September 6, 2011 | The Miami Student

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VOLUME 139 NO. 5

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY

In 1960, The Miami Student reported that Bill Mulliken, a Miami University student who had just turned 21, won a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Mulliken, a senior, was introduced at convocation by President John D. Millett and was given a four-minute ovation by his fellow students.

Course evaluations may make move to Internet

By Jessica Tedrick For The Miami Student

Evaluation day usually marks the end of a semester.

Soon though, this tradition will change. At the end of this fall semester, 10 departments will be the test group for online teacher evaluations.

Ann Frymier, executive vice president for academic affairs, said that a committee headed by Michael Curme, associate dean and associate professor in the Farmer School of Business, discussed the move with deans and department chairs.

But why move the evaluations online?

“It’s cheaper and greener,” Frymier said.

She said that time is another factor. Professors will be able to see their evaluations “as soon as grades are posted.”

According to Frymier, professors do not receive the results of their evaluations in time to take students’ feedback into account before their next term. Seeing the results online would give professors

the chance to utilize student feedback sooner.

Students will receive an email when their course evaluation is ready to be completed. Frymier said students log in using their unique ID, find the course evaluation and complete it when they want. If a student forgets to complete the evaluation then a series of reminder emails will be sent out.

There are some concerns with moving the teacher evaluations online.

“One of the big [concerns] is student response rate,” Frymier said.

“Research shows that response rate will go down,” Curme said. “It isn’t perfect with the paper ones either.”

Junior Alex Scales said that he doesn’t feel like it is a bad idea, “but if this is anything like the surveys cashiers ask me to fill out every single time they hand me a receipt, I’ll be just as motivated to forget about it,” Scales said.

Both Curme and Frymier stressed their belief that once students know how

important the evaluations are they will want to participate.

“Professors want to improve their classes,” Curme said.

He said his goal is to make students motivated when it comes to evaluating classes.

“We will be working with any student organization that is interested in working with us,” he said.

Despite concerns about participation rates, there are also benefits to moving the teacher evaluations online.

Frymier said that the evaluations will be more flexible, easier to update and that questions can be added or changed quickly. Students who were absent on the day of evaluation would still be able to give input.

Research shows that response rate will go down. It isn’t perfect with the paper [evaluations] either.”

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CHAIR OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ASSESSING TEACHER EVALUATIONS

The committee will soon begin working with the organization PR Vision, according to Curme. PR Vision is a student organization made up mainly of communication majors. They will aid the committee by getting the message out to students about just how important the evaluations are.

It won’t be a sudden change, Frymier reassured.

After the pilot group this fall, results will be looked at and then a second, larger group will be chosen to go online.

Frymier said that depending on how these test groups go, all teacher evaluations may be online by the 2012-2013 school year.

Geology, IES programs undergo restructuring

By Andy Martin

For The Miami Student

Restructuring within the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability (IES) as well as the Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science has been an ongoing process, but recently, changes have been made to broaden the topic of environmental studies and garner more interest among Miami University students.

According to Tom Crist, director of IES, the Masters program of Environmental Science was created in 1969, but by 2010, the name had been changed to the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability. Along with this name change, the program gained the Environmental Science co-major and the Environmental Principles and Practice co-major for undergraduates.

In the spring of 2011, the Environmental Principles and Practice co-major was changed to the Sustainability co-major. This co-major is said to help students learn the importance of “meeting the needs of the present, while ensuring the future use of resources,” Crist said.

This semester is the first time new students will be enrolled in the co-major.

Crist described co-majors as not exactly a double major, but an interdisciplinary compliment to a disciplinary major.

“The idea of these

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co-majors is to offer students with different career goals the ability to communicate and learn together,” Crist said.

The communication between other majors becomes possible because while Natural Science majors would be part of the Environmental Science co-major, and the Sustainability co-major provides an interest toward majors in the Humanities, the two co-majors overlap a great deal, thus allowing a mutual learning environment.

Along with the changes within IES, the Department of Geology has recently changed their name to the Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, and now offers three majors within the department.

Crist explained these changes as a chance to broaden the scope within the discipline to provide a wider interest and also focus more on environmental issues. He also said that these three majors, Geology, Earth Science and Environmental Earth Science, all bring in elements of IES’s two co-majors.

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Illegal immigrants struggle to afford higher education

By Allison McGillvary Staff Writer

Miami University has had several students in the past who have no actual documentation of their resident status.

They have no social security to show Miami when they apply for an on-campus job and no birth certificate or driver’s license to prove their residency.

Undocumented young adults, many of which were brought over to the United States as children, often find themselves unable to attend and graduate from universities of their choosing, though they have attended primary and secondary school in the US. There are roughly 65,000 illegal immigrant students who graduate high school every year, and only about 7,000 to 13,000 of those students actually go on to attend a university.

Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Fastweb.com and Finaid.com, financial aid assistance websites, claims that since illegal immigrant students cannot receive federal aid, this inconsistency is the result of there being a lack of uniformity in the tuition policy of public state universities.

“The difference between instate and out-of-state tuition may mean the difference of going to college or not,” Kantrowitz said.

Since there is no overarching policy on illegal immigrant students public and private universities must decide on their own whether they want to offer students in-state or out-of-state tuition.

Currently, 13 states, with the recent addition of Connecticut, allow illegal immigrant students to attend public universities at an instate rate.

Ohio is not one of these states.

Other universities admit illegal immigrant students at the international student or out-of-state tuition rate or not at all.

Miami’s policy on the issue Miami, however, does admit illegal immigrant students the same way they admit an out-of-state student.

This means illegal immigrant students must pay the out-of-state rate, but because of their typically low income many are unable to graduate, according to Archie Nelson, regional director of admissions.

“We have had some students in the past, but currently I don’t believe we have any in attendance,” Nelson said.

Nelson claims the reason for the dropouts come from the significant difference between in-state and out-of state fees.

“Currently they would have to pay out-of-state fees, which would make their fees like anyone being out of state, which are significantly different than in-state fees,” Nelson said.

Miami’s policy does not prove to be as controversial as other public university policies regarding illegal immigrants.

“The general argument

iMMIGRANTS, SEE PAGE 8

Miami female reports rape near Central Quad Saturday morning A Miami University female reported that she was raped around 12:30 a.m. Saturday near the southwest corner of Central Quad. The female told police a white male had been following her and she somehow ended up on the ground in an area of bushes with that same male subject. She told police she had blacked out at some point during the attack. The female was taken to the hospital where an examination revealed recent sexual activity. The assailant is described as a white male approximately 6’0” tall with an athletic build, dark shortly trimmed hair and wearing khaki shorts. Anyone with information should call Miami University Police at (513) 529-2222 or Crime Stoppers at (513) 352-3040.

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CAMPUS

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College adds new focus on essentials

Miami hosts film series on issues in Malawi

By Lauren Ceronie

NEWS BRIEFS

The second movie in the Malawi Film Series, I am Because We Are, a documentary, will be shown 7: 30 p.m. Sept. 8 in 212 MacMillan. The documentary came out in 2008 and was directed by Nathan Rissman.

The film is about Malawi’s 1 million children orphaned due to the AIDs pandemic.

The film features Paul Farmer, Desmond Tutu, Bill Clinton and Jeffery Sachs. The Film Series is sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, the Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Program and The Women’s Center.

Authors to share their publications on 9/11 The Department of English Literature presents “We Have Some Planes:” The 9/11 Commission Report as Postmodern Pastiche 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 7 in Bachelor Hall’s Reading Room.

