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MU responds to Week of #NoMoreSilence showcases norovirus outbreak diversity, gives voice to student concerns HEALTH

KAROLINA ULASEVICH THE MIAMI STUDENT

As new cases of norovirus — a highly contagious stomach bug — crop up around campus, university officials are taking additional measures to combat the spread of the virus.

A few weeks ago, an outbreak of the norovirus reached Miami University.

The Miami Student reported on Feb. 19 that over 200 cases of the highly contagious virus made its way on campus, yet there are many unreported cases.

In the last month, as the virus continues to spread, the university has taken several precautionary measures to educate the students, professors and campus workers on norovirus.

Currently, there are numerous signs posted on campus with instructions on how to wash your hands properly and how to spot symptoms.

Additionally, members of 20 different departments have been gathering daily via conference call to address the issue and propose solutions, according to Cynthia Traficant, manager at Miami’s Health Clinic.

Traficant said those involved in the call include Dean of Students Mike Curme, Dining Services, the Office of Residence Life, University News and Communications and human resources to act from the employee perspective.

Traficant also mentioned the direction the norovirus has taken on campus.

“It’s just out in the community now,” Traficant said.

“There’s a much lower presence of the virus on campus, so it is present in more students that live off campus. I check with the local emergency every day.”

Traficant explained how the Health Clinic is handling the situation.

“We ask everyone who comes through to put a mask on, whether they are affected or not,” Traficant said. “Only two staff members became ill, but we do have four to five students coming in a day with signs and symptoms.”

Junior Colleen Gilliard, who works with the ambulance response team in Oxford, said she has helped take in a few of the suspected norovirus cases.

“Most patient are [conNOROVIRUS »PAGE 5

DIVERSITY

EMILY WILLIAMS

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Dozens of students marched together from the Armstrong seal to Uptown Park holding white laminated signs with the words, “I am breaking the silence on …” In those blank spaces were written different words and phrases — sexism, racism, slut shaming, micro-aggressions, prejudice based on sexuality.

On the morning of Saturday, March 5, several campus groups converged for the Unity March, an annual event where all students and their organizations are encouraged to march together as an act of support and solidarity. This year’s march acted as both the conclusion of Awareness Week hosted by Spectrum, Miami’s GLBTQ+ organization, and the kick-off of Diversity Week, presented by the Diversity Affairs Council (DAC).

“It was such a wonderful moment of solidarity,” said junior Ryan Anderson, a student employee for the Office of Diversity Affairs.

“I felt even closer to the members of the student

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Top: The Miami University Hip-Hop Crew performs in the Uptown Park as a part of the Unity Day March last Saturday. Bottom: Students recite poetry during the Diversity Week #NoMoreSilence Poetry Slam on Tuesday. body who feel they are excluded having that moment where we all came together.”

The march, which was attended by both President David Hodge and Dean of Stu-

MU hosts creative writing conference

Miami students react to meal plan update, ASG pursues change

amount of options students have during their day,” said sophomore Maddie Smith.

“Financially, there’s not a good option for students who want to save money on their meal plan. When you ask for more transparency and you get the same thing in another package, it begs the question why students weren’t involved in the decisionmaking.”

ASG has heard many complaints about students not having enough time between classes to eat a meal at a dining hall.

“Some students are so busy that they only have 10 minutes between classes to eat, and simply don’t have the time to venture to the outskirts of campus to buffet MEAL PLAN »PAGE 5

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MORGAN NGUYEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Dining services will institute a new meal plan next school year — a change that has many students voicing concern and Associated Student Government (ASG) working to increase flexibility within the plan.

The redesign of the meal plan institutes a specific amount of buffet swipes which will only be accepted at Garden Commons, Martin Dining Hall, Harris Dining Hall and Western Dining Hall. Students can then add a certain amount of declining balance, dependent on the level of meal plan chosen, to use at a la carte locations. Declining balance will continue to roll over from

semester to semester, while buffet swipes will only be valid for the semester during which they are purchased.

The plan was redesigned

by Dining Services. Efforts to make amendments to the plan that integrate more student opinion have been initiated by ASG. “Most students have complained about the buffet meal swipes,” said Sammi Podolyan, the ASG Secretary for On-Campus Affairs.

“Students love the flexibility of the current meal plan, which lets them eat anywhere, at any time.”

Though the new meal plan also touts a perk of flexibility, many feel it doesn’t adequately serve student’s needs or preferences.

“It’s a worse deal for students. It decreases the

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shouted offensive comments at those participating in the march.

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Panel discusses challenges faced by Chinese students ELISE VASKO

RILEY STEINER

Miami University’s firstever McComb Conference on Creative Writing will be held today and tomorrow.

The theme of this year’s conference is graphic narrative. The conference will feature speakers, workshops, demonstrations, a student panel and an open mic session, centered around the idea of how images and words can work together to tell effective and compelling stories. “[We wanted to] have a focus that wasn’t something that we actually normally teach, so that it would give students a chance to be enriched by something we don’t normally do,” said Cathy Wagner, professor of English and creative writing. “So we came up with the idea for the first one of graphic narrative, or comics.”

The conference’s keynote speaker, Nick Sousanis, is the author of “Unflattening: Reimagining Scholarship through Comics.” Published by the Harvard University

A new meal plan option that offers two separate dining accounts — one for a la carte items and one with “swipes” for dining halls — is raising concerns campus-wide.

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dents Mike Curme, received very positive responses overall, Anderson said. However, on their way to Uptown Park, residents of the apartments above DuBois bookstore

First-year Jing Jin sits in the front row of his English class. He has a question to ask, so in his head he translates what the professor has just said into Chinese, and then makes sure of his question. By the time he’s translated his question back into English, the professor has already moved on to the next topic.

The difficulty of a language barrier, while a significant obstacle for international students, is only one of the many challenges they face going to school in the United States. These challenges were discussed by a student panel at the Understanding MU Chinese Students event, hosted by Miami’s Confucius Institute on Wednesday, March 9.

Chinese students at Miami also struggle with the loss of their social support system, feelings of homesickness and the long hours of study necessary to achieve good grades, according to Chen Zhao, director of Miami’s Confucius Institute.

Zhao said she hears from a lot of Chinese students who are frustrated with the amount of hours they have

to study in order to earn the grades they want.

“A Chinese student has to spend three to five times more time studying than an American student because of the language differences,” said Zhao.

Zhao said the problem isn’t as simple as merely passing a language proficiency examination.

“It’s not just learning how to say or pronounce the English words,” said Zhao.

“Language learning must combine with cultural learning.”

Sophomore Aviva Zhang said that because she went to three years of high school in the United States, English wasn’t as much of a challenge for her when she started at Miami. However, she still faced difficulties of cultural adaptation.

“The thing that was shocking was that a lot of students here are not as welcoming,” said Zhang. “Often people say international students are in their own bubble, but a lot of times the facial expression or gesture that you’re unconsciously doing makes us not feel embraced.”

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JANUS SPEAKERS DISCUSS IMPACT OF MILLENNIALS

GARDEN TO HONOR DECEASED STUDENT

STUDENTS PERFORM RAISIN IN THE SUN

PROFESSOR WRITES ON TENSION IN THOMSON HALL

FLASHBACK WITH ADAMS, STANLEY CUP WINNER

The speakers sat down with The Miami Student to discuss election, college students.

A garden outside Shideler Hall will memorialize Becca Eldemire, who died last year.

Special production of the play Raisin in the Sun opens this weekend in Studio 88.

Letter to the editor: Everyone must act to address problematic campus climate

Former RedHawk Kevyn Adams catches up with his alma mater.

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Prominent political figures speak on millennial involvement in the 2016 presidential election EVENT

GRACE MOODY NEWS EDITOR

All 500 seats in Wilks Theater were filled Wednesday night with Miami students eager to hear the Janus Forum’s most recent panel, “Is This Any Way to Elect a President?”

The Janus Forum hosted three prominent political figures to speak at the event ­­­­— James Carville, Ann Compton and Alex Castellanos. The event consisted of a question-and-answer session in which students could hear different opinions regarding the country’s future, the upcoming election and students’ roles leading up to voting day.

In an interview with The Miami Student before the event, Carville, Compton and Castellanos talked about millennials’ involvement in the election process and the ways in which they can impact the country’s future.

Carville, a political consultant and co-founder of Democracy Corps, spoke on behalf of the Democratic Party. He said millennials are able to have a role in this presidential election in particular because of the variety of experiences they’ve witnessed throughout their lives.

“Millennials have seen the cost of education skyrocket, they’ve seen a not overly-great job market coming out of school, they’re watching changes,” Carville said. “9/11, the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, the first African-American president. You’ve seen a lot of things for a young person.”

Carville, as a professor at Tulane University, said he works with many intelligent students who feel motivated to spark change.

“The single, best thing about young people is that old people have not been able to affect them with our prejudices,” Carville said. “If I mention that someone is gay or

black, why does that even matter today? What difference does it make?

My children don’t see the world the same way that older generations do, and I think that’s true for a lot of young people.”

ry] rallies and political movements, but where are they in November?”

Compton said. “They don’t vote in the same percentage that they do when they are active during the primaries. So we will see whether the

My children don’t see the world the same way that older generations do, and I think that’s true for a lot of young people.

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Compton, a former White House Correspondent for ABC News, represented the media at the Janus Forum. Compton said she has seen great political activism among millennials during the primaries, but she doubts the turnout will be as high for the general election in November.

“Millennials come out of the woodwork for some of these [prima-

millennials are going to become a force at the ballot box, because in years past they have not been.”

Reflecting on her years covering the White House and her experience being with the president in Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001, Compton said the work of the media is important for the public.

“Every day I walked up the White

House driveway for another dozen years after the Sept. 11 attacks,” Compton said. “Every day I thought it was so important to have a free and independent media so that the American people can know what their leaders are doing, why they are doing it and whether they are keeping the public’s trust.”

Castellanos, founder of NewRepublican.org and regular commentator on CNN, spoke in representation of the Republican Party.

“I’m not that much of a Republican, to tell you the truth. I just love freedom,” Castellanos said. “I think freedom is a wonderful thing and I think it’s even better today because there’s more stuff to be free about.”

Castellanos said millennials need to seek change within the current government.

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College of Creative Arts and Farmer School of Business partner for classes EDUCATION

the program.

“This is a really fantastic program.

SOPHIE WHORF It is only the 16th arts entrepreneurTHE MIAMI STUDENT ship minor in the country,” said StuThis fall, Miami students interest- art. “It’s really growing as a field, ed in pursuing both business and the and I think more and more schools arts may have the unique opportunity are going to be offering it. We’re on to combine the two areas of study the leading edge.” into one academic track.

