February 18, 2014 | The Miami Student

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014

VOLUME 141 NO. 33

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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1910, The Miami Student published an editorial about a recent female-exclusive prom held in Herron Gymnasium. The author, “Janitor Ed,” wrote to his readers, “It is a matter of regret that the gentlemen of Miami are not allowed to attend the proms given by the ladies … they might learn something.”

Dining disconnect lets compostable food rot

BY KAILA FRISONE SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Miami University’s environmental sustainability initiative has been put in place all over campus, yet some student-workers in dining services say procedures to reduce Miami’s food waste are not being followed.

Director of Procurement and Food Purchases Jon Brubacher said Miami’s dining services implemented a full-scale composting system in February 2013 at King Café. Since then, nearly all of the dining locations on campus have composting dumpsters.

Miami is also using pulping and dehydration systems in some dining facilities. Pulpers remove water content and grind food waste, creating a product with the consistency of coffee grounds. In dining locations such as the Armstrong Student Center, Maplestreet Station and the not-yetopened Western Dining Hall where dehydrators are available, the pulped product goes through an eight-hour process to soil amendment. Where

MU prepares students to face campus shooter

BY KATHLEEN CLYBURN FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

dehydrators are not available, the pulped product is disposed of in a composting dumpster.

Brubacher said prior to the installation of these systems, Miami was sending approximately 200,000 pounds of food waste to landfills each year. Now, approximately 10,000 pounds of food waste are being diverted from landfills each week when school is in session.

However, some student-workers in Miami dining are not seeing the difference. First-year Jenna Tiller began working at Maplestreet Station in Red Brick Pizza and Americas in October 2013. Tiller said a lot of food is wasted by not being thrown in composting bins, especially during closing shifts.

“I think it’s ridiculous how much food we are wasting,” Tiller said. “It should not be that hard for students to throw food in the food bin and trash in the trash bin. I don’t know why we are not doing it.”

Senior Director of Dining and Culinary Support Services Nancy Heidtman alerted Veronica

Collopy, Maplestreet Station’s executive manager, to the apparent disconnect between expected procedure and what is being actually being practiced.

“There’s a chance that some people are not following procedure, and I’ll need to take care of that,” Collopy said.

She said it is a continuous process of training and educating the 150 student workers that Maplestreet Station employs.

The dining facility is currently working toward achieving “Silver” LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

This designation is granted if the design, construction and operations of the facility meet USGBC requirements for its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. Heidtman said the Armstrong Student Center is currently slated for “Gold” certification, but they do not yet know if it will meet the criteria.

The Farmer School of

COMPOST, SEE PAGE 8

Imagine you are walking across campus on a seemingly ordinary day when you receive a text message. Not thinking much of it, you reach for your phone and glance at it. A sickening feeling washes over you. Suddenly, this is no longer an ordinary day.

The text alerts you to an active shooter on campus.

Though hypothetical, this scenario has occurred on 44 K-12 or college campuses since the shooting at Newtown, Dec. 14 2012, according to the Washington Post.

The Miami University Police Department (MUPD), in collaboration with Miami’s Office of Communication and Marketing, has created an online page about emergency procedures with a section specifically dedicated to procedures in the event of an active shooter on campus.

According to the page, when the active shooter is outside the building, it is best to go to a room, lock all windows and doors, turn off any lights and call 911. In addition, have everyone get down on the floor and wait for an official to give an all-clear signal.

If the active shooter should happen to be inside the building, follow the same procedures until it is safe to leave the building, preferably escorted by police officers or other officials.

In the event of a shooter entering the room, try to dial 911 if possible and stay on the line to allow the dispatcher to listen to the situation.

Remaining calm and quiet is important and overpowering the shooter with force should be an absolute last resort effort.

Senior Robert Horn said he has a good idea of what procedures to follow in the event of an active shooter being inside the same building.

“I would go into a classroom and if I was unable to lock the door I would wrap my belt around the handle and hold it back,” Horn said. “Then I would turn the lights off and remain quiet while waiting for officials.”

Director of University News and Communications Claire Wagner helped in the creation of the university’s emergency procedure page.

She said Miami prides itself on its procedures, but there is more the university can do to increase student knowledge of safety procedures and preparations.

“Here at Miami we have an institutional response team and we meet monthly, more if necessary, in order to have a good communications system between departments, to know

how each of us works in our department and to be able to communicate procedures to students in a timely manner,” Wagner said.

According to Miami Chief of Police John McCandless, carrying out procedures the university communicates to students is a major priority for MUPD. “From a police standing, we have regular trainings where we train with the Oxford police department,” McCandless said. “We’ve made a bigger push to have local police departments acclimated with the campus.”

The university and MUPD also host a Safety Fair every year, typically in the month of September to help communicate emergency procedures along with other safety tips to students.

Today, shootings in public places are becoming more frequent, nearly one incident per day in 2013. MUPD is working to keep up in the modern world and adapt their methods of procedures.

“Times have changed,” McCandless said. “Ten years ago, in a response to a shooter, uniform officers would show up and do a perimeter check and then call in a special weapons team, and obviously that doesn’t work in these times. We now have Quad training, which is the first four officers that show up will go in and try to take care of the situation.”

Although there has never been an active shooter or an attempt on Miami’s campus, preparedness is key, but it is not always easy or possible to be prepared in an unpredictable situation.

“Miami is prepared as any school might be in that you can never predict all the factors, but you can have plans and you can practice those plans and you can communicate those plans to students and staff,” Wagner said.

This is precisely the purpose of the university’s online emergency procedure page. It communicates details of what should be done in the event of an active shooter.

The problem is trying to get staff and students to read this page, according to Wagner.

“If somebody misses the pamphlet or memo the day it comes out or fails to read the online page, it’s hard to get the information to them,” Wagner said.

This is an issue for students. According to Horn, Miami should be doing more to communicate emergency procedures to the student body. More safety fairs throughout the year and more frequent reminders on Miami’s homepage to check out the emergency procedures page would help in this communication process, he said.

Seven ways to save: Commonly used RedHawk Recyclables Traders Greens salad bowls and lids Cardboard take-out boxes Plastic cups and lids Paper napkins Most plastic silverware (check for the “compostable” label) USE IT, OR LOSE IT!

JAKE BRENNAN MANAGING EDITOR

Seniors Kyle Sauerbrunn (left) Connor Dickey (top) and Zachary Bedinghaus (bottom) make the best of the recent extreme weather. According to Dickey, “The snow is something people take for granted here. It keeps them from the bars. To us it’s all about having the most fun with what we’re given.”

Plastic bottles Aluminum cans

SUSTAINABILITY, SEE PAGE 2

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CAMPUS

EDITORS REIS THEBAULT VICTORIA SLATER

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014

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Wilks works to create leadership culture

BY REIS THEBAULT CAMPUS EDITOR

From U.S. presidents to Fortune 500 CEOs, all the way down to student senators and team captains, leadership can manifest itself in a multitude of ways. But the one constant is that leadership is necessary for success.

It is also by no means an unattainable personality trait, something the Wilks Leadership Institute is out to prove with their new workshop series.

Wilks is currently accepting applicants for “Growth and Authenticity,” the first of four planned workshops.

“Authentic leaders are those with robust self-awareness and unafraid to unveil any shortcomings to peers and followers and also seek continuous growth,” Eric Buller, director of the Wilks Leadership Institute, said.

Growth and authenticity are two of the Wilks-created tenants of leadership, Buller said, and future workshops will focus on the other tenants, like “Character

and Responsibility.”

So far, the workshops have received a positive response, Wilks Leadership Development Specialist Carly Mungovan said.

This particular workshop, she said, will help students to grow in an authentic fashion and will attempt to do so in a highly interactive and entertaining way.

“I can’t sit still for 40 minutes so when I got the opportunity to design workshops, I wanted to make sure you are on your feet and moving around,” Mungovan said.

Buller agreed and said the three-hour workshop will have a rhythm to it.

“Each workshop lasts three hours and is built in 15-20 minute chunks so the participants are kept busy and move from one activity to another,” he said.

