The Miami Student Oldest university newspaper in the United States, established 1826
TUESDay, FEBRUARY 26, 2013
VOLUME 140 NO. 41
MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO
TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1930, The Miami Student reported that 11 men had been arrested on various charges of possession, selling and transporting intoxicating liquor, and one
was arrested for gambling, in a series of raids made by federal, state and county officers. The raid was under the direction of Mayor H. Rodabaugh and involved three crews of officers. Wilford “Hoot” Selves, of the Gray Taxi Company was called and asked to deliver whiskey to an empty farm. When he arrived, he was arrested for transportation and possession.
Miami makes the call for more emergency phones By Reis Thebault
For The Miami Student
The 12 yellow emergency phone kiosks scattered around campus are outdated and one-dimensional, Miami University has found. IT Services, in conjunction with the Miami University Police Department (MUPD), Miami’s Physical Facilities department and Associated Student Government (ASG) will begin to phase in 30 better-equipped emergency boxes this summer to foster a safer campus environment. Each box will cost $10,000 and will come out of IT Services’ budget. The current boxes are about 15 years old and serve only one purpose: the ability to summon emergency help or an escort when needed, according to IT services. According to Chris Bernard, director of network engineering and telecommunications in IT Services, the new emergency boxes will have a plethora of features that are absent in the current models. “One feature of the new phone, that the old phones don’t have, is a wire broadcast system, which means in the event of a tornado warning or other warning, the phone boxes will be able to emit that warning,” Bernard said. This feature allows emergency warnings to be broadcast around campus through a speaker in the box that can be heard from 500 feet
away, according to Bernard. Lt. Ben Spilman, spokesperson for MUPD considers this PA-like system paramount to campus safety. “The outdoor warning features are something we don’t have on campus and would bring a new layer to our emergency warning systems here,” Spilman said. The new models will also have the capability to call MUPD for help at the press of a button, just as the current ones do. However, they were unable to solve the problem of prank calling, which happens regularly, according to Spilman. “We get a lot of false alarms, where we will show up and there will be no one there,” Spilman said. The updated models are supposed to be much more aesthetically pleasing, in contrast with the stout, yellow boxes. “They are one of the few remaining eyesores,” Bernard said of the old emergency boxes. Bernard described the emergency boxes that Miami plans on installing, likening them to similar devices on other college campuses. “The new ones will be much larger, about 10 feet tall, and will have a blue light on the top of them, which will hopefully make them very identifiable,” Bernard said. Another drawback of the current models, Bernard said, is because they’re becoming increasingly
outdated, it’s difficult to find replacement parts, as they are no longer being manufactured. The boxes themselves aren’t the only things that are behind the times. “Some locations are kind of outdated because of construction on campus,” Spilman said. “With future development on campus, some of those current call boxes are not in the best locations.” In an attempt to rectify this situation, Spilman said that Physical Facilities hired consultants to produce a campus circulation master plan. This plan, available online, highlights the areas that students most often frequent in order to place emergency phone kiosks in appropriate areas. The new emergency phone kiosks will also double as Wi-Fi access points, projecting a 400-foot radius of wireless internet coverage that will allow strengthening of signals in green spaces and remote areas, such as Western Campus. “For the campus population, the addition of outdoor WiFi is going to be really attractive as well,” Spilman said. “That is certainly a neat feature.” However, all parties concerned are quick to acknowledge that while additional features will be
EMERGENCY, SEE PAGE 9
RYAN HOLTZ THE MIAMI STUDENT
BLADES OF GLORY
The Senior Synchronized Skating Team preforms its competitive long program at the national sendoff exhibition held Saturday at the Goggin Ice Center.
Sleep deprived students struggle to sustain lifestyle By Katie M. Taylor Campus Editor
Miami University students find themselves caught in the nationwide struggle to find enough sleep. According to the 2012 National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey of 76,481 undergraduate students from 141 universities, 22 percent of students reported sleeping difficulties severe enough to have a negative impact on their academic performance. Miami senior Yerine Lee, who gets three to four hours of sleep per night, said she falls in that demographic. According to Lee, the transition to a college environment worsened her pre-existing sleeping difficulties. “In the beginning I had so much work to do,” Lee said. “I guess now, this year, I’ve gotten more used to not sleeping much and even if I’m not doing work it’s just continuously like that.” According to Lee, the lack of sleep has taken its toll. “In class I can tell I’m definitely not at my full potential,” Lee said. “There were a few times when I was taking exams that I dozed off during, so I feel like my performance at school could be a lot better than it is.” Assistant Director of Health Education, Leslie Haxby McNeill, said students who fail to get enough sleep are setting themselves up to face the impossible. “For students who are trying to achieve academically, and I suspect many students are also trying to hold down a job or have a lot of involvement, to be able to function optimally is not going to happen if you are chronically sleep deprived,” McNeill said. An eight-hour sleep schedule is ideal, though many students see that as an unrealistic goal, McNeill said. “I’ve heard students say sleep, study and social life; you can have two, but not all three,” McNeill said. “I would really advocate for students to really try to look at a more balanced lifestyle. When a person is younger they sometimes feel like they can ‘get by’ with less sleep, but really there is no age you can.” Lee confirmed this mentality and said the balancing act often becomes a struggle for students. “I feel like there’s always something going on [at Miami], especially at night also,” Lee said. “It’s so easy for me to just [go out] … There are a lot of times when I tell myself I’d rather do this than just go to bed and miss out.” According to McNeill, the
constant battle often results in substance use—people forcing their bodies to do things they weren’t meant to do. “Some students resort to more extreme measures, for example, using prescription drugs in a way that’s not prescribed,” she said. “Those are the kinds of things that can become very detrimental.” On the other hand, some suffer from sleeping difficulty severe enough to be prescribed sleeping aids. Sophomore Kit Collins is one such student. For Collins, it’s the irrepressible thoughts at the end of the day that keep him awake long after he begs for rest. “When I lay down in bed that’s when I do my thought process,” Collins said. “That’s when I’m like, ‘Okay lets figure out everything that happened today.’ That’s what I started doing when I was young, and it became a terrible habit and developed into insomnia.” Collins can relate to the 6 percent of students surveyed in the NCHA who reported having been diagnosed with, or treated by a health professional for insomnia or another sleeping disorder. According to Collins, a normal dose of a sleeping aid is around three to five milligrams, but due to the degree of his insomnia, doctors prescribed him 25 milligrams of Ambien CR. “I was getting high after taking so much of those drugs and I still couldn’t sleep,” Collins said. After failed attempts to treat his insomnia, Collins said he began to realize substances weren’t the answer. “Those [prescribed] drugs help you get to the place where you can fall asleep, but it’s still about the mental process of putting your worries away, putting [expletive] out of your head,” Collins said. “One of the things I do now, when I’m having a really rough night, I count backwards from a thousand using sevens.” Though Collins no longer uses sleeping aids, Lee said she knows students who do. According to her, it’s also common for students to take Adderall, a prescription stimulant, to stay awake for both studying and partying purposes. “I know a lot more people who if they don’t get enough sleep take Adderall or something to stay up … ” Lee said. “I think a lot of people realize that’s not how you are supposed to solve the problem, but they might
SLEEP,
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Secret GLBTQ group founder, alum returns to campus for lecture By Britton Perelman For The Miami Student
Miami University alumnus James Lopata (’86) began an underground support group for homosexual students in a time when he and other students felt they could not be openly gay. Thursday, Lopata will return to Miami to discuss his experiences.
LOPATA
Lopata is the editor-in-chief of Boston Spirit, an LGBT magazine in New England. The Rochester, N.Y. native has dabbled in a wide variety of career paths including off-Broadway, professional singing, new media marketing and digital consulting. “For me, one of the hallmarks of my career so far is that I just follow what’s interesting and do what excites me,” Lopata said. Lopata, who began as an interdisciplinary studies major at Miami, will speak with students about his college experiences, both in general and as a homosexual student who went through the process of coming out while at Miami. The university Lopata will be returning to this week is quite different than it was when he was a student here almost 30 years ago. Today there are multiple LGBTQ student organizations on campus, as well as
an established department dedicated to advising students, which is part of the Office of Diversity Affairs. In 1986, the only LGBTQ group on campus was a radical for the time activist group that disbanded after less than a year, according to Lopata. During Lopata’s senior year, after talking in-depth with his head resident advisor, Lopata began the process of coming out to his friends. In the midst of a process he described as just plain scary, and despite being initially met with an uncomfortable reaction from his best friend, Lopata found an unlikely friendship with someone he never expected to. Lopata’s friend Christine came out to him at the same time. At the time, the two had virtually nowhere on campus to turn for support. Together they decided to create something like a support group called Chameleon. The group met in secret once a
week in the basement of the counseling center and began with only Lopata and Christine. Chameleon sparked the creation of many of the LGBT organizations on campus today. Lopata returns to Miami in part because of an innate fascination with his Midwestern alma mater, in the hopes of spurring conversation and discussion among students. “My hope is that [the students] get sort of a sense of perspective,” Demere Woolway, coordinator of GLBTQ services at Miami, said. “I think sometimes it’s easy for students to think, ‘oh it’s always been this way.’ And to just sort of look back and see how things have developed and how things have changed since he’s been on campus, and then to also recognize that we all have a place in this movement.” Lopata said Initial reactions to
his news of coming out, struggles with his faith and loneliness were all obstacles he had to overcome. But, in more ways than one, he said Miami proved to be incredibly helpful to him. “The values that were instilled in me at Miami, those kind of values like the importance of relationships and family, have stuck with me, so that as I’ve gone on to work in some gay activism and then gay journalism, is to watch how many activist movements can flare up,” Lopata said. “And there’s a place and time for shouting and yelling and protesting, but there’s also a time and place for those kind of values that I feel were really impressed on me at my experience at Miami University.” Lopata will be speaking with students 4 p.m. Thursday in Upham Hall, room 163.
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CAMPUS
EDITORS KATIE TAYLOR ALLISON MCGILLIVRAY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013
CAMPUS@MIAMISTUDENT.NET
Miami examines sexual assault prevention policy BY LIBBY MUELLER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Miami University is re-assessing sexual assault prevention tactics. The university is doing this with the implementation of a Task Force for the Prevention of Sexual Assault.
force, including expansion of campus educational programs on sexual assault prevention and ongoing assessment of services provided to victims. Hiring the coordinator is the first step in the implementation process, Baudry said.
