After that, any decisions be answered, such as who would would have to made by landlords, actually perform the service and he said. how much money would the This proposal is the first to be service cost.” made by SCRC, Ciccone said.
A new restaurant, I Love Sushi, will open soon on South Poplar Street. City of Oxford Economic Development Director Alan Kyger said the opening will likely be in the next month. The restaurant will experiment with the concept of late-night sushi. A building permit has been submitted by the owners of Juniper to open a new store in Stewart Square. Kyger said the new store will be a different concept than Juniper, possibly widening the target age group. According to published reports, the store will be named Magnolia and is scheduled to open in April. MOON Market has filed a building permit for the strip mall behind Little Caesar’s on Locust Street. The market is anticipated to open in the spring. Construction in the uptown area is more
or less on schedule, according to Kyger. The construction in the old Balcony Bar building and the Dubois Bookstore construction are the furthest along. The location previously occupied by Coldstone Creamery and Qdoba is still on track to open in August as well. Kyger said no tenants have been officially announced for the space between Chipotle and Fiesta Charra, but he believes Coldstone has expressed interest in returning. He said he had doubts about Qdoba’s return due to the high volume of Mexican restaurants in that immediate area. Kyger anticipates an announcement about tenants in the near future. Darbar India’s opening has been delayed due to some issues with the city permits, according to Kyger. Kyger said there were
issues regarding the exhaust pipe the restaurant had installed in the alley next to The Smokin’ Ox. Kyger said once the issue is resolved, the restaurant will be close to opening. Kyger also said the redevelopment of the old Wal-Mart location could be happening. He said the preliminary plans for the old building include 40,000 square feet of commercial space, but there had been some issues gaining loans for the space that put the project on hold. Kyger said the developers would still need to go through the city because the project only has preliminary plans and would need a final approval before it moves forward. Reporting by Bethany Bruner
Subdivision asks for approval of new phases By Lauren Ceronie
area who requested more trees be planted in the area. Currently, the developer has New environmentally-friendly plans for trees on only one side of apartments may be coming to Ox- the street, Chen said. ford within the next few years. Developers plan for the new Campus Commons subdivision, apartments to be heated and lit located between Poplar Street in the winter with strategically and Campus Avenue, applied to placed windows that will be the Oxford City Council for ap- shaded and cooled by carefully proval of its final planted trees in building phases. the summer, Chen The Campus said. This will Commons dehelp the apartvelopment is ments achieve planned to add LEED certifica14 Leadership in tion by reducing Energy and Enthe amount of vironmental Deenergy residents sign (LEED) cerwill need to use. tified apartments The City of to its five existOxford will also ing rental propbenefit from this ALAN KYGER CITY OF OXFORD ECONOMIC erties, according development, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR to Oxford Comaccording to Oxmunity Developford Economic ment Director Development Jung-Han Chen. Director Alan Kyger. The development of the South Developers plan to connect Campus Quarter subdivision, streets around the construction which includes Campus Com- zone to promote traffic flow, mons, was divided into three Kyger said. phases, Chen said. Currently, developers plan to Campus Commons applied for extend Rose Avenue to connect approval of phase one of its de- Main Street and Campus Avenue. velopment in 2008 and complet- Bern Street will connect Poplar ed construction in August 2010, Street to Campus Avenue, and Chen said. Wooster Place will become a Phases two and three of the cul-de-sac, according to Kyger. development have already been This increased connectivity approved by the Planning Com- will be useful when the Recremission, which made recommen- ational Sports Center or Goggin dations for City Council, Chen Ice Center hold events that cause said. He said one recommenda- heavy traffic through the area, tion came from a resident of the Kyger said. Staff Writer
“Rose (Avenue) isn’t going to turn into a main drag, but it will allow a little better traffic flow through the area.”
“Rose isn’t going to turn into a main drag, but it will allow a little better traffic flow through the area,” Kyger said. Chen also viewed the connection of streets in the area as a positive development. “From a safety perspective, this will enhance the ability of fire and police protection,” Chen said. Miami University sophomore Christian Pizarro said he thinks new apartments, especially environmentally-friendly ones, provide a variety of options for students. He thinks the LEED
certification will be a positive draw for students. “It’s definitely helpful, especially when the whole area is going green,” Pizarro said. The inclusion of current residents in making recommendations for the construction is also a plus, according to Pizarro. “They should have a say in keeping the trees, especially if this is going to be LEED certified,” Pizarro said. City Council will make its decision on phase two and three of the subdivision at the Feb. 15 meeting.
DROP DEAD
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Editor Hunter Stenback features@miamistudent.net
Tuesday
February 15, 2011
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DROP DEAD
serious fun
the history and culture of snowboarding By Genna Carbone For The Miami Student
When it begins to snow in Oxford, most Miami University students cling to their warm comfy beds and avoid the mood swings of Mother Nature. However, Miami junior Tyler Schaller prefers to venture out into the cold. Whenever he can find a chance to escape class, Schaller cures some of his cabin fever with a day of snowboarding. Schaller is an avid snowboarder who got into the sport the way most professionals do, through skiing. “When I was 10, I had to learn how to ski before I could start snowboarding,” Schaller said. “The first season I was allowed to snowboard, I did.” Schaller was born into a passionate skiing family. “My dad grew up in Ohio, so he’s not the best skier,” Schaller explained. “My mom, on the other hand, actually lived on the Alps when she was younger, so she’s always been a bit of a ski bum.” After his first season of snowboarding, Schaller was hooked. “My aunt moved out to Colorado mainly because of the outdoors, and we’ve always gone out there to visit and ski,” Schaller said. At least once a year, Schaller has been able to travel out west to experience some serious snow and fun. During his college career, Schaller has been fortunate enough to continue snowboarding. He has also tried to encourage his friends to become involved in the sport. “What else can you do all day during the weekend and not get bored?” Schaller asked. “It gets you out of Oxford doing something you normally wouldn’t do.”
