Aug. 31, 2010 | The Miami Student

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VOLUME 138 NO. 3

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO

In 1964, The Miami Student reported the university was spending approximately $17,000 each year on grass repair. The director of alumni relations at the time said, “Miami’s campus is in the worst shape in 18 years.”

Students apply for jobs online On-campus employment system continues to undergo changes

By Courtney Day and Mary Kate Linehan

be considered for employment by any university department.

In the past, departments had their own hiring processes and at some on-campus jobs students could be hired immediately without filling out extensive paperwork. However, employers had inadequate records of employees, the Office of Human Resources had to read hand-written

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Student employees and on-campus employers alike are adjusting to a new application process.

Starting this semester, students have been required to create an online account and fill out an electronic application in order to

triplicate forms and enter data into the payroll system and students had to make special trips to both their work location and the student employment office.

The new electronic process shortens the time between when a student is hired and when they can clock in for payment.

“In the past, we’ve normally run several days behind,” Kate

Stoss, director of compensation employment and technology, said.

“This year we’ve actually had no delay.”

The new process also has the convenience of allowing students to apply at any time of the day and from any location.

From the perspective of the

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CAMPUS

FSB energy evaluation surprises officials

By Courtney Day and Eileen Lane For The Miami Student

The Farmer School of Business (FSB), which received a silver status from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Organization (LEED) on March 25, uses about half the amount of energy used by similar buildings on campus, according to Tony Ferraro, energy management engineer at Miami University.

Ferraro said FSB uses about 59.7 kBtu per square foot, while the Psychology Building uses 113.6 kBtu per square foot.

Partially because it operates 24 hours daily, he said, King Library uses 125 kBtu per square foot.

Ferraro cites several factors in the level of efficiency of FSB, including higher quality windows, more insulation, fans that change output depending on the load

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CAMPUS

Task force presents findings to senate

By Adam Giffi Senior Staff Writer

The university senate met Monday, Aug. 30 to hear the recommendations of the Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT). If these recommendations, designed for implementation over a five-year plan, are followed, big changes are in store for Miami University.

S t e v e Markoff, c o m mittee chair of SPT, explained to the senate that, according to findings, Miami can’t continue on the path that it is currently on. The study was based solely on data from the Oxford campus.

“We’re recommending a move to a more modified budget model where we’re looking at not only costs and revenue generated, but also building in incentives to encourage departmental programs to offer programs and majors that will actually generate revenue,” Markoff said.

What this means for the student body at large is that, under this budget model, programs will be cut. The plan proposes not only

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COMMUNITY

State encounters rise in bed bugs

By Chelsea Naughton For The Miami Student

Bed bugs, once thought to be an issue of the past, are on the rise in the United States, particularly in Ohio.

Also known as the “wall louse,” these tiny bloodsuckers are turning up in beds and clothes, causing quite a stir and raising questions as to why they have returned with such force.

Jen House, spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Health, said bed bugs are turning up in the U.S. primarily due to increased travel to places where bed bugs are still prominent.

“We are seeing increased amounts of travel to other parts of the world and country where bed bugs are still around and then bring them back to their home,” House said.

The bed bugs have also developed an immunity to pesticides that are safe to use in the home, making their removal much more difficult.

House also said bed bugs are not a recent problem, but rather something that has been on the rise for some time.

“As more people learn, more people will identify that they have a problem,” House said.

The most recent insurgence

of bed bugs is best attributed to the increased public education on the subject, House said.

There has not been much issue at Miami regarding bed bugs. In fact, many students knew little about the issue.

“I honestly didn’t know anything about it, but that’s disturbing to think about,” junior Sam Maras said.

Miami senior David Keys was also not aware of the problem, but voiced a desire for more student education on how to avoid an infestation.

Despite the fact that many students may not be aware of

KEEPING THE BUGS AT BAY Educate yourself. It’s the best way to stop an infestation early, according to House. Adult bed bugs grow about 4 to 5 mm long and are brown in color with a flat, oval-shaped body, according to the EPA. Young bed bugs, or nymphs, are smaller and lighter in color.

Bed bugs attach themselves to a host and feed on blood and are most likely to be found anywhere they can easily attach to a human.

When traveling, check body and clothes for the bugs to avoid bringing them home and keep suitcases off the floor where the bugs can easily get in them.

In the home, bed bugs can live in any space that is wider than a credit card. To reduce hiding places, cut the clutter and wash sheets regularly. Bed bugs can also jump from host to host, allowing them to spread further.

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PAINT THE TOWN RED

Cincinnati’s hometown team remains in playoff contention.

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CREATURES INVADE

Miami’s art museum unveils its new exhibit.

CLEAN SWEEP

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Both the soccer and field hockey teams rocked it this weekend.

GO BRAVES!

Talawanda Schools receive high marks from the state.

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Three bands who performed at this summer’s Vans Warped Tour share their experiences.

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Editors Courtney Day Hope Holmberg Amanda Seitz campus@miamistudent.net

NEWS Internet outages continue BRIEFS

By Hope Holmberg Campus Editor

FYI Public piano available for play at Shriver As part of a Cincinnati Public Radio sponsored project, a “Play Me, I’m Yours” public piano is installed at the Fine Arts Plaza behind the Shriver Center.

The piano was used at Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield and will be at Miami through Sept. 17. Another “Play Me, I’m Yours” piano is located at the Oxford Community Arts Center at 10 S. College Ave. “Play Me, I’m Yours” was created by artist Luke Jerram and has toured internationally since 2008. The Cincinnati 2010 project has placed 35 street pianos at locations in the Greater Cincinnati area in the past month to celebrate the anniversaries of 90.9 WGUC (50 years), 91.7 WVXU (40 years) and 88.5 WMUB (60 years).

The pianos are located in public parks, streets and squares for anyone to play and enjoy.

For the first week of class, Miami University experienced some Internet instability on campus. In response to the symptomatic Internet issues, the technicians in Information Technology (IT) Services have been working around the clock in an attempt to locate the root of the problem.

“We are going to isolate the problem and get it resolved,” said Chris Bernard, director of network engineering and telecommunication for IT Services.

According to Bernard, IT Services feels they have now identified the issue that has caused the Internet complications.

In July, an update, Cisco Clean Access (CCA) version 4.7.2, was implemented on campus.

“The upgrade introduced a new operating system and we think there is a driver issue or something that is causing the problem,” he said. “Everything worked fine until all the students came back. We typically see

the problem between 7:30 and 11:30 p.m.”

However, CCA, which has been used on campus for five years, is being used by the same number of students as last year, Bernard said.

According to Bernard, CCA is the provider for MU Guest access, so stopping it is not an option at this point.

“We did the upgrade for support for Windows 7,” Bernard said.

Cathy McVey, senior director of strategic communication and planning for IT services, said technicians from both Miami and Cisco have been staying up all night watching the Internet operate.

“We had someone from Cisco on site early last week who came to watch what was going on and then helped us diagnose,” McVey said.

McVey said the usage of the network in the residence halls stays relatively low during day.

She said the highest usage is between 11 p.m. and 2 or 3 a.m.

“That’s when the most people are on the network and that’s when we need to be watching,” she said.

McVey said the CCA log-on means that whenever anyone signs onto the resident network, their computer checks to make sure that it does not currently have a virus.

McVey said they are working to make sure CCA works for now. However, they are still constantly keeping their eyes open to see what other school are doing and what other products are available.

“We are looking at the costbenefit risk analysis of CCA going forward,” Bernard said. “This year, we will be keeping Cisco Clean Access in place.”

Bernard said solving the Internet issues could take another two weeks.

“But we could fix it tomorrow,” he said. “We are working as quickly as possible.”

McVey believes the issue may be on its way to a solution.

“The latest I’ve heard, they said

Bookstore offers different laptop brands

EVENTS Challenge asks for smart phone application ideas The Miami University Interdisciplinary Technology Development Challenge (MUITDC) will host “Innovation in Autonomy: Miami Students Creating Smart Applications for Smart Phones and More” for the 2010-2011 school year.

The competition will allow students in groups to create iPhone and iPad applications as well as other mobile communication device programs.

MUITDC entry forms are due no later than Tuesday, Sept. 15. Sometime in October, teams will present their project overviews in front of a judging panel.

Winners will be announced in the spring semester. The first place team will receive a $5,000 cash prize.

For more information on the challenge’s guidelines visit http://www.units. muohio.edu/oars/undergrad_research/ muitdc/MUITDC_guidelines.php.

By Meghan Sweeney For The Miami Student

MU enrollment growth lags behind several Ohio universities

By Amanda Seitz

because you’re only available to stronger students, it opens up the market to students who may have not looked at UC in previous years.”

Miami University has seen a 2.2 percent Ohio University did not fare as well as UC increase in enrollment numbers over the last or OSU, but still saw a 9.6 percent increase in 10 years. total enrollment at the Athens campus. OU inAlthough the university has enlarged the to- creased from a student enrollment of 19,092 in tal number of students at the Oxford campus, the fall quarter of 2000 to 20,935 in fall 2009. other Ohio universities have all seen bigger inOSU, UC and OU were unable to release creases than Miami. their fall quarter estimates for 2010.

