April 22, 2011 | The Miami Student

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VOLUME 138 NO. 54

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Friday, April 22, 2011

In 1950, The Miami Student reported a pre-election demonstration turned into a “near-riot” when approximately 900 male students gathered on High Street near the Sigma Chi fraternity house. Vandalism and damage was reported around campus and throughout uptown.

Efficiency initiative leads to job cuts

By Lauren Ceronie Campus Editor

While striving to deal with tough economic times, Housing, Dining, Recreation and Business Services (HDRBS) has implemented the Leveraging Efficiencies and Aligning Needs (LEAN) Initiative to streamline processes and eliminate waste.

The LEAN initiative, started in January 2010, has saved Miami University several million dollars and created revenue, but has also eliminated about 200 jobs in HDRBS and 35 jobs in the residence halls specifically, according to Peter Miller, associate vice president for auxiliaries.

“Over three years, I believe we have reduced the number of non-student staff from approximately 900 to 700,” Miller said.

While the jobs were eliminated permanently, HDRBS was able to do so with very few lay-offs, although Miller said he did not know the exact number. Most of the positions were simply not filled when the employees retired, Miller said. HDRBS also utilized a retirement incentive program where employees who were eligible to retire and agreed to do so received $10,000, according to Miller.

“This helps in situations where we’re reducing staff,” Miller said. “People are doing it voluntarily, they’re happy and it helps us get to the result faster.”

Through these eliminations and other processes the LEAN Initiative has made the operation more efficient, HDRBS saved $4.5 million in expenditures and made nearly $5 million in revenue from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2011, according to Miller.

A place students may be more aware of the LEAN initiative and eliminations of positions is in the residence halls, where 35 building and grounds assistant positions, better known to students as housekeeping, have been eliminated or relocated.

In beginning the LEAN initiative, HDRBS brought in consultants to look at how systems could be made more efficient and less wasteful, according to William Moloney, senior director of hospitality and custodial services.

This included looking at building and grounds assistant’s work and finding more efficient methods, Moloney said. The consultant researched everything from the square footage of residence halls to the number of fixtures in bathrooms to determine how many employees were needed.

“Over time, once we started reorganizing we saw we wouldn’t need as many people,” Moloney said. “Based on that research, we started not filling positions 18 months ago.”

All of these positions were eliminated when employees retired or left, not through layoffs, according to Moloney.

During the elimination of jobs from HDRBS, the workers’ contract with the local union, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), were not violated, according to Moloney.

AFSCME Executive Board Officer and Miami University Building and Grounds Assistant Dustin Jones agreed the union contract was not violated, but said Miami did not communicate well with employees and AFSCME members about the LEAN Initiative.

“We were aware the positions were eliminated but Miami did not allow input from us,” Jones said.

At the start of the LEAN initiative, the consultant hired by Miami informed

employees about the cutbacks, Jones said.

However, the possibility of fewer staff and more work for the remaining staff was not his main concern.

“Our biggest fear was that they were going to outsource our jobs,” Jones said. “In my opinion, they were putting the fear out there so working shorter would seem better.”

Initially, communication between the university and employees was strong, according to Jones.

“At the very beginning they had meetings with the employees in each quad and were trying to come up with ways to save money,” Jones said.

At the meetings, employees told HDRBS they thought the best way to eliminate waste in the university was to control the number of office staff and assistants for administrators, which had increased rapidly, Jones said.

Since then, HDRBS management has cancelled meetings with employees, according to Jones.

“We want a good environment with management and we ask that they have a receptive ear, not that we always get what we want but that they listen to us,” Jones said. “With management canceling meetings we have hit more brick walls than ever before.”

BY THE NUMBERS Approximate number of jobs cut

by HDRBS since 2008

200

Sophomore Ashley Ceroli said she believes that housekeepers are an important part of residence hall life.

“For the amount of people they have working, they do a pretty good job,” Ceroli said.

However, Ceroli said she has noticed her residence hall has not been as clean lately.

“If there’s litter on the floor it gets left there longer and I notice that sometimes they skip weeks cleaning the bathroom,” Ceroli said.

Ceroli said she believes keeping the residence halls clean is not the sole responsibility of the housekeepers.

“We should have students do corridor cleanups,” Ceroli said. “We all live here, we should try to keep it nice.”

As part of making work done in the residence halls more efficient, HDRBS separated the cleaning and maintenance services

provided by the building and grounds assistants, according to Matt Frericks, senior director for auxiliaries construction and facilities.

“We had 28 building and grounds assistants where 70 percent of their time was spent on cleaning and 30 percent on level 1 maintenance,” Frericks said. “The consultant separated this out and now people spend 100 percent of their time on one or the other.”

By separating cleaning and maintenance services, HDRBS was able to reduce the number of maintenance staff needed to eight, according to Frericks. This staff specializing in maintenance will concentrate on level 1 maintenance, defined by the university work that can be done by the average competent homeowner, Frericks said.

Through the LEAN Initiative, HDRBS was able to consolidate the number of cleaning products the custodial staff uses from over 100 to around 25, according to Moloney.

Custodial staff will also begin using no-touch cleaning equipment in residence hall bathrooms that sprays and disinfects bathroom walls and showers, Moloney said.

“Our staff has been tremendous with this, they’re going into it with an open mind,” Moloney said.

The show goes on ... all night

SCOTT ALLISON The Miami Student

Hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco performs for an enthusiastic audience Tuesday evening at Millett Hall. The event was sponsored by Campus Activities Council. Fiasco performed hits from his latest album, Lasers.

Trail to the truth: The Ron Tammen mystery 58 years later

By Amelia Carpenter Online Staff

Ronald Henry Tammen Jr., 19, was a well-rounded Miami University sophomore in April 1953.

Tammen was one of four children brought up by a wealthy and patriotic family in Maple Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. Tammen had been selected as a resident adviser, was a member of the U.S. Navy ROTC, member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, a bassist in the Campus Owls, a well-regarded university jazz band and a varsity wrestler. Tammen had dark brown hair, was 5-feet-10-inches tall and weighed 175 pounds. That is, until he disappeared 58 years ago on Sunday, April 19, 1953 — basically without a trace.

Tammen was studying the evening of April 19, 1953 in Fisher Hall (where the Marcum Conference Center now stands) and was last seen around 8:30 p.m. by the dorm mother, who exchanged his dirty sheets for clean linens. (His sheets were supposedly

dirty from a dead fish – a prank a fellow resident pulled on Tammen).

Tammen’s roommate, Charles Findlay, returned to their room that evening to the radio playing on Tammen’s desk with the light on, psychology book open and his belongings (wallet with his personal information and car keys included) left behind. Findlay did not know at the time his roommate would not return.

Fisher Hall had a history of uses since it was built in 1856, according to the Miami University Archives. It was originally part of Oxford Female College, then a hotel and from 1882 to the 1920s, Fisher Hall was an insane asylum. Fisher was converted to a first-year residence hall in 1925 and was widely considered haunted.

It is speculated that Tammen ran from the draft, being that his disappearance was during the height of the Korean War, or he ran from his “pregnant girlfriend,” which was never confirmed to the reporter’s knowledge although many Fisher Hall residents said

Tammen was dating a girl from Indiana University.

More likely, Tammen was somehow assisted in leaving Miami the evening of April 19, 1953.

According to an April 28, 1953 article in The Miami Student, officials had ruled out foul play as a theory because Tammen was “rugged and strong,” and had temporarily settled on amnesia as the reason for his disappearance. A May 5, 1953 article in the Cincinnati Times-Star FAMILY Magazine said then Oxford Police Chief Oscar Decker was sure Tammen would be found and soon: “Tammen may be asked for his draft registration card or, if he seeks a job in some dance orchestra (he played in the campus dance band), they’ll ask him for his union card,” Decker said.” Both were left in Oxford. Someone will report him sooner or later, although he may still be suffering from a lack of memory, and the mystery will be solved.”

The summer after Tammen disappeared, Mrs.

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Editors Lauren Ceronie Jenni Wiener campus@miamistudent.net

NEWS ASC project moves forward BRIEFS

By Adam Giffi Senior Staff Writer

EVENT Speaker to lecture about realities of going green Julie Cidell from the department of geography at the University of Illinois will speak about “The Conventions of Building Green: Public Policy and Green Buildings in U.S. Cities” 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 in 229 Shideler Hall.

Cidell will be speaking about the realities of “going green” as municipalities seek to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Results of her research and analysis suggest there is a hybridization in the shift from environmental government to governance with the incorporation of “green” regulations to achieve a wide-ranging set of goals.

Significant work is occurring behind the scenes on the construction of the Armstrong Student Center as the project marches steadily towards ground breaking.

Susanne Sadler, director of development for the Armstrong Student Center (ASC), discussed the latest updates on the new facility.

