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Campus tours to receive makeover

By Jillian Dickman Staff Writer

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Prospective students and their families may have the opportunity to savor a Tuffy’s toasted roll while cruising on a bus as part of campus tour changes to come. Target X, a national consultant ÂżUP UHFHQWO\ YLVLWHG 0LDPL WR evaluate prospective students’ entire visit and experience. The main objective is for the prospective stuGHQWV WR KDYH D JHQXLQH 0LDPL H[perience, not just a campus tour. 0DQ\ FKDQJHV KDYH DOUHDG\ been implemented. According to Ann Larson, senior associate director of admission, changes have started with the ofÂżFH DQG LQIRUPDWLRQ VHVVLRQ EHIRUH the tour. The lobby is going to offer more coffee and student tour guides will get to play music of their choice. The information session will also be cut down from about an hour to 30 minutes to expand the walking tour. “We’re planning on changing the walking tour to potentially include Western campus, East quad and the Formal Gardens, North quad to see the outstanding athletic facilities, and maybe even uptown,â€? Larson said. There is also a potential drastic FKDQJH /DUVRQ H[SODLQHG KRZ 0Lami was looking into a hybrid of a walking and bus tour. “We have more to showcase and walking tours are limited,â€? Larson said. “We want to share more

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Snowfall leads to tickets, tows

Road conditions during the winter storm this SDVW ZHHN SURYHG WR EH D EXUGHQ IRU 0LDPL 8QLversity students and local road crews. “The biggest issue we had over the weekend was that once the snow fell and we plowed once, the cars starting driving on the roads and patted it down,â€? said Danny Bertsch, senior EXLOGLQJ DQG JURXQGV PDMRU LQ 0LDPLÂśV SK\VLFDO facilities department. “This caused the roads to become slick and harder to treat. At this point, it was almost impossible to plow.â€? Bertsch said he takes care of the roads inVLGH RI FDPSXV LQFOXGLQJ ,UYLQ DQG 0F*XIIH\ Drives. Campus Avenue and Spring and High Streets are all plowed by the city. Bertsch said the salt treatments proved to be effective, despite the hard snowfalls that continued through Friday night. Âł:H KDG WR NHHS ÂżJKWLQJ LW ´ %HUWVFK VDLG “The initial salt treatment helped quite a bit.â€? The temperature also proved to play a role in the overall effectiveness. “When the temperature is in the upper 20s and lower 30s, the salt is more effective,â€? said Chris Petrocy of the Butler County

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Senior Brad Deitrich tries to dig his car out of the snow Thursday afternoon on Beech Street.

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Research funds tie university, businesses together

By Hannah Poturalski

OTF raises money to get universities and industries working together so more research can be commercialized and new business structures can be built.

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meeting the OTF attempts to link the efforts of higher education with businesses. “It’s about creating a new frontier of economic activity to further the state of Ohio,� Hodge said. “The inter-university consortium of presidents has strongly supported this notion as a fundamental contributor to the future of the economy of Ohio.� James Oris, associate dean for research DQG VFKRODUVKLS VDLG 0LDPL UHFHLYHV DURXQG $150,000 to $200,000 a year from OTF. According to a press release from Ohio State 8QLYHUVLW\ 268 VLQFH 268 KDV

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large PowerPoint presentations and even video. “With the old system, there was nowhere near enough space for students to store these types of ÂżOHV ´ 0F9H\ VDLG On the surface, not much about WKH V\VWHP KDV FKDQJHG 0F9H\ VDLG students could still access their storage by clicking on the netDisk link

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MUSF to serve Charter Day cake in dining halls The Miami University Student Foundation (MUSF) and Housing, Dining and Guest Services will provide complimentary cake at dining halls to celebrate Miami’s 201st year on Feb. 17. The foundation is made up of students who work to raise money for student scholarships. Senior Mitchell Happeney, MUSF co-chair, said, “This year MUSF is celebrating charter day with Miami students, because we want to continue and expand upon the great traditions here. We hope this can become an annual MUSF event, celebrating the birth of Miami, because of the deep respect and admiration we have for its students.� MUSF works with the alumni association to bring students and alumni together. They host a parent’s weekend auction and dinner and the Homecoming house decorating contest in the fall and the MUSF Triathlon and Senior Week in the spring. MUSF encourages students to attend the complimentary cake celebration during dinner at Alexander, Erickson, Hamilton, Harris and Martin dining halls, Bell Tower and King Cafe.

event 30-Hour famine gives to impoverished nations World Vision at Miami University will be sponsoring their annual 30 Hour Famine Kick-off Feb. 14 at McGuffey Hall 322. Participants may sign up at the kick-off. Interested contestants will also pick up their donation packet at the event. Before the famine, participants raise money for the cause and awareness of world hunger. World Vision will host the 30-Hour Famine starting midnight Friday, Feb. 26 and will end with a breakfast at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. Members of the fast will stay in Hepburn Hall. World Vision at Miami hopes to donate money to Haiti and 100 other countries around the world.

obviously, was negatively affected by the change in the economy that occurred.â€? Sophomore Katie Mannell said she understood the economic cliIt’s not just Miami University that had a downsized budget mate had an impact on gift giving but still thought alumni donations in 2009. were important. Gifts given to the university decreased from $36.6 million in 2008 “People don’t have a lot of money right now because of the to $27.7 million in 2009. economy,â€? Mannell said. “ I think (alumni) donations are most imAccording to Brad Bundy, associate vice president for university ad- portant out of everybody’s. Those who went to the school have the YDQFHPHQW WKLV SHUFHQW GHFUHDVH ZDV VHHQ GXULQJ WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU biggest impact.â€? Âł7KH ÂżVFDO \HDU LV -XO\ WR -XQH ´ %XQG\ VDLG Âł6R -XO\ WR -XQH Creamer said the loss in gifts would not hinder the 30 of 2009 was really the worst of the economic crisis.â€? university budget. Bundy said the university lost a number of donors after Miami “I don’t expect there to be some negative impact on this year’s budpublic radio station WMUB was closed March 1, 2009. get,â€? Creamer said. “It really isn’t anything that will be cut; it’s al“The university made a decision to drop WMUB,â€? Bundy said. most like a lost opportunity. We didn’t build any of these gifts into our “WMUB accounted for 10 percent (of gifts). We lost 3,700 donors ÂżQDQFLDO SODQ ´ ZKHQ ZH GURSSHG :08% ,W DFFRXQWHG IRU D VLJQLÂżFDQW DPRXQW RI Bundy said there would not be one single aspect to the university our decrease.â€? WKDW WKH ORVV LQ JLYLQJ ZRXOG VSHFLÂżFDOO\ DIIHFW Bundy said gifts totaling hundreds of millions of dollars were lost “Private giving, private support to Miami really ends up affecting ZKHQ WKH ÂżQDQFLDO FULVLV VWXFN all areas of the university,â€? Bundy said. “A lot of it depends on where “Back in October 2008, we were talking to a handful of prospects people had traditionally given.â€? whose total giving would have amounted $100 million to Miami,â€? %XQG\ VDLG KH EHOLHYHV WKH VLJQLÂżFDQW GHFUHDVH LQ JLIW JLYLQJ KLW Bundy said. “When the economy went south we had to put on hold KDUGHVW LQ WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU QRW WKH FDOHQGDU \HDU any of those discussions.â€? “If you go with the calendar year that just ended in December, we %XQG\ GHVFULEHG WKHVH ORVW JLIWV DV VLJQLÂżFDQW RQHV FDOOHG actually dropped (in gift giving) by 4.8 percent,â€? Bundy said. “Leadership Giftsâ€? by the university. Bundy said he has already seen improvements in gift giving for the 'DYLG &UHDPHU YLFH SUHVLGHQW RI ÂżQDQFH DQG EXVLQHVV VHUYLF- ÂżVFDO \HDU es, said the economic climate was hard to witness during Miami’s Âł$V RI ULJKW QRZ LI \RX ZHUH WR ORRN DW WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU RI bicentennial year. we’re running ahead of where we were last year,â€? Bundy said. “What “I don’t think anybody was shocked, everybody was disappointed,â€? our hope is that we’ve seen the bottoming out of giving. We feel good Creamer said. “Timing was just not great for everything. Last year, moving forward.â€? Campus Editor

Teachers sell three-credit tuition vouchers online By Amelia Carpenter

at Miami, explained one example for tuition vouchers. “Miami places you to an elementary Surround sound speakers for $20, vintage school and the person that person works unNikon for $100 and a Miami University tu- der receives a tuition voucher or payment ition voucher for $975. (that is) good for a certain number of credit Those are just a few things you can buy KRXUV DW WKH XQLYHUVLW\ ´ .QHSĂ€H VDLG on Craigslist. .QHSĂ€H VDLG WXLWLRQ YRXFKHUV DUH WKH At Miami, tuition vouchers are given to only things he knows of where there is a teachers from area schools as compensation transferable credit. for hosting Miami’s student teachers. The “I believe some teachers will sell theirs,â€? tuition vouchers are worth 3 credit hours (a .QHSĂ€H VDLG Âł 7KH\ DUH VRPHWKLQJ WKDW $1,206 value). could easily be on Craigslist or eBay &KXFN .QHSĂ€H DVVLVWDQW SURYRVW DQG or something.â€? GLUHFWRU RI VWXGHQW ÂżQDQFLDO DVVLVWDQFH Ellen Hill, director of clinical experiences Features Editor

in the school of education, health and society, said vouchers are often sold. “(Teachers will) sell them to undergraduates or other graduates in the school building to use at Miami,� Hill said. “Some I guess give them to nieces and nephews for Christmas or things like that.� Miami students may use the voucher, and that $1,206 will come off their tuition, according to Hill. Virginia Layton, bursar at Miami, compiled a detailed study in the 2007-08

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Residents of Dodds Hall prepare crafts Wednesday, to present to a local retirement home on Valentine’s Day, Sunday Feb. 14.

IMS co-major may become independent By Natalie Mckerjee

Platt said the idea was generated by two factors — student demand and the market demand Miami University’s Arm- as the realm of media studies is strong Institute for Interactive expanding rapidly. Media Studies (AIMS) is in Platt also said the approval prothe process of developing new cess would take a while but the proadvancements to its already posal will hopefully be approved in impressive program. time for the major to be available According Glenn Platt, co-direct next fall. of AIMS, interactive media studies Senior Elizabeth Chmela said (IMS) majors have always been re- having IMS as a stand-alone quired to have a co-major in order PDMRU ZLOO EH EHQHÂżFLDO WR VWXfor the student to graduate with a dents who want to focus on Miami degree. Platt said one of the the subject exclusively. developments within the depart“I think (it) would be a really ment would be the approval of the positive addition for the school,â€? IMS major as a stand-alone major. Chmela said. “We are submitting a proposal Another development AIMS for a bachelor of science degree,â€? hopes to achieve involves a study Platt said. “It will require more abroad-like opportunity for IMS credit hours to be taken and will majors in San Francisco. EH VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ PRUH LQ GHSWK LQ “We are in the planning phase interactive media studies.â€? of creating what we are calling a Staff Writer

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‘digital innovation hub,’ where we would give a study abroadtype of experience to AIMS students,â€? Platt said. “We would take a group of students to live and have internships in San Francisco.â€? Platt said the learning in San Francisco could be shared with students in Oxford through distance-based technology. One example Platt gave would be high-speed video conferencing. Chmela said the program would EH LQFUHGLEO\ EHQHÂżFLDO WR VWXGHQWV and if she were not graduating, she would partake in the study abroad plans. “There are other study abroad opportunities in the IMS department, but being able to go to San Francisco while still collaborating with the Miami campus is a great opportunity that not many universities can do,â€?

Chmela said. Platt also noted other advancements in the AIMS including a revised game studies minor. Platt said because of a generous donation, the department has received new technology that will allow students to gain more insight on the increasingly prevalent 3D realm of interactive media. “Along with these advancePHQWV ZH QRZ KDYH FHUWLÂżFDWHV for graduate students, which are similar to minors with less class requirements, and we now offer a social media marketing class which focuses on how social sites like Facebook and Twitter are used in marketing,â€? Platt said. Chmela said these advancements will offer unique opportunities to students at Miami while generating revenue and notoriety for the university.