In reports released by the university, MiUniversity of Dayton had a 5.6 percent inami had a total enrollcrease over the last 10 ment of 16,290 students at years, swelling from

BY THE NUMBERS the Oxford campus as of 10,315 enrolled in Oct. 15, 2000.

2000 to an estimated Miami’s enrollment was Miami’s enrollment at the end of 10,900 in 2010. at 16,653 at the end of last last week.

Krallman said the week, according to Denise university has plans to Krallman, director of instituincrease student enrolltional research. ment slowly.

“If we looked at trend in“I know there are formation over the last few plans for small, inyears, we’ve been pretty cremental growth,” stable at being between 14,500 to 15,000 (un- Krallman said. dergraduate students),” Krallman said.

Wright State University (WSU) predicts a 30 But other Ohio colleges report a percent increase from 2000 to fall 2010, partly bigger boost. aided by a regional campus, according to NaThe Ohio State University (OSU) re- dine Brown, the school’s executive director of ported a 14.7 percent increase over the last marketing and enrollment support. nine years. As of their autumn quarter in “We have growth at our Lake campus,” 2000, OSU reported 47,952 students on their Brown said.

Columbus campus.

Brown said WSU attributes growth at their In autumn 2009, the campus saw a total of campus to the economy.

55,014.

“Given the economy, we are one of the lowBumps in enrollment are not exclusive to est public four-year universities for tuition,” Ohio State’s campus.

Brown said. “We found that (students) are miUniversity of Cincinnati (UC) has experi- grating more towards their hometown and goenced similar circumstances in their enrollment ing to a public state school with lower tuition.” numbers over a 10 year period.

Krallman said Miami has seen the same inUC also reported a nearly 14 percent in- crease with its own regional campuses. crease on their main campus. UC’s enrollment “The thing helping the Hamilton campus is numbers in fall 2000 were reportedly 27,327 online courses,” Krallman said.

Tuition has also had an impact on the increase students and jumped to 31,134 total students of students at Miami regional campuses. in 2009.

“That’s one of the things regional campuses One of the things that helped enrollment numbers rise at UC was the application pro- offer is low tuition,” Krallman said.

Krallman estimates the attraction to regional cess, said Caroline Miller, UC senior associate campuses is not exclusive to Miami. vice president for enrollment management.

“When you’re looking at the state of Ohio, “We’ve appreciatively raised admissions standards,” Miller said. “While that sounds a lot of the growth is in the regional colleges,” like it may reduce your market opportunities Krallman said.

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The $1,000 award, which is given annually to students who have completed their junior year, was received

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things were quiet and allseemed to be functioning over the weekend, so we have our fingers crossed,” McVey said.

Bernard said there are two managers and 10 servers that are in five redundant pairs on campus.

Each of the five pairs of devices around campus provide Internet access to specific residence halls.

“If the first device fails, the secondary device will take over,” Bernard said.

Yet, if the first device fails and the second device does not take over, that creates an outage in the residence halls, he said.

According to Bernard, Cisco shipped $30,000 of hardware to Miami this week to help “spread the load out.”

Bernard said IT Services has been having conference calls almost every day with Cisco Systems.

“They are the gurus of the system and they are looking at it saying, ‘we are stumped,’” he said. “We are doing everything we can to mitigate the impact on the students.”

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After experiencing service and support issues with HewlettPackard (HP) for two years, Miami has switched to offering Dell laptops for students, faculty and academic offices.

The Miami Notebook Program aligned with the university and changed vendors as well.

This year, Miami decided to participate in a statewide negotiation process through the InterUniversity Council (IUC) to get the best price on Microsoft Windows products for the institution, according to Micah Cooper, director of Advanced Technology Partnerships. IUC price agreements allow the university to obtain exceptional discounts on quality products.

After putting out a bid, Miami found the most fiscally sound IUC price agreement was with Dell, Cooper said. The Miami Notebook Program also decided to switch to Dell because the university already planned to purchase from Dell vendors.

“Since Dell is the preferred Windows vendor for the university, we can extend the buying power to get a better price for the students,” said Joseph Martin, computer and supplies manager at the Miami University Bookstore.

According to Martin, the Miami Notebook Program has selected models from Dell’s business class that are time tested to handle the wear and tear of student life and provide the consistent, reliable performance students need.

Martin said Miami Notebooks come equipped with pre-installed Miami-specific software and are bundled with the very best warranty Dell offers, which includes coverage for accidental damage.

Despite these offerings in the Miami Notebook Dell, Macintosh laptops are still more popular. Martin estimates that three Macintosh laptops were sold for every Dell laptop this year. He said the success of the Macintosh laptop could be caused by Apple’s back to school promotion of a free iPod with mail-in rebate.

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Print center prices increase for fall

By Catherine Couretas Editor in Chief

SAMANTHA LUDINGTON The Miami Student

Senior employees Alex Myer and Andrew Haberman bind books at the Miami University Print Center.

One year after necessary price increases, the Miami University Print Center in Gaskill Hall has raised prices again, but still remains ultra competitive, according to Kristin Kieffer, assistant director of IT communications.

The only prices affected in this year’s changes are for color copies, large format printing and graphic design services, which aren’t to be confused with pay-to-print services like those offered in King Library.

The print center has kept costs low, Kieffer said. The prices are so low that this second increase was necessary. Future increases will not be to this extent and will only happen be-

cause of machine and supply costs.

“The next (possible) increase wouldn’t be as significant,” Kieffer said.

Barbara Banks, customer service supervisor for the print center, said the competitors with the closest prices aren’t even in Oxford and the university wants to keep these costs low as a convenience for students.

“If students want to get even close to our prices, they have to drive to Hamilton or Cincinnati,” Banks said. “We want to maintain affordable printing on campus.”

Though cuts have reduced the print center’s hours and increased costs, there is hope to increase business hours to be even more accessible to students.

Previously open 7:30 a.m.

to 9 p.m., the center now opens at the same time but closes at 6 p.m.

“We understand the students’ needs,” Banks said.

“We’re not a company that may not understand or care. We’re family as far as we’re concerned. We go above and beyond as far as understanding the software and what the students’ projects require.”

In addition, when there are higher volume printing jobs to be completed, the print center will help students find a vendor with a better value if possible.

“The prices that we’re publishing are one-off prices and there are volume discounts,” Banks said. “When it’s appropriate, we would work with local vendors to provide a cost that’s more economical.”

Art museum welcomes new curator, exhibit

By Noëlle Bernard Senior Staff Writer

The Miami University Art Museum (MUAM) is welcoming new changes beginning with this semester’s exhibition entitled “Creatures Great and Small” and a new face to the museum staff.

Sept. 2 marks the kick-off of the MUAM’s public opening of the fall 2010 exhibitions. Currently on display is an exhibition entitled “Creatures Great and Small,” which are collections of works that portray animals in art. The works are separated into three exhibitions titled “Animal Tales: Storybooks for Children,” “Great Creatures” and “Small Creatures.”

According to Laura Henderson, collections manager and registrar for the museum and exhibit co-curator, the exhibition’s intent is to expose the community to the diverse works found in the museum’s permanent collection that explore the influence of animals through historical and cultural perspectives.

“We hope that people will enjoy seeing things from the permanent collection that aren’t exhibited very often,” Henderson said. “We hope they will appreciate seeing the objects that represent the animal narrative. The point is to show how animals have been prominent in art through the ages as they have influenced artists, writers, children and adults throughout the ages.”

The exhibit will begin with a display of over 40 storybooks borrowed from the King Library special collections that teach moral values, good manners, spelling and language to children through animals. Among the pieces are some silk textiles from China embroidered with animals, a sculpture made by Miami tribal artist Eugene Brown, a piece made by pop artist Andy Warhol and a print made by Pablo Picasso.

“One of the objectives is to engage the university community by encouraging students to come and use the facili-

ties to study the art,” Henderson said. “There are so many different types of media, there is something that everyone will find interesting.”

In the midst of MUAM’s new exhibition, a new face is being welcomed behind the scenes. New curator Jason Shaiman joined the museum’s team this summer and intends to start developing a firm relationship with the university to promote collaborations between numerous departments.

“There is a great potential for collaboration with diverse departments on campus,” Shaiman said. “I’m trying to get a little more of everyone involved by developing more exhibits that can be directly implemented into the curriculum so that the faculty can see the benefits of the art museum in perspectives that most people would not consider.”

According to senior Emily Douglas, a studio art major with a concentration in painting, MUAM is not a hot spot for art majors and is rarely frequented by students not affiliated with the Art Department.

“Not enough people go there as they should and this is kind of disappointing,” Douglas said. “There is only a small percentage of people and I’m even guilty of not going over there as much as I should. I wish shows were a little bit more advertised to the university. Art museums should be more universal.”

