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HEALTH BENEFITS FALL SHORT

Despite rules, smoking continues

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Smoking not punishable by law

FACULTYS

HEALTH

MEGAN ZAHNEIS

SOPHIE WHORF

NEWS EDITOR

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Miami University’s health plan offerings for its employees fall short of accepted industry standards, according to a recent report commissioned by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The report alleges that fiscal consequences for employees who choose to receive services from nonnetwork providers are “unusually harsh.”

In recent years, the university has subscribed to the notion of health care “networks”, in which employees who attend “participating” or “preferred” medical practices receive lower bills.

“Since health care providers want patients with insurance who can pay for their treatment, insurers and large employers enjoy considerable leverage negotiating with them for lower rates and other restrictions on how they provide their services,” reads the white paper, written

by David Walsh, a professor of economics. “In exchange, network providers are assured access to sizable pools of patients.”

Walsh said that the higher costs associated with non-network providers are a result of higher “coinsurances”, or copays, and of “balance billing” — which bills employees for the difference in the provider’s charge and the amount paid by the employee’s plan.

‘The problem with Miami in particular is that the attempt to try to push people to see providers within the

The stresses of college — especially during the final weeks of the semester — often prompt students to seek ways to alleviate the strain of term papers and allnighters spent cramming for exams.

For some, that solution comes in the form of smoking cigarettes.

“Smoking is related to stress level. So people find that, even though nicotine is a stimulant — that it relaxes them. So you’re gonna see [smoking] more in high-stress times,” said Rose Marie Ward, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health who studies public health and substance abuse among college students.

Nick Froehlich, a firstyear student, said that the pressure of a busy schedule drove him to start smoking.

“I never smoked before I came to college. I thought it was gross — and it is,” said Froehlich. “I never imagined myself to be pretty much addicted to cigarettes … It turns out that [college] is really much more stressful than you anticipate.”

Froehlich primarily smokes outside his residence hall during the evenings with a friend or two. He has never gotten in trouble for smoking on campus grounds or seen any smoking policy enforced, despite the fact that Miami’s student handbook prohibits smoking.

According to Part 4, Chapter 10 of the handbook, all Miami campuses

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VIGIL FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT Yesterday evening at 6:30, students met at the Shade Family Room in Armstrong Student Center for a candelight vigil to bring awareness to sexual assault on Miami’s campus.

Miami employees turn to food pantry COMMUNITY

TESS SOHNGEN

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

It’s 4:08 p.m. on a hot Monday in April, and six cars were already parked between the cemetery and the only food pantry in Oxford, Ohio.

Everyone sat in their cars with the windows open, waiting for the pantry to open at five o’clock.

Every month, families and individuals from 300 different homes in the Talawanda School District come to Oxford Community Choice Food Pantry (OCCP) to temporarily mitigate the grumbling in their stomachs and the slimming of their wallets. They come for food, and many who come need these free food items to make it to the next payday without going hungry.

As the clock ticked closer to five o’clock, they moved from their cars — now nine parked in the sun — to the shade of the white building.

One of the women waiting there was Jan*, a Miami em-

Low wages for university workers contribute to high traffic at OCCP ployee of 18 years, who began coming to the OCCP after her friend referred her to it last year.

“I’d like to get to a day where I don’t have to use it,” said Jan. But with an hourly income of $12.78 an hour and no other source of income outside Miami, that dream is

nearly impossible to achieve.

“The real surprise is when you stop and think about some of the people who come through, people you know through another context. They just struggle, and you don’t realize it until they come in looking hungry,” said Bob Ratterman, the director of the OCCP.

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MARY SCHROTT

Last year, Cook Field saw largest number of offenses since 2010

BONNIE MEIBERS

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There have been numerous traffic incidents throughout the years at Cook Field. These used to be the most frequent offenses in the area, but inrecent years, traffic offenses are the least of students’ worries.

In 2015, six alcohol violations, one assault, one count of criminal mischief, two counts of property dam-

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Opting for part-time tempting for seniors

A closer look at crime on campus

CRIME

For one dollar a year, The Oxford Community Choice Pantry calls a one-story white house next to the community graveyard its home. A white picket fence outlines part of the house like the white beard on Ratterman’s face and reaches high toward the sky like the hair on his head.

Both are a little old and not without charm.

Within the old, stubborn door is one main room where locals shop for their groceries. Ratterman and his staff organized and color-coated the shelves and food according to food groups outlined

by MyPlate, the current nutritional guideline outlined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Beyond the main shopping room, there is only one smaller room available to store extra food.

“We could use more space, but for one dollar a year, we just can’t beat that,” said Ratterman.

One thing the OCCP is not

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age, one sex offense and four traffic violations occurred on Cook Field — making last year’s total the largest amount of offenses since 2010.

Armstrong Student Center, one of the most heavily trafficked areas on campus, had 37 offenses total for the academic year thus far.

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As the red triangle on a Miami student’s Degree Audit Report pie chart shrinks, indicating fewer needed credits and an approaching graduation, student scheduling becomes increasingly strategic.

For students entering senior year who need less than 24 credits — or two full-time 12 credit semesters — to graduate, going part-time is an option.

According to the Office of Institutional Research, just two percent of Oxford’s 15,975 degree-seeking undergraduates are part-time.

However, of the 308 parttime students in Oxford, 55 percent are seniors.

Various factors, such as tuition, amenities and scholarship, can be affected by a student’s decision to attend Miami part-time.

Brent Shock, assistant vice president of student financial aid and bursar offices, said that several years ago, part-time students were denied access to Miami services like the Rec and health services. Now, students only need to be enrolled in one hour of credit for access.

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MU AAUP CELEBRATES ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

FACULTY MEMBERS AWARDED FOR SERVICE

CULTURE EDITOR REVIEWS GAME OF THRONES

GUN ACTIVIST MARCH TRIGGERS DEBATE

MIAMI TENNIS HOSTS MAC TOURNAMENT

Faculty advocacy chapter reflects on successes, sets goals for next year

Jerome Conley amd Wanita Hatton, recognized by Miami University for dedication

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Editorial board, concealed carry activist and Miami student discuss guns on campus

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A year in review: AAUP celebrates accomplishments, sets goals FACULTY

MEGAN ZAHNEIS NEWS EDITOR

One year ago today, a group of 200 Miami faculty members gathered in Upham 001, on the verge of change.