Making it mainstream The birth of snowboarding took place on a simple community sledding hill. In 1965, Sherman Poppen invented the snurfer, a type of sled that combined skiing and surfing. Snurfing soon spread across America and caught the attention of Jake Burton, who was surprised no one had further developed Poppen’s concept. Driven by the chance to create a successful business, Burton set out to create what would later be known as a snowboard. “At the time, Burton never thought his product would become more than a toy or a fad. However, snowboarding quickly became the fastest growing sport in the world,” Schaller said. Throughout the 1980s, snowboarders continued to pressure resorts, which began to warm up to snowboarders “Today, only three of the 500 resorts in the United States still remain closed to snowboarding,” Schaller said. In 1998, snowboarding made its debut in the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. While snowboarding had finally officially gained global attention and legitimacy, controversies and political battles would influence the integrity, culture and future of snowboarding. The International Skiing Federation (FIS) was given governance over the sport in the Olympics over the previously-established International Snowboarding Fed-
eration. While snowboarders were upset about the decision, they refused to let the FIS remove snowboarding’s style. “The FIS tried to remake competitive snowboarding in the tired, boring image of international skiing,” Schaller said. “Some days you want to take it real easy, and some days you ride hard.”
Boarding gets ‘Perfect’ed From a typical family-owned farm to one of the largest ski areas in the Midwest, Perfect North Slopes has a rich history of its own. “The idea to open a ski area was presented to my dad by a college student,” Chip Perfect, owner of Perfect North Slopes, said. In spring 1980, Kelly Green, a student at Indiana State University, approached Chip’s father with a proposal. For a class project, Green was required to pick the best location to build a ski area within Indiana, settling on the Perfect’s farm in Lawrenceburg. After some convincing, the Perfect’s farm transitioned from raising cattle and horses to producing snow. “It was a huge commitment and struggle,” Perfect said. “We began as a small ski area with (tow ropes), six snow guns, 10 skiable acres and one employee.” Thirty-one seasons later, Perfect North now boasts 250 snow-guns, 110 skiable acres and approximately 1,200 seasonal employees. While the ski area has grown over the decades in order to keep up with the larger resorts, it also needed something to set it apart. As a way to differentiate the resort, Perfect North became one of the early adopters of snowboarding. However, the experience was short-lived. “People have a hard time with different,” Perfect said. “The (snowboarders) were just trying to be different and get noticed, but most of them were troublemakers.” After a great deal of negative feedback from skiers, Chip’s father decided to ban snowboarding after a short-lived two-year trial. “After my dad was egged by some snowboarders, he had enough with their attitudes,” Perfect said.
Bringing it back As snowboarding continued to develop, Perfect North Slopes became one of the last five resorts to disallow snowboarding. In 2001, the Perfect family felt it was time for the sport to return. Slowly, local snowboarders came back with a new attitude, culture and better equipment. “It was interesting to see the shift from skiing to snowboarding,” Perfect said. “Many families had generational skiers and now their kids were trying snowboarding.” Today, Perfect North Slopes has embraced snowboarding, trying to accommodate the needs of both skiers and snowboarders. “We decided to build a more snowboarder-friendly park,” Perfect said. According to Schaller, the award-winning terrain parks at Perfect North feature everything, including boxes, rails and jumps. “The terrain park and jumps set up right in front of the main lodge are fun and challenging,” Schaller said. Perfect North Slopes is always welcoming newcomers and offers different options specifically geared toward helping college students hit the slopes. One rental package comes with a beginner lesson and also allows users to switch between skiing and snowboarding freely. “Snowboarding can be more difficult to pick up at first,” Perfect explained. “Our rental package allows for newcomers to switch so that they do not give up too quickly and have a negative experience.” Perfect North also features night passes, with runs open as late as 1 a.m. on the weekend. “The night skiing is pretty awesome,” Schaller said. “It becomes a lot less crowded. If you get a good group of friends, it’s a blast.” According to Schaller, snowboarding is a great way to get away and escape the stresses of school while having some serious fun. “Snowboarding is just an awesome time,” Schaller said. “Whether you go with family or with friends, it’s a great way to spend some time outdoors.”
HANNAH MILLER The Miami Student
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n response to student need and to achieve. to accommodate demand, King Although the change now reflects Library will once again operate 24 consideration of student opinion, the hours a day. In spring 2010, the deci- board wonders whether student need sion to restrict hours was made to cut was considered when making the costs and reduce energy usage. How- decision to restrict hours in the first ever, after assessing student complaints place. In an editorial published in April about the change, 2010, the board acthe decision was cepted the changes made to return to with apprehension Although the full access. and anticipated “rechange reflects The library hour duced hours could change is met with negatively impact consideration of enthusiasm by The student opinion, the students and their Miami Student edability to access speboard wonders whether cific resources.” It is itorial board. student need was Student needs certainly beneficial were adequately considered when making to look for ways to reviewed and the reduce energy and the decision in the proper steps were limit unnecessary first place. taken to respond to costs, but when those needs. Mimaking decisions that affect students ami University is it is necessary to attempting to comclosely evaluate potential results and pete with universities across the nation, acquire input. and the availability of library resources at all hours is definitely a huge attracThe editorial board welcomes the tion for students and researchers. Stu- change and hopes students will utilize dents at Miami work hard to do well the library resources to the fullest exacademically, and it is valuable to tent. Library officials should also conthem to have a library that operates tinue to monitor student demand and to accommodate them and their drive respond accordingly.
