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As Hodge retires, MU looks ahead

Miami spares Patterson Place site ADMINISTRATION

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After an outpouring of dissent, President David Hodge announced yesterday the university will abandon plans to build a new residence hall on the site of historic Patterson Place.

At their latest meeting Friday, the Board of Trustees reached a unanimous decision to construct Patterson Place Hall, in response to the growing needs of the university.

However, around 4 p.m. yesterday, Hodge announced that, following overwhelming feedback from community members objecting the demolition, Miami will instead search for an alternative location to build.

“It just didn’t feel right,” Hodge said. “We felt an obligation before we started to really look at it holistically and balance all those things together to make a decision.”

According to a memo sent to faculty, Hodge said construction on this site would seriously undermine Miami’s sense of pride, self, place and community.

“There’s a level of intimacy in the community that’s

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Miami University’s 21st president, David Hodge, announced his retirement effective June 30, 2016, prompting university officials to consider plans for his replacement.

Hodge made his announcement Friday at the Board of Trustees meeting, but he said he has been planning it since early last fall. When he first arrived at Miami, he didn’t expect to be here longer than seven years — which, according to the American Council on Education, is the average length of a college presidency. But, he said, the extra time has allowed him to further some of his goals.

“When we got further along and I really loved the things we were doing, I felt I wanted to push that,” he FUTURE »PAGE 9

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important, and a respect for traditions,” Hodge said. “I would like to believe that this is the kind of thinking we try to do always — balancing what makes Miami special with what we need to move forward.”

According to Claire Wagner, director for University News and Communications, the Board of Trustees had only approved a preliminary estimate, and not the concrete plans, so it was an easy turnaround for Miami to cancel the demolition of Patterson Place.

“Many people spoke out at the Trustee meeting or contacted Hodge directly,” Wagner said. “This is why we decided that Patterson Place

had far too much of a rich history for our campus and we are going to respect it.”

Former professor Susan Kay was one of four people to voice their opinions at Friday’s trustee meeting.

“In my 42 years in Oxford and Miami, I have never seen the morale of faculty or staff any lower than I have seen it now,” Kay said.

Among the advocates for the conservation of Patterson Place, many were planning a human-chain protest for 5 p.m. Friday, May 8.

In light of recent news to salvage Patterson Place, the event has now become a celebration of its restoration. Melanie Ziegler, 1973 alumna and Miami professor

JACK REYERING STAFF WRITER

For the first time in 19 seasons, the Miami University men’s golf team are Mid-American Conference champions. After jumping out in front of the pack at the beginning of the tournament, the RedHawks maintained their lead throughout the three-day, four-round championship in Chardon, Ohio.

The RedHawks have been near the top in nearly every tournament they have participated in this year, but their win at the MAC tournament was their first winning finish this spring. The win clinches a berth to the NCAA Regional competition.

Head coach Zac Zedrick was impressed with his team’s ability to hold their lead throughout the entirety

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of the three day tournament.

“The other great piece to this is we went wire-towire,” Zedrick said in a press release. “Leading from that first day and to maintain that in a four round tournament is very difficult to do. It’s tough to go to bed with the lead two nights in a row and the guys did a tremendous job of handling that pressure.”

As a team, Miami finished at 8 over par, eight strokes better than second place University of Toledo.

Three RedHawk golfers finished in the top five individually. Senior Scott Cahill tied for second overall, and junior Jack Sparling and freshmen Patrick Flavin tied for fourth.

Flavin, who has been the lowest scorer for the RedHawks in every tournament this spring, continued to impress this weekend.

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However, Zedrick felt it was the combined effort by the top three RedHawk golfers that allowed them to come out on top.

“To have that kind of performance from Scott, Jack and Pat this week was amazing,” Zedrick said. “For them to all be in position to win individually obviously gels with what we had going on as a team.”

In addition to winning the MACs, several individual RedHawk golfers won awards at the ceremony following the tournament. Zedrick won the Kermit Blosser Coach of the Year Award.

Flavin was honored as MAC freshmen of the year and as a first-team all-MAC selection, while Scott Cahill was named to the MAC second team. Flavin, Cahill and GOLF »PAGE 9

since 1986, was planning to lead the protest.

“I have always supported change at Miami. I never came up against something I wanted to protest. But it was different with Patterson Place,” Ziegler said. “It’s just been a huge part of our lives, the last real part of Western College and such a lush corner of campus.”

Many students were joining with community members, faculty and staff to take a stand against the demolition. One was sophomore Maddie LePlante-Dub. “When I first heard about this demolition, I was actually disappointed that it was even considered. It is proof that Miami is becoming much more business-oriented,” said LaPlante-Dube.

“But now, a lot of my faith is restored in Miami.”

Although the demolition is canceled, the need for a new residence hall has not disappeared.

Miami’s current Housing Master Plan states the need for 7,100 beds on the Oxford campus by fall 2017, but a recent update to the plan indicates that 8,000 beds would better fit the incoming student classes.

Despite the recent renovaPATTERSON »PAGE 9

University reflects on Hodge ADMINISTRATION

EMILY TATE VICTORIA SLATER MANAGING EDITORS

In the wake of President David Hodge’s recent announcement to retire, the Miami community is reflecting on the accomplishments of his tenure.

During his decade at Miami, Hodge has overseen many long-term initiatives aimed to strengthen and develop the university and the undergraduate experience.

His primary goal was to emphasize the importance of undergraduate teaching.

“The faculty here are so creative and innovative when it comes to education,” Hodge said. “They’re always trying to think about ways we can enhance what students learn, how we can better prepare them for what’s going to come next, how we make those possibilities more alive. To me, that’s the heart of it, and I would love to believe that I’ve helped to encourage that environment.”

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Quinten Rollins drafted by Green Bay

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TOM DOWNEY

FORMER SPORTS EDITOR

After playing college football for just one season, Quinten Rollins’ name was called on the second day of the NFL Draft. Rollins was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round with the 62nd overall pick.

“The feeling of seeing your name go across the screen is surreal and cannot be duplicated,” Rollins told Packers.com in a conference call.

Rollins said he had only met with the Packers once.

“I only met with them one time and that was at the training station at the Combine,” Rollins said. “That was it. Met with the position coach and that was the only time I interacted with the Packers.”

The Packers’ director of College Scouting, Brian Gutekunst, said the team is high on Rollins’ upside.

“I think it’s big, especially once he gets in our system with our coaching staff,” Gutekunst said in a Packers press conference.

“I’m excited to see that and see what he can do. He’s a hard worker.”

ESPN’s Todd McShay had even higher praise for Rollins, calling him the Packers’ best pick.

Rollins is the highest drafted Miami University player since Ben Roethlisberger in 2004.

The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Rollins was the first MidAmerican Conference (MAC) player selected. He won the MAC Defensive Player of the Year Award after picking off seven passes, defending 16 more and

racking up 72 tackles.

“I think he was probably their best player Week Two and the guy had only played since that spring,” Gutekunst said. “I thought he was fairly easy to evaluate.”

The Packers doubled down on the secondary with Rollins after picking Arizona State’s Damarious Randall in the first round.

Green Bay lost Davon House and Tramon Williams in free agency, making corner a big need.

Much like Randall, Rollins could end up at corner or safety.

“He’s a corner, but he could easily play safety,” Gutekunst said. “If you see him, he’s built really well, he’s a really good tackler and he’s a physical player.

He could do either. When ROLLINS »PAGE 9

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Rethinking, prioritizing diversity yields results Miami University Diversity Rates

DIVERSITY

LAURA FITZGERALD THE MIAMI STUDENT

In recent years, Miami’s administration has shown a heightened attention to diversity.

“Our overall multicultural population keeps climbing and that’s the trajectory that we want to be in,” said Ron Scott, Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity.

The number of first-year domestic minority students in each enrolling class has increased by 59 percent since 2006, from 8.2 percent to 13 percent in 2014, according to Senior Associate Director of Admissions Kathleen Pruckno.

The overall percentage of undergraduate domestic ethnic minority students has also increased, from 8.6 percent in 2004 to 11.9 percent in 2014, according to data from the Office of Institutional Research.

Scott said Miami has the potential to increase its diversity even further.

“Our numbers are what our numbers are. They’re not as high as we want them to be … but our target is to increase them,” Scott said. “The acknowledgment is Miami has not always done a good job, but that’s what the past was. Where we are right now is different.”

Miami runs several recruiting programs to attract an ever more diverse student body.

Introduced in 2007, one of the most successful programs is the Bridges Program, which invites pro-

Percentage of minority students in 1999*

7.5% Hispanic/ Latino

1.9%

Percentage of minority students in 2014*

13%

American Indian/ Alaskan Native

Multiracial**

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3.7%

Asian

1.7%

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Black/ African American

Asian

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*These data do not include international students **The category ‘multi-racial’ was not an option for students until 2010

Black/ African American

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spective minority students and students committed to diversity to come for an overnight visit.

Of the nearly 450 Bridges students admitted for fall 2014, about half are now enrolled, Pruckno said.

The Office of Admissions also runs other programs to recruit diverse students, such as Day of Champions, in which prospective students take a campus tour, conduct a faculty/student panel and attend a basketball game. Admissions also runs a recruiting event called Future Redhawk Overnight.

The Office of Admissions uses other strategies to recruit students, such as media, partnerships with various communities, high

school visits and college fairs, Pruckno said.

“We are continually seeking, developing and assessing strategies and initiatives that allow us to maximize our resources to recruit diverse students,” Pruckno said.

She also said increasing Miami’s diversity has been a university-wide effort, with faculty and staff participating across all departments.

“That’s been the push in the last couple of years, is asking the deans and the colleges to take a more active role in recruitment,” Scott said.

Pruckno said Miami has also reached out to more racially diverse high schools in recent years, in hopes of attracting

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JENNIFER MILLS THE MIAMI STUDENT

NEWS EDITOR

Bill’s Art Store is closing its doors after a year of struggle.

The business was located in Uptown Oxford, before it moved two miles away on College Corner Pike. At the new location, the store was out of walking distance for most students. As a result, the business took a huge hit.

The store’s founder, Bill Berry, died four years ago. Barbara Berry, his sister, has since owned and managed Bill’s Art Store as a tribute to his legacy.

In May 2014, Berry received a four-month notice through Oxford Real Estate from the Sigma Chi Foundation. She had four months to move out.

Berry set out in search of a new location to rent.

