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In 1940, The Miami Student reported the Beta Theta Pi fraternity was planning to build a 110-foot bell tower to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its founding. The tower was expected to cost $20,000.
Demand for peer tutoring increases By Jennifer Smola
According to Totty, the learning center has seen mostly first and second-year students utilizing their services, and those coming to the learning center seem to be proactive about getting assistance. “Many students recognize that they need assistance early, which is a good thing,” Totty said. “They see that they’re having issues early on.” Specifically, tutoring requests for mechanical engineering, computer science and computer programming courses have increased, Totty said. The Rinella Learning Center provides various types of academic assistance, which are included in students’ yearly fees.
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Senior Abigail Wiwi tutors first-year Emily Eldridge in math Thursday afternoon at the Rinella Learning Center.
According to reports presented at the Sept. 24 board of trustees meeting, Miami University is experiencing an increased demand for individual tutoring services. Staff at the Rinella Learning Center have witnessed the increase, according to Cortney Totty, the tutorial assistance program coordinator at the center. “We’ve noticed a steady incline over the past three to four years,” Totty said. Last year, the Rinella Learning Center provided more than 25,000 hours of tutoring and other academic services to Miami students, and the staff is anticipating the number to grow this year.
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Group plans changes for MU, receives negative feedback Faculty members write letter to task force By Taylor Dolven Senior Staff Writer
The Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) has received opposition to some of its proposed cost-saving methods in the form of a letter with more than 60 faculty signatures. According to the SPT draft report, the task force has recommended cuts in academics in order to meet university budgetary needs. The recommendations are estimated to save the university more than $40 million by 2015. The faculty members, representing 27 different departments, presented a letter in disagreement with those recommendations at the board of trustees meeting Sept. 24. These Miami profes-
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female at Mc-Cullough Hyde Memorial Hospital regarding an alleged rape. At 12:26 p.m. Tuesday, of- The female reportedly told ficers met with a 19-year-old police she was sexually
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Miami University’s Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) “Recommendation 16” suggests the current workload distribution among Miami educators needs to be reformed. The recommendation reads, “The faculty workload policy was designed to increase faculty productivity
wSee WORKLOAD, page 7 with 20 students or less. The task force has proposed eliminating 200 of those classes, which would generate a savings of $3.2 million, according to Hodge. “We have to be conscious of the fact that classes are underenrolled,” Hodge said. But some professors disagree. According to Lyons, language and humanities
assaulted by a male known to her at her off-campus residence Monday night. According to police reports, the female had friends at her
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students, Lyons said. “Classes under 20 are beneficial and necessary,” Lyons said. “The (SPT) report is onesize fits all.” Junior Grant Johnson, a theater major, takes classes with an average size of 12 to 14 students, which he believes is very beneficial to his academic career. “With (more than) 20 students, you don’t get the kind of coaching you need,” he said. “I think having smaller classes is a lot better. You get more hands-on and the environment is better too.” Lyons would like to see the task force take a harder look at the “very expensive athletic program” and the “bloated administration.” Hodge said he assures the Miami community the wording of the recommendation will change. As of now there are 2,000 courses offered every year
sors hope the SPT will reconsider its recommended budget cuts. “They were only looking at the academic budget and told to come up with enough to cover Miami’s financial shortfalls,” said Deborah Lyons, a classics associate professor. President David Hodge said this is “completely false.” According to Hodge, the university has already made cuts all across the board and academics has been the least affected thus far. “Academic quality is our bread and butter,” he said. “It’s our strength.” The group of faculty members who oppose the changes is urging the SPT to reconsider the recommendation. They are not comfortable with the university’s plan to cut classes with less than 20
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classes are most beneficial when taught with less than 20 students. Eliminating small classes and combining less popular majors will take away from Miami’s liberal education, according to the faculty letter. This group of faculty fears Miami will lose its
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NEWS Ohio colleges share services BRIEFS By Courtney Day Campus Editor
FYI Funding available for undergraduate research Undergraduate students from all majors are encouraged to apply by Oct.18 to the Undergraduate Research Award (URA) Program. Students who have a GPA of at least 2.0 can apply for funding to conduct a research project in spring 2011. URA offers awards between $150 and $1,000. Full-time undergraduate students in any discipline can carry out smallscale, independent research projects with URA funding. Applicants must provide a cover page including the project title, name and e-mail address of the investigator and an abstract, which gives a brief executive summary of the project. The narrative portion of the application should outline the project goals, methodology and expected results in a maximum of five pages. Interested students should visit http://www.muohio.edu/oars/undergrad_research or contact Rachel Pfeiffer at rachel.pfeiffer@muohio.edu or (513) 529-3600.
EVENTS Fraternity to honor Phillip Shriver The Miami University chapter of Delta Upsilon (DU) will honor Phillip Shriver, former president of Miami, at 11a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. Faculty, staff, students, alumni and interested public are welcome to attend the ceremony. The event will take place at the DU house located at 400 E. Vine St. The fraternity will honor Shriver for his commitment to Miami as well as the effort he placed into the DU chapter. Shriver’s legacy will be commemorated with a plaque that will sit in the front yard of the DU house. The fraternity plans to keep the plaque in the front of their yard in the event that the Shriver Center is either replaced or reconstructed.
Tibet program hosts panel discussion Miami University’s Tibet program, Dialogue and Discover, will host a panel discussion on Buddhist perspectives and traditions Thursday, Oct. 7 in 212 MacMillan Hall. Titled Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist, the discussion is part of a series of events inspired by the visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The discussion will feature a panel of local Buddhist practitioners from the Tibetan (Vajrayana), Vipassana (Theravadan) and Zen traditions of Buddhism. Additionally, a reception will be held before the discussion at 4:45 p.m. that will feature a variety of Tibetan cuisine. The discussion is hosted by the Center for American and World Cultures and the Department of Comparative Religion.
University presidents from Ohio’s 14 public universities that make up the Interuniversity Council (IUC) have agreed to pay for a feasibility study to see how the schools can cut costs by sharing more services. According to IUC president Bruce Johnson, the universities already share some services. Many of the schools, including Miami University, share the Banner system. They also share insurance and procurement services, according to Johnson. “We’re looking at the new reality of less money from the state,” Johnson said. He said the goal of the study is to find ways to
cut “backroom stuff” so the majority of remaining state funding can go to the classroom. “The IUC is collecting bids in October for agencies that could perform such a study,” said Claire Wagner, associate director of university communications. Wagner said information technology (IT) is an area where the Ohio universities share services. She said an example of this is the fact that Miami’s overnight IT support desk calls go to Wright State University. Wagner said the study will show other ways to share IT services as well as finance and accounting services, procurement and potentially human resources. “There’s a lot of duplication that goes on in the hiring process and payroll operations,”
Miami eliminates paper science and engineering major By Mandi Cardosi Staff Writer
Miami University will offer one less major in fall 2011 with elimination of the paper science and engineering major. Associate professor of chemical and paper engineering Steven Keller said the university must adapt to industry standards. “Alumni may be sad to see it go, but it’s not disappearing,” Keller said. “The focus just changed.” According to Keller, by majoring in chemical engineering and picking one of three concentrations, students will be allowed more freedom. He said students are now able to major in chemical engineering and have a concentration in paper science, environmental science or biochemical engineering. “The paper industry is still a strong industry,” Keller said. “It’s just progressing like everything else.” Keller said the industry
will have many job openings, especially in the next few years. Baby boomers of the 1960s and 70s will be retiring soon, according to Keller, creating more opportunities for potential employees. He also said at least 10 of the companies at the recent career fair were looking for paper science majors. “Actually, this year a graduate from the (paper science and chemical engineering) program came back to interview students for International Paper,” Keller said. Shashi Lalvani, chemical and paper engineering department chair and professor, said no matter what engineering degree students graduate with, they will be able to find jobs in the paper industry. “By offering chemical engineering and concentrating in paper science, the degree is broader,” he said. “We’re enhancing the experience.” According to Lalvani, student interest in the
paper science and chemical engineering major peeked in the 1990s. Since then, he said there has been a steady decline, something he hopes to correct with the addition of a broader major. There are also many ways for students to be awarded scholarships in the program. The Paper Science & Engineering Foundation, for instance, was established to prepare students for a career in paper and affiliated industries. According to business coordinator Candace Crist, corporations give money to Miami to attract more students to the field. Crist said students who broaden their horizons with a chemical engineering degree and focus on paper science will have great opportunities in the industry. “If I had to say the two most important things about what we do, I’d say the industry is changing but not dying, and this department really is a hidden treasure,” Crist said.
MU orchestra to play with professional symphony By Nicole Mank For The Miami Student
October will be memorable for the Miami University Symphony Orchestra (MUSO) as students prepare to perform with the Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra. The orchestras will perform together at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 in Hall Auditorium and again at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 at Hamilton’s New Life Vineyard. The concert will mark MUSO’s first collaboration with a professional orchestra. Founded in 1890, MUSO is conducted by Ricardo Averbach, who has been with the group since 2002. A native of Brazil, Averbach aims to incorporate musical
experiences from across the globe into a unified sound. “My mission is to try to bring new dimensions to performances because I think music is much more than playing good notes,” Averbach said. “In this case, we are adding an extra dimension to a historical piece by performing a symphony that has meaning and relevance to our days.” Averbach is working with Paul Stanbery, conductor of the Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra, to deliver the joint performance. Averbach said Miami has not collaborated with professional orchestras in the past because of creative differences.
