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“Show me what democracy looks like!”

“This is what democracy looks like!”

On Saturday afternoon, Miami University students joined about 1,000 protesters gathered in Cincinnati for two different causes — a call for justice for Sam DuBose and opposition to the rhetoric of president-elect Donald Trump. Over the course of the afternoon, the protests merged to mixed results.

Anna Lucia Feldmann, a

senior social justice major, is participating in Miami’s Over-the-Rhine residency program this semester. For the internship component of the program, Feldmann has been working at the Contact Center in Over-the-Rhine, an organization that has been helping low-income Cincinnati residents for about 50 years. During her time in the program, Feldmann said, she has been able to get involved in the city’s Black Lives Matter movement.

At around 11 a.m. it was announced that the murder trial for Ray Tensing, a forPROTESTS »PAGE 2

After election, Oxford’s political offices close their doors ELECTION

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“RIP USA” The handwriting was displayed on the front door of the NextGen Climate’s campaign office Uptown the morning Donald Trump was elected president.

The storefront was completely empty and the organization’s office was closed by the Monday after the election.

NextGen Climate focused on climate change awareness and anti-Trump campaigning during the 2016 election season.

Just down the block, the

Food Institute sees successful first harvest FOOD

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Miami Institute for Food finished first growing season with ‘pretty incredible’ yields The Miami Institute for Food (IF) celebrated the end of its first year with a very successful harvest.

“In terms of what we’ve done, it’s been incredibly productive,” said Peggy Shaffer, co-coordinator of the IF. “And it’s been successful in a number of ways.”

The land the IF sits on was previously used for conventional farming where pesticides and GMOs were used.

“We had no true expectations with the land,” said Marla Guggenheimer, who took the food studies course and worked on the farm last semester. “It was truly a pilot.”

Trump campaign office and, headed the other direction down High Street, the Clinton campaign office were closed as of Wednesday morning.

As a tense election season comes to a close, the volunteers of Oxford’s three political organization offices Uptown are finishing their leases and moving out supplies. With them leaves a brief but intense national political interest in Oxford.

Trump’s campaign office, located on 123 W. High St., is working on moving out its belongings from the Oxford office this week, according to a volunteer.

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After starting the season 0-6, the RedHawks have made a comeback, winning the last five games in a row. For the first time since 2010, the team may be bowl eligible.

DEFENSE POWERS MIAMI TO FIFTH WIN After a slow season start, ‘Hawks make a comeback FOOTBALL

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After starting the season 0-6, the Miami University football team has gone on a tear and finds itself on the verge of being bowl eligible for the first time since 2010.

Gus Ragland threw for 105 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score as the RedHawks (5-6) extended their winning streak to five games, something they have not achieved since 2010, beating the University of Buffalo (2-8) 35-24 on the road.

The redshirt junior added to his perfect touchdown-tointerception record, bringing

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Demand for Bill Nye causes frustration LECTURE

MEGAN ZAHNEIS NEWS EDITOR

“To be honest with you, I was expecting that the tickets would go quickly,” said Lana Kay Rosenberg, an associate professor of kinesiology and health who is a member of the 11-person Lecture Series planning committee. “I didn’t know they would go in 20 minutes.”

Neither, apparently, did many students, who complained via social media. Junior zoology major Geneva Mommsen started a Change. org petition Saturday, urging Lecture Series officials to relocate Nye’s keynote to Millett Hall. The petition had garnered almost 670 signatures as of Monday night.

“I guess I was hoping just to see that Miami would see just how many students wanted to be a part of the lecture,” Mommsen said, “and add a little bit of motivation to talk to people at Millett and the HOME office about

his total to 12 touchdowns to zero interceptions. Since Ragland took over as starter, MU have gone 5-0.

Both of the quarterback’s touchdowns were connections with wide receiver Jared Murphy. This was the redshirt junior’s third-straight game with a touchdown reception. Redshirt sophomore running back Alonzo Smith contributed 91 yards on seven attempts, including a 70-yard run that set up Ragland’s seven-yard scamper to put the ‘Hawks up two scores in the first quarter.

Wide receiver James Gardner, who leads the team in receptions and yards, inched his way even closer to full-strength against the Bulls. The 6-4 wide receiver caught one pass for 15 yards in his first taste of action since catching nine balls against Bowling Green.

“James Gardner got back out there for a little,” head coach Chuck Martin said.

“We’ll be looking forward to him being even closer to 100 percent.”

During pregame warmups, both starting offensive tackles came down with injuries as redshirt freshman Matt Skibinski and senior Collin Buchan

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The Miami University Lecture Series is scrambling to arrange live-streaming capabilities for TV science personality Bill Nye’s visit to campus Wednesday, after lines to get free tickets exceeded expectations on Friday.

Members of the Miami community could claim two free tickets each, beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, for Nye’s “Science Rules” keynote in Hall Auditorium.

But students appearing in a Facebook Live video Friday morning outside Hall said they began lining up for their chance to see Nye as early as midnight, camping outside for eight hours in order to secure a spot.

Hundreds of students had gathered by 7:35 a.m., and the nearly 700 tickets available were gone by 8:20 a.m.

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an were sidelined. Despite the injuries, Martin’s team found a way to secure the victory.

“There’s something to be said for having as many injuries as we have, and kids are just kind of numb,” Martin said.

With Saturday afternoon’s win, the RedHawks improve to 5-2 in Mid-American Conference play, holding down second-place in the East Division. Buffalo falls to 1-5 in conference, and is in a deadlock for ownership of last place in the East Division with Bowling Green.

This marks the second game in three weeks in which the RedHawks have raced out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter. Both times have occurred on the road, as it also happened two weeks ago when MU visited Eastern Michigan.

Throughout this win streak, Miami has been

anchored by its MACbest defense. Saturday, sophomore defensive back De’Andre Montgomery put together his best game of the season.

First, Montgomery intercepted a screen pass from UB’s redshirt freshman Jackson Tyree and returned it 20 yards for a score. On the ensuing possession, the defensive back scored again, taking a recovered fumble 92 yards for a touchdown to increase the RedHawk’s lead to 22 in the third quarter.

As a result of Montgomery’s back-to-back scores, the MU offense didn’t even take the field in the third quarter.

“Offense, obviously, enjoyed watching the defense in the third quarter because they didn’t play at all,” Martin said. “They just kept scorFOOTBALL »PAGE 5

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Saturday’s match against the University of Buffalo was redshirt junior wide receiver Jared Murphy’s third-straight game with a touchdown reception.

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mer University of Cincinnati police officer who shot Sam DuBose on a traffic stop in July 2015, had gone to a mistrial. By 12:30 p.m., a group of protesters had gathered outside of the courthouse.

“All of Cincinnati has been holding their breath waiting for the verdict of the trial,” Feldmann said.

Although Feldmann said that many of the anti-Trump protesters joined in the chants of the Black Lives Matter protesters, some of them continued their chants of, “Love trumps hate.”

“I know that people who were feeling extremely angry about the hung jury were feeling a little spoken over,” Feldmann said.

Emma English, a sophomore, said that her family was nervous about her participating in the protest because of the pending Tensing trial verdict, but was relieved the protests remained peaceful. As an RA, English said it was difficult at times to keep a neutral mindset in her residence hall during the election.

“The day after the election, I was really mad and wanted to do something about it,” English said. “I saw everything happening around the country and wanted to show people that I am serious about my beliefs.”

Junior Raechel Root came to Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati on Saturday to participate in the anti-Trump protest, but she, like the rest of the crowd of hundreds, joined the Black Lives Matter protest in front of the courthouse.

Root and her friends had found out about the protests through friends and a Facebook group, “Peaceful Protest to Stop Trump in Cincinnati.”

Jordan Hallbauer, a junior, met up with a group of her friends before the protest to make signs. The words on their signs, “Defy trickledown misogyny,” “Defy trickledown bigotry,” and, “Defy trickle-

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Raechel Root, far left, and Jordan Hallbauer, far right, along with other Miami students, joined an anti-Trump protest held on Saturday in downtown Cincinnati. down racism,” were quoted from a Mitt Romney interview in June.

“We want people to be aware of how people take Trump’s words,” Hallbauer said. “Using Romney’s words, we wanted to show that this doesn’t have to be a partisan issue.”

One of the most interesting parts of participating in the protest, Hallbauer and Root said, was seeing the reactions of people driving by in their cars, walking past on the streets or peeking out of windows. Some onlookers even joined the march. People gave affirmative shouts as the protesters passed. Others sat in front of their steering wheels with their eyes fixed straight ahead.

