September 20, 2013 | The Miami Student by The Miami Student

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

VOLUME 141 NO. 7

MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO

TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1972, The Miami Student reported increased prices at local pizzerias resulting from students’ fake food orders costing big bucks. Local business own-

ers said they would no longer tolerate the “practical jokes” having them deliver to broom closets in Symmes and other obscure locations. Manager of the Boar’s Head Gary Martinez said, “We have caught people, and we don’t hesitate to use police action against them.”

Stories of conflict from Syria and Egypt BY CHRISTINA FERRELL FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The ongoing battle to establish democracy in Egypt and Syria has held U.S. media attention since 2011. Miami University students and faculty from both nations follow the events intently. Although they are geographically distant from the Middle East, the crises continue to affect their lives. First-year student Edward Khaddam has lived in the U.S. his whole life, but his extended family, still in Syria, have suffered under the dictatorship. “One of my cousins is 24 or 25 and he got arrested at the beginning of the revolution and was tortured for five days straight in the soccer stadium,” Khaddam said. “He used to go to college, but then he left Syria because he was too scared to live there. Just stating your opinions in public can get you put in jail, Khaddam said. “Another one of my cousins got arrested for six years for saying he didn’t like the president and an undercover cop heard him.” Khaddam said. “You have to look deeper than the politics. This is really sectarian. It is political, we want democracy, but it’s gone from that to being religious.” Syrian graduate student Osama Jomaa arrived in the U.S. just days before the beginning of the term, after spending about eight months in Egypt following his graduation from Damascus University in Syria. Jomaa said he believes education will be the key to rebuilding his country.

“The crisis in Syria is unimaginable, believe me,” Jomaa said. “I really want Syrian students to continue with their studies because ultimately the war in Syria will end, but there [will be] a great number of students who are without education, so who is going to build Syria in the aftermath?” In order to learn English well enough to study in the U.S., Jomaa took advantage of MIT OpenCourseWare, a web-based publication of MIT course content. He now works 20 hours per week at Erickson Dining Hall in addition to taking a course load of 10 credit hours. Jomaa communicates two or three times a week with his family via Skype, but cannot and does not plan to visit Syria any time soon. “I find it not very wise for me to return to Syria, at least in the current conditions,” Jomaa said. “Today is not like yesterday; I can’t predict what’s going to happen in the future for Syria, but what I can say is that in the current situation I cannot return, and I have no intentions of returning unless there’s a radical change.” Jomaa wants to spread awareness about the humanitarian and educational crises in Syria here in the U.S. “The thing I would like Americans to know is that these crises in Syria need their support,” Jomaa said. “A lot of Syrian students have been away from school for more than two years and they need support in order to rebuild Syria on just principles.” In nearby Egypt, the political situation has been less violent but no less complex, with roots going

SYRIAN REFUGEES TURKEY: 492,683

SYRIA LEBANON: 748,608

IRAQ: 192,087

JORDAN: 531,908 EGYPT: 124,373 JAKE BRENNAN MANAGING EDITOR

Over two million Syrian refugees have fled the country since Jan. 2012. Nearly one third of these are children. The above graphic lists the numbers of refugees currently registered in each neighboring nation. back as far as the 1970s, according to Egyptian professor of mechanical and manufacturing engineering, Osama Ettouney. “Many of the issues that are arising right now in Egypt started in the 70s. The Muslim Brotherhood came back in the 70s,” Ettouney said. “They hijacked the revolution of 2011.” Ettouney said that since the 70s, the Brotherhood had been working their way back into the government by making deals with officials and doing things for the community.

“So when they hijacked the revolution, people said ‘Well, that’s okay, they have been doing fine in the community. Let’s just give them a chance,’” Ettouney said. “And people started to vote for them, and they got into the government.” The Brotherhood quickly established a divide and conquer strategy, according to Ettouney. “They aligned themselves with all kinds of radical Islamist groups and they started to create a very contentious society. They made divisions

between Muslims and Christians, between men and women, between Islamists and seculars and liberals,” Ettouney said. According to him, it was the young people of Egypt who made the next move. “By March of 2013, the young people decided to have a kind of drive to sign a petition to kick them [the Brotherhood] out of the government and have a new, early election,” Ettouney said. “By May, they had about 15 million signatures.”

Tri Delta chapter returns Festival prepares to dish up diversity to Miami after suspension for the community in Uptown Park BY ALI PREISSING AND VICTORIA SLATER FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

After a four-year hiatus, the Miami University Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) chapter has returned to campus. The sorority was removed from campus in 2009 for a two-year suspension, and has been reinstated this semester. According to senior vice president of Panhellenic Public Relations Katharine Davies, Tri Delta was part of Miami University since 1911. The sorority is one of the largest National Panhellenic Conference chapters, with around 140 chapters existing across the country. As reported in the Miami Student on Feb. 20, 2009, national president of the Tri Delta fraternity Jackye Clark said Miami’s chapter was suspended due to a hazing incident. According to Davies, the sorority served a two-year suspension, and waited an additional two years to return to campus. “The suspension time was shorter, around two years,” Davies said. “Nationals decided to wait four years for the Tri Delta chapter to return to Miami, so that all previous members had graduated. One of the main objectives was starting with a clean, fresh slate.” According to Davies, the current pledge class is already large, with 108 new members after the first round of informal recruitment, which began Sept. 2. During the recruitment process, prospective members had 30-minute interviews with women from the Tri Delta executive office. These interviews lasted until the Sept. 6 when bids were then offered on the following day. Tri Delta gave bids to 118 women and inducted 108 into the sorority. Tri Delta will also be participating with all the other sororities

and fraternities in the spring, which begins Jan. 2 for formal recruitment during the spring, Davies said. Senior president of the Panhellenic Conference Dana Shanley explained that because Tri Delta was new to campus, they had to advertise their recruitment to potentially interested members. “The recruiters sent out emails to all sophomore, junior and senior women on campus not already affiliated with a Greek organization,” Shanley said. “Many of the girls emailed were interested, and recruitment started after that.” According to Tri Delta field consultant Rachel Wilhem, as new members fill the Miami chapter, Tri Delta encourages them to discover their values, purposes and talents. Founded on tradition, Tri Delta works on creating women of strong character with a desire to unselfishly lead and serve others. “Through our tradition and initiatives, we as Tri Delta are working to empower our women to become the best versions of themselves,” she said. “Our members are all uniquely talented, and have so much to give to our chapter, Greek Life and the campus community. They should be proud of that.” With a completely new set of faces in the Tri Delta community the chapter has already received a large amount of support from the Miami community, according to Wilhem. “Our executive office worked closely with Miami University over the past few years to find a great time to return to campus,” she said. “The university has been very supportive of our return, and the Greek community has welcomed us with excitement and open arms. I am excited and honored to help establish the Tri Delta chapter at Miami, and cannot wait to see our women create a chapter identity on campus.”

