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MU considers guaranteed tuition plan MONEY

MARISSA STIPEK OPINION EDITOR

Miami University is considering the implementation of a guaranteed tuition program — potentially as early as next fall.

This would mean the price students in an incoming class pay their first year at Miami would remain constant throughout all four years. Not only would tuition stay the same, but room and board and student fees would, as well.

The program would require a slightly larger-than-average tuition increase in its first year to account for the lack of increase thereafter.

Yearly tuition changes would affect only that year’s incoming class, so

each new cohort would be paying a bit more than the one before them, as is the case now.

The overall cost under this program would be similar to the current system, in which tuition increases by smaller increments each year. The idea is to provide students and their parents a higher degree of certainty as to what they will be paying.

President David Hodge explained the program to The Miami Student.

“There’s a one-time bigger jump to compensate for the fact that you’re going to be flat for four years,” Hodge said. “Then every subsequent year, you would have normal — whatever normal changes you would make.”

Ideally, these “normal” changes would not surpass a 2 percent annual increase, applied only to each year’s incoming class, not all students.

In 2013, the Ohio Legislature created a bill enabling universities to enact such a guaranteed tuition program, with a tuition increase cap for the introductory year.

Since then, Ohio University has been the biggest advocate statewide, adopting the program for the current academic year.

At its biennial budget meeting in June, the state passed a resolution awarding additional funding to public universities who freeze tuition for in-state students. Miami is currently exploring how to employ a guaranteed tuition

plan in a way that would adhere to the state’s conditions and maintain financial stability. “[We need] to make sure what we recommend would be viewed as acceptable in the current environment,” said David Creamer, vice president for finance and business services. “We want to make sure whatever is recommended makes sense for students and that we can implement it correctly.”

Along with Ohio University, colleges in other states have set up similar plans.

Claire Wager, director of university communications, said she has conferred with representatives of the College of William and Mary — in its third year of the guaranteed tuition program — and they

have seen positive results.

“Families have appreciated knowing what the costs will be,” Wagner said.

One of the biggest advantages of the program would be the ability to plan ahead, especially for students receiving scholarships.

“Now [under the current tuition plan], a scholarship remains the same, but if you go up in tuition, you’ve got an increasing gap,” Hodge said.

For example, in-state tuition for the 2015-2016 school year is $13,533. If a student were receiving a $2,000 annual scholarship, he or she would be responsible for covering the remaining cost of TUITION »PAGE 5

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SENDING A MESSAGE Students, faculty and staff gather around the Hub to hang hand-painted T-shirts for the Clothesline Project to raise awareness for violence against women.

Miami alumnus Bill Beagle to vie for District 8 Congressional seat Beagle declared his candidacy after John Boehner’s resignation

Miami alumnus and Ohio state Sen. Bill Beagle (’87) recently announced his bid to replace Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner in the United States Congress.

Boehner announced Sept. 25 he is resigning from his seat in Congress, effective Oct. 30.

“Today, my heart is full with gratitude for my family, my colleagues and the people of Ohio’s 8th District,” Boehner said in this statement. “God bless this great country that has given me — the son of a bar owner from Cincinnati — the chance to serve.”

Although it will be too late for the upcoming election on Nov. 3, Governor John Kasich will select dates for special primary and general elections to determine who will serve the remainder of Boehner’s term through 2016.

The district that Boehner represents, the 8th Congressional District of Ohio, encompasses Butler County and Oxford.

Beagle joins the race alongside

other Republican candidates, including Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds and Troy teacher J.D. Winteregg, who ran against Boehner in the 2014 primary.

“The citizens of the district deserve to be represented by a conservative they can trust and who has the knowhow to hit the ground running,” Beagle said in his candidacy announcement on Sept. 29.

Political science professor Bryan Marshall thinks Beagle’s bid for the position is a great opportunity for Miami students to see where their degrees can take them.

“It is exciting, especially for our students, because then our students can kind of see, ‘here is one of our own people, they were a student here and look where they are now,’” Marshall said.

The state senator graduated from Miami with a degree in finance and earned an MBA from Cleveland State University in 1990. After years in the business world, he ran for public office in 2011 and was elected to represent the 5th District in the Ohio state senate.

“I think we can all agree that Washington is broken,” Beagle said.

“I would like to see if we can take these lessons and hard work and common sense to govern [Ohio] and take that to Washington and see if we can’t do some good there.”

Beagle feels the balance between his business and legislative experience give him an advantage in Washington.

“I think it is good to have people with business experience and people who own business in Washington,” he said. “I have also had bills passed, I have had a lot of experience in just four-and-a-half years just addressing some of the same issues that Washington has. We talk about unemployment, education, energy and other issues.”

Beagle’s daughter, Morgan, is a senior at Miami. She was at first surprised about his decision to run for Congress, but shortly

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realized it was something she should have expected.

“My dad has always been a servant leader — someone who has strived to make a difference in the lives of people both within our community and then throughout the state of Ohio,” she said. “I am extremely excited and proud that he has the opportunity and, more importantly, the willingness to run for Congress.”

Morgan has also said that her friends who started following her dad’s re-election campaign for the state senate are even more excited that he is running for Congress.

“Some kids are more politically interested and active than others, so we entertain questions [in hopes] that some of them can come and work on my campaign,” the senator added.

Marshall added that students should take advantage of the opportunity of the alumnus’ candidacy.

“Having those kinds of connections with our alum in politics really helps our students because they are all going to have an opportunity to at least interact hopefully with those people and to have the benefit of their experience,” he said. “Those are kind of benefits that are really invaluable.”

In 1961, The Miami Student reported that alumna Roberta Napier (‘60) was being trained in Trinidad, preparing for her Peace Corps placement in the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Napier was one of the first Peace Corps volunteers, as Congress had approved legislation for the program just two weeks earlier.

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MU students see positives in gap years UNIVERSITY

LISA TROWBRIDGE THE MIAMI STUDENT

When it comes to post-graduation plans — whether after high school or college — most students move on to the next step in their educations or careers immediately after graduating.

However, some students choose to take a “gap year.”

In a recent survey, less than half of 1 percent of Miami graduates from the previous year said they were not in graduate school, holding jobs or seeking jobs, according to Director of Career Services Michael Goldman.

Of the few not included in the 99.6 percent, many chose to travel or join a structured gap year program.

Miami alumnus Forrest McGuire (’14) took a 14-month trip to Europe and Southeast Asia after college.

“I just had a pivotal moment the end of my junior year where I realized that going straight into a job in business and doing that until I retire just didn’t cut it out for me,” said McGuire.

His time abroad let him experience new things that caused him to think and understand things beyond what he was accustomed.

“My whole worldview and my perspective have changed because of it,” McGuire said.

When it comes to long-term consequences of his gap year, he said it has been positive in the professional field, as well.

“A lot of people think that employers look down on not having worked

in a year, but for me, in a lot of the interviews I’ve had now, they’re really engaging with it,” McGuire said.

“It’s never a negative experience with employers.”

Aside from the .04 percent of Miami grads who take gap years after graduation, there are also a number of first-year students who took gap years after high school.

According to last year’s admissions statistics, there were 193 domestic and 572 international applicants with graduation dates of 2014 and earlier, meaning they did not go straight from high school to college.

Of these, only about 13 to 15 percent were admitted, compared to the overall acceptance rate of 66 percent.

This difference indicates students who took a gap year were less likely to be accepted than those who applied during high school.

While taking a gap year can be risky, for some, it is worth it to take the time to explore their interests further.

Farmer School of Business career adviser Angelina LaLima said a gap year could be a good opportunity for those looking at their long-term goals.

“It’s sort of a training, and for a student still thinking about their longterm goals, this is an opportunity to see where they want to go after,” LaLima said.

First-year Kiefer Sherwood took this opportunity. After graduating high school, he took two years to travel and play hockey with the Youngstown Phantoms, then continued his education here.

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Miami ‘14 alumnus Forrest McGuire at the Monkey Forest in Bali during his gap year after graduation.

“It helped me mature a little bit and experience life on my own, so I’ve become a lot more independent,” Sherwood said. “It’s a lot different coming into college as a 20-year-old, and having to refocus.”

However, despite some changes he has had to make in order to adjust to school, and the barrier his gap year made for him during the admission process, Sherwood said he is glad he did it, and feels that it allowed him to

be more prepared for adult life.