Part of Stuart’s reason for creating Currently, there are 16 new courses the arts entrepreneurship minor is a within Miami’s academic curriculum result of his personal dream of runup for approval, half of which fall ning a theatre before he arrived at Miwithin the College of Creative Arts. ami. Both the new arts entrepreneurSeveral of these new courses in ship minor and the arts management the College of Creative Arts are re- co-major prepare students for similar quirements for the brand-new arts managerial careers in the art industry. entrepreneurship minor, which will “There’s a really interesting synbecome available in the fall 2016 se- thesis between the arts and business,” mester. The College of Creative Arts said John Weigand, associate dean of has also created a new arts manage- the College of Creative Arts. “Arts ment co-major and revised the exist- management prepares students for ing arts management minor. a bunch of interesting careers. Art Todd Stuart, the Director of Arts museums, opera houses ... all kinds Management, has spent the last year of arts organizations that need to be designing the arts entrepreneurship managed. Students have responded minor and will oversee the curricu- very positively.” lum once it is officially implemented.

Stuart said many business students The new minor is a result of a part- at Miami have expressed interest in nership with the Farmer School of the arts, and vice versa.

Business — where Stuart consulted “There’s a demand for the arts with faculty and drew inspiration for management co-major. When I came

in, the Dean asked me to look at the [existing] program and other programs around the country,” said Stuart. “We have a lot of students who might want to major in marketing, but they have a background in the arts and they want to understand the business side of art.”

Some of the new courses include Financial Management for the Arts, Arts Venture Creation and Arts Marketing.

“It’s a little bit more of a broad exploration,” said Weigand. “You’re going to learn about management, finance, fundraising — a lot of things that support arts organizations.”

Stuart emphasized the importance of an entrepreneurship minor tailored to the arts specifically versus a basic entrepreneurship minor.

“A lot of students [in the College of Creative Arts] don’t have any business training,” said Stuart. “We’re teaching the business side of arts. I think that students need to take business classes in an arts context, because there’s a difference.”

Weigand said the combination of these two seemingly opposite fields of study will encourage

Miami students to approach their education differently. “[The College of Creative Arts] students needed business courses.

My personal belief is that we put too many lines in the sand — this is what I do and this is all I do,” said Weigand. “[We think that] one thing is business and everything else is not.

The reality is that our vocations often touch many things.”

While arts management and arts entrepreneurship are very similar, they are not interchangeable disciplines, Stuart said.

“Art entrepreneurship focuses more on how you think as an entrepreneur. A lot of management is about trying to efficiently reach a goal. The difference in art entrepreneurship is it’s about thinking, ‘Okay, here’s what I have, and here’s the different things I could do with this,’” said Stuart. “It’s more divergent thinking. It’s trying to think how you could create an opportunity or build an idea. It’s about creating your future.”

Sydney Stevens, a junior strategic marketing major with a double minor in fashion design and management, agrees the art entrepreneurship

minor is a progressive, attractive addition to the College of Creative Arts for students.

“Not a lot of people recognize the College of Creative Arts, but it’s actually a really good program and has grown so much since my freshmen year,” said Stevens.

Stevens said jewelry design is a College of Creative Arts major that specifically demands entrepreneurial knowledge. She stressed how artists are valued now more than ever for their skill, but need fundamental business knowledge in order to successfully market themselves.

“As we enter the digital age, artistic work is becoming more and more valuable,” said Stevens.

“People think, ‘Okay, I know I can paint, but how am I gonna make money off of that?’”

Stuart said parents have found comfort in the new programs, as it provides clear direction for students to create fruitful careers that include their artistic passions.

“It’s certainly something people in the arts have wanted,” said Stuart.

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Oxford business change-up: Mile Square sees closures and openings in 2016 BUSINESS

KIRBY DAVIS

THE MIAMI STUDENT

Businesses come and go quickly in a college town, and 2016 is off to a busy start for Oxford establishments.

Dakota’s Steakhouse and coffee and alcohol shop Main Street Gourmet both closed recently, while a coffee shop, Mezzanine Coffee Lounge, just started brewing.

The steady rotation of businesses is a continuation of a typical pattern in Oxford. Alan Kyger, Director of Economic Development for the city, said nine Oxford businesses closed for good in 2015, but nine opened as well. From 2009 to 2015, 59 closed but 81 either opened or expanded.

More is on the way for this year — ­­­ a Goodwill is set to open on Locust Street, a restaurant on Walnut Street and a karaoke bar on South Poplar Street that will have four or five rentable rooms where guests can participate in traditional karaoke.

Miami University senior Jacob Rasmussen recently opened Mezzanine, taking advantage of the rarely used dining room above Kona Bistro.

“It’s a quiet, self-contained place to get work done,” Rasmussen said. “It’s a clean environment ... it’s more private [than Kofenya or Starbucks].”

Mezzanine’s menu offers typical coffee and lattes along with an array of spiked drinks like “cider spikes” and “chokahlattes.” Rasmussen said business has exceeded his expectations so far, and he hopes to continue this success.

“Down the road, I’m really interested in finding out what our guests

want from a coffee shop space and how we can turn this into that,” Rasmussen said.

However, even successful businesses don’t always stay open.

Chris Hensey, who worked at Main Street Gourmet prior to owning it for 16 years, was a prominent figure in Oxford who took pride in backing local philanthropic efforts such as the Miami University Performing Arts Series’ annual winetasting fundraiser. But Hensey felt it was time to close the store after moving half an hour away.

“I so enjoyed being part of the Oxford community for over 30 years,”

I’m really interested in finding out what our guests want from a coffee shop space and how we can turn this into that.

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Hensey said, “First as a Miami student and then a business owner.”

Hensey hopes to have a sale in the near future with some of his leftover stock.

With Miami’s Oxford campus population of nearly 18,500 not far behind Oxford’s residential 21,723 (according to a 2010 census), almost all of the city’s businesses rely heavily on Miami students as customers.

Many Oxford businesses, like Kofenya and Bagel & Deli, were also founded by Miami alumni.

Kyger keeps track of all of the city’s shop openings, closings, relocations and expansions, and agrees that students play a large role in Oxford businesses.

“Miami students have a huge factor in our local business economy,” Kyger said. “There are a few businesses in town that don’t rely on student trade, but most everything relies on student trade of some sort.”

While Oxford does offer a variety of chains like Chipotle and Skyline, Kyger also thinks that smaller, family-owned “mom-and-pop” stores give the town character.

“National chains bring something to the table, but the ‘mom-and-pops’ create the uniqueness,” Kyger said.

“The national chains bring the brand awareness, but the ‘mom-and-pops’ are what make your community different from another community.”

But being local didn’t save Dakota’s, which had to close up shop due to insufficent sales.

Clothing stores don’t get turned over as much as restaurants in Oxford, and the recent business closings in town don’t concern Seaview Outfitters owner Steve Thomas.

“We love what we do,” Thomas said. “That’s what’s driving why we’re here, there’s a great camaraderie among Uptown business owners.”

Many stores and restaurants are heavily concentrated on the first few blocks of High Street, and Kyger thinks that’s where businesses can be the most successful.

“If I could do anything I’d like to make High Street bigger,” Kyger said. “Every week I turn down people who want to open businesses in Uptown Oxford, but there’s just no locations to open.”

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From top: Dakota’s and Main Street Gourmet recently closed while Mezzanine, a new coffee shop, opened above Kona Bistro.

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Garden to be planted in memory of deceased student Becca Eldemire MEMORIAL

BONNIE MEIBERS

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A new garden will be planted between Shideler and Armstrong in remembrance of Rebecca (Becca) Eldemire.

Rebecca Eldemire’s family is having a gingko biloba tree — an endangered, fan-leafed tree that can grow up to 50 feet tall — planted. A plaque next to the tree will dedicate it to Eldemire.

Eldemire was killed last year by her ex-boyfriend, Larry Tipton, in her Level 27 apartment.

She was a junior geography and sustainability co-major from New Albany, Ohio.

“She soaked up every bit of knowledge,” said geography professor David Prytherch. “And she was going to use that knowledge to make the world better.”

Making the world better, Prytherch said, is the aspiration of the geography department.

“Our hope is that her lasting legacy on campus is not the tragic end, but what she represented,” Prytherch said. “The garden is a perfect embodiment of what she was in it for.”

The garden is a collaboration be-

tween Physical Facilities and the Departments of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science.

Miami University landscape architect Vincent Cirrito said Physical Facilities recieved orders for memorial trees about 10 times per year.

During the planning of renovations to Shideler Hall, the memorial garden was cut to decrease overall costs. But faculty in the geography, geology and environmental science departments were adamant about keeping the garden in the plans, so they decided to fund it themselves.

“Becca’s lasting legacy is that she inspired us to push to bring the garden idea back,” Prytherch said.

He added that the garden will be a model of sustainable development. The faculty hope it will serve educational purposes and be a space for contemplation.

Eldemire had an attachment to nature and ecological restoration, said Hays Cummins, a professor in the Western Program and the Department of Geography. The garden will represent her love for restoration by planting native shrubs and pollinator plants. This garden will GARDEN »PAGE 9

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Top: The vegetation plans by EDGE Landscape Architecture Firm for the Rebecca Eldemire Memorial Garden.

Bottom: The garden will be located in the area between Armstrong East Wing and Shideler Hall.

Two alumni try for vacant Boehner seat in Ohio district POLITICS

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SPOTLIGHT A light shined on Boston Globe editor-at-large Walter Robinson last Tuesday as he spoke on his 2002 breaking story on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Comedian CJ Jones shares story through sign language, performs for Silent Week EVENT

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CJ Jones, a comedian who is deaf, performed yesterday as part of the Sign Language & Deaf Culture Awareness club’s Silent Week. Jones combined comedy with storytelling, learning and motivational speaking.

“You can communicate in so many different ways, gestures and pantomimes,” he signed to the audience.

From the time the show began, words and gestures such as “applause” and “beautiful” were easy to pick up — even for the audience members who didn’t know any sign language.

He began by telling the story of growing up with two deaf parents in St. Louis and having spinal meningitis that ultimately left him deaf at the age of seven.

The majority of the audience members studied sign language.

However, an extensive knowledge of sign language wasn’t needed to enjoy the performance.

“It was really interesting to see.

It’s very visual. You can create a whole story without signing a sin-

gle word. It’s very dramatic, but that’s what sign language is,” said first-year Gaby Hammarlund.

Although there were two interpreters present, Jones frequently used his voice for sound effects and speaking in general.