BY MARISSA STIPEK

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Oxford’s Uptown Park will transform into a lively cultural celebration for the 11th annual Latin American & Caribbean UniDiversity Festival. The festival, which runs from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. today, is free to the public. Anyone in the community can stop by and grab some authentic Latin food, watch live music and dance performances and shop local vendors’ booths. The festival kicks off National Hispanic Heritage month, which runs from mid-September to mid-October. Co-directing the festival is Juanita Tate, director of divisional initiatives at Miami University. Tate said the festival began because of the huge influx of Latinos in Butler county years ago. “We wanted to teach people about the Latino heritage, and help them understand,” Tate said. “It’s a good way to learn about and experience another culture.” Tate has been with the festival all 11 years, working closely with fellow director Jacqueline Rioja Velarde and two teachers from the Talawanda School District, Suzette Shahin and Nadja Hoffmann. Tate said Miami staff and students also help with the planning, which can begin as early as spring break. Further tying Talawanda schools to the festival, this year Superintendent Kelly Spivey will give the festival address. Spivey said that while she has been attending the festival for years, this is her first time

having an active role participating in the program. In her address, she plans to discuss the importance of diversity in the schools, university and community. It is tradition for one of the musical guests to perform at Talawanda Middle School and High School in days prior to the festival. This sneak-peek gets people excited for the festival, while giving those who are unable to make it a glimpse of Latin culture, Tate said. “Talawanda really values diversity,” Spivey said. “We want to create a welcoming environment for everyone.” An inclusive environment is important, as Talawanda School District serves students with about twenty different primary languages. Often times, when professors of other languages or cultures come to teach at Miami, their children attend Talawanda schools, creating a pool of diversity. “We have students who fall into five categories: Asian, Hispanic, multiracial, black or white,” Spivey said. “About 9 percent of those students fall into a category other than white, and 2 percent are Hispanic.” Tate said the event has grown bigger each year it is put on. “We always try to add something new,” Tate said, explaining that could mean different dancers, more bands or new vendors. A local group, the Oxford Gourd and Drum Ensemble (OGADE), will be performing for the first time at this year’s event. Other exciting features include informational booths from Miami organizations and an appearance from Amazon

John, who arrives at the festival with many animals, including alpacas, llamas, spiders and boa constrictors. Occupying one of the booths will be Sigma Lambda Beta and Sigma Lambda Gamma, Miami’s international fraternity and sorority. President of Sigma Lambda Beta, Miami senior Wally Maldonado, said he and senior Marisol Torres, president of Sigma Lambda Gamma, will be MC’s for the event. The organization will also have a table where they will sell Mexican Coca-Cola and handmade bracelets, according to Maldonado. Because Sigma Lambda Beta just returned to Miami’s campus last spring, this is its first year getting involved with the festival. However, Maldonado said he has attended in the past and especially enjoyed the music and food. “There was a long line for the food last year, and it’s going to be from the same vendors this year,” Maldonado said. “It is nice seeing everybody from different backgrounds come together.” Miami celebrates the UniDiversity program throughout the entire fall semester. Other events include the study abroad fair, a quinoa-tasting and cooking competition, a talk about science fiction literature in Latin America and a film festival. People can stop by the Center for American and World Cultures in MacMillan Hall on Miami’s campus to pick up a pamphlet detailing the events, or to learn more about other countries and cultures.

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EDITORS EMILY CRANE VICTORIA SLATER

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Confirmed: “Mythbusters” lecture Tuesday BY REIS THEBAULT SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A team of scientists outfitted a 1960s Chevy Impala with militarygrade explosives, attempting to send the old car airborne in an Arizona desert. No, this is not a Hollywood movie set; it is the “MythBusters” conducting one of numerous tests on myths and urban legends. Miami Lecture Series is bringing two of the eclectic cast members to campus on Sept. 23. Kari Byron and Tory Belleci of “MythBusters” will kick off the Lecture Series at 8 p.m. in Hall Auditorium. Faculty and students alike have long awaited their visit, according to assistant director of the Office of Student Activities JS Bragg. “We have had requests to bring someone from the “MythBusters” since I’ve been here,” Bragg said. “With how strong our engineering school is here, that’s no surprise, but

the background of the characters on the show is so diverse that we have arts students, just a ton of different students, and some faculty and staff, saying they would love for them to come.” The show has been a Discovery Channel mainstay since 2003 and has received five consecutive Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Reality Program.” Byron and Belleci have worked their way up from the show’s “build team” to establish themselves as regular cast members. Byron’s unique path to the show’s forefront, Bragg said, immediately distinguished her as a perspective speaker. “Kari was on our list from the beginning,” Bragg said. “We knew that her background, being an artist and getting on the show to do art, and then her role evolving into actually testing myths, that was a very interesting path.”

This, rather than the explosions and stunts that typically characterize the show, will be at the center of Byron and Belleci’s lecture. There will be no myths tested on-stage. “This isn’t about the wow factor, it’s really about showing people in different fields the options that are present,” Bragg said. Sparking critical thinking is the ultimate goal of every lecture, according to Lecture Series Chair Lana Kay Rosenberg. She said she hopes this approach will foster that. “We want things to be entertaining, you hope in any kind of event that there might be some entertainment, but I hope that it is so much more than that,” Rosenberg said. “I am hoping with the ‘‘MythBusters’’ lecture, from a critical thinking standpoint, that people can take something away from it.” The lecture is titled “How the ‘MythBusters’ Made Science Cool Again,” and seems to follow in the

footsteps of Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson as an event that will bring popular culture and science together, according to Bragg. “Those were the speakers that students have shown the most interest in and the ‘MythBusters’ follow in that tradition,” Bragg said. Byron and Belleci will be participating in numerous on-campus events on Sept. 23, including a seminar, a dinner with selected students and a press conference. While myth-testing, according to Bragg, would be too dangerous to perform on-stage, students can expect to see unreleased clips from the show, bloopers and hear about the paths that Byron and Belleci took to get on the show and what, from a scientific perspective, goes into busting myths. “On the TV show people watch for the explosions or the big wow moments, the car going 500 miles an hour, but there is a lot of science and

a lot of reasoning that goes into that and we want people to see that side of the show that people don’t get to see as much,” Bragg said. This is just what Rosenberg had in mind. “I hope that this won’t just be fun,” Bragg said. “I’m hoping that I am going to learn something too.” He said he thinks that Byron and Belleci will be a success. “I think it will be one of the more popular, judging by the amount of people that have requested the MythBusters and I think the amount of thought and discussion will be up there too,” he said. Organizers hope the event will find success by delving deeper into the science of the show. “It’s about showing people the substance behind the flash,” Bragg said. Students can share thoughts and questions during the lecture by using the hashtag #miamimyth.

