The Miami Student | September 24, 2019

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

MIAMI STUDENTS JOIN IN GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE

Lightning never strikes in the same place twice Remembering Miami alumnus, Matt Thomas

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proactive, rather than reactive,” Vasquez Lim said.

Sophomore Cassie Conrad, president of Zero Waste Oxford, organized the strike with the help of several student organizations including the College Democrats, Miami Green Team, Greenhawks Media and EcoReps.

“I expect [Crawford] to be surprised by how much students care, because I don’t know if something like this has happened in Oxford before,” Conrad said. “Now that students know … that Crawford has the chance to make changes, he’ll take it into consideration.”

Several instructors cancelled their classes to

They called him “Red Lightning” in college.

Red for short.

Back home, in State College, Pennsylvania, they called him Sky Thomas.

See, Matthew Robert Thomas was the kind of man who demanded a nickname.

The shock of bright red hair and sheer size contrasted his rather ordinary full name.

His college nickname, “Red Lightning,” was bestowed during his first year at Miami University. A friend and college football fanatic thought Matt resembled Florida State’s ball boy — another chubby redhead who knew how to captivate an audience.

And while many of Matt’s fraternity brothers at Alpha Sigma Phi (Alpha Sig) didn’t even know his full name, they knew Red as the life of every party.

One Halloween he dressed up as Zach Galifianakis’ character from “The Hangover,” baby

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MIAMI STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF AND OXFORD RESIDENTS PROTESTED ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 PHOTO EDITOR JUGAL JAIN

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THE MIAMI STUDENT A group of nearly 300 students, faculty and Oxford residents swarmed the sidewalk in front of Miami University President Greg Crawford’s house, Lewis Place, sweating in Friday morning’s early heat, chanting “Systems change, not climate change … Miami must do more!”

Inspired by 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg’s week-long climate strike, throngs of people assembled on Miami’s campus as millions of people across the world held similar protests.

The goal of the Oxford strike was to urge

Crawford to reconsider signing the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments (PCLC).

The agreement binds university presidents to certain goals, such as carbon neutrality and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, in order to reduce the environmental impact of universities. Last spring, Crawford declined to sign the commitment.

Antonio Vazquez Lim, Associated Student Government’s (ASG) Secretary for Infrastructure and Sustainability, spoke to the crowd first.

His voice boomed from a speaker that had been wheeled beside the house’s iron fence.

“We want to ensure Miami University is

76 points! No. 6 Buckeyes go nuts vs. Miami CHRIS VINEL

SPORTS EDITOR COLUMBUS, Ohio — Disclaimer: the final score may not be suitable for young children to view.

The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes put up 76 points in a predictable large-margin victory over the Miami RedHawks at Ohio Stadium Saturday.

“It was 76-5,” MU head coach Chuck Martin said. “If you have an ounce of competitiveness in your body, it’ll be tough to sleep tonight. Again, I don’t discount who the hell we played. They’re a great football team, but I didn’t discount that, if you told me we were going to turn the ball over that many times, I was going to say they’re going to short-circuit the scoreboard like they did.”

Miami started hot before the Buckeyes blew the game open with a 42-point second quarter — their highest-scoring period since 1960.

One of the only RedHawk positives in the 76-5 loss, Miami became the first team to hold a lead over the Buckeyes this season.

“Yeah, I’d like to talk about the first quarter for the next half hour,” Martin said to begin his postgame press conference.

On Ohio State’s second offensive play of the game, senior linebacker Myles Reid sacked sophomore quarterback Justin Fields and caused him to fumble. The ball rolled out of the back of the end zone for a safety, putting Miami ahead 2-0.

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AFTER MIAMI TRAILED ONLY 7- 5 AFTER ONE QUARTER, OHIO STATE RATTLED OFF 42 UNANSWERED IN THE SECOND — THE BUCKEYES’ MOST POINTS IN A PERIOD SINCE AT LEAST 1960. PHOTO EDITOR JUGAL JAIN

This Issue

Entertainment pages 10 & 11

Giving voice to Miami’s flaws

Right on target

DAC hosts second annual inclusion forum

Miami archery club aims to make a place of it own on campus

News » page 5

Culture » page 9

Just horsin’ around

We’re in for a world of hurt

Ari Chinoporos needs her pre-show starbucks and playlist

Our Editorial Board has come knocking, and we want Crawford to answer

Sports » page 12

Opinion » page 14

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

New center for student diversity and inclusion highlights the importance of intersectionality

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THE MIAMI STUDENT Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) held its first internal elections of the year on Tuesday, Sept. 17, electing two students to both the steering and student trustee selection committees.

The steering committee members aid senators in their creation of bills and then decide which bills should be voted on by the members of the senate.

Academic Senator Ben Waugh, Off-Campus Senator Ben Finfrock and On-Campus Senator Ryan Barr accepted nominations for the steering committee. The three senators then gave speeches expressing why they each wanted the open spots.

Waugh said his connections with the administration and university faculty will help him on the steering committee.

Finfrock said he wants to create a process to push legislation through to the university administration once it has been passed through the senate. One of Finfrock’s ideas involved working closely with the Secretary for Communications and Media Relations.

Barr said he wants to form a better connection between ASG and the Miami administration.

Senate chose Waugh and Finfrock to join the steering committee.

Student trustee selection committee members are responsible for choosing in-state students to serve as non-voting members on the university’s Board of Trustees (BoT). The committee, which is made of eight members of ASG and the two current student trustees, will interview all applicants for the position and choose five names to send to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. He then decides which student will become the next student trustee.

Senators nominated Academic Senator Sinait Sarfino, Off-Campus Senator Shelby Frye, On-Campus Senator Maxwell Hessling and Academic Senator Julia Koenig to run for the open positions.

Sarafino said she aims to increase the interview time for the candidates to get to know each of them on a personal level. She added that by not having an ideal imagine for a candidate prior to interviews will allow her to keep a more open mind and make decisions more fairly.

Frye said she is willing to put in the work, understands the keys to diverse involvement at Miami and has the listening skills required to choose the next student trustee.

Hessling said he wants to find students to serve on the committee who have a worldly point of view and possibly candidates that currently reside in Ohio but have also lived elsewhere.

Koenig, a fifth year senior, felt qualified since she has spent the most time at Miami.

After hearing from all four candidates, senate elected Sarafino and Frye to join the committee.

THE NEW CENTER FOR STUDENT DIVERSITTY AND INCLUSION INTEGRATES PREVIOUSLY SEPARATE OFFICES. ASST. PHOTO EDITOR BO BRUECK

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ASST. NEWS EDITOR The Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion (CSDI) debuted on campus at the beginning of the semester since the reconfiguration of its office over the summer. The new office, formerly known as the Office of Diversity Affairs (ODA), combines various multicultural spaces into one space in order to collaborate more effectively.

The changes began last semester, combining the Cultural Center, the Women*s Center and LGBTQ+ Services into one space on the second floor of the Armstrong Student Center (ASC). With these offices in close proximity to one another, students who may identify with more than one underrepresented group can utilize the services as they see fit.

“I think, historically, the Cultural Center, now Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, was a space that served particularly black students. But I would say that this change is more encompassing of what their department is supposed to serve as,” Student Body President Jaylen Perkins said. “That is much more than just the black experience, the black student experience. I think it’s essential for students to have their own ideal space, but I think it’s just a matter of navigating that space to be [cultivated] for everyone.”

Prior to the construction of CSDI, the Office of Diversity Affairs served predominantly as a hub for African-American students on campus. The Women*s Center and LGBTQ+ Services occupied an office on the third floor of ASC. However, Director of the Women*s Center Jane Goettsch said that those locations were only temporary. The plan to combine the offices had been in the works since the arrival

of the Director of the CSDI, Kelley Kimple, in 2016.

Goettsch says CSDI wanted to create a more robust and integrated department with a focus on Diversity and Inclusion. She likes the new changes and thinks they are something that students will have to get used to. She is also excited about what the office will do for

tary for diversity and inclusion.

Some returning students were unsure how they would feel about the new space, but it has since grown on them.

“At first, I was hesitant to see how the culture was going to react to it,” said Diversity Affairs Council (DAC) President Jannie Kamara.

“Now that I’ve been there a couple times, I do like the community. There still is this space where people feel they can have their own sense of community but also feel connected.”

CSDI has acknowledged that its office does not serve every underrepresented group on campus and is working toward a solution. “[We are] trying to figure out where are those other campus partners that we’re able to connect with, in order to ensure we are having broader representation across the campus,” Kimple said during the “Voices of Love & Honor” inclusion forum on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

“We recognize that there are students we don’t have the opportunity to serve at this point in time. That [is] something that we are working on.”

In an attempt to reach more students, CDSI has begun the process of constructing a lounge area on the third floor of Armstrong to give students a place to go after the offices close at 5 p.m. The area will serve as an office for DAC, but it will also include a study space, meeting room and computer station. Card access to the third floor lounge will begin at 11 p.m., but students who were already in the office are allowed to stay there until Armstrong closes at 2 a.m.

This lounge will also allow students from many other underrepresented groups who do not have a designated place in CSDI find a

“I think it’s essential for students to have their own ideal space.”

-Jaylen Perkins new students.

“New students don’t know any different,” Goettsch said. “But, of course, for students who have returned, it is different from what they’re used to. Sometimes it just takes some adjusting.”

When students returned to campus and saw the new center, mixed feelings about the changes were brought to the forefront. Some students feel that the combination of the offices robs students of a singular place to call their own.

“I definitely applaud the office for trying to include everyone in one space and really highlight on intersectionality. Though, I also would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that it is difficult for different groups to not have a space they can call their own,” said Brandon Small, Associated Student Government (ASG) secre-

sense of community.

The transition for all students hasn’t been easy, but Goettsch wants students to feel comfortable expressing their concerns with every member in the office.

“It is our responsibility as staff to acknowledge [student concerns]. What can we do to get as much [of] that feeling back, but in a different space?” Goettsch said. “We are all very interested [in] hearing students’ impressions, and we acknowledge and have always known that there would be an adjustment period.

Tell us what in this new configuration will help them feel like this is the home that they remember.” @briah_lumpkins lumpkibm@miamioh.edu

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4 MORE SEXUAL ASSAULTS REPORTED, BRINGING TOTAL NUMBER TO 11 CAROLINE HAUBENSTRICKER STAFF WRITER

Four more sexual assaults were reported to Oxford and Miami police, bringing the total number of incidents reported this semester to 11. During the first month of 2018-2019 school year, only six sexual assaults were reported.

The Miami Student reported on Sept. 17 that there were a total of eight sexual assaults reported. But the Miami University Police Department (MUPD) later ruled that a sexual assault report on Central Quad was “unfounded,” meaning MUPD did not have enough evidence to charge anyone.

The latest reports include two separate incidents from Saturday, Sept. 7.

An officer from the Oxford Police Department (OPD) responded to a call from McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital after a woman was treated for sexual assault, but the survivor left and did not want to file a report.

Campus Security Authority reported the second assault to MUPD, saying that someone was fondled at the Brick Street Bar & Grill.

The two other incidents happened last week.

On Sept. 18 at 7:10 p.m., someone reported an additional sexual offense to MUPD. According to police records, the offense occurred on campus, but it is not certain where or when it occurred.

