September 2, 2011 | The Miami Student

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VOLUME 139 NO. 4

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO

Sporting venues could get corporate names

JULIA ENGLEBRECHT THE MIAMI STUDENT

From left, the Goggin Ice Center, John D. Millett Assembly Hall.,Yager Stadium and Hayden Park could all be renamed in a bid to increase revenue for Miami University’s Athletic Department.

By Adam Giffi

Senior Staff Writer

As the Miami University RedHawk football team prepares to take on the University of Missouri Tigers this weekend, back home the athletic department is attempting to tackle another opponent: ongoing budget concerns. With these concerns comes the very real possibility that all Miami Athletic teams may someday soon have home field advantage at corporatesponsored venues. Pepsi Yager Stadium, anyone?

Deputy Athletic Director Jason Lener is leading the offense against budget concerns.

“Going back to when the university first started to have some financial challenges and there were some cuts across the board taking place, we were a part of those cuts,” Lener said.

According to Lener, in Fiscal Year 2010, a 10 percent reduction was imposed on operations to administrative units and 2.5 percent reduction to team operating

budgets adding up to a grand total reduction of $265,000.

Then, in Fiscal Year 2011, an across the board reduction of 10 percent was imposed on all units, administrative and sport, for a total reduction of $435,000.

However, the cuts did not stop there. According to Lener, the Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT), the organization comprised of faculty and staff that submitted budget recommendations to President Hodge in the Fall 2010 semester, impacted the athletic budget as well.

“The original cuts were prior to the SPT recommendations. Those cuts were simply in conjunction with the university’s financial standing,” Lener said. “Now we do have a recommendation in place that will require us to reduce our budget by $1.4 million over the next five years. These are in addition to the other cuts.”

Despite this seemingly daunting figure, Lener said that plans are moving forward to handle this using a

different mentality.

“We do have a plan in place to address this,” Lener said.

“We’re trying to space it out over the course of the five years and what we’re actually trying to do is find ways to generate revenue versus trying to cut.”

Lener explained that all revenue generating plans being implemented or in the works are partly reliant on the success of the athletic teams, as success will help generate higher interest and ultimately higher revenues. This is a reality that Assistant Football Coach Larry Willis said should not be a problem, despite all of the recent cuts.

“Obviously we don’t have as much money as an Ohio State, which anybody would know, but to say that we have been hurt in any way by budget concerns, I have really not seen that,” Willis said. “(The budget) has allowed us to be competitive. Just look at last year; this team was a conference champion and a bowl game winner.”

In terms of raising revenue, Lener said that currently the focus has been on creating new ticket packages. However, according to Lener, the focus is now shifting to larger-scale plans, including the potential for corporate-branded athletic venues in the future.

“We’re also looking at naming opportunities and selling naming rights to some of our facilities. This is actually a new initiative for us. The Board of Trustees has actually just approved giving us the opportunity to go out and sell naming rights for our venues,” Lener said. “We’re still in the infancy stages of this plan, but if you look at different venues around the nation you can go to you see names like ‘Pepsi Arena’ or ‘America Airlines Field’, and this will be something along those lines.”

Lener said that this corporate-branding has a huge potential for revenue generating and is something that has worked well in the past for other universities.

“We have various venues

on campus, a football stadium, an ice arena, a baseball stadium, a basketball arena, and so we have a whole slew of opportunities,” Lener said. “So we’re in the process of putting a team together to go ahead and get some consultants to come in and give us advice on the best ways to approach this plan.”

Lener explained that this plan will be going forward in the next month or so but that it is still too early to comment on the impact that the corporate brand name will have on the venue’s name.

“The intent is not to take away from the names of any of our current buildings,” Lener said. “What we will have to do is look at all of the options, take them back to the board and see what we are comfortable with.”

Miami senior Bret Patrick Keough said he is familiar with corporate sponsorship of professional venues, but would not want to see it happen here.

“I’ve been here for four

years and I truly feel names like Yager Stadium give us a sense of identity,” Keough said. “Corporate sponsorship would kind of ruin that experience.

Junior Tiffany Schreck also feels name changes could damage a part of the experience at Miami.

“The names we currently have are iconic and I feel like they mean a lot to students,” Schreck said. “I would support the university and I understand why they would consider having corporate sponsored names, but I wouldn’t like it.”

Willis had a message for Miami students on how they can help defeat budget concerns.

“The more students that come to our games, and you guys don’t have to pay to come, but when people see those stands packed, it becomes an atmosphere that paying customers want to be a part of,” Willis said. “If you guys are at the games cheering, it makes a difference.”

Former RedHawk football player fights for Resident assistants chance to suit up with Pittsburgh Steelers take on new duties

By Matt Fitzgerald

for The Miami Student

Former Miami University wide receiver Armand Robinson certainly made his mark in NCAA football. During his senior year, Robinson caught a school-record 94 passes for over 1,000 yards and six TDs. This included a phenomenal 14-catch performance in the MAC Championship game capped off by the winning touchdown grab as well as a solid performance in the GoDaddy.com Bowl victory.

Despite impressive performances on nationally televised games on big stages, Robinson now occupies the grandest football stage of all: the

National Football League.

“I don’t think there’s anything that can get you prepared for the pressure of the NFL,” Robinson said. “In college, they’re obligated to you for x amount of years, but here, it is all competition.”

Facing early adversity After graduating last fall, Robinson began chasing a lifelong dream of playing in the NFL. Leading up to the NFL Draft, his focus during training was mainly on speed since NFL scouts heavily emphasize the 40-yard dash time.

Unfortunately for Robinson, the 40-yard dash he ran at his pro day did not go according to

plan. Routinely running in the 4.4-to-4.5-second range, he ran the dash twice, clocking in at 4.70 and 4.62 respectively.

After the disappointing pro day where many NFL scouts were present, Robinson’s draft stock fell from being projected to go in the later rounds to being projected to go undrafted.

The draft came and went without a call from a team, but Robinson still had the option of free agency.

Getting the call It was a long wait between the April draft and the end of the lockout. Undrafted free agents are allowed to have contact with teams, negotiate and sign contracts immediately

Armand Anecdotes: Hometown: Reynoldsburg, OH Graduated: Fall 2010, BA in History Bagel & Deli bagel of choice: Crunch N’ Munch Currently listening to: Jay-Z and Kanye West Favorite place in Pittsburgh: Playing at Heinz Field Best memory at Miami: Winning the MAC Championship Sports role model growing up: Michael Jordan The best quad on the Oxford campus: North quad (where most of the athletes live… of course!)

after the draft. However, with the implementation of the lockout, negotiations were prohibited until two days after it was lifted, which left Robinson and many other NFL free agents in professional limbo.

Robinson was frustrated and concerned as the league’s lockout dragged on, because every passing day was one less day to be with an NFL team to learn the subtleties and intricacies of the pro game and adjusting to the steep learning curve that occurs at the professional level.

Robinson worked at a law firm in Columbus this summer while anxiously following the news every day, wondering about how a potential lost season for the NFL could impact his professional football career aspirations. Thankfully, when the lockout was finally over, Robinson was involved in some incredible news of his own.

“The Steelers were actually the first team to call me, so I took it,” Robinson said.

Walking into a great situation

CONTRIBUTED BY ARMAND ROBINSON, THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Armand Robinson (14) practices at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp as fellow receiver Hines Ward (left) looks on.

After the signing, Robinson eagerly strode into the Steelers facility, looking forward to an opportunity to make a living being a part of one of the greatest franchises in football.

He had his first encounter with a member of the Steelers organization who just so happened to be pretty important: his new head coach.

“The first person I ran into was Mike Tomlin. He introduced himself and said he

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By Lauren Ceronie

Campus Editor

Students living in the residence halls are by now familiar with the role of their Resident Assistant (RA) to plan programs, to unlock doors and to keep an eye on misbehaving underclassmen. This year, however, RAs have an additional role as Campus Security Agents.

As Campus Security Agents, RAs are required to report some incidents directly to the Miami University Police Department (MUPD) instead of going through their hall advisor as they have in the past, according to Matthew Boaz, director of the Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity and assistant vice president of institutional diversity. RAs are required to contact the police first to make the reporting of incidents more timely, Boaz said.

“In some circumstances, the police may need timely warning so information can be issued around campus,” Boaz said. “When RAs were required to talk to their supervisor first the issue was they may not see their supervisor for a time after the incident.”

