March 1, 2013 | The Miami Student

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FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

VOLUME 140 NO. 42

MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO

A Miami Legacy

First African American professor at MU broke barriers as student, teacher, serviceman

BY LAUREN CERONIE | EDITOR IN CHIEF Editor’s note: The following story contains a word that may be offensive. After careful consideration, The Miami Student feels the word is an important part of telling William Hargraves II’s story.

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illiam Hargraves II sits in a black and gray polo shirt, hair pulled neatly back, hands folded, with a small, content smile on his face.

Behind that content smile is a man with a long Miami University legacy—one that he contributed to as a student and later as a professor.

Hargraves, born in 1932 to William and Annie Hargraves, had ties to Miami before he was old enough to consider college. His father, also William Hargraves, was the first African American student at Miami to earn a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925.

In fact, between 1912 and 1961, ten members of the Hargraves family had earned 12 degrees from Miami University.

Hargraves II contributed to this total with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954 and a Master of Education in 1961.

When Hargraves II came to Miami in 1951, he faced challenges as his father did 25 years earlier.

But, Hargraves II had his father to guide him through his time at the university.

It was his father who encouraged Hargraves II to attend Miami.

“I was valedictorian in high school so I had been offered a lot of scholarships to black schools but my dad said ‘I want you to go to Miami. I want you to learn to live and deal with white people.

So, I demand that you go one year and then if you go one year you can go to a black school,’’’ Hargraves II recalled. “And then after one year I thought I did as well as I could and I might as well stay the four years.”

One of the challenges Hargraves II faced was professors who felt the color of his skin determined his academic worth.

Hargraves II remembered one English professor in particular.

“He gave me Cs and Ds when I was a freshman at Miami and I told my dad and I couldn’t understand why I was getting Cs and Ds,” Hargraves II said. “So, my dad drove up here and talked to him and said ‘my son’s a pretty good student but apparently he’s not doing that well under you. I don’t want you to take anything away from him, but please give him what he’s due.’”

Hargraves II said he earned a B on his next exam and ended up earning a C in the class. But it wasn’t his last meeting with that English teacher.

“When we were registering for the next semester I told dad that I was going to pick another English teacher and he said, ‘no take the same one, you gotta show him that you can do more than he expects you to do and you’re not afraid of him,’” Hargraves II recalled his father saying. “That was the turning point that made me want to be more academic. I said ‘if I can show this dude that I can make a decent grade...’ so I got As the next time. It gave me the confidence to take on any class that I did.”

Four years later, the English professor who gave Hargraves

He took on new challenges, looked at opportunities and said if he could do the work, he was going to do his very best. His approach was always hard work and perseverance and belief in what you do in life.”

WILLIAM HARGRAVES III

Top: From left to right: Marvin Hargraves,William Hargraves IV,William Harvraves III,William Hargraves II. Above:William’s senior year photo from RecensioYearbook, 1954.

Right: Hargraves with his Phi Mu Alpha brothers,Recensio 1954.

Below: Hargraves with his Kappa Phi Kappa Brothers, Recensio 1954. (photos contributed by Hargraves III, Miami Archives)

rom 1912 to 1961, 10 members of the Hargraves family earned 12 degrees from Miami University. The family had close ties to Oxford as well as Miami, according to Langford Hargraves.

“Our families have been associated with Oxford and Miami for a long time,” Langford said. “My mother was born in oxford in 1904.

On my mother’s side, my family was in Oxford in the late 1800s. On the Hargraves side, my dad’s family came to Oxford in 1911. But, his dad’s family was in Butler County in the 1850s and 60s. The roots were laid down. We can talk about our experiences at Miami, but our roots are embedded in Oxford.”

The Tyler – Knox – Couzzins – Barry - Martin family members are from the maternal side.

The Langford – Hargraves – Clark – Thomas family members are from the paternal side.

Luvenia Zenobia Couzzins— A 1912 Oxford Public School Graduate received her Teacher College Diploma from Miami University with the class of 1914.

Florence Frazee Couzzins— received her Teachers College Diploma from Miami in 1918.

Nicola Sarah Barry—received her Teachers College Diploma in 1923 from Miami.

William Frederick Hargraves— received a Bachelor of Arts from Miami in 1925. He was the first African-American male to receive a four-year degree in the arts. He then went on to earn a Master of Arts Degree in 1936.

Fernette Couzzins—received a Two Year Elementary Diploma from Miami University in 1929.

Lenore Margaret Barry—received a Bachelor of Science in

Education in 1939.

Harry Tyler Martin—In 1942 he received a degree with a dual major in industrial and physical education.

Edythe Elizabeth Hargraves— received a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1943.

William Frederick Hargraves II—received a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1954, and commissioned out of Detachment 640 Air Force. He earned a Master of Arts Degree in 1961.

Mary Anne Barry—received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education with the class of 1956.

Peter Knox—received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1961.

Terry Knox—In 1967, he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in business.

II so much trouble sought him out at graduation.

“When I graduated he [the professor] and his wife came up to me and he had tears in his eyes and he shook my hand and said ‘you really taught us that black people really can do things if they make up their minds,’” Hargraves II recounted. “I will never forget that because he came to graduation and tracked me down to tell me how proud he was of me.”

Hargraves II said when he was at Miami, African American students had to be cognizant of their surroundings at the university.

“I used to tell the other black students that if you stay quiet and get your work done you can accomplish a lot but that’s an old black person talking and I’m sure things are a lot more progressive now, thank God,” Hargraves II said.

Hargraves II approached many of the situations he encountered in college with a positive attitude.

He recounted a time when a professor called him a derogatory term—a lasting memory for him.

“I had another teacher who was a math teacher and he confronted me one day and said ‘I don’t want you acting like a nigger, I just want you to make up your mind to do your work and quit worrying about these girls. You go to your class and learn all you want,’” Hargraves II recalled his professor saying. “So, I made a call to my dad and said ‘this teacher called me a nigger’ and he said, ‘well how did he refer to it?’ and I said he said I was acting like a nigger and my dad said ‘well go look it up in the dictionary.’ So I went back and looked it up and it said you can have those kinds of traits and things. He was using it in the concept of what a nigger really meant—a withdrawn person that doesn’t have any effort to do anything. He [my dad] said, ‘it wasn’t that he was calling you a person that couldn’t do anything, he was saying that if you don’t get your head in gear and leave those women alone and get to your schoolwork you would be acting like a nigger.’ That was very lasting to me.”

Despite discrimination in the classroom, Hargraves II worked to find his niche at the university.

“I did go out for football but once I got tackled and saw my two roommates, one was 6 feet 8 and the other was 6 feet 9, both of them set the scale at 270 pounds, I looked at that and decided I’d rather try to be their roommate than try to play football,” Hargraves II said. “So I took on everything that I possibly could. I was in the band, and then I felt real good because I was the first one [African American] to be picked for ODK [Omicron Delta Kappa, a leadership honorary].”

According to Hargraves II’s cousin, Langford Hargraves, who affectionately calls Hargraves II ‘cuz,’ Hargraves II’s involvement at Miami is recorded in the Recensio yearbook.

“If you were to go to the ‘51 Recensio, his picture would be in there maybe twice and then you go to the ‘52 and he’s in there three or four times, you go to ‘53 and it’s there about five times but when you get to ‘54 it exploded,” Langford said.

Langford, who also attended Miami and who worked in Millett Hall until recently retiring,

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CAMPUS

EDITORS KATIE TAYLOR ALLISON MCGILLIVRAY

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

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Uptown team tests student alcohol levels Professor and students conduct new research on student drinking consequences

BY REBECCA PEETS STAFF WRITER

Miami University students should not be alarmed if they are approached and asked for a breathalyzer exam while enjoying a night Uptown.

These people are not undercover police officers, they are researchers.

Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Health Rose Marie Ward and a group of students are working on a semester-long project gathering data to look at the relationship between college students’ blood alcohol level (BAL) and experiences they have within 48 hours after they drink.

“We don’t ask participants their name, age or gender the night

of the breathalyzer test to keep it as safe for them as possible,” Ward said.

This information comes in the follow-up survey to analyze the research, according to Ward.

So far, over 600 students have participated in breathalyzer exams and 250 people have followed up with the survey, according to Ward.

“We’re hoping to collect more [data] on Green Beer Day,” Ward said. “As much as we can.”

The overall purpose is to help students, according to project member and senior exercise science major Marissa Nocera.

“The overall goal is to decrease injury and make people more aware of how much they drink,” Nocera said. “Personally,

I want to make students aware of how much they drink and reduce their risk of injury and alcohol-related problems.”

Another goal is to see how aware students are of the effects of their alcohol consumption, according to Nocera.

“I’m expecting to find that students do not accurately estimate their BALs; specifically that they underestimate them,” Nocera said.

This is one of the questions asked on the survey, according to Nocera.

Junior Kirsten Melling said she agreed with this assumption.

“I don’t think that it is common for students to be doing calculations while they are drinking, also students don’t measure

alcohol very carefully when they are putting it into mixed drinks,” Melling said.

The project was started late last semester and the team is hoping to continue it into the next school year with additional funding, according to Nocera.

She said she hopes the responses on follow-up surveys reach at least 300.

There are incentives for participating in the study, according to Ward.

“We’re giving out gift cards for people who do the follow up,” Ward said.

The gift cards will be given out through a raffle, according to Ward.

More specifically, the researchers are interested in the

discrepancies in drinking behavior among different days of the week, according to Ward.

“We assume that if you drink Sunday through Thursday you are more likely to have an academic outcome, whereas Friday and Saturday you have that natural recovery day,” Ward said, though the researchers have not yet analyzed what those outcomes are.