After the protests had merged, the group marched to Washington

Park, where some of the leaders of the Black Lives Matter group stood in the gazebo at the center of the park, leading call-and-response chants like, “No justice, no peace, no racist police.”

The goal of anti-Trump protests like this weekend’s demonstration in Cincinnati isn’t about being in denial about Trump’s election to the presidency, Hallbauer said. These protests show that there are people who will not accept Trump’s messages and intend to keep him accountable when is president, she said.

“I think [protesting] humanizes these issues,” she said. “By protesting and having people in the streets, it gives a face and voice to people who are really afraid of what will happen to them. A mov-

ing and speaking group resisting marginalization in a really real way creates a sense of solidarity.”

Root said one of the reasons there haven’t been any protests in Oxford is that there was a stronger focus on self-care. Root also noted that support for Trump has been very visible on Miami’s campus and in the surrounding community throughout the election season.

After last Tuesday’s result, President Crawford called on the Student Counseling Center to host an event where students and faculty could openly discuss their reactions to the election.

She also noted her concern that people have devalued anti-Trump protests by dismissing the protesters as simply being disappointed over Hillary Clinton’s loss.

“Trump isn’t just another bad president,” Root said. “He’s unacceptable.”

Hallbauer said that, although an organized anti-Trump event has not been held in Oxford since the election result, there have been conversations about holding a peaceful convergence soon.

“I think this election is inspiring a lot of young people to activism,” Root said. “People are meeting people at protests. They’re building a community.”

Another anti-Trump protest is planned for this Saturday, Nov. 19, from 1 to 5 p.m. in Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati. Another Black Lives Matter demonstration will be held in Cincinnati on Saturday, Feldmann said, but the location has not been determined.

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During the election season, Haughey & Deters Attorneys at Law LLC sublet the office to Trump’s campaign, according to Oxford’s Economic Development Director Alan Kyger.

Before the Trump campaign office moved in, the storefront had been empty since Oxford Shoe moved out in April 2014.

After Oxford Shoe moved out, the site was used as an additional conference room for Haughey & Deters Attorneys at Law LLC. “The law firm has the site under contract but it probably hasn’t been utilized as much as it could be,” Kyger said.

The law firm did not return request for comment.

On the same block, NextGen Climate’s office, located on 109 W High St., is also shut down.

While there are no known tenants for the NextGen Climate’s vacant storefront, Kyger said he thinks the property owner, Jack

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During the election, Haughey and Deters Attorneys at Law LLC sublet office space on High Street to the Trump campaign.

The Next-Gen Climate office, which focused on climate change awareness and anti-Trump campaigning during the election season, has already been cleared.

Corso, will rent it to a new tenant again soon.

“Given there are very few actually rentable spaces in the Uptown district, I would expect that to be rented shortly,” Kyger said.

Clinton’s campaign office, located on 41 1/2 E High St., is also closed, according to Rachel Harvey Katz, the regional press secretary of Hillary for America’s southwest Ohio region.

“As far as I know, the Clinton

headquarters is not planning to rent that long term because they hope to in the future possibly make that a real estate sales location for a project they have in the works for the Uptown district,” Kyger said.

Although Oxford’s Clinton campaign office will be closing down, other offices that are part of the local democratic parties, such as the Butler county offices, will remain open and at work.

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New director brings passion to vacant OCES position COMMUNITY

SAMANTHA MULLIN THE MIAMI STUDENT

It would seem safe to assume that Christie Zwahlen, the new director of community engagement and service at Miami, has always been involved in community outreach.

During her years as an undergraduate, though, this was far from the truth.

“It’s sort of embarrassing, but I was the least engaged undergraduate,” Zwahlen said about her time at Stony Brook University, from which she graduated cum laude in 2007.

After spending six months exploring her ethnic roots while volunteering in South Korea, Zwahlen began her Master’s program at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. It was there that she became involved in community outreach.

“It sort of started to dawn on me,” Zwahlen said, “that if I truly feel that these issues are of deep importance, what am I going to do about it? I felt like I had to get out and effect some type of change.”

Zwahlen found that opportunity to effect change by joining Americorp, a federal nonprofit engaging adults in public service work with the goal of meeting critical needs and influencing change in the community. This led to a position with the Center for Civic Engagement at Binghamton, which in turn opened her eyes to the field of community engagement in higher education.

“I had no idea that there were people whose job it was to every day work with students to affect change in their communities,” Zwahlen said. “It was just amazing. I felt like I had to be a part of this.”

Zwahlen started at Miami in the

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Christie Zwahlen, the new director of community engagement and service at Miami, hopes her enthusiasm for community service will help more students be engaged on campus and in Oxford.

Office of Community Engagement and Service, or OCES for short, in the first week of October. OCES is a resource for students interested in engaging with their communities around issues of public importance.

Participation takes all sorts of forms ranging from one-time volunteer opportunities to more in-depth efforts, such as a semester-long service-learning course.

Zwahlen hopes to spread the word about OCES to students by increasing the scope of information they receive about the center. Next semester, she plans to implement a marketing and social media task force consisting of one or two student interns and a graduate student to work with the office in taking an innovative approach to reaching out

to students.

“My hope is that we will become an ‘Information Hub’ on campus for students to find out about all of the various things they can do to get involved,” Zwahlen said. “We have so many wonderful things happening all over campus. Community engagement is way of developing life and also career experience that you may not otherwise have had.”

Zwahlen stressed the importance of community engagement, especially during a time where students may feel overwhelmed by the massive scale of some of the challenges faced in our communities today. Instead of feeling apathetic, she hopes students will believe that they are capable of making a difference.

“Whatever level of commitment

student is willing to make or however much time they are able to commit, there is some way that each of us can be making a difference and contributing to causes that are important to us,” she said. “[OCES] is the place where you would come to find out about any range of opportunities to enact changes for causes that are important to you.”

Zwahlen works with Scott Walter, assistant vice president of student affairs, on a daily basis to increase participation with the office and create a more civically engaged student body. Walter shares the same hope that the office will become more familiar to and utilized by students.

“Service here is making an impact, but sometimes it is so segmented that I’m not sure we are

having the impact that we can to really make a difference,” Walter said.

“If we can have 15,000 students really focus their efforts on an issue they feel strongly about, whether it be encouraging voting, helping the homeless or just beautifying Oxford. Then we can really start to see change.”

The position of director of OCES had been officially vacant for 14 months prior to Zwahlen’s hire, a time during which the office intentionally used to decide which direction they wanted to take.

It seemed there was nobody better suited for the position than Zwahlen to take over OCES and influence the changes and involvement that faculty members hope to see in the future, and she has certainly lived up to this expectation.

“Since arriving at Miami, Ms. Zwahlen has only reinforced the very positive impression people had of her through the search process,” said dean of students Mike Curme in an email. “She is very positive, upbeat, and energetic and she has quickly embraced our Miami/Oxford and broader communities.”

Zwahlen has enjoyed her time in Oxford thus far and admires the history, culture and pride that Miami students and alumni have come to be known for. It is her hope that this excitement and involvement will be more prominent within community service projects and engagement on campus. The sky is the limit, she explains, in terms of what she is willing to consider for the office and how vastly she plans to influence engagement among students.

To learn more about getting involved with OCES, students can visit the Hanna House on 219 E. Spring Street.

Oxford named as a ‘best hometown’ in Ohio COMMUNITY

SAMANTHA BRUNN THE MIAMI STUDENT

Oxford was named one of the best hometowns in Ohio in the November 2016 issue of Ohio Magazine.

“It’s so beautiful here,” Oxford’s mayor, Kate Rousmaniere, said.

“There’s nature and shopping and an awareness of environmental concerns. We have bike paths, and the town is accessible in that way.”

Oxford is home to college students and locals alike, with a majority of the economic development shaped around the university community. In fact, the town of Oxford was laid out a year after Miami University was founded in 1809.

“There are some disadvantages to the economic reliance on the student population,” Rousmaniere said. “Plus, it’s only for nine months out of the year. But, our relationship with the university has always been quite good and is getting even better.”

The interconnectedness of Miami and the surrounding Oxford area can be seen through the development of the Uptown area, with many restaurants, bars, and boutique shopping destinations. Additionally, many locals are former Miami students that never left, according to the article.

The Oxford community con-

tinues to work with the Miami population in order to improve the community as a whole, said Rousmaniere. Student groups are currently working with the community to improve lighting and sidewalks Uptown as well as working to rethink how alcohol violations committed by students off campus are handled.