And, over the weekend, OPD received a report that a man at Brick Street came up behind a woman and bit

her on the neck, face, chest and lips before assaulting her on the dance floor.

The woman said she did not know the man who sexually assaulted her and was unable to give a complete description of him. The investigation is ongoing, but no charges have been filed yet, according to the incident report.

Miami’s sexual assault resource guide can be accessed here. Along with information on the reporting process, the site offers advice on what to do if you or someone you know is sexually assaulted.

Sexual assault survivors who wish to report an incident can contact campus security enforcement, including the Miami University Police Department at 513-519-2222, the Oxford Police Department at 513-523-4321, the Coordinator of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program at 513-529-1870 and any athletic coaches, academic or student organization advisor.

If students wish to speak to a non-mandatory reporter for confidential support, they can call or text Miami’s campus-based support specialists from WomenHelpingWomen at 513-431-1111.

WomenHelpingWomen is available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day and is also reachable through email at MU@ womenhelpingwomen.org.

More information and resources can be accessed at womenshealth.gov. haubence@miamioh.edu

RedHawk Ventures plans for $1.5 million fund

REDHAWK VENTURES ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN VENTURE CAPITAL. CONTRIBUTED BY LAURA MENA

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THE MIAMI STUDENT Miami’s student-led business organization RedHawk Ventures announced in early August plans to raise a $1.5 million fund this school year. RedHawk Ventures allows students to invest in start-up businesses, helping them get off the ground using venture capital (the practice of funding early-stage firms based on high growth potential).

Seniors Laura Mena and Andy Newman, co-managers of RedHawk Ventures, hope to use the new fund to educate new members and invest in start-ups in collaboration with their new board of advisors.

RedHawk Ventures receives gifts from investors, and that money is then invested in start-ups.

Any returns on investment are placed back into the fund for future students.

The organization began in 1997 with an initial fund of $500,000 from Procter & Gamble, and was formally set up in 2008. RedHawk Ventures has decided to raise the second fund due to an increased interest in the organization and the first fund allocation is nearly gone.

“As we’ve grown our marketing efforts and overall as a firm,we have more startups wanting to work with us, more partnerships with venture capital firms across the country, and a never-ending interest from students wanting to join our organization,” Newman said.

Dr. Tim Holcomb, director of the John W.

Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship and RedHawk Ventures’ faculty advisor, said the additional funding will be used to make investments in early, seed-stage startups (companies that have just launched) led by Miami students and/or alumni.

RedHawk Ventures previously gave each new start-up checks for $25,000 as a base, but now they are looking to raise that investment to $50,000 on an as-needed basis.

Mena said she also aims to use the fund for the organization’s recently-developed new member education program. Incoming RedHawk Venture members now undergo a required, intensive fiveweek curriculum that teaches the basics of venture capital and start-up financing.

RedHawk Ventures has helped companies such as OROS, a performance clothing company based in Portland, and Digs, a Chicago-based company that helps renters save money for home ownership.

Ultimately, the objective in investing is to give students experience in venture capital.

Mena said RedHawk Ventures hopes to receive donations from large corporations or interested Miami alumni who are willing to donate back to entrepreneurship efforts.

“If you invest or donate into this fund, we are going to continue to crank out students who are educated on a space that isn’t seen at an undergraduate level,” Mena said. “We will be able to get Miami students the tools necessary for them to go learn about venture capital and be successful.” blackse2@miamioh.edu

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

‘Rather than thriving we are trying to survive’

Students share feelings on diversity and inclusion

AMES RADWAN

THE MIAMI STUDENT

STUDENTS POSED QUESTIONS ABOUT RACISM, TOKENISM AND ACCESSIBILITY TO A PANEL. THE MIAMI STUDENT ABBY BAMMERLIN, BO BRUECK

Over 200 people gathered in Wilks Theater to participate in the Diversity Affairs Council’s (DAC) second annual Inclusion Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The forum served to create a dialogue between administration and the student body concerning issues about diversity and inclusion at Miami University.

DAC and the Associated Student Government (ASG) sponsored the event. Brandon Small, the secretary for diversity and inclusion in ASG,

Record-breaking freshman class puts a strain on housing and dining services MAGGIE ANGEVINE RYAN JONES THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University welcomed its largest freshman class in history this fall with an enrollment of 4,300 students, 400 more than last year. This increase has placed a strain on Miami’s housing and dining resources, prompting the Campus Services Center (CSC) to take new measures to deal with the influx.

Director of Housing and Operation Services Brian Woodruff said once students accepted their en-

meetings about the budget before the incoming class numbers were announced.

Porter and Wells Halls are also among those that have switched to being largely first-year living spaces, although Woodruff said these halls have held first years in the past.

CSC has also opened up space in sorority dorms such as Scott and Minnich Halls. This year, 56 beds in Minnich Hall have been allotted to first years.

“I honestly didn’t even know there were more freshmen this year, and I didn’t know there were any living in

“The lines were definitely not this long last year.”

-Caroline Terry rollment on May 1, he realized they would need to find more housing for the larger class. He didn’t want to house students in hotels or force resident assistants to have roommates, as some other schools like Virginia Tech and the University of Kentucky have done to fix housing shortages.

Instead, CSC opened up more space in traditionally sophomore dorms, like Hillcrest and Ogden Halls, to the incoming class. Miami is also only renovating one dorm, Stoddard Hall, this year instead of the approximately three dorms it has previously closed each year for construction. However, Woodruff said this decision was made during board

my dorm,” said Katie Gill, a sophomore resident of Minnich Hall. “I really don’t mind it and don’t think it affects anyone that much.”

Because Miami didn’t have enough housing space for all of the incoming class, the university rented out 76 beds at Hawks Landing. This is the fourth time in the past six years that sophomores have been given the option to live at the apartment complex. Students paid the university the price of a standard renovated double and were still required to purchase a meal plan, according to Miami’s housing website.

Director of University News and Communications Claire Wagner said

“students were made aware by email during last spring and summer” about these opportunities.

“It’s nice to have that off-campus feel with having the benefit of an RA if you need help with anything,” said Evan Crews, a sophomore living at Hawks Landing. “The amenities here are pretty great, and having my own room is so nice.”

The only issue Crews has is the remoteness of the location. “I get annoyed with the distance from campus,” Crews said. “I just wish it would be easier to get back and forth without the hassle of the busses.”

Other areas of Miami’s infrastructure, such as dining, have also been affected by the large incoming class.

According to Director of Dining Services Geno Svec, last year, there were about 58,000 swipes into dining halls each week but this year there are about 61,000 swipes in weekly, a change which was not accompanied by any sort of adjustments in size or employment in the dining halls, leaving them crowded and understaffed.

Sophomore Caroline Terry noticed a change at Maplestreet Commons.

“The lines were definitely not this long last year,” Terry said. “We would wait some, but they didn’t go all the way down the sidewalk.”

Others, though, aren’t fazed by the number of new students.

“I don’t really care how long the lines are as long as I still get to eat,” said sophomore Chloe Alverson. “I don’t really see any difference at all.” @NewellMaggie @angevims@miamioh.edu joneske@miamioh.edu

FIRST-YEARS MOVE INTO SOPHOMORE DORMS AND SOPHOMORES MOVE INTO APARTMENT COMPLEXES THE MIAMI STUDENT OPHELIA ROSALES

helped plan this year’s forum.

“I don’t want to let anyone down,” Small said concerning his planning of the forum. “When you do something like this, it’s hard to amplify every perspective in the way they deserve to be. The name of the forum is Voices, and I don’t want to silence anyone’s voice. That’s the point.”

The event was broken into two parts — the first half was dedicated to presentations from various student organizations, then it was followed by a panel of administrators and student leaders.

The Miami University Gospel Singers opened the forum by singing “My Name is Victory” by Jonathan Nelson. Then student leaders from multicultural student organizations gave short presentations about what it means to be diverse at Miami.

“To achieve genuine change, you must stop seeing minorities as just figures to put on your brochures but rather as individuals with complexities,” the Asian American Association’s vice president Jakin Wu said.

After a short intermission, the panel portion of the forum began.

Briah Lumpkins and Tim Carlin, assistant news editors of The Miami Student, moderated the discussion.

They asked prepared questions ranging from racism in Greek life, tokenization of minority students, cross-campus accessibility and the hiring of diverse faculty and staff.

Miller Center Coordinator Dan Darkow explained how Miami is increasing the use of new technology to create accessibility and equity for disabled students.

Associate Vice President of Institutional Diversity Ronald Scott said that all faculty members will complete modules on diversity and inclusion by spring 2020.

“No debate,” Scott said. “It’s gonna happen.”

After the final question, the panel took questions from the audience.

Senior public health and premed major Abebba Araya asked what the administration is doing to hold perpetrators of anonymous hate crimes on campus accountable.

“We come here to thrive, but unfortunately, rather than thriving we are trying to survive,” Araya said.

“Where are we welcomed if we are not welcomed here?”

Dean of Students Kimberly Moore explained that in the case of anonymous hate crimes, without individuals to hold accountable, nothing can be done to the unknown perpetrators.

“What I can promise you is that I’m listening,” Moore said. “We’re here, ready and willing to be in partnership with y’all in how to move us forward.”

Araya said she appreciated Moore’s recognition that the culture at Miami cannot be so easily changed, but she wanted to see something get done.

“I know change can’t occur overnight,” Araya said. “I appreciate that they’re working on next steps and initiatives, but this is a now situation.” radwanat@miamioh.edu

Institute for Food hosts open house at farm

STUDENTS CAN PURCHASE AND HARVEST LOCAL FOOD AT THE INSTITUTE FOR FOOD THE MIAMI STUDENT ABBY BAMMERLIN

ABBY BAMMERLIN

THE MIAMI STUDENT Red tomatoes peeked out from among the leafy-green vines. First year Laura LaRocca reached in and examined the cherry tomato before picking it and tossing it in a bag. She moved along the vine patch until her bag was full of precisely-selected tomatoes.

“I thought my day on the farm was pretty good,” LaRocca said. “It was pretty successful. I got some delicious cherry tomatoes. I mean, I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

The Institute for Food at Miami University hosted an open house on Friday, Sept. 20 at its farm. The event coincided with the United Nations Global Climate Summit.

“We just wanted to give the Miami community an opportunity to have a place to go to see how to make climate action more personal,” said Peggy Shaffer, coordinator for the Institute for Food.

During the open house, attendees could pick their own cherry tomatoes, purchase salsa and posters at a table in the front of the farm and tour the farm. A handful of people participated in the first hour of the event.

“I think in a really positive way, going to the farm can help people see how sustainable farming and local food has an impact on individual health,” Shaffer said. “It has an impact on the environment. It has an impact on local communities, and it is a really powerful way to begin to address some of these pressing environmental issues.”

Shaffer said students don’t have to protest. Changing what they eat and how they dispose of food can make a big difference.

“They can make some pretty small choices in terms of how they eat, what they eat and how they think about their food choices, about buying local food, eating a plant rich diet, eating a little less meat, all of those things matter,” Shaffer said.

LaRocca said that as a college student, it’s hard for her to buy food that’s organic and farm fresh.

“It’s expensive,” LaRocca said.

