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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1991, The Miami Student reported that three area citizens had been elected for Oxford City Council seats. The battle over the four-year term positions ended with the three winners, Alan Kyger, William Snavely and Janus Dutton, within 18 votes of one another. Kyger is currently the economic development director in Oxford.

One year later: Hunter heals, shares his story

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH SHEW

Hunter Heck learns to live with his disability after a police SUV hit him a year ago, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.

BY SARAH SHEW

FORMER EDITORIAL EDITOR

One year, one month and two days ago, a police SUV struck Hunter Heck as he walked the crosswalk between Spring Street and College Avenue. After five surgeries, countless infections and over three months of recovery and physical therapy in various hospitals, Heck returned to campus without feeling in the lower half of his body and with a burning drive to tell his story.

“My family was really supportive. At first, they were wanting me to transfer to Wright State,” Heck, a native of the Dayton suburb, Tipp City, said. “It has the most wheelchaired students at any university; they have tunnels to classes which would be nice, but I just felt like I left my life here. Relationships are the most important thing in life pretty much and I’d rather keep those here.”

Miami junior Nick Mara, Heck’s cousin and closest friend, witnessed the accident and has been by Heck’s side since.

“When Hunter came back to school, first off, I was in utter disbelief. I mean I knew that it was his plan… but that idea just seemed so incredibly unlikely with how bad his accident was,” he said. “It’s so awesome to have him back and ever since we’ve been kids, we’ve been as close as brothers, and we always used to say how cool it would be if we were able to live together.”

Mara also said he feels a sense of relief in Heck’s return to campus.

“Now that he’s back, I laugh a lot more,” Mara said.

Even with a strong support system, Heck’s initial readjustment was difficult. “That first week was really nostalgic, no better way to put it,” he said. “It really made me think of the start of last year. It’s different in the sense

that I’m in a chair now and I have different roommates but it feels really similar too. I’m much more aware like crossing the street, definitely,” he said, laughing.

Oct. 6 was a day Heck had been waiting for. Calling it his “rebirthday,” Heck threw two parties that weekend, one at Miami and one in his hometown on the actual anniversary of the accident. He described those 48 hours as an emotional rollercoaster. “On the drive from here back home, I just had this feeling, this gut feeling that I just knew… I was going to cry at some point, I got a chilling feeling,” he said. “I can’t remember the last time I cried. I know I’ve never shed a tear in the past year. The handful of days I have felt down, I just wanted to cry and wanted to let it out and I never could. It was just like, if being told that I would never be able to

Oxford veterans recall memories of wartime

BY ANNA HOFFMAN FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

“The macho was as phony as the day was long,” John Davis said. “We were all scared.”

This is how World War II veteran Davis described the dynamic of a troop of teenagers caught in the draft, plucked from their homes, and sent into combat.

According to the National World War II Museum, roughly 10 million American men were conscribed into the Armed Forces throughout the war. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, all men age d18 to 68 were required to register for the draft. However, the focus was on men below the age of 38.

In 1944, Davis, who now lives at the Knolls of Oxford, was drafted at the age of 18.

“When you grew up during the World War II era, [you knew] you were going to be drafted, Davis said. “Everyone was expected.”

The transition from civilian life to combat and then its reversal were, for Davis, abrupt.

“The transition is so rapid and so short,” he said. “There is kind of a surreal quality to the whole thing.

“One thinks, ‘This can’t be happening to me; this happens to other people,’” Davis said.

Davis attended a mere three and a half months of training before he shipped out.

“If you are a true combatant, when firing a machine gun or a tank, the aim is to kill people,” Davis said. “I was a 19-year-old kid right out of high school. What did I know about killing people?”

Davis was one of the many young men, just out of high school, thrown into combat as situations in the European and Pacific Theatres boiled over.

“It was almost a joke,” Davis said, when comparing the scrappy, disoriented teenagers drafted into the US military to the trained armies of Japan and Germany.

“When you are 18 you are immortal,” Davis said.

Death is the last thing on a teenager’s mind, according to Davis, which is why the Armed Forces conscribed young men, general strangers to adulthood, unmarried and without much responsibility.

“I saw people dying,” Davis said. “You don’t ordinarily think those things are going to happen to you. You think you’re immortal and that bad things won’t happen to you and that’s a good feeling.”

He described the transition from high school to the United States military as a journey to another world.

“It’s regimented and disciplined,” Davis said. “You must

VETERANS, SEE PAGE 9

Jury examines evidence in case of alleged child pornography Alfred Allen, former head of school at McGuffey Montessori, 5128 Westgate Dr., was arrested on 20 felony counts of child pornography Sept. 24. According to Oxford Police Department Sgt. Jon Varley, evidence is now being presented to the grand jury, who will decide whether the case should be tried. Varley said the process will take time. If there is a trial, he said it will likely not be held until spring.

HUNTER, SEE PAGE 8

Students plant the seed of Project Green Room to increase student engagement

BY OLIVIA BRAUDE

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Passion, drive and a bit of frustration with the United States’ fiscal situation drove Miami University seniors Jeff Feiwell and Stephen Hostelley to launch Project Green Room (PGR), a non-profit organization to inspire students to take a stance on issues pertaining to the U.S.’ economic future.

Feiwell and Hostelley said they were disappointed by the apathy prevalent among the current generation toward the nation’s financial policies.

“What we saw in the last election was that most college students didn’t have an opinion on

the fiscal issues, didn’t understand them and really didn’t care about them,” Feiwell said.

Frustrated by the lack of engagement from their peers, Hostelley and Feiwell searched for an organization that effectively promoted awareness of economic issues to college students. When they did not find one, the pair had an idea.

“Why not us?” Feiwell said.

And the seed for Project Green Room was planted.

Hostelley and Feiwell said they spent every day of their winter break last year researching, developing and writing a 15-page business plan to lay the foundation for PGR. They called on the assistance

of fellow Miami senior, Lot Kwarteng. The three met participating in Miami’s Inside Washington Program their sophomore year and have spent time together in Washington, D.C. and in Oxford, working on bringing PGR to life.

According to Hostelley, the goal of PGR is to simplify the debt and deficit problems and make them relatable to students.

“There really aren’t any organizations that are willing to break down these issues into layman’s terms for college students and do it in a way that is engaging and fun,” Hostelley said.

GREENROOM, SEE PAGE 8

BEN TAYLORTHE MIAMI STUDENT

LIGHTING UP THE STADIUM

Junior Jordan Habel directs the marching band to the beat of Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks during the football halftime show Tuesday..

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Female boxer flexes muscles in new sport

BY ERICA GRIFFITH

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

With the well-worked hands of routine, senior Maddie Mullen records her workout on her phone.

The pull-ups and strength training mark just another day in her training routine for the bodybuilding competition she will be entering in this May. The former boxer said she had grown tired of the stagnant level of competition within women’s boxing and sought another level of competition. This past summer, her boxing coach suggested a bodybuilding competition.

“When [my coach] found out I wasn’t going to box anymore he said, ‘You should come train because a lot of boxers, the way they train their muscles, it fits well in the transition to figure,’” Mullen said.

Mullen will register with the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) in the Figure category. This competition involves solely amateurs who hope to pursue their pro card, a status elevation in competitions that gains participants sponsors and the potential to earn cash prizes. The Figure category focuses on muscle mass and development.

A panel of judges critiques each contestant based on her “round delts” or “developed lats” to name a few of the muscles in the back and shoulders. Although there are other categories, Mullen chose to focus on Figure because the training loosely corresponds with how boxers train their muscles.

As a senior at Miami University, Mullen said she always stays on top of her work and campus involvement. With her apartment in Heritage Commons, access to the Recreational Sports Center (REC) is easier than the walk to her strategic communication and criminology classes. Mullen teaches kickboxing, boot camp, spinning, barefoot and toning classes. In addition to instructing, she is on lead staff at the REC, a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, a victim advocate for Women Helping Women and a movement leader with Cru, a campus ministry.

Mullen said she manages these commitments well because of her ability to plan and adapt.