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Fraternity recruits, drop-out numbers hit highest in years By Mary Kate Linehan

Between 2002 and 2008, the average dropout rate was 60 men. In 2009, 283 recruits did not reMiami University had a re- ceive a bid from a fraternal chapcord number of men register for ter while in 2010 only 214 did not recruitment in nearly a decade. receive bids. The downside? In addition, the Cliff Alexander The highest number since 2IÂżFH RI )UDWHUQLW\ DQG 6RURULW\ 2002 dropped out of the fraternity Life and Leadership received inforrecruitment process. mation regarding recruits who went Thursday, Feb. 4 Miami Inter- through the recruitment process but fraternity Council (IFC) received ended up not joining the Fraternity the fraternity recruitment statistics they received a bid from, dropping for the 2010 recruitment process RXW IRU YDULRXV UHDVRQV VSHFLÂżF WR following the month of January. the individual. The statistics revealed that a total According to April Robles, direcof 835 men registered for the recruit- tor and adviser of IFC, statistically ment process and 105 of those did there is no information of the numnot meet eligibility requirements. ber of recruits who received a bid In order to be eligible a poten- from a fraternity and then decided to tial recruit must have and a grade deactivate afterwards. point average (GPA) of a 2.5 and “Typically we take a look at, have completed 12 credit hours at by the end of January, how many the university. SHRSOH KDYH DIÂżOLDWHG DQG WKHQ Following Recruitment 2010, look at the numbers at the end of 516 men received bids from the semester and have the chapters fraternities, leaving 214 that update their rosters accordingly,â€? did not. Robles said. According to Drew Sturtevant, According to Robles, the Cliff president of IFC, fraternity recruit- $OH[DQGHU 2IÂżFH KDV FRPH XS ZLWK ment broke records this year. a survey questionnaire for those re“Our numbers have been sig- cruits who deactivate after acceptQLÂżFDQWO\ XS DFURVV WKH ERDUG WKLV ing a bid from a chapter. year,â€? Sturtevant said. “We have “What we’ve done is implementalso had the fewest number of men HG D V\VWHP ZLWKLQ RXU RIÂżFH VSHnot get a bid, since 2006. ..there are FLÂżFDOO\ WKDW LV D VXUYH\ UHJDUGLQJ always a handful that drop out, but if a person is removed from a chapwe haven’t seen any increase in the ter roster, we send them a survey new members that have.â€? asking questions pertaining to the In 2010, 47 more men registered reasons why they deactivated and for recruitment but 105 men dropped such,â€? Robles said. out of the recruitment process. In the survey, the deactivated Senior Staff Writer

member is asked why they decided to deactivate and are given the opWLRQV RI ÂżQDQFLDO UHDVRQV QRW LQterested, not involved or other to choose from. Sophomore Fred Hoffman, who received a bid from Sigma Chi, decided to pull out of pledging because of the GPA requirement and time commitment. “The guys were great, the pledge class was awesome,â€? Hoffman said. “It’s

just the GPA I wanted to attain and needed to attain, I couldn’t be in the fraternity for that much time  LI , ZHUH D ¿UVW \HDU , ZRXOG GH¿QLWHO\ GR LW EXW ,œP D VRSKRmore and I am going to be going abroad next year, so I’m only going to be here for a year and a half,� Hoffman said. According to Robles, the IFC does not have the statistical information regarding why all of the

deactivated member have left their chapters because the surveys the &OLII $OH[DQGHU 2IÂżFH FRQVWUXFWHG will be taken into account at the end of the semester. “Once they report who accepted bids, we run the deactivation rate afterwards, later on in the semester,â€? Robles said. “I’ve only received maybe two or three, so as far as record, I don’t consider that a record.â€?

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With the afternoon off, students took to the hills for some sledding on Western Campus.

MU markets to prospective students with new media By Courtney Day

sources to create marketing materials. They conduct their own that while he was leaning toward attending Ohio State Univerresearch and also rely on outside research, she said. sity, “What really clenched my decision to come to Miami was Chappelow said she thinks one of the distinc- UHFHLYLQJ D ÂżQDQFLDO SDFNDJH ODWH LQ WKH JDPH ´ Bombarded with college mail and overwhelmed by market- tive aspects of Miami’s marketing communications In addition to scholarships, Thomas said he feels ing literature, high school seniors are the target audience of is the multi-channeled approach that inreputation is important. marketing communications efforts at Miami University. cludes personalized letters, e-mails and “I think people “I think people learn more about Miami With dozens of schools vying for the attention of Web site landing pages. through word of mouth,â€? Thomas said. learn more prospective students, it takes a lot for a university to Âł:H DUH RQH RI WKH ÂżUVW XQLYHUVLWLHV LQ When prospective students and their parents about Miami come to visit Miami, they are given another set stand out. Ohio to use multi-channeled recruitment,â€? First-year Melanie Swartz, architecture major, said she Chappelow said. through word of literature. found the college search overwhelming. Prospective students receive e-mails that are Laid out on a table in the Campus Avenue of mouth.â€? “I had trouble making a decision,â€? Swartz said. “I got a lot tailored to their academic interests based on ACT Building are half a dozen one-page fact sheets. of calls from Ohio State. That was awkward.â€? results and other information about students. ProThe fact sheets contain information about MiSTEVE THOMAS Since coming to Miami, Swartz has joined Miami spective students also have personalized landing ami’s demographics, athletics, transportation, JUNIOR University Student Ambassadors (MUSA). pages on the university Web site. The landing advanced placement credit and places of worship “We send out postcards to students after they visit,â€? Swartz pages have links to departments that match their in Oxford. said. “It makes you feel welcome.â€? academic interest or programs that may interest students. 7KHUH LV D ERRNOHW VSHFLÂżFDOO\ IRU WUDQVIHU VWXGHQWV DQG D Junior Steve Thomas, accounting major, agrees that For example, Chapellow said students with strong academic booklet that introduces Miami to prospective students. And of a personal approach is effective. He said he received a records and high test scores are linked to the honors program course, there is the campus map. personalized postcard before coming to Miami. Web site. The map visitors and prospective students currently use “For me that was great,â€? Thomas said. Chappelow said this new media marketing strategy has is dated 2007-09. The Farmer School of Business is labeled Tracy Chappelow, associate director of marketing com- been helpful in recruiting students for the honors program and “construction siteâ€? on this map. munications, said, “We work with our partners in the ad- for various academic divisions including education. “The maps are being updated right now,â€? Chappelow said. PLVVLRQV RIÂżFH WR XQGHUVWDQG KRZ KLJK VFKRRO VWXGHQWV 6KH VDLG KHU RIÂżFH DORQJ ZLWK WKH 2IÂżFH RI $GPLVVLRQ DOVR “The maps are on a two year production cycle but there are like to be communicated with. We also study what other markets to parents through letters, e-mails and a special parent times we make exceptions if there is an important change.â€? universities do.â€? section on the Web site. Chappelow said aside from the map, most other literature &KDSSHORZ VDLG KHU RIÂżFH GUDZV RQ D YDULHW\ RI But mailings and marketing aren’t everything. Thomas said SURGXFHG E\ WKH RIÂżFH LV RQ D RQH \HDU F\FOH Campus Editor

Peace Corps surges in popularity for college graduates By Taylor Dolven Staff Writer

Miami University graduates are doing something different than sitting behind a desk after graduation. They are joining the Peace Corps and doing it in record numbers. Miami ranks fourth for participation on the Peace Corps top 25 list with 43 undergraduate alumni currently serving. Yet, Miami is not the only university with increased involvement. This year, the Peace Corps received the largest number of applications since 1998, when they started keeping electronic records. Richard Menard, study abroad adviser, said the economic hardship is playing a large role in this increase. “Students are more willing to broaden the possibilities for other experiences after graduation,� said Bill Froude, associate director of career services. In addition to Peace Corps involvement, study abroad participation is also on the rise at Miami. “I believe their study abroad experience has opened them up to this challenge,� Menard said Froude agreed. “Miami students are willing to go out of their comfort zone and try new things,� Froude said. Senior Erin Stearns is traveling to a French-speaking country in Sub-Saharan, West Africa in July to begin her Peace Corps experience.

Âł, IRXQG RXW DERXW WKH 3HDFH &RUSV ZKHQ , ZDV ÂżIWHHQ \HDUV old,â€? she said, “I did research and I knew I had to do it.â€? Stearns said she wants to work for human rights and social justice. “By exposing myself to the reality of the world, I will grow in knowledge as will my ability to work for social justice,â€? Stearns said. Volunteer experience is the most important quality for Peace Corps candidates. Peace Corps recruiters urge candidates to get 30 hours, or three months, of volunteer experience before applying to the Peace Corps. “A lot of Miami students are involved with volunteering which might be a factor that is helping their candidacy for the Peace Corps,â€? Froude said. The process to become a Peace Corps volunteer is a very lengthy one. Candidates ÂżUVW DSSO\ RQOLQH JR WKURXJK two rounds of interviews, receive nominations from recruiters, get legal clearance and medical evaluations, JHW PDWFKHG ZLWK D ORFDWLRQ DQG DUH ÂżQDOO\ invited to volunteer. Stearns had a particularly lengthy experience because she missed the requirements to be placed in a French-speaking country. With just four weeks to prepare for her exam, she was forced to get up to speed on four missed years of French in three weeks. “I labeled everything in my room, I taped verb conjugations to my ceiling, I wrote tenses on my mirrors and

windows,â€? Stearns said. “I crammed as much French as I could and showed up to the test. I somehow passed the test and was nominated the same day.â€? The majority of Peace Corps volunteers are involved during the two years after they graduate college. Although some participants are retirees, Menard said 39 percent of volunteers are in Africa, 22 percent are in Latin America, and 20 percent are in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. 7KHUH LV QR VSHFLÂżF PDMRU UHTXLUHPHQW IRU WKH 3HDFH Corps. Miami graduates from 2009 that are currently in the Peace Corps had majors ranging from quantitative economics to zoology. 3HDFH &RUSV SDUWLFLSDWLRQ ZLOO EHQHÂżW YROXQWHHUV ZKHQ WKH\ are done with their two-year experience. “Employers love Peace Corps volunteers,â€? Menard said. Dori Bahir, a December 2009 graduate who is expected to leave in September for West Africa, said her experience will be invaluable. “I see it as a pretty huge commitment so hopefully that’s something potential employers will respect and admire,â€? Bahir said. Froude said employers recognize that it’s not easy being a Peace Corps volunteer. “People gain knowledge of different cultures and a really good knowledge about themselves,â€? Froude said. The fourth place ranking on the Peace Corps top 25 list will raise awareness across campus of this post-graduation alternative, Froude said. “I think that it will build on itself and will encourage more students to look at the possibility of going to the Peace Corps,â€? Froude said. “It is a viable option for students when they graduate.â€? Peace Corps representatives will be at the Spring Internship and Career Expo from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Millett Hall.

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Duke proposes recovery plan By Abbie Harper

“At this point, it’s only a request,â€? said Matt Butler, spokesman for PUCO. “And it’s up to the commission to decide how reasonable that Miami University’s infamous “blackoutâ€? was request is.â€? one of many power outages caused by HurriButler said the cost increase has no timeline; cane Ike in 2008. it depends on the commission and when they 1RZ 'XNH (QHUJ\ KDV ÂżJXUHG RXW D ZD\ WR make their decision. UHFRYHU WKH PLOOLRQ VSHQW Âż[LQJ GDPDJHV According to Thelen, the $32.5 million caused by the massive windstorm, said Sally recovery Duke is seeking will not cover Thelen, Duke Energy representative. capital costs. “We would be charging customers an addi“All we’re asking for is recovering our costs tional 71 cents a month (on their energy bill) for for maintenance from the storm,â€? Thelen said. WKH QH[W WKUHH \HDUV ´ 7KHOHQ VDLG According to Thelen, that maintenance was It’s been over a year since Ike hit Ohio, and not easy. Duke Energy is just now making this request, Duke had to rebuild its entire infrastructure which may be confusing for some customers. and grid for the Southwest Ohio region, but they “Frankly, it doesn’t seem that long to me,â€? were still able to get 70 percent of their customThelen said. “These things are clearly la- ers’ systems restored within four days and the bor intensive. They take a lot of time for us to rest up and running within nine, Thelen said. work through.â€? Jessica Neef, a Miami senior and Duke (YHQ WKRXJK 'XNH KDV ÂżQDOO\ ZRUNHG WKURXJK customer, said the 71 cent increase seems LW WKH SODQ WR PDNH WKLV H[WUD FKDUJH LVQÂśW ÂżQDO- pretty reasonable, especially for such a ized. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio speedy recovery. (PUCO) still has to approve the proposal before “You got to do what you got to do,â€? Neef said. Duke can put it into action. “And we split our bill four ways, so I’m not Senior Staff Writer

Male breaks into ex-girlfriend’s home At 3 a.m. Tuesday, Phillip D. 7KDUS DQ 2[IRUG UHVLGHQW ZDV DUrested for burglary and criminal damaging after he forced entry into KLV H[ JLUOIULHQGÂśV DSDUWPHQW GXULQJ a dispute. When police arrived, the IHPDOH LGHQWLÂżHG KHUVHOI DV WKH YLFtim and reportedly was upset and crying. Police said the door frame had been broken and wooden shards ZHUH VFDWWHUHG DFURVV WKH Ă€RRU 7KDUS was sitting in a chair in the living room repeatedly saying, “I’m sorry I know I shouldn’t have done that I just wanted to see my little girl,â€? according to police. The parties were separated and the victim told police she had been sleeping and woke up to Tharp standing over her yelling. The victim told police her daughter let Tharp in initially, and the victim asked him to leave. After Tharp left the residence, he kicked in the door, according to police. Police said Tharp was apologetic and that he missed his daughter and wanted his family back.