They were there to hear a speech by Rudy Fichtenbaum, president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and to bring into existence Miami’s own AAUP Advocacy Chapter.

Today, that fledgling organization is not only the newest, but the largest advocacy chapter in AAUP’s Ohio Conference. It now boasts 97 due-paying members, among them University Distinguished Professors, adjunct faculty, department chairs, lecturers, visiting assistant professors, graduate students, emeriti, and many tenure-line and tenured professors. The chapter’s concerned faculty satellite consists of nearly 300 members.

Members organize via a Facebook group, an email listserv and a variety of meetings and events held throughout the semester,

all of which are orchestrated by a four-person executive board and a 12-member advisory council whose members are spread across Miami’s campuses and disciplines.

At a recent end-of-year meeting and social, chapter leadership praised what they said was a productive first year.

Miami’s AAUP chapter has raised awareness on a number of issues, including what its membership perceives as a lack of transparency from university administration. This gap was bridged in part by using member representation in University Senate to explain budgeting decisions and priorities.

At the year-end gathering, outgoing chapter president Keith Tuma said the dialogue AAUP has created with university administration was a chief accomplishment.

Other items on the AAUP’s docket included the publication of several working papers on Miami spending and health benefits, hosting “Lunchtime Chats” for faculty members to discuss governance and healthcare, advocating

BACCHUS holding free HIV testing today

OPD appoints new school resource officer

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regional campuses account for the remaining 2 percent of the membership roster.

Increasing its presence on the regional campuses is also a goal of the AAUP, which hopes to expand its efforts to advocate for regional faculty members.

The chapter would also like to bolster its attendance at university Board of Trustees meetings, including placing a faculty member on the Board of Trustees.

“First and foremost, I think the board needs to hear us a little better than they have historically,” Tuma said at the meeting. “In the past, there’s been a lot of symbolic gestures from the board but no real dialogue. They like to claim that there’s dialogue. I don’t really think there has been.”

In addition to continuing to pressure administration to emphasize the core mission of the university — education and research — AAUP aims to hold regular conferences with the president and provost, collect information on upper administration salary trends, investigate service norms on campus and develop a plan for responding to increased teaching

loads on individual faculty members.

“We do need to keep the pressure on about, ‘If you’re going to ask us to do this [teach more], if you’re going to keep on squeezing labor, you need to explain how you are also making efforts to cut in other areas,” said AAUP vice president Cathy Wagner in the meeting.

One member attending the meeting stressed a need for the chapter to continue its push against the university’s increased reliance on non-tenure-track faculty.

“Essentially, by … using all different kinds of non-tenure-track faculty, the people running the universities are hollowing out the profession,” she said. “They’re hollowing out the universities from within. And I think we really need to push that more.”

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In an effort to promote safe sex practices on campus, BACCHUS, a student health organization, is hosting free HIV testing today.

The clinic will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Office of Student Wellness inside the Student Health Center.

Nurse Janae Arno, who serves as Miami University’s wellness coordinator and advisor to BACCHUS, said that the testing — run in collaboration with Miami’s Nursing Department and the AIDS Resource Center in Dayton — is open to all.

The testing is completely confidential, free of charge and requires no pre-registration. Results are returned within a half hour. Students can wait at the clinic or return later after class.

The clinics have performed 45 tests so far over three testing dates.

Sophomore Jared Calihan, who attended a previous clinic, said the testing was simple.

“It was a straight-forward process,” Calihan said. “I was glad to find out that the test was a mouth swab and required no blood work.”

Calihan said, in order to participate, he filled out a registration form. He was briefly educated on safe sex practices, given a chance to ask questions, and had his mouth swabbed. The results of the test took about 15 minutes to obtain.

The purpose of hosting the free clinic, Arno explained, is to make it as easy as possible for students to get tested.

“We’ve seen strong attendance at recent events, and I think that’s because the HIV testing is affordable, accessible and anonymous,” said Arno. “Students feel they’re in a neutral, safe space where they are not identified or judged.”

BACCHUS, a student organization promoting healthy and safe lifestyle decision-making, had the idea to put on the event after identifying safe sex as one of their health initiatives this year.

“One of our main focuses is to provide resources and educate our peers,” said senior Allison Briede, the co-president of BACCHUS. “The testing is completely confidential and anyone dealing with any paperwork has been cleared by the Dayton AIDS Resource Center. However, no one will see the results of a test beside the Dayton AIDS member

Oxford Police Officer Matt Wagers was appointed School Resource Officer at the Talawanda School District by Chief John Jones, effective February 1. Wagers has been with the Oxford Police Department (OPD) since 2011.

Wagers, who graduated from Hamilton High School and attended Northern Kentucky University, said that service runs in his family.

He was influenced by his father, a retired Hamilton police officer, as well as his uncles, who were a detective and a firefighter, respectively.

Wagers’ task as the community outreach officer’s task at Talawanda Schools is not only to educate and do prevention work, but also to establish relationships and be approachable to students. The job requires an officer who wants to work with kids, is energetic and knows how to solve problems by

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for contingent faculty members and protesting the secret nature of Miami’s presidential search.

Chapter leadership has also made it a priority to forge bonds with other campus organizations, including the Graduate Student Association and Associated Student Government. To that end, AAUP collaborated with Miami’s American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) chapter for a solidarity event early this month as AFSCME members renegotiated their contracts.

But AAUP leadership considers the group’s work to be far from done.

Its top priority is to further diversify its membership — currently, 73 percent of AAUPers are members of the College of Arts and Science, with 11 percent coming from the College of Creative Arts, 9 percent from the College of Education, Health and Society, 3 percent from the Farmer School of Business and 2 percent from the College of Engineering and Computing. Members of the College of Professional Studies and Applied Science on Miami’s

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A lone passerby crosses the bridge on Western Campus behind Presser Hall enjoying the weather as spring semester draws to a close.

