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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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C A M e Last second heroics give MU first away victory since ‘08 (in th

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The Miami University football team celebrates its MAC success and prepares for a battle with rival Ohio University during Homecoming weekend.

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By JM Rieger Staff Writer

After leading for much of the game, the Miami University football team found itself in another tight battle with Central Michigan University Oct. 16 with the game tied at 20 and less than five minutes remaining in regulation.

Enter redshirt sophomores Zac Dysert and Andy Cruse. The dynamic duo connected for Cruse’s ninth reception of the game and a game-winning 71-yard touchdown pass with just 19 seconds

remaining that propelled the RedHawks past the Chippewas and improved their record to 4-3, including a 3-0 undefeated mark in conference play. “(Central Michigan) was playing a cover eight (defense) … and the defensive back really didn’t get a good jam on (Cruse),” Head Coach Michael Haywood said.

“It was either one or two series before that (DeMarco Paine) was running down the sideline open, and (Dysert) recognized that and when he stepped up in the pocket he hit (Cruse) on a

71-yard touchdown.”

The victory is Miami’s first on the road since 2008, while Central Michigan falls to 2-5 on the season and 1-3 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

The RedHawks got another great performance from Dysert, who finished the day 29-47 for 399 yards to go with three touchdowns. He has not thrown an interception since the Missouri game, and his consistency has been one of the keys for the offense this year.

Meanwhile, Miami’s receivers

had another impressive day.

Cruse finished the game with nine receptions for 179 yards and two touchdowns, while senior wide receiver Armand Robinson had another solid performance, catching nine balls for 102 yards.

In addition, freshman wide receiver Nick Harwell had eight receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown. Harwell had six receptions the previous week at Cincinnati and has continued to improve for the Red and White this season. “(Harwell) has stayed focused on getting better each and every

week and (has tried) to be the best at his position,” Wide Receivers and Assistant Coach Alex Wood said. “We need to show up and play hard (every week). Every team presents different issues and we need to play winning football, meaning no drops or turnovers.”

Miami took a 10-7 lead into halftime against Central Michigan following the first of two interceptions by sophomore linebacker Evan Harris, which led to a field goal by senior kicker Seth

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LaRosa’s receives liquor permit, businesses serving alcohol increase

By Erin Fischesser News Editor

Miami University students and Oxford residents have more places where they can grab a cold drink in the city as the number

of liquor permits have increased and others have changed hands.

Most recently, LaRosa’s Pizzeria was approved for a liquor permit by Oxford City Council at its Oct. 5 meeting.

The permit, however, only allows the

MIAMI SOPHOMORE DIES Sophomore Eben Paxton Wildman died Saturday in a car accident.

Wildman graduated from Southeastern High School in South Charleston, Ohio in 2009. He lived in Hanhe Hall and was a dedicated ROTC midshipman. Anyone who knew Wildman is welcome to attend a local memorial service to be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the Sesquicentennial Chapel.

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business to serve liquor by the glass for on-site consumption.

LaRosa’s owner Melissa Engelhart, who heads up the business alongside her husband, said the restaurant should begin serving liquor Nov. 1.

“As of right now, we’ve got probably 12 to 16 different drinks that we’ll probably be serving,” Engelhart said.

According to Engelhart, many of the drinks will be LaRosa’s originals that have been tweaked, including a lemoncello offered in various flavors that is similar to margaritas.

For now, Englehart said LaRosa’s will serve a limited number of drinks.

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expand,” she said. “I’d rather start out small and then expand.”

The restaurant may soon be able to serve beer and wine as well, as Engelhart said plans to expand the restaurant in early 2011 to include a banquet room would qualify it for an extended permit. Engelhart said this may happen as early as March or April 2011.

According to Oxford Economic Development Director Alan Kyger, the number of liquor permits allowed in the city is limited under a quota system based upon population, but a number of businesses have recently acquired licenses through

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Ohio lags in student funding NEWS BRIEFS

By Taylor Dolven

Currently, Ohio spends $1,067 on each student.

To raise this amount, the Ohio Board of ReThe amount of funding per student in the gents has been working on a strategic plan for state of Ohio for colleges is below the national higher education since 2007. average, according to David Creamer, vice The goal is to increase per student funding in president of finance and business services at Ohio to the national average in the next 10 years, Miami University. according to Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Creamer said Ohio is 36th in per pupil fund- Eric Fingerhut. ing. Miami has found difficulty in balancing afFingerhut said the board has made some progfordability and quality ress, increasing per student

BY THE NUMBERS against less state fundfunding by $23 over the last ing, Creamer said. two years.

Low funding has “This is a very challenging Amount Ohio spends per student serious implications time because of the recesfor Miami, Student sion,” Fingerhut said.

Body President Heath Ohio universities have put Ingram said. together a campaign for Ohio “The reduction in the leadership to encourage more budget means Miami funding, Creamer said. has to make up for the shortfalls,” he said. “We The Inter-University Council (IUC) is can’t go around like business as usual.” comprised of presidents of Ohio’s 13 fourMaking up for these financial shortfalls is es- year public universities and two freestanding pecially difficult in the slow economy. In the past, medical colleges. state funding has helped cover what tuition does The IUC is working to help the Ohio legislanot. Now, Miami has to look at other options to ture understand the positive impact higher educacover the gap, Creamer said. tion has on Ohio, such as generating revenue for Higher tuition, fewer staff members and in- the state, Fingerhut said. creased class sizes are all related to the reduction “We cannot forget that the state of Ohio has done a lot to preserve and enhance the higher in per student funding.

“It is a matter of priorities for Ohio leadership,” education system more than most other states,” Creamer said. “They determine the amount that Ingram said. “Now Miami has to handle a lack of sate support that we haven’t had to deal with will be appropriated to higher education.”

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FYI Bag checking available for Dalai Lama visit A bag checking service will be available for Thursday’s Dalai Lama lecture at Withrow Court in the south gym beginning at 11:30 a.m. Lecture attendees must arrive between noon and 2 p.m. to pass through security screening at Millett Hall.

Only small purses are allowed at the event and they will be searched.

Attendees will pass through screening more quickly if they do not carry a purse.

Miami University club sports team members will check large bags and backpacks for students, staff and faculty who cannot leave large bags elsewhere before entering security scanners in Millett Oct. 21.

Students, staff and faculty members who plan to check bags will enter Withrow at a marked door at the southwest corner of the building near Tallawanda Road. They will receive a numbered ticket to reclaim their bag before 5 p.m.

Staff and student volunteers will stay with the bags and make the room as secure as possible during the lecture.

For more information, read the full story on The Miami Student website, www.miamistudent.net.

Greeks pair up to offer Twister tournament Kappa Delta and Pi Kappa Alpha will co-host a Twister tournament at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23.

The annual tournament will take place at Tailgate Town before the Miami University v. Ohio University Homecoming game.

Teams will work in groups of four in a bracket competition of Twister.

To participate in the event, e-mail Patrick Srsen at srsenpj@muohio. edu with the names of participants.

Walk-on teams are also welcomed.

The cost is $20 per team. All proceeds will go to CancerFree KIDS. Gift certificates and prizes will be given to winning teams.