“You can’t go [to the farm] if you don’t have a car. I think once I get out of college, I’ll try to buy farm fresh and organic [food].”

Senior Sarah Siegel interned and volunteered at the farm. Siegel worked on partnering with other local farms to produce a marinara recipe that the Institute for Food now sells. She said the experience she had on the farm was an “amazing opportunity.”

“The key thing for [the Institute for Food] is that major that was just added, food systems,” Siegel said.

“That major can be a great institutional way to allow students who are interested to get that really great interdisciplinary approach.”

Shaffer said she hopes the open house will result in more awareness for the farm in the surrounding community. The farm has a Community Supported Agriculture program that gives Oxford students, faculty and community members farm-grown food after paying a fee. The Institute for Food also has a student organization, Food Accessibility and Resilience at Miami (FARM).

“We are hoping that the event will kickstart the revitalization of the student club which is called FARM, so that students can get involved and shape the club in a direction that they think will be a good way to blend interest in local food and sustainable farming with their other activities,” Shaffer said.

Shaffer hopes the new segments of the Oxford Area Trails could lead to a trail connected to the farm.

“I’m hoping that the university sees that students are really interested in the farm, and they want to go there,” Shaffer said. “They’ll make a little spur from the bike trail to the farm, so students can get there without having to drive. The goal really is to give people greater access to understanding the importance and power of local food.” bammeraj@miamioh.edu

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

MIAMI STUDENTS JOIN IN GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE

PROTESTORS CHANTED “GET YOUR SCHOOL INTO LINE; CRAWFORD, PLEASE SIGN!” IN HOPES CRAWFORD WOULD SIGN THE PRESIDENTS’ CLIMATE LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT. PHOTO EDITOR JUGAL JAIN

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allow students to participate in the strike, including associate professor Sarah Dumyahn, director of the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability.

“At this point, I feel that my students understand climate change and are acting on that knowledge for climate justice outside of the classroom,” Dumyahn wrote in an email to The Miami Student. “I want to support this part of their education and chose to cancel class to demonstrate that support.”

After hearing the news that Crawford and the Board of Trustees (BoT) were holding executive session within the Marcum Hotel & Conference Center, several student leaders urged the crowd to march to the meeting.

Strikers continued to chant and wave signs, attracting onlookers as they walked to Marcum.

The crowd arrived and began targeting its chants to Crawford directly.

“Get your school into line; Crawford, please sign!” they shouted as people inside the building peered out from windows and doors.

Several people spoke on the front lawn. After a few minutes, the group began to stir. The BoT meeting was supposed to adjourn at 1 p.m., but one student, speaking on the microphone to the surrounding strikers, suggested the crowd move to Marcum’s parking lot located at the back of the building.

“I mean, we could walk around the building.

They gotta leave it at some point,” added Adrian Radilla, president of the College Democrats, drawing laughter from the crowd.

The group split in half to cover both entrances. Tension between the strikers and staff rose again as people within the building noticed the repositioning of the crowd.

The crowd chanted “Miami must do more!” as loud music was played at the front entrance of Marcum. Energy built as the group awaited the trustees’ exit from Marcum. A staff member from

Lightning never strikes in the same place twice

Remembering Miami alumnus, Matt Thomas

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carrier and all.

He greeted his Miami friends with a “Happy hump day!” every Wednesday, every week, without fail. The phrase was captioned with a picture of Matt reclining in an armchair, and his fraternity brothers often shared the photo on social media midweek.

He loved network TV on CBS. “He actually watched shows like CSI and The Good Doctor,” his friend and senior Harrison Bergman said with a laugh.

Matt was a leader in Alpha Sig and the vice president of the Investment Banking Club. Throughout his time at Miami, he excelled in case competitions for the club.

But, surprisingly, the self-proclaimed “freak in the spreadsheets,” who spent his free time programming data and poring over stock options across the two monitors in his bedroom, Matt had an affinity for art history.

He took one class sophomore year and got hooked.

His favorite painting, Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog — showcasing a captain from the 19th century staring out across the sea — baffled his friends.

“Banks like people who are well rounded,” Matt offered to his friends as way of explanation.

Matt graduated from Miami last May with a degree in finance from the Farmer School of Business and moved to Chicago to work as a financial analyst for Parking Advisors, Inc. where he honed his financial prowess and made coworkers laugh at the real estate firm.

But in between the hijinks, explosive laughter and jokes, Matt’s biggest fear was

failure.

He was driven. He admired his finance professors at Miami and was always interested in how power structures worked, wanting to learn how people succeed.

Matt loved his friends and family deeply.

Originally from Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, Matt was Robert and Alice Thomas’ firstborn son — followed by two brothers, Jason and John, and two sisters, Jennifer and Audrey.

“He had a big heart.”

- Harrison Bergman

“He had a big heart,” Harrison said.

Matt died last week, on Monday, Sept. 16, just 12 days after his 23rd birthday.

Donations can be made in Matt’s memory to the Miami University Foundation, 725 E. Chestnut St, Oxford, OH 45056 (place “In memory of Matthew Thomas” in the memo section of the check.) Donations can also be made online at GivetoMiamiOH.org/give (in the comments field include “In memory of Matthew Thomas.”)

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the conference center repeatedly confronted the protestors, asking them to stay quiet and stop disturbing the ongoing executive session.

Neither the trustees nor Crawford stepped outside.

Dean of Students Kimberly Moore came out of the building and agreed to allow a few of the student leaders to speak with Crawford and David Budig, chairman of the BoT. Lauren Duepke, president of Miami’s Green Team, Conrad and Vazquez Lim followed her inside.

They gathered in a conference room to discuss the purpose of the climate strike and the students’ expectations for Miami regarding sustainability and green initiatives.

Duepke spoke first, explaining what the climate leadership commitments were, for Budig’s sake, and imploring Crawford to reconsider signing the agreement or documents with similar objectives.

She said that students expected more effort on the part of administration to increase trans-

parency regarding sustainability.

“Trying to figure out a pathway to be the most transparent … I think that’s a big frustration for the [strikers] because I’m not sure they know … what stage [Miami’s sustainability initiative] is at,” Duepke said.

She told Crawford she expected a full commitment toward carbon neutrality on campus.

“Every minute that we spend … not actively working toward carbon neutrality, those are minutes we are continuing to off-put carbon into the atmosphere,” Duepke said.

Crawford told the group that he and the board’s sustainability committee were planning to have drafted a plan of action by Jan. 1, 2020, which would outline how Miami would pursue carbon neutrality.

To remind the students of Miami’s previous sustainability efforts, Crawford mentioned that the university was awarded the Larry Abernathy Award in July for its green and public health initiatives.

“The goal is that we think of [the PCLC] as the minimum of what we want to do … it’s not what if, it’s how you get there,” Crawford said.

He ended the meeting by extending an olive branch to Duepke, Conrad and Vazquez Lim — “Would you be willing to work with [board members]?” Crawford asked.

They unanimously agreed to future collaboration.

Shortly before the meeting ended, several strikers began to chant and beat on the windows outside the boardroom. They were quickly asked to be quiet by conference center staff.

The three students then met with the approximately 20 remaining strikers outside Marcum.

As Duepke relayed the discussion to the marchers, they demanded to speak with Crawford themselves.

They also asked why Crawford couldn’t sign the PCLC in addition to implementing the Sustainability Committee’s potential plan.

Director of University News and Communications Claire Wagner declined to answer this question when asked by The Student.

“President Crawford has just asked the sustainability committee to provide additional details about two transparent pathways to achieve that: signing the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitment or implementing a university-based plan,” Wagner wrote in an official statement. “While we explore these options, we continue to surpass many of our goals and set higher ones. We will continue our numerous commitments for sustainability.” brightga@miamioh.edu

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drive that stalled inside the Ohio State 10.

Displaying some new wrinkles in their offense, the RedHawks ran the speed option and the jet sweep during the drive. Redshirt senior running back Maurice Thomas took a handoff and sprinted for 16 yards, giving Miami a first down inside the Buckeyes’ red zone.

To end the drive, senior kicker Sam Sloman made a 21-yard field goal, pushing his team’s lead to 5-0.

That’s the last time Miami threatened. It didn’t score the rest of the game.

“Just keep trying to play,” Martin said of his mindset while leading. “We talked about making plays all week.”

Ohio State sped back, taking the lead with a touchdown drive that took only two minutes off the clock. Junior running back J.K. Dobbins scored with a 26-yard touchdown rumble.

The scoreboard held at 7-5, as the Buckeyes finished the opening quarter with the lead.

On the second play of the second quarter, Fields linked up with senior wide receiver K.J. Hill for a 53-yard touchdown pitch-and-catch, and the rout was on.

MU freshman quarterback Brett Gabbert was intercepted on his first throw of the following drive.

Three plays later, Fields found the end zone again, this time with his legs, on a 7-yard rush.

Gabbert quarterbacked one more possession before leaving the contest due to injury. He was replaced by redshirt junior Jackson Williamson.

A punt, a fumble, a blocked punt and another fumble by Miami gave way to four more OSU touchdowns. The Buckeyes scored six touchdowns on their last six possessions of the first half.

They led 49-5 at intermission.

“It’s not, ‘Oh, it’s Ohio State. It’s OK,’” Martin said. “No, it’s not OK. You’re responsible for the football. We played Iowa. Iowa’s big and strong, but we didn’t turn the ball over that many times.

I know Ohio State’s got some great athletes, but we’ve got to take care of the football.”

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OSU head coach Ryan Day called off the dogs in the second half, allowing his backups to finish the game.

The Buckeyes added two touchdowns in the third and two in the fourth to win 76-5 With five minutes remaining, the rain started, but it had been pouring on the RedHawks since the start of the second quarter. The game was called due to weather with just under three minutes to go.

In only one half of work, Fields threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns. His lone turnover was the first-quarter safety.

“That’s the tough part with him — his size and his strength,” Martin said. “His ability to see the field, he’s got crazy arm strength … We just couldn’t get the big son of a gun on the ground.”

Ohio State, paced by freshman running back Steele Chambers, ran for 227 yards. Eight different Buckeyes either caught or ran for touchdowns.

For Miami, its quarterbacks suffered behind an injury-plagued offensive line. They completed only seven of their 20 passes for 60 yards and no scores. They were sacked five times and turned the ball over three times.

Their ground game didn’t help, tallying only 70 yards on 43 carries.

So, besides the experience of playing in front of 103 thousand people, what was good about this game for Miami?

“I don’t know,” Martin said. “Nothing. I mean, nothing. Maybe when I watch the tape, I’ll have something for you Monday.”

The RedHawks look to bounce back when they start Mid-American Conference play next week. They host Buffalo at Yager Stadium next Saturday. The game is scheduled for noon and will air on ESPNU. “We have a huge game next weekend, and my locker room ain’t ready to be playing a huge game next week,” Martin said. “That’s a fact.

Now, tomorrow by 2 o’clock, I think we’ll be different, but there’s a lot of work to be done.” @ChrisAVinel vinelca@miamioh.edu

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Do you remember the 21st night of September?

Red Zone does.

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THE MIAMI STUDENT Red Zone is an area upstairs in the Armstrong Student Center typically used as a hangout spot for watching sports with friends.

However, on Sept. 21, Miami Activities and Programming (MAP) took over to host a karaoke night for about 20 people.

