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VOLUME 140 NO. 05
TUESday, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1912, The Miami Student reported that then-president R. M. Hughes delivered an address in front of the representatitives of state universities from
all the states of the United States in session at Washington, D.C. His address was titled “The Right of College Fraternities to Exist in a State-Supported Institution.”
Buckeyes spoil RedHawks’ season opener
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Miami University junior wide receiver Nick Harwell scores the ’Hawks’ only touchdown during a 56-10 loss Saturday against the Ohio State University. Harwell was the nation’s second-leading wide receiver in 2011 and had 120 yards on eight receptions against the Buckeyes.
By Tom Downey Senior Staff Writer
Despite taking an early 3-0 lead against The Ohio State University (OSU), the Miami University football team could not maintain any momentum, falling to the Scarlet and Gray 56-10 Saturday. The Buckeyes’ 56 points were the most given up by the Red and White since 1942. “We played a great ball club today and we knew that we had our hands full,” Head Coach Don Treadwell said. “Obviously there is much respect for Ohio State football. So we needed to play certainly a game in our minds that was our best. I think we had some opportunities to do that, especially early on,
but this game is a game of momentum and you could see the momentum moving a little bit.” Redshirt senior quarterback Zac Dysert had an impressive day throwing the ball against the Scarlet and Gray, completing 31 of 53 passes with one touchdown. He also threw for 303 yards, making him the first player to throw for over 300 yards against the Buckeyes since the University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy threw for 414 yards in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl. “[Dysert] is one of those quarterbacks that doesn’t get rattled and he is calm,” Treadwell said. “Now that he’s been in the system for a year, he is much more comfortable.” Junior wide receiver Nick Harwell also had an impressive game,
racking up 120 yards and one touchdown on eight catches. “There aren’t too many defensive backs that can stick with Nick Harwell,” Dysert said. “No matter who it is, no matter what team it is, he is going to open up a lot of things for other receivers.” Sophomore wide receiver Dawan Scott and redshirt senior wide out Andy Cruse were the beneficiaries of the Buckeyes’ focus on Harwell. Scott caught five passes for 87 yards and Cruse caught eight balls for 48 yards. “Early on, we did pretty well moving the ball,” Cruse said. “All day long, I think our offensive line protected well; got to give credit to them. We just got to learn from it and get better for next week and the
rest of the season.” Despite the passing success, the RedHawks were unable to run the ball, finishing the game with a net total of negative one yard. They attempted only 20 rushes, nearly a third of their passing attempts. Redshirt junior tailback Justin Semmes was the team’s leading rusher with 13 yards on five carries. The ’Hawks early hopes were done in by missed opportunities and dropped passes. The Red and White dropped several passes, including a few that likely could have gone for touchdowns. The team had the chance to go up 14-0 early, getting inside the Buckeyes’ five-yard line twice in the first quarter, only to come away with one field goal. “To me, all of them sting when
you don’t get in the end zone.” Treadwell said. “When you get down in the red zone, you have to come away with points.” The Red and White struggled to stop OSU’s dynamic sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller. Miller threw for 207 yards and ran for another 161 despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter and parts of the third. He had more total yards than the entire RedHawk offense and scored three different times. “He is an exceptional athlete,” Treadwell said of Miller. “And most of the time, if you can get a guy like that in space one on one, you’re going to take those chances.” The Red and White host Southern Illinois University 1 p.m. Saturday in Miami’s home opener.
Dining halls tweak hours Care Act may be redundant for students and menus for new year By Amanda Hancock Senior Staff Writer
By Melissa Girgis
For The Miami Student
Following assessment, a number of dining locations around campus have tweaked their hours of operation and menu options to better match student traffic and food preferences. Both Haines Food Court in the Shriver Center and Martin Dining Hall on north campus have reduced hours of operation for fall semester. According to Chris Pirigyi, general manager of Housing, Dining, Recreation and Business Services (HDRBS), Haines Food Court was previously open until 10:30 p.m. Sunday-Tuesday and 3:30 a.m. Wednesday-Saturday. The food court now closes at 10:30 p.m. all nights. The food court had previously been busy into the late-night hours, but business has been steadily declining each year. Pirigyi said he attributes this dip in business to the extension of Bell Tower To-Go’s hours from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m., as well as its convenient location as a pit stop on the way back from Uptown. One thing Pirigyi said he wants to make clear is that the Shriver center will still have food available 24 hours a day. “No matter what time of day it is, you can still get something to eat,” Pirigyi said. “Sundial pizza is still open until midnight and other options such as the Spring Street Market and Tuffy’s are open during the hours that Haines is not.” Martin dining hall has discontinued Saturday and Sunday brunch in favor of increased options in the Scoreboard Market, including a selection of breakfast sandwiches, and a stronger focus on Sunday dinners. According to Eric Yung, executive
chef for student dining, the dinner schedule follows a three-week rotation, featuring foods representative of the new menus at the Maple Street Market, Armstrong Student Center and Alexander dining hall. According to Yung more changes include a Trader’s Green salad venue in Scott Dining Hall that previously existed only in the Farmer School of Business, and menu changes at Panache, located on south campus, which incorporate ingredients sourced from local buyers. At Bell Tower, hot dogs and Coney dogs have been added to the to-go menu, while Starbucks Coffee has replaced Bell Tower brand coffee on the inside. The coffee area, which includes smoothies and a bakery case, has its own register to speed things up for students who just want these foods, according to Yung. Yung said minor updates at Harris dining hall also took place, resulting in newer, more energy efficient equipment, and a fresher look for students. The dining hall is still buffet style, however the serving area has been broken up into separate stations for different kinds of food. Yung said the various dining changes are positive ones. “We all feel really good about all the changes, and about providing more healthy options like the salads at Scott,” Yung said. “The changes, I think, have been really well-received by the students.” Junior Kelsey Jurist said she is enjoying some of the dining changes. “Adding the salads at Scott was a great idea,” Jurist said. “I live off campus now, but the salads are so good that I got a meal plan so I can still get them for lunch sometimes. There was definitely a big need for another location because Farmer is always so crowded.”