The fieldwork is being conducted by asking students uptown to participate in the breathalyzer exam for research.

If students consent, they explain the research project and ask if students still want to participate in the breathalyzer exam,

BREATHALYZER, SEE PAGE 4

MU combines graduation rates across campuses

BY AMANDA HANCOCK SENIOR STAFF WRITER

BLAKE WILSON THE MIAMI STUDENT

HAIR WE GO

Miami students pledge to donate eight inches of hair at the kick off event for Pantene Beautiful Lengths ]Wednesday Feb. 27 at Farmer School of Business.

Dining hall cameras aim to reduce theft

BY CATHERINE MONCEAUX

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University markets and dining halls boast a selection of snacks, drinks, and miscellaneous items. However, one feature that many students may be unaware of is the inclusion of video cameras.

According to Marijo Nootz, senior director of Shriver Center, the first camera was installed in Tuffy’s about 10 years ago after theft started occurring at night, as Tuffy’s was then open 24-hours a day, causing concern for the safety of the staff.

“Since then, it has been our policy to put cameras on locations where there’s a lot of traffic and, or where

I feel like the kids here have money on their card and most of the time, they are honest and they do just come in and purchase their groceries and leave.”

CHRIS PIRIGYI

EXECUTIVE MANAGER OF HAINES FOOD COURT

Those cameras serve multiple purposes, the foremost of which concerns student theft and shoplifting.

The cameras are also used to ensure staff safety, as a research tool to aid in renovations and to track staffing movements during stocking for inventory purposes.

there’s a lot of money being taken in,” Nootz said. “And that’s really for the safety of our staff.”

Ryan, a Miami student who wished to remain anonymous for fear of legal action, was unaware that Miami places video cameras in markets.

“I had no idea there were cameras

[in the markets],” Ryan said. “In some [markets] you can check yourself out and after accidentally taking an item without paying one time, it made it tempting to do that again.”

Student theft in the dining halls and markets doesn’t seem to be a frequent occurrence, according to Chris Pirigyi, executive manager of Haines Food Court, Tuffy’s and Spring Street Market.

“I wouldn’t say [it happens] a lot, but it does happen,” Pirigyi said.

“Most students come to the market and already have money on them.

That’s probably usually the problem out there, [that] people don’t have money when they’re stealing. I feel like the kids here have money on their card and most of the time, they are honest and they do just come in, purchase their groceries and leave.”

According to Pirigyi, theft anywhere on campus is something that can drive up prices for students.

Nootz agreed.

“We look at our food costs and we look at the revenue, and

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It’s easy being green: Miami pilots new single-stream recycling bins on campus

BY TREY FRAME

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami’s Sustainability Committee is implementing a singlestream process next semester to make recycling a more efficient and prevalent option for students on campus.

The committee has placed single-stream recycling bins around campus, which can be found in King Cafe, King Library, Cole Service Building and Scott Residence Hall, as part of a pilot for this process.

According to Yvette Kline, director of sustainability and energy conservation, Miami’s goal is to see a reduction in the amount of waste headed to the landfill by 2017.

Students should look to utilize these next semester and try to recycle whenever possible.”

YVETTE KLINE

DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY CONVERSVATION

“Our current diversion rate is about 36 percent,” Kline said.

“To meet our goal we need to get above 50 percent.”

Diversion refers to the amount of trash that is going to the landfill versus the recycling plant.

The single-stream process

involves putting all recyclable products into one single bin and then taking the waste to a landfill to be properly divided.

In order to help reach the 50 percent goal, the committee is working on composting, according to Kline.

Kline said she does not expect additional costs for implementing the project after the first five years.

Junior Nate Ley said he thinks single-stream recycling is a good idea for Miami.

“The process seems like a great initiative, and it appears that the student population would be interested in doing something to help our school and our

RECYCLING, SEE PAGE 4

The way Miami reports graduation rates may be changing because of a series of proposals passed by University Senate.

Miami approved a plan to make regional campuses into a new academic division last semester.

Two weeks ago, University Senate passed a resolution presented

by Process Coordinator Jim Oris in which the departments and programs currently offered at the regional locations would be transferred administratively to the new academic division for the regional locations.

According to Oris, the proposed new subsidy formula will combine the graduation rates of all campuses, creating a change in how Miami reports them.

“The proposed funding formula from the state will use combined graduation rates from the three

campuses and that may have a negative impact on our state subsidy,” Oris said.

Due to that combined graduation rate, we may lose some state-share of instruction funds.”

CLAIRE WAGNER

DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION

Because the rate will now be combined from all three campuses, Oris said it would affect how much state funding Miami gets.

In addition, Ohio Governor

GRAD RATES, SEE PAGE 4

Students still paying for REC Center construction

BY KATIE M. TAYLOR CAMPUS EDITOR

Despite discrepancies in student use, Miami University’s Recreational Sports Center’s (REC Center) construction 19 years ago, along with an increase in student fees, was the result of a student-body vote according to its director, Doug Curry.

Prior to the REC Center being built in 1994, students lacked the extensive facility they have now according to Judy Worley, financial of operations at the REC Center.

“It was pretty much just Withrow Court, so yeah, the REC Center is a huge improvement as far as for recreation for students,”

BUMP, SET, SPIKE

Worley said. “There wasn’t anything on this campus that was really like this—this is awesome.”

The approximately $22 million facility came about after students accepted an increase in their general fees in accordance with the cost of funding Curry said.

“Students came to administration and said ‘we want something like this,’ and the administration said ‘sure, but it’s up to you guys to financially pay for this facility,’” Curry said. “So it actually was a student referendum.”

Each student paid $283 for the 2012-2013 fiscal school year according to the Miami University

REC,

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LAUREN OLSON THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Club Volleyball A Team was seeded 7 out of 36 teams at the national qualifier tournament Feb. 16-17 at the Ohio State University.

EDITORS CHRIS CURME OLIVIA HNAT HANNAH STEIN

COMMUNITY FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

COMMUNITY@MIAMISTUDENT.NET

Two victims report assault in Sigma Nu fraternity At 4 a.m., Wednesday an Oxford Police officer was dispatched to a separate address regarding the report of an assault that had occurred at 30 N. Tallawanda Rd., the Sigma Nu Fraternity house, a few hours prior. One of the two victims told the officer that around 2 a.m. a fraternity member of Sigma Nu threatened her life.

The suspect kicked open a victim’s door and shoved the victim backwards onto a coffee table. The table broke in half and the victim was injured with cuts from pieces of glass on the table. A second victim attempted to stop the subject from assaulting the first victim, but was shoved backwards. The first victim was struck multiple times before the house members were able to pull the two apart. The victim was taken to McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital. The case is still under investigation, according to OPD.

Beetle bores through city budget

BY GRACIE RAPNICKI FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The emerald ash borer, an invasive species of beetle, is killing local ash trees and threatening the beauty of Oxford and Miami University’s campus.

Erin Graham, a Miami University senior who did a research presentation on ash trees, said she is troubled by the potential threat and loss of the ash trees on campus.

“A tree that you’ve grown so accustomed to being there is now gone,” Graham said. “That shade is now gone, the feeling of being under that tree is now gone.”

The beetle harming the trees, no larger than a penny, reproduces larvae that sit in the tree and eat at the capillary system, consuming

the living parts of the ash trees, according to zoology professor Alan Cady. The beetles are a foreign species, with no local predators, so they have no restrictions on how many trees they consume.

Dead and dying ash trees become very brittle and can easily fall, creating a danger in the region.

“They will come down on their own, in unpredictable and uncontrolled ways,” Cady said. “So once a tree dies you need to have it taken down professionally.”

The City of Oxford is actively treating 181 ash trees with pesticides that can be absorbed from the soil or sprayed and absorbed through the bark, according to David Treleaven, Oxford’s Environmental Specialist.

Treleaven encourages treatment

BY JENNA PILIPOVICH FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

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BLAKE WILSON THE MIAMI STUDENT

A FUN NIGHT FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Seniors Forrest McGuire and Johnathan Wheeler (L-R) rally support for the Karen Wellington Memorial Foundation at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at The Wood’s Bar.

Council alters OPD age limit Feb.19, Oxford City Council passed a new resolution that sets the maximum age at which an individual may be hired as an officer at 35. The ordinance altered the ordinance passed Feb. 5. During the city council meeting, Chief Robert Holzworth said the new language of the ordinance reads “The maximum age of 35 applies to candidates with no police experience and no training.”

Previously, there was no age limit for new, entry-level police

officers. An individual over the age of 35 but with prior experience may still be hired, according to Sgt. Jon Varley, public information officer for OPD. “With candidates with experience not in the city of Oxford, the age limit will be 36-50,” Holzworth said to city council.

“With candidates with OPD experience, of course if they have that they are previously certified, there is no age limit.”

Local Columbine musical explores belief in God

BY HANNAH STEIN COMMUNITY EDITOR

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of the trees.

“If you treat a tree it might not survive, but if you don’t treat it then it will for sure die,” Treleaven said.

Since 2009 the city has removed 37 ash trees and planted 55 replacements, according to Treleaven. A combined four trees were removed in January and February, costing the city $4,180, according to Treleaven.

He has submitted a proposal for $381,775 to Oxford’s Capital Improvement Project for a portion of the funding for the removal and plantings of trees.

Treleaven has been allcoated $32,500 by the city to care for Oxford’s 3,400 public trees. Ash trees make up 622, or 18 percent, of those trees, but only 181 are currently being treated because

of limited funding. It would cost half a million dollars to remove the trees that are not being treated and another $267,000 to replant new trees.

