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FEELING ARTSY The Art Museum shines with light on Tuesday evening. The museum is currently showing three exhibitions, including “A Student Response: Freedom Summer,” which will be on display until May 16.

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EMILY WILLIAMS ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Miami University faculty members filled the room in Upham Hall Wednesday evening, April 29, waiting to hear from the co-presidents of the university’s newly founded chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) about how the new organization will impact Miami.

A national organization created to promote academic freedom, professional values and economic stability for students and faculty at higher education institutions, the AAUP is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

Keith Tuma, professor of English, and Karen Dawisha, a political science professor, who will serve as copresidents of the chapter, addressed their fellow faculty members about

why they decided to form the organization at Miami.

Tuma noted the work the AAUP has done on behalf of academic freedom, fair pay and higher education policy over the past century.

“It’s about time that Miami acknowledged that work and formally joined with it,” said Tuma.

Miami is the 15th school in Ohio to bring the AAUP to its campus, following peer schools like Ohio State University, Ohio University, the University of Cincinnati and the University of Dayton, which already had their own chapters of the faculty advocacy group.

As Tuma and Dawisha detailed the goals of the new advocacy group, faculty members filled the 120 seats in the lecture hall and stood in the doorways. Some were wearing AAUP buttons pinned on their blazers and sweaters, and those who came straight from the classroom were toting bags filled with books

and students’ papers. They listened intently, showing their energetic approval with applause and cheers throughout the speech.

The Miami administration, the Board of Trustees and the Associated Student Government (ASG) were all invited by the AAUP to attend the chapter’s launch. According to Tuma, the chapter intends to work closely with all of them to achieve their shared goals.

“We want Miami to be an institution where everyone involved in this core educational mission is fully committed to their roles, a university where our talents, creativity, knowledge and expertise are fully realized,” Tuma said.

The only way to do this, he said, was to establish a stronger faculty voice. Dawisha later addressed this issue of establishing real shared governance in which the faculty can AAUP »PAGE 4

First the end seats were taken, followed by seats in the back. Picking their spots wisely, students trickled into the classroom accompanied by the sound of rustling notebooks.

While most were engrossed in reviewing material for the exam, sophomore Amy Shomo couldn’t help but be distracted by the student sitting in front of her. He sat hunched over, while furiously scribbling notes onto his desk. As the professor entered the room he quickly covered the jottings with his arms. Once the tests were distributed he glanced from test to answer sheet, stealing peeks beneath the papers. With each additional glimpse, he filled his answer sheet with correct answers and Shomo was disgusted.

“He would just cheat,” Shomo said. “Are you freaking kidding me? I was so mad. That’s just annoying.”

According to a poll conducted by CollegeHumor.com, nearly 61 percent of the 30,000 college students surveyed admitted to academic cheating. Yet, of those 61 percent, only 16 percent “feel bad” about it.

Brenda Quaye, Miami University’s coordinator for academic integrity, said cheating is something that continues with an individual as a practice throughout their life.

“It’s a habit of mind, it really is,” Quaye said. “It’s a habit of mind of taking short cuts, not paying attention, not spending the requisite time that’s required and it continues to happen particularly if it’s not stopped.”

Quaye’s office said that 258 cases of academic dishonesty were reported at Miami last school year and, of that number, 72 percent were found responsible of dishonesty.

If a professor suspects a student of academic dishonesty, Quaye said, the faculty member then must report the case to the department chair, which results in a “charge”

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against the student.

Once a charge is made, hearings occur that involve the student, members of the affected department and members of Quaye’s department.

“We want those hearings to occur because we want students to get that education,” Quaye said. “Even when they are fully admitting it, it’s good to have the conversation so they are understanding the seriousness of the situation.”

Within the three years Quaye has been working at Miami with students and cases of academic dishonesty, she said the approximate 70 percent rate of responsibility is not unusual.

She explained that because of the differing educations and cultures Miami students come in with, there is a learning curve.

Susan Finnerty, a Farmer School of Business professor, interacts with many first-year students through her Business 101 course and agreed there is a sense of ambiguity for underclassmen.

“In my class, one of the challenges is that I’m trying to teach critical thinking and most students that come in have learned the test,” Finnerty said. “They’ve learned how to complete an exam.”

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Nepal earthquake hits close to home for many at Miami, but no response from university GLOBAL

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Destruction from the Nepal earthquake on April 25, 2015, which has killed almost 6,000 people to date and injured another 10,000.

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many on campus.

Janardan Subedi, a sociology professor who was born and raised in Nepal, visits the country five times a year to conduct research.

Throughout his 26 years at Miami, Subedi has worked to strengthen Miami’s connection with Nepal through various programs. He said he’s been following the news closely in preparation for his return to Nepal in May. “What the news is telling you right now, it’s not even 20 percent of the truth,” Subedi said. “What NEPAL »PAGE 5

On May 1, 1925, The Miami Student reported that the university was conceiving a new registration system mandating students to register for classes the spring before the academic year. If students missed their designated registration time, or attempted to amend their schedule during the summer months, they would be fined a “heavy” fee.

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It was a Saturday like any other in Nepal. Tourists visiting the country for its impressive trekking sites were high up in the mountains. Locals went about their lives in the remote villages dotting the landscape and in the crowded city of Kathmandu.

Then, in a flash of rubble and snow, everything changed. Temples, monuments and homes were destroyed in the worst disaster the country has seen in 80 years. The

Dharahara Tower, a UNESCO historical site built in the 1800s, is gone. As of Thursday evening, almost 6,000 people were confirmed dead with another 10,000 injured.

Since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent 6.7 magnitude aftershock, the nation has plunged into turmoil. In need of shelters, medical supplies and relief, the country is now at risk of landslides caused by heavy rains and a cholera outbreak from lack of clean water.

While the earthquake occurred thousands of miles from Oxford, the disaster hit close to home for

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Miami Panhellenic reviews new sorority selection for fall GREEK

KRISTA SAVAGE NEWS EDITOR

Miami University is adding a new sorority next year to support the growth of Greek life on campus.

This week, three new sororities were presented to the Miami Panhellenic community in order to be considered for admittance to Miami’s campus next year. The sororities are Sigma Delta Tau (SDT), Sigma Sigma Sigma (Tri Sig) and Phi Sigma Sigma (Phi Sig).

Miami’s sorority involvement has increased 25 percent over the past five years. In 2010, 734 women accepted bids to sororities and, this year, 970 did so — the most Miami has ever seen.

Miami’s goal is to keep its membership per sorority around 150 students in order to ensure adequate housing. Right now, the average is 198 people to a sorority, with the largest at 232 members.

Twenty-six sororities are nationally recognized for potential membership on Miami’s campus, 16 of which are currently members.

Once approved to add a new member organization to Greek life, the extension committee sent a notification of interest out to the remaining 10 sororities not recognized on Miami’s campus.

Interested sororities submitted proposals, which were reviewed

by Miami’s Panhellenic board.

They finalized these three to present on campus.

“When selecting a sorority to arrive on campus, we look at which ones would be the best fit to our climate and culture,” said Colleen Blevins, associate director at the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “How can we partner with them, and what do they have to offer?”

Scholarship opportunities and funding are important details when determining what the sororities stand for.

“The biggest thing we look

for is dedication to our women,” Blevins said. “We don’t want them to just be committed for next year, but we’re looking for a sorority that will last for the next 100 years.”

Each of the three organizations hosted an introductory event this

next year. SDT values academic success by offering scholarships and awards to its members, including the Prevent Child Abuse America award.

SDT was founded in 1917 at Cornell University in New York.

The Alpha Chi chapter of SDT

When selecting a sorority to arrive on campus, we look at which ones would be the best fit to our climate and culture.

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week. The events were open to the public and the representatives spoke about their sororities’ history, strengths and goals.

The first to present was Sigma Delta Tau Tuesday in MacMillan Hall.

The presentation covered a brief history of the sorority, as well as its achievements and goals for

was formerly at Miami, but retired in 1963 due to low membership.

Tri Sig gave the second presentation Wednesday in Wilks Theater.

Tri Sig was founded in 1898 at Longwood University in Virginia.

Its values include high ethics and experience. Friendship and loyalty are also expressed in its mission

Miami’s recent progress reflects future plans, but at a cost

statement. Tri Sig was a member of Miami’s Greek life in 1993, and hopes to return to campus and engage through informal recruitment in spring 2016.

The final presentation was given

by Phi Sig Thursday in Wilks Theater.

Serving as one of the first sororities to allow religious individuality, Phi Sig was founded in 1913 at Hunter University, in New York City.

First-year student Maddie Colliver went through formal recruitment in the spring and did not finish the process, but is considering going through the process again next year.

“I think bringing new sororities is a really unique experience,” Colliver said. “… I would be interested in joining a new one and creating a positive reputation.”