Sadler said the construction of the interior and exterior of the ASC is complete — that is, scale models of both have been completed and were unveiled publically last week.

“The Board of Trustees were in for committee meetings and we wanted to give them an update on the project by sharing with them the actual model of the Armstrong Student Center,” Sadler said.

“The model is to scale and about the size of a ping-pong table. The neat thing about it is that the model can be taken apart at different levels so rooms can be examined in further detail.”

John Seibert, senior project manager of the ASC, said along with the board roughly 60 people, including representatives from Associated Student Government and student affairs, viewed the models. He said the feedback was very positive. However, he also explained that the model isn’t merely eye candy.

“We’re using it as a tool to design,” Seibert said. “They’ve been working on this model for six months now and they continue to work on it to visualize new developments. They do this after putting pen to paper to be able to physically visualize and work with spaces.”

According to Siebert, in May the remainder of the facilities still operating out of Gaskill Hall, such as the print services, will be moved out and the interior gutting of the building will begin. During this process, Siebert said all sorts of extra work could be uncovered, such as ensuring the structure is up to building standards.

“We always build what’s called ‘float’ into our schedule. Things like finding a wall that needs to be additionally reinforced is negative float, it impacts your schedule. The ability to get things done faster on a critical task, such as getting the steal superstructure for the infill where the parking lot is done faster because of good weather, you build positive float,” Seibert said. “We have all these days already accounted for so that we make sure that things get done on schedule.”

While the models have been completed, fundraising is still underway to begin the

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FYI Journalism student to attend institute Miami University senior Erin Fischesser, a journalism and economics major and former editor in chief of The Miami Student, was selected to participate in the Poynter Institute’s 2011 College Fellowship in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Poynter Institute is a nonprofit school designed to teach journalists and media leaders.

Fischesser was one of 30 people chosen to participate in the program May 15 to 17.

CORRECTIONS It is the policy of The Miami Student to publish corrections for factual errors found in the newspaper. ➤In the April 19 issue, the article “MU moves up in ranking for recycling,” a source was incorrectly called David Miller. His name is David Smith. ➤In the April 19 article, “MU general fee soars past other Ohio public universities,” it was reported Ohio University charges undergraduate students $1,062 in general fees. This information is inaccurate. Ohio University charges undergraduate students with roughly a $1,593 general fee.

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ASG encourages university to retire coal plant

By Matt Levy Senior Staff Writer

Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) wrapped up its last official meeting of the year Tuesday night by passing some far-reaching legislation.

Three resolutions were passed and many senators and cabinet members expressed their gratitude to each other for another successful year of student government.

ASG passed a resolution encouraging the Miami administration to retire the coal plant located on Western Campus in the future.

The resolution’s authors, Senators Carlos Suarez and Alex Shillito, as well as Todd Zimmer of the Beyond Coal movement, removed a controversial clause in the resolution since last Tuesday’s meeting, which had encouraged the university to shut down

the coal plant within 10 years. The current resolution removes the timeframe, encouraging instead more eco-friendly options be considered.

“We want to encourage that we want to get rid of the coal plant as soon as possible,” Shillito said. “We want to acknowledge it should be at the discretion of the university in their research.”

With the removal of the clause outlining the closure of the plant within the next decade, many senators who had expressed disapproval accepted the changes, including Vice President-elect Senator Matt Frazier.

“Some classes are moving to geothermal power now, so I think it is important to get that out there and let people know there is an educational part to (the resolution),”

Frazier said.

The resolution passed 24 votes to three.

ASG also passed a piece of legislation written by Senator David Scott, encouraging space within the Armstrong Student Center (when built) to be devoted to showcasing Miami’s history.

“The message we’re sending is very strong and we’re going to engender a sense of pride among Miami students,” Scott said. “It will bring that sense of pride to Miami University.”

The resolution received wide support from Scott’s fellow senators, many of whom praised the initiative’s ambition to educate students, faculty and campus visitors about aspects of Miami’s history.

Outgoing Student Body President Heath Ingram suggested Scott speak with a member of the Miami archives to use items that are

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Miami deems Hodge house solar panel plan too costly

Sing your heart out

By Chelsea Benninger For The Miami Student

ANDREW BRAY The Miami Student

Kyla Mainous placed second in Miami Idol April 14.

One of the steps Miami University hoped to take to raise its C+ sustainability grade was adding solar panels to the widow’s peak of President David Hodge’s house.

Hodge’s residence was originally considered for a Solar Water Heating System because it is one of five buildings on campus that runs on natural gas, with the additional capability of a solar water heater, according to Scott Scholtz, a senior Engineering major with previous solar energy work experience at SunRock Solar, the solar panel installation company that signed on for the job.

Scholtz came up with the idea of implementing a solar energy project on Miami’s campus and was then offered a $10,000 grant by a Miami alumnus. The grant was able to put Scholtz’s plan into motion and he said Hodge was very receptive to the idea.

However, despite the $10,000 grant, Scholtz and the donating alumnus deigned the project financially unsound.

Scholtz said because Miami is a public school, there would be no federal or state tax incentives, making solar energy an unattainable goal at the moment due to the high cost of solar panel installation.

“Installing solar energy here would never work because these systems are heavily reliant on federal and state (tax) incentives,” Scholtz said. “Typically, a system like this would get 30 percent paid for by federal and 25 percent paid for by state, making payback well under 10 years.”

According to a price quote given by SunRock Solar, with no tax incentives, payback for the solar water heating system would cost $15,532 and save an estimated $628 dollars a year.

When asked if solar energy could be accessible in the future Scholtz said, “Maybe if Miami privatizes itself and becomes eligible for government incentives … otherwise there is no way that a solar hot water or photovoltaic system will ever be attractive for Miami to invest in.”

Scholtz said Miami should shift its focus for sustainability to educating students how to be sustainable in their lives after graduation.

It seems Miami’s Sustainability Report, released April 4, concurs with Scholtz.

One of the seven overarching goals that Miami will work toward to reduce its carbon footprint is engaging sustainability in the classroom by creating “a curriculum that engages students and every faculty member in sustainability issues reaching across all disciplines.”

Miami has already worked towards this goal by adding several majors and minors regarding environmental awareness to the curriculum. Other student groups, such as Redhawk Solar Energy Society and Beyond Coal, work to educate students and advocate for a more sustainable tomorrow.

Further technological improvements may make solar energy affordable for Miami in the future, according to Scholtz.

“Our best chance is to wait for the price for each panel to drop,” Scholtz said. “Solar energy will not work until the cost of electricity generated is the same price as the electricity you can purchase from an electrical company.”

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City cracks down on parking

By Andrew Klatzke For The Miami Student

Male attempts to stab strangers outside bar Twenty-two-year-old Max Deaton began swinging a knife at two male brothers around 2 a.m. Sunday outside Brick Street Bar and Grill before Miami University Police Department officers and Oxford Police Department officers stepped in, police reports said.

The victims were able to dodge Deaton’s attempts to cut them and after he tried to fight MUPD, an officer pulled out a gun, police reports said.

Police ordered Deaton to get down on the ground, but he ran on foot down the street before one officer was able to tackle and handcuff him, police reports said.

Later the two victims said they had never met Deaton or had problems with him – he just started a fight, police reports said.

They added Deaton was bragging about being in prison while outside the bar, police reports said.

Deaton had outstanding warrants and told police he “could have stabbed them if he wanted to,” police reports said.

Deaton was charged with felonious assault, aggravated menacing and resisting arrest and taken to Butler County Jail.

Females report stolen Adderall Two Miami University females reported their prescription medications for Adderall and Ativan stolen sometime over the weekend, police reports said.

Adderall is widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Ativan is an anti-anxiety drug.

The females told police there was no burglary, but a lot of “sketchy people” were in and out of their house on Friday and Saturday, police reports said.

Faculty member finds credit card replicated A Miami University staff member reported several purchases made with her credit card in the Chicago area, police reports said.

The complainant’s bank notified her of the charges, which she did not make or authorize, police reports said.

The physical card appeared to have been replicated, and the account has been changed.

Charges have been reported to the banking fraud department and are in dispute, police reports said.

Junior breaks frame of neighbor’s front door At around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Oxford Police Department officers responded to an apartment at College Suites in response to a noise complaint. Upon arrival, the officers noted that a male had broken the front door of another unit.

While investigating the incident, officers discovered the victim had been invited to a party at the other unit and beaten on the door to get the party occupants to turn down their music. The male, Miami University junior Kyle Harned, reportedly said he didn’t know he had broken the door. Harned was charged with criminal damaging and released.

The City of Oxford has begun to send warning letters to property owners around the city for illegally parked cars and some students have already received citations from the Oxford Police Department, (OPD.) According to Holly Morrical, owner of College Property Management, the parking issue was first brought up around two months ago in late February when the company received letters from the City of Oxford warning them that there were illegal parking situations on some of their properties.