I think that alcohol-wise, you have choices, like AlcoholEdu but [sexual assault prevention] is not addressed enough.” EMMA KRUSE
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FIRST-YEAR
Miami will also hire a fulltime sexual assault response coordinator to implement new efforts to raise awareness about sexual assault prevention and support for victims. According to Rebecca Baudry, director of Student Wellness, the new coordinator position will allow Miami to implement recommendations given by the task
“[There will be] visible signs of these [recommendations] being implemented in the fall,” Baudry said. Baudry said the new policies will be student-driven. “What we want to do is tap into the student groups,” Baudry said. “The task force is saying yes, we need to have someone on board full-time to look at this
stuff…MARS [Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault] and WAVES [Women Against Violence and Sexual Assault] both have university staff so they’re getting quality training. We want to amp up this training and give students resources they need to implement these programs.” Director of the Women’s Center Jane Goettsch said she thinks the task force’s recommendations are needed in order to build a culture of safety and inclusion. Currently, Miami addresses sexual assault prevention in a variety of ways including skits at orientation, the AlcoholEdu online course, talks at the beginning of the year in the residence halls, and resources and programming including “I’ve Got Your Back” bystander training offered through the Division of Student Affairs for student organizations. Miami’s timing in re-assessing its sexual assault prevention
SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEE PAGE 5
Volleyball star sets up future with scholarship BY DOUG MILLER
FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
Miami University senior Lisa Treadway began playing volleyball at a young age, following in her parents’ footsteps. After a decorated career at Miami, she can now add the Women’s Enhancement Postgrad Scholarship for Careers in Athletics award to her personal achievements. Feb. 6, Treadway was announced as a winner of the Women’s Enhancement Postgrad Scholarship for Careers in Athletics, given out by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The senior from Dayton, Ohio was one of 13 women to win the award, which grants scholarships to students who will be entering their first year of postgraduate studies. Treadway will be studying physical therapy in her postgraduate study. Treadway became interested in volleyball at an early age. Her parents had both played on club teams, and she had three older siblings who played. As a first-year at Miami, Treadway started out as a libero. The libero is generally the most skilled defensive player. “I was able to make an impact on the court right away, and this was only a few years after Miami had won a MAC
championship,” Treadway said. By the beginning of her sophomore year, Treadway had been moved to outside hitter, and was named captain by head coach
[Treadway is] a very intelligent person who takes on a lot of responsibility.” CAROLYN CONDIT
VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH
Carolyn Condit. Not only did Treadway have to adjust to a new position, she also had to learn how to be a leader. “I learned that there was multiple ways to lead, but if the end goal is the same for everyone, then we would all get along,” Treadway said. Fellow senior Amy Kendall came to Miami the same year as Treadway, and was also named captain during their sophomore seasons. “It was definitely a journey that brought us closer together, but she is just an amazing person and I
TREADWAY, SEE PAGE 5
Pucker up: student designs protective SPF 50 lip balm BY ANDREW YDE
FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
THE DATING GAME
JEANNE-MARIE DU TOIT THE MIAMI STUDENT
Left to right senior Huidan Xu, sophomore Ma Ya, junior Qingqing Wei, Qing Li and sophomore Qianhe Zhao participate in “If you are the one” a dating game show hosted by Chinese Information Association Friday Feb. 22. in the Farmer School of Business
Roller hockey team skates to nationals BY AMANDA HANCOCK SENIOR STAFF WRITER
They may not have ice under their skates, but one Miami
play,” he said. The team didn’t win a single game that year, so any post-season play was a no-go. That’s when Hinrichs and fel-
Roller hockey is kind of a niche sport and unless you’ve played something like it, you don’t know what it’s like.” RYAN COSTELLO
MIAMI UNIVERSITY SENIOR
University club sport has proven it can just keep rolling. After four years of hardship, the club roller hockey team is in a good place. The team is competing in Nationals in April. Its 2009 season was a different story, according to senior Paul Hinrichs, one of the team captains. “We were so bad my freshman year that nobody came back to
low senior Ryan Costello decided to take on the leadership roles. “We started building the team for sophomore year and since then we’ve kind of just been subtracting and adding pieces and players,” Hinrichs said. According to Club Sports Athletic Director Mike Arnos, they’ve also served as the team’s president, coach, treasurer and magician for the last four years.
“What sets this roller hockey team apart is leadership,” Arnos said. Along with playing games and practices, the two have invested a huge majority of their time in the club. They’ve managed the budget of $15,000, worked with hotels, networked with other officials in the industry and recruited new members. It is this dynamic that has led to a complete turnaround for the club roller hockey team. “They went from a club that struggled to simply organize their finances and practices to one of our more well-organized club sports,” Arnos said. As a first-year, Costello came to Miami wanting to play collegiate ice hockey. When he realized he would have been the smallest
ROLLER HOCKEY, SEE PAGE 5
Oh, the places you’ll go: students discuss post-graduation dream destinations BY REBECCA CLARK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
With graduation right around the corner for some, and a mere couple of years for others, Miami University students have begun to think about their living arrangement plans for the “real world.” According to students who were interviewed, there are numerous
factors they consider before moving to a new place, including job availability, cost of living and the importance of being in a location near family. First-year Sara Wenger, who aspires to work on Capitol Hill, won’t let anything prevent her from living in her dream location of Washington, D.C. “I wouldn’t give up D.C.
because I have been dreaming about it for such a long time,” Wenger said. “I just have had this picture in my mind for so long, doing something else with my life would be so odd for me.” Sophomore Kaitlyn Gerken said she dreams of living in the suburbs
LIVING PLANS, SEE PAGE 2
Miami University junior finance and entrepreneurship major Samuel Frith and the sun usually get along, that is until the summers roll around. Last year, he submitted his innovative “Ultimate Lip Balm” to the Innov8 for Health Idea Expo held in Cincinnati. Frith, whose SPF 50 creation is now being endorsed and distributed by a marketing organization in Chicago and manufactured by a lip balm contract manufacturer, Raining Rose in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, won fourth place in the Expo for his ultra-protective lip balm. His invention specifically targets people with extra sensitive lips, often caused by acne treatment or chemotherapy. “My idea came from the fact that I get very burnt lips during the summer and no products have been able to cure that,” Frith
said. “I entered the competition to hopefully gain funding for the product so that I could pass the UVA/UVB testing and stability test for FDA regulations.” According to Sunnie Southern, administrator of the Innov8 for Health Idea Expos of Greater Cincinnati, a winning product pursues better health, lower costs and creativity.
I would like to launch the product in stores this fall, starting with Kroger.” SAMUEL FRITH
MIAMI UNIVERSITY JUNIOR
The product should exemplify scalability of a concept to
LIP BALM, SEE PAGE 5
Senate hears report about new course advising tools BY ALLISON MCGILLIVRAY CAMPUS EDITOR
Miami University Registrar Dave Sauter, Manager of Curriculum and Degree Audit Becky Sander and Associate Registrar of Curriculum and Student Success Carol Jones gave a presentation on the new Interactive Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) and new advising tool and planning tool at University Senate Monday. The interactive DARS will be made available to students the week of spring break. Miami developed the DARS and has used the system since 1983. A bill outlining updates to the advising system, including an interactive DARS, was passed through Student Senate last year. Jones said the Office of the Registrar has listened to the feedback. “We’ve done plenty of surveys, we’ve brought consultants
in and we’ve listened to Student Senate and everybody is saying the same thing, ‘we need better advising, we need better advising tools and it needs to be more readily available and updated,’” Jones said. The interactive DARS will have clickable graphics for each of the students’ Miami Plan, major and division requirements to display their progress in completing each requirement. In addition to the creation of the Interactive DARS, the Office of the Registrar will be implementing a planning and advising tool called u.Direct. u.Direct will provide a generic roadmap for majors and minors so that students can build their course schedule term by term, according to Jones. Departments will create these roadmaps. “Currently our degree audit is in university requirements and then you might see divisional
SENATE,
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EDITORS CHRIS CURME OLIVIA HNAT HANNAH STEIN
COMMUNITY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013
COMMUNITY@MIAMISTUDENT.NET
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POLICE OKI plans new Ohio River bridge
BEAT
BY CHRIS CURME COMMUNITY EDITOR
To relieve the chronic congestion in Cincinnati and Northern Kentuckty’s Brent Spence Bridge Corridor, where Interstates 71, 74 and 75 converge at the Ohio River, a new bridge will be built. The current Brent Spence Bridge has been deemed “functionally obsolete” by the National Bridge Inventory. The Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) is partnering with the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to “unsnarl this traffic knot,” according to OKI. The old Brent Spence Bridge would be rehabbed to relieve congestion, according to Brian Cunningham, director of communications and legislative affairs at OKI. “The current Brent Spence Bridge was built more than 50 years ago for 80,000 cars a day, and today 172,000 cars currently cross that bridge every single day,” Steve Faulkner, press secretary for the Ohio Department of Transportation, said. Over years of increasing traffic volume, modifications to the Brent Spence Bridge increased its capacity by removing shoulders, according to Cunningham. The top lanes, once three lanes and a shoulder, were converted into four lanes without a shoulder. When refurbished, the old bridge’s top lanes will be reconfigured into two lanes and two shoulders, according to Faulkner. “This bridge was built for a certain capacity once upon a time using standards that were in place once upon
a time,” Faulkner said. “Standards change, needs change, populations grow and we need transportation infrastructure that meets those needs.” He added that models project the corridor to handle up to 240,000 vehicles a day in the future. “Everyone is aware of the importance of the replacement of the bridge,” Ken Bogard, Oxford city councilman who attended the Feb. 14 OKI meeting, said. Cunningham said that while the Brent Spence Bridge is functionally obsolete, it is not structurally unsound. Rather, it is unsafe because of the excessive volume of traffic, resulting accidents, and the difficulty of emergency response, according to Cunningham. A lack of shoulders makes the bridge unsafe, Bogard said. A man once exited his vehicle to help a stalled motorist and, in doing so, was struck by a vehicle and flung over the bridge, according to Bogard. About $417 billion in freight travels through the corridor yearly, according to Bogard. “For a bridge that carries 4 percent of the nation’s GDP every year, at the confluence of I-71 and I-75, that’s huge,” Faulkner said. Bogard added that while the rebuilt corridor will be only eight miles long, it is the lynchpin that connects commerce across 10 states, from Michigan to Florida. The bridge is the critical passage along this 2,160 mile corridor. The structure’s importance and current state of disrepair have officials looking to fast-track a new construction project, according to Bogard. Financing is hoped to be in place for construction to begin in
2015, he said. According to Bogard, the new bridge will initially cost $2.7 billion, though he said he expects the final cost to rise to $3 billion, due to cost overruns. “If we wait until 2018 to begin, and complete construction in 2022 that will cost $500 million more,” Bogard said. “The funding will come from both Ohio and Kentucky’s departments of transportation, whose dollars are allocated from the Federal Government,” Cunningham said. Generally, 80 percent of such projects are funded federally with the remaining 20 percent being local match, according to Cunningham. Though the exact breakdown is unknown, Cunningham said this roughly 20 percent will arrive by tolls, bond issues and public-private partnerships. “Right now, we don’t know how much Ohio, Kentucky and the federal government can bring to the table,” Faulkner said. “We’re trying to identify the smallest amount possible that needs financed then paid back with toll money over time.” When a bridge links two states, the biggest question is how to divide the cost. “I’m not sure of the exact split,” Cunningham said, “but it’s an eight mile project involving I-75 south of the river and north of the river. I’d say it’s roughly 53 [percent in Kentucky]/47 [percent in Ohio].” Cunningham stressed that financing is still being worked out. Public support is currently very much in favor of the project. According to OKI, of 2,600 respondents to an American Automobile
Association survey of the tri-state region, more than 90 percent are in favor of building a new bridge. With more than 60 percent who said they feel the bridge is unsafe and 67 percent believing new infrastructure will improve the regional economy, only 48 percent of respondents support tolls as a funding source, according to OKI. Bogard said that unlike Ohio and Indiana, Kentucky has yet to pass legislation to support the construction of a new bridge, according to Bogard. “The big question is the tolls,” Bogard said, echoing concern over the magnitude of the proposed toll. Faulkner said that though speculation is rampant, there is no feasible way a new bridge will be constructed in our lifetime without tolls as a funding option. “About 1.6 million gallons of fuel are wasted by cars that sit in traffic on that bridge,” Faulkner said. “About 3.6 million hours of time are spent by motorists sitting in traffic on that bridge. That [waste] would pretty much cover the cost of tolls.” OKI would not employ toll booths, in order to keep traffic moving at highway speeds, and would ensure non-local traffic pays their fair share, according to OKI, implying variable rate tolling via transponders. “I never use the bridge,” Cincinnati resident and Miami first-year Mitch Fischer said, “but I wouldn’t mind paying a toll in theory. I’d be willing to pop a dollar or less.” “The [new] bridge itself will be 820 feet long,” Bogard said, “And with the approaches and rams on either side, the total project length is 7.8 miles.”