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Associate Professor Ricardo Averbach conducts students in preparation for a performance with the Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra Wednesday.
Johnson said. Johnson said while all of the university presidents seem to be on board for the feasibility study, they may disagree on what to do with the study results. “You don’t want to build another bureaucracy,” he said. According to Johnson, the cost of the study is not yet known because the IUC does not have bids yet. He said the study will cost “in the neighborhood of half a million dollars.” When the results of the study are fully implemented, Johnson said it will be saving the universities “tens of millions of dollars.” However, he said this savings will be spread between the 14 universities.
ASG grants funding for RedHawk Chef By Kristen Grace Senior Staff Writer
Fans and participants of Miami University’s RedHawk Chef will be pleased to know there will be food to cook at this year’s event thanks to a narrow approval by student senate Tuesday. In previous years, Associated Student Government (ASG) has not allocated funds to organizations for food unless it was for an educational purpose. According to Tom Foster, vice president of student organizations, the food itself must be used for educational purposes, not that the food will be served in an educational setting. “It really needs to be education where someone is really going to learn something about it and take something from it — really expand their knowledge,” Foster said. This sparked heated debate in the senate over whether or not the use of food in Program Board’s RedHawk Chef, an Iron Chef-style cooking challenge, was in fact educational. “I think there was so much debate because it is a great program,” Foster said. Foster said when it comes to spending student fee money, the senate must be fair in allocating funds. He said it’s not up to them to decide which program is better than another — they must abide by the guidelines and rules they set from the start. “We need to make sure that the funding is being distributed to all organizations in a fair and equitable manner,” Foster said. Program Board’s initial request for funding was denied because the funding committee saw the food used as means for a competition, not for educational purposes. There was no discussion about a cultural aspect, Foster said. The head of the RedHawk Chef program, Tara Killmer, presented the Program Board’s appeal to the senate Tuesday explaining there will be a new cultural aspect added to the challenge. It will encourage participants to not only learn about different ethnic foods, but also to see the different ways their mystery ingredient can be prepared, Killmer said. The new cultural addition to the challenge, Killmer said, requires teams will also be assigned a specific ethnicity of food they will prepare a week in advance in addition to a mystery ingredient presented the day of the challenge. Killmer said without funding for food, she was not sure the Program Board would be able to host the event, which, as pointed out during debate, has become a new Miami tradition in the past five years. “The whole event is based on the food, so if we hadn’t gotten the funding, it’s kind of hard to have the event,” Killmer said. The senate voted 23-22 to allocate $500 for food for the RedHawk Chef program, half of what Program Board initially requested. “We’re going to have to move our budget around, but it’s definitely going to be a lot better than if we didn’t get the money,” Killmer said. The reason for the decrease was because of the precedence set by ASG to fund other organizations’ food requests this semester. According to Foster, ASG funds up to $5 per person who will be participating. A member of the Program Board said roughly 100 people usually attend RedHawk Chef, including participants and audience members. Despite the decrease, it was still a close call for Program Board and RedHawk Chef. Senior Megan Earls participated in the event last year and was glad to hear the Program Board received funding for food this year. “I thought it was a great experience and I would definitely do it again,” Earls said. This year’s RedHawk Chef, dubbed Clash of the Cultures, is set for Thursday, Oct. 28.
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Oxford Diner to relocate uptown By Melissa Tacchi
food, let alone any food for 24 hours a day.” Just before the relinquishing of the restaurant property to Oxford Diner, an authentic Lebanese cuisine restaurant called Arabian Nights had all but moved in Recent increases in construction and business rearrangements in uptown Ox- to the site with the intention of opening in August, according to Alan Kyger, Oxford have led the Oxford Diner to relocate from its current address on College ford’s economic development director. Corner Pike to a popular High Street storefront at 19 W. High St. “Unfortunately the couple who originally hoped to open at the site thought the In hopes of having the restaurant up and running by the second week in No- terms or conditions of the lease would be of a certain nature, but when it came vember, the diner’s owner, John Anderson, has signed the lease for the former time to sign, things changed,” Kyger said. Fiesta Charra location. While the supposed restaurant owners, Sarrah and Mi“Location! Location! Location!” Anderson said. chael Tyree, agree the change in plans was un“It is true for real estate and it is true for fortunate, they do not wish to reveal the The Christian family enjoys lunch at Oxford Diner business that location is key to success particular details of the lease that preWednesday afternoon. The local eatery is relocating uptown. and is the reason for our move. ent vented them from opening at that d We would like to minimize the Stu particular location. distance to our customers by “We are still interested in relocating into this higher finding a place where we traffic area.” can open our restaurant The 24-hour estabon High Street,” Michael lishment, which will be Tyree said. “Specifically, under a different name, we have been looking will not only be serving into buildings that will the breakfast, lunch and allow for us to establish dinner delicacies currently our restaurant on the first on its menu, but a variety floor, but as of right now this of ice cream sundaes as well, is just a concept without even according to Anderson. architectural drawings.” Prior to his ownership of the Oxford According to Kyger, approximately 95 Diner, Anderson ran a Friendly’s and has the percent of uptown business sites are currently intention of incorporating the ice cream aspect into the occupied, representing the fullest it has been in at least diner. Additionally, the new diner will be mimicking the old one in 10 years. A majority of these occupancies are restaurants and enterthat it will be completely wireless. tainment based sites that have been increasing in number since 2007. “I am personally looking forward to the relocation of the Oxford Diner because “The businesses that have been recently moving or reconstructing in the upI think that it will bring more diversity to the uptown restaurants,” Miami Univer- town area are doing so with the student and walking trade in mind,” Kyger said. sity junior Victoria Minette said. “We already have a few Chinese restaurants and “Owners are depending on the fact that the student clientele is not going to stop an Indian restaurant, but we don’t really have a restaurant that serves breakfast frequenting uptown due to a lack of parking.”
At around 12:20 a.m. Thursday, police on patrol observed a black Mitsubishi make a wide turn from College Avenue onto West High Street. The officer reportedly followed the vehicle onto Elm Street, where the driver attempted to park. Once the car was parked, the passengers reportedly got out and stood near the back of the car. The driver reportedly stood near his door and turned away with his hands behind his back as the officer approached. He was identified as Miami University junior Jonathan Adam, 21. Adam reportedly told the officer he was going to Sycamore Street and said he had consumed alcoholic beverages at Sushi Nara earlier in the night. He reportedly had watery eyes and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. Adam reportedly told the officer he believed he was somewhere near the intersection of Sycamore and Talawanda streets. According to police reports, Adam performed poorly on field sobriety tests and a Breathalyzer test found his blood-alcohol content to be .24. Adam was cited for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and driving on the wrong side of the roadway.
Junior finds two broken windows At 3 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to the 300 block of North Bishop Street regarding a criminal mischief complaint from a Miami University junior. The student reportedly told police several members of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity had been trying to get inside his residence. According to police reports, the fraternity members broke two windows and the front door knob before they ran in different directions when officers arrived.
Fraternity reports stolen speaker At 12:05 p.m. Monday, officers met with members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity regarding a theft from their Tallawanda Street residence. The members of the fraternity reported a speaker was removed from the lower level of the house sometime between 6 p.m. Sept 24 and 8 p.m. Sept. 25. According to police reports, an unknown person entered the residence through an unlocked basement door. There are suspects in the case at this time.
