September 3, 2013 | The Miami Student

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

VOLUME 141 NO. 2

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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1981, The Miami Student wrote an article on former Miami University pitcher Bill Long, a second round draft pick of the San Diego Padres that same year. The story detailed Long’s goal of making it to the Major Leagues. Long later would, but as a member of the Chicago White Sox.

Miami mystery: $8,000 in artifacts stolen

BY EMILY CRANE CAMPUS EDITOR

Administrative assistant for the anthropology department, Kathy Erbaugh, came in for work over the summer only to discover there had been a burglary in Upham Hall.

That day, on June 28, the overnight maintenance staff ushered her to room 180 where the door had been pried open using a paint grouting tool, and several of the artifacts on display inside it had been taken.

Anthropology chair Mark Peterson estimated the dollar value of the stolen items to be between $8,000 and $10,000, but, due to their unique nature, the items are considered priceless.

“They took an antique painted clay disk from West Bengal that was a personal gift to me,” Peterson said.

“It’s not antique enough to be valuable, but it can’t be replaced.”

Many of the stolen items were part of the archeological artifact collection that students had chosen to research for their final project for an introductory archaeology course taught by professor Jeb Card.

“This is very discouraging for the students,” Card said.

Junior Anthropology major Clair Meyer spent many long hours researching her artifact – a pipe from the Civil War era – only to be told this summer that it would no longer be on display.

“It was a lot of work and research,” Meyer said. “To have something you spent that much time on is pretty great. So to get the email that it had been stolen, it’s irritating. That was my time and effort, just to have it taken for no good reason.”

The loss of unique educational materials pains Peterson

more than the dollar value of the items themselves.

“The rich range of artifacts that students will get to work with has been diminished,” Peterson said.

“That’s far more sad.”

Erbaugh immediately notified the police, who have opened an investigation, but there have yet to be any leads, according to Lt. Ben Spilman of the Miami University Police.

“There’s no new developments,” Spilman said. “But it’s something we’ll keep looking into.”

All the artifacts were put on the Interpol stolen art list. An eye is being kept on various internet sites in case anything should turn up.

In addition, Peterson said the department has repaired the doors and cabinets, and has increased the number of security cameras in the hallway to prevent this sort of incident from occurring again.

The mystery remains as to why these items in particular were stolen. It is unlikely that the thief had much knowledge of the items’ values because some of the artifacts they chose to leave behind were of a much greater dollar worth than the ones they chose to take, according to Peterson. In addition, the desktop computers in the adjacent lab were of far more expensive than the artifacts on display.

“It kind of seems as though they just took things that look cool,” Peterson said. “It’s hard to imagine what the motive could be. It’s a pretty hefty charge of breaking and entering.”

Card has requested that anyone who may have information as to the whereabouts of these artifacts come forward. All the pictures of the stolen items can be found on The Miami Student website.

STUDENTS OF ATH 212 THE MIAMI STUDENT

Above are a few of the unique artifacts that were stolen from Upham Hall over the past summer. Anthropology professor Jeb Card urges students with any information to contact the university.

Officials predict high university rating under federal financial aid criteria

BY VICTORIA SLATER CAMPUS EDITOR

In order to decrease skyrocketing student debt and provide incentive for universities to boost graduation and employment rates, President Barak Obama proposed a new system to allocate federal financial aid to higher education institutions.

According to director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance Brent Shock, the new method, which was proposed Aug. 22 and is still in the works, will

controlled by the House of Representatives, which controls the money.”

Shock explained that Obama crafted the system as a means for universities to improve on overall student success.

“He is very interested in seeing schools on a process of performance and improvement, being innovative,” Shock said. “He wants students to be aware of loan repayment available as well.”

As a whole, Shock said he expects Miami to rank well under the criteria the president has put forth.

“[President Obama] is very interested in seeing schools on a process of performance and improvement, being innovative.”

BRENT SHOCK

DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

function by rating universities based on four general criteria: average tuition, amount of lowincome students enrolled, how many students graduate each year and rate of employment for each class post-graduation. The federal government will then distribute financial aid to each university consistent with its ratings under the criteria.

“Obama has directed the Department of Education to develop a new ranking system, which will tie in the types of financial aid institutions receive,” Shock said.

“That takes an act of Congress to change that because it is federally

Shock noted that each year, on average, 76 percent of Miami students receive some sort of federal financial aid, and 24 percent of all campuses receive pell grants, or a kind of federal scholarship that doesn’t need to be repaid. $20 million in pell grants are awarded to students and $1.5 million in campus based aid, such as work study.

While such a large percentage of Miami students receive financial aid, vice president for Finance and Business Services David Creamer said the amount of lowincome students that the university enrolls is low.

“We are a more expensive institution, so we tend to have students that are better prepared and they tend to have fewer financial issues,” he said.

As far as graduation rates go, Shock noted that 79 percent of Miami students graduate. According to director of University News and Communications Claire Wagner, that percentage places the university as the 19th highest in four-year graduation rates amongst public universities.

“The plan is to reward a university that actually graduates its students and teaches them and allows them to succeed and go on to have meaningful careers,” she said.

“We shine for our retention and therefore our graduation.”

Shock added that 95 percent of graduated students will be employed or attending grad school in one year and will be able to pay back any financial aid received in a timely fashion.

For these reasons, Creamer said he believes Miami will profit from the proposal, if it does go into effect.

“We want to be successful and we will benefit from these changes,” he said. “We are committed to good outcomes for our students.”

However, he said issues with federal financial aid allocation and the rising student debt will always remain.

“The hard part to overcome is that there is never any new money, so we are trying to package the same dollars in different ways to produce better to results,” he said. “Can we have some success that way? I think so. Can we overcome all the obstacles? I don’t think so.”

RYAN HOLTZ THE MIAMI STUDENT

STAY ON TARGET, STAY ON TARGET! First-year Andrew Garcia shoots an opponent in a game of laser tag put on by Student Activities, MEGA and the Parents’ Office.

Fluke causes campuswide Internet outage

BY KATIE TAYLOR

ACTING EDITOR IN CHIEF

Miami University experienced an Internet service outage last week that lasted nearly three hours.

The outage, which began at 10 a.m. Aug 29, prevented oncampus users from accessing external websites, and prevented off-campus users from reaching university Internet services.

At approximately 12:40 p.m., the connection was restored, although only allowing for limited Internet access.

Senior director for IT Communication and Relationship Management Cathy McVey confirmed the cause of the outage was a cut OARNET fiber between Oxford and Columbus. The cause of the

cut fiber has not been reported.

OARNET is a division of the Ohio Board of Regents Ohio Technology Consortium that provides the fiber-optic backbone throughout much of the state.

This fiber damage, combined with a simultaneous service outage of Miami’s Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions (CBTS) connection, caused the loss of Internet, according to McVey. She said the fact both systems were down at the same time is puzzling.

“We’re scratching our heads about how it could have possibly happened,” she said. “We’re waiting to hear from the two services to understand.”

McVey said she believes the chances of another incident occurring are minimal.

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EDITORS EMILY CRANE VICTORIA SLATER

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

CAMPUS@MIAMISTUDENT.NET

MU pumps the breaks on student parking

BY REIS THEBAULT SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Miami’s Parking and Transportation Services introduced new parking meters to the campus this year, most notably in Shriver Center’s west lot, as part of an effort to make short-term parking easier for visitors.

Parking for students, on the other hand, is getting no easier and no cheaper. This, however, is part of Miami’s transition to a more sustainable transportation system.

Junior Cole Tyman, the Associated Student Government (ASG) Secretary for On-Campus Affairs, has been working to address students’ parking concerns. The main concerns are ticket prices and limited lot accessibility.

Many lots on campus, according to Tyman, restrict student parking during daytime hours. Any passes other than red faculty passes are only permitted outside the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

“Looking at a parking lot with no cars in it and needing to use that space while you have a club meeting, for instance, doesn’t really make much sense,” Tyman said, referring to the vacant spaces in the red-only lots that prohibit any other parking passes during school days.

Another student concern, according to Tyman, is the price of

parking tickets.

In the 2008, Miami University Campus Transportation Study, researchers compared Miami’s campus geography to both Cornell University and the University of Colorado Boulder. According to both school’s parking services, Miami charges more than double for the same violation.

At Cornell, a permit violation results in a $35 fine and at UC Boulder, a $30 fine, while the same violation at Miami costs $75.

Sophomore Ben Drellishak has suffered these high fines five times.

“It is hard for me to understand why students are fined so severely, especially when tuition is so high,” he said. “I don’t know why it’s necessary to charge so much.”

Drellishak said most of his tickets stemmed from his temporarily parking in a space that his permit did not cover.