The event will feature an appearance by Alan Nadel and William Bryan, chair in American Literature and Culture at the University of Kentucky.

He will talk about numerous poems, prize-winning essays and literary works such as Invisible Criticism: Ralph Ellison and the American Canon, Containment Culture, Flatlining on the Field of Dreams: Cultural Narratives in the Films of President Reagan’s America and Television in Black-andWhite America.

The event is free and open to the public.

Campus Editor

Recent and soon to be college graduates are no doubt worrying about the same thing — finding a job.

An integral part of finding a job is being marketable to employers, something professors in the College of Arts and Sciences had in mind when they voted to add a quantitative literacy competency and writing in the major competency requirement.

The CAS faculty voted to implement the new competency areas for fall 2012, according to Phyllis Callahan, interim dean and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. The

change in requirements is taking place in two phases.

In the first phase, faculty from all majors developed writing outcomes and an assessment plan for each undergraduate degree they offer. The plan is now moving into the second phase, which will see individual departments develop the writing curriculum, according to Callahan.

“A substantial majority of the faculty wanted to implement this,” Callahan said. “It reflects the importance of these learning areas.”

The goal of the writing in the major competency area is to help students learn writing skills without adding any new classes to the

requirements, according to Callahan. Some groups of faculty have proposed making modifications to existing courses to help students gain advanced writing abilities. The Howe Writing Center has provided support for the College Curriculum Committee and its subcommittees working on the requirement change.

“Writing is an incredibly important skill for any major which was a real emphasis for us,” Callahan said.

The quantitative literacy competency area is not as far along, but the goal of the area is to help students learn to interpret quantitative information and make sound arguments using it, according to Callahan.

For The Miami Student

The Communication, Journalism and Film Studies departments have decided to merge into one department.

This decision comes after many years of discussion and the merger is planned for the class of 2016. The decision was driven by student interest from the departments. The departments will go through the approvals process with the university over the next academic year.

Each major will maintain its identity but the new department will have a new name. Many students have been asked to offer suggestions that will encompass all the media oriented programs that are involved. The temporary name of the department is Journalism, Media and Film. According to Richard

with a logic class.

“It probably would have helped to take a higher level math class,” he said.

The fact that the writing in the major component will not require more hours of class is also a positive thing, said Black.

“People are already taking a lot of classes outside their major,” Black said.

First-year James Post said he agreed that not adding more hours outside the major is a good thing, but the new competence areas are important.

“It’s definitely important to be able to write about what you’re learning,” Post said. “Knowledge is useless unless you can communicate it.”

IT Services prepares to unveil University modifies optional high-speed Internet retire, rehire policy

By Matt Levy

Senior Staff Writer

In today’s Internet-engrossed culture, what do we do when hundreds of students living in one building all must access the Web at the same time?

Traditionally at Miami, the answer has been to endure sluggish speeds and connection timeout messages.

IT Services is preparing to unveil ResNet Turbo, an optional add-on for students living on-campus that would guarantee minimum high speed wireless Internet.

“We have had a lot more students asking for even more bandwidth than we’ve

had in the past,” said Cathy McVey, IT’s senior director for strategic communication and planning.

To accommodate, ResNet Turbo offers up to a 500 megabite per second connection, and guarantees at least a 1.5 megabite per second connection.

One and a half megabites per second is the current top connection bandwidth for Miami’s residence halls.

According to McVey, costs for basic bandwidth are already part of the student housing fees, associated with the department of Housing, Dining, Recreation and Business Services. However, ResNet Turbo will be a higher-tiered

service, earning it a $100 extra price tag.

In Emerson Hall, I barely get any connection” SEAN THUM

FIRST-YEAR STUDENT

Many students, including first-year Havighurst Hall resident Sean Thum, feel a highercaliber Internet option would

BANDWIDTH, SEE PAGE 5

News media related majors, Film Studies to merge into single department

By Rebecca Lyle

“These added requirements will address needs as students develop in their career path,” Callahan said.

“I hope it will serve our students very well.”

Christian Black, a senior philosophy major, said he thinks the added requirements will make more well-rounded students.

“I think they should focus on increasing the academic rigor of the 100 level classes, especially the English classes that everyone has to take,” Black said.

“More rigorous 100 level classes would be better for intellectual standards.”

Black said he agrees with adding a quantitative literacy component as he completed his math requirement

Campbell, director of the Journalism program and interim director of the Communication department, it is likely that the Strategic Communication and Speech Communication majors will not be a part of this department.

The department will be located in Williams Hall.

Using the space that used to be the WMUB radio station, the building now houses all of the Mass Communication offices and Journalism offices.

The new department will combine the three departments so that they share a budget, administrative personnel and resources. This will save Miami University money by making all three programs more efficient.

According to Campbell, the merger also provides professors with the

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ability to “team teach” by offering more guest lecturers in class.

Howard Kleiman, Mass Communication professor, says the goal is to “bring media together under one roof.”

The merger will provide a solid physical home for the journalism and film studies departments and allow efficient sharing of resources among these professors.

The goal of the merger is to be able to cut out classes that are no longer necessary and combine classes that will allow for larger class sizes.

They also hope to provide a place for the film studies department to belong, with future goals of creating a major by providing extra community support from the merger.

The department merger would likely eliminate the current pre-com and prejournalism requirements.

This was originally used to control student enrollment but Campbell said he feels this is no longer working.

He said urging students to “either have a second major or two minors” will better control the enrollment issues and makes students stronger academically.

Another important goal for the merger is the creation of the Comparative Media Studies major. This major will provide students with a broader interest in media a major that suits their multiple interests.

One goal from the merger that has already being achieved is the creation of a larger community among students and professors from both the Mass Communication and Journalism

MERGER, SEE PAGE 5

LISA GEHRING THE MIAMI STUDENT

Members of the Society for Creativity and Anachronism practice armored sword fighting on Shriver Center’s back patio Thursday evening.

By Hannah Stein Senior Staff Writer

Last spring, the Miami University Senate discussed Miami’s retire/rehire program – which allows faculty to retire with a pension and certain benefits and then earn a salary by being hired again – after the administration asked the Senate to review it.

With the current budget crisis, the administration asked the senate to review the program once again because it is currently more expensive than any other program, chair of the University Senate Steve DeLue said. “The university is cutting back and trying to cut the costs of the University,” he said. “A large part comes down to the cost of that program.”

The old program will be in effect until June 30, 2012 and the program that was passed last spring will

begin July 1, 2012. Current faculty that will be retiring before the new program is in effect will still have the same benefits they were expecting, whereas faculty who retire after that period will not.

The Board of Trustees changed several aspects of the program after the Senate gave their recommendations.

“Originally the senate had a five-year limit that someone could be in the retire/rehire program and they changed it to three,” DeLue said. “This is just a recommendation and (the Board of Trustees) decides if they want to accept it, and the Board of Trustees can change it.”

There are two big differences between the old program and the new program, DeLue said.

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Food now available 24 hours in Shriver

By Jennifer Leonard For The Miami Student

The Shriver Center has dining service available to students 24 hours a day and all ages of student from firstyears to seniors are taking advantage of the late-night food available.

Director of the Shriver Center, Mary Jo Nootz, explained that the 24-hour dining service Shriver offers includes food service from Haines Food Court, Tuffy’s and the Spring Street Market located right across from Tuffy’s ice cream.

At any given time, one of these areas is open, as are seating areas.

Nootz said that the food court itself is open until 3:30 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday because she and other members of the Shriver staff found that these were the days the center was most populated by students, especially in the evenings.