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Competition drives change at hospital By Anna Hartman
consider what (the hospital) is offering,” Hehemann said. Miami University sophomore MorAs Butler County has grown to offer gan Ricketts considered the location its residents an array of hospitals and and personal conveniences of a health medical care facilities, there is increas- care venue when selecting the faciling competition for patients. ity at which to receive her weekly Oxford’s McCullough-Hyde Memo- allergy shots. rial Hospital (MHMH) has witnessed Ricketts was not able to begin her the patients’ recently-acquired ability shots during the 2009-10 school year, to be selective in choosing health fa- as was recommended by her doctor, cilities, according to Bryan Hehemann, because her schedule did not allow chief executive officer and president her to travel to MHMH and Miami of MHMH. Hehemann has seen in the Student Health Services (SHS) was most dramatic scenario a 9 to 10 percent not able to administer the shots. Curdecrease in certain areas of outpatient rently, Ricketts receives allergy shots services. These services include imag- at MHMH and acknowledges the acing, radiology, outpatient endoscopy, cessibility factors that are crucial when rehabilitation, therapy, sports medicine determining health care. and maternity delivery. “The hours are kind of limited, so if Hehemann attributes the health sys- something were closer, that would be tem decisions of prospective patients good because the hours might be better largely to financial considerations. for me,” Ricketts said. “The more responsible (consumers) Sophomore Kara Rosine also has exare for their out-of-pocket perienced the abilcosts, co-pays and deductity to shop around “We’re going to ibles, the more sensitive for a health system review our strategic that is most convethey are to pricing,” Heplan right now to hemann said. “Our staff nient to her needs is more aware of what the make sure we’re doing when she needed consumers’ behaviors are her ankle exameverything we and is trying to make sure ined for a potential that we’re providing the possibly can to attract break and visited more business.” best care and the best price MHMH, as it was that we can.” the closest hospital MHMH, in efforts to that was open durBRYAN HEHEMANN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND reduce spending while siing the weekend. PRESIDENT OF MHMH multaneously increasing “I knew that marketability to medical (Student Health consumers, is making an estimated $1.1 Services) was closed on weekends, so million annual cut to its budget. The hos- I didn’t bother,” Rosine said. “Proxpital is also reviewing its strategic plan, imity and convenience have everything to do with (the decision of what which was last edited in 2009. “We’re going to review our strategic hospital to visit).” Hehemann recognizes a need for plan right now to make sure we’re doing everything we possibly can to attract health systems to balance revenues and expenses like any other business, more business,” Hehemann said. Specifics of the revisions are not even in the midst of increasing health service competition in the county. If yet available. “We’re basically stopping and taking patient numbers drop significantly and a fresh new look at (the plan) given all sufficient revenue over expenses are the changes in the marketplace, includ- not generated, the hospital could be in a ing the fact that Kettering Health has dangerous situation. “You’re doomed,” Hehemann said. partnered with and basically bought Fort “You’re unable to expand programs, to Hamilton Hospital,” Hehemann said. Fort Hamilton Hospital, which is invest back into your facilities, technolowithin 12 miles of MHMH, voted Feb. gies, equipment and to stay competitive 11 to become the seventh member of with salaries and wages.” Hehemann does, however, find the Kettering Health Network, meaning all involved health systems may merge business competition amongst Butler their resources and health care services. County hospitals a positive element Hehemann acknowledges a neces- for both the consumer and the health sity to remain a competitive health service provider. “I think competition is good for the care facility. “We have to be just as clued in to consumer and makes us more acutewhat’s appealing to the general public ly aware of what the service needs about surrounding area hospital ser- and what people are looking for,” vices as much as (the public) has to Hehemann said. For The Miami Student
Oxford community calendar-October Looking to do something fun off campus this month? Here’s just a sampling of what Oxford has to offer. Oct. 5 - 7:30 p.m. City Council Meeting Go out and find out more about the community. Meetings are held at the Oxford Court House (118 W. High St.). Oct. 7 - 7:30 p.m. Talawanda High School Homecoming Parade Members of the first class to graduate from the Chestnut Street building will be on the class of 2011’s float to celebrate the last homecoming before the new high school opens. Oct. 14 - 3 p.m. Discussion of The Art of Happiness Oxford Lane Library will be hosting a book discussion of The Art of Happiness, which was written by the Dalai Lama in preparation for the Dalai Lama’s visit. Registration for this event is required and participants must be 18 or older. To register, call (513) 523-7531 extension 215.
Oct. 18 - 7 to 9 p.m. Forum for 2010 Midterm Elections Candidates will be speaking to residents. Candidates who will be appearing will be announced at a later date. The meeting will be at The Commons Auditorium at The Knolls of Oxford. Oct. 23 - 9:30 a.m. eBooks 101 Learn how to use Ohio’s eBooks system. Registration is required for the event, which will be at the Oxford Lane Library. Participants must be over 18. For more information, call (513) 523-7531 extension 215.
Oct. 28 - 7 to 8 p.m. Oxford Lions Club Halloween Parade Come to Uptown Park for a Halloween Parade!
Apple Butter Festival churns up fun This weekend marks the 47th annual Apple Butter Festival at Hueston Woods State Park. Steve Flee, festival coordinator, said the festival will have something for everyone. One of the main events will be the baking of apple butter, which festival attendees will have the chance to help churn. Other events include pioneer crafters, Hueston Woods naturalists and a performance by the Southern Singer Drum Group. All proceeds from the festival benefit the Oxford Museum Association. Admission is $2 for adults and children younger than 12 are free. The festival is at the Pioneer Farm adjacent to the golf course at Hueston Woods. Flee said the festival has had good attendance from parents in the past. “It’s nice because not everyone wants to go to the football game,” Flee said. “We’re still open after the football game, so if people want to go they can and then come see us.” The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 and Sunday, Oct. 3 rain or shine. Reporting by Bethany Bruner
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Whole Foods CEO, founder speaks about company goals By Bridget Vis For The Miami Student
The greatest companies have the greatest purposes, said coCEO and founder of Whole Foods Market John Mackey at his speech at the Farmer School of Business (FSB) Tuesday night. Mackey’s talk, titled Conscious Business and Conscious Capitalism: New Paradigms for the 21st Century, was the kick-off for the FSB Executive Speakers Series. The speech focused on Mackey’s unique view of what business should strive to be. “The leadership of conscious business means thinking about business differently,” Mackey said. “It means thinking, ‘How can my business change the world?’” That heroic view of business is what Mackey said his company is founded upon. Mackey opened the first Whole Foods Market in Austin, Texas with the primary goal of selling healthy food and earning a
living. He said he did not envision a Whole Foods empire, but the growth was the result of a flood damaging the first store, forcing him to look for a second location to place his products should an accident happen again. Since then, the company has expanded to 280 stores in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. “Enterprises have a higher purpose beyond maximizing profits,” Mackey said. “Enterprises are managed to optimize value of the major interdependent stakeholders, have conscious leadership and conscious business culture.” According to Mackey, that means the business is not out to make money. Instead, it should be to strive for the highest ideals. “We must aspire to fulfill good, true, beautiful and heroic.” Mackey said. “This is what the people want, and this is how businesses will succeed today.” Mackey said these four ideals are implemented at his company.
Whole Foods is good by providing excellent service to customers, true in the knowledge of the quality of their products, beautiful by giving 5 percent of its profit to nonprofit organizations and heroic by loving and caring about the world enough to want to make a difference, according to Mackey. “I thought it was a relevant way to look at business today,” junior Ian Winner said. “These are principles I want to consider as I move into the business world.” Another point Mackey stressed was that his company’s achievements are the result of happy team members, happy customers and happy investors. To generate that happiness, he said, was the by-product of Whole Food’s core commitment to purpose, personal growth of its employees, service and friendship. Junior Blaze Burke said Mackey’s perspective was an interesting way to look at business. “You’re always looking for a
new, competitive edge, and that changed perspective to put consumers ahead of profits is not the first thought most businesses have,” Burke said. Mackey said it was crucial to end old business metaphors like “survival of the fittest” to emphasize businesses should care about other businesses, like their suppliers, as well. “It needs to be a win/win/win environment,” Mackey said. “If it is focused on a higher purpose, all stakeholders can win with a harmony of interests.” American Studies Assistant Professor Kelly Quinn called Whole Foods’ model provocative, but she saw flaws in Mackey’s happiness for all attitude.
“What’s happiness as a principle,” Quinn asked. “How does (Mackey) know what a satisfied customer looks like?” Business models aside, Burke thought Whole Foods’ pledge to customers and the environment was most significant to him. “(Whole Foods) has that bigger purpose beyond monetary value by putting people and the environment first,” he said. Like many in the audience, Winner and Burke are considering careers as entrepreneurs, and Ernst & Young named Mackey Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003. His advice for the aspiring businessmen is simple: Do what he did and follow your dreams before it is too late.
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Additionally, the concert will include the world premiere of Lento by prominent Bulgarian composer Lazar Nikolov, a piece that holds special meaning to Averbach. Averbach said the piece adds a new dimension to the concert regarding the concept of music and totalitarianism. The program in Hamilton, in which the two orchestras will be completely combined, will include Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and Lento along with several other pieces. “We join people around the world in a tribute to all the visionary men and women who use the power of music to lift peoples of different backgrounds and beliefs above the differences that set us apart,” Averbach said. “Through our music, we reaffirm our conviction that humanity will triumph and harmony will prevail.” The concert is free to the public at both the Oxford and Hamilton performances.
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“The collaboration of any two orchestra groups is unusual mainly due to the fact that there is high competition in music and conductors have their own ideas about the way things should be done,” Averbach said. The ensemble consists of students from across the world and of all ages and skill levels, ranging from first-year non-music majors to music graduate students, Averbach said. Junior Kristin Hill, president of MUSO, is also excited about the collaboration. A music major, Hill has played the viola for more than 11 years. “We are a pretty powerful orchestra on our own, but the sound is going to be so much bigger with the combined talents of the Hamilton Fairfield Orchestra,” she said.