As students scrambled to pick up textbooks, adjust to 8 a.m. classes and began long stints at King Library the past two weeks, reviewing their health insurance plan fell to the bottom of the to-do list. Miami University requires all students to carry some form of major medical insurance and each school year, students must either prove they are insured or purchase Miami’s offered health insurance. However, with the recent United States Supreme Court ruling to keep the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act in place, including an individual mandate, Miami’s requirements may now be in line with government policy, rendering Miami’s requirements unnecessary. Gail Walenga, the assistant vice president of Student Health Services, has received a lot of questions about how the ruling, which calls for all individuals to carry insurance, will affect Miami. “We have to wait to see what happens in the November election,” Walenga said. As the Affordable Care Act continues to be a point of fierce debate
in the ongoing campaign, Miami’s College Republicans and College Democrats have taken sides on how the act affects students. Baylor Myers, chairman of College Republicans, said students might not see the effects of the Affordable Care Act. “College students are lucky because they’re shielded from the burdens that this bill bares,” Myers said. “Because their parents are paying bills or they’re on student loans, students are not seeing the direct evidence. I firmly believe that once students graduate, their eyebrows will be widely raised when they see the harms of this bill.” Laura Kretz, president of College Democrats, said the act is a step in the right direction since it allows students to stay on their parents health insurance plan until they’re 26. “It makes sense and it’s a huge relief,” she said. According to Kretz, the act will help students after graduation as they can rely on their parents’ health insurance plan while pursuing jobs or internships. Although the views are split, the act does not require immediate adjustments for current college students. Miami will continue business
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as usual until the act is overturned or goes into effect in 2014. As of now, Walenga’s office sends emails to all full time Oxford students beginning in July asking students to complete an electronic waiver that exempts them from the universityoffered plan. Students are allowed to complete the waiver only if they can prove they are already covered by a health insurance policy. If students do not complete the waiver, they are automatically billed for the cost of insurance, which is $862, Walenga said. She said the primary reason they insist on some form of insurance is because of situations where students become ill or injured and need healthcare, but don’t have enough money to cover the costs. Sophomore Jessica Hoover completed the waiver, forgoing Miami’s insurance before starting classes. “The healthcare act didn’t really affect me, it was a very simple decision,” Hoover said. About eight to ten percent of students use Miami’s health insurance, a number that stays consistent each year, according to Walenga.
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Students weigh in on education funding By Libby Mueller Senior Staff Writer
As November looms ever closer and the 2012 presidential candidates lay out their plans, young voters scrutinize the promises made for the future—especially the ones that will affect them most acutely. The hot topic in the minds of many college students is higher education. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama have different views on higher education, specifically on funding and student loans, which could heavily influence the future of college students and the affordability of a college degree. Obama has historically supported direct federal lending to students in order to make a college education
available to 10 million needy students, according to his budget message to Congress. The White House additionally reports that his administration’s overhaul of the student loan program has doubled funding for Pell Grants. The Department of Labor estimates that two-thirds of the 30 occupations projected to have the largest number of new jobs from now until 2020 usually require less than a postsecondary education. Drawing on this statistic and everincreasing tuition prices, Romney’s education plan, “A Chance for Every Child,” proposes to cut federal funding to college students, providing Pell Grants only to those deemed to truly need them by the federal government and focusing more on private-sector lending and providing accurate infor-
mation about the performance and strengths of specific postsecondary institutions to high school students contemplating higher education. Laura Kretz, president of College Democrats, said cuts to federal funding for student loans are unacceptable in such volatile economic times. “There are Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney, who want to keep cutting [funding for] education, and there’s President Obama, who supports higher education and who is trying to continue to make sure education is accessible to all, no matter their financial background,” Kretz said. Kretz said Romney and Ryan unfairly target Pell Grants as an area to cut federal costs. “In the Ryan budget, Pell Grants for poor students will be cut by $170 billion,” Kretz said. “That means
more than one million students are going to lose Pell Grants over the next ten years. There is never a time to cut higher education.” Sophomore Adam Motley said part of Romney’s administration’s hope is that cuts to federal lending to students will combat the rising costs of higher education. Motley said he thinks tuition costs are rising partially due to federal lending. Federal student loan options provide the opportunity of higher education to people who could not previously afford it, thus increasing demand for higher education and, due to the principle of supply and demand, according to Motley. “It seems to me to be similar to the housing crisis,” Motley said. “The federal government has made it a priority to make sure everyone can
afford a college education. This creates artificially high demand. People who can’t afford college suddenly sort of can. Then, when they get a job after college, they’re making less than needed to pay back loans.” But Motley said the mindset is, “If the government gives me money, I should get a college education.” Ideas surrounding increases or cuts to federal student loan programs also play a role in how students view higher education policies. Baylor Myers, president of College Republicans, said on behalf of the College Republicans that he does not support government handouts. “We want the opportunity to work
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Summer reading book shares themes Miami comes closer to with upcoming play ‘Dead and Buried’ choosing ASC director By Jessica DeWulf For The Miami Student
Every year Miami University’s first-year students are assigned a book to read before coming to school in the fall. This is called the Summer Reading Program. This year’s choice, Shade it Black: Death and After in Iraq, an autobiography by Jessica Goodell, shares many of the same warrelated themes as the Theater Department’s upcoming play “Dead and Buried”. Shade It Black and “Dead and Buried” are both about female marines who worked in the Mortuary Affairs unit during wartime. The Mortuary Affairs unit is responsible for finding the remains of fallen soldiers and ensuring their return to America. Theater director Lewis Magruder feels this topic is a very heavy subject for students, but is an important one to convey. “Both the play and the book have issues we think the freshmen would respond to,” Magruder said. “It deals with some serious life issues, but there’s a good balance between
the dramatic and the light.” According to Magruder, Bid, the main character of the play, is different from Goodell, in the fact that Bid has been back from war for over 16 years and now works at a cemetery. Both women, however, are still trying to deal with the chaos and depression of their past lives. Magruder has encouraged all of the performers to read Shade It Black for inspiration. Though Magruder is part of the Summer Reading Program Committee, he said that this thematic connection is very challenging to find and the theater department was not aware about their similarities when choosing the play. “The two things occurred without purposefully coming together,” John Jeep, co-chair of the Summer Reading Program, said. “I would call it, I think, good fortune.” Senior Adam Howe, who has been on the Summer Reading Program Committee for almost three years, believes that by connecting the summer reading book with the play, first year students are able to take away more from the story.
“The play further expounds on what’s going on in the book,” Howe said. “It’s good to rethink their opinions, whether to reaffirm them or change them.” Jeep admitted that he is always discouraged by too few students reading the assigned book, but said he feels it is a critical college experience for them. “When our students come to school, they are still high school students,” Jeep said. “We want to turn them towards the academic life.” As a current student, Howe agrees that the Summer Reading Program has the potential to impact first year students. “There are so little ways to communicate to the freshmen who come in, but [Shade It Black] helps show another side of war that they never get to see,” Howe said. “It’s a good book to open that window and bring in that other perspective.” “Dead and Buried” will run Oct. 3 through 7 in Gates Theater, located in the Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $6 and are available at the Shriver Box Office.