“When you live in Oxford, you feel like a part of the Miami community,” said Micayla Statum, a first-year at Miami and an Oxford native.

Statum took gymnastics, skating and swimming lessons on the Miami campus growing up.

“It’s kind of a small town, so people kind of know each other, which I’ve always liked,” Statum said.

“Some people don’t like that. They don’t want everyone to know what they are doing, but I think it’s a nice community feeling. I always remember going to the library when I was little, and they always had events for kids, and I would know the other kids because they were always there.”

Peter Sturni, an Oxford resident, also expressed his appreciation for the Oxford Public Library, especially for his two young children.

However, Sturni said he feels Oxford may not be the best place to raise a young family, as there are limited community opportunities for families with small children, and

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Students and community members enjoy an afternoon at Uptown Park in Oxford. Ohio Magazine named Oxford as one of the best hometowns in Ohio for its November 2016 issue. the Uptown area is more catered toward the college population.

“I think one thing that bothers us here is that there are not a lot of quality restaurants,” Sturni said.

“Whereas Hamilton has been restoring their historical buildings, Oxford has been tearing them all down and turning them into an outdoor mall style with pubs. It takes away from the character of the small town. It feels like it’s attempting to be a suburban development.”

Rousmaniere said her hope, looking to the future, is for students to be more conscious of the community they are now a part of while

still enjoying their time at the university.

“Often, Oxford’s small town idyllic atmosphere in the summertime seems to draw visitors to the area,” Rousmaniere said.

She believes Oxford’s ranking in Ohio Magazine’s article is a result of the reporter’s summertime visit to the community after a local resident nominated Oxford for the award.

One of the draws Oxford had for Sturni’s family when they first moved to the area, Sturni said, was the highly rated Talawanda school district.

Statum said she was home-

schooled throughout most of her childhood until her junior year of high school and couldn’t attest to the school district as much as she could the general camaraderie of the community.

“There was a girl in a really bad car accident last year, and she had a really bad head injury,” Statum said. “The whole town was incredibly supportive. There was a huge fundraiser for her and her family.”

Students can take an active role in this state-wide recognized community atmosphere by attending and volunteering for events hosted by the Center for Community Engagement.

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The regulars of Oxford Coffee Company COMMUNITY

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James Beare and Bill Baker sit outside of Oxford Coffee Company wearing winter coats and gloves with coffees in hand. It’s a chilly Monday morning. The temperature is barely above freezing, but the bright sun makes it seem a little more bearable.

There are no open chairs out front, so Bill hurries inside to grab another chair for me because “we can do things like that here,” he says.

James and Bill have been coming here for the past two years. They can be found sitting in the same spots on almost any given weekday.

It happened naturally. It wasn’t like they planned to become the regulars.

“You would come here after you took Belinda to work,” Bill says. “And then you told me about it, and I was like, ‘that sounds like fun!’”

“So we just started meeting here.”

Both Bill and James worked in King Library under James’s wife, Belinda.

The two have been friends for 35 years, give or take.

They both laugh, thinking about the early days of their friendship.

Their laughter is one of the reasons they choose to sit outside.

“Sometimes our conversations get strange.”

“A raucous laughter.”

“A lot of laughter! And a lot of happiness.”

“There’s something about sitting here like this. It’s cold, but the sun is warm. It’s just very pleasant.”

There are two other “regulars” who

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Bill Baker (left) and James Beare are regulars at the Oxford Coffee Company. Having once worked together at King Library, the two are now retired and can be found at the shop almost every weekday morning, drinking coffee, reading poetry and enjoying each other’s company. join them on occasion, but they’ll talk to anyone who walks by.

“I love talking to people. How about you, Bill?”

“Well, I’m not as open as you.

James doesn’t know a stranger.”

Often, the men will have a book of poetry sitting out with them. They’ll read poems to each other and talk about various other pieces of literature while sipping their coffees.

Bill pulls out a book from his coat pocket: “The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry.”

“See, he brought his book.”

We sit in silence for a few seconds, taking in the sights and sounds around us.

“I hope the train goes by soon for you,” James says.

“You get the Doppler effect out here. Just listen to the cars drive by.”

“Conversation stops depending on the noises. We’ve learned to talk in between the train whistles. As the train toots, we stop, and we know when it’s going to start again. So yeah, I guess that does make us regulars.”

I start to tell a story before I’m interrupted by an exchange of “good mornings.” Gene Metcalf pulls up a chair and joins us.

“You’re writing about old guys?

Old farts who sit around with nothing better to do in their lives? Terrific!”

I ask Gene if he comes here regularly, too.

“Oh, very seldom. I don’t like these

guys at all! Maybe once every couple of months.”

We all laugh out loud.

Gene comes here all the time, too.

He’s a retired American studies professor.

“We do have a few rules though,” Gene says with a straight face. “You cannot be in the group unless you have a beard.”

They all look at me and laugh.

Looks like I don’t stand a chance.

Katie, the barista, momentarily interrupts our conversation and places a coffee and a muffin in front of Gene.

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Indian Student Association hosts annual Diwali performance INTERNATIONAL

WILL GORMAN

THE MIAMI STUDENT

When the lights onstage went down, the tea lights in their hands turned on.

The girls in flowing, colorful dresses already had their chance to dance.

This particular routine was for the illuminated dots in their hands. The only sources of luminescence in the entire theater appeared to be floating, dancing around the stage before being flung toward the front in a chilling ending to a unique visual saga.

This was just one of the many segments of Miami’s Indian Student Association’s annual performance to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Diwali symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and commemorates the Hindu New Year, honoring the Hindu God, Ram, returning from exile. Celebratory lights are hung, candles are placed all around the home, meals are eaten with family and more.

This past Friday and Saturday in Hall Auditorium, the ISA’s celebration kicked off with a welcome speech from the ISA’s president, Ashka Patel.

“These people have been working pretty much since last May,” Patel said, praising the ISA’s dancers and choreographers. “They’ve been work-

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This weekend’s Diwali celebration featured many traditional Indian dances. ing on dances all summer up until now. A lot of work has gone into this.”

Following Patel’s speech, the ISA presented a few videos covering topics such as Diwali itself, Indian stereotypes here at Miami and quick profiles of prominent members of the ISA. Priya Mehra, a junior in her third year performing at Diwali with the ISA, cited this as one of her favorite moments of the show.

“I like showcasing what Diwali is to the audience,” Mehra said. “This is our way to showcase our festival.”

The performance portion of the show featured a wide array of different styles of traditional Indian dance.

In between these dance numbers, a handful of performers acted out

scenes depicting the tale of “Ladies vs. Karan Shah.”

“It’s exhilarating,” Mehra said.

“This is my third year doing it, and I still love it.”

The show’s overarching storyline was that of a con man, Karan Shah, tricking girls across India into giving him something of value before he leaves their lives for what he thinks will be forever. Whether it’s driving away with one girl’s car or leaving another at the altar on their supposed wedding day and running off with the dowry, Karan Shah seems to be getting away with everything.

Eventually, the three women conned by Karan Shah enlist the help of a woman willing to con him back,

and the stolen items are returned once Karan Shah realizes he has met his match.

The show also featured multiple guest acts. One was a performance by Nishaana, Miami’s Bollywood fusion dance team. Nishaana’s performance told its own tale – dressed as Wonder Woman, one girl embarked on a quest to save her sister, who had been kidnapped by villains Doctor Cyber and Doctor Poison.

This was not complete without fast-paced dance routines to songs such as “Power” by Kanye West and “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody”

by Fergie. Some (such as the aforementioned two) were in English, while others were in Indian languages.

Nishaana wasn’t the only group to perform Bollywood dances; one of the segments of the show featured the ISA’s dancers performing Bollywood-style routines to Hindi songs, English songs (including Shakira’s hit “Hips Don’t Lie”) and more.

“My Big choreographed [the Bollywood dance], so it was really cool to watch something she made come together,” Mira, an audience member, said. “The whole show was good. It was fun to watch.”

The ISA will celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, this spring in central quad.

Theatre preview: ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ THEATRE

HANNAH FIERLE

THE MIAMI STUDENT

This week, the Department of Theatre will perform “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.”

Originally produced by playwright Tom Stoppard, the play is a spinoff of sorts on Shakespeare’s classic, “Hamlet.”

The show is directed by Lewis Magruder, a professor and chief departmental advisor in the theatre department.

