April 20, 2012 | The Miami Student

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The Miami Student Oldest university newspaper in the United States, established 1826

VOLUME 139 NO. 56

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012

MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO

TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1991, The Miami Student reported over 100 students and faculty gathered at the Hub to demand the installation of condom machines into residence halls. The Student reported the crowd shouted, “Give us condoms or give us death!” in response to a recommendation from Myrtis Powell, vice president of student affairs, to veto legislation to install the machines.

Students rush to find off campus housing By Andrew Grant and Amanda Vankoski For The Miami Student

Looking for housing months ahead of time is common practice for Miami University students, but this year students have begun signing leases for houses and apartments up to 18 months in advance. “I felt rushed into signing,” junior Evan Deaton said. “My friends and I signed early in September last year and if we had to redo things, I’m not so sure we would live here again.” Miami students are required to live on campus for their first two years, with the exception of sophomores who are allowed to live in fraternities that meet certain criteria. Before this requirement was implemented three to four years ago, many first-year students immediately signed leases for their sophomore year three weeks after starting college, according to Bobbe Burke, Miami coordinator of off-campus affairs and Miami

Tribe relations. Since the change, lease signing has occurred even earlier. Many students looking for housing experience this perceived housing “rush,” believing there are not enough housing options. “The process felt rushed, but I understand the competition,” junior Josh Eldemire said. “Living off-campus is what you do as an upperclassman; I’m just glad we got a house.” Deaton and Eldemire are living in the same house this year with two other roommates. Their situation is not uncommon for many students at Miami. “In most other markets, students sign leases for the following school year in the spring,” Senior Associate of Cardinal Group Management, Mike O’Brien said. “So the months of March and April are the most important for our properties in other markets.” But is there an actual competition between students and housing companies? “There are approximately 7,200 beds on campus and there aren’t enough beds to go around,” Burke

said. “There are many, many more places to live than for people to live off-campus.” Keeping sophomores on campus allows for one more year of maturity, according to Burke. First-years Tommy Vance and Kasey Stone have experienced this “rush.” “Honestly, I am not sure what my plans are for junior year, so I am not ready to sign a lease,” Vance said. “But, with so many people signing leases, I am worried that it is going to be hard to find a place to live if I wait any longer.” Stone said she felt the pressure to sign for junior year when she started to look at housing in early March. “We spent a couple of weeks house hunting before we signed, but I think that it is really dumb that everyone is signing this early when they don’t know what they’ll want two years from now,” Stone said. “For instance, you don’t know if you’ll have the same friends or will still like the house this far in advance.” Some university officials share

these sentiments. “It is just not a process that is good for students,” Burke said. “They are frazzled before it’s happening, they’re frazzled while it’s happening and then they wonder, ‘did I make the right decision?’ It’s unfortunate.” According to Sherri Bowling, assistant director of housing and meal plans, students want to live off campus because of the comparable cost to living in the residence halls and because there are no resident assistants, no quiet hours and absolute freedom. “Miami doesn’t have a perception related to the appeal to live off-campus,” Bowling said. “My personal perception is the ability to live with a group of friends and not have the supervision of the live-in hall staff and rules associated with living in the halls.” According to Eldemire and sophomore Kelsey Gamble, who signed her house at the beginning of April, the restrictive nature of residence halls has fueled competition for the “best” houses off campus. “When we were signing for our

house, we were sitting at the table and there were people banging on the door yelling that they would pay double,” Gamble said. “That was crazy. And I know that people have called already for the 2014 -2015 school year on our house.” The housing companies are aware of this competitiveness, according to O’Brien. “Miami is very different from other markets in this regard,” O’Brien said. “About 60 percent of our leases are signed in August and September. There is a rush to grab houses at the beginning of the school year and students are fearful they will not have a good place to live if they do not sign quickly.” While the process may be difficult for students, it is not easy for housing companies either, according to O’Brien. “The rule that Miami University enacted a couple of years ago to force sophomores to live on campus made filling all of our places much more difficult,” O’Brien

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Study finds disordered eating prevalent at Miami By Allison McGillivray Campus Editor

Dining hall chatter about that piece of cake, “you just should not have eaten” can actually be a sign of a new ideology about food that might encourage disordered eating among college students, according to Cameron Hay-Rollins, Miami University associate professor of anthropology. Hay-Rollins, Rose Marie Ward, associate professor of Kinesiology and Health and three former students, Sarah McKasson, Michelle Fakler and Francesca Cheli, have been working on a study about how female college students approach eating and whether social comments on their eating habits lead to disordered eating or eating disorders. The authors will likely publish the study within the next year. An eating disorder is a diagnosable syndrome, according to HayRollins, whereas disordered eating is eating curtailed for social, physical or cultural ends, and can fall anywhere between dieting too much and stress eating. Junior Caitlin McGillicuddy said disordered eating is not publicized enough. “I think [disordered eating] is really underpublicized,” McGillicuddy said. “It should be addressed because

income families,” Gustin said. The study began with a semesterlong observation of student behavior in dining halls. Hay-Rollins said the authors looked at what students were eating, how much they were putting on their plates and even if they were, “getting pieces of cake and hiding it under bread so that people won’t make comments.” Hay-Rollins said these observations helped the authors develop a survey, which they distributed to first-year females. This allowed the authors of the study to gather quantitative data, which was then analyzed by Ward. After this data was gathered the authors of the study, especially McKasson and Fakler, observed how students talk about eating, according to Hay-Rollins. “We were looking at how people talk about those things and on this campus, at least from our findings, people are talking about these kinds of issues a lot,” Hay-Rollins said. Hay-Rollins said having both statistical data and qualitative data allowed the authors to gather more conclusive results. According to Hay-Rollins, student talk about eating is pervasive but not necessarily a preoccupation. The results of the study show disordered eating is neither specific to particular groups of people nor an “epidemic”

Statistically if you look at the socioeconomic background of our student body ... there’s statistically a higher[er] risk factor in some socioeconomic high income families.” TAMMY GUSTIN

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES NURSE PRACTITIONER

I’m sure that everyone I know has gone through a point where they don’t eat enough calories throughout their day.” According to Tammy Gustin, nurse practitioner at Student Health Services, Miami students have a higher risk factor for eating disorders because students are between the ages of 18-23 years old, the campus is 55 percent female and because many Miami students have high socioeconomic status. “Statistically if you look at the socioeconomic background of our student body, these are all generalities because it could happen to anyone, but there is statistically a high[er] risk factor in some socioeconomic high

on campus. “It seems to be pervasive in the sense that you would bump into to conversations where people are talking about eating or dieting or stress eating,” Hay-Rollins said. “I’m not sure I’d call it a preoccupation.” According to Rollins this “everyday,” “casual” talk is evident of a moral ideology among collegeage women that people should eat a particular way. Female Miami first-years are concerned with issues such as body image, McGillicuddy said. “I feel like freshmen probably deal

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YOU FOUND ME

The Fray perform Wednesday night at Miami University’s Millett Hall as a part of Miami’s Performing Arts Series. The band, brought in by Miami’s Campus Activities Council Concert Board, played songs off their new album, Scars and Stories, as well as their old hits.