Shaiman is excited to meet Miami’s challenge of lack of community involvement. Leaving his former institution at the McKissick Museum in Columbia, S.C., Shaiman is eager to begin working in a university setting.

“We are hoping that he will bring his experience and his particular interests and skills to help us move forward in different directions than in the past,” Henderson said. “He will take us into slightly more exciting and scholarly exhibitions.”

MUAM is moving forward as new exhibitions are in the process of development for the spring semester. The themes are intended to be ones that are of interest to students, faculty and staff from all different areas of the university.

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Jacob and Rachel by Raffaello Romanelli is on display at MUAM. “The exhibits that are going to be curated for the spring semester are going to deal with issues of identity,” Shaiman said. “The subject will be very relevant to faculty and students in sociology, psychology and cultural anthropology, aside from the traditional students that will be interested in exhibits, such as those who are in the Art Department.”

The free public opening for the new exhibits will take place Sept. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m.

“There are some surprises,” Henderson said. “The way we have placed some things together might surprise people.

We hope people enjoy what we selected because we had a great time doing it.”

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Ohio assesses Strategic Plan

By Melissa Tacchi Staff Writer

Female students urinate in church courtyard At around 2 a.m. Saturday, officers observed two females enter the courtyard of St. Mary Church.

When the officer approached, one of the females, later identified as Miami University sophomore Jennifer Simms, 19, was bent at the waist wrenching as if she were trying to vomit. The other female, identified as first-year Morgan Shawver, 19, reportedly went into the grass, pulled down her underwear and began to urinate. Simms then reportedly went further into the courtyard and also began to urinate on the grass. When she noticed this, Shawver reportedly laughed and moved near Simms before beginning to urinate again.

According to police, the area was very well lit and Shawver was wearing a red wristband from Brick Street Bar. Both of the females reportedly apologized to the officer and admitted they were underage.

Simms and Shawver both reportedly had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on their breath, were unsteady on their feet and slurred their words.

Shawver reportedly told the officer someone had given her the wristband and she had been drinking at Brick Street. Simms reportedly admitted to consuming alcohol in MacCracken Hall. Both were cited for underage consumption of alcohol and disorderly conduct.

In hopes of progressing Ohio’s 10-year Strategic Plan for Higher Education, Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut held the third annual University System of Ohio Trustee Conference.

The five-hour event gathered authoritative members from several Ohio universities to exchange new methods of cost reduction for students. As in previous years, nominated faculty innovators were awarded $1,000 for their efforts in lowering the cost of educational materials and technologies for students.

“This year, we were proud to award Carl Stitz and Jeff Zeager for writing their own algebra textbook,” Rob Evans, press secretary for the Ohio Board of Regents, said. “These gentlemen created the book so that students could not only download, but edit the text as well for a total of $20.”

For Miami University junior Madelyn Mariea, $20 for a typical college level textbook came as a shock.

“I just spent $800 on textbooks for this semester alone,” Mariea said. “I think lowering the cost of textbooks and classroom materi-

als would be really beneficial to with large businesses like Procter not only myself, but many other & Gamble (P&G) as well as students as well.” small local businesses, the Ohio Throughout the conference, university system has done pretFingerhut stressed the importance ty well through this recession,” of the Strategic Plan and its goals Evans said. of attracting According out-of-state to Fingerhut, “We hope that in the students, inone of the most near future students will i m p r e s s i o n creasing graduation rates and have the ability to leave able parts of keeping graduconference one Ohio university and the ates in Ohio. was having enter another without In order to enMark Peterlosing any credits courage Ohio son, director of students to reexternal busiof semesters in main a part of ness developthe transfer.” the state’s acment at P&G, tive workforce, speak about ROB EVANS Fingerhut his contribuOHIO BOARD OF REGENTS has increased tions to Ohio PRESS SECRETARY f u n d i n g universities. for internships.

Last year, the “Recently we have adopted Ohio Board of Regents signed a four casinos into our state, each legal framework allowing for the of which had to pay an initial direct purchase of software from license fee of $50 million,” Fin- the global company. gerhut said. “Half of the total “The executives of P&G typi$200 million went directly to the cally have agreements with coununiversity system specifically to tries such as Singapore and India,” expand internship opportunities Fingerhut said. “The fact that they in Ohio.” have an agreement with a single According to Evans, local and state for the first time shows great worldwide businesses are often promise for Ohio.”

The Ohio Board of Regents the foundation for a prospering has quantitatively calculated educational system.

“By working hand-in-hand the increased number of Ohio

residents with a graduate degree or higher since the establishment of the Strategic Plan in 2006. The state has improved its ranking to be considered within the top 25 states.

Such progress has been credited to the new methods by which Ohio universities have been utilizing teamwork. Evans said one of the greatest accomplishments since the establishment of the Strategic Plan is the increased number of credits that transfer equally between Ohio universities.

“We hope that in the near future students will have the ability to leave one Ohio university and enter another without losing any credits or semesters in the transfer,” Evans said. “This may only be accomplished through a statewide united effort to make education more efficient and affordable.”

Confident that the 10-year Strategic Plan has been progressing, Fingerhut acknowledged the efforts of the university system trustees.

“I hope to continue building a stronger role for our trustees,” Fingerhut said. “I appreciate their time and dedication to the university system as a whole. Their contributions are essential to our schools.”

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At around 12 a.m. Saturday, officers reportedly noticed a male slumped over near a fire hydrant at the southeast corner of Church and Bishop streets who was reportedly surrounded by other males attempting to help him up.

The male, later identified as Miami University first-year Erik Faulhaber, 18, reportedly had vomit on his leg and hands. His friends reportedly told the officer he had consumed some beer and several shots of alcohol.

Faulhaber was transported to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital for treatment and was cited for underage intoxication.

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Junior squats behind Follett’s Miami Co-Op At around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, officers observed a female squatting down behind Follett’s Miami Co-Op Bookstore with her dress hiked up.

When the officer approached, he reportedly observed a pool of liquid where she had been squatting. She was identified as Miami University junior Holly Esler, 20.

Esler reportedly had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath and her eyes were glassy. She was cited for underage intoxication.

Male falls in street, vomits at police station At around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, officers observed a male walking between cars on South Poplar Street fall into the street. The male reportedly attempted to get up several times, but was unable to do so.

When officers approached him, they reportedly detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and assisted him in getting up.

He was identified as Miami University first-year Carl Weigel, 18.

Weigel reportedly told the officers he was 21, but was unable to provide the correct birthdate for that to be true.

Weigel was taken to Oxford Police Department, where he reportedly vomited several times and fell out of his chair. He was then taken to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Weigel was cited for underage intoxication and disorderly conduct.

The Ohio Department of Education granted Talawanda schools 24 points out of 26 for its performance. The district has programs such as Extra Time and Extra Help to provide students with additional tutoring.

Talawanda district receives excellent ratings

By Grace Lerner

the past.

“It continues to be an area of focus,” Spivey said.

The Talawanda School District was reBoth Cagwin and Spivey said cently given an excellent rating by the Ohio continued success in the high school and Department of Education on its annual state district should be credited to the teachers. report card for the third consecutive year.

According to Spivey, teachers working According to Talawanda Superintendent in Talawanda schools work hard at moniPhil Cagwin, Talawanda High School in toring student performance by collecting particular earned a rating of excellent for data, making constant adjustments and the sixth year in a row. setting goals.

The rating, which was re“Teachers are the ones “The key to success in the trenches and deleased Aug. 27, is determined for children by factors including perforserve commendation,” mance index, adequate yearSpivey said. learning is one to ly progress and the amount Cagwin also credited one interaction.” of indicators achieved by a success at Talawanda High School to a few programs particular school.

PHIL CAGWIN that have been implemented To attain their excellent SUPERINTENDENT rating, Talawanda schools TALAWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT in recent years.

He said programs such as achieved a 24 of 26 for the Extra Time and Extra Help, performance index with a which resembles an addiscore of 100.9, surpassing tional study hall where students can receive their goal of 100. The two indicators that tutoring in specific subjects, have been helpwere not met were 8th grade science and ful in propelling the district forward.

5th grade math. “(Students receive) small group help Assistant Superintendent Kelly Spivey they could not get in a larger classroom,” said 5th grade math has been an issue in

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Cagwin said.

Cagwin said another program in place at Talawanda High School is called People Respecting Individual Differences Everyday (PRIDE). The goal of PRIDE is to address sensitivity issues with the intention of everyone — from the administration to cafeteria workers — looking out for one another.

“The key to success for children learning is one to one interaction,” Cagwin said. “This is a critical thing in a district our size … it’s about people.”

Jeanne Hey, director of Miami University’s International Studies Program, has a son who just started his first year at Talawanda High School.

As a parent and a recruiter of new faculty at Miami, Hey described the rating as great news.