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The candy is nice for the inevitable stress eating.
The Band of Brotherhood
An excellent name for Miami’s Hockey Band.
Nasal sinuses Why must they always get clogged and infected?
Low student attendance at athletic events
Nothing makes visiting opponents happier than empty seats.
Hockey seniors
Good luck in your final postseason!
Warmer weather
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Estate Tax should not be repealed The estate tax has been an important source of revenue for the federal government in one form or another since 1916. Once again, the GOP is stepping up its calls to make tax cuts for the rich permanent and is aggressively promoting a repeal of the estate tax. The estate tax, now dubbed the “death tax” by neo-conservatives, affects only the very richest of Americans and then only the heirs of multi-millionaires and billionaires as if it really matters. The decedent is not affected at all by the estate tax, since he or she is now pushing up daisies, only his or her heirs may be affected by the estate tax. I’m not so sure the overwhelming majority of Americans have any interest in perpetuating what has become an aristocracy of overwhelming wealth, power and influence. So, one might ask “Why tax inheritors of large fortunes?” Because it’s still an important source of federal revenue. Conservatives deceitfully portray the estate tax as a “death tax” on small family-owned businesses. The fact of the matter is that less than 1 percent of the people who inherit an estate pay any estate tax at all, and half of the revenue from that tax comes from estates valued at $10 million or more. As the estate tax law is now constituted, only an individual inheriting more than $5 million dollars (for couples, $10 million dollars) will pay the estate tax. The current inheritance tax on estates is 35 percent, but only on the amount exceeding $5 million dollars ($10 million for couples). The consequence of repealing the estate tax is this: the loss in federal revenue would be staggering, an estimated $680 billion dollars over the next decade. This loss of revenue combined with the tax reductions on unearned income is going to bring us to the point of no return. Adding further to our national debt is unsustainable. We may have already reached that point of no return. Paul G. Jaehnert pjaehnert@msn.com
Return to the culture of dating, take a chance One of the tasks I have had to complete while working as the Alumni Weekend student assistant at the Alumni Association is to compile responses for the reunion books given out to the 50-year reunion class at Alumni Weekend. Reading stories from Miami University alumni about their favorite campus memories, I’ve noticed that a lot of people write about their dating memories during their four years at Miami. The stories are fascinating, and these special moments out on the town in Oxford are things these alums still cherish even 50 years later. The stories have made me think about the current state of the world of dating, especially in the college setting. What happened to the world of dating? Miami used to have a curfew for women, and if they went out on a date, they had to be back in their residence hall usually somewhere around 11p.m., an hour or so later on the weekends. Not only did women have a curfew, but the men also had to go to the women’s residence hall and ask the person working behind the bell desk if the particular lady was in. Going out was a big deal and something that took time and effort to plan. Women and men dressed in some of their best. Movies were seen at Western Theater. The 3.2 beer was the drink of choice at Mac & Joe’s. Pool was played, blazers were draped over women’s cold shoulders and it ended with a goodnight kiss. An image that has particularly stuck with me is a picture I found in an old 1960s Recensio. It’s a black and white photo of four or five couples outside a women’s residence hall right before curfew. All of the couples are embracing and not concerned with the others around them seeing them kissing. The culture of dating has shifted.
Was the way dating used to be done inefficient? Did it become old and tired? Is technology the sole factor in changing the way we date? It seems to me that no one in college strictly dates anymore. Dates are reserved for couples that are already in a relationship and are really more of a formality than anything. The mentality behind it is “I’m dating you, so I have to take you on a date because that’s what we’re supposed to do.” Dating isn’t used to get to know someone or to show interest. Dates are great for couples in a relationship, but I think dates should be great for those not in a relationship. We should get excited about dating again. The first thing we have to do is redefine what dating is in the year 2011. Now, if a guy is looking for a date, it takes a few seconds to compose a text message and it can be sent to a group of potential suitors all at once. He’s able to pick and choose his best bet. This whole thing happens usually at two points during the night, around 8:30 to 9 p.m. when looking for something to do that night and between 11:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. at a crowded bar uptown, still determining which woman is the best potential for hooking up with. That doesn’t sound like dating, and that’s because it’s not. It’s hooking up. College kids want to skip the talking and get to making out and having sex. There is no courtship anymore. The above scenario may be a bit extreme, but it’s far too common. Texting back and forth and holding hour-long Facebook chat conversations seem to have replaced the first date. Technology has its place in the dating realm, but it shouldn’t be a substitute. In a world where we can fast forward through commercials to get back to the main program, a time where we can access 2,300,000 search results in under 0.11 seconds, our culture has lost all patience. Let’s regain our patience and enjoy the process of the date and dating. A date is a symbol. It signifies interest and a desire to let someone know we are interested in getting to know them. It