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VOLUME 138 NO. 13

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

MU may contract firm to cut funds

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In 1990, The Miami Student reported a power outage to Sawyer Media Building disrupted the activities of student organizations, including The Miami Student and WMSR radio. A portable diesel fuel generator was put in place the next afternoon, which provided power to the affected buildings for approximately two days.

Gaga for the Goo Goo Dolls

By Noëlle Bernard Senior Staff Writer

The Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) is recommending Miami University look to a consulting firm to assist in further decisions on how to effectively manage administrative and operational aspects of the university. The SPT recommendation says, “The task force supports retaining an outside consultant to recommend potential operational efficiencies and associated savings.” David Creamer, vice president of finance and business services, said a consulting firm would bring a new perspective on how to find ways to administer the university better. “What a firm brings is more expertise in alternative ways that might allow us to accomplish our financial

wSee CONSULTING, page 11 OPD discusses 2007 Speidel train death After a Channel 5 report detailed rumors about Miami University sophomore Beth Speidel’s death in 2007, Oxford Police Department (OPD) Chief Stephan Schwein said he will meet with a private investigator hired by her parents to discuss the matter Wednesday. “Number one, I’d like to find out what information he has that we might not, and also share with him any information we can that he might not have,” Schwein said. According to Schwein, OPD will review the findings and decide what action to take. “After that meeting, unless anything turns up that (the investigator) has found that we haven’t investigated, I’m having my detective lieutenant write me a summary report on what has happened since the investigation was spotlighted on the news,” Schwein said. Schwein then plans to meet with the Speidels to discuss the case. Schwein said the decision to reopen the case will have to wait until the meeting on Wednesday. “I would hope (the invesitgator) would have come forward to us before being invited to a meeting if he did have something,” Schwein said. Reporting by Hunter Stenback

MICHAEL GRIGGS The Miami Student

Lead singer John Rzeznik performs for students and their families at Millett Hall Saturday. The band played classic hits for the crowd.

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Miami attracts more international students By Sarah Sidlow For The Miami Student

The Office of International Education has reported the number of international students enrolled at Miami University has risen considerably in the last year, from 700 in 2009 to 840 in 2010. David Keitges, director of international education, said the university is looking to increase the number of international students that enroll at Miami each year. He said the goal is to have between 5 and 8 percent of all undergraduate students come from outside the U.S. “(Considering) the schools we compete with, we need to be global in our approach,” Keitges said. Recently, Miami has hired fulltime international recruiters to travel to East Asia, India, Turkey and the Middle East, according to Keitges. He said Miami hopes to expand the countries international students come from, as well as the programs they go into. Currently, a majority of international students are in the Farmer School of Business (FSB), and approximately 63 percent are from China, according to statistical information from the Office of International Education. In the past five years, Miami has seen considerable growth in

its international population. In fall 2005, for example, there were 298 international students enrolled. This year there are more internationals enrolled in FSB alone. The business school is one of the biggest draws for international students, Keitges said. Its high rankings paired with Miami’s public school tuition rates are attractive to students coming to the U.S. “International college counselors are very driven by rankings,” Keitges said. “Miami’s business school is ranked very high, and students find that it is cheaper to go to a public school like Miami than some of the private business schools.” Miami has also implemented “two plus two” agreements in hopes of boosting the number of engineering students, Keitges said. These agreements allow students to spend two years studying in their native countries, and two more years to finish their degrees abroad in the U.S. International enrollment has increased in colleges across the U.S., according to Keitges, who said increased wealth around the world is allowing more students to study abroad. “I think it’s an exciting time for the university with the growth of international students,” said Stefanie Stauber, an international student adviser.

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Students can order groceries to be brought to their residence halls.

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International student Marco Formentini serves home-cooked Italian pasta to senior Jess Mitchell Wednesday evening. Stauber is responsible for advising students on matters like immigration regulations and supporting intercultural programming on campus. Stauber said Miami has done a lot to implement intercultural programming on campus, a factor Keitges recognized as well. “Miami has been tremendously welcoming to international students,” Keitges said. “Things have been changed, services have increased … everyone in this office has international experience.”

MOVING THROUGH THE MAC

BATTING FOR BUSINESS The Cincinnati Reds’ success brings customers to local restaurants.

COMMUNITY, page 4

GAME ON!

Check out the latest production from the Miami University Department of Theater.

RedHawk football continues to roll over MAC opponents.

SPORTS, page 14

THE BROTHERHOOD IS BACK

Keitges said activities like shopping trips, tours of King Library, trips to Hueston Woods and a twoweek orientation help international students transition to life at Miami. Senior Yifan Luo is an international student from Chongqing, China. In her first two years at Miami, Luo took part in many of the services and activities provided by the Office of International Education. As a current international orientation leader and president of the

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WWW.MIAMISTUDENT.NET CAMPUS: SLIDESHOW Check out more photos from the Goo Goo Dolls concert.

Head Coach Enrico Blasi and the hockey team brought home an exhibition win.

SPORTS, page 14

FEATURES, page 6

CAMPUS: IT TIP Learn how to protect yourself from e-mail phishing attacks.

DR. CENTAUR?

Curtis Dickerson argues the role of transpecies faculty at MU.

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The RedHawks held their last two opponents scoreless.

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Editors Stephen Bell Courtney Day Amanda Seitz campus@miamistudent.net

NEWS Capstone creates application BRIEFS By Tom Dever

FYI

For The Miami Student

MU offers internships in urban Ohio cities The Urban Leadership Internship Program is available through the University Honors and Scholars Program. Applicants do not need to be in the Honors Program to be considered. The program is a paid internship opportunity open to all sophomores and juniors with a university GPA of at least 3.3. A $3,800 stipend is provided for 10 weeks of full-time work in Cincinnati, Cleveland or Dayton. Students in the program complete professional internships and perform a service component to engage in active learning environments and learn about urban issues. Information sessions will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 12 and 5 p.m. Oct. 13 in 416 McGuffey Hall. Applications for the Urban Leadership Internship Program are available at 96 Bishop Hall or can be downloaded at www.muohio.edu/ulip. Applications are due on Nov. 5 for summer 2011.

The Miami University interactive media studies (IMS) program is working in a corporate partnership with Procter & Gamble to develop an iPad application. The Armstrong Institute program serves as the capstone for IMS majors, offering a group of students the opportunity to work on projects with corporate clients, according to its website. According to the site, the goal of the project is to examine how digital technology is transforming traditional areas of inquiry. According to the Apple

New York University (NYU) professor Jonathan Morduch will speak at Miami University Wednesday, Oct. 6 to discuss his book, Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day. Morduch, who is a professor of public policy and economics at the NYU Graduate School of Public Service, will speak at 7 p.m. in Taylor Auditorium at the Farmer School of Business as part of the Grayson Kirk Distinguished Lecture Series. As managing director of the Financial Access Initiative, a consortium of researchers focused on financial inclusion, Morduch has also worked with the United Nations and the World Bank. Additionally, he advises other global non-governmental organizations. Morduch’s previous works include The Economics of Finance. Miami’s internationalstudies program sponsors the lecture series, and the event is free and open to the public.

By Gabi Madden It’s another one of those busy weeks at college and your refrigerator is starting to look bare. Your stomach is empty and growling, but you have no food. Between studying and hanging out, you can’t seem to find time to go to the grocery. So, what do you do? You can start by going to Dormzy.com. Dormzy, according to founder Chris Sammons, is an online convenience and grocery store for college students. Dormzy ships packages directly to students’ residence halls the next day and is 20 to 40 percent cheaper than stores around campus. Sammons said the idea came to him because he struggled with shopping when he was in college. “There was nothing close to me on campus and the campus store was overpriced and understocked,” Sammons said. Operating out of Columbus and delivering nationwide, Dormzy offers more than 800 popular college student products and is

constantly adding more, Sammons said. “We want our students to define our list,” Sammons said. “If you tell us, we’ll add it.” Anyone can use Dormzy, including parents to send care packages. But, Sammons said the main focus of the company is for college kids. “Our goal is to be the one-stop shop for college students,” Sammons said. According to Miami University junior Lindsay Stuart, a member of the Pi Sigma Epsilon business fraternity, Dormzy would be very helpful for students at Miami. “It would be a great service for students here, especially if they don’t have easy access to grocery stores,” Stuart said. Pi Sigma Epsilon will be promoting Dormzy around campus, Stuart said. According to Stuart, she and her fraternity will be at hockey games, the recreation center and events across campus handing out promotional items. Junior Sarah Toney loves the idea of Dormzy and thinks she would use it. “Shopping takes away from other things

Alumnus starts designated driver service in Dayton, Cleveland By Alaine Perconti For The Miami Student

On Tuesday, October 5, students will be able to begin viewing their registration dates and times for the Spring 2011 registration which begins the week of October 11 for some students. Be sure to check out your personal registration dates and times and make sure there are no holds on your record that will prevent you from registering at your scheduled time.