New residence halls ease housing flow Miami students cook up creativity in Idea Kitchen REBECCA CLARK

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

At the beginning of the 2012-13 academic year, 250 students were living in temporary housing. Now, a year later, all on-campus students have a room. According to Brian Woodruff, director of Housing Options, Meals and Events (HOME), the number of students living on campus last year was higher than he and his staff had anticipated after disciplinary action forced Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Kappa Tau to move on campus. The fraternities violated several sections of Miami’s Code of Student Conduct, such as firework, drug and drug paraphernalia possession, as well as disorderly conduct, according to Woodruff. “The fraternity situation caused a problem because there were a lot more fraternities on campus than we had predicted,” Woodruff said. “The first-year class came in larger than [the staff] anticipated.” Sophomore Amanda Horne was one of the students affected by last year’s room shortage when she and her roommate were placed in what was meant to be a single room. “They lofted our beds, which was very rickety and scary to climb up on top of,” Horne said. “They also put both our desks and our bureau underneath the lofted bed, and we had absolutely no room to do anything.”

According to Miami University’s Guide to Residence Hall Living, lofting beds is normally forbidden. “Due to safety concerns, the construction or use of loft beds... or any other alterations of university beds by students are not permitted,” the guide states. “In some cases the University may install bed lofts in rooms as it deems necessary.” Horne said she was also frustrated because, as an early decision applicant, she believed she was supposed to receive preferential housing. Despite student inconvenience, Woodruff stressed the importance of ensuring that every room available is filled. “Improvements in the housing department are paid for by room and board [fees],” he said. “So it is very important we are completely full in our housing.” Woodruff noted that Miami’s campus is no longer over-capacity, as it was last year. “Things have followed through with our models and predictions,” he said. “Things have settled in nicely.” Woodruff also explained that he and his staff worked closely with enrollment management to ensure that every student would have a place to live. “We did have a very small number of students in temporary housing for the first few days, but that’s

pretty common to other schools as well, who sometimes have temporary housing for students for a whole semester,” he said. According to Woodruff, these students were moved into their permanent residence halls within a week at most, as opposed to having to wait an entire semester, as was the case last year. Housing services also provided students with moving assistants to help move their belongings. Sophomore Alicia Auhagen said she was unsure about her living arrangements for the current year. “I think it’s great that Miami attracts more and more students every year,” she said. “It is extremely important for the university to have enough rooms for every freshman and sophomore student required to live on campus. I was unable to chose a specific room for my sophomore year because I got one of the last selection times, but thankfully I ended up in a great hall with a great group of girls.” Overflow housing was greatly reduced this year thanks in part to the addition of two new dorms, Maplestreet Station and Etheridge Halls, which added over 300 new rooms. Woodruff stressed that providing students with rooms is a big priority on campus. “Every year we get more historical data,” he said. “Every year we work to improve and make our predictions even more precise.”

Admissions boosts recruiting initiatives BY ALEXIS DEBRUNNER FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Last year, a record-breaking 22,500 students applied to Miami. About 3,650 were accepted. This has resulted in Miami’s “most academically accomplished and diverse [incoming] class in the history of the university,” according to a university press release. The class of 2017 boasts higher standardized testing scores, GPAs and class rankings, and representatives from more states and countries than ever before. The record-breaking number of applicants came after 42,425 prospective students visited the campus last year, according to a university press release. These numbers were great news for the admissions office and Director of Admissions Ann Larson “We were obviously thrilled with the number of students looking at Miami, submitting their application,” Larson said. “Especially in the Midwest, the demographics indicated that the number of college-bound high school seniors are dropping in our states up here, in Ohio and in Michigan. So yes, we were just thrilled with the increase.” This increase can be attributed to several new initiatives in the

admissions department, Larson said. First, the department hired new regional representatives on the east coast, west coast, middle Atlantic, Chicago area and Atlanta area to maintain high numbers of out-of-state students. “Miami is a very attractive public university option for students outside of Ohio, which is wonderful,” Larson said. “Because of this we have advanced to five regional representatives,

touch with potential new students. Other advancements in the application process have provided a new technological outlet through which the admissions can reach potential new students. For instance, recruiters can now text students who put their cell phone numbers on the Common Application to check in with them on the status of their applications, Larson said. In addition to reaching out to

We were obviously thrilled with the number of students looking at Miami, submitting their application.” ANN LARSON

DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

that are full time staff members across the United States, as well as two international reps in China and India.” At the same time, Larson emphasized the importance of maintaining a home base in Ohio. To do this, the admissions office has increased off-campus recruiting by 40 percent to compete with the other 13 public universities in Ohio, Larson said. The admissions office has also begun to take advantage of new technological outlets to keep in

students directly, another new recruitment tactic employed by the admissions office is meeting with high school guidance counselors to pitch why Miami is a school they should recommend to their students. “One high school counselor can affect so many students, and so when we’re out on the road, we do these breakfasts and invite them in to learn about us,” Larson said.

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EMILY CRANE THE MIAMI STUDENT

(Left to right) Mark Cook works with Heather Horne, David Gayda and Liz Kinkopf to concoct a plan for Engineers Week, expected to take place in February.

BY CYNTHIA MARCINEK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

While typical students have to book study spaces at the crowded King Library to do group work, members of the Lockheed Martin Leadership Institute now have their own unique space. The new Idea Kitchen on the second floor of Benton Hall is designed to encourage collaboration and inspiration. With large whiteboards, circular tables and sticky notes covering the walls, the spirit behind the creation of the room was teamwork, according to Executive Director of the Lockheed Martin Leadership Institute, Louise Morman. “We wanted a space that totally fosters collaboration and creativity. Everything is about being together, eyeball to eyeball interaction,” professor Louise Morman, executive director of the Lockheed Martin Leadership Institute said. The Lockheed Leadership Institute is a program that allows leaders in the school of Engineering and Applied Science to think strategically, work collaboratively with others, effectively communicate their ideas and find innovative solutions to society’s most complex problems, according to the Insitute’s official web page. The concept of the Idea Kitchen came after student went on a trip to the Lockheed Martin Center of Innovation in Virginia. The students went as guest of Lockheed Martin so that they could experience one of the top innovation laboratories of its type. Miami alum Bran Ferran was one of its primary designers. “All the offices were open. When I saw this place it was like, ‘Oh my goodness the creativity!’” Morman said. The name, the “Idea Kitchen” actually came from a room on the floor below that the students once used as a group workspace. According to

Morman, the room had cabinets that reminded many students of a kitchen, and the name came out of that. Although the Idea Kitchen wasn’t officially finished until a few weeks ago, students were using the space as early as last year. According to Morman, many events such as Engineers Week were planned in the space before completion. “It’s really easy to come in here and bounce ideas off one another,” Senior Lauren Saintz said. Senior Taylor White said he is also a fan of the new space because it allows for cooperation across departments. “The Idea Kitchen has been a great space for our organization to utilize, particularly because it allows us to interact with people across all departments of the school,” White said. “It’s this shared interdisciplinary space decoupled from a traditional quiet working environment that really allows us to come up with innovate ideas and solutions for the school and our community.” Last week, the space was used to hold an event to thank the donors for the Idea Kitchen. These donors included several businesses as well as some alumni donors, according to Morman. Morman said she is hopeful that the collaboration skills the students develop in the room impact their futures positively. “I hope, they the students, will develop that collaboration ability that they’re going to carry well into their careers in the future,” Morman said. “Being comfortable with working in teams and collaborating is just as important for engineers as physics and math.” For now the room seems to be working, Morman said. “It’s made things a lot easier and enhanced the ability to work in teams because you have the space to work in teams.”