The new meters at Shriver and elsewhere will, according to Tyman, help remedy this, accommodating people who may only be visiting the building for a short time.

“If there is a meter, you do not need a pass and you can use the meter any time of the day,” Tyman said.

“During normal school hours, you can park for up to an hour.”

However, according to David Prytherch, professor of geography

and planning and former sustainability coordinator for Miami, shortterm parking is not the purpose of Miami’s campus.

“Our campus was not designed for being able to zip onto campus, run an errand and leave,” Prytherch said. “It’s a walking campus and it never has been and never will be easy to drive and park on.”

The trouble, Prytherch said, is that

This, Prytherch and Tyman agreed, would result in too many cars.

“From a planning point of view, we have too much congestion, too many vehicular trips, and that creates incredible public safety hazards and we are not likely to widen the roads, so the best thing to do is to reduce the number of cars on campus,” Prytherch said.

It is hard for me to understand why students are fined so severely, especially when tuition is so high.”

BEN DRELLISHAK

MIAMI UNIVERISTY SOPHOMORE

people are not used to alternative methods of transportation.

“It’s a learning process and people are used to driving their cars,” he said. “They come from suburban environments where they are driving their cars everywhere from the minute they turn 16, and they come to campus expecting things to be the same way.”

A university campus transportation study identified 43 percent of commuters living within one mile of King Library choose to drive to campus rather than walk, bike, take the bus or seek another method of transportation.

Tyman echoed that sentiment.

“I think Miami is a beautiful campus, and I don’t know if we need too many cars on campus,” he said. “If we had less students driving on campus, it would be good, if we had less cars on campus, it would be good.”

According to Prytherch, from his standpoint as a planning expert, Miami is beginning to change the way it views transportation and is attempting to change the driving culture “I think that the way Miami is planning right now is very 21st century and very progressive, and those plans are starting to bear fruit,” Prytherch said. “The university

has begun to rethink transportation to deemphasize vehicles and vehicular travel to make other options more attractive.”

The one flaw in Miami’s planning thus far, according to Prytherch, is the low price of a parking permit. A yellow pass, which allows parking in holding lots, such as Ditmer and Millet, costs $110 for a full year, while a blue pass is $220. Blue passes allow parking in student areas.

“Parking is a market-based good; it follows the law of supply and demand,” Prytherch said. “If you give something away cheaply, people use a lot of it and the result is that parking has been cheap and easy so people drive when they could be using some other option and the result of that is incredible congestion.”

Tyman agreed.

“Maybe if you charged a little bit more, you would take a step back and think, ‘do I really need this?’

And that is what I would like to see, that people think a little more about it,” he said.

Miami is pushing a shift away from driving and toward other methods of transportation.

“The ideal is that we trade off some of that convenience in being able to zip around for other goods, like greater safety for pedestrians, less pollution, a prettier campus,” Prytherch said.

Professor seeks winter term course New academic year brings in Egypt despite security concerns change to programs, faculty

BY CHRISTINA FERRELL FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Among the many course options for the new winter term is “Egypt: Continuity & Change,” which will take place entirely in Egypt. According to course instructor Stephen Nimis, the class promises to stray a bit outside the conventional classroom experience, while keeping the safety of students a top priority.

“Egypt is going to be our classroom,” Nimis said. “A typical tour is designed to keep you in a bubble.

It’s a little bit false. The way we do it, you’re always in Egypt and you’re aware of Egypt around you.”

While there will be some reading,

presentations and other coursework involved, Nimis said he does not think students should simply read when they can experience.

“There’s a lot to read about Egypt, but I don’t want people reading about Egypt while they’re in Egypt,” Nimis said.

The program is centered around guided tours of multiple locations throughout Egypt, which carefully and mindfully avoid areas that are known to be dangerous.

Nonetheless, the recent widespread unrest in the region has raised questions as to whether the trip is really a good idea this year.

Anthropology department chair, Mark Peterson, who spent several years teaching at the American

University in Cairo, said that in Egypt, there are certain defined spaces where political protests have been known to take place, and the number of them has been growing.

“Since Mohamed Morsi was ousted in July, the protests have grown in size, they’ve grown in aggression and violence, and they are occurring in many places around the country, completely outside these defined political spaces,” Peterson said.

The violence is increasing due to the military-headed government’s attempts to contain the violence by protesters, according to Peterson.

EGYPT,

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LENO DAVIS THE MIAMI STUDENT

ICE BREAKER

First-year students (from left to right) Garrett Stevenson, Joe Koelle, Andrew Garcia and Andrew Schmalz enjoy free skating at Goggin.

First-year fears addressed by administration

BY KATHLEEN CLYBURN FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The first week of college brings about a variety of emotions for first-year students at Miami University. According to first-year Laura Conard, a mixture of excitement and nerves filled her as she prepared for her new life on campus.

“I am very excited about being here at Miami,” Conard said. “I am just nervous about the classes.”

The professors, faculty and upperclassman at Miami work hard to make first-year students’ high expectations a reality, according to Monique Frost, first-year

student adviser.

One such way is with convocation, a ceremony that signifies the new academic year and the start of college life for incoming students.

According to Conard, at this year’s convocation, students passed paper planes with their favorite quotes written in them to each other.

“I received a really meaningful quote in my airplane that is going to inspire me for my time here at Miami,” Conard said. “It made me very excited for what is to come.”

The transition from high school classes to college courses can be a daunting task for firstyear students, according to Mass

Communications professor Ronald Becker. They expect the courses to be more difficult, but have a vague sense of exactly what that means.

“Raise your bar,” Becker said. “Just because something worked for you in high school doesn’t mean it will work for you in college.”

A number of first-year students, including Conard, find this statement to be true.

“I did well in high school, but I know college will require me to spend more time on work,” Conard said.

FRESHMAN, SEE PAGE 9

BY DOUG MILLER

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

As students begin to come back from summer break, many are excited to see what has changed on and off campus. What students won’t see yet are all the new programs Miami is instituting this coming year.

According to a letter by Provost Bobby Gempesaw, many of the initiatives are aimed at creating a greater learning experience for students. One of the most noticeable changes is the implementation of the winter term.

In order to account for the new term, the university had to adjust the schedule for the existing fall and spring semesters. There is one less week of classes in both semesters, and individual classes are longer. Students have already started to sign up for classes in the new winter term.

“Close to 1,300 students have already pre-registered for classes during the new term,” Gempesaw said.

Another new initiative is threeyear degree plans. Under this new initiative, students will be able to take graduate coursework toward their undergraduate degrees. This allows undergrad students to pursue a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree at the same time.

“There are currently 24 master’s programs that students can take as combined degrees,” Gempesaw said.

Gempesaw’s letter also states that by the fall of 2014, 60 percent of the university’s programs will be tailored to three-year undergraduate degree plans.

Miami is also setting up new advising and course management tools. The u.Direct program uses existing degree audit data to create interactive roadmaps, allowing students to build their own academic plans and a clearer path to graduation. Starting in the summer of 2014, students and advisors will have access to the site

and be able to work together to meet educational goals, according to Gempesaw.

Another change to the academic curriculum is the redesign of the Global Miami Plan. The Miami Plan requires students to take a number of foundation classes in addition to those required for their major.

During the past year, the Miami Plan Redesign Task Force sent out surveys and researched different models of liberal arts education to come up with several new working models. Over the summer, a large number of faculty and administrative members combined these into one new model that they are looking to implement.

Director of Liberal Education, John Tassoni, said a new plan would be beneficial on multiple levels.

“If purposefully created, a new plan may reduce curriculum glut and better ensure efficient use of human and financial resources,” Tassoni said.

A proposal could be brought to the senate as early as the spring semester, according to Tassoni.

Students will also benefit from a change to the Miami Plan, according to sophomore Hunter Salmon.

He said he believes a new plan would make it easier for students to get their foundation classes out of the way earlier.

“It took almost two years to finish all my foundation courses, now I’m taking classes that I like that go with my major,” Salmon said.

As students come and go, so do faculty members, and the university is welcoming in 73 new faculty members this fall.

There were a number of changes to the senior leadership.

Among the changes are the promotions of Elizabeth Mullenix to the position of interim dean in the College of Creative Arts, and Carolyn Haynes to the position of Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, starting this year.

CORRECTIONS It is the policy of The Miami Student to publish corrections for factual errors found in the newspaper.

In the Aug. 27 issue of The Miami Student, the article titled, “Former Miami Students sentenced in grade scandal,” should have reported Callahan’s fine as $750.

The article titled, “Web drop deadline changes,” should have reported that students can drop a course without it being reflected on their transcript until Sep. 13. Students have until Oct. 28 to drop the course with a ‘W,’ with instructor approval.