The charitable event has raised more than $4,000 in the past for CancerFree KIDS.

NROTC run benefits ‘Wounded Warriors’ Miami’s Naval ROTC unit is sponsoring an event to raise money and awareness for the Wounded Warrior’s Foundation. The annual event, called the Red Brick Run, will be Thursday, Oct. 21.

Wounded Warrior’s Foundation aims to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, help severely injured service members aid and assist each other and provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of severely injured service members.

All of the midshipmen in the NROTC (Navy and Marine ROTC) unit at Miami University will participate in the all-day event.

Participants from the ROTC unit will run through Miami University’s Oxford campus, starting at the Phi Delta Theta gates. Each team will carry a red brick. The teams will each run a minimum of five laps per midshipmen. Each lap will be approximately 1.2 miles.

Throughout the day, local U.S. Marine Corps recruiters will be stationed at the gates to pass out information about the Marine Corps as well as to collect money for the foundation.

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in the past.”

Fingerhut said some of the preservation includes funding new buildings at Miami.

Miami students often complain to Ingram about the university’s decline in rankings.

What students often do not realize, he said, is those rankings are tied directly to the amount of money Miami receives from the state.

“Our ability to compete as a national university is at the very least intrinsically tied to the state of Ohio because we are a public university,” Ingram said. “There are things we can do better, but we are trying to respond to things that are out of our control.”

Fingerhut said Ohio is proud of Miami and without state support, a lot of Miami’s new buildings and improvements would not have been possible.

“Miami is a very highly respected school across the country,” he said. “There is no question about that.”

Alumni earn high salaries after graduation

By Lee Jones

Students experience course registration setbacks

By Shannon Pesek For The Miami Student

With the current semester nearly halfway over, it is time for students to begin registering for their spring semester courses.

Course registration began Tuesday, Oct. 12 for honors students and other students with priority registration such as students in athletics, studying abroad or with disabilities.

Registration times are based upon how many credit hours students have earned.

Students were concerned the course registration list was released later than usual and did not follow guidelines promised by the Miami University Bookstore in accordance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act. University Registrar Dave Sauter dismissed these rumors. He said the course registration list was released on time and “they release the list at approximately the same time each semester.”

He said the list could not be released until all preparations had been made, such as “professors teaching the course, the room they will be in and the materials they will need.”

However, the release date of the course list was not the only aspect of registration worrying staff and students.

After spring 2010, federal legislation included in the Higher Education Opportunity Act, was designed to increase transparency when it came to materials students needed for their class.

Under the new law, course materials, especially costly textbooks, have to be listed with costs when class registration begins.

“The technology for the

book list and book prices is in place,” Sauter said.

However, Sauter also said it is temporarily down due to the extreme traffic on the bookstore website.

Normally, if students were trying to access this information while registering, they would enter BannerWeb, research courses to add and click on the course title. This would then take the student to the bookstore express textbook site, which lists the book price, whether it is optional to purchase it or if it is required and a link to put the text into the shopping cart, according to Sauter.

Despite concerns over the release date of the registration list and book prices, most students and advisers agree there was enough time to register all the classes necessary for spring 2011.

First-year Adviser Kayla Jerome said none of her honors or first-year students were experiencing anxiety over the course registration list. “(I have) confidence that the bookstore will follow through with the book list as they did for fall semester,” Jerome said.

Megan Teeples, a first-year honors student who experienced the process of registering for spring classes for the first time Oct. 12, said book prices were not on her mind when registering.

“I knew which classes I had to take to fulfill my major and my honors requirements, so the book prices did not really matter to me,” Teeples said.

She said the most stressful part of the process was not the release of the course list because “a week was a sufficient amount of time,” but the process itself was difficult.

Staff Writer

Most young adults are looking for a way to get rich and famous. College is usually not the best method for accomplishing the latter, but a new study says the former may not be such a distant dream.

Miami University was ranked 13 out of 300 Midwestern universities and 21 nationally for best post-graduation salary potential by payscale.com.

Payscale.com, a global compensation data website, posted Miami graduates with a bachelor’s degree earn $45,800 as a starting salary and $91,400 mid-career.

The only Midwestern colleges above Miami in the national listing were University of Illinois and Missouri University of Science and Technology.

While he agreed with the numbers as a ballpark estimate, William Froude, associate director of Miami Career Services, was not familiar with payscale.com. He said Miami relies on information from the National Association of Colleges and Employers as well as salary.com for its internal data.

“The numbers appear to be about right, but that’s subjective opinion,” he said.

Froude had not come across any mid-career estimates and did not comment on them, but the high ranking did not surprise him.

“Miami is a good school,” he said. “It has a great reputation with employers. In general it has a good history with the job market.”

Raymond Gorman, associate provost and vice president of academic affairs, said the numbers were an accurate reflection of Miami’s reputation.

“Historically, Miami graduates have done well in the job market because of its strong grounding in liberal arts and good education skills,” Gorman said.

First-year Mike Flores was pleased with the rankings.

“Sounds like you don’t have to go to an Ivy League college to be a success anymore,” Flores said.

Froude said the numbers can be skewed due to location because “$45,000 in Chicago is different than in Oxford.”

Due to that variable and a few others, including employers or job descriptions, there is some slight fluctuation in actual earnings. As a whole, Froude said the payscle.com numbers are relatively solid.

According to the methodology page on payscale.com, the company has a stringent process for picking interviewees. They only selected graduates who had received bachelor’s degrees and were working full time in the U.S. They chose from public and private colleges from across the country. There is a “90 percent confidence level on the median (income projections),” according to the website.

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Recreational Sports Center increases group fitness classes

By Jennifer Smola For The Miami Student

Despite recent program cuts many have experienced at Miami University, the Recreational Sports Center (RSC) has increased the number of fitness classes it offers to the community.

According to Mindy Stephens, associate director of fitness, the RSC not only offers the same number of classes as in the past, but offers more now than ever before.

Some classes are cut if they don’t attract enough participants, but that happens every semester and is not unusual, Stephens said. According to the group fitness policy, attendance is reviewed regularly and classes with an average of less than four participants for five weeks in a

row may be cancelled. Sometimes a class isn’t eliminated from the schedule completely, but the number of times it’s offered during the week may be reduced.

“We’re still offering the same amount of classes,” Stephens said, acknowledging the recreation staff is trying to be smarter with its budget. “We’re trying to make the best decisions in terms of programming.”

The classes are generally well attended, with class sizes averaging in the high teens to low 20s. According to Stephens, the most popular classes tend to be toning, spinning and yoga classes, which are offered an average of three times a day.

Maximum class size depends upon the class itself. Some classes, such as spinning, offer fewer spots due to

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Senior Danielle Darah usually attends classes at the RSC twice a week. In addition to a spinning class, she goes to a yoga-pilates class on a regular basis. Darah said she not only likes having the routine of the workout classes, but the atmosphere as well.

“It helps keep me in shape and I really like the group dynamic,” Darah said.

Students aren’t the only ones who are pleased. Oxford residents who utilize the RSC also take advantage of the fitness classes.