“She is very mature and responsible which I don’t see that much in students. She’s the ideal staff in terms of those two things,” said

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Haygood looks back on the ‘Hot Summer of 1964’

BY CYNTHIA MARCINEK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Wil Haygood, a Miami University alum and the reporter who wrote “The Butler Well Served by This Election,” spoke at Miami University to discuss Freedom Summer and the inspiration for his article that was recently adapted into a movie.

Haygood, dressed in a black suit, glasses and a tie adorned with a tie clip once belonging to JFK, captivated an audience of over 100 people in Hall Auditorium on Tuesday. He talked about writing “The Butler” and about the “hot summer of 1964,”’ otherwise known as Freedom Summer.

Haygood began the 40-minute lecture talking about an experience he had as a child. It was 1964 and he was living in Ohio.

He had wanted to visit his grandmother, who was living in Georgia at the time. After a great deal of waiting, his aunt and uncle decided they were going to take him. He was eight years old. The day they were going to drive

down to Georgia, he recalls his uncle instructing his son to hide a gun under the front seat.

“My uncle, a peace-abiding man had to carry a gun because he didn’t want anything to happen,” Haygood stated.

Haygood continued to tell stories about the summer and the effect it had on, not only members of the south, but people all across the country.

Junior Michelle Turner, who attended the lecture, said she never knew about the role Western College played that summer.

“I thought it was interesting when he talked about the students from Miami’s Western Campus, that went down to help,” Turner said. “I never realized that [Western College] had an impact on overcoming that terrible time.”

A particularly moving moment came during the question-answer section.

One attendee asked, “How did you come into writing

HAYGOOD, SEE PAGE 4

DON’T LEAF US, AUTUMN!

First-years Anna Glover, Olivia Richter and sophomore Rachel Brady show fall spirit by prancing around in piles of leaves. The fall beauty will not last much longer, however, because next week’s forecast predicts snow.

MU athletics earn top grade for diversity

BY LIBBY MUELLER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

According to the 2012 College Sport Racial and Gender Report Card, which was released by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport in July, college sports in general received a “B” grade for racial and gender hiring practices. Overall, Miami University reflects or outperforms the grade issued to college sports for racial and gender hiring.

The Institute used federal affirmative action policies to assign grades. According to the report card, an “A” was earned if the percentage of athletics staff that identified as a racial or ethnic minority reflected the percentage of minority student athletes.

At Miami University, 18.7

Miami University ‘76 alum Wil Haygood spoke Tuesday at Hall Auditorium about the “Hot Summer of 1964.”

Miami,” Rountree said. “We don’t have a certain number or percentage we’re trying to reach.”

Rountree said the most important factor in hiring coaches is the values the candidate holds and how they align with the university.

“We’re trying to find the coach with the best philosophy,” Rountree said. “We want our coaches to be teachers, we want our coaches to understand that athletes should be a fabric of our institution. We’re looking for a coach that shares those same values that Miami has.”

Eric Washington, who is an African American basketball player for the men’s team at Miami,

DIVERSITY, SEE PAGE 4

DAMIEN WATSON THE MIAMI STUDENT

Students take cover from rain under their umbrellas at the Hub Wednesday.

ISA ‘Keeps up with the Kapoors’ for Diwali FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

BEN TAYLOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

percent of all athletes, both male and female, identified as a racial or ethnic minority in 2013, according to the Office of Institutional Research (11.5 percent of female athletes and 24.7 percent of male athletes).

As of 2012, the most recent data available, 19 percent of fulltime and part-time administrative and coaching staff in the athletics department were a racial or ethnic minority, mirroring the percentage of minority athletes.

Deputy Director of Athletics Mark Rountree said Miami draws on a diverse pool of candidates to hire athletics staff.

“When we’re looking at bringing in a new coach or a head coach, we start with a diverse pool and then we select what fits with the best philosophy for

IT’S A SLIPPERY SEAL

BY STEVEN BEYNON

HAY GOOD LOOKIN’

TAYLOR WOOD THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University’s Indian Students Association (ISA) is hosting its 21st celebration of the Hindu holiday, Diwali. This year, the show is called “Keeping up with the Kapoors” and tells the story of “Americanized” Indians who are hesitant to visit India but end up falling in love with the culture. The celebration begins at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 and 2 p.m. Nov. 9 in Hall Auditorium.

Diwali is India’s largest national holiday and lasts for five days. This year, Diwali started on Nov. 2 in the U.S. and on Nov. 3 in India.

The date differs year to year and depends on the cycle of the moon.

The word ‘Diwali’ derives from ‘rows of lighted lamps’ and has given the holiday the nickname “the Festival of Lights.” Those who celebrate the holiday decorate shops, houses and other public places with diyas, small oil lamps. Chair of the Diwali performance Rohan

Nawani said Diwali is typically a happy time spent as a family.

“Indians typically get together with their families and exchange gifts and light fireworks. Diwali is as big as Christmas in India, it’s very fun and happy,” Nawani said.

For the past 20 years, Miami University has recognized and celebrated the Hindu festival and has recently done so with theatrical performances.

“Every year has a theme, last year was a parody called, ‘My Big Fat Indian Wedding,’ which showed a bunch of different dances that depicted different parts of India and how that part of the country celebrates,” Nawani said.

President of the ISA Kritheeka Kalathil said the performances have been a success.

“We usually have two showings of our Diwali performances each year in Hall Auditorium,” Kalathil said. “They both usually sell out.

Hall seats around 750 I believe, so that’s about 1500 attendees each year.”

This year’s show will use a variety of media and performing art forms to tell the story of the fictional Kapoor family.

“It’s a mixture of dances incorporated with on-stage acting and video,” Nawani said. “It’s like you’re watching a movie on stage.”

ISA member Vaidehi Joshi said there is a large participation in the show.

“There are about 150 members on the listserv, about 80 to 90 active and 60 who partake in the Diwali show.”

ISA is a constantly growing organization on campus. Right now, the club has grown from 240 members last year to roughly 300 members today, according to Nawani.

“It’s a common misconception that all our members are Indian,” Kalathil said. “Our club isn’t only for Indian students. We actually have a lot of non-Indian members. Almost have the Diwali participants aren’t actually Indian. Our goal as an organization is to educate other about Indian culture.”

EDITORS JANE BLAZER CHRIS CURME

COMMUNITY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2013

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POLICE OPD reacts to

BEAT Wannabe bartenders trash bar, seen on tape

At 8 p.m. Saturday, an OPD officer met with a shift manager at Brick Street Bar and Grill, 36 E. High St., in response to an incident report.

The manager claimed the upperlevel portion of the bar, known as Sky Box, was closed when she observed a female navigate around a stack of chairs blocking the stairway and make her way upstairs.

The manager said she followed the female, and, at the top of the steps, found the door to Sky Box open and trash and spilled drinks littering the bar. The female told the manager two other girls were in the bathroom. While listening to the suspect’s story, the manager noticed a bottle of Bud Light in her purse, and demanded the woman pay for it, according to OPD. A second female ran from the bathroom, but was stopped by a member of crowd control. The bouncer would not let the second girl go until she paid for her drink as well, according to OPD. Upon review of the security tapes, the manager saw the three girls behind the bar, pouring drinks, leaving in their wake a broken beer tap and an open bottle of vodka.

Angry trio accused of attacking man at home Wednesday morning, an OPD officer was dispatched to a location near the intersection of Church Street and University Avenue in response to an alleged assault.

Upon arrival, the officer spoke with a male who claimed three other men—one wearing a striped shirt, another a vest and the last sporting a Mohawk, had fled westbound on Church Street as they saw the officer approach.

The alleged victim said he had been involved in an altercation with the three men earlier that night at Brick Street Bar and Grill, 36 E. High St. and at 2:05 a.m., the three males again appeared at the victim’s residence. They then allegedly punched him in the head and kicked him in the face. As the police arrived, they scattered, according to OPD. The assaulted male recognized one of the suspects by name, and the other two by face. The officer could see the male had a cut above his right eye and the right side of his face was swollen. The male refused treatment by life squad.

The investigation is ongoing.

Dog days of fall: Juvenile is bitten by Rottweiler Tuesday evening, an OPD officer responded to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital to speak with the mother of a juvenile who had been bitten by a dog.