Honors Program reduces requirements By Katie Sallach
For The Miami Student
The Miami University Honors Program announced Wednesday there will be a change in requirements for both current and future members. According to Honors Program Senior Associate Director Kari Taylor, previously honors students were required to complete six reflective narratives for the Tier Two portion of the program, which offers courses and programs that help honors students practice research and inquiry methods. Under the new requirements honors students are now only required to complete two reflective essays for Tier two, said Taylor. The Honors program consists of three different tiers,
the introductory tier, intermediate tier, and the advanced tier. For each tier students are required to submit an online portfolio consisting of reflective essays from the six different areas in which the program emphasizes growth and progress. According to Taylor, the main reason for the change was because students and honors staff felt there was a significant overlap between some of the learning outcomes and essays. Recent issues with limited resources and staffing also contributed to the decision to cut some of the essay requirements, according to Taylor. Current student junior Kate Schindler, who has already completed these cancelled requirements, said she is concerned that
she will not receive credit for her work. “I know that the Honors staff has the best intentions and are trying to make the requirements easier on us, and I appreciate that,” Schindler said. “However, the requirements they just dropped were ones I just worked really hard to complete and now I’m not sure if they will actually count for anything..” According to Taylor, current students shouldn’t be worried because the program phased in the requirements. While it did create a new rubric for first year students, Taylor said the program did not change the rubrics for current students. To help students transition to the new requirements, the program offers resources on its website and are holding open forums next week.
Career Fair features over 200 employers By Laura Hower
For The Miami Student
September 19, 2012, Career Fair will be held 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Millet Hall, in which employers will be waiting patiently for students to come to them. Carol Fink, program associate at Career Services who is coordinating Career Fair, said she expects a record turnout of employers. With 230 employers expected, this is the third Career Fair in which attendance has exceeded 200. Sophomore creative writing major Jenna Presar said she is concerned there will not be any employers present who will be looking for majors such as hers. “Will they specifically cater to my major? Probably not, and if they
do, [it will be] a limited amount,” Presar said. “It would be a lot more fortunate if they could get more people in my major there, but I can understand why it would be difficult to do so.” However, according to Fink 64 out of the 224 employers who are sure to attend have no major requirements whatsoever. Any major will be able to apply for such positions. Sophomore James Goldzwig, who is a mechanical engineering major, said he believes employers may have a bias towards business majors but understands why many would be looking for them. “If you have someone working for you that knows how a business works, you’ll probably get more profit from them,” Goldzwig said.
“Do I think it’s fair? Not really. Do I think it’s smart? Yes.” Fink said that many employers are looking for other majors such as communications, information technology (IT) and engineering. There are also three hospitals attending, a company interested in social sciences and Military branches. Career Fair offers internships to those that will not be graduating in 2013. According to Fink, 139 employers are offering internships and nearly all of them offer full-time positions as well. Sept. 10 and 12 there will be a training session for students on what to wear to the fair, what to bring, and strategies to use. More information can be found online at http://www.units.muohio. edu/careers/.
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A search committee invited final candidates for the ASC director position on campus this week for interviews.
By Kaler Hazen
For The Miami Student
A national search for the director of the new Armstrong Student Center (ASC) will soon come to a close as the top candidates for the position wrap up their on-campus interviews next week. The new student center is expected to open in January of 2014, and according to Scott Walter, assistant vice president of student affairs, there is plenty of work to be done before the center opens its doors. According to Walter, the search process was a relatively standard procedure and consisted of a search committee made up of staff and students who sent out the job description across the country, had phone interviews for the first round of candidates, and finally invited four of the prospects to campus for the last round of interviews this week. According to Walter, the new ASC director will wear many hats, and is expected to handle duties ranging from alumni relations to cultural programming. “This has to be somebody who has strong presentation skills, is quick on their feet,” Walter said. “[He or she should be] a great critical thinker, and can think independently and use professional judgment,” Walter said. A student-led group will help
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design the policies and procedures that will be implemented by the new ASC director. These new policies will be formulated based on discussion of what both students and staff want the student center to look like, as well as possible road trips to other schools in hopes of determining what has and has not worked for their student centers in the past, Walter said. According to Walter, it would be ideal to find someone who has already had experience opening a new student center, but that the university would take the best candidate regardless of whether or not they came from inside or outside of Miami. The new director will help shape the future of the student center, according to Walter. “If you ask 50 people what the student center should be you’ll get 45 different answers,” Walter said. That is why the policies are being developed in conjunction with a committee, so that the student center remains focused around student interests, Walter said. Junior Mike Sullivan said he thinks the new director could bring in a fresh perspective. “They’re coming in with a clean slate, and it sounds like the hiring process has been selective,” Sullivan said. “I’m anticipating great things on both a personal and organizational level.”
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“This is because there are no extra charges to keep [students] on their plan and employee benefits tend to be better than a student plan,” Walenga said. According to Walenga, most private and public colleges and universities in Ohio, including Ohio State University, Ohio University, and University of Toledo require health insurance and many students opt to stay on their parents’ plan, which current state health reform allows until age 28 if both the parents are Ohio residents. “It’s pretty common to require it because if they have health bills, it limits the students
abilities to buy books and pay for classes,” Walenga said. With the impending election, Walenga said the current process will continue until a change is necessary. “If the act stays in effect, it would be redundant to do what we do,” she said. Despite ongoing discussion surrounding health insurance, the goal of ensuring coverage for all Miami students remains. “We want to minimize that risk for students to choose between paying medical bills or tuition,” Walenga said. College Democrats will hold an information session with a guest speaker Tuesday, Sept. 4 who will talk about the Affordable Care Act. The event will be held 7 p.m. in 109 Harrison Hall.
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The new semester brings changes for the Miami University regional campuses. In order to become more independent and functional, the Miami regional campuses will now foster separate academic divisions as voted on by the Board of Trustees last spring. According to Jim Oris, co-chair of the Regional Campus Implementation Committee, the regional campuses currently operate as satellite campuses and have limited abilities due to their dependence on the main Oxford campus. These separate divisions will allow the campuses to operate more autonomously and will tend to both student and faculty needs.
