October 22, 2013 | The Miami Student

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013

VOLUME 141 NO. 15

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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1948, The Miami Student announced the homecoming king and queen to be Mary Riley and Paul Brinkman. It was the first time in the event’s history the results of the campus-wide vote were released early to ensure press photographers a chance to capture a shot of the royalty on the day of their reign.

Unders identify ways to fake-out the legal system

BY REIS THEBAULT CAMPUS EDITOR

TAYLOR WOOD, KATIE TAYLOR, DAMIEN WATSON THE MIAMI STUDENT

THE HAWKS GO MARCHING IN Miami Activities Planning (MAP) holds an array of school spirit events to welcome home alumni during the 2013 homecoming week.

Miami University sophomore *Jerry George walks down High Street, stopping to let his glassy eyes linger on The Wood’s bar.

Bombastic bass leaks out and drifts down the street, creating the soundtrack for a typical Saturday night out.

As he approaches, two lines confront Graham. He confidently chooses the left and presents his driver’s license to a burly bouncer who nods, returns the ID and sends him through to a second bouncer who outfits his right arm with a bright blue wristband.

Graham is in.

What those two bouncers do not realize is that Graham’s Illinois driver’s license, listing his birth year 1991, is off by two years. The 19-year-old just used a fake ID. Researchers working with the University of Missouri and the Midwest Alcoholism Research Center (MARC) found in a study published in 2010 that Graham is far from alone. Of the 1098 college students surveyed, 21 percent admitted to having a fake ID of some kind.

Furthermore, the study read that one in three of those students are caught using them.

Police officers and bar bouncers, as well as students, report a drastic improvement in the authenticity of fake driver’s licenses.

Miami University’s prominent bar scene compels underage students to look past the consequences of being caught with a fake ID. At most bars Uptown, under 21-year-olds are charged a $5 cover fee, while those 21-andup get in for free.

“It saves time and money,” Graham said. “I looked at [getting a fake ID] as an investment and I thought to myself, ‘$70 up front [for the ID] would save me $5 every time I go out, so that would pay itself off really quickly.’ And it’s more convenient and allows you to buy alcohol without having to ask someone else to do it for you.”

To Graham, the risk-reward ratio tips heavily in his favor.

“I use it every time I go out, so three times a week on average,” Graham said. “It works every time.”

Getting Them The same survey, “Methods of fake ID obtainment and use in underage college students” breaks down how those 230 underage students obtained their fake IDs. According to the survey, only 36 percent of students buy their fake ID, while the rest get them from a relative or friend. The difference is that a purchased ID, typically from a website or some other dealer, is not a valid license. A relative’s or friend’s old ID is valid and comes complete with a valid license number that matches the license’s information, something that not even the best fake IDs can accomplish.

Graham chose to have a fake ID made, saying that one with his actual picture would be more effective at the bars.

Sergeant Gregory Moore of Oxford Police Department (OPD) said finding a way to obtain a fake ID is not difficult.

“Just like being 19 years old and trying to get yourself a 30pack of Natty Light, it’s just as easy nowadays to get a fake ID,” Moore said. “If you don’t know somebody, you probably know somebody who knows somebody.”

Graham followed that exact path to obtain his fake ID. “I got it from a friend of a friend who goes to [Ohio University],” Graham said. “I never met him before and I took a pretty big

risk. I sent money in a birthday card to his dorm address, and I paid $70 for one ID and had to provide my picture and information and he shipped it to me.”

The Miami University Police Department (MUPD) works with the Department of Homeland Security to monitor packages coming to and leaving the Campus, according to MUPD Detective Walt Schneider who works with Homeland Security to limit fake ID use.

“Homeland Security is constantly monitoring those things,” Schneider said. “I had one package that had 28 IDs in it and we ended up arresting the kid that ordered them.”

ID Chief, a foreign website, was a popular source for these shipped IDs. “ID Chief is based out of China and it’s an American citizen that’s running the company and he’s made millions of dollars selling IDs and getting people arrested,” Schneider said.

The website, however, is no longer active, forcing underage students to seek other ID manufacturers as Graham has.

Using Them The same survey, “Methods of fake ID obtainment and use in underage college students” depicts the ways in which the 21 percent of students use their fake IDs.

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*Name changed to protect source from legal or employment ramifications.

JAKE BRENNAN MANAGING EDITOR

Data taken from a 2010 study by the University of Missouri and the Midwest Alcoholism Research Center.

Oxford residents lament as student rentals take over Mile Square

BY CHRIS CURME COMMUNITY EDITOR

“We got surrounded.”

This is how Oxford resident Warren Mandrell described his family’s situation on Oberlin Court in 2006 as the neighboring homes, once family dwellings, became Miami University student rental properties. They were nearly the last to leave.

“It used to be, when we first moved there [in 1995], the entire little neighborhood was pretty much families,” Mandrell said of the small neighborhood off Main Street. “Wooster, Oberlin Court, Rose and unconnected Poplar

were all regular people.”

According to Mandrell, when the first house on the edge of the neighborhood was sold and became a student rental, the rest fell like dominoes.

“The guy that owned it just up and sold it as a student rental, which was a disappointment,” Mandrell said, adding he believed the owner could have easily sold to a family. “Everyone in the neighborhood had said to everyone else, ‘if you want to move, let us know, because we know people who want to buy a house in the neighborhood, because it was close to campus, nice and quaint.”

The new, young neighbors made their presence quickly known.

“The people that lived next to them all of a sudden had people parking in their yard,” Mandrell said. “They had people throwing beer cans in their yard and had people driving 40 miles per hour down this little tiny street with their daughter trying to ride her bike.”

This was enough for some, Mandrell said, and families quickly began pulling out.

“You know, with parties next door, they get pissed off; they move,” Mandrell said. “The

resident of the neighboring house had her windshield broken out twice. And she got mad and then she moved. It was a domino effect, and the next people would get mad and pull out.”

The problems quickly crept into the heart of the neighborhood, according to Mandrell, which once was a playground for at least nine kids.

“The people next to us kept getting mad because the people across on Main Street would have these really, extraordinarily loud music parties until four or five in the morning,” Mandrell said. “She kept calling the police,

and they never really did anything. Finally they got pissed off and they left.”

Mandrell said as the years went by and the students got nearer, the vandalism got worse. Throughout the final three years, he said the family was actively looking for a new place to live.

“We had a fence around the backyard and they would kick in the fence,” Mandrell said. “It was like a weekly thing, repairing the fence. I don’t know why, but they would just kick the fence down,

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MU ‘public in name only’

BY JACOB ZALAC

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Former Miami University president James Garland called Miami University “public in name only,” in his book, “Saving Alma Mater,” published in 2009. In his book, he argued that public universities should be autonomous and deregulated by their states.

Miami University in fact, does receive partial funding from the state, classifying it as a public university, however, Garland said he found it was not often perceived as one.

“I have talked to people from outside of Ohio that are genuinely stunned to find out that Miami is a public institution,” Garland said.

The problem lies in the categorization of a school as public or private, Miami’s director of Student Financial Assistance, Brent Shock said. This leads to the issue of accessibility of the university to prospective students requiring financial aid, who are under the assumption that private institutions tend to have exceptionally higher tuition rates.

Less than ten percent of this year’s budget came from state funding, according to vice president and treasurer of Financial and Business Services, David Creamer. Public funding is a key characteristic of a public university. However, this public funding has not been prevalent enough to solidify the perception of Miami as a public school.

He emphasized this as one of the main characteristics that lead to the perception that Miami is a private institution.