2 city council members not seeking re-election BY FREELAND OLIVERIO
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Oxford City Council members Ken Bogard and John Harmon will not seek re-election in November. Vice-Mayor Ken Bogard, councilmen John Harmon, Bob Blackburn and Kevin McKeehan all hold positions that will be up for grabs come November. While Bogard and Harmon are not running, Blackburn and McKeehan both plan on running again. Bogard, who has held a position on the council since 1995, is choosing not to run for re-election. “I was encouraged in 1995 to run for council because I felt that many things needed to be done that could improve the city,” Bogard said. “Councilmen are allowed to serve two consecutive four-year terms. I could stay out of council for another two years and run again, but have chosen not to. I am in my 70s, and by the time I ran again and have another four-year term I’d be in my low 80s. I think it’s time for some young people to step up to the plate and serve their community.” Harmon is also choosing not to run, citing family reasons. “I initially joined city council because I wanted to take a more active role in the city government,” Harman said. “Now, family issues have made it somewhat difficult to manage my time.” Harman, an Oxford resident of 13 years, has spent four of those years as a member of the Oxford City council. According to Harmon, the biggest highlight of his tenure was helping steer the city through the recent financial crisis. “The city council worked hard through the crisis, and Oxford came out better than most cities,” Harman said. “We had a lot of vacancies at venues uptown that needed [to be] filled, and we even had to put in place a salary freeze for a year. Now, we’ve refinanced our debt and have been able to pay off most debts, which has saved the city money.”
Councilman Bob Blackburn, an Oxford resident since 1974 who has served for three and a half years, is also up for reelection. “I joined city council because I’ve always wanted to give back to the community,” Blackburn said. “We’ve been trying to be fiscally responsible so we can continue to enjoy our city in an efficient manner.” As for his plans if he were to be re-elected, Blackburn said at this time he does not have a specific agenda. “You don’t know what’s going to happen until it happens,” Blackburn said. “I just hope to keep the course. We’re really just trying to be fiscally responsible and working to save in our budget, trying to find extra dollars in the way of grants or any other funds that can help out our city.”
I think it’s time for some young people to step up to the plate and serve their community.” KEN BOGARD OXFORD VICE-MAYOR
Councilman Kevin McKeehan, a 14-year resident of Oxford and three and a half-year member of the City Council, also plans to run for re-election this fall. As a citizen of Oxford, McKeehan has formerly served on the Oxford Chamber of Commerce board six years, has served on the Oxford Family resource center for six years, and has been an active member of the Lion’s Club. If re-elected, McKeehan said he hopes to solve issues with the city as they come. “Myself nor anybody else on council has a personal agenda, and that’s what I think makes it good,” McKeehan said. “We don’t have any direct plans for the future, that’s the beauty of our current council. We don’t have a particular agenda, we just want to move Oxford forward in the next few years.”
LAUREN HUTCHISON THE MIAMI STUDENT
EMPOWERED WOMEN
The cast of the Vagina Monologues performed three shows Feb. 21-23.
Ohio state senator drafts assault weapons reform bill BY KAITIE ESPELETA FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
Sen. Shirley Smith (D), of Cleveland, is in the process of proposing a bill to ban assault weapons and magazines that hold over 10,000 rounds of ammunition. Although she is still in the research and development phase of the bill, Smith said that the bill would also create a process through the attorney general’s office, in which everyone must register weapons they own. According to Smith, the bill has been officially drafted, but has not formally been introduced yet, and will serve as a placeholder until legislature agrees on a bill on which to vote. Miami University students have expressed differing opinions on the issue of gun control. Senior Janson Campbell said he supports the bill. “I think that every citizen has the right to own guns, but I don’t think
that everyone should have the right to own assault rifles,” Campbell said. “I think there just needs to be more controls on people who are trying to buy weapons.” Sophomore Brent Eastman said he agrees with Smith. “When it comes down to it, I don’t think people need weapons with that much firepower capability, but I recognize that it’s difficult to ban these completely,” Eastman said. “If criminals want these types of weapons, they will find ways to get them.” Junior Abby Sell, said she does not agree with the proposed bill. “I think that [guns] should not be banned because people are going to try and steal them if they want them that bad,” Sell said. Smith said she will release more details about the proposed details after she conducts more research about owning weapons and talks to more experts about the background of the issue.
CLARIFICATION In the Feb. 22 issue of The Miami Student the article, “Lane Library officially moving to Walmart site,” contained several pieces of information that were unclear. The article said the Lane Public Library will definitely move into the former Walmart site. While the library is working with the developer of the site and plans to move to the Walmart property, no official paperwork has been signed at this time. The article stated members of the Oxford community cast votes in a public council session to decide the new location of the library. While the library did invite public feedback on the library’s new location, the community took no official, binding vote.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Editor BILLY RAFAEL
ARTS@miamistudent.net
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013
Eco-friendly project reused for exhibition By Billy Rafael
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Last week saw a new exhibition focused on a project called Upcycle unveiled in the Cage Gallery. A yearand-a-half in the making, Upcycle brought together over 150 architecture and interior design students and faculty to create a piece of art that was not only practical and educational, but resourceful. This exhibition features the process of this project from start to finish. Associate professor of architecture Murali Paranandi was involved in Upcycle since the beginning. According to Paranandi, the idea came about in August 2011 when a group of students was interested in doing a practical application project that involved using interesting designs. This is where upcycling came into play. “When we think of recycling, we think of taking something, reducing it to its raw elements, and then reusing that,” senior Brandon Jacobs, who worked on the final project, said. “Upcycling is taking something as it is and elevating it, giving it a new purpose without destroying it.” The practicality of the project came when the students identified an issue affecting their department.
“The freshman [architecture] studio in Alumni Hall was getting too much direct sunlight through the south windows for a majority of the year, making it hard to work,” Jacobs said. “Our task was to create a sunshade.” After dealing with getting the necessary permits for their construction, since the building was owned by the state, they realized they had a new problem: their permit was only good for nine months. They would have to design something that was easy to take down and, to hold true to the resourceful intention of the project, was easy to reuse. “The students had to design a construction process that was safe, could be accomplished in chunks, making it easier to disassemble, and could be done in three days,” Paranandi said. The finished project involved used banners and hockey nets donated from the school that would have otherwise been thrown away as well as fishing nets, due to their “built-tobe-indestructible” nature. Banners were cut into strips, woven through nets, and hung to provide cover from the sun to the large windows. Twoby-fours were used for a base, but the entire project was designed to be “zero waste” meaning that there were to be no wasted material in the construction process.
BRICK KEEPS THE COUNTRY COMING
The structure was installed at the end of last semester, yet unexpected weather, including high winds and snow, took a toll on the sculpture. While parts of it are still attached and can be seen on the top of Alumni Hall from Spring Street, much fell down. “The project had to be designed to fail,” senior Stacy Kotula, who also worked on the project, said. “Because it was being installed into the building, it had to be designed to come down naturally and not damage the building in case winds became like they did. It was a little sad coming back from break and seeing parts of it on the ground.” While the project had its setbacks, those involved feel it provided a valuable learning experience. “It was a great exercise in working as an entire studio,” Kotula said. “We all had different ideas of how we wanted the project to go but had to come together to get it done. Getting to know other members of the department was really enriching.” The exhibit features posters with the original instructions, pictures of the process, and parts of the original structure. Upcycle will be up through March 1 in the Cage Gallery, located in Alumni Hall, which is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line serenades the crowd Wednesday night at Brick Street.
