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Students dive into debt

Students weigh the positives, negatives of taking out loans after paying the price MONEY LIBBY MUELLER

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

For many American college students, attending a university means accumulating both knowledge and thousands of dollars in student loan debt.

The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) released their Project on Student Debt report for the graduating class of 2013 last week. The report showed approximately seven in 10 (69 percent) seniors graduated from public and private nonprofit colleges with student loan debt.

The average amount of debt was $28,400, which represents an increase of two percent from 2012. About 80 percent of student debt came from federal loans, which generally have lower interest rates and more protection for borrowers.

Miami reported 54 percent of graduating seniors had student loan debt and the average amount was $27,181.

Miami is located in the Midwest, a region which, along with the Northeast, typically has higher debt than the rest of the nation.

Ohio has the 11th highest student loan debt (68 percent) of

the 50 states with an average of $29,090, slightly higher than the national average.

TICAS reports information on both public and nonprofit colleges in its report, but not forprofit institutions. Public colleges like Miami University are funded to varying degrees by the state in which they are located. Private nonprofit colleges are run by a Board of Trustees independent of owners or shareholders, whereas private forprofit colleges operate more like

Matthew Reed said a variety of factors can play into both the increasing levels of debt and the variation among institutions.

“College costs have risen generally over recent years,” Reed said. “At the same time, available grant aid from federal, state and college sources has not necessarily kept up, and when that happens, some students and families turn to borrowing. Another factor is the percentage of students in attendance who are low-income.

They tend to borrow more than

I have a spirit of adventure but in six months I’ll be paying the interest back ... terrifying.”

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a business and focus on providing both an education and returns to shareholders.

Although the amount of debt at Miami is below the national average, if you compare it to other public four-year colleges, excluding nonprofit colleges, Miami students have slightly higher debt (68 percent of students at fouryear colleges had debt and the average was $26,000).

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high-income students.”

Reed said a higher percentage of students who attend college in Ohio are low-income compared to national percentages, and the costs of public institutions in Ohio are higher than public institutions nationwide, which may contribute to the higher levels of debt in Ohio.

Director of Student Financial Assistance Brent Shock said another reason is the decrease in

Beta rents out house to other frat

Ohio state grants in recent years due to budget cuts.

Reed reported one other reason for the variation in debt levels nationwide.

“One factor is the mix of students at nonprofit colleges and public institutions in each state,” Reed said. “Nonprofit colleges tend to have higher costs overall.

So if you look at the lower debt states, if more students are attending public colleges and the cost of attendance is relatively low or grant aid is relatively high, those can be factors for the low debt levels.”

Shock said debt levels at Miami have grown in recent years, but modestly compared to other fouryear public institutions in Ohio.

“In the last five years, the overall student debt has increased by 2.3 percent,” Shock said. “During that same period of time, Kent State University debt has increased by 18 percent, University of Cincinnati debt has increased by almost 10 percent, Wright State by almost 22 percent and Ohio State by almost 20 percent.”

According to Shock, the higher rates of growth at other Ohio institutions can be attributed to campus-specific factors. “[The rate of growth] varies by DEBT »PAGE 5

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In an attempt to maintain the property’s fraternity zoning status in Oxford, the vacated Beta Theta Pi house is being rented out to the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity for the 2015-16 school year.

GREEK ALISON TREEN

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Beta Theta Pi may be officially kicked off campus until the fall of 2016, but its house on the corner of East High Street and South Campus Avenue maintains a very real presence of the fraternity.

Facing the Phi Delt Gates, the large brick property with taupe shutters can’t be missed. It stands beautiful, but empty and still adorned with the fraternity’s Greek letters above the front door. The house is comprised of a main house and a side house, which wrap around a small courtyard.

While Beta is off-campus, the main house will be rented to the

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fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi for the 2015-16 school year, according to a statement provided by Pete Barnhart, President of the Beta Theta Pi House Company.

“After several attempts to rent the properties to individual students and to Miami University, it became necessary to rent the property to a fraternity to maintain the property’s fraternity zoning with the City of Oxford,” the statement said.

While saddened by Beta’s inability to live in their house for the 201516 school year, the House Company said it was pleased with its partnership with Alpha Sigma Phi. “We have every reason to believe that [Alpha Sigma Phi] will be great tenants. Greek letter societies are bigger than just one individual, just one chapter or just one fraternity. One

of Beta’s core values is ‘mutual assistance’ and partnering with another fraternity in this way is a chance for us to really put this into action,” the statement said.

However, the side property (208 E. High St.) remains open for rent for the 2015-16 school year.

Potential renters must be part of an on-campus organization that shares common values, for zoning purposes. The property can accommodate 10-14 people.

The property includes eight parking spots, furnished suite-style rooms, laundry facilities and utilities.

The property is also drug, alcohol and tobacco-free.

Those interested in renting 208 E. High St. during the 2015-16 school year may contact Phil Fernandez at phil.fernandez@beta.org.

BannerWeb was unavailable for students starting at 5 p.m. Friday night due to a scheduled upgrade that lasted until Sunday evening, preventing students from accessing the site to look up classes prior to scheduling this week.

According to the announcement sent to the campus community, “the upgrade will keep Miami’s Banner system in compliance with regulatory changes, implement new features and keep Miami on a supported version of this important software product.”

Many students who are expected to schedule their classes today wanted to use BannerWeb to check class availability beforehand. However, due to this scheduled upgrade, students were not able to do so.

“I needed this weekend to look up classes,” sophomore Madison Cox said. “Now, I’m trying to squeeze it in the day before I am supposed to schedule.”

According to Cathy McVey, the Senior Director for IT Communication and Customer Advocacy, IT services tried to pick dates that wouldn’t conflict with the Banner Leadership team.

“The date for changes is always coordinated with all the offices that

Bryan Faber, a junior information technology major at Miami’s Hamilton campus, passed away Saturday Nov. 8 at the age of 34. Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 14.

According to Paul Young Funeral Home in Hamilton, Ohio, Faber’s cause of death is not yet confirmed.

Faber was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was educated

by Hamilton schools. He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1998 and served in the U.S. Navy before attending Miami University.

“He was an excellent student who added so much to the classes that he was in,” Marianne Murphy, chair of the CIT department said. “He was wonderfully funny and goofy and he was especially willing to listen to others. He is going to be greatly missed.”

use Banner,” McVey said. “It can be a challenge to find dates that work for everyone.”

IT services get major updates for Banner throughout the year. In order to limit the amount of times the Banner system is unavailable, IT services tries to bundle the upgrades together.

“I think that they should’ve taken into consideration how stressful scheduling can be for us,” sophomore Nico Adamski said. “But I do appreciate that they warned us beforehand.”

It can be a challenge to find dates that work with everyone.”

CATHY MCVEY

SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR IT

IT services are very much aware that scheduling is going to take place this week, and they have a plan just in case the upgrade interferes with that.

“If we run into trouble during the upgrade, there is always a back out plan that would restore Banner to the way it was prior the upgrade,” McVey said.

BannerWeb was back up and running Sunday evening — in time for the upcoming registration window this week.

In 2005, The Miami Student published an article titled, “Deer shot after breaking through Upham window.” According to Miami University Police Department Chief John McCandless, they shot the suspect after finding her in critical condition as a result of the dramatic entrance. “I made the decision that that was the most humane thing to do.”

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Student survey on study sanctuaries Miami students prefer specific study conditions, university accommodates

ACADEMICS SAM HUNTER

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Although the Association of American Colleges and Universities reports that nationwide, students are studying less every year, most students at Miami still study every day. An online survey with approximately 100 respondents reported 90 percent of students study every day, and only one percent study just once a week.

Students also study in a variety of locations. While 56 percent stay in their residence halls or apartments, 44 percent trek to various locations on campus.

King Library and Armstrong Student Center were the most popular choices at 29 percent and nine percent, respectively. The remaining six percent study in various venues such as the Wertz Art & Architecture Library, B.E.S.T. Library, or academic buildings like Farmer School of Business or Alumni Hall.

First-year Cameron Vaské has studied at many of those locations and more.

“I’ve studied all over campus: dining halls, Armstrong tables and cubes, the first and second floors of King, King Café, in my dorm study lounge, in my room, in other people’s rooms and once out in the outdoor auditorium,” he said. “There’s a study that I read that posits when you read in various different environments, your brain associates the information with that environment and it makes it easier to learn.”

He said he usually chooses his study location based on how he’s feeling and what type of assignment he needs to get done.

“If I’m feeling absolutely exhausted and not feeling ambitious, but I have to do a ton of reading, I’ll stay in bed,” he said.

“When I need to write a paper and I’m ahead of schedule, I’ll take the time to go to King. I’ll get coffee and just type and do some intense, in-depth research and use the whole table. I like a wide, flat table with a lot of space. For reading, I like to be able to lounge.”

Other Miami students cite a

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Where is your favorite place to study?

Residence 56%

King Library 29%

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Other 3% Armstrong 9%

Academic Building 3%

How often do you study?

Students that study every other day

Students that study everyday

Students that study once a week

90%

9%

Quietness 48.48%

What is the biggest factor in deciding where you study?

Proximity to Residence 35.35%

Conversation 6.06%

range of issues they consider when choosing a place to study.