“Although Miami maintains steady attendance rates which are mainly derived from our marginal value of return on investment, expensive tuition tends to be generally accepted indicator of a private school,” Garland said.

A student can qualify for financial aid depending not only on his household income, but also the size of the household and how many of the household are enrolled in college. According to Shock, the most recent data shows that out of students at all campuses, 24 percent qualify for the Federal Pell Grant. Shock added how there is no limit to the amount of students Miami accepts that require financial aid.

Similarly, the ratio of out-ofstate to in-state students at Miami is significantly higher than that of public universities. According to data collected from CollegeXpress, Miami’s student base consists of 32 percent out-of-state students, whereas Ohio State University comes in at only 12 percent.

In regards to this, Garland conveyed that this accumulation of out-of-state students has had the effect of increasing market strength in offering of financial aid to low-income and outof-state students. This is due to the state taking into account the marginal return on investments.

“The market strength Miami has built up allows us to appeal to lowincome students and out-of-state students that pay a significantly higher tuition. Reason being that they see an opportunity for return on investment in Miami,” Garland said.

Garland also outlined a more tangible quality about Miami that makes it similar to private schools.

The consistency of Miami’s architecture across campus, with each building designed with similar features in the same color of red brick, is a quality similar to many well-known private universities, Garland said. Such similarities can be seen in the consistency of the buildings at schools such as Harvard University, one of many schools to incorporate the Collegiate Gothic architectural style throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Sophomore Joe Hendy said he notices the private-school feel of Miami.

“Having gone to a private high school, I recognize the feel of a school being private,” Hendy said.

“Even though I realize that we’re a public institution, I completely get the perception of Miami being private.”

He said he attributes the private-school atmosphere to lack of diversity.

“There’s such a lack of student diversification that you’d normally find at a bigger public school,” he said.

New director operates on health center policy

BY CARMEN WYMER FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

One of Student Health Services newest hires, the director of the Student Health Center, Dr. Michelle Naegele, brings in 15 years of experience after working in McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital’s emergency department.

Naegele said she came to Miami University in July to help improve Student Health Services and its collaboration with McCullough-Hyde.

Since she started working at the health center, Naegele has observed several changes, one being quicker service. Bedside tests, such as mononucleosis and strep tests, were previously sent to a lab to be analyzed. In addition, physicians are now allowed to conduct urine tests in their own offices, which makes the process faster, according to Naegele.

“We would like to improve [students’] experience by having their time spent here go a bit quicker,” Naegele said.

The health center’s hours have been extended Mondays and Wednesdays. Previously open until 5 p.m., the doors now close 7 p.m. It is also now open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Naegele said students are filling extended hours quickly and Saturday appointments have become particularly popular. “[The Student Health Center] is such a valuable resource to the students and we want to be more accessible to them,” Naegele said.

“We want to make sure that students know that it’s here for them.”

The changes were made without the need to hire additional staff.

Naegele said this was only possible due to the quality of the current staff, two physicians and four nurse practitioners.

“This is a very kind-hearted, very experienced, quality staff,” she said. “The staff that makes the health department up is what makes it unique.”

Janae Arno, Student Health Services’ practice manager, said Naegele is taking great initiative as their new director. Naegele even makes herself available by giving her cell phone number to staff and personnel. Arno said Naegele is quick to address any issues that arise, a characteristic she has not seen in past directors.

“She’s wonderful. She addresses any and all issues immediately… which is something that I’m not used to,” Arno said. “I have had to wait days for a response but I can expect to get a reply [from Naegele] within a day.”

Sophomore Sarah Bohn went to the Student Health Center early last year for a bad cough. She said her experience was brief and effective.

“I went in, got a prescription and I left,” Bohn said. “I would say that minus waiting, the whole appointment lasted about five minutes. With waiting, maybe 15.”

According to Bohn, the medication prescribed took care of her symptoms right away.

Halloween hauntings creep into campus-wide events

BY RYAN HEBEIN

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Halloween, the spookiest time of year, is also a very eventful time for Miami University. On campus, there is everything from Zumba and Rock Climbing in the Recreational Sports Center (REC) to an organized haunted trail on Western Campus.

On Monday, Oct. 28, there will be a free Zumba event for all students and community members that can join in on a zombie costume theme.

The Zombie Zumba dance will be held at the REC in Room B from 9 to 9:45 p.m. The REC’s staff is decorating the room with a zombie theme while the six Zumba instructors are collaborating on the choreography and music. According to Mindy Stephen, associate director of Fitness and Marketing for the REC, the main focus of the day is to have fun and coordinate the event with a Halloween theme.

“It is our third year coordinating the event. The main focus is to have fun and fit the event in with the season,” Stephens said. “We like to offer different themed events and this year we chose to work with a Halloween theme. All that dress in a zombie costume is welcome to join in on the fun for free!”

On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the REC’s Outdoor Pursuit Center (OPC) will be coordinating a free Halloweenthemed rock climbing competition in which costumes are mandatory.

The competition is divided by gender and by difficulty, according to sophomore Joe Maglich, an OPC student manager. Within each gender division, there is a choice to climb in the beginner, intermediate or advanced division. The number of times to complete the route will impact the score. The wall will have a new assortment of routes giving no participant an unfair advantage above the rest.

“The event is a climbing competition divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced divisions along with male and female divisions,” Maglich said. “There will be all new routes. The different routes will result in different amounts of points, if you complete the route on your first try you will get more points than if you succeed on the second and third try.”

Maglich added at the end of the night the winners of the competition will receive rock climbing themed prizes, but all participants will be involved in a raffle when they sign up for the competition.

“Different routes are worth a different amount of points, and if you complete it on your first try you get the more points then if it were completed on the second or third try but either way you receive points,” Maglich said. “Everyone that signs up in placed into a free raffle where you can receive prizes from stickers to DVDs.” On Western Campus, Thompson Hall will be keeping up a 30-year tradition. Traditionally, on Oct. 31, Thompson Hall staff members and students collectively coordinate a haunted trail intended to thrill and chill any student that dares venture upon the spooky themed creation, according to Colin Brand, a senior Residential Adivser (RA) of Thompson Hall.

The spooky trail is setup near Thompson Hall on Western Campus and the only request from the Thompson committee coordinating the event is that each guest must pay a $3 admission fee. Brand, along with other members of the Thompson committee, decided that all the money raised would be donated directly to St. Jude Children Research Hospital for cancer research “The haunted trail is spooky fun for students and it’s a great way to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital,” Brand said.

According to Brand, the students living in Thompson Hall handle the entire planning process. The actors and ghouls of the trail have no professional help at all. The decorations and spooky tools for the trail are either provided by the students or recycled from the previous year’s collection.

Overall, the trail will be filled with a wide variety of spooky props. Anything from Halloweenthemed decorations, lighting, sound effects and actors will be spread throughout 15 to 20 minute trail.

“The 15 to 20 minute haunted trail is going to be haunted with decorations, lighting, sound effects and actors,” Brand said.

“Plus your mind makes walking around a forest at night scarier than its really is.”

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ETCH-A-SKETCH

(Left to right) senior Lauren Hook, first-year Sam Hausfeld and first-year Sam Streicher, members of Miami’s Improv Club, Sketched Out, performed their first show, “Off the Chain!” Oct. 19.

Miami junior GIVEs back in Nicaragua

BY ALLI SCHULMAN

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

For 11 weeks of her summer, junior Samantha Rothney taught English to children in buildings composed of recycled plastic bottles in the small town of Little Corn Island, Nicaragua.

