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FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014
VOLUME 141 NO. 51
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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1972, The Miami Student reported the Oxford Coalition to aid the Bangladesh Emergency Relief Fund announced they had raised over $8,000 of their projected six-month goal of $120,000. One student who contributed explained his motivation, “If I contribute $10 a month I can keep someone alive.”
JALEN WALKER THE MIAMI STUDENT
AND THE LIVING IS EASY
Signs of the changing seasons are springing up across campus. The sun sets over Cook Field, the fountains behind Shriver are back on and flowers are blooming.
Student suffers serious injuries after 3-story fall BY JAMES STEINBAUER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Wednesday at 4:39 a.m., the Oxford Police Department (OPD) received word that 20-year-old Miami University sophomore Caroline O’Donnell fell from a third-story window at 22 East Walnut St. Neighbor senior Alex Proctor said he observed O’Donnell sitting in the third-story window on his way up to his own apartment. He then witnessed her fall onto the concrete driveway below where the first officer on the scene found her lying conscious and breathing. “She had a bump on her head, some swelling and an abrasion on her elbow,” OPD Sgt. Jon Varley said. Proctor said he did not hear loud music or see anything suggesting a party was taking place, but Varley confirmed O’Donnell had been drinking. “It appears that alcohol was involved,” Varley said. “But the actual fall was an accident.”
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Senior Alex Proctor points to the place he found sophomore Caroline O’Donnell after falling. After being taken to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, O’Donnell was airlifted to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. As of Thursday evening O’Donnell is still in serious condition said Manager of Media Relations for Miami Valley Hospital Nancy Thickel.
Miami community reflects on FIJI fire, bureau continues arson investigation BY MEKENNA SANDSTROM FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
Less than a year ago, May 25 2013, flames engulfed the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity house. The structure was severely damaged with a destroyed roof and lost belongings, including clothes, electronics and furniture. Despite the losses and the resulting emotional turmoil, FIJI’s members have maintained a strong bond. “We all came together to work collectively,” Andrew Bell, president of the fraternity, said. “The support we gave each other strengthened us and inspired leadership.” Bell also said recruitment this year held solid, despite the absence of a fraternity house. “We got a really solid pledge class with promising leadership,” Bell said. “The class average is around a 3.3 GPA.” The cause of the fire has still not been determined. Bell said investigators still believe the fire was the result of arson. Representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recently visited the house to analyze the damages from the fire. “They came in and talked to members that had stuff in the room
where the fire started,” Bell said. “Then they took some things back to Washington and they want to resimulate the fire to understand what could have happened.” Since the fire in May, the university and the Interfraternity Council (IFC) have been supporting the fraternity.
about fire,” Johnson said. “But it is not something to mess with.” In order to effectively influence the minds of the fraternity members, Johnson also brought up a house fire that occurred off-campus in 2005. Three Miami University students died in the fire. “I’ve seen too many dead bodies
I’ve seen too many dead bodies in my career, guys. The human life is not replaceable.” MARK JOHNSON
OXFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDER
“We have worked on developing a house improvement fund, which we hope FIJI will utilize for smaller house improvements once they are moved in,” IFC President Sam Crocket said in a statement. “IFC has also worked to connect Fiji with other groups with vacant houses for rental possibilities, which opened the door to the Sigma Chi house.” On Tuesday, FIJI also hosted a fire safety presentation in collaboration with the Oxford Fire Department. Mark Johnson, a responder, discussed the importance of fire safety. “Everyone is naturally curious
in my career, guys,” Johnson said, holding back tears. “The human life is not replaceable.” The Oxford Fire Department wants to remind students of the importance of playing it safe with fire. It is imperative to follow all fire safety guidelines provided by the university, the fire department and the state, he said. The department also acknowledged how unfortunate the FIJI house fire was, but how fortunate it was at the same time. “The bad thing about FIJI is that the house was lost,” Johnson said. “But the good thing is … no one died.”
Junior shows support for victims of sex trafficking BY OLIVIA BRAUDE GREENHAWKS EDITOR
The 13th amendment formally abolished slavery in the United States in 1865. However, an estimated 25 million men and women — boys and girls — are still part of the slave trade as human trafficking victims. Miami University junior Lauren Delk said she became aware of the enormity of this atrocity on a mission trip to Nicaragua where, in an orphanage, she met a sex trafficking victim. Hearing the woman’s story intimately brought Delk into an issue that, for many Americans, is easily kept at a distance. “They’re not random victims, they’re people like me, and in this case, it was a girl just like me — my same age — who just had a very different story than I did,” Delk said. Delk said she was moved by
God to become an activist. After sleepless nights and countless prayers, the answer hit her: bras. Those two years ago, Delk started Supported Girls. The company, still evolving, aims to provide women rescued from sex trafficking with jobs in the manufacturing of bras. Delk said she was inspired by Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, which donates one pair of shoes to an impoverished child for every pair of shoes that it sells. Delk established Supported Girls with the intention of it being a social enterprise, not a charity. A social enterprise, Delk said, is a business that does good in the world. It is less about “making a dollar” and more about working to enact systemic change,
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MEKENNA SANDSTROM THE MIAMI STUDENT
What remains of the fraternity brothers’ burnt belongings lay scattered on the floor of the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity house after the fire May 25, 2013. The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives recently visited the house to continue investigating what they believe to be a case of arson.
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EDITORS JAMES STEINBAUER EMILY TATE
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Let’s talk to Uptown businesses and have vendors at the tailgates.” FRANKIE ROSKAM THE MIAMI STUDENT
HANGIN’ IN THERE UNTIL SUMMER NATE LOMBARDI
VP FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
(Left to right) Chad Barth, Zach Thomas, Ben Stevens and Luke Leong stack hammocks in the Conrad Formal Gardens.
Students shine in summertime BY ELLEN HANCOCK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
The important thing is reforming the current ASG funding regulations.”
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CHIEF OF STAFF
I’ve had experience writing reports and working with people ...”