“I love music,” Jones said. “I can feel the rhythm in my body.”

He also performed a rap for the audience, similar to what he did on the hit show “A Different World” two decades ago.

During the event, Jones invited audience members to join him onstage at random. He showed signs of the words “hate,” “love” and “show off” and asked how they would express those words using body movements.

He did this to further teach people ways to express themselves using their bodies. He also incorporated a game of telephone among the people he called onstage using body movements and rhythm.

At the end of the event, Jones said if there was anything he could teach the audience to sign it was “I appreciate you. I thank you. I love you.” He then urged audience members to say it to each other, and to say it to themselves every

morning.

“I really enjoyed it,” said junior Kenzel Patterson. “Don’t be afraid to use motions and move when you talk. Respect everyone’s differences and characteristics. We’re not all the same.”

Leading up to the event, the Sign Language & Deaf Culture Awareness club had a silent dinner at Fiesta Charra on Monday, a showing of the film “Children of a Lesser God” on Tuesday and Puttin’ On the Hits on Wednesday.

Puttin’ On the Hits is an annual dance competition hosted by the Delta Zeta sorority. The Greekwide dance competition featured a performance by students from St. Rita School for the Deaf in Cincinnati, incorporating American Sign Language.

More of the comedian can be seen in the upcoming action movie “Baby Driver,” starring Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Hamm and Ansel Elgort.

Jones has also been featured in “See What I’m Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary” and “Children of a Lesser God.” “Language is inclusive,” Jones said. “It’s in me.

It’s in you.”

When voters go to the polls for the primary election on March 15, they will also have to choose one of the 17 candidates running to represent Ohio’s eighth district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Two Miami University alumni, Sen. Bill Beagle and Rep. Tim Derickson, are hoping to complete the term for former Speaker of the House, John Boehner.

According to Beagle, having the elections coincide is beneficial.

“It is getting people engaged in the political process more than they would,” Beagle said.

No matter the outcome next week, both candidates’ campaigns will remain active, as the official elected Tuesday is only guaranteed the seat through the end of 2016.

The current term will end and a new one will begin in November, meaning the congressional seat will be on the ballot twice — once to finish the term through 2016 and the other for the 20172018 term.

If a different candidate wins the election in June, that person will serve the next full term.

Both candidates have children who are currently attending Miami, junior Matt Derickson and senior Morgan Beagle. Derickson said he thinks his father’s campaign has resonated well with the public.

“He has set a great foundation for his campaign and I feel as though it is all-positive and focuses on the positives rather than attacking his opponents.

I think that sticks out to the public,” said Matt.

Morgan also noted the positive response her father’s campaign has received.

“People who have had the opportunity to work with or meet my dad recognize the sincerity

with which he serves, how hard he works and how much he cares about people and making a positive difference,” said Morgan.

Senator Beagle said he takes pride in the fact that, while most of his opponent’s campaigns are funded out of Washington, his campaign has been primarily funded locally.

“I think that just indicates that people are getting behind my candidacy and they want someone who has both business experience and policy experience,” Beagle said.

The major issues discussed during this election cycle have included the economy, job creation and national security. With 15 republicans, one democrat and one green party candidate, the policies and opinions presented have been widespread.

As a business owner and a policy maker, Senator Beagle said he believes his professional experiences could contribute to the bolstering of the economy.

The major issues discussed during this election cycle have included the economy, job creation and national security.

“We need a balanced budget, we need to reduce the national debt and lower taxes,” Beagle said. “We have been able to keep a balanced budget in Ohio and we have had to do tough decision-making and that is what is going to be required on a federal level.”

Beagle said he sees a need for major change in Washington.

“People are saying Washington is broken,” said Beagle. “[We] need to send someone there to fix it.”

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Raisin in the Sun: A dream play no longer deferred THEATRE

MEGAN BOWERS

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A “labor of love.”

This phrase was used repeatedly when describing the work put into the upcoming play, “A Raisin in the Sun.” The play’s director, Paul K. Bryant Jackson, was granted a special project from the state due to his nearing retirement.

“This is his big, final show, so everything was done pretty independently,” said assistant director Kara Hinh. “This is a show for the show’s sake.”

The choice of which show to produce was fairly easy for Jackson.

“I had so many talented African-American students I had not had in the department before,” said Jackson. “I realized I could finally do this monumentally important American work.”

The play is being put on outside of the theatre department, giving them less assistance, simpler set design and freedom they’d never had before.

“The department has this structure that is inherent with academia

and isn’t necessarily coherent with the real world,” said Hinh. “So this had been an experience more reminiscent of what I’ve done outside of academia.”

This outside experience is one of the reasons many students were drawn to the show.

“It was such an important piece to all of us, and having the opportunity to work with Dr. Jackson is incredible,” senior Brenton Sullivan, who plays Walter. “It was just so easy to commit to.”

Other students felt the show strongly connected them to their roots.

“Being able to be in a play written by a black woman, who portrays black bodies as they should be and not in a stereotypical manner is really liberating,” said sophomore Jalana Phillips, who plays Ruth.

The play, written by Lorraine Hansberry, is about an African-American family who loses their father figure, inherits $10,000 and then has to figure out what to do with the money. The mother ends up using it to buy a house in an all white neighborhood and the family faces many obstacles trying to move into it.

Everyone in the cast was given a packet of information covering history relevant to the play’s setting, such as redlining, and information on how to get into character so they could more easily transition into the world of the play and more accurately represent it.

“It is an important showing of black

structural within our society.”

The show brings up ideas that are hard for people to face, especially when related back to present day.

What do they think we’re going to do? Kill them?

No, that we’re going to marry them.

Being able to commit to the highs and the lows in the fullest way while layering in all the hurt and pain we go through and showing that we still love each other is a huge challenge.

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lives, black love and all these things we still don’t get to see that often,” said Sullivan. “It’s still accessible so it can be enjoyed by anyone, but it isn’t about everyone.”

Although the show takes place in the early 60s, many people believe its themes are still relevant today.

“There’s something timeless about this idea of other bodies moving into spaces they are not wanted,” said Hinh.

“Everyone thinks it’s something of the past but its something that is deeply

“It goes back to this fear of interracial marriage and the mixing of culture,” said Hinh. “Today you might not go down a street because there are poor people living there.”

The play is ultimately successful because of the emotion and passion behind every character, each with a very distinctive costume and attitude to match.

The sister, Benetha, wears what looks like a school uniform consisting of a light blue button up

shirt and a long navy skirt to match her scholarly perspective and individualized mind.

“I knew she was independent but I also felt she could be rude,” said sophomore Jada Harris who plays Benetha.

“Now, I get when she says these things she is not trying to hurt anyone, she just doesn’t want to fit into the mold everyone wants her to.”

The emotion is clear in the actor’s performances, particularly through the relationships between characters. Ruth and Walter’s complex relationship is one that stands out among the others.

“Being able to commit to the highs and the lows in the fullest way while layering in all the hurt and pain we go through and showing that we still love each other is a huge challenge,” said Sullivan.

The cast started rehearsal way back in November and have given it their all.

“We’ve spent so much time on this and I’m ready for people to see the work we have done,” said Harris. “I think people will be really amazed.”

A Raisin in the Sun will be playing at 7:30 p.m. from March 7-9 in Studio 88 and at 2 p.m. on March 10.

Admission is free.

Humans of Oxford Don Popp — On his best ‘bee’havior

Erin Socha — Dreaming of a blue horizon

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Two toy poodles greet me as I drive down the gravel driveway of Don Popp’s Honey Farm. My red Kia Soul seems out of place in the countryside, flashy compared to the pickup truck parked in the open garage.

“Don’s taking a nap, I can go wake him up. Come on inside,” says Tracy, Don Popp’s daughter. I follow her into the kitchen and see Don rising slowly from an armchair in front of the TV. “Hi Don!” I say while petting the poodles. “Your dogs are so cute, what are their names?”

“Well, that one’s Honey, and this one’s Bee” he says.

Since 1995, Don Popp’s life has been devoted to bees.

“I had a friend who wanted to put a hive on my land, and when he did, I just fell in love with ‘em,” Now, after growing a single hive to over 500, Don Popp is the big man of honey in the Tri State area. He sells to multiple Kroger locations, Jungle Jim’s and carries out online orders of anything from honeycomb to hives for aspiring keepers.

“She really does the business,” Don says, gesturing toward Tracy, who came to work for him full-time after graduating from the University of Cincinnati. “I handle the bees.”

For years Don worked

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alone in the fields with the hives, learning their behavior. He lets them sting him sometimes, though they rarely do.

“Everything about them is interesting. Especially the queens.”

As he gets older, however, his family doesn’t want him to work alone, and some of the quality time between bee and man has been lost.

Don now allocates his wisdom to a new generation of keepers, as an official Bee Inspector for Butler County. With media attention covering the threat of bee extinction, demand for hives has increased.

People want to help, but Don demands compassionate keepers.

“You can’t just have bees. You have to take care of them.”

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From noon to midnight on Saturday, the Miami University Dance Marathon will take place in the Armstrong Student Center pavilion. The proceeds raised during the event will go to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

During the event, participants dance to music, play games and activities, watch performances of campus singers and dancers, and hear stories from children and families the event supports.

“Dance Marathon means so much to me because I know that all the hard work we put in throughout the year is going to help a family in our community,” said Madalyn Wimmer, president of Dance Marathon. “I love knowing that I am doing something beneficial for my

community and that we are having an impact on families in our area.”

For Wimmer, this year’s Dance Marathon is her last, as she is a senior.

While Dance Marathon is hugely popular at universities all over the nation, it has seen much success in its growing presence at Miami.

“Dance Marathon is huge at schools around the country and while Miami’s is just starting out, it has the ability to grow and raise millions of dollars like the others,” said Annie Forchetti, vice president of logistics for Dance Marathon.

Dance Marathon is a cause close to Forchetti’s heart, as her family spent much time at the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, another Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, while her brother was being treated for idopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) from a young age.

In just the three years Forchetti has been involved, the event has already

demonstrated considerable growth.

Last year’s fundraising total amounted to $38,213.64. The fundraising goal for this year is $40 thousand.

Additionally, participation has also grown each year, with an expected 500 dancers this year.

Vice president of involvement, Rachel Morgan, has been involved with Dance Marathon for over six years, having graduated from Carmel High School, home of the largest high school Dance Marathon in the country.

“I dance because of the kids at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. It’s something so simple and fun and such a selfless way to give your Saturday,” said Morgan.

Dance Marathon’s motto is just that — “For the Kids.”

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On January 23, Erin Socha updated her Facebook profile picture.