Growth International Volunteer Excursions (GIVE), the organization that facilated her trip, is a volunteerbased program. Rothney first heard of it during a class announcement her sophomore year. The program’s unique methods and determination to change the lives of children in underdeveloped towns in Nicaragua and Tanzania motivated her to get involved.

Rothney said she liked GIVE’s approach to making every change as sustainable as possible.

GIVE begins each project by constructing schools out of plastic bottles recycled by the local community.

“Before GIVE, these bottles were thrown away or sitting in piles of waste, but now they have turned it into a solution, killing two birds with one stone,” Rothney said. “They urged the community to be proactive, implementing recycling routines and producing a school building.”

The organization then provides the schools with teachers, materials and support.

“GIVE gives the community ownership of the project by allowing them to be in control of the valuable outcomes,” Rothney said.

“The people of Little Corn Island take part in the recycling, helping to build the school and running the

school that their families will directly benefit from.”

While Samantha did not take part in the construction process, she was selected as the education coordinator for the entire project located on Little Corn Island. She assisted the Nicaraguan teachers, disciplined students and led her own after-school program, The Reading Room, teaching English to children between four and 13-years-old. All of the kids who attended The Reading Room came voluntarily, driven by their desire to learn what they called “the language of prosperity,” according to Rothney.

“The biggest source of income for the island is tourism,” Rothney said. “So the best jobs are touristrelated, which require the workers to know English.”

Rothney recalled when a local mother came in asking for help with her English so she could become a waitress and provide for her family.

“It was shocking to me because most people would feel embarrassed to go to a children’s place to receive help, but she had to do this for her family,” Rothney said.

Rothney’s trip this past summer was her first experience with the GIVE organization, which is still developing. She is currently adapting her position and curriculum to better cater to the children’s needs. She has plans to return to Nicaragua next summer and to work full-time for the organization after she graduates.

As an early childhood education major, she is collaborating with some of her professors to further structure and adjust her lesson

plans to create the most beneficial curriculum possible.

“I want to create lesson plans that allow the kids to set goals for themselves and allow them to reach those goals in their desired time span,” Rothney said. “I think that this will increase attendance for the after-school program and the kids’ confidence in knowing that they are learning.”

Her commitment to helping others rang true when she said, “It doesn’t matter to what degree people need help, it’s just the fact that they need help.”

While GIVE taught Rothney teaching skills, communication skills and compassion, she said it also taught her about relationships.

“What I would do with my friends there was much different than what I would do with my friends here, in the United States,” Rothney said. “I didn’t waste my time texting people all the time. There was not much to do, so we would sit on the porch and just hang out with each other, without any distractions.”

Rothney said she also valued learning about the unfamiliar culture.

“The people on the island had all been there and known each other their entire lives, so when I would walk around with them, they would point out places and tell me old stories about everyone that I had met,” Rothney said. “I felt connected to the place and now a part of their history that was so special to them.”

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POLICE Marajuana discussion burns on

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Small sips and big lies: Driver arrested for OVI At 10:36 p.m. Friday, OPD officers were working a sobriety checkpoint on College Corner Pike when they noticed a car acting suspiciously.

A black SUV pulled into a driveway just before the beginning of the checkpoint and three people got out, OPD said.

The officers approached the car on foot and asked the occupants what they were doing. The driver said they were picking up a friend who lived at the address, but when asked where she thought she was, the driver said “at the Sig. Ep. [Sigma Phi Epsilon] house,” which is well over a mile away, according to OPD. At this point, the resident of the house came outside and told the officers she did not know the people in the SUV and she would like for them to leave. The officers said they could smell alcohol on the driver’s breath and asked her if she had been drinking. She said she had a “small sip,” OPD said.

The driver consented to a search of the car, which smelled of burnt marijuana, according to OPD. An officer conducted a field sobriety test which the driver did not pass. She subsequently blew a .066 BAC. The driver admitted to being 18 years old, and was taken to the station. The legal BAC limit for minors is .02. She was charged with OVI and sales to and use by underage persons, and was released to her friends.

At 1:25 a.m. Saturday, OPD re-

BY SANAM SAHNI

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, marijuana is legal in the states of Colorado and Washington for adults 21 and older.

“In Oxford and anywhere else in Ohio it’s illegal,” Sgt. John Varley of the Oxford Police Department (OPD) said.

According to the Oxford Codified Code (OCC), “No person shall knowingly obtain, possess or use a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.”

Possession of marijuana is a minor misdemeanor depending on the amount of drug involved.

If the amount of drug involved equals or exceeds 100 grams but

is less than 200 grams, the possession of marijuana is considered to be a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, as stated in the OCC. However, Varley confirmed that marijuana is still used in Oxford and many users of the illicit drug are trying to legalize it.

“I know there are people pushing to legalize it but at this point it is still illegal,” Varley said.

Chief Robert Holzworth from the OPD said he agrees.

“I wouldn’t be surprised that there is a small number of people that are interested in legalizing marijuana, I just didn’t know this was an ongoing issue in Oxford” Holzworth said.

Even though he said he is not sure what might happen in the future and cannot predict it, he does

Life is a highway: I wanna sleep on it all night long THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME sponded to a report of a male passed out in the road in front of Walmart.

Upon arrival, OPD said they found a shirtless male asleep in a section of College Corner Pike with little to no lighting.

After being roused when asked how he got there and where he lived, the male said he did not know how he got there but that he lived “just down the road,” according to OPD. Officers reported that the suspect’s eyes were glassy and his breath smelled of alcohol, and, due to his confusion, they called the life squad.

After the life squad arrived, the male refused to be transported to the hospital and told the officers he lived on South Main Street.

He was brought to the address, but the apartment was found to be dark inside and locked. Just then, the male shoved the officer with him and took off running down the alleyway, according to OPD. Four officers joined the chase.

Throughout the pursuit, OPD tried to subdue him twice to no avail. During the struggle, an officer was hit in the face and bled from his nose.

The male escaped but not soon after, officers found him passed out in a yard on West Collins Street. He was taken to Butler County Jail and charged with obstructing official business and resisting arrest.

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not see marijuana being legalized in Ohio in the near future.

“It’s changing around the country, but we live in the heartland here where change comes kind of slow,” Varley said.

Marijuana use is not a prevalent offense in Oxford, according to Holzworth.

“Our biggest drug abuse is alcohol in its various forms, and that’s not to say that we have significant marijuana use in town and we are aware of some of the locations but it’s not our number one problem at this point,” Holzworth said.

People might not be charged that often for this offense but it is still a problem, Holzworth said.

“It’s not that big of an issue from an enforcement number

perspective, I wouldn’t say it’s not a big issue from the societal perspective,” Holzworth said.

Marijuana use might not be the focus of the OPD right now because of other offenses that call for more attention, according to Holzworth, but it is still an issue.

“I think overuse of all kinds of substances are problematic,” Holzworth said.

Senior Jasmine Sandhu said she supports the use of medical marijuana as it could help control symptoms of AIDS, cancer and other conditions.

“Even though it is not FDA approved thousands of people use it anyways but at least legalizing medical marijuana could help ease the symptoms of the patients,” Sandhu said.

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The Miami Dance team poses in front of their house on Bishop Street for the community house decorating contest.

Organization lends helping paw for animal rights

BY KATIE MARK

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Pet owners need to provide food, water and shelter for companion animals, according to Facility Manager Kassie Jadin at the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Adoption Center in Middletown, 2790 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd. Jadin said 75 percent of their animals were found as strays or handed over by their owner.