The extension committee will meet at the end of this week and present to the Panhellenic board.

Miami’s new sorority will be selected by the end of next week.

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EMILY TATE

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Steeped in history and tradition, Miami has survived over two centuries of evolution and growth. In the last 15 years alone, the university, campus and student body have undergone significant changes, resulting in a Miami that appears and operates quite differently than it did in the year 2000.

At its current rate of change, Miami is in for another stint of transformative years, but at a potentially high cost. The university is at a crossroads, forced to decide how much it will compromise in the name of progress.

At the turn of the millennium, few students could be found in possession of a cell phone, barring the occasional clunky flip phone. Professors didn’t need to implement technology policies in class because iPhones were but a figment of the imagination. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat — those distractions didn’t even exist.

That same year, Ben Roethlisberger joined the Miami RedHawks as a redshirt freshman, before landing the spot as starting quarterback the following year and winning the MAC championship in 2003.

In 2000, James Garland was university president, and under him, the Freedom Summer Memorial was erected on Western Campus.

The Phillip R. Shriver Center was Miami’s student center, and the newest residence hall on campus was Havighurst Hall, built in 1983.

Over the last 15 years, more students have applied and enrolled than ever before, making the competition more rigorous and the university more prestigious with each freshman class.

Miami has renovated and innovated exhaustively, overseeing

construction of the pristine Farmer School of Business and the stateof-the-art Armstrong Student Center in the last few years.

Several new residence halls have been built and occupied, including Etheridge Hall, Maplestreet Station, and three new Western dorms — Beechwoods, Hillcrest and Stonebridge Halls. Western Dining Commons has also opened, as well as new food options at Maplestreet and Armstrong.

The athletic program has waxed and waned, earning MAC champi-

The university is at a crossroads, forced to decide how much it will compromise in the name of progress. onships alongside record-breaking losing streaks.

With so much having changed in just the last 15 years — and with additional plans for progress already underway, through initiatives like the Miami 2020 Plan — the university expects to be similarly transformed over the next 15 years, by 2030.

The introduction and proliferation of laptops, smartphones and social media has allowed for virtually limitless opportunities in technology advancement, and those devices will continue to play a significant role on campus.

Students can now enroll in online courses, which have already become more popular with the early integration of Canvas, Miami’s new learning management system.

But Glenn Platt, director of the Armstrong Institute of Interactive Media Studies (AIMS), said the impact of technology in the next 15 years could extend far beyond laptops and online classes.

“There will most likely be more

collaboration technology,” he said, “and working in Google groups will be easier.”

And the individual technology will likely replace what now seems foundational and familiar.

“There could be a lot more gestural or voice-controlled computers, which [would do] away with keyboards and mice,” Platt said.

“Screens may project from students’ phones, tablets or watches, which would eliminate the big, clunky screens.”

With construction of the Dauch Indoor Sports Center — which was completed and opened for use in February — and the Gunlock Family Performance Center, the sports programs have promising new facilities at their disposal.

But those structures are only a small representation of the dozens of construction projects in the works.

Shideler Hall and Bishop Woods are undergoing makeovers already, as well as complete interior renovations of five residence halls on East Quad, as part of a plan to renovate every dorm on campus by 2020. Preparations for North Quad renovations began in March, and other quads will follow in its place over the next five years.

As part of its east wing expansion, Phase Two of Armstrong will extend to Culler Hall, which is temporarily housing the geography department until Shideler reopens in early 2016. When space in Culler is freed up, the university will begin the merge with Armstrong.

But the latest construction project — the demolition of the Patterson Place Museum on Western Campus to make way for a new residence hall — has led to an outcry from students, faculty and alumni alike.

David Prytherch, an associate professor of geography, is vocal about his objection to the project.

Prytherch, who has taught at Miami for 12 years, said it’s important to strike a balance between the value of history and the pressure to modernize.

“A lot of the changes have been good that I’ve seen, but I think we’ve reached a tipping point, where it might be time for a time out,” he said.

He also recognized the predicament administrators find themselves in.

“Decision-makers are struggling with a lot of different variables,” Prytherch said. “It’s challenging for a historical institution to grow, and to redevelop and to evolve in a fixed space. Some stuff has to get torn down, some things have to be redeveloped. I think Miami’s done a really good job to-date in balancing that growth and evolution with the historical fabric.

However, he said he is not alone in thinking the destruction of Patterson Place crosses a line.

“It is about the texture of a place — the history, the culture — that I think really do bring people to Miami,” he said. “So whenever you do as much renovation as Miami is doing now, you really have to be careful to not leave those values and that character behind.”

Progress and growth are positive things, he said, if carried out in moderation. People attend Miami, and later return to it as alumni, because they grow attached to the things that make it special — the seal, the sundial and Western Campus are but a few of these.

And if those symbols are stripped away, Prytherch said, this campus loses some of the character Miamians treasure so deeply.

“If Miami’s campus becomes unrecognizable to people, I think that’s a mistake.”

Additional reporting by Max Pikras.

Studies show Miami University students are not effectively using the recycling bins placed throughout campus, and the longterm consequences could be devastating.

On April 6, the department of sustainability performed a test to properly analyze the amount of trash and recycling managed at Miami. Yvette Kline, the director of sustainability and energy conservation, led the test to measure the amount of trash compared to recyclables on campus.

Rumpke, the company that holds Miami’s waste management contracts, weighs one week’s worth of campus trash and recycling during July, November, February and April.

Kline used the weights from the week of April 6 to approximate the total annual tonnage of Miami’s waste. She found that there were 51.82 tons of trash and 20.25 tons of recycling for that week.

Based on these weekly amounts, Kline projected the university accrues 1,749 tons of trash and 683 tons of recycling on an annual basis.

Kline reported these figures do not include Miami’s organic waste. These calculations come from the trash and recycling that go into hauling trucks from dumpsters around campus. She described this as “household” trash and recycling. With this in consideration, the “household” recycling rate from the week of April 6 was 28 percent.

In addition to this trash test, Miami’s eco representatives performed trash audits in seven residence halls this school year and found that 18-36 percent of items thrown away in trash cans could have been recycled instead.

Rob Abowitz, a staff member of residence life, led the trash audit. Residence halls that performed the trash audit were chosen based on having a variety of types of halls, storage space availability and recommendations from the Housing, Dining, Recreation and Business Services staff, according to Arbowitz.

The results were used as an educational tool for both residence halls and Miami as a whole. The seven residence halls used for the test were Brandon, Hillcrest, Scott, Minnich, Emerson, Morris and Hahne. Of these seven, Hahne Hall had the highest amount of trash that could have been recycled: 36.7 percent of items in the trash should have WASTE »PAGE 5

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A Chinese student’s journey to MU PROFILE

NADYA KORYTNIKOVA THE MIAMI STUDENT

It seemed just like another dull day of high school in Chengdu, China for 18-year-old ‘Amanda’ Yang, until she came back to her room and found on her desk something that had the power to change her life forever. It was a long awaited letter from the Chinese government, indicating whether Amanda passed the required testing for the full-time scholarship that would allow her to study at a university in the United States.

“The moment I saw this letter, I completely froze,” Amanda said. “I have been waiting for this letter for such a long time, and when I finally got it, I did not want to open it. I wanted to know whether I passed or not for the scholarship, but I really thought that there is no way I passed. I just decided to read the letter the next day.”

That day, Amanda was too scared to face the realization of a rejection that could await her inside the envelope. But despite her decision to postpone opening the letter, a moment later she unsealed the envelope and read the government’s decision.

Being a child of two fulltime working parents, Amanda was different from other kids in Chengdu.

“My friends always had moms waiting for them from school,” she said. “It always seemed so unusual and kind of weird to me, because by the time I came back home, my parents would still be at work.”

Her father, Michael Yang, owns a local Chinese restaurant, and her mother, Lisa Yang, used to work

In addition to her desire to succeed in school, Amanda set a new goal for herself: to get accepted into a university in the United States. as an accountant in a management company, until five years ago, doctors found a tumor in her stomach and needed to perform surgery.

Since the surgery, Mrs. Yang feels a lot healthier, but not well enough to get back to work. The reduced family income put a huge

financial weight on Mr. Yang’s shoulders, and Amanda promised herself to help her father keep the family afloat.

“When I was 13 years old, I noticed that my father spent much more time working,” Amanda said.

“I felt sorry for my dad who had to work ‘till night. I really wanted to find a job to help him, but no one would employ a child.”

Amanda’s aim to help her father was not just a fleeting desire of a small child to grow up — at age 16, she volunteered to be a parttime server in her father’s restaurant, which saved him a significant amount of money.