Students generally expressed excitement at the 24-hour availability of the sweet, greasy or salty comfort food available in Shriver.

First year De’Aaron Isaac said he comes to Shriver just about every day. Two weeks into the fall semester, Isaac and his friends have started

calling their quick runs to the Shriver Center for lunch after class the “Shriver Bail.”

He explained that he and his friends enjoy using Shriver as a common meeting place and the pick for lunch because it is a neutral spot in the middle of campus that is easy to get to after classes.

With the knowledge that Shriver dining is available 24 hours, Isaac said he would definitely frequent Shriver in the evenings from his residence hall on Western campus, whether to meet up with friends for dinner or even to find a quiet table to study.

In addition, sophomore Rob Wilson said he is excited about the 24-hour dining service that Shriver offers.

Wilson said that he also visits Shriver often and enjoys the setting. Wilson explained that he has met with student groups for schoolwork purposes as late as midnight in previous semesters, so having available dining open late was great.

Senior Sydney Karp said, “I wish I was an incoming freshman still living on campus so that I would easily be able to go to Shriver late at night when it’s open. Shriver being open all night long is ideal for studying, hanging out and eating.”

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Democrats to host BEAT state representative POLICE

Male passes out on Door-to-Door bus

At around 2 p.m. Wednesday, an Oxford Police Department officer was dispatched along with the Oxford Life Squad to 75 S. Main Street in response to a male who had fallen and hit his head. Upon arrival, the officer found an intoxicated male on the Miami University Door to Door bus who had vomited on himself.

The male, later identified as Miami first-year Owen Callahan, 19, reportedly had blood shot eyes and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath.

Callahan was slurring his speech and unable to stand without assistance. Callahan was cited for underage intoxication and transported to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital.

Underage drinkers fall asleep in car At around 5 a.m. Thursday, an Oxford Police Department officer writing parking tickets found two people sleeping in an illegally parked vehicle outside 101 E. High Street. The officer woke the subjects up and noticed an strong odor of alcohol coming from inside the car. The two subjects, later identified as Jacob Burch, 19, and Courtney Hubbard, 18, reportedly admitted to drinking earlier in the night.

Burch and Hubbard were cited for underage intoxication and released.

Local candidates will be endorsed

By Sam Kay

Editor in Chief

Miami University students will get first-hand experience with local politics as the Butler County Progressive Political Action Committee (BCPPAC) hosts State Representative Michael Stinziano and Aaron Turney, Stinziano’s legislative aide and a recent Miami graduate. Stinziano will speak about Ohio election law.

The meeting, to be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the LCNB bank building, will also be a chance for Oxford residents and Miami students to meet candidates running for local offices.

On hand will be Charlie Ford and Kate Rousmaniere, candidates for Oxford City Council, John Kinne, candidate for Oxford Township Trustee, Tony Klimek, a West Chester candidate and Kyle Peavley, a Trenton candidate.

According to BCPPAC President Don Daiker, the BCPPAC executive board interviewed the candidates and the group expects to endorse them at the meeting.

The group will then decide whether and how to provide monetary and political support to the candidates. Daiker said the group hopes to donate $150 to $250 to each of the endorsed candidates.

The event is being co-sponsored by the Miami College Democrats. College Democrats Vice President Laura Kretz, a junior, is also on BCPPAC’s executive board. She said interviewing local candidates for endorsements was a great learning experience.

“It was eye opening, it was great to look at who’s running and how we can help them,” Kretz said.

College Democrats President Jimmy Jordan, a senior, says co-sponsoring the event with BCPPAC will give his group an opportunity to continue to support the repeal of Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) on the Nov. ballot. SB 5 reduces collective bargaining rights for public employees.

Daiker said the meeting will also include discussion of Ohio House Bill 194 (HB 194), passed this summer, which changes protocols for elections including reducing the timeframe for early voting.

“HB 194 will make it harder for people to vote, and harder to enforce election law,” Daiker said.

Stinziano was chosen to speak at the meeting mainly because of his expertise in election law.

“As director of elections for Franklin County … and aide to the general counsel for the Ohio secretary of state, he seemed the ideal person to talk to our group,” Daiker said.

BCPPAC will be collecting signatures for a petition to place a referendum on HB 194 on the 2012 ballot.

BCPPAC was founded in Jan. 2009 to harness the enthusiasm of the Obama campaign, according to Daiker.

Kretz said local candidates and issues don’t often get as much attention as national elections, but can provide excellent practical experience. “[My professors] are thrilled I’m doing this,” Kretz said. “It’s important to get out there in the real world. You need to have real world experience in order to get a job. The more involved you get, you’re not only helping the community, but also helping yourself.”

Those unable to attend the meeting at 7 p.m. should look for the “after-meeting” at Steinkeller.

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CITIZEN ONTHE STREET What does Labor Day mean to you?

I have fun with friends and it’s football weekend.

Alan Stone

Miami University Parent

A day off work.

Jeff Lyon

Oxford Resident

Playing golf and not working.

Bob Barker

Oxford Resident

It used to mean going to work, but now it means more time with my baby.

Kate Kuvalanka

Assistant Professor, Family Studies

Day off from class, grilling out and having fun.

Robert Schmidt

Miami University Sophomore

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Thai puppeteers dazzle audience

Suck it up and get grimy: North Coast music festival delivers bass-tastic performances in Chicago

By Christina Casano

By Thomasina Johnson

For The Miami Student

Late Sunday evening is a beautiful time to check out the Ernst Nature Theatre on Western Campus. Situated behind Peabody Hall, it is built in the traditional Greek theatre style: an open-air amphitheater with stone benches and a grassy area for blanket seating beginning halfway up the slope.

Theatergoers from both Miami University and the Oxford communities began filling the benches a little before 9 p.m. on August 29 to view a performance by a group of visiting artists from Thailand.

Wandering Moon is a troop of shadow puppeteers who performed a show that ran approximately 40 minutes in the dark against the backdrop of a clear night and a theatre surrounded by trees.

The show is called “The Yellow O.” The performers began

with two string puppets in a sequence which focused on movement translated from puppeteer to the puppets.

The realistic movements captured the audience as the first puppet, a small golden dog, was brought up into the first few rows of the audience to interact with those sitting nearby.

The second string puppet was in human form and performed two songs, one of which was in English. The ability to transfer human movement into a puppet takes a great amount of skill to manipulate the strings.

The connection of the audience to the second puppet was brought about by an English song about heartbreak, and the puppeteer’s expressive movement of the doll showed the audience something recognizable: a man distraught over his broken heart.

The second half of the “The Yellow O” was the shadow-puppet portion performed by the three

members of the troop. Light was thrown on a large white half-ellipse screen sitting on the grassy stage using hand lamps. The performers playfully conveyed distance and movement by altering the placement of the puppets between the lamp and shield.

After the performance, the audience was able to sit next to and behind the screen to watch the method of puppetry. The show developed over the imagination of a girl reading a book, using folklorebased tales with animal characters and artfully shifting scenes.

Watching the performers work behind the screen was an educational experience in that it showed the relation of light to puppets, puppets to screen and how all elements combine to create the illusion of movement.

These Thai performers are amazing artists who have developed their craft to an intense and wonderful production for an audience.

Editorial Editor

North Face? How about melt your face? This phrase adorned many t-shirts sold at the North Coast Music Festival, held Sept. 2 to 4 in Union Park, Chicago. The shirts summed up the atmosphere and music of the festival.

Heavy-hitting headliners like Benny Benassi, Bassnectar, David Guetta and STS9 kept 20,000 college-age festivalgoers satisfied for hours.