Farmer School of Business credit hour fees set to increase over next two years By Rebecca Peets Staff Writer

A plan to raise fees for business classes is raising fire among business students. The plan includes a surcharge per credit hour on all business courses for business majors and minors, according to Rebekah Keasling, assistant dean for admission in Miami University’s Farmer School of Business (FSB). This charge will increase by $25 per academic year. For the current school year the charge is $50 per credit hour, but will increase to $75 then $100 in the next two years, according to Keasling. First-year Sydney Powell said she is not happy about the fee. “That’s a lot of money when you really think about it,” Powell said. “Yes $25 to $50 seems understandable but $75 to $100 seems a bit ridiculous per credit hour when the business school is as good as it is now without overcharging its students.” Alan Oak is the assistant dean of external relations in FSB. “The driver for this action has to do with our ability to attract and retain top quality faculty,” Oak said. “We have to offer salaries that are

in line with those available at other business schools in Ohio and beyond Ohio.” David Creamer, vice president of Finance and Business Services, explained the benefits of the fee to students. The funds generated by the increase in surcharge will be used specifically for business students to enhance their educational experience, Creamer said. In addition to faculty salaries, the extra fees will provide services to students such as advising, career services, internship opportunities and international opportunities, “so students are effective leaders going forward,” Oak said. Most business schools such as Ohio State University, Ohio University and the University of Toledo have a similar differential model to Miami where they charge their students a fee beyond basic tuition, according to Oak. “We also compete against Indiana University and the University of Michigan and this program is the typical practice,” Oak said. “Our tuitions and costs are in line, even attractive relative to other programs.” The fees are obviously larger in the business school than any of

the other colleges in the university, Creamer said. “This is driven by the higher cost of business courses,” Creamer said. “Salaries for faculty are higher. Experience students can receive is the highest we can provide.” FSB established a $25 per credit hour fee for all business courses in 2006, according to Oak. In spring 2010, the Board of Trustees approved an increase in the premium from $25 to $50 moving to $75 and then $100 in the next two years, Oak said. The current policy applies to all business courses and graduate courses except the professional program (PMBA) and premium tuition rate programs, Keasling said. The fee does not apply to students taking business classes through a business workshop, internationally or in Luxembourg. It does not apply to the Miami Plan foundation courses or BLS 235, which is a Mock Trial course. It also only applies to students taking courses at the Oxford campus, according to Keasling. Once the fee is fully implemented the annual average additional cost to

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Editors JENN SMOLA ALLISON MCGILLIVRAY

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012

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Rankings become increasingly important By Amanda Hancock Senior Staff Writer

From tuition prices to grade point averages, the college game has become strictly decided by the numbers. Despite mixed feelings from university leaders, recent findings indicate Miami University students are relying on rankings to make their college decision. According to the First year Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) survey, which is given to first-year students during summer orientation, 37 percent of the 2011 incoming class said rankings in national magazines were “very important” in their decision to attend Miami. However, as universities are spending countless hours and thousands of dollars to reply to national publications’ requests, the draw of being ranked becomes complicated.

Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Michael Kabbaz said Miami answers dozens of requests from publications each year, such as U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and Washington Monthly. In fact Andrea Bakker, assistant director of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR), spent 80 hours last year providing information for external publications such as college guidebooks, magazines and newspapers. In order for a news source to obtain data from Miami, it first contacts the office of enrollment, which then collaborates with the offices of institutional research and admission work to provide that information, Kabbaz said. Bakker said publications can also go directly to Miami’s Common Data Set, which OIR completes each year to be submitted for inclusion in

college guidebooks. According to Bakker, sources request information including university size, first-year retention rates, the number of student organizations and faculty salary information. In addition to the time allocated for these efforts, Wright State University recently spent $8,600 on a campaign attempting to be named as an “up and coming” school, according to Kabaaz. Kabbaz said Miami’s offices have not spent money on providing data and instead put most of their efforts into ensuring the information they provide is accurate. “We love to see we get recognized by third parties, but it’s not something we want to spend time and resources on,” he said. He said other schools also work to influence their rankings through advertising campaigns to their peers

who review schools for the U.S. News and World Report. Kabbaz said he receives dozens of guidebooks from universities intended to sway his peer assessment. “A lot of institutions feel we can be influenced by how they approach us,” he said. The subjectivity of these rankings is one thing that is largely criticized. Kabbaz said 22 percent of the ranking weight from U.S. News and World Report is based on opinions from high school guidance counselors and university deans, presidents, provosts and people with similar positions to Kabbaz. According to Claire Wagner, associate director of university communications, this type of polling is clearly not the same as straight data. “I think what’s most important for students and parents who are looking at a university is to

understand the data behind the rankings,” Wagner said. Also worrisome for Kabbaz is one particular factor many ranking systems weigh in: faculty resources. Since Miami is mainly an undergraduate focused institution, its faculty resources data has no way of comparing to a large research institution and that can skew rankings. Despite the controversy surrounding rankings, Kabbaz said they are here to stay. “We’re in a society where people look at rankings; it’s a part of our consumer behavior,” he said. Kabbaz attributes some of this to the competition among universities. “Institutions have become increasingly competitive in the type of students they want to attract and

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A new type of ‘pinning:’ university joins popular social network site By Jenn Smola Campus Editor

Miami University has gotten on board with the latest craze in social networking: Pinterest. According to University Communications Social Media Specialist Kelly Bennett, Miami joined Pinterest, the social website that acts as a virtual pin board, early this semester. Bennett said one of the reasons for joining the site was to strengthen Miami’s brand. “It kind of shows Miami in a nutshell,” Bennett said. Sophomore Pinterest user Gabby Trojanowski said Pinterest is, “a way to collect all your favorite images

and links.” Trojankowski said users can then categorize these “pins” and share them with friends. Rather than posting your thoughts or your own pictures like with Facebook and Twitter, Trojanowski said Pinterest is more idea-focused. But just like these other social networks, she said Pinterest has proved to be just as addictive. “I could totally sit and pin all day,” Trojanowski said. “It doesn’t take much.” Trojanowski said Miami’s Pinterest presence is a good idea. “I think it’s kind of cool for [Miami] to try to get into any type of media communication,” Trojankowski said.