Senior Assistant Director and Liaison of the College of Arts and Science Mary Beth Barnes said that the value a gap year provides depends on the person.

“Ultimately, you have to think about what’s best for you and how you’re going to grow,” Barnes said. “It’s about taking your experiences and evolving them to get to that next step.”

For international food, students prefer Uptown over campus ELLEN STENSTROM THE MIAMI STUDENT INTERNATIONAL

Each year Miami welcomes an increasingly diverse student body from around the world, which leads to a heightened effort to improve dining variety on-campus.

Some international students, however, feel Miami’s efforts aren’t living up to the off-campus locations available.

More than 1,500 Miami students are from China alone.

Chinese students YuJia Guo and Jiayu Zheng expressed their discontentment with the quality of food offered on campus.

“We’re from China so we think the stir fry is better [in China] … it has vegetables and seafood. I think it’s more healthy,” said Zheng, a first-year.

“Compared to China, it’s not good,” Guo said.

According to the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, 1,813 international students from 77 different countries were enrolled at Miami in 2014 — a 36.9 percent increase from 2013.

With this sizable international student body comes the demand for a more diverse food selection as well, both on campus and Uptown.

Currently, there are six locations with internationally inspired dining options, including Mein Street Mongolian & Asian Grill at Armstrong and the Asian Market at Dividends.

Zheng said many of the restaurants Uptown offer better Asian food than on campus.

“The Chinese people are cooking it and they know what Chi-

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The Asian Market on College Corner Pike shelves international foods. Many international students are discontent with the variety and quality of options at Miami and in Oxford. nese food is,” Zheng said.

On the other hand, the Miami dining staff believe firmly in the current efforts to create culturally diverse options.

“I think that we do a great job of providing a large variety of tasty, healthy, nutritious food for all of Miami students, and that includes the international population,” said Mary Barrera, manager of culinary services.

She discussed recent improvements and additions made by Miami, including the new express items at Pacific Rim and the opening of Garden Commons with made-to-order and express stir-fry.

Beyond campus, Uptown Oxford has a variety of international food, including Chinese, Korean, Indian, German and Mexican options.

Evon Lin is the manager of both Tea Cha House and Phan Shin Chinese and Thai, two popular locations for international students.

She noted the recent increase of Asian restaurants in Oxford — from three to seven — as a reflection of Miami’s growing Asian population.

“Every semester we put five to six new items on the menu specifically for the Asian students,” Lin said. “I do randomly go around,

talk to them and ask them how the meal is.”

Miami and the Oxford community continue to strive for improvement. Barrera emphasized the importance of students speaking up and making suggestions for new food.

She spoke of an Indian student association that contacted her and inspired an effort to incorporate some of their ideas.

“If there’s an area that a group feels we are lacking or we could improve, we are certainly open to talking with them and getting recipes or getting ideas or doing a special dinner at one of our buffet locations,” Barrera said.

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This year, a new initiative in Miami’s residence halls requires residence hall staff to provide at least one alcohol alternative event once a week on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night.

The programs themselves are not new to Miami’s campus. In fact, residence halls have hosted the same kind of events before, and resident assistants have past experience with hosting such programs.

However, this year there is an increased commitment to what is now termed “alcohol alternative” programming, particularly on weekends.

While the idea behind the programming may not be new, the timing of the programs means residence halls may have to compete with Late Night Miami, a new campus-wide initiative that provides students with concerts, movies and other activities every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.

Rob Abowitz, associate director of the Office of Residence Life, thinks otherwise.

“They are designed to compement the great work that our colleagues are doing in student activities and leadership with the Late Night Miami series,” Abowitz said. “It does not compete with them. It complements them.”

According to Abowitz, alcohol alternative programming events are typically smaller inhall events. RAs can also choose to have a “take to” program in which they bring residents to larger events.

So far, The student response to the programming has been mixed. Some halls have had considerable success. Anderson Hall hosted several game nights with an attendance of about 20 students. Dodds Hall held a dumpling making night

This year there is an increased commitment to what is now termed ‘alcohol alternative’ programming.

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and Ogden Hall put on a “FIFA Friday”­ — both well attended events. Larger events, such as a campus carnival in South Quad, have attracted as many as 150 students.

Still, not all students are enthusiastic about the alcohol alternative programs.

“The events are not popular in my hall,” said first-year Nolan Long. “I think people will still go out on weekends whether you have these events or not.”

However, Abowitz said the purpose of additional programming on weekend nights is not just to provide students with an alternative to drinking.

“In some cases, these latenight programs do serve as an alternative to students. In other cases, it’s simply delaying the consumption of alcohol. A student who might otherwise be drinking from 8 p.m. all the way through late night is now starting to drink at 10 p.m., so it delays that scene that can be very destructive,” Abowitz said.

Although alcohol alternative programming is now mandated for residence halls, no additional funding was granted to Community Leadership Teams and residence hall staffs for coordinating these events.

According to Abowitz, over the years, he has found some CLTs and residence hall staffs ALTERNATIVES » PAGE 5

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Experts say binge drinking connected to alcoholism ALCOHOL

HAILEY MALLENDICK THE MIAMI STUDENT

“It’s just college” is the excuse many Miami students, and college students across the country, use when they drink too much alcohol on a regular basis. But, the line between harmless social drinking and a potential addiction to alcohol can become blurred in the college environment.

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 19 percent of college students that fell between the ages of 18 and 24 could be described as alcoholics. However, only 5 percent of them sought treatment.

Drinking among Miami students generally starts during their first few weeks on campus.

According to the Alcohol Task Force 2015 Report, the national average of first-year students who engage in binge drinking and other high-risk drinking behaviors is 28 percent.

However, at Miami, the average for first-year students who engage in the high-risk alcohol behaviors is 35 percent.

While some medical professionals think it could be a major problem, some students disagree.

They notice issues with alcohol and binge drinking, but do not think too much about it since

they believe everyone is trying to have fun in college.

Senior Allie Davis is a bartender at The Wood’s and often sees people who have had too much to drink.

“I think there is alcoholism

sity Counseling Services, treats students with various substance abuse problems, including alcoholism.

“There is a clear link between early drinking and a higher lifetime risk of

There is a clear link between early drinking and a higher lifetime rise of alcoholism.

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COUNSELING SERVICES PSYCHIATRIST

prevalent on this campus, but it is not any more severe than other campuses,” Davis said.

Junior Sydney Hanzlik has a very similar viewpoint.

“There have been times where my friends drank way more than they should have,” Hanzlik said.

“I usually just make sure they don’t get into trouble and later make it home safely. I don’t think it means that they have a problem, though, it was probably just a bad night.”

While some students do not see much of a problem with their drinking habits, it could easily develop into a problem after graduation.

Joshua Hersh, a board-certified psychiatrist at the Miami Univer-

alcoholism,” Hersh said.

According to Sarah Benton from Psychology Today, many college-aged students who participate in binge drinking often “phase out” of the habit, but there are still some who never do and develop alcoholism.

Hersh suggests that students engage in other activities that do not involve drinking.

“I do think students can have fun without drinking,” Hersh said.

Late Night Miami hosts free events to all students every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.

Along with Miami programs such as Late Night Miami, the Alcohol Task Force is continuously working to lower the percentage of students who drink heavily.

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Student employment competitive, rewarding EMPLOYMENT

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At Miami, student employment plays a large role in keeping the campus running day-to-day.

Heidi Spencer, a personnel technician for the student employment office, said Miami employs around 4,000 students across campus and works hard to provide them with good job opportunities and flexible schedules.

“Student employment strives to make students happy because we need the students to work,” said Spencer. “Miami doesn’t run without its student employees.”

Spencer explained that the students submit online applications for the positions they are interested in. She also said the Rec Center positions are the easiest to fill, while the Housing and Dining positions are more difficult.

Spencer said that Rec Center positions fill quickly in the summer, and that the high number of available Housing and Dining positions contributes to the vacant positions.

Housing and Dining employees make up 90 percent of the student jobs on campus.

“People really love the Rec Center,” Spencer said. “I think that students are more physically active at Miami, and simply enjoy being around the Rec Center.”

Another perk of working at the Rec is most student employees get a free unlimited group fitness pass, valued at $270 per academic year.