The play revolves around two minor characters from “Hamlet,” Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Framed as an existentialist comedy, the plot involves Rosencrantz and Guildenstern watching as events from “Hamlet” unfold, having no knowledge of what’s going on around them.

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The show features brief character appearances and plot devices from “Hamlet,” as well.

“As a theatre major, I audition every semester for the shows that go up, but this play in particular stood out to me in terms of how funny and relatable it was,” said senior Jeremiah Plessinger, who portrays the title character of Guildenstern.

Magruder, who directs one production each year, was excited to bring this play in particular to Miami. A key factor in the selection was the fact that “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its debut.

“This play raises a lot of questions about human existence and relationships,” Magruder said.

“At the root of it is just what it means to be human. It’s beauti-

fully written, very relatable and witty.”

For many members of the production, the combination of both comedy and drama makes their experience in the play more dimensional.

“It’s the kind of play that really makes you think,” said freshman Connor McAfee, who plays the part of Polonius. “There’s a good mix of joyful brevity and existential questions.”

Aside from the material in the play, the way the work is written is a unique mix of traditional Shakespearean style and contemporary modernism.

“Stoppard took Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ and used it as sort of a dramatic scaffolding and built this incredible, funny, profound text that combines beautifully with his source material,” said

senior Liz Carman, who plays the part of Gertrude, a character many may recall from “Hamlet.”

The play was chosen in March, and auditions for the cast took place during the first week of classes.

The conflicting personalities of the two title characters provided an interesting dynamic that allowed for character work.

“Guildenstern is uptight, stressed out and trying to maintain control, while Rosencrantz kind of goes with the flow and takes things as they come,” said Plessinger. “So there’s a pretty interesting dichotomy between the two of them, like two sides of the same coin.”

Shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 16-19. and 2 p.m. on Nov. 20. All performances will be held at the Gates-Abegglen Theatre.

Ricardo Averbach knew something was off. When the Miami professor and conductor of the symphony orchestra taught his Miami plan classes, he saw a divide between students, domestic and international.

The division between these two groups has been a continuing problem at Miami, one that the American Culture and English program (ACE) was formed to solve.

Averbach, who is from Brazil, decided to team up with the ACE program and integrate international undergraduate students into the symphony orchestra on campus.

The ACE Program was founded

by Miami in 2011. It includes a series of classes designed to help international students get a firm grasp on the English language and adjust to life in the United States.

But in the five years since ACE was started, there remains a separation between students.

Averbach knows the challenges a foreigner can face in the United States, and he saw international students struggling to integrate.

And then he had a thought.

The arts could be used as a bridge between cultures.

“They say music is the universal language,” Averbach said. “Okay, fine. But the arts are a great way to integrate students.”

The symphony orchestra has included international graudate students and faculty before, but it has never encompassed international undergraduate students.

First year Chinese students from the ACE program, Julie Yang and Lexie Wang, are two of the students involved with orchestra. The symphony orchestra is considered a class and is mainly comprised of high-level musicians.

Wang decided to be a part of the orchestra simply because she loves her instrument, the violin.

“If I could not play it, I would be very sad,” Wang said. “Orchestra gives me a way to practice every week.”

The orchestra, though, provides more than just an outlet for musical talent. The group socializes and participates in activities such as hosting ice cream parties or going to plays together outside of class.

“It’s not only about making music together,” Averbach said. “And I think there should be much more of that.”

One of the goals of the cooperation between ACE and the orchestra is to help domestic and international students interact and help each other, something that many international students, including Wang and Yang, have had difficulties with on campus.

As part of the ACE program, international students live in the same dorms as domestic students. This is supposed to foster interaction and integration between the two groups.

But it isn’t always effective.

“Even if we want to talk, they might do their own work or play their own game, and they don’t want to talk to us,” Yang said.

Though both Yang and Wang said that they found domestic students warm and open to interaction, they find it hard to connect because of the language and cultural barriers.

Yang has found that it is hard to relate to domestic students because they cannot share experiences outside of the few months they have spent at the same college.

The contact is often limited to questions like “What’s your name?

What’s your major? Do you have any hobbies?”

Averbach noticed this superficial interaction and worked to change it with this cooperation between ACE and the orchestra.

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the game and MAC regular season title.

Buffalo ends its season 4-25 overall and 3-13 in the MAC record after the loss.

The RedHawks had a .330 attacking percentage, compared to the Bulls’ .093 mark.

Below finished with 10 kills, five digs and two blocks in her final home game. Kukoc (10 kills and 14 digs) finished with a doubledouble. Zielenski led the way with 21 assists, while McDonald tallied 15 digs.

“That couldn’t have been a more perfect night,” Below said. “It was really awesome to clinch the MAC Championship here at home and we can’t wait for next weekend.”

Miami enters the conference tournament having finished the regular season 23-5 overall with a 15-1 MAC record.

The RedHawks will begin conference tournament play Saturday as the number one overall seed, giving them a double bye and an automatic berth in the semifinal.

The RedHawks’ MAC tournament begins 6 p.m. Saturday in DeKalb, Illinois.

guys have to step up and play some minutes,” Blasi said. “We didn’t do that this weekend.”

Saturday, the ‘Hawks looked to play with urgency out of the gate, as two nearly identical power play goals by sophomore forward Kiefer Sherwood erased a 2-0 deficit to enter the first intermission tied 2-2. The duration of the tilt, however, was all Mavericks, as UNO put up four unanswered goals to blowout the RedHawks, 6-2.

“We didn’t compete as well as Omaha did, and good teams make you pay for every mistake,” Blasi said. “They executed better than we did, and we have to get better in a lot of areas moving forward.”

Miami look to bounce back this weekend at No. 1 Denver. The topranked Pioneers (7-2-1, 3-0-1) host the RedHawks 9:30 p.m. Friday and 9 p.m. Saturday.

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assisted, one solo and helped stop a runner in the backfield for 0.5 tackles for a loss. Senior defensive lineman Brandon Crawford had five tackles, all of which were solo, including two tackles for a loss.

Miami’s two defensive scores proved to be the difference in the game. Without those touchdowns, the RedHawks would have fallen short 24-21. This dependence on defense showed, as the Red and White lost the first down battle 27-11, the time-of-possession duel 31:08 to 28:52 and were outgained 380 yards to 309 yards.

By beating UB, the ‘Hawks snapped a four-game losing streak against the Bulls.

Next week, Miami will play a pivotal home game against Ball State University to determine whether or not the RedHawks will be going bowling for the first time since 2010.

Kickoff for the Tuesday night MACtion game is scheduled for 7 p.m. next Tuesday, Nov. 22, and will be televised live on ESPNU.

ing and we kept cheering them on.”

While Montgomery was the star of the show, the defense as a whole did its part to hold its opponent to under 30 points for the third consecutive week.

“Defense played great,” Martin said. “Obviously, the whole game.

You know, didn’t blink when we gave up an offensive touchdown, got stops.”

Buffalo head coach Lance Leipold’s offense has scored less than 30 points in all but one game this season, and that didn’t change on Saturday. Offensively for UB, it was the two-headed rushing attack of running backs Jordan Johnson and Jonathan Hawkins that did the damage. The senior and sophomore combined for the only two offensive touchdowns, rushing for 136 yards on 36 carries.

Defensively, linebacker Ishmael Hargrove spearheaded the Bulls’ efforts. The junior had six tackles, five

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moving it or finding multiple lecture venues or broadcasting it in some way so that more students would have the ability to be there or hear it.”

Rosenberg was not aware of the petition, which made its rounds on Facebook over the weekend, but said hosting Nye in Millett is a logistical impossibility, since the arena is being used by Miami’s basketball team for practice.

“I commend [the petitioners] for being proactive, but you can’t move it to a venue that is not available,” Rosenberg said.

In the petition, Mommsen wrote that she felt Nye’s lecture should be prioritized over the practice.

“I think a lot of people really do understand that Miami is a place for academics, and then athletics secondly,” she told The Student.

“It’s very difficult to move a practice like that, I understand.”

Hall Auditorium was the largest venue available to the committee, Rosenberg said. GatesAbegglen Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts, which seats 335, is being used for the theatre department’s performance of the play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” while Stage Left

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shook any early nervousness and hit their stride.

Weathers finished the first half with 16 points but showed his youth with five turnovers. Wright and junior forward Logan McLane each ended the first 20 minutes with six points and three turnovers.

“I don’t know how many turnovers we had, but I know it was way too many,” McLane said. “We need to grab the ball with two hands, like the coaches emphasize every day.”