On its profile, Miami has pin boards featuring photos and videos about campus, RedHawk sports, Oxford, Miami Mergers, study abroad destinations, quotes, other universities, dining, Miami history and “love and honor.” Bennett said one of the best things about Pinterest is how visual it is. “It’s just very visual, and I think that’s what appeals to all types of people,” Bennett said. According to Bennett, prospective students, current students and alumni can all find value in Miami’s

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Miami University shows off its campus on its new Pinterest page.

Club Trillion to sign latest book at MU bookstore By Megan Thobe

For The Miami Student

Mark Titus, author of the book Don’t Put Me In Coach and former Ohio State University (OSU) basketball player, will come to the Miami University Bookstore April 25 to talk about his adventures at the end of the OSU bench and to sign books for fans. In 2006, Titus made the OSU basketball team as a walk-on. Two years into his career as a first-class bench warmer, Titus began a blog dubbed Club Trillion in honor of his team statistics: one minute played, followed by twelve zeros for every other category. The blog was an overnight success and after only a month caught the attention of ESPN’s Bill Simmons who featured Titus on his podcast, according to Titus. “I got about 40,000 page hits a day by the end of that season,” Titus said. Titus said he began blogging out of insecurity. “I was used to being the best player in high school, and after two years on the bench I started this website to make fun of myself before other people could make fun of me,” Titus said. After gaining a following, Titus took a more positive attitude and decided to write a book after graduation. In his new book, Don’t Put Me In Coach, Titus compiled all of the stories from his blog and added a few more. “I told a lot of stories [in the book] that I wouldn’t have told if I was still on the team,” Titus said. The book contains more crude humor than the online version, according to Titus. Titus said the book is aimed at men between the ages of 18 and 35 who, “laugh at jokes about body parts and

whatever else.” But, Titus has discovered that his following is more diverse. “I had an 80-year-old woman come up to me and tell me she loved it,” Titus said. Sophomore Courtney Bowers said she follows the Club Trillion blog and is looking forward to meeting Titus and reading his new book. “I think his sense of humor is something that people can relate to,” Bowers said. “He has a smart writing style that keeps you interested even when he’s talking about mundane activities.” On his book signing tour, Titus said he plans to visit multiple colleges and is especially excited to visit Oxford. “I’ve been going to Miami since I was a kid for basketball tournaments,” Titus said. “I think it’s a great college town and I was looking for a reason to come visit.” University Bookstore book manager Sarah Thacker said she is also looking forward to Titus’ book signing event. Thacker is heading the promotional advertising for the event and sent advertisements to the athletic department and Miami students. “I think the Mark Titus book signing is a fun way to end this semester,” Thacker said. “His stories are fun and his ties to Ohio should draw a crowd.” According to Thacker, bookstore staff holds some additional excitement for the event because it will be a chance to showcase the recent renovations to the bookstore. The event will be held in the upper level of the bookstore in a section referred to as the trade book department. “We had a Miami alumni who signed some books for students and faculty,” Thacker said. “We would like to open it up for student and faculty authors and poets to use our space.”

Parking services debuts updated portal By Kaila Frisone

For The Miami Student

It is not uncommon for a Miami University student with a car on campus to find a Miami parking ticket under his or her windshield wiper. Now when students appeal that parking ticket online, they will be doing so through new software called BOSSCARS. BOSS is a company that offers campus software solutions, and according to Miami University Police Department (MUPD) Lt. Ben Spilman, CARS stands for Campus Automobile Registration Systems. He said Miami’s Parking and Transportation Services previously used Power Park software by T2, but the product line was ending. The department explored new products by T2 but decided to purchase BOSSCARS. Spilman said this $172,000 purchase would be a more efficient program for the Parking and Transportation Services’ office and an easy-to-use online portal for students, faculty and staff. “One of the big advantages of this BOSS software was that it interfaces

directly with the university Banner system,” Spilman said. Charges can be directly sent to a student account or deducted from faculty and staff payroll. Also, students, faculty and staff can purchase parking permits and submit parking appeals with the software. Spilman said Miami was able to purchase this software with the Parking and Transportation Services budget, which gains revenue through permit purchases, citations and garage usage. Cathy McVey, senior director for strategic communication and planning, said IT Services helped with the Request for Proposals (RFP). An RFP outlines what the customer wants out of software, and then vendors respond with how they can assist the customer. IT Services helped Parking and Transportation Services select the BOSSCARS software and helped install and integrate the software with the university Banner system. Spilman said the purchase also includes new handheld devices for parking control technicians, which will allow them to synchronize violations to the system.

Sophomore Emily Nick said she has received at least 10 parking violations. She said she thinks the parking control technicians excessively distribute violations and said she was surprised by the cost of the new software. “Parking is really restricted for students with a yellow pass, so it’s easy to get a ticket,” Nick said. “Hopefully I won’t have to use the new program, but I won’t count on it.” McVey said the new software is live and seems to be running smoothly. IT Services’ job now is to ensure it continues to operate without glitches. “It seems really easy to navigate and is really straightforward,” McVey said. Permits can be purchased through this software, however permits for the 2012-2013 academic year are not yet available. Spilman said students should make sure their local address is current in the Banner System before attempting to purchase a new permit. A student’s local address determines permit eligibility in many cases. All fees will remain the same for the next academic year.

‘Discover the Sciences’ brings prospective math and science students to campus By Jenn Smola Campus Editor

Miami University’s campus will be filled with high school students interested in science and math for “Discover the Sciences Day” Saturday. According to Nancy Arthur, director of communication for the College of Arts and Science, the program allows prospective students to explore math and science programs at Miami. “It’s for high school juniors who have an interest in science, math and statistics and also in Miami,” Arthur said.