Oxford residents Marilyn Elzey and Ruth Overly said they utilize Miami’s RSC and attend classes often. In addition to spinning and total body workout classes, they especially enjoy daily yoga classes.

“I’m addicted to this class,” Overly said, referring to the yogapilates class she had just finished.

Elzey said she is challenged by the classes at the RSC. “As a retired teacher, (this class) is the hardest thing I have to do all day,” Elzey said. “If I can accomplish that, I can do anything.”

Occasionally, the RSC offers special event classes as well.

At 4 p.m. Oct. 25, the RSC will

be offering Pink Pilates on the patio.

For $5, participants can take a pilates class and enter to win various door prizes. All proceeds will go to breast cancer awareness.

Students exercise in a Jazzercise class at the Recreational Sports Center.

SCOTT ALLISON The Miami Student

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Early voting draws record numbers More Butler County voters go to the polls before Election Day OPD cites junior for passing out in car At around 3 a.m. Saturday, a bystander reportedly flagged down an Oxford Police Department (OPD) officer at McDonald’s in reference to a vehicle that had run off the drive thru.

The officer reportedly found a red Buick with two tires off the drive several feet from the building. The car was reportedly still in drive with a female driver passed out behind the wheel.

The officer reportedly entered the vehicle, turned off the car and put it in park. While the officer was looking for her identification, the driver reportedly woke up and was identified as Miami University junior Olivia Mann.

Mann was reportedly asked to step out of the car, where she told the officer she had “a few drinks.”

Mann reportedly had the odor of alcohol on her breath and performed poorly on field sobriety tests.

Mann was arrested and taken to OPD, where she was administered a breath test and found to have a blood alcohol content of .145.

Mann was cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and reckless driving.

First-year runs around house, breaks window At around 11 p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to 100 W. Church St. in response to a male trying to enter the residence.

A male described as wearing a white shirt and white hat was reportedly banging on the front door then running around the house and banging on the back door.

The male also reportedly broke a window in the front of the residence.

When officers arrived, they reportedly found a male matching the description in the rear of the house. When he saw officers, the suspect reportedly ran around to the front of the house.

Officers reportedly told the male to stop running, but he continued to run around the house.

The male was reportedly cornered in the front of the house, where he was identified as Miami University first-year Conor Mathews.

Mathews reportedly had blood on his clothes and hand. A resident of the house came outside and reportedly identified Mathews as her roommate’s brother.

Mathews reportedly had the odor of alcohol on his breath and slurred speech.

He was arrested and taken to the Oxford Police Department, where he reportedly told officers he knew his sister was not home, but he wanted to get into the residence anyway.

Mathews also reportedly told officers he did not know why he ran, but he guessed he “was just scared.”

Mathews reportedly refused medical treatment and was transported to Butler County Jail. He was cited for underage intoxication, criminal mischief and obstructing official business.

By Melissa Tacchi Senior Staff Writer

More than 15,000 Ohio voters have elected to cast their ballots early in this year’s gubernatorial election, a recorded increase from the 2006 election.

After a change in the Ohio state law in 2005 that allowed for any registered voter to cast an early ballot in person or via mail without reason, the Butler County Board of Elections has observed an increase in pre-Election Day voting, according to Butler County Board of Elections Director Betty McGary.

“Prior to the law change, voters had to meet certain requirements in order to partake in early or absentee voting,” McGary said. “Registered voters had to be 65 years or older or had to prove they were going to be out of town on Election Day to name a few contingencies.”

According to McGary, the state recognized the need to generate an increase in voter participation.

The law was established in order to make voting more convenient for those who are unavailable on Election Day or prefer to vote in the privacy of their own home.

For sophomore Danielle DeFrancisco, drastically higher because the gubernatorial the absentee and early voting law has al- election is the second largest turnout after the lowed her family to become more involved in presidential election.”

For Ron Irvine, regional state elections. field director of the But“I haven’t voted in this ler County Democratic year’s election cycle yet, “Prior to the law change, Party Campaign Team, but I know my parents voters had to meet early or absentee voting is have,” DeFrancisco said. important to the party for “They like to vote early so certain requirements in several reasons. that they can do so when order to partake in early “I absolutely encourage they have the time. My or absentee voting.” early or absentee voting,” parents are very active, so Irvine said. “Early voting I am sure that they appreciBETTY MCGARY allows for those who have ate the change.”

DIRECTOR to run the polls and work According to the Butler BUTLER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS County Board of Elecon Election Day to place tions, the 2006 gubernatotheir vote ahead of time rial election held the reso that they do not have cord for early voters, with to stop helping others to 14,786 ballots cast. This number accounted for go and vote. It’s also a great way for us to see 11 percent of Butler County’s total voter popu- where we stand as far as the democratic unilation. McGary emphasized the importance verse. An early vote is a vote in the bank.” of 2010 voting results compared to previous Early or absentee votes may be cast any time gubernatorial elections. before Nov. 1, according to McGary. For Ox“Last year’s election was considered to be an ford community members, votes may be cast odd year election,” McGary said. “Of course in the ballroom at the Oxford Community Arts the number of early voters this year will be Center at 10 S. College Ave.

Butler County to hold tire recycling event

By Matthew Ciccone For The Miami Student

If the idea of a big burning pit of old rubber tires ripping a hole in the atmosphere keeps you up at night, Butler County Recycling and Solid Waste District is giving you a reason to sleep easy this year.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, Butler County is hosting its annual Tire Recycling Day at Ross High School.

Members of the community can bring in busted or old bicycle or automobile tires in any condition. The tires must be off their rims or spokes, according to Mamie Lynch, administrative assistant for the Butler County Recycling and Solid Waste District.

The program is free, but participants are limited to 10 tires. Lynch also said Rumpke will collect tires to shred them.

The event, which is hosted in a different area of Butler County each year, was held in Oxford two years ago, according to Dave Treleaven, environmental specialist for the City of Oxford.

Treleaven said the city has no plans for collection separate from the event.

For those citizens who cannot participate in the event, Miami University provides options for recycling tires on campus, according to Joe Workman, assistant manager of the Physical

Facilities Department.

“Currently Rumpke comes and picks up our tires for recycling … but that is just for the motor pool,” Workman said.

For students, Treleaven said local tire and car maintenance shops will dispose of tires, but there can be fees for the service.

“I’d be curious to see how many students actually have their tires changed in Oxford as opposed to having them done at home,” senior Judd Schwab said. “It’s a good idea, but I don’t know if it would be applicable to Miami students.”

It’s not just the thought of burning tires that has some students in support of this event.

“It is unfortunate to throw something of such a large volume into a landfill,” said sophomore Brittany Murphy, a member of Green Oxford.

For more information on recycling in Butler County or for directions to the tire recycling event, visit the Butler County Recycling and Solid Waste District website at: http://www.butlercountyrecycles.org/index.cfm?page=collectEvents.

Campaign crunch time

Sidewalk connects College Suites to MU campus

Drugs found in off-campus residence After obtaining a search warrant for 303 Brookview Ct., detectives reportedly searched the residence.

Detectives reportedly found a small amount of marijuana in the residence along with pipes, scales and other drug paraphernalia.