“We want to create a data visualization app for shipping info,” Mueller said. “It will be able to show you quickly how your shipping is doing with either a red flag or a green check and the ability to check on either one.” Mueller said the program is very similar to other applications, such as Roambi and Bloomberg, but is entirely specific to Procter & Gamble. The group of students working on the project come from several different majors and colleges. “The IMS program is

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Business fraternity promotes grocery service For The Miami Student

NYU professor to speak on poverty

website, an iPad runs in a similar fashion to fellow Apple products like the iPhone or iPod Touch. It is slightly larger, designed to be a personalized handheld computer with a primary purpose media-based functions such as audio and visual media and personal applications. Senior Gina Mueller, the project manager, said the iPad application is intended to be used on the iPads that more than 300 top employees at Procter & Gamble will receive. Although the project is in its very early stages, Mueller said the students have a clear vision of the end product.

BeMyDD makes picking a designated driver as easy as calling a friend — except you know that friend will actually be available to pick you up. BeMyDD was started by Arthur Simanovsky, a 2009 Miami University graduate. The business offers a unique driving service that will take customers and their cars home safely at the end of a night out. The company’s slogan says it all — “We drive your car, so you don’t have to.” According to the company’s website, BeMyDD.com, the company offers two main

services, driving for a predetermined amount of time at an hourly rate or a one-time pickup for a customer and his or her car. BeMyDD opened in 2010 on St. Patrick’s Day in Cleveland, Ohio. After a few months and what Simanovsky described as an encouraging response from customers, he began the expansion process. Currently, BeMyDD has locations in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus. Simanovsky said his business is rapidly expanding and will be opening in Chicago in the next two weeks, followed by major cities in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Kentucky.

University looks for help to check bags during Dalai Lama visit By Amanda Seitz Campus Editor

Miami University is looking for an organization to help check backpacks and other large bags prior to the Dalai Lama’s speaking engagement Thursday, Oct. 21. Organizers hope a student group is able to operate a bag checking service somewhere outside Millet Hall so that students, faculty or staff coming from engagements prior to the Dalai Lama event are able to place their bag in a secure spot. “We anticipate that because many students and faculty may come right from class that they’re going to have a backpack with them,” said Associate Director of University Communications Claire Wagner.

Students are encouraged to check the list of items that are banned from Millet Hall during the Dalai Lama’s visit, Wagner said. The list is provided with ticket information and is posted online at www.miami.muohio.edu/dalai-lama/. Wagner said she does not anticipate parking issues for the event. “Because so many (attendees) are students we don’t think (there will be a problem),” Wagner said. “For large events, Parking Services will notify students to move the cars ahead of time. I anticipate that will also happen for this.” Wagner said to help ease security concerns, attendees should come as early as possible to the event. “Arrive early as you can and be prepared to sit,” Wagner said. “It’s going to take a long time to take 10,000 people through security.”

“We’re hoping to plant the seed and spread it around the country,” Simanovsky said. Junior Nick Huber said he sees the benefit of this type of service over other public transportation like a taxi or bus when the need for a designated driver arises. “(My friends) usually plan on calling friends or parents later in the night,” Huber said. “That lack of certainty makes it more dangerous.” In addition to driving customers and their friends home safely after a night out, BeMyDD offers its driving services to the elderly, businesses and special events, as well as airport and medical transportation. “Initially I thought it could be beneficial for other markets, then the calls came for other reasons,” Simanovsky said. Simanovsky studied finance and entrepreneurship at Miami. He said one of his most influential courses was his entrepreneurship capstone. This course allows students to develop a business plan from start to finish and then pitch the idea to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship visiting executive professor Mark Lacker is familiar with the BeMyDD business model and said it is indicative of what the business program strives to teach. “To be successful, you have to look at solving a problem in a way they haven’t been able to solve it before,” Lacker said.

in my life,” Toney said. “It ruins the flow of your day when you have to go out. It’s easier when it comes to you.” Senior Ashley Toth is a bit more skeptical. “I don’t know if I would necessarily use it,” Toth said. “I like picking out my own stuff. It would be cheaper and convenient, but I’m kind of picky about what I buy.” Either way, Sammons is confident Dormzy won’t be going away anytime soon. “We’ve had a huge response,” Sammons said. “We’re going to be staying really busy.”

Research studies women in politics By Stephen Bell Campus Editor

As candidates gear up for November elections, female candidates carry more political clout than ever before. Miami University’s political science and psychology departments are teaming up to conduct a series of studies that examine women in politics. Monica Schneider, an assistant professor of political science, is spearheading the study, which looks at how female candidates are perceived by the public. Schneider, who worked on aspects of the study for her own dissertation, said her goal is to examine the various effects and uses of gender stereotypes during election time. “My work tries to go beyond traditional stereotypes to look at how behaviors of male and female candidates either emphasize (gender) stereotypes or try to overturn them,” Schneider said. With four separate studies running simultaneously, Schneider said each of the studies are in various stages. “I have one study where I look at candidate strategies and see if they’re consistent with their stereotypes,” she said. “Should women emphasize their masculine or their feminine traits, et cetera” Additionally, Schneider said her other studies examine how campaign strategies affect voters. Specifically, she looked at male and female candidates who focus on issues pertaining to the opposite sex and if voters took them seriously. According to Schneider, the results were surprising. “I’m finding that women can, to at least a certain extent, overturn gender stereotypes through their behavior and marketing strategies,” she said. “The more information someone has about a candidate, the less they will stereotype them.” Junior Sarah Breedlove is happy to see more research geared toward women in politics. “With the advent of female politicians like Sarah Palin, it’s so important to examine how the public perceives female

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Editor Bethany Bruner community@miamistudent.net

Reds hit home run with locals By Bethany Bruner Community Editor

Fight sends first-year to hospital At 12:48 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to Brick Street Bar regarding an assault. When officers arrived, they reportedly observed a black male, later identified as Miami University firstyear Rashee Billings, 20, holding his face and a white male sitting in a chair on the patio with his face bleeding. Officers reportedly spoke with a Miami junior, who said Billings, her ex-boyfriend, grabbed her around the neck in a choking manner and slammed her head on someone else while she was dancing with friends. The female reportedly slapped his hand and went with her two friends to the patio in an effort to escape Billings. On the patio, Billings reportedly punched a Miami junior whose head hit the concrete wall before he fell to the ground. The female then reportedly sprayed Billings with pepper spray, causing him to stop and grab his face before security intervened. The female reportedly had red marks and abrasions on her neck, and the male had a bloody nose and swollen forehead. Billings was taken to McCulloughHyde Memorial Hospital for treatment before he was taken to Butler County Jail. Billings was cited for two counts of assault and underage intoxication.

Junior runs from officers, refuses citation At 11:25 p.m. Friday, officers reportedly observed two males cross in front of their cruiser carrying open cans of beer. The officers reportedly told the two males to stop, but one ran toward the Sigma Nu fraternity house. The male, identified as Miami University junior Jordan Few, 20, was detained in front of the Sigma Nu house and was reportedly found to have two cans of Natural Light beer in his pockets. Few reportedly admitted to drinking and had an odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath. He reportedly asked the officer why he was being arrested when the “entire campus is underage” and he was “responsible.” Few also reportedly said that officers should focus on more serious crimes. When police issued the citations, Few reportedly refused to sign a ticket for obstructing official business. Few reportedly told officers, “Of course I ran, you guys are cops. I only ran like 10 feet, I’m not signing the ticket.” When police told Few he would go to jail if he refused to sign the ticket, he reportedly complied. Few was cited for underage possession of alcohol and obstructing official business.

Male passes out in front of house At around 5 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to 412 University Ave. regarding a male passed out on the front porch. Officers reportedly woke the male, who was later identified as Miami University first-year Kevin Gustin, 20, and asked him for identification. Gustin reportedly provided officers with fake ID. When asked where he was, Gustin reportedly told officers he was at his house. When asked a second time where he was, Gustin reportedly replied, “right here.” Gustin reportedly had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, and officers found vomit near the patio. Officers also reportedly found Gustin’s proper identification in his wallet after finding no Miami student listed under the name he had provided. Gustin was reportedly arrested and taken to the Oxford Police Department where he was cited for underage intoxication, possession of false identification and disorderly conduct.

The Cincinnati Reds have been hitting home runs on the field this year, and those home runs are helping local businesses score customers. With all the success the Reds have had, some local restaurants have experienced increased business on nights the Reds are playing. Economics Professor James Brock said he would be surprised if Oxford had a huge impact due to the Reds, but Cincinnati has increased business with Reds success. “For some teams in sports, they get fans win or lose,” Brock said. “It really has mattered with Cincinnati. It’s much more crowded downtown. When the team does well, more people are in town — they go out to eat, stay over night, shop. They’re physically there, which can generate revenue.” While Cincinnati may see a greater and more immediate impact, Oxford sports bars and restaurants are seeing increased business as well. Matt Todd, operator and general manager of Buffalo Wild Wings, said his restaurant has absolutely seen more business due to the Reds success.