In the new photo, she’s standing on a crumbling cement pier with arms outstretched and a ladylike pointed toe, playing Vanna White to the bright Caribbean water extending behind her.

“The best office I’ll ever have,” the caption reads. Then, a hyphen, the infinitely familiar blue map pin, and her location: San Salvador, Bahamas.

During winter term, Erin spent three weeks on an archeological dig at the Gerace Research Centre for the Study of Archaeology, Biology, Geology and Marine Science. She and her Miami peers uncovered pottery, a hearth and something called a cert, all belonging to the Lucayan people who lived on the island when Christopher Columbus landed.

According to Erin, the airport runway on San Salvador takes up half

the island. Airport security is housed in a shack, and the employees go through luggage by hand. Mailboats carry food and supplies to the 1,200 locals every couple of weeks.

Erin loves buildings. She loves watching them pop up and transform the skyline. And she should — she’s majoring in architecture.

“But,” she says, “there’s something about a skyline with nothing on it but a blue horizon … you can’t help but fall in love with it.”

Everything has a purpose, and nothing seems like it doesn’t belong.

At the end of J-term, Erin flew back to the Midwest and its intimidating airport security warnings, its alarm clock dependency, its too-many all-nighters in the architecture studio.

“I mean, I’m really happy here, too,” she says. “But it’s a different kind of happy.”

And, as she walks between meetings on a windy Sunday afternoon, she looks briefly to her feet, pretending for just a moment that she’s crossing not pavement, but sand.

‘Baskets’ finds meaning in an absurd reality TELEVISION

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Not everyone can make it as an artist.

A successful artist must be talented. They must have a strong, yet balanced sense of perseverance, determination and patience. They must be willing to commit themselves fully and tirelessly to their craft. Most importantly, they must possess the ability to lie to themselves, to convince themselves that they are on the right path, that it wouldn’t be safer and more responsible in this competitive economic climate to secure a paying job and put food on the table.

This internal dilemma lies at the heart of FX’s absurdist comedy, “Baskets,” from creators Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis and

Jonathan Krisel.

Galifianakis plays Chip Baskets, an aspiring clown who moves back to his hometown of Bakersfield, California after failing miserably out of a prestigious clown school in Paris.

He brings with him his beautiful, cold and spoiled wife, Penelope (Sabina Sciubba), as well as a determination to not give up on his dreams.

He quickly secures a job as a local rodeo clown, which he soon learns is less about the flourish of highend juggling and twirling, as much as it is about getting chased and battered by aggressive bulls. This change of scenery is highlighted when he tells his new boss that his clown name is Renoir.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016 The symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, fever and body aches, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is why the university is advising students to thoroughly and frequently wash their hands and try to limit close contact with others to minimize the spread of the virus.

Gilliard also touched on a problem impacting many of those infected.

“The main issue is that patients can’t rehydrate easily due to the constant vomiting, and might need to be admitted to the hospital for IV fluids,” said Gilliard.

First-year Laura Caudill gave insight into what it is like living in

an affected dorm.

“I think the university’s response has been really good, actually,” said Caudill. “I know my dorm smells like bleach, they take good care of us.”

The norovirus spread quickly in Caudill’s dorm.

Though my roommate was sick, I never got,” said Caudill. “My en-

tire floor was sick yet a few of us managed not to get it. I think that was in part due to how well everybody’s taken care of the cleaning.”

According to Traficant and the Health Clinic, the community is moving from the norovirus to influenza, which is an upper respiratory infection. Influenza has been predominant since last week.

Ulm. “It’s about creating a place of solidarity.”

Tuesday evening, March 8, at the Oxford Community Arts Center (OCAC), DAC hosted a #NoMoreSilence Poetry Slam. Everyone was invited to participate, and performers could interpret the theme however they chose. Since the event was hosted off campus at the OCAC, the performers were not required to censor their work.

Ulm said he hoped the event and the location would create an environment where performers felt free to express themselves.

“I thought it would be a great opportunity to voice some of the inequities going on right now and to give people a voice who don’t normally have one,” Ulm said.

While introducing the night’s performers, Ulm and DAC president Magda Orlander expressed their pleasant surprise at the turnout, a crowd of about 50 that had

overflowed from the tables in the center of the room to rows of chairs along the walls.

The subjects addressed by the 12 performers ranged anywhere from sexism, racism, GLBTQ+ issues, police brutality and the experiences of Miami’s international students to more general themes of justice and self-expression. Every performance was followed by a mixture of snaps and applause with intermittent snaps and verbal affirmations during particularly rousing pieces.

Several of the performers and attendees were members of SPEAK MU, Miami’s spoken-word poetry club. Among them was first-year Lauren Racela, whose piece “Cutting Stems” addressed the stigmas surrounding mental illness.

“I think that we had a lot of diversity in the forms that people presented,” said Racela. “I think that just proves that spoken word can be anything you want it to be.”

A self-described novice when it comes to spoken-word poetry, Racela said she appreciated seeing variety in both the people who performed and the subjects they addressed.

“It’s really great to see different kinds of performers and people of all different backgrounds working on their craft,” said Racela.

Black Beyond Borders, a group launched in 2015 to help encourage and equip students of color to travel and study abroad, held a panel discussion last night in the Armstrong Student Center Community Lounge where students spoke and answered questions about their own experiences studying abroad. According to Anderson, one of the goals of the events was to help students of color see themselves reflected in the study abroad experience.

The week’s events will culminate with the annual Lavatus V.

Powell Diversity Awards banquet held today at the Armstrong Pavilion. Every year, students, staff, faculty and student organizations are recognized at the event for the “Outstanding Diversity Award.” This year, senior Kyle Denman is one of the nominees for Friday’s event.

A resident assistant in Tappan Hall, Denman has been involved in events and efforts focused on diversity through the Office of Residence Life, Associated Student Government, the Interfaith Center and other organizations.

This will be Denman’s first time attending the banquet.

“I’m not sure what to expect, but I’m very excited about it,” Denman said. “Having this banquet every year really showcases how people on our campus are so special, and that people here are making a huge difference in the lives of others.”

said first-year Ambika Kumar. “Many students like myself have class after class, and don’t have time to get any other food besides something to-go from the market of Armstrong.”

The resounding opinion is that the new dining plan does not fit students’ lifestyle and availability. ASG recognized this and recently passed legislation to push for more options within

the plan.

“On Tuesday, March , ASG passed a resolution voicing our stance on the new meal plan,” said Podolyan.

“While there are parts of the meal plan we believe are positive changes, like the transparency and value the new plan provides, we do not think it is flexible enough for students.”

ASG is continuing to work with ad-

ministration on the issue to ensure that the student voice remains the focus.

The opposition in that student voice is growing as awareness of the new meal plan spreads. Some students’ first reaction was confusion.

“I did not see the necessity to change the meal plan since it works for so many people and gives students a lot of options that can work with

their schedule,” said Kumar.

The outlook for a reform to the meal plan is optimistic.

“We just want to make it more reasonable for our students,” said Podolyan. “Our main goal moving forward is to allow people to use their buffet swipes at centrally-located a la carte locations like Armstrong, Maple Street, and Bell Tower.”

Press, it is the first academic work completely in comics form, according to Wagner. The other guest speakers at the conference include graphic memoirists Carol Tyler and Lila Quintero Weaver, as well as comics scholar and Dartmouth professor Michael Chaney. Sousanis will be giving the conference’s keynote lecture on Friday night, and the other three speakers will be part of a panel on Saturday afternoon.

“Miami students are going to have really world-class writer-artists coming to talk about their own work and talk about how they create stories and put them together, and I think the students will benefit enormously from

their expertise and also the chance to think about their own writing in a new way,” Wagner said.

In addition to the panel, both Tyler and Weaver will be holding workshops on Saturday. Senior Daniella Conti said she will attend Weaver’s workshop, called “Story Lines: Workshop on Textual and Visual Approaches to Storytelling.”

“I’m excited about what I can learn because I feel like there’s not a ton of stuff [out there] on how to make your own graphic novel,” Conti said. “I think it will be really interesting to be in that environment with other people who are interested in that kind of thing since it’s such a niche group.”

In addition to attending writing workshops in the morning, Conti, a

graphic design major, is one of five students who are part of the student panel in the afternoon. She will speak about a graphic novel she originally completed for a Summer Scholars project and is now revisiting for her senior thesis.

“I’ve always loved reading and drawing, so when I found graphic novels, it was kind of the perfect marriage of those two things,” Conti said.

Wagner said the field of graphic narrative has exploded in popularity within the last two decades.

“It is just a booming and very exciting and creative area of writing right now,” Wagner said. “It’s just blossomed in the last twenty years or so.”

Visiting assistant professor of English Aaron Kashtan agrees that the

popularity of comics has grown as society’s technology has evolved.

“Our culture has become increasingly visual,” he said. “We have all these other media competing with traditional word-based text, but at the same time we still have this passion for the written word. People have come to realize that comics don’t have to be newspaper strips or superhero stories. Comics can really be about anything.”

Wagner sees value in graphic narrative for students, whether or not they consider themselves comic artists.

“No matter what kind of writer you are, you can learn a lot from the visual thinking that goes into graphic narratives, because it helps you think about how to put one thing next to another

in an exciting way that will push your story onward,” she said. “Thinking about narrative visually can really help you get some insight into how to build narrative when you’re not thinking visually.”

There are about 50 students signed up to participate in the conference, and the keynote lecture and guest panel—held in Leonard Theatre in Peabody Hall—are open to the public.

Participants in the conference will learn hands-on about a form of storytelling that is on the rise.

“It’s powerful and it creates an immersive environment,” Conti said. “I think it creates a special form of communication you can’t find anywhere else.”

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can do in this election is demand change,” Castellanos said. “Everything in this world is changing, except our old, fairly ineffective, disappointing government. The only thing we can’t get anything new and better from is our government.”

Similar to what Carville and Compton said, Castellanos said much of the rising power in creating this change lies within the current millennials.

“Old fogies like me aren’t going to demand that change, but students here at this university can,” Castellanos said. “If you’re a student here you’re probably closer to what’s next in the world than anybody else.

Demand the same from your government.”

“This program, because of the connection with the business school, can be one of the top programs in the country, I believe. That partnership is strong.

I’m very excited about the minor and the co-major.”

Weigand is confident in the future success of the new co-major and minor, as both create the opportunity for students to pursue diverse careers in the arts.

“It’s just really appealing for people who have a creative side, but they’re not the person who’s gonna be on stage,” said Weigand. “It’s a wonderful way to put the two together.”