Miami University first-year Christopher Martin was arrested and cited for drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Jeffrey Mims, Jr. answers questions at the Candidate Forum held Monday night at the Knolls of Oxford.

Mims is running for a position on the Ohio State Board of Education. Election Day is Nov. 2.

The sidewalk connecting College Suites to Miami University’s campus along U.S. Route 27 is only temporary, according to City Manager Doug Elliott.

Elliott said having a sidewalk is a permanent fixture, but the actual sidewalk in use now will be replaced.

The sidewalk is part of an agreement between the City of Oxford and the Talawanda School Board as part of the construction plans for the new high school, according to Elliott. Talawanda wants the sidewalkto be completed by the fall for students attending the newly constructed high school.

The developers of College Suites also had an agreement with Oxford to have a sidewalk put in place, according to Elliott.

Having a sidewalk will allow students to walk from College Suites to campus.

Elliott said the official concrete sidewalk will be put in place at the beginning of the Route 27 construction project, which will likely start in 2014. This project is funded through the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Reporting by Bethany Bruner

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other means.

Kyger said based upon the quota system that allows one permit for every 2,000 residents, Oxford receives 12 D5 liquor permits, which allow businesses to serve beer, wine and liquor by the glass on site.

Because of the population requirement, he said students have a significant effect on the number of permits.

“With our huge influx of students, it depends if they declare themselves residents here in Oxford or back home,” Kyger said.

While all of the allotted permits are currently in use, new permits have been given to Fiesta Charra, Patterson’s Café and a number of other new or relocated businesses throughout the city based upon purchase of old liquor permits or issuance of new ones.

According to Kyger, Fiesta Charra received a permit based upon its new location because it met state stipulations. The requirements allow for a new restaurant of at least 4,000 square feet that cost more than $750,000 with seating for 140 or more people in an area with a population less than 100,000 to receive a permit.

“It’s the state saying a good restaurant needs to have alcohol to be a good restaurant,” Kyger said of the additional stipulations. “Fiesta Charra couldn’t have gotten it at its old location.”

Another business that recently received a liquor permit is The Woods Bar. The business’ license was purchased from the owners of Church Street Station when the bar closed.

Morning Sun Café also recently received a liquor license after purchasing an existing one from The Balcony after it was closed.

“Since there’s only so many of them, they have value,” Kyger said. “You typically sell it to the highest bidder.”

Other permits, however, are transferred between businesses in different ways.

For example, Patterson’s Café received the liquor permit from the uptown restaurant Pedro’s because it had not been used within a year at the business’ former location.

Similarly, Wild Bistro received a liquor permit when the assets of the former LaRosa’s owners were liquidated to cover the business’ debts.

Quarter Barrel Brewery was approved for a liquor permit to manufacture and sell beer at its Church Street location under other stipulations from the state imposed upon microbreweries.

“Their hope was to buy the old Church Street Station liquor license, but that got sold off to The Woods, so they had to get creative,” Kyger said.

Still, more businesses are on waiting lists for the next available liquor permit. Kyger holds these files and monitors the businesses allowed to sell alcohol throughout the city and the transfer of these privileges.

For more information on Ohio liquor permit laws, visit the Ohio Department of Commerce at http://www.com.ohio. gov/liqr/.

Phillip. Phillip was forced to fill in for senior kicker Trevor Cook following an injury earlier in the game.

The RedHawks extended their lead to 17-7 on their first drive of the second half after Dysert hit Harwell on a 24-yard touchdown pass.

The Chippewas responded with a touchdown of their own at the end of the third quarter,

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cutting Miami’s lead to three entering the fourth quarter.

Field goals from both teams in the fourth quarter eventually tied the game 20-20 before Dysert hit Cruse for the game-winning score.

The defense did a good job of bending but not breaking against the Chippewas, according to Haywood. After driving the ball inside the Miami 15 yard line twice in the fourth quarter, the Red and White held Central Michigan to two field goals, giving the offense a chance to win the game.

Coming off of a tough defeat at Cincinnati where the RedHawks gave up 384 yards on

the ground, Miami bounced back by only allowing Central Michigan to rush for 72 yards on 24 carries. Although the Red and White allowed the Chippewas to throw for 329 yards through the air, Haywood continues to see improvement in this team.

This was a big win for the RedHawks, who now sit alone atop the MAC East Division entering the rivalry game with Ohio University Oct. 23.

“This is a huge win and is huge for the program,” Cruse said. “We realize (Ohio) is a huge game, especially with it being on homecoming weekend.”

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October 19, 2010

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By Genna Carbone For The Miami Student

It’s 7 a.m. and the field is cold and wet with dew from the previous night. The players are walking onto the field one by one, beginning their stretching. Each player dawns red and white uniforms with a thick layer of padding that gives the illusion of Superman-like muscles. Practice begins exactly at 8 a.m. with everyone warmed up and ready. For the next two to three hours, the stadium is filled not with people, but with cheering and highfives of encouragement from the players and coaches. Everyone is hustling. There is no waiting around. As the offense practices a new play, the defense is discussing the one it just practiced. It is a complicated system that provides benefits for everyone.

This is a typical practice for Miami University’s football team, much like other university football teams. Somehow though, this American college tradition of Saturday tailgates and full student sections at football games hasn’t connected at Miami.

Sophomore Cooper Garrity said his sentiment is similar to other students’ about Miami football. “They’re not good, but I have a lot of respect for them,” said Garrity, who attends at least one game each year. “If they were good — or at least had a winning record — I would go to more games and support the team more.”

A winning record is important to most students, along with the fans and culture surrounding the game.

“Football is just not fun here,” junior Anna Riley said. “I prefer to go to OSU for a game because everyone is excited for it.”

The fans of Ohio State University football are just as notorious as the team they are rooting for. “If Miami had the same excitement surrounding the games, I would attend more,” Riley said.

Miami has been making a few changes in the last couple of years. One of which involved the hiring of a new head football coach in 2009. Coach Michael Haywood has brought a new culture to Miami football, with the players living in residence halls scattered across campus and new strategies on and off the field.

“The attitudes of the players needs to be the same on and off the field,” Haywood said.

On the field, the team has a flawless choreographed practice and games of unity. Every minute of practice is structured and strict. Everyone is focused.

Off the field, the boys live a similar life. Everything is regulated from curfews to the way they dress.

“Division I football is a full-time job,” student equipment manager Jordan Valente said.

The players have to stay focused with both football and school.

“It’s tough to keep up with the demands of football and

school,” sophomore wide receiver Jason Earle said. “The greater challenge, though, is trying to mix in a social life too.”

Along with being a student and an athlete, Earle is also an active member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and a part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

“I’m just a typical student,” Earle said. “I don’t get any special treatment for being on the team, especially not from my friends, but I do think that being on the team affects my friends’ attendance at the games.”

Some football players say the lack of student support is disappointing.

“All you hear about is hockey,” Earle said. “However, the more we win, the more people are talking.”

Support from the students is very important to the players.

“When over half of the stadium clears out at halftime, it’s demoralizing,” sophomore wide receiver Luke Swift said.

The lack of support affects the team as a whole, according to Haywood.