Forty-eight percent said quietness is their No. 1 factor, and another 35 percent said they were most concerned about how far a location was from their room.

Katie Wilson, director of Armstrong Student Center, said students’ ability to study was a major consideration for Armstrong before it was built. After Armstrong was opened, the building administration worked to ensure that students were still able to work.

“We realized that the third floor printing in Shriver would be going away, and although there wasn’t specifically a computer lab built into the original design, we repurposed the area between 3003 and 3012 because it became very obvious that we would need a printer release station,” she said.

“You need to get in the building and live in it to see how people

1%

Proximity to Dining 4.04%

are going to use it.”

Sometimes, she said, certain features of the building are reevaluated to fit student demand.

“It wasn’t immediately obvious that the study rooms would be as popular as they are,” she said. “Last semester the policy was come when you want and stay for as long as you want. We could offer the benefit of them to more students if we schedule them. We have over a hundred students almost every day making reservations for almost 200 hours of study.”

Wilson also acknowledged the fact study spaces often fill up fast, and although she couldn’t share details about Armstrong’s coming expansion, she hinted that new study spaces were already being considered.

“There could be more study rooms on campus and people would use those and fill them up very quickly,” she said.

Other 6.06%

Although the east wing expansion won’t be completed for a couple years, Wilson said Armstrong is already adjusting its available resources during busy times for students.

“During finals week, we will turn the Pavilion into a big study hall,” she said. “We put tables in the Pavilion to create additional spaces where people can study.

We’re not going to have any programs or events during that week, so why not make it a giant quiet study room?”

As temperatures drop, some students are still willing to venture outside of their residences to study for finals week.

“I’ll be in King all night, all day,” sophomore Quinton Couch said.

Others have decided to stay home to study instead.

“I’ll turn the heat up in my house,” junior Cat Lok said.

“Lots of hot chocolate.”

HAWKS help students ‘Step Up!’ in risky situations HEALTH SARAH BUOP

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Students are given the opportunity to learn how to intervene in situations that could threaten the health and safety of others through a program called Step Up!, introduced to campus by the Hawks Peer Health Educators.

The University of Arizona Commitment to an Athlete’s Total Success (C.A.T.S.) Life Skills Program designed this nationalbased program to train and teach students how to act when they feel they are “bystanders” of situations including alcohol abuse, hazing, sexual assault, eating disorders and discrimination.

After a survey between three universities, University of Arizona, University of CaliforniaRiverside and University of Virginia, Step Up! found almost 90 percent of students stated a problem that could have been avoided with intervention.

Leslie McNeill, assistant director for substance abuse and peer education at Miami, discussed how she became familiar with the program.

“I worked with someone back in 2007 who implemented the Step Up! program to athletes and members of Greek life,” McNeill said. “We then used the program to teach Miami

University students the general skills of being bystanders in risky situations.”

To become familiar with the program, HAWKS Peer Health Educators Amanda Jeren and Maddy McDonough discussed how they were trained to teach other students on how to be a bystander.

specific classes have been taught at the Farmer School of Business and Pearson Hall.

“When we train students we begin with a poll using clicker devices to test how comfortable they would feel to intervene in an unsafe situation,” McDonough said. “Most of the students are comfortable, however, on occa-

We always see an improvement. Students indicate they now have the tools to be a Good Samaritan.”

AMANDA JEREN

HAWKS PEER HEALTH EDUCATOR

“We met for about two hours every Wednesday for three weeks,” Jeren said. “To train, we talked about different situations that you could safely intervene in, and we did our own practice by presenting to others how we would handle the situation.”

The program uses the “Three D’s” method (direct, delegate and distract) to create an effective strategy to interfere in almost every risky situation. The most common scenarios Step Up! used involve drugs, alcohol and eating disorders.

According to Jeren, the Step Up! program can be requested by anyone and is one hour long.

Sororities and fraternities have requested to learn about the program at McGuffey Hall, and

sion people will be honest and speak up about how they would feel uncomfortable intervening.”

This program uses five steps in the decision-making process of intervening in an unsafe situation. It suggests noticing the event, interpreting the event as a problem, assuming personal responsibility, knowing how to help and then finally stepping up.

“There are around 20 HAWKS Peer Health Educators, and depending on the size of the attendants we will accommodate how many people present,” Jeren said. “This is the first year we have taught the Department of Education and Leadership (EDL) classes. In the EDL classes of 60-80 students, we have

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between eight and 10 Hawks come to facilitate small groups and present.”

McDonough explained how, during the training, students would go into break out sessions and practice different scenarios.

The HAWKS Peer Health Educators then show two videos about how a situation can end up if no one interferes to help, and how it can end up when someone does interfere.

“One video is about a scenario where a girl drank too much alcohol and a guy is trying to take her home with him,” Jeren said.

“The video shows how the scene can end up when no one intervenes, ending with the girl going home with him. Then it shows a different scene where one of the girl’s friends intervenes by asking her if she wants to go to the bathroom, ending with the girl going home with her friend.”

Situations involving drugs, alcohol or eating disorders are not the only ways the Step Up! program can be used. Bystanders of abusive relationships or depression can also use the program’s strategies to make a change.

“After taking polls at the beginning of each program and the end; asking about how comfortable they feel about stepping into situations or if they have before, we always see an improvement,” Jeren said. “Students indicate they now have the tools to be a Good Samaritan.”

Miami is offering more hybrid and online classes every year. Students in hybrid classes meet both in a classroom setting and online, while online classes usually never meet in person.

Many hybrid and online classes set specific dates for students to meet together using webcams.

Professor of media and culture Bill Brewer teaches online classes. He said he prefers this style as opposed to classes that simply assign work on their days off. He has found the resulting assignments give way to self-paced classes.

First-year Jaden Northcutt enjoys the ability to work at her own pace.

“I have more time to finish my work,” she said. “I have more freedom in how much time I decide to dedicate to the class.”

Northcutt is in a hybrid anthropology class that meets in-person on Mondays and Fridays, but on Wednesdays her professor assigns videos to watch.

This year was the first time first-year Ashley Shaffner took a hybrid class as well. Her educational psychology class, taught by David Adams, meets in the classroom on Wednesdays and every third Friday, mostly to take online tests and work on group projects. On the other Fridays, she is assigned to work from home.

[With hybrid classes], I have more freedom in how much time I dedicate to the class.”

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“Everything is spaced out a lot more and we don’t always have work due on the days we’re supposed to meet,” she said. “Sometimes it’s due on a Sunday or a Monday, so it gives us more time to work on it and seems like less work overall.”

Journalism professor James Tobin said he finds similar benefits from teaching hybrid classes over the past four years.

The hybrid format allows him to commute from Michigan, where he lives, only once or twice a week and teach from home on the other days.

However, hybrid classes can still be problematic and many feel they lose immediacy and the personal feel of a traditional class.

“Something is lost when you’re communicating electronically, even via Skype or WebEx,” Tobin said. “It’s less of a conversation and more a matter of me talking at students.

It works okay, it’s just not as good as being together in the same room.”

Tobin’s main concern with hybrid classes is whether students are learning as much — a concern that junior Tola Adedpipe voiced as well.

“I feel as if I learn better in [traditional classes],” Adedpipe, who is in an anthropology hybrid class, said. “It’s easier for me to build social connections with my peers in a classroom environment rather than a hybrid.”

Shaffner agreed, and also admitted that she learned more in traditional classes. “[They’re] what I’m used to,” she said. “But I wouldn’t be opposed to having more hybrid classes in my future so I’m not stuck in a classroom all the time.”

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Rt. 27 project due to finish early

POLICE BEAT Sleeping at Skyline

CONSTRUCTION MADDIE WOOD

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Ohio Department of Transportation contractor moved traffic flow to temporary pavement installed on the west side of U.S. 27/ Patterson Avenue late last week.

The temporary road stretches from an area near Tappan Hall south bound to the Oxford Cemetery, and this specific construction is part of an extensive transportation project that started early last March.

The Route 27 construction project will include a new bridge over Collins Run, paved shoulders, widening with turn lanes at major access points and modern traffic signals at University Park Boulevard, McKee Avenue, Spartan Drive and Chestnut Street.

The project is set to be complete in three phases, the first of these involving the construction of the new bridge. The recently paved temporary lane west of the current bridge will carry southbound traffic over the western part of the bridge.

Concrete barriers will be placed to direct traffic on these new travel lanes, and construction of the new bridge will begin with the removal

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of nine and a half feet of the existing bridge and installation of 26 feet of the new bridge.

According to plans approved by the Ohio Department of Transportation, the speed limit will be lowered to 35 mph for the duration of the construction. The width of the new bridge will be about 68 feet and include two eight-foot sidewalks on each side of the replacement bridge.

The City of Oxford website reported that two travel lanes would be present during the construction of the new bridge.

Vincent Cirrito, the landscape architect for Miami University, said construction should

Overlay districts to benefit local families Oxford residents push to limit student housing HOUSING KATHERINE BOYCE

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Oxford residents are making attempts to limit student housing in up to eight areas, which could potentially lead to challenges for students living off campus.

These new areas are called overlay districts. They are put in place to limit the number of unrelated residents allowed to live in a single house, with the result of keeping students out.