“Over the summer, people would stay a little longer, maybe have one more beer,” Todd said. “They seemed like they had a vested interest in the game. In years past, after the All-Star Game people would stop caring as much.” Todd said the fact that people cared was evident the night the Reds clinched their division. “When they clinched, the place erupted,” Todd said. “We had tons of Reds fans here that night.” Not all restaurants have seen such a definite impact though. David Coffey, a manager at Brick Street Bar and Grill, said there has not been a huge impact on the business due to the Reds. “We’ve seen people wearing more Reds stuff, showing their pride a little bit more, but nothing really big has changed in our business,” Coffey said. Mark Johnson, general manager of Skipper’s Pub, said he did not think the Reds had impacted business at all. “Usually people eating ask for the Reds to be on,” Johnson said. “But I don’t feel like we’re a destination for the Reds fan.” Miami University first-year Nathan Mechley said he plans to go to Cincinnati for the playoff series, but going uptown to watch the

game would be his choice stop if he had not gotten tickets. “I’m happy they’re in the playoffs for the first time in forever,” Mechley said. “If a restaurant had a special and good food, I would definitely go to watch the game.” While local businesses know customers may not be coming in strictly for the Reds, several area sports bars are thinking about having specials for the upcoming playoff series. Todd said Buffalo Wild Wings would not be doing any Reds-specific promotion right now. Wednesdays are typically slow for the restaurant, according to Todd, so they are looking forward to potentially increased business. Buffalo Wild Wings will be offering their usual Wild Wednesday specials during game time. Any additional promotions will be announced on the restaurant’s Facebook site, according to Todd. Both Coffey and Johnson said their establishments had yet to decide on having promotions associated with the Reds playoff series. Coffey said Brick Street could have some kind of shot or mixed drink special, but that would most likely be the only thing they do. Johnson said if Skipper’s does any promotions, they would be advertised on Facebook.

Oxford resident seeks to win re-election By Chris Burnett

“All legislators are impacted by their community, and because of growing up in Oxford, I feel I really represent diversity.”

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Born and raised in Oxford, Tim Derickson is a graduate of both Talawanda High School and Miami University. Derickson is the Republican nominee for the 53rd District representative to the Ohio General Assembly. Currently seeking re-election, incumbent Derickson has held numerous leadership roles within the Oxford community and has served on five separate house subcommittees. Derickson said growing up in Oxford has impacted the way he views his service in the General Assembly. “All legislators are impacted by their community, and because of growing up in Oxford, I feel I really do represent diversity,” Derickson said. Derickson also said his

roots have greatly influenced his platform. “When you live in Oxford, education is pretty important to you,” Derickson said. Derickson feels very fortunate to have one of the largest employers in Ohio, Miami University, in his district and relies on his relationships with university friends and administration to help him do his job. Butler County GOP Executive Chairman Dave Kern first got to know Derickson as a Liberty Township trustee. “Tim has the ability to get the job

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done,” Kern said. Kern also said Derickson is the kind of person who is willing to reach across the aisle to make sure the job gets done. “Tim really is fair, even headed and level handed,” Kern said. While Derickson may be willing to compromise with his democratic counterparts, he recognizes there are significant issues within the state of Ohio that need to be dealt with, one of those being the funding of education. “Forty-eight of the 50 states fund education with property taxes,”

Derickson said. “When the recession hit, those took a nose dive.” According to Derickson, one of the biggest problems facing the General Assembly is how to fund an education system with dollars that fluctuate. “Our budget is already pretty lean, with about 40 percent going toward education, 40 percent to health and human services and 20 percent to everything else,” Derickson said. “What’s going to happen (at the next General Assembly) is every line item is going to be put on the table and scrutinized.” Despite his ardent support of education, Derickson’s number one issue is the economy. Derickson said one of his top goals is to not just recruit new business to the area, but fight for existing employers to stay and expand. With the current budget crisis facing Ohio, Derickson said he cannot support raising taxes in the current economy and hopes to lower property taxes.

Police arrest bartenders at Brick Street and Woody’s One Up bars The weekend was a time for families, but that doesn’t mean Oxford Police stayed inside. Two bartenders were arrested for serving underage students. At around midnight Saturday, plain clothes officers at Brick Street Bar reportedly witnessed a female bartender serve alcohol to two suspicious males. The bartender, later identified as Miami University first-year Sarah Maple, 23, reportedly poured three shots of whiskey without requesting ID from Miami first-year Sam Zingale, 19, who then passed shots to sophomore Christopher

Hopkins, 19. Officers stopped the males and asked for identification. According to police reports Hopkins did not have a wristband. All three were reportedly escorted out of the bar and taken to Oxford Police Department where they were cited with offenses involving underage persons for underage possession of alcohol and furnishing alcohol to minors and released. Another incident occurred at 1:05 a.m. Sunday at Woody’s One Up Bar. According to police reports, plain clothes officers

inside the bar recognized an underage male, Miami first-year Liam Byrne, 19, from a previous arrest. Officers reportedly witnessed another male hand Byrne a shot and officers approached the group. Officers identified the other male as Miami firstyear Christopher Mitchell, 18, and the bartender who served the drinks as Miami junior Michael Edwards, 21. The three suspects were taken to OPD and cited for offenses involving underage persons and released. Reporting by Scott Allison

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SCOTT ALLISON The Miami Student

Juniors Emma Weiss and Alex Birdsall show their love for the Cheezies at a concert Friday evening in Uptown Park.

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Students learn Jewish culture, architecture By Rebecca Zemmelman For The Miami Student

This fall, Miami Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s architecture students learned about Jewish culture and practiced designing a structure for a specific use by designing sukkahs. Hillel hosted many activities for students during the eight-day holiday of Sukkot, all of which were located in a sukkah near slant walk, which is a temporary hut where harvesting takes place. The rabbi of Hillel, Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on-campus Jewish organization, Rachel Gartner explained how important the holiday Sukkot is in Jewish tradition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It celebrates the harvesting of the difficult spiritual work from the past two holidays â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur,â&#x20AC;? Gartner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a time for us to leave the comfort of the material world and live simply for a while. Sukkot carries a powerful counter-cultural message of asking ourselves what really matters.â&#x20AC;?

Before the holiday, a few young Jewish citizens of New York City created a contest in which architects from all over the world were encouraged to build their own sukkahs and send in their designs to take an old ancient tradition and give it a contemporary spin. A group of three architecture students from Miami taking a summer class from associate professor and graduate studies director of architecture Craig Hinrichs along with one other individual student sent in their designs. This inspired Mary Rogero, an assistant professor and first-year studio coordinator in the architecture department, along with three other professors, Christy Lear, Whitney Hamaker and Ben Jacks, to have the first-year architecture students design their own models of a sukkah for the holiday. Gartner came to the group of 73 students to speak about the holiday of Sukkot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was able to give the students a little bit more cultural and religious context and the functional needs and requirements for building the

sukkah,â&#x20AC;? Rogero said. Rogero said this project fit right in to the curriculum of the first-year architecture students while they are learning about elements like enclosure proportion and scale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This gave the students a chance to be creative with the principles that we had been teaching them about form and space,â&#x20AC;? Rogero said. Sophomore architecture student Nick Strause enjoyed the Sukkah project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got to learn the Jewish history behind the sukkahs and applied that information to our studio project and created each one of our own interpretation,â&#x20AC;? Strause said. Rogero plans for this project to be utilized in years to come because the architecture students as well as the faculty enjoyed the project. This year, the sukkahs were displayed in Alumni Hall. Rogero and her fellow professors hope next year the sukkahs will be displayed for more people to view and the project will gain more exposure.

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continued from page 2 a co-major, you have to do it with something else, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing marketing, design, computer science and about seven or eight different majors working on this,â&#x20AC;? said Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies Co-Director Glenn Platt. The diversity of the program is one its largest selling points, offering virtually everyone a chance to participate, according to Platt. Mueller said the developmental process is coming along despite a shaky beginning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got off to a slower start than we were hoping for,â&#x20AC;? Mueller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just had to figure out their needs and get out of the creative bubble.â&#x20AC;? Still, the application is on pace to be completed by the target date near mid-November. The program will not stop there, however, and will continue into the spring semester. Mueller said the project next semester will be similar, but deals more with a sister application with social media. While they are still in the mock up phase of designing project, Mueller said it will be a personalized social media marketing tool similar to that seen on exacttarget.com. Platt said he is anticipating the start of next semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking for students to check out this great program for next semester,â&#x20AC;? Platt said.