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stantly] vomiting,” Gilliard said. “The virus only lasts about 24 hours, but during that time, the symptoms are pretty severe.

It makes me want to wear a mask while picking up these students since the virus can be transmitted through close contact.”

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just let it roll,” Anderson said. “You’re always going to have to deal with people who don’t accept you.”

The DAC is a student organization tasked with learning more about the complexities of diversity, exposing the student body to new experiences and supporting the efforts of other student groups who promote diversity on campus.

Dalton Ulm, chief of staff for the Diversity Affairs Council, started planning for the week’s events in November. Inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter movement, Ulm wanted a theme that both incorporated a hashtag and acted as a call to action.

He and the rest of the DAC chose the theme #NoMoreSilence with a focus on the idea of resilience.

“What resilience meant to us was standing up to what you believe in as a student at this university,” said FROM MEAL PLAN »PAGE 1

dining halls,” said Podolyan.

While dining halls will no longer be closed between meal times, students would still like to see increased flexibility to buy food on tight schedules.

“Dining could provide to-go containers for students who don’t have the time to sit and eat in a dining hall,” FROM MCCOMB »PAGE 1

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very particular, humor. “Baskets” doesn’t aim for punch lines as much as it seeks out comedy in the way people act and talk. In Galiafianakis’ town, you won’t find any Chandler Bing zingers, but you will find people that order obscure sodas (Tab, Schweppes, anything from the Slice family) at drive-thrus, or that settle for a hot dog when the gas station cashier explains that they don’t have an Americano. Not everyone will like it, but that’s the nature of art. Chances are, if you don’t like any of Galifianakis’ previous work (“The Hangover,” “Due Date”), you probably won’t cozy up to watch “Baskets.”

While Galifianakis is wonderful as Chip (as well as his jerk of a twin brother, Dale), his performance is equaled by the supporting actors, all of whom are on their A-game. Martha Kelley, a comedian in her first acting stint, channels her hilarious deadpan persona as Martha, a timid insurance agent who befriends Chip after he crashes his scooter. In any situation, no matter how wacky or uncomfortable, she is able to hold her straight face and monotone delivery while still conveying emotion.

Chip’s mother, played by comedian Louie Anderson in drag, steals every scene she’s in. She’s the stereotypical caring-but-maybe-too-overbearing matriarchal figure, which is displayed in her sidesplitting rants to

Chip on anything from Costco to the Reagans (“We’d be livin’ on Mars if him and Nancy were still in the White House”).

The writers are careful to not let these goofy characters become caricatures. It takes time, but each is given depth. In one particularly satisfying scene, after serving Penelope a swift dose of karma, Chip’s mother says to her, and on some level to the audience, “I’m not as simple as you think I am, dear.”

“Baskets” is a unique show on all levels. Louis C.K.’s presence can be felt not just in the absurdist feel to the show, but also in the artistic cinematography. In one beautiful scene, shots alternate between present-day Bakersfield and the Paris of Chip’s memories, both of which see him smoking and listening to educational French.

“Je deteste ici,” the instructor says — I hate it here.

“Baskets” isn’t for everyone, but for fans of this style of humor and storytelling, it’s one of the best comedies on air. Ostensibly a ridiculous premise, Chip’s tale of struggle gets at the heart of what it means to be an artist, and in a broader sense, what it means to be human.

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Voters must educate themselves about candidates, make informed decisions EDITORIAL

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

This Saturday, Republican frontrunner and presidential-hopeful Donald Trump will be in southwest Ohio for campaign rallies. With the Ohio primary election next Tuesday, Trump is hoping to secure votes from his supporters and potentially sway the opinions of those who doubt him.

Miami students who are especially interested in politics may make the drive to see Trump speak — the majority, however, will not. Still, this doesn’t stop these students, and voters nationwide, from having an opinion.

Unfortunately, when it comes to formulating views of the candidates in this race, many people are quick to believe the hype They are swept up by Trump’s proclamations that he will “Make America Great Again,” and believe he can magically fix all our problems. Or they look at his record as a business mogul and declare him either competent or incompetent to run the country.

Americans are mesmerized by Bernie Sanders’ promises to provide free education or end inequality. They know that Hillary Clinton was involved in some sort of email scandal — even if they don’t know the details — and declare her dishonest.

It is easy to rely on often over-sensationalized media accounts of who these candidates are and what they stand for. And, the excessive amount of news coverage avail-

able to us often does more harm than good.

As busy college students, we might subscribe to the Skimm or scroll past a post on a Facebook friend’s timeline. It is tempting to read only the headlines and assume we are getting the full story on what a candi-

You have the right to vote, but you have the responsibility to be an informed voter.

date stands for.

When a candidate pulls an outrageous publicity stunt, like Trump skipping a debate, or says something controversial, those are the moments that stick in our minds.

And while these actions do say something about a candidate’s character, they are not what voters should base decisions on. We should be examining past voting records, work ethic and proposed plans for the future.

Another trap voters fall into is to align

themselves with a certain party and vote for the candidate that particular party chooses, regardless of the platform.

Granted, if you are affiliated with a party, you likely share many of the candidate’s views. But familiarizing yourself with their ideas is a necessary part of the democratic process. You have the right to vote, but you have the responsibility to be an informed voter.

It is critical to educate yourself. Don’t just choose a party, or a person, choose the ideology you most identify with.

Is it worth having someone from your party win the presidency, if, in reality, his or her views don’t align with yours? Even if he or she might make decisions or enact policies you don’t agree with?

A president shouldn’t be chosen based on their celebrity status. Many of Trump’s most loyal supporters only plan to vote if they have the opportunity to check a box next to his name. The decision to vote should be self-motivated, a product of the desire to be involved in the democratic process.

On the other hand, Trump’s opponents claim they will move to Canada if he is elected. Voters’ opinions about Trump are unambiguous to say the least — they either love him or they hate him. This highlights the larger partisan problem in the country, which is an unwillingness to cooperate and

collaborate.

People who vote this way are not thinking about the future of our foreign policy, our economy or the education system. They are focusing on Trump as an individual and whether or not they like him. They are concentrating on one radical thing he said and the emotions that statement elicited, whether that be pride or disgust. The same goes for supporting other candidates as well. Many voters are not looking at the big picture — what is best for our nation as a whole.

Too many Americans wait until November to vote, then complain about both of the two mainstream-party options. Unfortunately, they often default to making an arbitrary choice, based on who their parents or friends vote for, who they have heard the most positive news about or just whoever they feel like supporting in that moment.

This is why primaries are vital — this election controls which candidates progress to the next and final round.

Ohio is a swing state, so our primaries are arguably even more important. We have the potential to play a significant role in which names are on the ballot this November.

While it is imperative to vote, it is equally important to vote intelligently, having learned about the candidates so that you can make an informed decision.

In defense of a philosophy degree: Learning Even with Women’s Week to think critically will always be valuable underway, inequality still exists ACADEMIC

MILAM’S MUSINGS BRETT MILAM COLUMNIST

Majoring in pilosophy at Miami has been a waste of my time and money, as I’ll now go forth after graduation unprepared for the “real world.”

At least, that seems to be the conventional wisdom regarding a philosophy degree or any degree in the humanities, for that matter.

When I tell people I’m a philosophy major, I’m often met with, “What are you going to do with that?” I now expect such questions from my peers, coworkers and family.

However, I find it particularly baffling that public intellectuals can be so wrong about the humanities and what they can offer a college student.

On February 23, Bill Nye (you know, the “science guy”) released a new Big Think video on YouTube to answer the question, “Does science have all the answers or should we do philosophy too?”

To which, Nye answered, in part, “Just keep in mind, if you’re spending all this money on college ... philosophy degree may not lead you to ... on a career path. It might, but it may not.”

Likewise, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins and Stephen Hawking have all been disparaging of philosophy and what it can contribute to the world as a discipline.

Hawking even said philosophy was dead back in 2011.

When I watch Nye’s Big Think video, it makes me cringe because he clearly seems out of his depth and is relying on common notions about what philosophy is and even repeats Descartes,’ “I think, therefore I am,” line that every non-philosopher could likewise repeat.

I don’t understand why there has to be a clashing of disciplines.

Throughout history, science and philosophy have overlapped and informed the other.

For Nye to even make that video and muse on the merits of philosophy is to do philosophy.

In short, science does not have all the answers and I don’t think any respectable scientist would argue that science does. Philosophy, as a discipline and a way of thinking, can help fill in the gaps.

Yeah, I get it, though — the scientists/philosophers debate is only for an incredibly niche group of nerds to banter over, but

it should matter that public intellectuals are being so dismissive of philosophy since what they say often carries weight.

Therefore, let me return to Nye’s point, which is essentially that a philosophy degree is useless once I’m out of Miami.

I could present an argument that, in fact, a philosophy degree could enable me to make a reasonably good income.

In one of the Republican presidential debates back in November, Senator Marco Rubio made the comment that we need more welders, not philosophers. To which, many fact-checkers pointed out how well a philosophy major can do on the job market.

However, that’s not my concern.

When I came to Miami, it never occurred to me to think, “Will I get a good job?” I just wanted to learn and think and engage with ideas that differed from mine.

None of that has changed. I don’t believe I made a mistake in selecting philosophy as a major.

Moreover, with the field I’m actually intending to go into — journalism — the tools supplied to me by

Throughout history, science and philosophy have overlapped and informed the other.

philosophy (critical thinking, ethical frameworks and skepticism) will greatly inform my maneuvering within that field.

One of the problems with philosophy and the humanities in general is we don’t have a brand ambassador like science does. In other words, we don’t have a “Philosophy Guy” or a Neil deGrasse Tyson-type or a “Cosmos”-like show on Fox to talk about philosophy and its influence on all of Western thinking and development.

Tyson also has a way of making complex science digestible, which is something philosophy is lacking, as it’s largely confined to niche academic journals and discussions.

Believe it or not, when I walk into a philosophy classroom, I often recoil at the off-putting way in which fellow philosophy majors (undergraduates and graduate students) talk about philosophy to one another. It’s not hard to see why that would be off-putting to someone not steeped in the material.

The predominant focus on the STEM fields at the cost of the humanities is what happens,

not just when public intellectuals, like Nye or Tyson are dismissive of the latter, but when government at all levels has more control in education.

Which is to say, the government wants to turn out ready-to-go workers, not thinkers, not learners, not skeptics of authority.

One of President Obama’s main initiatives is to increase the number of students engaging in the STEM fields. There are a number of programs and incentives (like federal grants) to increase student engagement in the STEM fields, as they are seen as the priority.

Additionally, when it comes to federal and state grants to universities, those grants are often tied to universities that churn out students ready to go in the economy, not ones reading Aristotle and Locke.