Miami, along with most universities, was issued a letter by the federal government requiring RAs to become Campus Security Agents under the Jeanne Clery Act, according to

Boaz. The Clery Act is a federal law that requires universities to disclose information about crime on and around campus.

“Basically, under the Clery Act, the definition of an RA has been expanded,” said Gerald Olson, director of the Office of Residence Life.

As with any new duty, there seems to be some confusion among RAs as to what their role as a Campus Security Agent entails. Multiple RAs told The Miami Student they were required to report graffiti in the hall with a sexual nature directly to the police. All the RAs told The Miami Student the same example of what they had to report to MUPD— if a penis was drawn on a whiteboard in the building, the RAs were required to contact MUPD so the police could come document the incident.

According to Boaz, only criminal matters must be reported to the police. Incidents of a sexual nature, such as penises drawn on a whiteboard, must be reported to the Office of Equity and Equal Opportunity (OEEO). “There’s a thin line between what is actionable and what isn’t which RAs might not know, so they report to OEEO where we discern if we should look into the matter,” Boaz said. “If there’s any doubt in an RAs’ mind though, they should report it.”

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Eccentric Miamian’s legacy lives on

By Lauren Ceronie Campus Editor

Eccentric characters are nothing new to the Oxford community. These characters’ quirks add charm and uniqueness to the already charming and unique city. Perhaps the most peculiar of these characters, however, is Harry Thobe.

While Thobe’s name is probably familiar to Miami University faculty, it may not ring a bell in many students’ minds.

Thobe was a bricklayer by profession and laid some of the brickwork for every building on Miami’s campus before 1940.

He also had a hand in multiple buildings around the Oxford community, including one home allegedly built with 300 birdhouses and one chimney.

Thobe also constructed the Talawanda Board of Education house, originally his own home, located on Chestnut Street. When Thobe completed the house, he left the scaffolding up around the building to avoid a tax on buildings that had finished construction.

While the Talawanda Board of Education building immortalizes Thobe’s abilities as a bricklayer, he was much better known in his day for his love of sports. More specifically, his love of crashing sporting events he didn’t pay for.

According to his own accounts, Thobe crashed eight Rose Bowl games, three Orange Bowl games and 20 World Series games. Thobe was not shy about his gate crashing abilities.

“I’ve seen eight Rose Bowl games including the transplanted Oregon State-Duke game at Durham, N.C. in 1942, and 16

World Serious [sic] games and I’ve never paid a cent for admission,” Thobe said at the 1945 University of Tennessee-University of Southern California Rose Bowl game.

How did Thobe manage to attend all these games without paying? The magic was in his outfit. Thobe would wear a white suit, a straw hat, one red shoe and one white shoe and carry a megaphone and a parasol. He would march in with the band and field officials would assume he was part of the act. Thobe was reported to be tickled that the 1945 Rose Bowl had two bands, allowing him to march into the stadium twice.

Although Thobe never paid to attend a sporting event, money does not appear to have been a problem for him. Thobe had diamonds embedded in his teeth instead of the usual gold fillings of the day and would, allegedly, pluck one out and sell it if he was in need of money.

Once while in California for a Rose Bowl game, Thobe picked up a bricklaying job at a nudist colony. According to Thobe’s own accounts, he was instructed to remove his clothes before beginning work, a task more dangerous than Thobe expected.

“I durn near ruined myself that job,” Thobe said. “All day I kept trying to put my trowel in my hip pocket.”

Thobe was also an avid fan of Miami sports. At one point, he claimed to have attended 54 consecutive Homecoming games even though 54 consecutive Homecoming games had not been played at Miami.

He may have been an avid Miami fan, but Miami’s administrators of the day were not avid fans of Thobe. In a letter to a

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Miami’s gender gap narrows

By Alaine Perconti STAFF WRITER

Last month, Miami University welcomed the class of 2015. Of the 3,650-plus incoming first years who were accepted and enrolled, 31 percent graduated in the top 10 percent of their class and 26 percent scored 29 or higher on their ACT. But one figure that was unusual for the class of 2015 was the amount of undergraduate men Miami found itself welcoming to the campus.

For the first time in six years, Miami’s male enrollment increased by 2 percent.

This year, the first year class is 52 percent female and 48 percent male.

Miami hasn’t had exact gender equality in the past—males have traditionally made up between 44 percent and 46 percent of an incoming class.

Miami Admissions reviewed 18,450 applications when building the Class of 2015.

The application process is entirely gender-blind, meaning the gender of each student is not considered during the admission process.

The students who enrolled almost directly reflected the proportions of those who applied at 52.9 percent women and 47.1 percent men.

It’s an issue that Michael Kabbaz, associate vice president of Enrollment Management, says the university keeps a close eye on. “[The gender gap] is certainly something we watch very closely, but we are comfortable where we are [in terms of the male/female proportion],” Kabbaz said.

Kabbaz says the trend is more prevalent at liberal arts colleges.

He attributes Miami’s ability to keep the gender ratio at a consistent level to the academic programs the university offers.

“We are very fortunate to have strong programs that attract males,” Kabbaz said in reference to traditionally male-dominated fields such as business and engineering. Kabbaz said the increase in male enrollment this year could be due to an increased interest in business and a decreased interest in education, a field that tends to attract females.

The most recent report, according to an NPR editorial by Michel Martin, says the gender gap has reached a 60 to 40 female to male ratio at some universities. That means more and more women are applying to, enrolling in and graduating from college.

University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees member about the 1931 Miami-UC Thanksgiving Day football game, Miami Board of Trustees member Foster J. Cole said, “In regard to Thobe, I will do all possible at this end to keep him from coming to the game as a clown. I believe that the best remedy is to instruct your police to keep him off the field.”

Miami’s faculty also did not appear fond on Thobe’s famous fountain and fishpond that was located on slant walk where the Kappa Kappa Gamma Circle is today. Thobe built his elaborate fountain in the early 1900s but the Miami administration ordered it to be filled with rocks to prevent hazing in the form of freshman dunking.

On September 24, 1914, an article in The Miami Student lamented, “No more will the famous Thobe fountain be used as a place to punish obstinate students for their crimes and misdeeds.”

After Thobe’s death on March 30, 1950, his fountain was torn down and replaced with a drinking fountain. Today, it is the Kappa Kappa Gamma Circle.

While Thobe’s fountain is no longer, his legacy of eccentricity will live on at Miami.

All information for this article was obtained from the University Archives with the help of University Archivist Bob Schmidt.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY FRANK SNYDER

The Kappa Kappa Gamma Circle stands today where the Thobe Fountain once was.

Difficulties with key cards continue

By Adam Giffi

Senior Staff Writer

ERIN KILLINGER THE MIAMI STUDENT

For the first time in six years, Miami’s gender gap is narrowing.

Beginning in 2005, gender division became a topic of interest for institutional researchers on a national level as they saw the number of female applicants climbing and surpassing those of men.

Some look to primary education when seeking the origin of the problem. Besty Ruper, a guidance counselor at Westlake High School in Northeast Ohio, remembers a time when the majority of women had different opportunities.

“When I graduated from high school in 1966, the only careers that were open to women or female friendly were teacher, nurse and secretary. Today it is much different, girls do not have or see any limits in terms of career options,” Ruper said.

She says she sees female students with more ambition and drive as far as obtaining leadership roles and community involvement — all important factors in college admissions processes.

“It is not unusual to see college enrollments with 60 percent female and 40 percent male,” Ruper said.

A few universities that fit this imbalanced profile of 60 percent female and 40 percent male are University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and New York University (NYU), according to collegeboard.com. College Board’s university profiles also show an even more extreme example in the College of Charleston, which is 66 percent women.

A recent study conducted at The Ohio State University researched the effects of gender and social capital on a high school student’s post-secondary expectations. Social capital refers to the relationship between a child and their parents. The study revealed that both parents generally have higher

expectations for their daughters when it comes to education.

The researchers concluded that this could lead women to feel more pressured and more motivated to attend college.

The study also examines the effect each parent has as an individual on his or her child.

Research shows women follow the examples of their mothers and men of their fathers, respectively. It follows that since more women, now mothers, of our parent’s generation have college degrees, the women of our generation are inspired to emulate their behavior.