Any fitness or customer service employee is eligible for the pass.

Along with the Rec Center, Spencer said that many students enjoy working in the Armstrong Student Center because it is a newer building and many students walk through it daily.

Junior Maggie Boyer is a customer service representative at the Rec Center. She said she really enjoys her job, partly because it fits her schedule well.

“I like it because I get to see a lot of people, and I really like the personal interaction,” Boyer said.

“Miami works around my class schedule and they’re also really flexible for when I’m really busy and need more time for classes.”

Boyer said the Rec Center provided a great work experience as well.

“The Rec Center gives you many opportunities to work in other departments,” said Boyer.

“For example, I am a marketing major, and am also able to work in the Marketing Department at the Rec Center.”

Housing and Dining positions also provide student employees with the chance for personal interaction throughout the day.

Elizabeth Brown, a junior employee at Bell Tower Place, also

Miami doesn’t run without its student employees.

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said she enjoyed the student interaction throughout the day.

Brown said she works in various positions at Bell Tower, including cashiering, working in the bakery and serving pizza.

Brown said she also liked working in Bell Tower because of all the other people she was able to meet.

“One thing that is different about working in food service is that I get to meet the full-time workers, who I wouldn’t have had the chance to meet and get to know if I hadn’t worked here,” Brown said.

Spencer said student jobs provide students with a great opportunity to have a unique college experience, and to help them later in life.

“We always tell our students that working at Miami will help them later in their careers because they get to experience the work environment and learn how to interact with their supervisors,” said Spencer.

Storefronts Uptown remain vacant, pending construction or rent BUSINESS

ELIZABETH JACOBS THE MIAMI STUDENT

Multiple empty storefronts scatter Uptown, some with the promise of “opening soon,” but in fact have been locked in that stage for nearly a year, sometimes more.

To the average student, it may appear that Oxford falters when it comes to maintaining businesses, even in high-trafficked areas like High Street.

However, that is not the case, according to Oxford economic development director, Alan Kyger.

“There is, in reality, a perception of empty locations, but they are locations that are not for rent,” Kyger said. “These locations are

located on High Street also face financial struggles.

The cost of rent for Uptown businesses is too much for many owners who are just getting started, especially since many of Oxford’s bars, restaurants and shops are local, independent venues, according to Kyger.

Rent is likely the factor that drove Quiznos Subs out of Oxford, Kyger said.

“Quiznos isn’t nearly as popular as it used to be, and $15 per square foot is fairly high,” Kyger said.

Businesses in Oxford also have the struggle of an inconsistent business flow. As a college town where more than half the population is made up of students, Oxford businesses have to be strong

These locations are either rented already and beginning to be transformed into the business that rented them out, or they’re in the process of being torn down.

ALAN KYGER

OXFORD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

either rented already and beginning to be transformed into the businesses that rented them out, or they’re in the process of being torn down.”

He added that some storefronts are closed because construction is underway behind them.

“Even though what would be torn down in these instances is behind the visible storefronts, there can’t be functioning tenants in the front when the construction is underway,” he said.

In additions to these buildings, classified as “on hold,” businesses

enough to withstand the slow summer months.

This, historically, has not boded well for small startup or momand-pop businesses, Kyger said.

“Businesses in town are going to be businesses in the school year.

We see lots of transitions in tenants in May and June,” Kyger said.

“You’re always going to see some transition, especially in the momand-pop range because we’re basically an eight-month business cycle here.”

There is much to come for the future. Soon, the old Quiznos lo-

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A storefront uptown remains vacant as its previous owner advertises for a place to rent.This was formerly home to Morning Sun Cafe. cation (32 W. High St.) will become an Asian restaurant. In addition, there are plans to turn the old movie theatre, 10 N. Beech St., into a renovated, two-sided theatre with student housing above. The apartments will be available to rent fall 2016. Students also have some ideas of what should move in the remaining buildings.

First-year student Sam Dean

said he feels that there are disproportionately more stores for women than for men Uptown.

“I would want to see more apparel stores for men come in, there’s really only ones for women right now. As far as restaurants go, I would love a new Italian place.”

Compared to the six Asian restaurants in Oxford, there is only

one Italian restaurant, Paesano’s Pasta House.

Senior Mary Langenfeld also has some ideas for future businesses in Oxford.

“Maybe more clothing stores that aren’t $50 for a sweater.”

With the constant fluctuation of businesses in Oxford, they may see their proposed businesses in the future.

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Soaring in Switzerland

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ANDREW POLACK THE MIAMI STUDENT

When you think of Switzerland, you imagine green trees, calm lakes, snow-capped mountains, and sharp breezes running through your hair as you admire the natural beauty of a place that looks virtually untouched by industrialization.

Switzerland is a place that makes you want to be a new person. An adventurous new person. One who actually runs on the weekends.

One who says, “No thanks,” when offered a refill of soda. One who doesn’t pretend to read a text at Subway while ordering two sandwiches so the workers think you’re getting a sandwich for a friend when really you’re just going to eat both sandwiches in silence as you re-watch, “The Office,” for the third time.

When a bunch of my friends and I booked a trip to Interlaken, Switzerland during my semester abroad last fall, I was so excited for the adventurous opportunities.

We ended up booking an adventure at a ropes course in the heart of Interlaken’s forest and even made plans to hike up the famous Harder Kulm Mountain, the 4,337 foot-tall summit overlooking the town between two lakes.

When we rolled into town via Switzerland’s phenomenal train system, it was dark as could be. We could only see the silhouettes of the mountains that surrounded us on every side. We could see interesting architecture, but couldn’t appreciate the vibrant colors or minute details that made up every façade.

When we woke up in the morning and looked out of our hostel window, we were stunned.

We were nestled in the valley between countless mountains chock full of evergreens and green pastures. From our hostel window, there were multiple bright, red Swiss flags waving proudly, contrasting with the autumnal tones of the mountains behind them.

The ropes course we signed up for ended up being the highlight of my trip to Interlaken, but it required that I throw my debilitating fear of heights right out the window.

Like I said, Switzerland me was a new me, and this me does things that his insurance company would not be happy with.

We had free time after our scheduled adventure package to explore the other courses at the park, so we headed straight for the one that was strictly zip lining.

“Minimal effort, maximum fun” is my motto no matter where I’m at in the world.

Almost immediately I had an equipment malfunction and was left clutching for dear life 18 meters above the ground. Meanwhile, our “helpful” guide, Xavier, assured me that a crucial part of my harness had come undone.

There was no way for anyone to come and help me, and no way for me to descend to the sweet safety of solid ground.

The guides insisted that the piece of the harness wasn’t “technically” crucial, so I could still finish the course and they would replace it with another harness that had all the right parts and pieces.

Terrified, I continued on with the course.

Because this was a new me. And, apparently, new me had no appreciation for caution. But, let’s be honest, if there’s one place to fall to your death, it doesn’t get much better than the middle of Switzerland.

Switzerland me was a new me, and this me does things his insurance company would not be happy with.

In the end, I was fine. The guides explained that there was a doubleharness system, so I really had no reason to worry.

It was an adrenaline rush like no other, and it was that same lust for adrenaline that led me to rent a scooter in Croatia, walk around the entire city of London in one day, and hike for four hours by myself just to catch a glimpse of Neuschwanstein Castle at sunset.

While my love for humble bragging is incredibly apparent, my newly discovered love for exciting adventures and experiences is 10 times as strong, thanks to that moment in Switzerland where I just put one foot in front of the other and jumped into the unknown.

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SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A porter woke us up at midnight by knocking gently on our tent and greeting us with cups of tea and cookies. The warmth from the tea was a cozy distraction from the freezing cold and piercing wind outside, but I didn’t have much time to enjoy it.

We were hiking Mount Kilimanjaro and it was the morning of Day Five, otherwise known as Summit Day. I climbed the world’s tallest freestanding mountain last summer as part of a three-and-a-half week trip to Tanzania through GIVE Volunteer Programs.

The first two weeks were spent volunteering in Kairo, a small village on the west coast of Zanzibar.

Along with the 29 other students on the trip, I would rise every day and witness a beautiful sunrise over the Indian Ocean. We would make our way to the volunteer site, a field surrounded by stone school buildings and libraries, some finished and some under construction.