The second half began at 38-32 and Miami showed no sign of its earlier uncertainty. A relatively quiet offensive first ten minutes were marred with missed rebounds and jumpers and the entire court contributed to answering Muskingum’s occasional baskets to ensure a lead of 60-38 at 9:32.

Miami’s biggest lead came at 4:53, when it held a 30-point advantage.

First-year forward Marcus Weathers, twin of Michael, junior guard Abdoulaye Harouna and freshman center Darius Harper each picked up points the final minutes.

“If you look at the stats sheet, you’re going to see scoring that’s going to be up and down, which I think is going to help us throughout the season,” Cooper said.

The Muskies saw notable contributions from first-year forward Cameron Miller who chipped in nine points while sophomore guard Jarrell Marsh and senior forward Rickey Wilson each had 7 points.

The RedHawks finished with 53 total rebounds and double-digit numbers in blocks and steals. They look to improve on their turnovers, ball possession and free throws— they had 20 total turnovers and

were 19-for-31 on free throw attempts.

Michael Weathers finished with 21 points, Wright with 13 and Marcus Weathers with 11.

On Tuesday, the RedHawks take on Wright State University at 7 p.m. in Dayton, Ohio. Miami faced this non-conference opponent last year and won 72-67, but lost the year before 68-59.

The Raiders are coming off a win on the road and will open their season at home against the RedHawks. MU will look to draw upon its young talent, as Wright State’s first-years have no points on the season.

“They’ve come a long way since they came here in the summer,” McLane said. “They’re definitely going to be turning a lot of heads in college basketball. I see it every day in practice, just like the older guys do, so now they just have to do it every day and every game.”

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is utilizing Wilks Theatre, which can hold 500, in the Armstrong Student Center for rehearsal of its “Heathers” production.

Rosenberg said Monday that the Lecture Series was working to secure a location to live-stream Nye’s talk, which would accommodate up to 350 additional attendees.

“I’m not sure where [livestreaming] is going to happen or how it’s going to happen, but I feel somewhat comfortable that we can make it happen,” Rosenberg said. “We’ve done streaming on a number of occasions. We’ve had lots and lots and lots of interest on many of our lectures. This is certainly not the first one.”

Live-streaming is a compromise Mommsen is content with.

“I think that’s satisfactory in the sense that the petition’s goal is to get people to understand that there are more people who wanted to see it and just [to] say, ‘Can we do something, not necessarily move it to Millett?’” Mommsen said. “But knowing that my voice is heard and that those who are doing the petition feel like ok it might not have been the exact outcome we wanted, but Miami is making an effort and that’s all we can ask of them [is important].”

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Miami students can’t stand idly by: Join the conversation The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.

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oday, Real Food OSU, an Ohio State University branch of the national Real Food Challenge organization, is staging a protest called “OSU: In the Pocket of Who?” This event is being held so that students can hold their university leadership accountable for the choices that it makes regarding where the university’s food comes from and what practices are being used by the given suppliers, the event’s Facebook page explains. This demonstration, by all initial indicators, is one that will serve to create a discussion about where the food for the university comes from and how sustainable the practices used to produce it are.

For our purposes at Miami, we must look at this event and ask ourselves the obvious: why aren’t Miami students participating in similar activism? This campus has just as many questions to answer regarding the source of food and the environmental impact of all

the services that Miami provides.

And with the addition of a Starbucks on campus -- not to mention Miami’s contract with Pepsi -- it is clear that this campus also has outside, unsustainable influences when it comes to food.

This question of why Miami students have been averse to environmental activism is not one that can be answered easily or with certainty. To truly take charge in any situation is easier said than done (especially these days, when a simple Facebook like or tweet for a cause is considered the standard for supporting any cause).

But the Miami student body’s general apathy towards environmental issues has become starkly apparent over the past few weeks, with a lack of concern over the changes in policy that have been happening in our nation’s capital.

While other schools like OSU and the University of Cincinnati are staging protests calling out their leaders in the name of food

and environmental consciousness, it seems that the Miami community couldn’t care less.

Meanwhile, in D.C., Myron Ebell was recently appointed by President-elect Trump to lead the transition at the EPA. On Nov. 11, The New York Times wrote that Ebell “will be Mr. Trump’s lead agent in choosing personnel and setting the direction of the federal agencies that address climate change and environmental policy more broadly.”

Not convinced to protest yet?

Ebell is a known denier of climate change. In terms of regressive politics, it doesn’t get worse than that.

So, why aren’t the green groups on campus attempting to make a statement? Where are the protests, the demonstrations, the vigils? Where are the opinions?

The voices?

And if they’re here, why don’t most of the students here know

As shock subsides, support should follow POLITICS

LUKAS SCHROEDER GUEST COLUMNIST

Into the late hours of Nov. 8, I sat in awe as state after state on the CNN electoral map turned red. When Ohio, Florida and North Carolina were called for the Republican nominee, I realized his path to the White House had opened. Once he won Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, I knew he had sealed the deal ­— I knew Donald J. Trump would become the 45th president of the United States.

As my clock neared 3 a.m., in the early morning hours of Nov. 9, I dazedly watched the Presidentelect give his victory speech.

Even as a Republican, I am completely shocked that Donald Trump will be our next president.

My shock has not yet subsided. I anticipate it will be quite a while until it does.

This moment was never supposed to happen. The pollsters, pundits, media organizations and statistical projections all assured us Secretary of State Clinton would cruise to an easy victory.

The same people who assured us Trump could never win the Republican nomination were wrong again.

As I attended my classes on Nov. 9, I observed the state of shock on the faces of many of my classmates. Republicans and Democrats alike were still struggling to process the Trump victory. Most Democrats appeared hopeless, as the candidate they had placed so much faith in now faced her unanticipated defeat.

Most Republicans appeared stunned that their heavily unpopular candidate had actually won.

For people on both sides of the aisle, it will take time for the deep scars of this brutal campaign to heal. It will take time for the dust to settle and for emotions to stabilize. But right now we all must do one thing: we must come together and greet our President-elect with a renewed sense of optimism. We must grant him a chance to lead.

The President-elect has now been surprisingly clear in his message of unification. In his victory speech, he graciously thanked Secretary Clinton, saying that “Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. I mean that very

sincerely.”

He continued: “Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division; [we] have to get together. To all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people. It’s time. I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans, and this is so important to me. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country.”

Even liberal Democrats have greeted our President-elect with optimism. In a statement, Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote, “President-elect Trump promised to rebuild our economy for working people, and I offer to put aside our differences and work with

many of the issues that this great country faces,” he said. “I believe that it is important for all, regardless of party and regardless of political preferences, to now come together.”

President-elect Trump called Obama “a great man” and his meeting with him “a great honor.”

2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic President Bill Clinton have also wished the President-elect well, as have many prominent world leaders.

Violent protests will not change the result of this election, nor will angry battles on social media. Antagonism and resentment will not change the result of this election, nor will allowing yourself to descend into depression. Choose a different path.

I didn’t vote for my own party’s nominee. But now, for the good of our nation, I support him and

Antagonism and resentment will not change the result of this election, nor will allowing yourself to descend into depression. Choose a different path.

him on that task.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders echoed Sen. Warren, stating, “Mr. Trump is serious about pursuing policies that improve the lives of working families in this country. I and other progressives are prepared to work with him.”

Secretary Clinton spoke in a similar tone in her concession speech: “Last night, I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country. I hope that he will be a successful president for all Americans,” she said. “Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead.”

On Nov. 10, the President-elect met with President Obama at the White House to discuss their peaceful transition of power. Following their meeting, President Obama also expressed his optimism: “I have been very encouraged by the, I think, interest in President-elect Trump’s wanting to work with my team around

hope he succeeds. I encourage you all to do the same.

A President Trump will inevitably make mistakes, just as every president does. Then will be the time for criticism and ridicule.

But in the context of the present, remember that Donald J. Trump has won the election. His successes in office will lead to our nation’s success. It is your civic duty to wish him the best. Give the man a chance to lead and a chance to succeed.

As President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity — or it will move apart.”

We must strongly resist the voices that call us to move apart.

We must favor unity, for the good of our nation and for the good of our future prosperity.

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about them?

If there is anything that this election has shown, it’s that the American people on both sides are passionate. And we congratulate the passionate-butconcentrated groups that show up when they need to show up.

But if a university is a microcosm of society as a whole, the society we are representing is quiet and complacent. Apathetic, even.

Peaceful demonstrations, boycotts and gatherings show those in positions of leadership that we are watching them and that we expect them to truly do what is best for the community and not what is best for a select few. At the very least, they increase debate about the issues and contribute to healthier political discussion.