She found the store on College Corner Pike, a large multiroom building. It included space for shelves of art supplies, a print center and a large gallery room where Miami University students have previously displayed artwork.

Berry envisioned many goals for the store, such as community demonstrations, classes and art shows.

The problem, however, is the store is far out of walking range for students, situated two miles from campus.

“We had customers throughout the day when we were located Uptown, but now the convenience factor is gone,” Berry said. “The thing is we have so much supplies

that art and architecture students need that the book store just can’t offer due to lack of space.”

Berry has gotten in contact with the university as well as the art and architecture departments in an attempt to work out a deal and supply them with some of her tools after graduation. She said the university will have to adjust to provide the amount of supplies for students she currently offers.

She has also donated many of her supplies to local preschools.

“In the end, it all has to go somewhere,” said Berry. “I’m afraid most of it will end up compacted in a dumpster.”

Berry is waiting until the summer to move out completely, because she does not want to shut down until students are done with classes and projects. They are her number one priority, she said.

“I had such high hopes when I moved out here,” she said. “Now I’m packing it all up again. It’s like déjà vu.”

Many students are upset about the store’s closing, as it has been a huge source for their supplies.

Sophomore Sarah Baker visited Bill’s Art Store frequently last year when she was working on projects. However, due to time constraints, she hasn’t been able to visit since they moved.

“I didn’t know where they moved, and since I didn’t see them every day anymore, I didn’t think about it,” Baker said. “Unless you really need the supplies I don’t think students will be able to find the time to find rides or time to go there now. Most people just order supplies online.”

underrepresented students.

The largest minority growth has been in the Hispanic/Latino population, which reflects national trends, Pruckno said.

The percentage of undergraduate Hispanic/Latino students has doubled in the last 10 years, from 1.7 percent in 2004 to 3.4 percent in 2014, according to data from the Office of Institutional Research.

Another area of growth is the percent of students who identify themselves as multi-racial. The category first became an option in 2010, in which only .8 percent of students identified themselves as such. This increased to 3.3 percent in 2014.

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population has remained relatively constant, hovering above 3 percent for the past 10 years.

Despite all the university’s efforts to increase diversity, some students, like Taylor Edwards, an African American first-year, still think Miami lacks diversity.

“Yes, there is a lack of racial diversity,” Edwards said. “The fact that I can be the only black person in class for most of my classes kind of screams that there is a lack of racial diversity.”

And Miami’s reputation as a homogenous campus can deter some prospective minority students, Edwards said.

“It’s pretty intimidating, I mean I’m used to diversity and I knew what to expect when I came here,” Edwards said. “Still, it’s kinda difficult walking around campus and not seeing people who look like you.”

Edwards hosted Bridges students because she said she wanted to help recruit diverse students.

“I wanted them to come here, I want them to see that it’s OK, that there’re going to be safe, and help Miami get diverse,” Edwards said.

Other students take a more optimistic view of diversity at Miami.

As an Asian-American student, firstyear Matt Kline said the reputation for a lack of diversity at Miami did not deter him.

“There is diversity on campus …

It’s not as evident as other campuses, but you just have to look for it,” Kline said.

Andrew slammed the phone against the wall, bathed in the neon glow of the Skipper’s sign through the window.

“I need two more cheeseburgers, one done up and one with just American cheese, both with crisp cuts on the side and honey mustard dipping sauce,” Andrew yelled.

It’s Monday night, also known as “Burger Night” at Skipper’s Pub, where customers can get a burger and fries special for $5.

“The kids love burger night, you won’t stop hearing that phone ringing for more deliveries,” Andrew said.

It’s not just the deliveries — Skipper’s itself is packed. Guys hunch over the counter watching sports games on the TV at the bar.

Groups of students and their bags fill every table. In front of all the patrons are the classic red plastic baskets filled with only crumbs of leftover crispy fries.

A group of girls walks in the door. The first girl’s face lights up as soon as she recognizes who is working behind the counter.

“Hey, Andy!” the girl waves.

Andrew greets her by her first name and then proceeds to shout her order without even asking her: cheeseburger with no onions, and a Greek side salad with extra feta cheese. Her expression showed this clearly wasn’t the first time he had nailed her order, and she followed her friends outside to the picnic tables.

People who know Andrew Amarantos closely call him the “Mayor of Oxford.” Others who don’t know him still know that he is one of the owners of Skipper’s Pub on High Street, in Uptown Oxford.

The two Amarantos brothers, Andrew and Terry, have been business partners since they decided to take their father’s business from the big city of Chicago to the small streets of Oxford.

The two brothers were raised helping their father, who owned a hot dog shop named “Skipper’s Red Hots Drive-In.” The 20-by40 foot space had one counter, six stools and a menu that the Amarantos family had perfected.

The two teenage boys would help their dad on weekends making burgers, Italian beef and hot dogs,

wrapping them up in wax paper for customers to take outside the shop to eat.

“My dad was a straight shooter, almost too straight of a shooter,” Terry said as he leaned back in his office chair to reflect. “That business was successful because of the way he worked with customers.”

Terry describes the area in which they grew up as “dodgy,” with crime occurring more often than not. Yet, the Amarantos still made an effort to get to know everybody and serve them with a smile.

“My dad knew them all,” Andrew said. “He really just liked people and he knew that if he worked hard, he could put us all through school and that was his goal.”

never tried any authentic Greek food like we had known from growing up in a Greek family,” Andrew said.

The brothers wanted to continue the same recipe of their burgers, Italian sausages and hot dogs by using their father’s same “meat guy.” Every month, the Amarantos brothers make a big trip with a truck full of coolers to get all of their specialty Chicago meats and products freshly back into shop.

Since the early days of Skipper’s, not much has changed.

The Amarantos have stuck to making their original famous burgers, gyros, Italian beefs, hot dogs and sandwiches.

The essence of their father’s old “Skipper’s Red Hots Drive-In” is still living in the Oxford pub, with black-and-white photos of them

We grew up around serving food with our dad and sharing all of these experiences, it only made sense that we do the same in our own new but similar way.

TERRY AMARANTOS

SKIPPER’S OWNER

Their father’s goal was achieved — all the Amarantos children attended college. After college, each of the four Amarantos children had a choice to either follow their father’s footsteps with the family business or pave their own trail.

“When we heard about a potential closed Dairy Queen location open in Oxford, Ohio from one of our church friends, I knew I should give it a go,” Andrew said.

Andrew drove down with his brother Terry and their friend Kevin in the fall of 1983 with a bag full of nails and a hammer and put together what is now Skipper’s Pub on High Street.

“It was fun because we were close to the same age as the students that were coming in as customers,” Terry said. “We all had the same likes and dislikes so adjusting to the ‘Oxford way’ was easy.”

Before the Amarantos brothers, Oxford had never seen anything like Italian beef or a Greek gyro.

“Unlike the Chicago city people, all the Ohio people had

working as teenagers hanging on the wall.

Although Andrew has been meaning to raise prices, he hasn’t gotten around to it because it just isn’t a priority. The Amarantos pride themselves on making people’s days and making sure they leave feeling satisfied.

Miami sophomore Abbie Luther has been going to Skipper’s Pub ever since touring the campus with her father, a Miami alumnus.

“Every time I walk into Skipper’s, Andy is always there chatting it up with some customer,” Abbie said. “People don’t just come here for the food, but for the company of the Amarantos brothers.”

Food is a big part of what they do, because, to them, food means family.

“We grew up around serving food with our dad and sharing all of these experiences, it only made sense that we do the same in our own new but similar way,” Terry said. “We try to treat our employees like they are family to us.”

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High loan default rates at regionals REGIONAL

REBECCA HUFF

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Miami’s regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown have significantly higher loan default rates than its main campus in Oxford.

Defaulting occurs when a graduate stops making payments toward his or her student loans for 270 to 360 days.

In a previous article, The Miami Student reported that Miami’s student default rate is about 14.4 percent, comparable to the national average of 13.7 percent.

However, that number combines Oxford and both regional campuses, which skew the results.

The default rate for Hamilton and Middletown campuses is approximately 24 percent, while Oxford’s is just 3.3 percent, according to Brent Shock, director of student financial assistance.

Several factors explain this discrepancy.

Miami’s regional campuses are comprised of what are called “nontraditional students.” So, while Oxford enrolls students primar-

ily between the ages of 18 and 22, Hamilton and Middletown campuses enroll students ranging from 15 to 79 years old.

With such a varied population — not only in age, but in socioeconomic, family and academic backgrounds — otherwise unaccounted for expenses, like home and car insurance, food, electricity and water bills, etc., come into play. These fac-

The default rate for Hamilton and Middletown campuses is approximately 24 percent, while Oxford’s is just 3.3 percent.

tors have to be considered in understanding the significant loan default rate on the regional campuses, said Brittany Staton, regional director of financial aid.

“It is a different environment,” she said, “so it’s a little bit of a piece

that we have, that’s a little bit different than what Oxford has, since they have a lot of students that are coming right out of high school [and] living on campus.”

Tuition among regional campuses in Ohio tends to be the most affordable. Tuition rates are based on students’ credit hours. So, the tuition for a full-time, in-state regional student with fewer than 68 credit hours is $2,385 per semester ($4,770 a year). If that student has more than 68 credit hours, the tuition increases to $3,708 ($7,416 a year).

Oxford’s tuition, on the other hand, is significantly higher. For one year, it costs a full time, in-state student $13,533 — excluding costs of room and board, which Oxford students must pay to live on campus.

To afford the tuition, many students apply for loans, which they have to pay back in the future.

Income, GPA and students’ completion rates are highly considered before being approved for a student loan.

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House name tradition creates controversy

CATHERINE DENNISON THE MIAMI STUDENT

TRADITION

ELISABETH GREVE THE MIAMI STUDENT

Anyone walking down Spring Street might happen to see “Morning Wood” — the house, that is. Oxford’s infamous tradition of naming houses, such as “Miss B. Haven” and “The Panty Shanty,” has given the town character, but has also raised some eyebrows.

The tradition of naming houses began in 1973 when a group of men named their house at 112 Tallawanda “The Pit.” Shortly after, a group of girls named a neighboring house “Hut Hut” after one of their boy-

friend’s unusual laughs. The trend took off from there.

Some of the house names, such as “Dying To Get In” and “The Ivy League,” have been around for decades, while other new ones pop up every year.