Witness reports vehicle vandalism At 2:45 p.m. Monday, a victim reportedly scared a male subject off after he witnessed him hitting a vehicle’s window with a rake. The victim told police he heard a loud noise and saw the man hitting a silver Jeep Liberty with a rake. When the victim confronted the male, he dropped the rake and ran toward Kroger, according to police. The owner of the -HHS DOOHJHGO\ ZHQW WR WKH 2[IRUG Police Department to report minor scratches on his vehicle.

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going to complain over 20 cents.â€? But to address those students who do feel that complaining is necessary, Thelen said she wishes they would understand that Duke is a cost-based business so insurance for events like this is simply impossible. “It’s important for the general public to understand that Duke can’t have a rainy day fund or plan ahead cost wise,â€? Thelen said. “I just hope they’ll understand the uniqueness of the situation.â€? When it came to that uniqueness, Butler agreed. “(Hurricane Ike is) unlike anything that’s happened in my short lifetime,â€? Butler said. “It’s not often that you hear about a hurricane in Ohio.â€? Even so, Hurricane Ike came and took its toll and Duke must recover somehow. According to Butler, Duke probably won’t suffer any loss of customers because of the price increase. “They’re essentially a monopoly,â€? Butler said. Âł(YHQ LI FXVWRPHUV GLG ÂżQG DQRWKHU FRPSDQ\ Duke would still be the company that would deliver the product.â€?

MU encourages students to complete 2010 Census By Hunter Stenback Senior Staff Writer

Miami University administrators and student groups are making a big push throughout the month of February to inform students of the importance of the upcoming 2010 Census and to ensure its accuracy. According to Susan MosleyHoward, associate vice president and dean of students, it is important for both the university and surrounding community to receive an accurate count on the Census to ensure suitable

government support. “What I’ve tried to communicate to students is it’s really important for all citizens to give the government an accurate feel for the number of citizens here and where we are distributed in the country so they can direct appropriate resources to the cities and to educational institutions,� Mosley-Howard said. “It really impacts the services that we receive as citizens and so if students really want to have an impact on the country besides voting this is the one way that they can

do that.â€? Student Body President Jonathan McNabb also made it clear that accuracy on the Census will ensure a better standard of living for Miami students. “First and foremost, the more SHRSOH WKDW OLYH LQ 2[IRUG WKH more federal money and the more state money comes into 2[IRUG WKDW KHOSV WR LPSURYH services from roads to electricity to everything else,â€? McNabb VDLG Âł7KH PRQH\ 2[IRUG JHWV DQG WKXV WKH H[SHULHQFH ZH JHW DV VWXGHQWV ZKLOH LQ 2[IRUG LV contingent on how many people

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live here, so that’s really important to Miami students.â€? According to Mosley-Howard, the university has made it a priority to communicate with both students and their families about the importance of the Census, and also to enVXUH WKH IRUPV DUH EHLQJ ÂżOOHG out accurately. “We send a communication home to families of our students letting parents know that they are not to count their sons or daughters on the census form that goes to their residence, to ensure that students are not counted twice,â€? Mosley-Howard said. “Another thing some individuals don’t realize is international students are counted when they are here in the United States, and if you are a U.S. student travelling abroad you will not be counted, because what the Census wants to do is take a snapshot at that given moment of who is here.â€? McNabb said a group of students has also made it a priority WR LQIRUP WKH 2[IRUG FRPPXQLW\ DERXW WKH VLJQLÂżFDQFH RI the Census. “There’s a group of students doing a massive class project about how to best prepare for the Census and they prepared an entire report, probably 50 or 60 pages long, about how to preSDUH WKH 2[IRUG FRPPXQLW\ EHVW for it,â€? McNabb said. “I’ve been helping them out with contacting student organizations and student government. McNabb said off-campus senators will be doing walkabouts right before spring break in order to make sure the offcampus students know how WR ÂżOO RXW WKH IRUPV DQG ZK\

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Congressman Boehner holds local monthly meetings By Bethany Bruner

attendance at these open door meetings depends on what is going on in the House at the time. The higher It’s not every day you can voice attendance correlates with the times your opinion to a Congressman, let when there is a hot button issue before alone the House Minority Leader, but the House. RQH GD\ D PRQWK 2[IRUG UHVLGHQWV Students and members of the and students get that chance. public are invited to these meet7KH ¿UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI HYHU\ ings, but most students do not know month, a representative from Con- these meetings are taking place gressman John Boehner’s (R-OH) and that they have a way to voice RI¿FH FRPHV WR WKH 2[IRUG 0XQLFL- their opinion. pal Building. Boehner holds more %RHKQHUœV RI¿FH VDLG WKH VWDIIHU than 30 meetings a month through- takes down information from attendout the district to stay in touch with ees of meetings and passes the conhis constituents. cerns on to the congressman. Boehner A member of Boehner’s But- then follows up with a letter thanking OHU &RXQW\ RI¿FH VWDII ZKR UH- them for their concern and providfused to reveal his name, said the ing additional information and his Staff Writer

position on the issue. Sophomore Samantha McEachen is from Boehner’s district and said she thought students would be interested in going to these meetings. “It probably wouldn’t be a huge number, but I would imagine Miami would have more of a turn out than other universities,� McEachen said. McEachen said her friends at Miami are more politically active than her friends on other campuses. It’s not just the Ohio natives who want to get in on the political action either. First-year Ron Albritton is originally from Illinois, but thinks

of Ohio as his home now. Albritton said he would love to speak with the local representative. “I spend more time here than home,� he said. “I would want to talk to the representative here.� Cory Fritz, Boehner’s press secretary, said these meetings are a great way for residents to offer opinions and comments on issues, as well as ask questions about problems related to the federal government. Fritz also said staff members can offer information about internships for college students. Both McEachen and Albritton said they believe if Boehner’s camp did a better job of advertising these open

door meetings, more students would show up for them. Fritz said the open door meetings are just one way Boehner keeps in touch with his constituents throughout the county. ³7KURXJK KLV GLVWULFW RI¿FHV KLV Web site (JohnBoehner.house.gov) and other new media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, Boehner and his staff are available, always interested in sharing the latest news out of Washington and facilitating conversation with the people of our district,� Fritz said. 0HHWLQJV LQ 2[IRUG WDNH SODFH DW S P WKH ¿UVW 7KXUVGD\ RI HYHU\ PRQWK LQ WKH 2[IRUG Municipal Building.

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Local singer to promote arts involvement By Bridget Vis

the public relations company for the For The Miami Student Fine Arts Fund’s Sampler Weekend, said she hopes to draw crowds of many A familiar musician and Oxford res- newcomers along with those who have ident Lisa Biales will be performing previously enjoyed Biales’s concerts. her blues and jazz-inspired folk music “The Sampler Weekend is an opto celebrate the connection between portunity for people to focus on and arts and community. know what community arts centers are Her performance is part of the in their backyard,” Greene said. Oxford Community Arts Center’s The Sampler Weekend is an (OCAC) Family Performance Se- annual event held by the Fine Arts ries and the Fine Art Fund’s Sampler Fund to bring people together through Weekend sponsored by Macy’s. Biales art. There are more than 50 venues will take the stage at 3 p.m., Feb. 21 at across the Cincinnati region with the OCAC. more than 130 shows and hands-on Biales has performed at the OCAC activities that are all free to the pubballroom many times in the past, in- lic. Music, dance, storytelling, theatre cluding the release concert of her and painting are just a taste of what all fourth album, “Hey There,” in 2008 members of the family can expect Feb. DQG DQ 2&$& EHQH¿W FRQFHUW LQ 20 and 21. December 2009. This performance The OCAC will be participating will celebrate the release of her LQ WKH 6DPSOHU :HHNHQG IRU WKH ¿UVW sixth album. time. Biales’s concert is one of two “Every time she performs she does events the OCAC has planned. The a bang-up job, and every year it gets other is the Children’s Winter Art Fair better,” said Caroline Croswell, ex- from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 20. At this event, ecutive director of the OCAC. children age 4 to 12 can experience Croswell sought out Biales to many forms of art and help create a participate in the event. community painting. “Lisa is a wonderful artist and “I believe community arts are a wonmusician,” Croswell said. derful way to represent the uniqueness Croswell said her performances of community,” sophomore Caitwere appropriate for audiences of all lyn Byers said. “This weekend will ages, but she thought most Miami give Miami students a chance to see University students did not know of Oxford in a new way.” her and that “they should.” Croswell said she picked Biales for Biales’s husband, Marc Biales, who the hour-long concert because Biales Lisa calls her greatest supporter, owns performs an array of different music. Wild Berry in uptown Oxford where At the concert, two other musiher albums are sold. She said Oxford cians will be joining Biales on stage. has welcomed her and her music and Fiddler Doug Hamilton of the Richard is a wonderful community for artists. Symphony Orchestra and the Wildwa“I’ll continue to support (the OCAC) ter Band along with Michael G. Ronforever,” Biales said. “It’s my favorite stadt, who has performed throughout room in town to play in. It’s a beautiful the U.S., make up the Biales Trio. place and always has great energy.” “They are all very accomplished,” Elise Greene, director of media rela- Croswell said of the trio. “It will be a tions at Game Day Communications, very good performance.”

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CENSUS continued from page 4 it’s important. According to Mosley-Howard, students will receive their Census forms in the coming months based on whether they live on campus or off campus. “Students living on campus will be receiving their census form early April, and our residential hall staff will be helping with that process,” Mosley-Howard said. “Students living off campus will get their forms, of course, in their apartments or houses in March, and the city of Oxford is responsible for that.” Mosley-Howard said on- and off-campus students receive the same form but at different times. Sophomore Christopher Hamilton, a resident assistant in Morris Hall, said the

Census is something everyone will be able to do quickly and painlessly to make a difference. “We did training on how to distribute the Census to our residents, and it is going to be a really easy process,” Hamilton said. “In just about 10 minutes every single person in the country can be accounted for, and I think that’s pretty cool.” Overall, the 2010 Census should be much more streamlined than the process has been in decades past,McNabb said. “It’s my understanding they’ve tried to make the Census shorter to some extent,” McNabb said. “They’ve cut it down so there are 10 questions, and it decides the next 10 years, so that’s kind of one of the slogans for this year.” For more information about the 2010 Census in the Oxford community, check out the “2010 U.S. Census at Miami University” Facebook.com page, or email oxfordcensus2010@gmail.com.