None of this is to say that the STEM fields aren’t important or that our preschool through 12th grade education generally does a poor job of introducing those subjects to students.

But if the goal is a well-rounded education and not merely to create a ready-to-go worker, then the humanities are vital to that endeavor, too.

This trend toward job-ready rather than mind-ready is not surprising, however. It’s the inevitable result of what happens when public money gets involved with education.

Lawmakers and taxpayers alike suddenly get the ability and the voice to say, “Yeah, I’m not willing to subsidize your Plato reading because I can’t see a tangible way in which that’ll contribute to the economy in the future.”

One of Bernie Sanders’ biggest campaign planks is to make college tuition free in the United States.

“In a global economy, when our young people are competing with workers from around the world, we have got to have the best educated workforce possible. And, that means that we have got to make college affordable,” Sanders said, in an excerpt from his College for All Act. Yet, even his focus is ensuring workers for a strong economy.

I attended Miami to invest in my mind’s development and to grid it against challenges from my ideological differs.

Sure, as a result of that, I now have the tools needed to be a productive contributor to society, no matter what I go on to do.

But the first reason was always for its own sake.

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This week is International Women’s Week, which means it is high time to take a break from the insanity of the presidential election and talk about women.

Tuesday, March 8th, was the 108th International Women’s Day, and a few of my peers got together to make podcasts on their experience as females in modern society.

Many of their podcasts, however, did not talk about the wonders of being a woman today, or about how they felt safe or comfortable in certain parts of modern society. Much of the female experience they shared detailed the ways in which they had been made to feel inadequate, or how they dealt with the ways their bodies were looked at.

My friend, Clare, did a podcast on slut-shaming, in which I was a guest. We asked some women to consider submitting stories about their personal experiences with slut-shaming, and some were, surprisingly, horrifically regressive.

Take Kaeleigh, for example.

Years ago, she was an RA at her undergrad university and it was Halloween. She had recently dislocated her shoulder from a bad fall, but she was getting ready to go out in a Catholic school girl outfit when she ran into one of her residents, who was really drunk. When he started hitting on her and she rejected his inappropriate advances, he twisted her arm behind her back (knowing that her shoulder was dislocated) and groped her. When she yelled, he said, “Well you shouldn’t have been wearing that if you didn’t want me to do this.”

Her boss told her the same thing. No punishment came to the resident.

And what about Alice? She was going for a run, wearing running shorts, when she tried to dodge a group of guys who were walking slowly in front of her. When she tried to pass them, one of the men groped her and the rest of them started yelling obscene comments.

Alice, not to be objectified, turned and told them off. Some of the men were shocked that

she had even addressed it. One of them said she shouldn’t have been wearing shorts and that she was a slut. No one who was listening to them helped her.

Sure, women have come a long way in some respects, but we have so far to go. Women are sexualized, they are objectified and the progress that feminist movements have made has actually slowed in the past year. 2015 saw wage gap progress between men and women slow almost to a halt. In fact, according to the World Economic Forum, pay increases for women plateaued in the early 2000s and have not gone up since.

According to the Global Gender Gap report, since 2006, “an extra quarter of a billion women have entered the labor force.”

And yet the average annual pay of women has only now equaled what men earned 10 years ago.

Money.com, an extension of TIME, estimates the gender pay gap, at this rate, will not even out until 2058. Based on the World

Feminist progress is slowing down and it is disturbing.

Economic Forum’s Gender Gap study, however, it looks like the pay gap will not be resolved until later in the 22nd century.

For my female friends to describe their specifically female experiences in a more negative light than a positive one on International Women’s Day is telling.

Women being shamed for wearing clothes they feel comfortable in during the 21st century is crazy. Feminist progress is slowing down and it is disturbing.

So sure, we have secured the vote. We even have a woman successfully running a campaign for president. The 21st century has been a time of intense change for women in terms of securing rights and recognition. But make no mistake — sexism will continue to permeate everything as long as our global society remains primarily patriarchal.

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Over-the-Rhine column gives incomplete history, inaccurate portrayal of the city SOCIAL JUSTICE

JULIANNE BALLOG GUEST COLUMN

The following is written in response to a piece published in The Miami Student Magazine.

Upon first seeing the title, “Over the Stereotypes: Why Over-theRhine is a Hidden Cincinnati Gem,” I was hopeful that the article was going to provide a fuller perspective of the city I have come to know through my experiences with the Urban Teaching Cohort and other programs. Unfortunately, the article further perpetuated the single story of the “revitalization” of Over-the-Rhine that is happening at the expense of the most vulnerable and oppressed, those who have called OTR home for decades.

The article neglects to give the entire history. A deeply buried history needs to be told and we need to have critical conversations about the social forces that ensure this history is not absent from the current narrative about Over-the-Rhine.

The article jumps from WWII to the 2000s, pointing to the 2000s as a time of decline in the community. There is a large chunk of time that goes unaccounted for when the history of the community is told in this way. The article states, “by the beginning of 2000, OTR had become notorious for its poverty and crime with the poverty rate up to a crazy 58 percent.” Left out was an examination of why the poverty rates were so high.

Left out was a complex discussion of the social structure and forces that took hold in those years. Left out was the history and continued presence of the People’s Movement in Over-the-Rhine, a coalition of community members and

grassroots organizations that have addressed social practice and human rights for over 40 years.

Police brutality, racism, discrimination, education inequalities, the war on drugs, mass incarceration, lack of affordable housing and economic opportunity. None of

who, out of a deep sense of love and compassion, continue to work to improve their conditions and the community at large. There is a deep history of organizations that have fought and continue to fight to create neighborhood education centers for the children

However, the blame should not be placed on community members, but on historical, political and social realities that have been kept in place due to systematic injustice.

these complex issues stand alone.

They interlace and interconnect to create a system that brings people down and often keeps them down.

During the time period cited in the article, the symptoms of a much larger systemic problem manifested as poverty, drugs, gangs and homelessness in the community.

However, the blame should not be placed on community members, but on historical, political and social realities that have been kept in place due to systemic injustice.

The main issue with the perspective in the article is that it takes a deficit stance. 3CDC is narrated as the hero, the savior, the only driving force that was working toward “betterment” of the community. What is missing is the grassroots and community organizations of the People’s Movement. OTR was not a helpless, ruined neighborhood waiting to be saved. Despite the social issues that have continually been an oppressive presence in Overthe-Rhine, there has always been a strong community of people,

who weren’t receiving equitable education in the public schools.

Organizations that provided creative outlets for their members in the form of music, art and dance.

Organizations that continue to do everything in their power to provide affordable housing options, shelters and temporary housing when needed. Organizations that both seek out and create jobs for people experiencing homelessness, even if they happen to have a record, providing other educational resources so they can rise above their current status. The community has resources to help people overcome social and economic barriers, but those resources are also being pushed out of the community. Over-the-Rhine was socially rich before 3CDC came in and gentrified the area. Development has come at a hefty cost for some of the long-time residents who have been priced out of their housing and made to feel like strangers in their own community.

We want to be clear, the community has never been opposed to

development. They merely, like any members of a community, wanted their voices heard and their needs addressed.

Developers like 3CDC had the opportunity to come into Overthe-Rhine and work with the existing community to build upon what was already there and to listen to their needs and desires. Everyone could have been included in the process of transformation.

Yet, instead, 3CDC came into Over-the-Rhine and pushed out the community that was already there, worked to eradicate the existing resources and organizations and abandoned the needs and desires of the people. What is happening in Over-the-Rhine is called gentrification and much of the community has been pushed out and ignored through this marginalizing process.

The vision for Over-the-Rhine was supposed to be a mixed-income neighborhood that brought diversity in all aspects. The vision was supposed to be inclusive of new residents and the long time residents who lived there long before 3CDC came to town. The vision was to create a place where you had a mixture of restaurants, housing and activities that brought everyone from all social categories together. This was the vision for the new Over-the-Rhine, but it is not the one that exists. The one that exists has brought many into the community while pushing those who were already there out.

The article mentioned the newly remodeled Washington Park, but significant pieces of that story are missing. During the development of that project the desires of the community were completely disregarded. The community lost its deep water swimming pool and

basketball courts. Before the park was remodeled, people experiencing homelessness were rounded up by the police for merely hanging out in the park or sometimes drinking on a bench. The claim was that to ‘clean up’ the park, but what that really meant was getting rid of certain people. Now you can walk by on a Saturday and see people drinking from a cold beer that was served right in the park.

The new restaurants might be nice, but keep in mind an average dish costs over $20. This caters to a particular crowd, not a variety.

The housing is increasingly becoming unaffordable for the vast majority of residents. Apartments now cost over $1,000 a month, and the homeless shelter was moved across the interstate and out of the neighborhood. Yes, it is important to develop an area, but not at the cost and removal of folks who called the neighborhood home for years or even a lifetime.

I, too, encourage everyone to take that hour drive to Cincinnati.

But, I urge you to take a different perspective. Grab a slice of pizza at Venice on Vine, volunteer for Over-the-Rhine Community Housing, visit Peaslee Neighborhood Center to hear about the Over-the-Rhine People’s Movement, visit Miami University’s Center for Community Engagement and check out the brilliant youth artists of Elementz.

Look past those single stories, those stereotypes and find the other perspectives of history and voices that are being silenced in this push to claim victory in a neighborhood that has been colonized and co-opted.

BALLOGJM@MIAMIOH.EDU

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Capitalist system might not be perfect, but benefits outweigh cost ECONOMY

TO THE EDITOR: After reading Kyle Hayden’s leftist condemnation of capitalism, I find it funny how the journalists and philosophers are always so quick to condemn the markets without offering any real alternative. While they sit around and discuss the moralities of working for a living and trying to maximize wealth for yourself, the business men and women are the ones spending 12 hours a day in internships trying to build something out of nothing.

The truth is that capitalism is the single greatest thing to happen to the world since the invention of the wheel. While it’s true the system is not infallible, and, at times, causes strife and harm, it has provided us wealth and resources never before seen in human history. Through the dream of creating something great and the perspiration necessary with it, we have connected ourselves in ways we never could have

imagined. Capitalism, along with the goal of earning as much for ourselves and our families as possible, has lead to the creation of the automobile, the telephone, television, internet and every other item we hold dear.

Sitting in a room and discussing how nice it would be if we had an alternative to it has not helped those without healthcare or in poverty — only opportunity can do that.

Kyle’s opinions are not new.