Some came in groups and others came by themselves. They sang silly songs with their friends or braved one alone. The event kicked off at 9 p.m. and got off to a slow start, but a half hour later, everyone in attendance had fallen into a nice rhythm, taking turns singing songs of their choosing.

Song choices ranged from 2000s pop anthems and country love songs to rock ballads

and rap classics. Two friends channeled childhood nostalgia and sang a duet of “Bop to the Top” from “High School Musical” and another pair showcased their Spanish skills in an attempt at “Suavemente.”

Everyone who stepped on stage belted offpitch and off-beat but with the confidence of a seasoned recording artist on tour. They all filled their performances with head-rocking, hip-bobbing and foot-tapping. The stage presence may not have been there, but the authenticity was.

Typically, karaoke is for people who don’t have much experience singing to come and sing their hearts out, and that’s exactly what happened over the weekend.

The inspiration for the karaoke night came from students’ love for karaoke and the excitement previous events have generated — MAP

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Hedgehogging the spotlight

usually hosts a karaoke night about once a month.

MAP Director of Arts and Entertainment Mallory Woods, explained the best parts about karaoke nights.

“It gives [students] a way to express themselves however they want, with whatever song, or come and be silly with their friends,” Woods said.

She said it is fun to watch everyone sing, and especially likes it when people go up to sing multiple times.

During Saturday’s event, one student in particular was a big hit: senior Clayton Musick, who sang multiple rock songs, his favorite genre.

“It’s a rebellious genre and it’s welcoming of all styles and expression,” he said.

In contrast to many karaoke-goers, Musick

came alone to the event simply because he loves performing. His energy on stage kicked the night off and kept it going.

Unfortunately, that energy was short-lived, and the event began to falter around 10:15 p.m.

Still, the people who came to Red Zone for karaoke had a good time, whether they enjoyed watching, singing and clapping along or they got up on stage themselves. People slowly trickled out in groups until only karaoke enthusiast Musick was left.

MAP is presenting a skate-in showing of “Rocketman” at Goggin Ice Center on Friday, Sept. 27 from 9:30 p.m.–12:00 a.m. Students can enjoy ice skating while watching the movie along with free food and skate rentals. whitehan@miamioh.edu

Environmental interests Putting her energy towards sustainability LEANNE STAHULAK THE MIAMI STUDENT

LIKE MANY MIAMIANS, THEO ENJOYS LATE NIGHTS AND SLEEPING IN. CONTRIBUTED BY REBECCA BURNHAM

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THE MIAMI STUDENT About a year ago, Miami University senior Rebecca Burnham, bought a new pet hedgehog on a whim.

Her friends were interested in getting hedgehogs and Burnham wanted one too. So, one night they found an ad on Craigslist for newborn hedgehogs, still pink and only an inch long, and they contacted the seller to see the tiny pets.

Burnham picked out the hedgehog she would later name Theo and returned to the seller eight weeks later to take him home. Although his previous owners had already named him, Burnham decided to change his name to Theo.

“All the pets we have at home have human names, so I kind of wanted him to fit in,” she said.

Burnham likes hedgehogs because they’re pretty anti-social, so she can balance spending time with Theo and her responsibilities at school. Burnham tries to make sure that she plays with Theo for about an hour a day or sets him in her lap while she does homework.

“He only wants to play when I want to play with him,” she said. “He’s really content in his cage if I’m busy.”

Burnham also has a pouch for Theo to sit in when the pair go somewhere, like Cru, a club on campus Burnham is involved in, and Uptown Park.

“He’s really low-key, so I can take him places,” she said.

Theo likes being around other people, but Burnham is his favorite person. Hedgehogs are receptive to scent, so he finds her comforting.

Like other hedgehogs, Theo also has poor eye-

sight, making crowded situations overwhelming for him. Theo is more likely to get along with people at night, because he is nocturnal and prefers to rest during the day.

Swimming and running are two of Theo’s favorite activities, making him pretty athletic for a hedgehog.

“He’s just cute and little,” Burnham said.

Sometimes when Theo wants to play, Burnham will fill the bathtub with a few inches of water and let him swim around.

At nighttime, Theo can run anywhere from six to ten miles on his wheel, despite his legs only being about an inch long. Luckily, the wheel is quiet so Theo’s hobbies don’t bother Burnham.

The duo are just like any old pair of college friends.

“At my 21st birthday he had a [Smirnoff] ice,” said Burnham. “He just licked it out of a cup.”

Theo is mostly “along for the ride,” when Burnham hangs out with her friends, but he gets into his own antics too. Last year, over J-term, Theo got lost in the house for over an hour.

While Burnham panicked, Theo got comfortable under her roommate’s bed in her shoes organizer.

Despite not knowing much about hedgehogs when she first got Theo, Burnham’s friends with hedgehogs were able to help her research how to properly care for Theo.

Since researching and getting a lot of practice, Burnham knows quite a bit and really enjoys having a hedgehog in her life. beermaej@miamioh.edu

When junior Allison South started her first year at Miami University, she came in with her major undecided and unsure about which extracurricular activities to get involved with on campus.

But just two years later, she’s juggling the University Honors Program, a major, two co-majors, a master’s degree, six student organizations and three intramural sports.

Many college students would crumble under the pressure of so many responsibilities but South enjoys the hectic schedule.

“It’s less overwhelmed and more, ‘I need to keep moving, keep myself busy,’” South said, snapping her fingers. “It helps me not procrastinate as bad because I can look at my Google Calendar and see the next two days are completely full, so you best get your stuff done today even though it’s not due for three days.”

After declaring a political science major in the fall of her freshman year and adding on an energy co-major and sustainability co-major the following spring, South figured she had plenty to keep her busy.

She had a rough idea that she would go into some kind of environmental policy, making the most of her political and environmental degrees. That’s still the dream for the 2021 graduate, but throughout her sophomore year, she wondered how she could further pursue her passion for the environment.

“I tend to like my natural sciences classes, and so I was interested in the master’s program because it’s almost entirely the actual field,” South said. “Like, I’m in a lab where we went and we fished in streams for the last two Mondays. It’s more practical, where I can use this knowledge later on for something that I’m doing.”

Adding on the environmental sciences master’s degree required South to register for four graduate-level classes this fall, plus one undergrad class. She says she’ll probably have to do something similar in the spring, but for her senior year, the undergrad and grad classes should balance out more.

On top of all of her assignments, South also serves as the president of Miami University EcoReps, an organization dedicated to helping students go green, president of Project Kids Network, a service organization that helps children in need, and the sustainability team lead for the Honors Student Advisory Board.

She is also a member of Amicus Curiae PreLaw Society, a gathering for students interested in studying law, Best Buddies, which pairs up Miami students with adults who identify with an intellectual or developmental disability and the National Residence Hall Honorary, a society for exemplary students who help improve residence life on campus.

South joined all of these organizations shortly into her first year but didn’t run for leadership positions until her sophomore and junior years.

For Project Kids Network, she saw potential

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to grow the organization and wanted to take the lead to foster that growth. For Eco-Reps, South simply wanted to spend more time with an organization she holds dear.

“I love Eco-Reps,” South said. “I’m just the crazy person that talks about it all the time, and I was on the leadership team for it last year, and the [president] spot was opening up, and I was just like, ‘Yeah, I’m gonna have a little bit more free time, why not invest it back into this organization that I really enjoy?’”

Aside from filling her schedule, being involved in all of these student organizations helps South remember why she wanted to come to Miami in the first place. She was hesitant to visit, believing the school would be overrun with “stereotypical” Miami students. But after walking around campus for a day with her mom, she saw a completely different side of Miami that called to her.

“I got to see the other students that weren’t the stereotypical whoever,” she said. “I got to see that there were other organizations on campus, and I feel like me being hesitant to come, because I didn’t know that there were so many different parts of Miami, is what has made me get so involved.”

South is internally motivated and driven by nature, but she also works hard to make her family proud and support the lessons they raised her on: doing well in school, always putting in her best effort and remembering to put the books down every once in a while to have fun.

Even in the midst of South’s chaotic classes-and-club filled calendar, she’ll always make time to drag her friends to a pick-up broomball game or to watch the RedHawks hockey team. stahullc@miamioh.edu

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

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Archery club hits the mark for veterans and newcomers alike KELLY MCKEWIN STAFF WRITER

Boxes of arrows and a pile of archery bows rest on a bench as Miami University senior Justice Hubbard greets the people arriving to the band practice field.

A row of targets stretches across the field. Some people who arrive with their own quivers of arrows and bows head for the targets immediately, setting up their equipment. Others, arriving without anything, head straight for Hubbard, who passes out arrows and helps the newcomers figure out the right weight of bow to use.

With the bows strung and everyone equipped, the group heads for the targets. Hubbard and other senior members of the club instruct beginners on proper archery technique — grip the bow without extending your elbow, keep the arrow aligned just so, pull back the string to your chin.

Close one eye to aim, and when ready, release your hold on the arrow. If all goes to plan, arrows across the field will hit the targets with a resounding thwack.

Hubbard, the president of the archery club, founded it three years ago after arriving at Miami intending to find a community of archers. He has had an interest in archery since his childhood, and knew in high school that he wanted to join an archery club in college. He spent his senior year working on an independent project to design his own bows and arrows.

Though the club started off small, there have been more people attending every year. For Hubbard, fostering a greater sense of community each year is one of the most important parts of leading the club.

“The biggest thing I’ve learned about Miami and what I want out of Miami is the community,” Hubbard said. “When I started the club, I not only wanted to shoot, but I wanted a community. Now, I get to teach people how to shoot and you also start to create bonds and new friends.”

Hubbard says there are four people in the club who shoot competitively and five who have been involved in archery as a hobby before, which means that the majority of the club’s members are new.

First-year Christa Niemann has been to two practice sessions with the club this year. Prior to joining, she’d never picked up a bow and arrow.

“I’d never tried archery before, but I’ve always wanted to,” Niemann

said. “I wanted to have that one talking point from college, like the one cool thing I did.”

Niemann missed the target the first time she shot, but has since hit it almost every time. The club’s vice president, Courtney Collins, said this is pretty common among new members.

“Once you get the body motion down, it becomes easy,” Collins said.

“Your first couple arrows might not be where you want them, but as you get into it, your aim gets better. After a couple tries, people usually start to pick it up.”

Once beginners pick up on the basics of archery, they can focus on refining their skills and shooting technique at subsequent meetings. However, Hubbard likes to remind people that archery doesn’t have to be competitive — it can be a simple way to blow off steam or relieve stress on a Saturday afternoon.

For some members, it can be a combination of both. Dylan Deeters, a first-year, used to shoot archery in his grandparent’s backyard as a kid, but hasn’t had consistent practice for most

DESPITE NOT ALWAYS HITTING THE TARGET, ARCHERY CLUB MEMBERS ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE. THE MIAMI STUDENT ZACH REICHMAN

of his teenage years.

“After figuring out how to shoot again, I’ve been enjoying it a lot more.

I’m hitting the targets every time,” Deeters said. “Archery also always clears my mind.”

Hubbard thinks the unique nature of the sport is what draws a lot of the club’s new members in. Though most

Mindfulness center provides a space for relaxation in an otherwise stressful world MADELINE PHABY STAFF WRITER

Like many other college students, relaxation isn’t a part of my daily agenda.