Oris said programs such as nursing, engineering technology, computer technology and business technology are taught at regional campuses but have their department homes located in the main Oxford campus. This current setup makes operations difficult for faculty and administration. As a result of separate academic divisions though, the colleges will adopt all responsibilities of their respective program, according to Oris. In addition to independent programs, the separate academic divisions will have a direct impact on professors who teach at regional campuses. In the current state, professors are hired and supervised through department homes in Oxford. With this change, the divisions present at each campus will be able to more effectively
manage the faculty, Additionally, promotional tenure, which is not currently offered to regional professors, will become available, according to Oris. Oris said he feels the changes are for the better. “I generally believe it is a positive change [for the faculty],” Oris said. Oris is in charge of the committee that has created and implemented the new divisions. According to Oris, the committee will be in charge of inspecting the hiring procedures that currently exist, suggesting a new name for the academic divisions (with the help of a marketing firm), and cooperating with the University Senate in transferring programs from their department homes in Oxford to their respective campuses.
Miami Hamilton student Stefan Samples said he’s gotten mixed messages about the regional campuses’ relationship to the Oxford campus. “Are we supposed to feel like we belong or are we supposed to be a separate chapter?” Samples said. Samples said the campuses often feel disjointed, despite sharing the Miami name, and separate divisions may be best in the long run. “I definitely would be for separation,” Samples said. “[Aren’t] we a whole family? If not, let’s not be a family, let’s be separate.” Junior James Clark attends the Oxford campus, and said he feels unbothered by the changes. “To be honest, if it doesn’t affect the Oxford campus then it makes no difference to me,” Clark said.
West Nile cases surge by Lauren Williams For the Miami Student
As of Aug. 31, Ohio has seen 52 human cases of West Nile Virus in the last year with the first fatality in the state, a 76-year old man, from Hamilton County. Eighty percent of those bitten by a West Nile-infected mosquito show no symptoms; the remaining 20 percent typically are mild cases. The people with more severe symptoms from West Nile Virus have immunity factors such as old age, chemotherapy treatment and the presence of an additional illness such as pneumonia or influenza. Antonio Young, supervisor for the Technical Environmental Service for the Cincinnati Health Department, said that it is difficult to determine exactly how many cases of West Nile Virus actually occur each year. “Positive confirmation of human cases comes only from blood tests when [people] are hospitalized,” Young said. Young supervises the department’s health group that sets up test sites around the Cincinnati area to collect mosquitoes infected with the virus. Out of the 148 water pool samples sent to the testing facilities, 36 were confirmed to contain infected mosquitoes. “There’s been an increase overall in West Nile Virus cases across the board,” Young said. “But this year has been sort of atypical in the numbers we are seeing.” Mike Samet, public information officer for the Hamilton County Health Department, explained how a particular species of mosquitoes, culex, carries the virus more often than other species despite the lack of rain this season. “I know it seems counterintuitive, but culex do particularly well in hot, dry summers, so this speeds up breeding and has exacerbated the number of cases.” Samet said he expects that this big year for the spread of West Nile Virus will decrease in Cincinnati around September and October. The Labor Day weekend did more good than harm in reducing
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the transmissions of the virus. “All these standing pools of water will get washed out if we have a lot of rain,” Samet said. “Mosquito larvae don’t live in running water.” Junior Sean Mormino said he does not have many worries about contracting the virus. “If it happens, if I get it, then I’ll deal with it,” Mormino said. “I’m not all that concerned. A couple of people will die from contracting it, but what people don’t realize is more people will die from the regular flu.” There are simple precautions people can take to prevent contact with West Nile-infected mosquitoes. “Mosquitoes are most active in the evening and in the early morning, between dusk and dawn,” Samet said. “That’s the best time to either stay inside and avoid them or wear long sleeves and long pants.” Like sunscreen, Samet says insect repellant needs to be of a certain quality. “Wear insect repellant that is DEA approved and has DEET in it,” Samet said. Another less-known preventive effort is draining all standing water as thoroughly as possible. “Even something as small as a soda can,” Samet said, “has plenty of room for mosquitoes to breed.”
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Nature group promotes student outdoor recreation By Hannah Stein Community Editor
Many students may try to go work out at the Miami University Recreational Sports Center (Rec.) but are unable to find a machine or can’t find space and don’t know where else to go. A new initiative on campus, Project Participate, has emerged this year to show students that there are options outside of the Rec Center. At the beginning of this year, three students all had similar ideas of ways to promote the use of places around campus and outdoor activities. “I’ve tried working out in the Rec Center and it’s just an overflow and it’s way too crowded,” junior Lark Weber, one of the students who started the organization, said. “We want people to take advantage of the beautiful places [around campus].” The organization wants to promote places like Hueston Woods and other trails for hiking around campus, sophomore Lauren Ross, co-founder of the organization said. It hopes to, in a way, relieve the Rec Center from having so many students show up and to show students there are other places to go to be outside and enjoy nature, Karly Geller, the organization’s professor advisor, said. “A lot of Miami students enjoy going Uptown and drinking and partying and I don’t see anything wrong with that,” Ross said. “But when you go out every weekend it gets monotonous and kind of boring; I want people to know there are other options.” The organization is still in the works and the students have not decided if their main goal is to raise awareness of different options to participate in outdoor
activities or to get together with other organizations on campus and make a yearly event, such as a camping trip, to Hueston Woods, Ross said. According to Ross, for her it’s about getting people outside and enjoying nature, whereas maybe for the other students involved in the project it is partially to get students to exercise and get their BMI index down. “The physical activity part, for me personally, that’s not my main goal,” Ross said. “We just want to get people outside and realize there are so many other things out here that people don’t even know about.” Bob Feldman, known in the Oxford hiking and biking community as Biker Bob, is working as an advisor to the students who are working on Project Participate. Feldman said there are so many options out there like canoeing, rock climbing courses and hikathons and that the goal of the project is to raise awareness of all these activities that students may not know exist. The organization is still in the early stages and is still trying to figure out what its main goal is and what they would like to accomplish, whether it be to hold events or promote other options for students who might feel like there’s not a whole lot to do. “You get all these different ideas from all these different places and you get overwhelmed and end up doing nothing,” Ross said about the number of flyers and organizations available to students to participate in outdoor activities. “We just want to let people know what’s out there,” Ross said. “We’re not sure if we want to be a club or organization yet, but we’re really looking for the ability to raise awareness.”