“I think we’ve had about five in the last three month,” Jadin said.

“It really depends. Sometimes we don’t see it for months and sometimes we see it a ton.”

According to Jadin, animal cruelty in Ohio is a misdemeanor.

“In 45 other states, it’s a felony,” Jadin said. “This is something that we’ve been trying to change

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break off posts, rip off fencing, kick the gate in.”

Mandrell said he assumed almost all the incidents to be alcohol-related, including a particularly grizzly incident in which a drunk, confused student ripped the hubcap off their family car and used it to punch through the window of a neighboring student rental, once a professor’s home.

That was enough, Mandrell said.

“Most of the time, it was fine; they were kind of oblivious,” Mandrell said of the students awareness of families next door.

“But you don’t need very many people to break out windshields

in Ohio for awhile.”

Jadin said the consequence of being charged with a misdemeanor can range from a small fine to probation or community service.

The possibility of jail time depends on the situation, the judge and the severity of the case.

“It could be something like the dog didn’t have shelter or something severe like the dog was not fed for a month,” Jadin said. “So it really varies.”

During the last three months at PAWS, Jadin said they have had four animals come through that have been severely abused and those animals come to PAWS through the Butler County sheriff’s office.

“We don’t go out and get them necessarily, so they go through the sheriff and then we get them,” Jadin said.

PAWS does not get all animal abuse cases because there are many shelters and rescues in the surrounding areas.

“If we do get them, we take them to the vet to get them assessed, make a treatment plan and then go from there to rehabilitate them,” Jadin said. “Eventually we adopt them out to homes.”

According to Jadin, PAWS handles both dogs and cats, but animal abuse is more prevalent in dogs.

“Cats are a little bit easier to get away,” Jadin said. “They’re easier to hide out so it’s not really noticeable if something’s happening to a cat.”

Miami University psychology professor Dr. Elizabeth Kiel said she was not sure if the psychology field knew whether punishment for animal cruelty would prevent the individual from committing

animal cruelty again in the future.

“There is a pretty good relation between cruelty to animals and later externalizing type behavior such as conduct disorder,” Kiel said.

Miami University senior Andrew Hogan volunteers at numerous animal rescue centers and said he has helped care for sick, injured, dying or neglected animals because owners fail to do research before buying an animal.

He said elevating animal cruelty to a felony is a great step forward because often people get a pet and don’t realize the commitment that brings many responsibilities and it is upsetting to see what people have done to them.

“We need to raise more awareness about this,” Hogan said. “It will help reduce suffering endured by pets and other animals.”

or kick the fence down to make the neighborhood not a very good place.”

One of the last residents on Oberlin Court has purchased a neighboring house, according to Mandrell, and will only rent to grad students or non-students.

Assistant women’s basketball coach Colleen Day currently lives in that property.

“In fact, we have a cookout at the beginning of the year for all the students,” Day said. “We invite all the students; and I think that helps, because then they realize that they’re not the only ones who live here. They’re great; they’re always pretty respectful of us.”

While the Mandrells were one

of the last families to leave their home, now named “RedFox,” there are some Oxford residents in the Mile Square who intend to stay put.

Roy Young moved back into his childhood home W. Withrow Street 20 years ago and said he enjoys having students as neighbors. At first glance, one might think his property is another student rental. Affixed to the white siding is a red sign reading, “Grandpa’s House.” But rather than an ironically-named student residence, the home is, in fact, grandpa’s house.

“My granddaughter made me put it up there,” Young said. “She said ‘everyone else’s got a name, you have to have one.’”

Young said that after 20 years, he is used to his neighbors having parties.

“The kids on the street are just like regular neighbors,” Young said. “The kids in the apartments behind—they get a little carried away every once in a while. Other than that, no, I’m not bothered.”

Young’s only complaint is against the landlords.

“They don’t take care of their properties,” he said.

Likewise, Mandrell said he finds it somewhat difficult to drive through his old neighborhood these days.

“We drive through pretty regularly and it’s sad because it’s not taken care of.”

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Metals minor makes it to finals of craft contest

BY LAUREN KIGGINS STAFF WRITER

Miami University junior jewelry designer, Joe Plecha, will be competing in the finals of the 43rd Mid-States Craft Competition this winter with a collar designed for an event in partnership with Miami University Club of Fashion Design’s (MUCFD) Spring 2013 fashion show.

Specifically Plecha’s competition piece is a two-part, black and transparent, acrylic collar connected by metal fasteners.

“Aesthetically, I am inspired by many things,” Plecha said.

“My ideas usually come out of the blue or from a significant change in my life that I then substantively interpret in my work.”

Plecha began studying metal work in 2007 at the Cleveland Institute of Art, and continued his training at Cranbook, a boarding school that offered metal

studies, in 2009.

“Once I got started on jewelry, it became my main outlet,” Plecha said. “I like the material. The metal can be made into whatever you want.”

At Miami, Plecha is in his third year studying International Business and French, but continues to develop his metal skills through a minor.

“The metals program has had a long history of success.” chair of the Department of Art Peg Faimon said. “Much of that is due to professor Susan Euwing.

Now, Geoff Riggle is carrying on her tradition.”

Plecha has been studying with Riggle for roughly two years.

“So far, most of his work is technically oriented, focused on processes and creative problemsolving,” Riggle said. “However, it is safe to say Joe’s designs are typically formal with an emphasis on line, shape and space and

how it relates to the body. Of course I say this, and then he’ll surprise me in next critique.”

The Mid-States Craft Exhibition, where Plecha’s collar will be displayed, will run from Dec. 8 to Jan. 12 at the Evansville Museum in Evansville, Ind. “It conveys that Joe is of great caliber as an up-and-coming designer,” Riggle said. “This exhibition draws submissions from a six-state area. He’s among the best in the area.”

A portfolio of Plecha’s work can be found on his website, www.josefplecha.com. He will also be participating and selling his work in the 29th Miami Metals Annual Jewelry Sale, a student-led design practicum where students design and manufacture their own line of jewelry items for retail. The event will be in the Farmer School of Business November 19th and the Shriver Center November 20th and 21st.

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FICTION

The Frightening Tale of Charlie Dud

BY KATIE TAYLOR EDITOR IN CHIEF

In the spirit of Halloween, the following is a short work of fiction that will be published in two installements this week and next Tuesday.

At this very moment, somewhere down deep inside the mind of Charlie Dud, there is a war taking place.

His hand clutches the knife that hangs in mid air; the tip of the unforgiving blade shakes ever so slightly.

Once disguised by sweet, brown remnants, the steel’s desire for blood is now unmistakable. With clenched teeth and knotted muscles, Charlie Dud fights the evil that has begun to consume him. With his rogue brain winning the battle and taking control once again, the only hint of Charlie’s conscience hides behind stale, reminiscent eyes. As he glares down at her helpless state, her pleading expression seems to spark something inside of him. He had been doing so well. If only he had been given a choice when it all began.

At first, his illness hadn’t been any trouble at all. In fact, for the first seven years of Charlie Dud’s life he hadn’t known he existed inside of

him—the bad man, that is. At seven, when he was old enough to know, but not yet old enough to comprehend, that’s what he would call him.

If his mother were around today, and if you had the courage to question her about the past, she would tell you about when it all started. She would tell you about the day she first realized there was something wrong with her only son. She would tell you about his first episode, how she had just pulled a tray of sizzling brownies out of the oven and told her son to go play while they cooled on the counter.