During “Discover the Sciences Day,” students will hear an admissions presentation, go on a campus tour, eat lunch in a dining hall and explore the science and math departments. Each department will also offer a student and faculty panel to answer prospective students’ questions, Arthur said. According to Arthur, this is not the first time Miami has offered a program like this. “We tried a pilot event in the fall for high school seniors,” Arthur said. According to Arthur, the response to the fall event was positive. Doug Meikle, chair of the zoology deparment, said many students

who attended the program in the fall applied to Miami. “We worked with staff in the College of Arts and Sciences to put the program on and it was quite successful,” Meikle said. “More than 75 percent of the students who attended the first Discover the Sciences applied to Miami.” With the positive feedback fall program, Arthur said a more expansive program was planned for the spring. According to Arthur, the fall program focused more on students interested in pre-med and

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POLICE Seaview Outfitters to sell firearms

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By Christina Lundin For The Miami Student

Avid hunters and outdoorsmen will be pleased to hear the the Oxford student-owned business, Seaview Outfitters, has been approved to sell firearms. The outdoor clothing and equipment store, owned by brothers Jack and Stephen Thomas, opened its doors at the 22 West Park Place location in August 2011. The store carries everything from the most advanced camping equipment to lifestyle clothing brands including Patagonia, Vineyard Vines, Columbia, Ray Ban, Oakley, Osprey and more. And now the brothers will be able to add firearms to this list. According to the brothers, their decision to apply for a firearms license was prompted by a lack in resources for responsible gun owners of Oxford and the rest of

Butler County. “We started the process upon returning after winter break,” Jack Thomas said. “The application was composed of FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] background checks, a review from the ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives], followed by onsite orientations with the ATF.” As holders of a Federal Firearms License (FFL), the Thomas brothers intend Seaview Outfitters to serve as a central location for people looking for gun safety education, hunting licenses, long-term weapons storage and a place for Oxford residents to purchase firearms for hunting and recreational purposes. The brothers said they believe having a FFL holder in town will open up many new opportunities to both residents and students. “A major initiative for us is to be able to provide a safe and legal

method of long-term storage for Miami University students,” Jack Thomas said. “This way, there will be a safe and accessible place to ‘house’ one’s equipment.” As always, safety and security of the community is a main concern. “We recognize firearms can be abused by the wrong people,” Jack Thomas said. “Our background checking system will add another layer of safety for those in the community.” “I would be surprised if the community were upset by this,” Alan Kyger, Oxford Economic Director said. Part time employee and Miami University sophomore Erin Leimkuehler said she is confident in Jack and Stephen and their handling of such issues. “I know both of them, and they are both very responsible,” she said.

Prior to applying for the FLL, the Thomas brothers approached Kyger for some guidance. Kyger was one of the first City Council members to learn of Seaview’s latest business endeavor. He explained the zoning code under which businesses in Oxford such as Seaview Outfitters have to abide by. “The purpose of the Zoning Code is to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Oxford,” Kyger said. “They are free to sell firearms as long as they get a FFL license and operate within the license’s terms and conditions.” Now that it is officially an FLL certified business, Seaview is going through with the completion of a secure firearms storage area that will include retail area, long-term storage and a work area for gun owners to clean or fix their guns.

Technology trend doesn’t hold with local businesses By Amelia Wester

Elliot, both restaurants use computers and cash registers but nothing more advanced. It seems technology runs the Elliot said at La Bodega the world with many larger businesses manager, head chef and owner taking advantage of technologies have computers, which are mainly such as tablets and apps. Despite used for running their MUBucks this overall trend, Oxford businesses system, as well as running their have generally not taken advantage payroll system. of this new technology. Besides size, the type of business In the case of Kona Bistro, man- is also important when considering agement has decided not to invest the type of technology used. in tablets because it, “doesn’t make “There is just no need for tablets economic sense for our space,” in our retail setting,” Tamar Lask Manager Tom Elliot said. said, manager of the clothing stores Elliot said such technology Juniper and Magnolia. is appropriate for larger restauInstead, Lask said Juniper and rants, however for smaller restau- Magnolia have computer systems rants, such as Kona Bistro, the, that fit all their needs. “cost doesn’t always outweigh Along with their lack of tablet the benefits.” use, neither establishment uses apps While Elto reach customliot said the use ers, according to There is just no need of tablets and Elliot and Conners. for tablets in our technology in A d d i t i o n a l l y, retail setting.” general is good Jake Korineck, in business, he manager of Mac also believes Tamar Lask and Joe’s Restaurant there are a couJUNIPER MANAGER and Saloon, said ple downsides. the restaurant does He said if the not use tablets in its business becomes too technol- daily operations. Instead, it uses a ogy-dependent, things would computer system. When asked if he come to a crashing halt if that thinks there would be any negative technology fails. consequences of such technology, he Elliot said the upkeep of tablets said, “If anything, tablets would be would be too great for Kona. Ac- a distraction.” cording to Elliot, tablets are expenDespite this lack of apps and sive and the company would run the tablets in local businesses, sophorisk of damaging them in the hectic more Jaime Coaker said creating restaurant environment where there apps would be an efficient way are lots of food and liquids around to to advertise. cause potential harm. “Technology in general is obLa Bodega Delicatessen Man- viously a good way to advertise ager Phillip Conners said tablets, because we’re on it 24/7,” Coak“would be a good organizational er said. “But students aren’t gotool,” and would greatly help orga- ing to go to every business’ app nize orders and receipts, although or website.” La Bodega does not currently In order to remedy this, Coaker use tablets. said students in her entrepreneurConners did not shut out all pos- ship class last semester began to sibility of tablets being used more create a website to unite all local often in the future as the company businesses and advertise in a cenexpands and gets more involved tralized location. According the Coaker, the proposed website is in catering. According to Conners and www.theoxvegas.com. For The Miami Student

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LITTLE LADY WHO STARTED A WAR

Erin Brockovich speaks in the Shriver Center Multi-Purpose Room Monday night.

‘Bottle bomb’ explodes in parking lot By Catherine Ubry Community Editor

The Oxford Police Department (OPD) witnesses a variety of crimes and incidences throughout weekends. However, one of the more rare incidences occurred recently when a “bottle bomb” went off in a parking lot in Oxford. According to an Oxford Police Department incident report, officers were dispatched to a report of a “bottle bomb” set off in the parking lot at 550 S. Locust April 7. Incidences like this are rare, however not unheard of, according to OPD Sgt. Jon Varley. “This is probably the second time this has happened,” Varley said. Varley called the makeshift bomb a “Drano bomb” made out of a Drano bottle with cleaning

products. Varley said he did not know the chemicals contained in the bomb but said the people who set it off most likely received instructions off the Internet. “A bomb like that is basically a chemical reaction in about a 2 liter bottle,” he said. “It will explode in more or less and then spray a chemical around.” Varley said what was set off in the parking lot is not the same as what most people think of when they think of bombs. The “Drano bomb” is more of a homemade “bomb.” “It’s not like a regular bomb or anything,” he said, “People can look it up and get chemicals off the Internet.” However, Miami University sophomore Courtney Bowers said she feels whether or not it’s a “regular” bomb, it still is at least a small cause for concern.