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POLICE The man from

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Sweet dreams: Boy cited for public intoxication

Maine: Goggin BY AMIRA BEASLEY

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Early Saturday morning, an OPD officer observed two males crossing Spring St., one carrying the other. Once they crossed the street, the walking man slipped the other’s arms off his shoulders and leaned him against the electrical traffic box near Circle K. At this time, the officer pulled into the parking lot to identify the duo. The male, unable to walk and slumped against the electrical box, was identified as first-year Charles Ernst. Reeking of alcohol, Ernst was unsteady on his feet, OPD said. The officer said he believed Ernst to be heavily intoxicated. Ernst produced a Miami University ID but was unable to produce a driver’s license. The man’s carrier stated the two were headed to Morris Hall, and pointed in the opposite direction. The officer then told the male they were on the wrong side of town, and pointed in the right direction. After considerable aid, Ernst was placed into the cruiser. While being booked at OPD, Ernst fell asleep in a chair and nearly fell onto the floor, according to OPD. OPD said Ernst repeatedly asked questions after having things explained to him several times. He was cited for underage offenses, disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

Comfort Inn not-socomforting for driver At 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, an OPD officer was traveling south in the zero block of N. Locust St. when he noticed a black car turning north with dim headlights, no rear lights and a slightly-open trunk, OPD said. The officer followed the car, activated his lights and siren and executed a stop near the Comfort Inn. The car signaled its turn into the Comfort Inn parking lot, but did not stop. As the car continued to drive to the rear of the parking lot, the officer sounded his emergency siren a second time. The vehicle then finally stopped, according to OPD. The officer approached the vehicle and asked the driver why he didn’t initially stop. The male responded that he “was trying to find a good spot,” OPD said. Mason Reiff handed the officer his driver’s license when asked. When asked if he knew why he had been pulled over, Reiff—from behind glassy and bloodshot eyes—said no, according to OPD. The officer informed Reiff that he had neither headlights nor taillights on and that his trunk was ajar. The officer, after allegedly smelling alcohol on Reiff’s breath, asked him how much he had had to drink. “Not too much,” Reiff responded. After failing field sobriety tests, Reiff was arrested for OVI. He refused a breath test at OPD and was returned to the Comfort Inn.

The Goggin name elicits images of thunderous, jam-packed crowds and the skid of blades on ice—not so much a 95 year-old man. However, the man behind the arena, as well as his wife, still call Oxford their home. Lloyd Goggin sat down with The Miami Student for a nostalgic afternoon. The Goggins, originally from Maine, have called Oxford home for over 66 years. Goggin fondly recalled watching the Miami University student-body grow from five to 15 thousand. Goggin also said he witnessed the formation of Miami’s first hockey team in 1978. He and his family have been fans ever since. When asked to describe some of Miami’s most notable changes over the years, Goggin responded, “Buildings, buildings, buildings, buildings…” Goggin served in the military from 1941 until the end of ’45. “After I was out of the service, a friend of mine was offered a position [at Miami], which I eventually took, because he had already accepted [another] position,” Goggin said. “[The friend] referred me to a Mr. Roudebush, who Roudebush Hall is named after, who was a very fine person.” This happenstance began the man from Maine’s long tenure at Miami. “I worked for Mr. Roudebush as comptroller for nine years, until he died,” Goggin said. “Then I took his name and title, as VP for Finance and Business affairs. And I was here until 1982.” Goggin said he helped orchestrate a number of Miami projects, including the first ice center in 1976. Goggin was VP throughout an iconic era at Miami. He was an integral part of the founding of the Luxembourg campus in 1968, the annexation of the Western College in 1974 and the addition of two Miami regional campuses to the university’s domain. “The old ice arena was not very old, after we got into hockey… they took the old one, which cost about $3 million and built a new one that cost $35 million,” Goggin said. “They saw fit to do, so they did; it wasn’t in my domain.” When former University President James Garland made the executive decision to proceed with plans of building a new ice center

located across campus from the original Goggin Ice Arena, it was decided that the new $35 million facility would continue to carry the Goggin name and legacy. “It’s an excellent student facility,” Miami sophomore Graham Arledge said. “With Miami sports memorabilia and photos all around, I feel that much closer to my peers: especially during hockey games.” Goggin feels right at home at Miami, who has so wholeheartedly embraced him and his work. “I think Miami is one of the greatest schools in the country, I really do,” Goggin said. “I came from Bowdoin College in Maine, that’s a beautiful, beautiful old 12 hundred student school-and it doesn’t compare. [Miami] is tremendous.” “We came to like Oxford, we really did, but we go back to Maine every year except for one in over 60 years. And that one [was due to] some responsibility I’m sure.” Goggin said. “We’ve gotten used to Oxford, we like Oxford, we like the university, we like the people we’ve met. So here we are.” “We won’t miss hockey games,” Goggin said when asked about his favorite Oxford pastime. The Goggin family’s fondness of MU hockey mirrors that of President David Hodge and his wife, Valerie, according to the president. He also added that he feels Mr. and Mrs. Goggin “reflect the Miami experience.” Hodge said he feels it a privilege to have gotten to know Goggin, who he calls distinguished and hardworking. Hodge said the Goggins were a “sweet and enthusiastic couple.” There are countless witnesses to Lloyd Goggin’s kind spirit and sharp mind. Most remarkable is his constant humility. When asked what it was like to be an Oxford celebrity, he chuckled, “I’m just a hard worker, not a celebrity.” Goggin is perhaps the closest thing to a living record Miami has in 2013. “I hate to admit it, to admit how much bypasses you over that many years,” Goggin said. “You think you remember parts, and you try to recount parts, and all of a sudden you can’t remember this, you can’t remember that. But, it’ll come back to you eventually.”

Miami students enjoy dinner at Fiesta Charra to raise money for MU Dance Marathon. Fiesta Charra donated 20% of the profits on Tuesday, which came out to over 400 dollars for Cincinatti Children’s Hospital.

Uptown’s beauty due to Community Foundation BY KATE GROTON

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

During Tuesday’s city council meeting, the Oxford Community Foundation (OCF) had a speaker discuss the future plans of the foundation. Catherine Hollins, executive director of the foundation, thanked city council for the help they have given to the foundation, and said she hopes for their continued support in the future. OCF is a non-profit, locally run organization. Since being founded in 1996, the foundation has raised money to improve the city of Oxford and make it a more vibrant and beautiful place. The foundation has donated to many organizations in the community. The funds that have been raised have gone toward education, recreation, arts and culture, physical improvements and family, human and social needs. Thanks to the Oxford Community Foundation, students and residents can enjoy the Uptown Park, and the beautiful scenery within and surrounding it. “Physical improvements include to the city’s community park, revitalization of the Uptown Parks’ benches and tables, and hanging flower baskets that line High St.,” Hollins said. OCF assisted the Talawanda School District in many projects, some of which involve extracurricular activities, such

as prom, and giving support to at risk students. They also used their funds to give scholarships to graduating seniors. The Talawanda School District’s treasurer, Holly Turner said the Oxford Community Foundation raised money and contributed it to different programs. “The foundation donated $8,900 to the schools last year, all of which went to various different areas,” Turner said. Different organizations, individuals, and businesses donate to this foundation, because they care about Oxford and the way it looks. Last fiscal year, the Oxford Community Foundation raised and donated a total of $112,619. The foundation has provided Oxford with the Uptown Park, flowers on the lamp posts, as well as the memorial bricks that remember deceased loved ones. The OCF also helps to put together festivals in the park, including a pig roast in July and the state-to-state half marathon. “Our overall goal is to improve the quality of life in greater Oxford,” Hollins said. Miami senior Dominique Suarez, a resident of Uptown in Oxford Ohio said she feels Oxford is a welcoming city. “Oxford is a homey town that makes students feel comfortable,” Suarez said. “You can go outside on a nice sunny day and do work or meet with friends in the lovely Uptown Park.”

