The Miami Student Oldest university newspaper in the United States, established 1826
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014
VOLUME 141 NO. 41
MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO
TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 2000, The Miami Student reported two online student-startups had made it big, at least within the university community. With the annual pre-spring
break bash just around the corner, fifth-year Patrick Shore launched Greenbeerday.com. Two weeks after its release, he had already sold over 900 t-shirts.
TAYLOR WOOD THE MIAMI STUDENT
SPRING FLING
Students flocked to South Quad Saturday to partake in the Indian Student’s Association’s Color Festival ‘Holi’ to welcome spring with a burst of color.
Women’s team wins nationals
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The Miami women’s hockey team revels in its victory over Massachusetts to claim the Division 1 Women’s Club Hockey National Championship.
BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Four short years ago, three young women by the names of Natalie Dillon, Jess Wood and Liz Wardlow proposed that a women’s hockey team be incepted. Three full seasons later, the Miami University RedHawks have captured the pinnacle of Division I club hockey achievement – a National Championship. “It’s surreal,” head coach Scott Hicks said a day after his team won it all over the University of Massachusetts (UMass), 3-1. “It’s something we’ve always said was one of our goals. To tell the girls is one thing, it’s another to do it. It’s magical. To send our seniors off this way, it makes you want to do it again.” Miami jumped out to a first period lead after applying constant pressure and netted its first goal of the game just 11:05 into the opening period. Freshman left winger Cassidy Guthrie was credited with the initial strike after transitioning through the neutral zone on her on and beating UMass netminder Chelsea Corell with a low wrister. The RedHawks were not through, and just two minutes and change later, freshman center Jordan Hanson buried a laser top shelf on the blocker side, where grandma hides the thin mints. Miami entered the second frame with a 2-0 lead. “We came out flying,” senior goaltender Dana Lovin said. “I think it carried over from the semi-finals against Liberty, but we just played so well and the way our team came together was just fantastic to see. Everybody had the eyes set on that one goal to win that championship.” UMass battled back into the game with a shorthanded goal
that found its way past Lovin, but that was the only goal she would surrender. Going back on the offensive, Miami found point production from its freshmen yet again and Kaley Mooney buried any hope of a comeback. The third period was all Miami and when the dust settled, they walked away champions. An outpouring of support and love both online and in person was a large part of the success according to Hicks, and he couldn’t stress enough what it meant to him and his team. “To feel all the support they got was pretty special,” Hicks said. “From Twitter, to Hawk Talk, to emails from Tommy Wingels and then current [Miami] varsity players, it was great to bring joy to the university.” The RedHawks finished the year as champions with a 30-2-3 record and won the Central Collegiate Women’s Hockey Association regular season and tournament titles en route. A 127-goal differential – and yes, that’s not a typo – shows just how dominant these women were as they maintained the No. 1 ranking for most of the year. Lovin was named Second Team All-American and AllTournament, and maintained a .94 save percentage and 1.32 goals-against average to go along with a 20-2-3 record. The 10hour bus ride back to Oxford did little to wane the excitement, and according to Hicks, who himself still can’t quite believe it, the ecstasy of winning it all might take a while to wear off. Lovin could not agree more. “People slept,” Lovin said. “But for the first five hours, people were up and excited, and everyone was pumped up … Wow. It still feels surreal. I can’t explain it.”
Student suicides call community to action BY EMILY CRANE NEWS EDITOR
Lynn Anderson’s son was a physics fanatic. He always had a love for hard sciences and had a naturally brilliant mind. And when sophomore Andrew Salsman arrived at Miami, he discovered his place was in the physics lab. “He was awarded a scholarship in the fall of 2012 to conduct research on atomic, molecular and optical physics,” Anderson said, adding with a chuckle, “Whatever that means.” Salsman spent most of his waking hours in the Culler Hall labs, though he made frequent trips home to Springdale to see his mother. Toward the end of last semester, Salsman began coupling these visits home with a trip to the neighborhood pie shop, known to serve nearly every kind of pie a person could want, Anderson said. Though Salsman was typically a creature of habit when it came to his pie preferences, his mother noticed he began systematically making his way through the menu, sampling even the more grotesque cream-based pies. When his mother asked about this odd behavior, he simply told her he was exploring. But in fact, he was saying goodbye. On Dec. 16, Anderson found her son dead, a shotgun at his side. In the note he left her, he explained his
lifelong battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety had become increasingly unbearable, weakening his mind and rendering him incapable of conducting the research he loved. Though his mother, of course, knew of his diseases and had long worked to help treat them, his death completely surprised her. “Nobody anticipated this, not even his doctor,” Anderson said. “He used all his intelligence to carefully mask his intent.” Though Anderson applauded Miami’s existing programs that aid in suicide prevention, such as its Just In Case app for smartphones, its various hotlines and its counseling services, she said there was still a piece missing. There had to be or else her son would still be alive. “You know it’s been said it takes a village to raise a child. Well, I believe it takes a village to prevent a suicide,” Anderson said. “Suicide prevention programs and hotlines serve a useful purpose and save lives. But something is missing. We need a community of eyes and ears to look out for people who are masking.” The only way to prevent suicide is if an entire community is involved in actively looking out for its own. Sophomore Jaclyn Wulf was naturally good at this. “She was always looking out for people,” her father, Clark Wulf said. “She was happiest when she was helping people.”
After a loved one’s suicide rattled Jaclyn early in her life, she committed herself to joining the fight against it. She became heavily involved in the Suicide Prevention Education Alliance (SPEA) in Cleveland, joining in marches and rallies, hounding
The redemption to me in all of this is that the loss we suffer isn’t met with a shrug of the shoulders but with the question of how can we change things?” MIKE CURME
DEAN OF STUDENTS
her parents for donations and devoting herself to looking out for those around her she saw struggling with depression or anxiety. These were, after all, diseases she knew well herself—diseases that would ultimately play a role in ending her life. Early in the morning of Nov. 17, Jaclyn was found unresponsive in her Swing Hall dorm room. She was taken to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital where she died a few hours later. The Butler County Coroner ruled the death a suicide and the
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Students sell gear to match the beer
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Timeflies performs at Brick Street Bar and Grille to an all-green crowd on Green Beer Day 2013.
BY ABBEY GINGRAS FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
Started in the 1950’s as a way to protest the university putting Spring Break over St. Patrick’s Day, Green Beer Day has grown into a nationally known collegiate event that Miami students look forward to every spring. This year, Green Beer Day was ranked the third best St. Patrick’s Day party in the nation by the website BroBible. Although the focus of the day is the green beer, the other iconic green item you’ll spot at all the bars is a Green Beer Day T-shirt. These shirts vary slightly in price depending on the distributor and design but average $20 each. Though it is impossible to accurately estimate the number of T-shirts sold every year, if even as few as one third of stu-
dents purchase one T-shirt each, they would generate well over $100,000 in revenue. With all this money, there is tough competition among student distributors to sell the most. Student distributers create original designs, order them through a number of different printing companies and then distribute them to students and organizations on campus via websites and Facebook pages. Some do it for a profit, others just do it for fun, but all compete to be the ones to see their designs on as many backs as possible around campus. The sellers from www.greenbeerday2014.com claimed to have made over $1,000 strictly in profit off 500 shirts. Senior Kyle Asperger of the Green Beer Day 2014 Shirts GBD Facebook page made a lot less than that, but he was not very interested in
the money. “I’ve made shirts before for other situations, which is why we felt comfortable starting this process. It just seemed like a cool idea to see your shirt all over Uptown, and it was a way for my work as a graphic designer to be seen on campus,” Asperger said. The T-shirt designs change every year, although shirts that were bestsellers the previous year are sometimes brought back. The shirts come in all different shades of green and usually reference a brand or current pop culture event. The people designing them say that coming up with creative shirts is a challenge. “We used our same Vineyard
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EDITORS REIS THEBAULT VICTORIA SLATER
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Searching staff not so stringent BY EMILY C. TATE
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
When sophomore Audrey Walsh, whose name has been changed to protect anonymity, packs up and leaves for Spring Break this Friday, March 21, she said she intends to remove a few specific items from her dorm room – items she knows are strictly prohibited in Miami University’s on-campus residence halls. For Walsh, these include a Keurig coffeemaker, several candles and an assortment of wines and liquors. Like many Miami students living on campus, Walsh has false impressions of the residence staff’s checkins during breaks. “It is my understanding that they can come in and check anything and everything,” she said. “I figured they check through all of the drawers, closets and in the refrigerator, though maybe not personal property, like an ottoman I brought from home.” While this perception is one shared by many Miami students, it is in fact a misconception, Assistant Director of Residence Life Crystal White said. “We don’t search or dig through anything,” she said. “It’s all about what’s in plain sight.” It is not the job of residence staff to remove items from dorm rooms or to rummage through students’ belongings, White said. The regular check-ins conducted during breaks are first and foremost for safety and health purposes. As White explained, the procedure is fairly straightforward. For the upcoming break, residents will receive a slip of paper on their doors with a checklist. When staff members enter the rooms after students have all left, their primary goal is to ensure that all of these instructions have been properly followed. “For spring break, staff members will be looking for windows to be fully closed and shades to be closed halfway,” she said. “All unnecessary appliances must be unplugged and nothing can be obstructing the smoke detector. The thermostat must be off or to the lowest setting, and all lights are to be turned off.” Students will receive a MyCard text message alert sometime next week saying their room has been entered using a master key, with the reason being “Spring Break health and safety inspection,” White said. In addition to the standard safety inspections, the staff members are of course on the lookout for anything out-of-the-ordinary, including all prohibited items. But again, White emphasized they only look for violations of housing policies viewable “in plain sight.” “If I hear a cat meowing in your closet, I’ll open your closet,” White said. “But generally it is not our practice to go digging through any of your stuff.” Resident Director of Etheridge Hall Alex Broshious explained how the residence staff generally handles a situation in which a prohibited
item is found. “The first step is documentation,” Broshious said. “We document whatever happens to be in the room [that shouldn’t].” White said sometimes this documentation is in the form of written notes and other times a photograph, depending on the situation. Both said the next step would be following up with the students upon their return from break. A member of residence staff would acknowledge their recognition of the prohibited item and first ask the student to remove it or take it home. “Let’s say they had a hot plate,” Broshious said. “I’d say ‘I saw you had it in your room, that’s prohibited and I’ll give you two days to get rid of it before checking back with you.’” A hot plate is prohibited because it is an open heat source. This is also why candles and coffeemakers are not allowed, as well as microwaves and other appliances of certain wattage – anything with a potential to catch fire is avoided. An exception to the “in plain sight” method is during winter break when residence staff asks that the refrigerators be unplugged. Over such a long break, any food items left behind could spoil, so the staff checks inside the refrigerators on these inspections. If there were to be alcoholic products inside, they would have to report that. Both White and Broshious said oftentimes these matters can be resolved by simply asking that an item be removed from the residence hall; this is usually the case for small appliances such as coffee pots and toasters. However, White said they do have the authority to file an incident report, which must sometimes be taken to the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution (OESCR), the disciplinary body for Miami students. This is determined on a case-by-case basis, she said. Ultimately, the purpose of these break period check-ins is essentially safety, health and comfort, White said. “We have policies for a reason,” she said. “We aren’t trying to ruin anyone’s fun.” Upon learning of the residence staff’s true intentions, Walsh said she had always thought the checkins were conducted solely for the purpose of searching out these prohibited items, not simply following up on the residents’ check list. “I was under the impression that everything was fair game and that when they came in over breaks for check ups they were just looking for all of the banned items,” she said. Nevertheless, Walsh said she still plans to conceal her candles in an obscure place in the room and to take home the alcoholic products. As for her Keurig coffeemaker, Broshious said there is now talk of permitting these in the dorms. She does not believe they are currently allowed, but the residence staff is considering putting one in each hall for students’ convenience.