DANIEL SALTZMAN TREASURER
Traditionally, summer has been a time for students to unwind from the stress of a long school year. Days at the pool, nights with friends and time spent with family have long been the focal points of the summer months. For many Miami students, however, summer has become a time for résuméboosting and career preparation. Today more and more students are utilizing the summer as a time to take additional classes, study abroad, hold internships, participate in research programs and earn some extra money. Assistant Director and Career Adviser for College of Arts and Science Mary Beth Barnes said this is not out of the ordinary for
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I want to encourage cross-cultural cooperation ... and engagement.”
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Egypt and I’m really looking forward to getting involved.” While some students like Amer choose to travel for such summer opportunities, others stay closer to home. First-year Gina Cerbie said she will be spending the summer doing research at Miami through the Undergraduate Summer Scholars (USS) program. “I’m really excited to be able to work more on my research over the summer,” she said. “Getting to stay here is a great opportunity and will really help me get ahead on my project.” For students who do not have any plans this summer, there is still time to get involved. One program still accepting students is the Second Annual Career L.E.A.P. hosted by the Office of Career Services. This is a three-day program
designed to help students explore their strengths, develop a career portfolio and participate in mock interviews and several other career building opportunities. “The program is a sort of career boot camp that will help students look at what they want to do and how to get there,” Barnes said. “It builds up to the last day in which students take a day trip to Cincinnati to meet with alumni and potential employers.” Despite students’ plans for the summer, the Office of Career Services is always ready to help students, and advisors are available for Skype appointments over the summer. Clearly, Miami students have a lot in store for this summer, so lazy days by the pool are just going to have to wait.
Miami GOP reflects on ‘AEMP’ up your weekend conservative values, ideas BY EMILY PLAVER
FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
I have a lot of leadership and technical skills and experience.”
Miami students. “Miami students take initiative to find internships, research opportunities and community service not just all over the United States, but all over the world,” she said. “For example, the student organization CRU is sending students on internships all over the world to work for non-profits.” Miami offers a multitude of programs abroad, but some students seek their own adventures. Lana Amer, a microbiology and bioengineering double major said she is planning to research in Egypt at either the University of Alexandria or the American University of Cairo. “I’m hoping to go into the medical field and look at either cancer or HIV research,” she said. “Cancer research is a major field in
Last Monday marked the beginning of Miami’s College Republicans’ Conservative Week. The week was an effort to inform and alert Miami students of conservative policies and involvement opportunities. Conservative Week events included Small Business Appreciation Day, Voter Rights/Registration Day, a day dedicated to fiscal responsibility and a day celebrating agriculture and farming. Members of College Republicans stood at the Hub and handed out flyers with information about these topics and talked to students about conservative principles. The College Republicans also hosted a guest speaker Wednesday night in the Armstrong Student Center. This year’s speaker was Rick Lowry, editor of the National Review, a magazine designed for conservative news and commentary. President of the College Republicans Katey Papin said she believes Lowry was the best choice for this year’s Conservative Week. “We felt Lowry would appeal to students from the business school and the journalism school, as well as those who are politically active,” she said. “Hosting a speaker like Lowry is important because it will draw an audience of students who have a variety of interests and who otherwise may not have attended an event with a conservative speaker.” College Republicans, Papin said, not only want to inform students about the topics discussed this week
but also used this week to invite others to join their organization. Member of College Republicans Mary Horner said she was looking forward to this week. “I’m excited to share my values with the rest of the students at Miami,” she said. “Conservatives usually get a bad reputation but if people knew what we actually stood for they would realize they have conservative values too.” Representatives of the College Republicans said their organization encourages others to get involved and not be afraid to express their political views. “Conservative Week is also a time to remind students that it’s okay not to be a liberal on a college campus; in fact, there are a lot of us at Miami,” Papin said. “In our current society, it’s not necessarily cool or trendy to be a conservative.” Another Republican, Jake Eishen, said he also sees Miami as a conservative school. “To be a conservative is to uphold values that are already in place,” he said. “Miami is a widely known conservative college. Even with many of the liberals here, there are still many students that are conservative.” Conservative Week was intended to help students learn more about the conservative platform. “It’s an entire week dedicated to the principles and values that made our nation great,” Papin said. “It is a time to celebrate all that the Republican Party has to offer our generation and to encourage others to join the movement.”
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Audion Engineering and Music Production hosts local bands in the Roxford Music Fest tonight.
BY LIBBY MUELLER SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Miami University Audio Engineering and Music Production (AEMP) is hosting the Roxford Music Fest, a free concert, 7 p.m. tonight in the Uptown Park. The concert will feature local singer-songwriters and bands. AEMP member Julie Mullen helped plan the concert. She said AEMP works with several artists throughout the year. The concert is a way to showcase their talent. “AEMP is a student organization that works with local musicians to record and market their music, which includes mixing and editing their recorded music for CDs, posting their music online and booking shows,” Mullen said. “We record several bands throughout the year and we thought it would be good to
show them off in one big concert.” The concert will feature artists Crossinova, Corey Bush, Red Samantha, LΔst Lights and DJ Ish. Some of the artists will also be selling their CDs at the event. Singer-songwriter Corey Bush has been playing music since he was 10 years old. He said he considers his genre of music alternative rock. “I usually like writing about personal experiences, just something that the audience can relate to,” Bush said. “If I can relate to it, I have a sense my audience will be able to relate to it too. It’s all about heartfelt lyrics and sincerity.” Bush said he hopes the concert will give people a chance to hear his music. The concert will last until 10 p.m. No ticket is required for entry and passersby are welcome to stop by and stay as long as they want.
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Girl falls from window, remains in the hospital At 4:39 a.m. Wednesday, a hurried male entered the OPD lobby and said he witnessed a girl fall from the third story window of a house on East Walnut Street. According to the witness, the female was sitting in the window before she fell. An officer responded and found the female on the ground, unconscious but breathing. According to OPD, her only visible injuries appeared to be head trauma and some abrasions. OPD said she was noticeably intoxicated and could not walk. After Oxford Life Squad arrived and took her to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, she was airlifted to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. According to OPD, the female did not sustain life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover. OPD said it does not suspect foul play.