Symposium showcases Post-Soviet composers By Emily Ketterer Senior Staff Writer
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” This weekend, a conference and concert on “Music and Power” will be presented at Miami University through combined international and university talents. Rebecca Mitchell, postdoctoral fellow at the Havinghurst Center for Russian and Post Soviet Studies, has been preparing this symposium since September 2011. “We are looking at the ways that various power structures and musical creativity have interacted over time,” Mitchell said. “We are looking specifically at the regions of Russia, eastern Europe and Eurasia.” The first aspect of the symposium is a conference in which Mitchell received a global pool of over seventy paper applicants. From that pool, two keynote speakers were selected as well as 13 conference presenters on a number of topics. “We are interested in the role of politics and state censorship and how music has either been repressed or used as a form of propaganda,” Mitchell said. “But we are also interested in other sorts of power structure such as gender, ethnic identity and how those have either been brought into question or have been supported through musical creativity.” While Mitchell organized the conference, Ricardo Averbach, director of Orchestral Studies, formed the Gala Concert component of the symposium. “We chose music which examines the various ways in which music can influence power and be influenced by the power,” Averbach said. Opening the concert will be a piece by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich performed by Miami student Molly Jones who recently won the Concerto Competition and Havinghurst Center Special Award.
“Shostakovich lived in deep turmoil in Soviet Union Russia, that persecuted people who wanted to have their own individual voice,” Averbach said. “Composers would have to follow the rules or they would have to find ways to go around the system and disguise a type of protest in their music. This is basically what Shostakovich did.” Averbach said the second piece will be The Butterfly Lovers Concerto, which is often called the Chinese Romeo and Juliet. “It is the most performed piece in the world but never performed here,” Averbach said. “It was prohibited during the cultural revolution in China and the students who composed it were imprisoned for crimes worse than murder.” World-renowned violinist Bin Huang will be coming from China to perform this with the Miami University Symphony Orchestra. Caitlyn Lana, a sophomore music education major who will be performing the Butterfly concerto alongside Huang, says that the student orchestra has been preparing for this performance for a while. “We have been rehearsing since start of the semester,” Lana said. “It has been a great way to prepare us for the type of music we will be playing as professional musicians. This is also a fantastic experience for all of us to be able to perform with Bin Huang.” Finally, the famous 30-minute battle sequence of ‘Cantata Alexander Nevsky’ by Sergei Prokofiev will be performed with the combined efforts of Miami’s Chamber Singers, the Collegiate Choral, and the symphony orchestra. The Gala Concert will be held 8 p.m. Friday, March 1 in Hall Auditorium. There will be a pre-concert lecture by Bruce Murray, chair and professor of music, at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adult and are available at the Shriver Box Office.
A spring break playlist can 9 Circles explores PTSD through theater bring the beach to Oxford By Christina Casano Senior Staff Writer
BY Claire Krieger Senior Staff Writer
The final countdown to Spring Break 2013 has begun. Miami University students have less than two weeks of classes before their long-awaited break. Many students will be spending their break lying on a beach in the warm, tropical sun. Along with sunscreen and a killer bathing suit, the perfect beach playlist is essential to complete your beach getaway. The following songs are a blend of old and new and all different genres that all capture that essence of lazy days lounging in the sun.
13. Burnin’ Up — Jonas Brothers 14. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem — Kenny Chesney 15. I’m On a Boat (feat. T-Pain) — The Lonely Island 16. Electric Feel — MGMT 17. Starships — Nicki Minaj 18. Rhythm of Love — Plain White T’s 19. Message In A Bottle — The Police
1. Haiti — Arcade Fire
20. Dani California — Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Sail — AWOLNATION
21. Fly — Sugar Ray
3. Kokomo — The Beach Boys 4. Bubbly — Colbie Caillat
22. Beautiful Day — U2
5. Paradise — Coldplay 6. Stand Tall — Dirty Heads
24. Anna Sun — Walk the Moon
7. Up Up Up — Givers In Light
Even if you aren’t one of the lucky ones going away for Spring Break this year, that doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy these songs too! Crank up the heat in your house, find some ocean sounds on YouTube, and use these tunes to create your own personal paradise. This way you can avoid getting a nasty sunburn or finding sand in your clothes and for the next three months.
8. Vacation — The Go Go’s 9. Naked Kids — Grouplove 10. The Sweet Escape — Gwen Stefani 11. Better Together — Jack Johnson 12. I’m Yours — Jason Mraz
23. Holiday — Vampire Weekend
25. Island In the Sun — Weezer
Based on an actual trial for a crime that allegedly took place in 2006 during the Iraq War, 9 Circles is the fourth production in the Miami University theater department’s season, directed by second-year graduate student Sarah Saddler. Telling the story of Private Daniel Reeves, a young man returning from the front in Iraq, the show brings to the forefront alleged war crimes and how both the media and government reacted. The play follows Reeves through the court martial system after he is accused of invading an Iraqi home, raping a 14 year-old girl and killing her parents. “The play guides the audience through the trial using the framework of Dante’s Inferno,” Saddler said. The show reflects the work she has done on her thesis, focusing on war trauma in performance and military therapy methods that include theatre. Among other topics, 9 Circles deals with the depiction of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in performance. Saddler chose the play because it posed questions to the audience rather than gave answers through the performance. She also said that unlike other political plays, it did not present war as either positive or negative. “It speaks to our misunderstanding of war,” Saddler said. “It heightens our consciousness as civilians in a country at war. No one likes talking about war.” Junior Erin Mizer, the
production stage manager, reflected Saddler’s point about the civilian perspective. “I don’t know much about the war in Iraq, and I’m kind of ashamed that I don’t,” Mizer said. “But I also think it’s important to ask, should we be happy we don’t know what it’s like to live in a war zone? Should we be scared that we don’t know what’s actually happening?”
It heightens our consciousness as civilians in a country at war. No one likes talking about war.” SARAH SADDLER
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The hour and a half-long performance is completed without intermission while Daniel Reeves, played by senior Brendan Monte, remains onstage throughout. It’s an important show for Monte on two fronts, as this is not only a strenuous show for an actor, but it is his last with the theater department. “I’ve been blessed to have been able to be in a show every semester that I’ve been here,” Monte said. “It’s sad, but it’s good. Once it’s completed, I’ll be satisfied with my theatrical experience at Miami.” Monte’s work on the show was in the stamina of the actor and in the psychological aspects of the character to get him
through the nine separate scenes. “The first four [scenes] are external, so we’re seeing Reeves from other perspectives,” Monte said. “In five through nine we start to examine the psyche of Reeves. The last scene is in his mind, with him on stage, and it’s a powerful end.” The show is set in the round, meaning that the audience will be seated on all four sides of the stage. Set designer Weston Oberg, a senior theatre major, said that this set-up allows people to get closer to the action and the characters. “It can make the audience feel like that person could be sitting right next to them,” Oberg said. Saddler and Oberg worked together to find a way to present the visual aspect of the show. “It was definitely a challenge. This show can be done on a bare stage,” Oberg said. “I had to find a way to show how Reeves views the world after his experiences.” Saddler was interested in presenting 9 Circles because of the questions it asked about the characters and ourselves. “If I was in his shoes, how would I react?” Saddler said she asked herself. “Who am I in context? The show does a good job of invoking our individual responsibilities in the context of the collective.” The show runs 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Studio 88 located in the Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are $6 for students and $9 for adults and are available through the Shriver Box Office.
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SEXUAL ASSAULT, FROM PAGE 2
policies corresponds with the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), first passed in 1994. The law was meant to stop violence against women and the cultural norms that perpetuated it, according to the American Bar Association (ABA). ABA reports the most recent authorization of VAWA passed in the United States Senate Feb. 12, 2013 and awaits passage in the United States House of Representatives. Another bill referred to U.S. Senate in January 2013 was the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (SaVE Act), which is an amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1965 and would require institutions of higher education to include in crime reports instances of domestic violence, dating violence and stalking, according to the Library of Congress. It would also require institutions of higher education to include in their annual security reports information on their policies for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking prevention programs and provide procedures for victims to follow, according to the Library of Congress. Baudry said the SaVE Act amendment would also require crime statistics reporting to
LIP BALM, FROM PAGE 2
meet the needs of a large population by showing strong usability and design and striving for a good relationship with the Greater Cincinnati community. Though he came away from Innov8 with $1,000, Frith said the cash winnings were never his incentive. “The cash prize is minimal and just a reassurance that your idea is something worth pursuing,” Frith said. One could say that the ‘minimal’ cash prize was just the push he needed. Frith already has big plans for his cosmetic creation with the supposed potential to protect just about any pucker. “I would like to launch the product in stores this fall, starting with Kroger,” Frith said. Harnessing ambition curbed only by lack of significant experience, Frith said he found both an independent healthcare marketing organization and a contract manufacturer with whom he can work—GA Communications Group in Chicago and
ROLLER HOCKEY, FROM PAGE 2
defenseman, he tried out for roller. “It’s really fun to play competitive hockey, get away from Oxford and travel with the team each year,” Costello said. Roller hockey’s national governing body, the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA), consists of about 70 teams in Division II and seven leagues. Miami is ranked first in the Midwest league, followed by DePaul, Northern Illinois, Cincinnati, Western Michigan and Michigan Tech. Certain things make roller hockey and ice hockey different games, and it goes beyond the rink surface, Costello said. There are four skaters and a goalie on each team on the floor at a time, compared to five skaters in ice hockey. The floor itself is similar to kitchen tile with thin boards around the plastic squares. The puck, too, is completely different—it weighs significantly less than an ice hockey puck and is made of plastic. Roller hockey also has no blue line and no icing. “Because of all this, it’s not as congested, there’s a lot more movement and a lot more offensive minded,” Hinrichs said. Every Tuesday night, the group drives a little less than an hour to
CAMPUS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 include national origin and gender identity of the victim. Baudry said if the amendment were passed, Miami would not have to change much. She said Miami is already offering counseling and health services that the SaVE Act would require. “Miami…makes services available at the counseling center, in some cases if necessary we can just walk [victims] right over,” Baudry said. Miami would have to start tracking stalking instances, Baudry said. “I don’t think we’re tracking some of the stalking instances, which is another thing under the amendment, not only reporting sexual assault but also stalking and dating violence,” Baudry said. “Through this we might see we might need to amp up efforts on stalking awareness…If stalking and dating violence are issues students need services for, this will help us do that better.” Becca Hartz is a senior at Miami, an ambassador for the Women’s Center and a member of Feminists Working for Real Democracy (FWORD). She said she does not think Miami currently offers good support for rape victims. “I received training through ORL (Office of Residence Life) on how to deal with a resident who has been sexually assaulted,” Hartz said. “Other than that I don’t think Miami has good rape support.