Hey said despite evidence that area schools have been improving the last 10 years, some Miami faculty members do not always have the greatest opinion of them.

According to Hey, the continuous improvement by the school district will be beneficial in continuing to recruit highquality professors and faculty to Miami.

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OPD to enforce traffic rules for bicyclists uptown

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all the laws that motor vehicles follow, including stopping at stop signs and traffic lights and driving on the The Oxford Police Department correct side of the road.

(OPD) will begin strictly enforcing “At the beginning of the traffic rules for bicyclists, as uptown school year we get a number of has become more crowded with the complaints not only with bicyclists start of the school year. but pedestrians as well,” Squance “It’s really a safety issue,” Sgt. Jim said. “It happens because the weathSquance said. “No one is allowed to er is nice and there are a lot of new ride their bikes uptown on the side- people in town.” walks and there are signs posted.

Squance said he has not received We’re going to start enforcing those any reports of bicycle accidents, but bicycle ordinances.” that the year is still young.

Squance said bicyclists who vio“I personally have seen many bilate any bicycle orcyclists that are not dinances could be conforming to the “No one is allowed rules of traffic,” he issued a civil citation with a $60 fine or a said. “We have a lot to ride their bikes uniform statewide ciof bikes in town, a uptown on the tation, which carries a lot of cars and a lot of sidewalks and there pedestrians, so we’re $180 fine.

“The sidewalks are signs posted. We trying to make it safe uptown in the busifor everybody.” are going to start ness district are too Miami Univerenforcing those crowded with pesity junior Derrick bicycle ordinances.” Creque also recdestrians,” Squance said. “It’s an accident ognizes that bicySGT JIM SQUANCE waiting to happen.” clists using sideOXFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT The uptown busiwalks could be a ness district includes safety issue. the area between “I notice bikCampus and College avenues and ers more on campus than uptown,” Church and Walnut streets, including he said. “I don’t personally think Uptown Park. it’s a problem, but if they (OPD) According to Squance, OPD is see it as an issue, then they should stressing that bicyclists abide by address it.”

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SAMANTHA LUDINGTON The Miami Student

Bikers who use sidewalks in the uptown district or violate traffic laws could be issued a $60 fine for a civil citation or a $180 fine for a uniform statewide citation.

SAMANTHA LUDINGTON The Miami Student

Workers begin construction on the new Dubois Bookstore and student apartments on High Street, which are projected to be completed by the start of the 2011-2012 school year.

The apartments will accommodate 36 students.

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By Catherine Couretas Editor in Chief

Each summer, the Vans Warped Tour hosts a variety of bands for a two-month cross-country tour. Not all bands, however, have the same experience.

BREATHE ELECTRIC First album release: Aug. 12, 2008 Label: Unsigned Website: myspace.com/breatheelectric As the only unsigned band to be hitting each and every Warped Tour date this summer, Breathe Electric could not be more thankful.

“Being on Warped is so worth it,” Grant Harris, Breathe Electric’s vocalist and brainchild, said at the tour’s Cincinnati stop July 28. “If you could make being in a band even harder, I would do it just to be on Warped Tour. It’s been amazing.”

Harris said the band was hoping for at least a good portion of the dates when they applied to be on the tour, but didn’t imagine they’d be asked to perform at every date. Because they’re unsigned and had applied to be on the tour, they’ve got it a bit different than other bands.

“We’re doing it in a van, which is a little bit rough driving ourselves everywhere,” Harris said.

When it comes to the busy tour schedule, Harris said days off are fully taken advantage of.

“People are like, ‘Oh, what do you do on days off?’ and it’s like, ‘Uh, sleep,’” Harris said. “Sleep and drive to the next place. Just try to get recharged for the next set of shows.”

Breathe Electric sets out on another nationwide tour just weeks after finishing Warped Tour in late August. They’ll be at The Attic in Dayton Sept. 8, which happens to be the first stop of the tour.

BREATHE CAROLINA First album release: Nov. 26, 2007 (self-released) Label: Fearless Records Website: breathecarolina.net They blew up really, really fast.

The project of David Schmitt and Kyle Even out of Denver has taken great strides since forming in 2007. At the 2010 Vans Warped Tour’s Cincinnati date, the band had nothing but positive things to say about their experience over the past three years, which started as next to nothing.

“I had written a couple songs on the computer, like, electronically and I was singing over them, just singing,” Schmitt said. “And I knew Kyle was a really good screamer and stuff, so I was like, ‘Yo, you wanna come and try out how screaming sounds on this?’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah,’ so he came and we did a couple songs and showed them to our friends.”

Schmitt said their friends encouraged them to put the songs online and they started getting plays almost instantly.

“I remember that first day,” Even said. “I was at a Gym Class Heroes show at the Gothic Theater in Denver and we’d put our songs up, and D(avid) kept texting me, ‘Yo we’re at this, we’re at this, we’re at this.’”

“We ended up getting like 800 plays in the first two hours and we were like, ‘Whoa,’” Schmitt said.

“Yeah, trippin’ out,” Even added. “We got our management and our agent and within the first two weeks of even having management we had a contract offer, but we didn’t sign until probably three or four months later.”

Even and Schmitt can’t believe how quickly Breathe Carolina has become what it is today.

“It’s gone by really fast and I think to get to this place as fast as we did, it’s fun,” Even said. “But I feel like we took our time with it in building our foundation, you know. It’s taken two years.”

Warped Tour has been huge for the band.

“Warped Tour is like, all the buses in this whole area, is like a community,” Schmitt said, pointing to the lines of buses backstage. “It’s really like a moving city. When we have off days, like I had an off day yesterday, it’s just so weird being out in like the regular world cause we’re here, we don’t leave. We don’t go out there.

You can ask any band, they feel the same way. Like everyone talks, like, “Oh we’re going into the real world, do you guys need anything?’”

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“Like right now, it kind of feels like we’re on an island, like we’re on our own island, like Warped has its own island right now,” Even added, standing on a sandy spot next to the Ohio River. “We got the water right out here, like it’s crazy. It’s, seriously, to anyone who’s like never been back in bus world on Warped Tour, it’s basically like if you were to live with your high school but you woke up every day and you just played music and you did what you wanted, whatever you wanted. You can drink a beer at nine in the morning if you want to.”

Breathe Carolina wouldn’t be where it is today without their fans.

“I feel like they still exist,” Even said of Breathe Carolina’s original fan base.

“They still go to our shows. We still hang out with those people that have been there since the beginning. We remember them and we know them and we make sure that they know we know.”

Touring and recording are both in the works for Breathe Carolina following the conclusion of Warped Tour this year.

“We already have our whole next album, like, kind of mapped out in our heads individually, so now it’s going to be fun going in and putting it down and seeing what really happens,” Even said. “That’s the fun part, it’s like we don’t know what’s coming. D does demo stuff and whatever, but when we go in and do it it’s just really organic and I love that about it. It’s just very spur of the moment, just spontaneous.”

Even said the band loves putting out new songs.

“You have to keep it going because it’s, like, when bands wait so long (to release new music), it’s like, ‘Wow,’” Schmitt said. “After a while, it’s like, ‘Dude ...’”

“We’ve been with this album for a year,” Even said. “We’re ready to do something new.”

“Not that we’re over it,” Schmitt continued. “But...we’re ready for something new.”

Beginning in late October, Breathe Carolina will be on the Fearless Friends tour alongside Fearless Records label mates Mayday Parade, Every Avenue, Artist Vs. Poet and Go Radio. The tour hits Bogart’s in Cincinnati on Oct. 26.

THE CAB First album release: April 7, 2008 Label: Decaydance / Fueled by Ramen Website: thecabrock.com This band has been through their fair share of change. Like most bands, members come and members go. Since touring last summer with The Secret Handshake and The Summer Set, The Cab is now down to three members from the previous five, conveniently all named Alex.

“Change is kind of necessary,” frontman Alex Deleon said. “Chemistry was a little weird. We started the band when we were in high school and you grow up a lot when you’re in high school and right after high school ... you kind of turn into different people and it’s like a relationship. You kind of change and you just realize it’s not working out.”

But it wasn’t as difficult for the band as one might think.

“It’s not like the changes that were within the band were that hard,” Alex Marshall, piano and vocals for the band, said. “It was, you know, having the fans accept it.”

“Fans get attached, you know what I mean?” Deleon added.

Deleon described the band’s sounds as pop-rock and R&B. He said the sound hasn’t changed even though the band’s line-up has.

The band is releasing new music soon, but doesn’t want to rush the process.

“We’re going to finish the album and kind of go from there,” Deleon said.

“We’re perfectionists and we don’t want to let kids down, so we want to release a really good album. We don’t want to release, like, an OK album. We want every single song to be great, so we’re really taking the time to make sure that happens.”