Rock bottom: Female found drunk and dirty At 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, an OPD officer responded to East Walnut Street to a report of a female sitting in the mud between two cars. Upon arrival, the officer found two people assisting the female, still in the mud. The officer told the pedestrians he would take care of the situation and led the female to his cruiser. When asked how much she had drunk, she said, “Probably too much.” She also said she was 19 years old. However, the officer noticed she was wearing an over 21 wristband, and asked her for identification. The suspect said she had lost it. Dutifully, the officer went over to the mud puddle between two cars and found her purse. The female told the officer where he could find her purse. However, instead he discovered an over 21 Illinois driver’s license bearing all the female’s information. The female said she was from Ohio, not Illinois, and the license in question was her fake ID. The female was arrested and taken to OPD where she was charged with offenses involving underage persons, disorderly conduct and certain acts prohibited. She was released to her boyfriend.
BY KATIE MARK
FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
Miami University alumnus Brent Bielinski launched his NomNom Nation app yesterday that allows people to donate to local food banks in the area. Bielinski won support for his app idea February 2012 at Miami’s first Startup Weekend now. It has come to fruition. “Instead of having to go to the local grocery store, buy the food and find a foodbank to drop it off, you can now do that all from your phone using the NomNom app,” Bielinski said. According to Bielinski, the purpose of NomNom is to eliminate the donor hassle by allowing people to give money directly from their phone to a foodbank. Along with four co-founders, Bielinski received help creating NomNom’s from Miami’s Startup Bootcamp, Inception to Prototype course. “The following summer of 2012, I contacted the chair of the computer science department Dr. [James] Kiper to see if there were
a senior software engineer major who wanted to do their capstone on building out the app prototype for us,” Bielinski said. The computer science students designed the app’s architecture from Fall 2012 until Spring 2013.
Instead of having to go to the local grocery store, buy the food and find a foodbank to drop it off, you can now do that all from your phone using the NomNom app.” BRENT BIELINSKI
NOMNOM CO-FOUNDER
“After graduating in Spring 2013, I was trying to figure out if I wanted to keep working on this,” Bielinski said. “So I decided this was something I really wanted to do.” Bielinski said he showed his prototype app to Kaleidoscope, a design firm, and they decided to redesign it pro bono. “It would have cost us $8,000,” Bielinski said. Bielinski had screenshots of the design, but said he did not have a developer.
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The Miami University Wind Ensemble perfoms Tuesday at Hall Auditorium.
Two country music up-and-comers film new music video at Brick Street BY KAILA FRISONE SENIOR STAFF WRITER
While at first glance, Oxford may not appear to be a hot destination for musicians, Brick Street Bar and Grill brings in several artists for concerts each year. However, Wednesday night the popular bar debuted its first music videos. Country artists Clayton Anderson and opening act Drew Baldridge hit Brick Street’s stage Wednesday night to entertain
Miami students and community members with some of their own songs and covers. Throughout the concert, Brick Street’s video crew filmed the performances and crowd members dancing along. On Tuesday, Clayton Anderson filmed a music video to his new song “Doin’ What You’re Doin’” at an off campus student residence. Several students were invited to be a part of the shoot that afternoon. “I’ve always wanted to be in a music video,” sophomore Chole
Smith said. “I love dancing and I love country music, so when you put them all together it’s great!” Anderson said they could not have gotten any luckier with the weather and the group of people who participated. He was excited when Mark Weisman, co-owner of Brick Street, offered to film the music video for them. “We do a lot in Indiana,” Anderson said. “I love this college
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it brings more money to local food pantries.” Registered dietitian and clinical faculty member in Miami’s department of Kinesiology and Health Nancy Parkinson said NomNom will be a great tool for the local food pantry. “It’s a great opportunity for our local food pantry to receive resources using this program because the director of the pantry goes to the foodbank and we’re giving him credit at that store to shop,” Parkinson said. Oxford was the natural launching point since all co-founders are or were Miami students. “Every Greek community has a philanthropy chair and does charity work,” Bielinski said. “And there are campus organizations with an initiative to end hunger or do philanthropy so from a student engagement stand point, that’s what we’re targeting.” Miami senior and nutrition major Katie Davis said campus organizations could utilize NomNom.
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NomNom’s compatible on Android operating systems. Bielinski said they have a partnership with the Ohio Association of Foodbanks and they are committed to help grow the app to incorporate 12 Ohio foodbanks. “Shared Harvest Foodbank is the local foodbank for Oxford and the Oxford Community Choice Pantry gets over 50 percent from them,” Bielinski said. “The foodbank is the one that can turn the dollar into eight meals and by donating to foodbanks,
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“If you have a technologybased business, but you don’t have a developer on your team, you’re just a great idea, but nothing more,” Bielinski said. Miami junior computer software major Garrett Emrick made
Due to problems involving publically intoxicated Oxford citizens and students, various Oxford businesses and Miami University buildings are taking extra measures to ensure safety and good behavior by employing security weekend nights. Three hot spots for late-night dining — Armstrong Student Center (ASC), Skyline Chili and Chipotle — employ Miami University Police Department (MUPD), Oxford Police Department (OPD) and private officers respectively to keep watch over their establishments on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. “These 24-hour-type food places are where everyone seems to stop after a night Uptown,” MUPD Lt. Ben Spilman said. “[Drunk patrons can] present a danger to public safety.” Because of these problems, Skyline Chili, 1 E. High St., approached OPD a year ago and asked if they could hire officers part time to stand in their establishment to keep watch OPD Sgt. Jon Varley said. Skyline had been having problems with intoxicated individuals late at night. Usually, by the time Skyline makes 911 calls, OPD dispatch receives them and officers get to Skyline, situations have already escalated. So, Skyline decided to contact OPD for a more reliable form of assistance. “Intoxicated individuals are deterred from entering [Skyline] if there is an officer present,” Varley said. “If not, the officer will have to approach the individual if they are being hostile. They will also make the arrest if necessary.” Varley said establishments employ officers at these peak activity times to ensure the general public’s well being. “Police presence does a lot to improve the public’s feeling of safety,” Varley said. Varley said after Skyline hired an officer, he has seen a decrease in disorderly situations within. Before the officer implementation, employees did not feel 100 percent safe according to Skyline manager Israel Jones. But he said reactions to the officers have been positive. “We knew it would be a good idea, and we feel safer now,” he said. Before Skyline employed officers, Jones said intoxicated individuals were often extremely hostile, and would
occasionally try to leave without paying their bill. He said issues of rowdiness in the restaurant have declined significantly. Chipotle, 1 West High Street, has tackled the same situation with a slightly different approach. According to manager Nick McKee, for about a month, Chipotle has hired security from a private company, CSI Security. They also were having constant problems with intoxicated individuals causing trouble, so they decided to control the atmosphere. “Even though we are in a college town, [Chipotle] is a familyoriented restaurant,” McKee said. “We wanted to make sure we kept that feeling, and having security here has definitely helped.” Like Skyline, Chipotle employs their extra security Thursday through Saturday nights. Since the change, McKee has seen a significant drop in problems involving disorderly conduct. “Before we hired security, we had about six or seven problems per night,” McKee said. “But after, we see two to three at most. People behave more when there is security lurking.” Miami also hires officers for university buildings, and has done so for a long time. According to Spilman, the Shriver Center employed Miami University Police Department (MUPD) officers when it was open 24 hours. Then, when making plans for ASC, decision makers decided to keep a dedicated officer in the new space. Armstrong’s doors, as well as the interior Pulley Diner, are open 24-hours, making it a popular destination on the walk back from uptown. “Our number one concern is for the well-being for the problematic individuals and others around them,” Spilman said. “Officers present in Armstrong makes students behave and discourages them from entering the building while intoxicated.” Officers are there to make sure everyone behaves, and can make arrests if necessary. Since ASC opened, there have been instances of vomiting and vandalism. So far, there have been two such cases within ASC, including a case of vandalism Feb. 28. “The level of enforcement depends on the individual’s age, and what kind of problem they are posing,” Spilman said. Overall, the response to the implementation of officers has been positive according to Spilman, and he said there are fewer problems because of the presence of police officers.