“Unrelated residents sharing a home typically have different lives,” Oxford community development planner Sam Perry said.

“Which generates more activity than families do.”

In 2012, Oxford city council approved legislation that would empower residents to ask for these overlay districts. Neighbors must come together to create a petition, go through multiple public meetings, and finally be approved by city council. Not much action has occurred following these changes, until now.

“It might become more of an issue as freshman classes keep getting bigger,” Junior Emma Hennon, who lives off campus, said. “They just built new dorms, so they probably will need to start expanding off campus housing too.”

According to Miami University’s website, there were 15,460 undergraduates enrolled for Fall 2013 on the Oxford campus, and the U.S. Census Bureau estimated 21,470 permanent residents in that same year. Students sometimes can feel like they are the only ones living in Oxford, but there are actually 28 percent more residents than students, and they are now starting to have an impact on

continue through the winter months as weather permits.

“It is expected this new traffic pattern will be in place through late spring or early Summer 2015 as the Ohio Department of Transportation builds the new bridge across Collins Creek and the permanent new roadway along the east side,” Cirrito said.

The construction that will most impact student and faculty drivers includes the elimination of the left turn lane to westbound Chestnut Street.

According to Cirrito, left turns can still be made, but they must be performed from the thru traffic lane instead. This lane closing is expected

Holiday Lights event illuminates Pyramid Hill EVENT JOHN CLAFFY

Oxford’s housing dynamic.

The first area to complete the process and be approved as an overlay district is the neighborhood of Joseph Drive and Contreras Drive. The residents in the Cedar Drive neighborhood followed shortly behind. This second district is the only one on the east side of campus.

It creates an opportunity for a grassroots effort.”

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“It creates the opportunity for a grassroots effort,” Perry said.

The majority of these efforts are taking place west of Locust Street.

Two more areas have already been through the public meetings and are now planned to go to city council. There are an additional four districts beginning the initial steps, and have completed their first public meeting.

This means students could be restricted from as many as eight distinct areas very soon. The good news for students is that if a person in one of the new overlay districts already has a rental permit, they will be grandfathered in, meaning it can remain a rental property.

According to Perry, the main reason for having these overlay districts is to help maintain the traditional character of the neighborhood.

“It’s kind of a reasonable thing because I could see how families wouldn’t want a bunch of college kids being disruptive,” Hennon said.

to cause delays northbound, and will likely increase delays at other nearby intersections such as Patterson and Spring Street.

City Engineer Victor Popescu said he does not believe delays will be too bad during the construction.

He added that he hopes that the construction will be completed before its May 2016 deadline.

“The completion date is dependent on the weather, additional work and unforseen delays,” Popescu said. “However, it should be pointed out that at the last progress meeting, the contractor stated that he would like to complete the project by the end of 2015.”

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Holiday Lights on the Hill, a fundraiser in southwest Ohio, will begin Nov. 21 and continue through January. The event is held by a non profit organization called Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum.

With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, the event is a hot spot for local Ohio residents looking to enjoy the holiday season. Two years ago, Cincinnati Magazine named Pyramid Hill’s Holiday lights as the best in the region.

This year, Pyramid Hill has built a brand new entrance, which has been an ongoing project for over a year. Finally, they are ready to show it off.

Shaun Higgens, Interim Director at Pyrimid Hill, works as a liason between the public and the organization’s board of directors.

“The two-mile drive thru

illustrates a marriage of arts and nature with lighting effects that glow throughout the gardens, meadows, bushes and illuminate the sculptures around the lake,” Higgens said.

The staff made a conscious effort to make sure the lights, sculptures and other decorations were not just in front of the viewer. He wanted to ensure the lights had enough depth to make the display seem to go on forever.

From Nov. 21 through Jan. 4, the lights are on display every day. Visiting days and hours run from Monday through Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. for $20 and Friday through Sunday from 6 to 10 p.m. for $25. With the purchase of a membership to Pyramid Hill, the cost drops to only $15.

“The crew who worked together to bring this project to life began work at the end of September and continued for two full months to live up to the reputation Pyramid Hill has ensured for HOLIDAY »PAGE 9

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WINTER WONDERLAND Senior Abby Cramer cleaned off her car Monday morning before heading to class. On Sunday

At 10:42 p.m. Friday, an officer responded to a report of an unconscious male at Skyline Chili. Upon arrival, the officer observed a male student passed out in the bathroom of the establishment. A paramedic was applying a septum rub to wake the male, who then became conscious. The officer observed that his eyes were glassy and his speech slurred, but he was alert enough to provide the officer with a valid ID that placed him at 20 years of age. He was cited for Sales and Use by Underage Persons and transported to McCullough Hyde for observation.

Speeding leads to drug bust At 11:37 p.m. Saturday, an officer on patrol observed a vehicle traveling at 53 miles per hour, well over the posted speed limit. The vehicle also had one headlight out, so the officer activated his emergency lights and followed the vehicle for five blocks before it pulled over.

The male driver appeared extremely nervous, and the officer smelled the odor of drugs in the car. The male then voluntarily presented the officer with six grams of marijuana. There was no further contraband in the vehicle, and the driver was charged with Drug Abuse and cited for speeding.

Male arrested for entering wrong vehicle At 10:36 p.m. Saturday, a distraught female pulled her vehicle up behind a stationary police cruiser and motioned for the officer to come over to her.

She reported that an unknown male student had attempted to enter her vehicle, but she locked the doors and ran a red light in order to get away from him. The officer then spotted a male who fit the description walking down the road the female had been on.

The officer approached the male and asked if he had tried to enter the female’s car, to which he responded, “Yes, I’m trying to get home. I’m cold. I thought it was my sister’s car; I’m just trying to get home.” The officer then asked to perform a pat down, to which the male consented. The officer felt something hard in the male’s jacket and asked the male to remove it, which he did, stating, “I’m not going to lie, it’s marijuana.” The officer asked if he had smoked any, and the male replied that he had. The officer also detected alcohol on the male’s breath. The male then repeatedly lied about his age and provided his brother’s ID before his own. The male was finally found to be only 18, and was subsequently placed under arrest. He was taken to OPD and charged Public Intoxication, Drug Abuse Sales and Use by Underage Persons, and Certain Acts Prohibited and released to his sister.

IN THE NEWS OXFORD Artspace Hamilton Lofts looking for artists to lease units Non profit developer Artspace announced that there are openings for spring 2015.

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CINCINNATI Two dead after Lockland shooting On Monday, a shooting left two men dead and two injured. The gunshots were fired near Wayne Street.

–The Enquirer

NATIONAL Governor Jay Nixon said Missouri is in ‘state of emergency’ Protests surrounding a grand jury decision in Michael Brown’s case have created chaos.

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INTERNATIONAL Two men tried to ship infant body parts Two Americans stole infant body parts from a Bangkok hospital and tried to ship them to Las Vegas.

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Music professor wins 2014 Effective Educator Award MUSIC MADELEINE LAPLANTE-DUBE FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Tammy Kernodle, professor of musicology at Miami University, knew from early on music education was inherently a part of her.

“The funny thing is, I changed my major three times — the moment I switched to music education, things fell into place. I think it was just I was going back to who I organically was,” Kernodle said. “I remember my two favorite Christmas gifts that I got [when I was younger]. One year I got a chalkboard — like a real life-size chalk board, so I used to play school with my brothers, which they hated — and I got a guitar.”

It was that early passion that led her to graduate school. Kernodle received an undergraduate degree in choral music education and piano from Virginia State University, and then fate mixed with determination pushed her to pursue her education further when she was selected to be a part of the graduate program at Ohio State University. “[When I was at Ohio State,] I had a professor who told me ­— just point blank in class — that no woman, no person of color and no American composer had ever contributed anything significant to music,” Kernodle said. “This was the ‘90s. There was a part of me that was angry, but a part of me was like, you gotta change the mindset. Much of my work has been about that. Much of my scholarship has been about bringing these voices into history.”

This fall marked the annual honoring of the Effective Educator Award to a member of the Miami Faculty of the students’ choosing.

This year’s honoree is Kernodle, a staple of Miami’s music department for the last 17 years.

Kernodle attributes many of her interactions, her love of education, and even her receipt of the Effective Educator award to her parents.

“I’m thankful,” she said. “Thankful to my parents. I feel like this is [more of] an endorsement of them and the lessons that they imparted and the values that they’ve given me.”

Her scholarship has focused mainly on African American music, American jazz and gender and

popular music. Her contributions to “Music Quarterly,” “American Music Research Journal” and the anthology “Women’s Voices across Musical Worlds,” are only a fraction of the work she has done to forward the subject.

“My scholarship [is the most important thing I’ve ever done],” she said. “The last 10 years have been completely focused on these peripheral voices that people kind of mention in passing but not really deal with. My mission has been to write these women into the history books.

To really honor their legacies.”

Her scholarly involvement, however, extends beyond Miami’s campus as well; she is currently on the board for a new installment in the Smithsonian museum complex called African American Culture and History.

with a national reputation, deeply admired by her students and colleagues,” Murray said. “She’s a very gifted teacher, but she has great passion for what she does, tremendous work ethic, and cares most of all about the students.”