In fact, while the tradition may have started over 40 years ago, recent generations have really taken it to a whole new level with over 200 houses in Oxford now bearing names.

Many of the new names have kept up with pop culture, such as “Blurred Vines” referencing the song “Blurred Lines” and “Army of Skanks” in reference to the movie Mean Girls.

Oxford’s house names tend to re-

volve around three main categories: sex, drugs and location. Many have caused controversy, raising questions about freedom of speech and what restrictions should be put in place.

Sam Perry, Oxford’s Community Development Director, said that city regulations on the signs are only allowed to cover time, place and manner. If the city goes outside of that, then it is violating freedom of speech. This has not prevented complaints from flowing in, however.

“Complaints are generally from non-student residents passing through the area that don’t want their HOUSE NAMES »PAGE 8

Miami students coach Talawanda School District’s lacrosse club for middle and high schoolers COMMUNITY

TALI HUNT

THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University students are challenging and teaching Talawanda students to become great athletes and leaders on and off the field.

Miami students are getting involved by coaching middle and high school boys’ lacrosse teams in the Talawanda School District. The program has experienced positive growth, from 19 players last year to over 60 this year, due to a spike in interest in the student coaching program.

Cole Ciambro, junior at Miami and president of Talawanda’s lacrosse club, started the high school boys’ lacrosse team last year and is now the head coach.

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tion last year, according to Ciambro, when he was looking for a local lacrosse team on Google one day, and couldn’t find one in the Oxford area.

As a lacrosse player, Ciambro wanted to bring a lacrosse program to the Oxford area so Talawanda middle and high school students could learn a new sport and gain life skills and leadership at the same time.

“I didn’t have high hopes for it, and then the next thing you know we have a middle school team,” Ciambro said. “It’s been an unexpected experience.”

This year, 15 Miami students are on the coaching staff for the high school team, and they all play on Miami’s club lacrosse team.

Kyle Zagdel of Richmond, Indiana is the head coach for the Talawanda Middle School team. Hank Stevens, an associate professor in

the biology department and Oxford resident, is the assistant coach for the middle school team. Miami students also help coach the middle schoolers.

The Miami student coaches are expected to attend practices and are required to go to every game.

Ciambro said he expects manners and good leadership skills from the coaches.

Stevens said the middle school players are learning to communicate, hold themselves and each other accountable and to be leaders.

“Cole finds responsible students who have a lot of lacrosse experience,” Stevens said.

This season, there are roughly three or four players per coach, so the players receive a lot of one-onone attention. Ben LaFever, a high LACROSSE »PAGE 8

POLICE BEAT

Suspect overdoses, charged with possession of drugs At 7:15 p.m. Friday, an OPD officer was flagged down by two men with information of a suspicious man luring on the steps of the Lane Public Library, 15 S. College Ave. Once near the steps adjacent the library’s parking lot, the officer immediately identified the familiar suspect and confirmed with dispatch a warrant in his name from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.

According to OPD, the suspect became “physically nervous” upon hearing the word “warrant,” and, in sight of the officer, began shifting his hand down his side toward his backpack. The officer immediately grabbed the backpack and placed it between them.

After finding an empty prescription bottle in the man’s palm, the officer handcuffed the suspect and instructed him to sit against a wall.

At this time, a white, oblong pill fell to the ground and rolled a few

feet away. After looking away for a moment, the officer turned to see the suspect stretched out from the wall, trembling, dragging the stray pill toward him with his foot.

At this time, the officer noticed the man speaking as though his mouth were full. After the suspect refused to spit out whatever he was harboring, the officer opened his mouth and saw “crushed powder caking his tongue.”

The officer summoned an ambulance that took the suspect to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital where he admitted to ingesting two prescription pills and later overdosed, but was revived with Narcan. According to OPD, this was not the first time this particular subject was revived from an overdose.

He was charged with possession of drugs – schedule I or II substance and taken to Butler County Jail.

Bag of marijuana found with arrested suspect after being jumped by a group of males At 2:50 a.m. Sunday, OPD was advised of an active fight in the zero block of High St. Upon arrival, officers observed a shirtless male bleeding from the mouth.

According to OPD, the man claimed he had been jumped “for no reason” by a group of males with whom another officer spoke. OPD asked the man to sit on the curb while officers figured out the situation. After a few moments curbside, the man became agitated and began repeating, “I’ll kick their asses,” “This is bullshit” and, “I don’t give a fuck.”

After pinwheeling similar obscenities, officers told the man if he did not calm down he would be arrested.

A transient tranquility descended upon the group and all seemed well.

However, after a few fleeting, beating moments of silence the man hollered, “I’ll kick everyone’s ass and I don’t give a fuck!” He was promptly arrested.

While being handcuffed, officers discovered on his person a baggie containing marijuana, according to OPD. “Yeah, I smoke marijuana; who gives a fuck?” he asked. At OPD he descended into a fiercer state of agitation and began simultaneously demanding his phone call and pounding on the jail cell door.

He was charged with assault; disorderly conduct: intoxication, provoking and drug possession.

Man flees Kroger parking lot after backing into pickup truck, fails field sobriety tests At 11:57 a.m. Sunday, OPD was called to the Kroger parking lot, 300 S. Locust St., in reference to a hit-skip accident. A witness reported a blue-grey pickup while backing out of a spot struck another vehicle, causing damage to its right rear bumper, and fled the scene. OPD was able to trace the pickup’s registration to a man living on McGuffey Ave. An officer was dispatched to the owner’s address and waited in his cruiser until the pickup approached him. The owner exited his vehicle and approached the officer. When asked, the suspect admitted to hitting a vehicle in the Kroger lot, but was not aware of any damage.

Noticing his speech was slurred, the officer asked the man if he had been drinking. According to OPD,

the suspect said (and later incessantly repeated) that he had consumed one beer. At the station, the suspect also told officers he was on numerous medications, including pain killers, and that two doctors told him not to drive, but would not suspend his license.

Despite his one-beer claim, the suspect swiftly and cleanly failed each field sobriety test. He was charged with OVI and taken to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital where he consented to a blood test.

However, he was unable to stand under his own volition and leaned against the officer for support walking into the hospital. He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident. He was released to his residence on McGuffey Ave.

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TALAWANDA LACROSSE Brennan Prince attacking the goal on offense.Talawanda’s lacrosse team is assisted by 15 Miami students on the coaching staff.

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SWAT members released from Baltimore protests, arrive home in Cincinnati

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Butler County SWAT members return home after order is restored to Baltimore area protests.

President Barack Obama named Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as potential Joint Chiefs chairman.

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Voters will decide whether to renew exsiting $2.5 million levy for Lane Libraries. The library has three branches: Hamilton, Fairfield and Oxford.

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Foreign rescuers asked to leave Nepal Nepal’s government has asked foreign rescuers to leave survivor search as hope for finding living victims fades.

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‘Hunting Ground’ calls for action against sexual assault FILM

BRETT MILAM ONLINE EDITOR

Sometimes the best calls to action begin with a fermenting of moral outrage. Writer-director Kirby Dick’s latest documentary, “The Hunting Ground,” shows Dick has become adept at courting such outrage.

Like his previous Oscar-nominated documentaries, “Twist of Faith” and “The Invisible War,” “The Hunting Ground” deals with sexual assault, but this time on college campuses.

From a narrative standpoint, the film can best be described as raw and unfettered. The survivors of sexual assault — both women and men — are given a platform to voice their lived experiences.

Even more disarming for the viewer, we see their faces — the tears, the incredulousness in their eyes and the pain incurred from going through the assault. That’s because the victimization was twofold: first from the perpetrator(s) and then from the school administrators unwilling to do anything about it.

Perhaps the most egregious case was Erica Kinsman’s, allegedly raped by Heisman Trophy-winning Florida State quarterback, Jameis Winston, in 2012. In a heart-stopping retelling, Kinsman talks about how, after presumably being drugged by Winston, she was taken to his apartment.

“He was on top of me and I couldn’t really breathe,” she said of the attack, before a roommate

interrupted. The roommate told Winston to stop because Kinsman was saying, “No.” Even so, Winston moved Kinsman to the bathroom and locked the door, continuing the assault.

“He pushed his hand over my face and pushed my face to the floor,” she said. Kinsman then recounts how the investigating officer, Scott Agulo, asked her if she was sure about going forward with the charges since Tallahassee is a “big football town.”

Florida State University (FSU) and the Tallahassee Police Department, led by Agulo, did nothing for a full 10 months. When the story did come out, Kinsman was tarred and feathered for trying to take advantage of the star quarterback’s success. In a chilling montage, tailgating FSU fans shower skepticism on Kinsman. One female student said with evident disdain that Kinsman was just a liar. This proves a blood-boiling moment as juxtaposed with the earlier, tearful account of Kinsman’s assault.

Kinsman later dropped out of FSU. Meanwhile, Winston was drafted first overall in last Thursday’s NFL draft to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Interspersed around the survivor’s tales are damning statistics, not only about sexual assault on college campuses, but specifically how administrations respond. One statistic from the Washington Post cited that, in 2012, 45 percent of schools with over 1,000 students enrolled reported not one incident of a forcible sexual offense.

At first blush, that seems like a good thing. But it’s hard to believe that with how often sexual assault happens on college campuses, 45 percent didn’t have a single incident.

Dick’s effort feels more heavyhanded and clumsy than in “The Invisible War” or “This Film Is Not Yet Rated” because there’s so much jammed into the 90-minute runtime. With the focus swiveling between tales of the survivors, statistics, student athletes, the Greek system, alcohol, college administrations and so on, it’s hard to pinpoint the outrage.

The documentary even presents a student rapist, but his bits of dialogue are not as powerful as Dick probably hoped.

He seems more of a prop than a productive conduit for understanding sexual assault.

Overwhelming anger accompanies a viewing of this film, but that outrage is a poor moral compass. It’s the catalyst for a movement, but not what carries it to the finish line.

Unfortunately, the film doesn’t deal with the messiness of that outrage when applied to policy actions, but, as a platform for survivors and the turmoil they have to endure, it still serves its role well.

Empathy is when we meet moral outrage before something egregious arrives on our own shores. “The Hunting Ground,” acts as a bridge to listen, understand and act.

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THE MIAMI STUDENT

Joss Whedon’s, “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is the ultimate Marvel movie, the best superhero movie since “The Dark Knight” and quite possibly the most fun you’ll ever have at a movie theater.