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It’s a Sunday and you’re knee-deep in reading, writing and all things academic since you chose to spend Saturday in a jersey with a Natty in hand — or a variation of the sort. Your solution: make the trek to King Library for some much needed catchup, and of course, face time (No, not the iPhone 4 kind). Upon sitting down at a first floor table, you whip open your laptop and mindlessly travel to the blue and white pages of the world’s largest social networking site — Facebook. According to the website itself, there are over 500 million active users, with 50 percent logging onto the site every day. Digital Buzz Blog, a web-monitoring site, recently spit out the 2010 statistics, concluding the average user spends 55 minutes per day on Facebook. “I’m probably on Facebook 55 minutes of every hour I study,” sophomore Laine Lagor said. “Do the math, it’s not good.” Fifty-five minutes a day is a tease to the social palate, which seems to only be satisfied by immense immersion into the online world. Let’s face it, the 18 to 24-year-old age group, referred to by most as Millennials, doesn’t know a life without constant stimulation. “The present is so demanding that we remain always hyper-awake,” assistant professor of English Tobias Menely said. “I see this with students walking around with a cell phone in hand, waiting for a call or text, anticipating (hoping for) interruption.” So, what has technology done to our lives? It may seem like the invention of websites like Facebook and Twitter have only made life easier, but at what point will the façade the Internet allows us to put up turn into a permanent one? Recently, Miami University has obtained it’s own set of gossip girls. Oxford tweeters’ homepages have been bombarded with the latest catty remarks about Miami students. First-year Lauren Walker doesn’t feel comfortable with the campus turning into a one-way mirror. “King face time just got taken to a whole new level,” Walker said. “On top of everything else, I have to worry about my outfit being torn apart on Twitter.” Approximately 75 years ago, Walter Benjamin, a German intellectual, wrote, “Technology limits our auras by creating situations of interaction in which we are not face to face,” aura being defined as a perception of distance both in time and space. Menely suggested another idea. “(It is like) a way of thinking about the implications of living in a ‘shrinking’ world,” Menely said. Confirming what Benjamin wrote so many years ago was a recent New York Times article, which suggested when people keep their brains busy with digital input they are forfeiting downtime that could allow them to better learn and remember information. A study at the University of Michigan found people learn “significantly
better after taking a walk in nature than a walk in a dense urban environment,” suggesting that having to process an excessive amount of information can leave the mind fatigued. Comparing this to college life, first-year Erin Junk believes there’s an equation that goes into mental exhaustion. “We’re obviously already tired from our time spent on the dance floor late into the evening on the weekends, but then there’s the other four days of the week where we’re Facebook stalking late into the evening,” Junk said. Aryn C. Karpinskib of The Ohio State University and Netherlands psychologist Paul Kirschera studied 219 university students ranging in age from 19 to 54 for a study in multi-tasking. The two found a 0.8 difference in GPAs between Facebook and non-Facebook users. At Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania, students experienced a blackout — not as a result of inclement weather. The university put a ban on social networking for one week beginning Sept. 13. While Harrisburg students seemed mostly willing to test the social networking blackout, some Miami students said it wouldn’t be so easy in Oxford. “I would die, actually die,” sophomore Kathleen Kelly said. “I have no idea what I would do all day.” First-year John McDonnell was a little more perplexed. “They can do that?” McDonnell asked. “Would it affect the Hamilton campus? If not, I might consider transferring there.” From boredom to the extreme, most students were offended the idea even came up, except for one. First-year Kathryn Bakaly was a little more appreciative. “I think I’d actually be happy, sometimes I worry how creepy I get on Facebook,” Bakaly said. According to an article on technology website Switched, Provost Eric Darr at Harrisburg wanted to highlight behaviors and habits that sites like Facebook have the ability to numb. The problem revolves around losing individuality and social skills through third parties. First-year Kate McGivney seems to think otherwise. “If anything, I think I’m gaining individuality,” McGivney said. “My tweets scream individual.” One student said she didn’t see Facebook and Twitter weakening her social skills. “I’m a more confident person on the Internet, and that confidence comes out in person too,” sophomore Amanda Ellis said. Society is at a standstill with technology, as it comes with both positives and negatives. Walker summed it up. “I can’t imagine school without Twitter,” Walker said. “I may not pay as much attention in class, but at least my followers know how much I hate COM 135.”
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Anchoring the film is Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) as the polemic “creator” of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. It all starts with maybe the most key scene in the film as Zuckerberg’s girlfriend breaks up with him. He talks with such zeal and pure speed that it is hard for anyone to keep up with him. His mind shifts and turns and he doesn’t really care for what his girlfriend is sending back his way in an equally intelligent manner. This scene and the resulting chaos Zuckerberg causes to Harvard’s Internet servers is exhilarating because it is exactly the type of thing he would do when
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continued from page 8 their presence is taken as a faux mom’s or dad’s weekend. My brother won’t even look me in the eye anymore. But it’s not any of these things, or the national headlines that were the worst part of my sorority being suspended from campus … it’s Greek Week. Eager members of the Greek community distribute matching jerseys and T-shirts to their brothers and sisters and strategize to
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backed into a corner. The key relationship in the film is the one between Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin, played with sincerity and vulnerability by Andrew Garfield (your new Peter Parker). Eduardo is essentially the foil to Zuckerberg’s creativity and the difference in the two’s social aspirations is a rift that will eventually tear them apart. Eduardo is portrayed as a financial master that only has deficits in the imaginative categories. Zuckerberg is an idealist and Eduardo keeps trying to bring him back to earth so Facebook is not lost in the dust of the social networking revolution. Eduardo ends up being frozen out of the company and the audience feels the sting just as the character does. This was a real-world friendship that was fractured because of the innovation it created. It is this lack of
communication that causes these people to get hurt, whether what we see is the actual “truth” or not. Also turning in wonderful performances are Armie Hammer as the Olympian Winklevoss twins and Justin Timberlake as Napster founder Sean Parker. The twin played by a single actor effect has been used before, but I don’t think it has been done as seamlessly as with the “Winklevi.” Garfield is already billed as the “next big thing,” but Hammer isn’t too far behind as he reveals the twins to be more than just over-privileged human beings. Timberlake received a role that could have turned into a ham-fest. Instead, he put enough layers into this slimy entrepreneur that allows the audience to see where he is coming from, even if it is from a different galaxy. The most interesting aspect of
Parker is that we can truly see why Zuckerberg was enraptured by his persona. They are both incredibly creative minds that speak the same language. This film is more than the story of how we are able to complain and feed virtual animals online via Facebook. This sort of mainstream innovation and genius are said to come from the fringe of society. The fact that people as socially challenged as Zuckerberg created the ultimate connection device is not surprising as much as it is revealing of the way people work. The film is genuinely hilarious and a sincere look into the psyche of people that just want to be a part of something. Please see this at your earliest convenience and be part of something that is a product of its time and timeless at the very same moment.
create the strongest teams for each event. Meanwhile, I lay in my bed ill with loneliness. I rarely leave my apartment anymore. Class is sometimes too difficult to face with the possibility of another member of the Greek community mentioning Greek Week. It’s all too painful. Seeing painted bed sheets flowing happily in the wind screaming, “Good luck in Greek Week INSERT SORORITY/FRATERNITY HERE” triggers anxiety attacks cured only by eating my weight in food and reading collegeacb.com’s commentary on suspended sororities at Miami University. After my sorority was suspended, we decided as a group we couldn’t bear
speaking to each other anymore. How could we? Staying friends, let alone sisters, just didn’t make sense. Aside from the emptiness brought on by not participating in Greek Week, there is a pit in my stomach thinking of how I am not required to follow newly implemented rules suggested by the Greek Task Force. Instead, I am alone. No friends in sight — certainly no sisters. When I see someone from my sorority, we do our best not to make eye contact. On good days, we pretend not to know each other. Here’s what didn’t happen with
my sorority: I did not create a group on Facebook inviting the girls in my sorority to order jerseys that boast our pride in our sorority. There were NOT over 60 printed, and there most certainly was NOT a second group for those who did not order a jersey made that is currently working with University Tees. Not one member of my sorority continued to involve herself in our philanthropy by joining a new student organization. We did not make a conscious decision to stay friends and sisters regardless of our status at Miami. The above are things we would never do.
if we want to continue to be a high quality university,” he said. The task force and this group of faculty are also unable to reach a harmonious decision on the prospect of a new student center. The faculty letter urges the task force to stop plans for the student center until it can be fully funded. According to Hodge, the faculty letter is too late in addressing concerns about the student center because decisions to build
the Armstrong Student Center are final. In order to be a first-class university, Hodge said Miami cannot have the oldest student center in the state. “We have put together a very responsible financial plan,” Hodge said. Plans to hire a private consulting firm are also causing tension between the two groups. According to Hodge, the firm is
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being hired to look at Miami and pinpoint ways to create more efficiency. He said the firm is estimated to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but will be paid back in the savings the firm believes it will create over time. The opposing group of faculty is very uncomfortable with this, according to Lyons. “I don’t like the idea of hiring someone from outside the university who doesn’t have a stake in the
future of Miami,” she said. “Faculty cares a great deal about preserving Miami’s strength.” The group would like SPT to reconsider the recommendation because of a lack of representation from the liberal arts departments and other small programs. Hodge said this is a process many universities are going through. “Their anxiety is understandable, but we can’t be all things to all people,” Hodge said.
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Provost Jeffery Herbst said, “…the (new workload norms) document asks that chairs begin immediately to consult with deans on a number of issues, including those faculty who have a higher or lower course load than the university norm and reduction in teaching loads for departmental service.” The faculty workload policy states, “Chairs must ensure that there is a legitimate reason for any faculty to have a teaching load lower than the university norm. There cannot be across-theboard exemption.” Senior Associate Dean Phyllis Callahan, a member of the SPT, said this recommendation is not reprimanding faculty who have not enforced the policy. “This recommendation is reiterating that this policy needs followed,” she said. “The task force does not assume that this policy was not enforced.” Junior Bill Konyk said the SPT recommendation sounded more like a bureaucratic action than a solution, but he agreed with Callahan on the purpose of the recommendation. “It sounds like it restates their position that the policy is valid and needs to be enforced, but I’m unsure how much it will do,” Konyk said.