That’s exactly why you see so many disgruntled, perturbed Americans taking to the streets in the past few days. Protests in Philadelphia and San Francisco,

Detroit and Seattle, even in Dayton and Cincinnati have shown just how passionate this nation’s citizens can be -- and the quaint college town of Oxford should be no different. Protests should not be limited to metropolitan areas, and students here have the opportunity to prove such.

Environmental issues affect everybody. The results of certain environmental policies may not be apparent immediately, but make no mistake: they have all the potential to bite us in the long run. To be informed about such issues is to be capable of changing the situation, and to actually help collaborate on demonstrations is to hold officials accountable for the decisions they make for all of us.

We encourage those who have a loud voice in cyberspace to project it into the real world. In doing so, a collective voice might be formed, a voice that has the potential to enact some real change.

Who else was treated this way?: Voting and humiliation VOTING

KATIE HIHN

GUEST COLUMNIST

On Nov. 8, like many other Americans I went to the polls to cast a vote. This was my first presidential election, and I was excited — I was finally going to have a say in an election (I mean, not really, but if we leave out certain bureaucratic elements it would have mattered).

So I woke up early and made my way down to Talawanda High School with my October utility bill in hand and patiently waited my turn. When I finally got up to the desk I told them my name and presented my utility bill to the scrutiny of the two men to whom I had been directed.

I expected to simply move on to the next step of the process, but while scrutinizing the screen that was in front of them, one of the men demanded my driver’s license.

I was a bit perplexed at that point, as I had looked up Ohio voter identification and it said that a current utility bill was enough identification to vote. So, I told them that I was voting in Ohio because of school but my license was still from Indiana, which is where I am originally from. He didn’t care.

He said nothing, just kept his hand outstretched and wasn’t satisfied until he was holding it in his hand and examining it.

While he was examining it, his partner at the screen held my utility bill and decided that this was the correct time to conversationally say my last name aloud and ask me “What ethnicity is that? I’ve always wondered.”

No, you haven’t “always wondered.” I doubt you had even heard it until I walked and said it for you.

Hinh is not a common name. To this day, I have never met another person with my last name that wasn’t related to me. So, unless he knew some secret Hinh’s living out in the woods (who I would love to meet), then I don’t think he had ever seen it before.

But you want to ask me about it, at 7:45 am on election day, while I am just trying to vote?

I notice that the people behind me are already at the machines voting. I see other people standing beside me getting their ballots to vote and I am stunned. I am humiliated and shocked and I am

very tired, so I answer him, “I am Vietnamese and Chinese.”

He reacts with mild interest and shock. I don’t mention that I am half white, because I know that it doesn’t matter to him.

After that question they both agree that I am who I say I am, and they hand me back my bill, my license and finally hand me my damn electronic ballot. I vote and continue on with my day.

It took me a while to wrap my head around this incident. I was embarrassed by it, and tried to brush it off. Then it occurred to me: why do I have to brush it off?

Who else got treated that way?

Who else was hounded for a license and then had to share their ethnicity in front of numerous strang-

Why do I have to brush it off? Who else got treated that way? Who else was hounded for a license and then had to share their ethnicity in front of numerous strangers?

ers? Not to mention that these two men knew where I lived and that I attend Miami.

And you know what? I don’t care if you are legitimately curious about my last name. I don’t care if you have a ton of friends with the last name Hinh. I don’t care if you want to open your mind and be “more accepting.” I don’t care about the reason you decide to ask the question. Just know this: You don’t fucking ask a stranger that.

Why do you need to know? We don’t know each other, and we won’t see each other again. It’s personal. It’s rude. It is humiliating. I have had it happen at various stores and restaurants but this was a step further. This was at a government institution. This was someone whom the government had allowed to represent them.

And this told me that defining my race was more important to my citizenship than any other factor that I had presented to them.

HINHKH@MIAMIOH.EDU

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An open letter to President Crawford: “Who is going to counsel them?”

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MARK PETERSON GUEST COLUMNIST

Thank you for your letter of encouragement yesterday in what is, for most faculty and students, a deeply demoralizing time. I agree that we must “reaffirm our commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence, and to our shared values that are grounded in qualities of character, intellect and service.”

I have spent the last two days listening to the fear and anger of faculty and students. It is not about which party won the election; it is about the national validation of a discourse that privileges and discriminates, that builds walls and tears down recognition of common humanity that depresses, angers and frightens them.

Because of that, I appreciate your offer of counseling. It may help assuage the fears of the many victims of sexual assault and harassment who have been clearly shown that their experiences can be dismissed by men of privilege with a wink and a leer. Counseling may benefit the new faculty member with a baby on the way who must wonder if her marriage to another woman will be protected, or even recognized, by the time she comes up for tenure. It may help young men and women of color who fear that two years of struggle to assert that black lives also matter has borne no fruit.

Hopefully it will address the shock of faculty and students who thought those who spoke divisively and dismissively were living in a bubble, only to discover that it was they who were living in a bubble, and that the world is less safe and committed to inclusivity than they thought it was.

Thank you for considering the needs of those people.

But there is a large constituency your letter fails to address.

I am a white, heterosexual Christian man who only began to really grapple with his own unearned privileges in his early thirties, and who has struggled with the help of his wife, his children, his colleagues, his faith and his friends and students on three continents, to recognize, resist and retrain himself, only to have these efforts mocked as ridiculous, and to see those privileges ratified, in an agonizing public drama that

are assured that they have the right to decide on whether someone can lay claim to their Native American heritage on the basis of how they “look” to them?

Who is going to counsel the students who are now reassured that the complexities of identities, power relations and religious faith commitments in the Middle East I insist on in my classes can be dismissed as “political correctness,” and that their own fears and prejudices are legitimate guides and bellwethers?

And who is going to counsel young white men who are now encouraged to see themselves as victimized by the successes of women and people of color around them?

reached its culmination Nov. 8.

Who is going to counsel me?

And who is going to counsel young white men who are now encouraged to see themselves as victimized by the successes of women and people of color around them?

Who is going to counsel the faculty who published anonymous letters painting hundreds of Asian students at Miami with the same broad, critical and shaming brush, now that they are vindicated in this narrow, illiberal and self-centered way of categorizing people in their teaching?

Who is going to counsel the young men who are encouraged to infantilize and depersonalize the women around them, and to dismiss their most heinous behavior as frat boy hijinks and “locker room talk?”

Who is going to counsel the students who

Who is going to counsel the students who don’t know they need counseling?

I know that the answer will be, must be, in part, our mission of teaching and learning. But what changes now in the way we carry out that mission? Clearly some things must change, because the things we say in our pledge of “I Am Miami” now sound sadly, frighteningly out of tune with world around us.

I look forward to your leadership on this issue.

​ MARK ALLEN PETERSON Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology & Professor, Global and Intercultural Studies Nov. 10, 2016 PETERSM2@MIAMIOH.EDU

Trump was listening: We the People prevailed in this election POLITICS

He had a clear message to the people and he delivered it unwaveringly.

Right, but rather the disparity between the American people and the political machine. The outcome has been a testament to the overarching feeling of frustration toward the American governing system.

Evidently, the people feel that, flawed as Trump is, he is a neces-

down as a PR masterpiece. He did not stumble into the White House.

He had a clear message to the people and he delivered it unwaveringly. Quite frankly, he earned it. Donald Trump now faces an incredible responsibility as Commander-inChief, and many expect him to fail.

But if there’s one thing we’ve learned thus far, it’s that Donald Trump is not governed by expectation.

In a world that seems inescapably corrupt, I take comfort in knowing that We The People still reign.

ISAAC ITALIAANDER TALIAIJ@MIAMIOH.EDU

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TO THE EDITOR: Last week, to the surprise of most, Donald J. Trump became the President-elect of the United States.

Many Americans are thrilled, while others are already calling it a national tragedy. The latter are quick to express disdain for the American people, presuming that our society must be inherently idiotic, xenophobic, etc. if this man was elected to be president.

The fact is, this election was never about policies. Rarely did we spend much time on the standardplatform issues of years past. The driving force of this election was not the difference between Left and

sary disruptor and his cataclysmic presence in Washington is preferable to Hillary’s long-standing complacency.

One thing is for certain: the media, the pundits, the data analysts and the political elite were wrong.

They painted Trump as a maverick, a deviant, a living antithesis of American “values.” They made us believe that his victory was nearly impossible. But despite their best efforts to quash the anti-establishment movement staged by Trump (and Bernie Sanders, for that matter), the voice of the people prevailed.