She would tell you how she peered out the kitchen window and saw him sitting on the rain-soaked grass. She would try to describe her only son’s face, its contortion, twisted and foul.

She would tell you about how she ran out to him. She would try to explain the state of his eyes when she bent down to stare into them, how they seemed to be ignorant of her presence, how their cold, grey surface twitched as though a battle was taking place behind them; and she would have told you about how in an instant he glared up at her, piercing her heart with venomous hatred. She could nearly see the flames burning

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behind his pupils, and then, his face was suddenly wiped clean. He shook his head as if to drain what remained of the malicious thoughts that had flooded his mind. She would have told you about how he then opened his puzzled, sweet mouth and asked, “Can I have a brownie now?”

If the boy’s mother were still alive today she would have told you all of this, but she isn’t. It was only a year later that she lost her life to the cruel force of gravity. Of course, no one suspected the eight year old boy was responsible; it was deemed an accident. Although Charlie was present at the time, he had no recollection of what had happened. Until later in life, he couldn’t figure out how she had fallen from the second story balcony of their home. All Charlie could remember was looking down over the railing at his mother’s figure, twisted like the old garden hose that lay beside her, and her pale neck, which had snapped at the base. It wasn’t the boy’s fault. He wasn’t in control. The real Charlie Dud was as innocent as the air he breathed. He would never come to accept this as an excuse, but who would?

To be continued...

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The Miami University Treblemakers hit a high note at the opening a cappella concert of the year, “The

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Kings of Summer’ reigns triumphant through fall

BY BRITTON PERELMAN FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

One of this past summer’s hidden gems, “The Kings of Summer,” perfectly embodies the resiliency of friendship and teenage spirit. This movie, filmed almost completely in Cleveland and nominated for the Grand Jury prize at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, delights in every way with its witty, funny dialogue, beautifully-designed shots and genuine acting performances.

As their first year of high school ends and their parents grow more and more annoying, best friends Joe Toy (Nick Robinson) and Patrick Keenan (Gabriel Basso), with tag-along friend Biaggio (Moises Arias), run away to the woods.

There, with random parts accumulated from their homes and other spots around town, they build a house as the ultimate act of rebellion and independence.

Joe and Patrick are believable characters because, at some point in our lives, we were them. We know what it’s like to want to run away and we envy them because they had the determination to do something we’ve all dreamed of doing. In Joe and Patrick, Robinson and Basso capture the angst and attitude-filled, frustratingly awkward time between the teenage and adult years. Biaggio, the oddball of the trio, provides the comic relief in some of the funniest moments of the movie and, in many ways, steals the show.

As their parents search for them in vain, the boys make a life for themselves in the woods. They spend their days swimming and cliff jumping, racing each other through fields, slicing things with swords and pounding rhythms out on an abandoned pipeline. They’re on the cusp of adulthood, just

beginning to figure out who they are. Although they’re desperate to be adults, especially in their parents’ eyes, they still view life with the innocence of children who haven’t been exposed to the realities of life yet. The naivety with which they navigate their time in the woods is evident of a time that we all wish we could get back to now and then; a time before the harshness of college, real relationships and finding a job set in.

The story, told through beautiful and visually captivating cinematography, is energetic and full of life. The montages of the boys building the house and their days together are wonderful, and the more experimental and interesting slow motion and fast motion shots are a breath of fresh air in contrast to the typical summer blockbuster editing formats. The close ups in the film - a candle being blown out, a bee pollinating a flower, a single Monopoly piece - are well shot.

Everything about “The Kings of Summer” is wonderful; it is the essence of what a “feel-good” movie should be. In just ninety-five minutes, we are taken back to a time of innocence, when our parents were too overbearing, but we loved them anyway. When we thought we were falling for someone, but learned the hard way how fragile our hearts can be. A time when friendships were tested by the smallest things and we witnessed the true resiliency of those friendships for the first time.

We run away with Joe, Patrick and Biaggio, build a house in the woods, and watch the sunset while we wonder idly, when, if ever, we will grow up.

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EDITORS EMILY ELDRIDGE NICOLE THEODORE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013

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The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.

Fake ID use popular, regardless of first-degree misdemeanor Underage college students are getting into bars more easily, and fake ID distributors around the country are cashing in major bucks. The rise of fake IDs at Miami University and other colleges is nothing new, but the consequences haven’t changed.

College town bars, including those in Oxford, could be facilitating the increase of thousands of doppelgangers.

Just this September, a 19-yearold New Jersey man was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud while working in a Virginiabased operation that sold fake IDs around the country, reportedly raking in more than $3 million total.

According to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, 48 percent of alcohol abuse among college and university students is committed by those who are underage, and incoming first-years were twice as likely to secure a fake ID after arriving on campus. With high demand, and a business that generates a lot of cash, fake IDs are not going to decrease any time soon.

At Miami, the Uptown bar scene may be part of the reason why fakes are so prevalent. With $5 cover charges at almost all bars for those under 21, many see a fake ID as “paying for itself” and the fact that most bartenders and door men are not trained to spot them makes it extremely easy, especially for good ones, to be used frequently. Bars also don’t always confiscate fakes when they initially spot them either. Even though those turned away with a fake are asked to leave the line or the bar, that doesn’t stop them from using it somewhere else. Sgt. Gregory Moore of the Oxford Police Department said if bars collected more fakes and turned them in, they would be able to catch more offenders.

The Miami Student Editorial Board understands that fakes IDs may never be fully combatted, but the board believes that bars Uptown can take more preventative actions toward spotting and confiscating fakes. Even though all students are not looking to intentionally hurt someone or themselves by using a fake, the consequences they face if they

are caught are anything but pleasant. What’s more, if they get too inebriated and hurt themselves or someone else due to this new liberty, it could cause them physical and emotional pain that could ruin the rest of their college experience, or even their life.

Being caught and charged with selling fakes is just as bad, if not worse than having one and actively using it. According to Moore, if charged with ordering an ID or facilitating an order, it is a mandatory 10-year sentence in prison.

Being caught with a fake ID can result in being charged with a “Certain Acts Prohibited” citation, which is a first-degree misdemeanor, and is the same offense as an Operating Vehicle Impaired citation (OVI) or an underage drinking offences. If you plan on getting a job or working for the government and can’t get this off your record, you might have a pretty difficult time.

Having a fake ID and being caught also results in disciplinary action with Miami. According to the Miami University Student Code of Conduct, “Using or possessing a false or altered identification (including driver’s licenses and Miami University identification cards) is prohibited.”

It is charged as a Code One Offense with Miami, which stays on your record as long as you attend the university, and offenders may face suspension if they have previously committed another Code One. If you have study abroad plans, good luck trying to explain that one on your application.

It is up to the discretion of the student to buy IDs or sell them, but the board believes students should be aware of the imminent consequences that will follow if they are caught. We understand the need to blow off steam on the weekends, but when you weigh the consequences of having a fake or selling it, compared to getting a job after college, it may not be worth it in the end for a year or two of “legal” alcohol consumption. Bars Uptown that employ college students should also keep these things in mind and contemplate training employees for spotting fakes in order to decrease them on campus.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Nation-wide problems can’t be 9 percent’s fault A recent opinion piece in The Miami Student, “The arrogance of the far right has left undoubtable harsh scars on democracy” blames the Tea Party for all the dysfunction in our government.

I’d like to set the record straight.