signifies courage. A date takes courage to ask for and just as much courage to accept. It shows that maybe you’re not like everyone else and all you want is an opportunity to prove it to someone. I think people are afraid to go on dates because there is an expectation that the night has to end with the couple sleeping together and spending the night. Back when there was a curfew, a couple knew that the date would end at a certain time and each person would go their separate way. It may be for a week, a month or forever. Go on a date not expecting anything more to come of it. Enjoy the date for that moment, not “How many days do I have to wait before I call her again?” or “Am I going to be with this guy forever?” The biggest thing a date symbolizes is vulnerability. I want to take a chance on you, and I hope you will take a chance on me. Asking someone out on a date is hard, it’s nerve wracking, but isn’t that what makes it fun and worth it? Run scenarios through your head 1,000 times in class and at work. Get butterflies in your stomach before you go and ask someone out in person or before you make the phone call. Ask the girl you’ve had a crush on for a few weeks. Ask the guy you met at the bar the other night when asking him what kind of drink you should order. Ask the girl you didn’t ask freshman year. Ask the guy who used to have a girlfriend. Ask a best friend and ask someone you want to be a best friend. Don’t let those feelings stay bottled up inside. Let the girl know you have a crush on her. Tell the guy who you want to go on a date with but are waiting for him to ask to ask you out. Woo her with flowers. Get dolled up. Make an effort. Remember the little things as well as the big things. Laugh. Make a fool of yourself. Be yourself and don’t give up. Most importantly, take a chance. Will Longhini
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Obesity: Bullying should be more than Cupid’s the word of the moment digital arrow America’s big fat problem is blunt We are facing an epidemic affecting more than 60 percent of Americans, including 20 percent of children. This epidemic almost guarantees health complications and is the second most preventable cause of death in the country. This epidemic is obesity, and neither the government nor the population is doing Ty much to stop it. ThirtyGilligan three states have obesity prevalence rates more than 25 percent, and nine states, all in the South, have obesity prevalence rates of more than 30 percent. In 2009, Ohio’s obesity rate was 28.8 percent, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC defines “obese” as having a body mass index (BMI) of more than 30. According to the CDC, 66 percent of American adults and 20 percent of American children are obese or overweight. If we use the World Health Organization’s definition of obese, having a BMI more than 25, a frightening 79 percent of Americans are obese. I don’t think many Americans would disagree that obesity is, quite literally, a huge problem. Obesity increases a person’s risks for a laundry list of lifethreatening diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, heart disease, strokes and high blood pressure. According to Get America Fit, a non-profit organization, 78 percent of Americans do not meet basic activity level recommendations. Being overweight can also have psychologically damaging effects on an individual, increasing the likelihood of depression or low self-esteem, especially in a culture that glorifies being skinny. I don’t feel it’s remotely a stretch to call America’s obesity problem an epidemic. Since the majority of Americans agree obesity is a problem, a majority of Americans would also agree a solution is needed to the problem. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case. Obesity seems to be a very interesting subject because it brings up the dilemma of government versus personal responsibility. With obesity such a widespread problem in America, many people feel the government should address the issue. The government does this by passing regulations on food and drinks, by restricting access to unhealthy foods in school cafeterias and monitoring advertising of major fast food companies. Reasonable enough, right? However, this is often met with resistance from Americans. We don’t want the government telling us what we can and cannot eat. While it seems simple on the surface, this is actually a larger problem of whether or not the government has the right to restrict or dictate personal choice regarding food, fitness and habits. Interestingly enough, most Americans will hold our government to a double standard: they claim the government is ignoring the obesity epidemic while at the same time refusing to take personal responsibility for their own poor health. America needs to face the fact that at the end of the day every American decides what they put into their bodies and whether or not they will stay physically active. Fast food restaurants and soda companies are not helping the problem, but they certainly are not the main cause. This refusal to accept personal responsibility for being obese or overweight is creating a do-nothing situation in which people won’t take the initiative to improve their diets and habits and at the same time not allow the government to pass any legislation that would try to make decisions for them. Meanwhile, more and more innocent children are becoming obese at the mercy of parents who feed them cheap food with low nutritional value and allow them to play video games and watch TV all day. I am not going to propose changes that need to be made because I am not a nutrition or weight loss expert, and I think we all know what the problem is, too much food, too little exercise and too little nutrition education. However, I do want to make clear how dangerous the current situation is. Nothing will continue to be done about the obesity epidemic until Americans either accept government intervention or take charge of their own lifestyles. Obesity is the second biggest cause of preventable death in America. This trend is only going to worsen for the foreseeable future. Something must change and quickly.