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candidates,â&#x20AC;? Breedlove said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As women continue to grow in the political sphere, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so important to have research like this.â&#x20AC;? Aside from research, Schneider also worked to organize a conference this spring at Rutgersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Center for American Women and Politics. She received a National Science Foundation grant to organize the conference, which will bring researchers of women candidates and voters together. Furthermore, Schneider is working with Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s psychology department to analyze voting patterns with respect to gender. She said the psychological portion of the study examines how people vote under particular circumstances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I give people an article that says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey the economy is failing,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; are they likely to vote for Elizabeth Brown â&#x20AC;Ś or John Brown?â&#x20AC;? Schneider said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can isolate who (participants) like in that instance.â&#x20AC;? However, she stressed because the studies are on different timelines, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to draw overarching conclusions. Although the process is grueling, Schneider expressed her desire to understand the situation of women in politics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a problem in U.S. politics, women are not elected at same rates as men and we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t achieved parity, and women are more than 50 percent of the population,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For that, I am studying stereotypes.â&#x20AC;?

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Chinese American Student Association, Luo understands the importance of creating a welcoming environment for international students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;International education had a really good orientation,â&#x20AC;? Luo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is so important for the transition â&#x20AC;Ś just so students know where to go.â&#x20AC;? Miami hopes to enroll more students from new and diverse places in years to come, including Turkey, India and Vietnam. Keitges said the Office of International Education has the staff and the resources to welcome the increase.

Tuesday

October 5, 2010

Features

Editor Amelia Carpenter features@miamistudent.net

By Kaila Frisone ForThe Miami Student

What does every sport have in common? Competition. Whether it’s tetherball in the fourth grade, figure skating, tennis, horse racing or extreme sports, each has a competitive nature. Miami University’s Department of Theater will debut Game On! starring 20 cast members who play more than 100 different characters. Composed of 19 short plays, Game On! will expose the beauty and ugliness of competition in a funny and thought-provoking way. Visiting assistant professor Andy Gibb is the director. “If you focus on it like that, then not only can you connect all of the different pieces, then it also becomes a series of stories about human beings,” Gibb said. The play opens with first-year Lacey Mendenhall singing the national anthem, just as most sports would begin a game. As the crowd attempts to sing along, we sense the first taste of the play’s witty nature. For the next 90 minutes, the cast unveils the competitiveness behind every sport. Game On! is Gibb’s first time directing at Miami. Gibb has tried to emphasize the theme of competition throughout the play because he does not want the focus to be about sports. “If you make it about sports, then the danger is that it becomes a commentary on institutions,” Gibb said. At Miami, he is not interested in making critical comments about sports institutions. “The athletic department (at Miami) is one example of what college athletics should be,” Gibb said. The stage manager for Game On!, Kristen LaViscount, a junior theater major and arts management minor, thinks Game On! will appeal to the Miami audience. “Everyone likes to compete,” LaViscount said. LaViscount believes everyone is secretly competitive and the audience will relate to the individual plays. LaViscount said the most inspiring short play in this show is the one written by Jacqueline Smith, a Miami playwright whose play is being featured in Game On! Smith’s play is the only one that is about a college athlete. “I think she really did a good job of trying to bring in a lot of the aspects of sports,” LaViscount said. Gibb thinks this play will appeal to the undergraduate audience because it is fast-paced and funny. He said it would appeal to students because it is about people that are around the audience’s age. Another appealing factor is the free Tshirts that will be thrown into the audience during one of the short plays. “I hope that everyone will enjoy it and take away from it all of the hard work that all of the actors have put into it,” LaViscount said. The set and costumes are elaborate because of the 19 individual scenes. With so many scene changes, it is important they move quickly and smoothly. Therefore, a major component of the set is the revolving deck. Much of the set was built at Miami, and many of the costumes were designed and made on campus. The costumes are very intricate and had to be made to aid the actors in their quick changes, according to Gibb. For instance, the snowboarding costumes were bought and then deconstructed so they could be remade in a way that would allow the actors to rip them off easily on stage. Miami junior Chelsea Skalski has four quick

changes in the first act alone. Skalski’s most prominent character is her role as a sportscaster with Jon Kovach. Skalski said the characters serve as the conscience of the show, beginning and ending the production. While the set and costumes were being made, the cast was busy rehearsing six nights a week for four hours. Along with memorizing lines and blocking scenes, the actors had to develop each of the different characters. “It was really important for me to find actors who had versatility to play several different types of roles,” Gibbs said of casting the show. Some characters display the positive behavior as a result of competition while others portray the negative. Gibb said it is important for actors to not judge their characters because they would not portray them correctly. Mendenhall said she enjoyed developing her characters. “(I was) feeling the emotions rather than acting them,” Mendenhall said. She credits Gibb for teaching her acting techniques that made her think about her characters in ways she had never learned in her 14 years of acting. The cast also received help from Professor Julia Guichard from the Department of Theater. Guichard serves as a vocal coach to the cast and tries to make the dialogue clear and understandable. Before one rehearsal, she had the cast do a cue exercise in which one actor would recite any of his or her lines while the rest of the cast would await an opportunity to jump in the dialogue with any of their lines. The goal of this exercise was to practice jumping in on cues. After weeks and countless hours rehearsing, the cast has developed relationships with each other and their director. “We all mesh well together,” Mendenhall said. LaViscount hoped they would. “I hope that they gain a positive theater experience … I hope they do get a sense of team and camaraderie out of it,” LaViscount said.

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Amusement

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

ANNA TURNER The Miami Student

FEATURE

Miami needs to hire more transpecies By Curtis Dickerson For The Miami Student

Though Miami University has made great strides in its discriminatory hiring practices over the last several decades, there is still a glaring lack of diversity on campus in the area of faculty who identify as transpecies. It may be a small minority group, but transpecies individuals, according to a recent poll conducted by a reputable news magazine, make up 4 percent of academia. Columbia University recently gave tenure to an economics professor who self identifies as a goldfish, and Ohio University’s Dr. Twinkletoes, a feline-performing individual, has recently written a bestselling book of Shakespearian criticism through a socio-economic lens. Where are our cross-species professors? Miami should create, if not incentives for transpecies instructors, then

at least proper accommodations. and accommodation. Most public universities have constructThe most important aspects of cross-speed species-neutral restrooms for the use cies relations are acceptance and respect. of students and faculty who do not feel Students and faculty must treat transpecies comfortable with the individuals as if there traditional, humanis nothing strange or specific binary of different about them. Miami should create, public restrooms. One common reif not incentives for Also, there is no action to a self-idenspecies-neutral houstifying lion is to run transpecies instructors, ing on campus. For away and be afraid, then at least proper instance, individuals when in fact this is accommodations. who self identify as considered extremely dairy cows may be offensive in the transable to walk up three pecies community. flights of stairs to their dorm rooms, but are The correct protocol when meeting a physically unable to walk back down those lion-performing individual is to shake same stairs. his or her paw and stick your head in Individuals of transpecies identification his or her mouth, far enough that the tip have much to offer our university in the way of your nose should be able to touch the of diversity, yet services such as dining halls individual’s incisors. — which have adapted an oats and hay alterThese transpecies candidates are more native in many other institutions — remain than qualified to fill positions in the univerin the dark ages when it comes to awareness sity. Ball State University faculty concerns

chair and self-identifying labrador retriever Dr. Fido Furball was recently quoted as communicating that transpecies professors have the ability to engage students in ways that traditionally-bound professors cannot. Often, as Dr. Furball points out, alternative-species professors take classes outside for walks, runs and occasional gallops. This, according to Furball, cultures an environment of not only acceptance and fitness, but alternative learning styles. And, as many education journals point out, a change of scenery is likely to increase student interest by upwards of 15 percent. There is no tactful way of recruiting specifically transpecies professors, but Miami must do all that it can. Incentives such as accelerated tenure tracks and treats for good behavior can do much in the way of encouraging diversity. Once we begin to foster an environment of transpecies acceptance on campus, there is no telling what our university will be able to accomplish.