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Rosenthal David Rosenthal, prosaid. “But some folks take advantage of the opportunity and some folks don’t.â€? fessor of marketing, has Rosenthal said it comes down to having a decent grade point average, having been working at Miami worked before and getting involved in college. for 30 years, with in“If you just sit on the couch and drink beer and play with the video game YROYHPHQW LQ WKH RIÂżFH RI every night when you go home, that’s probably not going to get you a job,â€? career services. Rosenthal said. ,Q RQH RI WKH ÂżUVW things he did was get involved Miami student efforts ZLWK WKH 2&6 WKHQ FDOOHG &DUHHU the ups and Planning and Placement. Rosenthal said there is a problem here. Rosenthal requires his students to meet with him about their resumes. He said “I don’t think the biggest problem is the lack of jobs,â€? Rosenthal said. “I think he has looked at thousands in the last 30 years. the biggest problems is the attitude of Miami students. It’s astounding how unmotivated or unwilling the Miami students are to do the few things that I’ve talked about them doing.â€? The interview -HQQLIHU 0F/DXJKOLQ DVVLVWDQW GLUHFWRU LQ WKH 2&6 VDLG VKH XQGHUVWDQGV Rosenthal advises students to do research before an interview, but have a ques- Rosenthal’s perspective, but is more optimistic. tion to ask the interviewer. “Students are so busy that there are some students who are very motivated to Rosenthal gave an example of an interview with Kraft Foods. He said to look look for jobs and very motivated to use our services,â€? McLaughlin said. “Other the company up on the Web, investor sites, etc., but also to go beyond. students who for whatever reasons may use our Web site or come to programs, “I’d go spend an hour maybe two wondering around Wal-Mart but don’t necessarily follow up.â€? or Kroger,â€? 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McLaughlin said there are interviewing workshops, as well as the mock one who can help you get a job. interview service. “The best way for a student to obtain an internship is to use your own “It’s an hour long session where we digitally personal social network,â€? Rosenthal said. “Most internships and for record,â€? McLaughlin said. that matter, full time jobs, don’t happen because of career services or The interview lasts for 20 minutes, VSULQJ ,&( ,QWHUQVKLS DQG &DUHHU )DLU ([SR ´ where mock interviewers ask real inRosenthal said chances are your family knows someone that can terview questions. For the remaining offer you a job. The trick is having a conversation with that pertime, the student sits down with the son and eventually asking them to help you with a getting hired. mock interviewer and critiques the elements of the interview. “I think students really get a lot out of it,â€? McLaughlin said. Online services include resume help, sample interview questions, Rosenthal said the next biggest myth is people don’t think they four-year planning guide, Miami rehave contacts. Rosenthal gave the example of a stay at home mom cruiters’ advice and more. and a dad who is a dentist. McLaughlin said if someone needs “They know lots of people,â€? Rosenthal said. “They belong to a club, WR ZULWH WKHLU ÂżUVW UHVXPH WKHUH DUH VWHSV the mother certainly has a group of friends and they may work themand an online template that walk you through VHOYHV 7KH IDWKHU PD\ SOD\ JROI RQ WKH ZHHNHQGV DQG KLV FOXE RU JROÂżQJ the process. buddies may be a source.â€? “We try and teach them without the Web site,â€? Rosenthal said there are lots of opportunities out there as long as you are think- 0F/DXJKOLQ VDLG Âł %XW LI DW D P WKH\ GHFLGH Âľ, UHDOO\ QHHG WR JHW P\ UHVXPH ing in that way. done,’ there’s information on the Web site on how to write the resume.â€? 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Hit by inches of snow, a Miami snow truck plows through the snow Tuesday, when afternoon classes had been cancelled.

academic year where 897 vouchers, of about 1,000, were redeemed. “We give (the vouchers) out at the end of fall semester and again at the end of spring semester,â€? Layton said. “The last time I counted, there were 897 (vouchers) redeemed.â€? Layton said these numbers are typical each year. “Typically all but 10 to 15 percent of cerWLÂżFDWHV DUH UHGHHPHG ´ /D\WRQ VDLG Of those vouchers distributed in 2007-08, 828 of the distributed vouchers were redeemed by Miami students, 33 were redeemed by the cooperating teacher, and 36 were redeemed by what appeared to be a family member of the teacher. Layton said family members were determined by occurrence of the same last name. Sophomore Nina Palmer thought it was interesting to hear about tuition vouchers IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH “My dad maybe would (buy a voucher),â€? Palmer said. Sophomore Kim Mehan agreed. “I think it’s a good idea if a teacher wants to take a class,â€? Mehan said. “Selling it is another way for them to make money and

another way for students to save money. I would do that, I mean it’s a smart idea.� Sophomore Natalie Putman was surprised teachers were allowed to sell the tuition vouchers. “I’m surprised they’re allowed to sell them,� Putman said. “I feel like teachers would want to take advantage, that’s what teachers do, they learn and they teach.� Putman said she knew of her friend’s mom receiving a voucher as a fourth through sixth grade teacher, and that she had sold the voucher online. Only Miami students can redeem tuition vouchers, unless the cooperating teachers redeem it themselves, according to Layton. John Skillings, special assistant to the president for enrollment management, said teachers have continuing education requirements, so tuition vouchers are valid for three semesters after the student teacher worked at the school. “Their teachers have their own continuing education requirement,� Skillings said. “The (voucher) is something that’s of value to them.� Skillings said the closest things that come to a tuition waiver in the case of student teachers are employee tuition waivers. While employee tuition waivers are similar, they cannot transfer or be sold, but can be used by their spouse or children, according to Skillings.

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February 12, 2010

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A vendor’s Valentine’s Day

By Andrew Klatzke

$IWHU VSHQGLQJ DQ DPD]LQJ PDVN ÂżOOHG \HW H[WUHPHO\ UDLQ\ weekend in the romantic city of Venice for Carnevale, which is the Italian version of Mardi Gras, I was extremely disappointed to see it absolutely monsoon-ing in Rome. Great, more rain. I remember being stunned that in the past three blocks of walking along the Tiber River, I had been offered umbrellas by at least four different vendors, who for those of you that don’t know are about as common to see on the streets of Rome as cafes, pizzeria shops or gelaterias. And trust me, there are quite a few of those here ‌ but really, just a few ‌ Instead of buying an umbrella however, I did what I’ve had to do almost every time I pass a suave, leather jacket wearing, Ray Ban sporting Italian man on the streets (even ones with their children in strollers and wives holding onto their arms for god’s sake). I avoided all eye contact (something my Italian mother taught me), turned my chin upward and kept on walking. Still, it must have been the vendors’ pathetic and slightly creepy attempts to seduce me with their thick, evil eyebrowraising eyes while stammering the Italian over-used pick up line in an accented monotone “Ciao bella! Bellisima! Mmmm un’ombrella per la donna bella!â€? (an umbrella for the pretty woman!) over and over while simultaneously shoving a cheap, ugly and overpriced umbrella in my face that really got me thinking. What exactly are these guys going to be doing on Valentine’s Day? With this wonderful holiday I adore OH SO MUCH a few days away, I can only guess that most likely they’ll be standing on the streets just like they always do, in rain or shine, desperately trying to get a young, lonely American girl about 5’3â€? and 110 pounds with dark brown hair whose boyfriend is thousands of miles away in Michigan to buy an overpriced pair of sexy lacy “biancheria intimaâ€? (underwear) or a plastic heart-shaped EUDFHOHW WKDW ZLOO PRVW OLNHO\ EUHDN LWV ÂżUVW WLPH ZRUQ Unfortunately, they will be spitefully turned down because this girl will be spending her Valentine’s Day in the romantic city of Rome with her Italian mother who is coming to visit for the weekend — because who wouldn’t want to spend Valentine’s Day with their Mom? — but that’s beside the point. Anyway, a part of me really couldn’t help but feel bad for these guys. I mean it’s one thing for a twenty-something college guy to be harshly turned down once by the girl they’re TOTALLY crushing on after they spend $50 on three dozen red roses and a box of candy hearts, but it’s quite another for these vendor dudes to be shut down and scowled at by, well, just about every Valentine’s Day-hating female they approach, and not just on this holiday, but every hour of every day every single year! So as I walked by some shady, overweight Italian men smoking cigarettes and chilling on their Vespas who I kid you not muttered a “Ciao bella!â€? to me as I passed, I thought to myself ‌ to hell with it. I might be alone this Festa di San Valentino, but you know what, maybe I will give a special vendor a Valentine’s Day gift of my own and buy a really crappy umbrella this holiday. Let’s just hope it rains.

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Baby-makin’ mix tape

Senior Staff Writer

By Julie Roche For The Miami Student

Editor Anna Turner turnera6@muohio.edu

Everyone knows Valentine’s Day is really the only time of the year that cheesy R&B music is socially acceptable. Here, I’ve highlighted some of the best and most deliciously creepy love-making albums from the last few years. No. 1. R. Kelly – Untitled: When the intimacy rises, make sure you turn up the volume on “Bangin’ the HeadERDUG ´ , SURPLVH LW ZRQÂśW VHQG \RXU VLJQLÂżFDQW RWKHU UXQning straight out your door. It’s impossible to ignore Kel’s graceful wordplay when he commands them to “get our a** under this cover.â€? How about the incredibly ‌ sexy section where Kel proclaims “ooohhh ooohhh — those are the sounds we’re making when we’re bangin’!â€? Other incredible titles to get you in the mood include “Go Low,â€? (“you look like food, I wanna put you on my plate, stack you up with some biscuitsâ€?), “Number Oneâ€? (“the sex that we’re having here, girl ooh oohâ€?), and of course, the infamous “Pregnant,â€? which valiantly proclaims “girl you wanna make me get you pregnant, lay your body down and get you (knock you up!) pregQDQW ´ 7KDWÂśV D VXUHÂżUH ZD\ WR JHW \RXU FUXVK LQ WKH baby-makin’ mood. No. 2. Lloyd – Discography: You really have to mix and match with Lloyd to get the quality cuts. For example, how about a song like “Sex Educationâ€? off of his debut album which promises to “sex-educate ya?â€? Not racy enough? Try “Sexcapade,â€? where he promises you can go to his “private placeâ€? and join his “sexcapade.â€? If playing these songs doesn’t bring about any harassment charges, you’re probably in. 0D\EH \RX GRQÂśW KDYH D VLJQLÂżFDQW RWKHU SLFNHG RXW quite yet. If so, try “Take You Homeâ€? which just simply DVNV ÂłG JLUO ZK\ \RX JRWWD EH VR ÂżQH"´ EHIRUH KRQRUably asserting that he just wants to “take you home tonight so I can ‌ work all night.â€? No. 3. J. Holiday – Round 2: J. Holiday may not be as beautifully racy as the prior two choices of mine, but that’s really no problem. He substitutes Kel and Lloyd’s unnatuUDO DIÂżQLW\ IRU VH[ ZLWK RYHU WKH WRS FKHHV\ O\ULFV WKDW ZLOO ÂżW LQ SHUIHFWO\ ZLWK \RXU JLDQW JLIW WHGG\ EHDU DQG WUXFNORDG

of chocolate. Choice cuts include “It’s Yours,â€? “Run Into My Arms,â€? “Make that Soundâ€? and “Sing 2 U.â€? He’s addicted to you, can’t do without you, and “(has) plans to make you scream until you’re about to lose your voice.â€? “Make that Soundâ€? is practical; it gives you advice to “turn up the radio so you can yell as loud as you want.â€? I may have been wrong about the whole non-sexual thing with this album ‌ No. 4. Jamie Foxx – Intuition: Jamie Foxx’s album doesn’t even really deal primarily with relationships, but the interesting information it gives about them will certainly make any Valentine’s Day a drama-free undertaking. Take “Just Like Me,â€? where his apology for cheating is “I was on some bulls*** when I let that b**** up in our homeâ€? before valiantly claiming that he “wouldn’t have her unless he can have (them) both.â€? Having a rough Valentine’s Day for the same reason? You can try those lines, or you can always just use his famous excuse and “Blame Itâ€? on the a-a-a-alcohol. Of course, what’s a solid R&B album without the sexual references? “Freakin’ Meâ€? is Jamie Foxx’s more “appropriateâ€? version of a Kel song, so if you’re with one of those conservative girls you should try it as a good alternative. No. 5. Frank Sinatra – Nothing But the Best: This is baby-making music in rare-form. The original, the pure, the untainted. “Come Fly With Meâ€? is just pure ecstasy with The Voice “holding you so nearâ€? that you may hear “all the angels cheer because (you’re) together.â€? Need something racier? Try “Strangers in the Nightâ€? where he proclaims that “something in your eyes was so inviting, something in your smile, so exciting.â€? I’m telling you, everything is in here. Need a party song? Try “Drinking Again,â€? where he slurs out, “I’m havin’ a few and wishin’ you were here ‌ Oh, yeah, I’m drinking again, it’s always the same ‌ after the kicks there’s little old mixed up me.â€? As you can see, even the legendary Sinatra knows how to have a good time on Valentine’s Day. Hopefully you’ll employ the tips these musicians have felt brave enough to share with the world and have yourself a great Valentine’s Day.