After the flier [encouraging rape] there wasn’t a lot of talk by the administration about how to improve the situation for students.” Some students said they wanted to see Miami do more to address sexual assault prevention. First-year Lainey Viau said she does not think Miami does enough to educate its students about sexual assault prevention. “They try to at the beginning of the year, when we first come to school but after that, students are on their own,” Viau said. “I know personally someone who’s been raped and maybe if they had better knowledge of what goes on in bars, getting drinks, maybe it wouldn’t have happened.” Amy Trace is a sophomore at Miami. She said Miami does not have a lot of sexual assault prevention education. “I don’t remember getting anything at the beginning of this year,” Trace said. “I know there are posters in the dorm about get consent but that’s it.” First-year Emma Kruse said she would like to see sexual assault prevention addressed more at Miami. “I think that alcohol-wise, you have choices, like AlcoholEdu but [sexual assault prevention] is not addressed enough,” Kruse said. “We’re alone for the first time in our life and it’s a foreign concept. They should address it more than they do already.”
Raining Rose respectively. Still, intangible obstacles have fought to obscure his path to success. “Challenges have been just getting people to believe in the idea,” Frith said. “There are no kids my age wanting to produce their own cosmetic over-thecounter product.” Frith said he has managed to turn the accepted abnormality of his endeavor into a motivator. “Breaking that stigma is very hard but rewarding,” Frith said. From his experiences with Innov8, GA Communications and Raining Rose, Frith said he has learned invaluable lessons; lessons that he knows will shape his future as a businessman. “I have learned so much about producing a consumer-packaged good and growing as an entrepreneur,” Frith said. “Whether or not this product will be a success, it is so rewarding learning about a new industry or business category and challenging yourself to accomplish what most college kids do not.” Furthermore, Frith has delved deeply into a realm foreign to most other college students.
“Ten months ago I didn’t know anything about the cosmetics industry or the precision that goes into the production and sale of a cosmetic good,” Frith said. “Now I know far more than most 20-year-olds, and I’m learning more everyday.” Frith was inspired to create his high SPF lip balm by his own lack of agreement with the summer sun, however, this does not mean his motivation is solely personal. In fact, his impetus for marketing and distributing his creation is quite selfless in nature. “I’m hoping that [my lip balm] will allow people with very sensitive lips to continue to love the outdoors and participate in their favorite outdoor activities without worrying about getting sunburn on their lips,” Frith said. Southern has high hopes for Frith and the future of his lip balm. “Samuel is a very determined, creative, intelligent and hardworking young man,” Southern said. “I am sure that he will have success with whatever he puts his mind to.”
the nearest roller hockey rink in Cincinnati for practice. Practices are low-key, but that’s because the team has always been more competition-focused, Hinrichs said. “If we play in any way like we practice, it would be a disaster,” he said. Enjoying the game is a huge part of the team dynamic for both Hinrichs and Costello. “When I started doing this, I always said I wanted it to be a part of the Miami experience for the guys, not the whole Miami experience for them,” Hinrichs said. Many of the 14 men on the team are involved in fraternities and organizations on campus, but still have roller hockey as a priority. The captains just stress being on the same page at the beginning of the season. “When everybody is working towards the same goal, everything tends to work itself out at the end of the day,” Costello said. And what really sets this team apart is their friendships off the rink. Five upperclassmen live in a house together and their basement has basically transformed into a roller hockey locker room for the whole team to store equipment. “This team doesn’t just travel to games together and then never see each other again,” Hinrichs said. “We are competitive, but we also really like hanging out together.”
The one challenge the team has faced along the way is being recognized across campus. “That’s the hard thing for us; we’re really excited about our season right now and we got our guys getting the word out,” Hinrichs said. Costello said he gets a lot of questions around campus when he mentions what he does. “Roller hockey is kind of a niche sport and unless you’ve played something like it, you don’t know what it’s like,” he said. The team will continue to work the rest of the season, though, as it tries to defend a No. 1 seed spot at regionals in March. “The ultimate goal though is nationals, we’re going to try our best to get there and win,” Costello said. Arnos said he is incredibly pleased with where the team is at today. “It took them a couple years of adjusting the team’s culture and organization but they have put together a great product and started getting other’s involved,” Arnos said. The future will be a challenge without Costello and Hinrichs leading the way, said Arnos. For Costello though, getting the word out will help move that along. “There’s a whole problem of club sports getting a lot of recognition across campus and people need to know that there are people doing great things on a national stage,” Costello said.
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am so proud of her,” Kendall said. After a four-year career at Miami, Treadway has left an impression not only with other players, but with her coaches as well. Condit described Treadway as a person who can manage a lot, and also help other people manage. “She’s a very intelligent person who takes on a lot of responsibility,” Condit said. “She is so humble and never self promotes.” Condit said she saw Treadway improve her leadership skills as she grew into her role as captain. “She learned to step back and realize other people’s strengths and what they can bring to the team,” Condit said.
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requirements, major requirements and minor requirements,” Jones said. “That’s hard for students to understand because students don’t think like that, they don’t think in requirements.” Rather, Jones said students think about what classes they are taking each semester, which u.Direct provides the opportunity to do. This tool will also inform Miami about which courses students
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Treadway will be graduating this May with a degree in exercise science. She will begin her postgraduate studies at Ohio State University in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program in June. She said she definitely wants to stay involved in college athletics, and she said she is excited to be going to a new school to continue her studies. While Treadway will be leaving Miami University this summer, she has some advice for former teammates and those who will be joining the Redhawks in the future. “Make sure you’re always willing to give back because you’re part of a much larger tradition,” Treadway said. want to take and allows for better advising information, according to Jones. A couple years down the road, students will be able to build their schedules with this tool and then put it into Banner Registration. This would allow for one step schedule creation. According to Jones, u.Direct will allow students to block out time if they are an athlete or they work. Senate also completed a survey about Miami 2020 Plan metrics and heard an update on accreditation.
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Junior Samuel Frith pitched an SPF 50 lip balm design for people undergoing cancer or acne treatments at Innov8 for Health Ideas Expo in Cincinnati.
LIVING PLANS, FROM PAGE 2
of a big city. “I have been to New York City, Philadelphia and D.C. in the past few years, and have fallen in love with each of them,” Gerken said. “I love the history and just the overall vibe of a big city.” On the other hand, she would be willing to live somewhere else if there was higher job availability. Sophomore Lauren Kraus ideally wants to live in Europe. However, she said she recognizes the cost of moving abroad is definitely an important factor and it may be more realistic to move to somewhere in New England. Students also consider the importance of living near their families. While Wenger said it would be great to live close to her parents, but not a top priority, Gerken and Kraus agreed that it would be a deciding factor. Both would like to be near their families, and said it’s important for them to live in a location that would be cohesive for children when they each start families. Another factor being seriously
considered is job availability in various locations. Jennifer McLaughlin, one of Miami’s Career Services staff members, has found that students who are more lenient with where they want to live have more opportunities. “It depends on what you want to do.” McLaughlin said. “If you are in a competitive field like advertising, where there are more people than jobs, you might want to make your location broader.” However, there are still plenty of instances where someone could choose where they wanted to live. “If you are in a career field where there are more jobs than people that can fill them, such as math or science teachers, you have a lot more options to choose your place,” McLaughlin said. Like Gerken, Kraus is willing to keep her living arrangements flexible to job availability. “If I didn’t have a source of income, it wouldn’t be worth it to live there because I wouldn’t be getting the experience I’d expected anyway,” Kraus said. “I’d rather live somewhere I know I can find work, and then maybe move to that ideal location in the future when I feel more secure.”
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OPINION
EDITORS RACHEL SACKS NICOLE THEODORE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013
EDITORIAL
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
Road to true acceptance is paved with open, honest conversations James Lopata, Miami University alumnus of 1986 and current editor-in-chief of the Boston Spirit, will be returning to Miami Thursday to speak with students about his college experiences as a homosexual student. Lopata went through the process of coming out while at Miami and those experiences subsequently shaped the rest of his life. In 1986, the only LGBTQ group on campus was an activist group that disbanded after less than a year. After, gay students relied on a secret support group called Chameleon. Today there are a number of LGBTQ student organizations on campus as well as an established department in the Office of Diversity Affairs dedicated to advising students. The editorial board of The Miami Student commends Lopata for returning to Miami to speak about his experience at Miami. But has society, both inside the Miami bubble and beyond, evolved regarding the acceptance of homosexual students? In the past several years, Miami has grown in support and acceptance of gay students, but the community has also suffered disturbing setbacks on the issue. On one hand, Miami is home to the ‘You Can Play’ campaign surrounding the late Brendan Burke, a homosexual student, promoting the idea that Miami’s athletic community is open and accepting to non-cisgendered athletes. On the other hand, the student body has witnessed incidents and attacks against homosexual students. Last year, a male student was attacked for holding hands with another male while Uptown. The year before, a female student
was harassed with pejorative terms such as ‘dyke.’ The year before, a student was attacked after Spectrum’s drag show. And these are just the incidents that gained widespread attention. We must also come to terms with the fact that not all gay students at Miami feel completely comfortable with their sexual orientation and many try to blend in with our society and culture. As the editorial board sat discussing our disappointment that at one time, gay students had to rely only on a secret group, we realized the same could be true to another group today. Perhaps there are still students who feel some part of themselves or their beliefs will not be accepted by society, and thus rely on secret groups for support. When we look back through history, persecution of those different from the socially held norm has happened time and time again. People have been harassed for gender, race, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and so much more. We look back at history and disparage those who initiated the mistreatments. Yet we continue to mistreat those who are different from us. When does this stop? When do we finally accept those who look, act or feel differently than we do? We need to have honest and open discussions about what can be done for everyone, without the fear of harassment or judgment. In today’s generation, we typically are more accepting of homosexual students and we can have more open discussions regarding it, but there is no denying that we still have a long way to go for full acceptance, both in the real world and here at Miami.