The students care right back.

Joia Mitchell-Holman, a senior psychology major and black world studies minor at Miami, has taken two courses with Kernodle in her academic career. Her first class was on recommendation. Her second was on admiration.

“My roommate at the time had told me about her, and she was like, ‘Joia, you need to take this class with this woman.’ So I took it for that,” Mitchell-Holman said. “She could teach literally any subject and I would be engaged in it.”

The Effective Educator Award

My hope is that I give you enough in the classroom to help you understand your sense of being, [to understand] that your spirit is maturing in a way that you know the power and uniqueness of your voice.”

“Two years ago, I was asked to be a consultant to determine, along with their team of people, what you would hear and see on the top floor. The top floor is going to be totally devoted to music,” Kernodle said. “They called me up and said, ‘Would you be willing to work on this project?’ So I was trying to be cool, like, yeah let me look at my calendar. But inside I was like ‘Yes! Yes!’” For Kernodle, this is more than just another project, calling it a “scholar’s dream.”

“I’m telling you, when I was in seventh and eighth grade, the big reward was that we went to D.C. to the Smithsonian,” she said. “And I love the Smithsonian, I’ve been a history nerd I think from the very beginning, I’m only now acknowledging it.”

Even with her extensive involvement, Kernodle still remains accessible to both her fellow associates and her students. Bruce Murray, Chair for the Music Department and colleague of Kernodle, highlights her professionalism and passion. “[Kernodle] is a superior scholar

AMANDA GARVY

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University’s Department of Theatre will be performing “Communicating Doors” by Alan Ayckbourn Nov. 19 to 23, in Gates-Abegglen Theatre, Center for Performing Arts.

“Communicating Doors” is a humorous play that involves time travel, adventure, murder and mystery.

The infatuating story expresses the values of courage and innovation as three women journey through time to change their fate.

The setting of the play starts off in a London hotel room in 2014.

One of the protagonists, a professional dominatrix discovers the confession of a man that had his two wives killed. Fleeing for her life she escapes through the communicating doors and finds herself going back between the past and future. The three victims band together on an expedition to vanquish

their murderer.

The director of the play and assistant professor of theatre at Miami University, Lewis Magruder, has love for the playwright.

“For all the farcical fun in ‘Communicating Doors,’ what I find most compelling about the play is the uplifting notion that a bit of courage, along with some help from others, can change lives,” he said.

Through the central idea of time travel the story unravels a captivating mystery that remains incessantly amusing.

Jeremiah Plessinger, who plays a compunctious business tycoon named Reece, believes there is a perfect balance between character and atmosphere.

“I think people will definitely find the characters relatable and charming,” Plessinger said. “It’s a fastpaced, smartly written piece that keeps building the energy and ridiculousness as the show progresses.”

This play will be the 16th annual John D. Yeck production at Mi-

came as a surprise only to Kernodle.

The values she instills in her students extend beyond the classroom, and that seems to resonate.

“What’s my philosophy?” she asked. “My philosophy is ‘Just do it.’ I know it’s Nike. But, it’s ‘Just do it.’ Be about it. You will encounter a lot of people who just talk all day long. But, it’s really about what you do that’s most important.”

Her receipt of the Effective Educator award, however, comes as no surprise to onlookers upon hearing this: “I feel like I’m the gardener,” Kernodle said. “The seed is already planted because you came here, it’s my job to cultivate it. To help you grow into who you’re gonna be. My hope is that I give you enough in the classroom to help you develop your sense of being, [to understand] that your spirit is maturing in a way that you know the power and uniqueness of your voice. Of your presence. The beauty in that. Enough that when you leave this place, your imprint will be so great.”

ami University. “Communicating Doors” is the 46th play that Ayckbourn wrote. Created in 1993 it is one of Ayckbourn’s lighter stories.

“Miami students and faculty would take interest in any play by Alan Ayckbourn, as he is one of the most celebrated and successful playwrights of our time,” Magruder said. “‘Communicating Doors’ is one of many plays that enjoyed a successful commercial run in London.”

“Communicating Doors” has had numerous successes and is an award-winning playwright.

It was nominated for Best Comedy at The Laurence Olivier Awards in 1996 and it won the Moliere for Best Comedy in 1997.

Alan Ayckbourn was inducted into the American Theatre’s Hall of Fame. He also received Critics’ Circle Award for Services to the Arts in 2010.

The first performance will be on Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Shriver Box Office, $10 adults, $8 seniors, $7 students.

EVENTS NOVEMBER 18

NOVEMBER 21

ARE WE HUMAN OR ARE WE DANCER? Miami University’s Dance Theatre presented its annual Winter Concert Nov. 15 and 16 in Hall Auditorium.

TAMMY KERNODLE

PROFESSOR OF MUSICOLOGY

‘Communicating Doors’ comes to campus THEATRER

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NOVEMBER 24

Jazz Ensemble Concert 7:30 p.m.

Grand Night: A Swingin’ Holiday 7:30 p.m.

Symphony Orchestra Concert 7:30 p.m.

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Stephen King returns to his roots ‘Revival’ balances terror and thought LITERATURE DEVON SHUMAN

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Stephen King may have turned 67 this year, but by no means is he letting his foot off the gas.

To call the master of horror prolific would be an understatement.

His latest story, “Revival,” will be his 66th full-length novel and second of 2014, yet it packs just as powerful a punch as the rest.

Without giving too much away and spoiling Mr. King’s devilish fun, “Revival” follows a boy named Jamie Morton who, at a young age, befriends his town’s new reverend, Charlie Jacobs. Jamie gets to know Charlie through his passionate weekly sermons, his interactive Methodist youth fellowship meetings, and his keen interest in experiments involving electricity. One day, after a horrible accident only the King of thrills and chills could dream up, the reverend delivers a terrible sermon that loses him his job.

Further down the road, Jamie and Jacobs’ paths cross again and Jamie discovers that although his old reverend may have given up on religion, his interest in electricity has developed into a dangerous obsession, reminiscent of that of Dr. Frankenstein.

Despite trying his hand at detective fiction with June’s “Mr. Mercedes,” King is really returning to his roots here. Sprawling across five decades and all over the United States, “Revival” has all the workings of a classic Stephen King story: beginnings at a small town in Maine, religious undertones, nostalgic young love, drug addiction, rock and roll. And, of course, horror.

When asked about “Revival” in an interview earlier this year, King said, “It’s too scary. I don’t even want to think about that book anymore.” Upon reaching the end, one will understand what caused him to say that. King takes his time getting to the scary stuff.

Despite a few frightening dream sequences, the first three hundred pages or so are somewhat tame, focusing mainly on Jamie’s growth from a young boy into a middleaged man. However, if nothing else, King is a master storyteller and through his rising action and hints dropped along the way, even the casual reader will realize he is

building to something big.

The final two chapters contain some of the most terrifying prose ever to come out of King’s overactive typewriter. In a world where special effects and CGI are used to create increasingly scarier movies, it is difficult to invoke fear or anxiety through the written word.

In fact, King himself often fails to accomplish this. For instance, anyone who saw Kathy Bates’ horrifyingly creepy portrayal of Annie Wilkes in “Misery” probably flinched whenever they saw a sledgehammer for months afterward, but the book is nowhere near as frightening. However, the same cannot be said about the wonderfully disturbing conclusion to “Revival.” Even a seasoned horror movie veteran will find themselves pulling the covers up just a tad further, or maybe even flipping that nightlight back on.

If there is anything apart from horror that King is well known for, it is his characters. Over the past four decades, King has provided us a slew of incredibly rich, memorable characters: Jack Torrance from “The Shining,” Pennywise the Clown from “It,” Andy Dufresne from “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.”

With his realistic descriptions and dialogue and his astonishing attention to detail, King makes even secondary characters come alive.

You feel like you know everyone in the story and you begin to care for them — and if there is anything dangerous in a Stephen King story, it’s caring for a character. Like the God that Reverend Jacobs turns away from, King has a knack for ripping the people you care about away from you.

Although it drags a little bit in the middle, “Revival” is a mustread for any King-enthusiast, or any book-enthusiast for that matter. With his classic mixture of fear and emotion, King has crafted another novel that is not only terrifying, but also thought provoking and full of meaning. Jacobs’ dangerous descent into obsession parallels humanity’s unhealthy fixation on trivial matters and the novel’s “shocking” conclusion makes us wonder if the questions we desperately seek the answers to are maybe the questions best left unanswered.

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campus,” Shock said. “One reason debt at other campuses might have grown more rapidly is that they have more aid-eligible students. We’ve held pretty constant with that figure.”

Senior Samantha McCauley said she took out loans to attend Miami. Although she was happy with her decision to borrow in order to attend school, she said the reality of paying back loans has started to hit her.

“I knew that I wanted to go to Miami and I knew my parents were going to help me as much as they could,” McCauley said.

“But it doesn’t even turn into a real thing until you graduate. It was a conscious decision to take out loans and I knew what I was doing, but it was one of those things where I thought I would worry about it later.”

Despite the stress of paying back loans, borrowing gave McCauley the chance to make the most of her college experience.