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and fairness,” and says the policy’s enforcement would decrease the chances of an “across-the-board increase in faculty teaching loads.” It promotes even distribution of work among all levels of educating faculty. Chris Makaroff, co-chair of the SPT, said without the necessary policy enforcement, professors may be required to teach an additional course per year. “(The faculty workload policy) is to balance out and to make sure everyone is carrying their fair share of the load,” Makaroff said. He said everyone should be contributing the same amount of work to the university. “Provost Herbst worked with deans to come up with a differential workload policy that took into consideration teaching and mentoring students,” Makaroff said. The faculty workload policy was established in 2007 to ensure all teaching faculty, whether a dean of a department or a professor, are contributing the same amount of work. A 2007 memo from former
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Tutors are available as well as “supplemental instruction,” which offers regular out-ofclass sessions led by students who have taken the course and have a good understanding of the material. Though supplemental instruction is generally only offered for traditionally difficult high enrollment classes, the learning center also helps students create study groups with their peers for classes where supplemental instruction is not offered, Totty said. A recent article in The New York Times, “Deficiencies in Public Schools” by Sandy Stotsky, reports the use of supplementary tutoring programs has been increasing among high school-age students as well. While Totty doesn’t
necessarily agree there is a correlation between the increased demand at high schools and at Miami, she suspects the increase might have something to do with the university’s top 25 initiative. The program restructures high enrollment classes in order to more actively engage students in learning. Sophomore Sam Carpintero has returned to the learning center for tutoring after a successful experience last spring. “When professors lecture, I don’t always understand,” Carpintero said. “The tutors here can break it down and help me find ways to remember concepts.” After receiving tutoring for her communication and education classes, Carpintero said she highly recommends the Rinella Learning Center to fellow students. “For me, it made the difference between an F and a B, and the difference it made on exams was huge,” Carpintero said.
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The Social Network: A masterful human film
By Curtis Waugh Senior Staff Writer
“I was drunk and angry and stupid and blogging” is a line to which I’m betting many of us in the Internet age can relate. The actions that lead from being scorned in real life to taking frustrations out in a seemingly safe digital world are the seeds of innovation in David
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Fincher’s (Fight Club) latest film, The Social Network. Directing an adept script by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing), Fincher sets up the controversial true story of the creation of the social phenomenon that we all know as Facebook. This strange creative match up brings every element of this film to life. The film is presented as a multiperspective, broken timeline stemming from the events spoken at two
depositions. In case you didn’t know, the Facebook story wasn’t an easy road, as multiple lawsuits were filed claiming intellectual theft and the breaching of contracts. This broken timeline shifts from point to point, and what keeps it interesting is you never quite know if what is going on is actually the truth.
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How my life was ruined By Amelia Carpenter Features Editor
I wake up each morning, rub my sleepy eyes and lay in bed wondering how it could’ve been different. The combination of Greek letters that define me hang lamely on the wall of my apartment bedroom. Photos of lost sisters are wilted upon my bulletin boards. My parents are too ashamed to visit, in case
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Alternative names for Greek Week ... 7. “Another Reason For Matching Shirts” Week 6. “Get Stressed About Something That Doesn’t Matter” Week 5. “Our Lives Aren’t Quite Pathetic Enough Without This Week” Week 4. “Let’s Show Those GDIs How Lame They Are” Week 3. “Choke On Your Own Vomit” Week 2. “The Only Thing We Don’t Have To Have A Non-Alc. For” Week 1. “We Haven’t Been Caught Yet So We Still Get to Participate” Week
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Editors Thomasina Johnson Jessica Sink editorial@miamistudent.net
➤ EDITORIAL
The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.
Class cut proposals must be reconsidered A
t the Sept. 22 public forum of cuts alter the amount of classes ofthe Strategic Priorities Task fered, students will have no choice Force (SPT), committee members but to take larger lectures with less reviewed various budget recommen- individual attention. dations and discussed plans for their Proposals to cut classes seem implementation. These plans includ- ironic in light of Miami’s top educaed proposals to cut classes that have tional rating and the national attenless than 20 students and the removal tion surrounding the Greek system. of those academic majors showing a Now does not seem an appropriate trend of lower student enrollment. time to implement such drastic negThese recommendations generated ative changes that undermine Mideep concern from faculty. In a pre- ami’s commitment to providing one sentation Sept. 24, 60 faculty repre- of the best educational experiences sentatives from 27 departments in in the nation. All of the proposed five schools delivered a letter argu- cuts completely contradict the recent ing against the SPT suggestions and U.S. News and World Report rankindicating their concern that certain ing of Miami as second in the nation aspects of the Miami University in its commitment to teaching. educational experience will be sacThe use of a private consulting rificed due to budget cuts. firm to help determine the best costThe editorial board saving methods is a of The Miami Student responsible initiative. believes the faculty Professors and However, when the letter must be given use of that firm costs students must be the university hunserious consideration by members of the dreds of thousands SPT and the admin- proactive in working of dollars, the board istration. The letter questions whether the to make their shows disconnect bebenefits outweigh the tween the vision of costs. The high price voices heard. the faculty and the must really be conpriorities of the SPT. sidered, especially The faculty letter is when undergraduate a reflection of feelings of misrep- education is at risk. resentation and unequal treatment The SPT needs to encourage open of departments based upon profit- communication between faculty, ability for the university and not students and the administration. academic success. The changes proposed will affect all The SPT recommendations are not members of the Miami community in the best interest of the university and should be thoroughly discussed and its goal of providing a top rated before any drastic changes are imeducation. In order to remain com- plemented. They cannot be put into petitive and continue to be attractive action without exploring the many to prospective students, the univer- resulting consequences. Professors sity must remain committed to aca- and students must be proactive in demic and student success first and working to make their voices heard. foremost. This requires maintaining With so many unanswered questions smaller class sizes where they are and anxieties about the effect of SPT most needed. It is crucial any pos- suggestions, it is crucial that the Misible change be determined based ami community continues to be inupon department with the coopera- volved. If classes are going to be cut, tion of faculty. Miami pushes the students need to be made aware imappeal of the low student to faculty mediately. The ability to get specific ratio in all aspects of the recruiting required courses for graduation is a process, which certainly is a huge big concern for all students. If these selling point. However, upon mak- cuts go through, prompt changes ing such promises, the university must be clear to all students so they must be able to deliver. If budget can prepare accordingly.
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Big plans for CAC Nothing beats waking up to see your kid’s name in the school paper. And this week, I couldn’t be a prouder papa bear. First, I’d like to thank both JM Rieger for his column “CAC needs more events” and the editorial board for their editorial “Support Necessary for Miami Athletics” in Tuesday’s edition. Believe me — we love seeing Campus Activities Council (CAC) make headlines. However, I wish both Mr. Reiger and the editorial board would have done their research prior to print. If they had, they would have discovered a few things. First, they would have realized CAC is in fact sponsoring major activities at three out of the five home football games this season. As mentioned, CAC’s spirit board took the lead on the white out for the home opener, igniting this campus and distributing 500 shirts to RedHawk fans. Saturday, CAC’s Family Weekend will be hosting our sold-out V.I.P. tailgate before the game against Kent State University, giving away hundreds of seat cushions, foam fingers, stadium cups, sunglasses, koozies and T-shirts. Not to mention, we will be recognizing the Miami University Family Member of the Year at halftime. For the Oct. 23 game, CAC’s Homecoming Board is planning the biggest day of pre-game events in recent Miami history, from the annual parade from uptown to Millett Hall, to the pep rally at Tailgate Town featuring Miami student performers, to a ton of Miami Homecoming giveaways and gear to help our students show their Miami spirit. Let me remind you all of this is coming from an organization, CAC, whose mission is to be a leader in all varieties of university-wide programming, not just those events focused on athletics. Already this year, CAC has sponsored or co-sponsored the Backyard Bash, the Welcome Back Concert, Mega Fair and the Latin American and Caribbean Festival. We have a jam-packed Family Weekend beginning Friday, the Goo Goo Dolls show Saturday and the “N*W*C: The Race Show” Oct. 6. And let’s not forget about Homecoming, Oct. 18 to 23 — by far CAC’s biggest week of events — aiming to unite the Miami and Oxford communities and celebrate not only our 200 years of accomplished history, but also the bright future Miami students are creating for our university today. Furthermore, both Mr. Reiger and the editorial board missed a key part of this conversation. They failed to recognize the important partners CAC works with to make these events happen. The Sept. 11 white out could not have been a success without the outstanding help of Red Alert and the Athletic Department. Family Weekend could not happen without the assistance of the Parents Council and the Performing Arts Series. Homecoming is far and away the best example of a university-wide collaboration: the combined efforts of CAC, MUSF, the Athletic Department, the Alumni Association and countless student organizations truly make the week what it is. Yes, I do believe CAC is taking the lead this year in organizing these events — and I commend The Miami Student for recognizing that — but I also want to emphasize that CAC has embraced a truly collaborative approach to much of our programming and we are lucky to work with such talented partners. So, what’s next, you ask? Take a look in the mirror, I answer. It all starts with you, the Miami students. CAC and our partners have more than a few creative plans to catalyze that love and honor we know that you, our student body, has formed into an in-your-face, fist-pumping pride that usually only opposing sieves can inspire. We’ll bring the excitement, the activities and the
free swag all day long, but if you don’t show up, it’s all for naught. (Plus, I’ll end up wearing like 100 foam fingers at Saturday’s football game.) So stay tuned, Miami, for some big ideas from CAC this season and far beyond. After all, we make things happen. Mike Emling Vice President of Campus Activities, Associated Student Government Executive Chair, Campus Activities Council emlingmv@muohio.edu
Community must be educated about sexual assault I would like to take a moment to discuss an issue that is vitally important to our community. One in four women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. It is essential that every member of the Miami community hear about the upcoming events raising awareness of rape and sexual assault, specifically Take Back the Night and the Clothesline Project. The Clothesline Project, sponsored by the Women’s Center, creates awareness about intimate partner violence occurring in our community. Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to come to the Women’s Center to create a T-shirt attesting to violence (including rape, incest and domestic violence, as well as violence based on sexual orientation or political beliefs) that they or someone close to them have experienced. You can view these T-shirts at the Hub between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4 through Wednesday, Oct. 6. The other inspirational event is called Take Back the Night and is sponsored by the Association for Women Students (AWS). There are two parts to the event. The first is the Speak-Outs, which allow those who have experienced rape or sexual assault to share their stories with others who have also had these experiences. The Speak-Outs will occur at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 in the Shriver Heritage Room. Immediately following the Speak-Outs at 9 p.m., AWS will begin the Take Back the Night March at the Shriver Reflecting Pool. Marchers will travel across campus to Uptown Park and back. All participants will be asked to chant, carry signs and use noisemakers to claim the night for safety from rape and sexual assault on our campus and in this town. I hope everyone who reads this will come out to support the Women’s Center and AWS in their fight against rape and sexual assault that affects our Miami community everyday. Caroline Renfro