The festival focused mainly on electronic music, but many other sub genres and genres were represented.

Rap all stars like Fatboy Slim, Common and Wiz Khalifa kept hip-hop fans happy, while Euro-techno, live dj’s, jam-bands and jam electonica created an upbeat and melting pot melange of sounds.

The festival was advertised as ‘summer’s last stand’ and should’ve been touted as the ‘last festival college kids can go to before

the work starts piling up.’

The crowd was mostly homogeneous — frat bros sipping beers and jamming to the music and girls with short skirts and bright makeup and glitter. Some of the attendees were true ‘festies’ with dreadlocks, dirty clothes and a glazed look in their eyes from lack of sleep or drugs. However, these people were in the extreme minority. Everyone was there to have a good time and the positive energy was infectious.

One of the best moments of the festival was Bassnectar, Sunday’s finale. Bassnectar is one of the pioneers of dubstep, a music genre that uses elements of electronica with fast, energetic beats, enhanced

by Earth-shattering bass.

Bassnectar’s music was earsplittingly loud, but his magic was that he kept the music interesting, danceable and almost hypnotic. Weaving in familiar tunes from his new album ‘Divergent Spectrum,’ Bassnectar kept an enormous audience captivated for 1.5 hours.

Another headliner, British

pioneer Rusko, was a disappointment. He fell prey to the common DJ flaw of using too much ‘wobble.’ His set paled in comparison to his albums.

Big Gigantic was a unique electonica- jazz group. Dominic Lalli, a professionallytrained saxophonist, is probably the only artist that can make a saxophone blend seamlessly with electronica.

European techno essentials Benny Benassi, ATB, Carl Cox and Thievery Corporation transported Chicago into an Ibiza club. The DJ’s spun old favorites and new remixes. After all, a Benny Benassi set is never complete without a remix of his 2002 hit ‘Satisfaction.’

Dayton, Ohio, rock-funk group The Werks, who played Oxford’s own Oxfest last spring, also played.

Although the North Coast Music Festival celebrated its second birthday this year, the celebrity line-up and lighthearted atmosphere proved that this festival will be one to watch.

CONTRIBUTED BY ROB FAUSZ

ISTANBUL ILLUMINATIONS Works of art created during the Türkiye Workshop are currently on display in Alumni Hall. The workship is open to all students and includes a trip to Turkey to examine historical architecture and experience the “country of contradiction.” The exhibit includes photographs, paintings, rugs and artifcats.

A taste of Turkey in Oxford

By Rob Fausz

For The Miami Student

Alumni Hall plays host to a number of gallery exhibits throughout the year in their Cage Gallery. On August 29, the Türkiye Workshop went on exhibit, displaying the works of 15 Architecture and Interior Design students, ranging from sophomores to 700 level graduate students.

The Türkiye Workshop is open to all students from all majors and takes place every other summer. The

workshop is led by Türkiye native and Interior Design professor, Gulen Cevik.

Cevik took several students to Turkey this summer and enjoyed doing so not only for the historical architectural but also because she feels that Türkiye is a “country of contradiction” that everyone should experience. “(Türkiye) is not new, is not old, is not traditional, is not modern — it’s just all of those things at the same time.

When I take my students over there, I try to make

sure their experience is not that of a tourist.” Cevik said.

Cevik takes them on a 2,500 mile bus trip over a matter of 15 days to help prepare them for a studio project that they will complete in junction with other architecture students from Türkiye.

The gallery exhibit has on display photos from their trip: Turkish rugs and linens, and a few artifacts. To get a taste of Türkiye, visit the gallery on the lower level of Alumni Hall between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

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departments. According to Kleiman, at Williams Hall, the offices are not divided into sections, instead the Journalism and Mass Communication offices are mixed together. This allows a community to develop between the two majors for students and professors can share their knowledge and resources.

Many students already feel this close knit community at Williams Hall is beneficial to them.

Mercedes Williams, a junior, said, “I like our close knit family we have. I feel like over the year, I have grown with my fellow students as

we have taken various classes together.” She said she hopes that this sense of community does not change with the merger.

Current Journalism and Mass Communication majors will not see a significant difference in their studies.

Many of the changes will be transparent to current students; instead the merger and curriculum changes will affect future students. Over the next academic year the departments will be going through the process of approvals with the university.

Due to the significant gains in efficiency the new department would provide, it is likely the university will approve the merger.

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be a worthwhile investment.

“My experience has been fine for the most part with minor problems such as web pages loading slowly and the Internet sometimes temporarily going offline,” Thum said. “In some of my friends’ dorms, it has been a lot worse though. In Emerson Hall, I barely get any connection and webpages load extremely slow, if at all.”

Thum said he felt the benefits of guaranteed high bandwidth outweigh the costs.

“I would potentially pay even more than $100,” he said.

The new program will not pay life insurance; so any faculty who retire within the period of time before the new program is in place will still receive that benefit.

However, DeLue said another big program change is the retirement compensation during the three-year adjustment period.

“The old program pays around 50 percent of your final salary and the new program pays 3 percent per credit hour,” DeLue said.

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in the old program people were guaranteed that opportunity (for 50 percent) and in the new program it is not guaranteed.”

Some students think cutting the retire/rehire program is not the best way for the university to reduce costs.

“I would say there’s probably more effective ways (to cut costs),” sophomore Julie Colomb said. “I think it’s an efficient way and an effective way, but I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s a good way.

(Faculty) will stand to lose benefits that they had up until this point and expecting to get upon retirement.

I think it would have a big

effect on staff who have been planning on retiring after the policy takes effect.”

Other students feel the money cut from this program could have been saved in other ways as well.

“There are much better ways to cut university costs, like not wasting money on fancy new keys that most students don’t like,” sophomore Stephanie Rigot said.

DeLue said if the program is a problem the Senate will review it in a few years.

“We won’t have a feel for the program for another few years,” he said. “But sure, if it’s a problem, it will be reviewed again.”

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

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Community needs to voice opinion in ‘M Chief’ logo dispute Last year’s controversy began when a student was removed from a Miami University football game for wearing a Native American Headdress. It continued when the entire student body received an email from the Office of the Dean of Students calling for an end to an isolated off campus “Indian” party. Next, the university ended its merchandising licenses for companies to use the Redskin logo.

The quest to eradicate the Redskin image now continues with a call by the university to remove the “M Chief” logo from uptown shops. Long time community business leader and Miami alumnus John DuBois has fallen under the criticism of Miami University for continuing to sell “M Chief” merchandise at his bookstore. But why? As Mr.

DuBois states in the September 2 article about his bookstore, “the preference of the ‘M Chief’ logo is about 2-1 among our customers, who are majorly alumni.” While the official university view may be different, it is clear by the power of the wallet that everyone isn’t ready to strip the “M Chief” logo from the Miami community. Some key administrators may say we should but many alumni, students, staff and community members continue to recognize Miami’s past as Redskins.

Mr. Paul Allen says in the same article about DuBois Bookstore, in regards to eliminating the “M Chief” logo, that “it was simply time.” Perhaps it was time for some people in the Miami community, but not all.

I urge the university to heed what all stakeholders have

to say about this logo before chasing local retailers and badgering them to get rid of the logo. Instead of just telling us that it is time to eliminate the logo, please let us know what everyone involved has to say. Perhaps give us a few quotes from Miami Tribe members, alumni of all ages, local retailers, faculty members, students and Trustees.

Until we hear the opinions of these underrepresented groups, I will continue to read all of the university’s criticism as speculation.