“We appreciate the students and their support,” Haywood said. “Hopefully we can earn more support by showing them how hard we worked.”

The team’s hard work and dedication can be seen on the field and in the stat books. With a 4-3 record, the team is giving the students more of a reason to be supportive.

“It wasn’t until I started working with the team did I realize the effect that the fans have on the players,” Valente said. “When the team is down a few points, it’s hard to keep their spirits up and to stay motivated. When half of the stadium just walks out, it becomes twice as difficult.”

Valente’s not the only one who feels this way.

“In the years past, the team has had little support,” said sophomore Christian Trapp, a member of Campus Activities Council (CAC).

Trapp has been encouraging support of athletics through Facebook events for upcoming football games. CAC has been active in raising student support for the team, according to Trapp.

Fan support plays a huge role in the team’s performance. The Miami football team is looking for all of the support it can get, especially for home games.

One of Miami football’s biggest supporters is senior Natasha Davis.

“It’s been a tradition with my family and friends to tailgate before all the home games,” Davis said. Every home game, the Davis family and friends meet in the Millett Hall parking lot to enjoy both good food and company. “Tailgating is something I always look forward to since it’s always been a tradition.”

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ayscale.com, a compensation Students are able to pursue guidance data website, ranked Miami when searching for jobs, working on University 13 out of 300 Midwest- resumes, learning interview techern universities and 21 nation- niques and much more. ally for the highest post-graduation These services are invaluable salary potential. to those preparing for life beAccording to the site, Miami yond Miami and hoping to earn graduates earn an average starting high-paying positions. salary of $45,800 The ranking is and an estimated certainly admiraMiami must continue ble, but the board salary of $91,400 mid-career. to instill strong work hopes students The editorial remember ethics and attitudes will board of The Miami high-paying jobs of achievement.

Student commends are not guaranteed the achievements after graduation. of Miami graduEspecially in the ates, whose motivation and hard current economic environment, stuwork have allowed them to excel in dents should continue to work hard the workplace. to prepare for their future and be Miami has a reputation among open to all types of employment. employers for excellence and It takes time and hard work to sucit is evident through this rank- ceed in any field. ing students are being adequately Miami must continue to instill prepared to succeed and pursue strong work ethics and attitudes of career goals. achievement in its students. As a uniAlong with the educational train- versity with a first-rate reputation, ing offered in the classroom, Mi- Miami should strive to maintain the ami University should be proud quality education and services that of the exceptional career planning have made graduates so successful provided through Career Services. in the workplace.

Rule of thumb Miami University Football Congrats on being 3-0 in the Mid-American Conference!

Smokers outside King Library The lack of enforcement of no smoking on campus policy must end.

Homecoming 2010 New events have us pumped to Reinvent Red.

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Students must change drinking culture We support the points made in the recent editorial “Underage drinking must be stopped before it starts.” Underage drinking, and especially high-risk drinking, is a problem at many colleges, and Miami is not an exception.

Over the past 10 years we developed a Strategic Plan to Address High-Risk Drinking based upon what research indicates is effective. Examples include increased enforcement by the Oxford Police Department, comprehensive alcohol education programs for students about legal, low-risk choices and implementation of new campus policies.

We encourage and support legal, low-risk choices about alcohol.

The only way student culture will change is for students to change it. This article is a first step for students to acknowledge the issue of alcohol abuse and misuse and identify how they want to “reinvent red.” Let’s start by envisioning a safe, well student body and a campus culture that embraces legal, low-risk alcohol choices.

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Students should participate in Homelessness Awareness Week I had the opportunity to travel to Overthe-Rhine to participate in the Homelessness Awareness March put on by the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless. Having never participated in such an event outside of Miami and its immediate surroundings, I was curious as to what kind of situation I was getting myself into.

While I was feeling excited, I could not help being just a bit nervous about participating in a march — nervous my peers might see me as a political extremist and worried other marchers might be aware of the privileges I have had in my life and therefore question my very presence in the march.

I was surprised to find that many of the marchers were there for the same reasons that convinced me to go — that prevalent negative attitudes and misconceptions about the homeless and the poor in our society only deepen the issues we are facing and that there must be a general awareness about the structural component of homelessness and poverty in order to begin working to solve them. Without awareness of the systemic, institutional and structural barriers facing the homeless and the poor, the public often blames individuals for their situations and misses the complexities of the issues.

I feel too many Miami students miss out on experiential learning opportunities that might educate them and transform their perspectives about pressing social justice issues. While I now know the march was indeed more educational than political or radical, I do understand the hesitation of students in exploring issues they have not “touched” before.

However, I want to send the message to students that one can get involved at Miami and in Oxford, and one way to do so is through Hunger + Homelessness Awareness Week (H+HAW) happening this week on campus. By participating in just one event this week, students can deepen their understanding of these issues to a degree with which they are comfortable, and later may be inspired to delve deeper into such issues through service, activism and engaged citizenship.

At Miami, events such as H+HAW are great opportunities for students to take the first step in a transformational journey of their own, and

I encourage the student body to get involved.

For more info on H+HAW, please visit www. muohio.edu/HHAW.

Grace andrews

Office of Community Engagement and Service andrewge@muohio.edu

Content of “Police Beat” must be screened A Miami student is arrested for underage drinking or public urination and the story is published in The Miami Student’s police beat column.

As if students weren’t embarrassed enough to deal with the police, be arrested, possibly jailed and reprimanded by their parents, they have to read about the story in The Miami Student along with 17,000 other students, professors and staff members. Don’t beat someone when they’re down. It doesn’t make sense for The Miami Student to print this information. Stories of this nature that mention specific names and details are embarrassing, not informative.

This column only calls unwanted attention to a student who made a poor decision. If this column printed information about a child molester living in Oxford or an increase in thefts around Oxford, that would be useful, print worthy information. The police beat articles that mention individual students getting in trouble with the law are not informational in the same way.

We, the Miami University community, don’t have to be on the lookout for an 18-year-old first-year who was arrested for underage drinking or a fraternity brother who was caught publically urinating. This newspaper is doing neither the university nor the student body a favor by printing this information.

Articles like these don’t represent our university well. I would venture to guess the president, some members of the Board of Trustees and other high-ranking administrators read The Miami Student. If you ask them how they feel about reading such articles, I’ll bet you they wouldn’t say “very informative,” “vital Information” or “I’m glad I read that.”

Newspapers have a right to obtain police reports and print such articles. Because of this, I cannot point a finger at this newspaper’s right to print this information.

However, it is still the newspaper’s choice to print such content. Being on the executive board of the student newspaper of my undergraduate institution, I am grateful that we did not print such information. I was shocked to see The Miami Student have a specific column for such a purpose.

I realize that police blotter columns are printed in many public newspapers, but the environment that this newspaper is printed in and specific population that it reports on and reports to makes it a bad decision. College is supposed to be a supportive environment to learn and grow, not to be publically humiliated. We aren’t in college to poke fun at or publically identify those who made mistakes, that’s what bullies do.

This newspaper can print this information, but it doesn’t have to. A reasonable solution should be to draw a metaphorical line at embarrassment. Once the content of these articles crosses into public embarrassment and humiliation for the parties involved, it shouldn’t be printed.