Volunteers who chose construction spent their hours slogging away in the punishing sun, clearing brush with machetes, crushing stones with sledgehammers or mixing cement. Volunteers who chose education would tutor local students in English, an option that, while not as physically challenging, was more emotionally rewarding. Many of the students struggled with the language, but the look on their faces when they finally grasped a concept was invigorating.

The students in the village were wonderful — always smiling, quick to lend a hand and eager to become friends. They showered us with questions about what our families were like, what courses we enjoyed in school and what sports we liked playing, genuinely interested in getting to know us. One student, Sheby, still messages me on Facebook asking how my health is and how school is going.

While there were some memorable highlights on the trip, such as a day off spent swimming with dolphins and a morning watch-

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ing a local beach soccer game to celebrate the end of Ramadan, the trip left me with more than just a collection of memories.

We tend to view life as a series of checkpoints, just things to look forward to. A big trip next summer, Beat The Clock this weekend, winter break, tomorrow night. We view everything as an obstacle, something we need to get through before we have fun. We wait days, weeks or even years for something to happen and once it does, we ask ourselves, “Now what?”

One night in Tanzania, as we relaxed in our lodge, a mix of volunteers and locals laughing and sharing stories, oblivious to the worries of the world around us, I realized that we had abandoned this mindset.

Some of us looked forward to climbing Kilimanjaro but, for the most part, we enjoyed what we were doing right then, in that moment.

Our days were simple and relaxed. Our futures didn’t dominate our thoughts.

We learned from the locals, too.

A conversation with Sheby taught me that it is difficult for the locals to make enough money to attend school and achieve their dreams. Yet, they are always smiling and looking for a good time because they are

happy in the present.

There is nothing wrong with looking forward to something, but it shouldn’t be all that you do.

Summit Night on Kilimanjaro is a grueling endeavor.

You start at midnight and don’t reach the top until about 7 in the morning. Because of the punishing altitude, you’re too out of breath to talk over the howling wind, so, for seven hours you’re alone with your thoughts, constantly convincing your body to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

For hours you have to fight off the increasingly powerful urge to throw in the towel, to quit. The altitude causes you to feel dizzy and see spots, and with the decrease in oxygen, a throbbing headache is now hammering against your skull.

Turn around!

Turn around! Turn around!

Every time you come to the edge of a ridge and think you’ve made it, you look up to see a new line of headlights snaking up the mountain.

And then, just as the brilliant light of dawn starts to illuminate the world around you, you reach Stella Point, the edge of the crater.

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A cappella energizes campus with first show

Ridley Scott returns to excellence with ‘The Martian’ FILM

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“The Martian” opens with six astronauts on the surface of Mars, conducting routine research as part of the ARES 3 space mission. Fifteen minutes later, only one remains, inadvertently abandoned by his crewmates after being seemingly killed in an intense dust storm.

This astronaut, Mark Watney (Matt Damon), is stranded with extremely limited resources on a planet incapable of supporting life, and no clear method of communication with Earth.

Most would literally and existentially crumble under the hopelessness of the situation. Watney’s thoughts on his likely demise lightyears from home? “I’m gonna have to science the shit out of this.”

Watney is a both a world-class botanist and an extremely innovative mind, allowing him to MacGyver his way into growing plants, creating water, as well as eventual contact with NASA, which begins to organize an urgent rescue.

Despite his ingenuity, he will ultimately run out of resources, turning “The Martian” into a race against the clock, with Watney’s life on the line.

Although “The Martian” is very predictable, that’s as far as I’ll go with plot details, since much of this film’s appeal is derived from witnessing the narrative firsthand.

If there’s one attribute that truly sets “The Martian” away from the rest of the space-disaster genre (“Gravity”, “Apollo 13,” etc.) it’s the film’s great sense of humor. Some of

the best laugh-out-loud moments of the year happen here, and situations that would be considered catastrophic in any other movie are rendered hilarious through Watney’s honest and flippant attitude.

Although it is very funny — even a bit excessively so — it isn’t fair to say that “The Martian” is a comedy.

Director Ridley Scott never lets us get quite comfortable with our laughter, keeping the tone constantly dark by throwing disastrous and tense moments at us. However, many of these moments feel a bit predictable, depriving us of the extreme shock that the characters are experiencing.

The success of “The Martian” inevitably rests on the shoulders of Matt Damon, who proves himself yet again with a great performance as Mark Watney. Damon skillfully balances the dramatic and comedic sides of his character, maintaining his dark optimism without ever seeming truly hopeful.

The ensemble cast in “The Martian” is simply amazing, in both scope and quality, with Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig and Donald Glover all delivering strong performances.

“The Martian” also marks the return of Ridley Scott to prime form, following nearly a decade of critical misfires. Scott manages to flesh out his entire cast, giving the audience a strong connection with each character, but never forcing any single one into a definite supporting role since Watney always remains the priority.

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Miami University students and family members braved the cold to fill Hall Auditorium for the A Cappella All Stars event, a nearly soldout show on Saturday, Oct. 3.

“It was really entertaining,” said Miami student Emma Langer. “It put me in a good mood.”

The event’s first group, the Treblemakers, performed covers for the energized crowd — Little Mix’s “Wings” and an upbeat mash up of pop songs including Beyoncé’s “Drunk in Love” and Walk the Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance.”

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Following the Treblemakers was the all-male group, Soul2Soul, who opened with a snappy performance of Rock City and Adam Levine’s “Locked Away” and closed with a jazzy take on The Weeknd’s hit “Can’t Feel My Face.”

“Everybody was at the top of their game,” said Oliver Grieve, a firstyear member of Soul2Soul. “Overall I feel like it went really well. We worked really well as a group.”

Grieve added that he and the other first-years were excited but nervous for their first performance.

Soul2Soul’s new single, a cover of Ariana Grande’s “One Last Time,” is currently available on iTunes and Spotify.

Just Duet, a coed group, followed Soul2Soul and brought former members of the group onstage for a performance of The Four Seasons’ “December 1963 (Oh, What a Night).”

“I thought they were really fun,” Langer said.

The group closed their performance, which included covers of “Levels” by Nick Jonas and The Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun,” with a dramatic drop of their microphones.

Purple-clad group Open Fifth performed as the night’s fourth act, opening with the upbeat, poppy hit “Cheerleader.” They followed this

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with crowd favorite “Stacy’s Mom,” a cover of the classic Fountains of Wayne song that got the whole audience clapping along, and an emotionally charged rendition of Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful,” also a crowd favorite.

“Bottoms Up” served as Open Fifth’s final performance, following a comical YouTube video advertising their new CD, “Late Night,” which features covers of songs like “Waves,” “Take Me to Church” and “Rather Be,” and is

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$11,533. If tuition increased, but the scholarship remained $2,000, the student would have to pay a higher balance. With a guarantee in place, the gap would remain steady as well, so there would be no unexpected costs for students.

Hodge said Miami students,

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now available on iTunes and Spotify.

The all-female, Misfitz were the last to perform at A Cappella All Stars. They performed several jazzy covers, including the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s.” The Misfitz’s selftitled album is currently available on iTunes and Spotify.

“I thought it went great,” said Will Ellis, a soloist for the group Soul2Soul. “After all the time we put in, I thought it was well deserved.” particularly the Associated Student Government (ASG), initially pushed for this plan and presented the idea to the Board of Trustees.

ASG’s student senate first voted in favor of a guaranteed tuition plan in April 2014. At the Board of Trustees meeting last Friday, ASG President Joey Parizek announced the student senate reaffirmed its support of the resolution with a

dard do a great job of translating Andy Weir’s novel of the same name to the screen, slimming down some of the more cumbersome portions and making the very technical text accessible to all audiences. Small ticks, such as how Watney narrates his actions to various onboard cameras, doubly inform us on his biological marvels and emphasizes his absolute solitude.

However, this same practice can sometimes make his character feel a bit overly dumbed down to help

process the information onscreen for the audience — the same man who makes life on a dead planet shouldn’t have to transcribe H-O-W-A-L-I-VE into ‘How alive?’

Although not as aesthetically breathtaking as some earlier space films, the visuals in “The Martian” are gorgeous in their own right, juxtaposing the vast craters and deserts of Mars with the meticulous organization of NASA’s control rooms and the chaotic clusters of earthly cities.