The evidence of the illegal parking came from helicopter photographs taken every other year

by Butler County. Oxford’s City Planner, Kathy Dale, said these aerial shots are used for a variety of reasons within Oxford and when looking at the shots they noticed these violations.

Some of the biggest offenders are people parked on lawns, on neighboring property or in driveways that don’t have zoning clearance. Dale said most of the properties in Oxford are required to have at least two parking spaces for the residents, but the number of residents who want to bring vehicles often exceeds that.

“Everyone wants their own car,” Dale said.

Miami University senior

Samantha Ludington has suffered the repercussions of Oxford’s parking situation. One of her roommates was ticketed when an OPD officer saw her driving off of their lawn.

“We can fit four or five cars in the driveway, but there are 12 people living here,” Ludington said.

It’s the possible safety issues that worry Dale and Morrical, who both said students have been parking in alleyways or in make-shift driveways that block emergency routes.

Morrical also said parking on the lawn or in non-zoned areas can cause damage to the lawns or property of students that will be living there the following year.

Dale said if the parking issues are a police matter, the police will issue a citation to the students directly responsible. If the issue is more of a zoning problem, the city will contact the property owners directly.

Morrical said her business had warned every tenant who was in violation and should students choose not to comply with the warnings, the citations given to their business will be handed down directly to tenants.

“It’s just a bad situation all around,” Morrical said.

Oxford is aware of the parking situation and is trying to work with property owners to work out the kinks before next school year.

“It will hopefully be corrected

Locals shine shoes for dance contest

By Abbie Harper For The Miami Student

Dancing with the Stars isn’t just for Hollywood anymore.

The Oxford Seniors and Miami University Affiliation will be presenting its own version of the hit show 6 p.m. April 29 at the Oxford Community Arts Center.

However, in this version, it won’t be B-list celebrities doing the dancing. It’ll be the stars of Oxford.

“We should’ve called it Dancing with the Stars Oxford-style,” Sabrina Jewell, outreach and marketing coordinator for Oxford Seniors, said.

According to Jewell, six local couples will come together to compete – each doing a different dance ranging from the FoxTrot to the ChaCha. Three of those couples will be Oxford natives and the other three will be Miami students.

The audience will be doing more than watching the six couples dance, Jewell said.

Attendees will be served dinner catered by Paesano’s Pasta House from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The dancing competition will follow the meal and will continue for about one hour, Jewell said.

Finally, the audience will get a chance to take the floor.

“The community in general, not necessarily just the

student community, will enjoy it because it’s a combination of food and entertainment,” Jewell said. “And they get to dance.”

Jewell said the audience’s role doesn’t stop there. They will also be doing the judging.

“The audience will be handed clickers as they go into the room,” Michael Scoggins, social dance teacher at Miami and choreographer of the event, said.

“They’ll have 60 percent of the vote and the panel of judges will have 40.”

That panel of judges includes Miami professor Eric Aikens, along with Nancy Sturgeon and Jerry Schindler, both of whom are very accomplished dancers in the Oxford community, Jewell said.

Scoggins said the job of judging isn’t going to be an easy one.

“I’ve been working with them (the dancers) for about two months now,” he said. “They’re all really good. I don’t even know who’s going to win, I just can’t tell.”

The dancers were recruited from Miami dancing classes and classes taught by Scoggin at his private studio, Ohio Ballroom.

“I draw these people from anywhere and everywhere I can,” Scoggins said.

But once recruited, each dancer still had to audition, Jewell said.

JULIA ENGELBRECHT The Miami Student

Property owners warn locals about parking cars on illegally zoned spaces outside housing. over the summer,” Dale said.

Property owners can apply for zoning permits for any newly created driveways, according to Dale,

but the best thing for students to do is check with their property owners to make certain they’re not parking on illegal areas.

Juniper’s sister store to open in Stewart Square

By Brenna Feeney For The Miami Student

The owners of Juniper will be opening a sister store called Magnolia in Stewart Square this summer, in order to cater to an older age group.

Juniper, a clothing store located on High Street, has clothing and accessories that are more popular styles for juniors than adults, according to owner Tamar Laske.

Laske said people have repeatedly told her that Oxford needed a store like Juniper that would provide similar options for adults.

“For years I have been asked to do something that’s a little more grown up,” Laske said. “I The chosen Oxford couples are local residents Janet and Tom Holmes, Ron and Beth Reagh and Dave and Treisa Abrams.

Miami participants include Evie Ferriell and Evan White, Brittany Vandervort and Drew Ritcher, and Sarah Magnus and Ethan Lawless.

Miami junior Sarah Spitnale, who plans to attend the event, said she can’t wait.

“I danced my entire life but stopped once I got to Miami,” she said. “It’ll be nice to get to do

also think that more can be added to the selection in Oxford, in terms of gifts and things of that nature.”

Magnolia will differ from Juniper not only in its age demographic, but also in its content, Laske said.

“We are going to move all of the shoes out of Juniper and put them into Magnolia, since we will have much more space to devote to them in Magnolia,” Laske said. “We will also have gifts. We’re planning on putting a lot of energy and effort into a nice gift selection over there.”

However, Magnolia will not be totally different from its

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Tickets are $20 and are available at Oxford Seniors, located at 922 Tollgate Dr., Jewell said. She said the event is “really a break-even event” but any profits will go to Oxford Seniors.

“Anybody that wants to come is welcome,” Scoggins said.

“They’re going to be exposed to some real nice dancing and they’re going to get to do some dancing themselves. It’s going to be a good time.”

Council bids farewell to off-campus secretary

By JD Prewitt Staff Writer

Within the small agenda for The Oxford City Council on Tuesday, one topic was a proclamation given to the Miami University Associated Student Government Secretary for Off-Campus Affairs, Matt Ciccone.

Already a recipient of the Miami President’s Distinguished Service Award, Ciccone was honored by the city for his work in 2010 for educating the student body on the census and a city ballot regarding the support of fire and emergency medical services, according to the proclamation.

According to council, Ciccone will be

sorely missed.

“Matt has done a great job at that position and he has been at every council meeting,” Oxford Mayor Richard Keebler said. “Over the years there have been a number of great students at that position but Matt was extremely attentive.”

City Manager Doug Elliott said working with Ciccone had been a privilege.

“It’s been a pleasure to work with Matt,” he said. “He got the word out on the census and for the fire and EMS while also being involved in a lot of projects. I’ve enjoyed working with him since I started three years ago.”

In other action, three ordinances passed the second of two readings to be enacted into policy.

The ordinances concerned the franchise extension of Glenwood Energy of Oxford for 25 years and the regulation of the rates charged to the city.

The 16 percent increase will carry into policy for city residents, which will give a 5 percent increase on utility bills starting on June 1, according to Keebler. Keebler said this is the fairest rate and structure possible. The ordinance passed 6 to 0.

Council also passed the ordinance regarding pay band violations brought up during a state audit.

In order to meet the state’s regulations,

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➤ EDITORIAL

The following pieces, written by the editorial editors, reflect the majority opinion of the editorial board.

Lost housekeeping jobs must not impact campus living M

iami University’s Housing, Din- for completion. The initiative claims ing, Recreation and Business the current number of employees was Services (HDRBS) has implemented a determined by an outside consultant new initiative to help decrease spend- to be the right amount of workers for ing costs for the university. The Lever- the amount of work that the university aging Efficiency and Aligning Needs needs to be done. This board disagrees (LEAN) initiative aims to streamline because having less HDRBS employefficiency and ees working eliminatewaste. in residence Started in halls, faciliThe decreasing number of January 2010, ties and acaHDRBS employees LEAN thus far demic buildhas resulted in ings means is potentially HDRBS saving some areas problematic for the university. $4.5 million in may be overThe work load will expenditures looked and become more demanding. and making not managed revenue of thoroughly.

Students need to be roughly $5 milThe board respectful and show lion from 2010 would like appreciation towards to 2011. Howto see more HDRBS employees. ever, the LEAN HDRBS perinitiative did sonnel hired, permanently but considreduce the number of non-student staff ers this return unlikely in the immefrom about 900 to 700. This decrease diate future. Instead, students need to in jobs was a result of natural attrition become more responsible with taking where employees retired and the posi- care of living spaces, dining halls, tions not being filled by new hires. classrooms and restrooms. Students The editorial board of The Miami need to start picking up after themStudent views the decreasing number selves and taking care of the facilities of HDRBS employees as potentially they frequent. problematic for the university. It is Moreover, new employees should commendable that the university did not be hired to pick up messes left not lay off employees, instead lessen- behind by students because of careing the number or workers through lessness.

Furthermore, students retirement incentives. However, the need to be respectful and show apuniversity needs to look carefully at preciation toward HDRBS employthe positions being lost. With fewer ees because they are hired to guarHDRBS employees, the work load of antee Miami’s reputation as one the remaining employees will become of the most beautiful campuses in more demanding and require more time the nation.