The most efficient way to treat an infected ash tree is with an injected pesticide, according to Cady.

According to Treleaven, the city does not inject its trees because it cannot afford to do so.

Treleaven is worried the damage will have a huge effect on Hueston Woods, a local state park and nature preserve. Campus ash trees will take a hit as well.

“There are some really big ones,” Graham.said. “I know there is one on Western [campus], it’s by Kumler Chapel, it’s enormous. They are everywhere here, for now.”

Local residents connect with Facebook yard sale

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Email Reid Groth at grothrm@miamioh.edu for more information.

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National conversations about school shootings and gun control are ongoing. Middletown Christian School will be addressing this sensitive, yet pertinent topic in the form of a play portraying the shootings that occurred at Columbine High School in April 1999.

“It’s Not Too Late” is a play about the day of the Columbine shooting. The story follows Cassie Bernall, a Columbine High School student who was killed and known for her faith in God, according to co-director Hillary Young.

Young said a local citizen from the Columbine community wrote the play, which focuses on

choices people have to make in their daily lives. “[Students] all have to face some sort of choice in their life and it just has to relate to the students in that you’ll have a good influence and a bad influence,” Young said. “[The play] doesn’t surround the shooting necessarily, just a part of what happened that day.”

Young said there will only be one scene portraying the shooting and they will use red lighting to symbolize the bloodshed.

“We have them simply walk out on the stage and lie down and that’s them dying,” she said.

“The shooter will come out in all black and he has a gun and

COLUMBINE, SEE PAGE 8

Butler County residents now use Facebook as more than just a means of communication.

A Facebook page called “Butler County, Ohio (N. of Cincinnati) Garage & Yard Sale Stuff” allows members to buy and sell previously-used items.

The Facebook page is a closed group with 241 members who use the site not only to buy things from others, but also make a profit themselves.

The page is private, but members of the group can invite other members to join, according to sophomore Shannon Beatty.

Charles Moul, a Miami University assistant economics professor, said this is much more efficient than doing an actual garage sale.

“We can imagine that all our apartments and houses have a lot of junk in them,” Moul said.

“I can’t identify who values my items more than I do. This website lessens that problem.”

Beatty is a new user of this Facebook phenomenon. She heard about it through a friend, senior Morgan Perry, and decided she could use the extra cash.

According to Beatty, the way it works is similar to Craigslist.

Members of the group post a picture, description and price on

the page and anyone interested can ‘like’ or comment. The more ‘likes’ a picture gets, the higher it will be on the page for more people to see. Beatty said sometimes people will bargain, but usually the price stays the same.

According to Beatty, once someone comments on the picture of the item they are interested in, admins of the Facebook page have asked the consumer and seller to then private message one another to determine a meeting spot to pick up the item(s).

“It’s kind of risky and kind of unsafe, but there are rules,” Beatty said.

Beatty said rules that apply to these meetings include meeting only in the daytime and only in a public place.

“While this may have been safe 25 years ago, ideally it isn’t safe in this day and age,” junior Rebecca O’Neal said. “Things have changed, people have become more naive and others have believed they could get away with things.”

According to Perry, who has used the page for about three months, it has administrators who make sure the site is kept safe.

FACEBOOK, SEE PAGE 8

Talawanda School District votes to fund Kramer school

BY CHRIS CURME & OLIVIA HNAT COMMUNITY EDITORS.

As previously reported, Talawanda School District was considering the sale of “Certificates of Participation” (COPS) to finance the construction of a new Kramer Elementary School. Feb. 18, the Talawanda school board voted to official apply for COPS, according to a letter sent by superintendent Kelly Spivey. Holli Morrish, director of communications and public relations for the Talawanda school district, said COPS is a lease-to-own option and functions like a mortgage.All five members of the

Talawanda school board voted in support of applying for COPS, according to Morrish.

“We would pay the monthly rent, kind of like you pay a mortgage, out of what is called our permanent improvement fund that is money that the district sets aside each school year in order to take care of our facilities for maintenance and improvement purposes,” Morrish said.

The school board must now consider further details of the total cost and location of a new Kramer. According to Morrish, the school board is planning for a community engagement meeting March 6 with more details to come on the location and time.

Miami accepts limited types of outside online courses

BY JESSICA BARGA STAFF WRITER

With online learning companies such as Udacity and Coursera becoming more mainstream, it is easier than ever for students around the world to have access to classes.

However, these online learning

companies may not benefit students already in universities.

Websites like Udacity are referred to as Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs), according to Cheryl Young, co-chair for Miami University’s eLearning Advisory Council.

Through these websites, universities can develop courses and share them

online, where they are available to anyone.

Use of these MOOCs can vary.

“For example, a business might want their employees to take a course, and they would purchase a transcript from the website,” Young said. “[However], the business model isn’t really clear. Miami does

not have a partnership agreement with any of these companies.”

Part of the reason some universities are not on board with the idea is that the courses a student takes must be specifically offered through their

ONLINE, SEE PAGE 8

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CAMPUS FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

ASG to discuss Emergency Call Box bill at next meeting

BY ALLISON MCGILLIVRAY CAMPUS EDITOR

Miami University Associated Student Government (ASG) did not meet Tuesday.

ASG will meet Tuesday March 5 to discuss the Emergency Call Box Bill brought up at the last meeting, according to President of Senate senior Peter Dougherty.

Dougherty said the bill is meant to support the efforts of the Miami University Police Department (MUPD) and Information Technology (IT) Services to update the emergency call box system at Miami.

“It is a bill supporting

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John Kasich proposed changes earlier this month to tie more state funding for higher education to graduation rates, instead of enrollment numbers.

With this in mind, and the combined graduation rate, Oris said indications are that Miami’s subsidy from the state would decrease.

Miami’s Oxford campus graduation rate is 81 percent, according to Clarie Wagner, associate director of University Communications.

The regional campuses have far lower rates for bachelor’s degree completions: 22.4 percent at the Hamilton campus and 20.4 percent at the Middletown campus, according to 2010 figures, she said. What the combined rate will look is not known at this point.

Wagner said new academic division will cause campuses to report separately for retention and graduation rates, but the rates will be combined for state funding.

“Due to that combined graduation rate, we may lose some stateshare-of instruction funds, but we don’t know the exact amount yet,” she said.

It is a necessary move for the regional campuses, though, Wagner said.

“We need the new division to aggressively develop new four-year degrees in order to remain competitive and increase retention and graduation rates, as well as to meet desires of students,” Wagner said.

The main problem, according to Oris, is a small offering of four-year degrees at Hamilton and Middletown campuses.

“There are many schools in the region that offer a wide variety of two-

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depending on those, then that’s how we set our prices,” Nootz said.

“If the food cost is more because there’s things walking out without being paid for, then it’s going to raise the prices.”

The cameras placed in the dining halls and markets are intended to be a deterrent to student theft, in addition to identifying those accused of theft.

“A lot of times it’s not the cameras that catch them, they just confirm it,” Nootz said. “It’s our staff who are suspicious.”

In addition to theft at the dining halls and markets, it also occurs in the bookstore.

According to Nootz, the smaller items that students can fit in their pockets are the most tempting to shoplift.

Once a student is caught stealing, the Miami University Police Department (MUPD) is contacted.

prompt action to be taken to get these emergency call boxes installed in a prompt fashion,” Dougherty said.

MUPD and IT Services will install 30 new emergency call boxes in the most populated areas of campus. The boxes will be equipped with Internet access and an emergency PA system.

Secretary for Academic Affairs junior Nick Miller said ASG will hear a report from the Office of the Registrar about the new interactive DARS and other new advising tools.

The Office of the Registrar gave a similar presentation to University Senate Monday Feb. 25. year degrees that cost less than what we offer,” he said.

According to Oris, regional locations currently offer as many as seven four-year degrees.

The faculty, staff and administration are aggressively pursuing the addition of at least, one new fouryear degree each year for the next several years.

“Miami is not known, or branded, for its two year offerings, so it is important for Miami to offer high quality four-year degrees for the regional campuses to succeed,” Oris said.

Although enrollment is decreasing, students who begin studying at regional campuses still seek a full traditional education.

According to Wagner, 87 percent of entering students at the regional campuses said they want four-year degrees.

Less than 5 percent of those students relocate to Oxford.

“The graduation rate is low because students have been leaving to obtain those degrees elsewhere,” Wagner said.

The graduation rates may be affected by this combination, but Wagner said it is not the same case for national rankings.

“I believe national rankings for the most part will still focus on the university’s main campus, so I don’t foresee changes,” she said.

Senate passed the proposal that would require the departments of Business Technology, Computer and Information Technology, Engineering Technology and Nursing to be transferred into the regional campus academic division.

After passing through Senate, the proposal to add more four-year programs into the new regional division now waits review from Provost Bobby Gempesaw before it becomes policy.

According to Chief John McCandless of the MUPD, if an officer is called to a shoplifting or theft case and have enough evidence for a student to be found guilty after the accused and witness have been questioned, the officer will issue a misdemeanor citation for theft, and the student will have to appear in court.

Videos documenting the theft can be used as evidence and often restitution can be agreed upon between the shoplifter and the victim once the case gets to court and is usually handled through the prosecutors, defense attorney and court McCandless said.

“The information is also forwarded to Judicial Affairs, so there would be sanctions there also,” McCandless said. “From that point, it’s up to the courts as far as what the end consequence is. Presumably you’d have to retain an attorney, so it’s a pretty expensive undertaking; something you’d want to think twice about before doing.”

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MOVES LIKE JAGGER

Chi Psi performs at Putting on the Hits (POTH) Tuesday Feb. 26 at Millett Hall. POTH raised over $20,000 for St. Rita’s School for the deaf.