Conley, Hatton receive Distinguished Service Awards AWARD

HAILEY MALLENDICK SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Miami’s Presidential Distinguished Service Award, the highest recognition for faculty who are committed to service, was presented to Jerome Conley and Wanita Hatton this week.

Conley was recognized for his service as dean and university librarian for Miami University Libraries, and Hatton, for her 28 years as master building service worker for Physical Facilities at Miami University Middletown.

The Distinguished Service Award is presented biennially, alternating with the Distinguished Professor Award. It is reserved for faculty who have given at least twelve years of service to Miami and have made a significant impact to better the community. The recipients were nominated by other faculty members who wrote letters to the Awards and Recognition committee. The committee suggested candidates to President Hodge, who made the final decisions.

Conley and Hatton were recognized for their services and the award at a reception held by President Hodge on April 25th.

“It was an honor to be recognized with such a prestigious award,” said Hatton. “I felt like royalty and was treated with the utmost respect; I felt extremely special.”

Hatton’s career at Miami’s Middletown campus started as a contract worker.

“I was a contracted food service worker for eight years prior to [her career as a building service worker] at MUM and built relationships with faculty, staff and students,” said Hatton. “They called me ‘mom,’ which continued after I became a Miami employee. You know the song: ‘We Are Family?’ That is how we felt at MUM.” Aside from bonding closely with the staff and students, Hatton helped organize several service events in the Middletown area.

She started events such as the Sunny Summer Santa Social and the Bunny Hollow Hop, where people with developmental disabilities are invited to come to the Middleton campus for food and fun.

Hatton helped to create an organization on campus called Students Engaging In Real Volunteer Efforts (SERVE). The organization and the community service events have grown over the years since she started them.

“There are times when I am in a restaurant or grocery store with friends and someone will recognize me and say things like: ‘Do you remember me?’”, said Hatton. “These are the priceless moments — when it dawns on you that you made a difference in someone’s life.”

In addition to her work with SERVE, Hatton has been heavily in-

volved in Relay For Life. Inspired by her husband’s battle with stage four lung cancer, Hatton has helped the Miami Middletown campus team raise over $100,000 over a 20-year span.

“I get so proud and excited when I tell anyone about the fun we have had along our journey. I didn’t realize at the time the impact such small things could do,” said Hatton. “I guess we really did do great things because I received the Presidential Distinguished Service Award with great love.”

While Hatton’s work focused mainly in the Middletown area, Conley concentrated on the Oxford region.

Conley has been an active member in helping the community, from his various positions in the Miami libraries to his two terms as the Mayor of Oxford. In fact, he had such an impact on a group of graduating seniors two years ago that the students requested the city proclaim May 6, 2014 in his honor.

Like Hatton, Conley worked his way up from an entry-level position in the library to the dean of libraries.

“I came in for a one-year minority resident librarian position and now I’m the dean,” said Conley. “I think that shows what a great environment Miami libraries offers as well as the opportunities that Miami has offered me.”

Conley has implemented many service programs that include both

Miami students and the Oxford community.

One program, called Oxford’s Promise, pairs Miami student mentors with eighth, ninth and 10th graders in the Talawanda School District. This program, which occurs every three years, also teaches the Talawanda students about city government and safety.

Conley also spearheaded the creation of a student group that raises awareness of the United Way and its social service programs.

Conley also created an annual Senior Recognition Banquet, in which he presents awards, such as the Library Assistance Undergraduate Research Assistance Award, to student employees who utilize library resources for research projects.

“This I just started for the time for the graduating student employees,” said Conley. “We just wanted to take a moment and give them a moment to be recognized.”

In addition to the work he continues to do on campus, Conley serves on the Community Foundation Board for the City of Oxford as well the President for Ohio Library and Information Network.

“I share this award with the rest of the community — the faculty, the staff, and, more importantly, the students that I’ve had the pleasure to work with,” said Conley. “Oxford has embraced me for the past 24 years, as well as Miami. I am deeply, deeply honored by this award.”

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short on is customers. In 2015, 576 unduplicated households came to the pantry at least once for food.

In one day, as many as 62 people have come to the pantry for a bag of food items when money runs out at the end of the month.

“I like to say their money runs out before their month runs out,” said Ratterman. The increase in people who come toward the end of the month proves that people are not abusing the system, Ratterman said.

For Jan, her money to pay for food often runs out by the end of the two weeks before her next paycheck. By then, the milk and cereal are usually gone.

“I never have not enough food to go hungry, but I’m not eating prime rib!” said Jan. Jan is not alone in her battle against food insecurity. Approximately one in seven people in Butler county — 52,060 total — are food insecure, and 50 percent do not qualify for SNAP, the newest government rendition of food stamps, according to Feeding America.

“They said I make too much money to get food stamps … so I was worried that I would still be making too much money to go to the pantry,” said Jan.

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A Healthy Minds survey conducted at the University of Michigan last year, showed that university students who smoked regularly were in the minority.

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are a “Smoke-and Tobacco-Free Environment.” This means that smoking is restricted on all university grounds at all times, including sidewalks, bridges and parking lots.

Although it is illegal to smoke inside Miami’s buildings, the laws on surrounding university grounds are less clear.

The state of Ohio issued a smoking ban that was approved in Nov. 2006 and restricts smoking in public areas, including Miami University’s campus.

Before the law was enacted, smoking on campus was allowed.

As of now, smoking on university grounds is not technically punishable by law, but instead constitutes a violation of the “No Smoking” notices posted around campus.

Miami University Police Department (MUPD) Capt. Ben Spilman, who has been on the force for 19 years, says MUPD has never taken disciplinary action against a student smoking.

“There’s not a Miami ticket to write for smoking. It’s really more or less a community standard … intended to be enforced by the community,” said Spilman. “Certainly, it’s an expectation about how people conduct themselves on our property.”