“I was able to study abroad whereas I would never have been able to have that experience and I can’t imagine my life without it,” McCauley said. “I also can’t imagine going to a different school than Miami. My time here has made me who I am, but my parents couldn’t afford it up front and I work two jobs and still couldn’t have afforded it.”

But McCauley said there are disadvantages to taking out loans as well.

“It’s very limiting as far as plans after school,” McCauley said. “I have a spirit of adventure but in six months [after the grace period], I’ll be paying the interest back. When that fake number becomes a reality, it can be limiting and terrifying.”

The grace period is an amount of time, which varies depending on the loan, during which students do not have to begin making payments after graduating or dropping below half-time student status. Most federal loans have a grace period and private loans may also have one depending on the loan the student takes out.

Shock said even though paying back loans is a burden for many students who choose to borrow, of all things to borrow for, an education pays the most dividends.

According to the TICAS report, people with a college degree have an unemployment rate that is almost half that of people who have graduated high school and they continue to earn higher salaries.

“I’m bothered by the media when it says things like student loan debt now exceeds credit card debt,” Shock said. “Those are two different things, and if you have to borrow, there’s no greater investment than borrowing for an education.”

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Dropping temperatures cause rising risks for students and community members EDITORIAL

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

It’s a familiar scene — students stumbling to and from Uptown, obviously under the influence of alcohol. Girls are wearing short dresses and high heels, boys are wearing sleeveless jerseys and Sperrys, and no one seems to be aware of the dropping temperatures.

Last winter, we saw some of the coldest days in recent memory during the “polar vortex.”

Despite the well-below freezing temperatures, we were shocked when we saw students defiantly trudging to the bars with bare legs and exposed hands. Parties were still held with hundreds of students standing on lawns in the ice and snow holding drinks and ignoring risks.

As the weather changes, the Editorial Board wants to re-

mind everyone in the community of the risks involved with freezing temperatures.

Last year, a young male nearly froze to death in Oxford after passing out in the snow from consuming too much alcohol.

We were alarmed and saddened then, but we’re on highalert this year, and not just for college students.

Colder weather means increased risk of death and injury not just for college students drinking, but also for elderly with weakened immune systems. The average flu that may slow down a young and healthy individual for a few weeks has the power to kill an elderly individual or young child whose immune system is not equipped to handle the illness.

The beauty of Pittsburgh lies in the contrasting cultures LIFE Being less than an hour away from the Indiana border at an Ohio public university, a Pittsburgher like me isn’t usually surrounded by people from the “Steel City.”

When people ask me where I’m from, I’d be lying if I said I don’t get excited to respond with “Pittsburgh.”

To many Miami students’ ears, my answer is probably unique, as some acquaintances will ask me why I decided to come here.

Due to it’s small-town feel, I say “Pittsburgh” proudly with the hopes of meeting someone who also calls the “412” home.

Since Pittsburgh’s world-famous steel industry began to collapse in the late 1970s, the city has had a population decline similar to fellow Rust Belt cities such as Detroit and Cleveland. Between 1980 and 2010, even after suburban sprawl took place in the 50s and 60s, these cities lost between 28 percent and 41 percent of their population.

More so than Pittsburghers themselves may realize, this “lost generation” of former steel mill workers has had a profound effect on our image. Since many union workers were uneducated and unskilled whites, they took any job with a paycheck when unemployment hit, which explains why 50-something-year-old white men have held jobs that might have attracted immigrants in other cities.

While cities like Toronto and Los Angleles became cultural bastions with immigrants from Asia and Latin America, Pittsburgh became a tight-knit predominantly bluecollar white community with a love for their sports teams and bar food.

Consequently, stereotypes formed about people from “Sh!tsburgh” as economic opportunities and cultural awareness remained stagnant.

Whether it is Pittsburgh’s title as the oldest U.S. metropolitan area or as having the ugliest accent, I have heard friends answer “Pittsburgh” in an embarrassed tone to the “Where are you from?” question.

Contrasting this embarassement though are YouTube videos such as “Pittsburgh Dad” and the “The Dahntahn Song” that confirm how “yinzers,” a “Pittsburghese” noun to describe its residents, have consciously embraced their far from hip tastes in food, fashion, and music. Growing up as the youngest of eight first cousins on my mom’s side, I myself witnessed five of these eight leave the ‘Burgh for work or college in cities such as Chicago and New York. As a result, these departures allowed me to experience the two world-class cities from a young age.

However, because of these visits along with vacations to Boston, Washington D.C. and Toronto, I too went through a phase of looking down upon the “yinzer” culture of Primanti Bros., Wiz Khalifa and sports obsession. I became sick of not having a Zara or Kanye West passing us up for

Philadelphia on his tour. Honestly, I thought Pittsburgh was too old, white and conservative to ever be as cool as the cities I was lucky enough to visit.

However, things have begun to change for the city. For a younger me, right now is a good time to be a Pittsburgher.

On every side of the city, recently opened condominiums, restaurants and retail spaces are attracting hip liberal millennials to settle down in the “Most Livable City.”

Publications such as the Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post rave about Pittsburgh being the “new Portland.”

Comparing the mustaches and off-brand beers of the two cities, they’re right when noting that Pittsburghers aren’t ironically drinking Iron City beer and keeping outdated facial hair. Many do both in earnest.

To be frank, the beauty of the current Pittsburgh is in this unique co-existence of remnants of the past and glimpses of the future.

While I can hang out in a hipster pinball machine parlor in the recently gentrified Lawrenceville, I can still enjoy a walk down Brownsville road through the Brentwood suburb and neighboring Carrick neighborhood, and admire the multitude of churches and mediocre pizza shops that still linger.

I can complain about the potholeridden streets while simultaneously praising Mayor Bill Peduto for those new bike lanes in East Liberty.

After eating a $50 dollar gourmet dinner that I can’t even pronounce at Salt of the Earth in Garfield, I can still take a bus down Forbes Avenue for a $3.74 hot dog at The Original Hot Dog Shop, a greasy-floored “yinzer” favorite built in 1960.

If you can’t tell, after leaving it, I have come to miss the aspects of Pittsburgh that I used to look down upon. Returning to the torn up roads, confusing traffic lanes and plethora of bridges for fall break made me realize something: I don’t want Pittsburgh to be the “new Portland.”

As much as I want Pittsburgh to become younger, progress its politics and diversify its population, I don’t want that to come at the cost of pretentious outsiders corrupting the ‘Burgh’s humble small-town feel that stems from it’s blue-collar past.

I know I might be irrationally relishing in an irretrievable past, but it’s really difficult to successfully replace nostalgic yet charming row houses with steel and glass high-rises.

So yes, I know the city has its quirks and old-fashioned tendencies but no more than my great aunt’s mannerisms. In both cases, I’ve come to keenly appreciate them because they’re still family and I’ll love them no matter what.

DAVID SHOEMAKER

SHOEMADF@MIAMIOH.EDU

Furthermore, winter weather leads to dangerous road conditions for everyone. While we rush to go to the grocery store or to return home for Thanksgiving or winter break, we put ourselves at a greater risk for a car accident due to icy roads.

We at The Miami Student want to refresh everyone on the risks involved with winter weather, and to prevent any tragedies from occurring this year.

For students choosing to continue to frequent parties and bars in the snow, do not underestimate the importance of wearing an extra layer of clothing. Many bars Uptown offer coat racks or even coat checking services so that customers don’t have to wear or carry their coats around all night.

For everyone, keeping your body healthy is vital to ensuring you are able to stay safe this winter. That means eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, maintaining a regular sleep cycle and providing your body with the vitamins it needs.

Perhaps most important is practicing safe driving, especially during the winter months.

This past Sunday at least four people died in Lubbock, Texas in car accidents caused by icy roads, and winter is just beginning.

We may think that we’re great drivers, especially those of us from snowy areas like Cleveland or New York, but the truth is that ice can cause anyone to crash. Avoiding distractions like texting or phone calls, driving a

little slower than normal and driving only when well rested are all simple ways to ensure you’re driving only when focused and prepared.

The truth is, we all are somewhat under the impression that we’re invincible — that nothing bad could ever happen to us in the bubble of Oxford.

No matter how safe we all feel, winter has the ability to sneak up on us and do some serious harm.

We encourage everyone to think before driving, drinking or doing anything reckless during the coming winter months.

A small change in our actions, from wearing a thicker coat to ignoring a phone call while we drive to Walmart, can mean the difference between life and death for ourselves and others.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Open letter to President Hodge: Miami needs to step up to improve reception of international students We, the undersigned faculty of the Asian and Asian American Studies Program and other concerned faculty, staff and students at Miami University, unequivocally disagree with the anonymous faculty member who wrote the opinion piece, “Admitting international students for the wrong reasons brings down the university,” published on Nov. 4, 2014, in The Miami Student. We also join our colleagues in the English Department and other Miami faculty, staff, students and alumni, to express our enthusiastic support for all international students, whom we see as an invaluable resource for a university committed to offering a global education based on four principles: thinking critically, understanding contexts, engaging with other learners and reflecting and acting. However, international students face many challenges that need to be addressed in order for their skills, experiences and backgrounds to be fully realized for all members of Miami, and for them to be welcomed as full Miamians.