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Aquarius

Pisces

You’ve pretty much mastered the Walk of Shame — whether it be struggling through the church crowd on Sunday mornings or winding your way around class-goers on a Wednesday afternoon, no one can walk quite as shamefully as you. But be prepared for a particularly embarrassing stroll this week as the snow, ice and slush will bring you to your knees more than once ‌ as if you’re not used to it.

Stop pretending you’re a good conversationalist. You may think you’re witty and charming, but let’s be honest: No one actually listens when you talk, and if they do, I can guarantee they are no longer anywhere near you. So let your cleavage do the talking, not your mouth. You’ll have more luck with keeping a conversation partner, and by conversation I mean ‌ well ‌ the kind of conversation that doesn’t require conversing.

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Gemini

Hike that skirt up a little more — no one is looking at your face. If you want to get any play tonight, don’t rely on those alluring eyes or that sparkling smile. It’s all about the calves, the thighs and the knees. Oh, those sexy knees. You can never go wrong with those sexy, sexy knees. No one can resist a set of truly sexy knees.

That disappointing news from your doctor has got you feeling pretty down, but look on the bright side: No one else knows about your, um ‌ condition down there ‌ besides you and your doctor, and as long as you keep it that way, your game won’t be affected. You can tell your slam piece about your medical malady later.

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<RXU VLJQLÂżFDQW RWKHU LV attending college in another state, and you have yet to take advantage of it. What are you waiting for? Start ignoring those obnoxious “I miss you babyâ€? text messages and get ready to skank it up — as long as you’re in Ohio and your baby is in Pennsylvania, you’re single. Single and ready to mingle. Because you’re a whore and that’s what whores do, they mingle.

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You’re getting bored with your usual whore schedule, so here’s a new challenge: Before the year is over, hook up with someone in each major. Now, Miami offers more than 100 majors, so you’ve got some pretty busy weeks a head of you if you’re going to work your way from $FFRXQWLQJ WR =RRORJ\ But, whore-pio, you aren’t one to turn down a skank challenge, so get started, slut.

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***Disclaimer*** We are well aware that Capricorn was left out of these whore-oscopes, the reason being the whore-oscope we received from the gods about these Capri-hoes was so heinously slutty that we are unable to print it in this fine university publication. Story By Anna Turner Amusement Editor

Happy Valentine’s Day, hookers!

Design By Liz Caskey Amusement Assistant Editor

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Opinion

Editors Thomasina Johnson johnsota@muohio.edu Sam Kay kaysj@muohio.edu

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Tours must adapt to changing students

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n order to show prospective stu- students the feel of what daily coldents and their families a more lege life is like and is also a crucial complete view of life in Oxford selling point. Miami University is considering Miami’s small size is a valuable changes to the camasset. Walking tours pus tour. The inforA successful tour show prospective mational sessions students they can of Miami should quickly and easily will be cut down, the walking tour will be combine both the get to any building re-routed and there on campus. While historical aspect may also be a new combined bus and of Miami and tour incorporating walking tours may walking and a bus show families feaMiami’s ability ride to various parts to move forward. tures of Miami that of campus. are not easily accesThe editorial sible by walking, the board of The Miami Student supports board recommends keeping walking changing the campus tours to show tours the main focus. Getting on and off more of what Miami has to of- off a bus is a hassle and showing off fer. Campus tours are one of the best the convenient size of the campus is ways to sell Miami, and any increase an advantage to attract students. Many in tour costs will be an investment in VWXGHQWV GULYH ORQJ GLVWDQFHV RU À\ WR the student body if more students are Miami to take a tour of the campus. If attracted to the campus. these students and their families are The board recognizes the value spending time and money traveling to LQ FUHDWLQJ D WRXU WKDW LV IXO¿OOLQJ WR 0LDPL WKH\ ZDQW WR WDNH D IXO¿OOLQJ both parents and future applicants. tour that shows the many aspects of A successful tour of Miami should life at Miami. combine both the historical aspect The board recommends having of Miami and Miami’s ability to several options open, depending on move forward. Western College and the needs of families. If families are the Formal Gardens show a peace- pressed for time, a shorter walking ful, historic side of Miami, while tour is best. If families want to get the new Farmer School of Business, a better feel of life at Miami, an ex<DJHU 6WDGLXP DQG XSWRZQ VKRZ tended walking portion with a posthe new face of campus. Walking or sible bus tour would show the many driving through uptown gives new sides of Miami.

Voters should extend student research funds

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n May 1, Ohio voters will may eventually be employed in. decide whether to extend Crain’s Cleveland Business reported Ohio’s Third Frontier (OTF) OTF as being credited with creating with a $700 million four-year bond is- over 41,000 jobs following a $500 sue. OTF is meant million bond issue to stimulate the 2005. With such OTF is a vital means in technological sectangible results, of reinventing tor of Ohio’s econspending $700 omy by funding million is hardly Ohio’s rustbelt the research and painful. This board economy and development of believes laying plugging the new technologies the groundwork and technological for businesses that brain drain. processes by Ohio may eventually colleges and busibring much more nesses. Miami University typically income to the state is a worthwhile receives $150,000 to $200,000 a year investment for voters to be making. from OTF, and works on projects that The editorial board believes getting include partnerships with other state young professionals to stay in Ohio is universities and businesses. not by any means a lost cause. Ohio The editorial board of The Miami has been struggling to reinvent its Student feels OTF is a vital means economy, for several decades now, of reinventing Ohio’s rust-belt econ- but has been outpaced by other states omy and plugging the brain drain. XVLQJ WUDGLWLRQDO PHWKRGV +RZHYHU OTF’s focus on yet to be developed 27)ÂśV ÂżYH IRFXV DUHDV ² DGYDQFHG technologies means Ohio can poten- alternative energy, biomedical, adWLDOO\ JHW LQ RQ WKH JURXQG Ă€RRU RI WKH vanced materials, electronics and technologies of the future. Miami DGYDQFHG SURSXOVLRQ ² DUH DOO HFROTF projects focus on clean energy nomic sectors poised for growth. production as well as advanced senOTF has the potential to create or sor technology to be used in national reinvent industries that can subsesecurity applications. This board is quently provide attractive employespecially pleased with the fact that ment for Ohio graduates as well as OTF projects at Miami include part- out-of-state graduates. nerships with other universities as Although economic times are well as a dozen Ohio industries. tough, we believe that if passed, votThrough OTF projects, students ers can expect to see the OTF renewal develop technologies that are then create immediate, positive results for commercialized by industries they our job market and economy.

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Burke’s example should unite gay community

not, even though I think of myself as a major queer activist on campus. Spending the past few days UHĂ€HFWLQJ XSRQ WKLV , IHHO RXU TXHHU FRPPXQLW\ I was at the National Gay and Lesbian Creating here on campus is extremely fractured. Apparently, Change Conference in Dallas, Texas when I heard Spectrum holds a reputation as being the place for about Brendan Burke’s death. I was amazed how the “gayâ€? kids who identify themselves as purely many of my friends were affected and inspired by “gayâ€? which isn’t the case. KLV OLIH , SHUVRQDOO\ QHYHU PHW %UHQGDQ EXW , ÂżQG I am proposing to all the students, faculty, and his life is affecting me more than ever now he is staff to put aside your preconceived notions and to gone. I remember picking up The Miami Student is- let yourself be known in the community, whether sue last fall with him on the cover, with his coming it is by e-mailing me to go get coffee, by coming out to the entire campus. At the time, I thought it to events or organizing a discussion. My call is to was extremely admirable to be that brave, and even let the passing of Brendan bring us back together discussed it on my radio show on WMST called so we can know the talents, activists and amazing Rainbow Revolution. I also struggled, as the activ- individuals that make up our community. ism and outreach chair of Spectrum (Miami’s queer Next Wednesday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m. is the straight alliance), with the thought that “being gayâ€? */%74 *DOD LQ WKH +HULWDJH 5RRP LQ 6KULYHU <RX is news. I also had a few problems with the article can come as you are, no judgments will be made, itself since it didn’t promote resources on campus, and fancy attire is completely optional. We need to VXFK DV WKH RIÂżFH RI */%74 VHUYLFHV WKDW KHOSV build bridges and I think this is the time to start. students struggling with the coming out process as well as other issues. KATIE BLUM Arriving back on campus Monday, I was frusSPECTRUM: ACTIVISM AND OUTREACH CHAIR BLUMKE@MUOHIO.EDU trated that so many people knew Brendan and I did

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lives for themselves, but also for others. Everyone has this natural power, but few have the luck to discover it. Rare souls like these must put themselves forth, as these two have, to take the responsibility and tasks that come with the gift. Growing up as a gay kid was excruciating such that only other gay people can understand the depth, WLPH DQG FUXHOW\ WKDW FRPH ZLWK WKLV VSHFL¿F EUDQG RI SDLQ <HW WKHUH LV DOVR QR FRPSDUDEOH IHHOLQJ WR realizing that one is a part of a recently ostracized group and is also a part of the generation that will ¿QDOO\ VHH XV DFKLHYH SHDFH EHFDXVH RI VDFUL¿FHV IURP SHRSOH OLNH +DUYH\ 0LON DQG &OHYH -RQHV ,WœV just cool. Finally, I want to convey a point that Jones mentioned about being conservative with actual FRPSDVVLRQ +H GLVFXVVHG EHLQJ DW WKH IHGHUDO WULDO contesting California’s Proposition 8, which will likely go to the Supreme Court. The plaintiffs, a lesbian couple and their large family were crying DQG HPEUDFLQJ 7KH WULDO ¿QLVKHG DQG WKH SODLQWLIIœV counsel stood up and went to the gallery to confer with his clients. They all gathered around the attorney and embraced him in a circle. That man is Ted Olsen, the attorney who won George W. Bush the presidency in Bush v. Gore, served as one of Bush’s Solicitors General and won the recent, major camSDLJQ ¿QDQFH FDVH +H LV D GRFWULQDLUH UHSXEOLFDQ <HW KH IRXQG WKH FDSDFLW\ DQG FRPSDVVLRQ ZLWKLQ himself to not only take this risky case, but to do it with a sense of pride and empathy. Jones told me that to be a conservative or a republican is not to be someone full of hatred. They too have inner power to change the world for the better. I call on more republicans to follow Olsen’s example and lend a little common sense and sensitivity to this cause, which is a right cause. I also FDOO RQ WKRVH LQ WKH /*%74 FRPPXQLW\ ZKR DUH lax and apathetic to watch Milk again. When it impassions you, pisses you off and makes you think about growing up, then use that and take some sort of action. Everyone should evoke that inner power so we can all make a better world. DAVID MORGAN SPECTRUM LIAISON MORGAND6@MUOHIO.EDU

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Give a little to change a lot I am a lover of good news. A large part of my day is spent reading The New York Times &11 7KH +XIÂżQJton Post, etc. I read the news to, quite literally, be in the know. Knowing is noble, but someWLPHV GLIÂżFXOW Reading about the constant struggles of random strangAbigail ers is both deHaglage pressing and frustrating. The world is in pain, and there is little we can do about it. To avoid making readers feel like powerless bystanders in a heartless world, journalists often write about the “sunnyâ€? side of tragedy. A prime example of this can be seen in recent stories about the tragedy in Haiti. The amount of stories about good things that have resulted from the catastrophe are equal (if not greater) to the ones about the suffering itself; “Volunteers Fly Supplies Into Hard-to-Reach Areasâ€? DQG Âł+DLWLDQ 0DQÂśV )RXU :HHN 6XUvival Story Draws Amazement and Some Skepticism.â€? Jack Nicholson’s epic speech IURP WKH ÂżOP A Few Good Men claims the truth to be something we cannot handle. With as much pain present in the world, the truth seems to do the opposite of set us free; in fact it makes us feel powerless and trapped. For this reason, the cold KDUG WUXWK LV RIWHQ VDFULÂżFHG LQ WKH spirit of sheltering Americans from feelings of guilt. Stories full of pain and devoid of hope are punishing to read and therefore, we often simply don’t read them. In terms of avoiding stories that reveal the dark parts of life, I am more guilty than most. I’ve wondered for some time now why I cannot seem to make it through a single story that seeks to expose tragedy of some kind. I know suffering exists and have gone through it myself. Still, when I see KHDGOLQHV DERXW D IDWKHU RI ÂżYH G\LQJ of prostate cancer, or children starving to death in Darfur, I pass them by. There is a method to my madness, avoidance. The more I avoid stories like this, the less I become angered at how little I, as one individual, can do to make a difference. What I have most recently discovered, is that the problem is not in my avoidance of these stories, but in my ignorance as to how much I actually am capable of doing. Just recently a friend of mine introduced me to a new Web site, PinkDingo. The creators of the movement ask an important question, “What if, every time we all got that urge to give, we all gave next to nothing, instead of nothing.â€? Next to nothing may not be much, but in a struggling economy, it may be all ZHÂśYH JRW %HVLGHV D FRXSOH KXQdred next to nothings eventually becomes something, and something is undoubtedly better than nothing. The :HE VLWH LV QRW WKH ÂżUVW RI LWV NLQG EXW its brilliant, easy to navigate and secure format makes it one of the best. The inspiration for its creation was in a simple discovery: the desire to give is intrinsically human. Whether it is our own family members who we watch suffer or complete strangers, the urge to do something is in our blood. With the creation of PinkDingo, the wish of giving back has become reality. Connected to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo, the Web site is the ideal place to promote a cause you feel strongly about. PinkDingo provides a place where we can all help, in small but meaningful ways. The best part about the Web site is its social networking factor that shows you who is donating where, without GLYXOJLQJ KRZ PXFK 0LDPL 8QLYHUsity is currently one of the top-giving groups in the “Colleges and Alumniâ€? category. The introduction video on PinkDingo describes the feeling of seeing suffering and having the urge to do something about it. I know that feeling, and I’m guessing most of \RX GR WRR 7KH QH[W WLPH \RX ÂżQG yourself empathizing with people in pain, head to PinkDingo and give a little to change a lot.