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Delk said. Supported Girls is collaborating with Free the Girls, a nonprofit organization, to establish a client base for its manufacturing business. Free the Girls collects gently-used bras and sends them to the victims of sex trafficking in developing nations so they can be resold secondhand. Supported Girls wants to expand the job opportunities for these women. Instead of only selling bras, Supported Girls aims to ensure the women can earn a living making bras, as well. Delk said bras strike a common chord with women all across the globe. “Nothing better epitomizes womanhood than a bra. It’s something that every woman
understands and there’s so much symbolism that goes along with that, just like what it means to be a woman,” Delk said. “We all — no matter your race, your height, your political affiliation, your religion — we all have to deal with it.” Women and girls account for 79 percent of human trafficking victims. They are commonly victims of sexual exploitation. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, sexual exploitation is disproportionally reported, compared to the other forms of human trafficking, such as forced labor, forced marriage, organ removal and child warfare. Delk said a lack of documentation makes it difficult to bring human trafficking to the world’s attention. Without a true sense of the issue’s magnitude, it is impossible to prioritize, she said. But for Delk and those involved
with Supported Girls, human trafficking is a priority. Delk said she has spent innumerable hours working with Miami’s entrepreneurial department and Brett Smith, director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and founding director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship, to develop a business model and begin work for Supported Girls. The people involved have been nothing short of blessings from God, Delk said. “They invest in this personally and invest in me on like a personal level and really care about this company,” she said. Along with Miami professors, Delk is developing a curriculum outlining how to manufacture bras with a Cincinnati woman who sews bras by hand. Supported Girls will send these instructions to the women.
After the bras are made, Supported Girls will sell them in the United States and the money from each bra sold will provide the manufacturer’s wages. As of now, Delk said Supported Girls is continuing to develop its business plan. By next fall, Delk is hoping to know more about when and where Supported Girls will be started. Students at Miami can be involved in raising awareness and educating themselves by viewing the Supported Girls Facebook page. It has been a time-consuming and physically and emotionally exhausting process for Delk. While, she said she is not sure whether she will remain in charge of Supported Girls, she will continue be involved in the organization. “The whole reason why I’m doing this, and why I spend
sleepless nights working on business models instead of like homework or going out with friends, is because I’m a Christian and that’s the number one reason behind all of it,” Delk said. “God has blessed this and opens up doors and puts people in my life that can help me and so that’s the drive behind everything.” Delk said her cause makes people aware of the shocking ease with which 25 million people in bondage are forgotten by the broader world. Delk said she hopes Supported Girls can make a difference, whether in the lives of 10 or 1000 girls. “I think it could be a global catalyst for change and making an impact on the 27 million people who are stuck in slavery,” Delk said. “It’s my goal to see that number go down.”
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“I could see myself using NomNom, especially for a service project,” Davis said. The launch of NomNom initiated a month-long food race that takes place on the app. Users can create a group for their friends or for campus organizations and a scoreboard will let users see who in the group has donated the most, according to Bielinski. “It’s called a food race instead of a food drive because we’re racing the food from your phone to your local foodbank,” Bielinski said. “Our next target is businesses so they can create incentives within their company, help build goodwill and help end hunger.” Bielinski said a user can pick a dollar amount and see the impact of how many meals or pounds of food the user is providing. The other option is based on most
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town and we have a lot of friends here so we said, ‘Why not? Let’s do one somewhere else!’” Weisman chooses up and coming artists to perform at Brick Street because he wants to help them break into the marketplace. Brick Street recently invested nearly $50,000 in video equipment for filming concerts and music videos for the performers. “We want to give them the opportunity to build a fan base here by getting them in front of Miami students and winning them over,” Weisman said. “We’ve done it with Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell and several other now top
needed items in which users can allocate money to be spent on particular items including nonfood items such as diapers. “The last option is a monthly meal subscription plan and users can put how many meals per day and how many times per month they want to provide those meals,” Bielinski said. Despite NomNom’s launch on only the Android, Bielinski said the iOS version for iPhone users will arrive by June 1. “The first month is a small pilot test to get some people engaged,” Bielinski said. “Our hope is to at least get feedback from those who download on Android.” Bielinski said he believes the philosophy of NomNom is that donating should be a fun and rewarding experience. “NomNom has a friendly competition aspect built into it and it’s a great way to create rivalry among friends to compete to help end hunger,” Bielinski said. charting artists.” Drew Baldridge is also trying to make it big in the country sphere. He opened for Cole Swindell in the fall semester and said he is excited to be back in Oxford. “Brick Street was just awesome, Baldridge said. “When we hit stage, it was the loudest crowd I’ve ever heard. I couldn’t even hear myself on stage.” Baldridge also filmed a music video in town on Thursday in which students would be featured. “We’ve gained some really solid fans here and we’re excited to play for them again,” Baldridge said Wednesday night before the concert.