Donald Trump literally defied all odds to become the President of the United States. His campaign will go

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Victimhood of naivety POLITICS

HANNAH MEIBERS GUEST COLUMNIST

So many people in my life that I viewed as owning such small voices bit off more than they could chew these past few days. On Tuesday Nov. 8, Donald Trump became our Presidentelect. After scrolling through Facebook and Twitter, I put my phone down for the evening. Vicious banter between friends, crying celebrities — it didn’t matter whose name was on their ballot.

There is such embarrassment attached to sore losing, but such egotistic behavior attached to sore winning. I’ve worn a veil of ignorance the majority of my life, unaware and naïve to the struggles of those living in poverty, people of color, rape victims, etc.

However, I think I have become a victim of my own ignorance.

Living within my own box has shielded me from the “grit and grime” of the world. Of course, as daddy and mommy’s little girl, what could be any better?

But that’s not the real world.

The real world is unfair. The real world is Trump being elected as our 45th president of the United States. Furthermore, the real world is accepting what we cannot change. Today, you are an American, and tomorrow, believe it or not, you will still be an American. Beyond the dictionary definition, being an American means respect and honor for oneself, one’s country and one’s neighbor.

Your voice will always matter, because just like Trump, you are human. Just as the First Amendment of the United States Constitution promises, your voice will never be silenced. And just as we are human, we are also selfish. If another’s views differ from our own, they’re going to seem repulsive. Although many view Trump as greatly egotistic, we are no different. Trump’s ego, unlike our own, was inflated on national television, through the media and behind a microphone.

Trump’s vision may not come into focus for all of us, but he wants to go down in history as one of the greatest presidents.

This requires a great presidency and surrounding himself with people who will not let him fail and will only bring our nation to victory.

After this election, it’s easy to assume Trump has bestowed hate, racism, sexism and much more unto Americans. However, those who demonstrate such traits did not learn from Trump, but rather from themselves.

These actions and words are not of Americans, but of confused humans who will one day recognize their potential to help our country’s success. It can become discouraging at times, hearing derogatory slurs, reading of riots and protests. However, America has withstood much worse trauma and has always come out stronger.

It’s important to remember that Trump is not going to take away your voice. Just as we fantasize of our own American dream, so does President-elect Trump. He is not our enemy, but our leader. He is prepared for us to hold him accountable throughout his presidency.

We should never forget our pride in America, nor in ourselves.

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The IF team was pleasantly surprised, as 1,350 pounds of beets, 900 pounds of kale, 800 heads of lettuce and 500 pounds of summer squash were harvested during the summer and fall months.

Twenty-eight different kinds of vegetables were grown on the oneacre plot this summer.

All this wasn’t accomplished without hard work, farm manager Lauren Wulker says. She, an apprentice, two interns and a volunteer put in countless hours on the farm during the summer months.

“Every day,” Wulker said. “In 95 degree weather.”

Shaffer has hoped that Miami would catch up with other colleges and universities in the southwest like Ohio University, Xavier, Ken-

yon College and Denison University, which already have successful farm programs, and with these yields she thinks establishing a permanent program may be possible.

Alfredo Huerta, co-coordinator of the IF, says that unlike these agriculture programs, Miami is supporting organic and sustainable agriculture, as opposed to the current industrial agriculture system.

“We’re going against the grain and doing something good for the environment,” he said. “If not now, when? If not us, who?”

The IF has been given three years to become revenue-neutral.

It was given a $200,000 seed grant from the Provost’s Office to cover basic infrastructure, like a well, driveway and an irrigation system; Wulker’s and the farm’s organic specialist Charles Griffin’s salaries; and farm needs, like tools, supplies

staring blankly at a book or screen in front of them.

Wang has found it easier to interact with domestic students when they are in the orchestra.

“We can talk about orchestra, so it’s easier to share an experience,” Wang said.

Being in orchestra and bonding

with domestic students has been helpful to Wang and Yang. With registration coming up, domestic students have been useful in helping advise the girls and other students about which classes to take next semester.

The next concert, “An American Premiere,” will be held Nov. 21 in Hall Auditorium.

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used to take into our bodies, so this replaces a lot of things that I probably shouldn’t have had in the first place. But it’s all good.”

Although, they have been known to have an occasional Irish coffee.

“But other than that,” James says, “it’s all coffee and community.”

Our conversation jumps from one topic to the other. There’s not a natural flow. They just say whatever comes to their minds.

Gene talks about what it’s like to be retired. He speaks philosophically, just how you would expect a professor to speak.

“You have to think about what you want to spend the rest of your life doing,” Gene says. “A lot of people have done a lot and wondered whether it was worth the doing. Retiring gives you the opportunity to think about your other options. What’s it like to define yourself in terms of not your job?”

“Being,” says Bill.

“Not being bound by a schedule,” James says. “Well, except for regular doctors’ appointments!”

“It’s always summer vacation.”

“Was it hard to adjust at first?” I ask them.

“Nope. Not for me!” James immediately replies.

“Yeah. Yeah for me,” Gene says, looking down at his cup of coffee.

In fact, he’s still not completely adjusted.

For James, retiring was the best feeling. He retired on his December birthday. The next morning he woke up and realized he didn’t have to get up if he didn’t want to. He could stay inside and avoid the cold.

“But I got up. I fed the birds. And I eventually ended up here,” James says. “Every day I get up and think, ‘I don’t have to do anything.’ It makes it so relaxing to come here and not have any tension.”

They talk about cars. They talk about travel. They talk about food.

And they talk about each other.

“There was this French philosopher in the 19th century who set up a number of American utopias,” Gene says. “The central idea was that people should do what they want to do rather than what the society says they should do. If people did what they wanted to do, they would find occupations that were well suited to them.”

Gene says that there are enough passions in the human animal that everything that needed to get done would get done. The biggest problem that the philosopher found was that people had difficulty actually discovering what it was they wanted to do.

“We’ve been so socialized in terms of gender roles and status of class and money and everything else,” Gene says. “We really don’t know what we want to do. It’s difficult to discover.”

“Well, then you take the opposite approach and name everything you don’t want to do!” James says.

I sit with them for a while more.

We talk about different professors at Miami. We talk about Dave Chapelle’s “SNL” monologue. We briefly talk about politics.

James only has one thing to say on that: “America, you’ve been hacked.”

More laughter.

We talk about life and about sunrises and road trips. I find myself looking forward to the day where I can sit with a group of friends and talk about anything and everything over a good cup of coffee.

I get up to leave, not wanting to interrupt their daily routine anymore.

“Have a great day, Audrey!”

I shake their hands and get in my car. In my rearview mirror, I see the regulars sipping their coffees and leaning back in their chairs from laughing too hard. I can’t help but smile as I drive away.

and seeds.

“I feel like the provost has been really enthusiastic about this project,” Shaffer said. “The biggest issue is going to be, is there student interest?”

She feels that the IF has been supported by the university, but not as supported as she and her team had imagined.

The biggest gap in support has been Dining Services’ hesitance to buy IF produce. Usually, Dining Services opts to purchase food that has already been washed and cut.

Buying pre-processed food helps Dining Services keep student dining fees down by avoiding preparing food in-house.

But Dining Services has bought almost all of the IF’s cherry tomatoes, which don’t have to be processed.

One way around the food pro-

cessing issue, Shaffer says, is to give students direct access to the produce by selling it to McCracken Market, which regularly buys vegetables from the farm. The farm has also sold to Moon Co-op, Quarter Barrel and Miami’s Culinary Center.

IF has also given back to the community by donating a large portion of their food to Oxford Choice Pantry and donating its “ugly” vegetables to a non-profit in Cincinnati called La Soupe, which uses the donations to make soup for food-insecure families.

Amy Harmon, a graduate student in the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, has played a large role in the IF’s development. She’s working as an intern of the farm to fulfill degree requirements for her Masters of Environmental Science, and was hired by Interim Director of Dining Services Jon Brubacher to serve as a liaison between IF and Dining Services.

In that capacity, Harmon has been working since the beginning of the summer to help build the partnership between IF and Dining Services by letting those working on the farm know about menu planning and produce needs in the dining halls. She has also set up a

system to share information about the upcoming weekly harvest on the farm to allow Dining Services to order farm produce.

Perhaps IF’s biggest success, in Shaffer’s mind, stems from that student enthusiasm. Shaffer says the IF has become even more multidisciplinary than she had originally thought.