For those who religiously watch One Tree Hill on the CW network, a recent episode dealt with bullying. Hailey, Quinn and Brooke defended a high school girl who was being bullied by other girls. She was being made fun of because she acted like a tomboy and was adopted. This is not the first television channel to base an episode or movie on bullying. In 2005, Lifetime premiered Odd Girl Out, but an even more well-known movie about bullying is the infamous Mean Girls. Discussions about bullying picked up in the last few years. One simply needs to go to nytimes.com and search “bullies.” Here are some headlines that struck me: “New Jersey Enacts Tough Antibullying Law,” “Mom and Dad vs. Cyberbully” and “Perez Hilton Vows to End Celebrity Insults.” Teen suicides and bullying have been happening for years, but recently attention has been heightened. Parents, school attendants and legislatures are finally taking the time to examine how to minimize bullying. This has caused a ripple effect across the nation. I definitely was one of those people who checked Perez Hilton’s blog every week just to catch up on celebrity gossip. Yes, some of the comments he would make were nasty and I did not agree with insulting someone to such an extent. Then, in October 2010, Perez announced he would stop attacking celebrities and writing severe insults on their photos. Hilton was quoted saying “From now on I really
want to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.” Go check out his blog. His comments about celebrity gossip have toned down. He still writes about celebrity photos, but not with insulting comments. Hilton’s choice
Instead of making bully the word of the moment, people need to care and take action. So many issues become publicized for a period of time, then are swept under the rug when another comes into the spotlight. to make a change can have a tremendous effect. People read his blog everyday, and if they realize how serious he is about ending bullying, it can help others decide to make a change also. Hilton’s choice to change his blog is part of a solution to cyberbullying. Cyberbullying caught the media’s eye when Megan Meier of Dardenne Prairie, Mo. committed suicide. A parent down the street created a pseudo name and account on MySpace and taunted Meier. The mother claimed she created the account to see what Meier thought of her daughter. Since Meier’s death, her parents founded the Megan Meier Foundation. The mission statement is “To promote awareness, education and promote positive
change to children, parents and educators in response to the ongoing bullying and cyberbullying in our children’s daily environment.” Bullying happens every day in schools, online and within homes. The question is, what does society do about it? Is the attempt to try to prevent bullying going to blow over in a year? Is cyberbullying just the word of the moment? For now, “bully” seems to be the word of the moment. Schools are implementing anti-bullying programs and seeking consequences for students who bully others. The problem is no matter how much you shove it down middle or high school students’ throats, bullying will still exist. Here is my challenge: teach people you know about the consequences of bullying before they even know that it exists. It is harder to break a habit than to stop it before it becomes one. Instead of making bully the word of the moment, people need to care and actually take action. So many issues become publicized for a period of time and then are swept under the rug when another one comes into the spotlight. Problems will not get solved if they get swept under the rug. I applaud organizations that want to raise awareness and keep people informed. Take these issues seriously and commit to making them known. You never want to end up becoming Regina George. Michelle Ludwin
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Government transparency leads to less citizen privacy Complete transparency is a bitter pill that has they support, it is hard to believe they would been sugarcoated for its supporters to swallow. still have the same outlook when they find that Many of its proponents have no idea about the a transparent government will ultimately lead implications that come with absolute transpar- to their surveillance. This is especially so with ency. The message is presented in a way that government employees. The assumption may boasts about how transparency will magically be that surveillance will only be used for translead to a utopian system of governmental Puri- parency purposes, but like the hiring process, tanism, but its goals go much deeper than sim- there are legalities that justify illegalities. ply changing corruption to honesty. Take, for example, someone applying for a Like many other topics, the impact the idea job. To have a chance at getting an interview, of transparency has on society is often dulled a person must submit an application. The apby ignoring its implicit assumptions. A good plication asks applicants to provide informaexample of this can be found in the school of tion about the jobs they have had in the past 10 economics. While a student may learn the con- years. It also asks the year applicants graduated ditions in which a market becomes efficient, he from high school. It asks for their name. All of or she is ultimately taught to ignore the hardest this information opens the door for illegal disquestions. That is, whether a decision is right crimination to be practiced legally. This is not or wrong. The dulling down of its societal ef- counting discrimination that might happen at fect is the same problem that exists within the the interview, which could be based on physitransparency movement. Many of its supporters cal traits. This allows what is illegal to become assume because transparency leads to honesty legal because of overlapping interests. This is it must be good, but it is not the same for surveillance. If until you find what it could someone is seen doing somebecome that draws transpar- When transparency is thing inefficient, it may be ilency into question. to confront because it has the goal, surveillance legal As government transparnothing to do with the openency increases, by definition will happen. The only ness of information, but that difference that might does not mean it could not be it increases the surveillance of its citizens. That means elect- set one country apart used against him or her in the ed officials and citizens would future because it can and probfrom another is the be obligated to work under ably will. time to implement observation. The basis of this Absolute transparency surveillance. begins with an international means absolute freedom of agency primarily in charge of information. It is just another overseeing each country’s efway of justifying the legal obforts for transparency. servation of any one person or In enforcing transparency it would be the entity’s actions without their consent. Yes, folks, duty of an international agency to assure the welcome to the movement for an open society transparency of the rest of the world. The in- in which no one view of history stands greater centives it provides, both negative and positive, than another, except, of course, the view that no will spur all other countries to monitor the ac- one history stands greater than another. A sotions of their domestic agencies. Because of the ciety that boasts not of a special set of rights, incentives domestic agencies face, they begin morals or values should be placed higher than to manage their managers in order to comply another except, of course, for the view that all with overseeing agencies’ transparency efforts. rights, morals and values are equally meaningWhen transparency is the goal, surveillance will less and should not be placed higher than any happen. The only difference that might set one of the others. Most importantly, welcome to the country apart from another is the time it takes to movement that advocates honesty by failing implement that surveillance. to mention the trade-off between government Nothing of what has been said here is new transparency and your privacy as a citizen. except maybe for the possibility of adopting Joshua Carpenter such an idea. Although proponents of the transcarpenj4@muohio.edu parency movement may think they know what
It’s Valentine’s week, and the time of year when the pressure is on to find a date. There’s no doubt Valentine’s Day puts singles under stress and scrutiny for their single status, but it’s up to each person how far they’re willing to go to remedy the disease that is singleness. In the olden days, people were set up by family, friends and good, oldfashioned human interaction. Now, why bother with face-to-face communication when the Internet can find you exactly what you’re looking for? The day of dating websites is here, my friend, and it has come in with gusto! There are now more than 500 online dating sites out there, and they specialize in virtually anything you could imagine. Sorting through potential suitors is a bit like deep sea diving. You almost need a decompression chamber just to get yourself back to normal. There are dating sites out there for people who are married and want to cheat on their spouses (AshleyMadison.com), people who are looking for virginal partners (wewaited. com), people who only want to date other Ayn Rand fans (theatlasphere. com), people who have diaper fetishes (diapermate.com) and millions of others. There are dating sites for people of almost every religion, race, sexual preference, weight, appearance and more. There are dating sites for people who have kids, who want kids and who are afraid of kids.