But she soon quit the job due to an intense school schedule, which included seven different classes each day. In addition to her desire to succeed in school, Amanda set a new goal for herself: to get accepted into a university in the United States.

With her dream to study overseas, she was no different from most of her classmates, who also planned to study at an American university. The educational system in U.S. is considered to be better than China’s, and graduate stu-

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Over one-fifth of Miami University’s population identify as firstgeneration college students — the first in their families to earn a degree from a college or university.

Miami currently hosts only two programs for first-generation students, even though their numbers continue to grow.

According to Miami’s Office of Institutional Research, 13.5 percent of students on the Oxford campus self-identified as first-generation students this year. The national average is 16 percent.

First-generation students tend to differ from traditional students in their ambition and drive.

“One thing I notice about firstgeneration students is their commitment to pursue a college degree,” said Buffy Stoll Turtion, director of New Student Programs. “Statistically, if they make it past their first year they’re most likely to graduate.

They think in longer term goals.”

Miami has made efforts to appeal to this group.

In fall 2010, Miami began offering a transition course for first-generation students to assist in adjusting to college life. Taught by faculty mentors, the course is designed to teach students about the realities

of college. The course offers four sections and pre-enrollment for all first-year first-generation students.

Pre-enrollment might seem overbearing when it comes to college curriculum, but according to Stoll Turton, sometimes students need a little push.

“In 2011, we didn’t pre-enroll students, we only told them about the course,” said Stoll Turton.

“Only two people signed up, so we had to drop it for the semester.”

In addition to a transition course, Miami also hosts the event MADE@Miami. This event gives first-generation and other minority FIRST-GENERATION »PAGE 8

First African American at Miami remembered HISTORY

REIS THEBAULT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Peter Bruner accomplished a lot in his 93-year life.

He was born into slavery in Clark County, Kentucky and throughout his early life, tried several times to escape, finally succeeding in 1864 when he enrolled in the Union army.

After fighting in the Civil War, Bruner moved to Oxford, got married and eventually became the first African American to work at Miami University, where he met U.S. President William Howard Taft. He then wrote all about it in his humble autobiography, “A Slave’s Adventures Toward Freedom.”

To kick off Historic Preservation Month, several city organizations are sponsoring guided walking tours, the first of which is tomorrow and will focus largely on Bruner’s life and African American history.

Valerie Elliott, the manager of Smith Library of Regional History, is leading tomorrow’s tour. She said the walking tours aim to draw attention to Oxford’s history. And Bruner’s life, she said, reaches far beyond the city limits.

“Not only was Peter Bruner’s life story unique in Oxford’s

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history, it was also published and provides readers today with a firsthand account of slavery,” she said.

While writing his book, Bruner had this potential impact in mind.

“In this book I have given the actual experiences of my own life,” he said in his autobiography’s introduction. “I thought in putting it in this form it might be of some inspiration to struggling men and women.”

Bruner died in 1938 and, shortly before his death, the city

Break-ins at the Kroger parking lot At 4:01 a.m., Monday, OPD responded to the Kroger parking lot, 300 S. Locust St., in reference to a male allegedly rummaging through cars.

Sitting in his car prior to starting his shift, a Kroger employee observed a black male in a sweatshirt and shorts wandering among employee vehicles, pulling at door handles. The employee entered Kroger to warn fellow workers and returned to the parking lot to find his car had been rifled through. Nothing was taken, and the vehicle’s owner indicated, “There’s really nothing valuable inside the car.” The poor quality of Kroger’s parking lot surveillance cameras precluded identification of the subject.

OPD identified a male matching the complainant’s description walking toward McDonald’s and listening to music through headphones.

The visibly (and later, admittedly)

intoxicated man showed the officer his driver’s license, indicating he was born in 1983 and had an active warrant for failure to appear through the Butler County Sherriff’s Office.

Additionally, the officer found two sets of keys and a keyless entry remote on the suspect’s person.

The suspect said he was returning from a birthday party at Parkview Arms, 5032 College Corner Pike, and walking to his aunt’s house.

Admitting to “drinking all day,” the suspect claimed his vehicle, a black Acura to which the keys belonged, remained at Parkview Arms. When OPD informed the man there was no black Acura at that location, he said, “It’s a black car, I’m not sure exactly what kind,” according to police. He then claimed the keys belonged to his cousin.

At OPD, the suspect said the keys belonged to his fiancé who allowed him to use the vehicle. He was charged with criminal mischief.

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named him “Mayor for a Day,” Elliott said.

“Though my life has been one of many hardships, I feel there awaits for me a crown of righteousness, and I shall have rest forever more,” Bruner wrote.

Tomorrow’s tour is free and will meet at 10:30 a.m. in front of Elm Street Christian Church. Bruner’s great-great-grandson is expected to join the tour. There will be guided tours of Oxford’s historic neighborhoods each Saturday morning this month.

At 3:10 a.m. Sunday, OPD responded to the Sigma Phi Epsilon house, 224 E. Church St., to reports of an unwanted person at the residence.

Upon arrival, officers found a “large, hostile crowd” spilling onto the lawn. According to OPD, the loud, pugnacious and profoundly intoxicated men were “yelling at and challenging each other.” Officers were unable to determine what had led up to this boiling over of testosterone because literally everyone was drunk. Eventually, a fraternity member advised the officers that a fellow fraternity brother had been assaulted earlier in the 100 block of E. Church St. A less inebriated witness later told police he walked the nearly-incapacitated victim from the Wood’s Bar to the fraternity house. At 123 E. Church St., the male — who was entirely dependent on his friend to remain upright — kicked over some trashcans in front of the residence there. A man on the porch of 123 E. Church, described as having “long, flowing black hair” and a dark skin tone, took exception to this and demanded the pair pick up the trash spilled from the toppled receptacles.

Considering his friend was too intoxicated to walk, the second fraternity brother offered to return later, alone, to clean up the mess. This was unacceptable to the man on the porch who, after some apropos trash talk exchanged with the intoxicated male, approached, knocked him to the ground and punched him two or three times in the mouth as he lay defenseless on the ground, according to the witness. After that, the aggressor fled on foot. It is not known if the suspect is a resident of 123 E. Church St. As officers stood at on the fraternity house lawn, they were shown

gruesome pictures of the victim’s mouth. One fraternity brother had an iPhone picture of the victim unconscious on a futon, shirt spattered with blood and bleeding from the mouth. The officers demanded to see the victim, believing his wellbeing in serious jeopardy. Men on the lawn informed the officers he was passed out in his room and requested the police not enter the residence.

OPD waited outside for the initial complainant to bring the victim to the door, but he never returned.

They made several other “futile” attempts to ascertain the safety of the victim and were persistently met with, “He’s fine; don’t come in.” Frustrated, the officers verbalized the seriousness of the situation and demanded entry to inspect the victim. According to OPD, after “a few tense moments” officers were led inside to the victim who could not be waked from his semi-conscious state. At the time, no one would come forward as witnesses, OPD said.

Once at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, the victim, in a drunken stupor, could only mumble, “I was hit so hard.” The next day, OPD met with the aforementioned witness while the victim recuperated at home. The following day OPD met with the victim himself, whose last memory before waking up in the hospital is kicking over the trash cans.

The same day as the assault, residents of 123 E. Church St. reported a cinderblock was thrown through the front door Plexiglas window of their residence and vehicle in the rear parking area was separately damaged. According to OPD, it is unknown whether this criminal damaging is coincidental or retaliatory. The suspects in both cases are still at large.

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more directly influence decisions that affect the university.

“It’s not hard to understand that faculty do their best work when they know they are being listened to and taken seriously by the administration,” said Tuma. “And the truth is that many of us are not convinced that this has always been the case lately.”

The chapter has proposed that an elected faculty member be placed as a voting member on the Board of Trustees. Although elected student representatives already have this opportunity, Miami’s faculty does not.

Among their other concerns is the closing down of faculty space, the decline in the number of fullride scholarships for students, and the recent announcement of the plans to tear down the Patterson Place Museum on Western Campus.

“That’s such a beautiful place on campus,” Tuma said afterward.

“We were very disappointed to hear of those plans. History matters.”

Miami’s AAUP chapter also intends to advocate for the adjunct and contingent faculty at Miami.

Dawisha noted in her speech that the starting per credit hour wage for adjuncts here has not changed since 1990.

In addition, said Dawisha, their chapter has estimated that roughly double the number of faculty members retired this year than were hired, yet student enrollment continues to rise.

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dents of American universities often have more opportunities to find jobs in China than Chinese graduates.

However, unlike her classmates, in order to study abroad, Amanda would have to rely on the financial help of the Chinese government rather than her father’s money.

“I thought that studying in America would be nearly impossible for me,” she said. “My family is not poor, but certainly not rich enough to provide me with money to study abroad for the four years. The only way for me was to get money from the government. I would have to pass a special testing, and if my results are good enough, I might get scholarship from the government.”