I COULD’VE DANCED ALL NIGHT
The Moral Team demonstrates the 11-part dance all participants learned throughout MUThon Saturday.
ASU hosts Senegal ambassador to U.S. BY VICTORIA SLATER CAMPUS EDITOR
Senior Kyle Schwarz plays the classic fish bowl game at MAP’s Throwback Thursday event March 13 in the ASC.
protected,” Niang said. “We have been having gays in our families in our society for generations … this is our home’s reality. I know in other countries, gays could be killed for who they are. But it is very different in Senegal. We believe that people can be different, which is quite the opposite from Uganda.” Two issues in Senegal require improvements, Niang said, are agriculture and energy, two sectors that could flourish with greater American investment. Niang noted that last month, President Barack Obama established an initiative called Power Africa, which is meant to double the consumption of energy in African countries by providing more energy sources. Niang said the U.S. could additionally help by instating a better market for Senegal products, like rice and mangoes. In response to the discussion, Miami anthropology professor John Cinnamon said he was honored to learn about Senegal and its diplomacy. “I am so proud of the African Student Union for putting this together,” he said. “This was an honor that we had the opportunity to do this. It increases knowledge about a part of the world that is generally unfamiliar to most and thus creates much stronger relationships across the world.”
Dangerous drinking leads to drugging FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
AMANDA PALISWAT THE MIAMI STUDENT
creation of a better relationship between the two countries. “We want the U.S. to play a major role in the political and economic sector,” he said. “First of all, we share the same values, independence ... We are the only West African country to never have a military coup, where we have democratic elections. We share so many things [with the U.S.], we want you to be more engaged with us, so we can be more interrelated. But we are getting there.” Nurtured by historic relations with France, Senegal’s primary language is French; however, six national languages are recognized, and Niang himself speaks five languages, including English. While Senegal’s population is 95 percent Muslim, Niang said a remarkable amount of religious and ethnic tolerance exists. “The first president of our country was Christian, and he served for 20 years,” Niang said. “Now our current president is from an ethnic minority. When you are good, we believe in you. And then you are elected. We don’t have those kind of problems of tribalism and ethnic belongings like a lot of other countries do.” To a question about Senegal’s tolerance of homosexuality, Niang said his country differs greatly from those like Uganda, whose harsh treatment of gays has attracted recent media attention. “In our views, gays are always
In order to foster greater understanding of African politics and growth, the African Student Union (ASU) hosted its first African Politics Colloquium Monday night in the Armstrong Student Center Pavilion. The event featured Ambassador of The Republic of Senegal to the United States, His Excellency Cheikh Niang, who facilitated discussion on the enhancement of Africa’s role in world politics, and specifics on Senegal’s culture and government. Niang has held the ambassador position for five years, and was previously ambassador to South Africa. President of the African Student Union senior Fatimata Ndiaye said she recruited him as the event’s distinguished guest when she interned at his embassy in Washington, D.C. this past summer. “I interned at his embassy last summer and was very impressed by the work he and his colleagues do at bettering relationships between Africa and America and increasing understanding of Africa,” Ndiaye said. President David Hodge said Niang’s presence at the event is key to promoting Africa’s political role and general knowledge about its developing countries, in particular Senegal. “Most of us in the United States are woefully unknowledgeable about these things occurring in Africa that we should know much more about,” Hodge said. “We should seize every opportunity that we have to learn.” Senegal is small country lining Africa’s west coast, and one aspect Americans may not know, Niang explained, is it boasts a strong, democratic government, fueled by its young population of 14 million people. “We have a very vibrant population, a very vibrant economic and politic atmosphere,” Niang said. “We are very stable … we have elections that are taking place in a normal way, no unstable elections like in many other countries. Everything is fair and clean, but many people don’t know about it, about the establishment of Senegal, and its tolerance.” KYLE HAYDEN THE MIAMI STUDENT Niang added that Senegal’s similarities to the U.S. in terms of its po- Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to the United States, His Excellency litical spectrum should prompt the Cheikh Niang, discussed African politics Monday in the ASC Pavilion.
BY MEKENNA SANDSTROM
GO FISH!
KIM PARENT THE MIAMI STUDENT
It’s a typical Saturday afternoon for first-year Taylor, whose name has been changed to protect her identity. After a long week, it’s time to have some fun with friends. The weather is finally nice and the season of backyard parties is just beginning. Taylor and her friends decide to venture off-campus to a party behind a fraternity house. Little does Taylor know, she will consume only half a drink before the rest of her day becomes hazy. Taylor walks into the party an eager first-year, excited for a good time, and walks out the victim of drug-slipping. According to an article by USA
Today, 15,000 American women and men find themselves in the emergency room after being unknowingly drugged. About 60 percent of those cases occurred after the unknown suspect slipped a drug into the victim’s drink. Miami is no exception to this statistic, as Miami University Police Department Chief of Police John McCandless explained. “We’ve certainly taken reports, maybe four or five in the last semester, where victims believed they’d been given substances that had altered their physical state,” McCandless said. At the party, Taylor and her friends decided to pour themselves some shots. They were having a fun time and enjoying each other’s company. The only thing they were missing were
some “chasers,” Taylor said, referring to a non-alcoholic beverage, often a juice or soda, with which one can wash down a shot of hard liquor. One of Taylor’s friends was good friends with a fraternity member at the party. He gallantly offered to fetch her a “chaser,” and because Taylor knew the member was close to her friend, she thought nothing of it. The fraternity member turned around to go behind a tree to get her a chaser and returned shortly to deliver it to her. That is the last thing Taylor remembers of that Saturday. Unfortunately, it is all too common to be drugged without
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POLICE Multi-million dollar project to
BEAT Lean on me, when you’re not sober
turn Oxford into silicon prairie BY CHRIS CURME COMMUNITY EDITOR
At 1 a.m. Saturday, an OPD officer observed a male leaning against the exterior wall of Skyline Chili, 1 E. High St. The subject seemed to have difficulty standing on his feet, OPD said. He almost fell twice while the officer was watching. A male hung up his cellphone and approached the officer. He said he had just called 9-1-1 in reference to the male in question because he was concerned for his safety. The officer approached the suspect and asked if he was OK after he almost fell for a third time. The male responded unintelligibly, according to the officer, and mentioned something about Pachinko’s. When asked what street he was on, he said, “Mine Street.” When asked what town, he said, “Mine Town.” The male reeked of alcohol and his unintelligible speech dribbled out through a slur. The officer asked the male if he had been drinking. He again mumbled something about Pachinko’s. The male was unable to comprehend the officer when asked for an ID, so he threw his arms into the air. The officer took the suspect’s wallet from his front pocket and found a vertical Ohio driver’s license.The male confirmed the picture on the ID was of him. At the station, the male spiraled into incoherence, according to OPD. He eventually passed out and was taken to McCulloughHyde Memorial Hospital where he was left with his citation for sales to and use by underage persons.