EDITORS JANE BLAZER CHRIS CURME

COMMUNITY

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

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POLICE Oxford gets intimate with start-up

BEAT

BY KATIE MARK

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University students will soon have the opportunity to purchase European lingerie from Hush Intimate Apparel LLC, which will open at 5 South Beech St., with financial help from the City of Oxford’s Revolving Loan Fund (RLF).

Hush owner and Oxford resident, Anna-Marie Martinez, said the idea to open the lingerie shop came to her a year ago.

“I thought, ‘Well, we’ve got all these other boutiques, and what’s missing here that I really enjoy and girls really enjoy?’ So I thought of a lingerie store,” Martinez said. “I thought it seemed like a pretty good market and fun and different.”

According to her, the RFL made her idea a possibility.

The RLF is intended to help startup business owners such as Martinez

realize their ambitions, according to Oxford’s Economic Development Director Alan Kyger.

The purpose of the RLF is to provide gap financing intended to serve as a secondary financing source, According to Kyger.

“If you could go to the bank and get a loan, we want you to go to the bank and get a loan,” Kyger said.

“This program helps start-ups and it’s meant to help people who don’t have a normal source of financing.

We’re supposed to help fill in the gap of what a bank will do.”

Kyger said the Oxford City Council oversees the Oxford Community Improvement Corporation (CIC), a committee whose 11 members focus on economic development.

Within the CIC is the loan review subcommittee that comprehensively reviews business plans, including expected sales and expenses, according to Kyger.

The program is also meant to help people who don’t have a normal source of financing: it is a process with numerous criteria, according to Kyger. “[Hush Intimate Apparel] met all of the qualifications required and the loan review committee made a recommendation to the full CIC board,” Kyger said.

There are certain criteria a loan request must meet and, according to Kyger, and more loan requests are approved than not approved. “[Martinez] is getting $45,000 from the RLF,” Kyger said.

“It’s a five-year loan at two percent interest.”

The maximum loan amount is one-third the current loan fund balance, which Oxford’s current loan fund balance is $305,000, according to Kyger.

Martinez hopes Hush will add to the charm of Oxford, and serve

as something fun for mothers and daughters.

“Being a lingerie store, we’re going to offer for people to come in and get fitted by appointment,” Martinez said. “I’m going to host bachelorette parties and lots of fun things to keep people interested in coming back.”

Miami senior Caroline Bennett said she believes Hush will provide a great alternative to the popular Victoria’s Secret lingerie collection.

“I think it’ll be cool to have a boutique that specializes in lingerie,” Bennett said. “And the RLF is a great idea to help Oxford start-ups get rolling, especially if there is a sound business plan that allows for the loan to get paid off in the allotted time.”

Hush is projected to open its doors Oct. 1, according to Martinez.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled that the city has helped me,” Martinez said. “It’s a huge opportunity for me.”

Police pull pork apart and bring community together

BY ANNIE TAM

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

As the new school year enters full swing, students are becoming acquainted with one another, professors, community members and even the local police department.

Students enjoyed an evening at Uptown Park with food, music and the company of the entire Oxford community at the Annual Police Pig Roast Aug. 29.

“It began as a result of disturbances Uptown, so we decided to expand the event from solely members of the police department to the entire community,” Lieutenant John Jones said. “We invite a lot of vendors, and it has become a ‘Welcome back!’ for the

students as well as a way to bring the community together.”

According to Jones, the event began in the summer of 1996, making this year’s event the 17th annual roast. Such a tradition was not complete without a visit from Miami University President David Hodge and Swoop. Students had the opportunity to have their photo taken with Swoop and to meet officers from the Oxford Police Department (OPD).

“It is nice to meet the officers because we all reside in the same community, and they [Oxford Police] are the ones in charge,” sophomore Hannah Roy said.

OPD Sgt. Greg Moore said he thought a good relationship between Miami students and the

police department “humanizes us. Also, it can turn an adverse situation to a good one if a problem arises.”

With Oxford’s own After Midnight covering classic tunes on the stage, crowds bustled around the park to chat with the officers while munching on hamburgers, hotdogs, pulled pork sandwiches, ice cream and cookies catered by local businesses.

When asked what aspect of the event he found most enjoyable, sophomore Ryan Arvin said with a grin, “The food.” It was his second year in attendance.

“I love to see all the students and the blending of the entire community,” Oxford resident Ann Ramphaus said. “It also gives us a chance to see

new businesses.”

Many recently-opened restaurants occupied a stand at the event, between McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital representatives and the OPD booth. The police department provided complimentary Child Safely ID Kits to community members while greeting Miami students.

Oxford police officers suggest following the department on Twitter, @oxfordohiopd, to keep updated on events and ongoing situations.

OPD added that their website will occasionally display photos of individuals who need to be identified.

The department is looking forward to a smooth and enjoyable year, and hopes that the annual pig roast helped forge the relationships that will make that possible.

Butterfield Farms helps Miami put food on the table

BY SHANNON O’CONNOR

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Part of the vast sea of corn surrounding Miami University belongs to family-owned and operated Butterfield Farms. Located two and a half miles away from campus, 4000 Oxford Trenton Rd. (State Rt. 73), Butterfield Farms assists Miami in offering locally grown food to students.

Miami first began business with Butterfield Farms in 2000. Jon Brubacher, Director of Procurement and Food Purchases, explained the connection as a matter of convenience and proximity.

“The agricultural area around campus is just as sufficient as anywhere else,” Brubacher said. “It’s a great growing region for high quality products, and it truly is amazingly good food.”

The specific rations Miami receives from the farm are determined by climate and soil rather than a contract. Eric Yung, executive chef on campus, explained how the distribution works.

“Every so often, they give us a call with the number of bushels produced for the season,” Yung said. “Normally we pick up meat and produce from Butterfield, but because they’re so close, they’ll often drop it off themselves. $2.8 million of our food budget is spent on local production, so we’ll buy whatever we can from them.”

In accordance with its conditions, food production at Butterfield Farms is highest in the summer. Since Butterfield produces the most when the least amount of students are around to feed, the university negotiates with Butterfield in summer’s waning moments at the start of the school year, according to Yung.

“We will center our menu and catering options based on the figures and food available, which is everything from cauliflower, pumpkin, watermelon, berries, broccoli and, not surprisingly, corn,” Yung said.

Butterfield and other local farms, including Houston,

Wiseman and Scott Downing Farms, have co-hosted events with Miami to promote the agricultural region both at the farms themselves and on campus. Brubacher recalled a visit to Butterfield: “Urban kids were taking a hay ride for the first time,” Brubacher said. “They had never had the opportunity to see and feed a cow up close and personal before. It was incredible to be a part of such an experience.”

Consisting entirely of local produce, ice cream, gelato and protein cooked on sight, these offcampus events were the first step in introducing Miami students to local foods.

Last fall, however, these ideas were brought to Miami’s campus, and from those ideas has sprung the Cultivating Community. Last year at Harris Dining Hall, over 600 students were treated to local deli meat and cheese, all of which came from local farms.

Occasionally, the local farmers themselves will bring dairy and candy to campus. Setting up stands outside MacCracken Market, these men and women have face-to-face discussions with students.

“It’s a win-win situation,” Yung said. “The students not only enjoy delicious food and learn of its origin, they get to express their

appreciation to the farmers. And since Miami Students are bright, they often come up with ideas that in turn benefit the famers.”

Brubacher said Butterfield Farms’s location is extremely important to Miami.

“These people are our neighbors, we see them out walking their dogs and in the grocery stores, this is our community,” Brubacher said. “We want to keep the money in it, and thus make it a cultivating one.”

Butterfield Farms has experienced great change in both location and style since its opening in 1925.

Initially established nine miles outside of Cincinnati, corn was harvested by hand and immediately transported to the farmer’s market in the city. Due to the indirect sale of produce through merchants and vendors, all business took place at night.

Bryan Butterfield, founder of Butterfield Farms, was a beloved member of his community. Butterfield’s son, Gordon, took control of the farm when his father was tragically struck and killed by a train in 1966.

Gordon Butterfield moved the business to Oxford and made the farm what it is today, according to his son and current owner, also named Bryan Butterfield.

“He’s been gone for seven

years now, but we’d like it to feel as if he’s still here with us,” Butterfield said.

Sophomore Abbie Schultheis, a Resident Assistant in Dennison Hall, recalled her visit to the farm last October.

“I think going to Butterfield was an excellent way to make friends,” Schultheis said. “Those few hours away from campus was a great opportunity for our hall to connect, we really got to know each other better.”

Sophomore Lindsay Crist said she loves Miami is working to make 25 percent of its food supply locally sourced.

“It’s a great thing when the university works with locals farms to get produce here on campus,” Crist said.

Sophomore Heather Cunningham agreed and said she thinks it is a great idea that Miami and Butterfield Farms work together.