Most MUPD officers carry small cards that offer resources for smoking cessation, and will occasionally hand them to students or faculty they witness smoking.

Spilman said the reality of how MUPD handles smokers runs contrary to what many students think its stance on smoking is.

“There’s a pretty common misconception that we’re out patrolling for smokers, but we’re like any other member of the community,” said Spilman. “We have the same responsibility that everybody else does, and being in a position of au-

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thority, we do take that seriously.

Our role is to remind people of the expectations.”

If students are upset by a repeat smoking offender on Miami’s campus, the issue can be directed to the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution (OESCR), which deals with student disciplinary action.

Susan Vaughn, director of OESCR, says that complaints come through EthicsPoint, a universitywide anonymous reporting system, and are reviewed by the university attorney and OESCR staff.

Last year, current Miami students were asked to participate in a Healthy Minds survey, conducted by the University of Michigan School of Public Health, that measures cigarette use.

Of a sample size of 4,000 students — both undergraduate and graduate — 69 percent of students reported never using cigarettes.

Nine percent reported usage in the last 12 months, but not the last 30 days, and 12 percent reported use in the past 30 days. By contrast, in the national survey, 14 percent reported having smoked in the past 30 days.

However, Ward said that these numbers may be distorted by the fact that most smoking occurs Uptown or off-campus.

Spilman says that generally speaking, smoking rates have declined at Miami.

“There is a substantial difference from when I was an undergraduate student to now,” Spilman said.

“It’s not at all like it was in the past.

I think we’ve seen a gradual decline in smoking amongst young people.”

Ward agreed that smoking is not as prevalent as it used to be.

“I think we’ve changed as a culture,” Ward said. “Over time, we’ve kind of phased out smoking in our environment.”

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are the most on record for Cook Field.

Captain Ben Spilman, administrative captain for Miami University’s police department, said the size of Cook Field is a major reason that a number of incidents have occurred there in the past and during this year. He said that the number does not surprise him in the slightest.

“I think, much like anywhere on campus, if you use a good common sense approach to safety you’re going to be safe,” said Spilman.

He compared the field itself and the parking lots surrounding it to High Street, which is a very heavily trafficked area and therefore has a lot of parking violations.

However, some things Spilman did find unusual in the statistics were the assault and the sex offense. While assaults typically occur outside, sex offenses do not, he said.

“Sex offenses usually occur be-

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tion is made by the Office of Housing Options, Meals and Events (H.O.M.E.). Students must also be full-time to receive scholarships. However, Shock said that, like the H.O.M.E. office, Student Financial Services can make exceptions.

“When students are about to graduate and they need fewer than 12 credits, if they tell our office we will bend the rules and generally try to prolate their scholarship,” Shock said.

Shock said that there are a handful of donor scholarships that require students to be full-time and cannot be manipulated. It’s not common, however, for students to come to Shock asking to keep their scholarship and go part-time.

Students say there are pros and cons to having a part-time schedule.

Senior Margeaux ClaytonStamm, who is graduating in May with a degree in strategic communications and minors in leadership and management and women’s, gender and sexuality studies, is currently a part-time student taking nine credit hours.

Her spring schedule allows for a four-day weekend. Having more free time outside of class, she said, is good and bad in different ways.

“On days [when I don’t have class], I have nothing to do — it’s great,” Clayton-Stamm said. “I’m using a lot of time to do homework and find a job, too.”

Clayton-Stamm said she is doing

For an individual living on her own, like Jan, their gross monthly income is below 1,276 dollars.

However, the income eligibility is lower for the OCCP. “They sign a paper that says they fit those income guidelines listed by annual, weekly and monthly, and you do not have to meet all three, only one to qualify,” said Ratterman.

Standing across from Jan in the parking lot of the OCCP was Cheryl and one of her grandchildren. She and her husband, both disabled and in their sixties, have been coming to the food pantry for extra food to help raise their three grandchildren.

“I don’t know where I would be without them,” said Cheryl. “They don’t judge you. No one looks down upon you … I’m just so thankful.”

Beside space, the pantry is sometimes short on one other important factor — choice.

Ratterman and his volunteers try to increase choices until items run out, but what’s available to their customers depends wholly on what food items are donated.Most of the food from the OCCP comes from Shared Harvest, the major food bank in Fairfield, Ohio.

“The stuff that’s available through Shared Harvest, a lot of times they have corn and green beans, and that’s it. So the choices

are corn and green beans,” said Ratterman.

Currently, the OCCP is hoarding donated cereal boxes for the free bags of extra food they give during the summer.

The SNAP program is just as restrictive in their choices, if not more so. Food insecure individuals cannot purchase ready-to-eat hot meals, cleaning or personal supplies and vitamins with their SNAP benefits, which averaged four dollars per day for an individual in Ohio in 2014, according to the USDA and SNAP program.

With limited choices comes limited variety and often less nutritious diets, which contributes to the obesity and malnutrition that plague those in poverty. Since the OCCP is the only food pantry in Oxford, the choices for where to find help are similarly slim.

The clock ticked closer to five o’clock. Jan, Cheryl and the others began filing into a line outside the pantry in the order in which they arrived. When they left out the exit of the Mount Olivet Cemetery they will have a bag of food to feed them tonight, but they wondered how long that food will last within the two weeks before returning to the pantry.

They wonder and hope, like Jan, for the day they won’t need to rely on it.

hind closed doors, where you’re supposed to feel safe,” said Becca Getson, Miami’s Title IX coordinator.

In the case of the sex offense, the victim did not know their assailant. This is also unusual. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), four out of five assaults are committed by someone known to the victim.

“Perpetration by strangers of sexual misconduct does happen but is less common than is typically believed,” said Getson.

Getson said that sex offenses are the most under-reported crimes. The RAINN reports that 68 percent of sexual assaults are not reported to the police.

Spilman speculated that the majority of alcohol violations that occurred on Cook Field this past year would not have occurred in a year when East Quad was offline, like last academic year.