As the Gender Gap continues to widen, discussion often focuses on possible consequences.

In May, Miami University awarded the Class of 2011 3,831 bachelor’s degrees to the graduates. Miami awarded 1,714 of those degrees to men.

Another concern among national researchers is that colleges may lower standards of admission for men to keep numbers balanced.

Kabbaz, who had previously worked for the University of Richmond, a liberal arts institution, said such schools are hurting for more male attendance.

“Without well-rounded majors, liberal arts schools could see a 60-40 gap,” Kabbaz said.

While some institutions may be trying to target more male applicants, Miami’s recruitment and marketing campaigns remain gender-neutral, Kabbaz said.

One area in which Miami is trying to close the gender gap is among the major programs that still attract a majority of male students.

“We would love to see women

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Access to dorm rooms is now just a wave away, but it isn’t always that easy. As campus residents complete their second week with the new system, some have encountered technical glitches.

Students are supposed to be able to use their ID card to access their room or, in the event of a lockout, they are instructed to simply send a secure text message to a service to open the door. However, this has not always worked flawlessly for everyone First-year Jessica Pesek, a resident of Morris Hall, is among these students who have had difficulties with the new system.

“I was able to get into the building using my key card but when I got to my dorm, it just wouldn’t work,” Pesek said.

After this incident, Pesek and a friend decided they would test the text message service. More bad luck.

“We both had our keys and we tried text messaging the service and it didn’t work,” Pesek said. “So we ended up needing to use our ID’s to get back in.”

Michael Yee, a Resident Assistant (RA) in Emerson Hall, said that, overall, he has enjoyed the new system. However, he has fielded a couple of concerns from residents and has had some trouble himself.

“Sometimes the key doesn’t recognize the door properly, so it takes me a handful of tries to finally get in,” Yee said. “I know residents that have had their cards randomly deactivated, and they had to return to Shriver to get this sorted out. I’ve also had two that couldn’t initially get in when they were locked out.”

Larry Fink, assistant vice president of Housing and Auxiliary Finance, explained the magnitude of the project.

“With a project of this magnitude and complexity, you do anticipate some initial start-up challenges,” Fink said. “In a period of 90 days, we installed over 4,100 electronic door locks.

Moreover, we produced over 7,200 new Smart Chip ID cards for students living in residence halls.”

Fink said the problems he has heard about have not been major.

“We’ve had a handful of locks that needed minor work, a couple of dozen ID cards that failed for one reason or another,” Fink said.

Fink has also fielded issues similar to Pesek’s, though he stressed that these occurrences have been rare and not always a result of technical error.

“I have heard of a couple of instances of this occurring. I think it was the first day of class during a time when the system server was being re-booted,” Fink said. ”Everyone is learning a new system and all of its features. In some cases, we have found problems to be related to operator error, not problems with the locks or technology.”

According to Fink, since the first weekend, problems have largely tapered out. Prior to move in, Fink explained, there was no way to test the system at the level it functions at with students on campus.

Some confusion has also resulted from the updated lockout policies. While using the text message system is free, consulting an RA will result in a $7 fee.

Ultimately, Fink is confident that the ID access card system was the right decision for the university.

“I’d say everyone is very satisfied with the new door access system,” Fink said. “I’ve been very impressed with the performance of the new system and know it will serve Miami students well now and well into the future.”

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Code of Conduct undergoes alterations

By Molly Leasure For The Miami Student

As classes begin and homework piles up, the last thing on students’ minds is reading updated university rules. However, as uptown becomes packed and papers are assigned, reading the new Code of Student Conduct might be the smartest thing a student does all week.

As of July 1, 2011, the Code of Student Conduct changed. According to Chris Taylor, associate director of the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict, the new code of conduct leaves little room for the imagination. Getting a code one or code two violation is no longer the case.

“Instead of having a broad range of violations pertaining to each code, each violation has its own number.

Instead of each code resulting in the same consequences, each case is dealt with differently,” Taylor said.

In years past, if a student broke a law that also violated the university standards of conduct, that student would either be charged with a code one or code two violation; now violations are looked at in a different way.

Each year, many faculty, staff and students look at the code and this year, according to Taylor, the staff decided a change was needed.

“In the past, students struggled with using the term code one and code two and apply severity to them, it is too broad a statement to have the same code pertaining to copyright and assault,” Taylor said. “Every violation isn’t equal.”

As a result, the new code of conduct is more specific to each violation and every conflict will be dealt with in an appropriate way.

“Appropriate punishment will be given depending on defined sanctions,” Taylor said.

Students who have previously been found guilty of a violation may be suspended or dismissed after a single violation as in years past.

However, minor offenses might

receive a restriction from participating in intercollegiate athletics and extracurricular activities, Taylor said.

A maximum penalty would be dismissal from the university. Consequences depend on the severity of the violation committed.

The biggest difference is that now people will understand exactly what the violation is for and no questions are left unanswered about what the violation could have been, Taylor said.

Sophomore Hannah Swords said, “Code 1 and Code 2 carried stigmas with them but if violations are specific they won’t carry as much hype and mystery.”

Miami junior John McArthur feels it is a beneficial change.

“Overall, I think it’s a better change because now students won’t dismiss a code two as not important and violations will be taken more seriously,” McArthur said.

Student organization violations will be dealt with in a similar manner. The number of violations allowed per organization is up to the discretion of the hearing board made up of faculty and staff. Alcohol and hazing violations each have specific punishments. If an organization has three strikes dealing with alcohol within a three year period, the result may be suspension, according to Taylor. However, with regards to hazing, the severity of the incidents determines how many offenses are allowed. First time offenses due to hazing may result in suspension. There is no set number of violations allowed before an organization, according to Taylor.

“We have always dealt with or adjudicated student organization violations, but wanted to be more explicit about the process,” Susan Mosley- Howard, Dean of Students said.

If students want to appeal, the case appeals may be filed for inappropriate sanction, procedural defect in the adjudication of the case, or newfound evidence, according to the University Appeals Board.

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apply for those under-represented groups,” Kabbaz said.

Student Organizations such as Women in Business and Women

in Science Disciplines, Engineering and Mathematics (WISDEM) strive to attract women in traditionally male-dominated fields.

In her 25 years at Miami University, Jan Taylor, a marketing professor in the Farmer School of

Business, has seen Miami’s student body evolve over time.

“I have seen a significant shift,” Taylor said. “My classes were male dominated for many years and that isn’t the case today.”

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BEAT New school year spells changes for off-campus house names Water balloons damage passing car

Around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oxford Police Department detectives responded to the 400 block of South Main Street after a report of someone throwing water balloons at moving cars was called in. As police approached the scene, a male stopped officers to report his Ford Escape had been dented as the result of being hit by a water balloon. The male was able to identify a house from which the balloons may have originated. An officer observed wet spots on the sidewalk in front of the house. Officers spoke to several residents of the house who agreed to work out an agreement to pay for the damage to the car.

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By Sarah Sidlow Senior Staff Writer

It is an Oxford tradition as treasured as Green Beer Day: the naming of off-campus houses; and as the school year starts anew, some upperclassmen are undertaking the creative, and often difficult, task of choosing a new name for their house.

There are a lot of things to consider when choosing a new name for a house.

“They have to be funny, but not over-the-top offensive,” said Miami senior Mike Carlascio.

“We want something witty so that people walking by think we’re fun,” said junior Tim Good, one of Carlascio’s housemates.

Longevity is also important.

“I want something that will stick around for 10 years. I want to come back and see the sign that we put up,” said senior Dan Labarbera, another housemate.

The sign itself is

another consideration.

“A lot of times, a cool sign can be designed from the name,” said housemate Dan Johnson, a Miami senior.

The students agree that naming a house is more than just putting up a sign. House names also identify the people who live there, according to Johnson. Last year, he and some of his housemates lived in a house named “Poplar Cherry.”

“When people ask who I’m living with, I say ‘Poplar Cherry and a few other guys.’ So yeah, your house name definitely becomes an identifier,” Johnson said.

Jason Reynolds, a local landlord and owner of Mile Square Houses also understands the importance of house names.

“People know the house just by the name. There is definitely a lot of value in a good house name and a good sign,” he said.