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Living at home with mom and dad is a better deal than it seems “Oh, you still live with your parents?” Cue one of those not-so-subtle faces of disproval suggesting you don’t have your life together. For many independence-craving students, living at home is synonymous with traveling back in time to the days of mom and dad packing your lunch and folding your laundry. Young adulthood, many believe, is the time to live in a subpar apartment, stock up on Ramen Noodles and struggle until you land that dream job. It’s the time to do anything, but move back into your childhood home, right? Well, maybe not. Moving in with your parents may have a negative connotation, however this lifestyle is becoming more and more common for young people today. According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 36 percent of the nation’s millennial generation lived in their parents’ homes last year. That’s the highest share of young adults since the 1970s. The study points to declining employment and rising college enrollment as reasons for the growing number of adults bunking with their parents. As students hit the job market, it’s not easy to support yourself right away — it can actually be impossible when you’re just starting out. And with more students attending college nationally, it puts a greater number of young people in financial limbo. Living with your parents during or after your college years can get a bad rap, however, the Editorial Board is here to cut us all some slack. We understand the many costs that come with being a young person and the harsh reality of lacking a
substantial income. On top of the basic expenses of housing, transportation and food, we have Miami University tuition and potential loans to consider. Many of us won’t be earning a high-dollar salary within the first few years of graduating Miami. For the majority of Miami students, living at home is not an option during the school year, but the summers are a different story. It’s an easy way to save money while working that low-paying summer job or internship. Our generation might be more comfortable crashing with our parents, but the Editorial Board believes we are also, for the most part, highly reasonable and motivated people. It’s not always an excuse to lazily mooch off your parents, but a way to transition from the comfort of college to the real world. Many students live at home while attending graduate school, working a summer job or paying their dues at an unpaid internship. In these situations, living at home is often the most sensible and viable option. The downside to all this is overstaying your welcome. Once you reach a certain age and financial status, it’s time to move on. Living on your own forces you to learn how to handle finances, to build relationships and to take care of yourself. You can’t fully grow up if you rely on your parents to clean dirty dishes. It’s all about achieving balance. The social acceptance of living at home has an expiration date — it’s probably somewhere before you become that 30-yearold playing video games in your parents’ basement. So don’t feel bad about living with your parents if it’s the best option right out of college. Just don’t stick around too long.
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FAREWELL FROM THE NEWS EDITOR
The art of failing: what I’ve learned as an editor Editing is not my thing. It was never a dream of mine to be an editor, to spend my nights pouring over lines and lines of copy looking for stray commas and trying to remember the difference between EMILY “council” CRANE and “counsel.” When I accepted the job as news editor for The Miami Student, I didn’t do it because I thought I would love it; I accepted because I wanted to see growth in the newspaper and I thought I could do a thing or two to help. Little did I know just how much growth I would see in myself. Before, like many of you most likely, I took for granted how easy it must be to do this job well. Surely, those spelling mistakes must jump off the page to anyone with any knowledge of the English language. A blank photo caption should be glaringly obvious, right? I assumed that if I put in the requisite amount of effort, I should be able to ensure an errorfree newspaper. And as a bit of a perfectionist, I really wasn’t interested in anything less than that. Well, after nine months as news editor, I’ve grown convinced there is no such thing as an error-free newspaper. Even on nights when we were in the newsroom until 1 a.m., checking and double-checking every headline, byline and article, there were always mistakes that slipped through somehow. Some prizewinners include the misspelling of “marajuana” and “descrimination” in headlines and allowing three columns of
filler text to get printed. Working for The Miami Student has been a lesson in how to fail — a lesson I needed to learn. Before this job, it seemed anything I put my mind to I could succeed in. Here, that’s not the case..At The Miami Student, we fail with a fair amount of regularity — and rarely do our mistakes go unnoticed and unpunished. We’ve published only a few of the letters we get (faculty are generally the harshest) berating us for our incompetence and stupidity.
able to accomplish at The Miami Student this year. I’ve seen us greatly improve the quality of our writing and our coverage of breaking news events, I’ve seen our social media use skyrocket and we now have a fairly steady stream of content being published online on the days we don’t print. We’ve become more efficient in our editing and production process, we’ve developed closer relationships with our writers and we’ve created new partnerships with other student media.
I needed to learn how to acknowledge my shortcomings, learn what I could from them and keep moving forward.
Initially, I took every criticism as a personal affront. I joined with the letter-writers in kicking myself over every mistake, small or large, promising myself it wouldn’t happen again, that I would be perfect next time. But the tally of failures only continued to grow and the letters didn’t go away. I realized I needed to stop wearing myself thin with the impossible task of trying not to fail — and instead focus on learning how to fail well. I needed to learn how to take useful criticism in stride and let useless jabs roll off my back. I needed to learn how to acknowledge my shortcomings, learn what I could from them and then keep moving forward. And of course, it hasn’t been all failure. Not by a long shot. I take great pride in what we’ve been
Looking back, I have a lot to celebrate, including my own growth as a writer and reporter. I’ve learned a lot about writing concisely and structuring my stories effectively by cutting other people’s stories and restructuring them. I’ve learned about how to (and how not to) handle some very ethically-delicate stories, such as student suicides. In managing a newsroom of 10 other editors and dozens of writers, I’ve learned about how to be an effective leader. I am grateful for all that The Miami Student has given and taught me — but more than anything, I am grateful that it taught me how to fail. SENIOR, JOURNALISM AND ANTHROPOLOGY CRANEES2@MIAMIOH.EDU
Strong storms and devastating tornadoes ravaged several states this past week.
Sterling Banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life from the NBA after his racist comments leaked.