“Even if it didn’t harm anyone, it’s still concerning to me,” Bowers said. “If people would’ve been around the parking lot when that went off, it could’ve ended really badly. People using chemicals in the middle of the night that they probably know nothing about definitely is still concerning to me at least.” According to the OPD report, the bomb was thrown in the parking lot but by the time officers arrived, there was nobody there. There was no damage nor were there injuries and there are currently no suspects at this time. Miami University sophomore Nikki Boyer said, “I’ve heard of kids trying to make those before. It sounds like something a bunch of kids would do to just mess around for no reason. I don’t think people get how dangerous things like that can become.”

Oxford to aquire two Army humvees, tax increase in energy bills By Jessica Barga Senior Staff Writer

Oxford citizens who use natural gas provided by Glenwood Energy will face higher charges per month, as the company has increased its costs. “The city received a letter stating that Glenwood Energy had received a tax assessment from the Butler County treasurer … and they will be billing an additional tax of 22 cents per Mcf [one thousand cubic feet of gas],” Doug Elliott, Oxford city manager said. The new assessment, which goes into effect for this month’s billing

period, would increase the average household’s costs by about $18. “The effect on the average household using about 850 ccf [one hundred cubic feet] would equal about $18.57,” Elliott said. The city may also soon be acquiring two new Army surplus humvees for its Special Response Team (SRT), which works in conjunction with the Oxford Police Department, according to John Harman, Oxford city council member. “We now have an armored vehicle, basically a Brinks truck, that was outfitted,” Elliott said. The current vehicle has about 120,000 miles on it, is difficult to

enter and exit and cannot go off-road, “We will not have access to the according to Elliott. Army’s supply chain when one of “We are fortunate in our small these vehicles has a problem,” Harcommunity that man said. “Typiwe don’t need cally these parts to deploy such a You never can tell when [for the vehicles] vehicle very ofare Army speyou need a vehicle ten; in fact, we cific; you can’t like this.” had two instances go to a parts in [2009] and store and pick DOUG ELLIOTT up the same kind two in 2010 and OXFORD CITY MANAGER of part.” none in 2011,” Elliott said. However, there Harman said were concerns because the vehicles are being of- over whether acquiring the additional fered to the city for free, they may vehicles would pose an image probconsider taking an additional two for lem for Oxford. “We’re a small community, and use as spare parts.

we want to convey a positive, friendly image … but we also know that you never can tell when you’ll have an instance when you need a vehicle like this.” Elliott said. Ken Bogard, Oxford City Council member, announced that DHL Global Mail, based in Cincinnati, would be expanding to offer nearly 800 new jobs. The company will be constructing additional facilities as well. “DHL in Cincinnati is one of three worldwide [centers] that DHL operates, and Cincinnati is in a favored geographic area, which handles millions of packages through their processing center,” Bogard said.

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students who are taking 15 credits of business classes per year would be $1,500, according to Keasling. “This annual average can be compared to other universities,� Keasling said. By the time the plan is fully implemented, marketing majors will pay an additional $6,900 over the course of four years without a minor. This can be found by adding the number of credit hours required within the business school from the Miami Bulletin and multiplying

it by $100, which will be the final stage of the price change. The business core alone will cost an additional $4,500 to complete the 45 required credits at $100 per credit hour. Still, the prices for classes are increasing, as scholarship awards for students remain the same. First year Michael Vostatek said there must be other ways to get the best professors without charging students large additional fees. “I find it unnecessary to charge only business students additional prices, on top of the already increasing tuition,� Vostatek said. “To maintain a top-tier business

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in the residence halls [single, premiere single, multiple, super quad, apartment] the average rates would be $3,890 (per semester),� Bowling said. “Generally, the rates of local Oxford housing opportunities are more expensive the closer they are to campus.� The average rates of Hawk’s Landing and Level 27 are $5,268 and $5,340 respectively for 12-month leases, according to the company websites. “Our properties in Oxford are in good, but not great locations, and are of above average quality,� O’Brien said. “They typically average to about $5,000-$6,400 per resident for the year.� Alan Kyger, Oxford economic

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Preemptive rush to sign off campus leases induces vicious cycle of panic for students

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Study of eating habits at Miami accurately reflects distorted self perceptions of students Miami University Anthropology Professor Cameron Hay-Rollins and Kinesiology and Health Professor Rose Marie Ward conducted a survey of female first year students on eating disorders and disordered eating. They found that due to Miami’s demographics, these particular students were more likely to fall victim to an eating disorder while at Miami or even before they came to campus. The professors also found students would develop a moral ideology about eating and food. The survey was brought on after observation of students eating habits at the university and after seeing first-year female students tended to acquire abnormal eating habits or an eating disorder. The editorial board of The Miami Student commends the professors for conducting this research and shedding light on a topic that is not often discussed among students. Girls tend to be more likely

to develop an eating disorder at some point in their lives, but here at Miami, female first-year students are even more susceptible. Since Miami’s population is 55 percent females and many of these females come from higher socioeconomic backgrounds, these students are under the most pressure to adhere to a certain lifestyle. We were fascinated by the research Hay-Rollins and Ward did, but we were not surprised by the findings. Every female on the editorial board was able to identify with some of the disordered eating practices the professors observed. We all recalled a time when we felt pressured to spend that extra hour at the Rec or felt that all eyes were watching while we bought that pizza, Coke and chips in Shriver Center. Many on the board have experiencednot feeling thin enough to fit in at Miami. After hearing of Miami’s

reputation of having some of the most beautiful and skinny girls and then coming to campus, we understand first-years may feel immense pressure to lose weight as quickly as possible regardless of what is healthy for them. So often we see girls who think eating only salads or cutting calories is a means to attaining a healthy body. But this is not a healthy lifestyle and not what students should be aspiring to. Miami should try to do a better job of promoting a healthy lifestyle with healthy eating. We often just get the idea from society that being skinny or stick thin equals healthy, when this is not the case. We unfortunately still live in a culture with a perceived idea that skinny is beautiful, regardless of the means to become thin. Instead we should aim to be healthy, strong and inspiring, not striving to be stick thin. Healthy, strong, inspiring men and women get things done.