This year’s first installment in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) once again assembles the titular squad of heroes: Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner).

“Age of Ultron” begins with the Avengers assaulting an enemy base and, in impressive single-long-take fashion, Whedon manages to display each of our heroes taking out bad guys, effectively reminding us of their individual powers and personalities. In this opening alone, new fans are taught everything they need to know about the good guys, and experienced Marvel vets are given a moment of pure nostalgia before the real action begins.

The major conflict here takes place between the Avengers and Ultron, a Stark-created, unintentionally sentient A.I., who plans to destroy the Avengers and, inevitably, the world. Ultron is a very interesting supervillain, as he is equal parts omnipotent and immature, with James Spader’s creepy voice-over making even his occasional wisecracks a bit ominous. Ultron also seems to be the first Marvel villain to truly pose a threat to the heroes, and, with the assistance of a pair of mysterious, super-powerful twins, actually pushes

the Avengers to their extremes.

Whereas many action-adventure pictures follow very straightforward plots, “Age of Ultron” — and most Marvel films, for that matter — always manage to have good, unpredictable storylines thanks to the enormous reservoir of canonical comic book material. The script is fine-tuned with supporting cast appearances from all corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, allowing allies from the individual characters’ movies (“Iron Man,” “Thor,” etc.) to fly in and feel like an essential part of the experience, rather than just cameos.

Story aside, the major reason we

The most striking part of this superhero flick isn’t necessarily the action, but rather in the humor. go to superhero movies is for the action, and “Age of Ultron” doesn’t disappoint. As the Avengers fight back against Ultron, their powers are explored in great cinematic fashion, with each punch and explosion feeling both painful and powerful.

Buildings collapse, cars are tossed and robots explode, all with a feeling of collateral damage and impact, unlike 2013’s “Man of Steel.” These action scenes look their best when they are combined with slo-mo — each frame packed with impressive detail, constant motion and a sense of importance.

However, the most striking part of this superhero flick isn’t necessarily the action, but rather in the humor.

Whedon takes advantage of nearly every possible quiet moment, toss-

ing in quick jokes, continuing funny dialogue and even implementing sight gags in order to keep us entertained. There are entire scenes devoted entirely to making us laugh, one highlight being a montage of our heroes trying to lift Thor’s hammer.

This rapid systematic approach — fight, laugh, repeat — is, at times, the film’s most clear flaw, but we are an ADD-ridden audience and the filmmakers know it. Similarly, the tongue-in-cheek sarcasm can feel a bit excessive in some of the bigger fights, when the protagonists really should be focusing on the enemy instead of their comedic timing.

Ultimately, the greatest success of, “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” is its universal appeal. Despite its status as a sequel and an intimidating roster of main characters, this is an unbelievably accessible film. The entire storyline is packed with subtle references for those who have seen all the movies and read the comic books, but these hidden gems are never necessary for basic viewing.

The great action sequences, the uproarious one-liners, and several emotional sequences make this a perfectly acceptable choice for anyone, regardless of Marvel background.

As I walked out of the theater on opening night, I saw children with Avengers toys, teenagers and college kids in ironic Marvel shirts, and even some middle-aged and older viewers, all smiling, laughing and sharing their favorite scenes, characters and jokes. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is the kind of film that brings people together. Go see this movie — and bring a friend.

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Czech artist Pavla Sceranková flew from Prague to visit Miami University last Thursday and give a lecture on her innovative sculptural work. Introduced by Tracy Featherstone, an associate professor in the College of Creative Arts, Sceranková displayed her current and past works with stunning intellect and depth, despite her limited knowledge of English.

Sceranková, born in the Slovak Republic in 1980, currently lives and works in Prague. She introduced herself by emphasizing her deep connection with both the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic.

During her lecture, Sceranková was adamant about the cultural worth of her birthplace, saying that while the Republic is small, in regards to art, it definitely, “has something to offer.” She followed this with a brief slideshow of various art dwellings and festivals in Prague, all of which proved that the Eastern European city is definitely a player in the contemporary international art scene.

She recently received her Ph.D. at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where she will be teaching in the fall. Her thesis, “Mind Without an Image,” focuses around the border where art and science meet and the idea that the two disciplines may be helpful to each other. Much of Sceranková’s work displayed during the lecture centered around this relationship between science and art.

The first wave of Sceranková’s work that she introduced was a collection of video sculptures, starring the artist herself. In these, she manipulates the very idea of ‘sculpture’ by creating an object and then destroying it, only to build it back up again, all while using a system of complex triggers and systems that create the fascinating illusion of an object creating and destroying itself unassisted.

Thomas Etherington, a junior at Miami, attended the lecture and was pleased with the presentation.

“I thought that the videos played in reverse with the artist as the sub-

ject were interesting and felt sort of melancholy,” Etherington said. “I like that they represented an early stage of the artist’s career.”

Next, she presented her work, “Two Phases of a Duster,” a sculptural work made of plastic tubes and wood, mimicking a child’s playground but with slight deformations.

“The deep focus in my work [is having] material in connection with some space and time [and] how images in our memory are deformed according to the situations in which we experience them,” Sceranková said during her lecture.

This manipulation of memory and objects is evident in several of Sceranková’s other works, including her sculpture, “UMZUG,” which she calls, “the missing piece of the puzzle.” This piece is made almost entirely of styrofoam and was constructed to fit perfectly in the gallery space given to Sceranková. The work was manipulated in regards to memory because Sceranková’s mother actually used the styrofoam to insulate her new home when she moved.

“I thought the way that she used her art was really interesting,” said John Thompson, a Miami senior. “I especially liked the styrofoam piece and how her mom used it for her new home.”

This concept of art engaging with people is developed further in Scerankova’s series, “Meeting in the Department of Galaxies,” in which she explores the connection between art and science more explicitly. One of the pieces in the series, “Planetary System,” is made up of balls of yarn representing various planets that are connected to a pole symbolizing the center of the solar system, the sun. Sceranková invited visitors to contribute to this piece by further knitting the connections between the planets and the sun.

Sceranková’s work encapsulates ideas of perception, collaboration and innovation. Her art is a representation not only of what the Czech Republic is trying to do with art, but also of what the international art scene is attempting to accomplish.

She does this with remarkable grace and success, and it seems as though her work can only get better.

Last notes: two final music performances of the year MUSIC

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THE MIAMI STUDENT

At 7:30 p.m. May 5, the Wind Ensemble will hold their final performance of the academic year in Hall Auditorium. There is no cost for admission to the concert.

The Wind Ensemble is directed by professor Gary A. Speck.

This concert in particular is notable because it features two Miami premieres as the result of the Commissioning Consortia, in which the ensemble recently partook. The two pieces performed will be “Where the Good Sounds Live,” composed

by Alvin Singleton and “Congo Square,” composed by James Syler.

Singleton is to attend Tuesday’s concert. The composer has a distinguished background, with his works being performed by dozens of symphony orchestras, most notably the Philadelphia Orchestra, and at countless international festivals. He has received several awards during his tenure as a composer, including

the 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship.

James Syler’s “Congo Square” was composed for drum quartet and wind ensemble, consistent with his style of jazz and world music. Syler currently works for the University of Texas at San Antonio and teaches private composition lessons.

Other pieces performed include “From A Dark Millennium,” by Joseph Schwantner, “Adagio Music,”

by Nicholas Thorne and “Fiesta del Pacifico,” by Roger Nixon.

The Symphony Band will hold their final performance of the year at 7:30 p.m May 8 in Hall Auditorium.

This concert is also free.

The Symphony Band is directed

by Stephen Lytle, associate director of bands at Miami.

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“It becomes something that we struggle with at the regional campuses a lot because we do have a higher population of adult students that are returning,” Staton said.

However, there are ways to avoid this, like accepting only the minimum amount necessary and communicating with the lender. “[The lender will] want to see a hardship letter, so something that gave you that hardship not to be able to pay it. They’ll want specifics,” said Ann Marie Grasso, manager for Chase Bank.

A hardship letter details any extenuating circumstances that caused the student to default on the loan. Such circumstances may include getting laid off, becoming hospitalized due to illness, death to a spouse or any other circumstances beyond the student’s control.

However, loan forgiveness is completely subjective to the lender.

“Some companies will not work with you, but I would send something every month to show that you’re making some type of payment. It shows your initiative to repay the loan,” Grasso said.

Staton also said the occurrence of defaulting could decrease if students become more informed about the risks associated with accepting student loans.

“We’re really working on educating students about smart borrowing and financial literacy,” Staton said.

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orchestras, bands and ensembles, focused in the genre of jazz. Ketch’s pieces with the symphony band include, “My One and Only Love,” and “Joy Spring.”

“This concert reflects some of the most eclectic programming we’ve done,” Lytle said. “It is American and it is ‘Americana’ as well as international. It spans three different centuries. It features jazz in a setting that is not typical. I’m very excited to share all of this with our audience.”

Among the other pieces to be performed is “March” from “Symphonic Metamorphosis”

by Paul Hindesmith. Hindesmith’s fascinating story began in Germany where he was a composer, branded a degenerate by the Nazis and escaped to the United States prior to World War II. “March” is the final movement from the 1943 composition by fellow German composer, Carl Maria von Weber, who transformed the composition into an entirely new piece.

The two other featured pieces include music from the acclaimed English theater duo, Gilbert and Sullivan and Henry Fillmore, Cincinnati’s most famous bandleader of the early 20th century.

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unsubsidized loan at $3,500 per semester ($9,500 a year) and the tuition is only $2,385 per semester, the student will get a semesterly refund check for $1,115.

That refund check is intended to go toward other educational fees, but is oftentimes squandered away on outside expenses, Peeples said.

“If a student is enrolled for two years and he or she accepts the freshman amount of $9,500 and the sophomore amount of $10,500, they are already $20,000 in debt,” she said.

If the student only accepted the amount necessary to cover tuition, he or she could have been only $12,186 in debt.

To put that in perspective, if a sophomore had attended Miami for two years, accepted the full amount of unsubsidized loans (equaling $20,000), and dropped 26 credit hours, that student is no longer eligible for another unsubsidized loan because his or her completion rate is below 67 percent. Since he or she can’t afford to pay for college out of pocket, the student can’t enroll the next semester or semesters to come.

Six months later, the student has to start paying off that $20,000 but doesn’t have a high-paying job because he or she doesn’t have a degree. That’s when defaulting occurs. The student feels as if he or she has no other options.