REC,

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Operating Budget. Whether they utilize the REC Center or not, the $283 is part of their general fees for the auxiliary.

Other auxiliary portions of students’ general fee go to Intercollegiate Athletics, Goggin Ice Center, Student Health Service, Shriver Center, Millet Hall and Transportation Services.

Of these student fees, the REC Center’s is the second highest, following intercollegiate athletics which costs $950 per year according to the budget.

Curry said approximately 70 percent of the student body has visited the REC Center at least once, and it’s the other 30 percent’s option to put their money to use as well.

“It’s very rare, like I said, that a facility is for students anytime they want to use it,” Curry said.

“There’s a rule we go by that you as a student have access to any part of the facility any hour we’re open.”

For those who don’t use the REC Center, like junior Meredith Scheppele, the $283 paid per student each year is disgruntling.

“I’m just not a big workout person and plus now I’m off-campus, so it’s a lot farther away and there’s a gym at my apartment, so I’d just rather use that,” Scheppele said. “[The price is] kind of

irritating because I wouldn’t really pay for it; it’s really not a huge priority for me.”

According to the Miami University budget, the REC Center brought in $2,166,790 in auxiliary revenue last year, and cost $5,067,009, which the $4,587,383 in student fees helped cover.

Curry said they are always looking for ways to increase revenue so student fees can be reduced.

Some of their options include charging for rentals, fitness classes, and events like swim meets to bring in money.

“Our recommendation was to decrease the dependency on the student fee at the REC Center about $750,000, so we’re doing that over five years,” Curry said.

“We’re in our third year.”

Since the 2010-2011 fiscal school year, the student fee has been brought down $342,517— from $306 per student to the current $283. According to firstyear Tyler Ko, who goes to the REC Center every day, it’s still too expensive.

“It’s more expensive than what I would pay for a gym,” Ko said.

“It’s not really [offering more] because there’s so many people there, it’s way too crowded. If you’re paying that much money, it’s way too small.”

Curry said he is aware of the crowding issue, and solutions are currently being discussed, though

they will not be implemented for quite some time.

“We know it’s crowded in there, we know the machines are close together,” Curry said. “That takes either an expansion or we need to get another location and so forth, and we’re always looking into that, such as a potential renovation of Withrow Court.”

Curry said in addition to lowering student fees, the REC Center staff is always looking to improve offerings.

To help do so, a survey is sent out to students twice a year to gather satisfaction rates and input.

“Our goal is to take action on three to five [recommendations from the survey] if they’re consistent,” Curry said. “We try to operate like it’s a business and the students are our customers.”

According to the most recent survey, which was conducted last semester and pooled the responses of 718 participants, the rec center holds an average satisfaction rate of 93.66 percent.

Curry encouraged all students to utilize the REC Center, and view it as another way Miami is trying to expand their college opportunities.

“We consider ourselves a very important part of the student experience,” Curry said. “It’s not just about the academic piece, this is very important and we take it very seriously—the student recreation opportunities.”

TYLER GRAVES THE MIAMI STUDENT

SHAKE AND BAKE

Kappa Kappa Psi sells baked goods at Presser for benches for the new marching band field.

RECYCLING, FROM PAGE 2

environment,” Ley said.

The process has seen some success, but within the next few weeks the Sustainability Committee will know the results of the pilot.

It will compare the weights of recycled materials from the single-stream recycling pilot results in Scott Hall with previous recycling competition events such as Recyclemania that were held last year campus wide.

The data the Sustainability Committee receives will help them further improve the process and see where they are making strides and where they might need to improve.

“From the initiative, it will look to see how much contamination of non-recyclable materials are being put into these bins, which will provide vital information as well,” Kline said.

This is will allow members of the committee to know the true weight of recycled materials that are being thrown away.

While talking about the exciting process in the future Kline said for students to “look for the single-stream recycling bins to be out campus wide this August. Students should look to utilize these next semester and try to recycle whenever possible.”

As a junior living off campus Mike Oleszkiewicz said he will be less affected by the singlestream recycling process, but he considers it a good idea.

“As someone who lives off campus I am surprised the city of Oxford and Miami University do not provide us with recycling bins,” Oleszkiewicz said. “The single-stream process does seem like an improvement though.”

Off-campus residences can contact the City of Oxford Utility Department at 524-5221 for a recycling bin.

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according to Ward.

Students come up to the project team or the team approaches students, according to Nocera.

They usually have a station across from Brick Street near Follett’s, according to Nocera.

“There have been people who were scared to do the survey, but they can’t get in trouble at all,” Nocera said.

The project is funded through Lamar Educational Awards Foundation (LEAF) grants, according to Nocera.

The results of the study will be presented by students at the Miami Undergraduate Research Forum in May, and also at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research, according to Ward.

The team is also currently working on manuscripts to submit for publication.

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MEN’S BBALL, FROM PAGE 10

were taking bad shots and being selfish. We miss layups, we miss free throws, so how do you win?

I thought we played well in the first half.”

The 44 points was the second lowest point total for Miami this season, ahead of its 39 point showing at Louisville on Nov. 18. Miami is now 0-2 in rematch games this season.

“Losing does get contagious, but at the same time, we’re not losers,” Rollins said. “We’ve got a bunch of winners in that locker room that want to win. We believe in ourselves. We’re going to keep fighting.”

Miami was without redshirt junior center Drew McGhee, who tore an ACL in practice. McGhee shoot 56 percent from the floor and 79 percent from the charity stripe.

McGhee is the second player to tear an ACL this season, as redshirt junior forward Bill Edwards’ season was ended in the fifth game.

“Certainly we miss him, but

BASEBALL, FROM PAGE 10

obviously not California anymore.

The competition is a little bit different, the guys are a lot more competitive; bigger, faster, stronger, so I’m just slowly trying to make adjustments.”

Though still acclimating, Packer and the team at large, are really just looking forward to getting into mid-season form – and that starts this weekend in Macon.

“We’re really excited,” the second-base transfer said. “We just beat good teams in Western Carolina and Michigan State, and it would be great to come out and take two out of three, if not a sweep, from Mercer.”

For others, just being out of the cold, Midwestern winter is enough. Sophomore pitcher Nathan Williams is one such player.

“Definitely the weather,” Williams said, citing the

Drew’s not going to help us make the bunnies that we’re missing,” Cooper said.

Miami now hosts Kent State University Saturday in yet another MAC East rematch. The Golden Flashes handed Miami a 17-point loss just over two weeks ago. The RedHawks played well, scoring 70 points, but allowed a crippling 10 three-point shots, en route to the loss. Despite the team struggling, players are confident that they can head into the MAC Tournament on a good note.

“We’re going to embrace it,” Rollins said. “We’ll find some good in those games and get one of them, or all of them, and get rolling into the tournament. That’s arguably the best three teams in the MAC, and I wouldn’t want it any other way going into the tournament because then we’ve seen the best.”

Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. Saturday. Miami will honor senior Vince Legarza for Senior Day, and will hold a halftime ceremony for legendary coach Charlie Coles. Fans can listen to the game at www.redhawkradio.com. climate one of the things he’s looking forward to most this weekend. “It’s definitely going to be nice back in the sun, playing some baseball.”

For the coaching staff, understanding the product that they’re putting out on the field is what’s most important. The players are still gelling, and the season is long – playing is the best way to find out what their working with.

“That’s the biggest thing right now is finding out some things as far as personal goes and what we have as a team,” Simonds said. “All the while we’re trying to build that team chemistry and identity, and it’s starting to come together. Little by little, it’s starting to come together.”

Miami and Mercer face off 6 p.m. Friday, and in a double header Saturday, with the two games being played 1 and 4:30 p.m. All three games will be played at Claude Smith Field.

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During a luncheon sponsored

by Oklahoma State University last week, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Division I athletics do not, “…come at a cost to the rest of the institution.” Bowlsby then went further, stating how almost all Division I sports are self-supporting and how major sports are achieving their best graduation rates in history.

The NCAA and intercollegiate athletics though, have become obsolete.

This is not due to the recent University of Miami investigation debacle. Nor is it due to the disconnect between the revenue of major athletic programs and the nonprofit mission of higher education, which Wake Forest University sociologist Earl Smith dubbed the “athletic industrial complex.”

Rather, the NCAA cannot govern its members, and numerous convoluted metrics mixed with archaic rules further complicate the system.

The economics have become completely unsustainable for the overwhelming majority of Division I schools, due in large part to the growth of college football, but the ultimate cost falls on student-athletes.

The NCAA’s original mission was for student-athletes to compete in amateur athletic events, consistent with the mission of higher

education. The goal is to earn a degree.

However, this student-athlete dynamic no longer exists in big-time intercollegiate athletics, and the metrics used by the NCAA to measure a student-athlete’s academic progress does not work. Major Division I sports are simply a stop for athletes hoping to make it professionally, or at least that is what they are told.

The problem though, is very few succeed.

As documented by Richard M. Southall, the director of the College Sport Research Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, less than 2 percent of men’s basketball and football athletes make it professionally.

Southall also noted in the Fall 2012 edition of the Phi Kappa Phi Forum how, “according to one investigation, Division I [Football Bowl Subdivision] athletes are up to 10 times more likely to benefit from ‘special admissions’ programs than other students,” meaning the students could not meet the normal entrance requirements.

The divide between higher education and intercollegiate athletics is not because of the NCAA though, but rather because of complacent university presidents who control the system.

The NCAA is obsolete, but not broken. Administrators should not

rebuild the intercollegiate athletic model, but rather reform it.