“I really appreciate these men and women and their work,” Cunningham said. “If they’re growing perfectly good food, there’s no reason we shouldn’t take advantage of Miami being so close to it all.”

Miami continues to promote the work of local farmers, and with various related events scheduled throughout the year, the university strives to make its gratitude known.

LAUREN OLSON THE MIAMI STUDENT

Saturday morning, Junior Kendall Curley shops for fresh, local produce at the Oxford Farmer’s Market Uptown.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

EDITOR BILLY RAFAEL

ARTS@MIAMISTUDENT.NET

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

New restaurants open their doors on campus

BY BILLY RAFAEL

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

While you would be hard pressed to find a Miami University student who is not sick of the construction on campus, this week brings the unveiling of one of the new additions, the Maplestreet Station. Located on Southeast Quad, students living in surrounding dorms will be particularly happy about this, as it comes with the opening of seven new dining options.

“I think the students will enjoy the variety of food choices along with the long hours at Maplestreet,” senior student manager McKenzie McDonald said. “We offer seven different restaurants that house a multitude of different gourmet and simple dining options.”

Beginning this week, four of the seven dining options in Maplestreet will be open for business: Red Brick Pizza: 18” pizza pies available by the slice.

Delish: a submarine sandwich shop allowing you to design your

own creation.

Encounter: an upscale burger, fries and shake place where diners write their order on a slip at their table.

Patisserie: an a la carte pastry and sweets shop that will also serve coffee.

The remaining three options, which are set to open soon, are: First Stop: offering breakfast all day, First Stop is the only full-service restaurant of the group, where diners will be seated by a hostess and place their order from a menu.

Pacific Rim: featuring a tandoori oven, diners will be able to choose from a slew of Eastern Asian cuisines.

Americas: not American foods in the “burger and hot dogs” sense, but rather Americas will serve a variety of foods from North, Central and South America, including rotisserie chicken and a salsa bar.

According to senior student manager Leo Massenkeil, students will be able to use their meal plans at all seven locations. The hours

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for each options vary, but First Stop and Patisserie will be open from morning until evening, while the others will be available for specific meal times.

“I think Red Brick Pizza is going to be the new favorite pizza available on campus,” Massenkeil said.

“I’m a New Yorker and I know my pizza. They’re gigantic slices and just fill you up.”

Students are also getting excited for the opening of the new facilities. Sophomore Doug Sluka, who is living in the new Etheridge Hall this year, is looking forward to the convenience of having so many choices right next door.

“I’m excited for the new restaurants to open, especially with Scott half-closed right now,” Sluka said.

“I’ve been watching them work on them and they look really nice.

It looks like there will be quite a few options.”

Those interested can stop by and check out the new options and be watching for the opening of the final three.

MARISA GIGLIO THE MIAMI STUDENT

Brick Street kicked off the first 90s night with live music by hosting Gentleman Hall Tuesday night.

Indie rock group hits the right chord with debut LP

BY BILLY RAFAEL

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

After a hip-hop heavy summer, major music releases have taken a slight shift in emphasis to rock and pop, with John Mayer’s latest album getting rave reviews, JT getting everyone excited for his follow-up CD after the VMAs and Katy Perry and Lady Gaga squaring off with their latest singles and fall releases. However, through a wall of superstars, the smaller acts still manage to shine through and find success, just as indie rock group The 1975 have been doing with their self-title debut album, released Monday.

While The 1975 have been playing together since 2002, covering punk songs in worn-down clubs, they’ve only been recording since 2012. The group has released four EPs in the past year, but this is the first full-length studio album for the four-piece group out of Manchester, England. What they’ve done with this album is brought together the hit from each of their EPs and filled in the gaps to make this 16-track, fifty-minute experience.

Just as it’s near impossible to put a blanket description to alternative or indie rock, it’s hard to come up with a single band to compare The 1975 to. Stylistically, they’re all over the place, much like a lot of what is breaking out of England’s indie scene, such as Bastille or The Neighbourhood.

Diverse as their track list is, they remain tied together by their punk roots that shine through no matter the setting. Vocally, lead-singer Matthew Healy could easily pass as Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump

with a British accent. Lyrically, they keep it playful, abstract and current. These guys are young, all in their mid-twenties, but their lyrics focus on capturing universal teenage insecurities that no one can argue with.

The stand out track on the album is definitely the first single, Sex, which perfectly puts to words the amazing awkwardness of fooling around as a teenager. It’s also perhaps the most “punk” song in the truest sense of the word, focusing on authentic instrumental parts as opposed to some of the production-heavy tracks that fill the album. Also high on the list of standouts is Settle Down, a mid-tempo funk anthem that is infectiously addictive, as most songs with whistle lines usually are.

Several 80-second ethereal soundscapes litter the album, including the self-titled introduction and the two interludes An Encounter and 12. These tracks use heavy synthesizers, simple percussion patterns and dreamy vocal lines and serve as a sporadic reminder that this band can pull off whatever they want.

While you might not walk away from this album being able to call to mind each individual song, they’ve crafted it well enough to make sure you’ll find yourself humming hooks you didn’t even know you remembered. You’ll definitely be starring a few favorites to introduce to your friends, but those willing to try something new should take the album from start to finish to fully appreciate the pacing they’ve laid out.

Art museum exhibits 35 years of creations

New minor gives students the chance to study and explore musical theatre

BY CHARLES BLADES

BY ERIC MOENICH

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University Art Museum is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year with a special exhibition entitled “35@35,” featuring 35 works from various eras, styles, artists and mediums.

The art museum was founded in 1978, and since then has been home to over 17,000 individual and unique pieces of art. On display now are 35 representative works from the museums always expanding permanent collection.

“This place is really one of the hidden gems of the University,” Robert Wicks, director of the museum, said. “I think everyone can find something in this exhibition which they would enjoy.”

Some of the most engaging and exciting works at the museum are from a wide array for styles and cultures. From a full-sized, mixed media piece of the royal family

by Marisol Escobar, to a silk robe from 1850’s era China made of silk and even a 1900-year-old Indian schist statue of Buddha.

One piece that sticks out is the bust of Robert Hamilton Bishop, the first president of Miami, sculpted by Hiram Power, of which there is a replica bronze version that

is in the president’s office at all times, but makes a rare appearance at the exhibition.

The art museum, located at 801 South Patterson Avenue, is perhaps one of Miami’s most underappreciated resources. Open to the public for free, one can easily lose track of time wandering the exhibits.

“It’s a rich, culturally diverse collection that is accessible to everyone,” first-year Miami student Mariah Wortham said after visiting the exhibit.

Throughout the years, the museum has been host to a number of exhibits from a wide variety of collectors and works, according to Wicks. In 2001, an exhibit put together by Edna M. Kelly highlighted Native American traditional pottery. Other exhibitions currently being displayed at the museum this year include “Pure Abstraction” which includes prints, photographs, drawings and sculptures, and “Distributing Knowledge: the Printed Image 1500-1800,” which is a student-curated exhibition that takes a look at pre-19th century European prints.

The Miami University Art Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public.

CHARLES BLADES THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University Art Museum celebrates 35 works from its permanent collection in celebration of their 35th birthday.

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Miami University has implemented a new Music Theatre minor guaranteed to give aspiring actors, theatre majors and vocal or instrumental performance majors the competitive edge in their future careers.

While not yet open to the entire university, the 21-credit-hour minor will help students in the areas of acting, singing and dancing in the world of music theatre. As an art form that is ever rising in popularity, music theatre requires talented individuals who can adapt to a variety of different roles.

The aim of this new program is to broaden the skills and marketability of Miami students entering the world of professional performance.

A variety of courses will be offered through the new minor that will help students to build upon all of the skills necessary for success. Through classes such as Dance, Acting for the Musical Stage, Music Theatre History and Stage Makeup, co-directors Alison Acord, professor of Voice and Vocal Pedagogy, and Julia Guichard, professor of Theatre, hope to create well-rounded, versatile performers.

As such, students with strengths in music will take more acting courses, while students with more acting experience will focus on music.

“Our goal is to prepare students with the necessary skills for the profession,” Guichard said. “We want our students to indulge in their passion for musical theatre in a deeper way than ever before.”

The Music Theatre minor will serve as another unique opportunity available to Miami students.

While many universities have a Music Theatre major, very few of them possess a minor in the field.

The faculty required to teach such

in-depth concepts are rare among colleges throughout the country, making the program here on our campus even more valuable.

In comparison to Miami’s Music and Theatre majors on campus, the new minor focuses on specific skills and styles of theatre, as opposed to the broad

the new program and sees it as a great new opportunity for both performers and audiences.