OTHER AMUSING SHIZ

Fantasy football changes the face of the NFL

By Curtis Waugh Senior Staff Writer

The Packers and Vikings are tied 14-14 with 10 seconds to go in the fourth quarter and I have no more players playing this week, so I need Aaron Rodgers to throw a touchdown, but my opponent has two Packers receivers and the throw cannot be longer than 20 yards because another opponent in a different league has Rodgers and if the touchdown is less than 20 yards I’ll still have a one point lead in that league, but if the Packers get a touchdown it will take points away from my defense because I own the Vikings D and Special Teams, plus I am a Favre fan and I want the Vikings to win so the Packers have to score with guys that I have but also fumble the ball a few times to my defense and also lose the game (deep inhale of breath) not to mention I have the same receivers that my opponent has but in a different league that uses point per reception scoring, so they have to catch lots of passes, but not for too many yards so my opponent in my first league doesn’t rack up points and then I can be the champion in two different leagues and win $200. So what happens? The fullback runs for a touchdown. S*@!#F*$%! Confused? All that garbage and stress is what fantasy football is all about. For the six of you who are uninitiated in this wonderful time-suck, fantasy football is a game in which you play as a professional football manager and draft NFL players in hopes that they accumulate stats that give you points to beat your opponent and his or her players. You typically play in leagues with friends and

family and sometimes play for money. This invention for 15 years because Emmitt Smith went off on you in has changed the sport of football forever. But is that a 1995. This stuff can — and has — happened. good thing? Fantasy football has a negative impact on the sport Fantasy football has opened up the world of the NFL as well. As we learn more about players on different to thousands of people who would never know who teams from all over the country, people can just hone in guys like David Aromashodu (God on what they do for their fantasy team bless you) are. It lets the non-flashy and neglect a player’s contributions guys take center stage and pick up that have little to do with stats. It lets the non-flashy hundreds of new fans as people across As a fantasy football player, I go the country root for them each and into every week hoping that so-andguys take center every week. so has a kick-ass game. Sure, I get a stage and pick up This creates a smarter NFL fan. upset if Calvin Johnson has three hundreds of new fans little These fans are not the jaded aucatches for 37 yards, but maybe he as people across the tomatons that scream “Who-Dey!” threw a hell of a block to spring their and profess the Bengals are the best country root for them running back for a touchdown. team in the world just because they People are treating players as if they each week. freakin’ are. are just stat machines and caring little Casual people can now have conabout the game itself. But NFL playversations about stats and the recent ers are millionaires who are supposed history between the teams without to be looking out for their fans, right? having ignorant fights of inanity (well, that still could Wrong. happen anyway). This creates a level of respect toward Many players state every week they don’t care about the NFL because of all the people that are paying atten- fantasy football and the people who always ask them tion to the little details. to “have a huge game.” Of course they want to have a Lastly, there may not be a better social device and huge game, but not for you, Mr. Selfish. conversation-starter than going to class or work on a They want to win for their real-life, blood and bones Tuesday and talking smack because you just whooped team first and foremost. I guess one could argue that a friend that weekend in your fantasy league. you just want to win your fantasy league like a player Not all is sunshine and flying unicorns with fantasy wants to win a game, but it’s no contest as to which one football, however, as it creates a myriad of problems. is more important in the grand scheme of things. First, real fights can occur and relationships have been Go out and take hits from Ray Lewis for 30 minutes hindered due to the competitive nature of the game. and then tell me that you deserve to complain about There is nothing like not talking to your best friend Cedric Benson.

Opinion

Tuesday October 5, 2010

➤ EDITORIAL

Editors Thomasina Johnson Jessica Sink editorial@miamistudent.net

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The following pieces, written by the editorial editors, reflect the majority opinion of the editorial board.

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Dalai Lama event must be well-organized

is Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama presentation attendees, but also to the will visit Miami University Dalai Lama. The bag check system Thursday, Oct. 21 and give a presenta- should have been finalized months ago tion at 2 p.m. in Millett Hall. Approxi- to ensure quality bag checking for this mately 10,000 students and Miami huge and important event. Two weeks community members are expected to before the arrival of the Dalai Lama is attend. Miami is worknot enough time to ing with both the State adequately gather Because of the Department and local and train enough importance of this volunteers to perpolice to make security arrangements in prepaform this extremely ration for the visit of this visit, Miami security important task. For world leader. future large events, The editorial board and event organization bag check volunof The Miami Student teers should be urges the people in must be performing solidified at least charge of organizing several months at its best. security for the Dalai in advance. Lama’s presentation Parking is to make sure the event another issue that runs smoothly. Because of the impor- must be handled with organizational tance of this visit, Miami security and precision. Since parking is an issue event organization must be perform- on and off campus throughout the ing at its best. If there are any major school year, the board urges the breakdowns in the delicate system administration to ensure parking will of even safety, Miami will be in the be as least stressful as possible for negative spotlight. visitors. If students need to move their The board is disappointed at the lack cars from the Millett Hall parking lot, of initiative in the bag check system. they must be aware of this well ahead Administration has only recently put of time to help ensure ample parking out a request for student organiza- options. Hectic parking and travel will tions to volunteer their time to check not only reflect poorly on the univerbags. Checking bags is crucial to the sity, but will deter visitors from particisafety of not only the thousands of pating in future Miami events.

Use of private consulting firm responsible proposal

he Strategic Priorities Task potentially implements. Force (SPT) recently recomHowever, if a private consulmended a private consulting firm tant is employed, it is vital the be brought in to aid the university university take the appropriate in its work to mansteps to ensure a age administrative Consulting an reliable firm is choand operational sen. All issues must outside firm at this be addressed and costs. The task force believes utian adequate timetime is a sensible lizing an outside table must be set. consulting firm It is also important would provide a proposal considering that the university new perspective remains open and the monetary on ways to effechonest with all fitively direct Minancial objectives. ami University in situation of Miami. The Oxford comthe future. The use munity and the Miof a firm is expectami community are ed to create cost savings of up to affected by proposed changes and $13 million. have the right to be informed of The majority of the editorial administrative actions. board of The Miami Student beConsulting an outside firm at lieves it is an appropriate time to this time is a sensible proposal, utilize a consulting firm and the considering the monetary situplan is a responsible initiative by ation of Miami. Financial conthe university. While the cost to cerns are complex and by having hire an outside advising group experts advise the university, admay reach up to $1 million, the ministrators can make decisions university will benefit from pro- based on thorough research. Cuts fessional financial guidance now may be necessary, but it is imporand in the future. By hiring an tant they at least be comprehenimpartial third party to asses the sively examined from all angles. current monetary situation, the If utilized properly, a consulting Miami community and the City firm can provide the guidance of Oxford can be more confident necessary for Miami to remain a in the cost saving methods Miami top university.

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Crime facts must be reported acurately

SPT article must be clarified

I am writing in regards to the police beat of the Oct. 1 issue of The Miami Student and specifically the section titled “Junior finds two broken windows.” I take issue with the sentences in which the student reports he believed members of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity were responsible for criminal mischief. The mentioning of the fraternity in the police blotter upsets and discourages me, as no member of the fraternity has been charged with any crime related to the matter. The student reported his suspicions to the police and they were appropriately noted in the police report, but the mention of the name without any accompanying charges represents a gross violation of the newspaper’s journalistic integrity. The newspaper must recognize not only its obligation to print facts, but its impact on the reputation of organizations. Naming an organization in connection to a crime that none of its members have formal ties to is both slanderous and inappropriate reporting. Why the standards of The Miami Student slipped to speculation on this occasion saddens me greatly. Incorrectly and improperly appearing in the police blotter overshadows the countless hours the organization has spent striving for a respectable reputation not only for itself, but Miami University’s Greek system as a whole. I ask for an apology from the newspaper and a recommitment to journalistic standards.

While I appreciate your generous coverage of faculty reaction to the Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT), I wish to offer a clarification of my remarks as represented in the article. I was quoted as saying, “They were only looking at the academic budget and told to come up with enough to cover Miami’s financial shortfalls.” President Hodge was right to object to my remarks as reported, but what I actually said was somewhat different. I am well aware that the SPT suggested cuts in many other areas besides the academic budget. My point was that the SPT was limited to examination of the education and general budget. This had the effect of concentrating the focus on academic expenditures to a degree that may prove counterproductive. A wider charge would have allowed the committee to investigate other areas where cuts could be made with less damage to the academic programs that have contributed to Miami University’s reputation for excellence in liberal arts education. Although the article presented us as adversaries, I have no doubt that President Hodge and I share the same commitment to the future of Miami University.

Michael Mesrobian Vice president alpha chapter of phi kappa tau mesrobme@muohio.edu