Deleon understands that waiting a while to release an album can be detrimental, especially when it comes to fans wanting new music, but he didn’t see it as an issue for The Cab. “I get where they come from,” Deleon said. “Your fans have A.D.D. There’s so many bands out there and kids want new music, but it’s like, I feel like if you take your time and make a quality record with substance, it’s going to help your career. It’s going to last longer. Even if it frustrates kids or people forget about you for a little bit while you make the album, then the album comes out, as long as the songs are good, you’re going to be in a good place.”

HANNAH MILLER The Miami Student

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the growing problem of bed bugs, the Miami University Department of Housing, Dining & Guest Services has been taking action for the past three years, Senior Director for Hospitality and Custodial Services William J. Maloney said.

“Although we have not seen an insurgence of bed bugs this year, we are ever-vigilant with the increase in reported cases in Cincinnati and the surrounding area,” Moloney said.

Moloney said the university has taken several important steps in preventing bed bugs, including the purchase of inverted seam mattresses for all dorms that reduce the ability of bugs to hide in the seams.

The university also owns a thermal remediation unit used to heat a room with a confirmed case of bed bugs to a temperature in which the bugs cannot survive.

“I think we are the only university in Ohio with a thermal remediation unit,” Moloney said. “We are well-equipped to deal with these pests.”

While bed bugs are a nuisance that leave itchy bites on their human hosts, they do not pose any threat for disease.

Still, the EPA does consider them a public health pest and affirms the importance of stopping an infestation early.

Although there are only Dell and Macintosh laptops in the bookstore, HP laptops can be found receiving repairs in IT Services.

The change in vendor will not affect students who have the old HP Miami Notebook. According to Cooper, IT Services is still trained to service HP products.

Senior Ann Petrushka owns an HP and

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continued from page 1 that Miami offer fewer courses and majors, but also that there is a significant reduction in the number of tenured faculty on campus.

“The only way you’re going to save money is by reducing the headcount because you don’t want people doing more, we’ve already heard that we’ve been forced to do more with less,” Markoff said. “So what we’re proposing is to reduce the headcount.”

With less tenured professors on campus, a higher volume of younger professors would be hired and they would be required to teach more classes than the average tenured professor.

Along with younger professors, the abundance of small classes will decrease.

“If we’re going to have fewer faculty, we will

shortage for LCD screens.

In 2008, Miami decided to use HP as their vendor. After a two-year run, IT Services found that it took longer to replace HP products and hard to obtain parts.

Cooper said Miami didn’t partner with a new vendor because Dell as a company has improved over the years and it would be too complicated to add three vendors into the mix.

“Student experience is the most important, so we flipped back to Dell when students were frustrated,” Cooper said. “There is no vendor that is perfect.”

have to use the faculty resources we have more small classes would hurt the overall experience efficiently,” Markoff said. “If we eliminate at Miami. approximately 200 of these small, low enroll“Small classes are something that set Miami ment classes we will save a significant chunk apart from big schools like Ohio State,” Nielsof money and will allow professors to use their en said. “I like the smaller classes and smaller time more efficiently.” campus atmosphere. It’s one Some members of the senof the reasons I chose to go ate were not convinced that to school here.”

Tell us your thoughts. these recommendations were John Skillings, provost and in the best interest of the uniexecutive vice president for versity despite their potential academic affairs, said none for money saving. of the proposed recommenMadelyn Detloff, associate dations are guaranteed to professor of English and the occur. However, he did emComment on this story at Women’s Studies Program phasize that the senate take www.miamistudent.net. director, along with several into careful consideration the other members of the senplan proposed by the SPT. ate, expressed that small pro“These are very difficult grams are just as valuable as large programs in times and we need the input of this body and many cases and therefore need to be preserved the entire campus to decide how to move forfor academic reasons alone. ward,” Skillings said. “If we don’t do this, the Junior Kyle Nielsen feels that a decrease in alternative is to get worse.”

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was relieved that IT Services still supports HP users.

“I was worried when I saw all the Dell computers at the bookstore because I was having problems with my HP,” Petrushka said.

“IT Services was more than happy to assist me, though.”

IT Services is sufficiently trained to support HP, Dell and Macintosh products because this is not the first time Miami has changed vendors.

Dell is not a new vendor for Miami. According to Cooper, Miami used Dell for 14 years until their pricing became out of line and there was a glass

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on-campus employer, they now have access to information about their employees such as their rate of pay and charges to the employer’s account. Employers can also promote student employees through the online system so students don’t have to submit more paperwork when their pay rate increases.

Despite some of the advantages

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010 ♦ 9 of the process, Stoss said, “With any new system, you are going to find issues that crop up.”

She said some employers dislike the system or have had trouble adjusting to the change. Instead of just signing a paper when a student came into their office, they now have to log in to an account and review applications and recommend students for hire.

Also, students can’t see how many people have applied for a position.

Junior Kelsey Morrison, an employee at Market Street at

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continued from page 1 of the building at any given time and other control strategies.

According to John Seibert, FSB project architect and manager, it takes a lot of extra planning and hard work to make sure that Miami students are studying in a more ecofriendly atmosphere.

“We had to get a group of architects and engineers across the country to help with the design,” Seibert said.

According to Seibert, having LEED certification as a goal not only made it challenging for the architects, but it significantly raised the cost of the building as well.

The project budget needed to be increased 1 to 2 percent in order to make it possible.

MacCracken, applied for another job online after asking the Office of Student Employment how she could apply for jobs for the upcoming semester.

“Once I tried applying online, it was annoying that I filled out an entire application only to find out that the spaces for openings were filled up,” Morrison said. “It doesn’t show you if the spaces fill up when they do, so it’s like someone could be applying ahead of you and get the spot that you think you are applying for. You have no idea how many people are applying for a job

when you apply.”

Additionally, Stoss said some students who are concerned about finding a job quickly submit applications to multiple work locations.

This happened particularly in housing and dining this semester.

If students are hired to work more jobs than they want, they have to turn some jobs down. Then, employers have to find new students to hire.

Michael Savnik, program associate in Housing, Dining and Guest Services, said in an e-mail to students hired for more than one

About $300,000w was needed in order to Sophomore Kevin Komperda agreed. reach silver status. Of that, $152,000 was “Saving energy is a very important ideal needed to bring in Michael Senger, a LEED that Miami students cherish,” he said. “It accredited professional. means a lot to us that they put more money Ferraro said it will take quite a bit of into the construction of this building to time to make up the make sure our generaadditional cost of the tion will still have the “(Miami) has been using resources that we need energy saving features all of the energy efficient later on in life.” of the building through annual utility savings, Ferraro said the principles for a decade in but, “These buildings university’s master the other buildings.” are built to last fifty to plan to renovate houssixty years.” ing and dining faciliJOHN SIEBERT Alan Oak, assistant ties over the next 20 PROJECT ARCHITECT AND MANAGER dean of external relayears will make the FARMER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS tions at FSB, said he renovated buildings felt LEED certification more efficient. was important and necessary.

“They’ll probably have more square “(This generation of students) is going to footage, but their energy use may be the have to deal with sustainability issues far same or less,” he said. more rigorously than has been in the past,” Ferraro said another cost-cutting idea he said. that developed recently is the

dining hall job that the students are responsible for notifying the managers of the locations at which they do not wish to work.

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concept of having student group meetings and special events in the most efficient campus buildings like FSB and the Engineering Building.

He said Harrison Hall, where Associated Student Government holds their weekly senate meetings, probably uses twice as much energy per square foot as FSB. He said his department is working with the Office of the Bursar to save money and energy by changing the locations at which students meet.

Seibert said although the FSB may be the only building that is certified, “(Miami) has been using all of the energy efficient principles for a decade in the other buildings.”

Seibert said he expects more LEED certified buildings in the future.

“We will see the next LEED certification with our Bicentennial Student Center,” he said.

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➤ EDITORIAL

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

Online employment must be perfected M

iami University has debuted a new application and employment system attempting to make the process smoother and more efficient than the previous method. In order to apply for a position, students are required to create an online account and fill out an electronic application.

The new process allows students to apply for a job from any location at any time and shortens the time required of the hiring process. However, although the system has advantages, it still needs to be polished and adjusted to meet all the needs of employers and students.

The editorial board of The Miami Student is excited for the new process. Online applications are a convenient and efficient means of organizing student employment. The idea is beneficial not only to students, but also to employers as it streamlines the entire hiring process.

However, as with any new procedure, there are some complications that are detrimental to both students and employers. Students are able to apply to multiple jobs and must independently notify employers of their

intent to decline a specific job offer.

The editorial board suggests implementing an option where students can either accept or decline an offer online within a certain amount of time. Currently, the process is a bit confusing and can become complicated when students apply for several jobs.

The online system also utilizes uniform applications, but the board believes it is necessary to provide specific options depending on the qualifications required of each position. Certain jobs demand particular knowledge of an area, and this must be indicated in an application.

Communication between students and employers is vital to the entire process. Moving to an online system can be a difficult adjustment to make, but it is important to have more personal interactivity between employer and student, ensuring satisfaction on both ends.