Ian Cramer

Graduate Assistant Department of Kinesiology and Health cramerim@muohio.edu

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➤ LiberTY and Justice

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➤ PERSPECTIVE

Immigrant workers suffer labor abuse

Seek truth in facts

Eleven million people. That’s an estimate of how many undocumented workers are currently residing in the United States, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. To put it into perspective, that’s more than the population of metropolitan Chicago.

Therefore, the issue of how to handle such a large population of “illegal aliens,” which Ty I will refer to herein as Gilligan undocumented workers, is a controversial issue.

The two main opinions regarding the status of undocumented workers are that one side believes undocumented workers serve as necessary additional labor in America and their right to self-determination should be respected by allowing them a process for obtaining citizenship, while the other side believes undocumented workers are criminals and should be arrested and deported for breaking the law by entering America illegally.

What troubles me about the debate is that it often comes down to economics.

News such as “Each year, state governments spend an estimated $11 billion to $22 billion to provide welfare to immigrants” and “Undocumented Workers pay $7 billion into Social Security” is often touted to the public.

Both sides of the debate are arguing about all of the wrong things. I oppose undocumented immigration not on an economic basis, but on a humanitarian basis. Any practice that surrenders people into a life of dependency, exploitation, fear and abuse should be opposed.

This is currently happening in the U.S, and people are turning a blind eye to this underground economy. Undocumented workers are being denied their basic human rights for economic and personal gain. The two largest violations occurring are exploitative employment practices and the inability to utilize public safety services.

Exploitative employment practices are widespread among companies that knowingly employ undocumented workers. Undocumented workers are denied minimum wages, are made to work unsafe hours (some workers have reported working 17-hour days without overtime) and work in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. This is all because employers know the worker will not report the working conditions to authorities because those authorities would then arrest the worker for not having valid work documents.

The employers know they have this power over undocumented workers and they knowingly abuse and exploit it. The Center for Urban Economic Development reports of all workers fired for having invalid Social Security numbers (which most undocumented workers), twenty-five percent said they were fired for complaining about unsafe working conditions and 21 percent say they were fired for union activity. It seems when workers start complaining about conditions, employers begin running more thorough background checks as an excuse to fire or report the workers to immigration authorities.

Another basic right undocumented workers are not given is the ability to utilize public safety services like calling the police, reporting a crime or reporting domestic abuse. This places these immigrants in a constant state of fear. If a crime is committed against an undocumented immigrant, he or she is not likely to report the crime because of the risk of discovery. Immigrants who witnessed or have suffered a serious crime are sometimes eligible for a U-Visa, a visa that allows the immigrant to remain in the USA to testify in court. However, there is a high chance the U-Visa may not be rewarded in some cases. Undocumented workers are very vulnerable to being victims of crimes for the simple reason their attackers or exploiters know they will likely not report the crime to police.

Feeling you cannot safely talk to the police is morally deplorable.

While I recognize that these individuals broke the law when entering our country, we cannot surrender them to the abuse and exploitation they are currently experiencing. Regardless of your opinion on undocumented “illegal alien” workers, I hope everyone recognizes the suffering this “underground class” of Americans is experiencing.

The spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is visiting Miami University soon. The issue of the status of Tibet is an emotional issue for many Chinese, Tibetans and Westerners. You may feel threatened by his presence or be unwilling to listen to him. For the sake of the future of your country, I urge you to listen to what the Dalai Lama has to say and be willing to adjust your views of him and Tibet.

I studied in China for two months this summer, and I have an understanding of and appreciation for the Chinese viewpoint. I am currently studying alongside Tibetan exiles in Dharamsala, India, so I am familiar with Tibetan views as well. I believe China and Tibet can have an amicable relationship beneficial to both peoples, but mutual understanding is desperately needed.

Centuries of conflict make discussion of Tibet highly contentious, so I will deal only with the present circumstances, in particular one undeniable fact — most Tibetans are not happy under Chinese rule.

The Chinese government reasons this is due to the interference of malicious outside forces, the exiled Dalai Lama and his allies in the west. Given the extremely limited access the world has to the flow of information into or out of Tibet, this is highly unlikely. After 60 years of controlling the politics, economics, law and culture of Tibet, the Chinese central government and the communist party have failed to win over the hearts and minds of Tibetans.

Even after decades of re-education and forced economic re-organization, the overwhelming majority of Tibetans inside Tibet and in exile do not identify themselves as Chinese and want some form of true autonomy or independence.

The Chinese government is currently carrying out the only policy it feels can pacify Tibet, massive migration of Han Chinese into ethnically Tibetan areas. In Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, Tibetans are already outnumbered. Infrastructure projects such

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as new roads and a railway linking Lhasa with Beijing, supposedly built for the benefit of Tibetans, are actually instruments of Tibetans’ cultural and linguistic undoing. Thousands of Chinese migrate to Tibet daily, leading to the degradation of Tibetan language, culture and religion. After suffering at the hands of imperialism for more than a century, China is doing much the same thing to Tibet.

China already plays a central role in the global economy. In the coming decades, Chinese influence will be felt more throughout the world. What kind of a superpower will China be and how will China be viewed by the world? Until it is resolved, the Tibet issue will continue to be a thorn in China’s side.

The bottom line is this: the Tibetan government in exile has abandoned calls for independence.

Since the 1980s, the Dalai Lama has only called for autonomy for Tibet. He is willing to say Tibet will henceforth be a part of China and Tibet’s defense and foreign policy be conducted by the Chinese central government. If true autonomy is granted to Tibet and the Dalai Lama is able to return, the deep ill will felt by Tibetans will dissipate. Further destruction of culture, however, will alienate Tibetans and increase the animosity between Tibetans and Chinese.

Challenge your views. Analyze what you have been told by your leaders, teachers and parents. You have a duty to learn about the world and formulate your own opinions. Perhaps you would enjoy some of the freedoms and liberties being called for by Tibetans for yourself. With an open mind and critical thought, we can bring positive change to China. Be willing to stand up to authority and question accepted facts. Remember the words of Deng Xiaoping — be willing to “seek truth from facts.”

KAY is editorial editor emeritus for The Miami Student

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Why can’t they all get along?

Why can’t they all get along?

It’s a question many of us would like to answer. Is conflict in the Middle East destined to be omnipresent? According to the Institute for Economic Democracy, the region has seen conflict for the past 1,300 years. The problems are largely rooted in control over resources. Religious differences and geopolitical issues have come into play as well. Perhaps part of the reason the region is so rife with conflict is because those who are trying to solve it do not understand the history of the area and the people living there.

First, we must differentiate between the terms nation, state and nation-state. In global context, a nation is a group of people who share the same ethnicity, culture and language but are lacking an independent government and are without borders. A good example is the Kurds, an ethnic group with populations in Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria. A state is an independent, organized political community operating within set borders.

A nation-state is comprised of a single ethnicity, culture and language. Nation-states are extremely rare. The closest states to 100 percent homogeneity are North Korea, Iceland and Portugal.