Rule of Thumb New lip balm A Miami student invented new protective lip balm. p. 2
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Virtual bullying has real world consequences “You can’t sit with us!” If you are like most people you probably recognize that line from the 2004 movie Mean Girls. The film is well known and often quoted online and in daily life. The movie was marketed as a comedy, but recently there have been some disturbing trends that point to it coming across like a documentary. One of the more ridiculous scenes in Mean Girls is the school wide brawl that ensues after Regina distributes copies of the burn book. Perhaps one of the reasons that we laugh at that moment is because now, all the fighting happens online. The idea of a faceto-face confrontation is offputting to most, which is why more and more people, women in particular, have taken their bullying into cyberspace. In a study by HealthDay News, 15 percent of college students said they were bullied while at college, 22 percent reported being cyberbullied, and 38 percent know someone who has experienced cyberbullying. Unlike the popular television show Pretty Little Liars, not a lot of the bullying occurs via text, but most cyberbullying occurs on social networking sites. Does the word “subtweeting’’ mean anything to you? If you have a Twitter account, the answer is probably yes. If you aren’t familiar with Twitter, subtweeting is when someone tweets about another person without actually mentioning their username and connecting them to the tweet. Basically, it is the virtual version of talking about someone behind his or her back. It’s gotten harder and harder to scroll down a Twitter feed without finding rude subtweets. This passive aggressive phenomenon is an almost entirely female occurrence and an immensely destructive one at that. The problem with
subtweeting is that there is no way for the person the tweet is about to prove that it was actually about them. The easiest response to receiving a subtweet is to subtweet them back. However, even if you try to be the mature person and confront them about it face to face, unless they own up to it, you can’t actually talk about the problem. This creates an issue because though in theory, it is easy to simply unfollow a person on Twitter or unfriend them on Facebook, if someone is going to be saying bad things about you, it’s human nature to want to at least know what they are saying.
This passive aggresive phenomenon is an almost entirely female occurrence and an immensely destructive one at that. Is subtweeting really a form of bullying though? Most people would say that it is. Almost all subtweets are negative, and, women especially, want to know if other people are saying negative things about them, which can be profoundly upsetting. According to a new study cited in the Huffington Post, about 15,000 bullying-related tweets are posted every day, meaning more than 100,000 nasty messages taint the digital world each week. Cyberbullying is not just regulated to Twitter though. Does the status: “Had such a bad day. I guess I really found out who
my friends are,’’ look familiar? Most of us can probably also say that we have seen something like this on Facebook. Usually this kind of status is met with one of three responses. It is ignored by the person it is about. The person it’s about posts a similar status vaguely defending their position. The person it’s about comments on the status and the two (or more) people involved either talk about the problem or get into a fight. While this may seem like a harmless way to vent without making a big deal out of an issue, it doesn’t really accomplish anything. It is still cyberbullying even if you don’t directly mention the person you are talking about. Most people can remember being told by their mothers not to say anything online that they wouldn’t say to someone’s face. It is unclear when people start to disregard that advice, but instances of cyber bullying have been rising steadily over the last decade. Right now, the most productive thing any student can do is to simply rise above it. It can be hard to ignore things that are directed at you, but retaliating won’t make the situation any better. If it is possible, confront the person. If you are someone who subtweets others, make a real effort to stop. It is probably the most pointless way to approach a conflict, because you are effectively cutting off any real avenues of communication between you and the person you have a problem with. If we want to end the mean girls movement, then we have to start somewhere.
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Miami productions Great job to all students who participated in weekend shows!
Sleep deprivation 22 percent of students across the nation are affected by lack of sleep. p. 1
please recycle!
Oscars Did you see Jennifer Lawrence fall when she accepted her award? We still love her.
Puppies Have you seen a Corgi beagle mix?
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Cash-only vending machine If the machine isn’t accepting MUlaa and we don’t have cash, we get really bummed out.
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Mark Emmert signals leadership failure in NCAA Many real world reminders lurk outside of the ‘Oxford Bubble’ Corruption and the failure to act investigation of its own enforce- resulted from this illegal deal, and
in light of allegations are central to the all-too-hypocritical, profit-first organization known as the NCAA. The truth is out; the NCAA has lost its sense of mission and the ethics of colCARSON lege athletDRAKE ics are along for the ride. Since its establishment in 1910, the NCAA has continued to play a significant role in the world of college sports. From an outsider’s perspective, it seems that the NCAA is running as smoothly as ever and has dealt adequately with infractions as they come up. However, from a college sports enthusiast’s point of view, the recent decade of the NCAA has been a tumultuous one, to say the least. As any sports fan and levelheaded individual knows, it is rather ironic to see that Emmert and his NCAA staff members turn a blind eye to many violations at certain schools while dropping the hammer on others. Most recently, the NCAA failed to act accordingly in discovering that a former University of Miami booster, Nevin Shapiro, provided football players with money, visits to strip clubs, and other benefits that clearly violate the apparent “rules” set forth by the NCAA. Even more ironic is the fact that the NCAA’s investigation into this matter included an internal
ment staff. That alone is nothing short of laughable. If the organization claims to play an integral role in the success of collegiate athletics while promoting ethical behavior, how is it unable to appropriately monitor the actions of its enforcement staff? After Shapiro had been convicted of running a huge ponzi scheme that inevitably allowed him to fund the various activities for Hurricane players, the NCAA attempted to uncover more details of the university’s knowledge about the illegal benefits. In the public eye, the NCAA did nothing wrong in reaching out to the imprisoned Shapiro and his legal team.
Even more ironic is the fact that the NCAA’s investigation into this matter included an internal investigation of its own enforcement staff. However, the compliance team violated NCAA bylaws when they paid Shapiro’s lawyers upwards of $20,000 and used subpoena power (which it doesn’t have) to attain additional information about the case. It is estimated that about 20 percent of the information collected in the Shapiro case
now the NCAA can’t use any of it. In response to the breach of ethical conduct, Vice President of Enforcement Julie Roe Lach, was relieved of her duties last Monday. She knowingly extended the NCAA’s legal capabilities in this case, she got caught, and now she is paying the price. What was Emmert’s role in all of this? Of course, he claimed he had no knowledge of the payments for additional information. Obviously something is wrong here, in denying knowledge of Lach’s role in the case, Emmert is either blatantly lying to the public or is incapable of controlling his own staff. It is interesting that Emmert can drop the hammer on Penn State and other schools for being ignorant to what was happening around them, but when Emmert presents the same ignorance, he is not reprimanded. How does one expect schools to hold its athletic administrators accountable when the NCAA can’t even do it? Based on Emmert’s failure to lead accordingly since accepting the position of president in 2010, one thing is for certain: Mark Emmert needs to go. If the NCAA wants to right its image, it must take drastic measures to do so. The image correction will not happen overnight, it will be a long process. Should the NCAA hope to regain its integrity and the trust of the college sports fans, it is imperative that the organization improves its compliance sector significantly and adopts a new moral code.
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I found out how easy it is to take advantage of the “Oxford bubble” when I went home this weekend to Cleveland. One amazing thing about Miami is the fact that for most of us as Miami students, we all have a NICOLE level of unTHEODORE spoken trust between one another when it comes to our belongings and even our safety. Yes, we have unfortunate incidents sometimes but for the most part, the Oxford bubble has rarely been popped for most of us. And then, when we least expect it, we are reminded that we aren’t always living in this semi-perfect world. This reminder happened to me while out with friends in downtown Cleveland this past weekend. I was bar hopping with my best friends and boyfriend on West Sixth Street, the most popular street in Cleveland for nightlife. As I was walking, reality smacked me in the face quite hard. A random guy came from behind me and stole my brand new iPhone 5. I had only had it for two days. Even the back and front protective covers were still on it; an awesome “steal” for my culprit. I was in complete shock. I had never been robbed before in my life, and I was careless because I thought I was still in Oxford. The problem is that as students, we tend to be misinformed about what is out there concerning cell phones. I found out the hard way that Apple Care, and your own cell phone providers insurance are completely different. If you buy your cell phone in the actual Apple store, which I did, they only give you information on Apple Care, which is a one-time fee and only covers physical damage to the phone. Theft is not included. Apple’s policy surrounds the fact that the damaged iPhone must be accounted for in order to use Apple Care. Basically, walking into Apple even with a police report that your phone was stolen will do you absolutely no good. What students should know is that though Apple Care is good for those careless nights out when someone happens to spill beer on your phone, you need to get your own cell phone provider’s insurance. I have Verizon, and they eventually told me after I went there the next morning after my phone had already been stolen that their insurance, which is a fee
every month, covers theft completely and will replace your phone. This feature of the insurance can only be used you purchase it before the phone is stolen. That information would have been great to know at the Apple store when I bought my phone. Unless you ask questions, you won’t understand what the best coverage is for your expensive piece of technology. One thing I actually did right in this incident though was that I had a pass lock on my phone. This wasn’t to hide my text messages from anyone, but I had it because I knew if someone had in fact stolen my phone, if they entered in my pass lock more than 10 times incorrectly, all of my data would be instantly erased off my phone. This includes applications, passwords, images, and contacts. So who ever steals your phone, they wont be able to use it and access your information. Another thing to remember when it comes to iPhones is that the “find your iPhone app” is only good if your iPhone is on. The guy who took my phone was smart enough to immediately turn it off, so I couldn’t even tell the police where it was because the GPS location was off. The iPhone seems invincible in its impeccable technology and applications, but they aren’t full proof. I partially blame this on the Oxford bubble. I think many of us, including me, become so used to not asking questions about our safety, or about protecting our things. How many of us leave our doors unlocked during the day? Or even at night? How many of us walk around alone at 3 a.m.? The answer is that too many of us have done these things. It isn’t the guy’s fault that stole my phone; it was mine for walking around a city carelessly. We can’t always avoid the unknown and the bad things that happen to us sometimes. Remaining aware of how we can protect our technology and personal belongings is only the first step. We have to remember no matter where we are, even in Oxford, that not everyone has our best interest at heart. The Oxford Bubble isn’t a bad thing, but it isn’t a good thing either. I urge students to lock their doors, walk with friends home, triple lock their cars, and hide expensive belongings because you never know when a real world reality check is going to catch up to you. Instead of carelessly tip toeing around these unknown unfortunate circumstances, let’s all as students take preventative measures to combat theft and enhance our safety in Oxford and out.