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Students looking to give back to Oxford can start by giving blood With close to 600 blood donations in a two-day period and about 400 first-time donors participating, the Dayton Community Blood Center’s (CBC) Greek Week Blood Drive in Shriver Center was quite the success on campus this past Tuesday and Wednesday. It was fitting that the first day of the blood drive took place on Tuesday, Sept. 11 with the blood drive reaching 86 percent of it’s projected goal for that day. The CBC reaches 15 different counties including Butler County, serving Mcullough-Hyde Hospital. They have also been partnering with Miami University since 1978. “We exceeded our expected appointments,” Greek Week Director of Service Events Kelly Stincer said. “The blood drive collected 618 units of blood, we really did amazing this year.” Every unit of blood that is donated can save up to three lives. This aspect of donating seemed especially important on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks for Miami students. “Doing something good in remembrance of those on 9/11 motivated students to come in,” Stincer said. “Not just those in Greek life, but faculty and other students as well.” According to a study by the American Association of Blood Banks there are about 9.2 million volunteers a year donating blood, 30.9 percent of which are first-time blood donors. However, even though 38 percent of the U.S. population can donate blood, only 10 percent do so annually. Everyday 41,000 units of blood is needed in hospitals and emergency rooms for cancer patients, organ transplant recipients and accident and trauma victims in the

United States. “It’s really something that anyone can do if they want to give back,” Stincer said. “Most college students are healthy and able-bodied people, and it really doesn’t take much to participate in these events. It’s a 30-45 minute process.” Blood donation events on college campuses can help hospitals and patients locally. The Miami Student Editorial Board encourages students to take time out of their day and to donate blood and to give back to the Oxford community. The next chance to do so will be on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in Shriver Center. Miami University faculty and staff will be sponsoring the event with CBC to kick off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “Blood drives are always open to everyone, and having them at Miami is a great way to bring different groups of people together to donate,” CBC Marketing Director Mark Pompilio said. Cancer patients going through Chemotherapy and other treatments are impacted greatly by the loss of blood cells. Blood transfusions are vital for cancer patients, making this blood drive like all other ones extremely vital to saving lives. “Anyone is welcome to come. It is not as big as Greek Week so students can get through lines quicker,” faculty coordinator of the blood drive Susan Gibson said. The board hopes to see students, faculty and members of the Oxford community come together at this event to donate and give back. For more information on requirements to donate blood and this event visit CBC’s website at givingblood.org

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View from publishers on Price Disclosure law The claims made in your Sept. 10 editorial regarding publishers’ compliance with the Federal Textbook Price Disclosure Law are flat-out wrong – and that’s not our opinion, it’s fact stated officially and publicly in June by the US government. This summer, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report whose title alone contradicts your charges: “College Textbooks: Students Have Greater Access to Textbook Information” The GAO analysis proved that publishers are effectively complying with the Higher Education Opportunity Act: disclosing textbook information, including pricing and format options, to faculty, students and the public and doing so online, in marketing materials and via other user-friendly means. It notes that publishers are making components of bundled materials available individually and, in many cases, have been doing so before the passage of HEOA. Students

interviewed by the GAO said they have indeed benefitted by having sufficient information and time to comparison shop for course materials. The GAO acknowledged publishers for their investments of additional time and cost into operational changes needed to meet the disclosure and transparency standards. The GAO report also addressed a number of other textbook issues worth noting. Among them, faculty stated that “quality and relevance of materials” were their highest priorities in choosing textbooks over cost or format options. These responses reflect other independent surveys measuring faculty acceptance of non-professionally-published OER (open source) textbooks currently being developed and sometimes required as substitute materials at some schools. The GAO addressed how colleges and universities are informing students about course materials options – with institutions

given flexibility as to whether and how they disclose such information – and how students can more effectively benefit from that information. I can’t speak to your school’s specific practices regarding HEOA policies or your bookstore executive’s individual experience. But it’s unfortunate that your editorial board chose to blindly reprint propaganda from a lobbying group – spin that appears more dubious than an overused dorm laundry room dryer. Minus any research, balanced reporting or information, your newspaper chastised the publishing industry for the same work praised by an independent US government agency. Editorials are important. But it’s more important that they are based on facts. Yours wasn’t. These misstatements deserve correction.

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With the abundance of tragedy and violence in the media, look for the helpers There’s a semi-truthful saying in media that no news is good news, and good news is no news. Stories of murder, destruction, poverty or unrest seem to dominate the SARAH SHEW newswires, painting a rather bleak picture of the world. In the last week, we’ve seen a few more dark strokes of that downtrodden paintbrush cover the world’s canvas, with over 1,000 more casualties in Syria even amidst negotiations, and 13 dead after a shooting in our own nation’s capital, according to The Seattle Times. With all these awful artists leaving their painful marks, getting lost in the negative and therefore in the worst of people, is easy. The famous Mr. Fred Rogers said, as quoted from his company’s webpage, “When I was a

boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.” With his words in mind, this week I stopped asking “why?” and started searching for the uplifting headlines. You don’t even have to look that hard to realize they’re somewhere nestled in each of the negative headlines you hear each day. The men and women of our police and first-responder forces can provide countless, incredible stories of this heroism. We saw them running into burning, collapsing buildings on Sept. 11 and we saw them this week, risking their lives to rescue the injured — flying helicopters directly in the shooter’s line of sight, according to CBS News. Equally remarkable, are the civilians who rise in these circumstances to do the extraordinary.