Tenant parking rules must be communicated

JINGHANG HUANG The Miami Student

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Becoming a charter does not discriminate against the poor I had never felt compelled to write a letter to a newspaper until I read the letter in Tuesday’s issue titled “Does President Hodge hate poor people?” before my finance class. Quite honestly, I laughed.

I do agree with some points Mr. Dickerson made within that article, like privatization would bring a substantial increase onto the tuition. However, I do not think that means that students who are financially disadvantaged would be in more troubles. Rather, I believe the increase in tuition would actually help more students in needs of financial assistance. If the university can generate more revenue through higher tuition, this would mean more resources would be available to be distributed to the needy people.

Looking at the past couple of years, numerous graduate assistantships and scholarships have been ceased as a result of the financial crisis and budget

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he City of Oxford and the Ox- necessarily need a one-to-one ratio ford Police Department began of parking spaces to tenants, but sending out warnings for cars il- they do owe tenants clear commulegally parked on spots that aren’t nication of what is and is not legal properly zoned for parking. Stu- when it comes to parking spots. dents often park in areas that could Clarified parking zoning boundaries block emergency vehicles. College must be enforced. In turn, tenants Property Management has warned must realize they are responsible for all of their tenants the legality of where who violated the their car is parked, Students should parking law. whether it is on their The editorial prepare themselves rental property or board of The Miami not. Parking should for following Student believes the be a perk for tenants, future parking laws, not a requirement. responsibility of enwherever they may suring that renters Parking laws can are parked legally move, by respecting be confusing and on properties falls Oxford’s policies and annoying, but they on both the landlord are something that purchasing parking must be learned. and the individual permits, even if it’s in Students tenant. This board should applauds College the Millett Hall lot. prepare themselves Property Managefor following future ment for warning its parking laws, whertenants and believes all landlords ever they may move, by respectshould follow in their footsteps. ing Oxford’s policies and purchasThe landlord must communicate ing parking permits, even if it’s to the tenants how many parking in the Millett Hall lot. Students spots (that are legally zoned) are must pay close attention to the available for use. Landlords do not parking regulations.

cuts. If the university wants to maintain the same level or a better financial assistance to the students, it must find money somewhere.

With the deficits of the U.S. going off the roof and Standard and Poor’s threats of lowering rating echoing around us, I do not think obtaining any additional funding or even maintaining the same amount of governmental funding is an option. Becoming a charter school may not be the most ideal option but it’s the best we can have now.

We all want to have things provided to us but we also often fail to realize someone has to pay for the things. I do not think the proposal of partially privatizing Miami University necessarily indicates any harm to financially disadvantaged students, let alone “hate poor people.”

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Seniors, don’t leave silently May is a red season of graduation. It is a time for the class of 2011 to say goodbye to their college life and step into the practical society. It’s a time for them to throw away heavy school bags and pick up the light and portable office cases. It’s also a time to move out of residence halls and deal with the housing problem in another state. It’s definitely a time to switch concerns from grades to salaries. A fresh but strange life is waiting at the corner for them to look forward to, to adapt to, to discover and to create. However, please do not just leave silently when the graduation ceremony ends. There are many things you haven’t done yet.

When the superstitious seal is like an invisible spell covering you for four years, when you walk close to it and have to detour outside of the circle, have you ever thought about that it has nothing to do with your grades? Then why not step onto it with your friends and take a photo to make it part of your Miami University memories?

It’s not surprising when lovers decide to break up before or after graduation. They don’t believe their love could go through time’s test, they doubt long distance would drag their relationship even longer. But it is a great pity that you and your boyfriend or girlfriend have never kissed each other under the arch of Upham Hall. You should make it happen. No matter the legend is true or not, it’s after all a happy blessing if both of you really want to be together forever.

When you have been focusing on your major and just study your courses in some certain buildings, why not take an adventure to other buildings you have never been heard of even it is lying in the map all the time. Do you know where the Miami Art Museum is?

Could you find Flower Hall? How about visiting the Miami archives? I bet you’ll find something so exciting and surprising.

When you drive your car or walk on your own feet to school everyday, when Miami metros pass by one followed by another, you may want to pick your best color from red, green, blue, orange, yellow and purple to have a relax trip around our campus and the

community. Finally you may recognize that how the bus would save your time when you rushed in minutes once for your class.

You may also want to walk around the campus to find something you never knew before. Pick up The Miami Student (not the New York Times or USA Today that you preferred every day) to read news articles written by Miami students. Listen to WMSR, a student-run radio station on campus, to interact with the news anchors or DJs once, just for fun.

Before you get ready for the graduation, you just suddenly find there are many wonders you have missed during these four years.

2011 is a good time for those seniors who decided to hunt for a job. From the 2011 Job Outlook Spring Update’s data we could find a bright outlook for the 2011 job market: there is a planned increase in hiring of 13.5 percent for this year’s crop of new graduates.

In this latest update, employers indicate they would like to hire 19.3 percent more graduates in 2010 to 2011 than they did in 2009 to 2010. For the class of 2011, college hiring is increasing in all regions.

The increase projected by the Northeast is the largest and the Midwest and Western regions show the most improvements.

At this point, seniors hold strong confidence in their job searching and receiving offers. Obviously, to some degrees, the economic recession has slight effects on college students’ employments. The society can’t wait to imbue all kinds of trades with young adults’ fresh motivation and all of the green hands are desperate to build their own base.

Best wishes to all of those seniors who will depart for next stop of their life. They end their education career in Miami; they will not only take Miami’s degrees to their occupations, but they also take its beautiful memories along with them all the way to the end.

Qiao Song

songq@muohio.edu

Opinion

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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 ♦ 7

➤ THE BITTER AND THE SWEET

➤ PERCEIVING REALITY

Broaden your study abroad

Family definition has changed, value has not

One more week of classes! I can’t believe this semester has gone by so quickly. What are you doing after finals end?

If you’re like many Miami University students, you may be studying abroad this summer.

Studying abroad at Miami is more common than joining Greek life at Thomasina Miami or being a stuJohnson dent from out of Ohio.

According to Miami’s office of Life Long Learning, by the time Miamians graduate, 44 percent of them will have studied abroad. Miami’s slew of international programs has constantly put it at the top of the nationwide ranking of study abroad schools.

However, what is uncommon will be your experience. No matter where you go, your life will be changed, even if you are not hopping up and down with excitement and counting down the days until you can leave. Research by Ulrich Teichler and Wolfgang Steube, published in Higher Education, has shown that U.S.-based study abroad programs focus on cultural enrichment, social skills and personality development. Their research also showed U.S. students who studied abroad enjoyed comparing cultures and understanding life from their host country’s perspective. Sounds great, right?

Go to local hangouts and observe people.

Stroll the streets and take many pictures. It’s not being creepy, it’s being aware.

However, these enriching experiences are not automatically obtained.

As a French major, I can’t go to Paris, gaze at the Eiffel Tower, eat a croissant, attend my classes and BAM consider myself “culturally immersed.” The most important and most difficult lesson to learn, in order to make the most out of your study abroad trip, if to step outside your comfort zone.

No, I don’t mean getting drunk every night on regional wine and learning a few words of the local language. And I don’t mean you have to spend a lot of money by taking train after train to pack your summer full of travel. These things are definitely fun, but in order to have the most fulfilling study abroad experience, you must take the road less travelled and learn to assimilate yourself as much as you can.

The more you know the local language and customs, the better. However, for example, you don’t need to be a fluent Francophone to have your own genuine French adventure. Go to local hangouts and observe people. Stroll the streets and take many pictures, sit in a café and bring along a sketchbook or journal. It’s not being creepy, it’s being aware. Visit local museums and historical sites; attend their special events.

Read up on film festivals, concerts and sports events in the area you are living. Don’t fall into the common trap of thinking that because you don’t travel every weekend, you won’t have fun.

If you know a bit of the local language, don’t just hang out with the American kids. Go to a bar and practice your language! Locals almost always appreciate foreigners who attempt to respect their country by speaking their language and learning their cultural rules. Don’t just look and act like you parachuted into your host country by ignoring common courtesies and refusing to say a word of the local language.

And finally, be smart, but don’t be afraid. I know it’s scary traveling in a foreign country, but recognize this instead as a challenge that you can overcome. You’re going to feel frustrated, tired and homesick, but embrace these obstacles. Never forget that even if you think you’re having a rotten time because the showers only stay on for five seconds, the internet reception is terrible and the local beach is a swamp, broadening your study abroad experience will make you not only more confident in yourself, but a global citizen.

This is my last column of my junior year. I’ve been manically and metaphorically rubbing my hands together in anticipation for this piece, debating over what topic would incite the appropriate amount of responses.