Reynolds owns 12 houses in Oxford, most of which

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Down On U, located on University Avenue, is one of many house names that has a double meaning. are named or getting named. he had a sign made, put on One of his latest projects is a flower box and adorned to called “The Flower Box” the house, he said. on Ardmore, across from Reynolds guards his Heritage Commons. houses closely.

The inspiration came “I let [tenants] name the from the house itself. Reyn- house, but I do have to apolds painted it pink and in- prove it,” he said. “And I tell stalled flower boxes along them up front that I don’t apmost of the windows. Then prove of anything that has to

do with sex, drugs or alcohol use. Anything that my fiveyear-old will have to ask me to explain to her is out.

It takes some of the fun out of it, but it leads to a better family-student atmosphere that we can all live with.”

To think that a house name could live on in Oxford after the creators have left is an exciting idea. One of Reynolds’ properties, named “The Waffle House” has stayed the same name for 15 years, he said.

However, the process of choosing a new name for a house has its own merits.

“We have so much fun coming up with these names,” said Johnson, whose house had been an Architecture pass-down house named “Arc Angels” since 2001.

The new residents have not come to a conclusion on the name, but they are entertaining possibilities like “Rufil Inn,” “Abusement Park” and “Baller Status.”

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By Shannon Pesek

Senior Staff Writer

Over a decade ago, Miami University underwent a change that has been ridden with controversy since: the removal of the Redskin as the mascot and logo of the university. Now the logo and Redskin name are also losing ground at off-campus retailers due to licensing issues.

The most recent debate has been rehashed over the past year, allegedly due to an incident at a football game concerning a student dressed in Indian themed regalia, sparking a “Redskin storm,” according to owner of the DuBois Bookstore, John DuBois.

DuBois, a Miami alummus from the class of 1978, says he will always see himself as a Redskin.

“We were the Redskins then, so we still sell Redskin

merchandise now. It’s disappointing to me and the customers because we weren’t the RedHawks when we were here,” DuBois said.

According to Paul Allen, the Director of Business Services, the complete phase out of the “M Chief” Redskins logo is minor compared to any controversy in 1997.

“This wasn’t caused by some big event [in reference to the student at the football game], it was simply time.

The sales of merchandise with the “M Chief” logo are down, and it is time to promote the RedHawks,” Allen said.

Allen stressed that it is time to focus on the current students, and the current team here at Miami.

After last summer’s decision by the university, all bookstores were highly encouraged to cease production of all Redskin merchandise, which is significant for

DuBois bookstore, which sees a high percentage of its sales from visitors and alumni, DuBois explained.

“The preference of the “M Chief” logo is about 2-1 among our customers, who are majorly alumni,” DuBois said.

Though this logo is still featured in the DuBois bookstore, there is no merchandise that says “Miami Redskins” in the store, DuBois said.’

In terms of business, DuBois said that customers will now find significantly more “Miami” and “Miami University” merchandise in his stores.

“It’s much more popular than the RedHawk logo,” DuBois said.

James (JJ) Greenwood Jr., a redshirt freshman on the Miami football team, sees himself completely as a Miami athlete, despite the decades of confusion over what our mascot is.

“Right now, the mascot is the RedHawk, I see myself representing Miami as a whole. I call myself a Miami RedHawk because that’s our name as of today, but I am aware of our history and the logo being the Redskin,” Greenwood said.

Greenwood, however, strongly believes that the connection the team feels with the RedHawks logo rivals that of an alumni bond with the Redskin logo, due to the brotherhood they have created.

Allen hopes that the alumni connection with the university stems beyond a mascot, and that alumni would still love the university as a whole.

“Nobody is telling the alumni that they cannot be Redskins, we’re not trying to take away from 14 years ago. The university will still use the Heritage Logo during Alumni Weekend and limited events,” Allen said.

Talawanda earns highest rating on state report

By James Rohaley For The Miami Student

Talawanda Local Schools have earned “Excellent with Distinction” on the Ohio state report card for the 2010-2011 school year and for the first time in school history.

For District Superintendent Kelly Spivey, this has been a motivated plan set in motion many years ago.

“This goal has been a focused plan for over several years in the making,” Spivey said. “We have worked enthusiastically with the administrator department chair, and we also make sure the curriculum is aligned for our high expectations and what the state wants to see.”

Talawanda community relations coordinator Holli Morrish agrees that this has been a gradual transition.

“Several years ago, we were rated ‘effective,’” Morrish said. “The curriculum department and Kelly really designed and implemented a plan where they made incremental steps over time.”

However, this is not the district’s first rating to be proud of. The past four years, the district has been rated “Excellent,” a division that still holds high regard.

To receive their excellent with distinction report, Spivey said the district achieved all state indicators.

“Our performance rating is 102.1 percent, 26 out of 26 indicators of each assessed area and our growth target was achieved and surpassed,” she said.

The district is at an all-time high and plans to stay there with newly implemented testing and assessments.

“There is a new district ‘RTI, Response to Intervention’ assessment to continue this rating,” Spivey said. “The district will be building data teams and collecting information in the form of different assessments for math and reading three times a year to see where every student is academically. We then plan to individualize and form a plan for every student so that all students’ specific needs

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Talawanda Local Schools is one of 86 school districts in Ohio to earn “Excellent with Distinction.” are met.”

Morrish said the high school has been focusing on graduation ratings.

“The goal is a 100 percent (graduation rate), and as of this past year, we were at 99.2 percent,” Morrish said.

The high school’s lowest category score on the Ohio Graduation Test was a 93.6 percent in science. That percentage is still significantly higher than the state’s average, which sits at 84.2 percent.

The school is one of 86

other Ohio schools to achieve the highest honor of the 4,237 public schools in Ohio, according to the Ohio Education Directory. Three of the “Excellent with Distinction” evaluations are located in Butler County.

Spivey comments that she is very grateful for the community’s involvement.

“We are so proud of the community and the work we have all accomplished, and will continue to accomplish,” she said.

By Andrew Grant

For The Miami Student

College Suites has changed owners through receivership and is now known as Level 27 student apartments.

Receivership is the process where a property is turned over to an independent party in order to manage and market it to potential buyers, usually for a lower price. This process helps the property return to form and regain profitability.

Over the summer, the former College Suites was bought and is now managed

by Peak Campus Management, LLC, and has been renamed Level 27. Peak Campus Management is based out of Atlanta and has many locations around the country.

Oxford Economic Director Alan Kyger said one of the reasons College Suites was not very successful and had to go into a state of receivership was the distance between Miami’s campus and the complex formerly known as College Suites.

“College Suites was built on the fringe of the square mile that encompasses the campus,” Kyger said. “It’s a very nice complex, but they had trouble drawing in students due to the location.”

The introduction of the sophomore residency requirement also decreased demand for off-campus housing.

According to Kyger, Peak Campus Management bought the property in July of this year for $18 million.

Peak Campus Management owns 37 different apartment complexes, including the new Level 27 apartments, across the United States.

Level 27 student apartments has 216 units in its complex with options for 4-bedroom/4-bathroom and 3-bedroom/3bathroom apartments.

More has changed at the property than the name.

Robert Brinkman, the Leasing Manager of Level 27, has worked for the property since the previous owners and into the current ownership. Brinkman said the new ownership has updated every aspect of residential life to help students ease into the transition.

“We have completely remodeled the clubhouse and the welcome area,” Brinkman said. “We also made a $12,000 upgrade to our 33-seat movie theater.”

The renovations and upgrades seem to be improving the occupancy rate. According to Brinkman, the occupancy rate was 57 percent last year and this year it has climbed to 83 percent.

“The new company is not nervous to spend money on residents,” Brinkman said.

“Level 27 still has all the perks of living off-campus in apartments that students are used to.”

Students currently living at Level 27 may notice the improvements, but the change in ownership did not draw much attention.

Junior Zach Cheslock is currently spending his first year at Level 27. He says the transition from College Suites to Level 27 was seamless.

“They sent us emails regarding the change of owners before school started,” Cheslock said. “It was a very quick transition to Level 27 because everything still seemed like it was College Suites, just with a new name.”

Cheslock said Level 27’s distance from campus has the advantage of availability, compared to the difficult process of finding a house to rent.

“I chose Level 27 because the houses available near campus are extremely competitive to get,” Cheslock said. “Although it is a bit farther away from campus, there is plenty of parking available to the residents and it offers a nice alternative for living to the students.”