The material covered and the interactive manner in which the workshop will present it are two of the unique draws to Wilks Workshops, Mungovan said.

“It fills a niche that hasn’t been on campus before,” she said.

Mungovan also said she hopes it will attract the kind of student who has untapped leadership ability.

“It is more designed for students who have so much potential but need a push in the right direction,” she said.

Buller too has high expectations for the workshops.

“We hope to begin attracting increased numbers of participants that are interested in authentic and intentional leadership as well as meet our mission of ‘developing ethical CONTRIBUTED BY WILKS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE and transformational leadership’ in Participants and facilitators of Wilks LeaderShape program at Camp Joy. students,” he said.

Simply put, these workshops are Buller said he hopes to attract can access the application form part of a Wilks plan to create a cul- 30-40 participants for this initial on the new Wilks Leadership ture of leadership, even if it takes workshop but will expand them Institute webpage. in the future to accommodate Wilks is also hosting a leadership some time. essay contest open to all undergrad“Leadership on campus is so additional interest.

Wilks is offering a multitude of uate students. A grand prize of $500 powerful but has so much potential,” Mungovan said. “It’s not ways to get there, but ultimately, will be awarded to the student who Mungovan said, the objective is a submits the best essay, evaluated going to change overnight.”

The Growth and Authenticity simple one. by a committee in the Wilks Lead“The goal is for everyone to have ership Institute. Up to five $100 workshop marks the first time Wilks is offering this sort of practicum in a firmer grasp on who they are, honorable mention prizes will also leadership, but Buller said, the three where they’re from and what they be awarded. The submission due other workshops will be available believe,” she said. date for the Essay Contest is 5 p.m. next academic year.

Those interested in the workshops Monday, March 31.

Miami feels the buzz: Campus coffee culture turns students into addicts

BY AMANDA HANCOCK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

KIM PARENT THE MIAMI STUDENT

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 新年快乐!

Performers complete a martial arts demonstration during the Chinese New Year Performance Saturday night in the Armstrong Student Center’s Wilks Theater. The Chinese New Year occured on Jan. 31, and this year is the year of the horse.

Between long hours at the library and a strenuous course load, the secret to surviving the college lifestyle for many students seems to be in a simple cup of coffee – or one of those venti skinny vanilla latte, hold the whip cream and add soymilk concoctions.

With its smooth taste and many variations, a tall or grandé cup of coffee is quickly becoming part and parcel of the college experience, especially at Miami University. But there may be a few flaws in this plan of action, according to Gretchen Matuszak, director of Miami’s Program in Dietetics.

There are a number of dangers that go along with coffee consumption, she said.

“One concern is that students are drinking coffee instead of milk, which is necessary for bone development,” she said.

Drinking coffee as a part of a wellbalanced breakfast, however, has its own positive traits. Matuszak said coffee contains magnesium, potassium, niacin and vitamin E, which are essential aspects of a healthy diet.

“The key is moderation, having one or two cups per day, and drinking early in the day,” she said.

As much as students may enjoy the nutty, dark roast aromas and the warm temperatures, coffee is often

simply a way to deliver energy to a groggy brain. But, in a four-year world where sleep-deprivation is a main ingredient, a hot cup of coffee is in many students’ recipe for success.

Miami is perpetuating this coffeedrinking trend. Whether students are seeking their beverage of choice in to-go cups or in a mug, with or without room, virtually every campus dining venue is outfitted with plentiful amounts of coffee.

According to Teresa Baker, general manager at King Café, the popular refueling location at King Library serves 300,000 students, faculty and staff and guests each fiscal year and the Culinary Support Center (DCSC) issued 30,859 pounds of coffee to all campus dining locations.

Will McLain, the food service supervisor at Dividends, said they received 2,990 pounds of coffee so far this year. They also offer Starbucks-brewed coffee.

“Coffee is very important to our success at Dividends,” McLain said.

“That station is always busy with a long line of students.”

Junior Erica Howes stops by once or twice a day for coffee.

“It’s just really convenient when I’m in between classes or studying at the library,” she said.

In fact, Howes attributed her current intake to both the convenience and availability of coffee on campus.

If coffee is an acquired taste,

college seems to be the time to acquire it, Howes said. She sensed a habit forming during her first year and it is now in full swing.

“I never consistently drank it before. I didn’t like it because it was too bitter and it wasn’t always around me and my parents wouldn’t let me drink it,” she said.

Matuszak attributed this growing routine to the evolution of coffee from drink to prized possession.

“It is definitely something that has become a status symbol. A cup of coffee is now an important part of a social occasion,” she said, adding that coffee drinking can become more prominent at a socializing haven, such as college.

Many years ago, she said, there was “just coffee,” black or with cream or sugar.

“Now there are countless ways to make coffee. Most individuals don’t like the initial taste of coffee but they will start with half milk and half coffee in a cup and gradually add more coffee and less milk to try and develop a taste for it,” Matuszak said.

This can lead to other issues with swigging down a cup of joe.

“Another concern is the excess calories from mochas, lattes or cappuccinos, which are extremely sweet coffees that can have up to 600 calories versus black coffee which

COFFEE,

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Project Dragonfly gives wings to ecofriendly research and education efforts

Student misunderstanding impedes MU sustainability

BY OLIVIA BRAUDE

BY JENNA TILLER

Project Dragonfly is an organization started by Miami University faculty and staff in the Western Program to give a voice to and promote conservation awareness in communities nationwide.

Beginning in the ’90s with a grant from the National Science Foundation to fund a children’s magazine, Project Dragonfly has been enriching the educational experience of adults and children alike. It gives adults the opportunity to earn a Master’s degree and children a chance to promote their scientific research on a national level, the Director of Communications and Research for Project Dragonfly Jamie Bercaw Anzano said.

Starting with a magazine that allowed young scholars to publish their scientific research,

An increasing number of compostable and recyclable plastics labeled “Greenware” or “EcoProducts,” are circulating around campus, such as Traders Greens salad bowls and the plastic cups used in Maplestreet Station. In fact, according to the Housing and Dining Services, almost all of the materials they utilize are engineered to minimize landfill waste.

This is because they can be disposed of alongside traditional food waste in the form of compost, or recycled with bottles, paper, and cans. Miami’s current method of disposal of these plastics is recycling, but these they are more often found in garbage cans than recycling bins as a result of student misunderstanding;

GREENHAWKS EDITOR

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

CONTRIBUTED BY LEAH CROWE

Graduate student Leah Crowe, a member of Project Dragonfly, poses outside the Reef HQ Aquarium in Australia where she swam with sharks.

Project Dragonfly has grown into a global program promoting ecological reform through research and education.

Project Dragonfly offers online classes through its Global Field Program (GFP) to help graduate students earn credit toward a Master of Arts in teaching or a Master of Arts degree from Miami.

Students enrolled in the Global Field Program take 14 credit hours of Web-Based Learning

Community courses, Anzano said.

These online classes are designed for working professionals to discuss assignments, develop projects, and exchange ideas with other students are the globe.

Candidates in the GFP earn the remaining 21 credit hours needed for the master’s degree through three study abroad experiences known as Earth Expeditions.

DRAGONFLY, SEE PAGE 9

people simply are not accustomed to thinking of plastic containers and takeout boxes as recyclable.

Miami University’s Housing and Dining Services, in conjunction with student groups on campus, has been making strides towards achieving a sustainable campus since 2008 when the first compostable plastics and the now-widely used cardboard takeout boxes were purchased.

According to Jon Brubacher, the Director of Procurement and Food Purchasing, the decision was a big commitment because in 2008, compostable plastics cost about twice as much as their non-compostable counterparts.

Even now, Housing and Dining is paying roughly 20 percent more than they would if they were to use traditional plastic, Brubacher

SUSTAINABILITY, SEE PAGE 9

EDITORS JANE BLAZER CHRIS CURME

COMMUNITY

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2014

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POLICE Small farm appeals for big prize

BEAT Peep-hole not enough to see people in street

At 11 p.m. Friday, an OPD officer traveling on High Street noticed a vehicle nearly strike two female pedestrians in the crosswalk near Jimmy John’s.