What happened to awkward glances across the room? What happened to flirting and getting to know each other by asking each other questions instead of being matched based upon a survey? Anything you could possibly desire in a relationship, you can find on the Internet. Honestly, though, how far is too far? Why have these dating sites become such a presence in our lives? Match.com’s commercials claim that now one in five relationships start online. I don’t know if that figure is true or not, but the figure is nonetheless more than a little disconcerting. I’m sure that I’m not the only person who is made uncomfortable by the decline of face-to-face communication and relationships that begin with getting to know a person by spending time with them. It also says something about us as a society that finding love is being turned into something that is factored by algorithms on a computer. What happened to awkward glances across the room? What happened to flirting and getting to know each other by asking each other questions instead of being matched based upon a survey of your interests? What happened to all of that longing and sexual tension that is the fodder for so many love songs? While I’m sure that dating sites have made many people very happy over the years, something seems very strange about finding the love of your life via Internet search. I think there’s somebody out there for everyone, and if you’re patient, love will come your way. If it doesn’t, maybe the Internet is the best option. Especially if you’re looking for a specific type, like sea captains, in which case you should try seacaptaindate.com. In all seriousness, Internet dating sites may be getting out of control in terms of their specificity and the ethical implications of some of their services as well as the potential for people lying and creating false personas. As these sites become more and more popular, it is important to remember that the Internet is in essence full of both great things and terrifying things you’ll wish you’d never seen, and especially that love doesn’t come easy with or without a scientific survey. Alice Ladrick
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THE COURTYARDS OF MIAMI Located on CENTRAL and MAIN, at the bus stop, only students live at the COURTYARDS, and enjoy a 2 minute walk to the REC. There is plenty parking, laundry and yard space. HEAT PAID in most locations, some pet friendly still open, one bedrooms, $3300. two bedrooms $2300. flexible financing and owner operated. www.thecourtyardsofmiami.com Carolyn 513-659-5671
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Employment Opportunities Great summer jobs! Oxford Parks and Recreation Pool Supervisor $9.00/ hr Concession Supervisor $9.00/ hr Lifeguard $8.00/hr Water Safety Instructor $9.00/hr Pool & Park Concession Cashier $7.50/hr Summer Camp Leaders $7.50/hr Summer Snooper Day Camp Instructor $7.50/hr Tennis Instructor $7.50/hr For more information please call 523-6314Please mail or fax application to :Human Resources 101 East High Street, Oxford, Ohio 45056 Fax# 523-7769
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GREAT 4 BDRM HOUSE2011/12. 49 Indian Cove Circle, across from Hawkís Landing. 4 bdrm/2 bath, garage, all appliances including washer and dryer. $2200/semester. Call Barry at 864-680-7913 or email barrykeith1@ gmail.com. For Rent 2011-2012 Great Properties available for the 2011-2012 school year. Contact OXRE at 513-523-4532 www.OXRE.com For Rent 4 Bedroom, 2 full bath, kitchen, laundry, washer/dryer, $1000.00 per semester. Call 513-821-0937 or 513-529-1374 Nice Condo for 2011-12Lrg. 2BR, 2BA condo near metro and north side of campus. 2200.per tenant per sem. or $750.mo. T. 513-255-0433 For rent 4 bedroom duplex available in Northridge in a quiet residential area beginning in May. Perfect for graduate students and professors. Call 513.257.7237 for more info. For rent New, Spacious 4 bedroom/ 2 full bath house available for 11-12 school year. $2050 pp/per sem. Contact Red Brick at 524.9340. SINGLES available in the Mile Square for 11-12 school year. Contact Red Brick at 524.9340 or www.redbrickoxford.com
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Houses NEWER CONDO TRENDY 4 BEDRM~2 FULL BATH~EQUIPPED KITCHEN~LAUNDRY~OFF STREET PARKING GARAGE~CAN HELP WITH FURNISHING! Call Mike 513 266-1685 m2deuce21@hotmail.com HOUSE FOR RENT 4 Bedroom House, 2 full Baths, 2 car garage, washer/dryer, full kitchen, cable and hi speed internet in every room, large closets, all electric utilities, landlord pays water, sewer, and trash. Less than 4 years old. Call Lou @ (513) 658-2590 For rent Available for 11-12: Large 2 bedroom house located 1 Block from Uptown and Slant Walk. Includes parking for 2 and 2011 summer at no extra cost. $2450 pp/ per sem. Call 524.9340
Roommate Needed Needed: roommate 4 fall 2011Looking 4 FEMALE roommate for Fall ‘11 semester. 302 1/2 S. Main St. (MAIN DESIRE). GREAT LOCATION, directly in front of bus stop, near up town & campus. House & bedroom FULLY FURNISHED. Would live w/ 3 female seniors, own bedroom & share bathroom w/ 1 roommate. Rent negotiable. Call 847-894-0770 HOUSEMATE NEEDED Looking for girl needing housing for Fall 2011. 104 Ardmore St. (by the rec). Will have 3 great housemates! CHEAP RENT! contact halleak@muohio.edu 330-268-8711
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Internships continued from page 1
inquiring the nature of athletic-based internships, Bates said. “The marketing department has a very comprehensive interview and screening process,” Bates said. “What we’re trying to do is get our students involved in an experiencebased education process.” Despite the competitive nature of the application process, Mortensen said more could be done to make students aware the internships exist. “It’s really based on students searching for opportunities and sending e-mails to the right people,” Mortensen said. During a behind-the-scenes tour of Goggin Ice Center, Mortensen elaborated on some of the important
personal qualities someone in game operations should have, as well as the impromptu circumstances they can expect. “We have to manage most of the logistics surrounding parking, crowd management and sometimes even deal with injuries alongside the athletic trainers,” he said. According to Mortensen, one of the most fascinating parts of the job is the constant opportunity to address new challenges. “Once we had the lights go out during a volleyball game, and even though none of us are electrical engineers, we still had to find a way to get the lights back on,” Mortensen said. According to Mortensen, between 20 and 30 interns are chosen each year for any given department and the internship will continue as long as the student continues to perform at a high level.