The woman claimed she was on the phone with her child, and he or she said they did not want to be at their father’s house any longer. Suddenly, she could hear her child screaming on the other end of the phone. She told OPD her child was crying and yelling, “Jack!” which is the name of the father’s two-year-old Rottweiler. The dog had bitten the child and his or her grandmother, according to the mother.

The officer then went to the father’s residence to speak with him and see the dog in question. Everyone there told the same story. The father told OPD he was in an argument with the juvenile when he or she swung, in an attempt to strike him, and the dog responded by biting the child and the grandmother.

The dog, according to OPD, is upto-date on its shots and, according to the father, is usually well-behaved, though protective of him.

The officer returned to the hospital to record the child’s injuries and speak with a representative from Butler County Children’s Services.

recent rifle theft

BY VICTORIA POSMANTUR

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Oxford Police Department (OPD) officer Adam Price was the victim of a theft, according to OPD Lt. Tom Horvath, when, on Oct. 4, an unknown suspect broke into Price’s cruiser, parked in his driveway, and stole an AR-15 rifle, ammunition, a laptop and a camera.

Horvath said it was a shame one of their officers was placed in such a bad situation.

“Things like this happen,”. Horvath said. “We take bad situations and look for ways to improve them ... We must take the extra steps to secure our property and equipment, even in areas where we feel are safe.”

OPD Chief Bob Holzworth provided more detail of the incident.

“The officer took the car home and parked it in his driveway between a fairly lit portion,” Holzworth said. “Someone broke in and when he realized, he called the public county sheriff department.”

The investigation of the missing property has begun and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office (BSCO) has already recovered the laptop and the camera case, according to Horvath.

“This case is outside our jurisdiction,” Horvath said. “However, Butler County was contacted by someone who found the property in a dumpster in Cincinnati. It’s a lead, but it’s going to take more than that to put this case together.”

It may take several years to

recover the rifle, Horvath said.

“Once they try to get the item onto the market, to sell or to move, while the story lays low, they hope to retrieve the gun and work from there,” Horvath said.

Holzworth said Officer Price received a half-day suspension, due to the violation of G.O. 1.3.3, which requires officers to store weapons in such a manner that no unauthorized person will have access to or gain control over the weapon.

However, Horvath said Price will continue to serve on the team, as he is a very valuable asset.

The gun’s placement was slightly OPD’s fault, Horvath said. Although the weapon was covered and secured in its case, in a private driveway, it should have been in the trunk. But Officer Price had just acquired a new car that didn’t have all of the proper cargo installed yet.

“The officer wasn’t grossly negligent,” Holzworth said. “The only reason that any discipline at all was imposed is because of the location of the weapon. He is a wonderful employee, a great police officer and an experienced investigator. I feel terrible about what happened.”

Holzworth said he plans to move forward by installing the necessary equipment, either in the trunk or in the passenger compartment, to more firmly secure police rifles.

He said there isn’t a major policy change required nor envisioned.

“We remain hopeful that the BCSO will be successful in locating and recovering our property,” Holzworth said.

PHIL ARNDT THE MIAMI STUDENT

“HERE’S TO MY LOVE!”

Charlie Cromer plays Romeo in the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s prodution of Romeo and Juliet Tuesday in Shriver.

OXFORDIANS ELECTED TO OFFICE In Tuesday’s election, in which slightly less than 2,500 voters visited the polls, incumbent city councilmen Kevin McKeehan and Bob Blackburn were re-elected, each with 24 percent of the vote. Newcomers Edna Carter Southard and Michael Smith were elected to fill the remaning two spots, garnering 28 and 24 percent of the vote, respectively.

Larry Frimmerman lead the trio running for Oxford Township Trustee with 35 percent of the vote, followed by Gary Salmon with 32.85 percent and Cal Conrad in a very close third, carrying 32.35 percent.

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“Oxford Empty Bowls” fills locals’ empty bellies

JESS JELINEK THE MIAMI STUDENT

Bowls decorated by Miami ceramic students and Oxford’s pottery shop, “You’re Fired!,” will be donated to the “Oxford Empty Bowls” event to raise awareness of hunger.

BY JESSICA JELINEK

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University’s “Oxford Empty Bowls” has been pulling the hidden concern of community hunger out of the shadows for the last 11 years.

Oxford Empty Bowls joins Empty Bowls events worldwide in efforts to raise awareness of hunger and food security.

The event will take place Nov. 9 in Oxford Methodist Church, 14 North Poplar St., from 11a.m. to 2 p.m.

Oxford Empty Bowls, held in conjunction with Miami’s Make a Difference Day, is the last event of Miami’s Social Action Center’s Hunger and Homelessness Week.

Every penny raised during Oxford Empty Bowls is donated to the Oxford Community Choice Pantry.

Upon arrival, guests will choose a bowl to fill made by both Miami ceramic students and Oxford’s pottery shop, “You’re Fired!”

The bowls will be filled with various flavors of soup made by local cooks.

After eating, guests are encouraged to keep their bowls as a reminder that hunger is happening all over the world.

One of the unique characteristics that set Empty Bowls apart is the design of the bowls themselves.

“I believe in the successful dynamic of pairing art and service.”

Connie Malone, primary coordinator of Oxford Empty Bowls, said.

“The large variety of bowls truly provides a rich selection for the guests.”

Miami’s ceramic students have been working on the bowls for the past seven weeks. A total of 480 bowls have been made thus far and an estimated total of over 600 bowls are to be made.

Miami senior ceramic student Victoria Azzi has already made 50 bowls. “[Empty Bowls] is a unique opportunity where Miami is able to directly help the community in a creative way,” Azzi said.

Miami junior ceramic student Elizabeth Hilgenberg’s is participating in Oxford Empty Bowls for the

The Apple Tree, 28 E. High St., is already getting into the holiday spirit by displaying festive items in their store.

first time this year. Hilgenberg said she has already made 30 bowls.

Although both Hilgenberg and Azzi are the artists behind their bowls, they said they do not want credit awarded for their work.

“It’s about the event, not about the specific artist making the bowl,” Azzi said.

Hilgenberg agreed and said the bowls are supposed to be for the event, not to reward the artist.

“We stamp each bowl with the same mark instead of signing our initials,” Hilgenberg said.

Oxford Empty Bowls can be described as a soup luncheon, but Malone said she sees it as a “chaotic family dinner.”

Over the years, the attendance has become pleasantly overwhelming, according to Malone. Two years ago, the event even ran out of bowls. Last year the event raised over $4,300.

Over the past 11 years, Empty Bowls has raised almost $26,000.

Due to the fact that the event is not rooted in any organization group or club, is welcome to attend, according to Malone. For the price of $10, anyone can attend the event and children receive free admission.

“Everybody in the community is involved and this is what I love,” Malone said. “Because we have no ties to any specific community, we can be entirely inclusive.

Empty Bowls really crosses town and gown.”

In addition to attending the event, many community members choose to get involved as volunteers too, by pitching in bread, soup and desserts.

Among the groups who volunteer are Make A Difference Day student helpers, Greek Life organizations and nutrition majors.

Hunger and Homelessness Week is dedicated to raising campus awareness of the less fortunate.

Each day of the week is filled with a new speakers and events, including the ongoing Pledge-a-Meal.

Undergraduate Director of Social Action Center Bria Stein said she thinks Empty Bowls is a great event to wrap up Hunger and Homelessness Week.

“The event isn’t limited to the students, it really brings everyone together as a community,” Stein said.

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MUSCLES, FROM PAGE 2

her boss Mindy Stephens, associate director for fitness and marketing at the REC. Becoming a group fitness instructor was not easy, Mullen said. Currently there are about 60 instructors, all of whom went through a year of training and completed two auditions. Because fitness at Miami is a widespread priority, Stephens said having a top-notch staff contributes to Miami’s goal of a cutting-edge fitness program.

When she is not teaching classes, Mullen is training religiously.

Her current routine includes five circuits she alternates in order to avoid daily repetition. Training for the Figure category involves nearly a year of preparation. The first two months, called the cutting phase, she focused on losing fat and gaining muscle mass. Each day was planned in order to avoid being too lean to gain muscle for the next phase.