Between my 17 credit hours, my job, my UA position, my two exec positions and The Student, I barely even have time to sleep. However, I’ve come to realize that I’d be better off if I learned to chill every once in a while.

I recently visited the Mindfulness Center, a small room located at 128 McGuffey Hall, in search of the “zen” that has eluded me for the past 19 years. Despite my initial skepticism, I soon became enchanted with the scent of essential oils wafting through the air and found some of the peace I’d been seeking.

The Center, which opened in March 2016 and is directed by Suzanne Klatt, a professor in the department of family science and social work, is dimly lit and silent, aside from some gentle white noise coming from a speaker. There are a number of comfortable chairs arranged in a circle. Uplifting posters decorate the walls and a small table in the center of the room offers free

candy, crayons and sensory toys.

Hannah Stohry, a graduate student who has worked at the Center for three years, greeted me when I entered. She described some of its primary functions, including its weekly meditation sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:30 -11:30 a.m. and how it provides a space for students to nap between

did it right, my meditation session did provide a moment of relief from my stressful existence.

I would, and likely will, do it again.

Plus, they have free coffee, which is reason enough to return.

Stohry said that, while meditation can act as a supplement to professional counseling, it is not meant

“I’ve come to realize that I’d be better off if I learned to chill every once in a while.” classes.

“There’s really no other place on campus to go and take a nap,” Stohry said. “King used to be more comfortable, but it isn’t anymore.”

Despite my complete lack of spirituality and inexperience with meditation, I tried to make an effort to be mindful while visiting the Center. So I sat on the floor, crossed my legs, shut my eyes and tried to relax.

Though I felt a bit silly the whole time and am still unsure whether I

to be a replacement. But, considering the recent increases in depression and anxiety among college students, any bit of relief helps.

The Mindfulness Center is located at 128 McGuffey Hall and is open from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Mondays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursdays. phabymr@miamioh.edu

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people know what archery is, it’s not something many have had the opportunity to try.

“Archery is not something that’s mainstream, but it allows people to do something they’ve never done before but maybe seen on TV,” Hubbard said. “‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘Brave’ got people interested in archery, which is

great for us. You see it in the movies, and you want to be like Katniss Everdeen or Green Arrow; we’ll show you how.”

The archery club meets every Saturday from 1:30-3 p.m. at the band practice field across from Tappan Hall. mckewikm@miamioh.edu

Oxford celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with annual UniDiversity Festival JENNA CALDERÓN

THE MIAMI STUDENT On Friday, Sept. 20, the smell of empanadas, tacos and numerous other tasty foods filled the air.

The city of Oxford rang with the sounds of guitars, laughter and even a few farm animals as it welcomed the 17th annual celebration of the UniDiversity Festival.

The festival, held in Oxford’s Uptown Memorial Parks, gave students and community members alike the opportunity to experience a taste of different cultures. It also kicked off a month full of activities centered around the National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month at Miami University.

Sept. 15 is the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, the start of celebration and pride for Latinx people everywhere and a time to come together and embrace who you are and where you came from.

The festival began with an address from Oxford’s mayor, Kate Rousmaniere, who chose to deliver a Spanish introduction, followed by an English translation.

“This celebration of Latin cultures is of special meaning to Oxford, because here in this community we always welcome and enjoy and learn about different cultures,” Rousmaniere said.

Then the mic was handed to Pamela Ianiro, Miami senior and president of Unidos (the Latinx organization on campus) who gave a brief summary of everything the festival had to offer.

Festival-goers sat in the grass for the night’s first event, watching Amazon John and his Silly Safari, where live animals, including a small kinkajou or “honey bear,” and a Boston Terrier, performed tricks and a few lucky toddlers got to interact with the talented creatures, too.

Amazon John and his furry colleagues were followed by performances from Que Lindo es Panama!

Dance Troupe, The Monarch Butterfly program and two Latin bands: Toca Madera and Orquesta Kandela.

Though many eyes were focused on the performances on stage, there was still plenty to do around the park.

Food trucks caught the eyes of

many hungry visitors, where they could experience the cuisine from different countries like Mexico, Jamaica, Colombia and Venezuela without leaving the comfort of their own backyards.

Booths lined the lawn providing a space for Information Fair, which consisted of local community organizations based out of the greater Cincinnati area as well as Miami programs.

All were eager to share information about Latinx and Caribbean communities in the U.S. and to explain how to get involved in their volunteer services.

Su Casa Hispanic Center, a non-profit division under the Catholic Charities, was one of the many groups available to those who attended the festival.

“We aim to serve, enlighten and empower,” said Esther Maria Claros Berlioz, one of the many volunteers at Su Casa, on their efforts to help immigrants. “There are so many misconceptions about the countries of origin from whence they come, that it’s wonderful to have dialogue between communities so we can dispel those myths.”

The whole event, brought to the community by UniDiversity’s program planning chair holder and director, Jacqueline Rioja Velarde, is something that Miami students look forward to every year.

Her favorite part about the festival? “People, people, people!” Rioja Velarde said. “As I walk, people will stop me just to talk about how much they enjoy it.”

Events like these can serve as ways to better Miami and Oxford’s diversity efforts.

“I think they had this festival my freshman year, but it wasn’t nearly as publicized as it was this year,” senior Sami Hausserman said. “I have noticed on campus that there are more diverse events for people to go.”

As the sun went down, the party continued, and the sound of the band dissolved into the night.

Those interested in getting involved on or off campus can find more information on Unidos on the Hub. calderjm@miamioh.edu

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Don’t call them angels: Women in pop music DAVID KWIATKOWSKI THE MIAMI STUDENT

We need more all female collaborations in pop music. Do we really need to say it? We’ll say it as much as we need to.

Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey have teamed up for “Don’t Call Me Angel.” The song will serve as the lead single for the soundtrack of the upcoming “Charlie’s Angels” remake.

When I first heard these three women were teaming up for a song, I was excited. But I was also terrified. Del Rey has such a different sound compared to Grande and Cyrus, and I was not sure how they would all fit together.

However, once the song came out, I was mostly pleased with where everyone was placed.

Cyrus fights back against the patriarchy with verses like, “All my girls successful, and you’re just our guest.”

Her voice has always had a country twang to it, but I really believe that she could sing any genre and it would work. Her lower register really comes to benefit the song as she compliments Grande’s range during their call-and-response type take on the chorus.

I need a collaborative album, stat.

Grande’s verse is … well, boring — to say the least.

Grande is, no question, the pop icon of this generation. I love her more than words can possibly say. She fares well on the chorus, and she has amazing ad-libs on the end.

But, it seems like Grande is phoning it in. Her lines blend in the background while Cyrus and Del Rey both put their own creative stamp on the song.

She gets a pass though, because she’s on a world tour. I would be exhausted, too.

Del Rey’s take on the bridge is, by far, the largest selling point of “Don’t Call Me Angel.”

Max Martin’s production literally slows down to meet Del Rey so she can deliver what she does best. The song immediately sounds like something off her debut record “Born to Die,” and it is everything we need and more.

Her voice glides over the track while Grande offers her signature whistle tones in the back. It’s just so good. It’s unfortunate her voice becomes overshadowed by Grande and Cyrus in the final chorus.

But technicalities aside, it is so refreshing to see women in the music industry collaborate together with a purpose.

It’s no secret women are pitted against each other in every occupation, but it’s incredibly visible in the music world.

But, we’ve come a long way.

“DON’T CALL ME ANGEL” IS, HOPEFULLY, EMBLEMATIC OF A NEW ERA IN ALL-FEMALE POP COLLABORATIONS. ILLUSTRATOR ANNA SKALICKI

Early all-female collaborations like Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Lil Kim and Mya’s “Lady Marmalade” and Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” were necessary and mind-blowing at the time, but they were all about men.

Whether it was about being desirable or fighting over a man, the music was less about female collaboration and more about these women objectifying themselves.

That is until Destiny’s Child’s “Independent Women” came out.

Coincidentally, it was the lead single off the 2003 “Charlie’s Angels” film soundtrack.

While this was not technically a collaboration

(because Destiny’s Child was a girl group), “Independent Women” was a song about women and for women — an ultimate feminist success.

The song became a trailblazer, leading the path for collaborations like Christina Aguilera and Lil Kim’s “Can’t Hold Us Down” and Beyoncé and Lady Gaga’s “Telephone.” Finally, we had songs that were about women sticking it to the man and encouraging others to do the same.

But, we got lost in the early 2010s.

We started to backtrack with songs like “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and

GROWING UP WITH JULIA

LOUIS-DREYFUS MAY NOT HAVE WON HER RECORD-BREAKING EMMY, BUT HER FUTURE REMAINS AS BRIGHT AS THE TRAIL SHE BLAZED. ILLUSTRATOR MIN KIM

KATE RIGAZIO

OPINION EDITOR I spent many middle school evenings sitting at my kitchen table half doing homework, half watching whatever my mom had on TV. One day, seemingly unprompted, my mom stopped in the middle of washing a dish and pointed a soapy yellow-gloved finger to the TV, which was playing a re-run of “Seinfeld.”

“If you want a funny woman to watch, you should watch Julia Louis-Dreyfus,” she said.

“She’s brilliant. And she’s got awesome curly hair.”

My mom — God, love her — had noticed I had sparked an interest in comedy, and eagerly stoked that flame by pointing out funny women I could look up to.

Elaine Benes is a knockout character. She’s confident and nervous. She’s messy and in charge. She’s goofy and sexy. She’s bold, sharp as hell and dances with no rhyme or reason.

And Louis-Dreyfus brings all of this to the screen with a cool-girl grace.

Watching Elaine on screen felt like watching an old friend. Natural, and comfortably hilarious.

And I — a nervous middle-schooler who didn’t possess an ounce of cool, hated her own curly hair and was a horrible dancer — adored her instantly. It must have been a mother’s intuition.

Last Sunday, ten years after my mom introduced me to Elaine, I anxiously watched the Emmys to see if Louis-Dreyfus would win Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her

role as Selina Meyer on HBO’s “VEEP.” Winning would have made her the most awarded actor, male or female, in Emmy history.

She lost, and I was genuinely sad.

When I started watching “VEEP” in high school, I fell in love with Louis-Dreyfus all over again. Selina is a lethal force of a woman.

She’s nasty, cutthroat and everything wrong with American politics. And she does it all in a killer pair of pumps.

What’s truly special about Louis-Dreyfus’ performance is how she brings nuance to someone so outrageously performative.

Occasionally, Louis-Dreyfus cracks open Selina’s shell and gives a glimpse at how her political career has wrecked and consumed her. In these moments, Louis-Dreyfus gives

Nicki Minaj and “Work from Home” by Fifth Harmony. While catchy, they did little to expand on the feminist groundwork laid before them.

But, with the announcement of a new “Charlie’s Angels” movie, I was hoping for a reset.

And we got one.

“Don’t Call Me Angel” is just the anthem we needed for the #MeToo era, hopefully with more to come. kwiatkdm@miamioh.edu

Selina the depth and authenticity that allows her to be understood as a human rather than a monster. It’s just enough to leave you mistyeyed, to keep rooting for her.