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➤ LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” defends hate Tuesday, Sept. 21, the U.S. Senate vote on the National Defense Authorization Act failed. The defense bill included a provision that would have repealed the military’s policy of don’t ask, don’t tell (DADT), which prevents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) soldiers Ty from serving openly. Gilligan Since then, the entire debate regarding this policy has regained national attention and everybody seems to have an opinion. What continues to shock me is the blatantly homophobic and discriminatory arguments proponents of maintaining DADT are continuously using. These groups and individuals need to be held accountable for their bigotry. The three largest arguments regarding maintaining DADT are incompatibility of homosexuality with military “morality” and “discipline,” the threat to “unit cohesion” and a repeal of DADT would hurt recruitment and retention of military personnel. All three of these arguments are as homophobic as they are laughable. First, U.S. Code Title 10, Subtitle G, Section 654, the code from which DADT originates, states “the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability” (Part A, Section 15). This equation of homosexuality with immorality is blatant ignorance. Whether or not homosexuality is moral is definitely not a decision the U.S. government or military should be making for our society. Being gay in no way makes one individual more or less moral than his or her straight counterparts. I know a lot of other things many people would likely find more immoral than sexual orientation. There also are repeated references to “homosexual acts” that gay soldiers would be unable to refrain from sexual misconduct with their straight comrades because apparently all homosexuals are crazed sex addicts. This is, again, ridiculous and offensive. Right-wingers seem to think homosexuals will join the military and risk their lives in a warzone just to catch a glimpse of their fellow soldiers naked in the showers. The second argument is the threat to unit cohesion that having gay soldiers present will make other troops uncomfortable. I don’t understand how this is the gay soldier’s problem. Not allowing gay soldiers to serve openly because it makes their straight comrades uncomfortable is ridiculous. If a soldier were uncomfortable with serving with another soldier because they were, for example, African-American or Jewish or MiddleEastern, would the military make the same accommodations for that one soldier’s ignorance? Probably not. The third argument is repealing DADT would hurt military recruitment and retention. The U.S. military and the Obama administration seem to think a repeal of DADT would force thousands of soldiers to leave the military in protest — a mass exodus as part of a “heterosexual panic.” Apparently, having one of your coworkers come out as gay is reason enough for you to quit your job. Are these people serious? These people are apparently blissfully ignorant to the fact millions of Americans do in fact work alongside gay people every day. Yes, America, gay people walk among you. Surprise. Overall, I think America needs to recognize the arguments in favor of maintaining DADT for what they areignorance and homophobia. Let’s stop giving credibility to these arguments and repeal DADT so LGBT soldiers can have the same rights every other American enjoys. I have a feeling if America ever needed to enact a draft, the military would find a way to quickly repeal DADT in order to draft LGBT Americans instead of dragging its feet like it is doing now.
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➤ ESSAY
Another view of an “Irish car bomb” Picture this: it’s Friday night. Finally! You and your friends get to go out after a long week of exams, papers and group projects. You make your way to Brick Street early, and decide to be adventurous since the bar is relatively empty and order an Irish car bomb. But wait! Before you quickly down the delicious combination of beer, cream and whiskey, think for a minute — where does the name “Irish car bomb” come from? Okay, I realize it is unlikely you would put the drink down, take out your smartphone and look it up. The history behind the name, though, is extremely pertinent. It is derived from two things: the Irish ingredients — Guinness stout, Bailey’s Irish Cream and Jameson Irish Whiskey — and the car bombings the Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked Northern Ireland with during the last half of the 20th century. I bring this up not as an etymology lesson, but because Britain has just raised its terrorist threat level from moderate to substantial. So much of our pop culture has been infiltrated by historical and current events, it is important that we understand not only what something is, but also why it is what it is. Since the 17th century, there has been ethno-religious tension in Northern Ireland, which is now a part of the United Kingdom, not the Republic of Ireland. When British Protestants immigrated into Ulster, Northern Ireland, they took over some land of the Irish Catholic natives. Two bloody wars ensued, and when Protestants felt Catholics were
encroaching too much on Protestant territory, they would launch attacks on the Catholics and vice versa. Violence between the two groups obviously intensified after the 1920 Government Act separated Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland into two entities, but under the United Kingdom’s umbrella. Catholics in Southern Ireland pushed for independence and gained it in 1922. While Northern Ireland was and is predominantly Protestant and the Republic of Ireland is mostly Catholic, pockets of the opposite religion can be found in both regions. In Northern Ireland, this has led to an extremely segregated way of life, down to the schools attended and the neighborhoods lived in. It has even been said 90 percent of children could go through primary and secondary schools without ever having a conversation with someone of the opposite religion. The divisive nature largely contributes to the prospering of dissident groups such as the IRA, a mainly Catholic group looking to break away from Britain and unite with the Republic of Ireland and the Ulster Volunteer Force, a British loyalist group with Protestant members. Violence between nationalists, such as the IRA and its splinter groups, and the loyalists peaked in the 1970s, a time period known as The Troubles. The British then, trying to reconcile, imposed short-term direct rule on the Northern Irish, hoping they would eventually reach a nationalist-loyalist agreement. No such agreement was reached, and
violence continued until 2007, when Britain implemented a devolved Protestant-Catholic shared government. Since then, the IRA’s splinter groups have still been somewhat active. The Real IRA, which also operates under the name Óglaigh na hÉireann (meaning soldiers of Ireland), are most infamous for car bombing in the town of Omagh in 1998. The attack left 29 civilians dead and 220 injured, making it the single deadliest attack of The Troubles. The Real IRA has recently been working with members of the Continuity IRA (a military branch of a Republican political party in Ireland called Sinn Fein) to increase threats. The combined efforts of these nationalistic terrorist groups are behind roughly 30 attacks that have occurred since the start of 2010, and the Guardian newspaper quoted Real IRA members earlier in September saying they had future plans to attack England. The violence in Ireland and Northern Ireland has certainly waned since the joint government formed in 2007. However, there are still ethno-religious groups fighting for Irish unification, and the religious segregation of communities and schools in Northern Ireland allows these groups to thrive. The Irish car bomb will most likely not leave bar menus anytime soon, but let us hope they will soon be gone from Ireland and the United Kingdom. Mary Halling
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Cinderella’s lessons valuable at college Her tale is an inspiring one. You all know about the blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty forced to grow up in a disapproving and critical environment after her father dies. She manages to find the strength to overcome adversity. Or, she finds a fairy godmother with a magic wand. The age-old folktale Cinderella that may seem like a distant memory of your childhood is still applicable today. It’s possible to get your perfectly fit glass slipper just like she did. Call me crazy, but you have more similarities to this Disney princess than you realize. While you may not get to go to the prince’s ball in a pumpkin-turned-carriage, you can use many of Cinderella’s tactics to achieve your happily ever after. Step One: Ignore the haters. Cinderella grew up with two evil stepsisters who sabotaged her daily and ruined her handmade dress to ensure she couldn’t make it to the ball. Cinderella didn’t let Anastasia and Drusilla keep her from the ball, and you shouldn’t either. If you know who you are and what you want, then you should still go after it regardless of those who may try to stand in your way. After all, success really is the sweetest revenge. Step Two: Work hard, play hard. Cinderella spent her day scrubbing, sweeping and cleaning the whole house (including the chimney) in order to attend the prince’s ball. She worked hard so she could have a night out at the castle. Just as college students should take diligent notes, write papers and study for exams, we can be rewarded with a couple of nights out on the town. The harder you work, the greater your reward. Step Three: Have supportive and loyal friends by your side. Although Cinderella’s closest friends were mice, they still possessed the qualities of good friends everyone should have. While Cinderella cleaned the house, her little friends sewed her a dress to wear. While she was trapped in a room, they strategically helped her escape so she
could be with the man of her dreams. With good friends who do nice things for us and help us out in times of trouble, we can achieve anything. According to Reader’s Digest, people with a social support live longer and healthier lives. A solid support can give you the confidence to do what you dream of knowing you friends will be there to guide you when you’re lost. The final step to achieve a Cinderella lifestyle is to fight for what you want. Although she was locked in the room while the prince tried to fit the shoes on her stepsisters, she pulled, tugged and yanked at the door in an attempt to get it open. She worked hard for her stepfamily in the hopes that one day her mundane tasks would lead her to happier times. Perhaps this is the most important lesson Cinderella has taught. She taught perseverance. When school gets grueling, push through it. When you feel deceived, find your self-confidence. In the face of adversity you must not back down. You must keep trying over and over until you achieve your dreams. Let’s thank Walt Disney for turning this timeless fairytale into a popular cartoon. This Disney princess is much more relevant to life today than you might think. Lessons about confidence, work ethic, friendship and personal drive are all constant themes throughout the movie. With a little encouragement from her fairy godmother, Cinderella makes this happy ending for herself. She continues to have a positive outlook throughout all of her hardships and doesn’t let anything get her down (at least not for too long). Maybe following Cinderella’s many life lessons is the road to finding your own happy ending. Sarah Title
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Complex decisions need compromise Currently the university is in a difficult financial situation. If you take a look at The Miami Student, there are many articles related to the present problem. For example, the graduate cutbacks, the hospital cutting jobs and hours, Miami football downgrading its division, changes in meal plans and probably many more to come as this financial problem is dealt with. The nation’s economic recession has been a factor for several years, and with the insurmountable federal debt of the country, virtually every state is suffering from a budget deficit, including Miami University. The big issue here is many people will be affected by these policy changes and currently the most important change to address is the downsizing of the university as a whole. We all know the City of Oxford is a community that is very dependent on Miami, and the school is a significant employer of the community. Not only will they lose jobs, but the students who work with them are at the risk of losing jobs as well. The main issue for the school is to bring about sustainable growth, and in order to achieve that, the school needs to tackle its efficiency issues. Allocating resources to their fullest potential is essential, and Miami hasn’t been doing that during the past few years. For far too long the university has put its costs and burdens on the students by continually increasing tuition costs.