The car was completely coated in snow except for a small patch of the driver’s side of the windshield. The officer said the thick blanket of snow would have prevented the driver from seeing the pedestrians.

The officer engaged his overhead lights and stopped the suspect vehicle in the 0 block of Main St. When asked, the driver presented a New Hampshire driver’s license. He informed the officer he was traveling Uptown to retrieve a friend from a bar.

The officer then asked for the driver’s insurance card, which he was unable to provide as he had just acquired the vehicle.

While speaking to the suspect, the officer noticed the driver emitted a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage and stared blankly through glassy, bloodshot eyes. The officer asked if there were alcohol in the car, and the driver said there was not. When asked if he had been drinking, the suspect said he had consumed a beer around 8 p.m.

The officer asked the male if he had seen the two girls who were forced to leap out of way of his car. The driver said he had the green light, and therefore, the right of way. However, the crosswalk was not near any traffic light.

At the officer’s request, the male performed three field sobriety tests, two of which he failed.

At the station, the suspect’s BAC was measured to be .127.

He was cited for OVI and failure to give right of way to pedestrians in a crosswalk.

Or-door up! Would you like cuffs with that?

At 2 a.m. Sunday, OPD was dispatched to Kelly Drive regarding an unwanted male banging on a stranger’s door.

As the officer drove through the neighborhood, he noticed a suspect matching the male’s description. When asked what he was doing, the man said he was looking for McDonald’s. Immediately, the officer was able to smell alcohol on the man’s person. The suspect was unsteady on his feet, and bore a black X on each hand, according to OPD. The officer asked the male how old he was, to which he responded, “20.”

After informing the suspect McDonald’s was on the other side of town, the officer asked him if he would submit to a search. “Go ahead,” the male said, when officers asked to search his wallet.

His age was confirmed and he was asked if he had been drinking. “Not recently,” he said.

The residents of the house in question confirmed the male’s identity as the unwanted knocker.

OPD arrested the male, and cited him for disorderly conduct: public intoxication and sales to and use by underage persons. He was released to his residence.

Save the trees!

Please recycle when you’re finished reading!

BY KYLE HAYDEN STAFF WRITER

FedEx has promised to give $25,000 to a small business in the United States that exhibits “vision and savviness.” Lucy Goodman, owner of Boulder Belt Eco-Farm at 3257 Route 127, Eaton, Ohio has put her 20-year-old business in the running.

Goodman began learning about certified organic farming in the early ‘90s when she moved from College Corner, Ohio, to a New Paris, Ohio farm to learn the trade.

In 2005, Goodman and her husband Eugene purchased what

is now Boulder Belt Eco-farm, and expanded into a fully-fledged crop-production site and storefront outside of Eaton.

Currently, the farm sells assorted grown goods such as: leeks, garlic, parsnips, butternut squash, kale, golden turnips, pepper, pepper flakes, cayenne pepper flakes, heirloom apples, beets, garlic powder, parsley and pastured eggs, according to their website.

In spring 2014, they anticipate the sale of cabbage, carrots, broccoli, spinach, lettuce and parsnips.

Of course, most items are seasonal.

“If we win [the contest], I’d like to make a few improvements to the

storefront,” Goodman said.

Goodman was recently suffered the loss of a now broken-down refrigeratior, previously used to store food until it could be taken to market.

“New refrigeration units and a Commercial Kitchen license would be my main goals,” Goodman said.

“We’d also like a tractor.”

There is no running water to the building housing her store, and it would cost $2,000 to install such plumbing, Goodman said.

Yet, they must have water in the building in order for the Department of Public Health to issue the proper license.

“Currently we have to get water from elsewhere—outside,” Goodman said. “It’s a pain.”

FedEx will offer the grant to small businesses that show a desire to “innovate new products, franchise their ideas, or offer new products and services.”

The grand prize of $25,000 will go to the business that FedEx deems has the “most compelling business story” and not just by “sheer number of votes.”

Of the 3,900 businesses registered, one grand prize of $25,000 will be awarded, four first-place grants of $5,000 and five secondplace grants of $1,000.

BLAKE WILSON THE MIAMI STUDENT

EASELS EASE MINDS

Opening MInds Through Art (OMA) hosted open studio on Friday at the Oxford Community Arts Center.

Back of Bill’s Art Store to be erased from Uptown

BY MARISSA STIPEK

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

When picturing Oxford’s iconic High Street stretch, a few notable buildings come to mind: the funky glowing sign labeling Bagel & Deli, the billboard announcing concerts at Brick Street Bar and Grille and the unassuming exterior of the dependable Bill’s Art Store.

Located at 20 E. High St., Bill’s Art Store has been a fixture in the Oxford community for decades. The building is owned

by The Sigma Chi foundation, which was founded there in 1855.

In January, Bill’s Art Store owner Barb Berry said she received bad news from the Sigma Chi Foundation. Because of poor conditions, the back portion of the building will be demolished May 31 of this year.

However, Planner for Community Development Sam Perry said the building may not be set to be demolished on that date.

“The City of Oxford Historic and Architectural Preservation Committee (HAPC) has to approve any demolitions in any historic district,” Perry said. “This is in the Uptown district. Approvals would be required—that would be the first step.”

Perry said he believes there will be a delay in the demolition of the store.

“What they had discussed was coming to the HAPC meetings in January or February but those meetings have passed,” Perry said. “I’m assuming there is some form of

communication error.”

Perry said he and the Sigma Chi Foundation met in December about demolishing the rear part of the store that extends into the back alley.

However, even removing just the back end of the building eliminates valuable space and poses a threat to Bill’s Art Store.

According to Berry, Bill worked at the store, became a manager, and eventually bought the business when the previous owner Carol Noe retired.

“He took over in the ‘90s—’93 or ’94—but the building has been here for over 30 years. Its an Oxford landmark,” Berry said.

Berry has owned the store since 2011 when her brother passed away.

“I want to continue what my brother was doing,” Berry said.

“Maybe not as good as him, but I want to keep going.”

While the store is a stronghold of Oxford tradition, Berry said Bill’s real passion was serving Miami University students.

“He loved talking to them and answering their questions,” Berry said.

And Bill knew how to keep the students coming in.

“Our purpose is to supply the students with what they need,” Berry said. “There are a lot of things we have here that they can’t get anywhere else, or that they can’t get online and have the next day.”

Berry said the store has conformed to meet student’s needs.

“It used to have arts supplies and

more stuff for crafts, but, when Bill bought it, he started carrying more art and architecture supplies that [Miami University] students needed for classes.” Berry said.

Sophomore graphic design major Darby Shanaberger said she has visited Bill’s numerous times for school supplies.

“For foundation classes [which the majority of art students are required to take] professors require a lot of materials the bookstore doesn’t carry,” Shanaberger said. “Also the

With graduation taking place midMay, Berry said she wants to keep the store open so supplies are available to students until the very end.

Once again, Perry is skeptical whether the timeframe is feasible.

“There are still procedures they have to go through when dealing with an Uptown area,” Perry said.

“I could see it taking two or three months after getting approval. The HAPC could still determine that the back part is historic as well. No demolition has been approved yet; it

[We] supply the students with what they need.There are a lot of things we have here that they can’t get anywhere else.”

BARB BERRY OWNER, BILL’S ART STORE

bookstore doesn’t have a large selection, so when they run out, Bill’s was always my next option.”

Shanaberger also said the service is great at Bill’s “They’re really helpful,” Shanaberger said. “I use matte board in all of my classes for almost all of my projects, and they cut your board for you so you don’t have to do it yourself.”

Berry said the store’s main purpose is to serve students.

“We are here because of the students and for the students,” Berry said.

may be, but we’re not at that point.”

Should the store close at the end of this school year, Berry said she hopes to move to another space.

Berry said the city sent her a spreadsheet of spaces available around that time, but there were not many.

“I have driven by a few, but some were small,” Berry said. “We need room. Maybe not as much as we have, but we do need some space.

We have a lot of racks and shelves.”

ART STORE, SEE PAGE 9

Plummeting temperatures freeze out plunging necklines

BY DANA HUMEN

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

This upcoming week is predicted to bring temperatures up to 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, which will feel like summer compared to the snow and negative temperatures Oxford has been experiencing for the past few weeks.

