The Miami Student Oldest university newspaper in the United States, established 1826
TUESday, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
VOLUME 140 NO. 23 TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY
MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO
In 1914, The Miami Student reported on the third annual “mock raid” that had taken place a Thursday prior. “The raid had its origin in a small company of braves who had evidently had a good supper and were tingling for excitement,” The Miami Student reported. In all, about 60 percent of the men in the college were enlisted. The organization was formal, with a major, three captains and three companies, as well as the Glee Club Vocal Band and a few bugles.
Soccer advances in tournament after OT victory
CONTRIBUTED RYAN BOES
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The Dance Marathon Leadership board smiles after 12 hours of dancing Saturday. Dance Marathon raised over $40,000 for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
Miami, Oxford communities remember veterans who made ‘ultimate sacrifice’ By Olivia Hnat and Jenn Smola RICHARD MANDIMIKA THE MIAMI STUDENT
Junior midfielder Kayla Zakrzewski dribbles the ball.The ’Hawks topped the Lady Volunteers Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
BY Win Braswell Senior Staff Writer
In a battle of high-powered offense and defensive prowess, the Miami University soccer team got the better of the University of Tennessee, winning its opening round game in the NCAA Tournament 3-2 in overtime. The game had a flair for the dramatic, as Miami scored the game-tying goal with just nine seconds left in regulation. Miami has set a new school record for wins with a 20-2-1 record. The team’s unbeaten streak is now at 16 games as well. The RedHawks are now a perfect 10-0-0 away from Oxford this season. Tennessee came out on the attack early and often, controlling the pace of the game. The Volunteers kept constant pressure on the RedHawks for the majority of the first half. The persistent pressure paid off in the 26th minute, when redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Allison Norenberg gave up a rebound, allowing the goal. As they have done for much of the season, the ’Hawks responded quickly, scoring a minute later. After earning consecutive corner kick opportunities, junior forward Katy Dolesh tied the score with a header from an assist by senior captain Jess Kodiak. The game remained tied into the half, with Tennessee leading 7-5 in shots. The second half was a near mirror image of the first half, as the Vols applied heavy offensive pressure on the RedHawks. Miami was unable to get off a shot until after Tennessee fired off six of its own. The ’Hawks found themselves down 2-1 after the sixth shot of the half for Tennessee. The stingy Tennessee defense continued to stifle Miami, until the 85th minute, when sophomore midfielder Kelsey Dinges struck Miami’s first shot of the second half. Though her shot sailed wide, the RedHawks became energized and organized, as they began to pressure the Tennessee defense. With just nine seconds left, Dinges found the back of the net from 18 yards out, lofting the ball just over the outstretched arms of Tennessee goalkeeper Julie Eckel. From there, the game went into overtime. Miami was 2-1-1 on the season heading into the overtime period on Sunday. The Vols were unable to put away the game in overtime, squandering two corner kick opportunities within
the first three minutes of extra soccer. Dinges was able to find junior forward Kayla Zakrzewski running unmarked down the left flank. Zakrzewski made one cut toward the goal and fired a low kick into the right corner. The RedHawks immediately stormed the field in celebration. “When we went down a goal (in the second half) we made an adjustment in our formation because we were chasing the game,” Head Coach Bobby Kramig said. “The question during the interval between regulation and overtime was do we stick with it and we decided to. There was a certain degree of risk associated with it because we pulled a defender out of the game and to do that when you’re under as much pressure as we were during the game, that is not something to be taken lightly. It was just eating us up all day long, but we’re a MAC school, we’re Miami playing down here at an SEC school in Tennessee, so what do you have to lose. You might as well go for it, so we did.” Miami could feel the tides turning after the game-tying goal at the end of regulation, picking up intensity in the overtime period. “I think that we just wanted to keep fighting and didn’t want to run out of time,” Dolesh said. “As soon as the goal went in, we took all the momentum and went forward with it. We had it all going into overtime and we knew we had the greatest chance to score right away.” Kramig was impressed with his team’s mettle and resiliency throughout a tough game in which his team had its back against the wall for much of the match. “This team has been built on faith and confidence in each other all year long,” Kramig said. “You live and die with that and that’s what a team’s supposed to be. They never panicked, they never quit and that’s the second time this year Dinges has done that (score in the closing seconds). It was a one-goal game the whole time so there was no reason to stop competing.” Miami has now notched victories in its last three NCAA Tournament opening round games, winning in 2001 and 2002. This win was the first against a Southeastern Conference [SEC] team. Miami will now face the 2011 National Championship