Despite her doubts, Amanda dedicated herself to studying, took the test and waited impatiently for her results.

The moment Amanda opened the letter, her eyes immediately ran through the first few words.

“I wasn’t brave enough to read

“We want the faculty back. We want the faculty to be informed and active partners,” said Dawisha.

“But we want that because we want a better university for all, and especially for the sake of our students.”

The current president of the national AAUP, Rudy Fichtenbaum, attended the event and spoke to the attendees about the mission of the organization and how it will be implemented at Miami. John McNay, the president of the AAUP for the state of Ohio, also attended.

A former president of Ohio’s chapter and a professor of economics at Wright State University, Fichtenbaum affirmed the national AAUP’s support for the new chapter.

“We’re here to help you,” he said.

He spoke about why universities are currently experiencing these issues with rising tuition and student fees and an increasing reliance on non-tenure track faculty, describing administrative spending as part of a broader campaign to privatize higher education.

“Universities have embraced the corporate model,” he said.

In addition, Fichtenbaum presented information he gleaned from Miami’s audited financial statements. Although the faculty received a 2.5 percent salary increase in 2014, their benefits were reduced by $4.2 million, outweighing the increase in salary.

After Fichtenbaum’s address, attendees were invited to share refreshments and new ideas, ask questions of the AAUP’s new officers and get to know their potential

fellow members.

“I thought it was a really great event,” said Tuma. “I was really pleased with the crowd.”

Gael Montgomery, professor of Italian, affirmed that the formation of the AAUP is a step in the right direction for the university.

“The faculty at Miami is exceptional and it’s time the administration recognized that in deeds as well as words,” she said.

Cathy Wagner, an English professor who was just elected by the University Senate for its 2015-2016 Executive Committee, said she is excited to start putting her ideas to action, one of which is to partner with ASG to make a concerted effort to create more transparency between the administration and the university’s students and faculty.

“There are very good reasons for students and faculty to be working together right now,” said Wagner.

Fichtenbaum said that the launch of the AAUP here on campus is not just to advocate for faculty. The issues which the chapter will address affect students as well.

“I think students should be concerned because when the university has the wrong priorities, money is not spent in the interest of students,” said Fichtenbaum.

Miami’s president, David Hodge did not attend the organization’s launch.

In an email, President Hodge commented, “Faculty are the heart of a university, and our success absolutely depends on them being fully engaged in creating Miami’s future.”

the full letter,” she said. “I just saw the words ‘Congratulations,’ ‘approved,’ and I was already happy. I read the letter carefully again later to make sure that I was approved to receive the money.”

Now, Amanda is a first-year at Miami University. She gets along with students in her dorm and enjoys going out with her classmates, but she spends most of her time in her room studying.

Though dominated by her roommate’s posters, Amanda’s room still closely resembles her room in Chengdu. The soft light of Chinese lamps, fading smell of breakfast noodles and a picture of her parents holding a smiling toddler take Amanda back home, where her parents have high hopes and expectations for their daughter, the first person in the family to study in the United States.

Even though Amanda is currently a part of the Miami community, the difference in social status makes her feel as a pariah among other Chinese students at the school, whose wealthy parents are capable of paying a full college

tuition.

She often skips parties organized by the Chinese Association because she feels that her “outfit does not match with the outfit of other Chinese students.”

But her friends say that the social barrier only exists in Amanda’s mind, and that other Chinese students don’t care about the lack of money in her pocket.

“Amanda worries too much about what people think about her,” said Siyu Huang, one of Amanda’s friends at Miami. “None of the Chinese students care about her outfit. Everyone knowns she is a very good person.”

As the academic year has passed by, Amanda has begun to realize that she might have overestimated the importance of the socioeconomic gap between herself and other students.

“Now [that] I am more comfortable with people around me, I think my friends were right that I think too much about this whole money situation,” said Amanda.

“I hope I will be more confident in the future.”

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completely against cheating.”

Shomo recalled that in grade school, she would confront her peers on cheating.

“I would be the kind of person if someone was like ‘Hey, can I see your homework,’ I told them ‘No, do it yourself,’” Shomo said. “They would of course think I was lame because I wouldn’t share my work with them.”

Today, however, cheating has evolved from simply copying someone’s homework, as more teaching is done online. Access to the Internet within an educational setting provides students with countless resources, many of which are not cited. To combat this plagiarism, many Miami professors use the Turnitin application on Niihka that cross-references student work with a database of online sources.

In addition to Turnitin, Quaye even noted that Miami is looking into piloting new online proctoring products. Some of the features of these new products include locking down browsers and video recording students taking online exams.

Stopping academic dishonesty early and indefinitely is something Quaye strives for.

“It’s a little bit like speeding,” Quaye said in reference to cheating. “You kind of slow down for a while if you’re caught, but then you pick it back up a little more and start to speed more even if nobody’s around.”

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Finnerty’s introductory business course teaches students about ethical issues in business while exploring fundamental business processes. The course is required for business students and Finnerty expressed how important it is for first-years interested in business.

“It’s a time when students are just starting to figure out [ethical decision making] and understand that these will be issues they will be dealing with,” Finnerty said. “I don’t think they come into business thinking that it’s going to be an issue, they are thinking more ‘I am just going to do my work.’”

This relationship between professor and student is a key component in how work is completed, Quaye explained.

“The student really wants to and needs to be told exactly what it is a faculty member expects and why,” Quaye said. “There is really this gap between the intention and the perception of the faculty member and the student.”

While Quaye cited a lack of communication between professor and student as factor to cheating, cultural values also play a role.

For Shomo, her lack of respect for cheating students stems from outside the classroom.

“I was raised in a household of following all the rules and always being obedient,” Shomo said. “I am

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they know is what they see in Kathmandu, they have no idea what’s happening outside of that.”

Subedi predicts that due to the numerous remote villages that haven’t been reached yet, the death toll could reach as high as 20,000.

According to Subedi, there are nearly 20 Nepali students at Miami right now, not to mention himself and other faculty members who are involved with programs there. He’s disappointed by the university response to the earthquake.

“One of the students lost some of her relatives,” Subedi said. “I know about 25 to 30 people who died. Miami University does have a relationship with Nepal, but I have not heard even one statement from our administration.”

Nepali native and graduate student Rajesh Singh thinks the blame may not entirely be on the school.

“We used to have a Nepali society here, but now we don’t have that,” Singh said. “So probably they didn’t have a proper way to reach everyone.”

Subedi is not as quick to let the administration off the hook.

“They are talking about globalization, they are talking about internationalization, they are talking about bringing diversity and this and that,” Subedi said.

“But when this kind of thing happens? From the university, there’s nothing. That hurts.”

Subedi and Singh noted that both students and faculty members have reached out to them since the disaster. Singh is working to raise funds now to send as soon as possible.

Mark Walsh, an associate professor for the department of kinesiology and health, has been leading a Miami study abroad program in Nepal for the past nine years. Each year he’s used the same Sherpa guide, Padam Ghale. He hasn’t heard from him

since the quake.

“I believe he’s in the Himalayas with a group,” Walsh said.

“He never gets on social media even when he’s in Kathmandu, but when he’s in the mountains it’s even less. And since his backup job when he’s not doing trips is finding lost people, that’s probably what he’s doing right now.”

To help people find loved ones in Nepal, Facebook launched a tool for Nepali people to click on the social media site to send a message to let people know they’re okay.

Walsh noted that his other regular guides and friends in Nepal have all reached out to let him know they’re okay.

The Nepal program, originally a sociology trip started by Subedi in the ‘90s, takes students to Mt. Everest Base Camp and studies health and human culture. The trip has been canceled for this spring. The group, which was set to leave in May, now has other plans.

Miami has covered the cost of the students to go to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam instead of Nepal. While the group will be using the same plane tickets, the rest of their money was already tied up in plans for Nepal. Walsh says they plan to donate it.

“The total amount we’re sending to Nepal is probably a little over $20,000,” Walsh said. “It’s about $2000 to $3000 for each person from the trip, plus I have past students sending money to the Sherpas and their kids that they sponsor.”

Students from years past remain close with the Sherpas from the trip, whom they hike and live with for several weeks.

They not only send them money, but also keep in touch regularly. They were eager to help after the quake.

While Walsh regrets not being able to go this spring to help in the aftermath, he plans to be back in the Himalayas next May. Subedi will be back home this May, while Singh won’t return until December at the earliest.

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been in the recycling bin. Brandon Hall had the lowest percentage with 18.5 percent.

According to Amélie Davis, assistant professor of Geography/Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, while the fact that the amount of recycled waste is less than half of the amount of the trash waste, doesn’t surprise her, she knows that the recycling should be greater.