Although the weather led to canceled classes several days in a row at the beginning of the semester, many Miami students have yet to let the cold hinder their weekend routines. Dressed in extra layers and making use of rides and taxi services, students are still braving the single-digit temperatures to head Uptown or to off-campus parties.

During warmer months,

Miami students are known to dress up more when going out—girls wearing dresses or skirts and boys wearing button down shirts, but recently junior Katie Marks wears pants or leggings when going out in the cold and will usually wear a Northface jacket as well.

“It’s so cold right now that no one cares [what you wear],” Marks said.

Aside from Brick Street Bar and Grille, many of the other popular bars do not offer any sort of official coat check. This causes most women to leave their parkas at home in exchange for lighter jackets or sweatshirts, while men opt for wearing vests or layers.

Along with changing the way they dress, many students are also relying on different methods of

getting Uptown or to parties.

“I get rides when I can, or taxis if there’s enough people,” firstyear Jake Stefan said.

While students tend to spend more weekends inside during the winter months, those students who choose to go out face greater health risks when mixing alcohol with the freezing temperatures. Assistant to the Director of Student Wellness Rebecca Baudry said drinking in winter weather can be even more dangerous than it would be otherwise, as the alcohol may prevent one from realizing that their body is becoming too cold.

“Alcohol dilates your blood vessels so when you first start drinking, you may feel like it’s making you warmer because the blood is closer to the surface of the skin,

but really you’re lowering your core body temperature so you’re actually losing more body heat,” Baudry said.

Baudry explained that the concept of “drinking yourself a beer blanket” actually puts one at greater risk because the flushing warmth that is felt is actually the body rapidly losing heat.

Prolonged exposure to the cold can ultimately lead to frostbite or hypothermia, and in extreme cases, death.

In order to prevent possible health risks when going out in the cold, Baudry suggested creating a plan ahead of time to figure out rides, wearing warm clothing such as a coat and gloves and overall limiting the amount of alcohol consumed.

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ARTS & EVENTS

EDITOR LAUREN KIGGINS

ARTS@MIAMISTUDENT.NET

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014

BEN’S BOOMBOX

Element One puts a spin on Oxford music scene What happens when you combine electronic dance and marketing majors at a college?

You create a company that brands and manages artists to their full potential. If you throw a BEN party, there MEINKING is always one item on the checklist that never gets overlooked. It’s a DJ. Not just any DJ, but a good one.

In some senses, it would seem anyone can be a DJ – just plug your phone in some speakers and you are one step closer. But a true DJ does more than just make music and turn on some flashy lights. A good DJ reads a crowd and gives them what they want to hear (without getting annoyed by constant requests for “Call Me Maybe” and “Yeah!”).

They know you want those songs, just wait, they’re coming.

Element One Entertainment is an artist branding and management

student-run business that specializes in DJ entertainment. They have put DJs on the ones and twos at Greek events, Brick Street Bar and Grille, 45 East, The Wood’s, Skippers’ Top Deck and Sushi Nara. These DJs have also been undefeated in the Battle of the DJs competition.

The company started one year ago and continues to make strides toward success. Logan Gabriel has just released his EP “Moments” through Element One. They seemed very excited when I sat down with co-founder Aaron Rutherford, a junior business management major.

“I don’t feel like I’m working when I’m working for Element One,” Rutherford said. “If anything, the time that I’ve spent working with artists and associates has formed some strong friendships.”

Element One is a company you should contact you’re if looking for high-quality electronic fun.

They mean well and get the job done, and have fun while they do it. Check them out and take a listen to “Moments,” which can be found on SoundCloud and Facebook. It’s a great track for studying.

Miami stitches fashion design into curriculum

BY ABBEY GINGRAS FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Fashion lovers and aspiring “Project Runway” contestants rejoice: Miami University is now offering a minor in fashion design starting this semester thanks to the efforts of the Miami University Fashion and Design Club (MUFCD) and the campus fashion magazine UP. The minor will teach students how to create garments as well as give them runway experience and historical perspective, according the Miami University College of Creative Arts website.

Associate Dean for the College of Creative Arts Susan Ewing said for the moment, the program would focus primarily on design.

“Right now it’s mainly a program for designers with some marketing courses involved, business is the next step. Since the minor is a partnership between the College of Creative Arts and the Farmer School of Business, we’d eventually

like to provide courses for retail and merchandising,” Susan Ewing said.

Ewing said combining the fields of art and business in the fashion minor would greatly benefit the arts program at Miami.

“All creative students need to learn how to work entrepreneurially, so the partnership makes perfect sense,” Ewing said. “I know that we get a lot of inquiries in creative arts about fashion, and now we have this program that can be the tipping point to come to Miami for our arts and design.”

Although faculty and students alike have been working hard to make their dream of a fashion program at Miami a reality, the question remains as to how popular the program will be.

“I think the fashion design program will be very strong here at Miami,” sophomore Morgan Liddic said. “I’ve already heard a lot of people talk about joining.

I think it’s especially relevant for students in the business school

who want to be involved in the fashion industry after graduation.

It will definitely grow quickly,” The minor has potential to expand Miami’s art and design classes and rival the nearby powerhouse Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning program (D.A.A.P) at the University of Cincinnati. This could gain interest from students who may not have considered Miami as an option.

“Our club and program is growing faster than D.A.A.P’s was a few years ago, and this course is going to continue that movement,” MUCFD president and Miami senior, Chelsea Hupp, said.

The minor is available to all students, and a new intensive four-week design workshop in the Czech Republic will be offered this summer to gain six of the 19 credits necessary for the minor. Ewing and Hupp, among others, hope that within five years a major will be available to students.

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The Sketched Out improv group, performs during ASC opening week.

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Like the rest of Armstrong Student Center (ASC), the brand new, state-of-the-art theater was designed with Miami students in mind. The 500-seat theater is primarily for any student organization to rent out either for their own use or for a group they are bringing to campus. What’s special about Wilks is that student organizations come first.

According to Katie Wilson, director of the Armstrong Center, this new space can be booked by an official Miami student organization before any other type of group, in contrast to Hall Auditorium, where the university musical ensembles and student groups compete for time slots.

Events are already lining up in Wilks Theater Alpha Phi Alpha will be hosting the Black and Gold Scholarship Beauty Pageant 7 p.m. March 1. In April, the Vision Dance Company will be gracing Wilks with a performance.

Miami Activities and Programming (MAP) Vice President and senior Bill Brady said he is enthusiastic about the many possible uses for the new space. He acknowledged the possibility of hosting another Dueling Pianos event, such as the one they organized opening week, and inviting lecturers to speak in the theater.

Ex-Playboy Playmate and HIV actitivst Rebekka Armstrong and advice columnist Harlan Cohen are examples of the type of speaker they might bring to campus, Brady said. Brady also said MAP is considering another poetry slam event called Closing the Show, which would be “mainly students” but would include professional poets as well.

MAP definitely “wants to highlight Armstrong” with their events, Brady said, which will mainly take place in the theater on the

weekends and late nights.

Wilson made it clear that student organizations are given first priority for scheduling events in Wilks Theater, but if there is an empty time slot in the following thirty days, it becomes fair game to non-student groups.

Bill Murray, chair of the Department of Music, said he sees this as an exciting new opportunity.

According to Murray, the Music Department is “really interested and curious to see how things work out” at Armstrong, noting there are medium-sized choral groups, the jazz ensemble and some others that will fit in Wilks nicely.

However, he admitted he and much of the Music Department faculty have not had much of a chance to inspect the stage and backstage areas as of yet.

In addition to the theater, Murray said the students of the Music Department will be utilizing the Shade Family Room to spread the arts through the Brown Bag Concert Series starting Feb. 19.

Through this series, music majors will display their talents in the Family Room from noon to 12:45 p.m. every Wednesday until April.

Murray said this series “will be managed essentially by [the Music Department’s] own students.”

The aesthetics of Wilks are also exciting, according to Murray. The effort that has clearly gone into Wilks exemplifies just how important student organizations are to Miami. he said.