On paper, the NCAA has the proper makeup, but in practice it does not work. This is not because of the need for separate organizations governing different sports, as Duke University’s Mike Krzyzewski has proposed, but rather because of a lack of regulations governing the underlying incentives.

Universities and media companies jumped on the opportunity to bring in millions of dollars in revenue each year after the NCAA allowed conference commissioners and the Bowl Championship Series to control college football. This began the domino effect leading to the current state of intercollegiate athletics: absurd conference realignment, ridiculous media agreements and a record number of underclassmen leaving early for the NFL draft last year. And the new football playoff system will only create more disparity.

Higher education and intercollegiate athletics are playing by completely different rules, but claim to be part of the same institution.

The problem with intercollegiate athletics is that higher education administrators, who govern the conferences and the NCAA, have essentially created a loophole in the system: nonprofit universities with the potential to bring in millions through athletic programs, while creating inaccurate student-athlete academic metrics. Meanwhile, the student-athlete is left vulnerable to revenue-hungry universities.

We know what universities value in student-athletes; the question though, is whether the NCAA will redefine the student-athlete.

TENNIS,

fidence and trust, and execute our game plan.”

Junior Christiania Raymond also discussed the opportunities presented this weekend.

“We are looking forward to heading to Georgia this weekend,” she said. “We are taking on two tough teams but are going into each match with a positive and tough mentality. All of these

matches are prepping us even more for our MAC regular season which starts in about five weeks. We are focused on one match at a time and are working hard to improve and grow together as a team.”

The RedHawks make their way to the Ken Byers Tennis Complex in Atlanta, Ga. Saturday to play North Texas 11 a.m. and will face Georgia Tech 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

THE RIEGER REPORT

EXPLOITING NAIVETY: THE FALLACY OF THE NCAA AND COLLEGE ATHLETICS

FROM PAGE 10 Maho Kowase and freshman Mia King, respectively. Sophomore Jasmine Minor earned the only other point in the match.

“We’re learning to trust our game in adversity,” Rosas said.

“We have to fight, take every opportunity we have, build our con-

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OPINION

EDITORS RACHEL SACKS NICOLE THEODORE

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

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PATRICK GEYSER THE MIAMI STUDENT

ESSAY

Egypt as I see it: the smaller, hidden ‘revolutions’ that the media doesn’t report If you keep up with the news at all, I’m sure that every once in awhile, you see some headline about violent protests and civil disobedience flaring up in Egypt, accompanied by some stock image of an Arab yelling or a fire blazing. These headlines give the impression that all of Egypt is more or less in a constant state of violent upheaval and that daily life for her citizens consists of protesting, making Molotov cocktails and lighting government buildings on fire.

While none of the headlines have ever lied to my knowledge, they’ve painted a pretty incomplete picture of what Egypt is like at the moment – take it from someone who’s there.

I arrived in Cairo for my semester abroad on Jan. 21—four days before the anniversary of the revolution.

I had read quite a bit of hype about the marches and demonstrations that had been planned for that day and was excited to get to see the uprising for myself. And sure enough, when the 25th rolled around, Tahrir square turned into the usual international spectacle of teargas, mobs and unrest. But only a mile and a half away, in my neighborhood, there wasn’t a picket or gas mask to be seen. Not surprisingly, there were no camera crews either. Shop-keepers were in their stores, street-sweepers were sweeping the streets, banana salesmen were selling bananas.

As the weeks went on, the violence continued to escalate in Tahrir and other instances of civil disobedience began to flare up around the country.

I’m sure the headlines never failed to

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John Harbaugh statue It’s a little early for him to receive a Cradle of Coaches statue.

reflect this. But what the newspapers never showed you were all the other squares around Cairo where families enjoyed picnic lunches, or the church right across the street from me that had a wedding almost every night, or the crowded cafés where old men would sit and smoke shisha for hours, playing backgammon and telling stories.

Yes, Egypt is in the midst of a revolution, but this revolution is not just happening among the angry mobs in Tahrir square. It’s happening in schools where professors are finally being given the freedom to teach against the government. It’s happening in overcrowded microbuses that have become a forum for their passengers to talk about politics. It’s happening in courthouses where

human rights lawyers are fighting for the release of innocent detainees. It’s even happening on YouTube where young Egyptians are posting videos of themselves doing the Harlem Shake in front of the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters as a sign of disdain for the ruling political party.

The point is, the Egyptian revolution is so much more than the violence you’re seeing in the media, and the angry Arabs on the front page are not the only revolutionaries here. My roommate Yousra who is studying economics so she can help rebuild her country economically is a revolutionary. The teachers across the street who lead their students in singing the national anthem every morning (at 7:30 a.m., to my great joy) are revolutionaries. The camel-owners

by the pyramids who are fighting to make a living despite the recent dip in tourism are revolutionaries.

More than two years later, the revolution is still very much ongoing. And yes, it sometimes involves yelling, spray-painting and a little tear gas. But it is also much bigger than that. It is being carried out by everyday people living their everyday lives: hidden revolutionaries.

Emily is studying abroad for the spring semester at the American University in Cairo and working as a reporting intern for the Daily News Egypt. You can follow her online at: www.emilyinegypt.wordpress.com

EMILY CRANE

CRANEES2@MIAMIOH.EDU

ESSAY

Random roommates provide unexpected lessons In high school, college is intimidating. Teachers frighten you with their tales of traditionalist professors, slashing grades and covering papers in red pen. Counselors relent the need to learn how to study and the importance of time management.

Indeed, as move-in day approached, my excitement grew, as well as my anxiety.

While I don’t deny that classes were definitely one of my biggest concerns, I specifically remember being nervous that my life at Miami would be contingent upon something entirely beyond my control: my roommate.

Even throughout high school, I knew that choosing a friend as a roommate was not an option for me.

Though the process works well for some, I wanted to venture out, on my own, beyond my comfort zone and meet someone new. Initially, I filled out the roommate survey and scrolled through the databases’ matches for me. I looked at profile after profile, attempting to see similarities to myself in each person, skimming the interests of those with what I deemed to be good music taste and avoiding all that listed themselves as morning people.

The deadline for roommate selection passed and I was doomed to living with a poor, random soul.

The horror stories I’d heard from older friends seemed all too real; anecdotes of stolen food, messy,

un-navigable rooms and unwarranted passive-aggressive cohabitation tension. By the time I got the long-awaited email to check BannerWeb for my roommate’s name, I was petrified.

And thus was the beginning of a wonderful friendship.

I still remember making my first impressions of my roommate, based solely upon her bedding, desk arrangement and the snacks she set out. I only wished for her to be “normal,” for at least then I could survive the year. Though I can’t recall exactly when, somewhere between convocation and filling out our roommate agreement, I realized we had the potential to be friends.

Now, several months into my college career, I feel as though my roommate teaches me more about life each day than she realizes.

We’ve grown alongside each other and learned to compromise and cooperate, even in seemingly mundane tasks like choosing the room’s temperature, restocking the fridge and keeping up the room’s cleanliness. I know to be quiet when she’s focused and she knows to leave me alone when I have headphones in.

We’ve become increasingly open with matters relating to our lives before college and though I can’t quite say I’ve walked a day in her shoes, I admittedly feel as though I can empathize more readily with others.

Of course, by no means is

sharing a room easy or trivial. Our disagreements are few, but they have occurred. We seem to forget the fact that at the end of the day, we must return to the same room, doomed to continue our discussion or ignore it entirely, yet both of us have the tendency to dig our heels in.

I don’t mean to sound as though we fight often, for if anything, we have learned to be more understanding. She keeps me in line, and I’d like to think I could brighten her day.

While I won’t be living with her next year, I only hope that she knows how much I’ll miss our shared experiences as I’ve vacuumed up our things, she’s broken a bottle of perfume on our floor and we’ve grieved for our multiple dead goldfish.

After speaking with friends, I understand how incredibly blessed I’ve been to have such a rewarding, random roommate experience. Truly, I don’t believe I ever would have selected her, based on her answers to the roommate compatibility survey.

Though I’m sure it’s easier for the university to simply pair random students together, perhaps in some situations, unpremeditated roommates provide the best results and more appropriately the best life lessons.

HAILEY GILMAN

GILMANHE@MIAMIOH.EDU

Bad drivers Bad driving seems to be contagious.

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RACHEL’S REFLECTIONS

Slut shaming doesn’t play a key role in benefiting society We are our own worst enemy.

This phrase holds true for many individuals, but what I believe is one of the root causes of becoming the worst version of ourselves is judgment.

For some reason, RACHEL many peoSACKS ple seem to have an innate need to judge other people based on what they wear, what television shows they watch, what they choose to eat, how they choose to spend their time—essentially, anything that is a personal choice made by another person.

We come across judgment everyday in many different forms.

From thinking less of someone to believing something about them to making up things that are not true, I think we’re all guilty of judging another person at one point or another.

Why would you let a choice another person makes about their life bother you? Unless it affects you in some way, you really shouldn’t.

But these judgments are actually harmful, especially when used by one group of people to hurt or tear down another person or group of people. What’s even worse though is when people of the same group judge their peers.

Specifically, women.

Whether on campus, Uptown, online, on television or in the media, I see and hear women judging other women almost constantly. We continually form opinions about women, from their clothing choices (“Did you see her wearing such and such?

She has the same dress as me, but I look so much better in it than she does”) to choices on their sex life (“How many people has she hooked up with now?”).

Frankly, I’m sick and tired of it. I’ve never liked gossip too much, as talking about other people just for the sake of talking about them bores me. Why don’t we talk about the Palestinian Oscar nominee whose family was detained at LAX right before the ceremony instead?