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
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RedHawks need support from student body The RedHawks lost their first football game of the season Saturday to Ohio State University with a score of 10 to 56. Miami held a lead of 3 to 0 in the first quarter, but quickly lost its momentum in the wake of Braxton Miller and the OSU’s strong defense. The Miami Student editorial board is disappointed in this weekend’s loss, but believes that this game is not indicative of the rest of the RedHawk football season. We are proud of Miami for its
strong beginning to the game, and its performance against a Big 10 school. Ohio State is a great team, and Miami’s efforts both offensively and defensively were impressive. In spite of two interceptions, quarterback Zac Dysert played an amazing game. He threw for over 300 yards, the first time since 2009 that any quarterback has amounted such a number against OSU’s defense. And the last time that happened, the quarterback was Colt McCoy, and the team was the Texas Longhorns. That’s
some pretty impressive company. Senior leaders like Dysert will lead the team this season, and should carry the team through the MAC. Students should be energized for this year’s football season, and in attendance for games this fall. The RedHawks will need our support, playing teams like Ohio University who beat Penn State University Saturday. So remember to wear red this Friday to show your support for Miami athletics, get to the game this weekend, and go Redhawks!
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When I was younger, I really loved America. I believed in the conservative policies that my parents and grandparents believed in; I wanted to be in the American Military when I grew up; I was a Churchgoing Christian and I wanted to serve what I thought was the greatest nation in the world. Over time my views changed. From grade 2-10 I lived in South Africa, as the son of a missionary with my parents, two sisters, and my brother. This had an influence on me, because I think the separation from what I considered one of my two homes (America, the other being Canada) made me even more “American”. Eventually when we moved back my views changed. To me I found my home, but I grew to dislike it over these years.I used to wait for the day in anticipation that I might vote and help decide with the masses who will be leading us. I eventually changed my opinions to that opposite of what I grew up with. I became a dedicated Atheist who loved anything that had the word “Democracy” or “Democrat” in it. I wanted to irritate my past. I guess I didn’t really know what I was in the end, because my opinions changed so radically. Slowly I picked up on what was really going on and how things such as voting, politics, and society’s relation to politics came about. It wasn’t all lovey-dovey “Yay for Democratic Republic USA” that it seemed. It was brutal. People unnecessarily suffer under this system, and they are constantly blamed for it. Elections are supposed to fix these things. We’re supposed to put people in office that can compromise and still remain loyal to who they are and what they represent (human beings). Yet compromise is considered a weak word in politics these days. Nobody really means it. The Republicans want the Democrats to “compromise” to massive, crippling tax cuts that will benefit rich people (under the guise of helping the poor), and the Democrats want the Republicans to “compromise” to their undying cause of social “justice”, which they have failed to implement time and time again every time they have had the majority vote and rule in office. On the sidelines we have the Green Party that only focuses on a single issue, and the Libertarians who still seem to live in the 1800s, believing the mighty words of John Locke and Thomas Paine in the literal, slightly outdated sense.
Then we have 20 different kinds of Socialists who all have these infighting picky conflicts that involve nobody but themselves, and truly defy the original ideas of what Socialism was about (*cough*working together*cough*). Can’t people get past these things anymore? We are all human beings. We all want to live peacefully, with our own thoughts, and with the ability for someone to catch us if we happen to fall by mistake. In the end, elections these days are useless. We’ll get the same bull crap from the same career politicians. This year’s election is no different. Ron Paul isn’t some kind of revolutionary. Obama is basically a hypocrite (says something completely different from how he acts). And Romney is a exploitative millionaire who would love to make more money (off of you). When will people come to the realization that America is broken? America is stuck in a mud puddle of ideology and sensationalism. The Founding Fathers were a mixture of racists, slave ridden, misogynist patriarchs who are truly not meant for the modern world. We need a new constitution with new laws. We need less bureaucracy and more citizen and activist activity. People can’t sit back and merely wish politicians would do a good job, and hope that voting does the trick. They need to be active in pursuing it. They need to show that their opinions really matter. Some say America doesn’t have democracy, and they would be right. But what would be wrong in wanting to claim it for ourselves these days. So when this election comes around, don’t vote Democrap or Republican’t. Don’t hope for the Green Party or the Libertarians to get a grasp. And definitely don’t let those picky, selfrighteous Socialists into office. Let the people regain office. The only way people can do that is to revolutionize the way we live and think, and to delegitimize the corrupt America we all know exists. Without people to acknowledge power, there isn’t any power. But it can’t be done by individuals. This is something we have to do together. There are only two options this election. Continue to act the way things have gone every election, and stop complaining about how bad things are for you; or delegitimize the power in and surrounding Washington D.C.
Dan Volkman
Miami University Senior
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ESSAY timothy mersch
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Andrew Geisler
The individuality of virtue: we should look back to the past
Jeb Bush’s political courage: an example of moderation in world of polarized extremism
The author G.K. Chesterton once said, “The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has to-day all the exhilaration of a vice.” He said this at a time when the world thought that the moral standards of the day could not sink any lower, when the modern world was being overrun by the acceptance of eugenics in the scientific community. It was the time when the western world was attempting to distance itself from its inherently Christian routes, and when Freud and Marx were the answers to most people’s questions. If we think about it, Mr. Chesterton may have as well been speaking today. Our generation today is virtue-deprived. We spend countless hours sitting in front of a screen, either checking and editing the shrines to our vanity online, or watching strangers entertain us on TV, instead of spending time talking with friends. We go to dark bars to hypnotically rub genitalia with strangers to rhythmic noises that come out of a computer. We drink until we puke—and, as the Asher Roth song goes, “wake up at ten, go out to eat, then do it again.” We need help. That’s why I’m making a proposition: let us be virtuous. The Aristotelian definition of virtue is the mean between two extremes of behavior; for example, courage is found in balancing fear and rash overconfidence. One cannot be well-ordered and live as the mean if he or she is a slave to his or her passions (that is, his or her whims and indulgences to pleasure). One cannot be virtuous and selfish at the same time. The two ideas are like oil and water. That being said, we need not be Puritans, (and not drink, dance, or play cards, as the old stereotype goes) but we should have fun in moderation. Go ahead, have a few beers with the guys. Ladies, go ahead and dance like there’s no tomorrow with your friends at the club. Go for it, and give that special someone a kiss goodnight at the end of a night. But all should be done in moderation. There’s nothing wrong with having fun, but it shouldn’t come at the cost of harming, either emotionally
or physically, yourself or others around you. Our culture today is so screwedup that it’s making us into slaves of selfishness. The only way I can see a way out of breaking the bondage of selfishness is to live a life of virtue. And that, my reader, is my challenge: show the world that you want more, that you can give more, that you are more than mindlessly pleasing your every whim or passion whenever you feel like it. The gauntlet is down. Be independent! Be virtuous! Be not afraid! Mr. Chesterton would go on to say, in his book The Everlasting Man, “A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.” We should show the world that our generation is not a dead generation- and is not going to be any time soon! We have got to go against the culture of selfishness. We have got to be countercultural. And what, my dear reader, could be more counter-cultural, in the society that we live in today, than being virtuous? The previous generations have handed us this grimy, crusty culture of self-indulgence. Let’s take back the culture. I’d like to add here that I’m not advocating for any religion in this article. I don’t care if you’re Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, pantheist or don’t prefer a title. Everyone can practice virtue. The only doctrine I preach against here—and it is a doctrine so strict and rigid, that you won’t find it in any of the major religions of the world—is the doctrine of epicurean hedonism: that we must please ourselves, because pleasure is the most amounts of good and it is the ultimate end-goal of life. What a boring and shallow life that must be. So let’s stop wasting our talents and our lives on ourselves. There’s so much more to life than abusing yourself and others, be they friends, acquaintances, enemies, or strangers! There’s a world outside of you that is not only waiting for you, but needs you. It needs you to make a difference in the world- and you’re certainly not going to make a difference (at least not a positive one) if you aren’t living a life of virtue.