The white walls, decorated with acoustical wall panels to absorb extraneous sounds blend with the deep red chairs.

The room bursts with Miami energy, a fitting tribute for a place dedicated completely to students’ expression. “[Wilks is] a beautiful space,” Murray said. “I think [it’s] the most beautiful performing space on the campus right now, and it’s a very impressive space.”

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Gabe Kea headlined a comedy show at The Wood’s Feb. 12. The group, Nourish, sponsored the show to benefit their trip to volunteer in Ecuador.

ARTS & EVENTS CALENDAR TUESDAY FEB. 18 Winnifred Sullivan of Indiana University – Bloomington will speak on “EEOC v. Hosanna-Tabor: Constitutionalizing ‘The Church’” at 4 p.m. in ART 100. The event is free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAY FEB. 19 The Brown Bag Recital Series will feature solo and group performances by faculty and students at noon in the Armstrong Student Center’s Shade Family Room.

SATURDAY FEB. 22 Enjoy over 100 wines and craft beers from around the world at the 24th Annual Wine Tasting Gala & Auction. Admission for those 21 and older is $74.

THURSDAY FEB. 20 The Tenors, a vocal quartet from Canada, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Hall Auditorium as part of the Miami University Performing Arts Series. Tickets are available at the Miami Box Office in the Shriver Center, or online at www.MiamiOH.edu/PerformingArtsSeries, $35 for adults, $34 for seniors and $17 for students and youth.

SUNDAY FEB. 23 Frank Huang, assistant professor of piano, will perform Schubert’s Sonata in A minor, D.784, Liszt’s Années de Pèlerinage and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The recital is free and open to the public.

FRIDAY FEB. 21 Miami’s senior synchronized skating team will perform at the hockey game against St. Cloud State at 7 p.m. in Goggin Ice Center.

MONDAY FEB. 24 The lecture “Freedom Summer: the Voting Rights Act and the Political Realities of 2014” will be presented by Mary Frances Berry, Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Juan Williams at 8 p.m. in Hall Auditorium. Tickets are free, but required, and are available to the Miami community on Feb. 19, and to the general public on Feb. 21 at the Miami Box Office in the Shriver Center.

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The RedHawks stuck with Central Michigan for most of the first half. The ’Hawks were leading the Chippewas 18-17 with 11:54 remaining in the half, and trailed by four with 6:30 remaining.

The Chippewas caught fire toward the end of the half, and took a 37-25 lead into the locker room.

The Chippewas dominated the Red and White in the second half and went on a key 29-4 run that lasted almost seven minutes and allowed Central Michigan to pull ahead 75-39 lead with 7:17 remaining.

“Unfortunately, [Central Michigan] did catch fire in the second half,” Wright said. “When they went on their run we didn’t respond well. We could not get the ball in the basket.”

Central Michigan shot over 60 percent in the second half as it pulled away from the RedHawks.

The Chippewas shot their way to a 41-point victory over the RedHawks. The Chippewas shot 54.2

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percent from the field and 53.3 percent from behind the arc in the game. Central Michigan had four players in double digit scoring.

The RedHawks struggled from the field for the second straight game, shooting 31.6 percent from the field and 20.8 percent from behind the arc.

The ’Hawks were led by freshman forward Nicole Anderson as she scored nine points. Also contributing were senior guard Haley Robertson with seven points and senior center Kelsey Simon with seven points and 10 rebounds.

The RedHawks will try to have a short memory as they return to Millett Hall for a 1:30 pm Thursday tipoff against Ball State University (10-13, 5-7 MAC).

“We’re at the end of a stretch right now,” Simon said. “We have six games left, every game matters at this point. We can’t harp on what happened in the past, we have to keep looking forward.”

All eyes will be on senior guard Hannah Robertson Thursday afternoon, as she is five points from becoming the 22nd Miami player to reach 1,000 career points.

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Tips for staying safe in bitter cold A student at Dennison University died earlier this month after he was found lying on the ground outside with temperatures ranging from a low of 4 to a high of 22 degrees. David Hallman III apparently fell asleep outside a condo complex and was pronounced dead when police found him. The cause? Hypothermia.

An Oxford resident narrowly avoided the same deadly consequence in January when he was found on West Withrow Street passed out in the snow, only wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a hoodie.

It was so cold that when Oxford Police called the Medivac helicopter to take the resident to the hospital, the helicopter could not come because of the freezing temperatures.

It’s easy to dismiss the harsh cold on the weekends when the only things on students’ schedules is hanging out with friends, blowing off some much needed steam built up from the week and spending time Uptown. It’s also easy to assume that stories like these will only happen to others and not to you. When freezing temperatures, alcohol and skimpy clothing on a Saturday night are combined, the risk of getting seriously injured or hurt increases.

Hypothermia is a serious medical condition that no student wants to mess around with — if skin appears to be itchy, change in color to red, white, pale or grayish-yellow, hard or waxy in appearance or feels numb and has blisters, seek medical attention immediately. Any exposed skin to extreme cold is at risk for hypothermia.

This includes you ladies. Wearing skirts without leggings or tights, peep-toe heels and jacketless outfits may impress that guy you have had your eye on, but the walk home may become extremely dangerous and even life-threatening.

The statistics on surviving hypothermia in water are also a bit daunting: if someone falls into cold water below 32.5 degrees, they will become unconscious within 15 minutes or less and then will likley only survive 45 minutes at most. With the Miami River not far at all from some dorms, this could be hazardous.

The Miami Student Editorial Board encourages students to take into account their health during the rest of the brutal winter months

and to dress appropriately for the cold. It may be a pain to carry around winter accessories and jackets when out on the weekends, but it will be more than worth it when you have a 15-minute walk home at the end of the night.

Even though a common belief among students is that alcohol can “warm you up,” alcohol unfortunately does play a role inducing hypothermia. Not only can it speed its progression, but as most of us know, it impairs motor skills and affects the ability to make clear decisions. Alcohol in high doses can also impair thermoregulation, which lowers the body’s resistance to cold water. The board doesn’t discourage students from having fun on the weekends, but wearing hats, gloves and insulated jackets can make a huge difference. Students should also always remain aware of how their decisions may impact their health.

Picking out the right clothing can make all the difference in lifethreatening situations in the cold.

Keeping critical heat-loss regions of the body covered can prevent hypothermia and frostbite. This includes the head, neck, sides of the chest, armpits and groin. Also cotton clothing is not a great insulator in situations where you end up in cold water, so that is something to keep in mind. Clothing made out of nylon is a great pick because it keeps warm air in and cold air out.

This doesn’t mean the cute dress hanging up in your closet or a new shirt has to be put away until summer — layering is key to staying warm and some spots Uptown have coat checks or a room to hang up your outerwear.

The Board hopes students will choose to remain warm and safe as opposed to going out and wearing zero outerwear as if it were 50 or 60 degrees out. Hypothermia and frostbite are conditions no one wants to mess around with, and the board also encourages students to watch out for one another and to seek help if someone is passed out outside or has signs of hypothermia and frostbite.

Check out the U.S. National Library of Medicine website (www. nlm.nih.gov) for tips on how to spot hypothermia and frostbite and the do’s and don’ts of helping yourself or someone around you enduring these conditions.

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If rape were a man’s issue, society would be different

Saying goodbye to Derek Jeter after 20 years

Sexism still permeates our society everyday and creates an environment where rape is trivialized.

This creates a chilling effect on reports of rape.

A new short French BRETT film called “Majorité MILAM Opprimée,” which translates to “Oppressed Majority,” serves to play this everyday sexism out. It flips the male-female relationship dynamic; women hold the authority and privilege in society.

“On what seems to be just another ordinary day, a man is exposed to sexism and sexual violence in a society ruled by women,” reads the blurb on the YouTube video.

In just a week, the viral short film has garnered over six million views and for good reason.

When women hold the power and privilege, they harass every man they encounter with catcalls and putdowns. In one case, a man is brutally assaulted, but the female police officer does not seem to believe his story. Moreover, she insinuates to him that he provoked the assault.