Deborah Lyons Associate Professor of Classics lyonsd@muohio.edu

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Freedom of speech

The birth of a false dichotomy I turned on my television the other day, and as I flipped through the channels I came across a show by M.A.F.I.A. films on MUTV (channel 15 for campus cable) interviewing people from both our science department and the Creation Museum. As I’ve never been to the museum myself, I began watching. John Before I delve into Luckoski this, let’s get some stuff out of the way. I do not think the earth is only 6,000 years old. I do not think dinosaurs existed during the same time as human beings and I do not think The Flintstones is an accurate portrayal of reality. I use the word think repeatedly because for the most part, thinking wasn’t really what was going on. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not stupidity or the inability to think, it’s the willful choice not to think by valuing belief above reason. Even worse, some people outright demonize reason as something to deny and avoid at all costs. As I continued watching, I soon realized I was in for quite a ride. The person doing the commentary began using terms like “natural scientists” and “creation scientists” as if science itself morphs into a new paradigm depending on how literally you take the Bible. One comment from a creationist expert was, “While I don’t think belief in evolution is the direct cause of (teen pregnancy, drug use, homosexuality, racism, abortion), belief in evolution can fuel these social ills as well as human suffering throughout the globe. Yes, I agree that human suffering existed long before the idea of evolution, but it wasn’t until that point that we as a society had a reason for supporting such evil.” At this point, I was refraining myself from throwing my remote. Of course, this expert was referencing the idea of Social Darwinism as evidence, regardless of the fact that Darwin never meant his theory to be applied to our social system. The entire show was full of inaccurate claims from the creationists, with the commentator adding that “scientists would tend to disagree” with these claims, as if the actual truth of the situation didn’t matter. The show then presented an astrophysicist who worked for the Creationist Museum, who explained how every single scientific reason for the earth being older than 6,000 years old was wrong, but then added that even if he couldn’t prove the scientific method wrong, it didn’t matter because whatever the Bible says is 100 percent literal truth. This was what bothered me most. No matter what evidence is provided, they won’t change their minds. There isn’t a debate to be had, no means of sharing ideas. And you know what? Personally, I have no problem with this. If they wish to deny themselves every single amazing aspect of science that we have progressed in, that’s fine. They can have parties with the flat earth society and the geocentrists, but there is a line between respecting someone’s opinion because it’s their opinion and allowing someone to irresponsibly spread information that is utterly wrong because “it’s their opinion.” I would assume it’s our school’s policy in science classes to teach that the Earth is in fact not 6,000 years old. It would be difficult to talk about nearly any science subject otherwise, but somehow this documentary is still aired on our school’s cable. There’s a line between discussing a disagreement and promoting an antiquated worldview. I’m certain this show crossed that line. Arguing these facts only propagates a false dichotomy, and anyone outside of the argument sees dichotomy as reason to doubt even the best supported evidence. There’s no place within our university for this type of show. If you happen to see the show on MUTV, feel free to watch. After all, I could have been unfair. I’m sure they had honest enough intentions in making the documentary. Their goal is making movies, not promoting propaganda. M.A.F.I.A. is about the media, not the message, but it is important to understand that separating the two isn’t always so easy. Being clear about the distinction between what a show is meant to exhibit and what a show is meant to promote should be more carefully observed.

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CATHERINE COURETAS The opinion section, the one you’re currently reading, is available for people to express their opinion. Whether it’s in the form of a letter to the editor, a column, an essay or an editorial written by our editorial board, we do as little as possible to restrict any one person’s point of view. I’m here to tell you a little bit more about the Student and how decisions are made. Someone’s point of view may be offensive, yes, but that’s their opinion. We’re not expecting everyone to agree. In fact, we’re hoping people do disagree. We want to get people involved in helping us build a stronger newspaper. In response to all the feedback The Miami Student has received in regards to “Sidewalk etiquette 101,” I want to let you know that we are listening. We want to know what everyone thinks. In printing Anna Turner’s opinion piece, we were testing our limits. The Student is a learning experience for everyone involved. The editorial staff changes once every year, if not more. It takes time for a new staff to learn the ropes and find out what is well received by the community. When we do something controversial, everyone sees it. The Student is no private

matter. When a student makes a mistake or says something offensive in their own homes or residence halls or even in a paper for class, that’s as far as it goes. Maybe a professor gets upset and communicates that to the student or maybe a neighbor chats with their resident assistant if they felt threatened or hurt by what another student said. When we do something, the entire university responds. It’s out in the open in print and there is no way of retracting or changing what has already run. Yes, this is the same staff that printed the “Whore-oscopes” article in February. No, we did not realize there would be severe repercussions for printing that article. We were newly in charge. Now we have learned, but felt it was still appropriate to print Anna’s piece because it was solely her opinion. The paper as a whole should not be generalized for this one article that was printed in the opinion section. Each section is led by different editors who have different responsibilities. Not every section knows what will be printed in other sections and is not expected to.

If you would like to blame someone in particular for the printing of Anna’s piece, blame me. I have the final say and chose to print it. You may choose to write to Anna specifically, but her opinion is her opinion. As editor in chief, I’ve been looking into community standards. I’ve discovered there is no black and white on what people will agree on. It’s impossible to find an opinion piece with which everyone will identify. Though some may be more controversial than others, they’re all going to push the limits a little bit. We will continue to welcome feedback on this topic, however, we will only continue to publish responses in print, space permitting, through Friday. We feel it has taken away from other controversial issues going on at this university, such as the budget cuts, recommendations by the Strategic Priorities Task Force and the potential changing of the scalp song. I encourage each and every student, faculty and staff at this school to keep voicing their opinion, not just when you find something offensive, but when you find something that intrigues you.

COURETAS is editor in chief for The Miami Student

➤ ESSAY

Anti-immigrant sentiment poisons U.S. For example, as part of his campaign for the upcoming election, ReIn times when we are all increasingly focused on national issues like unpublican Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska is pushing for “a law that employment rates, taxes, the state of social security and mid-term elections, would make it easier for local police officials to arrest illegal immigrants, it is only natural that the issue of immigration has been pushed to the forefront which he said would be closely modeled on the controversial law adof American politics. More specifically, the status of illegal immigrants in opted in Arizona” that is now being challenged on a national level, acour country continues to become a more and more highly contentious and cording to an Oct. 2 New York Times article. divisive issue. Nebraska has the third-lowest unemployRecently, an amendment to the defense acment rate in the country, so why the negative tivation bill that could have changed the lives The people this legislation feelings about the immigrant population that of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants helps keep Nebraska farms, factories and other was blocked in the Senate. could have affected are those businesses running? According to the article, an This amendment is called the Dream Act, who did not have a choice in older resident of Nebraska commented, “We’re and would essentially allow people living in the coming to the U.S. and have just getting too many Hispanic people in town United States as illegal immigrants who could been brought up here for their … It seems like they come in and take over.” verify that they have been in the U.S. since Legislation of this kind does nothing but before they were 15-years-old several paths to entire lives. Why shouldn’t they move us backward both as a country and as hugain citizenship. be afforded the same man beings. These laws promote racial profilAccording to a Sept. 19 article in The New opportunities as the rest of ing as an appropriate means of “protecting” our York Times, this amendment would have alour nation’s young people? country and feed off of what the man running lowed those living in the U.S. who were against Heineman, Democrat Mike Meister, brought into the country by their parents withhas called “our fear of difference.” I understand out following proper immigration procedures the concern about opening our country’s metaphorical doors to anyone to gain citizenship “if they finish high school, show good moral character and everyone without any level of control, and agree that it would not be and serve at least two years in the military or earn a college degree.” a good policy. The people this legislation could have affected are those who did not There must be laws about immigration, just as there have to be laws have a choice in coming to the U.S. and have been brought up here for about essentially all aspects of a country’s functioning. However, these their entire lives. laws should not be allowed to incite xenophobic sentiments or be based Why shouldn’t they be afforded the same opportunities as the rest of on fear. This is not the American way of doing things, or at the very least our nation’s young people? Because they can’t gain legal status, they do should not be. not qualify for scholarships or student loans, and getting jobs that pay For a country that was founded almost entirely by immigrants, there well is difficult. By not allowing people who are illegal immigrants not seems to a be a gross lack of understanding when it comes to the strugby choice to gain citizenship, we are essentially denying them the right to gles of those who come to the United States looking for a better life no fulfill their potential and be treated as equals in the country that has been matter the cost. their home for most of their lives. This is just one example of forward progress on the issue of illegal immigration being stopped short. More and more state legislators are ALICE LADRICK making promises to enact laws like those that have been so controversial LADRICAE@muohio.edu in Arizona.

➤ ESSAY

Miami must cut wasteful programs

Miami University belongs to its students and to no one else. Its most basic function is to provide its students with the best collegiate experience possible. However, it is my view that the faculty has selfish special interests as a group. At the Sept. 22 Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) forum, an unnamed faculty member rather emotionally chastised the construction of the Armstrong Student Center (ASC), citing the omnipresent budgetary concerns that we face at this time. If you devote the least amount of time to a little personal research, you would understand the ASC is being paid for. This is beside the point. The students need and demand this resource. This is happening. Now, if we are looking at the state of this university and its future, obviously the budget will be the looming issue over the next five years. How can we move forward to secure the success of the student body? A solution can be found in the manner that the faculty conducts themselves in their profession and what they’re giving back to the student body. Last academic year in my home department of English, 10 faculty members took “assigned research appointment” leave for the whole year or a semester, according to a letter from Department Chair Kerry Powell. Based on the 2008 salary roster, which is still in effect due to pay freezes, this cost $454,651 in solely research. For the 2009-10 year, the English department,

which is the number one funded academic department at Miami, spent just over $4 million on faculty salaries, according to the 2009-10 general fund budget. In sum, this is more than 10 percent of the department’s faculty salaries going to professors who did not teach a single class for either a semester or the whole year. The purpose of these sabbaticals is meant for research, yet, according to the department’s website, only one of these 10 professors has published a book-length project since 2001. All of this, and nothing was produced, be it scholarly or educational work. Further, you, the faculty in my department, teach a mere two classes per semester on average, based on compiled data from BannerWeb last semester. Research is a necessity to maintain both reputation and the best faculty possible. Perhaps a more balanced medium of teaching three classes per semester would be reasonable, and we could dismiss the bottom 5 percent based upon production and performance in both the classroom and research. On top of the wastefulness in my behemoth home department, Miami is also losing money on unproductive programs that will never contribute to our revenue because their compactness drains the university. According to the SPT findings, the 10 smallest programs at this university have an average of 18 students and average 2.3 students per tenure-track faculty. It’s ridiculous for us to attempt to maintain this.