The United States Congress is comprised of 535 voting members: 435 Representatives and 100 Senators. Members of Congress who affiliate with the Tea Party total 47 members, roughly 9 percent of all votes. To claim that 9 percent of Congress is responsible for a government shutdown is absurd.

While the author of the opinion is calling for negotiation and compromise to solve our nation’s problems, the lack of negotiation and compromise on the part of Democrats is why we’re at this impasse. The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, was passed without a single Republican vote from the House or the Senate.

To this moment, Democrats refuse to consider any plan that Republicans put forth, not even to delay the individual mandate for one year. As I write this, Americans are still struggling just to get on the Obamacare site. We face the real possibility

that Americans will be penalized for failing to sign up for a mandatory product from a website that doesn’t work. Where’s the fairness in that?

The right is serious about tackling our country’s financial crises. Yet, they are being made villains for speaking out about our unsustainable spending and increasing debt.

Moreover, the Senate, controlled by the Democrats, has not passed a budget since April 2009. We’re going on five years of fiscal irresponsibility, but now the left is concerned with making sure we pay our bills? Give me a break.

To be sure, Republicans, moderate and conservative, want to reform health care and to reduce the deficit. No member of Congress would agree that someone should be denied affordable healthcare because of a pre-existing condition. Likewise, astronomical debt is a threat to our national security; it’s not an issue we take lightly.

The only person who doesn’t appear to be taking the national debt seriously is President Obama, whose campaign promises to reduce the debt by 50

percent have failed miserably.

With our national debt a staggering $17 trillion, we’re on a fast track to double the $10.6 trillion debt when Obama took office.

Indeed, the president’s approval ratings are at an all-time low.

Congress’ are weaker yet.

However, it’s not solely poor leadership that is to blame for their dismal approval ratings.

The rhetoric coming from the left is inexcusable, and the country knows it.

Representatives on the right have been branded as “terrorists,” “racists,” and “economic hijackers” for disagreeing with their colleagues on the left. Not only is this rhetoric violent and hateful, it is, as Iraussi says, “arrogant and ignorant.”

Making villains of Republicans won’t cure our nation’s ills. Neither will crying “Arrogance! Ignorance!”

Tea Party types, like Senator Ted Cruz, refused their salary during the shutdown. They held themselves accountable.

It’s time to see the same kind of accountability on the other side of the aisle.

EMILY CONKLIN

CONKLIEA@MIAMIOH.EDU

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

ID upgrades: another way for Miami to collect cash I wanted to share a quick story about an outdated Miami Student ID. A few nights ago, a friend and I planned to go support the Miami hockey team against the University of North Dakota.

We were denied entrance to the event based on the fact that our Student IDs were no longer valid. Apparently the old, white IDs issued in 2010 to this year’s senior class are not accepted at Miami sporting events any more.

While I have had many dining hall employees look at me like a firefighter standing outside the FIJI house because my ID swipes instead of taps, this is the first time it was actually turned down. Maybe it’s just me, but this seems like an odd way to reward students for being responsible enough to keep the same ID for four years. But then again, at $30+ an ID for 16,000 students, why not take the extra cash?

Any Miami student with their ears and eyes open is aware of the gross misspending from the overhead administration, which starts at the very top. And if it truly costs more than $30 to replace a small piece of plastic, I’d be happy to start up a side business creating Miami ID’s. I can start Monday.

TAYLOR WEESE

WEESETC@MIAMIOH.EDU

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COMMENTARY

A beacon for all: American exceptionalism provides hope to be the oppressed On any given day, the pages of this paper will be plastered with headlines that read “Blood Stains on Our Hands” or “The end of exceptionalism.” These articles, all critical of the United States, unfortunately misstate the accurate nature of American exceptionalism and fail to recognize our true place in the world.

The United States is exceptional because we continue to be a shining example of democracy in action. Unlike Egypt, when our government recently reached a major inflection point, our nation did not take to the streets, no coups were hatched and no blood spilled. Our government shut down but that was it—the rest of the country continued to work as hard as ever and our markets reached new highs.

For those who write that the sky is falling, we cannot forget that, while we worry about debts and deficits, there are people in this world who struggle under the rule of tyrannical dictators. In Iran, while President Rohani tweets about nuclear negotiations, his people have their right to speech

restricted. And in Kenya, just a few weeks ago, a mall was made into a battlefield by radical extremists.

The United States responded to the latter, sending in two separate teams of Special Forces to carry out raids in both Libya and Somalia. In Libya, members of the Delta Force successfully captured Abu Anas al Libi, an al Qaida leader with connections to the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies. In Somalia, Navy Seals were deployed to capture a leader of the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab, credited with carrying out the mall shooting.

For those who say that the blood of innocent people is on our hands when we carry out these raids, let me provide you with the rest of the story. In Somalia, during the raid, the commander of Seal Team Six pulled back his forces after realizing that Ikrima could not be taken alive and that there were a number of children in the compound.

While the United States did not successfully capture Ikrima, the pressure applied and the lack of casualties shows that we can come down on terrorist organizations at

a moment’s notice. It sends a message that the United States is willing to defend the principles that guide its existence and protect the rights of those in faraway places.

At the end of the day, that is why we fight the war on terrorism. That it is why we carry out raids – because terrorism and democracy are at odds with one another. As the world’s most successful democracy, we understand that freedom is every man’s natural right and that wherever terrorism thrives, democracy is suffocated.

Whenever we get weary of the fight, let us remember the words of Ronald Reagan, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. It has to be fought for and defended by each generation.”

This is the spirit that propelled the greatest generation as they stormed the beaches of Normandy, and as our parents’ generation stood opposed to communism for more than 40 years. It is in this same vein that we must stand opposed to terrorism and preserve democracy for the generations to

come after us.

Instead of apologizing for protecting our principles, more should embrace our role as an exceptional nation. We should look out at the

who write for this publication consider the true meaning of exceptionalism and not the definition peddled by the communications team of Vladimir Putin.

For those who write that the sky is falling, we cannot forget that, while we worry about debts and deficits, there are people in this world who struggle under the rule of tyrannical dictators.

world and see opportunity to lift up those less fortunate than ourselves.

By being exceptional, we can take on breast cancer in Africa like we took on AIDS. By being exceptional, little girls in Afghanistan have had the chance to go to school.

There are plenty of examples of how the United States remains exceptional and steadfastly committed to the principles that make it great.

In closing, I ask that my friends

If it is words you are looking for to help guide this nation, let me offer the English translation to my favorite prayer in Hebrew, “Cause us to see clearly that the well-being of our nation is in the hands of all its citizens; imbue us with zeal for the cause of liberty in our land and all lands.”

GREG DICK

JUNIOR, POLITICAL SCIENCE DICKGR@MIAMIOH.EDU

COMMENTARY

NewYork photo project proves every individual has worthy story I can only imagine that walking through the streets of New York, everything appears to be a blur. Movement is chaotic, sounds echo through the space and one must feel generally on edge.

With numerous boroughs, side alleyways, shops, fire escapes and brownstone stairs, people are found all around, each going through their daily routine. Most of us wouldn’t take the time to stop and notice each person in order to get his or her story, thoughts and advice. But Brandon Stanton does, in quite the unique manner.

“Do me a favor,” he says, “Send this pic to every model agency in town, and tell them you’ve found a face that will really make people stop and stare at their products.”

Stanton is a University of Georgia graduate with a degree in history, and upon graduation, received a job as a bond trader with the Chicago Board of Trade. After three years with the company, Stanton claims the job went south, and after losing his position, he promptly moved to New York City, ready to pursue a new job: taking portraits of random strangers in the streets.