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Off campus leasing now begins earlier than ever, with first-year students looking into housing options during their second semester at Miami University. The Miami Student editorial board recognizes planning ahead is beneficial for students, and signing leases early is lucrative for landlords. However, we believe that signing leases over two years in advance, as these students are, is irresponsible and absurd. These students cannot be sure their plans will not change in the next two years, yet feel pressured to rush into living arrangements that may not work with their study abroad or internship plans. Also, these years are a key time in development, and students won’t likely maintain the same friend groups they had the first year or semester of college. This could further complicate signing early leases. If this trend continues, firstyears will be signing leases in their first few weeks of school for houses and apartments for their junior year of college. This situation is a vicious cycle of negative pressure to make decisions as soon as possible, and at the end of the day it’s the student’s responsibility to wait and risk a lower quality property or sign and risk having to back out later.

The Miami Student editorial board believes ultimately, the responsibility lies with the student. However, the university, landlords and Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) could take initiatives to curb this issue. Miami should improve its on campus housing to attract more students to stay on campus longer. Landlords should better inform their future tenants about the serious commitment of a lease as a formal contract. ASG, especially the off-campus senators, should make efforts to update and improve its resources for student housing in order to educate students about the housing search. Many students don’t realize what living arrangements are available and what are reasonable prices for housing. Right now, the information Miami offers about off-campus housing deals with how to pay utilities or how to sign a lease. This information is important to know but doesn’t really tell students what options are out there. The work of off-campus senators can help educate students on this issue. Maybe we can’t stop the housing craze, but we can at least attempt to slow the panic it induces for students.

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Education should be taken more seriously than tenure

With new legislation government seeks more of your information

Miami University has always prided itself on putting importance on undergraduate education. Our school has long been ranked high for its undergraduate teaching. In 2011, the U.S. News and World Report, ranked Miami University third in the nation for undergraduate teaching amongst other highly recognized schools. This means our school devotes more time and effort to promoting teaching than other university activities, such as research. This strategic feature of our school is one of the strongest reasons why we students choose to study here. However, the tenure of university professors has long been a public debate, probably even dating back several decades ago. It has long been considered that tenure is something that brings a type of job-for-life protection or insurance unlike any other. Tenure makes firing and other disciplinary penalties virtually impossible. But this unmatched job protection gives the professors the freedom to express their ideas and conduct research without the fear punishment. Time Magazine’s 2010 Best University President and currently the highest paid public university president, E. Gordon Gee of Ohio State University, has tackled this controversial issue for several years. He claims the current tenure review system does not stay relevant to the students nor to the outside world. Therefore, a new approach to tenure is needed. It must be recognized the university institution was based on education and should still be on education, not on research. While many universities get a large portion of their endowments and funding partially or explicitly for research, there are those who

invest in the higher quality of education. Forgoing teaching and focusing on research brings upon the idea universities are encapsulated upon short-terminism. It is short-terminism because universities are focused on hunting for research funds, rather than educating students. As opposed to development of technology, education does not add value to the economy directly or immediately. Education instead creates individuals with better skills and intuition. These individuals will man those technological machines and it will be these individuals that change society by innovation. Considering the current situation of the job market, I believe corporate employers would be more likely to recruit students

Forgoing teaching and focusing on research brings upon the idea that universities are encapsulated upon shortterminisim.

from universities with better teaching practices. After all, it makes economic and financial sense because those students would need less professional corporate training because they have actually received a strong education in their university years. There are many ways universities and institutions could add value to society, but I believe the best way for them do it is to provide higher quality education. Therefore, the current tenure review system should be revisited and revised to parallel the core function of higher education.

Recently, another round of controversial Internet-related legislation made its way into Congress: the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). With the Internet ever watchful of potential legislation — surely, you have not forgotten the Internet’s backlash in reaction to the Stop Online Piracy Act — suspicion is a magnifying glass quickly utilized. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) who introduced the bill intends for it to be a defense mechanism against cyber threats. It seeks to make information sharing easier between companies and branches of government whenever one of them can use it in defense of a harmful cyber-attack. Normal groups, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have signed on in anti-CISPA rallying. What makes a defense bill so questionable? According to National Security Council spokeswoman, Caitlin Hayden, the, “legislation that would sacrifice the privacy of our citizens in the name of security.” From tech site Ars Technica, whatever information that may be deemed helpful in such a defense, such as, “your private emails, your browsing history, your health care records, or any other information” deemed necessary are ripe for sharing. Given the amount of information each of us have stored on some company’s server, it could be startling to discover how quickly and easily this legislation could make that information available for organizations it was never intended to be shared with. The other side of that coin is most of us share immense amounts of information with social networks, cell carriers and all the conveniences of the modern world anyway, so what’s the big deal? One policy researcher, Evgeny

Morozov, published his book The Net Delusion last year. One chapter, with a title of Why the KGB Wants You to Join Facebook, seeks to illuminate the possibilities of what governments could do with this information. While his particular subject is that of authoritarian governments, I think the lesson bears application across multiple types of regimes. While the U.S. is generally ranked among the freest web in the world, attempts at legislation to lock this down over the past year should leave a citizen considering the government’s intentions are not so pure, no matter how much it touts the importance of a free and open Internet. Morozov explains for authoritarian regimes, information is key for identifying dissidence and all things anti-regime. Such governments are better able to maintain their power if they know who their enemies are and what they are up to. Centralized and easily attainable information is key to this as people are more likely to share information with various companies they benefit from than a government they question. While the United States has not painted government criticism as crimes, it should not seem like a shot in the dark to say that its actions — like the draconian copyright enforcement as it sought with SOPA — have not proven to be very encouraging. Given the fervor with which government agents pursue anti-piracy measures as they did with SOPA, it seems our government may not be as open as it would like us to believe it is to an entirely free and open Internet. Even then, maybe the realization that Internet regulation and censorship are not the ways to go is an implied nod coming from CISPA. Instead of using copyright as a

means of control, it will mandate compliance to maintain security. It would not be the first time. Similarly, while this particular legislation seems misguided, as have its predecessors, maybe Internet regulations have come to a crossroads. What was once perceived as fruitful to democracy, an open and unrestricted Internet may prove to be equally powerful for

Considering the United States’ extensive use of legislation to keep tabs on its citizenry, I wonder if it will ever find an appropriate place to stop or if it will remain a line in the sand.

regimes seeking never to risk a legitimate election. Considering the United States’ extensive use of legislation to keep tabs on its citizenry, I wonder if it will ever find an appropriate place to stop or if it will remain a line in the sand. Drawn and redrawn as those in power deem it necessary to face whatever flavor of the day is for a threat. Ars Technica’s Timothy Lee sums it up this way: “CISPA is likely to further erode the already weak legal restraints on government surveillance of Americans, and there’s no meaningful judicial oversight of information shared under the ‘cyber threat’ program.” Even if the government was uninterested in piling up a preposterous amount of personal information and making any use of it, it sure is odd it continues to remove restraints on its own power to do so.