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watched my film and liked what I did in college … it was a good feeling,” Robinson said.

Robinson has learned a lot from his Super Bowl-ring-wielding, demanding, intense head coach, and he enjoys a good relationship with Tomlin. He has also learned a lot from fellow teammates, many of whom will be future Hall-of-Famers. This includes Hines Ward, who plays Rob-

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 inson’s receiver position and helps create an encouraging, supportive, yet also competitive environment, and is always willing to coach up the younger players.

“When I first got here, I was kind of star-struck. But once you practice with them every day and live with those guys at camp, you get over that. You don’t want to be a fan, but you want to respect them,” Robinson said. “You want to be happy for the other guys, but at the end of the day, you’re trying to make the team.”

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Robinson has ironically become good friends with another undrafted rookie receiver: Terrance McCrae, who attended Ohio University – arguably Miami University’s biggest rival. Both of them are thankfully still with the team, which was not the case for many players. Provisions of the new NFL labor agreement gave NFL teams up to 90 roster spots at the start of training camp, a number that eventually decreases to 53 players by Week 1 of the regular season.

The uncertainty of making a team, though, can be eased by the story of one of Robinson’s teammates. James Harrison was undrafted as a rookie from Kent State University and went through many trials and tribulations before excelling as a pro.

“You never know what’s going to happen. [He] got cut four or five times and now he’s a superstar.”

Making the most of an opportunity Robinson’s NFL experience to this point could be likened to cramming for the biggest test of your life, with small quizzes every day over massive volumes of information. At the end of four weeks, you then need to apply all that new knowledge to your profession, perform your best at all times and continue to improve as a professional every day. Otherwise, sorry, you are out of a job.

Robinson and all the other rookies and free agents have been playing catch-up ever since training camp started. Even though many of the concepts of the offense Robinson is studying in Pittsburgh are similar to aspects in the college game, there is much more to think about and the sheer amount of information can be overwhelming. He acknowledged that getting all the plays down is the biggest obstacle he has

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faced thus far.

“We would have had OTAs (organized team activities) and minicamp to learn all that kind of stuff, but now [there are] only three or four weeks to learn a completely new offense,” Robinson said.

Robinson, however, has performed well, surviving last week’s cut of 15 players. There are still many more cuts to be made, but Robinson has performed well enough in practice and games to make it this far. This is a testament in part to how hard Robinson has worked, and how he has placed an emphasis on taking every advantage of the resources at his disposal, which include top doctors and trainers on staff and making sure he takes care of himself physically after practice and games.

It is often said that the small things make the biggest difference, and this may prove to be true in Robinson’s case.

“The NFL provides things for you to become a better player, and if you don’t take advantage of that, you might not make it out here and there are plenty of other people who want the opportunity to be in this league,” Robinson said.

Despite the rigorous studying and nearly constant competitive intensity, there is little doubt that Robinson finds himself in a wonderful situation.

Once Robinson applies what he’s learned for the big test, simply lines up and plays the game that he loves, he feels he can hold his ground.

“When I play I feel like I can definitely blend in,” Robinson said.

“At the end of the day, it’s just football.”

Simple enough.

You can follow Armand Robinson as he continues his NFL journey on Twitter @ArmandRobinson.

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While most RAs will most likely be relieved they don’t have to call the police every time a penis is drawn in their residence hall, they will have to acclimate to their new duties.

“I get the rationale behind reporting everything sexual to OEEO, but I don’t know if it’s practical,” said one RA who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the job and provisions in RA contracts that forbid speaking to the media.

“Obviously, I’ll do it though.”

The RA said they did like that crime is now reported directly to MUPD. “I think it’s good that we report directly to MUPD now. When there’s an incident the answer is almost always go to MUPD. It’s less pressure on us,” the RA said. “It’s good for a situation like a sexual assault where obviously I want to be there for the person, but the police are going to be better trained and can handle to situation better.”

The RA said while they felt the confusion over the duties of a Campus Security Agent were unfortunate, it was understandable.

“I think it was just confusing because it’s new and during training we were going through 12 hour days,” the RA said. “I think we all got the message we’re supposed to call the police about it (a penis drawn on a whiteboard) but it was just a miscommunication. We’re just working through the kinks.”

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Spring Semester 2012 and Summer I 2012 – Study Abroad Program at the

Universidad de Oviedo in Spain Spring Semester: January 9 to May 11, 2012 Camino de Santiago: May 12-20 (between Spring semester and Summer I) Summer I: May 21- July 8 (includes a cultural trip: June 29-July 8)

For more information, contact:

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Courses: Earn 300-400/500 level credit for courses in Spanish language, literature, and linguistics; up to 18 credits in Spring and up to 9 credits in Summer; up to 24 credits combining Spring and Summer I Q Spanish classes will be taught by MU faculty members in Oviedo for both Spring (4 courses) and Summer I (2 courses). Up to two Global Miami Plan courses are offered in the Spring.

Q Courses in Oviedo’s Casa de las Lenguas / Facultad de Filología are transferred to the equivalents of several SPN 300 and SPN 400/500 level courses.

Q Classes taught in English offered for Business Majors.

Internships Available for Spanish, Spanish Education, and Business Majors!

Room and Board is provided by families in Oviedo: private rooms with easy access to transportation lines, three meals a day, and weekly laundry service.

Incredible Location Oviedo is located in Northeastern Spain, about 20 miles from the coast, and has a population of about 224,000.

Travel (available for both Spring and Summer students): Q Cultural trip (1 credit): Spend 9 days exploring Spain (Extremadura, Andalucía, las Castillas, Madrid & more).

Q Camino de Santiago (2 credits): Hike for ten days the Camino de Santiago, the St. James pilgrimage route.

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Editors Noëlle Bernard Thomasina Johnson

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

Local school district ranking shows benefits of life in Oxford T

he Talawanda School District has earned an “Excellent with Distinction” rating on the Ohio state report card. This is up from an “Excellent” ranking, which the district has held for the past four years. Talawanda has a high graduation rate and high Ohio Graduation Test scores. The district has an academic assessment of each student and tailors educational programs to fit each child’s needs.

The editorial board of The Miami Student is very proud of Talawanda’s achievements.

Reaching all of the 26 indicators of each assessed area is no small feat. Having a strong school system in the Oxford area has countless benefits

for the community. It provides a strong feeder pool for Miami University and also attracts potential Miami faculty and staff who have children. Keeping faculty and staff in the Oxford area has proven to be a challenge, but the excellent ranking will help encourage families to stay in Oxford.

The fact that Butler County has three of the 86 schools ranked “Excellent with Distinction” demonstrates the area’s dedication to education, which can only help the area. Miami students who volunteer or student-teach at local schools will also benefit from the top-notch facilities and instruction at the schools. Quality schools

also mean potentially excellent local students for universities like Miami. This county-wide achievement will also attract competitive faculty to Miami.

Talawanda often gets a bad rap amongst Miami students who are not from Oxford. The degrading and false stereotype of the “Townie” is proven, once again, to be completely false.

The Talawanda School should be proud of its students and recognize the learning potential top-ranked secondary and post-secondary students can have. Education has a symbiotic relationship with the community and this vital bond must be celebrated and upheld.

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At this very moment, 104 nuclear reactors in 31 states are providing 20 percent of the electricity that keeps America running, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Two weeks ago, the Tennessee Valley Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve the completion of the Unit 1 nuclear reactor at the Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station in Hollywood, Ala. Four nuclear reactors are currently under construction in America; two in Georgia and two in South Carolina.

Nuclear energy is going to be a vital part of America’s move towards an emissionsfree energy future. It is reliable and highly efficient, zero-carbon emitting and will allow America to decrease the burning of coal and oil as a source of electricity.

Furthermore, recent natural disasters have demonstrated the reliability and resilience of nuclear power plants.

I am in favor of renewable energy sources; however, they cannot be the sole solution. Something that renewable energy advocates fail to realize is that it is impossible to rely completely on renewable energy sources using current technology. Unless we are able to find new ways to store the energy gained from solar and wind sources, they are not reliable enough to be used as our main energy source. All “renewable” forms of energy must be backed up by dependable, “on-demand” sources; including coal powered plants, natural gas plants, oil-burning power plants and nuclear plants that can fill the “demand gap” when the renewable source is not producing electricity.