“Timing is everything,” Mullen said.

She is currently in the building phase, which involves heavy lifting about six months before the competition day. The last three months involve very strict dieting and slimming down to just above her desired stage weight.

“Knowing her, she won’t sleep as much [during that time]. She’s a machine,” Mullen’s good friend Lee Ann Townsend said.

In addition to her meticulous tracking of workouts, Mullen said she also enjoys the diet aspect of her training. She keeps an Instagram account of the meals she creates and recipes she tries.

Scrolling through the feed, one can easily find pictures of homecooked concoctions like coconut flatbread salmon “Sammies” with pesto cream sauce.

“Everything she makes is a masterpiece while I’m just eating Mac-N-Cheese,” Mullen’s roommate, Lauren Delk, said.

Delk described how the Food Network is always on while Mullen creates healthy Mason jar cakes or savory salmon dinners.

All of Mullen’s meals exclude processed food, wheat and dairy except for Greek yogurt. She gets creative with ingredients by ordering a majority of her food online, including different types of nut butters. Her breakfast and preand post-workout meals focus on high-protein, high-carb foods.

Even with all the hard work Mullen puts into disciplining her body, she rarely publicizes her plans to compete in the Figure competition. Most of her reasons stem from the general misconceptions surrounding bodybuilding competitions.

“Women in bodybuilding are seen as super masculine,” Mullen said. “People think you’ll be bulky, veiny and not feminine at all.”

That stereotype runs counter to Mullen’s lifestyle and physique.

Her room showcases an organized closet with high-heeled wedges, rows of dangly earrings and neatly hung clothes in the closet.

A homemade garland and Christmas lights decorate her walls.

Only a peek under her nightstand would reveal half a dozen protein powder jugs.

Mullen emphasized how bodybuilding is scientific and the competition showcases what a person

has worked on for a year.

“Women’s bodybuilding doesn’t mean competitors idolize their bodies or are plagued with self-esteem issues,” Mullen said.

“It’s more about how you can be the best version of yourself.”

So far, the most difficult workout she completed was sled drives this past summer. It involved pushing a 150-pound sled to work her leg muscles.

“It hurts your legs so bad I wanted to die,” Mullen said.

While Mullen’s work is selfmotivated, she sends progress pictures to her coach Jeff, who instructs her from afar. Her boss and her friends stress her disciplined personality.

“Everything Maddie does has a purpose…She does a good job at balancing all aspects of her life because she manages time well,” Delk said.

Mullen is excited for the contest prep in her last three months and enjoy the culmination of her work.

“Little bits of progress are so exciting,” Mullen said.

Her favorite workout is lifting for her back and legs on endurance days. She is also completely confident in doing 10 repetitions of wide grip pull-ups while two guys stand in line behind her.

“I’m not somebody who’s naturally self-conscious about who I am or how I look compared to others,” Mullen said.

“But I do struggle with the perfection complex.”

Mullen knows the key to success on the competition day in May will be her mental confidence and the year’s worth of hard work she dedicated.

“She’ll do something and do it well,” Stephens said.

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said on his team, diversity is not an issue.

“I think it’s a real united community,” Washington said. “I still feel like some may be closer.

You still might have your certain minorities you might feel more comfortable around, they might be in a certain clique, but for the most part it’s a loving community and everyone accepts each other.”

According to Kelsey Simon, an African American basketball player for the women’s team at Miami, women’s teams could be more diverse.

“I don’t think there’s a discrimination but I do think there’s room for improvement to incorporate more diversity into women’s sports at Miami,” Simon said.

According to the study for grades based on gender, if women hold 40 percent or more of the positions, the school will recieve an “A” grade. 32 percent earns a “B” and 27 percent a “C.” At Miami, 71 percent of administrative and coaching staff are male and 29 percent

HAYGOOD, FROM PAGE 2

The Butler?”

Haygood was on the campaign trail with then presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008 when, after a rally, he saw three young ladies sitting on a bench crying. He asked what was wrong and they said they were crying because their fathers didn’t want them to support this black man and they were going to defy their fathers.

Haygood said he told these ladies Obama was going to win the election, because at that moment, he had the gut feeling that he was going to win. After this interaction, Haygood came up with the idea of writing about a

are female.

The study also reported that 50 percent of head coaches for women’s teams should be female.

According to the Office of Institutional Research, 54 percent of all coaches for women’s teams at Miami were female in fall 2012.

Rountree said gender plays a significant role in the hiring process, especially for women’s teams.

“We will always strive to be inclusive during the hiring process for coaches of women’s teams because it’s important to have a diverse pool of potential coaches including strong female candidates,” Rountree said.

Rountree said the athletics department is a diverse community, but is always striving to be better.

“Overall, we are feel good about the diversity of our staff and our student-athlete population but we will always have an eye towards building on what we are currently doing,” Rountree said.

I would just add a sentence comparing the diversity on our sports teams to our school as a whole … Because it’s clear we recruit diverse students for our sports teams. person who had worked in the White House for a number of years and was told about a man named Eugene Allen, who had worked in the White House through eight presidents.

“You’re sure nobody has ever written about this, your amazing life?” Haygood said to Allen.

“If you think I’m worthy you’ll be the first,” Allen said.

Junior Allison Gnaegy also attended the event.

“The story of how Haygood came up with The Butler was really moving,” Gnaegy said.

“It was so interesting that he was the first person to find this amazing person and was able to portray the story in such a touching way.”

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Failure of Miami football could be linked to empty seats in stadium The 2013 school year has included significantly more downs than ups for the Miami University football team. For those students who attended the home football game against Bowling Green Tuesday night, they witnessed in-person a devastating 45-3 loss, marking the worst start in school history and concluding Miami’s ninth loss in a row.

Because of Miami’s history of losses and other underlying factors, a large majority of the student body notably writes off football as a big-four sport that will never see success at Miami.

Hockey players beam about their fans as they play with bleachers packed to the brim. Baseball even enjoys a large crowd on sunny spring days at McKie Field at Hayden Park, but Yager Stadium, which seats up to 24,286 people, more often than not has empty, lifeless sections during games.

Homecoming and parents’ weekend tend to entertain more people at the stadium, as they did this year, but those are significant outliers.

The Editorial Board of The Miami Student knows it, students know it, parents know it, even most alumni understand: we are just not a football school, and going to games is not the “cool” thing to do on the weekends.

It hasn’t been for quite some time.

In the four major sports, which include basketball, hockey, baseball and football — many conclude that there is a direct correlation between success and attendance. According to NCAA football attendance, an average of 15,333 people bought tickets per football game for Miami in 2012. This figure can be compared to Northern Illinois University (NIU), also a MAC conference school, that had an average of 20,877 people per football game in the same year.

Even though NIU is a slightly bigger school, their stadium capacity is also 24,000 people. Keep in mind, according to the NCAA, their attendance figures are based off turnstile count, tickets sold or estimates of tickets sold.

Just because a ticket is sold, doesn’t mean someone actually attended the game however. The NCAA states 10,598 people attended the rainy home game against BGSU Tuesday, but that number also includes those who bought

tickets but weren’t actually in attendance. The homecoming game against Central Michigan University had the highest attendance this year with 22,750 and then dropped two weekends to a whopping 15,164 against Akron University.

So far this season, the players have only experienced a packed stadium once or twice.

The Harvard Sports Analysis, a student-run organization at Harvard College backs up this correlation between success and attendance in a 2011 article on attendance in college football.

“Not surprisingly, losing has a similar effect on fan support,” the article read. “Teams that dropped below .500 played in front of crowds that weren’t even three-fourths full, with an average stadium being filled to 70.5 percent capacity.

The negative publicity that comes with losing continued to hurt teams the next year.”

This means that teams that won less than half their games had depleting crowds. This certainly rings true of Miami football.

Even though the success of a sports team does have some sort of relation to attendance, The Miami Student Editorial Board believes there could also be a reverse correlation as well. If Yager was packed full of students and community members were rooting on the football team, wouldn’t players be more eager to step onto the field and play for those watching?