“Broad daylight and no witnesses, interesting, huh?” said the officer.

This line of questioning for a victim may seem inane to a rational person, but it does happen.

Recently in Cincinnati, a woman reported she was raped by a taxi cab driver to police. She was arrested by Officer Adrienne Brown; instead of going to a medical center, she went to jail.

Cruiser cam video showed the victim in the backseat of the car demanding to be let out.

“You should never be in a situation where you don’t know your limit because you’re drinking too much,” Brown yelled back at her.

After she was booked, she was held in a restraining chair with a bag over her head. Predictably, the victim is suing Brown and rightfully so. That is no way to treat a rape victim. This case is also interesting because a female police officer responded to a rape in this manner, which only demonstrates that women can also engage in rape culture.

In the French film, the assaulted man’s wife is no better with her line of questioning. She blames him for his short-sleeve shirt, flip flops and short shorts.

He wants to dress the way he wants, so she quipped back, “Then don’t complain.”

Director Éléonore Pourriat, in flipping gender roles, shines a necessary light on what women go through with everyday sexism. She was motivated to make the film because she wanted to “draw attention to the prevalence of sexual abuse and harassment in society and the victim blaming that enables it.”

However, Sadhbh Walshe at The Guardian is right to point out that the film is obviously

Legendary Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter announced he will retire at the end of next season, which would be his 20th.

He made the announcement via Facebook, saying in part, “The one ANDREW thing I always GEISLER said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.”

It’s popular to claim, but losing Jeter really is the end of an era.

Jeter is a dying breed in sports, a one-team superstar. In fact, chances are good he’ll be the last given the economics of the game and the importance placed on statistically based value.

The era of the one-team superstar has been on its way out for a while. Especially in baseball, an early adopter of free agency, and a confluence of factors have kept him in New York in a way that he probably wouldn’t have stayed in Cleveland, for example. The team was winning. The team had the money to keep him happy. But when guys continue to leave teams for the highest bidder and for no other reason, continuity on a roster is near impossible.

It will be tough in the future for any team to justify continuing to shell out the required dough to

an over-simplification of a complex issue.

“Still the film makes an important point – that abuse flourishes where it is encouraged, tacitly or otherwise,” she said.

There is a reason that, according to the Department of Justice, only 40 percent of rapes are even reported. Victims fear reprisal and character assassination. Moreover, of the 40 percent reported, only 10 percent lead to a rapist’s prosecution and 3 percent to jail time.

On college campuses, the problem of reporting is even worse. Fewer than 5 percent of sexual assaults are reported to the police. When looking at example after example of objectification of women in campuses across the United States, it is easy to understand the low reporting figure.

For one example, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) found Yale under reported incidents of sexual harassment and violence “for a very long time.”

Rape is trivialized on college campuses and it is fueled by a system unwilling to hold those perpetuating it in check. But rape culture is not just confined to the nation’s college campuses.

Rape culture tells us that rapists are supposed to be monsters – identifiable somehow, but they can by anyone; a lawyer, a doctor, a businessman, a family man or an NFL football player Former Saints player, Darren Sharper, was charged with drugging and raping two women in California. He is also suspected of doing similarly to women in Arizona, Nevada and Louisiana.

There are 11 suspected cases since September, according to the USA Today.

The details of what Sharper allegedly did are disturbing, but equally illuminating. The first step to creating an environment on college campuses and society at large that is more conducive to helping rape victims is dispelling rape myths.

Jamilah Lemieux, the Senior Editor, Digital for EBONY, made a crucial point on her Twitter account following the Sharper story breaking.

“Darren Sharper is rich and gorgeous. I hope this horrible story teaches people that rape is about power, not the inability to ‘get some,’” she said.

While the French film exaggerates the vitriol to make its point, the point is clear: Sexism goes largely unnoticed by society at large because men – the privileged class – do not experience it.

Even though men are raped, too, men seem to detach themselves from the issue of rape because they do not experience that everyday sexism and objectification. Rape is seen as a “women’s issue.”

Men need to recognize the role they can play in helping to end rape culture. Maybe viewing the French film will help.

keep a shortstop considered subpar defensively by advanced stats, but with a superstar reputation. Teams don’t pay for intangibles like temperament and leadership that lead to success anymore. They pay for OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage), OBP (on base percentage), and runs above average per 1,200 innings on defense.

Jeter is the ultimate intangible player, whose career highlight reel is full of plays that look like luck, but are really based on giving top effort. Diving into the stands to catch a foul out against the Red Sox. The flip play against the A’s in the playoffs--consistent effort like this shows Jeter is the type of superstar who is excited to play the game. The type of superstar who actually cares about being the captain of a storied franchise--the gravity of that distinction was and never will be lost on him, but he does the post proud.

It’s an oft-repeated cliché, but one that, in this circumstance, holds true, Derek Jeter played the game the right way. He played a game, now taken over by metrics and steroids, with a soul.

Athletes are often admired because they’re living out their dreams--something most people know is unrealistic based on their talents. Derek Jeter always wanted to be the shortstop of the Yankees.

And he’s one of the lucky few whose life has exceeded his dream.

But he hasn’t thrown away that

gift like the utterly soulless Alex Rodriguez (who Jeter, like the rest of us, completely despised) or stars in other sports by behaving badly.

Its not like Jeter is a boy scout, but he’s about as close as a modern sports superstar can be to one.

Yankee public-address announcer Bob Sheppard died at the age of 99 in 2010. He had been on the job since 1951. Sheppard’s voice greeted legends like Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio as they strode to the plate, and after his death, it continued to greet Jeter. Jeter made sure the man who informed fans the captain was up to bat since 1995 recorded himself saying his name before he died. This is a player that respects tradition so much that his career deserved to be chronicled by Grantland Rice or Red Smith instead of in today’s shrill media environment.

Not staying on too far past his prime is a smart move, but many of us still wish he would stay.

It’s true that too many legacies get somewhat tarnished by diminished play late in a career in some faraway city. No one wants to see Derek Jeter hit sixth out of necessity, or have to move over to third base. It’s the right time for Jeter to go, but for a generation often in too much of a hurry for a game like baseball, a oneteam superstar like Jeter will be sorely missed.

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Business was the first building on Miami’s campus to achieve “Silver” LEED Certification. Sophomore Bethany Corbett worked at Dividends in FSB during the fall semester. She said Dividends began separating trash from food and composting about halfway through the semester.

Miami not only attempts to minimize food waste via composting Heidtman said, but it also donates food when possible. Because the Shared Harvest Foodbank meets the safety requirement of Miami’s donation program, it receives the most food of the several hunger awareness groups, donation pantries and soup kitchens to which the university donates. The Shared Harvest Foodbank collects, warehouses, transports and distributes food con-

tributions to more than 100 food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters in the surrounding counties.

Heidtman said one of the requirements of the food donation program is that a time and temperature controlled vehicle must be available to transport food to outside facilities.

This requirement is in place to reduce the risk of microbial growth that could make recipients of the food ill. Miami follows Ohio Uniform Food Safety Codes limiting how much food can be donated because of health and safety concerns.

“Students are concerned about two things: where their food is coming from and where it’s going,” Heidtman said.

Between composting and donating food, Heidtman said Miami is getting more sophisticated in it’s sustainability initiative. However, she said she is now aware of the disconnect in some dining facilities.

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Started in 2004 with just three partner countries, Earth Expeditions has expanded to give students the opportunity to travel to 13 exotic countries across the globe, earning seven credit hours per 10-day trip.

The Earth Expeditions travel experiences are designed to support and enrich the education of the GFP master’s candidates and bring a faceto-face component to the program, Anzano said. Miami undergraduates can also participate in the Earth Expeditions to earn credit toward their bachelor’s degree.

2007 Miami graduate Pattie Reuss earned her Master of Arts in zoology this past December. She started the GFP in 2011 and travelled to Baja, Malaysian Borneo and Kenya.

“It was definitely life-changing,” Reuss said.

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has zero calories,” she said, noting it can easily become a source of weight gain.