“These classes don’t just build your résumé, they build the necessary skills required for theatre,” Eichler said. “This also might change how the Theatre Department schedules its shows, since

Our goal is to prepare students with the necessary skills for the professon. We want our students to indulge in their passion for musical theatre in a deeper way than ever before.”

JULIA GUICHARD

MIAMI UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

range of studies included in the aforementioned majors. For those studying classical voice, theatre, design, and other forms of performance this is truly a wonderful opportunity.

The Music Theatre minor also brings many benefits to those around campus who aren’t involved in the performing arts.

Students can expect to see their peers showcasing their talents in many more ways due to the expanding theatre program here at Miami.

“Students around campus will be able to see the interdisciplinary nature of the program through their peers’ performances in productions around campus, and that is so important and exciting,” Guichard said.

Acord also cited the importance of student theatre organizations such as Stage Left that continue to raise support and awareness for performing through their fantastic productions on campus.

Grace Eichler, a senior Zoology major and the president of Stage Left, said she definitely understands the importance of

there are so many people interested in musicals.”

Those interested in more information on the minor should contact either of the directors. For those with a more casual interest in the performing arts, a Musical Theatre Intensive workshop is scheduled for the upcoming winter term here on the Oxford campus. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and during Friday mornings, nonmajors will perfect their stage movement, acting and singing skills with the help of professionals from the greater Cincinnati area. The workshop will end in a cabaret performance consisting of many different musical theatre selections performed as solos, duets and in ensembles.

Up to 30 students can enroll in the program, which can be part of a self-designed musical theatre thematic sequence.

“We want to encourage nonmajors that love participating in theatre,” Acord said. “The Intensive gives these students an opportunity to find a balance by strengthening other skills.”

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

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

A fine line: Is social media too prevalent in the classroom?

The technology-is-ruining-oursociety argument is nothing new.

As a nation, we spent 230,060 years on social media in July 2012 alone, which averaged to about 6 and a half hours a month per person, according to NBC News. Have you seen the YouTube video of a young child who was handed a magazine and tried to zoom in on a page with their fingers after using an IPad? Some insist iPhones and Facebook are driving us farther apart, that the Internet has ruined social interaction and nothing is what it used to be. We tend to agree on some degree, though we must recognize the positives.

The Editorial Board of The Miami Student has noticed a good number of professors requesting us to follow them on Twitter or Pinterest, friend them on Facebook and connect with them on LinkedIn. We have seen integration of social media into the curriculum and teachers attempting to make learning more convenient and interesting using unconventional outlets. These are great educational tools for a lot of areas of study, such as journalism, interactive media studies, political science and communications.

And without a doubt, professors and students can become more connected and better involved with the use of technology, but we think there are limitations to this—social media use especially.

Miami has made it clear they are headed towards a more tech savvy curriculum. Online classes have proven to be the next big thing in educational reform.

As for social media, professors are beginning to assign more assignments incorporating sites such as Pinterest and Instagram (these seem to be the most popular). For example, some foreign language professors are uploading educational videos straight from YouTube to their Pinterest pages and requesting students follow them. Others

may develop assignments requiring their students to document work on a project via Instagram or Twitter.

Whatever the outlet, it is impossible to ignore the booming presence technology has had on our college classrooms. In general, technology has been an increasingly vital tool for educators. It has proven to increase participation, interactiveness and connectivity between peers and professor.

There are also great networking opportunities associated with this trend. We agree that a solid relationship with a professor can take you places; connecting with a professor on LinkedIn or following them on Twitter keeps you in touch. And, in case you need career advice or help connecting to a former colleague of theirs, these professors can be contacted in an instant. It doesn’t hurt to maintain these relationships long after college, either.

We have just one concern: Where are we, as students, supposed to draw the line between personal and professional? When we connect with our professors over social media, they are with us everywhere. They are with us at a party; they are with us at the gym; they are with us at home over fall break. We are constantly connected to our peers and professors, and it starts to get to be a little much. Aren’t these the same professors who recommend we make our social media presence as private as possible (especially if we’re job searching)?

Simply put, we’ve seen technology successfully wiggle its way into the classroom, but social media is a whole other story and, frankly, we don’t want professors knowing what we did last summer. We want to protect our social media footprints. In order to do this, we need to make the distinction between personal and professional when it comes to using social media tools in the classroom.

Rule of Thumb Miami grad success Good news: 95 percent of grads will be employed or in graduate school within a year of graduating. p. 1

“Twerk” This word was added to the Oxford Dictionaries Online along with “food baby” and “selfie.”

Long Labor Day weekend After a “tough” syllabus week, this three day weekend was much needed.

PATRICK GEYSER THE MIAMI STUDENT

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Student Health Services from nurse’s perspective In response to the editorial concerning Miami’s Student Health Services. I have been a nurse for over 30 years and at Miami SHS for over four years. I have always been impressed with the quality of care the entire staff have provided for the Miami student population.

It is unfortunate when a select few can use opinions to fabricate an editorial that has so much misleading information. I noticed the edi-

torial did state the following piece reflected the majority opinion of the editorial board. I also noticed the editorial board consists of nine people. We provide services to over 150 students daily. Any concerns are appropriately addressed.

100 percent satisfaction is the goal every organization strives to achieve. The SHS is no exception.

It is extremely frustrating to me to read articles which portray SHS as

having inadequate medical care and worse. I am at the SHS everyday and see a very educated and devoted staff that is very dedicated to providing the best possible care to each and every student we encounter.

I would like to encourage the majority of the student population to respond to this editorial.

CHERYL ECK, LPN ECKC@MIAMIOH.EDU

ESSAY HAILEY GILMAN

GILMANHE@MIAMIOH.EDU

The beauty of college, it is what you make it Perhaps I was a little arrogant entering my first year at Miami.

I was scheduled to take biology, chemistry and other typical courses as a student aiming to eventually reach medical school.

I assumed that with my past AP experience and high school work, my classes would consist of mostly review material, going slightly more in depth than my high school teachers.

Of course, I was incredibly naïve and I ended up learning more in 16 week long courses than I had learned in some year-long high school classes. I can honestly admit to learning so much this past academic year and I cannot limit my learning to within the classroom. I found that I learned equally, if not more, simply living in Oxford as a full-time college student. No amount of statistics or information sessions could have captured the three major life lessons freshman year taught me.

First, money is valuable, but nonessential to happiness. I came to Miami satisfied with my bank account. I had spent my summer working, saving up spending money that I felt would be unnecessary.

I remember assuring my mother that I could never spend that amount of money even if I tried.

However, as the academic year went on, my bank account slowly dwindled and I cringed when I checked my available balance. I came to appreciate the value of my meal plan and would deny dinners Uptown for fear of using “real money”. My purchases were

never extravagant, but added up over time. 15 dollars went toward an organization’s t-shirt, twenty went toward a night out, and fifteen toward an additional book assigned for class, draining my account in only a few days. I looked forward to holidays, when my relatives would send cards with the occasional five-dollar bill enclosed.

For their donations I was eternally grateful. Of course, as I reflect back on my time here, my happiest moments never concerned money, most simply it involved seeing friends and attending events on campus. I understand the work behind a dollar, but without it, I believe my college experience would not be diminished.

Second, college students are amazing. Never before have I felt so impressed by those surrounding me. I am quite proud of my résumé and I believe it to be decently developed, but it excites me to hear of the accomplishments of my peers.

I have met students published in medical journals, students with travel stories abound and students with incredible personal triumphs.

I know some that have beat cancer and some that hope to cure it.

Their pasts unmatched, they also have lofty goals for the future. I expect my friends to be successful in their chosen fields, no matter their eventual career or the path they take to get there. I will miss this after I graduate. I can only hope that I will be surrounded by such hardworking, curiosity-driven people in my future.

Lastly, my freshman year has

taught me to prioritize. Some things are more important than others. Professors have assigned me mountains of work — truly impossible to complete in the time allotted.

I have learned to decide what is necessary to do and what I can deem to be only mental fodder. Clubs and organizations conflict with one another and I have learned to find a balance. I have learned to walk the line between commitments, ensuring my participation in all my endeavors, and never neglecting my responsibilities. Of course, I must also think through my dedication, as I cannot fully devote myself to an event without the time. Above everything though, I have learned to prioritize friends. I value the students I have met throughout my time at Miami. They are smart, kind, passionate people and I credit my survival through these semesters to them. They allow me to laugh and learn from my failures and to celebrate my success. I can honestly say that they are my favorite part of Miami and to them, I owe my greatest thanks.

Each Miami student will experience something different during their time at this university. This is perhaps the beauty of college, that it is what you make it. However, I don’t believe you can leave this campus without learning life lessons like my own. Academia is of course the most important component of Miami University, but I believe that what this college can teach me stretches far beyond my career and into my future adult life.