But what we are doing is detrimental because not only does our judgment affect other people’s feelings but it also hurts the cause of feminism and promotes misogyny.

When women tear other women down, it’s saying something.

It’s saying that we are not yet comfortable with women who may lead different lives than us, and in those lives make different decisions than we do. We are telling other women, whether to their faces or not, that they are not making the “right” choices, and that they are wrong.

One of the biggest occurrences of judgment among women is that of slut shaming. Simply put, slut shaming is when a person, male or female, insults a woman because she expressed her sexuality in a way that does not conform with patriarchal expectations for women. When slut shaming takes place among women, which it so often does, it is basically internal sexism. In the long run, this does not help the cause of feminism.

Passing judgment on someone else’s choices regarding their sex life is a cheap and easy way to merely feel powerful and put yourself at the top of the social order, which is based only on how patriarchal society before (and currently in) our generation define a woman’s worth by her sexuality.

We buy into the notion that sleeping with many people is “wrong,” and then make those people feel shameful. A woman who is deemed a “slut” did not make the “right” choices.

So what are the “right” choices for a woman to make?

Should she wear her hair short or leave it long? Wear dresses or jeans? Become a stay-at-home mom, or a career woman?

The thing is, there are no right or wrong choices in the grand scheme of life that can be applied to everyone; there are only right or wrong choices for an individual, man or woman, based on that own individual’s decisions.

(With the exception of doing unintentional harm to others.)

Why would you let a choice another person makes about their life bother you? Unless it affects you in some way, you really shouldn’t. Someone decides to go out all night during the week, and then doesn’t show up to class—that’s their own decision.

Someone else decides to wear makeup—once again, that is his or her choice.

When someone makes a choice in their life, whether big or small, it is based on their own preference and decision-making, what ever those may be. We should not decide someone’s “worthiness” based on his or her own personal choices in life.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ACA Healthcare requirements add perspective While many recognize the need for healthcare reform, few realize the increased burden health insurance coverage will add to the government, business owners, employees and families that drive the economy.

As part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), workers will soon notice the new Box 12D on their W-2 forms, the total cost of employer-sponsored health insurance coverage, which is to reflect the part of the health insurance cost paid by the employer and the part paid by the employee.

The disclosure requirement, as a portion of the summary of benefits and coverage mandate, is meant to make workers more cost-conscious and will hopefully add a more informed and responsible discussion surrounding the level of assistance our government is able to provide.

Beyond debating the role of government, it is important for the magnitude of costs associated with the ACA to be properly understood by the 63.9

percent of Americans who are currently paying for health insurance coverage of over 99.5 million Americans.

This is soon to be extended to 50 million additional Americans without any health insurance coverage.

In addition to an employee’s healthcare system payment are general taxes that account for roughly 20 percent of federal spending and 10 percent of state spending supporting Medicare and Medicaid.

It is our hope this information will resonate with Americans and add greater perspective and responsibility to the conversation surrounding healthcare reform and the demands it submits to the government.

Because many people who receive health insurance from their employers have no idea how much it actually costs, maybe now the burdens placed on business owners will be realized by the public.

This new knowledge will hopefully lead more people to

understand how these increased costs come at a price, and will prove significant to many unknowing American families.

According to C. Eugene Steuerle, a tax economist at the Urban Institute, “the [health] benefits are not taxable, and most of the spending is hidden, so we don’t consider the trade-offs. If we want to get control of health care costs, people have to be aware of them.”

Even though employers with fewer than 250 W-2 forms to file are exempt from the disclosure requirement, the value of collecting this information will help support the sentiments of conservatives in showing how costly the healthcare system is and ultimately why we need to make healthcare more transparent, affordable, and focused on meaningful, patient-centered reforms.

THE COLLEGE REPUBLICANS EXECUTIVE BOARD

LAUGHLAM@MIAMIOH.EDU

Personal growth occurs outside “Oxford bubble” The promotion of safety, and awareness of one’s surroundings, is always a good thing. Knowledge of one’s possessions and the best way to handle an unfortunate situation is an important lesson that must be learned on the path to ‘adulthood.’ However, the way these lessons were presented in ‘Many Real World Reminders lurk outside of the “Oxford Bubble”’ was more than a little disheartening. Despite its positive promotion of commonsense safety practices, the article painted a picture of entitled college students whose biggest “reality check” to date was the theft of an iPhone 5. While I am sure this is not the case, I was a little discouraged to read an article in which the biggest lesson learned appeared to be that “theft is not included in the Apple Care policy,” or that “we aren’t always

living in this semi-perfect world.”

I encourage the Miami University student body to proactively seek out its own “reality checks”— through volunteering, involvement in student organizations on campus, connecting with the residents of nearby communities and helping those less fortunate than they are. So often, those ‘trapped’ in the ‘Oxford Bubble’ forget how lucky they are; after all, not everyone is lucky enough to take advantage of a college education, especially at a university as amazing as Miami.

Not everyone has access to the resources, education, and technology that we do, let alone an iPhone 5. The “Oxford Bubble” should not necessarily be blamed for poorly preparing students for the “reality checks” of the “real world,” but rather thanked for providing a safe environment in

which students can explore and obtain a liberal arts education.

The world is a big, amazing place that Miami University has given you all the tools to enjoy. No matter what your background, Miami seeks to open the minds of her students, to encourage hard work, compassion and a life-long love of learning that will serve you well, if you let it.

The “Oxford Bubble” could be said to be the perfect incubator for every trait that will bring success in the “real world” – if we fail to reach outside of it, to open our eyes to the world beyond the bubble and how we can make it a better place, we only have ourselves to blame.

LAUREN ROETHER

ROETHELE@MIAMIOH.EDU

Miami needs to take action and condem racist Twitter account as a form of clear cyberbullying Dear Miami Community, President Hodge, Associate Vice President of Institutional Diversity, Office of Diversity Affairs and Beta Theta Pi: I am writing to call upon all of us to condemn the offensive, discriminatory Oxford Asians Twitter account that a Miami senior (a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity) has maintained for about six months as “benign humor” and all of its 986 followers. Let me begin by quoting some appalling Tweets from this account to demonstrate their bigotry and racial insensitivity: “Found the cutest cat outside of Thompson.

I named him lunch box special,” “found out my girlfriend has B cups. Dumped her because they not A,” “Ohhh I think I’m in your group for the project! Don’t worry I won’t come to meetings. If I do I act like I don’t know what you saying,” “Lorraine it’s okay people have trouble saying my name too.”

These are just a few examples of a lot more hurtful Tweets being passed around as “funny” at the expense of Asian students, a growing minority population at Miami. The Twitter account also contains distasteful images ridiculing and stereotyping Asian students.

Apparently, its author has clarified that the “account was meant to be a parody site,” adding: “It is not intended to offend anyone with this account. Any other interpretation of the account concerns me.”

What’s worse, since the publication of this comment in an online column, an anonymous reader left the following remark defending the insulting tweets: “Humor is just that—humor.

We poke fun at Asians, blacks, whites, Mexicans, etc. equally.

It’s a way of accepting difference. If you call everything out as being blatantly racist, then you’re too sensitive. Learn to laugh it off. White people have plenty of stereotypes as well, especially here at Miami, so why not poke fun back?”

While I commend the author’s action to take down his Twitter account, I am bothered—and we all should be—at the lack of initial consciousness or awareness about the potential harm such outrageous tweets would bring to our institution and its community.

I am disappointed by the suggestion that we should simply laugh off hurtful stereotypes because this overlooks the bigotry, harm—and worse, prejudice that are being masked on campus.

Dismissing the tweets as humorous suggests that the author and the commentator have both failed to accept responsibility or recognize the harm that is being done here.

As an Asian American student at Miami, I am not only offended but also hurt by such stereotypes and prejudice against my identity. I see the Oxford Asian tweets as a form of cyber racial bullying, something I did not expect to experience in an intellectual environment. They make me and other Asian students feel targeted and unwelcome on campus.

Worse yet, with 986 followers of the account, I am afraid Oxford Asians sends the wrong message about Miami. In short, such bigotry being passed as “humor” devastates the minority population and damages the prestige of our university.

Therefore, I am asking all of us to voice our disapproval against this instance of cyber racial bullying. This unfortunate event presents a good teaching/learning opportunity for the larger Miami community, including the author, defender and followers of the tweets.

Specifically, I am calling upon the university to issue a formal condemnation against this racially prejudicial act.

The Asian community and I are counting on your responses, President Hodge, Office of Diversity Affairs, Associate Vice President of Institutional Diversity. Please don’t disappoint us.

Most importantly, as the Miami Plan is being revised, I would like to suggest that we do a better job in raising critical awareness and educating students about inclusion, diversity and the ethics of communication. Maturity and anti-bullying lessons, I am afraid, might also need to be added to our public ivy curriculum for some students.

Let’s make a strong statement to affirm that racial stereotypes, bigotry, bullying, immaturity, etc. have NO PLACE on our campus, online and elsewhere.

Only then can we be proud of the so called “love and honor” our institution is claiming to represent.

P.S. I would like to acknowledge the faculty who took an active stand against the hateful Tweets: Dr. Madelyn Detloff, Dr. Jason Palmeri, Dr. Anita Manur and Dr. Ron Becker.

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Perry said anyone who tries to sell inappropriate items will be reported and their post will be deleted.

The moderators have implemented a three-strike rule, meaning after three incidents, a member will be asked to leave the group.

While there are rules for posts and meetings, incidents still occur.

A warning posted on the Facebook page encouraged all members to remember to private message about the meetings for the items.

This reminder comes after an incident regarding a man who had just finished a sale when two African American men came up to him demanding to have the money he just made from his sale. The two men saw the information about the meeting time and place off of the Facebook page, according to Beatty.