I mention the Kurds as a prelude to greater discussion of Middle Eastern diversity. If we define the Middle East to include Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Qatar, or 14 states, we’re talking about more than 20 ethnic groups that speak more than 15 languages and practice more than 11 different religions. This is a giant departure from the common perception that everyone in the Middle East is ethnically Arabic, they all speak Arabic and are all Muslims. Understanding this diversity is important. Additionally, note that Afghanistan and Pakistan are not considered part of the region.

Another part that is essential in understanding why the region

seems fated to war is the way people relate to their government.

Especially in the areas in which we hoped to “spread democracy,” people do not feel a sense of partaking in government the way we do in the U.S. This, in part, has to do with religion and that people should be governed according to Sharia law, the sacred law of Islam. It is unreasonable to think implementing a democracy in Iraq, for example, would be effective. I use Iraq as an example because many scholars argue it is an artificial state — the borders still reflect those drawn by the World War II victors and do not actually reflect the will of the people trapped within the borders.

Understanding all of this in depth is necessary before further peacemaking attempts are made.

One cannot hope to lead a people to what one deems is a better future without understanding the peoples’ past.

Mary halling

HALLINML@MUOHIO.EDU

➤ ESSAY

Miner rescue an incredible feat

Oct. 14, 2010 marks one of the greatest rescue achievements of all time. Thirty-three miners in Chile were trapped inside an underground mining shaft for 69 days. At the beginning of their trouble they only had enough food for about two days.

It took nearly three weeks for engineers to drill a small opening that allowed for messages and food to be passed down to the miners. The first message was that all of the miners were alive.

To people watching all around the world this story was incredibly uplifting as all 33 were rescued and returned to their families. Approximately 2,000 feet below the earth’s surface they had to deal with little food and water, little air and a terrible question of whether or not they would make it out alive to see their family and friends.

It is nothing short of a miracle. I’m no miner or engineer, but I know 20, maybe even just 10 years ago, this might not have been the case. The resolve of the miners and the Chilean government as well as support from around the world allowed these miners the chance to get out of the collapsed shaft alive. It was an incredible feat of the human race that all men were returned safely. The efforts of not only those in the rescue mission but also the faith and teamwork the miners were able to show should be praised.

People from all around the world watched this

story unfold. It united the hearts and minds of so many different cultures and religions. A sigh of relief has indeed spread throughout the world that these men have all been returned to the earth’s surface to see the light of day once more.

This effort shows people who are united to reach a common goal will reach it if they have the true desire to work together. New technologies and innovations will spur from this inspirational story. Young children who read about the heroic efforts to rescue these men will allow their imagination to further the human race.

These men should be applauded from all around the world. With all of the reality television on today, I know that it is time for stories that have actual merit. These men should be able to tell their stories around the world to inspire us and allow us to remember when life gets tough, or when you feel as though you’re trapped, there is always a solution.

There is always hope. They should be allowed to remind us we are all here on this earth to work together to improve the lives of those around us. Let that be the lesson we learn from this truly magnificent story because it truly is a breath of fresh air.

Chris DeNicola

DENICOCJ@MUOHIO.EDU

➤ ATLANTIS LIFEGUARD

Time to cut the strings We text, we tweet. We post and poke. We e-mail, e-vite and e-ignore.

We surf and search and send with the click of a keyboard or the push of a button or the tap of a screen. But my Dr. Seuss-inspired attempt to list technological jargon should hopefully serve a greater Jensen purpose than just Henry whimsical alliteration. I actually want to draw your attention to the vastness of the realm of 21st century communication and, more importantly, the extent to which constant communication is pervading the identity of our college experience.

Like any story, this one needs a beginning, and it starts with our parents.

They were the founding fathers and mothers of a new movement of parenting — a hands-on, incredibly involved approach that provided an environment completely antithetic to the laissez-faire latchkey childhood experienced by Generation X. Whereas those Gen-Xers, now in their 30s and early 40s, were defined by a sense of loneliness and disillusionment (à la Reality Bites), we, the Millennials, grew up surrounded by people and activities and opportunities. Our parents were deeply invested in us, shuttling us from piano lessons to soccer practice to play rehearsals. They corrected our homework and proofread our college application essays and made sure we got trophies just for participating.

This helicopter parenting style, dubbed “iParenting” by psychology professor and New York Times contributor Barbara Hofer, has been enhanced by the rapid expansion of technology like cell phones and computers. Buying into the pitch that cell phones were a necessary safety measure, parents were now able to monitor the position and status of their children and teenagers around the clock. For the most part, we reciprocated the connection. Shopping for that new North Face fleece at the sporting goods store at 2:37 p.m.? A photo was easily sent to mom in a text. Having trouble finishing a paper for class? Just forward the document to dad and he will e-mail it back with his revisions.

We were so enveloped in this process that it simply spilled over into our college lives. According to Hofer, college students are communicating with their parents 13.4 times each week.

Anything from roommate troubles to concern regarding a class to confusion about reading a bill can be easily conveyed home for instant feedback and advice. It is this cycle that is impeding our growth as young adults.

As much as it may hurt to hear, college is about more than the Miami Plan, weekend parties and hockey games. College is the first chance most of us have had to practice living on our own and being totally responsible for our own lives. It’s about making mistakes and learning to fix them by ourselves. It’s about learning to be self-sufficient and taking pride in that independence. It’s essentially a practice run for being a grown-up without all the pressures of the real world.

Of course it’s important for college students to maintain healthy relationships with their parents, but the current trend of over-communication is stunting our maturation. Rather than sending our parents every triviality of our lives, we need to learn how to deal with our victories and our failures on our own.

I said before that college is like a safety net. There are dozens of resources here for us if we’re stuck.

Part of developing into a mature and functional adult is recognizing those resources and seeking them out when we need support. Our success once we leave here — whether in seven months or three years and seven months — will depend on that ability.

Just because we have constant access to communication doesn’t mean we need to always be using it. It’s time to cut the strings, or in our case the cords and plugs. Dr. Seuss once marveled at all the places we’ll go.

It’s about time we figured out how to get there on our own. We can video chat with dad and Facebook message mom later.

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Sports

Tuesday October 19, 2010

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here comes a time in every student’s academic career when they have to come up with an excuse. The dog ate my homework, all the printers on the entire campus were down or the classic illness excuse. These excuses can get a bit old after a while, but luckily our favorite professional athletes provide a litany of excuses to use for an easy way out of any sticky situation.

Most recently, Alberto Contador, the winner of the Tour de France, tested positive for Clenbuterol, a substance that is popular among body builders that happens to be banned by every doping agency in the world. Cleverly though, Contador has attempted to deflect criticism by claiming the substance came from a contaminated piece of meat he ate. If that’s the case, then I would love to see the cow the meat came from. However, at present, chances that Contador will get his two-year ban lifted appear to be slim.

In 1999, Dieter Baumann, the gold medalist in the 5,000-meter in track in the 1992 Olympics, tested positive for Nandrolone, which is an anabolic steroid. An East German (albeit former) on steroids? Not quite as far fetched as you may think. Baumann claimed someone spiked his toothpaste with the banned substance, which caused him to test positive.

He must have been using much more than the amount recommended by the American Dental Association or happened to get the one tube filled with steroids that slipped by Crest.