Before we can discuss how best to address the institutional neglect and specific needs of international students at Miami, we want to first express our deep concern over a growing antiAsian sentiment on campus that the anonymous letter indicates.

For example, two years ago a Miami student used Twitter to send disparaging racial slurs against Asians. And now a Miami faculty member has labeled the “majority” of international students, and overseas Chinese students in particular, as unqualified “dead weight” whose presence “negatively affect[s] other sectors of our student population.” While some may suggest that these are isolated incidents, we strongly disagree with such an assessment. The student’s account “OxfordAsians” had over 1,000 followers that marked his tweets as their favorite and forwarded them to others. Comments in social networking sites, such as Yik Yak and Facebook, reinforced the faculty letter’s message that international students from Asia are not welcome at Miami.

In our view, the increase in anti-Asian sentiment is a reactive and defensive response to the changing student demographics on campus and to Miami’s more explicit commitment to diversity, as amplified in the Miami 2020 Plan. The increase in the number of domestic minority and international students has coincided with the decrease of White students at Miami, who constitute about 81 percent of the total student population.

Although small in number

on campus, Asian and Asian American students become visible markers of difference and serve as easy scapegoats of racism and xenophobia in a predominantly White institution like Miami.

Both Asian international students and Asian American students — many of whom are mistaken as international students — are generally viewed as “model minorities” who are expected to perform well academically without needing academic and personal support.

Although their racialized bodies and presence are visibly marked, their intellectual, psychological, linguistic and socio-cultural needs and concerns are largely invisible and ignored. Deemed as academically and financially gifted, Asian and Asian American students become the preferred minorities that fulfill many institutions’ diversity mission and goals.

Hence, faculty members become disappointed when Asian and Asian American students do not live up to the “model minority” myth. For example, the anonymous author of the letter in question complains that the English literacy of international students is “abhorrent,” the “majority” of whom, apparently, lack the conversational, reading and writing skills to adequately perform in the classroom.

The author also points to the “disrespectful” behavior displayed by international students in the use of in-class technology.

However, the presence of domestic students who struggle or distract in the Miami classroom goes unquestioned. Only international students, and Chinese students in particular, are targeted as an institutional “burden” to Miami.

The academic credentials and abilities of international students are then seen as suspect.

Miami actively seeks and recruits students from Asia as part of its broader strategy for academic excellence, national prominence, global presence, economic advancement and institutional partnerships. For instance, the Office of Admission has an Assistant Director of International Recruitment and a China Regional Recruitment Coordinator in charge of various publicity and outreach initiatives abroad. International students come to Miami to have one of the best undergraduate experiences in the United States and to gain a world-class education. As nonOhio residents, they pay over $40,000 each year as an investment that should pay dividends for a lifetime. Two major questions have not been raised: Are international students getting

their money’s worth at Miami?

And, are we as an institution living up to our commitment of providing high quality education to all students, both international and domestic?

Miami benefits from the genuine and meaningful inclusion of Asian international and Asian American students into the university community. They bring academic, cultural, linguistic, and personal resources that enrich and enhance the teaching, research, learning, and work experiences of all faculty, students, and staff. A campus climate that is perceived as disparaging and hostile to diversity will drive away not only international and domestic minority students, but also faculty and staff interested in a welcoming and inclusive environment. So, instead of viewing some students as “dead weight,” Miami University can – and should – be a place where the weight of all of our skills, experiences, and backgrounds is made alive. That is the challenge and promise of diversity.

We hear and empathize with the frustrations felt by the anonymous faculty member. But instead of viewing an important part – or any part – of our student population as “dead weight” to be maligned and abandoned, we feel it is more productive to recognize the different ways in which students from diverse backgrounds read, write, listen, speak, think, and learn, to adjust our pedagogical strategies to enhance these different pathways, as well as to devise new ways to encourage students to participate.

Of course, we can’t do this alone. This is where we need Miami University to step in and provide the institutional resources to assist faculty and staff members to provide a culturally engaged and inclusive environment, and to provide international students the resources they need to maximize their qualified abilities. While ongoing racism and xenophobia are concerns that we all have to engage with as a university community, we expect the university administration to take a stronger and more visible leadership role to address them at the institutional and systemic level. We look forward to hearing from you regarding how the university administration will address this matter.

For love and honor, QUANYU HUANG,

DIRECTOR OF ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM. SIGNED BY A TOTAL OF 291 FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS

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Get out of Oxford without actually leaving campus LIFE MADELEINE’S MATTERS As it turns out, college campuses are crawling with intellectual goldmines in the form of professors.

Who knew?

In my short stint so far with The Miami Student, I have been given the opportunity to talk with multiple people from multiple backgrounds; professors of musicology and Hindi, coordinators of an Indian Film Festival, Beer Olympics directors, a descendant of Winston Churchill, Churchill Centre collaborators, Directors of the Oxford Community Center, Directors of the Center for American and World Cultures and more. I have received feedback on editorials from people I both know and do not know. I have been a part of protests against rape culture and met people who were proud to be separate from each other, rather than be a part of a larger system.

And this is all because I write a column a week.

My point is that in everyone, and in everything, there is a story. Many students will reach out to their professors in order to receive help and nothing beyond that. There is an advantage to getting to know your professors: networking. But I’m talking about something better: learning and acquiring knowledge.

There are adventures and stories that live in your professors and friends that will remain untapped and unappreciated until you search for them.”

Did you know that there is a condition that causes a person to be a-musical? That means that a person has no emotional or bodily response to music. Example: you are at Decibel or Brick, and Turn Down for What is playing, and you are not inclined to dance. How is this possible? As a DJ at WMSR, Miami’s student-run radio station, that is mind blowing to me. And I would probably have never known about a-musicology if I never talked to Dr. Bruce Murray, Chair of the Music Department.

Sometimes, students become

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disillusioned with their professors, thinking that they simply teach to a test instead of to their actual classrooms. But when speaking with professors like Dr. Kernodle, professor of musicology and this year’s recipient of the Effective Educator award, that idea of the careless professor melts away. During my interview with her, she said she hopes to inspire students to find themselves, and to be comfortable with themselves, even when they’re different.

“Nothing about me fits into the puzzle, and that’s okay. I’m okay with that … I do me. And I figured out that me is okay because at the end of the day, the people that make the world go round, they don’t care what you look like, they care about what’s in your brain, and what you’re able to bring to the table that’s going to progress a vision, or change the society,” she said.

Then comes the time when I spoke with Lalita Satyal, a professor of Hindi, and she showed me a YouTube video of her son Rajiv Satyal, a writer/performer and comedian whose video “I AM INDIAN” is almost at half-a-million views. We both cracked up.

Granddaughter of Winston Churchill, Celia Sandys, also told me some incredible stories, like the one about the time she spent in South Africa searching for the eight gold watches Churchill had sent to various people that helped him escape from being a prisoner of war. Or about the day she was eating a meal with him when he heard that JFK had been shot. They watched the TV screen as Lyndon Johnson was sworn into office, with a blood-spattered Jackie O standing beside him.

College, regardless of the principles of the institution, or the direction of funding, or the prevalence of certain cultural standards, is a place that exists ultimately for the sole purpose of discovery. There are adventures and stories that live in your professors and friends that will remain untapped and unappreciated until you search for them.

What I’m saying is that we as students can leave the vacuum that is Oxford without ever having to breach the city limits. We are learning from some of the best here at Miami — so, make sure to take advantage of that.

MADELEINE LAPLANTE-DUBE LAPLANMM@MIAMIOH.EDU

RULE OF THUMB CINCINNATI ZOO BABIES Students from the Cincinnati area have a special surprise for the holidays — baby lions! A female lion at the zoo gave birth to three cubs last Thursday, and they’re as cute as you’d expect.

FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR We saw some snowflakes drifting from the sky over the weekend. Our inner child is excited for winter fun, but we’re probably grumbling on our way to class in the cold.

OHIO UNIVERSITY FIRE Sunday morning saw a scary sight in Athens, Ohio, as firefighters battled flames in an area similar to our Uptown.

Several students were injured and are now without apartments.

VICTORIOUS REDHAWKS For the first time ever, the men’s hockey team beat North Dakota while away on Friday night. Although they lost on Saturday, this was still a huge weekend for The Brotherhood.

PETER KASSIG MURDERED The Islamic State militant group released a video showing American aid worker Peter Kassig being killed. Kassig is one of many who have been killed by the group in recent months.

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A trip Uptown eases insecurities for a regional student who is feeling out of place CAMPUS MILAM’S MUSINGS Insecurity is like a battle scar across your face that you’re forced to confront in the mirror every morning. Something akin to Harry Potter’s lightning bolt, but less, “You’re the famed Chosen One to save us all,” and more, “I wish I could wear his invisibility cloak and curl up into a ball.”

After years of writing, commenting on politics and otherwise putting myself out there, you would think I’d have rawhide for skin.

Not quite.

Sometimes I like to think I can lift myself above the wave of selfdoubt and insecurity, delude myself into thinking today’s the day I’ve made it, and then inevitably it washes back over my ginger head.

Let me provide a more concrete example of what I mean, an entry into the inner workings of my mind.

As the discussion rages about international students and whether Oxford is an inclusive campus or not, let me provide the perspective of a regional student. To be clear, I speak only for myself and bring to bear my insecurities in this viewpoint.