I quickly found these kinds of helpers in the midst of the Navy Yard shooting. On Monday, when news of the shooting surfaced, Jacquelind Alston couldn’t reach her husband Ernest, a janitor at the Washington Navy Yard, according to CNN. After hearing her story while interviewing the families gathered at the Nationals Stadium, CNN reporters connected with Ernest’s boss, who was able to confirm that although on lockdown, Ernest was safe. These reporters took time from their coverage to give one woman the greatest thing she could have received that day: peace of mind. “Thank you for being my support unit, God bless all of you,” Alston said. This is but one small example of people doing good in the face of evil. In Syria, over two million people have been displaced due to the ongoing violence playing out in neighborhoods and small towns, many losing track of their loved ones in the chaos, according to the United Nations. However, members of these communities are working tirelessly to reunite husbands with

wives, children with parents. One such successful reunion was documented on a now viral, tearjerking YouTube video. A father from the small town of Zamalka, which was hit with sarin gas attacks, is sobbing as he sees his toddler who had been presumed dead for the first time since the attack, according to the Huffington Post. Overcome with emotion, he is propped up in a chair by three other men, and clutches his son to his chest, crying as the other men cry, “Allahu akbar!” meaning, “God is the greatest.” The CNN staff at the Navy Yard and the men who reunited a father with his child in Syria are only the beginning. At the Boston Marathon, three active-duty soldiers of the Massachusetts National Guard completed the 26.2 miles in full military gear, complete with their 40-pound backpacks, according to The Huffington Post. As they neared the finish line, the bombs detonated, but the soldiers never stopped running. They, like many others at the scene, became instant first-responders,

removing debris to rescue the injured around them. I won’t even begin to delve into the heroic helpers of 9/11, because I cannot cram their amazing acts into an 800 word essay, much less this meager paragraph. But I will say this: I am consistently amazed by the work of everyday people in times of great tragedy, here in the U.S. and abroad. To so selflessly help a fellow man in distress in these circumstances is to directly defy the evil that executed these attacks that wished to create chaos and fear. Instead, after each of these horrific events, people had banded together and united under the acts of heroism performed by people who are neighbors and strangers, just like us. So the next time a catastrophe strikes, do what Mr. Rogers did. Look for the helpers and consider being prepared to become one. Maybe someday you’ll be needed to paint over the darkness yourself.

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After the tragic shooting Monday at the Washington Naval Yard in D.C., I had a crisis of confidence. Aaron Alexis, the gunman, killed 12 people with a shotgun BRET MILAM and a security guard’s 9mm handgun (another handgun was found at the scene as well) before being killed by a D.C. police officer. When the news broke in D.C. and throughout the nation as I gathered information and reviewed data on mass shootings, I started to wonder if maybe I had been wrong about guns. First, I looked at the evidence from Mother Jones’ awardwinning investigation into mass shootings, which indicated they were on the rise within the last five years. Then I encountered the work of James Alan Fox, professor of criminology at Northeastern University in Boston. Essentially, Fox and Mother Jones were looking at the same data, but using different methodology to arrive at different conclusions. Mother Jones relies predominantly on the work of Pete Blair, expert on criminal justice at Texas State University, and his data suggests, “public shooting rampages have spiked in particular over the last few years.” Their criteria for mass shootings, which forms the basis of their data, was that the shooter took the lives of at least four people, was a lone shooter (with the exception of the Columbine and West Side School killings, which had two shooters, respectively), occurred in public and the shooter died or was injured, along with a few incidents of “spree killing” that closely fit the aforementioned criteria. Fox took issue with their criteria, noting, “Notwithstanding the questionable motive-based selectivity built into the Mother Jones analysis, it seems odd to ignore shootings with large death tolls just because there was more than one shooter or because the shooter was related to his or her victims.” Using data accrued in reports to the FBI from 1976 to 2010, data, which Fox says, “does not exclude cases based on motive, location, or victim-offender relationship,” then, there have been on average, 20 mass shootings a year in the United States. This

Two separate battles will unfold in the next month on Capitol Hill. These battles involve Democrats vs. Republicans and they’re jawing at each other. On Oct. 1 the United States will, by current law, not be authorized to continue or initiate any outlays from the federal budget referred to as the ‘Government Shutdown’. In late Oct. the government will not be able to borrow any additional funds on the country’s behalf due to the debt ceiling. These two battles will be consuming the news cycle in the coming weeks, and could last far longer than that. In the case of the government shut down there is no hint of progress. Not one appropriation bill has been passed and the only thing a unified Republican conference is bringing to the table is a Continuing Resolution (CR), H. J. Res. 59, that will continue to fund the government until late December, minus any funds directly correlated to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. The debt ceiling is currently at $16.7 trillion, constituting the inability of the government to borrow a penny more than that. In August, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, the President’s former chief of staff, stated in a letter addressed to prominent lawmakers in Congress that the United States would hit this limit sometime in mid-October. If Republicans fail to successfully de-fund the implementation of the ACA in the government shutdown fight, they will likely attempt to use the debt ceiling as the platform as rematch. Speaker Boehner has previously stated that he would like to tie every dollar the debt ceiling is raised to a dollar of spending cuts in order to balance the increased borrowing. From an objective standpoint, that is a fair deal to make. Almost everyone agrees the United States has a catastrophic problem in the national debt, so if lawmakers simply want to increase the amount the United States can borrow yet again with no action to stop the bleeding, then their prior rhetoric in regards to debt reduction becomes empty and aloof. On the other hand, it isn’t reasonable to believe that the president would, under any circumstance, sign a bill into law that would inhibit his signature piece of legislation that marks his legacy. It does make good politics to continue to fight against a piece of revolutionary legislation that will mark his place in history, a

indicates to Fox neither an upward or downward trend in mass shootings. Fox admits that in recent years there has clearly been a cluster of such events, but a cluster is not the same as an epidemic, as Mother Jones, and other sources, have proclaimed. According to the New York Times, Alexis was denied an AR15 assault rifle at a Virginia gun show because “state law there prohibits the sale of such weapons to out-of-state buyers.” On the other hand, the shotgun used in the shooting was acquired legally at Virginia’s Sharpshooters Small Arms Range, which, Virginia State Police said, “Mr. Alexis had passed all state and local background checks to buy the shotgun.”

overall rate of violent and property crimes and specifically, firearm violence has declined between 2000 and 2009. In fact, they note the overall violent crime rate has been decreasing since 1994. Yet, according to a May 2013 Pew Research Center survey, 56 percent of Americans believe gun crime is higher than 20 years ago and only 12 percent think it is lower. Moreover, according to the FBI, mass shootings account for less than 1 percent of homicides via firearms. Those considerations are useful context for a debate about violence, crime and guns. Ultimately, my crisis of confidence compelled me to seek answers in the wake of the tragic shooting in D.C.; answers which tore down my preconceived

We need more data on guns, violent crime and what drives people to perpetrate mass shootings, but mass shootings are not at epidemic levels. We need a less sensationalist media; likewise, gun culture can be overzealous and impediment to progress. Moreover, according to the Washington Post, Alexis had a valid pass and ID card, which he used to gain entry into Building 197 of the Navy Yard. Additionally, the Navy ignored warnings from local police about Alexis, who had been “hearing voices” in his hotel room about a month ago. Yet, on the other hand, as Mother Jones pointed out in their investigation, more than half of the killers they looked at possessed assault weapons (AWs) and high-capacity magazines (LCMs), they say, would have been banned under Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. When I look at this data, I think Fox is right that media sensationalism is more to blame for the perception of a mass shooting spike. However, mass shootings, especially in the last five years and even last year, have worsened in deadliness. Perhaps the accessibility of AWs and LCMs is to blame for that; banning them could make a difference, although, certainly, I would concur with Mother Jones that the definitions of each ought to be less politically loaded and more fact-based; only then would such a piece of legislation be effective. Whether you agree with Mother Jones’ conclusions or Fox’s, one fact seems clear: According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, the

biases and enabled me to confront my prior intellectual laziness on the subject. We need more data on guns, violent crime and what drives people to perpetrate mass shootings, but mass shootings are not at epidemic levels. We need a less sensationalist media; likewise, gun culture can be overzealous and an impediment to progress. If we can better the language, then tightening access on AWs and LCMs might help some, as they often make these mass shootings far deadlier. We have the laws already in place to curtail violent crime including with firearms; both crimes of which have been trending downward for a while now. That people will get around the system, be overlooked or legally go through it, as was the case with Alexis, seemingly, is not a comforting thought to people, especially the victims of such senseless violence However, understanding that reality, along with the need for more data is the best course of action to arriving at a more factbased, rational, middle-of-theground solution. For a longer version of this editorial, refer to the online edition of The Miami Student.