The soundtrack of “The Martian” is also this year’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” giving the seemingly bleak

film a ’70s disco undertone that works better than I expected.

While “The Martian” does fault in its occasional overuse of humor and over-explanation, it remains the return of an iconic director to his peak element, one of the best ensemble performances of the year and a great film with a triumphant story that smiles in the face of certain doom.

In space, no one can hear you scream, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to laugh.

vote of 47-0 on Sept. 15.

Parizek told the board the tuition guarantee would give students the ability to accurately forecast cost, and ultimately relieve financial uncertainty.

The Board of Trustees is investigating the option, but no resolution has been passed, Wagner said.

“We’ll continue throughout the

fall term to actually create a finetuned plan with actual numbers … and make sure we’ve thought about all the issues that we need to think about,” Hodge said.

The board will review the guaranteed tuition promise at its December meeting to determine whether it is viable for next fall.

Regardless of the outcome, current in-state students will not

see a tuition increase next fall. If a tuition plan were launched in 2016, only first-years would experience a raise.

“From an administration point of view, we hope that it will be able to happen, because this is the best thing for students,” Hodge said.

Additional reporting by Reis Thebault and Emily Tate.

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did not spend all of their money.

“They have done great events and not needed to spend all their money. So, we didn’t think that this was necessarily going to create a financial hardship for the buildings that were already consolidating a bit of money,” Abowitz said.

Resident Assistant Jonathan Timmons also did not see the lack of funding as a problem.

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Trinitas’ ‘Fields at Southpointe’ development is an unnecessary venture EDITORIAL

After tonight’s City Council meeting, Oxford will likely be getting a new 194 unit, off-campus housing development.

Oxford City Council, bound by a legal technicality, will be forced to approve building the development, despite lack of support for the project.

The development, The Fields at Southpointe, will be on Southpointe Parkway off Route 27, across from existing student housing at Level 27.

The space was initially designated for office and industrial use, but has since been rezoned as a residential area.

Along with ample housing availability in the Mile Square, Oxford offers apartment options farther from campus, like Hawks Landing and Level 27. The newest option, Miami Preserve, which was built in 2015, remains roughly three-fourths vacant this year. While there was, at one time, a need for these sorts of homes, that need has been filled. Why keep making more?

When Level 27 was built, a major draw for prospective residents was the promise of a bus route that would shuttle them to and from campus.

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

This BCRTA route doesn’t exist anymore and the current shuttle is inconsistent. There is no definite plan for transportation to and from The Fields at Southpointe.

More students living farther away means more cars driving to campus. If The Fields at Southpointe does not provide transportation, 668 students will need to drive to campus if they don’t want to trek uphill along the shoulder of the highway to get to class. There will be an influx of traffic, especially on Chestnut and Patterson — a problem that has already GOOGLE MAPS garnered attention. Our crammed campus parking lots will overflow. Along Route 27, an area of a little more than 37 acres is to be developed by In 2013, David Prytherch, chair- Trinitas Ventures LLC. man of the Oxford Planning Commission, said Miami was not de- but ultimately rob them of the chance crickets chirping at night. signed for people to zip onto campus, to experience life in a truly walkable But this will all disappear, as The run an errand and leave. college town.

Fields of Southpointe replaces this “It’s a walking campus, and it nevThe construction of these units view with that of uniform buildings. er has been and never will be easy to also denies us the beauty of nature. The natural sounds will be drowned drive and park on,” he said.

The Fields of Southpointe will en- out by those of horns honking and The presence of these distant hous- croach on what is currently 37 acres car doors slamming. ing units — along with the increased of vast, open land, a makeshift nature Part of what makes Oxford so car use they cause — will transform preserve filled with birds and frogs. endearing to students and residents the intimate environment of Miami’s Now, tenants of Level 27 can gaze is its location: a haven of sorts, situcampus. These apartment complexes across the way and see the silhouette ated in an area otherwise overflowlure students in with marketing gim- of a deer walking against the color- ing with farmland stretching as far as micks like pools and workout rooms, ful backdrop of a sunset, or listen for the eye can see. But as time goes on,

Strict gun control will only harm poor and minorities SHOOTING

MILAM’S MUSINGS After the Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon, President Obama and other gun control activists made the matter of preventing mass shootings easy. Even more problematic is the notion that based on this simplicity, those choosing not to go forth with it have blood on their hands.

In Obama’s Oct. 1 speech on the shooting, he said mass shootings had become routine and our response to them routine. He added that the United States is the “only nation on Earth in which we do not have sufficient common-sense gun-safety laws.”

“This is a political choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months in America,” Obama continued. “We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones because of our inaction.”

Yet, nowhere in Obama’s speech does he clarify what “commonsense gun-safety laws” mean. He mentioned our allies, Great Britain and Australia, as models for how we could prevent mass shootings.

However, as I’ve mentioned in a previous column — I don’t want to dwell on the point too long here — there are a variety of reasons why implementing Australia’s partial gun confiscation and gun ban in the United States is implausible.

And even if it were plausible, I don’t find the proposition of expanding the size of government and in particular, the police state, to ensure it happens a desirable outcome.

Moreover, as is often the case with draconian laws in the name of safety, one can rest assured that new gun control measures, especially as strong as an Australian-type model, would fall most heavily upon poor, minority communities.

As one example, New York City’s stop-and-frisk was essentially a gun control policy and it was found unconstitutional in 2013 for violating the constitutional rights of minorities in the city.

The New York branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) found from 2003 to 2015, the majority of people stopped were black and brown people between the ages of 14 and 24 and that a great majority of all races were totally innocent.

All of this despite the fact that, according to the New York Times, minorities were less likely to have weapons seized during the stops than white.

All of this is to say, aside from the ambiguity of what is meant by common-sense gun-safety laws and how

that would prevent mass shootings, in practice, we have already seen well-documented examples of what tough gun control looks like and it’s not pretty for minorities. I only picked out one example in New York City, but Miami Gardens, Florida is another notorious example.

Anthony Gregory wrote a column titled, “Who Goes to Prison Due to Gun Control,” and he pointed out another telling bit of data.

According to the United States Sentencing Commission, for Fiscal Year 2012, 51.2 percent of those sentenced to federal incarceration with a primary offense of firearms violation were black, compared to 27 percent for whites.

As Gregory noted, the “inescapable reality of gun control” is that it, like the War on Drugs and the rest of the criminal justice system, disproportionately harms the poor and minorities. And worse, the crime is for

More incarceration ... means more disproportionate incarceration of black and brown poor people. the act of owning something deemed illegal, rather than necessarily the use of that illegal thing.

“When it comes to restricting firearms, liberals have an amazing ability to ignore the hard truth of what they are advocating — putting more people in cages,” Gregory added.

At a time when addressing mass incarceration is finally on the table, it’s worth driving this point home: stronger gun control quite literally entails more incarceration and more incarceration most likely means more disproportionate incarceration of black and brown poor people.

Following through with that course of action is also in response to something that is incredibly rare in the United States. Despite what the sensationalism of their commonality suggests or how routine it seems to Obama, mass shootings are uncommon events.

The Congressional Research Service published a research paper titled, “Mass Murder with Firearms: Incidents and Victims, 1999-2013,” in June 2015.

In their analysis, a mass shooting is defined as, “a multiple homicide incident in which four or more victims are murdered with firearms, within one event, and in one or more locations of close proximity.”

The authors of the study found that, while the prevalence of mass public shootings has increased somewhat compared to the 1970s, nevertheless, mass public shootings between that 1999-2013 period accounted for 0.03 percent of the “murder and nonnegli-

gent manslaughter incidents.”

“Multiple murders and nonnegligent manslaughter incidents, in which an offender or offenders killed four or more victims, are arguably statistically infrequent,” the authors wrote Furthermore, familicide mass shootings (someone killing four or more family members) are far more likely than public shootings within the broader category of mass shootings, but receive less attention because, well, they’re not public in the same way.

Again, all of this is to say, it’s worth keeping in mind that predicting something as rare as a mass shooting and when someone will turn violent is tricky business.

Which is why it’s odd that Obama made the point of how the United States passed countless laws, spent a trillion dollars and so on, to respond to terrorism since it is also statistically infrequent.

Mass public shootings, like terrorism, capture the public consciousness and understandably so because they’re horrific, but it’s worth cautioning restraint when it comes to knee-jerk policy proposals, especially when we are in this thorny area of trying to predict violence, whether it’s a would-be terrorist or a would-be mass shooter.