I had planned Karli on drafting Kloss ideas this past weekend — instead I drove up to Cleveland to visit my grandfather, who’s been in the hospital for about a week, his fifth or sixth stint since I left for school in the fall.

As we were leaving to go visit him, my aunt called to inform us that she and my grandmother were in the emergency room of that same hospital, because while walking into church for Palm Sunday mass, my grandmother tripped and fell face-first into the pane of glass in front of her. Nine staples later and at least 10 years off my aunt’s life, we all convened in my grandfather’s room.

Luckily he was being released the next day, but seeing him so vulnerable, wearing a hospital gown, with my grandmother fussing over his lunch tray with her head freshly bandaged, I felt a knifesharp pain to my gut. I will lose

these people eventually and much sooner than I ever expected.

Family is one of the first words we learn as little kids. It’s a word we understand as a noun, but not one, we understand as a complex concept until we’re much older.

The nuclear model is given credit as the ideal construct for healthy development. Though I won’t refute the point that kids grow up better with two parents under one roof, I want to look closer at how we define family.

I’m lucky enough to have a stable, nuclear household in every

The smash-hit Modern Family is surprisingly popular amongst college students. That’s no surprise given that its writing is hilarious and the characterizations are phenomenal. However, I think younger kids like the show because it portrays the differences and dysfunctions that make up real life. Divorce, gay relationships, perpetually “angsty” teens — we all know what this feels like. The 1950s wanted to believe the American family was best portrayed in Leave it to Beaver, but we believe

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sense of the definition. My dad was that lucky. My mom wasn’t, having grown up in an unstable, abusive, albeit nuclear, household. What I’ve learned over the years is that it’s not so much labeling a group a family, but feeling like a family that makes the difference.

something different.

What Modern Family shows to some extent, is that family is one of the most important things in life, but it isn’t necessarily the “family” we’ve grown up to identify. It’s that idea of security, that sense of belonging. It’s the knowing that you’ll always have

someone who cares, who’ll support you, someone to hold you when you cry and cheer for you when you succeed.

But that person doesn’t have to be a family member in a strictly genetic sense.

I have several gay friends who won’t have a traditional family in their futures, but that doesn’t mean the people in their lives will be any less important. Likewise, I have a few adopted cousins who are considered nothing less than blood relatives.

I suppose my point today is that we tend to forget about the people that matter most to us.

We take them for granted on occasion, because they’re always around. Friends can become closer than siblings and in college we formulate our own kinds of families among our little networks.

My close group from freshman year tries to have Sunday dinner together every few months — and we very naturally call it family dinner.

I realized this past weekend that those we love who are in our actual families, and those who are in our other “families” aren’t always going to be around forever.

So, I ask those reading this to take a few minutes today and remind someone that you love them, that you’re grateful they’re in your life and that you value them as part of your family.

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Alzheimer’s disease calls for more research Since no one is born literate, there was a time in a reader’s life when this sentence would be entirely illegible. There was also a time when this sentence spoken aloud would still be incomprehensible, for no one is born with a useful grasp of the English phonology or syntax. Most organisms that have ever lived could do nothing of either sort. The uniquely human trait of language, its generation and its comprehension is among those aspects of being human which comprise human cognition.

Cognition bounds human potential, deciding what a person is and to what degree he or she can change that. This is why disorders which mar our executive processes are a particularly tragic set. Activities of daily living, biographies, skills — all are stored within the long-term memory, and any upset to this can radically alter an individual identity. Any change in cognitive function is similar. The ability to focus long enough to encode a stimulus — being able to study, for example — is a hugely useful trait in life and any damage to a system which does this could permanently ruin one’s chances at success in life.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) will be among the more pervasive and pernicious diseases

of the next 20 years, according to Amarilis Acevedo and David A. Loewenstein’s 2007 research in the Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. Their paper explores the potential for behavioral treatments of AD. However, given a number of extraneous variables, their analysis can only suggest the need for more research. Participant self-selection, the white, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic population, the paucity of long-term research, lack of longterm follow-up on short-term research, the unfortunate number of patients who do not live to continue with treatment, the number of patients who opt-out and characteristics of the nursing home populations often research, like socioeconomic status or loneliness, all play a role in swaying the effectiveness of any tested treatment.

Scientists admitting more research needs to be done is preferable to a paper which presses forth a bogus solution as functional.

The paper offers a directional answer, demarcating a particular area of investigation for further scrutiny.

Such a deep probing of the issue is not merely a convenience which lessens the pain of the elderly — it is an urgent social imperative. The societal cost of the absence

of an effective treatment for AD is sizable within itself. Given the expansive number of rapidly aging Baby Boomers, more individuals will experience AD than in previous history.

With respect to further investigation, the options exist both coevally and prospectively. As for future generations, research funding could be devoted to longitudinal studies across a wide array of backgrounds.

Presently, pharmaceutical treatments could also be investigated. Doubtlessly, both these options are being researched right now.

Every psychologist has a requirement to put out a one-sentence phrase which begins with “Humans are the only species that …” and ends with a profound mental revelation, according to psychologist Daniel Gilbert.

His sentence is “Humans are the only species that can think about the future.” Some would argue that humans are the only animals that are marked by their thinking, devoting a remarkable amount of caloric energy to their brain. The paucity of current research offers a clarion call to investigate its preservation, faced with the specter of AD. Andrew Duberstien dubersaj@muohio.edu

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‘Slut’ slamming, judgment needs to stop Constantly in female magazines we find tips on how to be “sexy” but not “slutty.” I have read several articles basically telling women how to not appear slutty and how they won’t attract romantic prospects if they act, dress or talk a certain way. Needless to say, women who dress more provocatively or have many sexual partners tend to be frowned upon in society.

The attitude these articles present merely continues the stereotype that those who wear tighter shirts, shorter skirts, higher heels, more makeup, bigger hair, dance too suggestively or have a raunchier sense of humor are more promiscuous and careless when dealing with sex.

But because someone chooses a different lifestyle, does not mean we should brand them. Our society has repressive ways of creating boundaries when it comes to discussing sexuality. If women step outside these narrowly defined boundaries, they may be subjected to labels such “sluts” and “whores,” all because they wish to be more frank and open about the topic of sex.

So many of the articles we read in magazines and the stereotypes perpetuated in the media condone and even promote the idea of “slut bashing.” Insomuch that people who are open about sex are treated as lesser people and are held to a lower standard than those who are not as vocal. We think people who have more sex have more sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 80 percent of sexually active adults will contract an STI in their life and people ages 15 to 24 will make up nearly half of people who acquire new STIs. There is a fine line distinction between being “sexually confident” and being “a sloppy hot mess,” not between “sexy” and “slutty.”

Maybe women wear high heels because they want that extra boost of confidence that comes from the extra boost of height. Or maybe they enjoy wearing shorter skirts because they know their legs, that they spend days working on in the gym, look good.

The Oxford English Dictionary’s first definition of the word “slut” is “a woman of dirty, slovenly or untidy habits or appearance.” Katharine Whitehorn, former columnist for The Observer in London, wrote a famous article in 1963 that redefined the term “slut,” asking, “Have you ever taken anything out of the dirtyclothes basket because it had become, relatively, the cleaner thing?

Changed stockings in a taxi? Could you try on clothes in any shop, any time, without worrying about your underclothes? How many things are in the wrong room — cups in the study, boots in the kitchen? ... This makes you one of us: the miserable, optimistic, misunderstood race of sluts.”

Just as we should not judge anyone on the basis of appearance, we should not judge women who act a certain way. If we see a girl stumbling home wearing high heels and smudged makeup, we should not think, “I bet she sleeps with a lot of different people” or unfairly label her. Maybe she cannot walk in heels properly or maybe she did have too much to drink that particular night. She could sleep with different people, or has had the same partner for two years.

I believe terms like “slut” and “whore” only exist to silence those who are not opposed to openly talking about sexuality in everyday conversations. Let’s face it — sexuality does exist in our everyday life. Why should we not be able to discuss and be educated about it?

If anything, we should embrace those who are open about sex.

Ultimately, you should always think before you speak. Think about the person’s life. If you have no idea what that may be like, then you probably have no right to judge them.

Whether we are loud, quiet, unashamed about sex or even would prefer one partner at a time, we should all be able to live freely from other people’s remarks about how we choose to live.

Rachel Sacks

sacksrj@muohio.edu

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8 ♦ FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011

TAMMEN continued from page 1

Carl Spivey, a Seven Mile resident, told law enforcement that a male matching Tammen’s description came to her door around midnight the same night Tammen disappeared. She said the man looked disheveled, wearing only a t-shirt and pants, which seemed strange for the freezing temperatures that night. Spivey said the man was looking for the bus stop. Further investigation found the Oxford Bus Lines had suspended that night, so he could not have taken the bus.