And just when you’ve let your guard down, Louis-Dreyfus delivers one of the show’s famous one-liners with intense precision. It hits like a gut punch, and it makes you blush and burst out laughing.

In January 2018, I attended a Q&A with Miami alum Rick Ludwin, the former vice president of late night programming at NBC. When we asked him about “Seinfeld’s” origins, he recalled how Louis-Dreyfus was their missing piece, “the magic” that brought it all together.

I was thankful to be seated toward the back of the room because I started to cry.

I cried because both on-and-off screen, Louis-Dreyfus is an example of the magic that comes from a woman who pushes boundaries and raises her voice.

In her 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards speech, she spoke out against the immigration ban, discussing how her father fled persecution in Nazi-occupied France and came to the U.S. In 2017, the day after she won a record-breaking sixth consecutive Emmy for her role on “VEEP,” she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

In her public announcement, she commented on how fortunate she was to have insurance to cover her medical expenses and called for making “universal health care a reality” so that anyone could afford the required treatments.

She beat cancer. She won the Mark Twain Prize for Comedy. She’s a total badass.

While she did not win at Sunday’s Emmys, she and Cloris Leachman still share the title of most Emmy awarded actor of all time.

After she lost, she presented the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She allowed the line between her character and herself to blur, complaining about having to share the stage with co-stars and telling her right-hand man to “just drop it” when he suggested that maybe she’d win for this category.

Through her career, Louis-Dreyfus has demonstrated that, no matter how imperfect or bizarre or crass, there is humor in being human. Her funny is never forced; instead, it springs naturally from the character she builds with careful patience, making the silly or down-right outrageous moments all the more delicious.

She’s a woman who leads with grace and eloquence, and plays to the top of her intelligence. She has shown us the importance of humility. She’s funny as hell.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ impact on comedy has been profound. Magical, even.

And she’s not done yet. @kmorigz rigazikm@miamioh.edu

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‘Charli’ is mechanical yet emotional, synthetic yet heartwarming WILL GORMAN

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Few people love to party more than Charlotte Aitchison.

Better known as pop star Charli XCX, she has built her brand on boys and bacchanalian nights. Since the start of her career, the singer-songwriter has proven she can reliably put out both industrial pop bangers and radio-friendly bops about the highs of living on the edge.

But for the first time, Charli’s fanbase of “angels” have been treated to an album about what’s not so preferable about the eternal state of partying she’s painted pictures of throughout her career.

On her self-titled third album “Charli,” her first studio release since 2014’s “Sucker,” Charli recruits an impressive 13 featured artists to accompany her in peak pop storytelling. Artists like Lizzo, Kim Petras and Big Freedia come together to stand with Charli as they sing about the past five years, on-and-off relationships and hardships that Charli faced after her previous attempt at a third studio album leaked.

From the outset of “Next Level Charli,” the album’s fast-paced opening track, listeners are instructed to “turn the volume up in the party, put [their] hands up and dance” along.

These lyrics aren’t atypical of Charli’s career as it stands — 2017’s critically-acclaimed mixtape releases “Number 1 Angel” and “Pop 2” were chock full of similar lines — but the songs that follow “Next Level Charli” reveal a never-before-seen side to the singer’s emotions.

“Gone,” a collaboration with French singer Christine and the Queens, sets lyrics about social anxiety to a catchy melody against a synth-heavy instrumental for a true pop music triumph. In a rare career moment until this point, Charli contemplates leaving a party while “watch[ing] the ice melt in” her drink.

Production on “Gone” by Charli’s longtime collaborator A.G. Cook brings dramatics and gravity to the duet, with a futuristic outro straight from a robot’s brain. Other

Cook-produced tracks like “Click” and “Shake It” bring hordes of collaborators together for innovative beats that might as well break the sound barrier with how bombastic the production is on both songs.

On “Cross You Out” featuring singer Sky Ferreira and “Warm” featuring pop/rock band HAIM, Charli enlists her featured vocalists to beautifully unpack the difficulties of leaving unhealthy relationships behind after a “century of tears.” Cook again brings an unorthodox beat to the emotional ballads, placing tender emotion and sonic turmoil parallel to each other.

On the emotional penultimate track “February 2017,” Charli brings singers Clairo and Yaeji on board to apologize to a significant other for her own wrongdoings. During emotional solo efforts like “White Mercedes” and “Official,” Charli opens up about feelings of inadequacy in her relationships, citing how “hurting [her partner] feels like [she’s] hurting as well.”

That’s not to say that the entire album is made up of mechanical soul-baring, though.

Charli and Troye Sivan’s 2018 single “1999” cheerfully expresses nostalgia for the late 90s, while the album’s closer “2099” sees the pair boast about individuality and trade lyrics about having a mind more well suited for the future.

With 14 different artists coming together on this record, it’s impressive that Charli manages to stand out on her own. Each track on this record still feels distinctly like a Charli XCX song, with Charli never losing her touch as the album progresses. When all is said and done, and the sun sets on “Charli,” the 15-track album feels like a sound-driven glimpse into a futuristic version of the entertainment industry.

With all its loudness and robust instrumentation, it’s hard to say whether or not “Charli” is the definitive future of pop. Regardless, Charli XCX is certainly pushing music beyond the present.

AFTER YEARS OF LEAKS AND HEAVY FAN DEMAND FOR A STUDIO RELEASE, CHARLI XCX MEETS THE HYPE ON “CHARLI.” CONTRIBUTED VIA TWITTER

“With 14 different artists coming together on this record, it’s impressive that Charli manages to stand out on her own. ”

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‘Love Island’ is a 21st century British invasion, and for ome reason, we need it WILL GORMAN

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR What kind of hole have we created in modern society where we’re filling it with logical promiscuity and revelry about someone else’s unpredictability?

I’m not certain. But I know that “Love Island” is filling it.

This past summer, when I started seeing advertisement after advertisement for a new show coming to CBS called “Love Island,” I was intrigued. So, like any good reality television addict, I did some extensive research.

I learned that the British edition of “Love Island,” the franchise’s flagship, was so popular that it played a large role in the cancellation of the U.K.’s “Big Brother” series. The very cancellation that drove a dagger through my reality television-loving heart a year ago.

With an emotional stake in the game and more curiosity than my three cats combined, I dove headfirst into the summer 2018 season of “Love Island U.K.” as “Love Island U.S.” was taking off. The American edition recently saw a renewal for a second season and has been greenlit to air over in the U.K., so it’s safe to say it was a hit on our shores as well.

The show revolves around contestants trying to romantically link up with each other, forming couples. The threat of being “dumped” from the island looms over the remaining single “islanders” at a “recoupling” ceremony – that is, unless the audience votes them out first.

If it sounds confusing, that’s because it is.

The crux of the show is motivating manufactured promiscuity and encouraging contestants to romantically engage with new arrivals that enter the competition. At the end of every season, the audience votes for its favorite couple, with a cash prize going to the winners.

From a distance, “Love Island” is mindless entertainment. But the fact that it’s gained so much popularity demonstrates a society that seeks unpredictability, is comfortable with chaos and craves catharsis through witnessing the plights of others.

Maybe it’s the political turmoil Americans have been engrossed in this decade. Maybe we’re looking for an out, looking for other problems to worry about, looking for something to hope for. I wouldn’t be surprised if the British version has seen similar success after the seemingly endless Brexit debacle.

Perhaps, in the #MeToo era in which toxic relationships are being called into question on a national scale, we’re looking for a national stage in which toxic relationships can be punished in the court of public opinion. We’re looking to make examples out of bad people and see them fall – something far more draconian than modern society will allow for than in, say, politics.

The longevity of “Love Island” in America is a product of an uncertain society – and considering climate change will kill us all before it’s too late, I’m sure there’s a mutual anxiety that could be found in any country where “Love Island” airs. gormanwm@miamioh.edu

“We’re looking to make examples out of bad people and see them fall – something far more draconian than modern society will allow for than in, say, politics.”

“HOLLYWOOD’S BLEEDING” FOLLOWS A SLEW OF TOP 10 HITS ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100. CONTRIBUTED BY WIKICOMMONS

After high hopes, ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ definitely delivers NATHAN GILLIN

THE MIAMI STUDENT In recent years, arguably in the recent decade, no one has topped the music charts more than Post Malone. Austin Post, from Grapevine, Texas, emerged seemingly out of nowhere, with his first big hit “White Iverson” in February 2015.

This song gained popularity right from its release on the streaming platform SoundCloud. He would release his first studio album, “Stoney,” and open up for Justin Bieber on his world tour the following year.

Now, Post has released three albums, began his third tour and has dominated the music industry for just over three years.

Chances are, you have heard at least one of his songs.

Among his biggest hits are “Congratulations,” “rockstar,” “Psycho” and “Better Now.” Because his style fits into so many different kinds of music, his voice hardly ever leaves the radio. And that certainly does not stop at the release of “Hollywood’s Bleeding” — his latest album. Although originally classified as a rapper, he has diversified his sound to fit a multitude of genres, including pop, country, rock and even grunge.

Toward the end of 2018, Post released songs “Wow” and “Sunflower” featuring Swae Lee. The latter skyrocketed to the top of the charts on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music.

“Sunflower” was also the lead single of the soundtrack to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” promoting the song not only on the radio but also in the movie. Last summer saw the release of singles “Goodbyes” featuring Young Thug and “Circles,” both of which have over 100 million streams on Spotify already.

Each of these singles paved the way for high expectations for the new album.

So, how did they hold up?

On Sept. 6 of this year, Post Malone released his third album, “Hollywood’s Bleed-

ing.” If there is one word to describe “Hollywood’s Bleeding,” it’s diverse. Post has been called a versatile artist before, but it definitely shows in this LP. Some of his songs demonstrate his ability to concoct another pop/rap hit, including “Enemies” featuring DaBaby, “Die for Me” featuring Future and Halsey and “On the Road” featuring Meek Mill and Lil Baby.

Evident from these two songs alone, Post has some awesome features on the album.

Notably, “Take What You Want” features rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and mainstream rapper Travis Scott. The combination seems unusual at first, but what comes of it is a rare blend of talent — Post crushes his part before dishing a verse to Travis Scott and giving Ozzy a guitar solo that is reminiscent of the rock music of the 70s and 80s.

What attracts many people to Post Malone’s music is his unique voice and ever-catchy melodies. “Staring at the Sun” featuring SZA and “I’m Gonna Be” are simply feel-good songs that draw in the listener, making them anticipate every new line.

He can captivate the listener with a hook that is sure to stay in one’s head while sitting in class or working at the office. “Thousand Bad Times,” “Myself” and “Internet,” all demonstrate this use of catchy hooks as Post sings about his regrets and mistakes.

Post also uses his somber tone in the songs “Hollywood’s Bleeding,” “I Know” and “Saint-Tropez,” talking to his audience about past flings that fell through and the struggles that come along with attaining fame. He has an uncanny ability to make the listener jam to a song during a fun party, even if it may have a somber premise or tell a story about an arduous relationship.