“If you put [the crimes] in context it makes sense why you’d find all these violations there,”

Spilman said. “Not necessarily because Cook is some hotbed of criminal activity.”

Sophomore Devan Osborne said that she feels that the lack of lighting on Cook Field is a concern.

“I try not to go over there at night by myself,” said Osborne.

In way of preventing crime on Cook Field, turning on more lights in the area would not make the area safer, Spilman said. “[Turning on more lights] would be a deterrent of sleep for others,” he said. “I don’t know that lighting would do anything but attract more people to it at night.”

Cost is also a factor in getting more lights turned on in the area as well as installing more emergency blue lights, said Spilman.

“Overall though, considering the number of people who use Cook Field as a facility on a daily basis, it’s a safe place to be,” said Spilman. “Just like the rest of campus.”

quite well in the three classes she is enrolled in, because of all the time she is able to dedicate to homework and studying. Yet, sometimes she feels the free time is too much.

“A four-day weekend is nice, but at the same time I feel like I’m being so lazy on Sundays because I think, ‘Well, my actual Sunday doesn’t start until tomorrow,’” Clayton-Stamm said.

Junior Lindsey Schad, who is majoring in botany and minoring in entrepreneurship and global health, only needs four credits to finish her degrees. However, the one-credit global health class she needs will be offered in the fall of 2016 and the three-credit grant writing class she needs will be offered in spring 2017.

Despite being pigeonholed into staying both semesters senior year, Schad is the recipient of multiple scholarships that make taking nonmajor courses virtually costless.

“There are classes I’ve wanted to take but I haven’t had room to in earlier years,” Schad said, who is enrolled in rock climbing, Tai Chi, French, creative writing and a global health seminar for the fall.

Schad believes taking these classes will not only be fun, but will add depth to her perspectives on her major and minors.

“As someone who wants to be an entrepreneur, you can never stop learning,” Schad said. “Every single experience and subject can provide you with an idea or inspiration for something later on.”

For Clayton-Stamm, taking classes she doesn’t need in order

to earn her degree seems pointless.

“If I don’t need [a class], I don’t see a point in taking it,” ClaytonStamm said. “Being a part-time student is cheaper. There’s no point in having my parents pay full tuition if I don’t have to take a class.”

Part-time students are only required to pay per credit hour. For the 2015-2016 school year, that cost is $563.88 for in-state students and $1,259.70 for those who live out-of-state.

Several fees ranging from $100 to $200 may be assessed if a student lives on campus or is taking business school courses.

For full-time in-state students, tuition for the 2015-16 school year is $13,533. For out-of-state residents, the cost comes to $30,233.

Both in-state and out-of-state students are also responsible for $700 in additional fees.

Ultimately, the decision to go part-time is a personal one.

The decision to go part-time, therefore, depends on different factors in a student’s life.

“I love having a lot of free time and am enjoying my last semester here,” Clayton-Stamm said. “It’s great to have more time to be with my friends.”

Shock said that, above all else, the university is interested in seeing students graduate on time.

“We want students to leave in the normal time frame so they are free to start earning a wage,” Shock said. “It’s important students do the right thing for themselves.”

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4 CULTURE

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016

Humans oƒ Oxford Stephanie Smith: Steph with a Ph.D.

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Winter has come and gone but ‘Game of Thrones’ is back TELEVISION

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EMILY WILD

Warning: This review is dark and full of spoilers. If you have not watched through S6E1 of “Game of Thrones,” do not read on.

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Throughout her life, first-year Steph Smith has had many ideas as to what career path she might like to pursue.

For a short time, she aspired to be a teacher. Then, her focus shifted toward a potential career as a lawyer. She even considered entomology — a life spent working with bugs.

But during high school, Steph stumbled upon something that put all these thoughts to rest.

Microbes.

From Ebola to E. coli, Steph found her passion among the viruses and bacteria that make most people cringe.

She even has a collection of fuzzy, stuffed microbes — including anthrax, strep, tuberculosis and many more.

When she was 16 years old, Steph and several of her classmates carried out research through the Batelle Memorial Institute, a science and technology development company based in Columbus, Ohio.

Her group received national recognition for proposing a logarithmic equation used to determine the age of a person just by looking at their DNA. “That was like the turning point,” Steph said. “It was just so core to me ... it sold me on what I want to do for the rest of my life.”

Steph chose to study microbiology at Miami because of the opportunities offered through the microbiology department, especially in undergraduate research.

“Looking at it, there’s a lot of research, a lot of the advisors are great and the coursework is just incredible,” Steph said. “The internships they provide and the career links — it’s amazing.”

She is currently involved in an undergraduate research project concerning bacteriophages — virus-

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es that affect bacteria. Next semester, on top of her 20 credit hours, she hopes to work in a stem cell research lab.

As for a future career, Steph has several ideas.

“Working with Ebola or extreme pathogens like that would be a big thing for me,” Steph said. “Working in the lab and looking at the genetic makeup of it and looking at how to either cure it or use it to our advantage.”

She is also interested in exploring the relationship between climate change and viral outbreaks.

But before she can take on any of these endeavors, she plans on at-

tending graduate school.

“I’m pursuing a Ph.D. so one day it’s not, ‘Stef with an F, or Steph with a P-H?’ It’s Steph with a Ph.D.!

That’s like a big motivation for getting a Ph.D.,” she laughs. “Other than my passion for the field, I just want to be able to make that joke so bad!”

Steph is confident in the fact that she has an immense amount of passion for her chosen path, but she certainly does not consider herself an exception because of this.

“I think everyone, when they find the right thing, is passionate about it, and I think everyone has a unique story to tell.”

Ashley and Courtney Kemper: Sharing birthdays PEOPLE

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Ashley Kemper slides into the booth at Western Dining Commons, putting her nearly empty plate down. Courtney, her sister, plops down next to her with a full plate.

“I’m not going to eat that much today,” Ashley says. “I’m saving room for ribs and cheesecake this weekend.”