KATIE TAYLOR EDITOR IN CHIEF EMILY CRANE NEWS EDITOR EMILY ELDRIDGE EDITORIAL EDITOR NICOLE THEODORE EDITORIAL EDITOR LAUREN KIGGINS ARTS AND EVENTS
Campus Construcion With Kreger Hall’s construction well underway, the closed sidewalks on Spring Street are a headache.
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More than a game: Sterling, Silver show America and the world why sports matter It’s just a game. That’s what I tell myself when OSU beats Michigan or when the Red Wings lose in the first round. Whatever, it’s just a game. And, I’m right. Well, most of the time I’m right. But sports have this REIS power, THEBAULT this mystique that only fans can understand. Sometimes they transcend the win/loss columns, the rankings and the stat sheets. Even in the NBA — a league many see as superficial — certain things that happen have an oddly purifying effect; stuff like Tuesday’s ruling cuts through the nonsense and reminds us why sports matters. Last Friday night, TMZ released a recording of Los Angeles Clippers
owner Donald Sterling, a controversial man even before this, talking to his girlfriend V. Stiviano. The two were fighting. Sterling was lecturing Stiviano, nearly 50 years his junior, about the importance of distancing herself from black people. The backlash was swift and condemning, from President Obama to Michael Jordan, across sports and political spheres. The Clippers team protested their owner’s ignorance, warming up for their playoff game wearing red shirts inside out, hiding the team logo. Magic Johnson — to whom Sterling referred directly in his recorded rant — vowed to never attend another Clippers game as long as Sterling was the owner. While it is not surprising to finally hear proof of Sterling’s racism — he has been accused several times — it is astounding this is the first instance in which the league has acted. Tuesday, Adam Silver, the relatively green NBA commissioner announced his much-anticipated
decision regarding the Sterling tape. “Effective immediately, I am banning Mr. Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers organization or the NBA,” Silver said at a press conference. He tacked on the maximum $2.5 million fine for good measure. Silver said two-thirds majority of the league’s owners will need to agree to force Sterling to sell the Clippers. Silver is confident the votes will come. As he was talking, it was easy to see Silver’s genuine emotion. “This has been a painful moment for all members of the NBA family,” he said. You could see he was hurt. Angry, too. Roughly three months into his tenure as commissioner, this was a pivotal moment. Silver came through and did all he could. It was the right move, the only move. Racism can never be tolerated and especially not in the NBA — one of the world’s most diverse sports leagues. Nearly 80 percent of the league’s players and 45 percent of its coaches — including the
Clippers’ own Doc Rivers — are African-American. “Sentiments of this kind are contrary to the principles of inclusion and respect that form the foundation of our diverse, multicultural and multi-ethnic league,” he said. Just as the world convicted Ster-
Even in the NBA — a league many see as superficial — certain things that happen have an oddly purifying effect, stuff like Tuesday’s ruling cuts through the nonsense and reminds us why sports matter. ling, it supported Silver. LeBron James tweeted: “Commissioner Silver thank you for protecting our beautiful and powerful league!! Great leader!!” Magic Johnson echoed, among countless others, echoed these sentiments. “Commissioner Silver showed
Weighing Opinions:The controversy surrounding affirmative action Affirmative action policies should still be applied in the United States. It is argued affirmative action is no longer needed because our society has improved its view of race since the 1960s and therefore it has reached its purpose. While this may be true on a certain scale, our nation is far from being completely free of racism and prejudice. The purpose of affirmative action is the effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups, women and other disadvantaged persons. As expected, citizens focus mainly on how affirmative action impacts college admissions and workplace logistics. There are several faults in the arguments that critics of affirmative action raise. As a minority female college student, I am aware of how closely affirmative action impacts college education. In recent news, the state of Michigan passed a ban on affirmative action, meaning colleges and universities will not consider race in their admission process. Firstly, the vote in Michigan was not fair because the majority of voters in that state are white. According to Shanta Driver, a civil rights attorney, 90 percent of African American voters voted against the ban. However, that makes up only about 15 percent of the electret. The reality of the ban in Michigan is the push toward segregation in college Students cannot be judged solely by their merits because it is unfair to assume that all students are on the same playing field and receive the same advantages. In my experience, I was positively affected by affirmative action. As a student with a background of a disadvantaged school education, I was given the chance to compete on the same level with applicants that received a better education. Not only do I have the chance to attend an elite university, I add diversity to a dominantly white university. Affirmative action also has the power to influence the workplace. Helen Norton, a University of
Colorado professor, supports affirmative action because its potential benefits for diverse people-groups. “When implemented seriously, affirmative action programs can have a profound influence on offering women and minorities opportunities,” she said.
The purpose of affirmative action is to open the doors for minorities and women to have access to the same positions as white Americans. I agree with this statement because the state of our current society lacks equality of women and minorities in the workplace. For example, a woman’s earnings are considerably less than a man’s for the same position. Critics of affirmative action argue the policy creates reverse discrimination and sets a quota of diversity for companies to reach. This results from a misuse or wrong application of affirmative action. The purpose of affirmative action is to open the doors for minorities and women to have access to the same positions as white Americans. Affirmative action policies are needed in the workplace because as a dynamic country, it benefits individuals to be able to work with diverse clients, employees and business partners. It’s fair to say there are some outcomes of affirmative action that do not match its purpose. The solution to this problem would be to redefine the policy and its implementation. To end affirmative action would ignore the reality of racism and set our country years back instead of move us forward.