“It’s easy to get a bottomless cup of coffee at a shop and just forget how much I have or to keep stopping places on campus and it adds up fast,” she said. “But when I go over three cups a day, I start to feel way too hyped up and jittery. I do think there are some negative side effects of an overload of caffeine.”

This aspect is where Matuszak stands firm, saying the key to coffee is moderation.

“Dehydration, rapid heart beat and nervousness are all side effects of the caffeine that is present in coffee,” she said. “One or two cups of coffee is not a problem, but if you start talking about five cups of caffeinated coffee in a day, you may have nutrition concerns that will affect your health.”

But, for those who have gotten in the routine, this is hard news to hear.

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swimming with wild whale sharks in the Sea of Cortez in Baja, but she said the best thing about the program was the camaraderie she felt with the other students.

“I think the connections with the people that you make are very, very strong,” Reuss said, “you all have something in common, you all care about the environment.”

Each course in the GFP begins in April with the Web-Based Learning Community courses, and finishes in December with a project the students design involving the environment and their communities.

“You create your own project, you drive your experience. We’re all about community participation, participatory education, voice and conservation action,” Anzano, who will be teaching a course this summer in Baja, said.

One of the projects Reuss started after finishing her trip to Borneo was teaching her high school

science class about the palm oil industry and the negative effects it is having on the rainforest and habitat of the orangutan.

Not only did her students learn about the massive destruction caused by the palm oil industry, but Reuss gave them the tools to make a difference by sharing how to avoid products with palm tree oil.

“The whole goal of the program is not to say you’re going to make an impact, but to actually make an impact,” Reuss said.

The GFP is open to undergraduates and graduates, and draws students with different educational backgrounds from all over the country.

Current GFP student and Indiana high school Spanish teacher, Leah Crowe, said she had no science background before joining the program, but has gained confidence discussing and learning about scientific subjects. “[The program] has given me a deep interest in the environment and

given me the confidence and inspiration to know that I can make a difference in the fate of the natural world and that I can inspire others to care as well,” Crowe said.

Crowe has completed two of the three Earth Expeditions, travelling to Baja and Australia. During her time in Australia, Crowe was able to snorkel with leopard sharks at the Reef HQ Aquarium.

She will graduate in December 2014, but Crowe said she hopes to travel on each of the Earth Expeditions at least once in her lifetime.

Project Dragonfly encompasses more than just the global aspect.

Anzano said it is about the students continuing to spread the knowledge gained through international experience to promote ecological awareness at the local level.

In its early stages, Project Dragonfly partnered with the Cincinnati Zoo for a project known as iSaveSpecies. The project involved installing

kiosks in zoo exhibits to engage the public on science conservation, both on the grounds and outside of the zoo. iSaveSpecies has since expanded to include a consortium of zoos throughout the country, Anzano said.

As Project Dragonfly continues to grow, its goals have remained the same. The program is meant to inspire action and give voice, to provide participants with new perspectives, to enrich their educational goals and to encourage them to use what they learned about the environment to impact their communities.

“It is hard to put into words the transformation that I have experienced in the last two years,” Crowe said, “I have been exposed to some of the most inspirational people on the planet. Their enthusiasm is contagious and has awoken in me the desire to spread this enthusiasm to my students and my community in order to help them become conscientious global citizens.”

system,” Howes said.

And this seems to fall in line with the trend for many post-college people across the nation. According to a recent National Public Radio study, approximately “80 percent of caffeine is consumed in the form of coffee, and in the U.S., the average is about two cups of coffee a day.

Two hundred milligrams of caffeine affects our brains, our performance and maybe even our health.”

This is clearly not just a one or two-person undertaking. At Oxford’s local joint, Kofenya, which is located Uptown, coffee is what brings people through the doors. Kofenya is not only a comfy alternative to a library or classroom environment, but it also serves a variety of coffee drinks, said junior Jessica Watson, who often goes there do schoolwork.

“I always study where I can get coffee, the two things just kind of go together for me and my friends,” she said. “I think the coffee shops are our generations’ library.”

And now, good or bad, there is a culture of college-aged-adults welcoming a new lifestyle, with coffee cup in hand.

SUSTAINABILITY,

According to the Director of Sustainability and Energy Conservation Yvette Kline, a lot of thought was put into how to best tackle this problem.

The conclusion was that recycling was the best and easiest option, especially since the recycling system was revamped this year to accept all recyclable materials together instead of requiring them to be sorted.

Now, Kline’s task is to educate students on where they should be putting their waste. Kline said her current strategy is to label trashcans and recycling bins as clearly as possible, but she thinks the system needs improvements. Many of the new plastics, especially the salad

bowls, are difficult to represent on a sign, so the University is still struggling with how to better communicate with students.

Although Miami has taken great strides towards sustainability on campus, ultimately the responsibility falls to the Miami community to dispose of their waste properly. To help aid with this issue, Kline says about 70 outdoor recycling bins will be added to match the trash cans so recycling is easier and more accessible for students. Still, Kline thinks there is a lot of work left to do.

“Not enough [recyclable materials] are getting where they need to be,” Kline said.

“I have just now been letting people know[abouttheclosing]andIhavebeen getting emails with suggestions,” Berry said. “I’m hoping a door will open.”

Should the art store itself close, the front façade of the building should remain.

“I believe the Sigma Chi Foundation would have interest in preserving the front of the building, because of its historical significance and because

it was where the organization was founded,” Perry said.

“They are definitely a community partner. I think it’s just a lapse in communication,” Perry said.

Keeping the store also has sentimental value for Berry.

“As long as Bill’s store is still going and helping students, his spirit is still here,” Berry said. “That’s the magic part.”

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said. Dividends, which opened in 2009, was the first facility to use only compostable materials.

“From that point on,” Brubacher said, “there was no more plastic being bought on a large scale.”

The Miami University Sustainability Commitments and Goals, which outlines Miami’s goals to be an environmentally sustainable campus published in 2011, validated that they were “on the right track.”

Once the decision was made to purchase these plastics, the next issue became how to dispose of them.

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Finding a suitable space is hard enough, but pricing is another factor that must be considered.

“Our rent is pretty reasonable right now,” Berry said. “There was a space that I know would work out but its a thousand dollars more a month.”

Berry said she remains hopeful.

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EDITOR TOM DOWNEY

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014

HOCKEY

TOM DOWNEY WHAT’S GOING DOWNEY

FROM THE SOCHI OLYMPICS TO THE OSHIE OLYMPICS

Before Saturday, only true hockey fans knew who T.J. Oshie was.

Before Saturday, he was just a fourth-line forward for Team USA. Before Saturday, Oshie was a cog on the Olympic hockey team chosen for his shootout prowess.

Saturday, Oshie turned himself into a household name. In a shootout against Russia, Oshie scored four times on six shots to lead America past Russia. He was the only American to score in the shootout and became a star in a matter of minutes.

Unlike in the NHL, teams can choose any shooter after the first three rounds, and can use him as much as they want. USA head coach Dan Bylsma chose Oshie, while Russian head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov choose to rotate Pavel Datsyuk and Ilya Kovalchuk.

He’s likely public enemy No. 2 in Russia, behind only the referee who overturned a go-ahead Russian goal with less than five minutes to go in the game. Russians are so upset by the ruling, that they are actually protesting the disallowed goal at the U.S. embassy.

Oshie’s game-winner, a fivehole shot past goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, may have enraged Russian president Vladimir Putin more than Johnny Weir’s outfits.

The publicity has to be a strange feeling for Oshie, who hasn’t been the center of attention like he is now for many years. At the University of North Dakota, he was overshadowed by teammate Jonathan Toews, who is now a star for the Chicago Blackhawks. He isn’t even the best player on the St. Louis Blues, as that title belongs to fellow USA teammate David Backes.

Even after he scored, he pointed to goalie Jonathan Quick, a gesture that speaks to Oshie’s ability to share credit and glory with others.

Now, he’s being called a hero, a

title he rejects.

“The real American heroes are wearing camo. That’s not me.”

Oshie told the Pittsburgh-TribuneReview after the USA win.

Americans have proven they tend to unify around two things; sports and patriotism. The perfect example of those two events coming together was on display at Brick Street Bar Saturday morning. Before the game, a gentleman stood up on stage and recited the speech from “Miracle.”