What seems like a rash decision, and what admittedly came as an unwelcome shock to Brandon’s mother, has ultimately become one of the most well-known and highly-followed photography projects of the past decade.

Simply titled “Humans of New York,” Stanton’s photography project began on Facebook, but was then introduced to Tumblr, where it has blossomed. The project has now garnered over 1.5 million likes and followers. His fans span the globe, where the project has even sparked similar initiatives, such as Humans of Iran, Humans of Paris, Humans of India, Humans of Rome, and more.

While the simplicity of the project makes it seem akin to a scientific catalogue of Homo sapiens, those that view the photographs can’t help but feel emotionally jarred by the life,

love and reality of the subjects.

From the proud posers to those shying away from the camera lens, each photo tells a story. A father stops to hug his child tightly, a woman sits against the wall of the train station, a group of men lean against a graffiti-covered wall and a bearded man crouches on the side of the street.

Admittedly, yes, each is an intriguing moment caught in the click of Stanton’s camera, but what really tugs at the heartstrings are the captions Stanton provides with each post.

After gently asking each subject for permission to take a photo, Stanton holds conversations with those he photographs. they are surprisingly candid with their thoughts.

The father hugs his child and admits that they must go to the hospital four times a week for her treatments, but he doesn’t mind, as she is his blood. The woman with her back against the wall laments the recent end of her engagement. The men along the graffiti brick admit to their identity: members of The Forbidden Ones, a Puerto Rican biker gang based in Brooklyn. Meanwhile, the bearded man smiles. He is homeless.

“Do me a favor,” he says, “Send this pic to every modeling agency in town, and tell them you’ve found a face that will really make people stop and stare at their products.”

It is this honesty, this hopefulness, which truly embodies Stanton’s work. This sort of work can only remind us to examine humans as individuals, as each possesses a unique backstory, full of personal tragedy and triumph. Each of us, traversing Oxford’s campus, holds experiences that have shaped us into who we are today.

We are united as Miami University but divided based on our ethics, reasoning and beliefs.

We never know who has been touched by divorce, cancer, natural disasters or mental illness, just as it may not be readily evident who is celebrating a birthday, receiving a paycheck or delighting in a recent exam grade.

Though we do not currently possess a “Humans of Miami University” photo project like Brandon Stanton’s, it would do well to look upon others as individuals, apart from their crowds.

It is the diverse set of interests and passions that makes this campus, and this world, so great. Brandon Stanton and Humans of New York makes sure to remind us of exactly that.

HAILEY GILMAN

JUNIOR, LITERATURE & MARKETING

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FAKE ID, FROM PAGE 1

According to the same study, 86 percent of students use their IDs to get into bars, raising the question of whether or not the doormen or bouncers are doing their jobs.

Moore acknowledged that there are many rogue doormen who let in friends and ladies no matter what they present. He said he sympathizes with the ones who are committed to keeping fake IDs out because many look so realistic.

“I can’t necessarily fault the doormen, the few who are actually trying to do a good job,” Moore said. “I can’t really

fault them.” *Junior Derek Johnson spent over a year working as crowd control and as a doorman for The Wood’s.

“Basically, we’re not really trained on what fake IDs look like versus the real ones,” Johnson said. “We use common sense.

If you’re not sure, then you let it go, but if it’s obviously fake then we don’t let them in.”

Johnson said the more a bouncer works the door, the more familiar he becomes with the nuances of each state’s ID, such as specific reflective holograms.

“If there is a hologram out of place or if it looks nothing like the IDs of that state that we have seen, we know it’s fake,”

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Johnson is aware of the volume of students, just like Graham, who continue to get away with using false identification.

“Tons of people, hundreds of kids,” Johnson said. “A lot of them are hard to identify, not just at [The Wood’s] but at bars across the campus.”

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EDITOR TOM DOWNEY

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 JOE GIERINGER NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE

BROTHERHOOD ALUMNI UPDATE: NHL EDITION

Reilly Smith Smith was a big part of the RedHawks’ success the past few years, including a Frozen Four run in 2010. He put up 66 goals and 56 assists in his three years at Miami, averaging just over a point per game. He played his rookie year for the Dallas Stars in 2012-13, totaling nine points in 37 games. After being involved in a blockbuster July trade that involved seven players, Smith moved to the Boston Bruins organization and currently has five points through seven contests this year. His older brother, Brendan Smith, is a part of the Detroit Red Wings organization.

Dan Boyle Those who aren’t devoted hockey fans might not know Dan Boyle, the alternate captain and seasoned veteran for the San Jose Sharks. A 1998 graduate of Miami University, Boyle has enjoyed a lucrative career on NHL bluelines for the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and since 2008, the Sharks. Last Tuesday, Boyle was checked into the boards illegally by St. Louis Blues forward Maxim Lapierre and was carried off the ice on a stretcher, adding to the increasing debates on physicality and vicious hits in the NHL. He was released from the hospital the next night and hopes the recovery will be speedy. Boyle has accumulated 528 points in 879 games in the NHL. Alec Martinez The most recent Stanley Cup winner to have skated on Goggin’s ice (‘06-’08), Martinez is one of the more notable RedHawk alumni of recent years.

Martinez accumulated 67 points in 113 games with Miami, and has netted 12 goals in 142 NHL games. He won a Stanley Cup with the Los Angeles Kings during the 2011-2012 season. He has appeared in You Can Play videos, a campaign dedicated to combating homophobia in sports.

Tommy Wingels A three-year Miami University starter and captain of the 2009-10 RedHawk squad, Wingels was a star in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and netted 42 goals in 44 games of his senior campaign. He’s the third line right-winger for the San Jose Sharks, a team many have picked to win the Stanley Cup this year.

Wingels has netted 22 points in 80 regular season games with the Sharks, and has contributed three points in 16 playoff games. His little brother, Johnny, made his first career collegiate appearance for the RedHawks this past Saturday against the Univeristy of North Dakota.

Ryan Jones A Hobey Baker finalist and All-American in his days as a RedHawk, Jones became a go-to third and fourth liner for the injury-riddled Edmonton Oilers. He has notched 94 goals in 284 appearances since graduating from Miami in 2008. Though he has only appeared in two games this season and hasn’t found a spot on the regular roster, “Jonesy” has developed a reputation around the league as being one of the premier Twitter users, which is why it’s sad that he discontinued his feed at the end of this summer. Bring back the blue bird messages, Ryan!

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HOCKEY

Miami falls to third in nation after series split

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Miami freshman forward Anthony Louis looks to skate past the University of North Dakota defense.

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

It appears there is a new rivalry shaping up in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), and it features two of the hottest programs in the country.

Miami University (3-1-0) dropped to No.3 in the country after splitting its first full home series with No. 6 University of North Dakota.

The team, previously-known as the Fighting Sioux got on the board first Friday night at 7:55 of the first period, when a wrist shot by UND junior forward Michael Parks took a funny bounce by sophomore goaltender Jay Willliams. In the twilight minutes of the first frame, UND added another to end the period up 2-0.

After a mishandled puck behind the net by Williams led to an early second period goal for North Dakota, it looked as if they would run away with the game, but Miami battled back on a pair of goals by sophomore forward Sean Kuraly and freshman forward Anthony Louis Despite the comeback, the game ended in a 4-2 loss and Kuraly said the team did not play to its potential.

“We weren’t happy with the way we played,” Kuraly said. “We didn’t

SOCCER

play a full 60 [minutes], and our process wasn’t as good as it needed to be. We have some mistakes that need to be fixed for tomorrow.”