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Today’s college admission process is cut throat as students pile on AP classes and extra curricular activities to make them look as desirable as possible to their dream schools. But should these students be discriminated against based on what race they are, or aren’t? I fully understand the goals of affirmative action, and I would never want someone to not get into the college of their dreams based on their gender, skin color or sexual orientation. However, by attempting to compensate for past injustices on people of various races, affirmative action has created a new form of discrimination. According to a Gallup poll done in July 2013, 67 percent of Americans among all races believe college admissions should be based solely on merit versus the 28 percent who believe race should be a factor. Hispanics polled also favored merit over race by a 28 percent margin. African Americans favored race as a factor, but by a narrow margin of 48 percent over 44 percent. Affirmative action is a program with good intentions that have gone awry. Schools seek to create diversity based on race, forgetting that diversity can come from socio-economic, geographic and family backgrounds as well. A school pursuing a student body made up of numerous races could be passing up students with strong academic achievements because they weren’t their definition of “diverse.” Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a 65-year-old African American male from Georgia, has long been against affirmative action. He denounces his law degree from Yale, as people assume it was handed to him without hard work due to affirmative action policies. It may seem odd to many that an extremely intelligent man with a background of being discriminated against would feel this way. However, I
great leadership in banning LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life,” Johnson tweeted. Sterling’s comments alarmed me; they upset me. Silver’s response was swift and just. And it restored my faith in the NBA. Sure, basketball is just a game.
believe Justice Thomas is making the correct conclusion that race should not be a factor. Skin color as a factor, whether it helps or hurts anyone, is fundamentally against the equality that affirmative action is supposed to create. Rather than allowing schools or employers to use race as a factor in decisions, we should follow a policy that is truly colorblind and prevents all forms of discrimination. When a college receives an application, they should be able to strictly see the student’s grades, test scores, essays and recommendations. These accomplishments and personal testimonies are what show the merits and spirit
Skin color as a factor, whether it helps or hurts anyone, is fundamentally against the equality that affirmative action is supposed to create. of individuals. When thousands of students submit college applications next fall, I would like to believe they all have the same chance of being accepted. However, universities attempting to create diversity through affirmative action policies will inevitably discriminate against races that aren’t considered minorities. If race and gender were taken off applications, people of all races would have an equal chance to get into the school of their dreams. And wasn’t that the intention of affirmative action in the first place?
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And, truthfully, I’m not even a diehard fan. But I can tell when a sport becomes more than players, a court and a ball. The league and its fans united against Sterling and in support of Silver and the Clippers. In doing so, they helped show a cynical fan the beauty of sports.
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ROB HANES
RedHawks blown out by No. 11 Indiana 16-1
WHAT MIAMI BASEBALL NEEDS FOR A RUN AT A MAC CHAMPIONSHIP
ROB’S REVIEW
BY STEVEN PERKINS FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
The Miami University baseball team lost to No. 11 Indiana University 16-1 Wednesday. The Hoosiers scored in all but two innings on Wednesday as they put up 20 hits to the RedHawks five. Manager Danny Hayden said the game gave the RedHawks (20-24) an indication of where they stand. “It’s nice to play against the best teams that we can,” Hayden said. “We’re trying to be one of the best teams in the country and certainly playing those guys and seeing where you stack up is good. We didn’t stack up very well today.” Junior center fielder Matt Honchel echoed Hayden’s sentiments. “It’s a mid-week game so we lacked that confidence,” Honchel said. “It’s cool though to play a team like that just to see where we are and where we need to be.” Miami used seven different pitchers against the Hoosiers (29-12), including sophomore starter Wynston McMartin. He went 1 2-3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits. Miami’s hitting could not make up the deficit. “That was the most frustrating part,” Hayden said. “For mid-week games you’re going to have to score some runs, our pitching depth isn’t great, it’s not the strength of our team, but the strength of our team is our offense and when we go out and lay an egg like that offensively we give ourselves absolutely no chance of winning a baseball game.” Miami recorded only five hits in 33 at-bats. No player recorded a multiple hit game and Miami’s lone run did not come until the bottom of the ninth inning. Looking forward to the weekend, Miami hosts Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green State University (20-20) in the RedHawks last
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Freshman Brad Schwartz delivers a pitch during Miami’s 16-1 loss to Indiana Wednesday. Schwartz went 2 1-3 innings, giving up one run on two hits. three home games of the year. Honchel said the team is looking forward to the weekend. “Bowling Green is a tough team this year, but I think we’ll be alright,” Honchel said. “Our arms are getting hot and our bats are getting hot in MAC play.” Hayden said the team is excited for the series. “Yeah, we’re excited,” Hayden said. “They’re right with us in the standings. It’ll be a big week for someone to separate themselves a little bit and I feel good about our chances with what we’ve got coming at them on the weekend. We have certainly got to figure it out offensively. We didn’t have a great weekend last weekend swinging the
bats, and now carrying that into today where we don’t swing the bats at all. We have some things to figure out in the batters box.” The RedHawks are a half-game back of the Falcons in the MAC East standings. The Falcons are in the third place, with Miami in fourth. The top of the MAC East is close, as Miami is just two games back of conference leader Kent State Univeristy. First pitch for Friday’s game is set for 6 p.m., with Saturday’s set for 3 p.m. Sunday’s game starts at 1 p.m. and will serve as senior day for the RedHawks. All games will be played at McKie Field at Hayden Park and can be heard on r edhawkradio.com/sports/listen.
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’Hawks snap skid with win over Butler BY JORDAN RINARD SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The Miami University softball team earned its first win since April 19 Tuesday with a 4-1 victory over Butler University. The team (19-25, 6-10 MAC) put together a performance in which it dominated in all three phases. The RedHawks scored four runs off nine hits, allowed one earned run on four hits and committed no defensive errors. “It was a good game for us,” head coach Clarisa Crowell said. “Everything came together for us. We had good pitching with [senior pitcher] Paige Myers and [sophomore pitcher] Jenna Modic we had good at-bats and strung together some hits, and we played great defense. We played with a lot of energy, and we’ll try to ride this momentum into the weekend.” Miami drew first blood against the Bulldogs (23-26, 9-8 Big East) in the top of the third, as Modic drew a walk with the bases loaded and senior first baseman Allie Larrabee connected on a RBI single. The Bulldogs got a runner in in the bottom of the fourth before the ’Hawks rounded out the scoring in the sixth with RBIs from sophomore infielder Hailey Reed and junior outfielder
Shanyn McIntyre. Larrabee went 3 for 3 on the day and Modic did great work in relief, as she held Butler hitless in the final three innings. “It’s nice to have a game like this after having a rough weekend,” Modic said, alluding to the shellacking the team took at the hands of Ball State University Saturday and Sunday “This will be a huge weekend for us and this game will help us. We need to stay together, play with energy and be relaxed, don’t think too much, and just go out there.” The RedHawks now direct their attention to their home doubleheader Friday against Eastern Michigan University (12-32, 3-13 MAC), which has lost 18 of its last 21 games. Very few things have gone right for the Eagles this season as they have the lowest batting average in the MAC at .223, while also having the highest ERA in the conference at 5.10. Not coincidentally, the Eagles have the worst record in the conference. EMU’s lone bright spot this season is sophomore infielder Abby Davidson, who leads the team with a .292 hitting percentage, 19 runs scored and 35 hits. Miami then hosts Central Michigan University (31-17, 9-7 MAC) Saturday and Sunday. CMU is in
second place in the West Division and will come into Oxford after taking on first-place Ball State. The Chippewas have been excellent on defense all season long, boasting the third-best ERA in the conference at 2.84, as well as the second-best fielding percentage at .967. The Chips are led on the mound by freshman pitcher Rachael Knapp and senior pitcher Morgan Yunker, who have two of the top five ERAs in the MAC at 2.04 and 2.37, respectively. “We’re looking to get some wins this weekend,” Crowell said. “We need to come in and play with energy and focus. You have to give credit to the girls because it’s hard to be confident when you’re losing and they did a good job of fighting through it. We’re looking to get back on track and we’re going to need all three phases again.” The ’Hawks take on the Eagles in a doubleheader starting 1 p.m. Friday and square off against the Chippewas 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. The game Sunday will be prefaced by senior day ceremonies to acknowledge the careers of Larrabee and Myers plus seniors second baseman Kristy Arbour, outfielder Brandi Hernandez and catcher Kayla Ledbetter.