No hockey game against Russia is complete without a comparison to that game, even if no one on the current American team was alive for it.

When Oshie buried the game winner, Brick Street erupted in a classic display from American sports fans: screaming, celebrating, throwing drinks and chanting.

All this excitement and publicity is over a preliminary game, meaning it has little impact on the medal race. USA has a bye until the quarterfinals, where it will face the winner of Slovakia and the Czech Republic. While the rivalry between the Czechs and Slovaks will likely be lost on an American audience, the potential (and likely) semi-final matchup between USA and Canada will not. If the matchup happens, it will be a rematch of the gold medal game in 2010 that Canada won.

And if America makes it to the gold medal game, it may very well face Russia.

Hockey still lags behind basketball, baseball and football as far as American TV viewers are concerned, but the USA-Russia game was the most-viewed event ever for the NBC Sports Channel. Americans are starting to fall in love with hockey, and the blossoming love affair will only grow if we get a USARussia gold medal match. And America’s love of Oshie will reach absurd proportions if he plays the role of hockey hero again.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Miami blown out by CMU

BY JUSTIN MASKULINSKI SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Miami University women’s basketball team ran into the best team in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Central Michigan University, and fell 88-47 Saturday.

Saturday’s loss was the second game in a row where the RedHawks (8-14, 3-8 MAC) took on a top team in the MAC, and the Chippewas (16-7, 12-0 MAC) were too much for the ’Hawks to handle.

One game prior to Saturday’s loss, the RedHawks fell to MACEast leading Bowling Green State

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University (21-3, 11-1 MAC).

The Chippewas have yet to lose to a MAC team and have not lost a game at home this season. Miami head coach Cleve Wright said the RedHawks had the right state of mind to take on the Chippewas, but were ultimately unable to execute.

“It was definitely a different feel than the Bowling Green game,” Wright said. “We probably played about 24 minutes of the game, and the other 16 minutes we weren’t very focused. You just can’t do that against a really good team like

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Miami freshman guard Jillian Spurlock drives past Toledo senior guard Andola Dortch during Miami’s 73-65 loss to the Rockets Feb. 6.

RedHawks swept, suffer worst loss since 2004

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Miami goalie Jay Williams interacts with teammates during Miami’s 3-2 loss to Western Michigan Feb. 8.

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

As the old saying goes: “You win some, you lose some.” Unfortunately for the Miami University hockey team, this weekend did not involve the first half of that statement. In spite of some stellar, late-game play in the third period of Friday’s matchup, Miami was swept once again by a National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) opponent.

The University of North Dakota (16-9-3) improved by six spots to No. 11 in the USCHO national poll after sweeping Miami, while the Brotherhood still struggles to find its footing in 2014. This past weekend marks the fourth time the Red and White have been swept this season, and the team now sits at 10-15-3 overall and has lost six of their last seven games.

The RedHawks succumbed to early struggles Friday, something that has been an issue for them all year.

After three straight UND tallies, the RedHawks battled back and scored two goals in the final 11 minutes of the contest, including one with the goalie pulled. Junior forward Cody Murphy and sophomore forward Sean Kuraly were credited with the goals, but the RedHawks came up short, 3-2.

“I thought Friday we played hard and we did some good things,” head

coach Enrico Blasi said. “There were a couple unfortunate goals that aren’t characteristic of our team, and we get down two. At three to nothing, I thought we really started to take over and the period was probably as good as we’ve played in a long time, so we felt like we made some strides on Friday.”

Those strides were cut short Saturday, as UND took the proverbial legs out from under Miami. Twelve minutes into the contest, UND’s 4-0 lead ousted sophomore goaltender Ryan McKay from the crease. Classmate Jay Williams didn’t fare much better, and at the 13-minute mark of the second period, McKay was brought back in when the score hit the 8-1 mark. When the dust settled, Miami was on the wrong end of a 9-2 thrashing. The last time the RedHawks had allowed nine goals was to Ohio State University on Oct. 21, 2004.

“Their energy right off the bat and their opportunistic goals kind of put us behind the eight ball,” Blasi said. “Those games happen once in a while and you’ve just got to move on.”

The RedHawks enter their final three weeks of NCHC play struggling to find any momentum to propel them out of last place. Their 4-13-1-1 record in conference play is not indicative of the quality of players and coaches Miami has, and the Brotherhood is well aware of that

fact. A long team meeting after Monday’s practice was just one step in helping the team prepare mentally, physically and emotionally for their final two home stands of the year.

“It’s been the longest streak of adversity that we’ve ever dealt with and it’s tough right now,” junior forward and captain Austin Czarnik said. “We went ahead and had a good team meeting … we came together and thought about what the problem was and I think we came to the conclusion. Now we’re going to work on it and hope to solve it this weekend.”

Blasi has rarely encountered droughts this severe in his career, and certainly never with the caliber of players that make up his roster, but he welcomes the challenge heading into the last three weekends of regular season play.

“It’s a tough situation and everyone’s frustrated,” Blasi said. “The worst thing that can happen right now is not supporting each other and the adversity is tough to handle. If it was easy everybody would be able to accomplish it. But this is not something that we have not gone through before and I know from experience that every time we’ve gone through things like this we come through on the other side in better shape because of it.”

Miami resumes NCHC play next weekend at home against St. Cloud State University.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

’Hawks come up short against Western

BY ZACH MACIASZEK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University men’s basketball team (9-14, 5-7 MAC) is rapidly falling out of the Mid-American conference (MAC) race after losing to Western Michigan University (168, 9-3 MAC) 68-57.

The loss marked the fourth defeat in a row for the RedHawks.

Senior forward Will Felder and sophomore guard Geovonie McKnight each scored 12 points to lead Miami.

The ’Hawks allowed four Broncos to reach double figures in scoring.

Leading the way was junior guard Austin Richie with 20 points. Senior center Shayne Wittington also gave MU all they could handle on the inside, accounting for 18 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

“Wittington was obviously a factor today,” head coach John Cooper said. “He really bothered us, whether it was scoring inside or whether he was taking it when our guys were driving and blocking shots.”

It was an ugly game on both sides, as the teams collectively committed 39 turnovers (Miami with 19, WMU with 20) and struggled to shoot the ball. The RedHawks shot just 37.5

percent from the field on the night.

Western Michigan head coach Steve Hawkins said he knew his team would struggle to control the ball against Miami’s pressure defense, but he was pleased with the way they responded on the defensive end.

“We knew they were going to turn us over,” Hawkins said. “They lead the league in steals. We’ve seen them play against outstanding teams and they’ve forced steals. That’s what they do.”

The ’Hawks played catch-up in the first half, as the Broncos stormed out to a lead and for the most part maintained it. The gap reached as high as 10 points with 1:33 remaining in the opening half, 26-16.

Miami was able to close it to with six points, 29-23 heading into the locker room.

In the second half, the RedHawks continued to chip away at the Western Michigan lead. MU took the lead, 43-42 on a 3-pointer by senior guard Will Sullivan with 8:47 to go in the game. It was the only time that the ’Hawks would have the lead the rest of the way.

Cooper said Miami was unable to close out the game after they had fought back to take the lead.

“From that point on we had some really mental errors,” Cooper said.

“Whether it was turnovers, whether it was poor decisions, and those kinds of things. It’s probably been the story of our year as far as understanding what it takes to win, understanding the things that you have to do down the stretch to be successful.”

After MU took the lead, the Broncos responded with six straight points. A McKnight jumper at 5:52 pulled the RedHawks within three, but that was as close as they would get for the rest of the game.

Rebounding continues to be a problem for the ’Hawks, as it has all season. Miami was outrebounded 38-25.

Miami hopes to right the ship Wednesday when it hosts Kent State University (14-11, 5-7 MAC), the beginning of a three-game home stand.

The Golden Flashes are coming to Oxford off an 83-75 win over Central Michigan University.

They do not have anyone that stands out offensively, as their top three scorers all average less than twelve points a game. Leading the Flashes in scoring is junior guard Derek Jackson with 11.4 points.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.