“There’s no excuse to put a recyclable product in the trash if there’s a recycling bin right there,” Davis said.

Davis described the harm of having recyclables, particularly plastics, in the trash instead of recycling.

“Use in everyday products is also what makes plastics problematic for the environment because when they do biodegrade, they become these little bits of plastic and then a lot of them have ended up in waterways and then the oceans,” Davis said.

This then creates danger for wildlife, as they will eat the plastic in the ocean, Davis explained.

Plastics, which have no nutrients for animals such as turtles, birds and fish, are unhealthy for them. Davis mentioned that because of this, some people fear that these plastics could in turn end up in the human food chain.

Anna Ginsky, a graduate student in the department of sustainability and president of Miami’s Green Team, works toward awareness and improvement around campus for recycling initiatives. She said having better and more informational campaigns would make a significant difference

in student recycling. She also said working with other campus environmental awareness clubs could increase success.

“There are a handful of green organizations that pretty much work independently,” Ginsky said. “If we have more collaboration we could reach a broader audience.”

Ginsky spoke on the ease of recycling on campus through Miami’s recycling and waste management system.

“Students make a lot of mistakes with sorting their recycling,” Ginsky said. “It comes down to student willingness to participate in the program.”

Due to mistakes that students make with sorting their trash, more information is a part of the program that Miami’s recycling and waste management system intends to improve. She suggested having residence life inform residents of recycling rules at the beginning of each school year.

First-year student Jessie Beigel is an advocate for environmental precautions such as litter, recycling and composting. She recycles in her residence hall and also has compost piles.

“I kind of feel like we’re living in a big garbage can,” Beigel said. “As soon as you throw litter out your window, eventually the rain carries it and it goes to the oceans.”

Beigel picks up trash and throws it out around campus if she sees it while walking. She tries her hardest to convince her peers and friends to do the same, along with recycling, not littering and making compost piles.

“I just do my part and try and persuade other people to take care of the only home we have.”

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Time to wrap up the issue of condom availability on Miami’s campus EDITORIAL

If the 2014-2015 academic year has shown anything, it’s that Miami students like to be No. 1. Miami University is No. 1 one in Ohio for study abroad, No. 1 in Ohio for undergraduate teaching and recently, Forbes magazine ranked Oxford No. 1 on a list of the best college towns in the United States.

Miami students, like other college students in the U.S., also like to have sex. A study by the Guttmacher Institute revealed that more than 71 percent of 19-year-olds nationwide have engaged in sexual intercourse at least once.

However, according to the Trojan 2014 Sexual Health Report Card, an annual ranking of sexual health resources at U.S. colleges and universities, Miami University ranked 83 out of 141 schools.

Compared to other Ohio schools, like Ohio State and the University of Cincinnati — both ranked 23rd and 46th on Trojan’s list, respectively — Miami has relatively poor sexual health, one factor of which is con-

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

At Miami, resident advisers in dorms and the Office of Student Wellness in the Student Health Center offer condoms for free. However, the health center is sequestered to

Saturday night will see a drunken exodus of students migrating from Uptown to their dorms on Western or Central Quad — many of whom are going to have sex.

Other universities accept this.

If students need them, why not sell them? Selling condoms on campus won’t change anything about the fact that students have sex, and it won’t promote the act — but it will make it safer.

a single building in an inconvenient place on campus.

More central, convenient markets such as Emporium in Armstrong and Market Street at MacCracken sell a number of basic drugstore items, but no condoms.

Is it an image thing? Does Miami not want parents or Make It Miami tours to see them sold?

Any innocent bystander studying in Armstrong on a Friday or

The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, which Trojan ranked 6th, started selling condoms in the vending machines in their dorms.

If students need them, why not sell them? Selling condoms on campus won’t change anything about the fact that students have sex, and it won’t promote the act — but it will make it safer.

On Monday, the Journal-News reported that cases of syphilis, a

sexually transmitted disease, in Butler County spiked 775 percent, from just four cases in 2007 to 35 cases in 2014. As of March, 12 cases of syphilis have been reported in 2015.

Condom availability is essential for student safety and should be a necessity for Miami. In October 2013, the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada released a study showing that only 51 percent of sexually active college students were using condoms during sex.

One reason for this may be the increased availability of oral contraceptives, like birth control pills and Plan B (the morning-after pill).

“We sell about 31 boxes of Plan B a week. We sell out of the product almost every weekend,” CVS pharmacist Renee Hayes said in a November 2013 story for The Miami Student. “They are mostly sold on Saturdays and Sundays. They are also very popular after holidays or popular campus events.”

The reason emergency

contraceptives are so popular could be due to the lack of condom availability on campus. Buying condoms at CVS, Walgreens or Kroger might be easy for students living off-campus who own cars; however, for firstyears and sophomores on campus who don’t live near a drug store or own a car, taking chances becomes a real choice.

Apart from the benefits of encouraging safe sex, selling condoms on Miami’s campus would be advantageous for everyone involved.

The idea of selling condoms in Emporium or Market Street in MacCracken is just practical.

A box of Tampax regular 10-count sells for $3.65 at Emporium, but the suggested retail price is $2.35 — a 64 percent markup in price.

It is safe to say that Miami could markup a pack of Trojan condoms 200 percent and students would still buy them.

Knowing Miami, though, we would probably just try to make our own brand.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Former Western deans reflect on Patterson Place demolition

A. J. NEWBERRY NEWBERAJ@MIAMIOH.EDU

Are you there, Miami? It’s me, humanity LIFE

A few weeks ago, walking through Armstrong, someone asked if I would like to ask God a question.

“No,” I replied. “I’m sorry, but I don’t believe in that type of God.” And if I did, I thought, I doubt the people running the board would want to display any question I’d ask for all the Make It Miami tour groups to see.

I was intrigued, though, so I decided to hang around and watch. If given the chance to ask an all-knowing creator of the universe one question, what would Miami students ask?

Here’s the extent of what I saw: “When will I get married?”

“How much money am I going to make when I grow up?”

And that’s about as altruistic as it got. Given the opportunity to interview God, Miami students resorted to questions that tourists would ask some kind of Bohemian-grade fortuneteller. Had I been running the board, I would have been furious. Where was the, “Seriously, that’s all you’ve got?”

Where was the anger? Where were the questions that provoked change?

Where was the, “Why did more than 5,000 people need to die in Nepal?” “Why are so many young adults attracted to the Islamic State’s violent exploits?” “Why does nobody seem to care or do anything about hundreds of Africans killed every day from hunger or terrorist attacks?” “Why is sexual assault still such a

rampant problem at my university?” “Why did my grandfather have to get cancer?”

“Why did my dad lie to our family so much?”

But just before I get to the part where I call God a feckless thug, blow smoke in his face and stamp my cigarette out by his feet, I stop. It suddenly hits me and I remember why I stopped asking questions like this years ago.

These questions are cop-outs.

Simply asking these questions and hoping for an answer does nothing but prevent people

others, specifically college students on campus — many of which are heading down paths toward alcohol and drug addiction themselves.

Why do they have to give God the credit, though? What is so hard about saying, “I woke up one day surrounded by empty booze bottles and used needles, alone. I was at rock bottom and I realized that I didn’t want to live there anymore. So I got up, I put on my big boy pants and I decided to change.”

It’s not that I don’t believe in any higher power, it’s that I

Why do they have to give God the credit, though?

What is so hard about saying, ‘I woke up one day surrounded by empty booze bottles and used needles, alone. I was at rock bottom and I realized that I didn’t want to live there anymore. So I got up, I put on my big boy pants and I decided to change.’ from taking these issues into their hands — from making a physical and lasting impact on the world.

A cop-out of an entirely different degree: Just the other day there were two men in Armstrong, roughly around the same spot as the “Ask God a Question” board. The men were former drug addicts, handing out Tootsie Pops and preaching of how they had been “saved.”

They were claiming that their progress was “God’s will.”

This is the worst.

Don’t get me wrong. I am happy for them. I am happy that they were able to make a new life for themselves and they want to share their story with

believe I am in control of my own actions and that those actions speak vastly louder than words. It’s also that I think, whether for the bad things or the good things, people should give themselves a little more credit.

If people did this, if people spent a little less time egotistically worrying about the next world and a little more time focusing on this one, maybe there wouldn’t be so many questions that need to be asked.

JAMES STEINBAUER

STEINBJT@MIAMIOH.EDU

As former Deans of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, or Western College Program, we have good, even strong, ties to the alumni of Miami University and the alumnae of the Western College for Women.

We therefore read with alarm of plans to demolish Patterson Place in order to make room for a 300-bed residence hall.

Patterson Place, as you know, is the former home of Western College presidents and has been, for 40 years, the home of the Western College Alumnae Association, an organization that has given generously to Miami University. Patterson Place is far more than a “museum” or a “house,” as it has been recently characterized.