For those who play sports, it is of course about how you play for yourself and your team, but it’s also about playing for the organization, club or school you represent. Imagine stepping onto a field and looking around, and seeing only 40 percent of a stadium filled on a home game.

It probably isn’t an uplifting feeling that gets players pumped.

There may be no remedy for our lack of school spirit when it comes to rallying behind our football team, and we may never become an OSUlike football tailgating school, but there may be a chance of success for the future if the Miami community rallied behind the football team.

Generating a larger attendance isn’t going to happen over night, but it starts with changing the attitudes of students and the way they view spending time at football games.

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No smoke and mirrors: Smoking still an issue If you’ve ever been on a campus tour, you’ve heard Miami touted as “smoke-free.” But, a mere minute’s walk away from the butt-free tour route and well-placed “No Smoking” signs proves otherwise.

Much to Miami’s dismay, the student body has long since failed to get the memo.

Nor does it choose to help with the “student enforcement” that forms the basis for the law.

This is not to condone smoking.

Smoking is terrible for you.

However, people who could use Miami’s help in quitting are treated like criminals, forced to sulk off-campus and light up at St. Mary’s. Rather than an all out smoking ban, Miami should take this grand opportunity to show that it can recognize a problem and work with those that need help—not criminalize it and hide behind a smokey, poorly maintained facade.

Miami does this in a way already with alcohol.

Contributed by Mike Chioran THE MIAMI STUDENT “Damp” residence halls allow students of age to drink in a safe en- Mike Chioran smokes a Cigarillo on Western Campus. vironment in loose supervision of its staff. A similar approach could be It also makes ash trays not much rather send their children taken with tobacco. At the Univer- taboo, which is good, be- to a place that can recognize and sity of Cincinnati, smoking is not al- cause Miami already has fix a problem, rather than one that lowed near doorways, inside build- enough butts hanging out as is. lies to itself. ings or tight spaces. Rules like this Miami should stop sweeping its allow the school to extend the arm smoking problems under Oxford’s STEPHEN HENDRICKSON of smoking cessation help without rug and take the chance to improve ENV. SCIENCE & BIOLOGY alienating smokers at the same time. itself openly. Visiting parents would HENDRISJ@MIAMIOH.EDU

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Survivors of U.S. drone operations offer emotional, worthy cause for concern Only five members of Congress showed up to a briefing on U.S. drone use where drone strike survivors gave testimony.

This was the first time Capitol Hill would hear from survivors of a drone strike.

One such BRETT individual MILAM was Pakistani schoolteacher Rafiq ur Rehman along with his two children, nine-year-old daughter Nabila and 13-year-old son Zubair.

They came to discuss a drone strike that had killed Nabila’s grandmother a year prior.

Nabila recounted the day; about how her grandmother and she were outside picking vegetables when Nabila heard the tell-tale sign of a drone—the “dum dum.”

“I was very scared and all I could think of doing was just run. There was blood. I tried to bandage my hand but the blood kept coming,” she said.

Nabila’s father spoke next. He spoke about how he is the primary school teacher in his community; his job is to educate.

“But how can I teach something like this? How can I, in good faith,

reassure the children that the drone will not come back and kill them too?” he said.

The interpreter reportedly choked up translating his words to English.

In a letter to President Obama, Rehman went into further detail.

He wanted an answer as to why his 65-year-old mother had to die.

“Nobody has come to investigate nor has anyone been held accountable. Quite simply, nobody seems to care,” he said.

I do find it sadly ironic that on the same day Nabila and her father recounted their story, President Obama met with a group of CEOs, including Marilyn Hewson the President and CEO of Lockheed Martin, one of the leading manufacturer of drones for the United States military.

To contrast, Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani who was shot by the Taliban for speaking out about the right for girls to get an education, met with President Obama on Oct. 11 and was something of a media darling for Western media.

Max Fisher, writing for The Washington Post, pinpointed why that is.

The focus is not on Malala’s efforts to improve Pakistani girls’ conditions, but rather to make us feel “warm and fuzzy with a celebrity and easy message.”

“But what we are trying to make her up to be, by no fault of her own, is something very different: a savior

on our behalf, a happy face on an unhappy situation, a way to think about Pakistan that lets us go back to ignoring the problem,” he said.

The narrative is quite simple: Malala was targeted by the Taliban and the Taliban is our enemy; Nabila and her grandmother were erroneously targeted by the United States government and its drones. That narrative is much more complex and difficult to grapple with.

Even in her meeting with Obama, Malala warned that drone strikes were fueling terrorism, but President Obama, Congress, the media and the American people are not interested in hearing that.

After all, nearly two-thirds of Americans (65 percent) think the U.S. government should use drones to launch airstrikes in other countries against suspected terrorists, according to a March 25 Gallup Poll.

Rehman, however, has a message for the American people and their leaders—supporters or those unaware about the use of drones. He wants them to know drones are having an impact on his life.

“It’s hitting our elders. It took my mom. It’s affected my children and we haven’t done anything wrong,” Rehman said.

Back in May, President Obama spoke with respect to drone policy and related issues. He suggested that restraint in the use of force and

accountability would be the standard going forward.

One such action was to shift the use of drones from the CIA to the Defense Department, which would take the program out of the shadows. In other words, it is difficult for journalists and human rights groups to maintain accountability on CIA operations.

However, according to Time, the CIA is unlikely to relinquish drone operations to the Pentagon.

It is no surprise that drone operations will remain under the CIA away from prying eyes and any question of international law.

In fact, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch believe the United States may have committed war crimes with incidents such as the killing of Nabila’s grandmother.

The New York Times made note of how she was “blasted to pieces,” as the drone strike was seemingly aimed directly at her.

“It’s hitting our elders. It took my mom. It’s affected my children and we haven’t done anything wrong.” - Rafiq ur Rehman

Peter Bergen of CNN noted that, while drone strikes have slowed in Pakistan and Yemen, there are still a number of civilian casualties. Obama has not lived up to his promise of transparency and accountability, according to Bergen.

Even beyond a debate about whether we ought to use drones or not, there should absolutely be no debating that in the current climate, wherein we are using drones, the words of Nabila and her father, ought not go unheeded.

This act should be seen for how abhorrent and disgusting it is. We should not accept silence on this matter or vague assurances from the White House.

I do not believe any country or its leaders, including the United States and even the President of the United States, are beyond reproach. If they committed war crimes, then they should be held accountable.

MILAMBC@MIAMIOH.EDU PHILOSOPHY

COMMENTARY

When a man hits a woman Last week, the online community vividly discussed a cell phone video taken Friday night at a restaurant in Totnes, a town in south-west England. Several people in the restaurant were not getting along, heavily arguing and certainly, at that point in the night, there is some alcohol

Others argue she must have seen it coming, kicking a man in the crotch twice and thinking nothing would happen. involved. A small fight between two people in the crowd escalates and a few punches are served – nothing special so far and nothing that any of us hasn’t already experienced.

But keep watching: a girl punches a guy and he bounces back and sends the girl through the window, causing big controversy on the Internet and the media. The corresponding video showing the scene went viral at the beginning of the week and hit around a million views on YouTube under the title “Totnes Grill Fight” within a couple days. So the questions after watching the video: is he allowed to do that? How could he?

Hitting a woman?

Some of the YouTube comments tend to be more of the traditional opinion that it is a total no-go to hit a girl. Others argue she must have seen it coming, kicking a man in the crotch twice and thinking nothing would happen. She should take the consequences, some spectators claimed. And a third, and relatively small group of commenters, points out that violence is always something to be despised, whether against a man or a woman.

Now who has the right point in this discussion? What does this scene show besides an alcohol-induced showdown? Are the scenes in this video a testimony of modern feminism, emancipatory reactions of a woman or simply stupidity?

First of all, the video does not make clear what all of the people in this scene were exactly arguing about. Also, no one exactly knows if the guy in the green hoodie said anything disrespectful to the blonde girl who punched him or if it might have been the other way around.

The fact is she threw the first punch, he responded with something between a slightly harder push and a

moderate punch. Already, his reaction caused some astonishment in the scene, as one can hear a bystander in the video: “That guy’s just f***** over some girl.” Well, if anything, he was defending himself and signaling that he will not take it if the girl hit him once more—a point of view not only men are able to understand. Several seconds after that, the young girl is kicking him again. He hits her—possibly underestimating his own strength—definitely too hard. He sends her entire body through a window.