The RedHawks baseball team has a big series coming up against Bowling Green, so it’s time to look at what the team has done well and what they need to do to make a run at the Mid-American Conference Championship. The RedHawks are currently 20-24 overall and 10-8 in the MAC. They are tied for third in the MAC East with Bowling Green — which is what makes this series so important. Miami has played well in the MAC so far this year, and that’s backed up by their statistics. As of May 1, Miami is in the top 5 in many key batting categories. They are fourth in batting average, third in slugging percentage and fifth in runs scored. Miami also leads the MAC in triples with 21. All of these stats show a team that struggled early in the year has now come on strong during the second half of the season. Senior third baseman Dan Walsh and sophomore designated hitter Gary Russo have led the charge on offense. Walsh is fifth in batting average in the MAC and Russo is second in home runs. Even with a high slugging percentage and a high amount of runs scored, the RedHawks do not have a top five RBI producer and are not in the top five in home runs as a team. In the starting line-up, every player has double-digit RBIs and is hitting above .260. If this does not seem significant, it is. A team with scoring potential up and down the lineup creates a major threat for every other team in the MAC. If this RedHawks team is going
to make it far in the MAC tournament they will have to continue to do this. The only reason this team is not better is because of their pitching, especially the RedHawks’ bullpen. Excluding the RedHawks’ usual weekend starters only two of pitchers have an ERA under 5.71. The bullpen is clearly this team’s weakness. As a team Miami is only in the top five in a few pitching categories. The only significant category Miami is doing well in is strikeouts. The ’Hawks have 281, which is ranked fourth in the MAC. If this team is going to make it far in the MAC tournament, they will need to continue hitting like they have been. There is not one major weakness in their lineup and everyone is capable of driving in runs. The team will also need to pitch much better outside of Seth Varner and Ryan Haynes. Varner has been an ace in every sense for the RedHawks this season. Varner is 6-2 with a 2.51 ERA this season. He’s been even better in MAC play, with a 3-1 record and 1.65 ERA. Haynes is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA this year. If Ryan Powers and Nathan Williams can show the potential they have shown in some games this year that will help the RedHawks in a major way. Lastly, if the young bullpen can pull it together and give manager Danny Hayden some confidence in using them, this team could make a legitimate run. Expect to see the RedHawks make a push during the tournament this year.
TRACK & FIELD
Red andWhite gear up for final regular season meet BY TYLER YOUNG
FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT
The Miami University men’s and women’s track teams travel to Indiana this weekend to compete in the Billy Hayes Invitational. This will be the last meet for both teams before the Mid-American Conference Championships begin on May 15. The men’s and women’s teams have often used the Billy Hayes Invitational as a tune-up for the MAC Championships. The men’s team hopes to build on some strong performances from last weekend’s RedHawk Invitational. The men have put together a handful of impressive meets, which they hope will carry over to the post-season. Most importantly, the men are trying to get healthy before the important meets start to roll around. A long track season can take a toll on the body, men’s head coach Warren Mandrell said. “At the end of the year, the injuries begin to pile up, last weekend for example only five of 12 signedup athletes competed in an event because they were injured,” Man-
drell said. “A lot of athletes put a great amount of torque and pressure on their limbs and they can’t always handle it. We understand that and try to give our athletes rest as needed.” In terms of qualifying spots for the NCAA Championship, there are still a few up for grabs. “Right now we have six people with qualifying marks, and we are hoping to add a few more,” Mandrell said. The women’s track and field team also looks to build on some recent successes from past meets. The women are coming off four victories and 15 top-five finishes in the RedHawk Invitational. The women hope to improve on last year’s fourth place finish in the MAC Championships. “This is a nice tune-up for the girls before the Conference Championships,” women’s head coach Kelly Phillips said. The stage is set for the final regular season meet of the season, and both teams want to show they are ready for the big meets ahead. Events for the Billy Hayes Invitational will begin 10 a.m. Saturday at the Haugh Track and Field Complex.
MIAMI ATHLETICS WEEKEND HOME EVENTS BASEBALL
Miami vs. Bowling Green, 6 p.m. Friday, McKie Field at Hayden Park Miami vs. Bowling Green, 3 p.m. Saturday, McKie Field at Hayden Park Miami vs. Bowling Green, 1 p.m. Sunday, McKie Field at Hayden Park Sunday is Senior Day for Miami
FOOTBALL Miami Spring Game, 1 p.m. Satuday, Yager Stadium
SOFTBALL
Miami vs. Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m. Friday, Softball Diamond (Game 1 of 2) Miami vs. Eastern Michigan, 3 p.m. Friday, Softball Diamond (Game 2 of 2) Miami vs. Central Michigan, 2 p.m. Saturday, Softball Diamond Miami vs. Central Michigan, 1 p.m. Sunday, Softball Diamond Sunday is Senior Day for Miami