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Shortened semester Though a week less of classes sounds nice, we know the same amount of work will be crammed in.

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ANDREW’S ASSESSMENTS

Fox Sports 1 vs. ESPN: Providing new competition for the sports fans of the future Fox Sports 1, ESPN’s latest challenger, aired Aug. 17. Bankrolled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, the network is the world wide sports leader’s first real threat since CNN and SI paired up in ANDREW 1996 to start GEISLER another 24hour sports news channel. CNN/SI, like most who go after ESPN, died with a whimper in 2002.

Murdoch’s Fox Sports 1 is unlikely to meet a similar fate, and given their wide range of wins on programming and pulling in top tier and innovative talent, the fight over which station the next generation of sports fans have playing in the background all day long is certain to be fascinating to watch play out.

First, let’s set the expectations.

ESPN, launched in 1979, has a considerable head start on the upstart Fox Sports 1. Two generations of sports fans have grown

up knowing ESPN is their one stop shop for all things sports.

The majority of the top sports media personalities fall underneath ESPN’s broad umbrella.

They have come a long way from George Grande reading the news in his crème colored jackets, now touching virtually every aspect of the sports experience. From their magazine, to their game coverage, to even their advertising, ESPN is the ubiquitous, but high quality place for sports.

And ESPN has positioned themselves well for this moment.

Innovating in recent years with the highly entertaining and successful “30 for 30” documentary series, handing Bill Simmons his own website—the now two year old Grantland, recently poaching Nate Silver from the New York Times, bringing the explosive Keith Olbermann back into the fold, and finally, most recently the call to bring back another controversial character, Jason Whitlock, to start up what he’s called “a black Grantland.”

Most of these moves have been attributed to ESPN chief executive John Skipper, and you have to think he would not have made

quite as an aggressive play for any of these talented folks without the threat of Fox Sports 1 in the back of his head, because there are some definite chinks in ESPN’s armor that Fox Sports 1 can go after.

First, the nuts and bolts of TV programming. The first test for a sports network is winning the bidding war for programming. Fox Sports 1 has shown them selves highly adept at this competitive game. Among others, they will broadcast UFC fights, college football games, major league baseball games, the US Open golf tournament starting in 2015, and the 2018 World Cup. Now to the entertainment piece: there is one place that Fox Sports 1 can cut into ESPN’s market share right away—and that is in what used to be ESPN’s flagship program, “Sportscenter.”

The show is simply no fun anymore. The days of edgy writing and witty banter have fallen away for a boring, almost CNN like news report on what is happening in sports.

But sports coverage must be fun. ESPN used to know that, and Fox Sports 1 appears to know

that, judging by their marketing strategy and decision to use two unknown anchors for their flagship, Sportscenter copycat, Fox Sports Live. Jay Ontrait and Dan O’Toole come form Canada’s TSN, and their early ratings are not so great (a little over half of the numbers “Sportscenter” is pulling in), but it is easy to overstate the importance of the first few weeks, or even months.

way to beat an entrenched champion is to get new talent. New people do not have much experience on the big stage. It will take them some time to mature, but once they do, if the entrenched champ does not continue to improve and innovate, the upstart can, before we know it, become the establishment.

This is the would be model for Fox Sports 1 to become the ESPN

Two generations of sports fans have grown up knowing ESPN is their one stop shop for all things sports.The majority of the top sports media personalities fall underneath ESPN’s broad umbrella.

David Letterman’s “Late Show” crushed Jay Leno’s version of the “Tonight Show” for almost two years before Leno took over the lead in 1995, never to seriously relinquish it again. Now a late night TV show is different than a 24-hour sports channel, but the point remains.

TV is about talent. The only

for kids in middle school and elementary school just now getting bit by the sports bug.

I love sports largely because of my obsessive viewing of ESPN during my formative years. If Fox Sports 1 becomes the fun, smart option like ESPN once was, the much-ignored 5-15 demographic could be the fuel for their success.

ESSAY

Last week, President Obama rolled through towns in Pennsylvania and New York during a twoday bus tour designed to introduce the latest in a series of proposals to strengthen the American middle class.

Offering little in the way of credible solutions and featuring a heavy dose of partisanship, he drove a message that was both out of touch and failed to offer credible solutions to make college more affordable for families.

As the cost of a college education continues to rise, the most expensive part remains room and board. Coming just days after the president finished up six rounds of golf and a week-long vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, the president was in no place to discuss affordable housing. According to the New York Destination Guide, a home like the $7 million one the Obama’s stayed in rents for around $12,000 a week.

The rapidly rising cost of a college degree certainly needs to be reined in but partisan politics and poor proposals are not the answer.

To put that into perspective, at Miami University, ranked the most expensive four-year public university in the nation, room and board for the upcoming 20132014 academic year will cost on average $10,900.

Now the president is certainly entitled to a vacation, but it is wholly inappropriate for him to lecture colleges about curbing

costs when he spent thousands of dollars more on housing in one week than the average student will spend on the most expensive part of a college education in a whole year.

If that juxtaposition alone wasn’t enough, it was even more inappropriate for the president to inject partisan politics into his speeches for the sole purpose of gaining leverage on the upcoming fiscal fight.

In fact, it was just a few months ago that partisan politics turned interest rates on student loans into a political football causing widespread uncertainty for millions of students trying to pay for school.

And if the inappropriateness wasn’t enough, the president failed to provide solutions to the problem at all.

His answer to solving the problem was to shame higher education into being more affordable by linking aid to affordability and by creating a federal rating system that would allow families to compare costs.

First things first: the president’s proposal of a federal rating system that allows parents to compare costs among different institutions isn’t even a proposal because it already exists.

In 2008, Congress passed the Higher Education Opportunity Act which mandated the Department of Education publish information regarding the cost of a college education so parents and students could make informed decisions when considering which school was right for them.

Information like that, which the president so boldly called for, can be found at www.collegecost.ed.gov As for the president’s remaining proposal to link affordability to federal aid, while it sounds catchy in practice, it would likely be more of a train wreck than his massive overhaul of health insurance.

Linking aid to affordability means fewer students will have access to schools that provide students with a top-notch education and set them up for future success.

It would most likely price students from disadvantaged backgrounds out of an education that would provide them with opportunities to earn more and receive a greater return on their investment.

Beyond that, minorities represent a large portion of those students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

In all, this proposal would likely create two separate but unequal educational experiences: one for those who could afford the resources the best universities have to offer without aid and one where minority students and the poorest of students are left with less opportunity because of poor public policy.

The rapidly rising cost of a college degree certainly needs to be reined in but partisan politics and poor proposals are not the answer. The real answer is coming from both red and blue states where governors and state legislators are taking bold steps to address the problem with innovative solutions.

In Oregon, there is talk of linking college tuition to a percentage of a student’s future earnings.

In Ohio, Governor Kasich and the General Assembly are working to provide more pathways for students from community colleges to the state’s four-year public universities.

If the president is serious about solving this problem, I would suggest that he drop the finger pointing and figure out that populism and Martha’s Vineyard are two things that don’t mix. Instead, he should start looking to the states for real solutions that won’t create a more unequal system.

GREG DICK

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RedHawks roll in Belmont Invitational

BY JORDAN RINARD SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Miami University volleyball team made a statement as it downed Gardner-Webb University (GWU) 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-10), the University of Memphis 3-1 (25-19, 27-29, 25-11, 30-28), and Belmont University 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 2517) in the Belmont Invitational. The RedHawks (3-0) start off the regular season undefeated for the first time since the 2011 season in which they started 4-0.

In the first match Friday, Gardner-Webb (0-3) took a 6-3 lead, but Miami tied the set 7-7 and traded blows until GWU took a 17-14 advantage. The ’Hawks then went on an 11-2 run to take the set 25-19. The second set started with the Runnin’ Bulldogs getting a 6-0 lead that was erased by the ’Hawks after a 6-1 run. After a back and forth between the two teams, Gardner-Webb took a 23-21 lead, but Miami went on a four-point run to take the set, which was capped off by a service ace by freshman middle hitter Paige Hill. The third set lacked the drama of the first two as the ’Hawks took a 25-10 match win.

Hill recorded team highs with 11 kills and a .476 hitting percentage, while junior setter and outside hitter Meg Riley tallied six kills, a team high 18 assists and four digs. As a whole, the Miami offense improved throughout the match, registering hitting percentages of .079, .184 and .355 in each set. Defensively,

they held the Runnin’ Bulldogs to a .034 hitting percentage and outblocked GWU 6-2.