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Stop whining :MIL \PM [QOV[ \W [\WX \PM Ă…VM[ CATHERINE COURETAS I’m going to start out by saying something I know PRVW RI WKH 0LDPL 8QLYHUsity student population won’t agree with: the “parking peopleâ€? are NOT out to get you. Okay, say it isn’t true, but only if you can give me proof they ticketed you for something that they shouldn’t have. Chances are you deserved it. After attending Associated Student Government’s (ASG) parking forum in midNovember 2009, I began to learn a lot more about parking both on and off campus. $FFRUGLQJ WR *HRUJH 0DFDonald, assistant director of parking and transportation services, the university writes about 36,000 citations per year, about half of which are simply no-cost warnings. That means the university is writing about 18,000 tickets each year, with costs ranging from $10 to $300 depending on the violation, according to their Web site. Of course the university is going to have workers on the clock all the time looking for people who are parked illegally. That’s a ton of money, and it’s because people aren’t following the rules, which are clearly stated both on posted signs and on the parking Web site. Don’t think that’s a fair price? You don’t have to pay it if you know the rules. What I think I’ve heard the most complaints about from fellow students

LV WKH Âł%XW , ZDV RQO\ WKHUH IRU ÂżYH PLQXWHV DQG , KDG P\ Ă€DVKHUV RQ ´ H[FXVH 7KHUH are two ways to solve this problem. First, do NOT put \RXU Ă€DVKHUV RQ +RQHVWO\ they scream, “come give me a ticket because I’m parked LOOHJDOO\ ´ &RQWUDU\ WR SRSXODU EHOLHI Ă€DVKLQJ OLJKWV don’t make your car immune to tickets. It attracts attention to you. Second, buy a university parking permit. If you’re an off-campus student, it costs $100 for a full year and gives you the privilege to park on various streets and in many different parking lots after 4 p.m. during the week and all day and night on the weekends. Don’t think that’s a good deal? Well, there isn’t DQRWKHU SHUPLW \RX FDQ ÂżQG to give you the option of parking on campus all day or overnight during the week unless you’re an upperclass student living on campus and it’s cheaper than having to pay for two on-campus parking violations. Confused about where it’s okay to park at certain times? Check out the signs at the entrances to parking lots or along the streets. There are also m a p s posted at http://www.muohio.edu/parking showing where

certain permit colors are allowed. All policies, ticket prices and information on how to appeal a ticket are all listed here as well. In addition, The Miami Student has a parking tip posted on our Web site with each issue thanks to *HRUJH 0DF'RQDOG 7KH WLSV have ranged from what the “Log Inâ€? policy is to how your car can get the “bootâ€? (and how to avoid it) to when your car can’t be parked on D FHUWDLQ VLGH RI 0DSOH RU Oak Streets. One thing I brought up ZLWK 0DF'RQDOG GXULQJ FRQversation in November was visibility of signs. Parking and Transportation Services has posted the rules and doesn’t think they’re unclear — but encourages students WR FRQWDFW WKHLU RIÂżFH LI WKH\ see a problem. For example, I brought up that the sign on WKH RQH ZD\ VWUHHW E\ 0DFCracken Hall was small and off pretty far to the side, and he took it down and said it was going to be looked at. Overall, the university has GRQH ZKDW WKH\ VHH ÂżW ,W PD\ QRW VHHP ÂżW WR \RX EXW I can’t say I’ve ever seen a parking lot or street without a sign displaying parking restrictions. If there’s snow on the sign, take two seconds to wipe it off just to be sure. Already parked but not sure if you’re allowed to be in a particular lot? Take a minute to walk back and look at the sign. %RWWRP OLQH UHDG WKH signs. Check online if you’re not sure. We all know you’d UDWKHU VSHQG WKH DW %ULFN 6WUHHW %DU

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Distractions abound in classroom 7KUHH QRWL¿FDWLRQV RQH IULHQG UHTXHVW DQG one page suggestion. Not a bad catch for this being the third time I have checked my Facebook today. The third time and it’s only 12:30 p.m. As I look across my political science class, I see I am not alone in this endeavor. Sitting in the back of the room, with a full view of all 37 students — over half of whom are on their laptops — I see only two of them actually taking notes. Some are on blog sites, one or two are on sports Web sites and everyone else is on Facebook.com. From my vantage point in the corner, creeping on their creeping, I can see multiple chat conversations, one or two wall posts DQG D ZKROH VOHZ RI SLFWXUH YLHZLQJ 0HDQwhile, my poor clueless professor is explaining the merits of government intervention in the current economic crisis, particularly the role of the European Union and its supranational authority. In all honesty, I can’t even pretend that anyone other than myself and maybe two other political science majors are remotely interested in the topic; while relevant, it’s far from being as interesting as ZDWFKLQJ WKH QHZ 6XSHU %RZO FRPPHUFLDOV on YouTube. While it seems necessary to distract ourselves, if only to stay conscious during class, are we really doing the right thing by outright ignoring our own classes? 0\ FODVV PLJKW EH VOLJKWO\ PRUH DSDWKHWLF than most in Oxford, because when you’re studying in Luxembourg, the last thing you actually want to do is study. As I sit here, one of three people answering questions, I realize that if we were to have a pop quiz right now, over 80 percent of my class would fail. Twenty years ago, you might write notes to friends, play hangman with the person next to you or maybe do a crossword puzzle. Today, options for in-class procrastination are almost limitless; as long as you’re not smoking by the window or playing catch by the blackboard, your professor generally has no idea that you’re about six lectures behind in notes, because you haven’t listened since the second class. Learning in class is becoming DQ H[WLQFW SURFHVV 0RVW VWXGHQWV , NQRZ

don’t really pay attention in class or take many notes. They sit there counting seconds until the hour and a half is over, and then cram eight weeks worth of reading and notes into about a two-night study session for the PLGWHUP RU ¿QDO 6RPH SURIHVVRUV DUH WRXJK enough that students can’t get away with this type of laziness, but I can count those RQ RQH KDQG 0RUH RIWHQ WKDQ QRW WKH\ HLther don’t realize or don’t care their students aren’t learning. %XW LV WKLV WKH SURIHVVRUœV IDXOW" , WKLQN LW is the fault of increasingly indifferent college students. Few of us are thinking about how much money each class is costing as we sit there commenting on pictures from some party two weekends ago. For an average out of state student, each class you sit in over the course of sixteen weeks costs roughly $202. %UHDN WKDW GRZQ SHU PLQXWH DQG WKLQN about how much money you just wasted by chatting on Facebook with your roommate who you’ll see in an hour. I realize it would EH KRUUL¿FDOO\ K\SRFULWLFDO WR FRQGHPQ P\ IHOORZ 0LDPLDQV IRU WKLV SUDFWLFH DV , OLWerally write this essay during class) but it has given me some decent food for thought. It makes me wonder if college students learned more 20 years ago. Are we creating a generation of college graduates who haven’t earned a legitimate college degree? , NQRZ ZH DUH KDUGO\ WKH ¿UVW VWXGHQWV WR QRW pay attention in class; it’s a practice I’m assuming is as old as school itself. However, I feel we should take some serious evaluation of our in-class practices, and see if we’re hurting rather than helping ourselves. Physical presence linked with mental absence cannot bode well for our overall academic experience. I know no one is going to want to sit in class and diligently take notes when they could be checking sports scores, but I suggest that just once, you leave the laptop at home and see just how much you actually learn. KARLI KLOSS KLOSSKM@MUOHIO.EDU

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China must be world leader American children digging their hole to China should be forewarned: the country you see upon surfacing may not look like the one you expected. Since Deng Xiaoping opened China to foreign investment and embraced American trade in the Will 1980s, the counHoyt try has gradually risen to become a legitimate and respected world power. Nurtured by success in exports and the adoption of Western business strategy, China has built a comfortable nest atop the world’s economies and a place in the global elite. However, recent bold actions suggest they are no longer content with a Western-led international system and are ready to start playing by their own rules; and their recent tiff with Google where they attempted to gain the email addresses of human rights activists is just the tip of the iceberg. Although the Chinese built their current success through relationships with the West, they now seem to be moving on. Like a bad teen movie where the new girl in town makes friends with the nice kids, only to leave them for greener pastures when noticed by the cool kids, China is letting her hair down. Partnered with America, China gained membership with the World Trade Organization, and has thrived. They have grown, and now have enough capital, size and successful local companies to focus attention on their domestic market if they wanted. This also looks to be the case in Chinese foreign policy. They have grown bold where they used to play nice, keeping their focus at home all the while. At the December 2009 Copenhagen climate conference their opposition to mandatory carbon cuts resulted in the failure of an agreement. During the April 2009 G20 Summit, China was largely uninvolved except when it came to keeping Hong Kong out of tax investigations. Discussing Iran, who provides China with the majority of its oil and gas supply, they have faced scrutiny for their reluctance to sign on with new sanctions against a nuclear program that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls, an “existential threat.â€? Google’s accusations of Chinese hacking are also not the ÂżUVW ,Q 0 %ULWDLQÂśV VHcurity service published a 14-page document titled “The Threat from &KLQHVH (VSLRQDJH ´ ZDUQLQJ %ULWish business of growing spying and blackmail threats from Chinese intelligence agencies. In turn, China has spoken against 3UHVLGHQW %DUDFN 2EDPDÂśV GHFLVLRQ to meet with the Tibetan leader Dalai Lama. They have also criticized the United States’ decision to sell arms to Taiwan. Despite the public outcry on both sides however, it looks like it will not escalate into anything beyond words. What is important to draw from these events are what they signify. China no longer wants to be subject to international policy. They have built themselves into an enormous power, and are now more concerned with internal issues. China is a great country of hardworking, kind and determined people. It is understandable they would want to continue focusing on domestic interests; after all they have had tremendous success. +RZHYHU ZKDW &KLQHVH RIÂżFLDOV need to recognize is the time when they can maintain international reVSHFW ZKLOH EHQHÂżWLQJ IURP ZRUOG public goods is coming to a conclusion. They are a world power, and they should consider acting like one in regards to world issues like climate change. The opportunity to play a broader global role beyond WKH %HLMLQJ 2O\PSLFV KDV DUrived and should be seized. To do so however, requires cooperation and understanding from both China and the West alike.