The editorial board is eager to witness the progression of the online system and believes it is headed in the right direction. With some perfecting, the system will certainly be an asset to Miami employment.

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Amusement article hurtful, offensive I am writing this letter in response to the article “The First Year’s Guide to Miami Lingo.” Truthfully, I was highly offended by this article. I understand that nowadays sarcasm is a popular tool that most people keep in their rhetorical toolbox that has become more and more popular due to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report. I love and understand sarcasm and oftentimes find it to be absolutely hilarious. However, there is a difference between sarcasm and scornfulness.

When sarcasm crosses that line into scornful territory, it’s not longer funny, just bitter and that was definitely the image that was painted in said article. I feel as if the article was directed at institutions, organizations and people that have previously come into contact with the author and her associates. I believe in a society where people should be careful with the words they choose because words are the most powerful tools we have and you cannot retract them. So please, be mindful to know the line between sarcasm and scornfulness because once you cross it, there is no getting back. In the case of this article, you have seriously offended and alienated several people the article pokes at while at the same time setting a poor example for the impressionable first-years to follow. jacob shannon

Frisky first-years The police reports are not stacking up in your favor.

Gorgeous weather Does fall have to come so soon?

Bike confusion uptown Oxford Police Department is watching for bike law rebels.

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Article’s message contradicts goal In time for the new school year, Miami University tries to curb alcohol use. If that’s the case, why would you write an article for The Miami Student on the Morning Sun Cafe promoting that they serve alcohol? It’s great to promote a local business and report their recent expansion, but it would be best to ignore their Bloody Mary’s and mimosas.

member of a particular Buddhist sect and, according to many Tibetans, is the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, who made his terminal contribution to the carbon cycle in 1933. He says a lot of very good things in public: he isn’t fond of our panoptic insistence on destroying nature, thinks that we should avoid nuclear war and suggests we show some sense when considering the ethics of abortion (the circumstances are important). The problems begin, however, when people believe that Tenzin has some special insights by virtue of his status as a living deity. I am 100 percent sure that reincarnation does not occur (because I am sane), and, in my humble opinion, find no objective reason to believe that Tenzin is alive in 2010 for any reason that differs from the fact of your persistence. If you think that he is a special kind of mammal, then it might be worth considering why you think so. To help this neocortical exercise I’d like to introduce you to a young lady who works as a bank teller.

I’ll call her Angelina because she’s fictional.

Angelina worries about the future of the planet, doesn’t want to see mushroom clouds over Cincinnati and is pro-choice. Despite Angelina’s neo-Buddhisty opinions, customers never bow before her before asking to cash a check, nor ask her about the meaning of life. That’s because she isn’t a celebrity and nobody other than her submissive boyfriend (let’s call him Brad) thinks she’s a goddess. There’s nothing wrong with celebrity worship; after all, I cannot wait for Lindsey Lohan to opine about global climate change in her lyrical tweets.

I’m simply urging you to think carefully about the basis of the reverence afforded to Tenzin Gyatso and, while you’re at it, apply the same uncommon sense to other entities that millions of people regard as deities. Think for yourself and challenge everything that doesn’t make sense. That’s why Miami exists and that’s the reason that we are here.

DR. NICHOLAS P. MONEY WESTERN PROGRAM DIRECTOR & PROFESSOR OF BOTANY MONEYNP@cinci.rr.com

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Alcohol enforcement challenges students I have been anticipating these first weeks back since I left last December to study abroad. Sure, the heat will be plenty nasty these first four weeks, the walk to class will give me shin splits for at least a month as I adjust to veryoff-campus living and syllabus week is boring beyond Karli belief. But, in spite Kloss of these vaguely off-putting realities, I had some unshakable expectations for my return to good ol’ Oxford.

However, the Oxford I returned to is sporting some significant differences since the last time I walked these cobbled streets.

Brick Street is demanding two forms of ID for the 21 and over entrance. At Stadium I watched three people in line ahead of me have their fake IDs confiscated. Not two hours later, on the back stairs of Stadium, one of my close friends was arrested next to me for holding a beer and being 20 years old. While waiting for my friend to be released from the police station, I met several people huddled outside for the same reason as I was. We were a grotesque caricature of a maternity ward waiting room.

Driving uptown on Saturday night, I spotted four police cruisers within three blocks. Some of my Zeta Beta Tau friends told me that the regulations on their social activities have been so severely restricted I would feel safer drinking at a high school formal surrounded by school faculty than drinking at one of their parties. I had heard all about the Greek formal drinking debacles that took place last spring, but didn’t expect to see the fallout affect so many aspects of my decidedly nonGreek college existence. The fourth day at my house, I met the Oxford Community Welcome Committee.

These friendly older adults came by to drop off some cookies, explained when the trash gets picked up, gave us a magnet with emergency contact numbers and warned us under no uncertain terms that should we decide to behave irresponsibly, there would be swift and severe consequences.

Anything from a littering citation to leaving a beer pong table set up on our deck would apparently warrant harsh penalty. I left the encounter with the fear of God in my chest and genuine perplexity at this new, much stricter Oxford.

I will be the last person to stand up for the Greek community and rationalize the behavior at those formals.

However, their destructive actions are hardly representative of Miami students as a whole. I can’t sit here and write a piece advocating underage drinking, but it is a reality on a college campus. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 83 percent of college students drink, 72 percent of college students have admitted to being drunk and 41 percent have admitted to engaging in behavior that by definition is considered binge drinking. While these figures seem frightening, I still remain on the fence on the evils of underage drinking. I am no teetotaler and though it’s probably not advisable to advertise this in my column, I will speak on behalf of the majority of Miami students who do drink and can do so without behaving like animals.

These new penalties are harsh, but that’s because we have been pushing the boundaries on what is considered acceptable conduct as Miami University students. If we can maintain some semblance of control, we won’t have to worry about police officers stationed at every bar just waiting for a misstep. Drinking should not ever be considered a cornerstone of a college experience, but for many it plays into everyday life.

This year will be an interesting test of responsibility for us, and I hope most people can act safely and intelligently enough to avoid some serious consequences.

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No connection?

No problem.

After living in Luxembourg for only a couple of God or man. It can go from sunny to pouring rain to days, it is easy to notice certain European amenities drizzling in a span of five minutes. I don’t know that greatly improve upon our own. Fresh Dutch how the locals deal with it. In my web-less world, and Swiss cheese are just down the street, Belgian I have to plan on rain every day, which can lead to chocolate as plentiful as Hershey’s and a bottle of a lot of unnecessary layers if by some miracle it redecent champagne can be found for €2.02. (Or so mains dry for more than six hours at a time.

I’ve heard. Hi, mom!) While some people suffer seThen, there’s the lack of my customary mornrious cravings for good old American standbys like ing e-mail check, which for the most part is not cheeseburgers or Mountain Dew, the only drug-like that important, except that we have been advised substance I need is the one most lacking — a reli- that classes here can be cancelled with little to able Internet connection. no warning. (Apparently the European profesI don’t mean to stereotype all of Luxembourg sors here are often called on emergency conhere. According to the Organisation for Economic sulting missions for the Grand Duke, or so they Co-operation and Development, this tiny coun- claim.) A 45-minute train ride to a class that is try has recently seen its broadband access shoot not being held is not exactly the best way to start up to 71.1 percent, surpassing that of the United the morning.

States, which currently stands at Many other conveniences my 63.5 percent. However, statisAmerican generation has taken tics mean little when one lives in for granted are now out of reach.

As with most things Need directions? No GPS, so I the home of a 74-year-old woman who missed the boat on CD have to (gasp) talk to random in life, going players, let alone Wi-Fi. on the street. Bus and train without something people So, for my three roommates and schedules must be consulted on makes you realize old pamphlets left behind by previme, opportunities for high-speed Internet must be sought after with just how much you ous boarders. Translations require the intentness of a crack addict actual dictionaries instead of autoneed it. chasing down the neighborhood matic translators. Video chat with pusher. (Forgive the analogy, I’ve friends and family back home is been watching The Wire a lot renonexistent. The list goes on. cently.) With the Miami campus’ In a way, this form of time travel wireless not up until the first Monday of classes, we go through is a little liberating. No more relentthese first days of orientation have been filled with lessly checking Facebook for new notifications, no excited glimpses of cafés (or bars, if necessary, more mindlessly staying up all night watching ranthough there doesn’t seem to be much of a differ- dom YouTube videos, no more relying on technolence around here) with the magic syllables “Wi-Fi” ogy when human interaction will do just fine. in the window.

Unless your job or grades depend on it, I would Luckily, the word for “Internet” is the same in actually recommend people try to go a week withEnglish, French and German, though it helps to out a constant connection — especially those of us know the French word “gratuity,” which means used to mobile platforms like an iPod or Blackberry. “free.” Of course, while you don’t have to pay for It’s nice to read more books, play more cards and Internet directly, it is expected to buy a coffee or tea overall give the mind a break from the constant if you’re going to sit around and feverishly type out flood of digital information that is the norm in e-mails for a while. modern society.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to check my As with most things in life, going without something makes you realize just how much you need it. e-mail before this café closes...