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divided by the number of credit hours attempted, according to Shybria Peeples, a financial aid counselor.

“Let’s say your ‘earned’ is 46 but your ‘attempted’ is 72. So, you have dropped 26 credit hours — your completion rate would be 63 percent,” Peeples said. “In order to get financial aid, you have to have at least a 67 percent.”

Direct subsidized and direct unsubsidized loans are the most common student loans.

With subsidized loans, the interest rate accumulates after students graduate, withdraw or drop below half-time enrollment. With unsubsidized loans, the interest accumulates while the student is still in school.

Each academic year, the loan amount increases by $1,000. So, for first-years, the unsubsidized loan annual cost is $9,500, for sophomores it’s $10,500 and juniors and seniors it’s $12,500.

The subsidized loan yearly amount for first-years is $5,500, for sophomores it’s $6,500 and juniors and seniors it’s $7,500.

Not every student gets approved for subsidized loans, but every student is offered some amount of the unsubsidized loan. Accepting the full amount offered is not required, as the offer often exceeds the cost of tuition.

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Diversity should be on the board’s mind during new president search EDITORIAL

On Friday, President David Hodge announced his intention to retire June 30, 2016. In the meantime, Miami’s Board of Trustees will conduct a nationwide search for the next university president.

From 1809 to 2015, Miami has become a well-respected institution in several areas of higher education. However, it has done this under the leadership of almost two centuries of white male presidents, with the exception of a seven-month period from 1995-6.

As the Board of Trustees look to continue this upward trajectory, we hope they will broaden their search to a more diverse pool of candidates.

Lately, women have ascended to powerful positions in Miami’s administration, yet have remained one step shy of assuming the historically male-dominated leadership roles. Miami has a female dean, provost and

The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board. vice president, but 20 white men have served as the school’s figurehead — the highest position.

In Associated Student Government, the trend persists.

Many women have run and

es, hiring an Asian American and African American president, respectively.

The pool of applicants for this job is more diverse than ever before. Miami must take advan-

When considering candidates, Miami needs to pursue diversity aggressively. Selecting a candidate with a more diverse background will strengthen the university’s relationship with all students.

served as student body vice president, but last female ASG president was Erin O’Donnell in 1996.

Still, a lot has changed in a decade, when Board of Trustees last had to fill a presidential vacancy.

Since then, other Ohio universities, like the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State, have clearly broadened their search-

tage of that.

When considering candidates, Miami needs to pursue diversity aggressively. Selecting a candidate with a more diverse background will strengthen the university’s relationship with all students.

An administration that doesn’t understand or embrace diversity could alienate members of the student body and faculty.

An article published in The Miami Student in April described how this divide exists within ASG. “I don’t think that students of diverse/minority populations feel that their voices are heard

by ASG,” said Student Senator and ASG Parliamentarian Ifeolu Claytor.

The same disconnect exists at a higher administrative level.

On Saturday, April 4, two Miami students vandalized a bulletin board in Wells Hall, using offensive racist and sexist language, among other things.

The university reacted and the students withdrew.

However, many people felt that the university should be more proactive in eliminating a culture that spawns this kind of behavior than reacting to one that causes it. Perhaps an administration led by more diverse perspectives will make eliminating that atmosphere a priority.

On leaving

An employee’s take on Miami University dining LIFE DINING

Twice a week, I put on a very unflattering pair of black pants and make the short walk from Morris to MapleStreet Station. I grab an apron and swipe my ID to clock in, signaling the official start of a long three hours of work at First Stop.

If it’s a good day, I’ll walk into a quiet kitchen and empty dining room where a couple other student employees are rolling silverware, wiping tables and making small talk about the weekend.

On a typical day, I’ll enter a chaotic prison full of frazzled employees who are unified only by their stress. I quietly pick up a dirty dish or a stray menu, trying not to be noticed by someone who could potentially assign me an unpleasant task. Often, the managers and other employees don’t notice I’ve arrived.

But the students sitting in the dining room are always prompt in recognizing my arrival. They don’t see another student, though.

They see a person dressed in black, and therefore a person whose only purpose is to bring them the things they want. Do we employees wish that maybe they saw students who are no different than they are? Yeah. But we know that they’re a little busy thinking about going out or group projects, because we think about those things, too.

They flag me down to make their requests. However, requests are often made in the form of statements, not questions.

“We want a booth. In the corner.”

“We’re ready to order.”

“We’ve been waiting a long

time for our food.”

“I want my toast cut, but down the middle, not diagonally.” Really?

“Every time I come here I have a problem. It’s crazy.” No, crazy is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result. She should just give up and stop coming.

One of the most common complaints is that it takes too long to get seated. What a lot of people don’t get is that we don’t enjoy watching them all line up and stand around forever waiting for pancakes. What we’d like to say is, “Really? This food is THAT good? THIS is what you want to spend your entire Saturday morning doing?”

If the answer to those questions is yes, fine. If you want to go over to full tables of people and tell them to eat their food faster and leave, we’re cool with that. If not, you’re gonna have to wait.

A commitment to making the customers happy is basically a euphemism for doing what you need to do to make them content enough to shut up. Regardless of what you want to call the action of giving them what they want, I do it. Depending on how polite they are, I’ll sometimes even do it with a smile.

The people I refuse to give a smile to are the ones who forget that every student who works at a campus restaurant is no different than the students who eat at them.

If last night was a great night in Oxford and you’re a little hungover, chances are so are we. If you want to haggle us to get your food faster so you can make it to Beat the Clock, just remember that we would love to be there,

too. If you’re stressed during finals week and snap at us because you’re grumpy, think about how we’re also a little stressed. And, believe me, our experience at First Stop is a little more stressful than just coming in and being waited on.

I know that I get paid to wait on them, and I do it. Sometimes I just do it in an unorthodox way.

What’s surprising is that my bosses are pretty nice to me, even though they would have good reason not to be. They gently chide me when I give the middle finger to my friends in front of a full dining room of people.

They softly suggest that maybe I shouldn’t make a face when someone orders chocolate chip pancakes with Swiss cheese on them, even though they know it’s hard to take an order like that without subconsciously expressing disgust.

So many students are also gracious and understanding. They say “please” and “thank you,” just like their parents taught them. They smile when ordering and politely ask for the things they need. The students who are working recognize and appreciate this. We also recognize that sometimes it’s true that people are waiting a really long time.

Sometimes it’s true that we’ve messed up or forgotten something or just aren’t doing our jobs very well. What’s always true is that being annoying doesn’t work in your favor, and that we’re your equals, so you should treat us as such.

KERRY MCFADDEN

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If Miami were to select an individual other than a white male, that person would naturally be more attentive to groups that feel their voices are not heard.

We want a president who is willing to be passionate and be a leader who listens to the people he or she oversees, rather than someone who simply cleans up the messes that could have been prevented in the first place.

That sort of authenticity is something we hope our next president has.

Although all former Miami presidents have been qualified, a more diverse president could potentially expand the “Oxford Bubble,” something that can’t exactly be popped, but can still be stretched.

We need someone to come and expand that bubble, so we can be more equipped for the future, not just the present or the past.

AMANDA’S APPROACH When you come to college, you’re this girl with a list in your head. It has all of your things. It’s all of the descriptors you attach to yourself. Quiet. Smart-ish. Quirky.

Friend of so-and-so. From that town. Wearer of denim.

As you get older, you keep adding modifiers and tacking on words and phrases. You meet people who fill in blank spots or you travel to Europe or you discover a newfound passion for the outdoors. Somewhere along the way, you become a weird blend of old and new, of everyone around you, food you love, of every bad grade and every compliment you’ve ever gotten.

People say college is about finding yourself, but I think it’s more about leaving things behind: those things your parents want you to be, the crazy expectation in your head, the routine you’re afraid to break. It’s about leaving parts of that list behind.

At our age, we spend a lot of time looking for people to tell us who we are. If we’re praised for good grades, we keep studying. If we get a lot of laughs when we drink, we take another shot. If we get attention for our looks, we go shopping and add another layer of mascara.

We look for identity in our major or our clothes or what we do on the weekend or the way people see us.

We ask people to lead us and tell us which path to take or what dress we should wear to dinner. We try on different versions of ourselves and we take on ways of living that don’t really fit.

For a while, that’s what college is like: an editing of our things. We keep thinking our lists are finished, but then we scratch one item off or expand the fine print.

I thought I would end my four years as this polished person with the prestigious job and attractive boyfriend and bright plans — everything checked off my list. But with each bullet point, I found rejection, a splash of failure and hurt or shame. I didn’t win every prize and a few people broke my heart and I got a C in my Economics class.

So I kept reworking my list. I kept waiting to wake up and be this refined, slightly more put-together person than I was the day before.

I wanted to be the person who always made her bed and didn’t have stains on her sweatshirts and had a busy social calendar. I wanted to be a thousand things I wasn’t.

A few nights ago, after a long day when the wine was being passed around, my friend asked me to pick three things that make me Amanda.

Pick any three items and go, she said. Before I knew it, three words spilled out like they’d been bottled up for too long.

Coffee beans. Grass. Notebook paper.

Four years ago, I never would’ve been able to answer that question so quickly or confidently.

But now I knew. The smell of coffee beans fills me up. It reminds me of hour-long conversations at Kofenya with my best friend and only a cup of coffee between us.

When I think of grass, I think of a long 10-mile run on a weekend morning and laughing wildly at something my teammate just said in between breaths. At the end of our run when our legs are muddy and the earth is slightly damp, we lie in the grass, and stretch and smile under the warmth of the sun.

Notebook paper is where my mind spills out; it’s where words leak into new sentences and come together. I have piles of pages with big thoughts scribbled down that only my fingers have formed.

We’re all made up of the places we go and our favorite songs and books, but we’re more distinctly marked by those crystallized moments that can barely be explained.

Moving our tassels to the other side can seem like we’re leaving everything we know. Right now, I have friends who are down the hall and three minutes away and saving me a seat at Fiesta Charra. I have a routine and I have a really good pair of jeans. I’m scared of leaving that feeling of connectedness and comfort.

But I’m not scared of saying goodbye to the parts of myself I’ve left behind here. And I’m not scared of the chance to keep learning and relearning who I really am.

We are not a bunch of descriptors or things other people want us to be.

We are not a finalized list. We are forever in editing mode.