And until there is a unified voice to the contrary, please Mr. DuBois, continue to sell what makes your customers happy. I’ll proudly wear my “M Chief” hat in their honor.

Matt Dobson dobsonma@muohio.edu

Rule of Thumb Sporcle.com It is the best way to stay distracted from studying.

Cooler weather It’s turning into fall, meaning pants, scarves and jackets may come out of hibernation.

No Friday classes This means three-day weekends are four-day weekends!

RedHawks football team losing first game Even though we lost, the team played very well against a ranked team!

No more three-day weekends The next break to look forward to is Fall Break, which is a month away. Time to buckle down with school work.

The Miami Student Oldest university newspaper in the United States, established 1826

For the 2012-2013 academic year, Miami University anticipates launching a new form of teacher evaluations. Beginning this fall, departments across the university will test the effectiveness of online teacher evaluations before implementing the change campus wide. Miami is concerned with the timeliness of evaluations returned to professors. Professors typically do not receive results from paper-based evaluations until the next semester has already begun.

This is a flaw because teachers lack adequate time to make changes for improving teaching methods or assignments for the next batch of students. The online evaluations will combat the issue of timeliness and are more cost effective.

The editorial board thinks the online evaluations will help ensure teachers administer evaluations properly and each is given in a uniform

matter. Furthermore, the online evaluations offer a personal approach to evaluating a course. Professors can create specific questions and receive substantial feedback that relates to their specific course structure.

The editorial board of The Miami Student understands the university’s

The university will be sending evaluation reminders via email notifications, but this method will not guarantee participation.

Instead, it will overflow students’ inboxes with unwanted reminders that will immediately be deleted. To ensure optimal participation Miami needs

Miami is concerned with the timeliness of evaluations returned to professors.

Professors typically do not receive results from paper-based evaluations until the next semester has already begun. push toward creating a more efficient method that will hasten student feedback.

However, we are concerned with how the university will establish mandatory participation. Online evaluations may make retrieving feedback quicker, but participation will decline.

to create incentives that students cannot refuse. For instance, the university could not allow student to view final grades until evaluations are complete. Email reminders that are sent need to be sparse because students will not respond well to weekly reminders.

Foundation requirements should match across university Miami University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) recently voted to implement new requirements as a final step to make students well-rounded. CAS will be adding a quantitative literacy competency and writing in the major competency requirements. The requirements are meant to ensure students can analyze quantitative data and be able to communicate effectively through writing.

There will not be a new writing requirement; instead the requirement will be incorporated within student’s specific majors in CAS. However, the quantitative literacy competency requirement will call for a new mathematics requirement for all CAS students.

The requirements are meant to be major specific, which will help students feel connected to the courses they are taking because they are meant to directly relate to the major of study.

The editorial board of The Miami Student views the CAS requirements as crucial steps toward establishing a firm foundation for students post-graduation. Every student needs to be able to write well regardless of his or her prospective career.

CAS is making good efforts by seeking more reasonable

requirements that will be valuable to individual students.

The editorial board thinks the writing in the major requirement is essential for all students, even those not involved in CAS. It is imperative that all students have the ability to write comprehensively, decisively and assertively. Moreover, employers value strong writing abilities and the university needs to make a campus-wide ef-

students forced to meet both Miami Plan and CAS course requirements. An additional requirement will disallow students from registering for courses they deem interesting for an additional major or minor.

CAS needs to reevaluate the course requirements and work to make their classes align with the Miami Plan. It is not justifiable to demand a large sum of science classes

It’s the university’s duty to prepare students for employers through the chosen curriculum. If improper requirements remain, students will suffer. fort to instill the necessity for writing. Furthermore, the quantitative literacy competency requirement will benefit post-graduates with the ability to analyze data and create concise arguments in jobs.

It is the university’s duty to prepare students for employers through the chosen curriculum. If improper implementations remain, students will suffer.

The issue with the new CAS requirements is that a new math requirement will be enforced. This will be an impious setback for CAS

that do not correspond with the Miami Plan. Instead, students lack the chance to take classes that they need to graduate or desire to study. Miami stresses opportunities to create well-rounded students, but these opportunities are limited by the overwhelming CAS requirements for graduation.

The clash between requirements generates unnecessary redundancy. The university needs to revamp overall requirements before adding more for students. It’s not realistic to add without taking some things away.

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Oriana Pawlyk

The nature of beauty creates callous, sexist social mindset When you get up in the morning, what’s the first thing you do? Eat breakfast, shower and maybe even do a bit of homework before class? It’s more than just going through the motions — we do these things to better ourselves and promote our well-being.

But how many of us have taken our “well-being” to a whole new level?

The amount of time you spend in the bathroom primping and getting ready or the amount of time you spend at the Rec says just how willing you are to look your best for others.

So has this idea behind the definition of “beauty” always had such an affect on us? Or is there more to it than just looks?

In the article “Ugly? You May Have a Case” in last Sunday’s New York Times brought up quite a few responses to what beauty has done for our culture. As said in the article, being beautiful earns you a higher salary, an attractive partner or spouse and a better deal on mortgage settlements.

The article also highlighted study results from researchers and economists that showed “an American worker who was among the bottom one-seventh in looks, as assessed by randomly chosen observers, earned 10 to 15 percent less per year than a similar worker whose looks were assessed in the top one-third.” The difference in these two workers’ wages amounted to nearly $230,000 over a lifetime.

Sure this “beautiful” way of life has its perks for both men and women, but men and women benefit differently. Men already have economic advantages, while women don’t get as much return from their “erotic capital.”

Sociologist Catherine Hakim, who coined this term, argues that discrimination is just a part of life — so if people, especially women, have the tools to bypass the hate, they should use them.

Hakim says, “The key point is for women to be

aware that there’s a sex differential and a sex gap in returns and rewards, and to be aware that they should therefore not be holding back or feel embarrassed about seeking to get value for their contribution, for their attractiveness.”

If people are playing off each other’s attractiveness, when does it stop being a game? Once more, what defines this beauty everyone covets so much?

The New York Times article also pointed out that those people who aren’t fortunately beautiful are lacking economic rights.

Therefore, in order to resolve this injustice, legal protection should be offered to those who do not fall in the top one-third attractive rank.

So now a radical solution is offering legal protection to the ugly as we do for the ethnic minorities, racial minorities and handicapped individuals?

Capitalizing on opportunities shouldn’t be a crime, but creating a legal system solely for those who are subjectively defined isn’t the greatest idea either. Can’t beauty just be defined as in the eye of the beholder?

We sometimes forget to look at the inner person.

Courage, wisdom, independence, humor, compassion, etc. cannot be defined by the makeup you put on your face or the amount of times you run laps at the gym. Beauty is more than just the person who you see in the mirror. It’s the way you put yourself out there for society to see, whether that is by what you do, who you help, what you believe in, etc. It can’t just be about outer beauty.

Because what’s left once that beauty grows distant and old?

Beauty is only useful if others can see you for more than just your looks.

You work hard to be recognizable and valued — as much as you work on your looks, don’t forget to work toward contributions for society and for the good of others.

JESSICA SINK

‘Come on baby, light my fire’: Does music today have to be vulgar to be popular?

The lights went up on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 17, 1967 during a live broadcast of the song “Light My Fire” by the band The Doors. Despite being told not to sing a particular line of the song on air because of its impropriety, Jim Morrison, the lead singer, belted out the words “girl, we couldn’t get much higher,” with subsequent outrage from show producers. The lyric, which inferred getting high on drugs, was deemed unacceptable for television broadcast.