As for gun crime more generally, as I also noted in a previous column, the firearm homicide rate is down 49 percent in 2010 compared to its peak in 1993 (3.6 gun homicides per 100,000 people compared to the peak of 7.0).

It’s unfortunate we live in a world where complex problems aren’t solvable with simple solutions and where our caricatures of our ideological foes are just that.

The gun control proponents seem to stake out a moral high ground on this issue by implying that opponents of more gun control have blood on their hands. But that’s a problem of good will.

I feel confident in saying that most people abhor violence. So, give your ideological foes that good will that they, too, abhor violence, even though they disagree with you on how best to address that violence.

As I’ve pointed out, there are legitimate concerns about the fate of poor minority communities in the wake of tougher gun control, much less anything resembling a replication of Australia’s model. I haven’t even factored into the formulation my fear of the mentally ill’s civil liberties.

And in the course of hurting those communities further, it’s to go after something statistically infrequent (although no less tragic or sad, of course) in mass public shootings.

I, for one, do not want to respond to that violence with the violence of increasing an already over-bloated carceral state.

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rows of cornstalks get replaced with rows of buildings. Cash crops are replaced with apartment complexes, which sprout up from the ground for the same reason: to earn money.

The difference is the money no longer goes to independent landowners or local people. Instead, it benefits corporations like Trinitas Ventures, who see Oxford as just another small town they can enter, make a profit from and move on.

We fear this is the beginning of the end. Business giants like Trinitas will literally bulldoze their way into our lives, destroying anything in their way. Oxford’s identity as a quaint college town is in jeopardy as it industrializes and expands, losing the community feel in the process.

What does Trinitas know about Oxford? How do they know what students want? We don’t want another housing complex, and what’s more, we don’t need it.

Trinitas Ventures declined comment to The Miami Student until after the City Council meeting tonight. City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Oxford Courthouse, 118 West High Street.

Sensationalizing shooters in a victim-centered story FILM

CARLEIGH TURNER WEB DESIGNER

Sixteen years ago, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School.

Hidden under their black trench coats were dozens of homemade pipe bombs, seven knives, two illegal sawed-off shotguns, a 9mm semi auto assault pistol and plenty of ammunition.

On April 20, 1999 these boys murdered 13 of their classmates and left 23 injured. On April 20, 2016 audiences get to experience it all over again.

The film titled, “I’m Not Ashamed: The Rachel Joy Scott Columbine Story” explores the narrative of Rachel Joy Scott —

The media is really just responding to our human need to understand how or why killers do what they do. the first victim of the tragedy.

In a society that tends to glorify and overreport the life stories of killers, it is refreshing to see a Columbine film that has little to do with Eric and Dylan.

However, after watching the trailer, it is painfully obvious the film’s director is using sensational images of the shooters to reel in curious viewers.

The trailer begins with a reenactment of one of the “Basement Tapes” that Dylan and Eric had created prior to the shooting.

A disconcerting way to start a seemingly positive film.

Yes, Rachel being killed in Columbine is a vital part of her story, but is it necessary for the film to spend such precious screen time on the people who did it?

The title of the film is also irritating. If this movie is making an effort to break free from the intense societal demand to profile killers, why can’t we just hear the Rachel Scott story? This woman did more than get shot in the head, as the film attempts to suggest.

Dylan and Eric knew they were going to be household names before they walked through Columbine’s doors that morning and any media reference to them is giving them exactly what they wanted.

The following is a transcription from one of the duo’s basement tapes.

“Directors will be fighting over

this story. I know we’re gonna have followers because we’re so fucking God-like,” Dylan Klebold said.

The boys later speculated whether Steven Spielberg or Quentin Tarantino should direct the film that was sure to be made about their massacre.

When the nation hears of another mass shooting, people turn to their trusted news sources for answers. Mass media answers their requests with centerfold spreads, front-page exposés on the person responsible and hourlong TV segments on “The Mind of a Rampage Killer.”

These stories are captivating because they conflict with the basic human survival instinct.

When people hear stories of total disregard for life and the suffering of others, they question their ideas of humanity, making them rethink their safety and security, according to an article in Psychology Today.

This innate curiosity toward killers creates a need for documentaries, news organizations and others to “humanize” these characters, letting the general public into the dark, twisted, lives these monsters were living in.

The media is really just responding to our human need to understand how or why killers do what they do.

We see this in the days following a massive shooting. In less than a week, readers and viewers can expect to learn the life story of whoever committed the heinous act. In the flurry of these reports, viewers may be lucky enough to catch a list of names and pixelated Facebook photos — the media’s pathetic attempt to respectively report a body count.

This film has the opportunity to right the media’s wrongs by producing content about a tragic event and not give any credit to the killers.

Rachel’s decision to not deny her faith in the face of death has been an inspiration to many.

The trailer does a brilliant job of showing her positive impact on the school community and those around her, however this message would be much more effective if audiences did not have to watch two paid actors try their darndest to portray two, evil individuals the entire movie.

As of press time, the film’s website has only posted one trailer so current knowledge on the film’s content is limited. However, if the film mirrors the trailer, it will have done a disservice to Rachel and all those brutally attacked that day.

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Healing the scar of white privilege RACE

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Can you heal a cut by pretending like it’s not there? No. It will leave an ugly scar and won’t truly go away. For a clean heal, you have to dig through the pain. Pour hydrogen peroxide on it, cover with a bandage and do your part to help the cut slowly but surely heal. Now think about this as a matter of social equality instead of a wound.

As naïve as it is to pretend race, privilege or gender inequalities don’t exist, it doesn’t help the means of equality. It hurts it. Idealistically, privilege would cease to exist by ignoring it, but this isn’t the case. It must be slowly hammered down with each generation and each individual.

We can’t ignore the black and white. We must recognize white privilege is alive and well in the United States — in the year 2015.

We must fight for our fellow citizens and human beings who weren’t born with natural advantages and privilege.

Ahmed Mohamed, 14, invented his own alarm clock and was promptly arrested when he brought it to school because his teacher assumed it was a bomb.

If Ahmed was white, his teacher would praise him. However, because Ahmed is Muslim, he was put in handcuffs.

A University of Cincinnati police officer pulled over Samuel DuBose, 43, for missing a front license plate and shot DuBose in the head in the minutes following. My friend was pulled

over for speeding and got a smile and a “drive slower next time, please.” DuBose was black. My friend is white.

Can you see a pattern? Can you spot the inequity?

White privilege exists. I guarantee from saying that, there’s a straight white male somewhere out there denying and shuddering, steam coming out of his ears. But that’s not at all the intention of acknowledging such advantages. It’s not saying white people should feel guilty for their skin color or the given advantages that comes with it. It’s not belittling the accomplishments they have worked hard for. It’s saying that they shouldn’t blatantly ignore that they have paths in life significantly easier than others because of the color of their skin; that in most cases, had their skin color been different, they would’ve had to work much harder to get there.

For instance, because of being white, my chances of getting a job after college are twice those of a black college graduate. From age 4 to age 18, a black kid is three times more likely to be suspended or expelled from school than a white kid. According to an investigation by Guardian, black citizens in the United States are twice as likely to be unarmed when killed by a police officer than a white citizen. I have never had to factor in my race when thinking about my career.

My fears of getting punished in school haven’t increased simply from my demographics. That’s privilege.

The numbers don’t lie: insti-

tutionalized racism exists in the United States. When the top 10 wealthiest percent of our country is more than 90 percent white and most political campaign money comes from such elite donors, there’s not going to be proper representation. Let me say it again: institutionalized racism exists in the United States.

However, a chunk of the U.S. population argues that such a prejudice doesn’t exist. There’s no denying the inequality and inequity of races in the United States, and doing so makes it impossible to achieve a balanced culture. Fighting for the equality of one group won’t harm the equality of another — equity of the races is not a teeter-totter, but rather a series of elevators that can all rest at the top floor if we function well as operators.

For example, saying that black lives matter is not saying white lives don’t. It’s simply pressing of the need for equality for all humans, despite skin color. It’s giving light to an oppressed race in the 21st century. You don’t walk into a fundraiser for AIDS and demand “Well, doesn’t cancer matter, too?” Of course it does, but we’re focused on something else the moment.