The RedHawks went on an 11-2 run in the first set against Memphis (2-1) Saturday morning. The Tigers reeled off five consecutive points and the teams traded points until Miami went on a 6-3 run to clinch the set at 25-19. The Red and White took a 9-5 lead in the second set, but a 15-7 run by Memphis erased it. A 6-2 spurt by the ’Hawks tied the set at 22 but after swapping points, but the Tigers scored straight points to take the set 29-27. Miami took the third set 25-11 and the teams went back and forth in the fourth until an 8-4 run put the RedHawks ahead 13-9.

The four point advantage stood until Memphis took the lead 24-22 following a 6-0 run. The ’Hawks kept rallying against Memphis’ scores and clinched the match 30-28.

“They kept coming after us,” head coach Carolyn Condit said.

“The match put an emphasis on first ball kills. It proved the physical and mental strength we developed in the offseason. [Redshirt sophomore middle hitter Jenny] Ingle had a career match but some of the credit needs to go to the setters for setting her up well.”

Ingle had team highs with 14 kills and a .520 hitting percentage during the match, while Riley had a near triple-double with eight kills, 21 assists and a team-best 16 digs. Hill had another strong outing with 12 kills, 12 block assists, and .333 hitting percentage. Miami outhit Memphis .204

to .124 while outblocking them 16-5.

In the first set against Belmont (1-2) Saturday night, the RedHawks took a 20-13 lead before the Bruins went on an 8-3 run. However, the ’Hawks held on for a 25-21 win.

Miami went on an 18-11 run in the second set and finished with a 2520 decision. The Bruins came out in the third set on an 11-6 run, but the ’Hawks responded with a 7-1 run.

After Belmont regained the lead at 15-14, the Red and White closed the match on a 11-2 run.

“I’m very pleased with the play of our freshmen,” Condit said. “[Freshman setter Krista] Brakauskas is a three-rotation and was poised and athletic and made very good decisions. [Freshman outside hitter Maris] Below’s a good passer and Hill was named Tournament MVP.” Hill’s stat line of five kills, .455 hitting percentage, four digs, two solo blocks and six assisted blocks in the final match was enough to earn her Invitational MVP honors. Ingle and Riley also secured positions on the All-Tournament Team. Collectively, Miami’s blocking shined again as they outblocked Belmont 10-4 and outhit the Bruins .272 to .047.

“We all played well together and as a team,” Hill said. “All of us had great moments. Not one of us stood out. The best thing about this team is we are still getting better.”

The RedHawks will return home as they host the University of Evansville and Northern Kentucky University for the Miami Invitational next weekend.

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as they failed to even attempt a shot on goal during the first period. They finished the game with just two official shots. It was Miami’s second straight shutout of an opponent.

The strangest – and easiest – goal of the match came in the 67th minute. Belmont’s Berner was out of position at the top of the penalty box when Dinges, standing near midfield, launched the ball over her head and into the wide open net.

“I think it was a scramble on our end and I actually cleared it down the middle,” Dinges said. “Somehow their goalie got it and I think she mis-cleared it and it went straight to me. I settled it, looked up and saw the net was open.”

Dinges’ score was the proverbial knockout punch. Freshman midfielder Taylor Jackson and freshman forward Jenna Weiner scored the RedHawks final two goals to bring the tally to five.

The ’Hawks next match is Friday, Sept. 6th as they travel to Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

that broke 70 last season, shooting a 69.

Although Zedrick expects the quartet of Cahill, Kelly, MacDonald, and Shaughnessy to lead the way, he is confident in his young golfers as well.

“If the older guys start to slack off, the younger ones will be good enough to push and motivate them,” Zedrick said.

Zedrick said he believes anyone on the RedHawks roster is capable of finishing in the top 25 of a tournament.

Although the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship is not until the beginning of May 2014, Zedrick said he believes the fall tournaments play a large role in their season.

“All of the matches add up, we can build off of our fall performances,” Zedrick said.

The combination of new uniforms and a talented team has Zedrick and the RedHawks ready to swing.

“There’s a strong sense of excitement to get going and to get this program to where it belongs,” Zedrick said.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Miami starts season with third place finish in Dayton Flyer Challenege

BY CLAY PACKEL

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University men’s cross country team opened their season with a third place finish at the Dayton Flyer 5K Challenge.

Miami finished third behind runners up Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the champion for the last two years, Ohio State University. Despite the third place

finish, Senior DaveWing placed second overall for the RedHawks. Ohio State, Miami and IUPUI controlled the race, as 15 of the top 16 finishers were from those schools.

It’s possible Miami could have done better, but tied for first with 500 meters to go, senior Matt Moral’s luck ran out as he fell while crossing a creek bed. It had rained heavily in the area the night before, making racing conditions less than

ideal. After the fall, Moral went on to finish sixth.

True freshmen Steven Biebelhausen finished third for Miami and 14th overall for the meet, an accomplishment that impressed Wing.

“It was awesome for a freshmen,” Wing said. “Shows a lot of potential.

Definitely the highlight of the day.”

Miami also saw strong performances from sophomore Matt Stewart, who finished 15th, and

redshirt sophomore Ryan Moncrieff who finished just behind him in 16th.

The RedHawks were missing some key runners for the meet due to injury. Redshirt junior Daniel Garleb sat out the race because he wasn’t feeling 100 percent going into it. Sophomore Joe Stewart also didn’t open his season as recovers from a case of Mono he developed earlier in the summer.

Miami’s times may have

dropped off due to the wetness of the course and the resulting humidity, but head coach Warren Mandrell is not concerned.

“Times don’t mean a whole lot in cross country,” Mandrell said. “They ran very solid relative to everyone else and that’s what counts.”

The ’Hawks now head back into training for a week before racing again next Saturday as they host the Miami Invitational.

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Asking for help in college courses can be nerve-racking, Becker added, and it seems as though students often put it upon themselves to figure things out.

“I’m shocked by how few students come to me for help,” Becker said.

According to Becker, professors encourage their students to use office hours, undergraduate assistants, study groups and any other available resources to seek help.

“Being an adult doesn’t mean being on your own,” Becker said.

“It means taking the initiative to get the help that you need, rather than waiting for someone to give it to you.”

Conard agreed with this piece of advice.

“My future starts here,” Conard said. “I want to be a good student, work hard and be involved.”

According to Frost, first-year students often have trouble studying for college courses and managing their time properly.

“Find a system of organization that fits you,” Frost said.

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“There’s a kind of growing cycle of violence taking place, far in excess of anything that we’ve seen in the country prior to this time,” Peterson said.

This news brings up questions about the safety of students studying in Egypt, but Nimis said he and the university make safety a top priority.

“Study abroad has gotten more and more important to the university, and they have a whole protocol by which they establish safety,” Nimis said.

As a part of this protocol, Nimis has been meeting with the registrar and provost, as well as Miami faculty with expertise on the region, to assess the security risks and

Conard said that students often have high hopes for balancing their academic life and social life on campus.

“I hope to have good time management skills and that I learn to balance my work and activates well,” Conard said.

According to Frost, Miami offers many programs, events and activities, such as cookouts, intramural sports teams and convocation to make the campus feel like a home away from home and help students adjust to college life.

“Getting involved in campus activities can ease homesickness and also help students stay focused and on track,” Frost said.

Frost also said Miami offers a great orientation program that encourages students to be motivated, successful and knowledgeable about the campus.

“Orientation helps students locate resources, as well as helps to instill positive values and characteristics,” Frost said.

Conard said she is very optimistic about campus life and the opportunities that come with it.

“I think Miami will live up to its name,” Conard said. determine whether or not to cancel the course. Despite the volatile situation, there remains a high student interest in the course.

Junior international studies major Corey Brincks has followed the situation in Egypt closely and thinks safety is a matter of being aware.

“The challenge with the news exposure bias is that you see everything that’s happening that’s bad and you think, ‘this must be happening all across Egypt,’” Brincks said.

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“I think it would be a sobering experience but also a very powerful learning experience because you will be experiencing a moment in Egyptian history first hand,” Brincks said.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 JORDAN RINARD RINARD’S RUNDOWN

THE PROBLEM WITH THE NEW FOOTBALL UNIS

On July 24, the Miami University football team unveiled its new uniforms to the public in honor of the 125th season of the football program. Much of the response from general public to these uniforms has been positive and there has been a palpable aura of excitement surrounding the 2013 iteration of the RedHawks since the unveiling. However, there are a number of issues about the uniforms that have not been adequately addressed.

First off, the gaudiness of the uniforms only serves as a distraction and takes away from the game that is being played. While the flashy uniforms may grab potential recruits attention for a while, the uniforms will not land recruits by themselves if the product on the field is not up to par. Also, if an FBS football program is banking on recruits coming to their school solely because of new uniforms, it will, in all likelihood, be an unsuccessful couple of seasons.