One only has to look to socialist France or Greece to see how dangerous they can be. While it is a novel idea to imagine a world where everyone is provided for, the fundamental question that remains is what happens when they run out of other peoples’ money? The answer is a group of people who are overly reliant on the government and massive recession.

While not perfect, the United States of America always has been, and remains, the last, best hope for the world. As Europe falls into chaos and China enters

great economic uncertainty, we soldier on.

In the past 10 years alone, American capitalism has gifted the world with new and bright economic industries. Through social networks we can connect with anyone in the world and through sustainable batteries we are one step closer to ending our reliance on fossil fuels. While the past eight years for us have been economically trying, the capitalist system is the only one that is sustainable.

We must resist useless negativity and the urge to change it.

People from all over the world risk their lives to escape socialism and experience everything the United States has to offer.

We cannot let that sacrifice be in vain. Greed is good, capitalism is the universal language and may God Bless America.

PATRICK FREUND FREUNDPB@MIAMIOH.EDU

TO THE EDITOR: On Tuesday, I was in Montreal, QC, attending the annual meeting of ACPA-College Student Educators International. This meeting was attended by a little over 3,000 people who, in some capacity, work with college students. I had just left a conference session where I engaged others in conversation about how identity connects to the process of campus crisis management when I ran into a friend of mine, Nate, in the hallway.

While I’ve known Nate for far longer than I’ve lived in Ohio and worked at Miami, he happens to be an alumnus of Miami and remains connected to campus news and events. He immediately asked if I’d heard about what was happening in Oxford, and he told me about the story The Miami Student ran that day titled “Clashes in Thomson Hall.”

As an alumnus, Nate’s concern was about the news surrounding his alma mater and as a student affairs educator, his concerns (and the bulk of our conversation) swirled around the experiences of students with marginalized identities within Miami’s student body and what he deemed to be an insufficient response from campus administrators.

This is my fourth year teaching at Miami. In my time here, I have witnessed numerous missed opportunities to address important topics, including the experiences of underrepresented student populations on this campus. When I finally sat down later Tuesday evening to read the article, I was again left with heightened concerns that we are missing an opportunity for broader campus dialogue and for attention to campus experiences that are marginalizing, alienating, and harmful to people’s sense of community, belonging and overall wellbeing.

When I hear about incidents like those recounted in “Clashes in Thomson Hall” or see stories like this printed in The Miami Student, it is like watching slowrising flood waters that are being ignored. Rather than moving the books and electronics up to higher ground, the campus response has been to simply pull out a mop and lay down some rags hoping those quick fixes will clean up the mess enough for us to continue business as usual.

Like with flood waters, this approach only bides time until the tipping point. Miami’s signal detection mechanisms should be registering that there is a deeply ingrained issue with campus climate.

While this article centered on the experiences of trans and Black students, past incidents let us know that there is a campus climate issue that negatively impacts the experiences of Miami students whose identities do not fit the dominant student profile.

Somehow both Nate (who does not live in Ohio) and Jane (the student cited throughout the article) can actually see the flood waters rising. What will it take for the rest of us to acknowledge the rising waters and their potential for lasting damage?

I believe we all have a part in helping the waters to recede.

While there are many approaches we can take to this as a collective campus community, individual efforts are also useful.

If you’re ready to pick up a mop and help out, join me in asking yourself: When is the last time I paid attention to the experiences of someone who identifies differently than me on Miami’s campus? How am I complicit in contributing to an unwelcoming campus climate? What can I do to have a positive impact on campus climate? Whatever your answer was to that last question, do that…today.

MAHAUGANEE SHAW SHAWMD@MIAMIOH.EDU

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Burris ran the 40-yard dash in 4.59 seconds. The average 40 time for defensive backs at the NFL Combine this year was 4.54 seconds.

“Just very blessed to have the opportunity to show my talent in front of NFL scouts,” Burris said.

“Felt great throughout the day with all my events. Now leaving everything else in God’s hands.”

Albright ran the 40 in 4.88 seconds. The average 40 time for defensive linemen at the Combine this year was 4.98 seconds.

The scout said pro day provides a great opportunity for NFL representatives to see players in person, without helmets on. But, he said how the players perform on pro day isn’t as important to NFL teams as how players perform during the season.

“Ninety-five percent of your evaluation — to be fair to the player — is based on how he plays on the field because some players just run faster on game day, react better on game day,” the scout said.

“You’re more interested in their production, how they play, do they play with a great effort, do they show good instincts, do they show the things you’re looking for in your process of evaluation. Here, they’re doing drills that they probably haven’t prepared for or done for sometime.”

The current RedHawk team begins spring practice Sunday.

play with a determined mindset, we’ll be okay.”

The Bulldogs enter the postseason on a four-game win streak, outscoring opponents 14-3 in that time frame. The streak began when it swept then-No. 3 St. Cloud State University on the road on Feb. 26 and 27.

“For us, it all revolves around playing for each other,” sophomore defenseman Louis Belpedio said.

“We know we need to be better.

Two losses are unacceptable, and unfortunately, we don’t get to play back here with home ice. We just need to go to Duluth and take care of business and play our game. Everyone is giving their best efforts at all times and that’s what you should expect from us.”

Over the past four games, UMD sophomore goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo is 4-0 with a 0.75 goals against average and a .974 save percentage. The Bulldogs have averaged 34.8 shots on goal per game this winter, the sixth highest average in the nation.

Miami has advanced to the semifinal round of the conference tournament in six-straight seasons.

Since joining the NCHC, MU is 7-2 in the tournament and has made it to the championship game in both seasons. The RedHawks won the 2015 Frozen Faceoff title.

“This is the fun time of the year,” head coach Rico Blasi said. “All the hard work, preparation and meetings should come to fruition in the playoffs. For me and the coaching staff, it’s not so much about X’s and O’s anymore. The guys know what they need to do. They just have to go out and execute. There’s not much you need to say anymore.”

Miami plays Duluth at 8:07 p.m.

Friday and at 8:07 p.m. Saturday in Duluth, Minn at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. If necessary, a third tie-breaking game will be played at 8:07 p.m. Sunday.

the top three coaches in the country in Tom Izzo and their ability year in and year out to make the Final Four (three in the past seven seasons), and Michigan State looks poised to win its first title since 2000.

Kansas is ranked No. 1 right now for a reason. It’s probably the best team in the country. KU shares the best record with Villanova. With an RPI ranking of 1 and only one loss to a team outside the top 100 in RPI, the analytics certainly support this claim. The Jayhawks are the top team from the top conference at the top of almost every poll. It would be foolish to count them out.

The NCAA tournament is all about coaching, and KU coach Bill Self knows what it takes to win in March. His team is well-rounded.

Senior (citizen) Perry Ellis leads the team, but the Jayhawks have contributors from every class. Ten players on the roster average more than 8.2 minutes, which is a valuable asset when it comes to tournamentstyle basketball and playing games back-to-back.

Xavier has been overlooked by many analysts as a legitimate threat to win the title. The Big East is the fourth best conference, and the Musketeers are only the second best team within that conference. But looking

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so grateful of the effort we put in,” said Morgan.

Dance Marathon is a special event in that participants are able to see their efforts pay off firsthand, as many children the fundraiser supports attend.

At the organizational meeting all participants are required to attend, a mother and her young son from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital came to speak about the importance of Dance Marathon to their family.

The child then requested to dance with the students, so they immediately cleared out a dance floor and formed a circle around him.

“We are dancing for these kids who can’t and the lives they are not able to lead that we hope they may one day because of our support and their strength,” said Morgan.

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also have perennial plants, native wildflowers and a gravel dry creek bed, among other things, said Cirrito. He hopes to have the project finished in two months.

Eldemire was everything a professor could want in a student, Cummins said.

Cummins met Eldemire in his ecological restoration class. The class was comprised of a series of restoration teams. Eldemire’s team was at Edge of the Farm conservation area and her team was involved with a drainage area where they cleared invasive species and planted native species during the semester long project.

Much of the class was self-facilitated and Eldemire took charge.

She spent many hours outside of class time working on the project.

“Rebecca went above and beyond,” he said. “She made a real difference.”

She made a difference in Cummins’ life too. He said he had a great enthusiasm and appreciation for the beautiful life that was cut short.

“I hope when it is constructed people use it as an opportunity to reflect on our relationship with the environment and what individuals can do to make a difference,” Prytherch said. “That was what Becca was about.”

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up and down at Xavier shows they are the built with the exact specifications to win the tournament in a strange year like this.

Like Kansas, Xavier gets contributions from every class. XU is lead by seniors, but everyone who steps on the court contributes something to the game. They spread the wealth better than almost anyone, with six players averaging at least 9.5 points per game.

Like Kansas and Michigan State, Xavier is lead by a brilliant coach and has traditionally performed well in March, reaching the Sweet Sixteen five times in the past eight years.

This is Chris Mack’s best team by far and it could be the first time he breaks through to the Final Four and beyond.

There are a myriad of teams who could crush these predictions. The path to the national championship is a long and grueling one, and winning the tournament means drawing good matchups. Any of these three teams could win it all, but they could just as easily lose in the second round.

That’s why we love the tournament, and it could be why these predictions look foolish two weeks from now.

We’ll just have to see.

JACK REYERING

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Shteyn is on a three-match win streak.

Head coach Yana Carollo said her young players are stepping up as she had hoped. Like Shteyn, Carollo is concerned with the team playing in a different setting.

“Hopefully we can keep our fire going but we are going to play outside for these two matches,” Carollo said. “At this point, we are playing outside to get used to outdoor tennis conditions. I feel that against Georgia State we will be playing more offensive tennis, whereas Winthrop will try to use their outside versatile tennis and keep us in the point longer. We will have to rely on our ability to adjust quickly to the opponent’s game and execute our strategies.”

Georgia State has lost three consecutive outings since starting the season 5-1. Last weekend, the Panthers lost to No. 38 Columbia, 5-2, and to No. 70 Princeton, 6-1. Winthrop has grabbed eight consecutive victories. In its last outing on March 8, Winthrop swept UNC Asheville, 7-0.

Match play against Georgia State begins at 1:00 p.m. Saturday in Rock Hill, S.C. Match play against Winthrop begins at 10:00 a.m. Sunday.

Corrections to staff dining story from 3/8/16 DINING

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The article “AAUP gets facultyonly lunch at La Mia” contains a few errors that should be corrected.

First, La Mia Cucina is now open for lunch on weekdays to staff as well as faculty. No one will be turned away, but students may not use their meal plan.

Secondly, the AAUP supports the initiative, but we cannot take credit for it. That credit belongs to the Miamideas Committee chaired by Douglas Troy, and to Kim Kinsel of Dining Services,

who has bent over backwards to make this work. Provost Phyllis Callahan has also been a strong supporter of the new lunch option for faculty and staff.