Both Perry and Beatty said they are not worried about the possible danger of this program.

They both use the same meeting place, Meijer in Hamilton, where a camera is visible and there are Meijer employees who are aware of the meetings.

“This is pretty risky in a way, but I feel safe enough because I always have my phone or someone with me,” Beatty said.

“Meeting at Meijer is a very public place and not a dark alley.”

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“If a Miami student wanted to take a MOOC, they would not get credit,” Young said. “I can’t see any advantage to Miami students if [the university] partnered with a MOOC.” As sites like Udacity continue to gain popularity, more schools may find ways to incorporate them into their academic models, Young said.

“Suddenly they’ve just exploded, and we’re trying to figure out how they work,” Young said. “I would want to make sure that if we were

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mon sense has kept her safe. If she is alone, she will type 911 on her phone and leave it open.

Despite the potential danger, there are still over 200 members on this Butler County Facebook page. According to Beatty, there is an array of items sold on the site.

“People sell cars, puppies looking for homes, clothes and just about anything in between,” Beatty said.

Beatty said the most bizarre item she saw for sale was cough medicine in bulk. The seller said it had never been opened, nor was the seller positive she was allowed to post and sell it.

Perry said she has sold the majority of her items, which have been clothes, to people around her age. However, she has bought household items for her house in Oxford from older residents from Butler County.

Moul said the only reason this Facebook page would not last is if something better comes along.

He said garage sales have been around for a while, and they will continue to be.

This Facebook page is simply a better and more efficient version of a garage sale, since the transaction is done in person and there is no shipping fee, according to Moul.

Moul said he believes this is a beneficial group.

“Nothing makes an economist sadder than people having stuff in their house that they don’t value which other people would value,” he said.

COLUMBINE, that’s as graphic as it gets. Then he lays down and dies. It is very moving.”

The play will also include a 911 tape and a newscast from the shooting, both which were found on YouTube, according to Young.

“We tried to choose some that weren’t as specific or as detailed and didn’t show a lot of specifics,” she said.

Although the play is primarily about students’ choices about their faith, Young said she understands it is a controversial topic. However, she said the play is about ‘God’s amazing grace’ in the midst of a tragedy, not the shooting.

In light of other shootings, such as Sandy Hook in Newtown, Young said some students asked if they were still going to continue with the play, but she said it is an important thing to do.

“We haven’t had any backlash as of yet,” Young said. “I’m not naïve to think we might not have some but I just think it’s something we felt kind of we should do.”

Some Miami University students said they believe it is still acceptable for the school to continue with the play, despite the controversial aspect.

“I think it’s important we can look at things like that from a mature perspective,” senior Michael O’Connell said. “It’s something that happens and I think a play like that can take

something like that and look at it from the aspects that aren’t focused on the shooting but the people themselves.”

First-year Jenna Mengle agreed and said the play may be controversial but they should be free to perform. She said the students at school should be able to express their religious beliefs freely.

“You can choose to go or not so it’s not like anyone is forced to watch the play,” she said. “I think it’s okay.”

Other students, like senior Paul Hinrichs, said he understands why the school would put on a play that tests students’ faith, even though it is expressed through an extreme circumstance. However, in light of other recent school shootings he said he thinks the school should be careful in what they choose to produce and be prepared for some sort of backlash.

“Definitely it’s good to put on display that people’s faith can be tested but at the same time it’s a really really sensitive issue,” Hinrichs said. “At the very least you definitely want to be careful on how you walk that line.”

The cast has added the song Amazing Grace and a Power Point presentation about students that lost their lives at the end of the play that was not in the original script, according to Young.

The play will be 7 p.m. March 1 and 2 at the Middletown Christian School and tickets can be purchased at the door. Tickets are $4 for students, $5 for seniors and adults are $6.

going to do anything through Miami, it would be high-quality.”

As part of the eLearning Advisory Council (eLAC), Young also helps the university evaluate and develop online learning initiatives at Miami, including online classes. “eLAC is addressing issues at Miami, including MOOCs,” Young said. “[We’re] investing in making sure we’re staying ahead of innovation … we want to know what’s out there on the horizon,” Young said.

“We’re building a foundation so we can move forward with e-learning.”

However, many Miami students at the Oxford campus are not

involved with online learning or taking online classes, according to statistics provided by Tim Kuykendoll, senior assistant registrar for technology.

Although Miami currently offers 108 different online courses, only 5 percent of students on the Oxford campus were enrolled in one or more this school year, according to Kuykendoll. In contrast, 17 percent of students at the Hamilton campus and 22 percent of students at the Middletown campus were enrolled in one or more online classes.

Local high schools like Talawanda High School also offer various online options for students.

“We have credit recovery courses online, where students who…need to make up credits to graduate can work on their course from home, or in their spare time,” Matt Smith, guidance counselor at Talawanda High School, said.

Talawanda also allows students to participate in a work program where they can take their classes online in the morning and work in the community during the afternoon.

A third option is a combination of online and traditional classroom learning.

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Sophomore Willy Golden said he had a positive experience with his EDP 279 online class last semester.

“It was my easiest class last semester because I didn’t have to go in, and I did like the method of the class because the way it was set up was modeled after Facebook,” Golden said.

Golden said he liked the online class overall, was able to learn similarly to a regular classroom environment, and would take another through Miami primarily because of the convenience.

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The 1951 Recensio mentions Hargraves II only for his class portrait. By 1954, Hargraves II was listed as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Phi Kappa [professional fraternity for education majors], Phi Mu Alpha [national men’s music society], Pi Mu Epsilon [mathematics honorary], concert band and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC). Within AFROTC, Hargraves II was part of the Arnold Air Society that recognized men in AFROTC who excelled.

He was also a founding member of the Delta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.

“The thing that I’m really proud of at Miami are Phi Beta Kappa and ODK,” Hargraves II said, pulling out his key ring and showing two medallions hanging from the ring. “The teachers at my dad’s school bought these for me. They really thought highly of that because this is the academic award and this is the leadership honorary.”

Hargraves II attributes his success at Miami to his father’s philosophy.

“My dad gave me the philosophy that you just be quiet and you speak to everyone on campus and if they don’t say anything, you leave them alone,” Hargraves II said. “Those are the people you don’t want to fool with. But if they’re white and they have time to have friendship with you, they’re the ones that will help you.”

Hargraves II said he followed this advice after he left Miami to be part of the United States Air Force.

“I found that [philosophy] to be very true and it saved my life when I was in Bain Bridge, Georgia,” Hargraves II said. “I was pulled over for no reason but they took me to jail for being out after midnight, locked me up for 12 hours and if they hadn’t missed me at the Air Force Base I don’t know if I’d still be alive.”

Hargraves II stayed in Georgia for about six months before moving to Texas where he met his wife, Maurine. According to Hargraves II’s son, William Hargraves III, the two met in church.

Maurine played the organ and sang and Hargraves II played the piano. The two eventually got married and became parents to three boys—Bill III, Jock and Charles.

Hargraves II was a talented pilot and word got back to Miami about his skill. A Miami professor requested that the Air Force offer Hargraves II a graduate assistantship at Miami as long as he kept up with his flying.

The Air Force allowed this, and Hargraves earned a Masters in Education in 1961.

While in the Air Force, Hargraves II was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.

Ten years later, Hargraves II accepted a job at Miami teaching aero science and became Miami’s first African American professor.

Hargraves III said he views his father as a pioneer.

“My father was a pioneer in the

means of an ability to look at new opportunities in a different light,” Hargraves III said. “He took on new challenges, looked at opportunities and said if he could do the work, he was going to do his very best. His approach was always hard work and perseverance and belief in what you do in life. He looked at what was afforded to him as a great opportunity and as a new opportunity for African Americans.”

Hargraves III, who attended Culver Academy, West Point and earned a Master’s Degree in international marketing and now works as director of strategic communications at Culver Academies, said he has felt the effects of his father and grandfather’s legacies.

“Dad taught me, have the ability so people don’t look at the color of your skin,” Hargraves III said.

“You want to be looked at as the value of what you learn and what you contribute. I went to private high schools, Culver Academies, places where most blacks weren’t even considering.”

Hargraves III also pointed to his father’s record of service, including his work at Central State University in Ohio. After Hargraves II retired from the Air Force in 1982, he worked as an assistant professor at Central State.

“My dad served,” Hargraves III said. “He always worked at approaching things with a serving attitude. He was very selfless.”

Indicative of this selfless attitude Hargraves III described, Hargraves II chooses to thank Miami for the time he spent here.

“Miami has been very good to me,” Hargraves II said. “Miami has been very good to me.”

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Whether it’s alumni, donors, professors or students, just about everyone agrees that Miami University athletics need to take a major turn for the better. With the relatively recent hiring of Miami’s 16th athletic director, David Sayler, many are hoping for drastic changes, but the reality is that progress takes time. Chances are that no current students will still be here, but with Sayler’s track record, things will improve.

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Sayler, and discuss his hopes for Miami athletics. He stressed doing better with mid-major competition, before concerning keeping up with the rest of the national powers.

Sayler has left eight different athletics programs in great standing, before arriving in Oxford, most recently the University of South Dakota, where he enthused an apathetic athletic body. Most notably, Sayler put his accounting degree to work in securing South Dakota’s largest private donation of $20 million, securing deals for renovated athletic facilities and apparel contracts across the board. He also emphasized the classroom first, as his athletes posted a 3.1 GPA So what exactly can we expect from Sayler? Miami has the deals and the grades, but the money and facilities do need a boost. With his business savvy, expect Sayler to rake in dollars for renovations to Millett Hall, Yager Stadium and an indoor practice facility. But while shiny, new toys are great for looking at, what Miami needs most is a prideful group of athletes and fans and higher competitiveness and WINS!!!!