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Where will Carmelo end up?
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Editor Michael Solomon sports@miamistudent.net
NEXT GAME: 7:05 p.m. Feb. 25 at Lake Superior State
’Hawks fall to second in CCHA
Chris Hopkins and Cameron Seichter
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hris- The trade deadline in the NBA is Feb. 24, and since December the league has been buzzing about the possibility of superstar Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets being traded. Carmelo is one of the top-tier players in the league, which obviously means that anywhere he goes could have huge implications on the playoff picture. Carmelo has publicly said he wants to play for the New York Knicks because he “loves” New York and the bright lights. One of the most recent trade rumors that surfaced is a three-team trade involving the Knicks, Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Knicks would land Melo, the Nuggets would receive Corey Brewer from the T’Wolves, Wilson Chandler from the Knicks and a first round draft pick and the Timberwolves would receive Eddy Curry and Anthony Randolph from the Knicks. However, if I’m a Knicks fan and I’ve watched my team play this whole year, I would not want Carmelo on my team because he would bring nothing new to the team. The Knicks have scorers, complainers and guys who refuse to play defense, all stereotypes that Carmelo has inherited during his career. Also, giving up a first round draft pick and young players like Wilson Chandler kills the future of the team. The Knicks lack a perimeter defender, which is why they are a 0.500 team at this point and in sixth place in the very cakey Eastern Conference. Bringing Carmelo in at this point would be a very similar move to the moves their former General Manager Isaiah Thomas used to plague the team with. Carmelo and the Knicks would be as successful as Eddie Money going on a reunion tour tomorrow. Cameron- Besides the talks of Melo heading to play for the Knicks in the Big Apple, another popular discussion has been the possibility of the Los Angeles Lakers luring him to the Staples Center. The proposed trade would send Anthony to Los Angeles in exchange for big man Andrew Bynum. The Lakers have been struggling severely lately, so a trade would be a good change of pace for the team similar to the boost the Orlando Magic got after their trade for Jason Richardson and Gilbert Arenas. Additionally, the thought of Kobe and Carmelo playing alongside one another would make any fan happy. If there was a buzz after the Miami Heat got LeBron James and Chris Bosh to team up with Dwayne Wade in South Beach this offseason, imagine the buzz that would be created by a team that included not only Bryant and Anthony, but the likes of Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Ron Artest as well. While it all smells like roses, on paper you still have to think about how Carmelo would mesh with Kobe Bryant. Despite Kobe and Shaq being one of the best duos in NBA history, they had an ugly divorce to their partnership that gave Kobe the reputation of being a player who prefers the spotlight for himself. So, with Carmelo used to being the focal point in Denver, it begs the question how they would both react to another big personality being in their lineup. While I realize both of these players do have large egos, I think Carmelo has realized that after eight seasons playing for Denver the Nuggets aren’t the team he can contend for a championship with. Carmelo will embrace the opportunity to play for a historic franchise like the Lakers, and I feel that he will respect what Kobe has done for the team and allow him to still be the leader. Likewise, I believe Kobe has taken notes of how LeBron and Dwayne have successfully coexisted in Miami and has realized that the addition of Melo will significantly help their chances of achieving a threepeat. I will be excited to see if this deal gets done, and if it indeed does I think the NBA playoffs in June with the likes of the Lakers, Heat and Celtics may turn out to be one of the best postseasons in NBA history.
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Sophomore Reilly Smith dangles the puck away from Western Michigan University defender Dan DeKeyser Feb. 11 at Steve Cady Arena.
By Hannah R. Miller Staff Writer
As time expired on the clock, the Miami University seniors stepped off the ice having played their final regular season game at the Goggin Ice Center. One of the most storied classes in program history, seniors Carter Camper, Andy Miele, Pat Cannone, Justin Vaive and Vincent LoVerde have been an integral part of The Brotherhood throughout the last four years. This group has made the trip to the NCAA tournament three years in a row, won a regular season Central Collegiate Hockey Association championship, notched 102 victories and had three of the five players join the 100-point club. In the class of 2011’s final regular season weekend at Steve Cady Arena, the RedHawks faced off against the Western Michigan University (WMU) Broncos. Friday night, the teams tied at three but the Red and White lost in the shootout. Saturday, the ’Hawks notched a 3-1 victory, snapping the Broncos’ 14-game unbeaten streak. “After the game, you kind of start reflecting on your four years and thinking about everything you’ve been through with teammates, past teammates and you kind of get a little emotional at the end, but it was a great win, so it made it all the
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better,” LoVerde said. Junior Matt Tomassoni said the team wanted to get the victory for the seniors. “Coach kind of emphasized doing it for each other, he talked about if the seniors meant anything to us we’d come out and win tonight,” Tomassoni said. “They’ve accomplished a lot in their four years here, they’re one of the best classes to ever come through Miami, so we pretty much did it for them.” Saturday, the hard-fought first period started with high intensity from both teams. The RedHawks took the first lead of the game on the power play as Bryon Paulazzo picked up the puck in the offensive zone and skated toward the blue line, dumping the puck off to Tomassoni at the point. Tomassoni fired a shot past WMU goaltender Jerry Kuhn to put the ’Hawks up 1-0. In the second period, the ’Hawks added two goals to their lead. Nearing the halfway point, Reilly Smith stole the puck behind the WMU net and sent it to Miele at the top of the crease. Miele sent it in over the gloveside of Kuhn, putting Miami up 2-0. Just three minutes later, LoVerde launched a hard shot from the point and Curtis McKenzie redirected it into the net, giving Miami a three-goal lead.