So what happened? What was she thinking? What was he thinking? But more important: Is this the modern version of an emancipated woman? Is she a feminist and he a macho?

The first can be answered relatively simply: yes. She is “emancipated” if she doesn’t let herself be bothered by a disrespectful or rude male. But we do not know if this is the case because we cannot hear what all of them actually were arguing about. If she is just bugged by him, it is exactly the opposite; her action wouldn’t be emancipated, it would not just be disrespectful but also childish to hit someone if he simply isn’t giving her the things she wants.

For the second question, we just can’t say. But we can deduct from the reactions of the surrounding people that they are appalled that he hit a girl rather than shocked by the violence itself and the fact that he got hit in the first place. The traditionalistic thinking of how he could dare hit a female skips over the fact that she started it without thinking about the consequences.

It is not acceptable that a woman can kick a guy in the groin and can evade being hit herself by arguing she is a woman. That is a contradiction to feminism and the modern view on emancipation and equal rights. But still, this is exactly what many actually claim in the comments below the YouTube video and other forums on the Web. That she somehow has to have a “free hit” or at least moral shielding from physical consequences due to the fact that she is a woman.

No, this has nothing to do with chauvinism, sexism or not wanting woman to defend their rights, it has to do with fair play and equal rights and responsibilities. And as long as people in general and women in particular find nothing wrong in the girl’s behavior in that scene, they are torpedoing the true idea of emancipation.

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“Our generation, as the primary stakeholder, needs to be engaged,” Kwarteng said.

All three said they agree that it is time for government spending to change. The national debt is over $17 trillion and counting, according to USDebtClock. org. To reach a sustainable solution, compromises must be made

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The organization takes no stance on social issues, Hostelley said, but focuses on tax reforms, defense spending and social program spending as the main drivers of debt.

PGR is in its start-up phase, but has already received interest from colleges including Butler University and Ohio State University about starting a chapter on their campuses.

The phone calls, texts and emails from students interested in PGR give Kwarteng hope for the organization.

“We’ve been validated,” Kwarteng said. “Kids actually care about this.”

The most important thing right now is name recognition, according to Kwarteng.

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stand up again, if that can’t make me cry, I wasn’t sure if I was ever going to be able to cry again.”

Heck made it through almost the entire day with all smiles and no tears, until his brother and sister-in-law texted him that evening.

“She mentioned a story in the hospital … a couple of days after the accident, I looked like a science project, I had a big tube down my throat,” he said. Heck was in a coma at the time, and has no recollection of this time after his accident.

“She was typing saying my heart would spike now and then … and people would hold my hand and try to calm me down.

One time … my brother grabbed my hand and leaned down next to me, I turned my head toward him.

‘You have to fight through this,’ he said, ‘you have to.’ And I nodded my head yes, she said. I was unconscious, I have no memory of it and somehow I still knew I had to fight through it.”

Heck said this was the moment he had longed for, when he could finally release all of the emotions that had built up throughout the last year.

“I just started bawling,” he said. “It felt so good to get it out.”

After switching his major from mechanical engineering to marketing, Heck feels more solidified than ever in his post-graduation plans.

“I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with that before; since my accident I want to focus on adaptive equipment and new rehab technology,” he said. “I see it almost as like selfish because yeah, I help other people but it’s going to help me too.”

Heck spent the summer interning for Parker Hannifin, working with products specially designed for handicapped individuals, and said he’d rather focus on treatment than a cure.

“A cure would be sick, I’m sure they’re going to have some cure in my lifetime… but I’m not waiting up for it,” he said.

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“Hunter doesn’t lie, cheat or even beat remotely around the bush because he has realized time is too precious to do that,” he said.

Heck’s style is attracting a lot of traffic; the page has over 13,000 hits from 17 countries, but the increasing popularity of his website isn’t getting to his head.

“It doesn’t make me feel like a big shot or anything like that, it just makes me feel good I guess,” Heck said.

He’s already used to the attention, with his previous online presence in the form of his mother, Hayley Heck’s recently retired Facebook page, “Pray for Hunter.” Through the internet and in person, Heck has received a swath of compliments on his recovery, strength and drive.

“I’ve gotten a lot of different people who tell me what an inspiration I am; I heard that hundreds of times honestly,” Heck said.

“The first several times it made me feel really good, and then it kind of just became like any other thing anyone else would say to me because I was so used to hearing it.”

Many of Heck’s posts discuss how people react to him, and how to help someone in a chair, especially when that means not physically doing anything.

“The man in a single year’s time has died twice, and lived three times,” Polansky said.

“He wants no sympathy from anyone, no extra attention, just recognition of his and other paraplegics’ lack of choice to be how they are.”

Mara agreed.

“He just finds it weird when people give him special treatment, and even more weird that people would think he wouldn’t like to do all the same things that they do,” he said. “I mean don’t hesitate to come up and say hi, everyone loves friends, and by all means ask about his story, but please don’t offer to give him one or both of your legs, He’s perfectly fine without them.”

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Miami hosts final home RedHawks begin new era under Wright matches of regular season

BY JUSTIN MASKULINSKI SENIOR STAFF WRITER

BY JORDAN RINARD SENIOR STAFF WRITER

After dropping its fifth straight match, the Miami University volleyball team hopes to end its skid as it faces Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division foes Kent State University and Ohio University in its final home matches of the regular season. The RedHawks (10-14, 2-10 MAC) are 1-5 this season against MAC East opponents.

Kent State (12-13, 6-6 MAC) sits in third place in the East Division standings following wins against the University at Buffalo and the University of Akron. Sophomore middle blocker Bridget Wilhelm was named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week after posting 20 kills and a .415 hitting percentage.

Senior setter Aleksandra Nowak is second in the MAC East with 9.84 assists per set.

“Kent State has some older, experienced hitters,” head coach Carolyn Condit said.

“They can hit on the outside as well as on the inside. Their services keep teams working on the passing end.”

Ohio (20-4, 10-2 MAC) is rolling this season as it is currently in first place in the East. Two of its losses came against ranked non-conference teams and the other two came on the road at Kent State and at home to MAC West leader Ball State University.

Sophomore setter Abby Gilleland has accounted for 10.51 assists per set this season, which is tops in the East.

“OU is the best blocking team in the conference and their offense is also close to the top in the MAC,” Condit said. “They have a wide range of hitters instead of

one or two and that’s what makes them good. They are just a very sound team.”

Miami is looking for redemption for its losses earlier in the season to Kent State (0-3) and Ohio (1-3). Redshirt sophomore middle hitter Jenny Ingle can help the cause as she was an honorary mention for MAC East Offensive Player of the Week with her 28 kills and .411 hitting percentage she posted last weekend. Ingle sits atop the MAC with a .371 hitting percentage. Freshman middle hitter Paige Hill is also a contributor with 1.18 blocks per set, which is sixth in the conference.

Freshman setter Krista Brakauskas recorded 71 assists over the weekend. Senior libero Madison Hardy is 10th in the MAC with 4.35 digs per set.

“We need to make ourselves better,” Condit said. “We’re on the brink [of winning] so often. We need to play better ball and have our younger players make better decisions from 20 points on.”

The RedHawks are fifth in the conference with a .207 hitting percentage and fourth in the MAC with 2.31 blocks per set and 15.98 digs per set. The netters are 1-3 at home against the MAC East this season.

“We’re working on quick transitions and quick defense [in practice],” senior outside hitter Madison Dodd said. “We’re working on getting a few more balls up to put down [for our offense]. We need to limit our unforced errors and our missed communication errors so we can pull out the win.”

The RedHawks start the action against Kent State 7 p.m. Friday and take on Ohio 5 p.m. Saturday.

The match against the Bobcats is Senior Night.

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The Miami University women’s basketball team begins its 201314 season Friday. The RedHawks take on the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky University at noon in Millet Hall.