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(QJLQHHULQJ 2IÂżFH Âł)RUWXQDWHO\ LW was fairly warm this weekend and I WKLQN HYHU\WKLQJ ZRUNHG HIÂżFLHQWO\ ´ 3HWURF\ VDLG KLJK ZLQGV DQG EORZing snow caused problems on the roads but the County did not have to rely on calcium chloride to combat the storm. The chloride, when mixed with salt, proves to be more successful when temperatures start dropping below the 20s. The winter storms also caused problems for Miami students. “Students that live on snow routes should be aware of impending condiWLRQV ´ VDLG 2[IRUG 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW 23' 6JW -LP 6TXDQFH Âł,W LV LPSRUtant that students pay attention to the university alerts that are sent out.â€? Over the weekend, 13 cars were towed and 33 were cited for being on snow routes, Squance said. 23' /LHXWHQDQW 7RP +RUYDWK VDLG during Tuesday’s snowstorm 35 cars were towed. “We started towing the cars at 9:30 in the morning,â€? Horvath said. “As far as towing and ticketing goes, some cars are just unable to be towed due to the fact they are snowbound.â€? Squance said tickets cost approximately $25 and the cost of towing is $200. “I got a ticket Saturday afternoon RQ 6\FDPRUH ´ MXQLRU 7RU\ 3DH] VDLG Âł, ZDV UHDOO\ XSVHW EXW , GHÂżQLWHO\ won’t park in the streets if there is any chance of a snow storm due to the fact they are so adamant about ticketing.â€? 3HWURF\ VDLG PRYLQJ FDUV RII the streets is a unique challenge in Oxford. “When the community issues a snow emergency, we want all cars off WKH VWUHHW ´ 3HWURF\ VDLG Âł,W LV D SURElem in a community like Oxford because sometimes the only place to park is on the street, especially in the older places that don’t have driveways.â€?

TOURS continued from page 1 and consider what the students ÂżQG LPSRUWDQW ´ This potential change will make current goals possible. The university has included separate academic division visits, but is rerouting the walk to include the new business school and the engineering building to YLHZ WKH EDVHEDOO ÂżHOG “Everyone (academic divisions) wants to help,â€? Larson said. “It is a university visit, not admissions. Everyone wants to

in Blackboard. One change that has been made is the name of the system. While the disk space used to be called UDS, it is now named MyFiles. “But that’s purely a surface change,� McVey said. “Apart from the extra space, the overall experience will not be

VLJQLÂżFDQWO\ GLIIHUHQW ´ The switch has gone relatively unnoticed by students, possibly due to the similar experience. “I didn’t even know anything had changed,â€? senior Jon Handrup said. “With the extra space though I’m probably more likely to use it.â€? Junior Cait Kinczel was also unaware of the change. “I never used the UDS before,â€? Kinczel VDLG Âł, XVXDOO\ MXVW HPDLOHG ÂżOHV WR P\VHOI RU sometimes used a zip drive ‌ it should be a

lot more convenient to use now that we have so much more space.â€? $FFRUGLQJ WR 0F9H\ WKH VWXGHQW ÂżOLQJ switch was the last step in migrating the entire university to the Windows system. “We actually started the process in the late spring 2009,â€? she said. “It was slow work, beFDXVH ZH KDG WR PLJUDWH ÂżOHV LQGLYLGXDOO\ IRU each department.â€? Once students were migrated, McVey said, the process was complete. “Everybody now has full access to their gigabyte of storage,â€? McVey said.

energy, biomedical, advanced materials, instruments-controls-electronics and advanced propulsion. 2ULV VDLG 0LDPL KDV SHRSOH ZRUNLQJ LQ WKH ÂżUVW IRXU DUHDV RQ SURMHFWV such as clean coal, using the fats and oils from algae to create diesel continued from page 1 fuel and predicting illness based on chemicals from abnormal cells. Miami also teams up with other universities on some projreceived more than $173 million from OTF. ects. Miami is currently working on a project with the Institute 2ULV VDLG XQLYHUVLWLHV WKDW EHQHÂżW PRVW IURP 27) DUH WKRVH ZLWK 3K' for Development Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Techprograms in engineering and medical schools. nology (IDCast) based in Dayton. They’ve teamed up with Uni“We’re a relatively small player compared to larger schools,â€? versity of Dayton, Wright State University and 10 to 15 private inOris said. dustries. The project is developing sensors to be used for homeland Oris said in total Miami brings in $25 million annually for research. security. Oris said these environmental sensors would detect bombs The majority comes from the National Science Foundation, the Na- and radioactivity. tional Institute of Health and the Department of Education. Oris said money from OTF also funds the Shoupp Awards, which Oris said OTF raises money to get universities and industries work- is a small amount of funds given to a faculty researcher interested in ing together so more research can be commercialized and new busi- developing and possibly commercializing their idea. ness structures can be built. Oris said it’s important to know there’s a complete mix of research at Oris said prior to OTF, which began in 2002, there was a program Miami between undergraduates, graduate students and faculty. called Research Challenge from the Board of Regents which eventu“The quality of undergraduate research and experience, espeally folded into OTF. cially in the sciences, is dependent on what graduates and faculty Research Challenge would fund projects, Oris said that were explor- do in the labs,â€? Oris said. “If the faculty wasn’t active researchers atory and not ready for federal funding. the undergraduates would get a less In 2002, Research Challenge was reenriching experience.â€? by the numbers ... named Research Incentive and it more Senior Stacey Ellison, who is studyclosely focused on the goals of OTF. ing history and anthropology, said OTF 2ULV VDLG E\ WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU DOO IXQGV is helping make Miami look better as a coming from Research Incentive will be research institution. OTF dollars. “It’s a way to give back to the commuThe typical business model, Oris said nity,â€? Ellison said. “It’s a positive thing total amount of research money RQ ERWK VLGHV LW FUHDWHV D IXQFWLRQDO Ă€XLG includes getting published, acquiring a Miami brings in annually relationship between the government and SDWHQW DQG WKHQ ÂżQGLQJ D FRPSDQ\ WR VHOO the product. the school.â€? “Third Frontier tries to accelerate the process and attract a company Ellison said the research could have lasting effects on the particular to commercialize the product,â€? Oris said. ÂżHOG RI VWXG\ Oris said the commercialization of these products, such as jet enOris said a lot of what Miami does it related to the goals and focus gines or new drugs, is important in creating sustainable job industry areas of OTF. in Ohio. Âł 27) KHOSHG XV IUDPH VRPH UHVHDUFK TXHVWLRQV VR LW FDQ EHQHÂżW 7KHUH DUH ÂżYH IRFXV DUHDV ZLWKLQ 27) ² DGYDQFHG DOWHUQDWLYH the state to maximum potential,â€? Oris said.

be involved.â€? Lucas Goldbach, tour guide manager, said the focus is really on sharing an experience with the potential students. Tour guides are sharing personal feelings and accomplishments instead of memorizing and reFLWLQJ IDFWV DQG ÂżJXUHV “As tour guides, our job LV WR VSHFLÂżFDOO\ VKRZ ZKDW it’s like to be a student here,â€? Goldbach said. “Other changes the guides are making include not walking backwards and cleaning up the route,â€? Abby Clark, tour guide manager, said. “The goal is to make the campus look presentable and limit the distractions.â€?

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Clark said new freebies of the tour include T-shirts given to accepted students and Tuffy’s toasted roll bites to visitors, making any tour a true Miami experience. Clark and Goldbach were both happy with the evaluation and suggestions made by Target X. Goldbach had always included more personal stories, and was pleased to hear that sharing WKHLU H[SHULHQFH ZDV WKH ÂżQDO objective for the tour guides. Clark believes the tours will be more effective and memorable with individual accounts. According to Clark, “Little changes can make big impacts.â€?

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Friday’s Olympic torch lights up Vancouver Adam Hainsfurther

alpine skiing events, headlined by Ghana’s “Snow Leopardâ€? Kwame NkrumahAcheampong, with Peru also entering the The 21st Olympic Winter Games cross country skiing competition. kick off Friday in Vancouver, Canada. For all you adrenaline junkies the WinWhile I’m excited to see how the USA WHU 2O\PSLFV KDV \RXU Âż[ 'RHV VSHHGLQJ fares on the snowy peaks of the Coast around a track nearly 30 miles per hour Mountains, I’m well aware many peo- wearing nothing but skates, a skin-tight ple just don’t care. However, this year’s suit, and a helmet sound appealing? Then games have so much to offer I would be you’ll love speed skating. Dancing with remiss to let that apathy slide. the Stars champion Apolo Anton Ohno The Winter Olympics are no less enter- (short track), who won gold and bronze in taining or exciting than its summer counter- Turin in 2006 and gold and silver in Salt part. There might not be a “Redeem Teamâ€? Lake City in 2002, and Chicago’s Shani to dominate basketball, but Team Canada Davis (long track), who won gold and and Captain Sidney Crosby’s quest for silver in his Olympic debut at Turin in hockey gold will provide just as much ex- 2006, take to the ice for the Steven Colbert citement during their hunt for gold on their sponsored Team USA. home ice as USA basketball did in 2008. Not crazy enough for you? Maybe While there’s no Michael Phelps during speeding downhill at around 90 miles per these games, Lindsey Vonn, who Sports hour tickles your fancy. If so, skeleton, Illustrated just declared America’s best fe- a.k.a. tobogganing, is the sport for you. male skier ever, will provide enough drama Thirty-year-old Zach Lund’s Olympic deLQ KHU KXQW IRU JROG LQ DOO ÂżYH $OSLQH HYHQWV but following his suspension from the sport to appease your cravings, not to mention on the eve of the 2006 games for using a it may be the last Olympics to feature Na- banned hair-replacement drug (the World tional Hockey League players. And even Anti-Doping Agency has since removed it though Usain Bolt’s superior speed won’t from the prohibited list) may be the sport’s be on display, the man formerly known top story, but Cincinnatians may be more as “The Flying Tomato, Shaun “Animalâ€? interested in how Katie Uhlaender does. White’s awesome aerials will be, and if If that last name sounds familiar, it’s beyou haven’t seen his newest trick, the cause her dad Ted played on the 1972 Double McTwist 1260, you can be sure to World Champion Reds. catch it when White drops into the new 22 From the drama and excitement to “anifoot tall half pipe. PDOV´ Ă€\LQJ WKURXJK WKH DLU DQG GRZQ WKH For those of you who only watch the slopes, the Winter Olympics have someWinter Games in hopes of seeing Cool thing for everyone. The motto for this Runnings part two, you’re in luck. This year’s Olympics is “With Glowing Hearts.â€? year at least seven countries will make their Hopefully this year, more Americans will Winter Olympics debut including Ghana, have open minds to match the glowing Cayman Islands, Colombia, Pakistan and hearts in Vancouver. Who knows, maybe Peru. Sorry, no bobsleds for them, though. all that’s been missing was Colbert and his 2QO\ VNLV DV DOO ÂżYH DUH FRPSHWLQJ LQ WKH famed “Colbert bump.â€? For The Miami Student

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BGSU has struggled to generate a solid, consistent offensive campaign this season, allowing an average of 3.64 goals per game. This has put a lot of pressure on the team’s goaltenders — junior Nick Eno and freshman Andrew Hammond. Eno has been credited with all four of the Falcon’s wins this season and has posted a 3.07 GAA and 0.901 save percentage (0.901). The Howell, Mich. native owns a record of 4-11-3 in 2009-10. Hammond has gone 0-9-1 this season with a 4.28 GAA and 0.883 SP. Meanwhile, Miami’s ever-dependable goaltending duo continues to stump opponents. Sophomore Cody Reichard surpassed David Burleigh last Friday to gain sole possession of the school reFRUG IRU VKXWRXWV LQ D VHDVRQ ZLWK ÂżYH The net minder tops nearly every single national and conference goaltending category, falling second only to Denver’s Marc Cheverie in shutouts (Cheverie has six). Reichard owns a record of 14-2-3 this season. Sophomore Connor Knapp has gone 6-2-3 in 2009-10 and has posted a fourthranked 2.04 GAA and a 0.917 SP. The York, N.Y. native ranks just behind Reichard in shutouts with three, and the pair have combined for a school record smashing eight shutouts this season. With everything stacked in the RedHawks’ favor, Palmer expressed the team’s excitement and eagerness to go into this weekend’s contests and play for the CCHA regular season title. “I didn’t think we’d have such a big lead, to be honest,â€? Palmer said. “Our team’s always been really tough and it just happens to work out that a lot of teams keep beating each other that works to our advantage.â€? The Red and White will face off against the Falcons at 7:05 p.m. Friday and 5:05 p.m. on Saturday.

minutes into the game on Andy Miele’s eleventh goal of the season. Six minutes later Tommy Wingels made it 2-0 with his fourteenth tally of the campaign. Joe Hartman and Andy Miele then added two more goals within a minute of each other, and the RedHawks were off and running at 4-0 after one period. They did not stop there. Everyone involved in the game gave D SHUIRUPDQFH EH¿WWLQJ WKH W\SH RI SHUson Brendan Burke was — as good as it gets. It was as passionate a game as a club could play. Some might say there was someone on the ice with the ’Hawks as they churned out the most goals seen in Oxford since 2007, and the most in a CCHA contest for the Red and White since 1997. A night that had started so solemn had become the game of the year in Oxford — a celebration of the life of Brendan Burke. One could not help but smile after the game, as Brendan would, with the hockey program he loved so much getting one point away from their ¿UVW &&+$ FKDPSLRQVKLS VLQFH As fans left the game smiling, talking about the best game they had ever seen the RedHawks play, the minds of some turned back to Brendan. But instead of tears, it was the smiles and laughter he had given us in his time that were remembered. Somewhere, Brendan was watching — smiling. Knowing how much he enjoyed the game of hockey, everyone was able to see the beauty of the sport throughout the game. And knowing the person he was, everyone’s life, whether or not they knew him, had been touched by the joy he brought to life. In a place that is only reserved for the best, there was no doubt Brendan Burke earned the No. 1 star of the game Saturday night. It was an appropriate honor for a man who was the No. 1 person in the minds of so many.