In 1994, two reform-minded Bushes ran for Governor of two of the largest states in the union. Jeb Bush lost his race in Florida by less than a percentage point to the forgettable democrat Lawton Chiles. Many attribute this loss to the youngest Bush’s insistence on touching the 3rd rail of American politics (social security), and Chiles’ subsequent twisting of the issue to score political points and ultimately, power. Meanwhile in Texas, Jeb’s wild child brother George Walker shocked Governor Ann Richards, defeating her by eight points in a race that officially showed how far the scales were tipping in favor of Republicans in the Lone Star state. George Walker of course became President Bush, while Jeb was forced to wait in political purgatory. Four years later, his stay in purgatory came to an end when he crushed Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay by 11 points to become the 43rd governor of Florida. Though they have few similarities in style, the Bush brothers do have one hugely important similarity in substance. Both are laser focused on education and ascribe to a certain brand of political courage. George W. wanted to be remembered as the education President until the necessity of 9/11 forced him to shift his focus to national security. And while this focus shift caused W. to quickly become one of the most polarizing figures ever to live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., over his eight years in office, Jeb Bush brought change to the state of Florida establishing a record of seriousness that makes him uniquely qualified to lead us out of our current crisis. In Jeb Bush’s world, equality of opportunity across society, not tax cuts, is the most important thing. And this philosophy manifests itself in the most important place—the classroom. Despite the fact that he’s been
out of office since 2007, Bush still commands quite a presence in Florida and national politics, and was given a prominent speaking slot on the last night of the convention. He took this opportunity to talk about the need for school choice, getting rid of teacher tenure, raising standards, and other educations reforms so every child has the chance to rise. Early in his remarks, he cut right to the heart of the issue. “The sad truth is that equality of opportunity doesn’t exist in many of our schools. We give some kids a chance, but not all. That failure is the great moral and economic issue of our time. And it’s hurting all of America.” While the Tea Party cries about being taxed enough already, Jeb
also good at keeping people out. And our party can’t win if we keep people out. Our goal is not to assemble a small army of purists. We need a nation of converts,” he wrote in National Review in June. Tea Party conservatives might give lip service to their belief in a wider tent, but their rhetoric proves they prefer a homogenous group of ideologues— they are the ultimate small army of purists. Jeb is also a moderate Republican on immigration, a position that hurts him with the true believers in self-deportation who are fine with Obama’s 67-31 margin of victory among Latinos in 2008, but positions him well in a country where demographics are rapidly shifting.
The sad truth is that equality of opportunity doesn’t exist in many of our schools.We give some kids a chance, but not all.That failure is the great moral and economic issue of our time. And it’s hurting all of America. ” jeb bush
FORMER GOV. OF FLORIDA
Bush wants to fix our problems at their root. And the part that goes without saying for Bush is that democrats are so tied to the teachers unions that they’re forced to be anti-reform. More broadly, Jeb isn’t exactly a political moderate; he just looks like one today because of his moderate tone. But he still often talks about how much he believes conservative ideas are the best way forward for our country. However, the RINO (“Republican in Name Only”) calls from the Tea Party begin when Bush writes things like this: “Thick black lines of ideology are good at keeping people in, but they are
And even though it made it clear he was never interested, there were plenty of folks in Obamaland who jumped for joy when Jeb stayed out of the Presidential race this time around officially. There was even buzz that he would be a solid vice presidential choice. And he would be, but Jeb Bush should have his eyes on a bigger prize. He, like Chris Christie, could be the man to bring the Republican Party back from the abyss. The rational, straight talker who isn’t afraid to call out the extremists in the ranks—that’s political courage at it’s best. That’s Jeb Bush.
ESSAY Katie Caprez
caprezkm@muohio.edu
Voters should examine election issues closely, resist pandering of candidates Unless a Miami University student has been intentionally avoiding the media, walking around with earplugs in, and if he or she is a first-year that skipped convocation, he or she knows that Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan is a Miami Alumnus. After graduating with the Miami class of 1992, Ryan went on to earn his Masters Degree from American University and has spent his professional life in politics. A friend recently asked an upperclassman Romney supporter why he should choose the Romney/Ryan ticket. He was met in all seriousness with the answer, “Because he went to Miami!” Now, Miami is a fine university, which produces well-educated individuals, but somehow, I don’t think that the student who was trying to persuade my friend to vote for the Republican ticket was trying to convince him that Ryan is particularly intelligent. No, I believe she was appealing to his sense of school spirit and assumed loyalty to all things Miami.