We can still be anything. We can still do anything. We can be the one on stage or the one with the briefcase or with the plane ticket or the one who wrote the book. We can keep adding to our list. We can throw the list away. We are not tied down to this job, haircut or city. We are beautifully unfinished.

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Transgender issues move to the forefront SEXUALITY

MILAM’S MUSINGS The next front in social justice seems to be pivoting toward transgender issues and if so, it’s a welcome pivot.

Diane Sawyer interviewed Bruce Jenner on ABC’s 20/20 about being transgender.

Jenner was the 1976 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon and perhaps most known to the current generation as the dad on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”

He was the idealized image of masculinity, showcased famously on the box of Wheaties two year after his gold medal win.

Amidst palpable Cold War tensions in that time, his success was translated as a nation’s success.

When Bruce was appearing on the Wheaties box, 43 percent of Americans didn’t think sex between gay or lesbian adults should be legal.

Today, 37 states now recognize same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court will likely force the hand of the other 13 states.

Gay marriage, the central focus of the LGBT community and other advocates for the last 10 years, has been won, largely.

According to the New York Times, Cincinnati 10 years ago was known by gay rights advocates as “the most anti-gay city in America.” Then in 2011 the city elected Chris Seelbach its first openly gay councilman.

City employees were extended “transgender inclusive” health benefits, including hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery, as well, according to The Times.

However, even in marginalized movements trying to gain steam, smaller voices get left behind. Within the LGBT community, the voices of transgenders have largely been that of the voiceless.

This, despite the overwhelming disparity in violence and sexual violence perpetrated against transgenders, especially those of color.

In 2014, according to a joint report between Human Rights Watch and the Trans People of Color Coalition, 13 transgender women were murder in the United States, all of them were

black or Latino except one.

“Their deaths were gruesome — involving gunshots, burning, strangulation and beating — and most have gone unsolved, with only a few suspects arrested,” the report states.

According to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) 2013 report of violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected persons, 72 percent of the victims were transgender women and 67 percent of them were of color.

Compounding the awfulness of this disparity is how often these transgender women face abuse from the police; NCAVP found that transgender people of color were six times more likely to experience physical violence from the police than their counterparts in the community.

Laverne Cox, known as Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black, really helped blaze the trail in recent times, as not only a transgender woman, but one of color.

But Bruce Jenner’s interview with Diane Sawyer offers further hope and education. According to Vulture, the interview was seen by just under 17 million people, which is impressive since Friday usually is one of the worst nights for television.

Jenner said that “for all intents and purposes, I’m a woman.”

“People look at me differently.

They see you as this macho male, but my heart and my soul and everything that I do in life — it is part of me,” Jenner said.

If you’re wondering about the “he” pronoun Sawyer used in the interview and I have here, LGBT advocacy group GLAAD released a statement clarifying: “At this time, Bruce Jenner has not requested that a new name or pronoun be used, therefore we are respecting his wishes and will continue to refer to Jenner by his current name and with male pronouns.”

There’s still a lot of confusion about transgender issues and those advocating for transgender rights need not burn those people at the stake. As the Jenner’s and the Cox’s of the world normalize transgender issues in popular culture, education and then acceptance follows.

It’s the same pattern we saw with homosexuality. It’s hard to maintain hate once education occurs and more importantly, once you realize, yeah, Neil Patrick Harris is gay, but he’s

RULE OF THUMB BILL’S ART STORE CLOSING Following news that the back of its 20 E. High St. building would be demolished, Bill’s Art Store moved to College Corner Pike in August, where it has seen a drop in sales. Its closing is a blow to all art, graphic design and architecture.

MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO The match, heralded as the fight of the century, is now over and most reflect that it was a let-down. Fans in MGM Grand Garden Arena rewarded Mayweather with a wave of boos.

PRESIDENT HODGE TO RETIRE At Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, President Hodge said that he will be resigning following the 2015-16 academic year. The board will conduct a national search for a replacement.

PATTERSON PLACE SAVED Last night, President Hodge declared that, following the extensive and thoughtful feedback from Miami students, faculty and alums, the university will not be using the grounds as a new residence hall site.

MAY 4TH PRIDE BEAT THE DARK SIDE “May the 4th be with you” was heard left and right yesterday as sci-fi fans celebrated Star Wars day. Some students poked fun, but we find their lack of faith disturbing.

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also really funny. Normalizing is the operative word, then.

Wolfgang von Goethe said, “There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.”

Let this be an introduction into the topic then: Gender and sex are not interchangeable terms. Sex denotes the biological reproductive organs one is born with. Gender, on the other hand, is purely a social construction, designating a person either “male” or “female.”

Some people reject the gender identity they were given at birth and some reject the binary altogether and fall somewhere outside the male and female scale.

Gender identity ia a fluid scale rather than two narrow choices.

Moreover, it is not the case that all transgender individuals undergo a sex change operation. A sex change operation, if it is utilized, is only one component of someone’s transgender identity.

As Jenner acknowledged on 20/20, he still has a penis. Such is irrelevant to his gender identity, however.

I’m only scratching the surface here, but as transgender issues gain more cultural, social and political currency, these misconceptions and the need to correct them are going to become more salient.

For the longest time, the mantra from those unwilling to relinquish their hold on ignorance regarding gay marriage was, “God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” Fortunately, such empty, nauseating mantras have been pushed to the margins.

Unfortunately, before and after Jenner’s interview on 20/20, the new mantra seems to be, “Once a man, always a man.”

Awareness breaks the chains of ignorance, if one’s willing and in today’s vastly interconnected world with the Internet, there’s no excuse for such empty mantras that further the stigmatization against being transgender.

Maybe I won’t be able to court such people as allies in the movement, but if I can at least get them to change their vitriol and not be adversaries, then that’ll be a much welcome step forward.

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When I tell my peers that I don’t have any final exams I’m usually told, “Wow, you’re so lucky,” followed by the inevitable look. The look all art, education, English or journalism majors like myself know too well. The look that portrays how that person truly believes the work you do isn’t equivalent to their own. The look that makes you question your major and the effort you put into your education day in and day out.

Sometimes it feels like people don’t understand that just as people study different things, they also have different sources of information. To those who have final exams, all the material you

emails, being hung up on, or one of my favorites from this semester — “going to pass on this opportunity” — it’s not easy. Our success is based on others’ cooperation with us, and I don’t think it’s unfair to say not a lot of people like journalists. Journalists must often deal with the presuppositions that we are manipulative and pushy. I bet Quizlet doesn’t call you pushy.

Luckily, knowing people think I’m pushy doesn’t bother me, but what does are people who think they are working harder than me because they have exams and I don’t. As students at a liberal arts school, shouldn’t we have a perspective broad enough to understand what it means to

For journalism majors and other majors that focus on production, the information we need for success in our classes is not statistic. In fact, it’s ambiguous.

need for success is static. You can find answers online, in textbooks, powerpoints, class notes or even by asking your classmates. Although studying for exams is tedious and extremely stressful, your success is solely reliant on yourself.

Though I’m grateful I don’t have final exams, I’m often jealous of students who carry studying as their only burden. For journalism majors and other majors that focus on production, the information we need for success in our classes is not static. In fact, it’s ambiguous. We are responsible for finding and producing work that is original, which means heavily depending on cooperation from other parties.

So while so many students are stressed over retaining information, students like myself are stressed over finding information. And just like if you can’t memorize material in time for your exam, if we can’t obtain information by our deadlines, we fail. Whether it’s people canceling interviews, ignoring

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be a journalism, finance, graphic design, religion, marketing, physics, architecture, nursing, chemistry, classical humanities, education, theater or even social work major?

I love my major. And even though I don’t always like it when people hang up on me or respond to my emails two weeks after my deadline, the hunt for my own success is thrilling. To all those who will be up late in studios, staring at computer screens, making note cards, memorizing algorithms, solving proofs, writing papers or spending hours shooting footage these next few days, I wish you the best.

Though each student is evaluated on their work in different ways, we all share the similar relief when the last test is taken, project presented, installation put on or clip rendered. Here’s to making it through these next couple days, no matter what you have left to do.

MARY SCHROTT SCHROTMM@MIAMIOH.EDU

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Gender inequality only weighs the U.S. down The United States has long been hailed as the land of the free, a land in which people can go to make their dreams come true. We boast of a higher quality of living, clean water and opportunity, but often neglect the inequality of the sexes that runs rampant in our streets.

In a country where millions of men and women reside, constructing the nation brick by brick, how is it possible that we still treat men and women so unequally? Anatomically speaking, there are differences between men and women, of course, but intelligence-wise?

Capabilitywise? What justifies the pay gap between men and women? What justifies the lack of women in higher paid and “respected” jobs?

In his weekly address, President Obama said, “In too many parts of the world, girls are still valued more for their bodies than for their minds. That’s just plain wrong. And we all have to do

more to stop it.” The problem of inequality among the sexes is not simply a problem found in underdeveloped countries, but here at home as well.

According to the Global Gender Gap Report from 2014 (rankings based on economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment), the United States is number 20 in terms of gender equality. Twenty!

This means that unlike the cheers of “We’re No. 1!” that we Americans often scream in bouts of patriotic pride, when it comes to gender equality, 19 countries can boast a better score than us. Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark take the top five spots.

This is unacceptable.

In the United States, women still make 77 cents for every dollar that a man makes for doing the same job, and make up only 20 percent of congressional seats in

the United States government, although they make up over half of the country’s population. Women are in no way inferior to men, but they are often given fewer opportunities and less respect than men are.

According to the Huffington Post, almost two million women are raped or almost raped every single year. That’s about one in five women! It is not simply the pay gap or job market that is made more difficult for women, but everyday life.

The nation needs to wake up and fight for a more equal tomorrow. Leading sedentary lives in which equality is low on the list of things to change will only keep us in a rut.

If we want the United States to be No. 1 in the world, we need to act like it.

MARISA ARANCIBIA

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Three rules have been implemented regarding the signs for Oxford’s house names. The sign must be no more than six square-feet in area, it must be attached between four and 18 feet above the adjacent ground and it must be naturally illuminated.

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Burke said that everyone agrees the signs are very clever. In many cases, however, people said the signs are insensitive or inappropriate for a community of families.

The real estate company that owns a home is the only entity that may turn down a house sign for its content. They may even build in their right to regulate the signs into their lease agreements. However, many property managers like the signs because they give their homes notoriety.

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“It’s also a fun way to claim where you live and makes Miami very communal.”