In Oxford, justice is served by the slice At 1:45 a.m. Friday, an OPD officer was dispatched to the intersection of West Withrow Street and College Avenue in response to a report a white male had assaulted a female and her friend as he was trying to steal their pizza. After the incident, the male ran from the two females. An officer traveling west on Sycamore Street saw a white male that matched the description sprinting northbound. The officer stopped across from the post office in the 5100 block of Brown Road and told the male to stop walking. He ignored her and continued fleeing. The officer stepped in front of the suspect and noticed he was panting and sweating on his brow. The officer pointed toward West Withrow Street, whence he was running, and asked what happened. He said, “Absolutely nothing. I don’t know what you’re talking about.” When asked for ID, he produced a license not belonging to him, which he claimed was a friends. When the suspect presented his correct identification, it was confirmed he was 21 years of age. The officer asked again what had happened. He said he was running home because it was cold. A second officer with the two females pieced the story together. The victims said they were walking behind the male with their pizza when he turned around and asked for a slice. When they said no, he tried to rip the box from their hands. He then kicked and punched the female holding the pizza and dragged her approximately five feet along the sidewalk. They said they were going to call 911 and he bolted. The officer drove by the male with the two females in his car and they positively identified it was the same man. He was then taken to OPD where he was charged with robbery and prohibitions. He was processed and taken to the Butler County Jail. No word on how the pizza tasted.
Oxford may become the silicon prairie as a built-to-suit technology park has been proposed just outside of Miami University. The Miami Heritage Technology Park, represented by CBRE, is proposed on 74 acres at the intersection of Oxford Trenton Road (HWY 73) and Oxford Milford Road. Mike McMillan is vice president within the CBRE data center solutions group based in Cincinnati. McMillan is the project’s lead marketing representative, and said the tech park is the brainchild of an Oxford resident. “Todd Dockum is a Miami alumnus and the owner of the 74 acres,” McMillan said. “He has been working on this project for several years. He’s been interested in this technology park supporting the university.” According to McMillan, Dockum worked with the state of Ohio to secure $3.5 million in funding for the development of the park. The money will be spent on infrastructure and utilities when a tenant builds the first structure. “[The project must be] first funded by businesses that have a vested interest in having this type of an environment, and all the high value-added from next door,” McMillan said. Lisa Dankovich is Miami’s liaison to the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI), a subsidiary of the Cincinnati USA Chamber of Commerce. According to Dankovich, their goal is to attract and retain businesses in the greater Cincinnati region. “The university is supportive of the tech park, and there is some type of informal agreement,” Dankovich said. “But in order for the project to
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A mockup of the proposed built-to-suit Miami Heritage Technology Park on 74 acres just outside of Oxford. be successful, [Dockum] has to find a $3 million match to the state grant [from a private firm].” Similar projects usually take 21 months, according to McMillan, but at least six months of work has already been done. Initial planning included rezoning the lot, which was originally farmland. “It’s now an extension of the City of Oxford,” McMillan said. “It wasn’t before.” According to McMillan, the size and scope of the development depends on firms investing in space. “It clearly is a $40 to $200 million total development—if you add up all the different buildings,” McMillan said. “[We have] 16 buildings as examples. It depends what businesses come to the table and value it.” McMillan said firms early to participate will mutually benefit with the tech park, as they essentially dictate the area’s construction and evolution. Beyond this symbiotic relationship is that between the park and Miami, its neighbor. “[Tenants] can bring in students as interns,” McMillan said. “It’s a
way for them to collaborate with the university, and get access to smart students.” “Wouldn’t you like to have a location right next door?” is an alluring question to firms that already substantially work with the university and Miami students, McMillan said. While McMillan emphasized the potential of the tech park as an incubator for small entrepreneurial businesses and startups, he said the project is flexible, and could accommodate many different businesses that would value the partnership with Miami and Oxford community. One proposed building is a data center, appealing to McMillan’s experience in the technology sector. “The labor force [in Oxford] is much more college educated [than the norm],” McMillan said. “[Currently], there are a lot of well-educated people in Oxford whose employment opportunities are to work at Miami or commute to Cincinnati.” According to a CBRE brochure, 51 percent of Oxfordians possess college degrees. Other attractive
local features cited are a power cost 28 percent below the state average and, again, the proximity to Miami: an “innovation center.” The project’s tagline is, “Bringing innovation to market.” “[We aim to] keep people in the Oxford area,” McMillan said. “Oxford is a great place to grow up with a family. Talawanda High School is top notch in the state. It’ll help the university bring up employment for graduating seniors.” McMillan said the quality of labor in Oxford is relatively cheap, compared to more urban markets. “There are going to be more intern opportunities, more fulltime hire opportunities… to bring the fantastic innovating ideas [at Miami] to new businesses,” McMillan said. “That’ll take us several years. Now, we ask who’s going to be that anchor tenant: who agrees with that vision?” President David Hodge is aware of the project, according to McMillan, and supports it. “[Hodge] understands the value of things around Miami.”
Sick beats played at Brick Street attract dancing feet BY DANA HUMEN
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In rural southwestern Ohio, good concerts may be hard to find. With the closest large urban center at least 45 minutes away, musicloving Miami students have turned to Uptown Oxford’s Brick Street Bar & Grille, 36 E. High St., to satisfy their concert cravings. Brick Street has been hosting concerts since the early 2000s, and this fall welcomed students back to Oxford with three consecutive nights of live music, featuring artists Gentleman Hall, Zach Lockwood, 3LAU, DJ ETrayn and DJ Dante. Since then, the bar has hosted 15 other acts and is scheduled to present two more before the end of the school year. E.J. Blair, a promoter for Brick Street, explained in an email ticket prices depend on how much the artist costs to bring in, but there have never been tickets sold for more than $27. Generally, ticket prices range between $5 to $25 if they are bought in advance, and cost up to an additional $5 if they
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FROM PAGE 1 Vines design that we had last year due to its popularity, and we created a monogram shirt as well,” said junior Molly Dougherty, who is selling shirts with two of her friends this year. “We think a lot about common brands on campus and current trends in pop culture; we want something that is relevant to students but also unique to us from other sellers.” Conflicts arise between distributors since many come up with similar ideas based off the same pop culture events and common brands. “I haven’t personally had anyone say that we stole their design, but a lot of the designs are based on ones from years past,” Dougherty said. “The sellers have designs that are
are purchased at the door the day of the show. “The country concerts consistently do well,” Blair said. “Brick Street hasn’t booked many big EDM acts, and rap concerts are hit or miss. Usually if there’s a big radio song, the artists tend to generate more pre-sale tickets at Brick Street.” Half of this year’s concerts have featured country music artists including Dustin Lynch, Kip Moore and Cole Swindell. They are presented on Wednesday’s “Country Night.” Other concerts are usually scheduled on weekend or Thursday nights. First-year Ali Royer said she saw Kip Moore for the second time when he came to Brick Street in December, and at that time was able to meet him after the concert. Royer saw Moore by his tour bus after the show, and after waiting in a short line was able to meet and take a picture with him. “My favorite part was meeting him because I wouldn’t get to do that at a bigger venue,” Royer said. Sophomore Jillian White, who
has been to three concerts at Brick Street, also said she thinks it is much easier to meet artists playing the bar because the atmosphere is more intimate and relaxed. Two weeks ago, White attended the sold-out Cherub concert and said the bar was as crowded as it normally is on a weeknight. “It’s usually really fun just because it’s a different crowd than you would actually see out because it’s a lot of people that are just going for the concert strictly,” White said. “It’s fun listening to live music.” Beyond Cherub, Blair also said Chance the Rapper, Barstool Blackout and Pusha T were some of the most popular concerts this year. Some big-name artists have performed in the past, including ASAP Rocky, Gavin DeGraw, Timeflies and Hoodie Allen. Royer and White both said Brick Street brings the varied types of artists Miami students like. “I think they do a pretty good job of mixing it up for the most part, but sometimes there’s a lot of artists I haven’t heard of,” Royer said.
The Brick Street concert scene is well known for its annual hosting of Barstool Blackout, which is a concert featuring several DJs along with a light and fog show to create a rave-like atmosphere. First-year Connor McDermott went to the second night of Barstool Blackout this year, which was completely sold out within hours. “The atmosphere with the lights and fog machines made it really fun,” McDermott said. “The crowd was pretty similar to a normal Brick Street crowd but everyone was definitely more crazy and dressed in rave clothes.” With the last few months of school winding down, Miami students still have two more opportunities to catch a show at Brick Street. On Thursday, March 20 the DJ duo Chainsmokers will perform for $10 and Brett Eldredge will come for his second show on Wednesday, April 16 to finish out the Brick Street concert season. Tickets for Brett Eldredge start at $12.
similar and overlap topics because we base them off the same brands and pop culture. If our designs are considered copies, we definitely don’t mean them to be. It’s competitive to sell shirts and it doesn’t do anything for us to sell the same thing as someone else.” Other distributors were in agreement on the similarity of designs. “We had a great set of options and came up with all our own ideas,” senior John Claffy said. “A couple seemed to have similar themes to others companies but it was fine because they still sold.” Claffy, along with fellow seniors Mike Norgard and Cole Tyman, sold over 300 shirts through Greenest Beer Company. They were able to offer their buyers a discount as a way to attract more business.