While there is certainly nothing wrong with liking Paul Ryan personally because of his alumnus status, I find it tremendously concerning that anyone would choose a president based on his VP’S affiliation with his or
Frankly, I don’t care how Ryan likes his Skyline or how athletic he is. I also don’t care what his favorite color is or whether he’s a Coke or Pepsi man.” her school. The president of the United States is often referred to as “the leader of the free world” and while that title may be a bit indulgent, the power it implies is more or less accurate. The man who wins the 2012 election will have an enormous amount of influence over not only the perception of the United States to the rest of the world, but over
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the next four years of American policy decisions. According to The Miami Student online poll, 50 percent of the 708 respondents believe that Romney’s choice of Ryan as a running mate will enable the Grand Old Party to take back the White House. But what are the reasons behind this confidence? Are Miami students basing their assumptions on the observation that many of their friends and classmates are Romney/Ryan (or, just Ryan) supporters? If so, is Miami student support of the Republican ticket based on the pair’s political promise or just Ryan’s alma mater? It is natural, perhaps even instinctual, for us as members of the Miami community to wish Ryan well, a fact he pandered to when he visited campus on Aug. 17 and told us he likes his Skyline Chili “5 way” and made jokes about not being good enough to make the hockey team. Frankly, I don’t care how Ryan likes his Skyline or how athletic he is. I also don’t care what his
favorite color is or whether he’s a Coke or Pepsi man. I won’t choose to vote for him just because he’s a member of my faith or an alumnus of my school. What I will do is continue to pay attention to what he and Romney have to say about what they will do for our country, how they will do it and why they believe it will work. Congressman Ryan has done some noteworthy things in his years in the house, including drafting a more balanced budget and serving on the House Budget committee. Romney has finally boiled his 59-point economic plan to five reasonable steps to get the U.S. back on track, and his personal success with money speaks to his business acumen. Though my social politics are slightly more aligned with President Obama’s, to quote Republican congressional candidate Mia Love, “We are not better off than we were four years ago, and no rhetoric, bumper sticker or campaign ad can change that.” As I feel the integrity of our economy is the most important thing to preserve at this point in our
history, my vote will most likely go to Romney. Mine is only one of many opinions, however, and we Americans must remember that the decision we make in about nine weeks will have a monumental impact on the future of our country. We must examine the respective political plans with scrutiny, choose the pair who will best represent our interests and disregard either’s affiliation with our favorite school, state, or fraternity. Miami students who genuinely believe that President Obama and Vice President Biden are the best choice for the next four years: you have no reason to feel guilty or disloyal. Fellow students who feel Romney and Congressman Ryan are the best fit for the job: please don’t undermine the rest of us who have good reasons to support them by making it seem like the pair’s greatest merit is Ryan having graduated from Miami. While love for our great university is certainly a good thing, I encourage my fellow Miamians to give their vote for president the scrutiny it deserves.
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LIVING STRONG regardless of ALLEGATIONS When I first thought about the recent Lance Armstrong news, I realized it would have been easy to cast him into the endless pit that is cheating in the sport of cycling. Doping and cycling are as common as brushing your teeth in the morning. By refusing to continue to fight allegations of doping, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has banned Armstrong for life and stripped him of his seven Tour De France titles. Interestingly enough, the USADA does not have the power to strip the titles. That power rests with the sport’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale. As in most cases, there are two sides to every story. Despite the fact that Armstrong passed an estimated 500 drug tests issued by USADA, the committee acted on the testimonies of his peers due to a lack of scientific proof. Floyd Landis, one of Armstrong’s teammates and the ex-2006 champion, contributed to the hearsay evidence. This presents the question: how is it possible that USADA can take away seven titles without receiving a positive test? It’s no secret that USADA has endorsed sketchy standards at times, and in the Armstrong case, the committee stayed true to form. After battling the USADA for many years, the emotional effects on his family and on his foundation were too much to bear. In a statement declaring his reason to stop fighting the case, Armstrong said, “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough.’
For me, that time is now.” To be honest, it makes no difference whether he cheated or not. Armstrong is not the villain in this situation, regardless of whether or not he subjected himself to blood doping. The man beat cancer and went on to win the most prestigious cycling race seven consecutive times. Cheater or not, Armstrong will forever be a hero to many. He has raised close to $500 million for cancer research, and the day after Armstrong announced his decision to stop fighting the case, Livestrong received 770 percent in donations compared to what it had the previous day. Armstrong is a competitor in every aspect of life and I am confident he will dedicate all his time to fighting cancer and fighting for those affected by the disease. That is why I support Lance Armstrong, doping or not, because he is an inspiration. He was given a 40 percent chance to live after his testicular cancer spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen, but he never gave up. After witnessing him triumph time after time, it would be wrong to think a crooked organization is going to prevent him from fighting everyday for cancer patients. Armstrong’s true talent may lie in serving as an inspiration for victims young and old. Maybe they look at Armstrong’s story and say, “if he can do it, why can’t I?” If cycling is not his true calling in life, then helping those who have and will experience the same pain he endured is. Armstrong surpassed all expectations in the face adversity, and if anyone knows how to “Livestrong,” it’s this man.
’Hawks hope to rebound Tuesday against Muskies By Jordan Rinard For The Miami Student
The Miami University volleyball team fell to three different teams at the Diet Coke Classic over the weekend, failing to lock down Head Coach Carolyn Condit’s 600th-career win. The Minneapolis-based tournament matched the Red and White against the University at Albany, the 16th-ranked University of Minnesota and Long Island University-Brooklyn (LIU-Brooklyn). Miami (1-5) kicked off the Diet Coke Classic Friday night with a 2-3 loss to Albany (1-3). Sophomore setter/outside hitter Meg Riley and junior libero Madison Hardy put up impressive stats. Riley racked up 17 kills, 23 assists and 12 digs while Hardy had 19 digs. Other great performances by the ’Hawks include senior setter Amy Kendall’s 28 assists and 10 digs along with redshirt freshman outside hitter Sarah Chaney’s 13 kills and 5 digs. However, the Red and White could not overcome the three Great Danes who each recorded kill-dig double-doubles: sophomore outside hitter
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Temple 7:30 p.m. Oxford, Ohio
Red and White start strong in Dayton 5k Men and women place second behind OSU By Justin Maskulinski For The Miami Student
Miami University’s men’s and women’s cross-country teams both recorded second place finishes in the Dayton Flyer 5k Challenge, falling short to The Ohio State University in both races. However, senior runner Jarrod Eick said he was not disappointed with the men’s performance. “Ohio State is ranked sixth in our [NCAA] region,” Eick said. “We were hoping to win, but we finished three points behind Ohio State.” Men’s cross-country Head Coach Warren Mandrell was happy with the RedHawks’ performance as well. “We beat the University of Dayton, and they returned their entire team this year,” Mandrell said. Women’s cross-country Head Coach Kelly Phillips was happy with the team’s performance, especially because of the team’s improvements from last year. “Overall, [the team] did a very nice job,” Phillips said. “We beat
Dayton, which was good because they beat us last year. I am pleased with our second place finish, but I think the weather was a factor. We have been practicing in the morning so we weren’t used to the heat, but it only gets colder from here.” Mandrell praised the men’s leading runner. “Eick won the race for the second consecutive year,” Mandrell said. “He took charge halfway through the race, then he never looked back.” Eick was not the only strong performer for the men. Only one spot behind Eick was redshirt senior runner Steve Kiplagat, who finished with a time of 15:22, only three seconds behind Eick. The women’s team top performer was sophomore runner Jess Hoover, who finished fifth. Right behind Hoover was classmate Elisa Frazier. Another member of the sophomore class, Alex Chitwood, finished eighth. Seven RedHawk runners finished in the top 15. Frazier’s top
10 finish was a pleasant surprise for Phillips. “[Frazier] struggled at Dayton last year, and she did very well this year,” Phillips said. Phillips was not surprised by the success the ’Hawks had Saturday. “Everyone has been training well; everything went according to plan,” Phillips said. The men’s team had to overcome some issues to earn their secondplace finish Saturday. “We had a couple of guys sick,” Mandrell said. “[Redshirt junior runner] Matt Marol had missed practice all week, but he raced.” Marol finished 21st overall. The head coaches do not plan to change any of their training because of the teams’ satisfactory performances. “Not a whole lot will be changed [about practice]; we are working hard,” Mandrell said. “We have a couple guys who are sick, and we’ll be a solid team if we stay healthy.” Phillips had similar thoughts. “Nothing will be changed about our training,” Phillips said. “We will continue to get better.”