The RedHawks have to replace record-breaking 2013 graduates Courtney Osborn and Kirsten Olowinski this season and senior guard Hannah Robertson said it won’t be an easy job. “[Osborn and Olowinski] are definitely big replacements for us leadership-wise and on the court obviously with scoring,” Robertson said. “It’s gonna be a team effort to fill those shoes, it’s not just going to be one person or a couple people, it’s definitely gonna have to be a lot of people filling those roles.”

Another big change for the RedHawks this year is first-year head coach Cleve Wright. Robertson said the process has been especially unique for her because she is a senior.

“It was definitely a big change to make as a senior,” Robertson

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follow orders without question.

You don’t say, ‘let’s from a committee and discuss this.’ The only idea is to avoid being killed. It may sound facetious, but it’s on top of everybody’s list: to come out alive” The transition was made easier, according to Davis, by correspondence with people back home, which soothed the anxiety of being thousands of miles away from loved ones. The correspondence between soldiers and those awaiting their return became known as V-Mail, or Victory Mail.

“Everybody wants to hear from those you left behind,” Davis said.

On Aug. 6, 1945, the atomic bomb ‘Little Boy’ was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, the second, and more powerful of the two bombs, ‘Fat Man,’ was dropped on Nagasaki.

Five days after that, the Emperor announced Japanese surrender, bringing the war to an end.

“As much as any of us understood, it had never occurred before,” Davis said. “[We asked,] ‘What was an atomic bomb?’”

According to Davis, at the time, the only thing the blasts and subsequent surrender meant to him was that he didn’t have to fight the Japanese in the notoriously turbulent and bloody Pacific.

“It didn’t occur to us if it was moral or not,” Davis said. “Main thing was, we were not going to fight in the Pacific … So, I went to a camp in Kentucky, which was much nicer.”

Davis was discharged in April, 1946. Five months after returning from duty, Davis enrolled at the University of Cincinnati. According to Davis, “one of the greatest programs,” the G.I. Bill, paid his tuition.

Looking back on his experience, Davis said as the years have passed, they have left

said. “Obviously getting everyone to buy in and get on the same page is one of the biggest struggles you can go through when making a coaching change. I think everyone has done really well with it and we’re all really excited.”

Miami is coming off a 71-54 exhibition win against Seton Hill University. Wright said the game gave him film to evaluate the team.

After reviewing the film, Wright saw areas where the ’Hawks can improve.

“Certainly we want to get better defensively and be able to play better together,” Wright said.

“I felt like we gave up too many points. I felt like we did a lot of good things also, I think we’ve gotten better every day, every week, we just need to continue in that direction.”

Robertson said the RedHawks need to focus on the defensive side of their game in their first contest of the year.

“I’d say we have pretty high expectations,” Robertson said.

“We want to start [the season] off strong. We’re looking to play together and improve from our last game. We’re expecting to play

tough defense.”

Senior guard Courtney Larson and junior guard Kindsay Brandt brought the ball up the court for the ’Hawks for most of the exhibition game, and Wright said he will continue to split the role of point guard.

“We have a couple of people who can play point guard, maybe even two and a half to three people,” Wright said. “We are going to have some people who can share time there. I think we’re very fortunate because we have more than one person who can play that position.”

Wright is not concerned about a win in Friday’s season opener, but if things go the way he would like them to, the RedHawks will be 1-0.

“I am concerned about us getting better and excited about the season opening up and I know our players are excited about that,” Wright said. “My biggest concern is that we play team defense and that we execute our offense to the best of our ability and take steps in the right direction. If we focus and concentrate on that, then the rest will take care of itself.”

behind perspective.

“I’m almost 88, I’m one of the younger WWII vets,” Davis said.

“We’re talking now about a war that was almost 70 years go, and perspectives change, we’re still writing about it, dissecting it.”

Lee Fisher, a Vietnam War veteran, also resides at the Knolls of Oxford. He is a Miami alumnus and current Master’s student in anthropology.

Fisher, in his 60s, graduated Miami in June, 1968. He was drafted six months later, in December of that same year.

The Oxford draft board controlled the draft status of the young men in the area.

Eligible men attending an institution of higher education were exempt from the draft as long as they stayed in school with an acceptable grade. According to Fisher, roughly four months after a student finished or dropped out of school, they were drafted.

“I had never really been away from home, so to speak,” Fisher said. “But that was the time when the obligation to serve, among most men, had been traditionally been passed down to them, based on the service [of previous generations].”

According to Fisher, the bonds that were created with fellow soldiers during his time in the service are intensely strong.

“You don’t think you can do it,” Fisher said. “But you’re banded together with other people and you have to do it.”

Bonds developed between men in combat, according to Fisher, become stronger than familial bonds, in many ways.

“I have had a conversation with one of the men in my platoon almost every Sunday since 1970,” Fisher said. “That’s how strong the bond is.”

Both Fisher and Davis said being thrown into extreme circumstances creates different types of relationships.

“I don’t think a lot of people

can understand unless they’ve have experience,” Fisher said.

“Everyone that has been involved in combat will inevitably be faced with ethical situations where you have to make an individual decision about how you are going to react,” Fisher said.

“That’s not anything new for veterans of today.”

Decisions made in lifethreatening combat differ from those made in life, in a safe, detached place.

“You have to remember that your goal is to keep yourself alive and keep those alive around you,” Fisher said. “And when you have to do that, you have to depend on how you’ve been trained to react.”

After 14 months of service, Fisher returned in early August, 1970. Ten days after returning home, Fisher married a fellow Miami graduate named Rosemary.

However, throughout Fisher’s 14 months of service, he was able to contact his fiancé for a total of six minutes.

“There were no cellphones; there was no Skype,” Fisher said.

“We had two radio calls that lasted three minutes each, and that was the extent of our contact.”

Fisher said the “welcome home” for Vietnam War vets was very different than today.

“So, in a lot of ways, it was like we were gone for a long vacation,” Fisher said. “‘Nice to have you back, and welcome back to your normal life.’”

With the draft era a generation or two behind, the dynamic of those voluntarily serving in the Armed Forces today is different than that of those conscribed in Davis’ or Fisher’s day.

“I have the utmost respect from those younger people who understand the concept of service to country,” Fisher said. “I think that is a concept—a belief, if you will—that at one time held a place of supremacy in our society.”

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REPLACING RECORD BREAKERS FOR MIAMI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 3,477 points. 1,579 rebounds. 746 assists. 413 steals. 205 blocks.

Those statistics were compiled by two people over the last four years; former Miami women’s basketball players Kirsten Olowinski and Courtney Osborn, who graduated last spring.

This year, the RedHawks face the challenge of making up for those numbers.

Osborn, a guard who started all 123 games she played for the RedHawks, is the record holder for points (2,166), three-pointers made (299), field goals attempted (1,814), three-pointers attempted (871), free throws made (513) and free throws attempted (641).

Osborn also holds the Miami and Mid-American Conference (MAC) record for points in a single game, as she put up 48 points against the University of Akron on Jan. 4, 2012.

Osborn was the first player in Miami history to join the 1,000-point club as a sophomore.

Not a bad career for a four-year starter, four-time letter winner and three-time captain.

Olowinski, a forward, is the record holder for career rebounds (1,154), as she was the first RedHawk to surpass the 1,000 mark for rebounds.

Olowinski is also the career leader in blocks (177), and double-doubles (41). She ranks sixth all-time at Miami in shooting percentage (.502) as well.

Olowinski nearly averaged a double-double in her time at Miami, as she put up 10.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game during her four years. Olowinski also served as a Miami captain for two years and started every game she played in from her sophomore to senior year.

The question for this year’s RedHawk team is simple: How do you replace, or try to replace, two record holders like Osborn and Olowinski?

The answer is not simple, and there may not even be a correct answer.

The fact that head coach Cleve Wright is in first year could be a benefit to this situation. Having never coached Osborn or Olowinski, Wright won’t have to worry about replacing them, instead he will simply “play with the cards he is dealt.” It’s not a bad hand by any means, either.

The RedHawks return 10 players from last year’s squad and three of the four new players led the team in scoring in last Saturday’s 71-54 exhibition win.