The album’s diversity of sound, features and overall catchiness makes it one of Post’s best, if not his very best work to date. gillinn@miamioh.edu

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A GIRL AND HER HORSE:

How Ari Chinoporos prepares for an equestrian show

ARI CHINOPOROS RIDES HER HORSE, PIZARRO, BEFORE A SHOW. CHINOPOROS’ NEXT SHOW IS SCHEDULED FOR MID-OCTOBER. CONTRIBUTED BY ARI CHINOPOROS

LILY FREIBERG

THE MIAMI STUDENT Ari Chinoporos has to eat a birthday cake pop from Starbucks and listen to “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten three times.

Why? Because that’s how she prepares for an equestrian show.

“It’s my good luck charm,” Chinoporos said. “I live by it, and I swear it works.”

Chinoporos, a junior majoring in early childhood education and a member of Miami University’s equestrian team, has been riding horses for almost 10 years.

She specializes in hunt seat, which focuses on elegance, accuracy and flatting, which is when a team of riders and their horses go through three out of the four horse gaits while following a particular pattern.

It’s also Chinoporos’ favorite event.

“I’m better at that,” she said.

When Miami funds or holds a show for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA), Chinoporos doesn’t ride her own horse; instead, she rides one provided by the university.

But she does get to work with one horse during shows with the World Equestrian Center (WEC), a private facility not affiliated with the university.

Chinoporos has been riding Pizarro, or “Papa P” as she calls him, since the end of her freshman year, when she was determined to get the stubborn horse to canter.

“I knew that I liked him,” Chinoporos said. “I didn’t know why, because he wouldn’t do anything I said. And then I was like, ‘That’s it, I’m coming back next year!’”

A specific trick Chinoporos is proud of accomplishing with Pizarro

is the counter canter: when the lead is opposite of the direction the horse is traveling around the ring.

Riding lessons at Miami are an hour long and twice a week. Chinoporos arrives 30 minutes before her lesson to clean and groom her horse, and then stays about 30 minutes after doing the same thing.

When the team has a show coming up, riders have an option to sign up for extra lessons. Chinoporos always takes advantage of the opportunity.

“I have to get all of my homework done for the week, otherwise I’m not going to ride,” Chinoporos said. “I try to clear my schedule and my work load as much as possible, so I can really dedicate my week to preparing.”

Chinoporos has a couple of rituals she stays true to when there’s an upcoming show.

On the morning of the show, she eats her cake pop and jams to “Fight

Song.” If she accidentally plays it more than three times, she has to listen to it 13 times.

In high school, her coach made the team listen to the song the morning of the first day of each show. One of her teammates mentioned that they had to listen to it three times for good luck.

She still carries on the tradition.

Chinoporos and her teammates arrive at the IHSA show and she starts to warm up her horse for the day.

“Less is more,” Chinoporos said. “I try to do as little as possible. I like to ride around very relaxed to help [the horse] feel comfortable. I try to keep it as casual and as similar as to what we do at home, because horse showing is stressful for them, too.”

The team is usually at a show all weekend — Thursday through Saturday or Friday through Sunday, depending on the rider’s academic schedule.

RedHawks limp to non-conference finish line MIKE GUISTOLISE STAFF WRITER

Ohio State (5-5) beat Miami (5-6) again — this time, in volleyball. The RedHawks continued their struggle against their Big 10, in-state rival on Thursday, as they lost their seventh consecutive match against the Buckeyes. The ’Hawks are 4-12 against Ohio State all-time.

The rough start to the weekend continued on Friday afternoon with another sweep at the hands of the Dayton Flyers. Miami left on a high note after taking down Illinois State, 3-1, on Friday evening.

Avarie Powell killing her position change With an injury to Haley Stewart,

Miami was desperate for someone to step up in the middle to aid senior Margaret Payne.

Enter junior Avarie Powell, originally listed as a right side hitter.

An ACL tear erased her freshman season, and she only managed to record four kills her sophomore season.

She was put back as a middle hitter by head coach Carolyn Condit at the start of the season, hoping to fill big shoes left by the injured captain.

This move looks genius after the Buckeye Invitational, as Powell stepped up with 31 total kills over three matches. The loss against Ohio State on Thursday evening was the first time she tallied double-digit kills (13).

Powell continued to roll on Fri-

day, gathering six kills in the loss against Dayton. Later in the day, she provided another 12 in the victory over Illinois State.

Not everyone can regain former athletic prowess after a significant knee injury, but the four-year letterwinner from Middleton, Indiana is looking like another weapon for Condit’s RedHawks.

A confusing start Non-conference play is a great time to figure out what type of team a coach has.

However, from a fan’s perspective, the under-.500 start looks odd from the preseason MAC favorite RedHawks.

The Ohio State match had the aspects of a real battle, but the Red-

Hawks fell short. Dayton dominated and played like a machine. The win over Illinois State was a good rebound.

So, what is going on with Miami?

Is it a contender? Should the fans be concerned, or does this team contain championship pedigree like those past?

The answers will start to flow once Miami starts conference play on Friday against Kent State.

Right now, the team is hard to gauge.

Call the five-O: Miami has weapons With Powell assumed to now be consistently on the frontlines for the ’Hawks, the veteran core is stacked.

Sophomore outside hitter and pep

During a WEC show, Chinoporos does jumping in the morning and flatting in the afternoon. In between events, she figures out where in the facility she’s going next, so she can get herself and her horse there on time. “‘Hurry up and wait’ is the motto of horseback riding because you will sit around all day waiting for your class to go, and then all of the sudden you’re like, ‘Oh my God, get ready, it’s time!’”

Chinoporos said. “Then you get to the ring and then they’re like, ‘OK, we have 10 people to see before you can go.’”

For jumping, judges score based on consistency, pace and how well the rider executes his or her individual plan, also known as the specific route the rider takes their horse through. For flatting, judges score on equitation, or the rider’s form and presentation.

Chinoporos said it’s hard to receive a good score for IHSA shows because the riders aren’t riding their own horses, though the judges recognize this.

“It’s really nice to go to shows with a horse that was donated to Miami and still do really well,” Chinoporos said.

“You’ll be in the ring with people that have $150,000 horses, and you’re like, ‘Mine is free!’”

For IHSA shows, there’s a selected person in each class called the “point rider” who represents the team as a whole. Chinoporos knows when she or another rider has been selected to be the point rider, even though the coaches don’t reveal who it is to the team.

The point rider’s cumulative score is put into a final tally at the end of the show season, which then determines which teams qualify for the postseason.

If Chinoporos receives a bad score, she tries not to let it get to her, especially if it comes from an IHSA show.

“I try not to take it personally,” Chinoporos said. “I like to think about what I could’ve done better.”

She takes time to watch videos from the show. She pinpoints what she did wrong and focuses on what she can do to improve.

Chinoporos’ next show is during Miami’s family weekend, Oct. 18-20.

She’ll eat her birthday cake pop and get her song queued up. @lilyfreiberg freibell@miamioh.edu

band favorite, Gaby Harper, is continuing on the path that made her a standout freshman. Payne … is bringing the pain in the middle.

Senior libero Lindsay Dauch and junior Abigail Huser hold down the defense. Dauch has 41 digs this season, while Huser paces the team with 104.

Freshmen outside hitters, Lindsay Taylor and Allyson Severance, have shown flashes of brilliance, while the setters, sophomore Louise Comerford and junior Morgan Seaman, always look like they know where they should be.

Add the precision of Sophie Reimersma and the unadulterated rage behind one of Sarah Wojick’s spikes, and the RedHawks look poised to make another run at the Mid-American Conference title. @GustoSports guistom@miamioh.edu

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

After accident, Abbie Klinker is back to running — this time, for fun JOSIE SPITZER

THE MIAMI STUDENT

, ABBIE KLINKER WENT ABROAD AFTER ENDING HER TIME WITH MIAMI CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK. SHE SAID SHE NEVER WOULD’VE GONE HAD SHE STILL BEEN WITH THE TEAMS. CONTRIBUTED BY ABBIE KLINKER

CHRIS VINEL

SPORTS EDITOR We’re about to find out who the 2019 Miami football RedHawks really are.

After Miami’s second consecutive 1-3 start, the RedHawks are still an unknown commodity.

They’ve been big boy’ed by Iowa.

They’ve blown out Tennessee Tech — a Football Championship Subdivision team. They were outclassed by rival Cincinnati.

Last weekend, Miami was David against Goliath, but this time, Goliath won handily. No. 6 Ohio State pounded the RedHawks, 76-5.

“Obviously, the outcome is not what you’re looking for,” head coach Chuck Martin said. “It was a very lopsided score.”

Nevertheless, Martin was proud.

“You like kids running into a brick wall for you?” Martin said. “That’s what our kids did for us, and I’m damn proud of them.”

Despite the final score, the RedHawks hung with Ohio State in the first

So it turns out, getting hit by a car doesn’t always guarantee tuition.

The leaves were gold, the fall air was crisp and second-year athlete, Abbie Klinker, was riding her bike in the street — until she wasn’t.

When her eyes readjusted, she was on the ground in the middle of the road, staring back at the silver bumper of a car. And all she could think was, “What just happened?”

She had been hit.

Klinker, a Noblesville, Indiana local, is still very much in training as a runner, however, it’s no longer for Miami University varsity athletics.

As most runners know, injury is common in cross country and track due to the consistent overuse of the body. Getting hit by a car on that fall day in 2017 didn’t help. She worsened her already-fractured tibia, sidelining her for an additional few weeks.

Klinker also dealt with an Achilles strain and a metatarsal fracture due to a mechanics issue and pronated pressure in her foot.

Unfortunately, her multiple injuries and depleting performance times began to pose a constant

threat of being cut from the team.

“I just wanted to be OK,” Klinker said.

But, throughout her recovery, Klinker stayed positive. Even as an elite runner, she viewed herself as a regular student.

“I’ve always just been someone who runs, like I’m a runner, but it’s not all that I am,” Klinker said.

Klinker is a member of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, The Center for Analytics and Data Science, and the leadership team for Athletes in Action, a student ministry.

Her identity as a Division I runner came from the idea that once people recognize you as an athlete, it ramps up the severity and the personal mindset.

Her fastest time was a 26-minute six-kilometer run.

Klinker said her schedule never allowed her to fully recover, hence her multiple injuries. The cross country and track teams go months without a day off, and it takes a toll on all of the runners’ bodies, even those without prior injury.

The varsity cross country and track teams set a mileage point that

Football notebook:

RedHawks are about to discover identity, good or bad

quarter. They jumped out with a 5-0 advantage, becoming the first team to hold a lead against the Buckeyes this season before Ohio State started pouring on the points in the second quarter.

As his team’s deficit and injury list got larger, Martin played mostly backups in the second half. He said he thinks this experience will be good when Mid-American Conference play begins this weekend.

“I always just tell them to go and play,” Martin said. “Run our defense, run our offense, go play, be physical, fly around, do the best you can. Go enjoy it, and go play, and get some really good experience against good people.

Is it the perfect scenario for you? No, but welcome to the real world.”

Miami hasn’t played a team that looks similar to its own. Talent-wise, the closest team to the RedHawks is

Cincinnati, and it’s a stretch given the Bearcats were on the verge of being nationally ranked before their own large-margin loss to OSU earlier this month.

Buffalo (2-2) is about even with Miami. The Bulls were outclassed by Penn State but beat up on underdog Robert Morris. They, like Miami, returned a lot of young talent but lost key 2018 contributors like quarterback Tyree Jackson and wideout Anthony Johnson.