ESSAY
The inconvenience of truth may lie in the fact that we want to remain correct Recently I was walking under the famous Upham Hall arch. I wish I was there for a different reason—something extravagant, like sharing that famous kiss with my future wife. But sadly, I was only shuffling toward class. I have made this walk countless times, but on this occasion the block letter words spanning across the apex of the arch caught my attention. Coldly graven into the moss-tinted cement were the words, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” I was surprised the iconic Miami building had these words boldly posted on it. Ironically, many of the professors and students who work and study between the walls of Upham Hall do not believe in Truth. (Notice the capital T). Yes, we believe there are truths—multiple truths in fact. But these truths are merely relative, all in the eye of the beholder. A popular statement I have heard often by my classmates is, “There is no absolute truth.” This saying sounds nice—especially in our tolerant society—but it sadly is self-defeating. If there is no absolute truth, then the statement “there is no absolute truth,” is not absolutely true. This
opens the door for there to be an absolute truth. The belief in relative truth has been on the rise since the postmodern revolution, and even in spite of its logical inconsistencies, many people hold to it. There may be multiple reasons why this view is popular, one of them being that we do not want
of truth remains elusive. I think it is not so much that we do not want to tell others they are wrong, but even more compellingly, we do not want to tell ourselves we are wrong. If we ever did find the Truth, then our lives would have to conform to its reality. Truth would dictate our actions. It is easy for a student to
It has been argued that if God offered us 1,000 correct ways to live, we would have wanted 1,001.This hints that the heart of our problem is not our inability to find truth, but our desire for autonomy and self-governance.
to be offensive to people who hold to another truth. We do not want to tell other people they are wrong. I have often thought on this reality, and much could be said on it. However, I would like to look at another major reason I believe our knowledge
sound dignified in her classroom by asking deep questions about truth, but if she walks away believing there is no answer, then she can go do whatever she pleases. If we believe there is no truth, then no one can tell us that we are wrong. Our actions are
justified by us telling ourselves there is no truth. It has been argued that if God offered us 1,000 correct ways to live, we would have wanted 1,001. This hints that the heart of our problem is not our inability to find truth, but our desire for autonomy and self-governance. We want to tell ourselves we are right and do not need to change. We want to make the rules. We want to play God. This is what Aldous Huxley, a famous philosopher during the first half of the 20th century, had in mind when he remarked, “Science does not have the right to give to me my reason for being and my definition for existence, but I’m going to take science’s view because I want this world not to have meaning, because it frees me to my own erotic and political desires.” He said it more poignantly than most would say now, but his statement seems to be at the heart of our belief in no absolute truth. The engraved words about truth now perched across Upham Hall were once spoken by Jesus 2,000 years ago. Interestingly, near the time of his crucifixion he was asked the same question
many of us are still asking today. During his trial, his executioner Pilate questioned him on why his accusers wanted him to be put to death. Near the end of his inquiry, Jesus said that he came to bear witness to the truth. Pilate, a welleducated Roman official, replied, “What is truth?” but after asking this, he turned and went outside the room. One would think he would stay around to hear Jesus’ response, at least giving the man who claimed to be truth a chance to answer. However, Pilate showed an indifference to what Jesus had to reply, revealing he did not really want an answer to his question. I wonder sometimes if we truly want an answer. Do we really want to know truth? Or are we satisfied asking the question, reveling in our sophistication, but not waiting around to hear a coherent answer? Until we decide we want to know the truth, we will never find the answer, and words about truth will continue to be cold, meaningless and moss-covered symbols on our campus.
STEPHEN HUDSON
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guard Desmar Jackson added 17 points as well. This was the second consecutive game Miami allowed a scorer to reach a career high. “We couldn’t find a way to slow down Mr. Early today,” Cooper said. “He made big bucket after big bucket, especially when they needed them.” Redshirt junior guard Allen Roberts added 14 points in the losing effort. Junior forward Jon Harris chipped in nine points and a team-high seven boards. “My teammates did a great job they let me put them on my back,” Early said. “All the credit to my team for getting me the ball, having trust in me and letting me do what I do.” Miami now closes out the regular season with four games, three on the
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The men’s team will begin its 2013 outdoor campaign one week later. “We’re more of a top-4 team in the MAC for outdoor track,” Phillips said. “There are more events that will help us earn more points.” Phillips said that the addition of more distance events should help the RedHawks score higher at meets. Gable does not think the ’Hawks eighth place finish is the best indicator of the teams standing
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assist on Saturday. The pair of points put his year’s total at 34, which is best among scorers in the CCHA. In part, his success, as well as his team’s, can be attributed to the atmosphere that Blasi and the rest of the coaching staff have created in the Miami locker room – one in which this young RedHawk team has thrived. “(Blasi)’s always saying ‘just have fun out there’ and ‘play your game.’ It’s a great way to approach it, and we’re just having a lot of fun. Any time you win you’re having a lot of fun, but we’re just working hard and just trying to get points in every game. It’s pretty awesome where we’re at this point in the season.” Where the RedHawks are is on top of their conference standings, and with a five-point lead over second-ranked Western Michigan, a single win this weekend against Ohio State will secure a first place finish to the regular season. In the final year of the CCHA, that statistic would be a memorable one for Miami – but the RedHawks aren’t interested in that kind of accolade at the moment. With the post season looming and one series left in league play, Blasi said that “maybe we’ll get sentimental after the season. We have a job to do, and we’ve got to stay focused.” The Red and White return to action in Oxford March 1-2, closing out the regular season against the Buckeyes of Ohio State. The puck drops 7:35 p.m. Friday and 7:05 p.m. Saturday. road. The RedHawks are looking to gain some momentum heading into the MAC Tournament. “We’re the epitome of a program in transition,” Cooper said. “We almost have to play a perfect game, and that really weighs heavy on us. I can’t tell you how many games we’ve had like this.” Miami travels to Boling Green State University tomorrow for a rematch with the Falcons. Miami pulled out the win, 63-60, Jan. 16, but is 0-1 this season in rematch games, having lost to Buffalo Feb. 16. Bowling Green is 5-5 in its last 10 games, and holds an 11-16, 5-7 MAC record. Despite the recent defensive efforts of the RedHawks, it has been offense that has stymied the team, shooting under 50 percent in each of the last 10 contests. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday. in the MAC. “As of right now it is hard to say where we stand [in the MAC],” Gable said. “We will enter the outdoor season with a vengeance to perform better.” Phillips shares a similar view as Gable and hopes that as the athletes gain experience the RedHawks will perform at a higher level and in turn they will earn more points. “We’re officially in outdoor season,” Phillips said. “Hopefully the eight place finish was a one-time only misery.”
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nice, the main purpose of these emergency boxes is to create a safe environment. “Our main concern is safety,” junior Off-Campus Senator Max Swartz said. “But we think it is fantastic that it is also going to act as a multifunctional device.” The one drawback to these devices is the cost. They are large, technologically advanced and, naturally, expensive. “These stations are 10 feet tall, very sturdy one-fourth inch rolled steel and weigh upwards of 500 pounds,” Bernard said. “Each one will run about $10,000, but are expected to last 10-15 years. According to Swartz and MUPD, IT Services’ budget will cover the cost of the 30 planned stations, the installation of which will begin this summer and is planned to continue over the next five years. However, according to Swartz, there is
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think it’s the only choice they have.” Lee said Adderall isn’t the only substance being used. According to her, caffeine is a constant in students’ lives. She described it as keeping her in a ‘weird state-of-being’ where she is awake, but only because what she has consumed. “The lines at King for coffee are always ridiculously long, especially in the morning I’ve noticed,” Lee said. “I’m sure everyone’s just trying to get through the day. For me, I probably drink some type of caffeine, usually coffee, like five
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EDITOR TOM DOWNEY
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TOM DOWNEY
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DEALING WITH THE REALITY OF REDHAWK ATHLETICS
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WHAT’S GOING DOWNEY
Miami University athletics is in a difficult, albeit common place. The reality is that every sport at Miami loses money. Football, basketball and even hockey are in the red, not to mention the smaller sports like tennis, volleyball and golf. The Miami athletic budget relies heavily on student funds, much like other Mid-American Conference (MAC) schools. Only a very select few schools make money on athletics. That is just the way Division I athletics work. It’s not ideal, but it is the reality. The one thing that is immeasurable is the publicity that comes with being a Division I athletic program. I don’t have the exact numbers, but if I were a gambling man (which I am), I’d bet a decent sum of money that applications tend to increase at schools when a major athletic team wins a championship or does unusually well. Incoming college students want to go to a school with great academics, which Miami has. And the school rightfully prides itself on that. But when people hear “RedHawks” they think of Miami University, not the Redhawks of Southeast Missouri State. The free publicity that schools get from being in Division I can’t be overlooked. One of the biggest problems Miami has is that its attendance is just awful. Football games never sell out, Millett is often barren and even Goggin struggles at times. It is a partially a testament to the fact that there are other things to do on this campus, some legal some not, but it is disheartening nonetheless. The easiest way to get people to come games is simple: WIN! Winning cures all most ills. Just ask Kobe Bryant, Ray Lewis, Tiger Woods and even Ben Roethlisberger. Fans forgive and forget as long winning is occurring. If Miami can put a winning product out on the field on a regular basis, fans will start showing up. Miami needs to make sporting events THE thing to do in Oxford. It is an incredibly hard task, especially for a MAC school, but small schools can win big. Just look at what Chris Petersen has done at Boise State. Or what Brad Stevens has done at Butler. It doesn’t mean building a big time winner out of a mid-major is easy. But it is possible. Smaller schools can’t rely on being able to recruit elite talent. They have to build from within and it starts with the coaching staff and their vision. Brad Stevens’ and his “Butler Way” have done wonders for a school with a mere 4,000
undergrads. The same type of success can be done at Miami. In fact, it is being done. Look at what Enrico Blasi and his “Brotherhood” mentality have done for the hockey program. When he took over, Blasi was the youngest coach in Division I hockey and Miami hockey had never won an NCAA tournament game. They’ve now made the post-season six straight times and are all but assured of making it seven. The program is on the verge of winning yet another CCHA regular season title. It is one of the elite hockey programs in the county. It is not a matter of if, but when they’ll win an NCAA title. Men’s Basketball Head Coach John Cooper seems like the dynamic leader that can do this. The basketball program is a long-term rebuilding project, so it will take time for Cooper to get his guys in and build something that can last. Whether or not Cooper sticks around for many years after that is another question for another column. Finding a coach willing to stay at Miami, or any small school for that matter is incredibly hard. But this columnist believes that Cooper can build something here to potentially rival the peak Charlie Coles years. Unfortunately, football Head Coach Don Treadwell is running out of time to foster a Brotherhoodesque mentality in his team. The world of college football doesn’t have much patience, especially for back to back 4-8 seasons following a 10-4 season and a bowl victory. Treadwell is making $400,000 per year. He is the highest paid employee of Miami University. If the team doesn’t reach bowl eligibility, Treadwell’s seat is going to be quite hot. If they go 4-8 again, I’ll be flabbergasted if he’s not gone. Any potential Treadwell buyout would cost a lot of money that the school doesn’t really have, but the nice bonus from Northern Illinois playing in a BCS bowl game would likely be enough to buy out his contract. Miami athletics lacks money, but new Athletic Director David Sayler is doing his best to find ways to raise money. He’s already secured funds for a new weight room in Goggin Ice Center. There is no doubt in my mind that by the time I graduate, Miami will have announced plans for an indoor practice facility that it desperately needs. Miami will likely never be to compete with Ohio State on the gridiron on a regular basis. But this columnist hopes there is never a day when Miami is competing in the Ohio Valley Conference.