It remains of enduring historical importance to generations of Miami and Western students, as well as to the community.

It was named for James R. Patterson, a Cincinnati businessman, a Miami graduate, a Miami trustee and a contributor to Miami’s Alumni Library. James Patterson was awarded a Miami honorary degree in 1912. His sisters gave the building to Oxford’s Western College for Women, a daughter college of Mount Holyoke that graduated numerous important women leaders during Western’s 125-year history.

It was the home of William W. Boyd, who was Western’s president in the 20th century, greatly expanded Western College and commissioned the distinctive stone bridges on that campus built by Oxford’s AfricanAmerican stonemason, Cephas Burns. It was home to Dr. Herrick Young, who, as President of Western in 1964, made the courageous decision to host Mississippi Freedom Summer volunteers for training as civil rights workers. It is the place chosen by Miami Vice President John Dolibois as home to the Western College Alumnae Association.

To our knowledge, this is the only such organization ever created by graduates of a small college that merged into a larger institution for the purpose of supporting students and programs that were yet to come.

In fact, the importance of Patterson Place was recognized by Miami’s Board of Trustees in their 1982 Resolution R83-26, where they listed it as one of

the eleven buildings of “greatest historical significance” to Miami University.

We are also concerned about the stone bridges in the vicinity of Patterson Place built by Cephas Burns. We have not read of plans to harm them, but it is a challenge to imagine how the several envisioned construction projects on Western Campus can occur without placing them in jeopardy.

All of us served as academic deans, and we understand that Miami, like other higher education institutions, faces significant new challenges that require it to adapt, change and grow. We recognize, as well, the utilitarian appeal of this particular proposal for a new residence hall site.

That said, we also understand that execution of this plan will destroy a landmark of Oxford, Western College and Miami University history.

We believe that without enduring respect for what was best in the past, there is not much hope for what is essential for the future. In Oxford, we have a distinguished past that deserves to be studied, taught and applauded as fundamental to our best identity as our community moves into an uncertain future. This fine home of a prominent Miami alumnus and of memorable college presidents is a deep part of our best identity. We hope it can be cherished for its inherent value to all of us.

JUDITH DE LUCE DEAN, 1996- 1997

CURTIS W. ELLISON DEAN, 1980-1996, 1997-1998

WILLIAM J. GRACIE, JR. DEAN, 2003-2008

BURTON I. KAUFMAN DEAN, 1998-2003

MYRON J. LUNINE DEAN, 1974-1980

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Demonizing “rioting thugs” in Baltimore doesn’t solve any problems CIVIL RIGHTS

The day after riots ripped through Baltimore Monday night, my Facebook feed was covered in shared articles, graphics and videos either decrying or sympathizing with those protesting the death of Freddie Gray.

Through the entire mess, there was one original status update that blasted through the rest. The mother of a high school friend figured out how to end the unrest, a task that evades the mayor of Baltimore, governor of Maryland and president of the United States.

Her solution, as copied directly from Facebook: “All I have to say about the riots, they have bullets for that! SMH” Aside from the expected problems that would come with the massacre of high school students by Baltimore police, both the previous post and dozens of tamer posts criticized Baltimore protestors as being violent, uneducated thugs who bring shame to the legacy started by Martin Luther King, Jr..

Unfortunately, solutions to bring about a lasting peace are

rarely discussed. Instead, the narrative is focused on how the terrible protestors damaged property and canceled a baseball game. The uncomfortable truth is that while riots may be reprehensible, ignoring the issues causing them will only spur further violence.

Freddie Gray was charged with owning a switchblade, a charge that carries a penalty of up to one year in jail and/or a $500 fine.

No one disputes he committed this crime, although recent would make such an argument feasible, like a North Charleston police officer planting a Taser on the body of Walter Scott, a black man he had just shot five times in the back. But while police and eyewitnesses have provided conflicting information about the moment of arrest, several videos show Gray screaming in pain as officers drag him into a police van. Very little is known about what happened in the van, except that 42 minutes after police requested the transport van, they were calling for a medic.

Gray fell into a coma and died a week later.

So why did he run? Many professional and amateur

commentators have been quick to point out Gray only ran because he had something to hide, and that police were justified in pursuing him. However, an in-depth investigation of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) by The Baltimore Sun shows that BPD has a strong history of strong-arming Baltimore residents.

Since 2011, more than 100 people have won lawsuits against BPD, costing taxpayers $5.7 million in settlements and an additional $5.8 million in legal fees.

Among their victims: a 15-yearold boy, 26-year-old pregnant accountant, 50-year-old woman selling church tickets and an 87-year-old grandmother.

This is not an issue of one man who ran from the police or a few bad cops in an otherwise pristine organization. This is systematic racism that needs to change so that moral and respectful cops can safely execute their duties and citizens can feel safe in their own homes.

Non-violent protest has been the most common mode of promoting change and, in many respects, is the best. However, there

are some instances when people are too scared, too angry and too close to the oppression that threatens their lives.

It would be easy for me, a white guy from rural Ohio, to sit in King Café, sip on a chai latte and write an editorial on my MacBook Pro calling Baltimore residents thugs and animals.

When the names of black Americans executed by police continue to pile up — Michael Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford III, Walter Scott, Freddie Gray, 12-year-old Tamir Rice and 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones, to name a few — it is unfortunate, but understandable, that violence is the only way in which some people can find their voice to speak out against the deadly oppression they are experiencing. This is not to justify riots or violence against police, but instead to understand the motives behind this violence. Unless we can confront the issues behind the riots, short-term solutions like curfews and tear gas will only continue to inflame emotions and increase tension.

Of course, not all riots are demonized. When the Chicago Bulls

won the NBA Finals in 1992, riots resulted in the arrest of 1,000 “fans,” the injury of nearly 100 police officers and approximately $10 million in property damages.

When Penn State fired Joe Paterno in 2011, The New York Times reported on “a display of anger and frustration,” where students tipped over a news van, tore down lampposts and street signs, shattered car windows and threw rocks at police. When Ohio State won the NCAA Division I Football Championship in 2015, Columbus police used tear gas attempting to stop students from entering Ohio Stadium. The students broke in anyway and tore down a goal post, but still caused the chief of police to institute a review of tear gas policies. And in 1998 in Oxford, Ohio, dozens of Miami students were arrested after battling police and causing $5,000 in damage to DuBois Book Store.

Maybe Baltimore protestors would be considered people, not thugs, if they were rioting over the Ravens.

SAM HUNTER HUNTERSL@MIAMIOH.EDU

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Demolition destroys not just Patterson Place, but ‘good will’ with Western alumns HISTORY

What to say, where to start — it’s difficult to be unemotional about Miami’s current actions regarding Patterson Place. In the worst terms, it feels like being taken advantage of, both of the campus and of the constituency of the Alumnae Association. There are no best terms.

This is the worst case scenario, which Western students, faculty and administration were concerned about for years — the predatory nature of Miami and the complete disregard and lack of respect for its history and heritage. The university has taken advantage of the Western principles toward student diversity, commitment to an

interdisciplinary liberal arts education and other activities associated with Western, such as Freedom Summer, using them to enhance their reputation. At the same time, of course, they have happily accepted the financial support for scholarships and cultural programs raised by the Western Alumnae Association, which have also contributed to their growth and success.

With one decision to destroy Patterson Place, Miami University has completely eliminated the ‘good will’ cultivated and built up over the years between the Office of Institutional Advancement/Development Office and the Western College Alumnae Association (the only college alumnae association,

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I understand, still functioning without a college — quite an accomplishment for both the university and Western alums).

When Western closed in 1974, I stopped contributing for 16 years. It was only after it became clear that Miami was supportive of Western principles and showed interest in integrating some of these principles that I returned as a donor.

This action completely destroys a lot of hard work done to mend that relationship. Miami should realize the impact this decision regarding Patterson Place will have on financial support. They may or may not be aware of the depth of emotion, the potential financial resources of alumnae and the

UNIVERSITY SILENT ON NEPAL Miami administrators have been slow to offer any form of response or condolences to students and faculty from Nepal following the tragic 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.

AND THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS Miami students are giddy with anticipation as the final week of classes begins Monday.

However, exam week is creeping closer with every downed Redbull.

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Western alums who feel so connected to and protective of their experiences, their campus and its history. While we recognize the WCAA has no control over this type of decision that Miami seems, at times, to make in a vacuum based solely on financial issues, I felt it necessary to voice what myself and other Western alumnae think and feel on this issue.

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potential withdrawal of financial support that an act like this can incur, let alone the effect on the university’s reputation. There will be consequences of this decision, unintended or not. I, for one, will not include Miami in my estate plans even though I married a Miami graduate. He was always supportive of the time and money I contributed to Western, feeling more emotional attachment on ‘the other side of the road’ than to Miami.