Let’s start in the morning. I can’t check the weather ben lockshin before class, which would be extremely useful in lockshbp@muohio.edu a country where the skies seem to obey no law of

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TV shows change with times Doesn’t it seem like any channel you choose on TV the past year or so has great shows on? TV has continually been pushing programs to be better, edgier and funnier. This could all be seen on the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy awards, which celebrate writing, directing and acting in comedies, dramas, reality shows, TV documentaries and mini-series. It was glitzy and glamorous and all of the stars were walking the red carpet Aug. 27 to award the people who make the shows we love possible. People are watching to see if their favorite character or favorite show wins their category, like Brian Cranston who has won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series for the past three years for his role in Breaking Bad on AMC. People love to cheer for Modern Family, which due to great performances by very funny actors and actresses, took home the award for Best Comedy Series.

Unfortunately, the show doesn’t highlight the writers of the show as much as they should. Yes, I am one of those people who watched and hoped that Jane Lynch would win the award for her hilarious role on Glee, but at the same time, not enough focus is given to the brilliant minds that come up with the words and situations that these “stars” get

to portray.

Without the creativity of people like Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, Modern Family wouldn’t be able to produce the laughs that it does. These two writers have taken everyday family situations and put them to the forefront of American culture. The fact that one of the families is a gay couple who has an adopted daughter pushes the show to not only portray the

With hard economic times and a tough political climate, people just need a way to let go of everything for an hour or two... comedy of a family, but that there are families in America who are just as good or just as kooky as what one might say is the traditional family. Maybe that’s what the two were trying to say. The traditional family isn’t so traditional anymore and that is by no means a bad thing.

Being able to escape is the reason we watch television. It allows us to break away from our everyday life and be excited or brought to tears by laughter or sadness. TV is so successful

right now because the writers are capturing exactly what their audiences want. With hard economic times and a tough political climate, people just need a way to let go of everything for an hour or two and be taken captive by a show like Lost, which unfortunately ended this past season. One can only hope that another show like that will come about, and I’m positive one will.

What is even more of a testament to the gripping nature of writing is the fact that more and more people I know are going to the video store or Internet to get an entire season of a show in order to either catch up on or relive an incredible program. So many people around me have recommended shows that I should catch up on or start watching. I’ve started doing this, trying to figure out what has been going on in the world of Entourage and Breaking Bad. With DVR and Netflix, it has become so easy to become invested in the shows and their characters.

You may not be a huge TV watcher — I wasn’t either — but I’m telling you that if you’re looking for entertainment there is no better time to pick up the remote and tune in during primetime than now.

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Languages must be taught early If you have ever traveled abroad, you have undoubtedly noticed the language barrier. While we admire Europeans for their ability to master two, three or four languages, Europeans have likewise labeled Americans as the most linTy guistically igGilligan norant people in the world, and deservingly so.

It is fair to point out that geography has something to do with America’s lack of foreign language skills. This becomes apparent while looking at a map.

America is geographically isolated, only bordering two countries (Mexico and Canada). It seems that this geographic isolation has led, in turn, to mental isolation in regards to learning a foreign language. Most Americans seem to think “everybody else speaks English,” a flawed ideology.

In fact, English is the 3rd most commonly spoken native language worldwide, with Mandarin Chinese and Spanish surpassing it, according to CIA World Factbook. This means speaking English technically allows you to communicate with only 5 percent of the global population.

How bad is America’s lack of bilingualism? According to the World Watch Institute, 66 percent of the world’s children are raised as bilingual speakers, while only 6.3 percent of Americans are bilingual. This is embarrassing considering that, according to the 2000 Census, 322 languages are spoken in the United States.

America has attracted immigrants from all over the world and we have been given access to native speakers of hundreds of languages, yet we don’t take advantage of it.

What America needs are early childhood foreign language programs. Children are incredibly receptive to learning a foreign language, especially if they hear it on a regular basis. However, Americans don’t take advantage of this window of opportunity in child development in regards to language. In America, most students start taking foreign language in high school, past the point when your brain is able to learn a foreign language as it did your native language. This is truly a tragedy. We should not be cheating our children and future generations out of learning another language.

Being able to speak a foreign language is not just convenient when traveling abroad or conducting business in a foreign country. Being able to understand and appreciate a foreign language makes you able to understand and appreciate a foreign culture and all the contributions that culture has made to society.

As said earlier, only 5 percent of the world speaks English, so we are only able to access 5 percent of global culture. What about the other 95 percent? I was fortunate enough to learn German in high school and I often listen to German music, read German newspapers and magazines and study German poetry and literature, which I never would have had access to if I had not learned a foreign language.

Not to mention, children could benefit greatly from learning a foreign language. They would be able to understand different cultures and people and have a sense of confidence in themselves and their own cultural and linguistic background. Once you understand someone’s language and culture, there is a sense of mutual respect and understanding. Greeting someone in a foreign language won’t just break down the linguistic barrier, but the cultural one as well.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010 ♦ 13

CROSS COUNTRY

RedHawk runners lace up for 2010 meets

By Melissa Maykut Staff Writer

The Miami University men’s and women’s cross country teams are just days away from kicking off their 2010 seasons.

In 2009, the men’s team struggled throughout the season, placing 4th at the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship. Then, due to illnesses and injuries, the RedHawks placed 14th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships.

“The guys had put more emphasis on running the races in practice last year and burned themselves out when they got to the actual race,” Head Coach Warren Mandrell said.

To make the team stronger and more consistent, Mandrell is focusing on balancing the team’s workouts.

“We will be running more hills, running on grass and adding more volume, adding the number of miles to our runs,” Mandrell said.

Over the summer, the guys averaged 60 to 80 miles a week and had a mix of hard and easy workouts. The team also did a five-mile acceleration run where the speed gradually increases with each mile this past week at Hueston Woods.

“The team is looking very strong with nine or 10 different guys finishing in the top five each week,” Mandrell said.

According to Mandrell, seniors Michael Perry and Robbie Fisher and junior David Eichenberger are expected to run well this year.

“This is where we find out who are the racers, who are the practice runners and what our overall fitness is.”

WARREN MANDRELL HEAD COACH MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

While the men’s cross country team has much room to improve this season, the women’s cross country team, led by Head Coach Kelly Phillips, is searching for a third MAC championship.

“Obviously the team wants to go for a third MAC championship, but the conference is a lot tougher this year,” Phillips said.

The girls have averaged 45 to 65 miles a week over the summer and their practices consist of a combi-

nation of two to three hard days and one long day.

Unlike the men’s team, who lost four of its seven top runners, the women’s team only lost two seniors. While the decision on team captains is still being decided, Phillips feels very confident in seniors Rachel Patterson, Amanda Mirochna and Katie Lenahan. Freshman Kathryn Carter is also looking strong and is likely to do well this season for the RedHawks.

While the women’s team won a second MAC championship last year, they ended up finishing 8th in the Great Lakes Regionals, missing the chance to qualify for the NCAA championships.

“I don’t expect that to happen again this year,” Phillips said.

“They’re older this year and more prepared. They just got scared.”

So far, the men’s and women’s cross country teams are looking healthy and strong and excited to start off the season at the Dayton Flyer 5K Sept. 4.

“This is where we find out who are the racers, who are the practice runners and what our overall fitness is,” Mandrell said.

The men’s team finished 2nd last year at the Dayton Flyer 5K, while the women’s team is looking to repeat their 1st place victory.

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VOLLEYBALL

Red and White split first series of season

By Michael Solomon Staff Writer

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Junior Jenn Caylor reaches for the ball in a game against Western Michigan Nov. 7, 2009.

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continued from page 14 Nguyen and Brightwell each sunk another goal.

Snyder scored the last goal in the 63rd minute and the final score was 8-0.

The RedHawks’ defense held strong the entire match, only allowing four shots on goal. Snyder found each teammate to be an asset to the team during the match.

“Every player on our team has natural speed and power, but also brings their individual personality to the field, which makes us extremely dangerous no matter who the competition might be,” Snyder said. “If our team continues to grow as a unit, I truly believe there is no stopping us.”

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Facing top programs like Memphis, Jacksonville State and Belmont is never easy, but the Miami University volleyball team showed they were no pushover on opening weekend, winning one of three matches in Nashville.

“I was very pleased with the way we played this weekend,” Head Coach Carolyn Condit said. “All three opponents posed different threats to us, but I thought we did an okay job dealing with them.”

The first match of the season for the RedHawks was Aug. 27 against Belmont, the tournament hosts. Miami stayed close in the first game, battling back and forth with the Bruins and taking a few early leads. With the score tied at 13 all, the Bruins went on a decisive 7-2 run that gave them control of the game, which they went on to win 25-18. Both teams had big runs of their own in the second game, but a 5-1 run

by Belmont at the end of a close game pulled them ahead for good and they won 25-22. Miami jumped out to a big lead in game three, but couldn’t hold on as the Bruins battled back to take the game 25-22 and the match 3-0.