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Miami University sophomore forward Austin Czarnik sizes up the Notre Dame defense in Miami’s most recent home game. Czarnik is currently tied for second in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association with 32 points.
BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
It was a wild weekend for the Miami University men’s hockey team, one that saw the No. 3 RedHawks suit up in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., as they swept a two-game series with Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) opponent Lake Superior State. The RedHawks (21-8-5, 16-6-44 CCHA) took the lead four separate times on Friday night in the 5-4 victory over the home team, a win that gave Miami its eighth straight 20-win season, and one in which 11 members of Miami’s squad notched a point. One of those players to find the back of the net was freshman defenseman Matthew Caito, who leads his team’s blueliners in points with five goals
and 13 assists on the season. The California native also recorded the game-winner the next night. “Every team’s great and every game is a battle, and you really have to be on your A-game,” Caito said. “You can’t take anyone lightly, that’s for sure. It was key for us to keep going and really try to keep us at the top, because it’s so tight, especially with Western [Michigan], and Notre Dame, and everyone right at our backs.” Caito’s statement was tried and true in light of Saturday’s matchup, a 2-1 nail-biter, which gave the RedHawks their fifth series sweep in regulation on the year. The Lakers were the only CCHA team to beat Miami at home this year, and Head Coach Enrico Blasi noted that his team’s most recent foe proved why the conference is one
of the best in college hockey. “I thought they played great,” Blasi said of Lake Superior (15-181, 10-15-1-1 CCHA). “They just threw everything at us and left it all on the ice. I thought our [penalty kill] did a nice job. Ryan [McKay] made some big saves, and our power play scored and theirs didn’t. That was the difference.” The freshman goaltender recorded a career high 44 saves en route to his ninth win on the year, and added his .962 save percentage and 1.06 goals against average, both of which remain the best in Division I hockey. Freshman forward Riley Barber also added to his breakout season, notching a goal and game-winning
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
RedHawks lose heartbreaker in OT BY WIN BRASWELL SENIOR STAFF WRITER
A victory yet again proved unattainable for the Miami University men’s basketball team, as it dropped another close decision, 74-68 in overtime at the hands of Southern Illinois University. The RedHawks (8-17, 3-9 MidAmerican Conference (MAC)), have now lost five consecutive games, the longest losing streak since the 200708 season. Miami has lost its last nine of 10 games. Poor free throw shooting and turnovers again plagued Miami, as the team shot just 63 percent from the line and committed 17 turnovers. Freshman guard Reggie Johnson was lead the way for Miami with 18 points on 8-13 shooting. Miami took a one-point lead into
the locker room at the half, after having to battle back. Southern Illinois pieced together an 11-0 run in seven minutes of action to take a 22-9 lead. Miami was able to keep the game from getting ugly, finishing the half on a 17-3 run that was sparked by Johnson, who had 10 of his 12 first- half points. The RedHawks extended their lead to six points just 90 seconds into the second half, but both teams traded baskets for the rest of the half. The Salukis’ senior forward Jeff Early lead the charge for the home team, scoring a career high 31 points. “That was a special day for Jeff Early,” Southern Illinois Head Coach Barry Hinson said. “We don’t win the ballgame today, no ifs, ands or buts, unless Jeff Early is in a uniform.” The game reached overtime, as
Early drained a jumper at the buzzer to tie the score at 56. Senior Vince Legarza’s missed shot on the front end of a one-of-one helped give the Salukis one final desperation shot. “We just wilted down the stretch again,” Head Coach John Cooper said. “At the end of the day, you’ve got to do things to help yourself. You’ve got to learn to create your own luck, and we haven’t been able to do it.” The extra period was all Southern Illinois, as it outscored Miami 18-12. Miami shot 44 percent from the floor and was 4-11 from deep, while allowing 44 percent on field goals and 42 percent from beyond the arc. Along with his 31 points, Early grabbed 12 rebounds. Salukis’ junior
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TENNIS
TRACK & FIELD
MU finishes indoor season Miami splits matches against BU and Yale BY JUSTIN MASKULINSKI FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
The Miami University Women’s Track and Field team closed its indoor track season in Ypsilanti, Mich. Friday and Saturday while competing in the Mid-American Conference Championships. The ’Hawks placed eighth out of 12 teams, scoring 35.5 points. Kent State University ran away with the meet, scoring 175 points. The closest team to Kent State was the host, Eastern Michigan University, with 94 points. “The team definitely views this as more of a step into the outdoor season,” redshirt senior Samantha Gable said. “I was not satisfied with eighth, we hope to do better in outdoor than we did in indoor.” Head Coach Kelly Phillips shared the same dissatisfaction. “Even [when] we are bad we don’t expect eighth place,” Phillips said. “We view fourth place as bad, it is what it is.” One of the athletes scoring for the RedHawks was senior Layne Baggett, who finished fourth in the 60 meter hurdles. Baggett had a
time of 8.5 seconds. Phillips said that the ’Hawks were missing some recent graduates. “We need to develop the kids,” Phillips said. “We graduated a lot of points last year.” Redshirt seniors Alexandra Roberts and Gable finished fourth and eighth respectively in the shot put. Sophomore Taylor Wickware scored for the Red and White as she finished seventh in the 800m run with a time of 2:16. Breaking a personal record in the mile run was freshman Laura Bess. Bess ran the mile in 4:54 and finished eighth. Miami’s 4x400 relay team finished fifth, as the team of sophomores Gretchen Walter and Charlotte Myers and freshmen Kala Allen and Kathie Wolney ran a time of 3:51.76. Miami entered Saturday in sixth place, scoring 21.5 points on the first day of the meet. The women’s track and field team does not begin its outdoor track season until the weekend of March 15.
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BY JORDAN RINARD STAFF WRITER
Heading into the middle of its seven-match road trip, the Miami University women’s tennis team showed signs of promise as it defeated Boston University (BU) 5-2. However, there is still room for improvement after sustaining a loss to No. 27 Yale University. The RedHawks (4-7) have four more road tests before the start of the MidAmerican Conference season. “I thought that overall it was a good weekend for us,” Head Coach Anca Dumitrescu said. “We were able to pull through in a very close doubles against Boston University and be more consistent than they were in singles. Against Yale, we lost a very close doubles which we should have won and which would have changed the momentum of the match. We came close in singles and we just need to sharpen up our toughness in and out of the corners and continue to play consistent tennis out there in singles and aggressive tennis in doubles.” The ’Hawks started off the match against Boston (3-3) by taking the
doubles point. The Red and White are 4-1 this season when they have earned the doubles point. Miami began singles with sophomore AlixThurman picking up a 6-2, 6-0 victory to put the team up 2-0 in the match. The Terriers kept on challenging the RedHawks with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over freshman Chole Heerden. The ’Hawks earned the match-clinching point as junior Nimisha Mohan and freshman Ana Rajkovic got 6-2, 6-1 and 7-5, 6-1 wins The Terriers still fought on, with senior Vivien Laszloffy defeating sophomore Christine Guerrazzi 6-1, 6-4. To close out the match, junior Christiana Raymond triumphed with a three set win. The win snapped a two-match road losing streak for Miami, while BU sustained its third consecutive loss overall. “We played well against Boston,” Mohan said. “Getting the doubles point helped us in the match. We played our game and we were consistent on Saturday.” The RedHawks had a considerably tougher road against Yale (6-1) in doubles as they were swept by the Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon,
with the and junior Annie Sullivan. In singles action, Yale sprung out to a 3-0 lead in the match with No. 63 ranked senior Elizabeth Epstein defeating Thurman 6-1, 6-1 and sophomore Hanna Yu getting a 6-0, 6-3 win over Rajkovic. The Bulldogs earned their fourth and fifth point with freshman Madeleine Hamilton and sophomore Amber Li downing Raymond and sophomore Ramona Costea 6-2, 6-1 and 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, respectively. Miami kept on fighting, as Mohan upset the 70th ranked singles player in the nation, junior Blaire Seideman, 7-5, 6-4 for her third straight win in singles. Guerrazzi dropped a hard-fought three-set match against Sullivan 5-7, 6-2, 6-7 to close out the match. “Playing a team like Yale was a good experience for us,” Mohan said. “We have to learn to play our best and be more consistent because every point counts. We’ve improved over the course of this weekend.” The RedHawks will continue their road stand in Atlanta, Ga. this weekend as they face North Texas University Saturday and Georgia Tech University Sunday.