Courtney laughs and starts to eat her pizza. Though it might not be as obvious, she’s excited too.

The twins will turn 19 this weekend, on April 30.

Every year they get their favorite home-cooked meal for dinner, matching presents and two cakes.

One year, when they were eight, the twins decided to make their own cakes.

They each made a Funfetti cake, then dropped them out of the pan and onto the floor.

Their mom left the two girls alone in the kitchen and went to tell their dad. When she returned, Ashley and Courtney were sitting there, shoving fistfuls of the ruined cake into their mouths.

Ashley and Courtney almost always get the same presents. Every year, their parents will buy them the same gift, but in a different color.

The best present they’ve ever received was a toy horse farm.

“We played horses for hours. Literally for hours,” Ashley says with a smile.

“We were basically the coolest kids ever,” Courtney laughs.

This year the twins got each other T-shirts.

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“They’re squad goals T-shirts,” Ashley explains. “Mine’s ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ because that’s my favorite show. Courtney’s is —” “I’ve seen ‘Friends’ three times,” Courtney interjects.

“It’s all the characters from ‘Friends,’” Ashley finishes.

This year — their first birthday away from home — the twins’ family is coming to them. They’re go-

ing to Montgomery Inn to have the famous ribs, and their mom will bring each of them their own slice of cheesecake.

They’ll sit next to each other and celebrate their 19th birthday together.

“I don’t know how to have your own birthday,” Ashley says. “I don’t think I could handle having a whole day all about just me.”

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The immensely popular fantasy series, “Game of Thrones” is lucky to have found a home at HBO. Filled with gloriously gratuitous battle sequences, a body count that climbs faster than Wall-scaling wildlings on cocaine and explicit sex scenes that constantly toe the line between seductively entertaining and outright pornographic, this nightmare for censors could never have survived on an FCC-regulated network.

That being said, while these adult themes have certainly been big draws for the audience, the show can’t chalk its popularity up purely to all the combat and coitus. Most fantasy works are filled with breasts and beheadings, but none are as universally well-liked as “Thrones.”

The adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” has become one of the best shows on television because hidden beneath all of the prophecies, dragons and White Walkers is a sprawling story of humanity and political intrigue.

And after a surprisingly lackluster fifth season, “Thrones” seems to be getting back to its roots.

Since episode one, when the epitome of honor, Ned Stark, chose to execute a frightened deserter of The Night’s Watch, the show has been at its best when it forces us to consider the difficult decisions that those in power must make. As com-

mon citizens, we are often quick to complain about the decisions of our leaders, often without considering the intentions or reasoning behind those choices. By putting us in the minds of the most powerful people in Westeros and Essos, “Thrones” broadens our understanding of what it’s like to rule over an entire nation.

As season six picks up, this theme is as prevalent as ever. One message that is becoming common throughout all the variously intertwined storylines is that in the world of “Games of Thrones,” there seems to be no greater poison than trying to do the right thing.

The opening shot is of the dead (yes, still dead) body of Jon Snow, who was murdered by his own men after forging an alliance with the wildlings in an effort to team up against the unstoppable horde of White Walkers. Arguably the smartest move in the entire series was answered with a sign reading “Traitor” and a series of vengeful daggers.

Similarly, season five saw Daenerys run out of her own city after her decision to free slaves and end the ruthless tradition of the fighting pits incited a violent uprising. She is now held captive by a Dothraki herd and, although her explanation that she is a Khaleesi saves her from becoming a sexual plaything for the new Khal, she is still doomed to live out her days in Vaes Dothrak with the other widowed Khaleesis.

“Thrones” seems to be posing the question as to whether one can survive the violent reactions to a peaceful decision.

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Final theatre production of the school year

‘Winter’s War’: Stuggling to find a focus

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KIRBY DAVIS

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Although puppets are most commonly associated with humor, their usage in the Theatre Department’s production of “The Long Christmas Ride Home” is far from comical.

The show portrays a family of five as they celebrate Christmas, both in their church and at their grandparents’ house.

However, it is not a merry Christmas as there are many tensions in the family that begin to erupt.

“The husband is an alcoholic, is abusive and is cheating on my character, the wife,” said first-year Abigail Murray, who plays the Narrator and Woman.

Most of the show deals with the problems between the parents and their relationship with their children.

There is an added pressure for the actors as they both act in the show and narrate it.

“I switch back and forth between narrating the people in the time and place and am also an outsider viewing the story,” said Murray.

“It’s difficult to go back and forth from in it and out of it.”

There is also an unexpected musical element in the play.

A man sits in the middle of the audience, adding sound effects to enhance the story. He does this throughout the show, adding noise for the car, knocking on the door and just as a general introduction to many scenes.

The seating for the audience is arranged in a distinctive way, unlike the typical theater format. The front row of the audience is seated on pillows on the ground, and the row behind them is seated on wooden benches.

This, combined with the lowly lit screens in the back of the room, gives the space the feeling of a

“The Huntsman: Winter’s War” is like the finale of a firework display — it’s mesmerizing, but there’s so much going on that it’s nearly impossible to focus on any specific aspect.

Serving as both a prequel and sequel to 2012’s “Snow White and the Huntsman,” “Winter’s War” was destined to be confusing.

Liam Neeson narrates, offering vague, arbitrary commentary on love and sisterhood, but even he can’t make sense of the plot.

It’s a lazily constructed jumble of conflicting romances and contradictory moral messages, and it has little regard for sensible continuity.

In “Snow White and the Huntsman,” Kristen Stewart (as the titular character) and Charlize Theron (as Ravenna, her murderous stepmother) squared off in the name of their kingdom. Chris Hemsworth played the hulking, surly Huntsman, and though he was the one to revive Snow White with the original “true love’s kiss,” he did so because she reminded him of his deceased wife, Sara.

In “Winter’s War,” we meet this wife after a hastily paced preface that introduces the film’s primary antagonists — sisters Ravenna and Freya (Emily Blunt.) Years before the first film’s events, Freya is rocked by a devastating familial betrayal and flees the kingdom, showcasing Elsa-esque powers in the process. She forges a child army in her new, isolated, icy domain and attempts to raise them as “huntsmen” without any notion of love or attachment.