Sarah Pope, senior outside hitter/middle blocker Traci Vandergrift and senior outside hitter Dunja Prgomet. Saturday morning, the nationally ranked and undefeated Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-0) swept the Red and White. Senior outside hitter/middle hitter Christina Menche contributed seven kills and a hitting percentage of .636, but it was not enough as the Gophers, led by junior outside hitter Ashley Wittman’s 10 kills and 11 digs, asserted their authority throughout the match with a team hitting percentage of .533. “Playing at Minnesota was a huge wakeup call to us as a team,” Hardy said. “Playing a top 20 team really showed us the areas of our game we have to improve. These were not the results we wanted or expected from the weekend but that’s the best part of these preseason tournaments, they teach you so much and help before we get into match play.” LIU-Brooklyn (3-3) then swept Miami to close out the Diet Coke Classic. Hardy put together a doubledouble of 10 kills and 13 assists. Unfortunately, that was not enough, as the Blackbirds’ duo of sophomore opposite Annika
Foit and freshman outside hitter Tamara Ignjic combined for 24 kills and 16 digs to go with the 35 assists by sophomore setter Vera Djuric. “Tuesday is our first home game versus Xavier [University],” Hardy said. “We feel very confident that we can come off this weekend and show what Miami volleyball is about. We hope to see a lot of fans for the first home game to give us that great advantage being on our home court.” Condit said despite the results, the tournament helped the ’Hawks. “The tournament was a good experience for us,” Condit said. “It was a good opportunity to face such good competition this early in the season. We would have liked the outcome to be different, but we’re very confident coming home to face Xavier.” The RedHawks make their home debut 7 p.m. Tuesday in Millett Hall against the Musketeers. The Red and White will be tested, as Xavier’s senior libero Stephanie Vorherr set a single game record Friday night against the University of Mississippi in the 2012 Xavier Invitational with 45 digs.
Michigan State, Stanford dodge past RedHawks By Kennan Belau For The Miami Student
The Miami University field hockey team lost two matches in East Lansing, Mich. over the weekend, falling to 0-4 on the season. Saturday the RedHawks played their third nationally ranked opponent in as many games, falling 3-0 to the 11th-ranked Stanford University Cardinal. Stanford scored its first goal in the fourth minute off a penalty corner. Sophomore midfielder Gabby Goldbach made an initial defensive save for the RedHawks, but senior forward Katie Mitchell put the rebound into the empty net. Miami had a chance to tie the game in the seventh minute, but freshman goalkeeper Dulcie Davies saved the shot from junior forward Alyssa Logan. The RedHawk defense held strong until the 32nd minute, when another Stanford goal put the Cardinal up 2-0. Junior forward Hope Burke got credit for an assist as her shot deflected into the net off of Mitchell, giving her a second goal on the day. Miami fought hard to stay in the game early in the second half, led by two quick saves from junior goalkeeper Sarah Mueller. Freshman midfielder Bea Dechant had a great opportunity to put the RedHawks on the board off a penalty corner in the 46th minute, but Davies made another strong save for the Cardinal. Stanford put the game away in the 50th minute, as junior forward Courtney Haldeman scored on a penalty corner to close the scoring at 3-0. The RedHawks were outshot 22-4, with Mueller making nine saves, along with five defensive saves from the back line. Sunday Miami took on the host, Michigan State University, falling 1-0 in a defensive battle. “We really came together and fought to the last minute of the game,” sophomore midfielder Ali Froede said. The RedHawks dominated
the early portion of the match as Michigan State failed to record a shot for the first 20 minutes. In that time period, Miami had two penalty corner attempts, but junior goalkeeper Molly Cassidy blocked shots by junior midfielder Jordan Long and freshman midfielder Camerin Colby. The Spartans finally created some offensive pressure in the 22nd minute, but freshman back Leni Gross made a defensive save and Mueller made another save on the rebound. Michigan State came back in a strong attacking sequence in the 24th minute, but Mueller made two more saves and Gross added another defensive save as well. Neither team got any good offensive chances the rest of the first half. The Spartans got two more penalty corners in the first 15 minutes of the second half, but Mueller turned both efforts away. However, Michigan State capitalized on another penalty corner in the 51st minute, as junior midfielder Kristin Henn one-timed her shot by Mueller. Michigan State was awarded another penalty shot five minutes later, but Mueller would turn it away, which gave Miami momentum for the rest of the game. “Even after we went down a goal, we didn’t give up and played as a team,” Froede said. The RedHawks would garner three more penalty corners, including one with no time remaining on the clock. Cassidy turned away all of Miami’s shots, and the Spartans held on for the 1-0 victory. Miami was outshot once again, this time by an 11-7 margin. The RedHawks return to action this weekend, with games Saturday and Sunday. Miami will have their home opener 11 a.m. Saturday against the Longwood University Lancers and will travel to Columbus, Ohio Sunday to take on the 15thranked Ohio State University Buckeyes at 1 p.m. “Our main focus for next weekend should be to continue the momentum of fighting for every ball and get a win,” Froede said.