A rejuvenated RedHawk squad took the ice Saturday night. Head coach Enrico Blasi has never shied away from changing up the lines, and this past weekend was no different. Led by a new front three of junior captain Austin Czarnik, classmate Cody Murphy and sophomore Riley Barber, the ’Hawks jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 2:24 into the game on a Murphy one-timer. Junior forward Blake Coleman notched one of his own with minutes left in the opening frame on a solo effort from of a face off.

Miami didn’t let up on the gas as it poured in three more goals in the second period, starting with Barber’s rebound strike at the 3:40 mark for his fifth goal on the year. Coleman added two tallies throughout the frame for his first career hat trick to bring the game to 5-0 at the halfway mark, and the RedHawks held on to capture a 6-2 win with a late Czarnik tally in a dominant performance.

“I thought everyone in our lineup contributed tonight,” Blasi said. “Everyone was focused and ready to go.”

The players noticed a significant difference from Friday to Saturday as well. Coleman, who was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct Friday, bounced back for the aforementioned hat trick in a +3 performance.

“I think we followed the process a little more tonight,” Coleman said.

“We played within our system and we had a little more jump, a little more energy. We always talk about staying in the moment and I think our team responded really well.”

Two new faces, freshmen forward Devin Loe and defenseman Johnny Wingels, got significant ice time. Loe contributed two assists in his collegiate debut, and looked poised and collected out on the ice.

The game was a physical one, and Miami outhit UND by a wide margin. Loe’s 6-foot, 190-pound frame helped acclimate him to this lumberlaying affair, and the freshman joked that he did not mind throwing his weight around.

“I just wanted to get in there and introduce myself,” Loe said.

The RedHawks will return to action next week in their first full weekend away from Oxford when they face Providence College.

FOOTBALL

MU extends unbeaten streak to seven RedHawk rally comes up short in loss to Akron

BY ZACH MACIASZEK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University soccer team (8-6-2) extended its winning streak to seven games as they toppled Northern Illinois University (4-9-3) and the University of Toledo (5-101) both 2-0 over the weekend.

The win over Toledo guaranteed the RedHawks a spot in the MidAmerican Conference (MAC) tournament. Miami now sports a 5-1-2 record in the MAC, placing them atop the East division and tied for second place in the conference.

Head coach Bobby Kramig said he was pleased with his team’s workmanlike effort over the weekend.

“Just a good professional effort,” Kramig said. “The thing that I’m most pleased with on the weekend

is our mindset in terms of going forward and attacking the other team’s goal. We’ve been very tentative up until this point … We worked really hard on it this week in practice and four goals in two games is doubling our normal output.”

The RedHawks came out aggressive in the first half against Toledo, outpacing the Rockets in shots (6-2) and corners (7-1), but they were unable to capitalize and find the net.

The match remained scoreless until junior forward/midfielder Kelsey Dinges struck in the 61st minute.

Dinges scored on a long shot from about 30 yards out to the left corner of the goal. The ball deflected off sophomore keeper Sam Tiongson’s outstretched hands into the net.

Dinges tacked on a second goal with one second to go.

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Miami University senior midfielder Kayla Zakrzewski tries to volly the ball past a Nothern Illinois University defender.

The win against Toledo was preceded by a convincing win against NIU Friday. Freshman midfielder Rachel Marble scored her first career goal at the four-minute mark. The score came off a corner pass from junior forward Hailey Pleshakov.

Dinges added another goal in the 64th minute to put the game away.

Sophomore midfielder Haley Walter provided the assist.

Dinges’s three goals over the weekend doubled her output for the season; she now has six goals on the year. Dinges recently made the transition from midfielder to forward and relinquished her starting spot in the lineup while doing so. She leads the team with 17 points on the season.

Kramig praised Dinges’s effort in the two games and her attitude about the position change.

“It’s been an interesting two weeks with Kelsey,” Kramig said. “What a response [this weekend]. A lot of kids would go into that [saying] ‘I don’t want to do this, its new, its different, change is bad,’ but Kelsey handled it like a pro, had a good attitude the whole time and what a response.

Good for her.”

Dinges said the position change has been difficult for her, but has been made a little easier with the help of her teammates.

“It’s been a tough transition,” Dinges said. “But I’ve gotten a lot of help from Hailey Pleshakov and other girls stepping up and making things happen. I play with my back to the goal a lot more now, so it’s just very different, but I am still able to do things I like to do in center mid.”

While the offense has improved, the RedHawks have relied on thier defense to shut down the opponent, a startling change from a few weeks ago when it was springing leaks like a rusty faucet. MU has now shutout five opponents in a row. It appears the ’Hawks are playing their most complete soccer as they head into the homestretch of the regular season.

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Despite a furious fourth quarter comeback, the Miami University football team fell 24-17 to the University of Akron Zips on a chilly homecoming afternoon.

The ’Hawks found themselves in a hole early after a blocked punt set up a score at 12:09 of the first quarter by Akron redshirt junior running back Jawon Chisolm, but they bounced back with a sustained drive that ended in a touchdown catch from junior wide receiver David Frazier a few minutes later.

The third quarter was a leaky one for the injury-plagued Miami defense, who were without redshirt senior defensive tackle and co-captain Austin Brown, among others.

Chisholm scored two rushing touchdowns and the Zips powered a chip shot field goal through in a threeminute and 14 second span.

The RedHawks refused to go away though. In the final six minutes, they picked up 105 yards, recovered an onside kick, and put up 10 points, which included a game-long 44-yard touchdown pass from redshirt senior quarterback Austin Boucher to junior wide out Dawan Scott on a designed roll out to Boucher’s left. It was not enough and Akron improved to 2-6 as it ran out the clock after a failed second onside kick attempt.

Though the outcome was disappointing for Miami, the RedHawks recorded a season-high 303 yards of total offense, and nabbed 18 first downs on the afternoon. The defense also forced two fumbles on its own goal line, denying the Zips a touchdown twice. Savvy red zone play kept Miami in it until the last seconds, but time, was not on its side.

“There’s a lot of positives that we can pull from this but again, it’s

got to be about getting wins,” interim head coach Mike Bath said. “I thought from a quarterback perspective, in the last two series of the game our decision making was as clean as it’s been the past two weeks and almost the whole season.”

Boucher finished the game with 226 yards through the air, two touchdowns and a pick. He completed 23 of his 34 passes. Akron sophomore quarterback Kyle Pohl had eerily similar numbers, with 227 yards and 23 completions on 32 attempts.

Though Boucher finished with a solid performance, he was sacked six times and hurried many more.

The offensive line struggled to contain the blitz packages and stunts that were thrown in their faces all afternoon. Boucher said that “two weeks are better than one” with the new offense, but it’s still a work in progress.

“I think everyone’s picking this offense up a lot better,” Boucher said.

“We were able to move the ball and the plays we wanted were there. We had those opportunities … we just need to capitalize when we’re there.”

With the loss, Miami is now dead last in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East and tied for last place overall in the MAC with Eastern and Western Michigan University who are 0-3 and 0-4 in conference play, respectively. Their next attempt at a win will be on the road next weekend in Athens, Ohio, when the RedHawks take on rival Ohio University.

Though the going is tough, Bath said he is sure his team is still committed to the season – no one is giving up on this football team.

“To sit [in the locker room] and walk and talk and see multiple kids wiping tears out of their eyes, that tells me that these young men are still in; they’re fine,” Bath said.