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Volume 147 No. 15
Miami University — Oxford, Ohio
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019
THE STREAK CONTINUES
FORWARD PATRICK NEWELL OF ST. CLOUD TRIES TO BEAT GOALTENDER RYAN LARKIN. SCSU ATHLETICS MADDIE MACFARLANE
EMILY SIMANSKIS SPORTS EDITOR After going winless in December and January, Miami hockey aimed to kick off February with a much-needed victory. That didn’t happen. The RedHawks lost 5-1 to the St. Cloud State Huskies on Friday night, only to repeat
the 5-1 performance again on Saturday night. The pair of losses on the road in St. Cloud, Minn., extends Miami’s winless streak to 12 games and losing streak to eight. “It’s hard,” senior defenseman River Rymsha said. “We’ve just got to keep doing the right things. Hopefully one of these days we can get a break that goes our way and start getting back in the win column.” The last time the ’Hawks (9-15-4, 3-11-2
National Collegiate Hockey Conference) lost eight games in a row was during the 199596 season. The last time Miami hockey went winless for more than 12 games was during the 1990-91 season, when current head coach Enrico Blasi was a freshman forward. They went 17 games without a win. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
THETA CHI SUSPENDED FRATERNITY HOSTED, FIRST-YEAR HOSPITALIZED CÉILÍ DOYLE NEWS EDITOR Miami University’s chapter of fraternity Theta Chi was temporarily suspended by Dean of Students Kimberly Moore on Thursday, Jan. 31 following a general conduct report received by Moore and the Office of Community Standards (formerly known as OESCR). In the report, Theta Chi’s chapter president, sophomore Jaret Beechy, said a firstyear student (whose name was redacted) was out drinking with members of Theta Chi at an off-campus annex house that he knew around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27. Beechy said that some of the Theta Chi brothers dropped the first-year off at his residence hall. The student was “transported after drinking” to McCullough-Hyde Memorial hospital after he was found unconscious in his dorm, even though that was the night before fraternity recruitment started and fraternity members were not supposed to be out with potential new members (PNMs). MUPD responded to the scene at the residence hall and a report was filed through the Office of Residence Life, according to the report. Moore made the decision to summarily suspend Theta Chi after reviewing the initial report and having a hearing with chapter representatives, including Beechy, and members of Theta Chi’s national organization. “A summary suspension is always an assessment of if there’s a danger to an individual or group that’s present to a point [where there is] a risk to allow the organization to continue operating,” Moore said. Theta Chi will remain under suspension while the Director of Community Standards, Ann James, is actively investigating the organization. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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Razor Sharp : Building relationships one cut at a time BRIAH LUMPKINS STAFF WRITER The buzz of hair clippers fills the room like a soothing hum. Pieces of kinky dark hair fall to the ground clump by clump, varying in texture and color by each client. The room is full of the smell of acrylic and nail polish as the nail technician paints each nail with careful strokes. As students march through Armstrong Student Center (ASC), many fail to notice what is happening in the small tucked-away corner. Many don’t hear the eruptions of laughter or deep life talks that take place in the three brown chairs spaced evenly through the tiny room, or see the relationships that are born at the brown rectangular nail desk in the corner. Although these things go unnoticed, with the door wide open, Armstrong’s new barber shop is ready to invite students into a place they can call home and where students of color can unapologetically belong. Razor Sharp opened its doors to the Miami community on Nov. 5, 2018. The barber shop occupies room 1075, beside the Rowan Boutique in ASC. It has two barbers, a hairstylist and a nail technician. The price for a haircut is $25, while the prices for the stylist and nail technician vary. Marquan Richardson, owner of Razor Sharp, did not begin his business pursuit with
much knowledge of Miami University. After graduating with his master’s from Lake Erie College in 2017, he wanted to find a creative way to use his degree in business administration. Richardson had been fascinated with the idea of becoming a barber from an early age. He even spent a part of his teenage years cutting his own hair instead of seeing a barber himself. Although he had a passion for cutting hair, he decided to go a different route after receiving an athletic scholarship to Lake Erie College. Once he had his degree in hand, Richardson set out to open his own barber shop. Richardson knew Miami had set aside a spot in ASC for a barber shop, but had not decided who would fill the vacant room. Richardson, who had already opened his first Razor Sharp location in Dayton, Ohio, was looking to expand his business to Oxford. He also desired to create a space for black students on campus to call home, while being aware that the small town does not have many barber shops that specialize in the art of black hair. “It’s not a large city, but it does have a decent [black] population as far as people who are on campus,” Richardson said. “[Miami’s] mission statement of wanting something for minorities on campus lined up with what we CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 PHOTOGRAPHER ZAIM HAQ
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Our reporter rushed over to the art building for an immersive experience
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