Tammen’s younger brother, Richard, was a first-year student at Miami the same year and finished his years at Miami, graduating with his class.

Richard was killed in an apartment fire years later. Marcia Tammen, his sister, was 10-years-old at the time her brother disappeared and is the only living relative today.

Student), (he had) everything going for him,” Smith said. “(Tammen had) no enemies whatsoever in all the people we’ve talked to.”

Smith has formed an opinion based on his extensive investigation.

“My personal opinion is that this is not an act of violence,” Smith said. “I personally believe that he did leave that night on his own free will and accord.”

Smith said his office met with Miami officials in 2005.

Smith said the investigation cast a wide net, including acquiring records from Miami, the county coroner, Oxford Police Department (OPD) and the FBI. Tammen’s cold case reopened in 2008 when an unidentified body was found in rural Georgia. Mike Freeman, sheriff’s detective in Walker County, Georgia, found a body 200 yards off Highway 27, which also runs through southwest Ohio. Freeman and Smith exchanged information and were able to use the DNA from Marcia Tammen

Going forward Smith said if DNA from another individual matched that of Tammen’s in the future, the case could potentially be solved.

“If in the event that Tammen show up anywhere where he would have his DNA entered or a sibling, child, whatever … we would be able to have a lead on it,” Smith said.

The DNA from Marcia Tammen would have a certain amount the same as Ron’s, and if he has a child, his or the child’s DNA would come up as a match, according to Smith. Some reasons an individual may have DNA taken would be for arrest records, some aspects of government work and the military.

Smith mentioned pitching the Tammen case to TV channels who might air the story as a part of the outsourcing as well. In February 2011, television production agency Jarrett Creative Group (JCG) reached out to Miami University officials to propose Tammen’s case be a part of an

been facing family expectations or expectations of his own for not making the cut on grades and therefore wanted to run away. She also suggested that if he were to have gotten his girlfriend pregnant, which has not been confirmed to the knowledge of this reporter, that could’ve been a situation where he would shame his family and he wanted to get out.

Braden thought that seemed logical for why Tammen would have gotten a blood test from the county coroner, Garrett J. Boone, in Hamilton. Tammen could have had his blood typed in 1953 for a number of reasons including an expected surgery, paternity reasons, if he was applying for something ‑ maybe a marriage license – or planning to donate blood.

Tammen could’ve gotten a blood test at the school health services, but perhaps he felt he couldn’t have anyone close to school know if that was the case.

Braden questioned Boone’s coming forward with Tammen’s visit two

The cold case The Tammen case now sits with Detective Frank Smith, a partner at the Butler County Cold Case Unit in Hamilton, Ohio. Smith has been a detective for 30 years. Tammen’s case is the oldest cold case in the office since the start of their involvement in 2003. Smith has a large binder with documents regarding Tammen’s disappearance in his office with several other more recent cases.

Smith said Tammen did not appear at the Spivey residence the evening he disappeared. He said he tracked down Spivey’s son, who recalled the night very vividly.

“From an investigative standpoint, we do not believe that was Ronald Tammen,” Smith said.

Smith said he went back and spoke with all the people that resided in Fisher Hall when Tammen disappeared.

“That was one of the most important things that we actually did do,” Smith said.

Smith interviewed the man who lived one door down from Tammen ­— the last person to see him before he vanished. The two boys were studying for an exam when Tammen went to his own room to start studying for a history exam, according to the man.

The man said he used the restroom, and when he came out, Tammen was gone. The man told Smith that nothing seemed wrong and Tammen didn’t indicate that he was leaving or was being forced to leave.

Don Bledsoe was a first-year student living on the second floor of Fisher Hall with Tammen when he went missing who said he was never interviewed or questioned about Tammen’s disappearance. One of Bledsoe’s sons reached out to this reporter, through her blog she keeps on Tammen’s case, and suggested she interview him.

Bledsoe was part of the Air Force ROTC that was assembled less than a week after Tammen’s disappearance to search the woods behind Fisher Hall for any trace.

“They were looking everywhere for him,” Bledsoe said, remembering the search through the woods.

“We found nothing and then it was getting towards the end of the semester and he just never showed up and nobody knew.”

Bledsoe said he thought Tammen may have left because of some pressure in his own life, or there was foul play because of his affiliation with Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

“I always thought that the pledge class (below Tammen) might have had something to do with his disappearance,” Bledsoe said, explaining that pranks and hazing were a tradition for fraternities at that time although he did not pledge himself. “Reading about it — and there wasn’t much about it, they really kept it hushed up — but I never thought that they pursued that pledge class.”

Bledsoe said he doesn’t remember much more from the time he was at Miami.

“He didn’t return and then … the university kind of just hushed it up a little bit,” he said. “We just didn’t know.”

Smith said Fisher Hall residents at the time of Tammen’s disappearance all said the same thing: Tammen was well liked and dating a girl at the Indiana University.

“He had everything, came from a good family, there were no money issues, part of a very popular jazz band in the 50s, wrestling, his GPA was good (he had a 3.205 according to the April 28, 1953 article in The Miami

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to enter into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).

In February 2008, Marcia Tammen told the Hamilton Journal-News that she would “be sitting by the phone waiting for word,” to hear if her DNA matched the unidentified body as her brother. Marcia never got the closure she hoped for after 55 years when the DNA testing showed no match.

Smith has spoken with Marcia Tammen regarding her brother’s cold case.

“She believes her brother is alive,” Smith said. “He did not meet with any kind of foul play. And she honestly believes it probably was an issue of either he didn’t want to enter the military during the Korean War or that he actually did enter the military.”

The height of the Korean War was 1953, a time when the CIA was actively involved in recruiting individuals at universities, according to Smith. “(They are) a very patriotic family,” Smith said. “Almost all his brothers served in the military and his father (was) a veteran.”

Smith strongly suggested the CIA recruited Tammen. The FBI entered the Tammen case in 1953 citing the selective service act (the draft) as the reason. Once Tammen reached fugitive status in 1973, the FBI allegedly dropped out of the case.

“If the (FBI or CIA) do know anything, they’re not releasing it,” Smith said.

upcoming production called “School Spirits,” according to an email from Claire Wagner, associate director of university communications. The story would be for SyFy Channel. JCG has reached out to find paranormal activity and stories from past and current students at high schools and colleges.

Smith said he hopes to go nationwide with the information he has, and he hopes someone will step forward.

“Hopefully one day if the person is still alive, obviously someone assisted him that night — love to find out who that is,” Smith said.

Smith believes someone knows what truly happened to Tammen.

“Somebody has information, we know that,” Smith said. “Either out of fear or they just don’t want to be involved anymore, they do not want to share that information.”

One PI’s opinion Virginia Braden, a licensed private investigator out of northern Kentucky, works closely with victims, family members of missing persons and law enforcement. After being brutally raped as a freshman in college, Braden has found her passion and made it her life’s work.

The Miami Student reached out to Braden in April 2010 about Tammen for her expertise. Braden suggested that April 19 was near enough to finals week at Miami that Tammen could’ve

weeks after the investigation began in 1953.

Smith assured that Boone would not have lied.

“I personally knew Garret J. Boone,” Smith said. “He was an honest, truthful man. When he issued that statement out that Tammen had come, there is no reason not to believe that.”

Braden thinks the amnesia theory is the least likely.

“It takes such a huge event to cause that sort of mental state that I just would almost think if he had been found wandering, someone would have picked him up and put him in a hospital,” Braden said.

Braden agrees with the theory of a college prank gone wrong.

“It was probably situation where good-natured stuff somehow went wrong, they panicked and disposed of the body,” Braden said.

Refusing to forget University Archivist Bob Schmidt said people visit the Archives once or twice a year to inquire about the Ron Tammen case.

A Miami alumnus is in the process of writing a book about Ron Tammen.

She would not comment on her work, but said she would consider once she has done more research.

Smith said the Cold Case Unit receives calls monthly on the Tammen case from people who want to

suggest theories or who are just fascinated with his story.

“Some suggest he was killed, some suggest his involvement with the government and other suggestions — I can’t really get into that,” Smith said.

Marketing professor David Rosenthal uses the Tammen mystery as a class activity to challenge students to theorize about what might have happened.

“I want them to look at the evidence – what do we know for certain?” Rosenthal said. “What do we think we know that maybe is not quite so certain?”

Rosenthal gave the example that Tammen had exchanged his linens the evening of his disappearance with the residence hall housemother.

“What happens if he saw her doing something that she shouldn’t have been doing and she calls up her boyfriend or her husband … ” Rosenthal said.

Rosenthal said another apparent fact was Spivey’s sighting of a young man looking for a bus stop in Seven Mile at midnight. Spivey said she was sure Tammen was the individual at her door that evening.