She doesn’t succeed completely — Sara (Jessica Chastain) and Eric (Hemsworth) fall for each other and elope, but Freya intervenes, forcing Eric to watch his wife die before taking off into the woods.

After a seven-year time jump,

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and the person being tested. ” Attendance has steadily increased, doubling in numbers since the first event. Briede sees many reasons for this gain in popularity.

“Most people our age have never been tested for HIV, and

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building relationships. Jones explained that much of Wagers’ job involves social work. The only interaction many Talawanda students have ever had with law enforcement involves a police officer intervening in a domestic dispute. A school resource officer affords young people the chance for positive interaction with a police officer.

“It’s evident in Officer Wagers, that we chose the right person to do [the job],” Jones said. “He loves kids, and he gets down to their level and talks to them and tries to educate.”

Jones felt that a school resource officer for Talawanda Schools was necessary because the safety of the children in the community is of utmost importance to the Oxford Police Department. Because drug overdose is the top cause of death in Butler County, according to the

knowledge is power,” said Briede.

“Regardless of the results, students are aware now, which is huge. People need to be aware if they have HIV… and people need to be educated on how to protect themselves. This means more people are talking about safe sex, which is our ultimate goal.”

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tenable.”

AAUP leaders will celebrate the one-year anniversary of their organization this morning by meet-

ing incoming university President Gregory Crawford for breakfast.

Don Ucci, co-chair of the AAUP advisory council, summed up the organization’s goals at the end of the meeting.

county coroner’s office, OPD is trying to help students by giving drug and alcohol abuse prevention talks and visiting homes of children that display suspicious behavior.

“Drug use, in general, does not obey socioeconomical borders,” Jones said. “There are families where the kids are struggling with what is going on in their own homes.”

Officer Wagers stays busy, visiting Kramer Elementary and Talawanda’s middle and high schools.

Although every day sees him performing different tasks, Wagers enjoys being able to keep young people in the community safe while being able to get to know them.

“I love [the job]. I think it’s definitely needed, especially in today’s world,” Wagers said. “It’s also an opportunity to interact and build good relationships with the younger generation.”

“This is the conversation that’s going on in the office, in the hallways, in the restrooms,” Ucci said. “But it’s not getting to the right ears. We need to get it to the right ears.”

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6 OPINION

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016

Guns are antithetical to educational purpose of a college campus The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.

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omorrow at 1 p.m. a group of armed students — led by concealed carry activist Jeffrey Smith — will be holding an open-carry protest on Miami’s campus. The goal, per Smith, is to open a dialogue wherein people on campus may express their concerns and thoughts on the prospect of legalizing concealed carry.

Dialogue? Carrying on a dialogue with protestors who have firearms on their person seems to be problematic, to say the least. If it is a dialogue they wish for, why not gather in Wilkes Theater and hold an open forum?

Instead, the protestors have decided to impose upon our otherwise calm campus a tangible fear.

Fear does not bring about dialogue, it hinders discussion. It polarizes those participating, forcing them to a position where they are all for the concealed carry (the protestors) or against it (those who disapprove of the protest).

Last December, The New York Times published their first front-page editorial in close to 100 years on the gun epidemic in America, commenting that, “it is a moral outrage and a national disgrace that civilians can legally purchase weapons designed specifically to kill people with brutal speed and efficiency. These are weapons of war, barely modified and deliberately marketed as tools of macho vigilantism and even insurrection.” This rhetoric is indicative of what might be said in a forum, as it offers a chance for dissenting opinions to give their reasoning.

The concern at hand here, though, is not whether concealed carry should be legal, or even if guns should be sold. We must focus on the march, which will effect most of us directly.

A college campus is indeed a center for critical thinking in which one can immerse himself in a sea of differing opinions. But, above all, it is a safe learning zone, free from violence and chastisement for holding a different opinion. At least, it should be.

Recent tragedies would show otherwise, though.

Last February, Larry Tipton shot and killed his girlfriend, Rebecca Eldemire, in a murder-suicide.

Hindsight is 20-20, so remarking that the absence of a firearm would have changed the situation

seems banal. The issue here has more to do with a disgruntled man who wanted to inflict pain.

This same anger flows through the veins of many a student Uptown on the weekends. The culprit: alcohol. When drunk, people are prone to get angry and, if enough testosterone is flowing, get into fights.

Factor in a gun on a Saturday — when Beat the Clock is in full swing — and you have a recipe for drunken disaster.

We should never have to look back on a potential tragedy and discuss what could have been done to prevent it. Rather, we should have the foresight to prevent such things from ever occurring.

Thus, the reasons become clear why guns are simply not conducive to the environment of a college campus. This march may not necessarily be dangerous in itself, but what it stands for certainly is.

College is a place designed to foster growth and education through the open debate and unforced dialogue that has been the staple of higher education for years. This dedication to ideas is and always has been one of the essential goals of universities.

The introduction of guns, tools intended only to kill and destroy, are incompatible with this goal.

Guns are a physical manifestation of real power, the power to kill, concentrated in the hands of the gun holder. When the balance of power shifts so dramatically to one side of the debate as guns are introduced to campus, the debate fails to live up to higher educational standards.

Rather, fear and uncertainty dominate the campus and dissuade any healthy debate to occur. This march represents one side attempting to commandeer that power, and the loss of power for everyone else involved.

People can be assured by marchers of their good intentions and commitment to safety, but that assurance does not erase the emotions that are evoked when one lays eyes on a gun. We understand the marchers’ desire to create a debate surrounding gun rights, but such a debate should not begin at the end of a barrel.

Absurdity of gun march should elicit creative, thoughtful response from opponents GUNS

EVAN FACKLER

GUEST COLUMNIST

How should those of us who think guns are a dangerous distraction to campus life respond to armed demonstrators walking as part of the open carry event this weekend on campus? Creatively.

How else to respond to an absurd situation?