It is unfortunate, but it is a necessity for Miami to take a rather ruthless survival of the fittest economic approach toward the budget. I want to sympathize with the faculty in the smaller departments who will probably lose their jobs, but the current approach is too unsustainable for Miami. I don’t intend to be overly hostile toward the faculty. I have more or less fallen in love with the majority of my professors, but as a whole your laziness disappoints me and I want to see you make a change. Students, the focus here, are not exercising their rights or flexing their voices. It’s discouraging that it seems there are only a few hundred students who care about the implications of what is happening right now. This will affect you beyond graduation. It would be nice to see more widespread student concern and activism like what was accomplished in the Great Snowball Rebellion of 1848. We’re all busy — c’est la vie — but the community needs to start realizing what’s going on and getting informed. Once you’ve done the homework, you might want to ensure Miami is on course to propel itself forward as the outstanding institution it has the potential to become.

David morgan

morgand6@muohio.edu

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CROSS COUNTRY

RedHawk teams race to All-Ohio title By Melissa Maykut Staff Writer

A tough week of running and training paid off for the Miami University men’s and women’s cross country teams. Oct. 1, the RedHawks traveled to Cedarville University to dominate the All-Ohio Collegiate Championship and take home the title. At 2 p.m., the men’s team lined up with 37 other teams at Irvin R. King Cross Country Course to run in the 8K race. With a lot of bodies trying to get out in front, senior Robbie Fisher was tripped up by a fellow runner and the Red and White had to run even harder to get out in front and stay as a pack. The team finished with 82 points, placing five runners in the top 25 and clinching the All-Ohio crown. “There were a lot of bodies and teams, but the guys went out well,” Head Coach Warren Mandrell said. “It was very

competitive. There were so many teams very cohesive team.” At 2:45 p.m., the women’s team laced that it was hard to get a handle on who was up with 39 Ohio teams to race a 5K meet. running well until the end of it.” Last season, the RedHawks placed second Despite the minor setback at the beginat All-Ohio behind ning of the race, Fisher The Ohio State Uniran a personal best, finish“We were really hitting versity (OSU) Bucking first for Miami and 12 overall. Sophomore Jarrod eyes. While OSU did our stride. There was a Eick placed second for the not make an appearone-minute-and-30RedHawks and 15 overance this year, the second spread between Red and White still all, freshman Matt Marol our first and seventh went out hard and finished third for Miami took over the meet and 16 overall, senior Miplace finishers.” from the start, beatchael Perry took fourth ing rival Ohio and for Miami and 18 overall RACHEL PATTERSON Dayton universities. and sophomore David SENIOR RUNNER “They ran great, Eichenberger placed fifth everything from for the RedHawks and the open race to the 21 overall. championship race,” Head Coach Kelly “We have had four races with three different front runners,” Mandrell said. “The Phillips said. “They ran smart and strong guys are staying focused and training well. and executed the plan.” The guys take care of each other and are a The RedHawks won the All-Ohio title

with 43 points, placing six runners in the top 15. Senior Rachel Patterson finished first overall, beating the course record. This is Patterson’s second individual title following the Dayton Flyer 5K at the beginning of the season. Senior Amanda Mirochna finished second for the RedHawks and seventh overall, freshman Kate Carter was next for Miami finishing 10 overall, junior Kelley Miller finished 11 overall, junior Maggie Bingham finished 14 overall and senior Katie Lenahan finished 15. “We’re starting to hit our stride,” Patterson said. “There was a one-minute-and-30second spread between our first and seventh place finishers. We finally got some recognition this time, which was great.” The RedHawks have the weekend off, but return to action Oct. 16. The men’s team will race in the Falcon Invitational at Bowling Green, Ohio and the women’s team will participate in the Penn State National Meet.

NEXT GAME: 4 p.m. Friday at Ball State

SOCCER

Winless weekend ends soccer streak for ’Hawks By Alex Butler Senior Staff Writer

The oddities of October struck the Miami University soccer team after a smoldering September. The RedHawks were 7-2 in September, but lost to Central Michigan University and tied Eastern Michigan University to start out on a sour note and end their six-game winning streak. Friday, the Red and White (9-3-1, 2-1-1 MAC) were shut out for the first time this season by the Chippewas 2-0. “I thought we came out well,” Head Coach Bobby Kramig said. “I don’t know if we got a little bit tired or a little bit nervous after they got their goal, but we stopped stepping up, we stopped pressing and really allowed the momentum to go over to their side.” That momentum never seemed to return to a RedHawk offense that outscored its opponents 14-6 during the streak. Sunday, the offense was dull again and it took 177 minutes for the ’Hawks to finally find the net. The Eagles’ brick wall didn’t budge even with the Red and White earning 12 corner kicks and holding the shot advantage 25-15. It was Eagle Cara Cutaia who netted the opening opportunity in the 27th minute and Kramig manned the sideline waiting for urgency. The shot finally came when senior Brooke

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Junior Giselle Mangal edges past a Central Michigan defender Oct. 1.

objectives but have the least possible impact on the quality of services that we provide,” Creamer said. Resorting to the assistance of a consulting firm has the estimated potential of targeting a $12 to 13 million savings, Creamer said. “We would love to come out with ways that would increase that amount only because that means we don’t have to affect other parts of the institution as significantly,” Creamer said. “The other part of that is that we may get a report that suggests that we can’t achieve that much.” According to Student Body President Heath Ingram, the consulting firm would help eliminate internal bias and enhance credibility from an objective standpoint. “The idea is that we’re going to bring this firm in and have an

Livingston put a head on one to make it close. RedHawk goalie Kris Gasparovic had saved 10 of 11 opportunities and was strong in the two overtime periods of deadlock, but Eagle goalie Monique Budani mirrored the effort, saving 11 of her 12 chances. “For us I think the lesson is we have to do what we do for 90 minutes,” Kramig said. “Thirty minutes, a half, 60 minutes isn’t enough, it has to be 90, the whole game.” Despite the loss and tie, the RedHawks are atop the MAC East hierarchy with a 2-1-1 mark and Bowling Green State University at its tail at 2-2-0. The RedHawks’ overall record of 9-3-1 is miles from the Falcons’ second place tally of 4-8-1. The Red and White also has the most wins in the conference. “It happens,” midfielder Jess Kodiak said. “Everyone has an off game and it was one of those games where our defense wasn’t playing like we know they can. We just had a couple unlucky bounces and nothing was really going our way. Now that we had that we know what we have to do when that happens and not to panic. Each game we can come back and each game we continue to learn from.” The RedHawks return to the road with contests against Ball State Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 at Toledo. They return to Oxford Oct. 15 to battle the Bobcats of Ohio University.

independent party who will give an objective view of the institution,” Ingram said. “They will assess if Miami is managing our administration in a way that is the most cost efficient and most effective manner.” Creamer said in his letter addressed to the Miami community the university needs to take proactive steps to change so that it may able to “avoid service reductions from further budget cuts and to reduce the negative budget impacts on services that more directly affect students.” Junior Amanda Ghantous said she fears the consulting firm won’t make much of a difference in the helping balance the structure of the university. “I just think that the university should use the designated money for this consulting firm to help keep favorite classes and teachers around,” Ghantous said. “I think we need less administrative influence and a firm will probably side more with the administration because they think we need

to reach incoming students rather than keep current students happy.” According to Creamer, the university is dealing with managing the administration better than in the past, referring to “administrative bloat” and criticisms of the university not utilizing educational spending equally. “Clearly if you look at the university today, we have about 400 positions less than we had a couple of years ago,” Creamer said. “There has been a general criticism throughout higher education that we’re not as efficient as other organizations.” According to Ingram, the consulting firm will look at how to deal with administrative bloat and survey all aspects of the institution in efforts to limit greater budget cuts. “I would expect that they will come in and assess the entire institution, so from administrative support for students to faculty teaching to the way we handle our alumni relations,” Ingram said.