This cannot continue. David Creamer, vice president for finance and business services, addressed the issue of sustainability in his letter to Miami regarding its growing energy consumption. It has been a year since that letter and there has been no significant change. There are empty computer labs with all of the computers turned on and there are complaints that air conditioning in some parts of the campus is excessive. The school should start capitalizing on its facilities by limiting extracurricular activities to one or two buildings to conserve energy. Do not depend on the students to implement energy conservation behaviors because it is just not going to happen. The school should also consider creating new revenue streams other than tuition money. For example, financing its research through corporate funds and selecting business models that actually have a potential for income. Some of the recent decisions the school has made are poor in accordance with the situation. For instance, the school has decided to build a new student center, the Armstrong Student Center, with $15 million donated by Mike and Anne Armstrong (1961 graduates of Miami). The key point here is the total cost of the complex will be $77.7 million. That is a big gap, and where is the extra $50 million going to come from? It can be argued it is a futuristic investment to the school
because the complex will attract more students. However, it is doubtful the benefits of the completed facility will outweigh the benefits of using that same cash to finance the school. The school is also finding it hard to bring opinions together. The Strategic Priorities Task Force is a committee of several administrators and professors appointed by President David Hodge for generating new methods for reducing costs. The participation in these discussions and meetings are rather lacking in contrast to the severity of the topics. This is the time when opinions should be aggregated and creative ideas should be suggested to the committee. It is not a time to go argue and blatantly say, “I want job security.” These are social issues where there should be a balance between the university and the community. Therefore, there must be a willingness to sacrifice from both sides. Raging anger and emotions in this logical matter is not going to help at all. Miami is a unique community, and there are so many different people, which makes the decisions complex. It is inevitable these changes will both positively and negatively affect people, but they will have to cope with them for a greater cause. Charles Lee
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NEXT GAME: 3:30 p.m. Friday at Ball State Big Three FIELD HOCKEY might meet ‘Hawks face Cardinals in Muncie, host Bears their match By Drew McDonell Staff Writer
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uch less glitz and fanfare, no ESPN hour special, no trivial Jim Gray questions: the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes publicity has certainly seemed timid in comparison to the zoo-like atmosphere of LeBron’s “Decision.” As of Sept. 29, the New Jersey Nets broke off talks with the Denver Nuggets, leaving Carmelo Anthony in Denver for the present. If there is one thing any NBA fan can be sure of, it is that before the February trade deadline Anthony will be traded, as one has to think Denver learned from watching Toronto and Cleveland suffer painful lessons on a star’s loyalty to his team. Most reports have Anthony joining an Eastern Conference team, but before we examine the seismic impact of Anthony joining forces with some of the NBA’s most talented stars, let’s look back at how it started. You’ve got to love the NBA. Even at Anthony’s wedding, Chris Paul felt compelled to make national news during a toast that he, Anthony and Amare Stoudemire would form their own big three. That was July 10. Teams Anthony reportedly would accept a trade with are Chicago, New York and, of course, New Jersey. The likely scenario is if Anthony chooses a team in the tri-state area, stud point guard Chris Paul would follow suit. If he chooses Chicago, he would be aligning with recently acquired big man Carlos Boozer and playmaker Derrick Rose. The formula to all three of these teams is a playmaking point guard (Rose or Paul), a go-to scorer (Anthony) and a big man/defensive presence in the paint (Boozer, Stoudemire or Brooks Lopez). Since these megacoalitions are forming, the question is, “Is this good for the NBA?” The initial reaction from fans of teams that are not in talks to make blockbuster moves is no. No WWI alliance entente is being brokered on our front, and therefore my team is not going to be in contention for the next 10 years. But the better question is, has your team ever REALLY been in contention? The NBA likes to align itself with the NFL as a league built on parity bursting from the seams with superstars in every market. However, the results do not support this claim. While the NBA has been graced with some extremely talented youngsters entering the league in the past few years, it is more dynastic than even baseball. Just look at who has won in the past 27 years: Lakers (eight), Bulls (six), Spurs (four), Celtics (three), Pistons (three), Rockets (two), Miami (one). That’s seven winners in 27 years, not a whole lot. Anthony’s decision to ally with his fellow talented contemporaries will add intrigue to the Eastern Conference for the next 10 years. The Miami Heat v. Anthony and Player B and C could become the Lakers-Celtics rivalry that every basketball fan of the 1980s enjoyed. It would certainly be more entertaining than watching Kobe and Tim Duncan win time and time again. Some may say whomever Anthony joins is irrelevant because the LeBronWadeBosh monster will eat them alive. To those critics, I say take a deep breath. Only one of the three-headed monsters has even won a championship (Wade). As the championship teams of past years have demonstrated, chemistry is essential. Let’s see how the Heat’s chemistry develops (or doesn’t), especially if those three get pushed to the brink by a team of similar talent.
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The Miami University field hockey team will continue conference play in Muncie, Ind. to take on the Ball State University Cardinals. Oct. 3, the RedHawks will host the second home game of the season, taking on the Missouri State University Bears. The Cardinals are currently 3-5, while the RedHawks are 6-3. Teams like the University of Iowa, Kent State University and Ohio University defeated the Cardinals by as much as seven points. In comparison, Miami University successfully defeated Iowa and Kent State and faced a close overtime match with Ohio. Although it seems the RedHawks have the advantage, the team is going to forget about Ball State’s record and focus mainly on form. “We study opponent tactics and tendencies, but mainly focus on our game,” Head Coach Jill Reeve said. “It’s about us and what kind of mark we make.” After three heartbreaking loses over the past two weeks, the field hockey team’s ultimate goal is to work on teamwork and unity. Reeve credits the defeats to individualistic tendencies and poor leadership. Senior Christine Brightwell
sees the importance in team unity and sees herself as one of the team’s leaders. “I think knowing that we have what it takes to go as far as we allow ourselves keeps the leaders busy making sure that everyone is putting forth the necessary effort and work,” Brightwell said. After the RedHawks return from Indiana, they will host another conference game against Missouri State University. In the national Kookaburra poll both teams are unranked. Miami has the advantage of holding more points in the system than both Missouri and Ball State. The RedHawks have 15 points, while their upcoming opponents hold none. The Bears are currently 2-6. Similar to the Cardinals, Missouri State lost many of its matches to teams Miami defeated previously this season. These teams include University of California Davis and the University of the Pacific. After a long string of home games, the team will be happy to be playing at Miami with the home crowd’s support. “We have a healthy fan base,” Reeve said. “I am always pleased with the size and composition of our home crowd.” The RedHawks will take on Ball State at 3 p.m. Oct. 1 and then will head home to face Missouri State at noon Oct. 3.
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Freshman Emily Gruesser eyes the ball Sept. 17 as the Red and White take on Indiana University.