The story for Miami in the first match was about hitting efficiency, as the Red and White hit .165 compared to Belmont’s .309. The ’Hawks looked to change that against a tough Jacksonville State team Aug. 28. They did just that, hitting .232 in the three games against the Gamecocks, while holding them to just a measly .154.

Miami took control of the first set

early on, as two kills each from juniors Colleen Loftus and Jenn Caylor gave the RedHawks a comfortable lead at 9-3. The Red and White didn’t look back from there, as they went on to take game one 25-18 for their first game win of the 2010 campaign.

Game two was more of a battle between both teams, but Miami came out on top with two late kills from Caylor and Michelle Mangia to put away the game 25-20. Game three saw the RedHawks battle back from a 20-17 deficit late to take the game 25-22 and finish off the sweep of the Gamecocks for their first match win of the season.

Awild match against Memphis came next for the RedHawks, as they looked to close out their opening weekend with a win and improve to 2-1. Despite a career-high 16-kill performance by junior Cassie Farrell, the RedHawks were topped by the Tigers in Condit’s 1,000th match as a head coach by a score of 3-1 (24-26, 31-29, 20-25, 22-25). Condit (571-429) is now one of only 10 coaches to reach that mark while only coaching in Division I. Although the RedHawks finished the weekend 1-2, they gained a lot of experience going forward.

“Our team can learn a lot from our experiences this weekend,” said Farrell, who was named to the All-Tournament Team for her play during the weekend.

“During the second match, our defense sparked the team and I think we will be able to look to them more and more as the season goes on. This weekend our opponents were able to expose some of our weaknesses, but our team also developed confidence in other areas of the game.”

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Rachelle Boff denies her opponent the chance to score in a game against Louisville Aug. 21, 2009.

SOCCER

NEXT GAME: 5:00 p.m. Friday at Butler

Defense keeps ’Hawks perfect

By Alex Butler Senior Staff Writer

So far, the Miami University women’s soccer team is unfamiliar with the foul flavor of defeat.

In the first three games of the 2010 season the RedHawks have outscored opponents 19-2. They are also coming back to Oxford unscathed having paved victory lane through Clarksville, Tenn. The Red and White moved to 3-0 with a pair of 2-1 wins over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Aug. 27 and Western Illinois University Aug. 29 in the Lady Gov Invitational.

“It’s obviously a good start to the season,” senior Julie Thompson said. “It’s always good to get wins under your belt. It’s also teaching us not to take things for granted.”

The Red and White met mesh in the first

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five minutes in each of their games so far this season. Aug. 29, sophomore Jess Kodiak pushed through midfield and buried a shot with her left boot to give the RedHawks the 1-0 advantage.

Thompson capitalized on a Sara Lund rebound with a goal at the 41 minute mark, making the score 2-0.

“Sara got the ball and turned and made a beautiful pass through the back line,” Thompson said. “They played with a sweeper, so we had to adjust a little and it worked really well in the first half.”

Aspirations of more scores to come were doused in a dash when the RedHawks granted a goal less than a minute after the second half whistle blew.

“It was disappointing because we wanted to come out and put in a goal and put them away,” Head Coach Bobby Kramig said. “To

immediately concede one, a careless one, and then it’s a game again.”

Although the Red and White didn’t score in the final stanza, shooting just five shots compared to 12 in the first, they used their defensive rhythm to put the stranglehold on the Leathernecks (0-2-1) and leave Clarksville content.

“It’s always nice to get to win,” Kramig said.

“It’s nice that the team is coming together and building a sense of confidence. The ante will be raised now when we play two much better teams in Butler and DePaul. We’ve got a lot of work to do this week in practice. We’ve got some things we definitely need to improve upon. We will get to those and hopefully have another good road trip next weekend.”

Kramig’s crew starts September with a meeting in Indianapolis with the Butler Bulldogs at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3.

NEXT GAME: 2:00 p.m. Saturday v. Brown at Iowa

RedHawks claw Tigers and Bears

By Drew McDonell Staff Writer

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The Miami University field hockey Mi team opened their season with a bang am as they defeated the University of i’s California (CAL) Golden Bears 4-3 and dominated the University of the Pacific Tigers 8-0 in Berkeley, Calif.

In the match against the Golden Bears Aug. 27, Miami was losing by two goals, but the girls rose to the challenge and were victorious.

Head Coach Jill Reeve was pleased with the team’s performance.

“I was really proud of our team for their resilience coming back from two goals down,” Reeve said. “They really played beautifully right from the pass back. CAL is a tough team and challenged us at every turn, but we responded and finished.”

The RedHawks were the first to strike against the Golden Bears when freshman MICHAEL GRIGGS The Miami Student Kelsey Lund scored the first goal of the season seven minutes into the match. The game then started to take a turn for the worse when the Tigers struck back and scored three goals, leaving the score at 1-3 early in the second period. pressure was on,” Reeve said. “We have a lot of speed as a unit, but The ’Hawks refused to give up, and the girls came back after we need to improve our timing with one another and communicate halftime ready to reclaim the game. Four minutes into the second more effectively.” period, junior Jackie Nguyen scored the ’Hawks’ second goal. DurThe girls took on the Pacific Tigers Aug. 29. Within the first two ing minute 46 of the game, Nguyen snuck another goal past CAL’s minutes, senior Mary Hull was at full force, lodging the ball into the keeper, leveling the game 3-3. net and capturing the team’s first goal. The RedHawks continued to The team clenched the win in the final seven minutes of the game. drill the Tigers as Nguyen and Snyder each added another point to Senior Christine Brightwell sunk her shot into the net with the as- the scoreboard. sistance of junior Amanda Seely and senior Kate Snyder.

The second period proved to be more successful than the first, Although Reeve is excited about the first win of the season, she with junior Brittany Branco scoring in the first two minutes. Hull, realizes the team still needs to work on certain elements.

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or the first time in nearly 10 years, the Cincinnati Reds are in a playoff race and looking to make it back to the postseason, something they have not done since 1995. Meanwhile, Manager Dusty Baker is looking to make it back to the postseason for the first time since 2003, when he brought the Chicago Cubs one game away from making their first World Series since 1945.

What does this history mean? Well, for one thing, the Reds, who are the oldest franchise in baseball, have the fifth longest playoff drought in baseball right now, behind only Toronto, Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Washington (previously Montreal), and it has taken a toll on Cincinnati. Sometimes history repeats itself, and it may do just that this fall.

Every season, Reds fans flock to Great American Ball Park with hopes of having a winning season and going to the playoffs, but every year that dream is all but crushed by the All-Star break.

Every year, Reds fans have hope of making the playoffs, but every year the season is all but over by the All-Star break. Coming to games in August and September was often to see the other team, likely a contender, play rather than to see the Reds.

However, Cincinnati gave their fans a glimmer of hope this year when they entered the break with a one-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals. In addition, they led the National League in runs, batting average, on-base plus slugging and total bases, and were second in home runs at the break. Plus, they held the division lead at the All-Star break for the first time in the wild card era, which started in 1995.

Reds fans have been looking for something to cheer about for almost as long as Cubs fans have been looking for a World Series title. OK, not that long, but close.

First, it was the 1999 season, when Cincinnati came so close to making the playoffs, but lost to the Mets in the onegame playoff for the National League wild card spot.

Then, the Reds acquired Ken Griffey, Jr. in February 2000 in what looked to be another chapter in the storybook career of “The Kid.” But injury after injury plagued Griffey’s career and the Reds started their string of losing seasons starting in 2001.

Players such as Adam Dunn, Austin Kearns, Sean Casey and Aaron Boone came and went without producing a pennant for the Reds.

It looked grim when the Reds opened this season losing their first two games to the Cardinals who had dominated the division for most of this decade and were only one game over .500 at the end of April.

Since then, the Reds have gone on a tear, making fans wonder when they are going to steal the Bengals’ chant and say, “Who dey think gonna beat them Reds?”

Joey Votto has carried this team and is competing with Albert Pujols for the Triple Crown, while young talent such as Mike Leake, Travis Wood and Jonny Gomes have added a huge spark to this Reds team. Plus, players such as Scott Rolen, Brandon Phillips, Bronson Arroyo and Johnny Cueto have given the Reds the stability and consistency that they have lacked for so long.

Now, with just over 30 games left in the regular season, the Reds will have to prove to the world once more that they are for real and that they are capable of making it back to the playoffs. The last time the Reds made the playoffs, they also had Barry Larkin on their team, who won the MVP that same season.

Can Votto repeat history and win the MVP the same year the Reds make the playoffs?

Now, all that the Reds are missing is Al Michaels sitting next to Marty Brennaman in the booth saying, “Do you believe in miracles? YES!”