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Community and Campus Editors
The Miami University and Oxford communities came together Sunday and Monday to honor the nation’s servicemen and women for Veterans Day. Miami’s Student Veterans Association held a ceremony Monday afternoon at the Sesquicentennial Chapel, where attendees heard from Rodney Coates, interim director of black world studies, Col. Patrick Malay, chair of naval science and student veteran Les Dershem. Malay enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1981 and earned a Purple Heart, among other awards, for his service. “Today it is important to remember the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice,” Malay said. Dershem reflected on the military funerals he attended as a
member of the Honor Guard. He said he is often the highest senior officer at military funerals and is given the task of presenting the next of kin with the folded American flag. “As important as it is to honor our veterans at their time of death, we should be honoring them every day,” Dershem said. Brendan Gillespie, student veteran and president of the Miami Student Veterans Association said it’s important to take time to reflect on the nation’s veterans and their service. “Veterans Day is all about remembering those who have served but at the same time appreciating their experiences…what they did for our country,” Gillespie said. The Middletown, Hamilton and West Chester campuses hosted Veterans Day events last week and over the weekend as well. The city of Oxford also hosted a program with the mayor, vice mayor and guest speakers to honor veterans Sunday
uptown at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Gillespie said students should make an effort to reach out to veterans to understand what they do and what they’ve gone through. “Not everyone has experience with people who have been in the military,” he said. “I would urge those who have that connection to reach out and talk to that person and get an idea of what their experience was, and if not, try to find someone that you can talk to…to get a feel for what those experiences are.” Katie Wilson, senior director of student engagement, said she urged the community to remember that they don’t need to look far to find veterans here at Miami. “One of the things that we have to remember is that there are student veterans among us,” Wilson said. “There are a lot of veterans on this campus that we see every day and [it’s important] that we don’t just honor them on Veterans Day.”
RICHARD MANDIMIKA THE MIAMI STUDENT
LEFT: Col. Patrick J. Malay speaks at a Veterans Day ceremony at the Sesquicentenial Chapel Monday. RIGHT: Members of the Chuck Cain Post 7670 at the Veterans Day ceremony.
WAVES wins national Cosmo competition BY Amanda Hancock
Senior Staff Writer
A group of Miami University students were featured by Cosmopolitan magazine last week after winning a national contest aimed at fighting sexual violence. Miami’s student organization, Women Against Violence and Sexual Assault (WAVES), won the RAINN Day/Cosmo Multimedia Contest, an event sponsored by Cosmopolitan and the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, or RAINN. RAINN Day is an annual campaign to educate and raise awareness for college-aged students, a demographic that remains at the highest risk of sexual violence,
according to RAINN’s spokesperson, Megan Erhardt. After the members of Miami’s WAVES heard about the contest, they developed their own “RAINN day” in September. Senior and president of WAVES Robin Lavigna said the win was much needed for the group’s morale. “Sometimes it’s a hard topic to talk about and [we] worry that we aren’t making a difference,” she said. WAVES’ take on the event, the idea of making it “RAINN” at Miami, opened the eyes of many students, said WAVES vice president Kate Van Fossen. “We’ve done an outstanding job this semester of getting our name out there, and the feedback and support we have received has been
tremendous,” Van Fossen said, adding that they’ve been personally congratulated from administrators such as Dean of Students Susan MosleyHoward, Vice President for Student Affairs Barbara Jones and university President David Hodge. Throughout RAINN day, WAVES members stood near the Hub and collected more than 400 signatures from students and teachers on several colorful umbrellas. Members handed out Skittles and Lifesaver packets with facts taped on them, using the tagline “taste the rainbow.” There were raindrop-shaped posters hung on nearby trees displaying statistics, like 1 in 6 college-aged
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