RACHEL’S REFLECTIONS RACHEL SACKS

Society needs to reevaluate, transcend ‘victim blaming’ of sexual assault victims, eliminate casual references to rape In a world where rape and sexual assault are considered “ugly” or taboo words, it is surprising that our society is so insensitive to the victims of these crimes. The average woman is taught to do so many things to prevent being assaulted or raped. She should hold her keys in her hand with one key protruding between her knuckles, just
in case she needs a weapon, have pepper spray on her key chain and should never walk
in an unknown area alone - day or night. She should cross to the other side of the street when a man is coming toward her, take selfdefense class and assertiveness training class, lock the front door and the back door, never set her drink down in a bar or a party and never accept a drink from a stranger. And of course, she should never flirt or get drunk because if she does and a man rapes her, she was asking for it. She wanted it. How can we expect the man to stop himself?

When I hear people talking on this campus about how, “this girl at Brick was dressed like a total slut, she was asking to get raped” or that, “I totally raped at Halo,” I am disgusted by not only the perceived notions society seems to have of the relationship between how a girl dresses and her sexuality but by the casual use of the word rape. And yes, I have heard these before while students casually walked to and from class. Rarely do people truly understand the severity of the word “rape.” The actual act is traumatic and violent and should not be used as a colloquial term of humor. According to the York University newspaper Excalibur, Toronto police officer Michael Sanguinetti told university students at a campus safety information session that women can prevent being sexually assaulted, “by not dressing like a slut.” The Toronto police merely perpetuated the myth and stereotype

of “the slut,” and gave victims even less of a reason to go to police for the belief that she will be blamed. This advice prompted the students and faculty to ask for an apology from the Toronto Police Service 31 Division, and further led to the creation of SlutWalk. According to the SlutWalk Toronto home website, SlutWalk was founded in early 2011 by York University students Heather Jarvis, Sonya Barnett and Alyssa Teekah. The organizers encourage victims, friends and family of victims and those against victim blaming to join the protest marches that have spread to Canada, the United States, Europe, parts of Asia and Australia. The goal of SlutWalk is to shift the model of mainstream rape culture that seems to focus on analyzing the behavior of the victim rather than that of the perpetrator. Participants choose various ways to dress, ranging from garters and lace bras to jeans and

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t-shirts, and choose to share their personal stories of rape and assault. Many had signs or experiences where they were wearing jeans and a sweatshirt and were raped. This raises a few questions. Were they asking for it? Can we still put blame on these victims simply because of how they were dressed? And most importantly: can we exclude these women and say that they were an anomaly, but still shame the women who did choose to dress in an explicitly sexual way? The scenario of victim blaming occurs much too often, where victims of rape or sexual assault are being held responsible for the crime and told what they did wrong. If a man did as much as a woman does to prevent assault he would be diagnosed a paranoid schizophrenic. But not a woman. She’s being smart, doing what she’s supposed to do.

I don’t know about anybody else, but I am tired of holding the responsibility in the way I dress and where I walk. I am tired of holding the responsibility just because I am a woman, and that’s just the way it goes. Why don’t we try to change this set-up, where women are powerless and told to watch their every move simply out of fear of being raped or assaulted? Why don’t we start with changing the dialogue that is in our everyday society, the one that puts women in a corner and tells them stay put for fear that someone may hurt them? These efforts are not being raised to simply let women run around wild and behave what is deemed as typically inappropriate. Instead this is to fight for our rights to live free of violence, victim blaming and sex shaming. We should change the message we send out from one of “don’t get raped” to “don’t rape.” Our worth as human beings is not determined by our sexuality.

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with it a lot because they come to Miami with all of these girls here and it’s all of a sudden like a huge deal,� McGillicuddy said. In addition, Rollins said this ideology does not originate in the college environment. “[Female first-years] were already showing tendencies toward disordered eating, some of them, and I don’t know where that came from before,� Hay-Rollins said. “Once they’re [at college] in our qualitative data it’s pretty apparent that there is a very strong moral ‘should’ about what people should have on their plates, how much they should be eating, how much they should be exercising.� While Hay-Rollins’ study only looked at female first-years, she said disordered eating among men on campus should also be looked at. According Gustin, if a student is concerned they are suffering from

an eating disorder he or she can request an eating disorder medical evaluation at Student Health Services, make an appointment with Student Counseling Services, approach one of the dieticians at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital or make an appointment with a private psychologist in the Oxford area. However, if a student seeks help from Health Services for a potential eating disorder they will also refer that person to Student Counseling Services and a dietician. “It’s usually at least those three disciplines that can really help the student be successful in overcoming some of their difficulties,� Gustin said. McGillicuddy said the emphasis placed on image at Miami puts more pressure on female students to look good. “Miami is a very small school with a lot of emphasis placed on image, and I’m sure a lot of other schools are like that, but as we all know, Miami is known for our looks and the way we dress,� McGillicuddy said.

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’Hawks end losing streak By Tom Downey Staff Writer