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ticularly in terms of educational dynamics, is the structure of the teacher-to-student relationship, Zhao said.

The teaching style in Chinese schools places more emphasis on the professor’s role in the classroom. Students just need to follow along with what the professor says and try to understand the concepts presented.

“In China, they don’t value class discussion that much,” said Zhao.

“Here, we encourage student participation, but in China, they don’t think participation is related much to learning.”

Zhao said that, in Chinese schools, the teacher holds absolute authority, and that often if a student asks a question during class time, he is seen as challenging the professor.

Aside from cultural difference, Chinese students also don’t engage often in class discussions because it requires language competency, Zhao said.

First-year Xing Li said the particular subject and class determines whether he feels comfortable asking questions and participating in class.

“If I’m good at the subject and I know the answer, I will answer the question,” said Li. “I know the biggest challenge for me is language so I need to take every chance to practice my language.”

Zhao said it is most important to remember that cultural understanding is a two-way process. She recommends American students and teachers be patient, considerate and supportive of international students.

“Encouragement is very important,” said Li. “Most of the time we’re just afraid of saying the wrong answer so we don’t speak out.”

Zhang said professors sometimes give Chinese students extra points to compensate for the language barrier. However, she said what Chinese students really need is encouragement and patience.

“We can work very hard in order to achieve what we’re here for,” said Zhang. “We’ll put in the effort if you let us. We want to work for those points just like everybody else.”

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Flashback with Kevyn Adams, Stanley Cup winner FEATURE

GRACE REMINGTON SPORTS EDITOR

Kevyn Adams had an 11-year playing career in the NHL, playing for six different clubs. Drafted 25th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Adams helped the Carolina Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup in 2005-06.

After playing at Miami from 1992-96, he graduated as MU’s third-highest scoring player in team history and was inducted into the RedHawks’ Hall of Fame in 2012.

Below is a portion of the Q&A. To read the full transcript, visit miamistudent.net.

What was your favorite spot Uptown?

You know, it’s changed so much.

I would have to say — back then, it was called the Saloon. It was downstairs underneath 45 [East bar].

If you go down those stairs, there was this place called the Saloon, and that was kinda the hangout. So probably when I was Uptown with the hockey guys, that’s where we

spent the most time.

You played at Miami with current head coach Rico Blasi – what was he like as a student and player?

I’m not surprised he’s gone into coaching and has had the success that he’s had. Even when we played together at Miami, he was a student of the game. It’s the path that I almost would’ve expected for Rico. Rico was a junior when I was a freshman … I was this young, wide-eyed kid, and Rico was really good to me. He was one of those players that saw potential in me as a teammate, so he pushed me in practice to get better. He was a heck of a hockey player. But I say this — he was destined to be a coach. He just had that ability from a young age.

You mentioned the Brotherhood — was the team actually called that back then?

What’s kinda neat about the whole Brotherhood concept is that the team of my freshman year — so 1992 — came up with that slogan, and it’s evolved through the years into something that gets a lot of attention. But really, the idea behind it

with the team was we’re in this together, that it’s bigger than just me.

Once you’ve gone through these times together, it’s there for life.

You hand the torch to the next kid that comes along, and say you’re part of something special.

The current team is in a bit of a rough spot. If you could go to the locker room in Goggin this week and give them some advice, what would you say?

I would say, first of all, enjoy the moment. It’s a special time in your life. The whole point of being at Miami is about being a good teammate and being a good person and developing the best you can. So when you go out and play teams, whether you’re the underdog or not, you have 20 brothers that are gonna go to battle with you. Not only is it the team on the ice, but there’s a ton of alumni that are with them as well.

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Duluth series is ‘do or die’ for Miami HOCKEY

HARRISON SCHWARZ STAFF WRITER

In what could be its last games of the year, the Miami University hockey team begins the postseason with a best-of-three series against University of Minnesota-Duluth in the first round of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Tournament.

Miami (15-16-3, 9-13-2 NCHC) is the fifth seed and UMD (15-14-5, 11-10-3 NCHC) is the fourth seed.

To reach the NCAA tournament,

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How long have you been playing softball?

I have been playing softball since the age of 5. I began playing softball because I enjoyed being active and playing with my friends.

If you could spend the day with anyone dead or alive, who would it be?

Miami must win the NCHC tournament.

“It’s do or die,” senior forward Kevin Morris said. “We haven’t set ourselves up for the tournament yet, so we have to take care of business now if we want any shot at that. I think everyone feels that. There’s a sense of pressure, excitement and determination in the air in the locker room.”

MU faces a tough test this weekend as they are 0-3-1 against UMD this season. Duluth holds a 7-3-1 lead in the all-time series.

Two of the losses came last weekend when the Bulldogs beat MU 5-0 on March 4 and 3-1 on March 5. Duluth held the RedHawks to just nine shots on goal over the final 40 minutes of play in the 5-0 shutout.

“Playoff hockey is what it’s all about,” Morris said. “The beautiful part of it is we didn’t show them anything we had last weekend. We definitely have more to give. If we stick to our game plan and play for each other and play with desperation and

If I could spend the day with anyone, I would definitely pick my Dad’s mother because I am told that I resemble her in a lot of ways, and I wish that I got the chance to know the woman that raised my dad.

If you were stranded on a deserted island, which teammate or coach would you want to have with you?

Who is your funniest teammate?

It is very hard for me to just pick one person on my team who I think is the funniest, but I would definitely have to say Lauren Anderson. She says whatever comes to her mind and most of the time it’s what everyone else is thinking. She is very sarcastic, like me, and has some of the best punch lines.

Do you have any weird pregame rituals?

Miami softball has many pregame rituals, but I think one of the most bizarre rituals that I have is with our second basemen Eryn McCarver. After Eryn and I take pregame infield reps, we go over to the line where the coach’s box is drawn and set our gloves down at the exact same time and we don’t pick them up until we are completely finished with warmups. I’m not sure how this came about it’s just something that we have done for the past three years.

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I would want to be stranded with Jenna Jones, purely for the fact that she is the most out-doorsy female I have ever met, and I know that she would not only keep me alive with her survival skills, but she would also keep me entertained.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I have always wanted to visit Australia. I think it would be amazing to see kangaroos and koala bears.

What’s something people don’t know about you or a non-sports related talent you have?

I’m not sure if this is me being weird or if it is a talent, but I remember a lot of funny movie quotes and love to quote them with my teammates and friends. I love making people laugh.

If you could have a superpower, which one would you choose?

If I could pick any superpower, I would pick flying because who doesn’t want to fly?

’Hawks resume play in South Carolina TENNIS

SCOTT SUTTON

THE MIAMI STUDENT

After a two-week break, the Miami University tennis team (5-4) resumes action this weekend against No. 53 Georgia State University (54) and No. 56 Winthrop University (7-1).

In their last time out, the RedHawks defeated Samford University (3-5) and Wright State University (5-

2). They are on a three-match winning streak.

Freshman Anhelika Shapovalova is on a four-match win streak, including a three-match win streak in doubles with partner sophomore Hannah Shteyn. Shapovalova and Shteyn contributed to the 7-0 shutout against Wright State on Feb. 28 by beating opponents Karoline Haller and Linsey Verstepen 6-4. Shapolova’s overall record is 12-11, with a 5-4 record in dual matches.

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“Going into this weekend, we’re just going to keep playing our games,” Shteyn said. “We have nothing to lose in both matches, so that really allows us to play freely and with confidence. I think generally going outdoors is a big change, so we’re going to have to be a bit more patient and consistent, but I think overall, no matter what opponents, we need to stick with doing what we do best.”

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Former Miami defensive back Brison Burris runs the 40-yard dash at Miami’s Pro Day on Thursday. Burris had 12.5 tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries, four interceptions and a pick-six during the 2015 season.

Four NFL hopefuls participate in MU Pro Day FOOTBALL

GRACE REMINGTON SPORTS EDITOR

Representatives from 10 NFL teams attended the Miami University football Pro Day on Thursday in the Dauch Indoor Sports Center.

Four former Miami players participated in the drills: defensive lineman Bryson Albright, defensive back Brison Burris, kicker Kaleb Patterson and punter Christian Koch.

The Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans each sent scouts.

The attendance at this year’s pro day was in sharp contrast to last year, when over half the NFL was represented. Players from nearby universities also attended last

year’s pro day, hoping to catch the eye of the several scouts.

The difference is that last year’s pro day featured current Green Bay Packers cornerback Quinten Rollins. This year’s yield doesn’t have a prospect of Rollins’ caliber.

One scout in attendance, who wished to remain anonymous, said it’s hard to say where this year’s players will land.

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” the scout said. “Each [NFL] team plays a different style of play. Everybody has the tendency to say every pro team is the same, and they’re not. But the one thing they all are – every pro team – is talented. And the difference between every team is very minimal in terms of talent. So now it becomes a matter of does that talent fit what you do on the field offensively and defensively.”

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MSU, Kansas, Xavier are front-runners in March COLUMN

JACKED UP SPORTS As college basketball conference tournaments wrap up Sunday, some teams are locked, vying for top seeds in the NCAA tourney. Others need strong showings in their conference tourneys to keep their bubbles from bursting.

During a season in which much of the media declared there were no great teams, those who will reach the Final Four is anyone’s guess.

While there may be no elite teams, there are certainly many great teams.

The parity of this season undoubtedly demonstrates that. It might not be in sports writers’ best interest to declare a tournament winner because they will more than likely be wrong and look like a fool.

But, let’s do it anyway.

The following three teams are most likely to win it all. They might

not be the best teams. They might not have the best records or come from the strongest conference. But they have what it takes to go deep in March and win the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan State has the best player in the country in guard Denzel Valentine. He might not win player of the year because Buddy Hield has a higher scoring average (25.1 points per game for Hield versus 19.6 for Valentine) and he plays in a tougher conference, but Valentine is a more well-rounded player. He makes his entire team better. To top it off, he’s a senior.

Last year may have been the year of the freshman, but 2016 is the year of the senior, and Michigan State has three great ones. Their top three scorers and minute players are Valentine, Bryn Forbes and Matt Costello — all seniors. Factor in having one of COLUMN »PAGE 9

STAT OF THE DAY

TODAY IN HISTORY

Miami junior diver Pei Lin scored a total of 629.05 points at the NCAA Zone C Diving competition Thursday. She advances to the NCAA championship.

The NFL adopts the instant replay rule. The technology was so poor that complaints from players, coaches and fans led the NFL to abandon it in 1992.

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