“I think what set us apart from other companies was the relationship we had with the T-shirt company which allowed us to not have any overhead.,” Claffy said. Dougherty’s company, www. greenbeerdaymiami.com, offered several designs that were available on tank tops, T-shirts, long sleeve Tshirts, and sweatshirts. Their personal designs sold over 400 shirts, but she said with outside campaigns through clubs and organizations they sold well over 500. “Since we work through University Tees, we don’t sell our shirts for profit. But if the clubs that buy through us, such as College Republicans, want to raise the shirt price and make a profit, they can do that,” Dougherty said. University Tees, a national
company that allows students to create and sell custom T-shirts, was founded by Miami University graduate Nick Dadas when he was a junior here in 2004. Dadas was inspired to create the company when he saw how greatly the campus needed a more organized T-shirt business, especially when it came to Green Beer Day. Now the company is used all over the country by schools and organizations. “Since University Tees was founded here and supposedly inspired by Green Beer Day, they’re a great company to work for,” Dougherty said. “They recruit college students across the country to sell shirts on campuses, and since there is always someone there who has been working for awhile you never feel inexperienced or unorganized.”
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ARTS & EVENTS
EDITOR LAUREN KIGGINS
ARTS@MIAMISTUDENT.NET
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014
‘Selfie’ singers to end U.S. tour at Brick BY E.J. BLAIR*
FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
Alex Pall and Drew Taggart make up the duo called The Chainsmokers. Producers and DJs, they are bringing their Dynamic brand of electronic music to Brick Street Bar & Grille on Green Beer Day. The Chainsmokers are artists whose popularity has grown rapidly, which can largely be attributed the song they released this past January titled “Selfie.” “Before we released the track, we thought, ‘this is either the dumbest thing we have ever done, or the most brilliant,” they said. Dubbed by music connoisseurs, as “melbounce-bounce” music, “Selfie” is a hit and currently charting at No. 6 overall on iTunes. The advancement of smartphone applications has given rise to the demand of spontaneous pictures that can be shared instantly on Snapchat and Instagram. Playing on our generation’s frequent uploads of ourselves, The Chainsmokers’ music video for “Selfie” took the world by storm led by their wittingly ubiquitous phrase, “Let Me Take A Selfie.” “We had a lot of the concepts and ideas in our minds,” The Chainsmokers said. “But working with our home-girl, Alexis, we were really able to fine-tune them into the perfect nonsense we all hear each other say. Our goal was to keep the sayings relatable and not get too
specific. The more general and funny we could keep it, the more people would be able to connect with it.” For DJs who had been building their reputation as sharp remixers of indie-based and alternative sounding music, “Selfie” was the first official track they released, through Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Record Label.
“We think 17 No. 1’s now. We produce and remix music we like. We never work on projects that don’t interest us,” The Chainsmokers said. As more listeners downloaded The Chainsmokers’ chic and melodic style of dance music, their organic reach on social media platforms increased exponentially.
Do your research, be gracious, be patient and if you don’t ask you will never get an answer. THE CHAINSMOKERS DJ/PRODUCER DUO
The Chainsmokers produced the “Selfie” music video using high-profile celebrities, including David Hasseloff. “We wanted the whole thing to be relatable and interactive, so we thought ‘why not have our fans and friends send in photos and at the drop we will flash them, then they will be intrinsically connected and want to share it with their friends,” The Chainsmokers said. “We think because of that we put a lot of pressure on ourselves in a good way to do all we can to make an impact as the artists we want to be, they explained.” Prior to rolling out “Selfie”, Pall and Taggart, who are from New York City and Maine, respectively, had quickly amassed double-digit overall No. 1 song’s on Hype-machine high-traffic music blog.
“It’s the Matrix theory of using various people’s networks as a jump off for more people to create as big a reach organically as possible,” The Chainsmokers said. From January until now, The Chainsmokers have moved along quickly in the scope of their live music careers as part of their 20-stop United States #SELFIETOUR. Pall and Taggart shared the difference between spinning at intimate bottle-service clubs and globally attended music festivals like the first one they played, TomorrowWorld. “Both are great, but at shows, you are the center of attention and people are coming to hear the music,” The Chainsmokers said. “In clubs you may be the center of attention, but people are coming for lots of different reasons, like maybe getting laid, maybe to wing women etc., both
can be hella’ fun though.” The Chainsmokers are a duo who have grown out of producing small boot-legs in the caves of New York City studios, earning them twittermentions and radio shout-outs from Pete Tong, David Guetta and Tiêsto, among others. Their 130,000-plus Facebook following even sucked attention of away from Ellen Degenres’ record-breaking twitter selfie at the Oscars. The Chainsmokers shed sentiment about the struggles that come from living in New York City and even offered advice to aspiring producers. “You have to work hard, be good at what you do, and really stay positive,” The Chainsmokers said. “We think because of that we put a lot of pressure on ourselves in a good way to do all we can to make an impact as the artists we want to be. With that said, you really need to know who you are as a person, or NYC will chew you up: do your research, be gracious, be patient and if you don’t ask you will never get an answer.” Pall Graduated from New York University and Taggart graduated from Syracuse’s Brandier program, labeling The Chainsmokers’ as an act with a four-year college degree. The Chainsmokers have planned the second phase of their #SELFIETOUR, being named headliners at music festivals including Miami’s Ultra, and Mysteryland. With such an interesting agenda ahead, I asked them what unlikely
learning experiences have come about from being booked at these major gigs before they told me the city they’re looking forward to playing the most this spring/summer is Australia. “When we got Ultra, Drew and I turned to one another and said, ‘I thought this moment would feel a lot crazier’. That’s not to say it wasn’t like holy sh*t, but it’s funny because we are the type of guys who always want more like it’s never enough. And we don’t mean that we are ungrateful or don’t enjoy it because come ultra we will be the happiest guys on the planet,” Pall said. “But we were also like cool, next year we want a better stage, etc. On top of that and all these new bookings it’s just about time management, a skill that is very underrated. In terms of what we are looking forward to most, we can’t wait to go to Australia, neither of us have ever been.” March 20 marks the final stop along The Chainsmokers’ #SELFIETOUR, which coincidentally is in Oxford, OH. “Its not a Chainsmokers’ show it’s a Miami U show,” they said. “We are your guests in your party, we aren’t there to be watched, we want to rage with you all and make it our show.” Tickets for the 2 p.m. Chainsmokers show are $10 and are available online and at Brick Street. * E.J. Blair works as a promoter for Brick Street Bar and Grille
ARTS & EVENTS CALENDAR TUESDAY MARCH 18 Professor of viola, Mary E.M. Harris, will present a recital featuring works of the 20th century at 7:30 p.m. at Souers Recital Hall. Frank Huang, piano, Chris Tanner, percussion, and Harvey Thurmer, violin, will be assisting in the performance.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19 Keith Beauchamp will share his investigations of the murder of Emmett Till through his documentary, “The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till,” at 7 p.m. in the Shriver Heritage Room as part of The Diversity Affairs Council’s Diversity Week.
SATURDAY MARCH 22 As a preview to the 5th annual Oxford Kinetics Festival, MAKETANK Inc. will offer a free consultation workshop for individual and group designs. The workshop begins at 9 a.m. in the Sculpture Studio in Hiestand Hall.
THURSDAY MARCH 20 Celene Hawkins of Hawkins & Hawkins Custom, a design and fabrication studio, will speak as part of the Arts Lecture Series. Her work is in the collections of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Fidelity Investments and Hamilton City Schools, among others. The lecture is at 6 p.m. in ART 100.
SUNDAY MARCH 23 Explore Hueston Woods through their “Big Woods Hike”. To participate, meet at the Nature Center at 11 a.m. with a car, from which you will drive to the trailhead.
FRIDAY MARCH 21 Oxford Community Arts Center, with sponsorship from The Elms Hotel, will host the exhibit, Ayiti Cherie: Signs of Life (20112013) with photographs by Myriam Chancy. The event begins at 6 p.m. with live music by MidCentury Modern.
MONDAY MARCH 24 Kick off your week at The Art of Yoga, focusing on relaxation and deep release through the mind and body awareness. The $10 class begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Oxford Community Arts Center’s North Parlor.
COMEDY OVER MIAMI
PHILL ARNDT THE MIAMI STUDENT
Landon Drumm and Elizabeth Nie in Stage Left’s production of ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ in Harry T. Wilks Theater Saturday.