The Bulls upset Temple last Saturday, giving themselves a statement win that Miami has yet to earn.

“They kind of got it going last week playing really good football,” Martin said.

Senior defensive end Ledarius Mack

poses a threat to Miami’s banged-up offensive line. He paces Buffalo with three sacks in four games.

On offense, the Bulls are led by a dynamic sophomore tailback duo: Jaret Patterson and Kevin Marks. Patterson has gained a team-high 363 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, while Marks had added 319 yards and a score.

The game, which will air on ESPNU, will open the RedHawks’ MAC schedule. They’ll find out who they really are when the noon kickoff comes around at Yager Stadium.

all of the runners have to hit per week. Klinker said that no matter how you felt, nothing was more important than hitting that mileage.

When the coaches came to talk to Klinker about her injury situation, they talked a lot about budget cuts and how they needed to eliminate spots on the team, but that they were also willing to let her recover and come back again.

Hurt at first, Klinker decided to leave at the end of the 2018 cross country season, but now, after a year, Klinker finally feels like an established athlete again. She’s a member of the club running team, the Miami University Striders.

“This is where I was my freshman year, and it’s just a fact,” Klinker said. “Now, I’m not, and that’s OK too. It just is what it is,” Klinker said.

She has been running pain-free since March 2019.

“So often, we’re quick to put student athletes in a box,” she said, “But they’re just kids. We’re all just kids.” @jkspitzer spitzejk@miamioh.edu

out hurt — a bunch of our best players.”

Freshman quarterback Brett Gabbert exited with an injury during Saturday’s second-quarter onslaught. His condition is questionable for Miami’s contest against the Bulls.

Along with Gabbert’s injury, Miami could be without at least three starting offensive linemen. Junior running back Jaylon Bester hasn’t returned since his Week One injury, and a couple linebackers (notably, redshirt junior Ryan McWood) and defensive backs (senior Manny Rugamba) are still ailing.

“It’s horrendous,” Martin said. “765 — that’s bad enough. That pales in comparison to the carnage we’ve suffered through four weeks.”

Success early but struggles lately Starting with a 27-7 victory in 1951, the RedHawks won its first 10 games against Buffalo. However, they’ve gone 4-7 since then. Miami leads the all-time series 14-7.

Injuries are growing “It’s not good,” Martin said. “I really can’t update you. A bunch of guys are

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

STAFF EDITORIAL

Want us to change the world?

Leave us a world to change, Crawford.

The following reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.

Last Friday, participants in Miami University’s climate strike stood outside the Marcum Hotel & Conference Center and called for President Greg Crawford to sign The Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments (PCLC).

Crawford could hardly face the protestors, let alone give them an answer.

The Miami Student believes Crawford’s refusal to sign the PCLC and take serious action against climate change signifies Miami’s lack of commitment to their students’ future.

In what resembled a low-grade hostage negotiation, Crawford allowed four representatives of the climate strike into the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting. He informed those students that the standards outlined in the PCLC were “a minimum” of what could be done.

In place of the PCLC, Crawford and the BoT’s sustainability committee intend to propose a plan of action by Jan. 1, 2020 for university-wide carbon neutrality.

But why not sign the board’s plan along with the PCLC? Currently, the sustainability department within Miami’s Department of Physical Facilities has two employees. That’s what the bare minimum looks like.

Miami says the university has not burned any coal since 2017, but Miami’s 2019 Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) reveals 49.8 percent of Miami’s electricity came from coal.

What good is not burning coal on campus if you’re just going to do it somewhere else? The negative impact is still there, it’s just happening to a community we can’t see.

STARS reported only 4.19 percent of energy consumed by Miami’s campus comes from clean or renewable resources.

If the PCLC were implemented, a third party program would help Miami set and adhere to specific goals aimed at reducing our environmental impact. Nearly 400 universities have committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.

Some smaller universities reached this goal in only a few years with the help of the PCLC. In order to make the PCLC a financially viable solution, Miami could participate in a Carbon Credit and Purchasing Program (C2P2). The revenue gained from these sales are

We’ll keep fighting this, and we know the Miami community will, too. then invested in sustainability projects on campus, creating a positive feedback loop of funding and progress.

Signing the PCLC would require Miami to be transparent when reporting progress on achieving its goals to improve campus sustainability, increasing the likelihood that our questions would be met with real answers rather than a rehearsed PR line.

We want the university to stop creating goals that are convenient when there are third party options that can hold

Here’s a view: listen to views that don’t match your own

JULIA ROBINSON

THE MIAMI STUDENT Being a college student for the past three weeks has been an adjustment, to say the least. Besides settling into day-to-day life on campus, I’ve also noticed something I was aware of but hadn’t seen as much: not everyone is like me.

This is not a bad thing. In fact, I was looking forward to meeting people with different upbringings and life experiences than my own. I was looking forward to meeting different people. I was looking forward to experiencing “diversity.”

In the last few weeks, I began to think about what that word represents.

Diversity comes in many forms, including ethnicity, sexuality, religion and more. In particular, I started thinking about the diversity of thought, and how it is essential to a thriving community and society.

When diversity of thought exists, positive outcomes and obstacles arise. When a situation turns sour, a variety of beliefs and opinions can clash, leading to an argument, protests or even violence.

Debra Mashek, a former psychology professor at Harvey Mudd College believes, “The reason viewpoint diversity is valuable is because we bring those differing viewpoints into conversation with one another, and that allows us to interrogate ideas, to figure out the limits of our own reasoning and to develop a deeper understanding.”

We cannot resolve problems if we do not allow ourselves to listen and converse with those who think differently than us. As a professor, Mashek recognizes that diversity of thought is important to a student’s growth.

Today, our public discourse is crowded with opinions and – regardless of validity – we need to let them be heard, rather than shut them down.

For generations, college campuses have been the birthplace of many profound creations, including social media platforms, or start-up business that move out into the big

city. College is a time to shape our identities based on our background and exposure to new ideas, which includes the development of critical thought and debate.

When asked about what schools are looking for today, Matthew T. Proto, the dean of admissions and financial aid at Colby College said, “We are not actually looking for the perfect student, but the student who brings a certain diversity of thought.”

We need to consider what Proto is pointing out.

Diversity comes in many forms, but without diversity of thought, we cannot recognize where we disagree and why. College campuses are clearly looking for diversity, not just in outward appearance but in the way one thinks.

So, where is the push from the students?

Where is this encouragement?

We need more.

We should be encouraging each other as students to consider the “other side” and, at the very least, be respectful of each other.

We cannot grow outside of our own bubbles without the exposure to different viewpoints, backgrounds and beliefs. Allowing our viewpoints to be challenged is the first step to exploring new avenues for a career, a purpose or a personally held truth.

When protests turn into violent outbursts, there tends to be a reason why. One group shuts down the other’s speech, while the other group wants to be heard. The First Amendment allows U.S. citizens to speak freely regardless of opinion, and college is the perfect place for this — and the best example of experimentation with debate.

You’re thrown into an environment in which many people think in different ways, and believe in different things. You can either choose to not associate yourself with those you are unlike you, or immerse yourself in what is outside of your immediate circle.

Robert Putnam, the author of best selling novel Bowling Alone, illustrates this point by commenting on social engagement and how it benefits both the individual and society as a whole. Putnam makes the point that a diverse society can only be held together when you have common aspirations.

If we have the common aspiration of agreeing to disagree, acknowledging diversity in the form of thought and sharing dialogue, our campus community will prosper, and so will the students living in it.

We cannot resolve problems if we do not allow ourselves to listen and converse with those who think differently than ourselves. robin250@miamioh.edu

Miami accountable for making serious strides in sustainability.

This is not the first time the Miami community has asked Crawford to sign these commitments, and, unfortunately, we don’t believe it will be the last. Luckily, we have an editorial to write every week. We’ll keep fighting this, and we know the Miami community will, too.

Climate change is a threat to every current and prospective student at Miami. Our quarter life crises are looking more like midlife crises as the impacts of climate change are starting to be felt across America and the rest of the world and our global life expectancy looks to be cut short.

We should recognize the signs all around us — the unusually powerful tornados that hit Dayton this summer, or the fact that it’s going to be over 90 degrees on the first day of October.

The student body and the scientific data have made it clear that taking action against climate change is of dire importance, and Miami is just a microcosm for what is occurring on a national and global level.

Regardless of a person’s age, someone they love is going to be negatively impacted by climate change, and the individuals who have the power to truly make a positive impact on our future continue to do nothing.

The administration can’t honestly encourage us to leave Miami and change the world if they’re not going to commit to ensuring that we’ll have a world left to change.

We are tired of the excuses.

We want action, we want transparency and we want a leader who will actually open the door to students when they ask for his help.

We want Crawford to sign the PCLC.

Are we ready to take claims against Kavanaugh more seriously this time?

KIRBY DAVIS COLUMNIST

Last year, almost to the day, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

“I am here today not because I want to be. I am terrified,” Ford said in her opening statement. “I am here because I believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while Brett Kavanaugh and I were in high school.”

Ford went on to describe how Kavanaugh and one of his friends had trapped her in a room at a house party and sexually assaulted her, and how the incident affected her for the rest of her life.

Kavanaugh, whose Wikipedia page now includes a three-part “Sexual Assault Allegations” section, was confirmed to the Supreme Court anyway.

On Sept. 14, the New York Times published “Brett Kavanaugh Fit In With the Privileged Kids. She Did Not.” The essay, by Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly (who published the book “The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation”) focuses on Yale University alumna Deborah Ramirez.

We should believe Ramirez. We should believe Ford and remember how brave she was to testify against Kavanaugh. We should take both claims seriously.

At a party her freshman year, Ramirez said Kavanaugh (also a first-year at the time) “pulled down his pants and thrust his penis at her, prompting her to swat it away and inadvertently touch it.”

The essay notes that “she and some classmates had been drinking heavily,” which doesn’t make the scenario any less horrifying. Guys get drunk all the time and don’t shove their dicks in girls’ faces. It’s not some-

thing normal that just happens.

Compounding on the problematic nature of it all, the Times tweeted the essay along with the caption: “Having a penis thrust in your face at a drunken dorm party may seem like harmless fun. But when Brett Kavanaugh did it to her …”

The caption, like the essay, goes on to mention the heart of the piece: Ramirez feeling out of place at Yale. The Times deleted the post, after it was met with public backlash, and its writer apologized.

But in no context is someone forcing their genitals on you “harmless fun.” Nothing Brett Kavanaugh did to Ramirez, or Ford, or other women, should be taken lightly at all.

What upsets me most about Kavanaugh is

Nothing Brett Kavanaugh did to Ramirez, or Ford, or other women, should be taken lightly at all. knowing he has two daughters.

A 2018 study showed that men whose firstborn children are girls “are more likely to support policies that promote gender equity than men whose first child is a boy.”

Kavanaugh is obviously an exception.

The argument I’ve heard most in Kavanaugh’s defense is the same thing people used to defend Brock Turner — something along the lines of, “Why should he be punished for the rest of his life for a mistake he made as a young man?”

No one, in my opinion, should be punished their whole lives for a stupid mistake they made as an adolescent.

But sexually assaulting someone is not a stupid mistake, and it’s not one that most people make.

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