“Perhaps she was seeking 10 minutes of fame,” Rosenthal said. “People like to act important. Spivey easily (could) have made this up, or could’ve had a visitor that was not Ron Tammen but thought that it was.”

Rosenthal said he uses the exercise as an extrapolation tool.

“It is a creativity tool to find out or help people to think through opportunities and potentials,” Rosenthal said.

Rosenthal hopes to write a fictional book revolving around the mystery of Ron Tammen starting this summer.

Joe Cella, a reporter for the Hamilton Journal-News, was heavily involved in the Tammen case through his own reporting and writing. Cella vowed he would find Tammen. He carried Tammen’s photo in his wallet for 25 years before he passed away.

Smith said Jim Blount, retired Hamilton Journal-News reporter and local historian, kept the case alive.

“He was really involved in (the case),” Smith said. “He said (it was the) most inept police investigation he had ever seen.”

Nodding his head, Smith said, “He was right. He was right.”

Smith agreed there was more law enforcement should and could have done in 1953 despite the limited resources. Smith marveled at the technology compared to 1953, when Tammen went missing.

“Look back 50 years ago … Police work in the 50s and 60s and to a certain point to the 70s, (law enforcement would) put out a flyer and hopefully (the missing person) showed up,” Smith said.

President emeritus Phillip Shriver used to tell the story of Ronald Tammen as a lecture for students. An audio file of his speech can be found at rontammen.wordpress.com.

Past Miami students have hired psychics to conduct spiritual meetings to lure his spirit to unveil the happenings that April evening on two separate occasions.

One psychic said he “saw” a boy fitting Tammen’s characteristics was beaten and dragged into the night never to be seen again.

Lieutenant Daniel Umbstead at the Oxford Police Department told The Miami Student in April 2010 that he was reviewing the history of the Tammen case.

Umbstead said Marcia Tammen had contacted an organization in Philadelphia to ask them to look into her brother’s disappearance. OPD received a letter offering their assistance in the investigation.

Umbstead said he and Smith were working “separately together” on the Tammen case. “(Detective Smith) has done did what he could,” Umbstead said. “(I’m trying) to decide if there’s anything more I need to do.”

Umbstead suggested Tammen may have been homosexual and was the victim of either a hate incident or a fraternity prank.

“It’s safe to assume (Tammen) is deceased,” Umbstead said. “Probably by unlawful means.”

Umbstead plans to re-interview individuals surrounding the Tammen case.

“Not having talked to these people myself I’m not really satisfied,” Umbstead said. “Once I’ve talked to people, then I get a good feel on where it needs to go – I have some questions about his fraternity affiliation.”

For up-to-date information on the Ron Tammen case, visit rontammen.wordpress.org.

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“At this time I can say that we have no For The Miami Student known cases (of bed bugs) on campus,” Mays said.

Bedbugs have always been something the Fewer than a dozen cases of bed bugs have public has been warned about, but it’s only been reported at Miami in four years, Mays been the past few years that they’ve become said. With the population of Miami’s cama large issue here. Miami University began pus, the amount of travel and the movement preparing for bed bugs of people, products and in 2005, shortly after a packages, Mays said the “Residents are nationwide bedbug inuniversity is fortunate to more likely to spot a festation crisis arose, have so few occurrences. according to Stephen problem and a problem is Mays said if anyone Mays, senior building more readily eliminated sees that they may have and grounds assistant in bed bugs they can tell in a clean, the physical facilities and building housekeeporganized environment.” their maintenance department. ing staff, building manMiami Pest Management ager via the “My Card” STEPHEN MAYS quickly began preparasystem, Resident Adviser PHYSICAL FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE DEPT. tion and got ready for a or Resident Director and SENIOR BUILDING AND GROUNDS ASSISTANT possible problem with the they will notify Physical bugs, according to Mays.

Facilities who in turn will However, it wasn’t until 2007 when they had notify pest management. to deal with their first case of bedbugs, ac“If a resident comes to me about pests, there cording to Mays. are usually two courses,” Andrew Bowman, Aware that this is a growing concern a second-year resident assistant said. “If the all over, Miami is continuing to take pests are in common spaces, I will directly inspecial precautions to make sure bed- form the housekeeping staff, building managbug infestations do not occur on campus, ers or my supervisor. The other situation is if said Stephen Mays, senior building and it is in the resident’s room. Then, I help resigrounds specialist. dents inform the correct people on their own.

If residents bring the problem up, it stresses the importance of the situation.”

Bowman and Mays both said if a case should arise, students should report the sighting to an RA so they can, in turn, report the issue to the proper authorities.

While the issue isn’t common on Miami’s campus in general, it is a problem across other campuses in the United States and is a growing concern around Ohio’s campuses and homes, according to Mays.

“Pests are a major health concern,” Bowman said.

Mays said there are several things people can do to continue to keep Miami bed bug free.

“Keeping a clean, organized room is the best defense against bed bug invasions,” he said. “Residents are more likely to spot a problem and a problem is more readily eliminated in a clean, organized environment.

Light colored or white bedding and regular laundering of bedding makes it more likely to spot any problems.”

Mays also said keeping a clean room can help bedbugs be spotted more easily.

“I always keep my room neat and swept up. Now that I’m aware of issue, I’ll be even more thorough in doing so,” said Ashley Whitaker, a first-year student.

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continued from page 2 physical construction of the center. Sadler explained where the financing of the student center now stands.

“We’re currently at about $25.5 million that we’ve raised. Our goal is to hit between $28 and $30 million,” Sadler said. “Once we’ve reached that mark, then it’s all a go to start the building process, beginning with the gutting of Rowan and Gaskill Halls, which is slated to begin late summer.”

According to Sadler, student fees will help make up the rest of the $52 million price tag for the student center.

“Once $30 million has been raised, the student fee component will then kick in and pay for the rest of the building,” Sadler said.

“That doesn’t mean we’re going to stop fund raising after $30 million, we’ll still to be out there and continuing to fundraise and anything incremental we raise will help to reduce student fees.”

Students will be asked to pay roughly $120 per student per semester beginning when the building is opened. However, Sadler said this means future students will only be paying $60 in tuition more than current students, as all students presently pay $60 dollars towards past rec center renovations. By the time new students will be paying tuition towards the ASC, these fees will no longer be collected, making the $120 fee truly a $60 increase when compared to current tuition.

“We had 63 naming opportunities within phase one and we currently have about 38 of those opportunities left,” Sadler said.

“Now we have naming opportunities from $7 million all the way down to $50,000. The smaller meeting rooms run around the lower price and the largest naming opportunity we have left is to name the ‘center for student engagement and leadership.’”

General naming opportunities will also be offered at a display for ASC at this summer’s alumni weekend. According to Sadler, these opportunities will cost from $200 to $20,000 and will not be for naming a space but rather for having the donor’s name featured somewhere in the building.

Sadler said a tentatively scheduled fall 2011 groundbreaking ceremony is in the works. After that, it’s only a matter of time before the completed center is unveiled.

“We’re still looking at that January 2014 date,” Sadler said. “But there is an outside possibility that, depending on whatever they run into when they start doing the deconstruction of these buildings, ready by the fall semester of 2013, which would be great.”

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Small animals from the Columbus Zoo came to visit during a lecture Wednesday in Pearson Hall.

Moya, a six-month-old cheetah and a penguin came with zoo employees.

currently housed in the university archives for the display.

The resolution was passed unanimously.

ASG also passed a resolution to update its own procedures and bylaws. According to Student Senate President Carson Cowles, one of the authors of the resolution, the position of the parliamentarian, or a non-voting member who is an expert on legislative procedure, needed to be updated so that the person holding the position could be given voting rights.

Cowles also said the person holding the position would be third in line to conduct ASG’s meetings, behind the president of the senate and the president pro tempore.

Senator Brian Breitsch praised the grammatical precision of the resolution, which passed unanimously.

In addition to passing the legislation, ASG confirmed into Executive Cabinet next year Senator Matt Weber as Technology Director and Senator Nicholas Miller as Secretary to the Executive Cabinet. Both positions were appointed by student body President-elect Nick Huber.

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MAGNOLIA continued from page 4

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Juniper’s owner, Tamar Laske has hopes of opening Magnolia, a similar store geared at an older audience, in Stewart Square between the “UPS” and DuBois store sometime in May.

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“Magnolia will be similar to Juniper in that it will sell clothing, jewelry, handbags, accessories, with some styles similar to those found at Juniper,” Laske said.

The store will be located in Stewart Square, but the opening date is yet to be determined.

“It’s going to be right between DuBois (Bookstore) and UPS,” Laske said. “As far as an exact opening date, I don’t know, but it will be in May.” The Juniper owner said until the store opens, no exact hiring date could be given. Once Magnolia has opened its doors, people will be able to apply for positions.

News of the store opening may come as a surprise to some, since there has not been a lot of advertising for Magnolia yet.