SHOW REVIEW
Senior’s comedy sketch unveils ‘The Daily Grind’ of college life BY BRITTON PERELMAN STAFF WRITER
Studio 88 Theatre was nearly packed for each of the three performances of “The Daily Grind” comedy sketch show, which ran last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Written by senior Jane Streeter, the show consisted of 18 sketches, all focusing on a different aspect of college or teenage life. Modeled after the Second City comedy troupe shows in Chicago, “The Daily Grind” did not disappoint. I still can’t decide if I think it was more impressive that it was written entirely by a student, or that none of the six actors were theater majors. Portraying everyone from a disappointed professor who didn’t get tenure, roommates in a colossal fight
over the dirty dishes, a lesbian news anchor who stole her co-anchor’s wife or an overly-excited mother helping her daughter buy tampons for the first time, the student actors stole the show with their endless amounts of comedic energy. “The sketch show that was put on is so different from the script because the actors are getting more confident in what they do,” co-director Dallas Ray said. This was Ray’s first directing experience with both a full-length show and the comedy sketch genre. Co-directors Ray and Streeter watched each of the three shows from the back, keeping an eye on the audience and silently high-fiving when something went really well on stage. They had been tweaking the lines up until Monday before the show’s opening night on Thursday,
and beamed with pride each time one of their “babies” remembered a changed line or did something particularly funny. Streeter even admitted to laughing during her own show. Despite everyone’s nerves opening night, the show went smoothly. “After the first performance everyone was so confident. After the first laugh everyone [the actors] knew, ‘Oh, we are funny. It’s gonna be okay,’” Streeter said, who was initially worried about lines falling flat because of her writing. According to cast-member RaeClaire Embree, she and fellow actor Brian Thene calmed their nerves before the show by doing weird dance moves and stretching out before show time. “It’s a huge adrenaline rush,” Embree said. “The energy and
the reaction from the audience is always fun.” One of Embree’s most memorable personas was in the sketch “Community Council,” which featured the entire cast and was my personal favorite. She had to try to keep a straight face as her fellow actors portrayed a slew of stereotypical college students that we’ve all encountered at one point or another. There was the council president who thought she could do anything, the notoriously late guy, the one preaching (what he thought were Bible verses but were actually movie quotes) in the back, the pretentious one with the fake accent and the moody poet. But it was junior Brian Thene’s booming, pompous British accent that left me, and Embree, in stitches. Frankly, the fact that she broke character for a second or
two actually made the scene all the more hilarious. What was great about “The Daily Grind” was that it was so realistic. Whether it was poking fun at the Miami Student Health Center or the annoying login for our email accounts, highlighting how most of us would rather watch Netflix and get on Facebook than do homework or showing just how difficult it is to spell the word inconvenience, at its core “The Daily Grind” was all about awkward and amusing reallife situations. And despite what the opening song stated, it showed how each day we spend in college is one of a kind. It’s too bad that Streeter, Ray, and some of their hilarious acting cast are graduating in May; they could have easily become Miami’s own comedy sketch troupe.
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Spring Break Safety Tips from MUPD:
• Don’t leave valuables sitting out in your dorm room over break. • Lock your doors when you leave; make sure your door shuts properly. • If you are driving somewhere, check your car’s battery fluids, tires, and oil before leaving town. • Never leave your luggage unattended. • Use a reputable travel agency. • Take only the credit cards and money that you will need. • Make sure your friends and family know where you will be and how to get into contact with you. • Give your itinerary to your parents or relatives. • Confirm your plans before you leave. • Don’t get intoxicated. • Know the drinking laws (and other laws) at your destination. • Keep the “Buddy System” and don’t let your friends wander off with someone they just met. • Don’t accept a drink from someone else, watch when your drink is being made. • Give your parents or friends a copy of your passport and credit cards in case they get lost or stolen.
TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS. HAVE FUN, BUT BE CAUTIOUS!
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OPINION
EDITORS EMILY ELDRIDGE NICOLE THEODORE
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014
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EDITORIAL
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
Easy, important tips on how to remain safe during spring break Picking out the most flattering bathing suit and making sure to pack enough sunscreen are, of course, important tasks to achieve before spring break begins next week. But, in addition to clothing and accessories, the perfect spring break checklist should also include safety and awareness tips for wherever you are traveling during this much needed break from school. For many Miami students, heading abroad to tropical locations and even across the big blue to Europe is the dream. However, going abroad and having a great time still pose risks. Safety should be in the back of every student’s mind at all times, and it won’t take much to remain safe either. Mexico is one of the hot spots for travel, and the cities of Punta Cana, Cabo, Cancun and Playa Del Carmen are the frequent points of destination for students. Even though it seems like the week will just be filled with the beach, parties and some good relaxation time, Mexico is a country that has been under a travel warning by the U.S. State Department since January. Kidnapping has been of particular concern to the U.S. government in Mexico ever since they watched kidnapping increase by 32 percent in 2013. The Miami Student Editorial Board encourages those traveling abroad during spring break to watch out for one another, even if it seems like nothing could happen. Walking alone at night home from the bars in a foreign city, probably intoxicated, isn’t the same as walking home the bars Uptown with a piece of Will’s or Bruno’s pizza in hand. Stick with a friend at all times, bring only a certain amount of cash with you and leave your passport locked in a suitcase or in a safe at the hotel or wherever you are staying. This also goes for the rest of your important or expensive belongings. It is very unlikely that bars and clubs will ask you for identification abroad, including Mexico and most of Europe, because the drinking ages are lower than those in the United States, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have an ID with you—or at least a copy. In fact, we highly recommend making copies of important documents such as your passport, driver’s license and even hotel and airport information, because losing a wallet or a passport happens a lot more easily than you might think, and having a copy on-hand will
help make the process of replacing those things less of a nightmare. If staying in the U.S. and going to warm places like Florida, California or the Carolinas is more your thing, you should still account for your safety. It’s true, you’re not in Oxford anymore, and you won’t always be among other students who can look out for you. Stories of students dying from accidents involving alcohol during spring break are all too common. Unintentional injuries kill more Americans in the first three decades of life than any other cause of death according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Because this is our week off from homework and exams, we get that you want to live it up. But please—live it up somewhere other than a balcony. In March of last year Samuel Levine, a University of Southern California student, fell from a sixth-floor balcony at a hotel in Cabo San Lucas during his spring break. It’s easy to think these are things that would never happen to you or a friend, but, unfortunately, they can happen to anyone. Other safety tips include limiting alcohol if swimming or boating and always making sure a drink you have stays with you at all times, especially at clubs or bars. It’s all too easy for someone to slip something in there—whether that’s in the U.S. or abroad somewhere. The point is you don’t have to sacrifice even 1 percent of a good time during your spring break to remain safe and keep some of these tips in mind. Remember before leaving this week to check with the U.S. State Department’s website for travel warnings, tips for packing and preparing documents, and talk to your friends about remaining with one another at all times when you go. Establishing a buddy system isn’t weird or annoying at all, and this may even get your parents off your back during the week. And for the males, this goes for you too: even if you think you could fight off three guys with one arm, you never know what can happen. The editorial board hopes all students have an amazing time on spring break, but we don’t want to read any devastating stories about fellow students getting hurt or seriously injured during this time either. Please remain safe and remember to lock all doors, windows and file a vacant house check with Oxford Police Department before you leave town. Visit our website for the link.
Rule of Thumb Miami hockey Both the women’s and men’s teams made Miami University proud this weekend. p. 1, 10
PATRICK GEYSER THE MIAMI STUDENT
Seven safety suggestions for a successful GBD Last year, 15 arrests and 25 citations were issued on Green Beer Day. Utilize your own judgement and these safety tips in to avoid becoming part of this year’s statistic.
3. Stay on the ground -OPD and landlords will be looking out for people on roofs and other elevated surfaces. -Keep in mind, the higher you go the harder you fall...
1. Take care of your body -Drink plenty of water throughout the course of the day. -Have a good breakfast (green eggs are packed with protein and will hold you over until lunch).
4. Buddy systems works -Especially if you have friends coming in from other schools , make sure they are not left wandering Oxford alone. -Look out for each other’s safety and have a plan before you go anywhere.
2. About class... -Be conscious of your teacher’s stance on GBD and the attendance policy. -Don’t go to class intoxicated, but it’s perfectly okay to wear green.
5. Beware of Uptown -Drinking at the bars when you are underage isn’t a good idea, especially on GBD. -In fact, you might as well just
avoid Uptown all together unless you are 21 on Thursday. 6. Napping is allowed -Get lots of sleep the night before and during the day. -Between noon and 2 p.m. are good times to take a break. 7. Never drink and drive -Even if you’ve only had a couple of beers, being behind the wheel of a car is not okay. -Make sure friends also avoid driving and if necessary, walk them home. We hope you have fun but please stay safe and remember that you do not have to drink to have a good time!
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Mean midterms Is it worse having an exam on GBD or the Monday we get back from spring break? We can’t decide.
Spring break/GBD safety
This issue is full of safety tips — and speaking of tips, don’t forget to tip bartenders on GBD if you go Uptown.
High schoolers at the bar When someone tells you they’re a senior...in high school. Run.