Helping a neighbor gain equality does not belittle yours. Recognizing you were given advantages in society that a friend wasn’t given because they are from a different demographic shouldn’t make you feel ashamed or guilty, it should make you feel aware.

Acknowledge privilege and be a good person — treat the wound and watch it heal.

TO THE EDITOR: As the Secretary to the Board of Trustees, and the person assisting the Trustees, the Presidential Search Committee and the Miami community throughout their search process, I want to respond to the Sept. 29, 2015 article “Presidential Search to be Secret” and to provide information about the search process.

The initial stages of the search have been open and inclusive, and now, as a next step, it is vitally important that the search committee identify the largest and most diverse pool of exemplary individuals possible for consideration. The Trustees believe strongly this is best achieved through a process that respects the confidentiality of each individual until the announcement of a single finalist. This is a common practice in higher education and is the same process Miami followed to select former president James Garland (1996) and President David Hodge (2006).

Trustees are concerned a process involving multiple publically announced finalists would deter many of the most qualified

300 responses to the presidential search website’s online survey — will be considered by the search committee and used to craft a scoping document that will provide important information about Miami to potential candidates.

The Presidential Search Committee will be appointed in the coming days. To form the search committee, the Board reviewed past committees from back to the retirement of President Shriver and remained true to their composition and size. Miami’s Board Chair, David Budig, will chair the Search Committee. Other members include three faculty members to be elected from and by our faculty, a second Board Trustee, an alumni representative, the Chair of the University’s Foundation Board, an undergraduate student and a senior administrator.

The Committee is charged to thoroughly review the many nominees and potential candidates and select a small set of particularly well-qualified individuals for final consideration.

The Board will then interview each and select one finalist to introduce to the Miami community.

This process will take several

Trustees are concerned a process involving multiple publically announced finalists would deter many of the most qualified individuals ...

individuals from expressing interest or actively exploring the position through the review process. Many potential candidates will be genuinely concerned that a public announcement of their interest could detrimentally impact their effectiveness or even continuation in their current positions — particularly sitting presidents and provosts.

Representatives from our search consultant, Isaacson, Miller, recently met with 25 groups and numerous individuals in Oxford and at the VOA Learning Center to discuss the search.

During their two visits to Miami, the firm also held four public forums open to the entire Miami community to allow faculty, staff and students the opportunity to explain what they believe are the necessary skills and qualities for Miami’s next president and the opportunities and challenges she or he may face. Information from those visits — and the nearly

months, and we expect to host the finalist in spring, 2016.

The Trustees understand and share the keen interest of the Miami community in the search process and the selection of our next president and also recognize that Miami is competing with other national universities for a limited number of the most qualified and capable individuals. The confidential nature of the search process — from the initial nomination phase to the selection of one final candidate — is a critical part of identifying Miami’s president.

This is an energetic time to be at Miami University, and we are excited about attracting an outstanding scholar and leader to be our next president.

TED PICKERILL

PICKERTO@MIAMIOH.EDU

Holes in Miami’s dining services let money slip through students’ pockets DINING

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TO THE EDITOR: Perhaps it’s the quality of Miami Dining that, for the most part, exempts it from close examination by the student body, or maybe it’s the average student’s lack of awareness of the cost. Most seem to recognize that the prices are high, but few seem to grasp just how high.

When I was a student at the University of North Texas, an unlimited 7-day meal plan cost roughly $1,600 per semester. At Miami, my meal plan costs upward of $2,600 per semester.

The biggest reason for the cost of dining is likely that there are a

lot of locations. Miami has adopted a primarily “a-la-carte” model, as opposed to a large buffet. UNT opted instead for an entirely buffet system. Out of a student population of 30,000 — roughly double that of Miami’s — there were slightly more than a handful of dining locations, including the student union. By having a large variety of dining options, Miami has also been forced to buy a larger variety of foods, which tends to be more expensive than buying in bulk.

Because of the sheer costs of operation, relatively few universities have opted to get into the business of “markets,” similar to that of a convenience store.

The second is that Miami has opted for a two-part pricing system.

Campus meal plan holders pay a $1,600 assessment fee for their meal plan, followed by whatever amount students choose to add.

They justify this expense by giving students so-called “discounts” on their meal purchases, equivalent to 50 percent at the buffets and 30 percent at the al la carte locations.

This $1,600 fee probably goes directly to the base operational costs of keeping the dining locations running. The “discounted” price that students pay off of their meal plan would then reflect the real cost of the food to the university. In effect, this pricing structure has likely cre-

ated an inflated demand for new dining locations, which in turn increase costs to the student. The discounts provide incentives for students to buy larger meal plans.

In other words, the more meal plan you buy, the more value you get.

There are some good reasons to have a large dining operation. For one thing, it guarantees students a flexible job on campus if they need one. Second, it gives students excellent dining options compared to standard college fare. While North Texas was significantly cheaper, I never wanted to touch anything in the dining halls after my first year there.

But what students need to con-

sider is whether they are getting the value they paid for. For me, that answer is a resounding no. The cost of dining has become so high that it would be nearly cheaper for me to eat every single meal Uptown.

While Miami Dining has some aspects that are highly advantageous, ultimately the student body is responsible for ensuring that they receive a high value for the quality of food and service they receive.

I hope that every student will at some point consider this as they and their parents continue to pay for their pricey meal plans.

RYAN PETTIT

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the distance.

The sun is rising, and, as you look out, you see a beautiful red hue igniting the sea of clouds that stretch on forever. Suddenly, the pain has dissipated and you admire the vastness of the world around you.

The view is something you might see out a plane window, but here you are, standing on solid earth.

From Stella (18,871 feet), it’s only a half-hour trek around the

rim of the crater to Uhuru Peak (19,341), the tallest point in Africa.

After you reach the top, there’s nothing left to look forward to but a long climb down.

If we chunk our lives into various “Uhuru Peaks,” we will inevitably be disappointed when we start our climb down.

But, if instead we look at our future endeavors as Stella Points, then not only will we be able to enjoy the climb more, but we will also have more to look forward to on the other side of the crater.

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Rokeem Williams and sophomore tight end Ryan Smith led in the air with five catches each.

Reardon finished 12-for-21 with 136 yards and a touchdown. His favorite target was Dixon, who notched 63 yards on six catches and 75 rushing yards on three carries.

Fifth-year running back Traylon Durham collected 53 yards on 18 touches.

Miami continues MAC play at Ohio University for the Battle of the Bricks in Athens, Ohio Saturday.

cause big matchup issues for opponents. Louis is a natural goal scorer and player who can move the puck well. He has great vision for teammates who like to make cuts and find open lanes.

Right-winger Gacek is the Energizer Bunny of this line – he just keeps going and going. All jokes aside, Gacek is one of the hardest working guys on the team. He returns this year as a senior who could potentially fill the void of Blake Coleman with his similar work ethic and style.

The two are centered by first round draft pick Roslovic. The freshman from Columbus fits in with Louis and Gacek nicely. This second line will lead to a lot of scoring.

Third line: Michael Mooney – Ryan Siroky – Kiefer Sherwood This line will be quiet this year, but expect them to produce. Senior left-winger Michael Mooney leads by example, working hard and focusing on the little things. His freshman line mates, Ryan Siroky and Kiefer Sherwood, are averagesized forwards with the ability to shine. Size could be a slightly bigger problem than skill for this line.

If they can keep from being pushed around, they’ll find success.

Fourth line: Conor Lemirande – Devin Loe – Andrew Schmit This line is the big line. With an average size of 6-foot-3, 225-pounds, this line boasts NHL size. These three forwards haven’t contributed much on the scoresheet, amounting a combined 18 points in 122 games, but that doesn’t mean they don’t fulfill a role. Look for some quick-hitting set faceoff plays. Loe was 9-4 on face-offs Saturday.

FROM ONTARIO »PAGE 10

from defense to offense and getting set up in the scoring zone.

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Defense First line: Louie Belpedio – Matthew Caito This is a strong defensive unit that started most of last season’s games together. Belpedio brings an extra offensive charge to the Miami defense and wears the alternate “A” this season, after putting up 19 points last year from the blue line.

Caito is a solid stay-at-home defenseman who can fire the puck when necessary.