Morrison’s defiance caused him to be banned from future appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show to which Morrison replied, “We ‘did’ Sullivan and only needed to do it once.”

Looking back on this story within the context of today’s pop culture is quite comical. With songs today like “S&M” by Rhianna, “Where Them Girls At” by David Guetta and many others,

the Billboard Top 100 today, it makes me wonder: does a song have to be vulgar to be popular?

I have heard few songs introduced in my lifetime thus far that compare with the musical brilliance of artists like The Doors, Elton John, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. What has happened to real music?

Although some of the songs are catchy, they don’t last and they get old. I can only hear Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” song for so long before I feel like I’m going to be sick.

I don’t want to sound old fashioned, but I want music that inspires, that motivates, that is passionate. I want to hear meaningful lyrics, not just a modification of THE MIAMI STUDENT another

popular dance song. I want to hear good music, not a slew of curse words and derogatory language.

Music is an outlet for expression, and there are many different people with many different tastes. Some of today’s artists are extremely talented, it just seems that in order to have a hit, many believe they have to include offensive language and sexual innuendos. In various ways, though, our ears have become immune to that trend.

The Doors’ “Light My Fire” may not be the greatest song ever written, but I would much rather listen to that and other classics than some of today’s popular songs. My advice? Seek out the songs that encourage and motivate you. Don’t just fill up your iTunes space with songs that are trendy, but shallow and have no real point. Life ticks by faster than we realize. I want to spend those minutes where it counts.

ANDREW BOWMAN BOWMANAJ@muohio.edu

Civilians must be made aware of costs of war This week, I watched two reporters for the news organization Reuters be killed by an American Apache attack helicopter.

The incident took place in Baghdad in July of 2007, the highest intensity point thus far in the conflict in Iraq. Wikileaks and linked webpage www.collateralmurder.com released the footage in April, when it was allegedly handed by then Specialist Bradley Manning.

He is detained with 22 charges against him.

In the video, the Apache attack helicopter was patrolling over a region in Baghdad where a battle raged. The pilot saw a group of Iraqis and Reuters employees, photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen and driver Saeed Chmagh walking down an abandoned street.

The pilot said, “Oh yeah, that’s a weapon.”

It was anything but a weapon. It was Noor-Eldeen’s camera with a high-powered lens.

In truth, none of the actions of the group could be considered hostile. However, it was later confirmed that members of the group did have weapons.

Most of the fighting and

IAN JOYCE JOYCEIH@muohio.edu

Miami Plan deserves a chance harness to a certain degree (to see the policy, go to Miami University’s general bulletin under blackboard.)

My hatred hit its apex when I was forced to meet the Fine Arts requirements instead of a philosophy class I wanted to take. To my reluctance, I signed up for Music 185 with Chris Tanner. I wondered what a class that taught about the difference between a Congo drum and a Conga drum (yes, there is a difference) could aid me in my life. Moreover, what difference would it make if I knew how the Ewe culture viewed music versus the North Indian culture.

My inquiry was answered

“Light my Fire” is comparable to a child’s lullaby as far as its inclusion of offensive lyrics. Yet, music has to be viewed within the time period it is introduced. “(How Much Is That) Doggy in the Window” was the number one song for eight weeks in April 1953, which is still a surprising fact to me.

Music definitely thrives in the age it was created, and certainly when it was introduced, “Light my Fire” was not perceived as church music.

However, there is a difference between including a few questionable lines within a song and writing a song that is just crude.

With the types of music COLLEEN YATES making

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The Miami Plan is often referred to by students in a manner of utmost disgust.

Rarely does anyone ever ecstatically shout unto the heavens because they just landed a spot in a Miami Plan course for the next semester. It is frequent, however, to hear the jubilant proclamations of completion. I am not about to coerce us to the great convenience of Miami Plan courses, the school of thought behind it or the logical reasoning as to why it’s there. We hear it in every Miami Plan course and read it in every Miami Plan syllabus, and I am well aware of the hatred toward the idea, one that I too

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and my hatred quelled when Tanner had one of his close friends from Kenya come in to teach us. What was the first thing he taught? He had the entire class stand up and dance. That’s right, dance. Your first impression in reading that is “Pah, what a joke class … This kid is foolish to think that class helps my future. Try my BMZ class, now that’s a real college class with real post-college impacts.” I am indeed foolish to think this class will aid you in getting into the top medical school and scoring you a residency and then your own practice.

Yet I plead with you, hear me out. Nobody in the class

ground forces were east of the position. If the gunner had waited for a ground member to confirm, the whole action would have been prevented.

Instead, the gunner begged to fire and got his wish. The group was taken out by multiple blasts of 30 mm gunfire.

One survivor tried to crawl away. The pilot finished him off. Even with a bulletproof vest, they didn’t stand a chance. Kevlar is more like a flannel shirt when it comes to a 30 mm cannon.

A van pulled up to the scene with several passengers on board. They piled out to help the street filled with blood and bodies. The gunner still chomped at the bit.

He requested to engage again, got permission and fired at the van.

The final tally of targets engaged, according to the US military, is 11 insurgents and two civilians killed in action (K.I.A.) with two children wounded. In the van, two children rode along.

After ground troops arrived on scene they shouted out the numbers over the radio. The pilot said at 17:46 of the tape,

“Well it’s their fault for bringing their kids into a battle.”

It’s hard not to bring your kids into battle when the battle takes place in your own backyard.

We tend to think about only the Western media members killed in action, such as Tim Hetherington. At the time the video was released, 117 Iraqi journalists, 139 reporters overall were killed in Iraq according to Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon correspondent.

The fog of war leads to mistakes being made; no one can question that. Even with the best military technology in the world, targets cannot always be readily identified, especially in the 21st century when insurgents wear the same clothes as civilians or reporters. But the eagerness of the Apache crew to kill, without confirming the identity of the individuals, seems almost reckless and video game-like.

Yet, actions still aren’t being taken to protect members of the media and other working civilians in combat. In fact, the government has rejected a Reuters Freedom of Information Act Request

(FOIA) as to why the two employees were killed. The government issued a statement saying that per the rules of engagement, the actions taken by the crew were deemed appropriate.

Yes, journalists report about the ugly side of war, which is of course nearly the whole thing. It is imperative that correspondents are in war, despite what warmongers want.

Americans need and ought to know what their military is doing. And the fact that not more people, especially on this campus, don’t have a sufficient grasp on what is going on in each of America’s conflicts is concerning.

For every American that has a right to know what their family members over seas are doing, there has to be someone who is willing to go to the danger zone and report. I am willing, even if it means buying my own Kevlar vest, switching places with Namir Noor-Eldeen and making my family worry night after night. I don’t do it for the recognition, but instead so civilians can understand the cost of war.

danced when he asked us to.

The Kenyan man laughed and scolded us, “Oh c’mon, y’all waste the nights dancin’ at the bars, I seen it!”

The class released a truthful giggle at the man’s quick-natured comment and thought nothing of it. Nobody ventured against the grain, and neither did my stiff, white hips.

Look again at what I call the Kenyan man’s rebuke: “…y’all waste the nights dancin’ at the bars…” Why did he say this?

After class I asked him, and his response was interesting.

“Listen man where I come from, do you think there is beer?” he asked.

“Yes,” I replied.

“And there’s more than enough to get plastered,” he said. “There are bars. Pretty ladies. In every village all over the world. But are there top professors, classes, libraries? Oh, the libraries!