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MILAM’S MUSINGS
The day of reckoning has come: We need to atone for a past of torturing prisoners President Obama is not doing enough to hold the CIA, its torturers and those who ordered the torture accountable. Obama needs to help spearhead the release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s CIA torture report, which BRETT has been lanMILAM guishing in classified purgatory for 15 months now, largely due to CIA obstructionism and harassment. When President Obama was campaigning for president in 2007, he wanted to do things differently than his predecessor. One such difference would come in the form of banning the use of torture or “enhanced interrogation techniques,” as they were euphemistically referred to. He did by issuing Executive Order 13491: “Ensuring Lawful Interrogations.” However, an executive order could just as easily be reversed by the next torturegung-ho administration. He has not done enough. We still do not know whether Obama has upheld the practice of rendition – sending suspects to socalled “black sites” or other countries to be interrogated. Moreover, Guantanamo Bay is still open all these years later. In fact, just recently, a detainee, Imad Abdullah Hassan, who hasn’t been charged and was cleared for release five
years ago, said he is suing President Obama for torture. Hassan alleges that the torture began under President Bush and then continued under President Obama through force-feeding. Detainees have gone through various periods of hunger strikes to protest their unlawful captivity. To break their will, medical staff strap them to a chair, apply tubes to their noses and force-feed them. The World Medical Association and a plethora of other organizations have stated that forcefeeding is torture. Yet, the practice continues unabated. Finally, President Obama upon taking office in 2009, signaled that he would not investigate the Bush administration’s torture practices. He stated we should “look forward as opposed to looking backwards.” More to the point, he feared ruffling the feathers of the intelligence community he would be overseeing. It gets even more nefarious than that, however. According to the ACLU, the Obama administration urged courts to dismiss all civil lawsuits regarding torture on national security grounds and refused to cooperate with any foreign government inquiries. In fact, they pressured those governments to close their investigations. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has spent the past four years investigating the torture abuses President Obama was unwilling to do. In December 2012, the committee adopted their 6,300-page report. It has not yet been released because of the CIA’s
ANDREW’S ASSESSMENTS
Better candidates, better results for the GOP senate prospects The story of the last two election cycles for Republicans is a few crazy candidates ruining it for everyone. Taking back the Senate was in their grasp during the 2010 House wave, and the field looked advantageous in 2012 as well until the national narANDREW rative turned GEISLER into an “all Republicans are crazy” frame. This time, all Republicans need is to pick up six seats. Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball site sees 16 of the 36 elections this cycle as potentially competitive — 14 of them are held by Democrats, only two by Republicans. The key change this cycle is candidate recruitment, which will require a spreading of national campaign donations. Many mediatypes would like for us all to believe the issue is with conservative political thought, and these candidates adherence to it. That’s wrong. The issue isn’t an over-adherence
Politics takes time to master and you need candidates who have some idea of what it entails. to orthodoxy. Whether the media likes it or not, conservative-minded people are drawn naturally to orthodoxy, just not east-coast elite thinking that liberals are shocked and saddened to hear any dissension from. The issue is these candidates are not professionals. Politics takes time to master and you need candidates who have some idea of what it entails. In any field, you hire the person who knows what they’re doing. People like Sharron Angle facing off against a weakened
Majority Leader Harry Reid weaken everyone in statewide, nationalized elections because they don’t actually understand the way the game works or how to communicate with voters. That’s why having candidates like Ed Gillespie, a former RNC Chairman and top Bush aide running against Senator Mark Warner in Virginia, or Scott Brown’s probable entrance into the New Hampshire race will force Democrats to spend limited midterm year resources in places they didn’t expect to have to play strong defense in financially. It doesn’t even matter if Gillespie or Brown win—what matters is that they’re professionals, which makes them viable, and that viability will cause national Democrats to abandon candidates like Senator Mark Pryor in Arkansas or Senator Mark Begich in Alaska much earlier. The all-important money pendulum is swinging distinctly in the Republican election. Low-profile midterm elections draw an electorate favorable to Republicans in the first place. The Affordable Care Act is still the most potent issue for voters, and they’re not happy with it. As long as another Sharon Angle, Todd Akin, or Christine O’Donnell doesn’t emerge and ruin everything for the GOP, it’s hard to see how the money, the electorate and the issues don’t point to a flip in Senate control. This could not be more important. The Senate confirms presidential appointments—in the administrative state, this is an important check on the power of the president. It would also mean full Congressional control for Republicans during the last two years of the Obama administration. If his domestic agenda isn’t dead already, this election cycle could be the deathblow. Not having another Akin type emerge is a big “if.” Republicans have shown an uncanny ability to screw themselves up the last two cycles. This cycle’s conditions might be so ripe that even they can’t mess it up this time. SENIOR, POL. SCIENCE & JOURNALISM
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actions and the White House’s. Even though President Obama said he supports the release and declassification of the report so the American people “can understand what happened in the past and that can help guide us as we move forward,” he has stonewalled the committee, too. According to McClatchy, the White House has been withholding for five years more than 9,000 top-secret documents sought by the committee. Then there is the CIA. Democrat Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Committee, alleges that the CIA may have violated the separations of powers, the fourth Amendment and the prohibition on spying inside the United States. The CIA “directly and repeatedly” interfered with the committee’s investigation by searching computers of committee members and removing potentially incriminating documents. Tellingly, the CIA’s own inspector general has referred the CIA’s conduct to the Justice Department for a potential criminal investigation, according to the New York Review of Books. Speculation is that the CIA broke into committee computers because they feared they had gotten their hands on a CIA internal review known as the Internal Panetta Review (based on the former Director Leon Panetta), which came to the same conclusion as the Senate report: That torture was both brutal and ineffective, according to MSNBC. In other words, such a truth would dispel the myth that
“enhanced interrogation techniques” is a mere policy difference between Republicans and Democrats and is actually a criminal offense worthy of punishment. As the New York Times Editorial Board puts it, this “fog” about CIA detention and torture still lingers because of Obama’s refusal to investigate them upon taking office. He can correct that mistake by supporting Feinstein and supporting the release of the torture report.
the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainees, it is all too clear that we have yet to excise torturing from our conduct. And when Congress actually did their job and investigated the torture program, they have since been stonewalled and harassed by the CIA. This should be unacceptable behavior to the American people. We should want to know what was done in our name. They – being President Bush,
Since 9/11, in our name, torture went on unabated, unchecked and unseen. It should be undeniably unacceptable for the CIA to be interfering in the release of this report. The United States Congress oversees the CIA; the CIA does not oversee the Congress. Every member of Congress should be asserting their authority to tell the CIA to back off. From John Brennan, director of the CIA, to President Obama, I keep seeing the sentiment that we need to “look ahead” to the future instead of turning back toward the past. But common sense tells us that the past informs our future and clearly our torturing remains a blight on our values. Since 9/11, in our name, torture went on unabated, unchecked and unseen. With the election of President Obama, even if no investigation would be had, it at least seemed like the practice would end. However, with the secrets still surrounding the rendition program and
Vice President Dick Cheney, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Attorney General John Ashcroft and CIA Director George Tenet, along with John Yoo and Jay Bybee, Justice Department lawyers – got away with torturing. And they’re still getting away with it. The report is unlikely to segue into criminal prosecution of the aforementioned key members of America’s torture program, but we should still undoubtedly be made privy to its details. A civilized society should be judged by how it treats the worst among us. By that measurement, we have failed by accepting the practice of torture and not holding its perpetrators accountable. SENIOR, PHILOSOPHY MILAMBC@MIAMIOH.EDU
Constructive conversation: making mistakes LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Miami Stupid…err… Miami Student, I have resisted writing whenever I find stupid spelling errors, misuse of words or incorrect grammar [let alone silly, uninformed comments] I no longer can take it… [yes, an incorrectly composed sentence: should have typed “I can no longer take it.”] Your story about Harry Wilks’ death was touching… until the second part, on page four. Were you in such a lack of copy, in such a lack
of content that you could not think about how to fill inches of column space? Are you lacking creative talent? There are nine instances of the same sentence, which unfortunately followed one after the other after the next after one more. Maybe someone fell asleep at the keyboard pressing command-paste, maybe…not. Please, dear editor, EDIT! Do not “spell check”! READ the copy for content and context and continuity [I am sure there is another C
but I will stop here]. You should also, of course, spell check, but that would take more space for me to complain about. Seriously concerned,
GERARDO BROWN-MANRIQUE
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LETTER FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD Dear Mr. Brown-Manrique (and any others who share his sentiments), You are right—Friday’s article titled “Harry T. Wilks dies at 89” was a tremendous failure on the part of The Miami Student editorial board. It should not have been printed; we have an entire system in place to ensure that such grievous errors never make it to print and the publishing of that article cannot be labeled anything less than incompetence. The error was a frustratingly simple one: the wrong version of the article was placed on the page and, though one of our editors caught the mistake and called for it to be fixed, it just never happened (we welcome you to read the full version of the article online). We don’t know where in the process the communication broke down, but it doesn’t even really matter. The fact remains that it should not have happened and it reflects badly on all who are involved with the publication. We cannot change that now, though there isn’t a person on the staff who doesn’t wish
we could. Every person on the editorial board cares deeply about the quality of the newspaper we produce. We care for a whole host of reasons. We want a product with our names on it to be excellent for our own sakes and our career aspirations. But more than anything, we want to create something that will benefit the community, that provides people with excellent and accurate information to our readers, that generates discussion and promotes change. Though it may not seem like it, these are the standards to which we hold ourselves—standards of which we fall short of all the time. When we catch our mistakes—or worse, when others catch them and point them out to us—we have a hard time not beating ourselves up. At the end of the day though, we have to remind ourselves that we are a group of learners. We hold ourselves to the standards of a professional newspaper and we welcome you to hold us to them as well. But we know we will make mistakes. The important thing is