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piece of legislation that according to an August 22, 2013 Gallup poll shows 49 percent of Americans still disapproving. If the Republicans hold their footing on the defunding of the ACA, they will most likely see a spike in fundraising revenues from their base contingent on the campaign they intend on rolling out with the battle. The last debt ceiling fight we endured ended in the passage of the Budget Control Act of 2011 that created the subsequent “super committee”. The super committee was made of 12 lawmakers. Six were Democrats, six were Republicans and six were senators and six were house members. They were assembled to create a solution to our burgeoning federal debt. They failed in finding a solution and sequestration went into effect. The sequester is a set of mandatory discretionary spending cuts that were meant to cut so deep that Congress would have to find a solution, or else. Or else happened on Jan. 1, 2013 and the debate is on in regards to how bruised the United States’ economy will be as a result. The percussions from the last debt battle were not only harmful from an economic standpoint, the sequestration, but also a global public relations standpoint. Republicans are not attempting to repeal or defund the ACA because it’s good politics or because of their disdain for the president, they are doing this because they truly believe that it is what’s best for the country. The inherent problem is that the president holds the cards. He’s got the Senate and the bully pulpit on his side, not to mention the pen in pocket. That begs the question of how much gamesmanship Speaker Boehner really has. He must be careful or he may end up like Speaker Newt Gingrich who emerged politically wounded from the government shutdown fight with President Clinton in 1995 and 1996. The most likely outcome of the government shutdown will be that the House passes H. J. Res. 59 and the Senate strips the defunding of the ACA out of it and there will be small concessions. This is because no one wants to get blamed for not getting military families the checks they have earned. The debt ceiling may be bloodier and more of a rocky ride, so buckle up and get ready to stagger into the holiday season.

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“And then on the flip side, not only do we invite in students to come visit us with their parents, we also have some counselor visitation programs where we let them meet and interact with the staff and students and get a feel for our campus.” The increasing popularity of the Common Application among colleges has made it easier to convince high school counselors to put Miami on their students’ radars: adding Miami to the application only takes a click of a button, Larson said. However, it is important to keep in mind that off-campus recruitment is only half the battle. The key to hooking students and making them want to apply is to get them on campus to fall in love with the school itself, said sophomore tour guide Emily Gibson.

SOCCER, all the good things that we’re doing,” Kramig said. “The fact of the matter is that we’ve scored nearly three goals per game against three pretty good teams. Not many people can say that. That’s a hugely positive thing. That’s something that we can take pride in.” One player whose offensive success has not gone unnoticed is senior midfielder Katy Dolesh. The team captain was named Mid-American Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week for her effort last weekend. Dolesh scored three goals over the two games. It is the third time she has earned the honor in her career; she won it twice as a sophomore in the 2011 season. Dolesh said she was happy to be recognized for

the achievement. “I’m really excited about it,” Dolesh said. “I definitely feel that I couldn’t have done it without my teammates. Although we have had outcomes of losses, we still have been playing really good soccer, which is something to be proud of. It’s just a great feeling and now it’s just time to get the wins in there.” Kramig was enthusiastic in his praise for Dolesh. “I’m very proud of her and I think that it was absolutely well deserved,” Kramig said. “She is arguably in my mind one of the best players in our conference. She’s a very dangerous player. When she goes out there and executes like that, it’s a testament to not only her talent and knowledge, but to her work ethic.” The match against Marshall is the RedHawks’ last non-conference game. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. Sunday.

“It’s the tour guides’ jobs to focus on the positive aspects of the school,” Gibson said. “For example, the campus doesn’t look good right now with all the construction, but you can turn that and say it’s beneficial because we are constantly growing and improving for students.” Miami is an expensive school, Gibson said, so focusing on what the students are getting for their money is important, whether it’s emphasizing the access to free tutoring or the great recreational center. “The REC center definitely attracts people,” Gibson said. “Students are super impressed by the aquatic center and the REC, but I would also say Goggin is a big attraction. Students get really excited about how big our hockey program is.” While these efforts all contribute to the success of recruitment, there are always outside

influences that push students towards Miami, like family connections to the school. First-year Aiden Leahy, said while he attended one Miami recruitment event and received many mailings, in the end, they are not what affected his decision. “I didn’t really read any of the mailings or anything that I got from Miami,” Leahy said. “My older brother went to school here so it was all stuff I knew about already. Unless there was something amazingly new and different, I had no need to look at them.” The one recruiting event that Leahy said he did attend was a Make it Miami event, which targets accepted students specifically to help sway their decision towards attending here. This visit to the campus on his own was what ultimately helped push him to come here in the end, Leahy said.

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EDITOR TOM DOWNEY

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 JOE GIERINGER NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE

MIAMI UNIVERSITY TEAMS NEED STUDENT SUPPORT

It’s tough supporting teams that don’t win. Faithful fans suffer year in and year out in every sport imaginable (think Browns and Cubs fans for many of our readers from those respective cities). The term “fair-weather fan” is a common insult in the sports world, and it’s really sad this term can be applied to many of the students here on Miami’s campus. I’m not rushing to call Miami students bad fans, because that’s simply not true. If you’ve ever been to a hockey game, you’ve seen the energy and passion that those dressed in the red and white can bring. During the 2010-11 season, the football team had its best year since going 13-1 in 2003 with two-time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger under center. Fans flooded to see the RedHawks win the MAC Championship and GoDaddy.com Bowl in thrilling fashion to finish the season 10-4. Sadly, the current state of athletic support doesn’t reflect the pride and tradition of Miami fans from yesteryear. With the exception of hockey, attendance is at sporting events has become something of a joke. If you went to any football games last year, you probably noticed all of the empty seats dominating the Yager landscape – which, by the way, is one of the more beautiful stadiums in the country. With a capacity of over 24,000, I’ve only seen it maybe halfway full during my time here at Miami. The same goes for basketball. Tarps cover the upper echelons

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of the arena, giving the appearance of an intimate atmosphere when in reality, Miami just can’t get people to come. The floor is lit up for weeknight games just a two minute walk from North Quad, yet even matchups like the one against rival Xavier University hardly draw any RedHawk fans – often, close-by schools bring cheering sections to rival our own. Don’t even get me started on the lesser-attended sports like softball, tennis or field hockey (which is actually incredibly fun to watch). These sports are lucky to see 100 people in attendance, and deserve much more for all of their hard work. Fraternities and sororities have started adopting teams in a move to help increase attendance, and I think that’s admirable, but it’s just a start. It comes down to the general student body, and I’m not exempt from scorn. I’ve been to four total football games in my four plus years here. Seriously, four. That’s awful and I want to do better. So sports fans, join with me. If you go to just one game of any sport that you wouldn’t have otherwise, you’re supporting that program and it means a lot to them. These young men and women are busting their tails and dedicating their time for something they believe in, and it means a lot for them to be able to share that with cheering fans. So next time you’re debating whether or not go to a Miami game, take the plunge. Be it football, basketball, soccer or volleyball, the team is glad you’re there.