“It’s been instrumental for my own education,” Guggenheimer said. “I couldn’t have imagined when I was a freshman that Miami would provide me with this kind of opportunity. It adds so much value to a Miami degree when you can pursue these kinds of endeavors.”

Students in a rhetoric course in the English department are currently working on a website for the IF, a Western College servicelearning course allows students to earn credit for working on the farm; a journalism course has students writing about food issues and the farm; and the introduction to food studies and food systems course that is taught by Shaffer and Huerta has students work and learn on the farm.

“To have the opportunity to gain hands-on, get your hands dirty, thinking about these things, I think it’s something that the university

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The Miami University volleyball team finished the regular season with back-to-back home wins, securing the program’s first MidAmerican Conference title since 1998.

Weekend play began with a matchup against the University of Akron. The Zips jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the first set, but the RedHawks rallied on a 9-1 run behind two kills from sophomore outside hitter Stela Kukoc to take a 13-8 lead. The ’Hawks then cruised to a 25-17 win.

In the second set, two kills by senior middle hitter Paige Hill and a service ace by senior setter Krista Brakauskas helped MU build a 10-2 advantage. Later, up 13-8, Miami closed out the set on a 12-2 run behind four kills by junior outside hitter Olivia Rusek, giving MU the set at 25-10.

The RedHawks again came out hot in the third set, gaining a 7-0 lead. Miami’s lead was cut to 16-13, but the teams traded points until a Hill kill gave the Miami a 25-20 victory, clinching the win in straight sets.

With the Friday loss followed by a Saturday defeat at Bowling Green, the Zips concluded their season 8-20 overall with a 3-13 MAC record.

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Senior setter Krista Brakauskas (7) celebrates a RedHawk victory. Brakauskas has 512 sets this season, the second most of any Miami player.

Miami hit .310 for the match while holding Akron to a .044 percentage.

Hill led the Hawk attack with 11 kills and a .647 hitting percentage.

Rusek tallied 10 kills on the night for a .643 mark. Redshirt sophomore setter Mackenzie Zielinski led the way with 24 assists, while junior libero Maeve McDonald had 10 digs. Senior outside hitter Maris Below finished with a team-high 3

blocks.

Saturday night, MU squared off against the University of Buffalo in its regular season finale. Before the game, seniors Brakauskas, Below and Hill were honored as they suited up in Millet Hall for the final time.

“We’re really glad that we got a lot of support this season,” Hill said.

“It made our senior year pretty awesome.”

The ’Hawks built an 11-4 advantage in set one behind two Below kills, forcing a UB timeout. Out of the break, Kukoc put down two kills and McDonald recorded a service ace to stretch the lead to 18-4. Junior right side hitter Katie Tomasic later had back to back kills to clinch a 25-12 win.

In the second set, with Miami up 12-10, three Tomasic kills helped put the RedHawks in control at 17-

UNO hands hurting ‘Hawks fifth straight loss ICE HOCKEY

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For the second straight weekend, the Miami University hockey team was swept in a National Collegiate Hockey Conference series, this weekend by the University of Nebraska-Omaha. The RedHawks fell at home 6-4 Friday and 6-2 Saturday.

Following the sweep, MU dropped to 3-6-2 overall and 0-4 in NCHC play, making Miami the only remaining program winless in conference. UNO improves to 6-3-1 overall and 3-1 in the NCHC, good enough for a share of third place in conference with No. 18 Western Michigan, who swept Miami last weekend.

In this week’s NCAA top-20 rankings, Omaha received the most votes of any unranked program.

Through two periods Friday, the RedHawks appeared to be on track to break their three-game losing streak. Miami led 4-1 in the second and 4-2 after the second stanza of action, but allowed four UNO goals in the third period.

“This was a lesson about playing a full 60 minutes,” head coach Enrico Blasi said. “You can’t play 40 minutes at our level and expect to

win games.”

Of Miami’s four goals, senior forward Anthony Louis tallied two and assisted one. Louis’ first score was his 100th point as a RedHawk, but he wasn’t done then, as the Chicago Blackhawks prospect netted an incredible rising backhand goal less than a minute later for his 101st point.

After allowing four third period goals and losing the game, however, Louis was anything but content with the game’s results.

“We let off the gas pedal and stopped playing Miami hockey, and it came back to haunt us,” Louis said. “We need to get back to playing our team game and work really hard, that’s all we can do, and the bounces will come.”

While losing five in a row is never a good thing, Miami knows it wasn’t at full-strength this weekend, as two of its top four scorers, junior captain Louie Belpedio (lower-body injury) and freshman Carson Meyer (illness), were both sidelined. Belpedio, fourth on the team in points despite missing his second straight weekend series, anchors MU’s young defense as well as being a key facilitator on the power play and offensive end. Without Belpedio, Miami has allowed five or more goals in each of its past four games.

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The Miami University men and women’s swim and dive teams faced the Ohio State University Buckeyes on Saturday for their fourth meet together.

For the second year in a row, however, both RedHawks teams fell short to the Big Ten university. MU women lost by a score of 115-182 while the men lost 84-211 in Columbus. With this loss, the women fall to 5-2 while the men drop to .500 on the year at 2-2.

Despite the final scores, many RedHawks scored individual

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wins against the Buckeyes. The most successful event for Miami was the women’s 200 breaststroke, when the lady RedHawks swept the top three spots. Senior Stephanie LeMire finished first, followed by junior Holly Schuster in second and first-year Hannah Fuchs taking the third spot.

Redshirt junior Pei Lin continued her domination on the diving board as she was the only RedHawk to win two individual events, a bright spot for MU in a tough loss. Lin was victorious in the one-meter and three-meter diving events against Ohio State.

She will work to further her success at the three-day Miami Invi-

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Sophomore defenseman Grant Hutton carries the puck against Omaha. Hutton has picked up two goals while leading MU in penalties this season.

Meyer, a starting forward, is third in points. Additionally, starting freshman goaltender Ryan Larkin left in the third period of Friday’s game and did not return or appear in Saturday’s action.

Blasi, however, was looking for no excuses for his team’s fifth consecutive losing performance.

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10. Later, on top 22-16, Below, Hill and Tomasic put down kills to finish off the set at 25-16.

On top 10-9 in the third set, a kill and a service ace by Kukoc launched a 10-3 run for the ’Hawks. Leading 22-13, two kills by junior right side hitter Katie Coverdale gave Miami match point. A Kukoc kill then delivered the 25-16 win, giving MU

tational in December.

In backstroke, first-year Izzy Herb finished in the top three in in both the 100 and 200 backstroke. In butterfly, junior Morgan Quesnel also finished in the top three in two of her events, the 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly.

On the men’s side, there were several bright spots that the swimmers can take away after this loss. Junior Hutch Blackstone had himself a very impressive day, finishing third place as part of the 200 medley relay, second in the 100 breaststroke and third in the 200 breaststroke.

Sophomore James Wray, sophomore Rob Newman and

first-year Nick Ward joined Blackstone in finishing third in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:33.38. Other top swimmers included third place finishes by both senior Lucas Brock in the 50 freestyle and sophomore Jake Precious in the 200 backstroke event.

Both Miami teams put on a fight against a tough, in-state, Big Ten competitor that showed it can compete against elite competition. The men and the women’s teams will be back in the pool competing together again the first weekend of December, when they will host the Miami Invitational here in Oxford.

Miami University’s men’s basketball team started slow but commandingly finished its home opener Friday afternoon against Muskingum University. The RedHawks beat the Fighting Muskies 84-57, with major contributions from guards first-year Michael Weathers and redshirt sophomore Jake Wright.

“In the first couple of timeouts it looked like we were dead,” head coach John Cooper said. “Guys, you know, were a little overanxious. There was a point in the late middle first half into the second half when we finally settled down and were able to execute and do a few things.”

The cheerleaders’ encouragement from the sidelines reverberated throughout Millett Hall as the players’ shoes began to squeak.

Miami won the tip and quickly made a layup to start the 20162017 season.

The Fighting Muskies responded to the RedHawks’ early two points and led for six minutes after their first basket at 18:27. The Muskies took advantage of several RedHawk turnovers, missed rebounds and free throws, and lack of early offensive production.

“All in all, I’ll take it. I’m not pleased with the free throws—we missed too many free throws and then too many turnovers,” Cooper said. “So those are two things we hopefully can clean up.”

Dion Wade, a redshirt junior guard, put the RedHawks ahead at 11:57, and seven successive points from Weathers established a calmness through the team.

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