Senior guard Hannah Robertson led the Red and White in steals last season with 57 and her twin sister Haley was second only to Osborn in three pointers attempted (91) and made (28). Senior forward Erica Almady and senior center Kelsey Simon were first and second in field goal percentage, respectively. Almady made 55 percent of her shots, while Simon made 51 percent.

Both Robertsons averaged over 30 minutes per game last season, but Wright has said he plans to play up to 10 players per game, so lack of game experience should not hurt the RedHawks in the long run.

The numbers that Olowinski and Osborn put up during their time are not likely to be surpassed any time soon, and the new look RedHawks likely are not worried about putting up those numbers.

The only number that matters, no matter the team or players, is the number in the ‘W’ column.

HOCKEY

Brotherhood prepares for battle with St. Cloud State

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The No. 7 Miami University hockey team is making the trip to Minnesota for a series that pits them against their 2012-13 season spoiling opponents, No. 3/4 St. Cloud State Univeristy. St. Cloud (5-0-1, 2-0-0-0 NCHC) beat Miami last year in the NCAA Regional Final, advancing to the Frozen Four on a 4-1 win.

The RedHawks (5-2-1, 1-1-0-0 NCHC) have a new potential rival in the Huskies, who are arguably the best team the Oxford-based squad has seen all season. St. Cloud is coming off a weekend sweep of the University North Dakota in Grand Forks and they’ve positioned themselves atop the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for the time being, something Miami hopes to undo.

“It’s obviously a huge weekend for us,” head coach Enrico Blasi said. “They’re playing extremely well, sweeping North Dakota in North Dakota which is not easy to do. This is a veteran team and they’re well-coached.

Bobby Motzko does an unbelievable job, as does his staff. This will be one of the most complete teams we’ll play all season, and certainly a challenge going into their building.”

For the third time in five weekends, Miami faces a team ranked in the Top 10 of the USCHO national poll. Each of those teams also boasted a man at the helm who had been nominated for the Spencer Penrose Award for Coach of the Year, making this the third time this season that a matchup between Spencer Penrose Finalists will take place. Blasi, who won the prestigious award for his efforts in the 2005-06 season, will be squaring off behind the bench against Motzko, who was

nominated last year for his team’s Frozen Four run.

No matter the caliber of coaches, the action will take place on the ice, and these two teams are loaded with talent. Junior and sophomore forwards Austin Czarnik and Riley Barber lead the nation with 14 points apiece, and junior forward Blake Coleman has been red-hot, garnering nine points in his last five games.

St. Cloud’s leading scorer, senior forward Nic Dowd, has half of Czarnik and Barber’s numbers with seven points through six games, but that’s of little concern to the Huskies – they’ve fought their way through the first three weekends on the coattails of stellar netminding. Junior goaltender Ryan Faragher is one of only two players at his position to put up a perfect 5-0-0 record to start the season. His two goals-against average ties him at 15th in the nation in that category, and his .922 save percentage is a healthy figure to rival that of the RedHawks’ Ryan McKay; the sophomore Miamian holds a .928 save percentage.

Blasi puts little emphasis on past seasons and overall records, and St. Cloud is no different. He isn’t heading into practice telling his team to get back at the Huskies for last year’s season-ending effort, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a bit of a grudge heading into the contest junior forward Jimmy Mullin said.

“You always want to win the last game of the season,” Mullin said. “Now that it is St. Cloud that beat us last year, we have some extra fire in our stomach. We want to go out and prove to them that we’re a top team in the country, too, and it will be a great series.”

The RedHawks and Huskies start the series Friday, Nov. 8 at 8:37 p.m. Saturday night’s puck drop is scheduled for 8:07.

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RedHawks take on Ball State in MAC semifinals

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Miami sophomore midfielder Haley Walter fights for the ball during Miami’s 2-0 win over Northern Illinois University on Oct. 18. Walter has five goals and an assist on the season. She ranks fifth among Miami scorers.

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The Miami University soccer team (11-6-3) travels to the campus of Eastern Michigan University Friday to face Ball State University (116-3) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament semifinals.

The winner of the match will advance to the tournament finals, where they will take on the winner from the match between Eastern Michigan (12-6-2) and Western Michigan University (9-5-5). Miami is trying to win its second MAC tournament in a row.

The RedHawks and the Cardinals should be familiar with each other. Miami defeated Ball State 3-2 on Oct. 31 amidst a torrential downpour.

Despite the recent victory, head coach Bobby Kramig said he does not believe any lessons from that game will apply this time around.

“I’m not sure there’s a lot to be taken from that game,” Kramig said.

“We held back on some things and I suspect that [they] did the same thing. It wasn’t really a game that was going to have tons of impact,

so I’m not sure either one of us has seen our best.”

Kramig said he was unsure what to expect from the Cardinals.

“I’m kind of expecting the unexpected from them,” Kramig said.

“Knowing [Ball State head coach] Craig [Roberts], I’d be a little surprised if they played us the same way that they played us the last time.

He’s a pretty sharp guy tactically and I’m sure he’ll make whatever adjustments he thinks are necessary.”

The Cardinals are averaging 1.45 goals per game, while allowing only 0.9 goals per game. They boast a balanced scoring attack, as they have three players with at least 10 points. Sophomore midfielder Elaina Musleh leads the team in points with eleven. Junior midfielder/ defender Victoria Jacobs leads the squad in goals, having posted five on the season.

The RedHawks enter the weekend on an 11-game unbeaten streak.

They average 1.8 goals per game and give up only one goal per game.

The ’Hawks have scored three goals in each of their last two games.

Kramig attributes the recent success

on offense to his team’s persistence.

“We’ve been working on it,” Kramig said. “Working on playing a little faster and being a little more decisive in the final third, being a little better in front of goal.”

Sophomore midfielder Jess Bronke, fourth on the team with 12 points, attributes the ’Hawks offensive success to the team’s aggressive mentality, something they will need to have if they hope to beat the Cardinals.

“Strongly attacking, not letting up,” Bronke said. “Just working as a team to get it done.”

Bronke said she was even more excited to play in the MAC tournament this year than she was last year, when Miami dominated the field in both the regular season and the tournament on its way to a berth in the NCAA tournament. “[It is] redemption for not winning the [MAC] regular season,” Bronke said.

Game time for the match is set for 2 p.m. Friday. Should the RedHawks advance to the championship round, the match would begin 1 p.m. Sunday.

FIELD HOCKEY

’Hawks host MAC tourney as No. 3 seed

BY ALYSSA ZEDIKER STAFF WRITER

The Miami University field hockey team hosts the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament this weekend. The RedHawks play Ohio University 2 p.m. Friday. If they win, they will play in the championship game Saturday.

The RedHawks hope to avenge their loss during the regular season to the Bobcats, as Miami fell to 1-0.

“Ohio will probably come into this game not thinking it will be as much of a challenge, but little do they know they have huge targets on their backs,” senior back Sid Marcum said. “We are going to be the bully on Friday.”

Ohio edged out the RedHawks for the second seed in the tournament.

“We didn’t give our best performance during the regular season

game against Ohio, so now we are looking forward to showing all the other MAC teams and everyone else what Miami is truly capable of,” junior midfielder Gabby Goldach said.

The RedHawks head into the tournament with a 10-9 record, after a tough season filled with ranked teams, like the University of Maryland, who is ranked No. 1 in the country. Miami also faced several Big Ten Conference schools, beating Ohio State University and Michigan State University.

“I feel really prepared for this weekend because our coaching staff has provided us with all the necessary tools that we need to win and we have excellent team chemistry,” Goldach said. “The challenge though will definitely be more mental so everyone needs to bring their A-game and be prepared.”

Miami will have a home field

advantage since all the games will be played in Oxford.

“With this being a tournament game and there is a lot on the line the home field is an advantage because we can have our friends and family there to support us and we have a pretty awesome record at home this year (7-1),” Marcum said.

The winner of the Miami and Ohio game will play against the winner of Kent State University and Central Michigan University, which is at 11:30 a.m. Friday.

“Our love and honor is on the line this weekend,” Marcum said. “While we are always going to have it, at this point in the season it is going to be challenged. Every team has had to push to this point and we are all exhausted, but the MAC Tournament will be a true test of our heart and dedication to this program to surpass the others and come out on top.”

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