The third period brought the first goal of the night for the Broncos, but the Red and White held on for the win. “It’s a huge win for us,” Head Coach Enrico Blasi said. “I thought we played well, made the most of our opportunities. I thought Connor (Knapp) played well in net. The penalty kill did a really good job tonight.” In Friday’s game, the Broncos battled back from a two-goal deficit to tie the game and send it to overtime. In the first period, Miami was held scoreless until just past the three-minute mark. Miele picked up the puck at the blue line and skated in around the WMU defense. Miele looped back at the circle and sent it to Justin Vaive, who was posted up in front of Kuhn. Vaive dished the puck to Hirschfeld, whose shot was blocked, but Vaive picked it up and buried the rebound, giving Miami the first lead of the game. In the second period, the RedHawks started to build on their lead from the first. Pat Cannone blocked a shot in the defensive zone and the puck bounced up-ice, leading to a breakaway. Cannone skated in and shot, but Kuhn made a blocker save. Curtis McKenzie followed up on Cannone’s shot, sending the puck in behind Kuhn for a twogoal lead. McKenzie notched two goals on the weekend.
Miami’s lead was cut in half just three minutes later, when WMU’s Mike Leone tapped in a back door goal behind Miami’s Cody Reichard. The Red and White got their two-goal lead back at the end of the second when junior Trent Vogelhuber tipped Joe Hartman’s shot from the blue line in past Kuhn. In the third, the Broncos found their way back into the game. With 8:59 on the clock, WMU captain Ian Slater set up in front of the Miami net, sending in a shot to bring the Broncos within one. A minute later, off a face-off in the Miami defensive zone, Luke Witkowski fired a shot that found its way to the back of the net, tying the game at three. In the shootout, all five Miami shooters were held off the board, and Ryan Watson was the hero for WMU, finding the back of the net and giving the Broncos the victory. “The bottom line is we didn’t execute,” Blasi said after Friday’s game. “We didn’t execute on our face-off plays, we didn’t execute in our d-zone, and when you play good teams if they have opportunities they’re going to make you pay.” The RedHawks have a bye Feb. 18 and 19, but they head to Lake Superior State University Feb. 25 and 26 to take on the Lake Superior State University Lakers.
NEXT HOME GAME: 7 p.m. Wednesday vs. Kent State University
Mavunga put-back downs Rockets By Alex Butler Senior Staff Writer
The statistics said the Miami University RedHawks should walk over the University of Toledo Rockets Saturday evening at Savage Arena. The Red and White were riding a three-game winning streak, held an eight-point edge in points per game, were shooting a Mid-American Conference (MAC) best 73 percent from the foul line and a glaring 1-10 Rocket conference record said it best. Head Coach Charlie Coles boarded the bus after a narrow 68-66 win not surprised that paper had failed him again. “… You still have to play the game,” Coles said. “I knew it was going to be a tough game. We have trouble with big guards. We had trouble with Malcolm Griffin last year, and I knew we would struggle with him tonight, and he had 20 points. Toledo did a wonderful job. They had 25 baskets and 22 assists, that’s unheard of.” Toledo’s big guard hit his first open look for a Rocket lead a minute in before sophomore Allen Roberts netted a three for the RedHawks. Griffin hit again and Roberts continued to answer, giving the Red and White a 5-4 lead that wouldn’t relinquish in the first half. Senior Nick Winbush led the charge on a fast break and slammed it through the iron at the 12-minute mark for a nine-point lead, the largest of the half. “Nick Winbush is out of sight,” Coles said. Winbush led the ’Hawks with 16 points and six boards. “I can’t say enough about him,” Coles said.
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Freshman Josh Sewell goes up for a shot Feb. 9 against Northern Illinois University. “When Ballard was here, man, they were a combination, but now Nick is the guy. Nick is unquestionably our leader and he’s doing a great job of it.” The Rockets (4-21, 1-10 MAC) fought back
and tied the game three times before heading into halftime down 30-29 after a late three pointer. “We had some mental lapses on defense,” Roberts said. “We got caught up on defense and it kept the game close.” Forward Julian Mavunga connected on backto-back trips in the second stanza for a 33-29 ’Hawks lead, but the Rockets did not back down. Toledo tied the game six more times before taking a one-point lead with seven minutes remaining in the contest. The Rockets built that lead to seven points before Winbush and Roberts teamed up for a 7-0 run to tie it at 66-66. After a Rocket timeout, Griffin bounced the rock down the court as the clock ticked down to 30 seconds. Sophomore Orlando Williams swiped the basketball to earn the RedHawks a final possession. Roberts just missed a game-winning jumper, but Mavunga used his soft hands to make the biggest shot of the game and earn a fourth-straight victory for Coles and the ’Hawks (13-12, 8-3). Mavunga finished with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Roberts added 14 points and freshman Josh Sewell netted 10 points. “I kind of knew going in that this was a different game for us and a tough matchup,” Coles said. “In basketball, you don’t care what a team’s record is. Sometimes you run into a team where the matchups just aren’t good. That hurt us. Toledo played well, they were very hungry for a victory.” Coles will test his team’s hunger Wednesday when the Red and White face first place Kent State University at 7 p.m. at Millett Hall.