In 2005, Miami’s Associated Student Government created a House Signs Committee to act as a liaison between students and Oxford residents. It was said that the best people to reach out to students with inappropriate house names are other students.

“We all know if the sign is right or wrong to be up in this town, so the decision is do we do it anyway,” Burke said. “But really it’s a great tradition that adds flavor to this little college town.”

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“Some are better at being coaches than others, but they are good at keeping track of everything because they work at the middle school and the high school programs,” said LaFever. “But, they can really appreciate that we are just starting out.”

The coaches have donated over 1,500 hours of community service to the teams, despite having no adviser as a club team.

As a team, the coaches schedule practices and games, create drills, handle transportation to and from away games, manage various financial aspects and do their best to help Talawanda students get as much as they can from playing lacrosse.

“These guys are busting their pants to push these kids to be good players and to be even more than that off the field,” said Ciambro.

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The teams travel long distances to some of their games due to the lack of lacrosse teams — club or school — in the surrounding area.

LaFever said they have played games in Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati.

The teams practice at Talawanda Middle School and play home games at the Talawanda High School football field.

The local community is responding well to Miami students reaching out and engaging with Talawanda students.

“I want to emphasize how great the Miami students that have been helping with the program have been for us,” said Stevens.

The student-coaches prove to be a good example for the young players, as well.

“I see these guys and how they’ve been able to balance sports and still been able to get into the business school,” said LaFever. “It’s like, if they can do that, I can do that.”

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The Cardinals took the lead in the fifth with an unearned run and a grand slam, but the Red and White added two in the sixth to tie it at 6-6. Lipscomb scored an unearned run and senior pitcher/ third baseman Remy Edwards delivered a RBI. BSU regained the lead in the seventh with an RBI. Miami missed the opportunity for the tying run, but a popup ended the rally.

Lipscomb and Shuey both went 2-3 on the day. Lipscomb notched

two RBIs and a run scored, while Shuey totaled an RBI, a run scored and a walk. Edwards was 2-4 with an RBI. Three pitchers saw action for the ‘Hawks on the day. Sophomore Kelsey Fredericks took the loss, despite four hits and an unearned run in four innings of work.

MU also committed three defensive errors in the game, two of which resulted in runs.

“We’re playing our best right now and we’ve been hitting the ball well,” Marshall said. “This weekend, we showed that we can fight until the end, stick around and make it work. We expect to

win the MAC Championship; there’s no other option. We have a strong senior class this year and we’re looking forward to leading the underclassmen to a title.”

The RedHawks open the MAC Tournament against the No. 4 seed Northern Illinois University. Miami faced the Huskies on April 17.

MU dropped a 2-1 decision before winning 4-3.

NIU has dropped its last three games, but sophomore catcher/ infielder Kayti Grable is an offensive force with .413/.769/.514. hitting averages.

First pitch is at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Akron, Ohio.

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tions to East Quad and the three new residence halls on Western Campus, construction of another residence hall has been requested, with university officials claiming it is essential.

Patterson Place was chosen, in part, because of its location. The spot opens easy access to Western Dining Commons as well as the Geothermal Energy Plant.

Several locations around campus are now being considered for a new residence hall. Hodge said one of the best potential options for the location of the new dorm is Withrow Court.

In the faculty memo, Hodge addressed the issues that would arise with finding a new location, such as additional costs. Affordability is something the university has to consider when planning for a new residence hall.

“The challenges that we face in the near term, while significant, we’ll figure out how to deal with that,” Hodge said. “We need to think about whaat, in the long run, is going to best.”

Hodge’s efforts in this area, earning him recognition on local and national levels. Miami has ranked as a top institution for undergraduate teaching since 2010, according to U.S. News and World Report, and this year the university is tied for second place overall and first place among public schools.

Hodge’s focus on undergraduate teaching has impacted other facets of Miami life, including students’ overall perception of and experience at Miami.

“One of the biggest things he has accomplished is being a tireless advocate for the undergraduate experience,” said Bryan Marshall, political science professor and chair of University Senate.

“His vision saw through turning us into a leading institution. All of these objectives have been about the students and strengthening his relationship with them. He has really demonstrated the importance of the student experience here.”

Other faculty echo Marshall.

Karen Dawisha, also a political science professor and co-president of Miami’s new chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), cited Hodge’s relationships with students as one of his most endearing qualities.

“When David Hodge’s legacy is considered, I believe he will be remembered as ‘the students’ president,’ someone who forged a strong personal bond with many student groups across campus,” Dawisha said.

He has fostered those relationships in many ways, according to senior Graham Bowling, who served a term as the student member to the Board of Trustees.

Hodge has made himself more approachable and personable through early-morning, open-invite jogs with students, Bowling said, and he attends as many student performances and presentations as his schedule allows.

Just last Monday, April 27, Hodge held an hour-long “TweetUp,” in which he answered questions from students and parents who posted to his Twitter. “@PresHodge What do you think is the #1 challenge faced by @MiamiUniversity and how can we best overcome it?” asked Jen Waller, a Miami librarian, during the Tweet-Up. “Continuing to improve the experience for students,” Hodge replied. “Need everyone to be creative and forward-looking.”

In an effort to be creative and forward-looking himself, Hodge spearheaded a number of progressive campaigns, including the Miami 2020 Plan. This plan consists of a series of objectives that strive toward creating a more efficient university in its academics, research and fa-

cilities by the year 2020. Hodge considers this plan to be his greatest accomplishment.

“Our unifying goal for Miami 2020 promotes a vibrant learning and discovery environment that produces extraordinary students and scholarly outcomes,” Hodge said. “If I could pick one thing and say, ‘that’s Miami, that’s what I’m most proud to be associated with,’ it would be that statement.”

Marshall said the 2020 Plan helped guide Miami through “uncharted territory” during the 2008 recession, putting it on track in terms of finances and leadership.

Another initiative Hodge oversaw was the Miami Makeover, a schematic plan to renovate every residence hall on campus over the next 20 years. During his tenure, the blueprint of Armstrong Student Center was both approved and built, with the second phase still in development. Dawisha considers the student center one of Hodge’s major achievements.

Despite 10 years of accomplishments, Hodge said the university is still in need of some improvements. These include enhancing engagement with alumni, increasing fundraising for incomplete projects and fostering connections with the state government.

“It’s really ‘more’ — I don’t see a thing that I would say we didn’t do that I wanted to do ... we would just like to get it even better,” Hodge said.

With his retirement date set for June 30, 2016, the administration must begin its search for a new president, one that faculty and students hope will rival Hodge and his achievements.

“As we look for a new president, I don’t want to turn away from the things Hodge has accomplished,” Marshall said. “ Our student body is getting better because of our commitment to undergraduate teaching, and we should continue to focus on that.”

Keith Tuma, English professor and co-president of AAUP, is hoping the administration will consider Miami’s relationship with its faculty when searching for candidates.

“As we move ahead, I hope that new leadership will worry less about marketing the so-called Miami ‘experience’ and more about promoting the life of the mind,” Tuma said. “A renewed commitment to the faculty would be part of that.”

Tuma said this means hiring an increasing number of tenure-track faculty and shifting focus to the graduate program at Miami, as well as finding a balance between history and innovation.

“We want a leader who respects Miami’s core mission and history, but is unafraid of change and knows about innovative things happening in higher education nationally.”

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The RedHawks host to No. 11 Ohio State University Tuesday evening at 6 p.m.

The Buckeyes (31-13, 12-6 Big 10) were swept by No. 6 University of Illinois over the weekend.

This is the second ranked team the RedHawks will have faced in 2015. When Miami played a ranked team March 6-8, the ’Hawks were swept by University of South Carolina in a three-game series.

“I don’t like Ohio State much,” Hayden said. “I’m always excited to try and beat those guys.”

Hayden has not settled on a starter at this point.

He remains confident with the team and said the goal is to win out.

“We’d like to win the next seven games, go to the conference tournament and ruin some peoples seasons,” Hayden said.

is looking forward to the MAC Championships.

“Now we just train hard until conference and get ready to get it done,” said Phillips. “Moving forward, the girls are excited to see what they can do in two more weeks at the MAC Championships.”

Both squads are set to compete in the MAC Championships on May 14 at Ball State University.

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search,” he said. “But you could imagine that with that in the back of their minds, while they are doing the search, they will be rigorous in affirmative action and they’ll be sympathetic to candidates who come from those heretofore neglected groups.”

However, Trachtenberg said the university will ultimately pick the best candidate for the job.

“The list of people they haven’t had goes on, my guess is they’re going to embrace talent in whatever form it comes,” he said.

Trachtenberg said there is a laundry list of things universities look for in presidents. And, while it largely depends on the specific institution, a few traits remain constant.

“A commitment to scholarship, a commitment to teaching, a willingness to get their hands dirty solving the problems of the institutions,” he said. “You need to be an educator, you need to be socially conscious, you need to be able to handle political issues, you need to be able to handle public relations.”

Miami’s prestige could entice provosts or deans from Ivy League schools, Trachtenberg said, but there are also possibilities beyond university administrators.

“You’re seeing people with not only different skillsets, but different backgrounds,” he said. “There are former senators, former governors, lawyers, businesspeople, generals.”

Finding a university president is no small task and could take a long time. However, Hodge said he believes Miami will fill his position before June 2016 and, if they don’t, he said he will stay on board as president for as long as it takes.

“I think that would be better than having an interim, if it got to that,” he said. “But I really think that’s a remote possibility.”

Miami may find itself with many suitors, however, Trachtenberg cautioned not everyone will be cut out for the position.

“There are a lot of people who are happy to step forward, but not all of them actually have all those tricks in their bag,” he said.

said. “We just love Miami.

We love what we’re doing here; we love the momentum that has been building.”

The Board of Trustees now has a year to find a replacement, something Hodge said he was mindful of when announcing his retirement.

He said he is confident Miami will have no trouble filling the vacancy.

“We’ve got a good amount of time, the board has known about this for some time so they’ve had a chance to think about it themselves to prepare for it,” Hodge said. “Miami has a really great reputation right now and people who come here are going to be awfully impressed with our faculty and staff and students, so I’m pretty optimistic about things going very, very well for Miami.”

ASG president Cole Tyman said the year will give the board enough time to be deliberate in its action. “[Hodge] has made the announcement at a good time, allowing administration a year to be thoughtful in its continuity plan, and giving it time to reflect on all Miami has achieved and the improvements still needed,” Tyman said.