In addition to expensive start-up costs, wind and

solar plants don’t run at full capacity. According to a recently Department of Energy (DOE) study, wind powered plants operate at full capacity 34 percent of the time, and solar thermal plants only operate at capacity 18 percent of the time.

By comparison, nuclear operates at full capacity 90 percent of the time.

The capacity of a resource is very important to take into consideration when looking at its cost. The DOE estimates Nuclear power will cost an average of $113.9 per megawatt hour in 2016, while coal (with carbon capture and sequestration) will cost $136.20 per megawatt hour. Wind power costs $97 per megawatt hour and thermal solar power will cost $311.80 per megawatt hour, according to the DOE. However, it’s important to point out that cost is assuming 100 percent capacity, which solar and wind power do not operate at.

This makes nuclear energy a comparatively more affordable energy source.

Beyond its economic benefits, many fail to recognize that nuclear power is a “zero-emissions” power source.

Of the available dependable “on-demand” energy sources, nuclear is the only one that emits no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The biggest criticism of nuclear power is its safety.

The recent meltdown at the Fukushima Nuclear Plant following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami has been flaunted by nuclear power opponents, as well as the media, as proof that nuclear power is inherently dangerous. Making conclusions based on Japans experience would be careless and impulsive.

First of all, Japan is a small island nation wholly located in an incredibly seismically active area. America, in comparison, is very large and has many areas where nuclear reactors could safely be built without major risk of natural disasters.

America has very stringent safety and construction regulations for nuclear reactors and many of our plants exceed the requirements of likely natural disasters they would experience. The New York Times reported that 13 nuclear reactors felt the recent earthquake on the east coast; one reactor, the North Anna Power Station, was even located 10 miles from the quake epicenter in Virginia. Not one reactor experienced significant damage.

Furthermore, Bloomberg reported on Sunday that 16 nuclear power plants were directly struck by Hurricane Irene on the East Coast and none of the facilities sustained significant damage.

In fact, 11 of the 16 reactors remained at 100 percent capacity during the storm.

People must realize that nuclear plants are built to withstand almost anything.

America must continue to pursue the construction and development of nuclear power. If we truly wish to move towards zero-carbon energy production nuclear energy provides an excellent alternative. I encourage the U.S. government to pursue construction of reprocessing centers for nuclear waste, something most other countries have, which would reduce the amount of waste. Furthermore, the Obama administration needs to be more decisive regarding the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility, as storage of nuclear waste must be addressed as soon as possible.

Rule of Thumb Labor Day Weekend A three-day weekend is just what we need to help us cope with being back at school.

Pop quizzes Already two weeks into the semester and getting a surprise F is not a good wake-up call.

Problems with key cards What was wrong with the cards that worked?

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Harry Thobe We wish we had his eccentric spirit around to stir up school pride.

Miami’s gender gap With more women on campus, guys must be pleased with the chance for a Miami Merger.

Weather It’s September and it’s hotter than Nick Lachey and his songs from 98 degrees.

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ESSAY J. DANIEL WATKINS

NOëLLE BERNARD

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U.S. military must be supported, respected

Music awards teach life lessons, even to weathered music snobs To say that most people take MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) as seriously as other award programs, like the Grammy’s, would probably be a vast exaggeration.

There’s still something to be said, though, for the fact that you can annually expect a pretty ridiculous display from those involved. This year included Hov and Ye’s performance, Lady Gaga’s ‘theater,’ and Jessie J. as the house artist with an injured foot. Of course, that’s not all, but some examples that they are all about capturing attention, and sometimes in dramatic ways. Obviously, you’re probably thinking, they are the Video Music Awards. I see where you’re coming from. But they are presentations, and people do have opinions on them.

And with this comes the concept of ‘taste.’ People are rarely famous solely for the quality of their music, but for the way in which they capture opinion. Plenty of band rivalries exist in the

or tomfoolery.

Until getting out of high school, I had tuned out all such shows, especially the VMAs. If I still held the opinion, I’d say that things like Darwin Deez’s “DNA” video would never get voted up against a Katy Perry video, but was sure they should and that the VMAs were therefore in poor musical taste. As a music snob, I convinced myself that my superior taste was the way to go. But could I even logically do so? I refer you to a gentleman by the name of Immanuel Kant.

Without running through all the details of the argument, it can be broken down to some major points.

In particular we’re looking at parts from Kant’s book, Critique of Judgment. The idea of “taste” is taken into account in multiple ways in this discussion. But the most relevant, and important for us, is the idea that taste can be based on either pleasure, or agreeableness.

The second of those two,

People are rarely famous solely for the quality of their music, but for the way in which they capture opinion. Plenty of band rivalries exist in the opinion realm, but it always blow my mind how quickly someone will discredit another for not being a huge fan of The Beatles.” opinion realm, but it always blows my mind how quickly someone will discredit another for not being a huge fan of The Beatles. It isn’t a new phenomenon, but my favorite example comes from the year 1913.

Riots at the premiere of “The Rites of Spring” occurred on opening night in Paris, France. The crowd was so torn on the quality that things turned violent.

They were all so concerned with the taste of one another they started throwing punches. Though we may not riot over the VMAs, they usually fill the relevant outlets soon after with the question of whether it’s worthwhile

being “the principle of perfection.” When discussing a piece of art, are we looking for the happiness it brings us? Or are we looking at the object itself, for the sake of its quality? The latter, as Kant mentions, requires conceptions of the object being judged and whether such conceptions are determinate. The importance here is that if such conceptions are determinate of the object to “guide, to test, and to prove its judgments, then they would not be judgments of taste.” Were we to discuss such determinate concepts, they would be questions of quality in the object. Is the object perfect,

and with that in mind, we are not questioning the taste of an individual, but the traits of an object, and whether or not this object fulfills the principles set forth.

This leaves us with the other option for taste, in that it is based on indeterminate concepts. Kant mentions them specifically to be “that of the supersensible substrate.” While it sounds complicated, it is only to state that such concepts are beyond our senses.

Even more specifically, the substrate or support for our pleasure is something we are not using our senses to distinguish. This could account for that of an object, which creates joy for us. This is a really important point.

Not just for Kant, but also for anyone who has a stake in the interpretation of their own taste, because in order to make the argument that taste is poor, or of any quality whatsoever, someone is necessarily claiming they have access to determinate concepts for judgment of an object.

And while there are those who would make such claims, we refer to the previous point, judgment of an object based on this constructed conception of how something ought be, they are disputing the object and not the object “as an object of liking for me.”

As a recovering music snob, it’s good to note. Because instead of worrying about how many people are sitting down watching the VMAs, where at a previous point I might have said, “wasting their time with,” I can sit down and enjoy them myself. And not just sit down to inject an unwelcome level of negativity to those around me who really want to enjoy it, but to maybe learn a thing or two about what makes people happy.

And for reasons beyond my senses, that’s Lady Gaga actually dressed as a man, Katy Perry’s odd cube hat and a soon to be baby Hov runnin’ amok in the game.

On Wednesday, Gen. David Petraeus retired from the United States Army after 37 years of service. If anyone has seen a picture of the four-star general, his chest full of medals and ribbons immediately calls for reverence. Recently, I sparked an interest in the military, developing a new fervor for the men and women in uniform. My interest stems from my experience at my boyfriend’s graduation from The United States Marine Corps Officer Candidates School (OCS) this past summer. I spent a week in Quantico, Virginia, as an overwhelmed observer. I had not seen so much camouflage in one place other than Bass Pro Shop or country music concerts.

For the first time, I witnessed men and women my age fearlessly receiving face-to-face confrontation from an authority figure the size of actor Vin Diesel or a Spartan warrior. I watched the candidates practice the graduation processional for about two hours and I was amazed by their presence.

Their respectful obedience was incredible. Every movement was precise, sharp and direct.

Each platoon acted as a team of future USMC officers taking every step count-by-count and breath-by-breath together.

Growing up in northeast Ohio, I never had a direct relationship with a member of the Armed Forces. All I knew about the military was from the news or a discussion in my high school history classes. I was naïve to how operations were run or how sergeant instructors transformed boys into men, as the saying goes. Embarrassing as it is to say, I couldn’t even tell the difference between the services. I knew what I chose to accept about the military.