Second line: Scott Dornbrock – Chris Joyaux This is the biggest defensive pair the RedHawks have this year.

Sophomore Scott Dornbrock checks in at 6-foot-3, 230-pounds, while senior Chris Joyaux stands at 6-feet, 199-pounds. These two are pretty solid in their own end, combining for a +12 in 150 games.

Third line: Grant Hutton – Taylor Richart On the left side, big freshman Grant Hutton is complimented by a smaller, but more experienced, senior. Hutton is a little thinner than Dornbrock, standing at 6-foot-3, but weighing 205 pounds. Richart has 15 points and is a -1 in his 99game career at Miami.

Goalies The two seniors will most likely see even playing time throughout the season.

Jay Williams: In 65 games as a RedHawk, the senior out of McLean, Virginia has a career save percentage of .911 and a 2.29 goals against average.

Ryan McKay: Also a senior, McKay is one of the biggest guys on the team (6-foot-1, 230 pounds), and that helps him take up a lot of net. His .920 save percentage and 2.31 GAA in 65 games make him and Williams seem interchangeable.

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Miami can’t complete comeback in 20-14 KSU loss FOOTBALL

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A late fourth quarter interception from redshirt senior quarterback Drew Kummer ended Miami University’s hopes of a comeback and handed Kent State University a 2014 victory in the teams’ Mid-American Conference opener Saturday.

Miami trailed 20-0 with 9:33 to play, but a 1-yard rushing touchdown from redshirt freshman Alonzo Smith and the extra point cut the Golden Flashes’ lead to 20-7 with 5:36 on the clock.

On Kent State’s next possession, redshirt junior defensive lineman JT Jones recovered a KSU fumble, setting up the RedHawks at their own 35-yard line.

Miami (1-4, 0-1 MAC) reached the KSU 6-yard line, and Kummer converted a critical fourth-and-2, setting up a 2-yard touchdown pass to redshirt freshman tight end Nate Becker. The extra point made it 2014 with 3:15 left.

After forcing a quick three-andout, Kummer led the MU offense into Kent State (2-3, 1-0 MAC) territory with less than two minutes to go.

However, the RedHawks’ bid for a come-from-behind win promptly ended when KSU sophomore linebacker James Alexander hit Kummer as he released a risky pass into traffic. Freshman safety Juantez McRae picked off the ball with 1:02 left in the game. It was Kummer’s fourth interception of the day.

“We thought we had plenty of time to still win the game,” head coach Chuck Martin said. “We thought the offense could score – I was sure they could score.”

In previous games, Martin cited the team’s negative attitude as main contributor in losses.

This time, it was different.

“Today was not mental,” Martin said. “We were in it the whole time.

We believed we were gonna win the game until the last stupid interception. We jammed the ball into coverage when we got a guy wide

open. It has nothing to do with belief. We had belief on the sidelines the whole day.”

MU outgained Kent State 416 to 350 in the fourth quarter after the Flashes held a 283 to 207 yard advantage through three quarters.

Kummer finished the game 19-for-48 with 315 yards and one TD after struggling to complete 7 of 21 passes for 106 yards in the first 45 minutes.

The Flashes led 6-0 after the first quarter on two redshirt freshman Shane Hynes field goals from 38 ALEX LEDET KENT STATE and 28 yards. In the second quarter, freshman receiver Antwan Dixon Freshman Maurice Thomas totaled 120 yards on five kickoff returns Saturday. broke away on a reverse play and ran 75 yards to the end zone, giving In the third quarter, KSU junior but fell through on execution.

Kent State a 13-0 lead at halftime. quarterback Colin Reardon con“That’s how they got to 20 points.

“That’s Kent State … they’re nected with junior wideout Ernest They should have had six points in gonna try to trick you,” Martin said. Calhoun for a 44-yard touchdown. the game,” Martin said. “If we’re “They tricked us with the reverse, “Our eyes were bad again, and gonna win games, we gotta defend and it’s a play they scored on last we weren’t disciplined,” Martin those two plays better.” week. It’s a play we repped over and said. “We got some new guys that Redshirt freshman quarterback over, and we’re not mentally disci- haven’t played a lot that hurt us.”

Gus Ragland picked up 75 yards plined enough and mentally tough After the game, Martin said his on 14 carries, and redshirt junior enough to do the job and make the team had studied KSU’s reverse play we need to make there.” and inside vertical plays all week FOOTBALL »PAGE 9

Four takeaways from Western Ontario exhibition

ANGELO GELFUSO THE MIAMI STUDENT

Freshman forward Josh Melnick slides by W. Ontario defender Stephen Gaskin.

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STEVE PERKINS

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After the Miami University hockey team topped Western Ontario 6-1 on Saturday, some quickly asked what good an easy exhibition game like that does for a team. However, there are a few key points to take away from the win.

Ask head coach Rico Blasi what the team needs to work on, and he will tell you: “Everything.”

1: Miami’s freshmen will have a significant impact in each game this season.

It was great to see the five new faces in the lineup compete and have success. Freshman Josh Melnick had a goal against the Mustangs off a perfect rebound from senior captain Sean Kuraly. Freshman center Jack Roslovic had two assists, both to Louie Belpedio (the second assist on each goal came from junior Anthony Louis).

Freshman defenseman Grant Hutton notched two shots on goal and one blocked shot, but more important than his box score stats was his poise. Whether faced with a oneon-one in the zone or an aggressive forecheck, Hutton maintained great posture while breaking up plays and finding good outlets for the puck to move the play up ice.

2: The goaltending will be solid this year.

Senior netminders Jay Williams and Ryan McKay split the game nearly evenly on Saturday, and while they only saw a combined 15 shots, both goalies looked

good. They moved well and looked comfortable positionally. The lone goal allowed came off a turnover in front of the net with no Miami defenders in the area, so Williams never stood a chance.

3: Passing needs cleaned up a bit.

As mentioned previously, the only goal for Western on Saturday was a no-look behind-the-back turnover, and it was not the game’s only give away of this fashion. Multiple times, from both offensive and defensive players in all three zones, the RedHawks gave the puck away with no looks and poorly timed passes.

Creativity is great, especially in high-paced, possession-based offenses like Miami’s, but it is possible to be too creative. The RedHawks need to learn quickly where to draw that line if they want to be successful this year.

4: Miami must do a better job in the first two zones in order to allow for good play in the offensive zone.

Miami looked solid as a whole on Saturday, but there were certainly times when the RedHawks lacked in the defensive and neutral zones. At times, Miami’s defensive unit struggled to keep a man in front to deny entry passes and shots on goal. They also had an issue fighting off the Western Ontario forecheck, which led to long shifts in the defensive zone. The RedHawks also had a bit of an issue moving through the neutral zone. This is a team that relies on puck possession and play in the offensive zone. As the season begins, MU must improve its transitioning ONTARIO »PAGE 9

ANGELO GELFUSO THE MIAMI STUDENT

Junior forward Anthony Louis celebrates after scoring the first goal in Saturday’s exhibition against Western Ontario.

Hockey season preview: position breakdown HOCKEY

STEVE PERKINS

THE MIAMI STUDENT

After winning the National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoffs and making its ninth NCAA appearance in the last 10 tournaments, Miami University hockey begins its 2015-2016 season Friday.

The RedHawks finished 25-14-1 (14-9-1-1 NCHC) last season. Seven

freshmen join a 24-man squad that returns 10 seniors.

Below is a line-by-line breakdown.

Forwards First line: Kevin Morris – Sean Kuraly – Josh Melnick This is a leadership-heavy line with the ability to dictate the style of play. Morris and Kuraly are both seniors and captains this year with enough size to rumble in the cor-

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1. Southern Methodist, -8

T-15. Bud Radis, E

2. Oklahoma State, -4

T-21. Patrick Flavin, +2

3. UCLA, -1

T-41. Jack Sparling, +7

4. University of Mississippi, +2 T-41. Greg Conrad, +7 ...

8. Miami University, +12 Final round begins Tuesday.

T-41. Brian Ohr, +7

ners and force the play to the middle, while smaller, skilled forward freshman Josh Melnick works for perimeter shots and speed around the outside.

Second line: Anthony Louis – Jack Roslovic – Alex Gacek This is a very skilled line that may cause big matchup issues for opponents. Louis is a natural goal HOCKEY »PAGE 9

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