Filled with thousands of books! Could you explain to me? I don’t care if the course has no relevance to the job I hope for. If that’s all you’re here for — to advance yourself, get your degree and run; to fill the ‘obligation’ you have to ‘just get through the syllabus’ and have more fun hours than credit hours — you’re running to nowhere.”

Now that we’re all defensive after his statement, bear with me some more. The entirety of the conversation is too long and hazy for me to quote, but the remainder of his point is powerful. It was not just a rebuke against the frequency of Miami’s “festivities” and how ungrateful we are (but it was that too), but the question he begs is this: to where (or to whom) are you running? We all run somewhere; it may not be to our social life.

What would happen if we saw our classes,

schedules and syllabi as a guideline for seeking growth, as opposed to restraining our lives? What if we saw them not as the key to our future success, but as one tool that could shape our significance in other people’s lives? What if we saw our classes not as boxes that hold us in but as a springboard to get us out?

This year, I challenge us to venture against the grain as such, and harness the privilege we have received to get four years to grow in such a way as opposed to the cultural obligation we feel to “get through it and move on.”

Even if it’s an economics class, let us brace our weak knees and feeble arms and instead of dropping out of that terribly boring Miami Plan class — let’s rise high above the occasion to see if we can be smart as to gain something out of it besides the letter we earn for our grades.

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is that there is a federal law that provides in-state tuition to illegal immigrant students unless a similar right is provided to all students,” Kantrowitz said.

In California a group of 42 nonCalifornia residents sued in January 2011 to receive in-state tuition at public California universities on the basis that California’s law, AB540, which allows illegal immigrant students to receive in-state tuition, is unjust because it allows only illegal immigrant non-California residents to receive instate tuition. The California Supreme Court refused to hear the case.

College Republican co-chairman, Tom Hohman agrees that undocumented students should pay out-ofstate fees.

“If they don’t have a citizenship currently they should be out-of-state tuition,” Hohman said.

However, Hohman believes that if these students are working on getting citizenship or finish their citizenship while they are in school they should receive in-state tuition.

DREAM act could change everything The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is a bill that has been proposed in

Congress, which would allow many illegal immigrant students to receive in-state tuition at public universities by allowing them the opportunity to apply their years spent in college to the US residency requirement to become a citizen.

According to Kantrowitz, the DREAM Act provides illegal immigrant students with the ability to “formalize their citizenship status provided that they do not have criminal records” and to receive in-state tuition benefits if they have served in the military.

While the DREAM Act was voted down by the Senate this last December, it was recently reintroduced this May. Senior Annalea Thompson supports the DREAM Act. “I’m very for human rights and I think that people that come to this country to have a better life should have the same opportunities as the people that live here,” Thompson said.

Thompson thinks that everyone should have an equal chance of getting into college no matter their immigration background.

“I think people should be accepted based on merit, on drive, and on recommendations,” Thompson said.

Hohman believes the DREAM Act doesn’t go far enough in ensuring that these students become US citizens.

“I would support the DREAM Act to a certain extent but I don’t think it goes far enough as keeping them as American citizens,” Hohman said.

“I like the fact that we still have people coming and they still want to come here but I’d like to hang onto them so they can stay in America and contribute to the country itself and not just take it back home to other countries.”

Illegal immigrant students in the local community Some Ohio illegal immigrant students attend Main Street Schoolhouse, a private high-school located in Hamilton, Ohio.

Main Street Schoolhouse is run by Karen Cocina.

Cocina wishes that her students had the opportunity to attend college.

“I’m here pushing them to graduate so they can be somebody,” Cocina said. “I feel a horrible let down for these people when they apply to universities and find out that price is way out of line for them.”

At one time, three illegal immigrant Main Street Schoolhouse graduates were attending Miami University-Hamilton.

Cocina said they had to drop out for financial reasons and she hopes to establish a scholarship fund that would partner with

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“My own personal desire is to make some sort of union with Miami University in Oxford,” Cocina said.

“If they would agree to make one scholarship a year for them, for the person who deserved it, if we can just start with one that’s a big step.”

The economics of illegal immigrant students A common argument against undocumented students receiving in-state tuition is that they don’t pay taxes to the state and that they drain resources.

Kantrowitz said this assumption is often untrue.

“The reality here though is that these students are from families that have paid taxes in the state,” Kantrowitz said. “In some cases, it’s through a tax payer identification number which is a mechanism that undocumented individuals can use to pay their taxes and in some cases it’s through a fake social security number.”

According to Shelley Jarrett Bromberg, a professor of Latin American Studies and Spanish at Miami University Hamilton, educating undocumented students may lower tuition rates.

Bromberg believes that as many as 2,000 undocumented highschool graduates reside in areas surrounding Oxford.

“Here we are we’re raising tuition again we’re struggling to find ways to make ends meet at universities,” Bromberg said. “Meanwhile, we are closing the door on possibly several hundred students who would willingly pay in-state tuition without any sort of grants who want to go to college.”

According to Bromberg, educating undocumented students will ultimately enrich the economy.

“Economists will tell you that, yes, there is some out expenditures for any immigrant for any person that comes to this country but also great benefits not only in taxes, each new person that moves into a place increases because they buy things,” Bromberg said.

Bromberg also claims that Hamilton is suffering due to a loss of immigrants.

“Sure people are leaving because they don’t have jobs but there are fewer immigrants in Hamilton now than even five years ago,” Bromberg said. “Providing these students

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and Fellow of IES, said “the changes that have happened make everything more organized. But more than just organized, the departments are more coherent and appealing to a whole.”

“The department has become more relevant within the university and the outside world,” Cummins said.

All these changes have not gone unnoticed among the students. Senior Jena Long said having a department with a range of majors and flexible

with the opportunity to go to college is only going to strengthen this country it’s not going to zap us or take away our resources. There’s no country on the face of the earth that’s in dire straits because of a well educated youth.”

‘The government should at least have a policy’ Kantrowitz has called for a federal law to end the ambiguity of the many policies on illegal immigrant students.

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 proves to be ambiguous, according to Kantrowitz.

The law allows states to develop their own policies about illegal immigrant students.

“The language in the law that says “unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit” that’s a citizen not all citizens” Kantrowitz said. “(There is) a reading of the law that says as long as you have one US citizen in that state who is receiving the same benefit then it’s okay to provide the benefit of in-state tuition.”

Hohman agrees that there should be a definitive policy.

“The government should at least have a policy,” Hohman said.

Hohman thinks that this policy should include a push for citizenship for illegal immigrant students.

“Obviously there’s several of them, they’re intellectual they can contribute to our society and they would work very hard for it so we need to define them and help them as much as we can to get their citizenship,” Hohman said.

Educating America’s youth Bromberg thinks that the power of the United States is the education of its youth.

“If we are going to continue to innovate and be competitive in the world, we need to have an educated population of young people and immigrants help to fulfill that requirement,” Bromberg said.

Thompson believes that it is important to be educated about issues regarding people from other cultures.

“My advice is to educate yourself before you make judgments and assumptions because it’s really easy to,” Thompson said. “Everyone’s life and story is different and I think people make assumptions and they need to not do that.” course work is an advantage. Future students will have the opportunity to choose a major that better fits their academic desires and goals.

“This does open up the opportunities for younger students who have time to change their degree depending on their differing interests within the environmental sciences,” Long said.

People interested in learning more about these changes should visit the IES department on the second floor in Upham Hall, or the Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science in Shideler Hall.