Living in a post-Sept. 11 world, I always supported the efforts military personnel made overseas but I never felt any direct connection to the men and women making the efforts. To me, the military was a distant force that protected me because I deserved it as an American. MyAmerican rights

entitled me to have a special force dying for my rights to go shopping, dance ballet or attend an all-girls private school.

I couldn’t fathom the idea of having individuals I knew and loved actually make the decision to join such a force. But the

reality is I do now. I have friends and loved ones intentionally planning to join a branch of the military for six or more years for the sake of defending this country.

Looking around campus, we see a number of classmates dressed in uniform on Tuesdays and Thursdays to remind us that the military is close to home. Yet why do so many still know so little about what our peers have chosen to do?

Currently, the nation’s debt burden has impacted our historically unmatched military.

The Pentagon and Congress are preparing to reduce the defense budget by $400 billion over the next 10 years, according to the Associated Press. The demand to lower defense spending is a paramount issue and each branch is preparing for the blow. This means our military will be smaller, purchased materials may be cheaper and weapons, tanks, aircraft, ships, etc. may decrease. The budget cuts have intensified interservice rivalries and finger pointing as each branch tries to explain its necessity to the country said, Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment to NPR on Aug. 25. America’s current climate is asking Americans if they believe the military is still relevant. It is true that there is controversy revolving around the government using the military to push political agendas.

Oftentimes, this leaves Americans feeling abused by the national powers.

To further my interest in the military, I am taking a journalism capstone this semester called, “Military and the Media.” Thus far we have learned

to identify over 40 military acronyms (if anyone knows me they know that I hate acronyms) and how Dwight Eisenhower’s level-headedness and intuition

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led to a successful World War II. But something that resonates with me is a lecture given

by Ret. Naval Captain Richard Dubberly. He told my class about his “Helmet Theory.”

Basically, if you buy a motorcycle, you have choices on helmets. You can either buy yourself one based on quality or price. You even have the option to not buy one at all. The point is if you find yourself in an accident, you can’t change your mind on the decision you made. You have the helmet you chose.

This relates to the military because once our financial decision is made and they are in combat we can’t go back and change our minds. Even more startling, Dubberly revealed is that in a 2005 study only about 24 percent of American men and women are eligible to join the military. Heath issues, obesity and drugs are reducing the amount of suitable servicemen and women. I know that many people have opposing views on our military but the way I see it like this: men like Gen. Petraeus, Capt. Dubberly and the men and women who graduated OCS this summer have made a choice to defend us. I think we should defend them too. Ultimately, it’s the government that needs to ensure American that fighting in wars has an absolute gain and intention. No one wants our loved ones risking his or her life for unjustifiable reasons.

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Miami University tradition creates strong bonds through generations There are some days here in Oxford when you can literally feel trapped. Like you’re stuck in a grid of brick buildings, trees and pathways. The monotony of walking from class to class and then to the library to do work day in and day out gets old pretty quickly.

Our little college town is beaming with pride, and so are its students. Campus news floods into the Oxford community and anything buzzworthy in town will certainly make its way onto our campus. Because the Oxford and Miami

University communities are so synonymous with each other, it can feel like a chokehold. When asked by a prospective student, “What’s the town like?”

I struggled to answer because Miami is the town.

The tales that have been told from summer school students describe Oxford as desolate without its students bleeding school spirit at every moment. I often hear students say, “I wish Oxford had more to offer.”

While I have these moments just as often as any other student, I try to think about

the culture of Miami. This reassures me that two years ago I made the right choice to come here and become a part of the college life that swept me off my feet.

I constantly forget that 14,000 students co-exist here because we are so tightly knit together by the traditions and customs that are usually present at a small school. From the hockey cheers to the embedded understanding that the seal is not to be walked on, there are hundreds of traditions engrained into our brains. Every student has to

deal with the same annoying issues. Finding decent housing at a decent price (we all know that’s next to impossible), and waiting 30 minutes to get into Brick Street Bar and Grill or The Wood’s Food and Spirits on the weekends. As firstyears, we all battled the humiliation of showing up to Harris Dining Hall when we have class in Harrison, we all sported lanyards around campus thinking it was the hot new accessory and we bought books for double the price we could have online.

Aside from the

annoyances and humiliations we inevitably endure throughout our time here, we can rejoice together. We rejoice when we open the email from our professor canceling class, we rejoice when we wake up at 4 a.m. early in the month of March and we rejoice in seeing our Hockey team make it to the Frozen Four (even if they don’t win it all).

These commonalities we have among our peers is what makes Miami such a tight-knit community. While the traditions and customs are shared among thousands

and thousands, they wind us tightly together and give us comfort. They are passed down from thousands that came before us. I met some Miami alumni over the summer who referred to our cluster of restaurants as uptown and were reassured to hear that the buildings are standing strong.

While our close bond to each other and to our school can sometimes disguise itself as a chokehold, it is what makes our university one we can count on and one we will always hold dear.

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The Good, the Bad and the ugly

It’s Time for A CHANGE IN Football It’s finally here. We have all waited six months for this day to come. We have all waited six months for Lee Corso to try on those oversized mascot helmets on College Gameday, six months for Bevo to look anything but excited when the University of Texas Longhorns take the field, six months to see what kind of design Nike puts on the University of Oregon jerseys, and of course, we have all waited six months to see Miami University lift that Mid-American Conference championship trophy for the 16th time in their 124 year history. If you haven’t guessed it yet, we have all waited six months for college football.

In every sports offseason, there are ups and downs to everything. College football is no different. In the first edition of the good, the bad and the ugly, let’s examine the offseason that was college football.

The Good: Brady Hoke, Michigan Head Coach. In an offseason of simply depressing events for the world of college football, the new University of Michigan head coach was certainly a bright spot. Not only did the former San Diego State University man take advantage of Ohio State University’s NCAA issues by stealing many of their recruits, Hoke made clear from day one that his program was not going to be overshadowed by a dark cloud. When one of his star receivers, senior wideout Darryl Stonum, was arrested for drunk driving in May, Hoke made the right, but difficult choice to redshirt him for the 2011 season. Stonum, the team’s No. 2 receiver last year, had a chance to be a big part of the offense in year one for Hoke. Stonum is not going to suit up for Michigan all season long, a punishment that is well deserved for being arrested for drunk driving. In light of the recent events involving college football programs, it is great to see coaches and programs set an example by doing what Hoke did. If you break a rule, you need to be suspended, no questions asked. It shouldn’t matter if you are a star player or third string on the depth chart. Programs need to start setting precedents like this.

The Bad: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Head Coach.

While there is no denying that Brian Kelly is a great coach, one of the decisions he made in the offseason leads him to “the bad” section of the good, the bad and the ugly.

It’s not a secret that winning is everything in college football. Coaches and programs will do whatever to win, and Kelly showed that this offseason when he reinstated wide receiver Michael Floyd without suspending him for any games. Floyd was arrested in March for drunk driving. Floyd has had problems with alcohol not once,

not twice, but three times in the past two years. Kelly suspended him from the team in March, but reinstated him in August before training camp started. Floyd is not going to miss any time on the field this fall, which is startling. Floyd has said all of the right things after he was arrested and has done things like move out of a house on campus and move into the dorms that will benefit him, but he should be suspended for a few games at the very least. The only way he will learn his lesson is if he is suspended from doing the thing he loves, playing in football games come autumn.

Floyd is no doubt one of the best receivers in the country, but he should be punished more harshly for putting people’s lives in danger when he was arrested for drunk driving in March.

The Ugly: College Football. The college football landscape is no doubt changing. The Pac-10 has become the Pac-12, the Big Ten has gone from 11 teams to 12, the Big East has become the Big East plus one team from the Southwest and the Big 12 is slowly but surely becoming the Big zero. The amount of teams moving and trying to move out of their conferences is hard to keep track of. Sooner or later, be ready, there will be three or four mega-conferences, headed by the Pac-28, the Big 30 and the SEC. We might as well bring back the Southwest Conference to add to the mix.

In addition to the conferences changing dramatically, this whole argument about how college athletes should be paid is not smart. It will no doubt take away from the passion and pride of college football. If players want to get paid, play two years in college and then go pro. There is no good in having two “professional” football leagues.

If this happens, you can expect mid-major schools to struggle to get recruits. Texas just agreed to broadcast their own television station called the Longhorn Network. Can you imagine the amount of money they will be able to pay certain recruits to come to their school? Forget about it Baylor. Forget about it SMU. They are going to be Longhorns.