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DRUGS, FROM PAGE 2
knowing it. The Office on Women’s Health, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, lists not taking drinks from other people as a top suggestion when protecting yourself from being a victim. McCandless advised strongly against it or against taking a drink from a communal container. “If you do make the decision to consume, drinking from a common container can be risky,” McCandless said. Director of Student Wellness Rebecca Baudry, touched on the importance of prevention of the crime as a whole. “It’s important to look at how to prevent the victim,” Baudry said. “But it’s also important to look at how do you prevent the crime.” Miami has a few programs that deal with sexual assault and prevention, but Baudry encouraged students to be aware of their situation. “It’s important to know the signs and what to do,” Baudry said. Taylor and her friends continued to have a good time at the party, but soon decided to head over to “Beat the Clock” at Brick Street Bar and Grille. Though Taylor has no recollection of this, her friends noticed she was acting intoxicated but they assumed she had just consumed a lot at the party. As the afternoon wore on, her friends decided it was time to leave “Beat the Clock” and return to the residence halls. It had now been two hours since she had consumed the drink at the party behind the fraternity house, but she was still acting very drunk and started to show some odd symptoms. Taylor’s friends began to realize something was really wrong with their friend—no amount of alcohol could be producing this reaction. With this in mind, it was clear Taylor needed to go to a hospital. According to the Office on Women’s Health, some of the signs a person has been drugged include drunk feelings, problems talking, confusion and difficulty with motor movements. Following the incident, date rape drugs
can cause loss of memory during the period. After blood tests came back at the hospital, the doctors told Taylor they had found Codeine and Rohypnol in her body. Though this shook her, she opted not to file a report with the police. McCandless said the decision of whether to report such an event to the police was up to the individual but he encouraged students to report it someone, so they could be connected to resources for helping them process what happened. “The decision to report is a very personal one,” McCandless said. “We encourage students to report to the police but if they don’t feel comfortable talking to the police, the university has a lot of resources as well.” Taylor is not the only Miami student to be drugged at a party and was fortunate her friends observed her odd behavior and intervened. House parties, both in the greek and non-greek communities, play host to such dangers for all who chose to consume alcohol at them. Sam Crockett, President of the Inter-Fraternity Council at Miami, said he does not often receive reports of any drugs with alcohol violations. But when they do come in, it is often a tough case to handle. “It’s hard for us to know or prove that the drugs were in the system mainly because toxicology reports are private,” Crockett said. “But we do follow up on the fact that fraternities may have been serving alcohol to minors and we do act upon that.” Cait Duckworth, president of the Panhellenic Council at Miami, also stated Panhellenic will get involved if such a case comes through, however reports do not occur often. “We don’t have a lot of things come through regarding drugs mixed with alcohol,” Duckworth said. “But that doesn’t mean it isn’t a main concern for us.” IFC and Panhellenic both encourage Miami students to always be safe with alcohol, and despite rumors denied that such situations are as common as people make them out to be. Regardless, they do still happen and the Greek community along with the university takes it very seriously.
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HOCKEY, FROM PAGE 10
remaining. The Brotherhood upended the No. 4 team in the country, on its own ice, two consecutive nights to advance to Minneapolis, Minn. and the conference semifinals. “The wave of emotions go from high to low and you try to stay even keel,” head coach Enrico Blasi said.
“As coaches we have to focus on who’s coming up next and what instructions we need to bark out, but once the game was over it was pretty exciting.” Next up is the University of North Dakota, which stands second in the NCHC standings. Miami’s 1-3 record against UND shields two very close loses, and a 9-2 blowout during its last outing Feb. 15,
something the RedHawks will not soon forget. “The team feels good about what they’re doing and their getting rewarded, so hopefully it keeps going for a couple more games,” Blasi said. “Nothing changes. Our focus stays the same, and on upcoming North Dakota.” The semifinals start Friday, March 21 in Minneapolis.
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toxicity report revealed the cause of death to be a high volume of prescription medications combined with alcohol. “For what it’s worth, I disagree with the conclusion of suicide,” Clark said. “She never talked about suicide, none of her friends I’ve spoken to did. There was nothing on her phone or iPad to indicate she was thinking about it … We believe it’s a tragic accident, we don’t know what her state of mind was.” Miami University Police Chief John McCandless said upon returning from a night out, Jaclyn told one of her friends she had ingested too many pills. Her friend advised her to throw them up and Jaclyn said she already had. Her friend escorted her to her room and put her bed, making sure she was OK. When she returned to check on her a few hours later, she found her unresponsive, at which point she called for help. Director of Student Counseling Services Kip Alishio urged students to call for help if they suspect a friend has ingested too much of any substance. “We would continually advise and urge any students, faculty or staff who are aware that a person has ingested substances … to call 911,” Alishio said. “Short of calling the police, in residence halls, tell a member of the residence life staff who are trained to handle these sorts of situations.” Director of Student Wellness Rebecca Baudry called attention to the importance of educating students on how and what to do in such situations. “A lot students know when something isn’t right, but because they don’t have enough tools in their toolbox, they do nothing and that leads to sad circumstances,” Baudry said. To help equip students to “build their toolbox,” the office of student health services offers the “Step Up” bystander intervention training both in public forums for all to attend and in private settings such as chapter
meetings or classes by request. In addition, Alishio said the university offers the online “At Risk” training for equipping students to help a friend who is feeling suicidal. “Those are tough situations for students, faculty and staff who aren’t trained,” Alishio said. Jaclyn received similar training through the SPEA and put it to practice in situations her parents never learned of until after she died. “The night of her funeral, there was a young girl in the background who approached us after the line of people had cleared a bit and she said ‘You don’t know me and Jaclyn and I weren’t friends, but in high school, we had home room together and one time, your daughter noticed I was struggling and spent several hours with me helping with an attack of depression,’” Clark said. “And that was just one story. We don’t know all the other ways she may have helped people.” Jaclyn’s eyes and ears were the sort of eyes and ears Anderson is calling for now—a community of bystanders committed to not merely remaining bystanders when they see something that concerns them. To aid in creating this sort of community, Anderson is in the process of founding 2LiveOn (www.2liveon.org) in honor of her son’s death. “Andrew wanted his body to be donated to science but that couldn’t occur,” Anderson said. “But I thought ‘OK, maybe your body couldn’t be donated but what you went through can be used to help others.’ I am strong in this because I’m pouring myself into something positive.” At Miami, the university has developed its own initiative for fostering a community of mutual care,
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respect and support. Launched in the fall of 2013, the “I Am Miami” initiative calls on all its students to look out for one another and create a community of “Love and Honor,” not just in terms of suicide prevention but in all situations. Baudry especially called on students to look out for each other in the coming weeks with the advent of spring break and Green Beer Day (for The Miami Student’s tips onstaying safe, visit the Editorial Page). “[Students] still need to have respect and acceptance for each other,” Baudry said. “Ask yourselves what is my role? Am I contributing to a culture of care and concern for others?” Though the student deaths last semester are tragic, Interim Dean of Students Mike Curme said he is hopeful they can be redeemed if students will take notice and take part in looking out for each other. “The worst thing that ever happens to a university is losing a student,” Curme said. “The redemption to me in all of this is that the loss we suffer isn’t met with a shrug of the shoulders but with the question of how can we change things?”
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EDITOR TOM DOWNEY
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014 JORDAN RINARD
BASEBALL
WHY I’LL BE WATCHING THE WOMEN’S TOURNEY
MU sweeps Flyer Classic
RINARD’S RUNDOWN
Once again, March Madness is upon us and there is plenty to look forward to in the 2014 edition. Connecticut is ready to repeat as national champions as they enter the NCAA Tournament with a perfect mark of 34-0, while Notre Dame also finished with an unblemished 32-0 record. The Huskies are led by sophomore All-American forward Brianna Stewart, who has been doing it all for Geno Auriemma’s team by averaging 19.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game and registering 107 assists and 94 blocked shots. Senior guard Kayla McBride was named ACC Player of the Year for the Fighting Irish after recording 17.5 points, 5.5 boards, 3.8 assists and a 1.82 assist-to-turnover ratio per game this season. The men’s tournament? Why waste time watching an inferior product? The men’s game has deteriorated in quality in recent years and much of that stems from the maligned “one-and-dones” who make the jump to the NBA after one year in college. There are no “great” teams anymore – there are a ton of pretty good teams that are far from unbeatable and are comprised of players who have no intentions of coming back next year (case in point: last season’s Kentucky team). This opens the door for smaller schools like Creighton, Wichita State and Butler to make long runs in the Tournament since they have players who have been together for an extended period of time and have limited to no aspirations to leaving to go professional early. With women’s college
basketball, the lure of playing professionally is not as great as it is with the men (mostly because a career in the WNBA is not as lucrative as one in the NBA), so there are more “great” teams in the sport due to the retention of upperclassmen. One of the reasons that the Connecticut women are among the most dynastic programs in all of sports is that the players that Auriemma recruits are there for the long haul. This model allows for continuity for teams to have a consistent level of success year in and year out, despite the problems associated with the WNBA not being a highly sought after destination for college players. Men’s college basketball can be salvaged, if there are alterations to the “one-and-done” rule. By making players stay in college longer, the benefits would be two-fold: the product in the men’s college game would be better as there would be stronger upperclassmen classes and the NBA would benefit by having better draft classes through getting college players that are more polished and having more data for teams to make decisions on players. The idea of raising the minimum age of draftees is one that was contemplated by new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in a recent interview with ESPN.com: “Maybe the 20-year-old is a shorthand. I would just say a better integration of AAU, youth, high school, college basketball and NBA basketball. This is the sport of the 21st century. We have enormous opportunity.” Until that time comes, however, watch the better product.