Even if a recruit’s decision on where to go to school is solely based on new uniforms, the program in question will probably have trouble retaining him since programs all over the country are taking part in this jersey arms race and the recruit will be likely to transfer to the school with the brightest uniforms.

As an example, the University of Oregon first debuted their current uniform template in 2006.

Until the 2008 season in which they went 10-3, the Ducks were not getting very many top 25 recruiting classes or much national media exposure because the on-field product was not very good—a combined 15-11 in 2006 and 2007.

The same could be said about the University of Maryland, who debuted new uniforms in 2011 and would go on to finish the season 2-10.

The impracticality of the

uniforms showcases some critical design flaws. As was discussed in a piece on SI.com, the place on the shoulders where it should say “MIAMI” reads as “MIMI” as the “A” is split up and is difficult to make out from a distance.

It is also pointed out that the “feathers” on the helmet are also difficult to make out and look like flames if one doesn’t know what the detail on the helmet is supposed to represent.

Also, the uniforms represent a trend in contemporary college football where the programs try to impress potential recruits with cosmetic features, as opposed to actually marketing the program and the school to high school athletes.

The tribute to the past the uniforms are supposed to have can also be interpreted as not a tribute at all. The decadence of the uniforms is the antithesis of the Latin inscription on the Miami Seal: “To Accomplish Rather Than To Be Conspicuous.”

Instead of putting the spotlight on the potential on this upcoming season, the program and the Athletic Department decided put the spotlight on the team by making a cosmetic change to the program via the uniforms and not focusing on the on-field progress that is being made, a move that is uncharacteristic of the university’s history and disregards the effort that is being put forth into bringing the program back into prominence in the MAC. With that said, the new uniforms have seemingly helped revitalize interest in the program after a couple of disappointing seasons and is part of the efforts of the new administration in Athletic Department to make sweeping changes to Miami Athletics in the coming years. Whether these changes will be better for the programs involved remains to be seen.

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Miami shuts out Bruins in home opener victory

BY ZACH MACIASZEK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

After last year’s tough match against Belmont University that saw Miami University barely escape with an overtime victory, the RedHawks thought they would have their hands full again this year.

That turned out to not be the case.

Led by senior forward Kayla Zakrzewski’s two goals and a stifling team defense, the RedHawks (2-10) blew out Belmont (1-2-0) 5-0 in the first game of the year on their home grass.

Head coach Bobby Kramig has come to expect these types of excellent performances from Zakrzewski.

“Kayla is Kayla,” Kramig said.

“She’s got to be one of the top two or three players in the Mid-American Conference and it’s about what we would expect from her. She’s a senior this year and she knows exactly what she’s doing out there. If we can find her one on one, God help the other team.”

Zakrzewski led the RedHawks’ scoring effort in the first half, knocking in both of the RedHawks’ two goals past Bruins senior keeper Nicole Berner. Zakrzewski also added an assist to her total, giving her a five point game.

Zakrzewski’s first goal came in the 22nd minute of the first period.

Junior forward Hailey Pleshakov, positioned on the right wing of the field, needled the ball to Zakrzewski who was ahead on the left wing with no defenders between her and the goalie. Zakrzewski squeezed the ball past the keeper into the top-left corner of the net, giving the ’Hawks a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Zakrzewski recorded her second goal of the match on a long pass from junior midfielder Kelsey Dinges. Dinges, standing at

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Miami University senior midfielder Kayla Zakrewski leaps over Belmont University senior goalkeeper Brittany Berner in Miami’s 5-0 victory. midfield, booted the ball over the backs of the Belmont defenders to Zakrzewski, who was leading the breakaway. Zakrzewski buried the ball in the center of the net for the score.

“I just think first game we were all excited to play at home,” Zakrzewski said. “The first 15 minutes we came out really hard and were playing really well.

We’ve been working on finishing breakaways, so obviously that came in handy.”

Kramig was pleased with his team’s effort, especially on offense.

“At the start of the game I thought everything was (clicking on offense) for us really,” Kramig

said. “I thought the first 15, 20 minutes of the game was the best soccer we’ve played all year. Speed of play was good. Passing was good, crisp. People were moving off the ball. That’s what we’ve been working on in practice so it was nice to see it in a game.”

The ’Hawks dominated possession and kept the Bruins on their heels all game long, as the ball rarely left Miami’s half of the field.

On the few occasions that they did have the ball, Belmont could barely muster any momentum on offense against Miami’s defense,

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FOOTBALL

Miami looks to make ‘loud’ statement Herd stampedes ’Hawks in second half blowout

BY JUSTIN MASKULINSKI SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Miami University golf team doesn’t hit the course until Sept. 6 and the team couldn’t be more excited because of two simple words: New uniforms.

The golf team will be donning new shorts and pants thanks to Loudmouth Golf. The uniforms have a diamond pattern called Houndstooth that use Miami’s school colors: Red and white. Assistant Athletic Director for Equipment Operations and Special Projects Darrell Hallberg has been working towards getting the uniforms for over a year.

“I wanted the loudest, boldest, brightest pair of pants I could find that represented Miami University,” Hallberg said.

Reaching the final goal of purchasing the pants did not come easy for Hallberg; he had to convince

head coach Zac Zedrick first. “(Hallberg) had been pushing me for the last year or two (to buy Loudmouth pants) and I finally said yes, as long as they were red and white,” Zedrick said.

Zedrick said that when he told Hallberg to move forward, he let him pick the design.

“Darrell is the best at what he does, so I knew he’d come up with something great,” Zedrick said.

Hallberg is familiar with the Loudmouth brand, as he wears a pair nearly every Friday. His overall goal for the uniform change, like the recent football uniform change, is to place Miami University in the spotlight and on the map.

“The uniforms will allow us to be edgier for recruiting, and when you turn on the TV or see a picture- you’re going to know who we are,” Hallberg said. “Being involved in Miami University, not just

athletics but the University as a whole, is something to be proud of.”

The golf team will look impressive on the course, and Zedrick believes they can perform on the course as well.

“When we go somewhere, we believe that if we show up and take care of business we can win our tournaments,” Zedrick said.

Zedrick expects a group of four upperclassmen to lead the way this year for the ’Hawks.

Seniors Austin Kelly and Mark MacDonald combined for six top individual performances last season for the RedHawks. Junior Scott Cahill had the lowest 18 hole total for the ’Hawks last season with a 68 while his classmate Luke Shaughnessy shot an 18 hole round of 71. Kelly is the only other returning RedHawk

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The Miami University golf team and academic cordinator Lynaye Stone (center) pose while wearing the new outfits.

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Miami University football team kept the season opener close at the half, but Marshall University pulled away in the second half en route to a 52-14 victory.

The RedHawks opened up the scoring midway through the first quarter when redshirt senior quarterback Austin Boucher hit classmate and fellow co-captain tight end Steve Marck on an eight yard pass, giving Miami that critical first strike.

Sophomore running back Spencer Treadwell added to the scoreboard with just 1:25 left to go in the first half, deadlocking the game at 14.

That would be the last time the RedHawks would come close to the endzone, however. Marshall came out with a vengeance in the final 30 minutes, dropping 38 unanswered points on the Red and White. Junior quarterback Rakeem Cato was superb for the Thundering Herd as he completed 22 of his 34 pass attempts, connecting on five of them for touchdowns.

“The first half is a statement of what we’re able to do, but what we have to do, obviously, is carry that into two halves,” head coach Don Treadwell said. “Certainly, you’ve got to give credit to Marshall without question. They have a tremendous offense in particular.”

That offense compiled 591 yards of total offense over the course of the game, leaving the RedHawk defense reeling. Miami limited Marshall in the first quarter, holding the Thundering Herd to just 11 yards of total offense.

Miami found some success on the offensive side of the ball, as Boucher finished 10-for-22 with 165 yards through the air. Nine RedHawks combined for 74 yards rushing.

Boucher had a great first half, completing nine of his twelve passes, but was just one for 10 in the second half.

“Well I thought in the first half, shoot – he did just about everything you want,” Treadwell said of his quarterback. “I thought he was in good command and in charge of what we were doing, and had some passes that were thrown right on the money. We have a young receiving corps so there’s some growing pains there, but we’re going to be fine.”

Co-captain Marck explained the team as a whole was ready, but things just didn’t go according to plan.

“We’ve been preparing for weeks, and we were excited coming out to renew this game with Marshall that has a little history behind it,” Marck said. “They made great adjustments, and all credit to them. We just need to do a better job playing tough for two halves of football.”

The coaches know this is just a notch in the loss column, and nothing more. The program continues to look forward and stay positive, focusing on what it can control: the future.

“We’ve just got to be able to respond from this, learn from this,” Treadwell said. “We’ll be fine.

Miami returns to action next week when they take on the University of Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington.

The game is slated for a noon start Saturday, Sept. 6.