NEXT GAME: 2 p.m. Friday at Cedarville
CROSS COUNTRY
MU to race in All-Ohio Championship By Melissa Maykut Staff Writer
After having a weekend off to recuperate from the Spartan Invitational, the Miami University men’s and women’s cross country teams are back in action Oct. 1 to race in the All-Ohio Collegiate Championship in Cedarville, Ohio. The men’s team will lace up first at 2 p.m. at the King Cross Country Course, while the women’s team will race at 2:45 p.m. The men’s cross country team will make its first appearance in the All-Ohio Championship since 2006. Now, after four seasons, the men’s team will travel to Cedarville University to race against Ohio teams. “No one on the team has run this before, so it’ll be a totally new race for us,” redshirt sophomore David Eichenberger said. Eichenberger placed first for Miami at the Spartan Invitational Sept. 17. Like the Spartan Invitational, All-Ohio will be an 8K race and will consist of over 200 runners
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from more than 40 different teams. With a weekend off between the Spartan Invitational and All-Ohio, the men’s team had the opportunity to train harder, increase mileage and focus on working as a pack during workouts. “We try to keep everybody together as much as possible during workouts,” Eichenberger said. “We mix up who is leading and get people used to running in different spots in the pack. Our goal is to get out and move our pack up a little more than we did at Michigan State. We’ll definitely run as a pack in All-Ohio.” The women’s cross country team will also gear up Friday afternoon to race in the All-Ohio Championship. Unlike the men’s team, the women’s team ran in All-Ohio last season. “Every level through Division III will be at this meet and they are all Ohio, so it’s kind of cool,” senior Amanda Mirochna said. Mirochna placed first for Miami and 10th overall at All-Ohio last season.
When the RedHawks raced last season, Miami was edged out of first by The Ohio State University Buckeyes, who placed five runners in the top 20. “Ohio State University is the team we’re looking to go after this season,” Mirochna said. The RedHawks have spent the week doing mile repeats and hill workouts, and every runner’s mileage has been increased. In the Spartan Invitational, the women’s team had a rough time staying in front as a pack and they have spent time focusing on staying close together during runs. “We need to try to stay with each other,” junior Maggie Bingham said. “We help each other when we run together.” Bingham finished third for Miami and 12th overall last season at All-Ohio. “We’ll have to take charge at All-Ohio,” Mirochna said. “With our goals this season we definitely have to get used to being up there and being comfortable in the lead. We need to stay more as a pack, but as a pack that is in the front.”
NEXT HOME GAME: 2:30 p.m. Sunday v. Northern Illinois
Red and White try to even conference record v. NIU
By Michael Solomon Staff Writer
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Sophomore Christina Menche goes for a Miami point when she slams the ball over the net Sept. 18 against Indiana University.
After losing on the road at University at Buffalo and University of Akron to open up MAC play, the Miami University volleyball team is aiming to even its conference record this weekend. The Red and White will host Northern Illinois University (15-2) Oct. 3 at Millett Hall, after facing Bowling Green State University Sept. 30. The RedHawks took nine out of 10 games last year from Bowling Green in three meetings, while they fell to Northern Illinois in straight sets. The RedHawks have gotten off to a slow start in 2010, sitting at 5-10 overall and 0-2 in MAC play. A win against the Huskies will be hard to come by this weekend, but the RedHawks are confident if they play their game, they will be hard to stop. “This week in practice we needed to work on our own game,” said junior Amy Rase-
man, who leads the team with 140 kills in 15 matches. “We feel that when we play up to our potential, it won’t matter who we are playing.” The RedHawks are one of the youngest teams in Head Coach Carolyn Condit’s 27-year career. Starting off the conference season with three straight road matches is tough for any team, especially a team like the ’Hawks. Starting with Northern Illinois Oct. 3, the Red and White will play eight of the next 10 MAC matches at home. “We had a very good home record in conference last season,” Condit said. “We are a young team this season, but we are looking to have that same success this season on our home floor. We are still looking for a starting rotation among the players to stick with and hopefully this weekend we can find one that works well for our team.” Game time for the home match against the Huskies is set for 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in Millett Hall.
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Coming off a 51-13 defeat at University of Missouri where the RedHawks turned the ball over three times, the Miami University football team is looking to bounce back against a Kent State University team that has beaten the RedHawks each of the past two seasons. The Golden Flashes enter this week’s game with a 1-2 record, having lost two straight games at Boston College and Penn State, while the Red and White are 2-2 on the season. Miami is trying to refocus its attention on the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and on approaching each game the same way. The RedHawks only have one non-conference game remaining on the schedule, and currently six of the remaining eight teams on the schedule have losing records. “We have to come out (this week) and erase that game (against Missouri) from our memory,” senior wide receiver Armand Robinson said. “We have everything in front of us. Our goal is to win the MAC title, and that game had no impact on that. Our goals are still in front of us.” The Red and White will be without senior safety and two-year captain Jordan Gafford, who suffered the third concussion of his career last week and is expected to miss two weeks. In addition, redshirt junior linebacker Ryan Kennedy suffered a grade three MCL injury against Missouri and is also expected to miss two weeks. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Luke Kelly returns to the lineup this week for Miami and his presence will be a major factor for the RedHawks. In addition, redshirt junior linebacker Jerrell Wedge, who led the team in tackles last season and is currently tied for the team lead in tackles with 27 this year, must have another good game this week. “We need leadership from the defense as a whole,” Wedge said. “We need to bond together. We are putting in a new game plan (this week), and we are staying physical and emotional on defense.”
Miami’s defense, which enters the game ranked 23 in rushing defense and 43 in total defense, will face a Kent State team that has relied heavily on the passing game this year. Sophomore quarterback Spencer Keith is No. 17 in the nation in passing yards, but redshirt senior running back Eugene Jarvis, who went out with an injury during Kent State’s week one victory against Murray State, may see playing time this week. Currently, the Golden Flashes are ranked 117 in rushing offense and Jarvis could add the balance Kent State has been lacking. “(Jarvis) does a nice job of cutting back against the grain,” Head Coach Michael Haywood said. “We match up pretty well against these guys up front. We are only given 12 opportunities (each season), and Kent State is who stands in our way in week five.” The Golden Flashes enter the game with the top rushing defense in the country, while the RedHawks are 110 in rushing offense. Therefore, expect Miami to use its passing attack to open up the running game. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Zac Dysert has completed over 78 percent of his passes over the last nine quarters and one of his favorite targets has been Robinson. Robinson is seventh in the nation in receptions per game and 17 in yards per game, and he could have another big game this week against a Kent State team that is ranked No. 78 in passing defense. “Coach puts me in good position (to make plays),” Robinson said. “Dysert has done a good job of finding me and guys have done a good job of running their routes allowing me to get open.” Ultimately, though, Haywood continues to emphasize taking one game at a time and getting better every week. “We are a brand new team (this year),” Haywood said. “We talk about getting better each and every week and we need to do a good job this week.” Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Oct. 2 at Yager Stadium. Fans can listen to the game on Miami’s ISP Sports Network or on WMSR at redhawkradio.com.
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Redshirt freshman Justin Semmes scores on a pass from quarterback Zac Dysert at the RedHawks’ game against Colorado State Sept. 18.
SOCCER
Freshmen power longest streak in eight years By Alex Butler Senior Staff Writer
Even in the midst of his team’s second longest winning streak in eight years, Head Coach Bobby Kramig said his team still has some scuffs needing buffed. The Miami University soccer team (9-2, 2-0 Mid-American Conference (MAC)) is off to a great start and carries a six game winning streak into home matchups against Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University Oct. 1 and 3. The RedHawks defeated Kent State 1-0 and the University at Buffalo 4-3 to open MAC play last weekend, but the man with the clipboard is still waiting for his team to dominate. “I’m not trying to be disrespectful, but Buffalo was not a very good team,” Kramig said. “The challenge for us is to not lower our standard. We have things that we go in trying to accomplish and we need to stick to those things. We don’t need to try to play down to the level of competition. I was very disappointed with that.” Something that hasn’t disappointed Kramig is the play of freshman Katy Dolesh. After 11 games, the newcomer leads the Red and White with six scores. Dolesh netted the only score against Kent State University and added two more against the Bulls for her weekend hat trick. “The upperclassmen and everyone else was so welcoming to us and said that they wanted us to help them,” Dolesh said. “They said that if we could play, we would be able to do it.” So far “they” have done it with
help from a multitude of newly nested redbirds. Five different freshmen have found net for the RedHawks this season for a total of 17 goals, or 46 percent of the teams 37 scores. Dolesh and her classmates saw MAC action for the first time and will carry that impression into matchups with Great Lake State schools. Even after getting knocked around, the new blood is here with confidence. “I thought it was pretty intense and a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it a lot,” Dolesh said. “I think we are going to win it (the MAC).” The Chippewa (5-3-1, 2-0 MAC) competition will force the Red and White to step up the level of play, according to Kramig. “They are both much better teams than Buffalo,” Kramig said. “Central is defending conference champion. We are going to have to play considerably better. They are much more athletic and better organized. At every single position they have better players.” Nicole Samuel leads the Chippewa offense with three goals followed by Laura Twidle, who scored both of her goals last weekend against the Ohio University Bobcats in her team’s 3-1 victory. “I think this is a team of good, strong character, but it didn’t show the entire game Friday or Sunday,” Kramig said. “We need to put our foot on the accelerator and not just flip on the cruise control.” The Red and White shifts into drive and kicks off at 4 p.m. Oct. 1 in Oxford.