Sports

Tuesday October 5, 2010

Guide to Miami hockey

Editor Katie Giovinale sports@miamistudent.net

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irst-years (and other people who have yet to experience Miami hockey): You know we have a good hockey team. If you didn’t know we had a good team before, you do now. Because of our epicness, you’re probably going to want to enjoy a game or two at the Goggin this year. For this purpose, I am providing you with a few simple suggestions so that you know what to expect when cheering Head Coach Enrico Blasi’s boys on to another victory. No. 1 - If you want a good seat, get there early. Seats in Goggin are limited. If you want to be on the glass, plan on getting there a few hours early. It’s normal to be there at noon for a game at 7 p.m. Don’t think you can show up 20 minutes early and push your way through the crowd. The crowd pushes back. No. 2 – Learn the cheers. Love the Cheers. Scream the cheers. Being an active participant in cheering is key to any hockey victory at Goggin. We’re not the “loudest crowd in the CCHA” because half the crowd is silent. If you don’t know the words or the actions for a cheer, just yell loudly until you do. No. 3 – Do not leave the game until it’s over. We don’t leave until the boys skate off the ice. If we’re up 10, it’s fun to be there for the whole game. If we’re down 10, well, we’re awesome and we won’t ever be down 10. On the off chance that hell freezes over and we’re losing, don’t leave! The Brotherhood needs us to yell and scream and distract the other team so they can make a crazy comeback! No. 4 - Only root for the underdog if that underdog is Miami. We’re the Goliath of the hockey world most of the time. If you want to root for David, wait until we play a school from Boston in the Frozen Four. No. 5 - Dress appropriately. By “appropriately” I mean two things. First, the game is called ice hockey, so it’s in an ice arena ... it’s cold. Bring a sweatshirt. Second, wear Miami gear. No. 6 - Be creative when making signs. A regular old “Go Miami” sign is great, but it’s better when you can generate laughter and awe from your fellow spectators. My personal favorite was during the Michigan State series last year. It said something about needing 300 Spartans to beat Miami. No. 7 - Do your homework. Before you come to a game, you might want to glance over hockey rules and terms. They play periods, not quarters or halves. The breaks are called intermissions. Also, learn the words to the fight song. You’ll be singing it a lot. And for the most important rule: No. 8 - Be respectful. The stands at Goggin are close quarters, as are the lines waiting to get in before the game. If you choose to make the trip to the Goggin this year, be respectful of the people around you. We don’t all want to know about your weekend or hear the music you’re listening to, so be respectful and enjoy the game!

Check out www.MURedHawks.com for schedule and ticket information.

Senior Thomas Merriweather powers through Kent State defenders for a touchdown Oct. 2.

FOOTBALL

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NEXT GAME: 7 p.m. Saturday at Cincinnati

RedHawk rally propels MU past Golden Flashes

By JM Rieger Staff Writer

After losing to Kent State University each of the past two seasons by a combined 43 points, the Miami University football team rallied back from a 14-10 deficit to beat the Golden Flashes 27-21 Oct .2. The win improved Miami’s record to 3-2 on the season and 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the team’s best start since 2003 when the Red and White went on to win the MAC Championship. The loss drops Kent State to 1-3 on the season and 0-1 in the MAC. The RedHawks scored 17 points in the fourth quarter including a blocked punt by sophomore defensive lineman Austin Brown that was returned for a touchdown by sophomore linebacker Evan Harris, giving Miami a 24-14 lead with 13:50 remaining in regulation. “They were in a punt safe formation,” Brown said. “(Kent State) made a call where the guy blocking me released downfield and I tried to get a good jump on the ball.” Kent State rallied back with a touchdown of its own less than four minutes later, cutting Miami’s lead to 24-21, but a field goal by senior kicker Trevor Cook put the Red and White up 27-21 with 3:32 left in the fourth quarter.

HOCKEY

Rather than choosing to go for it on fourth and goal from the four yard line, Head Coach Michael Haywood elected to take the points and go up six with less than four minutes remaining in the game, hence forcing Kent State to score a touchdown to win the game. After a stagnant third quarter where both teams failed to move the ball on offense going a combined two for eight on third down conversions, the Kent State offense came alive in the fourth quarter. The Golden Flashes drove down the field to the RedHawks’ seven yard line with just over a minute remaining on the clock before redshirt junior safety Anthony Kokal picked off sophomore quarterback Spencer Keith’s pass in the corner of the endzone to seal the victory for the RedHawks. “I actually didn’t think that he was going to throw it and was going to run it,” Kokal said. “I had (the ball) wrapped around pretty tight, I wasn’t going to let it go.” Miami’s defense played well once again, limiting Kent State to 152 yards passing, well under the season average of 215 yards per game, but allowed the Golden Flashes to rack up 132 yards on the ground. However, the Red and White was without senior safety Jordan Gafford and redshirt junior linebacker Ryan Kennedy, who had been two of the key leaders

on this RedHawk team thus far. Harris led the team in tackles with eight, while freshman cornerback Dayonne Nunley stepped up Saturday with six and a half tackles along with a huge interception with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter that gave Miami the spark it needed after the team had failed to advance the ball past its own 25 yard line for three straight possessions. Nunley’s interception set up the third scoring drive of the day for the RedHawks to gain the first lead of the game early in the fourth quarter, 17-14. Big plays made the difference Saturday for the Red and White, from Nunley’s interception to Brown’s blocked punt, which gave Miami the advantage late against Kent State. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Zac Dysert had another good game, going 31-46 for 294 yards and one touchdown. Senior halfback Thomas Merriweather racked up 56 yards on the ground on 11 carries including one touchdown that gave Miami its first lead of the game early in the fourth quarter. Redshirt junior wide out Chris Givens and senior wide receiver Jamal Rogers led the way for Miami’s receivers, racking up five receptions for 104 yards and eight receptions for 90 yards respectively.

NEXT HOME GAME: 7:35 p.m. Friday vs. New Hampshire

‘Hawks exhibit power over Waterloo By Hannah R. Miller

guys did that.” The second period began with Miami a man up from the major penalty carried over from the first. The middle period brought the goals that were Coming off a tough loss in last year’s Frozen Four tournament, the missing in the first, as Miami unloaded for two goals in the first 3:25 of Miami University hockey team rebounded in their preseason exhibition the period. game Oct. 3 against the Waterloo Warriors, winning by a final score of As time on the penalty expired, Miami defenseman Cameron Schil6-0 and proving The Brotherhood has not been dismantled. ling posted up at the point. Upon receiving a dish from Pat Cannone, Aside from the initial faceoff, the Warriors spent little time in con- Schilling opened the floodgates with the first Miami goal, an even trol of the puck in Sunday’s contest at the Goggin Ice Center. The strength tally. Two minutes later, Andy Miele added to the ’Hawks lead, RedHawks looked strong, led by a hat trick from assistant captain burying the puck in the net on a tip-in off a shot from the point by Alden Hirschfeld. Steve Mason. “We’ve been beating up on each other for Halfway through the period, the RedHawks the past month and a half, so it’s good changed net minders, removing Connor to get out there and get to beat Knapp from play and replacing him up on somebody else a little with Cody Reichard. bit,” Hirschfield said. With eight minutes left in The first period the second, Miami defenwas controlled alseman Chris Wideman most solely by the skated up the boards RedHawks, with in the offensive zone, Miami allowfinding his way being only three hind the net. From Waterloo shots there, Wideman sent on goal through a quick pass to an open 20 minutes. Hirschfeld in front of the At the 16-minute net for a one-timer, beatmark, Miami created ing Hartigan top shelf and a scoring opportunity on putting The Brotherhood up a delayed penalty call. With by three. an extra attacker, the ’Hawks sent The third period brought more of the MICHAEL GRIGGS The Miami Student a shot to Waterloo goaltender Keaton same for the RedHawks. Just over a minute Hartigan leading to a scramble into the final period, freshman Bryon Freshman Bryon Paulazzo seeks the net in Miami’s in the crease. Amidst some shovPaulzzo picked up a deflected puck exhibition game against Waterloo Oct. 3. ing by both teams, Miami’s Will from Miele and fed it to Mason in Weber muscled Waterloo’s Aaron Dileo onto the ice, drawing immense front of the net. Mason sent a backhander over the glove of Hartigan for support from the crowd. Weber avoided a penalty on the play, but Wa- the ’Hawks’ fourth tally of the night. terloo’s Tyler Moir was stuck with a five minute major for grasping the Miami’s Schilling was then called for a boarding penalty, but facemask and a game misconduct. Additionally, the Warriors’ Matt de Hirschfeld and the ’Hawks could not be slowed. While shorthanded, Jong received a slashing penalty on the play, putting Miami into its first Hirschfeld picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone, skated around a defenseman and teed-up a shot that found its way past Hartigan’s five-on-three situation of the game. Head Coach Enrico Blasi was glad his team continued to put on the glove side. For his third goal of the contest, Hirschfeld picked up his own repressure after being held scoreless in the first period. bound and wrapped around the backside of the net before tapping the “Once we came out in the second and got that first (goal), you know, puck in. The RedHawks finished the game up by six, accumulating 48 everybody starts to relax a little bit and things started to happen,” Blasi shots and allowing a meager 11. said. “You don’t want to get frustrated, just keep pluggin’ away, and our Staff Writer