I live about 12 minutes from the Hamilton branch, nine if I make all the green lights and 20 if I get stopped by the notoriously long, slow Hamilton trains. (And if the train stops on the tracks, as it has done numerous times, you might as well turn around and go back home at that point).

When I travel the 40-some minutes to Oxford, it’s with a singular focus: going to the Armstrong Student Center for The Miami Student. I’ve never taken a class on the Oxford campus. If I wandered away from this singular trajectory to ASC, I’d inevitably get lost.

The campus would swallow me up and spit me back out with globs of red and white dripping from my shoulders.

In other words, Oxford (to my regional student sensibilities),

as well as the embedded insecurity that, “I don’t belong,” is terribly intimidating.

This was no more apparent than one Saturday night when I went Uptown. All I know about Brick Street is what I read in every Police Beat before I post it online for The Student. Its bricks are strewn with the mistakes and follies of drunken youth.

To say I felt like a stranger in a strange land would be an understatement. Being the ignorant person I was, I parked about a half mile from Brick Street, not knowing the parking meters were turned off.

As I was walking, a black SUV with a family inside stopped and asked me where something was.

I felt bad for them, as they happened upon the worst candidate for that job.

Coming up on High Street, it

“Oh yeah, go back up that way and it should be on your left,” he said.

“Thanks, man,” I said, because “man” at the end of the sentence is the shield over the insecurity.

Of course, I still couldn’t find it. Then I asked some new person. Yep, still couldn’t find it.

Thus, reaffirming my self-doubt that I don’t belong. Every mechanism built into my insecurity was hammering my cranium to turn around, to forget this odyssey into RedHawk land.

Somehow, I happened upon Mac & Joe’s and settled into an open seat at the end of the bar next to a waiter rolling silverware. Promptly, I ordered a Yuengling to wash away the ineptness I was feeling.

It turned out to be a great night, I should say, but it was frontloaded with the imagery that I was

In other words, Oxford (to my regional student sensibilities), as well as the embedded insecurity that ‘I don’t belong,’ is terribly intimidating.”

seemed like a bright, loud bubble incongruous with the surrounding darkness of the campus and nearby houses.

I was looking for “Steins,” or Steinkeller, and succumbing to the stereotypes of men since I was hellbent on finding it by myself. But, at the same time, I didn’t want to appear like I was lost and bewildered, so I’d sneak furtive glances at the passing bars and restaurants to see if one said, “Steins.”

Suffice it to say, I must have walked up and down the length of High Street five or six times. Insecurity tells me that the people sipping their Peppermint Mochas in Starbucks were gazing through the glass window wondering what was wrong with me.

Finally, I had to ask someone, which itself took some time, as I wanted to scope out a friendly-looking person.

“Do you know where Steins is?”

I asked a guy that I hoped knew the blueprints of Uptown.

“Steins?” he said, looking over my head, already trying to move on from this unwanted interlude.

“The ... German bar?” I said, dripping with insecurity.

a redheaded worm in the beak of the RedHawk.

Insecurity does that to you ... man. It tells you that you’re small, that you’re the unfit puzzle piece in the picture of life.

I’m not sure what my experience going Uptown for the first time says about the culture of Miami and whether it’s welcoming to “outsiders,” if anything at all, but I know anecdotally, I’ve encountered welcoming people at The Student and the few professors I’ve interacted with.

They help to take the coarseness off of the intimidating brick facade of Oxford.

Except for the guy at the end of my odyssey that I like to think was angling for a slot in the Police Beat.

I was walking with my nose in my phone, again like a stereotypical young person, and from the left side of a side street I hear: “Hey, you, with the phone, stop!

Hey, stop!”

Yeah, I didn’t stop. Maybe he just wanted directions.

BRETT MILAM

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Sophomore wide out Rokeem Williams, who had seven catches for 121 yards, thought Miami was going to score the whole time.

“I thought it was one of those games where we were going have a good ending to it,” Williams said. “Come back and score for sure. There wasn’t a doubt in mind that we were going to make those plays.”

As many teams have done against the RedHawks this season, CMU was effective running the football. The Chippewas racked up 209 yards

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Also having a big night was junior outside hitter Annie Reiswig, with 16 kills, eight digs and three service aces to the tune of a. 341 hitting percentage. Sophomore setter Krista Brakauskas registered a double-double with 34 assists and 10 digs.

Sophomore middle blocker Paige Hill continued to roll as she had 11 kills, five digs, 5.5 total blocks and two service aces on the night. Freshman libero Maeve McDonald had a strong outing as well with 20 digs.

“It was a good weekend for us,” head coach Carolyn Condit.

“Kent State was much better than when we played them previously, but it should have been a four-set match and we let a few points slip

on 40 carries.

“Like all good running teams, they took over in the second half,” Martin said. “[They had] 55 yards rushing in the first half and that’s what they do … we still got enough stops to give us a chance to win the game, which was all we were looking for.”

Miami had some success on the ground, picking up 102 yards on 27 carries.

“We ran it enough to keep them honest,” Martin said. “We didn’t run it great, we can’t run it great.”

Hendrix once again carried the RedHawks through the air, completing 24 of 41 for 369 yards and

two touchdowns.

Despite the loss, Martin was pleased with the way the ’Hawks played.

“To me, there are a lot of positives because we played good football,” Martin said. “It wasn’t painful to watch. I’m glad we beat Kent and I would have rather won 10-3 today, but it was painful to watch what we were doing out there [against Kent]. We weren’t playing good football.”

Miami has one game left this season, a Tuesday night game against rival Ohio University.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25 at Yager Stadium.

away. It was a big weekend for Meg Riley with her getting her 2,000th assist from a kill by [senior outside hitter] Sarah Chaney and her 1,000th kill. Reiswig also played well in both matches and did a nice job of stepping up.”

Miami struggled mightily on offense against Ohio, as no one broke double-digits in kills. Reiswig and Riley led the way with nine and seven kills, respectively.

The Bobcats showed why they were unbeaten in MAC play by outperforming the ’Hawks in every statistical category.

“Ohio played a step above what they played five weeks ago,” Condit said, referencing the fiveset loss to the Bobcats in Millett.

“They served extremely well and were quick in converting from offense to defense. We passed

better in the second set, but it was not our best offense. We’re glad to have our last match of the season here so that we know what to expect and hope we get to play them one more time. A loss like this can wake a team up and we know what we have to do. The experience is going to be good for our seven freshmen and three sophomores, because they’re going to be our future.”

The RedHawks return to action 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Athens for the MAC Tournament as they face the winner of the Eastern Michigan University and Kent State University contest. The winner of that matchup faces Northern Illinois University 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the semifinals.

The championship match is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday.

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keeps happening.”

Miami grabbed a lead early Saturday, but was quickly overcome by UND. Sophomore forward Anthony Louis scored in the second minute of the second period, but North Dakota was able to put home two in the next four minutes and one more before the end of the frame. Louis said it was bittersweet.

“It felt good to get one there, but our team didn’t come out as hard as we wanted to,” Louis said. “We knew North Dakota was not going to be too happy

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Stanley Cup Final, as it won Lord Stanley’s Cup for the Kings.

Andy Greene Greene is entering his ninth NHL season, all with the New Jersey Devils. He has played in 18 games this season, recording six assists. Greene’s plus-nine rating is tied for 16th in the NHL. Last season, Greene had 32 points in 82 games.

Reilly Smith The Boston Bruins forward has played in 19 games this year and has four goals and six assists.

Last season, Smith finished with 20 goals and 31 assists after playing in all 82 games. So far this year, Smith is seeing around 15 minutes of ice time per tilt.

Curtis McKenzie McKenzie, who was with the ’Hawks just two seasons ago, was called up to the Dallas Stars this season after winning the Calder Cup in the American Hockey League with Dallas’ affiliate team, the Texas Stars. He made the All-AHL team and finished the year with 27 goals and 65 points in 75 games. This year, he has appeared in six games with Dallas and is a minus-three on the year. Last Friday, McKenzie dropped gloves with Kyle Clifford of the LA Kings for his first NFL fight.

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themselves,” Higgens said.

During the winter months, the attendance descends because of the cold weather. With the light display, the park finds a way to raise more money, which will last them until the spring.

With a 335-acre property, filled with meadows, forests, a lake and countless trees, the cost to keep the entire museum and park up and running is tremendous. Due to the lack of visitors during the winter, 15 years ago, Pyramid Hill decided to put on this fundraiser to make sure they can cover the cost for their employees who put their heart and soul into the light display, along with the other major expenses of running the park.

There may be times in Ox-

about Friday’s win.”

Junior goalie Jay Williams picked up another win Friday, moving him to 8-1 on the year with a .920 save percentage. McKay dropped to 0-3 after Saturday’s loss, with a .897 save percentage.

Blasi was happy with both performances.

“I thought our goaltending was fine,” Blasi said. “We just continue to get going and continue to improve and evaluate it from day to day.”

Miami returns home this weekend, facing off against Western Michigan University.