Either way, he was handed a two-year ban and was (surprisingly) never the same again.

One of my favorite excuses of all time was from Tyler Hamilton, another professional cyclist. I know what you’re thinking, these cyclists come up with the darndest excuses! After testing positive for blood doping in 2005, Hamilton claimed his extra red blood cell count was due to blood from a twin that died in the womb, a condition known as chimerism. I know this is a real disease because I saw it on House. Hamilton certainly gets points for creativity, but he was banned for two years anyway.

Before Justin Gatlin tested positive for steroids, he held the world record in the 100 meter, was an Olympic gold medalist and was paid millions of dollars to run for less than 10 seconds.

Unfortunately, he happened to hire a masseuse with a grudge who supposedly rubbed oil that was spiked with steroids onto his legs. I hate when that happens! As I’m sure you’re noticing, the common theme is that everybody gets punished, and Gatlin was no different. He chalked up a four-year ban from track and field.

So, next time you’re trying to think of an excuse to use, try something clever like these athletes did. The key aspect of the excuse is that it wasn’t your fault. Remember that, and you’ll never run out of excuses. That is, until you get caught and then you’re on your own.

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CROSS COUNTRY

’Hawks finish weekend in top five

By Melissa Maykut Staff Writer

The Miami University men’s and women’s cross country teams went their separate ways for the first time this season to run in one final meet before the MidAmerican Conference (MAC) Championship.

The women’s team placed fourth in the 6K Penn State University (PSU) National Meet, while the men’s team raced to a third place finish in the 8K Falcon Invitational at Bowling Green State University.

At 11 a.m. Oct. 16, the women’s cross country team laced up at PSU’s Blue and White Golf Course with 31 other schools, including No. 1 ranked Villanova. The RedHawks chose to skip Pre-Nationals to try out the Penn State Meet, wanting to earn some national recognition.

“Pre-Nationals has too many teams,” Head Coach Kelly Phillips said. “It just becomes a mess and we’ve never had a good experience. Penn State was a great opportunity to get ranked nationally, and this should do it.”

The RedHawks placed fourth, earning 155 points.

“We weren’t lost amongst all the runners,” freshman Kate Carter said. “We knew where we had to be and what we had to do.”

Senior Rachel Patterson placed 12 overall, while fellow senior Amanda Mirochna ran a personal best and placed 23.

Juniors Kelley Miller and Maggie Bingham placed 32 and 33, both with personal best times. Senior Katie Lenahan placed 55, Carter finished 57 and junior Jillian Dickman finished 88th.

The men’s team raced at Forrest Creason Golf Course at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 16. After some confusion following the collapse of the meet’s

defending MAC champion Kent State University, and placed three runners in the top 10.

Like the women’s team, the men’s team schedule didn’t include Pre-Nationals for two reasons. First, the Falcon Invitational meet consisted of mostly flat ground with only one hill. This is similar to what the RedHawks will run at the MAC Championship. Second, the Falcon Invitational offered a competitive environment for the RedHawks and allowed Head Coach Waren Mandrell and the runners to see everyone and know how everyone is doing, exactly how the MAC Championship will be.

“It was a dog fight,” Mandrell said.

“Practices were tougher this week due to midterms and projects, so the guys were just kind of worn out from trying to do well in school. We wanted to make sure we got out in front at this meet. It was extraordinarily close between the top three teams. It was quite a meet.”

Sophomore David Eichenberger placed fifth overall and had a personal best, while seniors Robbie Fisher and Michael Perry finished eighth and ninth. Sophomore Jarrod Eick finished 15 and freshmen Blake Dircksen and David Wing followed with personal best times. Junior Chris Denison finished after them. Freshman Matt Marol, who usually finishes in the top five for the RedHawks, was sick and ran a weaker race than usual.

“It wasn’t our strongest effort as a team,” Fisher said. “Some of the guys were just under the weather, but we had a MICHAEL GRIGGS The Miami Student nice pack up front and a few personal best times. It was a good build up meet before Freshman Erin Riley keeps up the pace MAC and regionals.” at the Miami Invitational Sept. 11.

The RedHawks return to action Oct. electronic scoring system, the men’s team 30 to run in the MAC championship at finished with 55 points, just one point behind Kalamazoo, Mich.

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NEXT GAME: 12 p.m. Sunday at Missouri State

FIELD HOCKEY

RedHawks secure tie in top MAC spot

By Drew McDonell Staff Writer

The Miami University field hockey team is currently tied with Kent State University for first place in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) after taking on Kent State and Ohio universities.

The RedHawks remained in Oxford as they took on the Kent State Golden Flashes for the second time this year. Previously this season, Miami defeated Kent State in a close 4-3-overtime match.

The Golden Flashes presented more of a challenge to the RedHawks in the most recent match, defeating Miami 3-2.

Head Coach Jill Reeve attributes the loss to Kent State outperforming Miami.

“The result of the game was due to our performing less than 70 minutes,” Reeve said. “We need to put 70 minutes together against a great team like Kent.”

The first period started out evenly matched, with both teams taking several shots on goal. Kent State

took the lead 16 minutes into the team made several more shot atgame when one of the attempted tempts but was unsuccessful at the shots was successful. Full of mo- end of the 70 minutes, bringing the mentum, the Golden Flashes con- final score to 3-2.

Miami remained at home to host tinued to strike at Miami’s defense. its biggest rival, the Ohio UniversiKent State landed another goal at ty Bobcats.

Previously this season, the end of the half, bringing the the RedHawks score to 2-0. lost to the BobThe Golden “When we can cats in a close Flashes wasted no time af- accomplish something 1-2 overtime match.

The ter halftime like this, we have Bobcats also and scored the the image in our knocked Mithird goal of head and we know ami out of the the match two championship minutes into the we can come back game in the second period. from anything.”

2009 season.

Although “There was the RedHawks AMANDA SEELEY no lack of dewere down by JUNIOR three, they did sire to beat not give up.

Ohio, that is for Senior Christine Brightwell re- sure,” Reeve said. “We used emotaliated, scoring the first goal tion that was inherently present and for Miami. used it in a positive way.”

The RedHawks continued to atThe RedHawks came out to seek tack the Kent State defense when revenge from the Bobcats. Miami senior Kate Snyder finally broke wasted no time, as senior Mary through, adding another point to Hull sent the ball to freshman Emthe scoreboard for Miami. The ily Gruesser. Gruesser sank the

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ball into the net within the first two minutes.

Gruesser was on fire and continued to attack the goal until she scored again 27 minutes into the game. The Bobcats then began to fire at Miami’s goal relentlessly for the remainder of the period, but the RedHawks’ defense remained strong.

Miami dominated the field offensively during the second period.

Hull scored five minutes into the half with an assist from Gruesser.

The RedHawks continued to gain momentum as Brightwell scored the fourth and final goal for Miami.

The team continued to shoot at the goal for the remainder of the game and sealed the win 4-0.

Junior Amanda Seeley is glad her team finally defeated the Bobcats.

“Our team showed our true colors and fighting spirit,” Seeley said. “When we can accomplish something like this, we have the image in our head and we know we can come back from anything.”

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