“I haven’t started a lot of advertising because I don’t think doing ads when you don’t know when the store’s opening is a good thing,” Laske said. “We did do a promo in a luncheon that was hosted by the Chamber of Commerce though.”

Miami University firstyear Kristen Timmons said she is excited for the opening of Magnolia.

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“I think Juniper has unique things and so now there will be more clothing options available for women in Oxford,” Timmons said.

Timmons said she plans on visiting Magnolia after the opening, especially to check out the accessories selection.

“I like (Juniper’s) handbags, I think they’re really cute,” she said. “I’m excited to see the selection they have at Magnolia.”

Sophomore Nicole Gardner is also anxious for the store’s opening.

“I have been to Juniper multiple times and I love their clothes, but I feel like Juniper caters to more of a junior demographic,” she said.

Gardner said she is looking forward to having another clothing store option in Oxford that is more geared towards her age group.

Apart from the clothing and accessories, Gardner is also looking forward to engaging with the staff at Magnolia.

“The staff at Juniper is nice and very helpful,” she said.

“Hopefully Magnolia will hold their staff to that same standard.”

In terms of the opening itself, Laske is not yet focusing on it.

“At this point my brain is so crazy trying to figure things out that I don’t even think about the opening much,” she said.

“Once we get the doors open, I’ll be happy.” council to schedule a work session in the future to go over the possibility of lowering the maximum from the 9 percent to something more manageable.

Although the original proposal called for the raising of the maximum as well as the minimum pay bands, council decided that in light of current fiscal strains the minimum pay band would remain at the current rate.

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pening Day. The start of a new season. Fans came out to support their team, the weather was great (unless you were in Cincinnati) and everyone was tired of watching the NBA. That is until the day after. And the day after that. And the day after that.

After Opening Day, attendance has traditionally dropped throughout the league during the heart of the regular season, only to surge again toward the end of the year. This is ironic, considering that more than half of the teams in Major League Baseball are still in contention by at least the All-Star Break.

Now for all of the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates fans out there, I feel your pain. But for everyone else, there is no reason why the Reds combined attendance the first weekend of the year should be over 100,000, only to drop to a dismal 11,000 the following Tuesday.

There is also no reason why the team from up north (no I am not referring to the University of Michigan — we don’t go to Ohio State University) should attract over 41,000 fans on opening day and then fail to see that number even hit the 10,000 mark the following day.

I use these two Ohio franchises as examples because I am guessing that the majority of baseball fans at Miami University follow one of these two teams, minus of course the wannabe Chicago Cubs fans — let’s face it, you will never win a World Series, yet you will always sell out every home game regardless of your record.

It is as if Opening Day is the Super Bowl withdrawal for fans. The real question though, is how can so many people follow and support their team on Opening Day and then not even know what place they are in by the All-Star Break. Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns fans seem to follow their team religiously, despite how bad they are playing.

If baseball really is “America’s Pastime,” then fans should have no problem watching and following their favorite team. This should especially be true for the traditional underdog and smaller market teams, who have struggled to overcome teams like the New York Yankees in the past. Hey, not everyone can put a $1,600 price tag on a ticket.

But perhaps I am being too harsh.

Maybe the season is too long, or maybe fans stopped following the game after the steroid era. Maybe it is unrealistic to expect high attendance from smaller market teams, especially considering few of these teams are in contention midway through the season, not to mention one month in. Or maybe, sports such as hockey and football are increasing in popularity and are drawing fans away from the game.

This would not explain though, how over 1.3 million fans came out for Opening Day each of the past two seasons, not to mention the millions who were watching at home.

The real question though, is whether fans will show up and support their team consistently throughout the year, and while the answer to this question likely is a resounding, “No,” fans can at least set their alarms to wake up in time for the playoffs in October.

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Senior catcher Adam Weisenburger throws to second base during Miami’s 10-2 victory over Xavier University April 13.

By Alex Butler Senior Staff Writer

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Miami University baseball team was bruised, but still battling.

It was Sunday afternoon and the Red and White found themselves in a 6-6 deadlock with the Western Michigan University Broncos in a series tied at one game apiece. Everything was up to senior Ryan Kaup who came up big when the righty delivered for a two RBI double leading to an eventual 8-7 RedHawk edge.

With the win, the Red and White took the series from the Broncos 2-1 after winning 9-0 Friday before losing 7-5 Saturday.

“We had to get back to what we were doing Friday,” senior Kyle Weldon said. “Come out with a lot of intensity and string a lot of hits together and score runs.”

The Broncos spotted blood in the first frame before the RedHawks answered and junior

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Ryan Brenner tapped home plate to tie the score at 1-1.

Senior Brad Gschwind – who was 2-for-3 for the ’Hawks – connected in the third inning when he drove a single to left field to plate Kaup. Junior Bryce Redeker followed by plating senior Jon Edgington for a 3-1 advantage.

Bronco bats (18-18, 7-5 Mid-American Conference (MAC)) retaliated in the top of the fourth inning to tie the score before the Red and White (19-18, 7-5 MAC) could answer in the fifth frame.

“We threw well,” Gschwind said. “We made some big plays when we got guys on base, we put some pressure on and got some hits when we needed to.”

Necessity kicked in, in swinging fashion, when Brenner bunted for a single and stole second. Gschwind then swung his singed stick to plate Brenner with a liner into right field for another RedHawk run.

Senior Adam Weisenburger then hit a sixth

inning solo blast to extend the lead to 5-3.

“We just need to do what we have been doing all year: throw well and play solid defense,” Gschwind said. “When we make plays, play hard and like we know how and get guys on and get them over we play a solid game.”

The Broncos took a 6-5 lead in the top of the seventh frame before the ’Hawks evened up with a run in the bottom of the inning to make the score 6-6 prior to Kaup’s defining double.

The Broncos added one run in the ninth frame but it was not enough as RedHawk bullpen arms shutdown the hostile bats. Ryan Meyers picked up the win to move to 2-0 on the season while Shawn Marquardt picked up his first save for the RedHawks.

“Not many hits Saturday and Friday we absolutely tore the ball apart,” Weldon said. “Saturday we didn’t do that. It was sporadic and we didn’t really spring a lot of hits together. It was nothing special with the pitchers we just had to do a better job.”

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As a result of tighter admission requirements for the Jesse Owens Classic, the Miami University men’s track and field team will split up to compete in two different meets, and the women’s track and field team will compete in three different meets Friday and Saturday April 22 and 23.

The Jesse Owens Classic, which will be held in Columbus, Ohio, serves as an opportunity for collegiate and post-collegiate athletes to compete at their highest levels.

While this is still true, the Jesse Owens Classic now has minimum requirements that athletes must meet in order to compete and have their times, jumps or throws marked.

“We thought it would be counterproductive to take our guys and not have their marks

scored,” head coach Warren Mandrell said.

For the discus throw, the minimum requirement for women is 130 feet and 160 feet for the men. In the long jump it is 18-feet-6-inches for the women and 21-feet-5-inches for the men. These are just two requirements set for the meet. The rest of the meet’s standards can be found on the Ohio State University Buckeyes’ website for the Jesse Owens Classic.

While some Big Ten Conference teams like the University of Michigan and Michigan State University will participate in the Jesse Owens Classic, Indiana University (IU) will host its own meet, the Polytan Invitational, which the RedHawks are taking full advantage of.

After pulling out a home victory at the Miami Invitational April 8 and 9, then placing second at the All-Ohio Championships April 15 and 16, Mandrell

is using IU’s meet to focus on individual marks since there will be no team scoring.

While the majority of the team is at Indiana, runners Jarrod Eick, Michael Perry and Robbie Fisher will compete in the distance races beginning 8 p.m. at the Jesse Owens Classic. They will compete for good times that will qualify them for the NCAA first round.

The women’s track and field team will split between three different meets this weekend.

A number of throwers, jumpers and runners will compete at the Polytan Invitational at Indiana, while a handful of athletes will compete at the Jesse Owens Classic.

The majority of the sprinters will travel to Oxford, Miss. for the Mississippi Open.

“All three meets are good meets,” head coach Kelly Phillips said. “So the main thing is to get in some

good competitions.”

Like the men’s team, the women’s team has had an outstanding couple of weeks.

The RedHawks won the Miami Invitational by six points April 8 and 9. The team then split up April 15 and 16, as four runners traveled to California for the Mt. San Antonio Relays and the rest of the team competed at All-Ohio.

At the Mt. SAC Relays, Rachel Patterson, Katie Lenahan, Maggie Bingham and Kate Carter all had person-best times.

Patterson’s time in the 5000-meters also broke a school record and qualified her for the NCAA first round.

At the All-Ohio Championships, the rest of the team competed their way to a third place finish.

With the team doing so well, Phillips’ goal is to have some good runs, throws and top conference performances.