Ewbank, Parseghian, Schembechler, Brown. These names are the cornerstones of Miami University’s “Cradle of Coaches.” However, there is one name that belongs with the others most Miamians may not recognize as his accomplishments came not in football, but in baseball. This man is a four-time World Series champion, his number has been retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he won the Dodgers’ first MLB Championship and he is ninth on the all-time wins list for MLB managers. The man is Walter “Smokey” Alston. Alston is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager for the Dodgers organization. He managed the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, coaching some of the greatest players to play the game including Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale and many others. All this after he had only one major league at-bat in which he struck out on three pitches. Alston graduated from Miami in 1935 as a three-time letter winner in basketball and baseball. It was during his time as a Redskin that Alson earned his nickname of “Smokey” for how hard he could throw a baseball. He was elected as a charter member of the Miami University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969 for his success as a student-athlete and later as a professional manager. Following graduation, the St. Louis Cardinals drafted Smokey as a first baseman. The scouting report on Alston was he had a sweet lefty swing and was a pure long ball hitter, in addition to dominating the lower leagues of the minors. His one and only major league appearance was in 1936, as his skills seemed to be best suited for the minor leagues. The rest of his career he bounced around as a player before becoming

a player-manager for a team in the New England League in 1946. Following his stint in New England he became a full-time manager, moving from St. Paul to Montreal to manage one of the Brooklyn Dodgers top farm teams. Alston was hired to be the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. However, when he came into the Dodgers organization the players gave him little respect. He was able to win over the approval of the locker room following an early confrontation with Jackie Robinson, after which the team saw him as the boss and a fair disciplinarian. Alston, after all, had to deal with managing a variety of stars, including baseball’s first African-American player, but was able to keep his locker room together and was even known as “The Quiet Man” for his mellow personality. He won his first World Series in 1955, beating the heavily favored New York Yankees in a classic seven game series (the only championship in the team’s 68 years in Brooklyn). The Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958 and with Alston at the helm, the Dodgers won four National League pennants and three World Series (1959, 1963, 1965). He finished his career with 2,040 wins, spanning a 23-year period, and during this time Alston received 23 consecutive one-year contracts. Smokey retired from the Dodgers in 1976 and returned to Oxford. He died in McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oct. 1, 1984, 10 months after his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The fact he was a baseball manager should not diminish his accomplishments and he should be remembered as one of the greatest coaches to walk Miami’s halls. So the next time you’re talking about the Cradle of Coaches, chalk one up for Smokey.

The Miami University baseball team (18-19, 4-8 Mid-American Conference (MAC)) defeated the University of Dayton Flyers 13-8 behind a strong performance from its bullpen and snapped a four-game losing streak in the process. “We played well defensively and had some guys step up on the mound,” Head Coach Dan Simonds said. “Which we need, because you have to throw up zeros.” Freshman starter Clay Cinnamon had a rough go, giving up six runs in 2.1 innings. However, the bullpen, led by freshman Ryan Powers, came through and gave up only four hits and two runs in the final 6.2 innings. Powers pitched 3.2 innings of one hit ball and gave up no runs. “Ryan Powers did a tremendous job of just shutting the door for three or four innings,” Simonds said. Freshman Brian Thene and senior Joe Neff each pitched a scoreless inning of relief. Neff pitched the final inning, while Thene was able to get the ’Hawks out of the seventh inning on just eight pitches. The whole team got involved in the offensive showing, especially in the six-run seventh inning. The Red and White also benefited from the Flyers’ five errors. “We got some bunts down and it

ends up being a big inning for us,” Simonds said. “In both situations

times to round out the scoring effort. “We feed off each other a lot,”

This win is very big for us because we need to get some momentum going into the weekend.” bryce Redeker

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those were sacrifice bunts, not trying to get singles. It is the little things.” Senior right fielder Bryce Redeker led the offensive charge for the RedHawks, going 2-4 with two runs and two RBIs. Leadoff hitter and senior center fielder Ryan Brenner also made sure to bring his bat going 1-3 with two runs, two RBIs and two walks. “I’m just trying to make sure I stay through the middle and hit the ball back up the middle,” Redeker said. “That’s what our coaching staff preaches.” Cleanup hitting junior Kevin Bower lived up to his spot in the batting order, going 2-5 and bringing home a game-high three RBIs. Freshman shortstop Scott Slappey seemed to be a target for Dayton pitchers as he was hit by three pitches but still managed to go 2-2 with two runs and two RBIs. Sophomore third baseman Dan Walsh was just 1-4, but scored a game-high three

Redeker said. “We like to think our hitting is contagious.” The RedHawks will remain at home for the final three games of their current nine-game home stand and will host MAC East Division rival Bowling Green State University (BGSU). “The win is very big for us because we need to get some momentum going into the weekend,” Redeker said. Bowling Green enters the series with a 15-21 overall and 4-8 in the MAC. In its most recent series, it took two of three games against MAC East leader Kent State University. BGSU and Miami are currently tied for fourth place in the MAC East. The RedHawks swept BGSU in their three-game series last year in Oxford by a combined margin of 10-5. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

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Sophomore Christiana Raymond awaits the serve April 7 against Western Michigan University. Raymond takes a 16-8 record into the RedHawks match against Ball State University 1 p.m. Saturday.

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The Miami University women’s tennis team will travel to Muncie, Ind. this Saturday to square off against Ball State University (BSU) for a chance to clinch the regular season Mid-American Conference (MAC) title outright. A win would also extend the team’s regular season win-streak against conference opponents to 33 games. The RedHawks (12-9, 7-0 MAC) have tremendous playmakers on the singles front. Senior Stephanie Danesis has won each of her last seven matches, while the superb play of freshman Christine Guerrazzi and sophomore Christiana Raymond have powered them to 18-10 and 16-8 records, respectively. “I am very excited to play against Ball State,” Guerrazzi said. “We have been working hard and I believe that all of us are ready to go out there and use all of the tools we have been polishing this past week.” The Red and White are also well equipped in doubles play with the team of senior Rieke Honiball and sophomore Nimisha Mohan getting the 8-4 victory last week against Northern Illinois University. “It has been the adversity we have faced in competition that has tested our toughness and helped us become sharper in the heat of battle,” Head Coach Anca

Dumitrescu said. “We are looking forard to our last regular season conference match at Ball State, and I expect Ball State to challenge us and provide adversity on the court.” The Cardinals (5-14, 0-7 MAC) hope to rebound from a tough 3-4 loss to Northern Illinois University last weekend. Freshman Courtney Wild is seeking to build on her impressive season, coming off of a win that pushed her record in singles play to 19-11. Senior Kylee Johnson is in dire straights as she is currently on a nine-game losing streak in singles. BSU could be a significant hurdle for Miami to overcome in the regular season finale, since the ’Hawks are 4-6 on the road this season. “Each match is an opportunity to get better and learn to make better tactical choices as well as develop our competitive spirit,” Dumitrescu said. “I am looking forward to see how we will deal with adversity on Saturday and also seeing if we have the discipline and fight that we need to bring to win the upcoming conference tournament.” Ball State will host the match I p.m. Saturday at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. The MAC Tournament will be hosted by Northern Illinois and will take place April 27 in DeKalb, Ill. “[The Ball State match] will be a another great opportunity to show what we can do, and we will hopefully use it as momentum into the MAC Tournament,” Guerazzi said.

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