You need three hands to count the number of teams that have committed NCAA violations over the past few seasons. There are only four, yes four teams in major conferences that have never committed NCAA infractions. Two of those schools are Penn State and Northwestern. College football needs more teams to remain clean of investigations and scandals for fans to continue following it. Please, let’s have a year where the National Champion and BCS teams aren’t overshadowed by a scandal or an infraction. College football owes that to its faithful fans.

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’Hawks prepare for Mizzou

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The Miami University football team will look to win its first season opener since 2007 this Saturday when it travels to Columbia, Mo. to take on the 21st ranked University of Missouri Tigers. Following a 51-13 beat down last season against the Tigers, Miami enters Saturday’s matchup as an 18-point underdog, but the RedHawks are determined to change their fortunes this time around.

“We played pretty well in conference [last season],” redshirt senior defensive lineman Jordain Brown said. “We need to take that tenacity and put it into our non-conference games. This is a big game and will show us where the program is going.”

Miami returns 17 starters this year including redshirt junior quarterback and cocaptain Zac Dysert. Dysert threw for over 2,400 yards in 10 games last year before being knocked out of the season with a lacerated spleen against Bowling Green State University. He will look to continue his success from last season when he completed nearly 65 percent of his passes while throwing for 13 touchdowns.

The RedHawks finished 32nd in the country last year in passing offense, and they will look to continue that success with a veteran wide receiving corps led by redshirt senior Chris Givens, redshirt junior Andy Cruse and sophomore Nick Harwell.

The biggest challenge for the offense this year will be solidifying a rushing attack that has been one of the worst in college football the past few seasons. Redshirt sophomore Erik Finklea, originally a defensive recruit, will get the

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Head Football Coach Don Treadwell addresses the team during training camp.The RedHawks are hoping for redemption against Missouri Saturday, as they fell to the Tigers 51-13 last year. start this Saturday, but expect redshirt freshman Orne Bey and senior Tyrone Jones to also get some touches in the backfield.

“Erik was a big surprise,” junior center JoJo Williams said. “He really stepped up [in camp] and really boosted the offense’s confidence.

He is fast and sees the cuts really well.”

On the defensive end, the Red and White return a very strong core of players to one of the top defenses in the country from a year ago.

Redshirt senior free safety Anthony Kokal was named co-captain and will lead a very experienced and physical secondary that will look to shut down Missouri’s wide outs.

In addition, the RedHawks return a very strong linebacking corps led by redshirt senior Jerrell Wedge, who led the team each of the past two seasons in tackles. One of the big surprises this offseason though has been the emergence of redshirt sophomore linebacker Chris Wade,

who will make his first ever start Saturday.

“He is very athletic and in certain things, it’s one thing to learn and diagnose what you’re being coached to do and then try to get on the field and demonstrate that, but it’s also another level when you just have natural instincts to get to the ball,” Head Coach Don Treadwell said. “That’s certainly one of the things that he has shown that kind of has made it pretty obvious at this point in time in camp that that is one of his strengths.”

Meanwhile, Missouri also returns 17 starters from a team that went 10-3 last year with the ninth toughest schedule in the country. True sophomore quarterback James Franklin will take the reins this year, following in the footsteps of Blaine Gabbert, and will look to continue to team’s offensive dominance from a year ago when they averaged over 400 yards per contest.

The Tigers also return AllAmerican senior tight end Michael Egnew, who led all tight ends with 90 receptions

last year, as well as junior wide out TJ Moe, who caught 92 balls last year to finish ninth in the nation.

“There’s not a weakness across the board [on Missouri],” Treadwell said. “They are a very explosive offense.

[Franklin] is a tremendous athlete and is very explosive.

That defensive front [also] has got to be as good as any in the country.”

Missouri brings back eight starters to a defense that led the Big 12 Conference and finished sixth in the NCAA last year in scoring defense.

The strength on the Tigers defense lies in their front seven, led by junior outside linebacker Zaviar Gooden, who led the team in tackles last season. And while Mizzou returns senior strong safety Kenji Jackson this year, the RedHawks will look to take advantage of a relatively inexperienced secondary.

Kickoff is set for noon Saturday. The game can be seen on FOX Sports Net and can be heard on Miami’s IMG Sports Network.

NEXT GAME: 11 A.M. friday vs. Penn State University

Miami Volleyball sweeps tournament field

By Michael Solomon Sports Editor

Four. That’s how many wins the Miami University women’s volleyball team got en route to a tournament win this past weekend in Terre Haute, Ind. The Red and White came into the Quality Inn/ASICS Classic looking to get their season off to a hot start, and they did not disappoint.

The RedHawks started their undefeated weekend with a 3-0 sweep of Coppin State University Friday, Aug. 26. The season for the ’Hawks couldn’t have started off on a better note as the first Miami point of the 2011 campaign was a service ace by junior setter Amy Kendall.

Set one stayed close until late when the RedHawks broke away from the Eagles with a 7-2 run, sparked by service aces from Kendall and senior Jenn Caylor, that put them one point away from taking the first set. The Red and White closed out the first set on an Eagle service error. Set two saw the ’Hawks jump out to an early 5-0 lead. That was all the wiggle room they needed, as Miami increased their lead midway through the set to 16-4. Coppin State managed a few points back, but kills from freshman Meg Riley and sophomore Kayleigh Cox put the set away for Miami 25-10. Set three was tight throughout, but another late RedHawk run put the game out of reach for

the Eagles. Tied at 19 late in the set, Miami got back on top after two kills from junior Christina Menche. That was all the comfort that was needed, as Miami pulled out a three set sweep with a 25-19 victory.

In the match against Coppin State, junior outside hitter Lisa Treadway, who notched 10 kills and seven digs, led the Red and White. Menche added six kills and Kendall contributed 14 assists.

Later Friday evening, the RedHawks completed their undefeated first day with a 3-1 win over Eastern Illinois University (25-14, 20-25, 25-17, 25-12). Senior Amy Raseman led the way with 14 kills for the RedHawks and sophomore Madison Hardy added 26 digs.

The Red and White’s toughest match of the weekend came against the host school on Saturday, the Indiana State University Sycamores. The first two sets were rough for the ’Hawks, who fell 12-25 and 15-25. Set three started off differently, and Miami took advantage of it. A Raseman kill sparked an early 5-0 run for the RedHawks, who controlled a 12-8 lead midway through the set. Miami continued to play well and closed the set out with a 6-1 run en route to a 25-15 victory. The Red and White continued their hot starts in the next two sets, going up 16-8 in the fourth set and 8-3 in the fifth. That was all the cushion they needed,

as they earned a come from behind 3-2 victory over Indiana State.

“This weekend, our team showed our fight in coming back being 2-0 down in the Indiana State game, we just have to remember that feeling all the time,” Hardy said.

“I am so confident with the team this year. We are a year older and smarter.”

Carolyn Condit said. “We also need to bring our younger players along so we have reliable depth and adequate rest for key players.”

The RedHawks will take their unblemished record into Pittsburgh, Pa. this weekend when they participate in the University of Pittsburgh Invitational Tournament. Miami will face-off

I am so confident with the team this year. We are a year older and smarter.”

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The RedHawks put the finishing touches on their unbeaten weekend with a 3-0 sweep of Chicago State University (25-12, 25-19, 25-17).

Hardy was named the tournament MVP, while Caylor and Farrell were nominated to the All-Tournament Team.

Hardy finished the tournament with 68 digs and Caylor and Farrell finished with 30 kills and 29 kills respectively. While the ’Hawks are happy with their start, they still have areas that they can improve on.

“I am very pleased with our attacking and defensive game, but we need to continue to improve in these areas an certainly upgrade our blocking and serving effectiveness,” Head Coach

against the host school Pittsburgh, the University of New Hampshire and four-time defending national champion Penn State University. Playing these schools presents a great opportunity for the Red and White.

“Penn State is known for being top in the country,” Condit said. “We can gain much confidence and knowledge pitting our skills against theirs. They have their weaknesses and we need to find them. As for Pitt and New Hampshire-they won’t be as big at the net but a strong attack game and relentless defense will be needed to add wins to our record.”

The ’Hawks will open up the tournament 11 a.m. Friday against Penn State.