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Hoping to avoid an 0-3 start, the Miami University football team is ready to take flight against rival the University of Cincinnati (UC) (2-1) Saturday. The RedHawks, who had a bye last week, are coming off consecutive road losses in which they allowed a combined 93 points. Head coach Don Treadwell said with the extra week of practice under their belts, his team is primed and ready to take a crack at the Victory Bell winners of the past seven years. “We’re excited, nothing can replace game day atmosphere,” Treadwell said. “We accomplished things in the bye week, fundamentals. This week we did more schematics, that type of thing. And then you’ve got the adrenaline back, add in the fact that it’s at home and it just happens to be UC.” Senior quarterback and co-captain Austin Boucher said he valued his time off, reviewing game film with teammates and coaches to find out what his team could improve

SOCCER

’Hawks prepare for Marshall match BY ZACH MACIASZEK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

It’s back to the drawing board for the Miami University soccer team (3-4-0) as it prepares to take on Marshall University (4-2-1) on the road Sunday. After the Redhawks suffered two defeats last weekend in which they surrendered eight goals total, head coach Bobby Kramig held an extended film session Tuesday in the hopes of diagnosing his team’s defensive woes. “We pulled out on the video every single goal that we’ve given up in the last three games,” Kramig said. “We went through each and every one of them and we were looking for common threads. We found a number of things, so our strategy here is to fix the big things first, fix the things that are the most fixable.” Team captain and junior defender Courtney Zanotti said the team is working hard in practice to eliminate defensive mistakes. “We’re working on putting pressure on the ball,” Zanotti said. “Maintaining a good shape in the back. We’ve been playing really good teams, much higher competition than what we had last year. I think that it’s just a matter of getting coordinated against these high pressure teams and finding our rhythm.”

While the RedHawks’ defense is still a work in progress, Marshall has been rather stout defensively through the early portion of the schedule. The Thundering Herd has surrendered an average of only 0.71 goals per game. Offensively, Marshall boasts a balanced attack, as its three leading scorers – senior forward Kristine Culicerto, sophomore forward Erin Simmons and junior forward Myka Demarco – have

six points each. While the focus lately has been on the ’Hawks struggling defense, Kramig said he believes this has obscured the team’s recent offensive success. “I think that it would be a mistake to get so caught up in the fact that we haven’t won in the last three games that you forget about

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Miami University sophomore defender Lauren Kelly stares down the ball in Miami’s 4-3 overtime loss to Purdue University Sunday.

upon from the past few weeks. “It was nice to have that break,” Boucher said. “We got a chance to look at our mistakes from the previous weeks and clean up on it. It’s a good to have that week off especially before you’re against your rival.” Miami has now started 0-2 for the sixth time in nine seasons, and the pressure to perform in its home opener is palpable, but that does not rattle this RedHawk squad. They have been here before, from the coaching staff down to the backups. There is no matchup like a rivalry game, and it seems the perfect time for the ’Hawks to find their footing in a so-far rocky season. Because the Bearcats have retained the coveted trophy since 2006, Boucher speaks for his squad when he acknowledges the gravity of this game. “Ah man, that would be a great victory for us,” Boucher said. “Since I’ve been here we haven’t had the opportunity to have [the Bell] in our locker room yet, but that’s what a rivalry’s for. When you play against each other, there’s always that chance. As long as we

execute and do our job we’re expecting good things.” The Battle for the Victory Bell is the second oldest FBS rivalry, dating back to 1888 when the Dec. 8 matchup was the first college football game played in the state of Ohio. It ranks fifth on the list of most played rivalries in college football and Miami leads the all-time record 59-51-7 – but UC has won seven straight games, which is the longest streak in this storied series. This rivalry is arguably the most heated in the long list of Miami opponents; something Treadwell claims is really pushing his squad to perform in their home opener. “You know what, with this game, they have the Bell – sure, we’re aware of that,” Treadwell said. “Even if there wasn’t a Bell, the fact that it’s Cincinnati our guys are excited for that opportunity to play.” The game is slated for a 4 p.m. Saturday, and Miami will also be implementing its new electronic ticket scanning system to ease the flow of spectators into the stadium. Parking lots will open at 8 a.m.

FIELD HOCKEY

MU knocks off Ohio State in home opening game BY ALYSSA ZEDIKER STAFF WRITER

The Miami University field hockey team took on Ohio State University in its home opener and claimed a 4-2 victory over the Buckeyes. Miami improves its record to 4-4 with the win and Ohio State falls to 2-5 for the season. “We are very happy because we just got a great win against a great team, which plays great hockey and has a lot of talent on the roster, but we knew that we had the character and the will to fight on the field to win that battle,” head coach Inako Puzo said. The RedHawks earned a penalty corner two minutes into the game and were first to score when junior midfielder Gabby Goldach took a shot from the top of the circle and junior back Ali Froede followed the ball and tipped it in at the goal line. The Buckeyes were able to score in the 32nd minute and the game headed into the half tied. Puzo said the RedHawks refocused at half time. “[The RedHawks] came out in the second half ready to play 35 more minutes very hard and with intensity,” Puzo said. In the 52nd minute of the game, the RedHawks finally broke the tie

when junior midfielder Valentina Neira scored on a breakaway for an unassisted goal. “Once we started to score we kept the momentum and we used that as an advantage over Ohio State,” Neira said. The RedHawks extended their lead to 3-1 on a goal by senior forward Alyssa Logan just over two minutes later. Sophomore midfielder Bea Dechant scored to make the game 4-1 and Ohio State would tack on a late goal to make the final score 4-2. The RedHawks held slight shot advantage at 14-13, but penalty corners were even at 7-7. Neira and Froede led Miami with three shots each, while goalkeeper senior Sarah Mueller made six saves in goal. “We are in the best place right now, but we need to keep working as hard as we have been, and I am proud of this team and every game that we have been playing is taking us to our goals for the future,” Neira said. “Playing against a team in the Big Ten conference pushes us to believe that we can beat any team that we play against and I feel that we are losing that fear about playing against good teams. The RedHawks will return to the field when it hosts the University of California, Davis Tuesday.