What to say? This is a misguided destruction of a historical site for purposes of a supposedly improved physical plant, which will likely have negative financial and public relations implications.

This is a difficult issue for

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“Love and Honor – it is a phrase that has a lot of meaning to Miami students and alumni.

At its core, Love and Honor is about intellect, character and heart.”

So says President David Hodge. I’ve always believed that President Hodge never understood the intrinsic value of Miami; even more importantly, he never knew how to leverage it. He has always tried to make MY Miami and OUR Miami into HIS Miami, instead of embracing what Days of Old had given us for Days to Be. I attended Miami from 200711. I woke up many a day during my sophomore year (when the U.S. economy was in free fall) wondering if I would make it to graduation. I also watched the intellectual and architectural triumph that is the Farmer School of Business (disclaimer: I was

not a business major). But despite the changing architectural landscape, and the business decisions to aid students to remain at Miami during that time period, Miami never lost sight of its true heart. “To accomplish rather than to be conspicuous.”

I don’t feel that to be the case any longer.

Like many Miamians, I continue to stay in touch with goings-on around the Miami community. That, of course, means I skim — and I occasionally fully read — The Miami Student. Last week, the Opinion article regarding Patterson Place struck my attention. As I read the article, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss for tearing town the former home of Western College presidents and replacing the building with more on campus housing. Because, after all, more students equals more revenue. Seems pretty conspicuous to me.

The taxation of students through “usage fees” from everything like Armstrong fees, to Farmer fees, to athletic fees, students continue to bear the weight of these business decisions. Then we have the “remodeling” of Bishop Woods — the hallowed ground that remains untouched so as to represent the natural surroundings of Miami in 1809. What about the resignation of two provosts and four deans in the last four years? People quit their managers. People quit Hodge.

Well this time we are noticing, David. Miami is a treasured place that bears resemblance to no other place on earth. At what point will we, the Miami community of students, alumni, faculty and staff, reclaim OUR Miami?

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According to the New Student Programs website, MADE@Miami is designed to help students get the most out of their Miami experience. It promotes qualities valued by the university community such as mentoring, achievement, diversity and excellence.

Still, other schools around Ohio have more programs in place, such as extracurriculars. The University of Cincinnati offers a first-generation living learning community to aid students with their transition to college life, and Ohio State has a first-generation college student organization to get involved with.

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Although there are few organizations geared toward first-generation college students on Miami’s campus, Kraska said she doesn’t feel like she is at a disadvantage.

“I feel that I have the same opportunities as my friends who aren’t first-generation college students,” she said.

Miami is working on developing new programs, but Stoll Turton, thinks that universities need to step it up when it comes to working with first-generation students.

“Students are often so focused on graduation that they didn’t think early enough about what would happen after graduation, and they freak out when it comes. Students need reassurance that it’s okay to be who you are and do what you’re doing,” said Stoll Turton, “We have to create safe spaces on our campus community for first-generation, low income and other minority students.”

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owes Flavin’s older brother a favor or two.

Flavin has been Miami’s top finisher in every spring tournament this year. In MU’s first tournament on March 9, the RedHawks finished at second place, a feat largely in part due to Flavin. His score of 220 after three rounds won him seventh place tie overall.

Flavin’s best round came two weeks later at the Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate. The RedHawks finished seventh out of 30 teams. However, the high point of the tournament came when Flavin finished at even-par and tied for second place overall.

Flavin credits his teammates and coaches for his improvement since coming to Miami and believes that their help has allowed him to be so successful.

“Being a freshman, there’s a lot to learn, especially mentally,” Flavin said. “But the older guys have helped me a ton, to transition well.”

The rigors of balancing athletics with personal life can be difficult for student athletes, especially freshman who may still be working on the transition into college life. While Flavin admits it can be challenging, he says he is lucky enough to be able to compete with his closest friends.

“It’s tough,” Flavin said. “But a really big thing is that all my best friends are here are on the golf team, which is cool. We’re a really close team and we’re always together. We’re like a family.”

Thanks to Flavin, the Miami men’s golf team has seen much success. It is important for any team to have a balance of upperclassmen who have been there before and can show the younger guys what it is all about.

Miami certainly has a special player in Flavin, and it is clear that they are in good hand for years to come.

the Sparks, Purvis sat the bench for the first time in her career.

“It was a completely different experience for her, going from school ball to club ball,” Kinnebrew said. “She handled both with grace with what was expected of her.”

Kinnebrew thinks Purvis and her leadership abilities will make her a key contributor at Miami by her sophomore year, or maybe earlier. The Sparks coach has his own Miami hat now and said he is excited to watch Purvis develop across country.

Miami competed against University of Denver, Pepperdine University and others when recruiting Purvis. Wright said recruiting from across the country is always difficult.

“It’s tough because you don’t get to see them play in person as much,” Wright said. “Our first evaluation of her was on film, and then we talked to her on the phone quite a bit before we actually seen her play in person.”

Because of new NCAA rules that allow players to practice with college teams once their high school eligibility is exhausted, Miami was able to see Purvis workout with her future teammates.

Though Purvis does not have many contacts in the Midwest, she did have one key connection in her mother, who went to the University of Cincinnati.

“Her mom was aware of Miami University and its academic reputation,” Wright said.

Wright said the coaches have not begun to think about starters for next season. He sees Purvis as being able to make an immediate impact on the team, but she must earn the starting once she gets to campus.

“Certainly Leah’s going to be a leader,” Wright said. “But I think Leah will be a primary leader because she has the heart for it.”

way his team has shown up to play on Fridays this season despite such a tough season.

“Our record isn’t what we want it to be, but our guys have done a good job coming out Friday ready to roll,” Hayden said.

“It’s not easy to come out and play your tail off when our record is what it is.”

With the MAC tournament drawing near, he said the team is aware of where they are and where they want to be.

“We need to win the rest of these series, get at least two out of three,” Hayden said. “We’re good enough to do it.”

With the final three upcoming MAC series, Hayden said Honchel is “100 percent” after recovering from a groin injury two weekends ago.

Honchel and the rest of the bats are a focus for Hayden, who expects good pitching from the three weekend starters, including freshman righty Gus Graham, who has stepped into the new role as the Friday starter.

“Hopefully we get another step forward,” Hayden said.

“He’s not a freshman anymore.”

Graham will toe the rubber against EMU, and senior righthanded pitcher Charlie Land will likely start.

Land is 3-6 with a 4.12 ERA and had his best start of his career last Friday against Northern Illinois University. He threw a complete game shutout in an 8-0 Eagle victory.

First pitch is 6 p.m. Friday.

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If the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup, it will be because of Carey Price. The Montreal goaltender is up for the Vezina and Hart trophies and posted a 1.94 GAA and .939 save percentage against a hot Ottawa team in the first round. While Price has led the way in net for Montreal, the offense is very spread out. Seventeen different players registered a point in the first round.

Carey Price may be up for all the awards, but the playoff GAA

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of Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop is better after one round. After holding the Red Wings to 15 goals in round one, the Lightning goaltender boasts a 1.87 GAA. Tyler Johnson has been managing the goals department for the Bolts and is tied with Vladimir Tarasenko for the league-lead six goals.

The offense-by-committee strategy will allow the Canadiens to take this series. Steven Stamkos will have to step up for the Lightning after Montreal’s blue-liners zero in on Tyler Johnson. Carey Price will continue his dominant play as the Habs advance.

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Sometimes sports teams have a special athlete who makes an unexpected impact for their team.

There are examples of these athletes all across the country throughout nearly every sport, and Miami University has one of them right here on campus.

His name is Patrick Flavin, a golfer for the RedHawks. While his teammates and coaches aren’t surprised about the impact he has, the average person will note something different about the circumstances surrounding what he has accomplished. Flavin is

just a freshmen.

It may not be as uncommon as it used to be for a freshman to have such a profound impact on a specific team. But in a sport like golf, it is especially noteworthy. While in basketball, where athleticism may be all you need to have a significant role as a freshman, an athlete’s success in golf is dependent on how they handle the mental side of the game.

Athletes must have a high level of maturity to compete.

Flavin has demonstrated his maturity and ability to quickly transition to a higher level of competition in such a short time. In five team competitions this spring, Flavin has been the lowest scorer for the RedHawks

every time.

Flavin’s golf career began as many golfers’ careers do: playing around for fun.

“Me, my brother and a couple buddies used to go out and play golf with our dads and play nine holes,” Flavin said. “We all loved it … I just got a lot better really quick and fell in love with the game.”

Flavin attended Highland Park High School in Chicago. Although his love for golf may not have started in high school, his abilities certainly blossomed there. Flavin had a laundry list of accomplishments by the time his high school career had ended.