Attracting more highly touted

recruits is vital to the future of our athletic program. Sayler’s plan is a simple one … pitch a great plan to donors and alumni, bring in money for renovations, attract better recruits, return to the top tier of competition amongst mid-majors, and then the sky is the limit.

While I am admittedly frustrated beyond belief with the overall ineptitude of our sports teams, I am confident in Sayler’s ability to turn things around. I am, however, being a realist in regards to how fast Miami’s sports teams will be consistently good again.

Expect a four to six year period of transition before anyone jumps on the “We should have made the NCAA Tournament” bandwagon.

Winning takes time and diligence. Every now and then, programs and teams get lucky, striking success from the start of a regime change, but that will not happen here. Miami is all about tradition, and tradition is slow and steady.

This is by no means an excuse for mediocrity, as gradual improvements in the win-loss column need to happen as soon as possible, but the trudge of struggle will go on.

I would like to see a new approach, having our athletics run like a successful business, efficient and profitable, and Sayler is the perfect CEO. Miami’s athletic history is storied and full of great achievements. It’s time we act like it, and make the present catch up to the past. Hearing how “it used to be” has gotten old with me. I’d rather say with pride “it’s like this.” Then maybe, just maybe, students’ attitudes will change, and Miami can truly offer a fully, enjoyable university experience.

HOCKEY

Miami looks to lock up CCHA title in final series

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

If you would have asked anyone what place the Miami University men’s hockey team would finish in league play, the common consensus definitely wouldn’t have been first. (Editor’s note: I had a vote; I picked them to finish 5th) Yet that’s just where head coach Enrico Blasi’s squad is sitting in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) standings heading into the final weekend of the regular season, with one win separating the RedHawks from adding another banner to the rafters of Steve “Coach” Cady Arena.

“I think we’ve put ourselves in a good situation to do that,” Blasi said of capturing the conference crown, something Miami has achieved only three times in program history, and Blasi himself only twice in his tenure.

“We’ve just got to stay focused for Ohio State, how good they can be. We’ve just got to make sure we’re ready to go.”

The No. 3 RedHawks (21-8-5, 16-6-4-4 CCHA) are five points ahead of second place Western Michigan University, and will close out league play at home against the Buckeyes (13-14-7, 12-9-5-1 CCHA), who are 5-32 in their last 10 games. Much like Miami, Ohio State is led by a pair of young offensive talents in Ryan Dzingel and Tanner Fritz, who each boast 32 points on the year. The Buckeyes are coming into Oxford losers of a two game series against Michigan, and sophomore forward Austin Czarnik knows that senior leadership will be key to fending off their in-state rivals.

“It’s really important – they’re going to lead the way and we’re

going to try to try to help them lead the way on Friday and Saturday,” Czarnik said. “Everyone’s just got to keep doing what they’ve been doing past weekends, and just keep on going.”

The Miami seniors will play an even bigger role Saturday night, as it is Senior Night for the elder RedHawks. Each will be brought out onto the ice before the game and be recognized for their commitment to the program, and all six of them will likely see ice time in the following game.

“I think the whole team is excited, it’s a special weekend when you honor the seniors,” Blasi said of Saturday’s salute. “They’re the group that everybody looks up to and they’re the group we look to for leadership. They’ve been through a lot; they’ve won one regular season championship, they’ve won a playoff championship, they’ve been to a frozen four, they’ve been in the national tournament all three years, and who knows this year. But that’s a pretty good resume if you’re a senior and you’re graduating.”

Captain Steven Spinell is looking forward to the big night for his class. He knows it’s an important game for his team to finish the year strong, but it’s tough realizing his number of shifts at the Goggin Ice Center is limited.

“It’s one of those things where you just have to treat it like another hockey game,” Spinell said. “But it’s going to be pretty emotional knowing that it will be the last time taking the ice during the regular season.”

The RedHawks and Buckeyes will battle it out twice this weekend in the final regular season series. The puck drops 7:35 p.m.

Friday, and 7:05 p.m. Saturday.

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BY WIN BRASWELL SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Miami University men’s basketball team let another winnable game slip through its hands Wednesday night, as it dropped a 52-44 decision to Mid-American Conference (MAC) rival Bowling Green State University (12-16, 6-7 MAC). Miami has now lost its last 10 of 11 games, and holds an 8-18 overall and 3-10 MAC record.

“Not very good,” Head Coach John Cooper said. “Not good enough. That’s all I can tell you. It was just tough to watch, absolutely tough to watch.”

In their second game against the Falcons this season, the RedHawks again fell apart in the second half.

The ’Hawks got off to a fast start, taking an early three point lead. After Bowling Green claimed a 16-15 lead, Miami went on a 10-0 with under five minutes to play. Miami’s defense was big, forcing nine turnovers, including six steals. The first

half ended as Miami held a sevenpoint advantage, 31-24.

Bowling Green was able to reverse its fortunes in the second half, completely shutting down Miami.

The Falcons went on an immediate 7-0 run to tie the game at 31. Miami finally found the bottom of the net after nearly six minutes into the second half.

As has been the case much of the season, the game teetered back and forth for several minutes, but Miami’s energy seemed to vanish after taking a 42-40 lead off a onehanded put back dunk by redshirt junior forward Will Felder. Miami was held to just two points over the last eight minutes of play.

“We just had a lack of energy in the second half,” junior guard Quniten Rollins said. “I don’t know why. It’s been like that the last couple games. At halftime, we have great energy. In the second half, we come out and have a little drag and that just gives them a spark, and then it’s just too late to get

anything back.”

Miami shot just 18-54 on the night, making six shots in the second half. The RedHawks also continued to struggle from deep, making two of 12 attempts, while shooting 40 percent from the foul line.

The Falcons’ senior guard, Jordan Crawford, who scored 21 points in the first meeting, scored 19.

Redshirt junior guard Allen Roberts led Miami with 16 points, the only RedHawk to reach double figures.

“You’ve got to grind for 40 minutes, and this was a grind win,” Bowling Green Head Coach Louis Orr said. “I give our guys credit for grinding. We’ll take the win and try to keep moving.”

Cooper lamented his team’s sloppy play in the latter 20 minutes.

“I didn’t like our start to the second half,” Cooper said. “Then we

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BASEBALL

Red and White go down to Georgia

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

After hitting its stride with two straight wins last weekend, the Miami University baseball team is headed to Macon, Ga. to test its mettle against Mercer University. The 8-1 Bears will pose a real challenge to this young RedHawks team, especially after winning five straight games with relative ease, the aggregate score of which was 62-12.

“They might be one of the best teams we will play,” Head Coach Dan Simonds said of his upcoming opponent. “They’ve beaten some quality teams already. They can swing the bat well and they’ve got some good arms we’re going

to face, so I know our guys are excited about this challenge. This is a southern team that is very, very good, and this is going to be a big test for us.”

Miami started the year off 2-3 at the First Pitch Invitational down in Greenville, SC, the past two weekends. In the midst of frigid conditions and worthy competition, the Red and White started the season off with three straight loses against Northwestern and Furman before turning it around in victories over Western Carolina and Michigan State. The RedHawks are hoping to extend that streak over Mercer, but Simonds insists that his players really just want to get some time out on the field this early in the season, especially the

younger additions to the team.

“I think the mood amongst the team is more of just wanting to compete,” the RedHawks’ skipper said. “We’ve got some guys right now, and it’s new to them. It is Division I baseball and guys are getting adjusted to that.”

For some, the adjustment is greater than others. Junior second baseman Matt Packer is a transfer student from Bakersfield, Calif., and is still catching up to speed with his new program.

“I came from a junior college in California back home, and the first year coming here is tough,” Packer said. “It’s

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TENNIS

’Hawks prepare for pair of tough matches

BY JORDAN RINARD STAFF WRITER

Coming off of a weekend in which it defeated Boston University and fell to No. 27 Yale University, the Miami University women’s tennis team stays on the road this weekend as it travels to Atlanta, Ga. to face No. 57 North Texas University and No. 24 Georgia Tech University. These are the fourth and fifth matches of the current road stand, in which the RedHawks (4-7) are 1-2. The team is 2-5 in away matches this season.

“We have a very competitive non-conference schedule and playing North Texas and Georgia Tech is a great opportunity for us,” assistant coach Ricardo Rosas

said. “Playing these kinds of teams bring the best out of our girls [and] bring out our competitive spirit.”

North Texas (6-1) is currently on a six-match winning streak in which it defeated two nationally ranked teams: No. 41 University of Minnesota and the No. 30 University of Arizona. Against Arizona on Sunday, the Mean Green earned the doubles point due to the efforts of seniors Valentina Starkova and Barbora Vykydalova along with the team of sophomores Kseniya Bardabush and Franziska Sprinkmeyer. In singles play, Starkova and Sprinkmeyer also picked up victories as well as freshman Agustina Valenzuela.

Before making the trip to Atlanta, North Texas hosts in-state rival

No. 28 Texas Christian University Wednesday afternoon.

Georgia Tech (3-4) has been up and down so far this season, beating No. 22 University of Tennessee and dropping matches against the No. 18 University of Notre Dame, No. 22 Vanderbilt University, Atlantic Coast Conference foe No. 20 Clemson University and the No. 5 University of Georgia. Against Georgia on Saturday, the Yellow Jackets failed to win the doubles point but managed to force the Bulldogs to three sets in four matches, with freshman Kendal Woodard and junior Muriel Wacker prevailing against junior

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