Miele, who was with the RedHawks from 2007-11, was picked up by the Detroit Red Wings in July. He has not seen any ice time this season. Last season, he was a member of the AHL’s Portland Pirates and had 27 goals and 45 assists in 70 games. He also played in seven games with thenPhoenix Coyotes (now, Arizona Coyotes), recording two assists and a plus-4 rating.

Chris Wideman Wideman was with the ’Hawks from 2009-12, and is playing for the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, which is the AHL affiliate to the Ottawa Senators. Wideman has gotten off to the best start out of all the RedHawks alumni, as he was named the AHL Player of the Month, a recognition given to the top performer in the league on a monthly basis. He has eight goals, nine assists and 16 penalty minutes through 15 games this season.

Jeff Zatkoff Zatkoff played for the RedHawks from 2005-08, and is currently a goaltender with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins. This season, he is 3-3 with a 2.47 goals against average. Last season, he served as the Pittsburgh backup netminder and posted a 12-6-2 record with a 2.61 goals against average and a .912 save percentage. ford where Uptown seems small with limited options for the students and local citizens to enjoy. Being close to Hamilton’s Pyramid Hill provides entertainment for the general public by offering an outdoor museum that pinpoints their focus on monumental pieces of sculpture filled with forests, gardens, and fields of grass.

To go off the idea of doing something different comes another possibility: Higgens, who works very closely with the board of directors, is looking for summer interns and staff to work on a marketing strategy dealing with social media, press releases and overall planning of projects. If at all interested, or have any questions about the position, call (513) 868-8336 and ask for Shaun.

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Second half surge spurs ’Hawks past Thunderbirds MEN’S BASKETBALL

of confidence and I just kept getting my shots to go in the second half.”

GAV DAVIS Miami went on a 15-5 run to open FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT up the second half.

The RedHawks lead was narA strong second half beyond the rowed to 52-47, but after a monster arc carried the Miami University jam from junior center LJ Livingsmen’s basketball team past Southern ton Jr., the RedHawks went on anUtah University in 76-63 win in the other big 18-4 run. Sullivan hit three RedHawks season opener. more threes during the half to help Senior guard Will Sullivan strug- finish off SUU. gled early, but hit his first threeJunior guard Eric Washington pointer right before the end of the made his first start as a RedHawk, first half. The shot gave Miami a 32- and posted some impressive num30 lead over the Thunderbirds. bers. Washington put up 17 points, Much of Miami’s succes came six rebounds and eight assists. Head as a result of superior second half coach John Cooper had both praise shooting from Sullivan, who fin- and feedback for his star point guard. ished the game six of eight from be“[Washington] has tremendous hind the arc. Sullivan scored 21 and strength and speed, and great awaresaid he was happy to find his stroke. ness on the floor,” Cooper said.

“The first couple of shots I took “One thing we tell Eric is that we LAUREN OLSON PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR felt weird coming off my hands,” would like to see him sometimes Senior guard Will Sullivan drives to the lane against Southern Utah. Sullivan said. “But when you see a slow down, because he get’s going Sullivan put up a game-high 21 points in the opener. shot go into the basket, you get a ton too fast and sometimes his decision

RedHawks split with North Dakota MEN’S HOCKEY STEVEN PERKINS STAFF WRITER

The Miami University men’s hockey split its weekend National Collegiate Hockey Conference series with North Dakota University in a battle of top 10 squads.

The No. 7 RedHawks (8-4, 4-2 NCHC) defeated No. 2/3 North Dakota (8-2-1, 3-1 NCHC) on the road 3-2 Friday and came up short 4-1 Saturday.

Head coach Enrico Blasi said he was happy with the weekend as a whole.

“It was just two good teams going at it,” Blasi said. “Something had to give. Friday it was our turn and Saturday it was their turn.”

A pair of RedHawk junior forwards struck twice early and never looked back Friday. Alex Gacek opened with a goal, followed by a Sean Kuraly tally just over a minute later.

Kuraly had an assist on Gacek’s and eventually put home the game-winner in the second.

It was his sixth game winner this year, three more than any other NCAA player.

Blasi said Kuraly has really come into his own.

“Recently, the last couple weekends I thought he has been playing a lot more within himself and a lot more disciplined in his game,” Blasi said, “He’s really starting to find his way and the way he needs to play for us and for his skillset.”

Kuraly said his game winners are as much luck as anything.

“I guess I’ve just been in the right spots at the right time,” Kuraly said. “I’ve been kind of lucky and at the end of the day you realize it was the game winner. It just kind of HOCKEY »PAGE 9

Brotherhood alumni update COLUMN LINSKI’S LIST Miami’s hockey season is well underway, and more ’Hawks are preparing for a professional career following their time at Miami.

Here’s a glimpse at how the Brotherhood is faring in the world of professional hockey now.

These are not all of the RedHawks who are soaring around the numerous professional hockey leagues, just a

select few. There’s still plenty of hockey to be played this season, so last season’s stats are included as well. All stats are of Sunday morning.

Dan Boyle Boyle is in his 17th NHL season and is playing for the New York Rangers. He spent the past six seasons with the San Jose Sharks, before the Sharks did not re-sign him last season. Due to a broken hand, he has appeared in only one game this year. Last season, Boyle had 36 points in 75 games. He sits at 955 career games played.

Tommy Wingels Wingels is playing for the San Jose Sharks, and has five

goals and five assists through 19 games. Last season, Wingels put up career-high numbers in nearly every category, as he played in 77 games and had 16 goals and 22 assists.

Alec Martinez Martinez entered this season with some new jewelry, that is, his second Stanley Cup ring.

Both came with the Los Angeles Kings. This season, through 17 games, Martinez has two goals, five assists and is a plus-nine.

Last year, Martinez had 22 points in 61 games in the regular season.

No goal was more noteworthy than the one he scored in the 2014 COLUMN »PAGE 9

MU winning streak snapped at 10 VOLLEYBALL JORDAN RINARD

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After winning its 10th straight match with a 3-2 (25-23, 24-26, 25-16, 25-27, 15-11) decision over Kent State University Friday night, the Miami University volleyball team saw the streak end emphatically at Ohio University Saturday with a 3-0 (13-25, 1425, 15-25) defeat. The RedHawks (19-9, 12-4 Mid-American Conference) streak was their longest since the 1997 season.

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“It was a good game against Kent State, but it took us a while to get acclimated,” junior outside hitter Annie Reiswig, who picked up 25 kills over the weekend, said. “It didn’t go the way we planned against Ohio, but it was a good learning experience for us. Against Kent State, we had good setter connections, [sophomore setter] Krista [Brakauskas] really put the ball out there, and I had some good swings. I also had some good swings against Ohio, but their defense was on and no one was able to put the ball down.

We now know what it’s like to

play at Ohio against Ohio and it’s going to be hard in every round of the tournament; hopefully we can get that ring.”

Against Kent State, senior setter/outside hitter Meg Riley entered the Miami record books, as she recorded her 2,000th dig and 1,000th kill against the Flashes.

She recorded a triple-double with 13 kills, 22 assists and 11 digs to go with a .423 hitting percentage and three service aces. She is the first player in program history to reach both milestones.

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Washington finished with 2-1 assist to turnover ratio, but Cooper said he’d like to see Washington have a 3-1 ratio.

Southern Utah had strong showings from sophomore guard Trey Kennedy, who contributed 17 points. The Thunderbirds also got 14 points from junior forward AJ Hess.

The RedHawks only have a few days to prepare for a talented University of Evansville team.

Miami faces the Purple Aces 7 p.m. Wednesday.

“The first game of the year is always interesting,” Cooper said.

“Guys try to do too much. It’s funny because you look around at scores early in the season and it’s interesting to see the teams that are losing games. It’s good to get the first win out of the way so now we can move on to the next one.”

Miami comeback against CMU comes up short FOOTBALL TOM DOWNEY SPORTS EDITOR

Not one, not two, not three, not four, but eight. That’s how many chances the Miami Univeristy football team had to tie the game against Central Michigan University from inside the CMU 14-yard line. But, the RedHawks couldn’t convert any of them.

The plays went incomplete pass, defensive pass interference, defensive pass interference, sack, incomplete pass, incomplete pass, defensive pass interference and another incomplete pass to end the game. The third defensive pass interference gave Miami a final, untimed down, but an out route to freshman wide

receiver Sam Martin just grazed off his fingertips and the Chippewas escaped with a 34-27 win.

If Martin could do it over again, he would change his play call on the down when fifth-year quarterback Andrew Hendrix was sacked.

“We had our bread and butter call on down there,” Martin said.

“They brought pressure. Andrew should have got us out of the call.

But, I think he thought he could get rid of it. He needed to protect us and give us a better chance. If I don’t make the call, he doesn’t miss the check. That’s the hindsight … That’s the one that really stings. We were probably going take at least one crack at running it, because we had timeouts and we’re on the 1.”

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Miami.................... 3 North Dakota........ 4 North Dakota...........2 Miami.......................1

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MEN’S BBALL

CMU.................... 34 Miami.................. 76 Miami.....................27 Southern Utah........63

STAT OF THE DAY

30:29 The time junior Joe Stewart completed the 10K in at the Great Lakes Regional Championships. Stewart finished eighth overall, qualifying him for Nationals. It is the first time in six years a RedHawk has done so. For more on the race, visit miamistudent.net.