“I won a high school tournament

my junior year and that’s when I knew I could get good at the game,” Flavin said. “I ended up winning ‘most improved’ my sophomore year and the MVP my junior and senior year.”

After playing in several summer tournaments, Flavin was recruited by Big Ten schools. Miami was lucky enough to recruit Flavin, but he really didn’t need much convincing.

“Miami was always my number one,” Flavin said. “But my older brother is here at Miami, and that was a big pull. I always loved it here, ever since the first time I visited.”

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Miami closes out regular season TRACK AND FIELD

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Junior Chris Ticherich starts from the mound and sophomore Adam Yacek tags a sliding runner out in Wednesday’s game versus EKU.

Red and White drops midweek series to Eastern Kentucky BASEBALL

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Miami University baseball fell on back-to-back nights against Eastern Kentucky University this week. The RedHawks lost 8-6 Tuesday and 6-5 Wednesday.

In Wednesday’s game, the RedHawks (9-33, 7-11 Mid-American Conference) had the opportunity to split with the Colonels (17-24, 8-12 Ohio Valley Conference) after tying the game up late.

In the bottom of the ninth with the score tied 5-5, the RedHawks got a leadoff single from freshman catcher Spencer Dull, followed by a strikeout from senior infielder Ryan Elble.

With one on and one out, a pair of wild pitches advanced Dull to third before junior outfielder Jake Romano was walked.

After a pair of good cuts at base, senior outfielder Matt Honchel walked to load the bases.

With still only one out, Miami’s leading hitter, redshirt sophomore infielder Adam Yacek, stepped up to bat. However, Yacek struck out.

Senior infielder Scott Slappey struck out at the next at-bat to end the RedHawk threat and force extra innings.

“The one that gets you is Honchel walking,” manager Danny Hayden said. “He’s the guy you probably want to see put the ball in play. I think he’s the guy that could really hurt him.”

Honchel, a lefty, presented a weakness for senior righty Ben

Gullo, who likes to throw a slider that eats right-handed batters alive.

Hayden said with the back-toback right-handed bats after Honchel, it was a tough matchup that Gullo was able to win.

The RedHawks went 1-2-3 in the tenth and 11th.

EKU started the 11th with a leadoff double, followed by a sacrifice that advanced the runner to third.

Junior outfielder Kyle Nowlin singled home the go-ahead run for the Colonels.

In Tuesday night’s game, EKU exploded for five runs in the fourth to take an 8-3 lead. Miami diminished the Colonel lead to two, but came no closer.

Junior lefty Brian Thene took the loss on Tuesday, bringing him to 1-2 on the season. His ERA jumped above ten after eight runs touched the dish after only 3.1 innings of work.

Senior right-hander Will Schierholz fell to 1-2 after he claimed Wednesday’s loss. In four innings of relief, Schierholz allowed only one run while striking out four.

The RedHawks return their focus back to MAC play as they battle for the final spot in the tournament. They are tied for ninth in the MAC with Eastern Michigan University (17-27, 7-11 MAC), who comes to Oxford this weekend for three games. The weekend series makes or breaks either team’s tournament hopes.

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The men’s team will compete against a field of 10 teams, including the University of Kentucky, University of Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky University and Morehead State University.

Head coach Warren Mandrell looks forward to the last meet before the Mid-American Conference outdoor championships on May 14.

“The Kentucky Relays is a good setup and UK is a good team in their own right,” said Mandrell. “If you add in some of the other good teams competing, it makes for a good high quality meet. This will be the last regular season meet. It will help us decide who will enter the MAC Championship.”

Sophomore long jumper Grant Cole looks to build on the momentum of his first place finish in the long jump at the RedHawk Invitational last weekend. Sophomores Andrew

Dusing and Stephen Biebelhausen and junior Joe Stewart, who achieved a season best time in the 5k at the Penn Relays last weekend, will compete in the mile-run.

Women’s head coach Kelly Phillips says the athletes who didn’t compete at the RedHawk Invitational after it was cancelled due to thunderstorms are “antsy” to compete.

“They are really looking forward to getting back into competition and getting some good marks,” said Phillips.

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Wollney was a member of Saturday’s winning 4x100-meter relay team at the RedHawk Invitational.

In field events, junior Amelia Strickler hopes to keep her fivemeet first place win streak alive in the shot put.

The Dave Rankin Invitational begins Friday morning and runs through Saturday in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Kentucky Relays begin Saturday morning.

’Hawks land star guard WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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As the Miami University women’s basketball team leaves behind a 7-23 transition season and enters head coach Cleve Wright’s third year, they look for new leadership.

The RedHawks may have found a future star in point guard Leah Purvis, and everyone around the program excited.

“Not only can she play that position and get people shots that are open,” Wright said. “But she can knock down shots herself.”

Purvis is a 5-foot-6 guard from Sherman Oaks, California. ProspectsNation.com rates Purvis as a three-star prospect.

The young point guard played high school basketball at The Buckley School, where she is the all-time scoring leader with 2,168 points.

She averaged 24.6 points, 4.8 assists and 9.5 rebounds per game.

She added nearly four steals per contest last season.

NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson has taken notice of Purvis.

“Congratulations my love. Make sure you put your work in now,” Johnson said in an online video.

Johnson told her to work hard in the offseason to maximize her performance once basketball season finally arrives.

Purvis played for the California Sparks Gold, one of the most elite AAU teams in the nation. According to the AAUSports.org preseason rankings, the Sparks are the 10th best team in the nation.

While with the Sparks, Purvis played behind Pacific Athletic Conference-12 freshman of the year Jordin Canada, who now plays at the University of California Los Angeles.

Sparks coach Elbert Kinnebrew raved about his former point guard.

“She brings a maturity that’s unusual for a girl her age,” Kinnebrew said. “She plays the game real hard, she plays the game smart.”

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NHL Playoffs: Second round predictions COLUMN

LINSKI’S LIST The Stanley Cup Playoffs are moving on to the second round, and both of my Stanley Cup Final picks (New York Rangers and Chicago) are still alive. My credibility is still at risk, but it’s slowly growing.

My Round 2 predictions: Chicago over Minnesota, 4-3 This is a battle of a team with a hot goaltender and a team that has had to rely on offensive firepower to make up for its sporadic goaltending.

Chicago has the experience edge, and Patrick Kane is showing everyone that his injury is a nonfactor. Kane (7 points), Jonathan Toews (8) and Duncan Keith (8) are among the top of the league in playoff points.

Devan Dubnyk has been effective between the pipes for the Wild (minus one game) and is one of the finalists for the Vezina Trophy. The offense isn’t too shabby either, averaging three goals a game. Zach Parise leads the way with seven points.

This series will go the distance, and the Blackhawks will get to play

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a game seven in the Madhouse in Madison. Chicago’s widespread offensive skill and experience will be the difference.

Anaheim over Calgary, 4-2 The Flames are a hot team, but the Ducks are firing on all cylinders.

Corey Perry had seven points in the four-game sweep of the Winnipeg Jets, and the Ducks showed they can play well when it matters, outscoring the Jets 10-1 in the final frame. Frederik Andersen was also a key to the sweep, with a 2.20 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.

The Flames averaged three goals per game after the series-clinching seven-goal explosion. Both Jiri Hudler and Johnny “Hockey” Gaudreau had six points in the series. Jonas Hiller will be up against his former team in the second round matchup.

Winnipeg, like Calgary, had a crazy crowd, but that did not faze the Ducks. The Flames will have to win in the Honda Center, where they are 0-15-5 in their last 20 regular season tries. If the Flames want to advance, they will have to steal a few wins at the Ducks’ home pond.

Not going to happen.

New York Rangers over Washington, 4-2 A New York vs New York series would have been a sweet matchup, but the Capitals had other ideas.

The Rangers will be well-rested heading into round two after a short five-game series with Pittsburgh, a team that limped into the playoffs.

Lundqvist and company held the Penguins to eight goals in five games, an impressive feat, given Pittsburgh’s star power. Lundqvist’s GAA is 1.53 – a number that low tends to get the job done.

The Capitals won in seven against a tough Islanders team that fought to keep playing in their home barn.

Alex Ovechkin ranks in the top 10 in three statistics after the first round of action: games played (tied for first with seven), short-handed goals (tied for seventh with zero), and shots (second with 28). The Maurice “Rocket” Richard trophy winner has five points through one round of hockey and will need to contribute much more if his team wants to pass King Henrik and the Rangers.

The Rangers have had time to rest, have a solid goaltender and were not fazed by Pittsburgh’s star power. The Capitals scored 2.29 goals per game against Jaroslav Halak, and their reward is a matchup against Lundqvist.

The Rangers will capitalize on their strong first round and advance.

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