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Second half defense lifts Miami over Toledo

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-XVW OLNH WKH 0LOOHWW +DOO IDLWKIXO it may have taken the Miami University RedHawks some time to warm up Wednesday night against the University of Toledo Rockets (3-22, 0-11 Mid-American Conference (MAC)). The Red and White were ice FROG LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI EXW VKRZHG why they are the defensive dynamos of the MAC in the second act, snatching a 52-45 victory from the conference bottom dwellers. By keeping the Rockets grounded, the RedHawks (11-13, 8-3 MAC) kept their win streak alive DW ÂżYH DQG VWD\HG SHUIHFW LQ KRPH conference play at 6-0. “We stressed to not take this WHDP IRU JUDQWHG ´ MXQLRU $QWRQLR Ballard said. “We couldn’t come out like we had the game won beIRUH ZH HYHQ SOD\HG ,Q WKH ÂżUVW half we took them for granted and didn’t play like we would have DJDLQVW DQRWKHU 0$& WHDP ´ After an 18-point effort in the ÂżUVW VWDQ]D WKH 5HG DQG :KLWH erupted for 37 points in the second and used a balanced attack to do it. Senior Kenny Hayes led the charge with 14 points, followed by BalODUG VRSKRPRUH -XOLDQ 0Dvunga (12) and sophomore Nick

Winbush (10). The well-rounded RedHawks heated up the building by shooting 68.8 percent from the Ă€RRU LQ WKH ODVW VWDQ]D Âł7RXJK WHDP ´ 0LDPL +HDG Coach Charlie Coles said. “Very unorthodox the way they play and we couldn’t get a handle RQ WKHP :H VKRXOG LQ WKH ÂżUVW half but I don’t want to take anything away from Toledo. I had an indication they were a little bit better. I thought they would FRPH ZLWK D JRRG HIIRUW ´ Coles said the RedHawks scored on 13-19 possessions in the second half. “We are a pretty good second half team, but we have to be a betWHU ÂżUVW KDOI WHDP ´ &ROHV VDLG 7KDW ÂżUVW KDOI VWDUWHG RXW ZLWK glimpses of a team that lived and died with the three-pointer. Mavunga drilled a three-pointer immediately to put the ’Hawks up but then the Red and White had shooting fever. With a misplaced identity, they threw up shot after shot and were 2-11 from range. But the slow pace of the Rockets kept the Red and White in the game and they went to the locker room down 21-18. “Coach said we took way too many threes and we need to JHW WKH EDOO LQVLGH ´ +D\HV VDLG “We should have been more

Burke leaves behind model to strive for Michael Cohen and Chris McMillan

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KH QXPEHU RQH KDV GHÂżQHG WKH 0LDPL University RedHawks’ hockey season. The No. 1 college hockey team in the nation. The country’s No. 1 goaltender. The No. 1 defense in the NCAA. But what the nation did not know, however, is that behind the scenes the Miami RedHawks had the number one person — team manager Brendan Burke. Every Miami hockey game started with a giant smile from Brendan. Before game time began he would come upstairs, maybe chat for a minute, and go to work. His commitment to the team and his job was unquestioned. His work ethic was unmatched. He was selfless, courageous and had a strong sense of individually. He embodied everything that was right with the sport — more importantly, with humanity. He was everything people strive to be. But on Saturday, with the absence of Brendan, hockey took a back seat in Oxford. The mood was somber. Memories were shared in the press box where everyone just tried to do their jobs the best they could. The players, undoubtedly, remembered Brendan for all he was, wanting to play their best hockey for their friend. And the fans, even the ones that had never interacted with Brendan, could feel this night was not about hockey. As the puck was about to drop, our eyes, as did those of many members in the press box, turned to a single sign that simply statHG Âł'R ,W %XUNH ´ 7KH SOD\HUV VNDWHG RXW with stickers on their helmets. In the press box, black ribbons were worn. Brendan’s IDFH ZDV Ă€DVKHG RQWR WKH VFUHHQ DV D PRment of silence was observed. What anyone would have given just to see Brendan smile — the entire mood of the game would have been changed completely. And then it happened. Miami dominated the game from the puck drop, and a team that had struggled to VFRUH LQ WKH ÂżUVW SHULRG OLW WKH ODPS MXVW WZR

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DJJUHVVLYH LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI :H came out the second half and took LW WR WKH EDVNHW ´ ,Q ZKDW ZDV D ÂłERULQJ JDPH´ WR Hayes, it didn’t take long for him to liven things up. He stepped out of his locker and drilled a jumper to even things up at 23. Senior Adam Fletcher gave the 5HG DQG :KLWH WKHLU ÂżUVW OHDG LQ a long time when he put the team on his back down low for a 34-32 lead. A 10-0 run gave the ’Hawks some cushion. The pesky Rockets got it close again before sharpshooter Nick Winbush slipped the dagger in with a trey and secured the victory for the RedHawks. “We were talking about how ZH KDG WR SLFN XS RXU HQHUJ\ ´ Mavunga said. “We have been talking about it all year and being tough. Those two things we want people to identify us by. Whenever we play with energy we are a very tough team to beat. Kenny was in the huddle saying it was a poor effort and we need to pick it up. We weren’t doing a good job of executing. We were a different WHDP LQ WKH VHFRQG KDOI ´ The Red and White will attempt WR DGG WR D ÂżYH JDPH ZLQ VWUHDN on Valentine’s Day up at Bowling Green State University. Tip-off with the Falcons is at 2 p.m. “It was a boring game but we

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Antonio Ballard’s 13 points Wednesday help lead the ’Hawks to victory. ZRQ DQG WKDWÂśV DOO , FDUH DERXW ´ Hayes said. “We are trying to reach our goal of being MAC champs. It doesn’t matter how we win, we

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’Hawks aim for regular season title By Erika Hadley Senior Staff Writer

Now just one point away from clinching the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) regular season title, the No. 1 Miami University men’s ice hockey team will journey to Bowling Green State University (BGSU) this weekend, looking to secure the prize and further extend its 20 conference game winning streak. The last time the RedHawks won the regular season title was in 2005-06 on Feb. 14. The achievement came in a decisive 6-3 victory over Ohio State University in front of a sold out crowd at the original Goggin Ice Arena. Now Miami has the opportunity to seal the deal this weekend with either a win, a shootout win, or a Ferris State loss. “We’ve got another point to get and we’re looking for a win — we don’t want to clinch it through the loss of someone else, so our ÂżUVW JRDO LV WR ZLQ )ULGD\ QLJKW ´ MXQLRU FDStain Tommy Wingels said. “Then, obviously LW ZLOO EH QLFH WR KDYH JRWWHQ RXU ÂżUVW FKDPSLonship but after that we still have to play our best game every night. There’s still a No. 1 ranking that we want to get for the tourney, so those games will be just as important after we FOLQFK WKH UHJXODU VHDVRQ FKDPSLRQVKLS ´ The RedHawks have occupied the top spot in the polls for 15 of 17 weeks this season and currently own the country’s best winning percentage (0.767) and longest current unbeaten streak at eight games. “I got asked to come here for (the 2005-06) season when they won the championship and I kind of told them that I wanted to go back to juniors and play another year and JDLQ VRPH PRUH H[SHULHQFH ´ VHQLRU -DURG Palmer said. “Then I found out that they won the championship and I thought, ‘Oh man, that could’ve been me,’ and I kind of regretted it, and ever since then I’ve really been ZDQWLQJ DQRWKHU RQH ´ Last weekend, Miami skated to a hard fought, close 2-0 victory over Lake Superior State University on Friday before delivering an emotional 10-4 routing on Saturday following the tragic and untimely death of student manager Brendan Burke. With the sweep, the RedHawks improved to 17-1-4-2 in CCHA games and 20-4-6 overall. The Falcons occupy the basement of the CCHA standings, trailing Western Michigan 8QLYHUVLW\ :08 E\ MXVW RQH SRLQW 2Q -DQ 22 and 23, the Orange and Brown gained a

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Tommy Wingels’ strong offense this season has landed him at 29th in the nation in scoring. win and a shootout win over the Broncos, but while WMU stunned Notre Dame with back-to-back 7-2 and 4-1 victories on Feb. 5-6, BGSU dropped two straight games to the University of Michigan in a home-andhome series Feb. 4 and 9. With the losses, the Falcons assumed the position of conference cellar dwellers and saw their record fall to 3-15-4-3 CCHA and 4-20-4 overall. The Orange and Brown lead the all-time series v. the RedHawks, including a 34-10-5 advantage at the BGSU Ice Arena, but MiDPL KDV SUHYDLOHG LQ WKH ODVW ÂżYH VWUDLJKW and 12 of the last 13. “An interesting thing about Bowling *UHHQ LV WKH\ NLQG RI SOD\ D ORW OLNH XV ´ Palmer said. “They’re real tough physically, they will constantly pressure the puck, they will go after you and they’re prepared to win DQ\ JDPH DJDLQVW DQ\ RSSRQHQW ´ The Falcons’ lineup possesses a lot of \RXQJ WDOHQW DQG IUHVKPDQ -RUGDQ 6DPXHOV Thomas leads the team in goals with nine and is tied for tops in points with 21 this season. The Windsor, Conn. native is also tied for 13th nationally among rookies in points per game, averaging 0.75. Senior Thomas Petruska also has 21 points to his name and trails SamuelsThomas by one goal. Five BGSU icers have 10-plus points this season. Âł7KH\ SOD\ WHDPV WRXJK ´ :LQJHOV VDLG “They’ve got a lot of freshmen in the lineup and those guys may not have experience, but WKH\ NQRZ KRZ WR JR DOO RXW DQG SOD\ KDUG ´ The Brotherhood’s offensive lineup has a dangerous amount of depth with 10 total

RedHawks at the 10-plus mark in points, four of whom have more than 20 points and two RI ZKRP KDYH PRUH WKDQ -XQLRUV &DUWHU Camper and Wingels lead the team, followed by classmate Andy Miele and Palmer. The Red and White roll four lines every night, any of which can score at the drop of a hat. Miami’s top four scorers all rank among the nation’s top 50, and Wingels leads the conference in goals and ranks second in power play goals. “I think everybody’s bought in to make sure we focus on taking care of the puck, making sure we make good decisions when we do have the puck and when we don’t have the puck everybody focuses on playing defense and helping each other out DQG VXSSRUWLQJ HDFK RWKHU ´ 0LDPL +HDG Coach Enrico Blasi said. The RedHawks’ defense tops the nation with a stingy 1.67 goals against average (GAA) and involves a total team effort. Wingels said with puck possession, the RedHawks limit how much time the opponent spends in the D-zone, and then the opponent has to get through three layers – forwards in the offensive zone, the neutral zone defense and then ultimately the defensive zone. “If it gets through all those we have the JRDOWHQGHUV ´ :LQJHOV VDLG Âł(YHU\RQH NQRZV how good our goaltending is – those guys work so hard and are so skilled, and we have FRQÂżGHQFH WKDW LI D VKRW JHWV RQ QHW WKH\ÂśUH JRLQJ WR VDYH LW ´

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