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Success always brings forgiveness Forgiveness is a difficult thing to give as well as receive. However, at the Church of Sport (recently renamed the Allstate Church of Sport), forgiveness is given readily, as long as the athlete is willing to win. The confession line has been long of late, so while some like Peyton Manning attend the healing of the sick service, most are waiting outside the confessional to receive their due penance. The sports fans that belong to the church can be harsh in their judgment, yet they can be just as welcoming if the athlete in question returns as a humble, contrite, and most importantly, a winning individual. The motto outside the confessional reads, “Si cui omnia dimittentur,” which roughly translates to, “If you succeed, all will be forgiven,” and those in the church try to instill that motto into any athlete that comes through the doors.

Let’s take a look at a few athletes who have followed this model, as well as those still waiting in line for their penance.

Michael Vick walked into the confessional a few years ago, fresh out of prison. He had just served 18 long months in prison for a dog-fighting charge, which threatened to all but end his career. Most teams wouldn’t touch Vick with a 39.5 foot pole because of the public relations nightmare he would start. Two years later, and Vick has signed a six-year, $100 million dollar contract. Not a bad turnaround for a guy who was villified by the entire sport religion when authorities broke up the dogfighting ring at his Virginia home. Michael Vick’s penance was simple but not easy: he needed to apologize for his mistakes, stay out of trouble, make the most of his second chance, and of course, win. These days, when people bring up Michael Vick in conversation it’s not to debate how he should be punished for his unforgivable act of torturing dogs, instead it’s to decide when to pick him in the fantasy draft. He exemplified the church of sport’s confessional motto and the congregation of sports fans welcomed him

back with open arms and a resounding “AMEN.” One who hopes to eventually receive the level of redemption that Vick secured is former Tennessee basketball coach, Bruce Pearl. Up until a few months ago, Pearl was known for being one of the top coaches in college basketball as well as for the neon orange blazer that he occasionally wore to games. However, he was recently handed a threeyear “show-cause” penalty by the NCAA. This means he is not allowed to recruit for the next three years, which tends to make coaching very difficult. All this because he contacted recruits improperly, hosted other recuits improperly and then lied about it to the NCAA. For reference, one of the 12 Commandments in the Church of Sport is “Thou shalt not lie to the NCAA.” While he waits for his three-year ban to expire, Pearl will be working as the vice president of marketing with a Knoxville-based wholesale grocery company. While this may be considered a large step down from his previous employment, Pearl should remember that the congregation must see you fall before they can allow you to get up again.

As long as he follows the Church of Sport’s motto, he will be coaching again soon and no one will even remember his questionable coaching past.

Pearl simply needs to look to some of the others who have been reembraced by the flock of sports fans after repenting. Ray Lewis was indicted for murder in 1998, but his success and willingness to repent has made him a poster child for the Church of Sport.

Kobe Bryant was accused of rape in 2004, but once again, sports fans found it in their hearts to forgive him (the NBA championships in 2009 and 2010 certainly helped). So for those athletes still waiting in line at the confessional, from Jim Tressel to Plaxico Burress to the (other) Miami Hurricanes, have faith, because like the motto says, success always brings forgiveness.

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Senior linebacker Jerrell Wedge warms up during training camp in the summer. Wedge was credited with four total tackles in Miami’s 17-6 loss to the University of Missouri Saturday in the season opener.

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Despite holding the University of Missouri to under 300 yards of total offense, the Miami University football team failed to execute when it mattered most on Saturday, falling 17-6 to the Tigers.

The loss snaps a six-game winning streak the RedHawks carried into this season and was a disappointing start to the Don Treadwell Era for Miami.

“I think we did a lot of good things out there,” redshirt junior quarterback Zac Dysert said. “We moved the ball well, I thought. You know, we just have to finish. We have to score. We’re going to learn a lot of things from the tape.

You know, just go from there and we’re going to be a good football team.”

Dysert was 26 for 39 for 194 yards passing and one pick, while redshirt sophomore running back Erik Finklea had 71 yards rushing on 19 carries to go with one touchdown in his first start.

“We attribute the running game success to the five guys up front [on the offensive line],” Running Backs Coach Mark Spencer said. “Since the spring, we have become that much better and there typically is a jump [in progress] between the first and second game of the season.”

Miami will look to get even more production out of its rushing attack that was outgained by nearly 100 yards on Saturday, but Finklea may be able to solidify what has been one of the worst

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“I felt like today we moved the ball pretty well,” Finklea said. “We got down in the red zone, [but] just couldn’t finish. Mainly as a running back, I felt like that’s when we need to step up and take charge and put the ball in the end zone.”

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On the defensive side, Miami was able to shut down Mizzou’s dynamic offense and forced sophomore quarterback James Franklin to rack up the majority of the Tigers’ yards. Junior safety Pat Hinkel and junior linebacker Evan Harris led the team with nine tackles each, while sophomore cornerback Dayonne Nunley continued his success from last season racking up six take downs to go with one interception that led to Miami’s only score of the game.

After Krysinski missed a 41-yard field goal on Miami’s first possession, Missouri drove down the field and scored the game’s first points on a 5-yard Franklin rush. A field goal by the Tigers midway through the second quarter extended the lead to 10-0. Miami had an opportunity to put some points on the board right before the half, but a third-down Dysert pass was intercepted in the endzone, ending the scoring threat.

Following the pick, Finklea put the RedHawks on the board with a 10-yard touchdown run with 7:55 remaining in the third, but Miami missed the extra point. Another Missouri touchdown at the beginning of the fourth was all they needed as the Tigers shut down the Red and White, holding on to win 17-6.

“I look back and say we could’ve won, but in the back of my mind, we’re just trying to move on,” Nunley said. “We have to move on to Minnesota. But I know, after today, we can be really good. We can be really good this year.”

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rushing offenses in college football the past few seasons.

“He moved the chains for us a little bit and that’s what you’ve got to have in this offense,” Head Coach Don Treadwell said. “We have a decent amount of guys that returned for us up front in the offensive line and I think that makes a big difference.”

The Red and White only crossed into Missouri’s red zone three times on Saturday in what was a defensive struggle from the start. In addition, the ’Hawks missed numerous scoring opportunities including a missed field goal by

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Despite devastating heat, the Miami University men’s cross country team pulled out a victory at the Dayton Flyer 5k Challenge with a score of 29 points, 11 points more than second place University of Dayton. This marks the eighth time in the last nine years that the men’s program has won the meet.

The RedHawks were led by junior Jarrod Eick, who finished first with a time of 15:23. Sophomore Dave Wing and junior David Eichenberger stayed close behind and finished third and fifth, respectively.

“One thing that I was very pleased with was that they ran very patiently,” Head Coach Warren Mandrell said.

“Since it was so hot, we wanted to make sure we didn’t go out too fast.

They ran a very intelligent race.”

Mandrell also spoke of how the team ran together as a group, in particular

redshirt freshman Daniel Garleb and freshman Ryan Moncrieff. They finished within one second of each other and rounded out the scoring for the Redhawks with Garleb finishing 10th and Moncrieff finishing 11th.

The women’s team took second place at the Dayton meet despite missing four of their top eight runners.

Freshman Jessica Hoover led the team finishing fourth with a time of 18:55.

“We ran mostly freshmen and sophomores, but we ran really well considering the heat,” Head Coach Kelly Phillips said. “We’re going to have to wait and see what our strengths are, but we did a fantastic job.”

The Red and White rounded out their scoring with freshmen Alex Chitwood, Mattie Moncayo, Sammi Vaughan and Melissa Girgis.

The RedHawks will host the Miami open 10 a.m. Saturday. Both the women’s and men’s team will be competing.