HOCKEY
Miami upsets St. Cloud BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The Miami University hockey team pulled off an unlikely weekend sweep of No. 4 St. Cloud State University in the first round of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference tournament. The RedHawks won 5-4 in OT in the opener and then 4-3 to advance to the league’s first-ever Frozen Faceoff. Unlikely might be a bit of an understatement in the national eye, as the Red and White have been reeling for a large portion of 2014. The Huskies might have come into the NCHC tournament heavy favorites in the opening best-of-three series, but they will be licking their wounds until they regroup and head almost assuredly to the NCAA Tournament. “It might be in the back of our minds,” junior forward Blake Coleman said in a March 13 press conference about the upcoming series. “I’d be lying if I said it wouldn’t feel good to get one back on them after the way they ended our season last year.” Coleman was referring to the 4-1 loss and ticket home that St. Cloud handed the ’Hawks in the regional final last year. Little
did Coleman know, the next two games against the Huskies would extend his team’s season, and bring them two games away from a ninth-straight NCAA Tournament berth. Miami never trailed in the opening win and the score pingponged back and forth until late in the third period. St. Cloud senior defenseman Kevin Gravel was the recipient of a well-placed pass from senior forward Nic Dowd on the back door, where he beat sophomore goaltender Ryan McKay with 0.1 second left on the clock to force overtime. After a long review, the goal was allowed to the thunderous applause of the hometown barn. Junior forward Riley Barber played the spoiler at 10:10 of the overtime period when he crashed the net on a rebound from sophomore forward Sean Kuraly and somehow redirected the puck. Saturday night may have been even crazier. The RedHawks fought off an early Huskie onslaught, only enter the third period down by two scores. Four Miami goals in 16 minutes lifted them to a 4-3 win, capped off with freshman forward Justin Greenberg’s dramatic finisher – and only his second strike of the year – with 2.6 seconds
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Miami junior pitcher Charlie Suich warms up during a relief apperance in Miami’s 6-5 loss to Xavier March 11.
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The Miami University baseball team swept the Flyer Classic this weekend, defeating the University of Dayton once and Canisius College twice. The RedHawks (7-9) played a doubleheader at home Friday, knocking off Canisius (10-6) 20-11 in the opening game and Dayton (3-12) 8-4 in the closing game. The ’Hawks then defeated the Golden Griffins 7-4 Saturday. Miami was supposed to play Dayton again Sunday, but the game was cancelled due to inclement weather. The bats came alive Friday and the final score looked more like the game was being played at Yager Stadium instead of McKie Field at Hayden Park. Miami pushed across 20 runs in the opening game; the most Miami has scored in a game since March 6, 2011 when it defeated Leigh University 20-2. The 20 runs represented more points than the Miami football team scored in any game this season. “It was a hitter’s day for sure,” head coach Danny Hayden said. “We had the wind blowing out, anything you hit up in the air was really difficult to catch just because it was going over people’s heads. Out. They didn’t struggle scoring runs either.” Half the RedHawks’ runs came in the sixth inning, as they batted around and scored 10 times. Sophomore designated hitter
Gary Russo led the charge on offense, going 4 for 5 with six RBIs, two doubles and a home run. He fell a triple short of the cycle. Junior catcher Max Andresen made a rare start in right field and went 5 for 6 with four RBIs and two doubles. “Max Andresen was seeing beach balls today,” Hayden said after Friday’s doubleheader. “Every time he let the bat go off his shoulder, it got crushed… Max is in a good groove right now and I’m just trying to find ways to keep him in the lineup. That was probably his first collegiate outfield time today. We’re just trying to find ways to keep his bat in the lineup because he’s really swinging it.” Leadoff hitter and sophomore outfielder Jake Romano went 3 for 5 with a walk, two RBIs, three runs scored, a double and a triple. He fell a home run shy of the cycle. Senior Seth Varner (3-1, 3.69 ERA) picked up the win, going 6 innings and allowing five earned runs. He also struckout seven batters. Andresen and Russo continued the offensive attack in the second game, as Miami defeated Dayton 8-4. Russo recorded only one hit, but that hit was an inside-the-park home run. “That was the first time I’ve ever done that, that’s for sure,” Russo said. “I saw coach [Jeremy] Ison rounding third and I thought he was gonna stop me, but he told me to keep going and I was only concerned about getting home and
getting that run for my team.” Andresen, who played catcher in the second game, went 2 for 4 with two triples and a pair of RBIs. Junior Nathan Williams (1-2, 8.61 ERA) had a quality start and picked up his first win of the season. Williams pitched 6 2-3 innings, allowing three runs and striking out six. Canisius actually out-hit the RedHawks in Miami’s 7-4 win, but the bullpen carried the ’Hawks in the third and final game. Freshman Brad Schwartz (12, 2.70 ERA) and sophomore Wynston McMartin (0-0, 1.59 ERA) took over for Ryan Powers (1-2, 7.66 ERA). Powers threw 105 pitches and gave up three runs and eight hits in just four innings of work. Schwartz threw three innings of scoreless baseball, picking up the win and giving up just two hits. McMartin picked up his third save of the year by allowing just one run over two innings of work. Andresen continued his hot streak, going 2 for 3 with one RBI. He is hitting an impressive .415 for the season. He was named MAC East Player of the Week for his efforts during the Flyer Classic. The RedHawks face off against Northern Kentucky University Tuesday. The Norse are 3-13 this season have lost their last six games. Starting pitchers have not been announced. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Fans can listen to the game on the redhawkradio.com sports channel.
SOFTBALL
’Hawks take three of five in tournament
BY JORDAN RINARD SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The Miami University softball team extended its winning streak to four games during the Michelle Smith Spring Break Tournament by defeating the University of Maine 11-5, Seton Hall 7-2 and the University of Connecticut 4-1. However, the RedHawks (9-12) then suffered 0-3 and 2-4 setbacks to Boston University and St. Joseph’s University, respectively. “Overall, we played well this weekend,” head coach Clarisa Crowell said. “We hit and pitched well, and played great defensively, especially in the first three games. [Senior] Paige Myers pitched well against UConn, having a no-hitter through six innings and [junior] Megan Mattera came in with one out in the sixth and played clutch. Against Boston, we didn’t string hits together and we could’ve hit better against St. Joe’s. We just need to work on consistently playing well.” In the first game of the tournament, Maine opened up the scoring with three unearned runs in the first inning before Miami put up a fourrun third inning with senior second baseman Kristy Arbour, senior catcher Kayla Ledbetter, senior first baseman Allie Larrabee and
junior outfielder Bree Lipscomb recording RBIs. The Black Bears knotted things up in the following inning, but the ’Hawks scored three runs in the fifth and never looked back as they won 11-5. Larrabee, Ledbetter and Lipscomb represented a decent chunk of the offense on the day as they combined for eight RBIs. The RedHawks struck quickly in their matchup against Seton Hall as they took a 1-0 lead in the first off a RBI by sophomore pitcher/first baseman Jenna Modic. The lead was extended in the second after Arbour drove in a run and sophomore outfielder Taylor Shuey stole home, but the Pirates kept themselves in the game by getting runs in the second and fifth to make the score 3-2. It was all RedHawks from that point on as they tacked on four more runs in the final two innings. Sophomore pitcher Amber Logemann was dealing as she pitched a complete game with seven hits and six strikeouts. The ’Hawks drew first blood in their game against Connecticut, as Shuey scored on a wild pitch in the third and Arbour hit a twoRBI double in the following inning. The Huskies did not do much offensively on the day as Myers
went 6 2-3 innings, allowing one run off four hits and throwing three strikeouts. The next game remained a scoreless affair until Boston picked up three runs in the fourth. Miami could not find a way to get its offense going despite having an opportunity in the seventh with runners at first and second with nobody out. Logemann put in solid work on the mound as she gave up one earned run and struck out three batters before Modic came in relief after the fourth inning and pitched two innings of no-hit softball. The Red and White fell behind early in the last game of the tournament as St. Joe’s picked up two runs in the second. After getting a run in the bottom of the inning off a solo homer by Lipscomb, the ‘’Hawks failed to recover from an additional two runs by the Hawks of St. Joe’s in the third. “It was a great weekend for us,” Lipscomb said. “We did some great things out there. What we learned from this weekend is that when we hit well, pitch well, and play defense well, we can beat anybody.” The RedHawks play again Thursday when they host a doubleheader with Wright State University in Oxford starting at 5 p.m.