Stephen Trachtenberg, president emeritus of George Washington University , said the Miami presidency is “a plum job.” Trachtenberg is the author of numerous books and reports on university presidencies.

“This, I think, would be an attractive presidency,” he said. “Because it’s an outstanding university, David leaves it in good shape, so there aren’t burning, terrible issues that need to be resolved.”

However, Miami’s presidents have been largely homogenous in race and gender. Of the 21 presidents, all but one was a white male and Anne Hopkins, the lone woman, served just seven months in an interim role.

This is something of which, Trachtenberg said, Miami may be mindful.

“Miami doesn’t want to say that they’re going to have a biased

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Sparling all were named to the MAC all-tournament team.

MU’s win at the MAC Championship means that the Miami University golf team is guaranteed a spot in one of six NCAA Regionals.

The RedHawks will compete in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the University of North Carolina Finley Golf Course. Miami garnered a 12 seed and will be competing against 12 other schools in the regional tournament. If the ’Hawks finish anywhere from first to fifth place in the 54-hole tournament, they will qualify for the NCAA Championships, which is held over the summer in late May. The NCAA Regionals tournament begins May 14 and runs through Saturday.

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the coaching staff gets their hands on him, those things will be decided.”

The biggest knock on Rollins entering the draft, aside from the lack of experience, was his 40-yard dash time. Rollins posted a 4.57 second 40, a time on the lower end of range for corners. But, Gutekunst said he’s not concerned, because Rollins “plays fast enough.”

Quarterback Andrew Hendrix has chosen to attend the Cincinnati Bengals rookie mini camp as an unsigned free agent. Hendrix will head to the Bengals camp instead of signing with the Oakland Raiders.

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RedHawks rally for series win BASEBALL

DANIEL TAYLOR STAFF WRITER

After an offensively starved game one, Miami University put on a buffet of hitting for games two and three to earn a series win over Eastern Michigan University.

The RedHawks (11-34, 9-12 Mid-American Conference) needed a spark in MAC play as the chase for the tournament enters the final stages this season, and that’s exactly what they received in this weekend’s wins over the Eagles (18-29, 8-13 MAC).

Miami totaled 30 runs in the pair of weekend games after scoring one run in 11 innings on Friday night.

“Definitely excited to get those two games,” manager Danny Hayden said. “It’s like playoff baseball; we can’t afford to lose.”

Hayden said the response on Saturday and Sunday was huge from the squad after the Friday’s gutwrenching loss in which a pair of 11th inning errors allowed two runners to score.

Junior outfielder Jacob Wolf dropped a ball in left field with one out. After senior Will Schierholz struck out the batter for a second out, the RedHawks were poised to get out of the inning unharmed.

However, a routine ground ball to second base was booted into center field by senior infielder Steve Sada.

Two runs reached home plate, ultimately closing the door on a Miami Win. A questionable call at second base removed an eighth inning opportunity for Miami. Hayden said

EMU senior infielder John Rubino’s foot was not on the bag during the double play.

“It was a bad call. But those guys are making 100 calls a game, they’re not going to get them all right,” Hayden said. “I thought that one was a fairly easy one to get right.”

The RedHawks would have had runners on second and third with two outs in the inning.

Miami rebounded with a 17-6 blowout victory Saturday.

Senior infielder Scott Slappey went 3-4 with a walk and five RBIs. Slappey also hit a grand slam for his second homer of the season.

The RedHawks scored in seven of eight trips to the plate, including at least two runs in five of those at-bats.

Sophomore righty Jacob Banks earned his third win of the season (37), despite not having his best night on the mound. He pitched 6.1 innings and allowed four earned runs.

The offense remained red hot in MU’s 13-5 victory Sunday.

Senior outfielder Matt Honchel went 4-5, knocking in five RBIs. Honchel was just a home run away from his first career cycle.

Honchel appeared to be 100 percent healthy for the first time since injuring his groin against Akron on April 19. He finished 8-12 in the series and reached base in 10 of his 14 at-bats. Honchel knocked in nine of the team’s 31 runs over the threegame series.

“When Honchel got hurt at Akron that was a very nervous moment,” Hayden said. “Our offense isn’t the same without him in it.

Senior right-hander Ryan Powers was on the mound for seven in-

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Freshman right-hander Gus Graham pitched 6 innings Friday against Eastern Michigan University. Graham allowed four hits and one run. nings on Sunday, allowing nine hits and four earned runs. Powers also struck out seven batters. In his last two starts, Powers allowed only four runs in 16 innings of work.

The weekend was a confidence booster for the Red and White, but Hayden is left scratching his head over the absence of the offense

RINARD’S RUNDOWN

Few sporting events in recent memory can compare to that which transpired Saturday night in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally met in a boxing ring in what can only be described as a generation-defining moment for the sport. It was defining not only because the two top poundfor-pound boxers competed against each other, but also because of financials for the fighters, their respective promotions and the city of Las Vegas.

The fight is easily the most lucrative in history. Hotel rooms in Vegas were booked at exorbitantly high prices, ranging from $379 to $1,600 a night. The expected ticket gate was $72 million, as prices for seats ranged from $1,500 to $10,000. Even the secondary ticket market had the highest average ticket price of any sporting event in history. Three hundred tickets were sold for an average upwards of $6,000 through Sunday night on StubHub. And there is the fight itself, in which Mayweather agreed to split the $250 million fight purse 6040 with Pacquiao. Mayweather planned to take home $150 million, while Pacquiao would take $100 million, regardless of the outcome. Not bad for 36 minutes of work.

Then we have the revenues generated through pay-per-view, which will be prolific for the event when it’s finally tallied in the weeks to come. At a cost of $99.95, the fight was projected to make $300 million in PPV sales as well as $15 million in closed

circuit (public places such as sport bars buying the PPV) sales.

Sponsorship for the match also exceeded the precedent. With $13.2 million being spent, the deal with Tecate beer alone accounts for $5.6 million. Beer deals for previous fights were in the $4 million range.

However, this might be the last great hurrah for boxing PPVs as the sport looks to make its return to network television and basic cable. This would be a smart move on boxing’s part, as it can capitalize on the renewed interest in the sport as a result of Mayweather-Pacquiao. It can also get away from the PPV model, as it is the only sport product to utilize the model.

Even the WWE, which has utilized PPV sales for decades, has recently moved away from the PPV model in favor of the WWE Network, a service akin to Netflix with its a-la-carte programming and capacity to stream live events.

The sport must consider that it won’t see a superfight like Mayweather-Pacquiao in the near future, so moving to cable TV would be huge in developing boxers’ brands with the audience. The current lack of familiarity with the other top fighters in the world among casual fans has hurt the sport. Some portion of the blame can fall to PPVs because some fans won’t shell out hard-earned dollars for unknown quantities.

Perhaps boxing should consider transitioning to a service like the network and offer subscriptions to original content and internally produced events. If this is not possible, the sport should make its long-awaited return to TV, reminiscent of an era where boxers were kings, and fights were can’tmiss events.

The pick at which Miami University senior defensive back Quinten Rollins was drafted in the 2015 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. The Packers plan to use him at corner back or safety. Miami senior quarterback Andrew Hendrix will be working out at the Cincinnati Bengals minicamp this weekend.

Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in their last regular season meets this weekend.

The men’s team traveled to Lexington, Kentucky for the Kentucky Relays, while the women went in the opposite direction for the Dan Rankin Invitational in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Men’s head coach Warren Mandrell was satisfied with his team’s performance and enjoyed the meet.

“It was the first meet we’ve had good weather at in a while, which helped a lot with the performances,” said Mandrell. “It was a nice meet for a lot of the guys heading into the MAC championships.”

Junior Joey Comisford finished third in the 800-meter run. His 1:51.19 time is a season best. Junior Adam Bodrick placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.89.

In the 110-meter hurdles, senior Sam Chester finished fourth.

He also had a season best with a 14.31 time. Chester was three hundredths of a second off his all-time personal best.

Senior javelin thrower Tyler Yee placed second in the javelin throw with a throw of 58.62-meters.

In the women’s competition, junior shot putter Amelia Strickler won the shot put with a throw of 16.72m. The mark is her season best and puts her at a six-meet win streak.

Freshman javelin thrower Aaryn Gray also had a personal best and finished second in the javelin throw with a hurl of 39.07-meters.

In the track side of things, freshman Alesha Vovk placed fourth in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

Her 11:38.53 time qualifies her for the Mid-American Conference Championships.

Junior Megan Beaver’s 2:10.90 time placed her third in the 800-meter dash and was a personal best.

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’Hawks clinch MAC tournament third seed SOFTBALL

JORDAN RINARD

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Miami University softball team claimed the third seed in the MAC Tournament this weekend as they split their last home series with Ball State University.

The ’Hawks won 1-0 Saturday and lost 7-6 Sunday. Miami (31-22, 13-7 MAC) is 6-11 in conference games decided by one run.

“It’s a great weekend. The games were well played by both sides,” head coach Clarisa Crowell said.

“Ball State is a great team. Amber and our defense played well in the first game and gave us time to score. The second game was also well played. We would’ve liked to have won it for our seniors but like I told them, I’ll take a win next weekend over a win this weekend. I loved our energy and our effort, and that we fought to the last out. That’s what the MAC Tournament’s going to be like, but we’re confident that we can beat anyone.”

Senior outfielder Tiyona Marshall scored the only run of Saturday’s game on sophomore second baseman Eryn McCarver’s RBI

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Junior outfielder Taylor Shuey steps up to bat Saturday against Ball State University. Shuey had two hits, one run and one RBI. single in the third inning.

Junior pitcher Amber Logemann (26-9) kept Ball State (29-23, 14-5 MAC) under control with a complete game shutout on four hits.

Logemann also thwarted a Cardinal scoring opportunity with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth.

Marshall accounted for two of the team’s four hits on the day as the offense left several runs on the table, going 1-8 with runners on and 1-3 with runners in

scoring position.

In the second game, the RedHawks struck early in the first with RBIs from junior outfielder Taylor Shuey and senior pitcher/designated player Megan Mattera. After a Ball State home run in the top of the third, the home team answered in the bottom of the inning with a two-RBI single from senior outfielder Bree Lipscomb.

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throughout the rest of the season.

“Hopefully it’s a sign of things to come,” Hayden said. “It was so good to see that, but it’s also frustrating because that’s what this team should look like every day.”

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