Obviously many students who are made uncomfortable or uneasy by the presence of guns will opt to stay in their dorms or remain off campus during the hours of the event. That’s an infinitely understandable reaction, and underlines just how serious the thought of guns on campus is.

Still, it’d be a shame to let Jeffry Smith and his organization walk through campus without meeting any resistance, without meeting groups of students ready to offer alternative ideas about what life on campus should be like, and why guns aren’t, and should not be, a part of how we come together in community.

Of course, Mr. Smith comes here armed, ostensibly to educate us about our campus and our values. While nothing makes a conversation more absurd than the presence of a gun, we should really try to educate him. If he can hear us beyond that gun strapped to his waist, that is.

And that’s a big “if,” since that gun seems to flatten and condition his entire political and social perspective.

In the April 12th edition of The Miami Student, for instance, Mr. Smith suggested that Miami students were “sitting ducks.” This statement appears in harmony

with other similarly paranoid statements he has made about us (and the world) in the past, like, for instance, his suggestion that the prohibition of firearms on campus creates a “victims zone.”

I’ve already argued vehemently against this distorted view in an op-ed I wrote in that same edition of The Miami Student. In that piece I argued that far from making us victims or prey for hunters, our decision to limit the presence of guns on campus puts the majority of us (and many parents)

that detestable image? Or maybe you open carry sex toys (and if sex toys make anyone more uncomfortable than firearms, then that says something rather mystifying about how they evaluate danger).

I, for one, will be open carrying my books.

Whatever is done, I hope our visitors understand that you don’t have to be afraid of guns, “anti”second amendment, a communist (I was called “comrade” on their Facebook group, which is fine with me, even if it’s inaccurate),

I, for one, will be open carrying my books.

at ease and makes the kind of reasonable and open discussions that are the bedrock of any educational community possible.

In light of this, I think we should approach articulating our own sense of ourselves and our campus values with a certain amount of playfulness. Not because we’re not serious, but because our passion gives us joy.

To this end, I hope student organizations and fraternities and sororities make a day of it (the event starts at 1pm at Cook Field, but protesters should get there a little earlier, or camp out along the main walks through campus) and apply their own infinitely inventive minds to the question of how to respond.

Folks have already come up with some creative possibilities for protesting. Perhaps you decide to dress as sitting ducks to satirize

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or a hippy-liberal to think guns don’t belong on college campuses (although, you can be any or all of those things). Very likely, you’re just a reasonable human being.

Speaking for myself, having grown up around guns, it’s not that I irrationally hate or fear them, I’m just not delusional about the level of safety or comfort guns provide (to their bearers, but particularly to others), or their merit as part of life in an educational community.

So how to respond to people who really don’t get it, and seem unwilling to try? How to respond to someone crassly holding a gun on a college campus? Perhaps by brandishing a dildo. At least then we’re honest about the kind of exchange we’ll have.

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Presence of guns on campus does not change its culture GUNS

STEPHEN FELTOON GUEST COLUMNIST

In an April 12 article entitled “Upcoming open carry rally evokes call to maintain Miami’s peaceful campus”, Evan Fackler expressed his opposition to such a “rally,” hiding behind the ideal that Miami is a place of serenity and peace, with no need for armed, meddling outsiders who are not members of the Miami community. As a 2007 graduate who lives in a city in which Miami has a branch campus, I am undeniably a member of the Miami Community and I will be participating in the open carry walk.

Recently, the University issued a statement informing students of the planned event. In 2007, Miami issued a similar campus-wide email when I planned a week-long empty holster protest, in which participants would attend class and activities wearing a visible, but empty holster to illustrate that properly-licensed individuals must disarm when they are on campus. In fact, I am the alumnus alluded to in a separate Miami Student article who requested that Jeffry Smith organize an open carry walk on Miami’s campus, based on the overall success of the walk I attended at the University of Cincinnati in 2014.

Sadly, Mr. Fackler employs a host of mischaracterizations to describe the event. He envisions people carrying signs and chanting into microphones. In reality, the event is, quite literally, a walk through campus and into uptown Oxford. We hope to engage students and members of the community in meaningful dialogue, whether by educating them of gun laws (how many students previously knew that openly carrying a gun through campus is legal?), answering their questions, or addressing concerns of anyone who may oppose firearms on a college campus.

Mr. Fackler follows this up with the pathos-ridden argument that carrying a concealed weapon runs contrary to the type of community that Miami tries to embody. The presence of a firearm (especially a concealed one) would not change the culture of a campus, anymore than the presence of a firearm changes the culture of a Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, or even the Texas Statehouse (where it’s legal to carry a concealed handgun).

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, there are no laws prohibiting concealed handguns on college campuses in 23 states (including four of Ohio’s neighbors — Michigan is the exception), and eight other states expressly allow it. That makes Ohio part of an increasingly shrinking minority of states who explicitly ban concealed handguns on college campuses. Is the culture of Northern Kentucky University

or Ball State University somehow different because licensed individuals can carry a concealed handgun there? Does Mr. Fackler realize that, even now, there may be law enforcement officers who take classes at Miami who carry a concealed handgun into class?

I would be in disbelief if Oxford is the only college host that strives to be “idyllic” (as Fackler describes Oxford). An internet search of “most beautiful college towns” yields several lists which include colleges located in states where it is legal to carry a concealed handgun. It is disheartening to see that the “Miami bubble” continues to flourish. If Mr. Fackler sought to “live, work, eat, play, love and learn” at a graduate school where openly carrying a firearm is impermissible, I am afraid Miami does not meet his criteria. In fact, there are not that many colleges and universities in the country that do.

Mr. Fackler relies heavily on some idea that Miami University is special, that it deserves to be treated as a safe haven. As an alumnus with many positive memories of his days of Miami, I agree that Miami is special, but should we as a culture be making decisions which impact the rights of others based on perception or fear? What Mr. Fackler fails to realize is that he is already immersed in a culture where carrying a firearm is a reality, whether it’s at a movie theater, grocery store, shopping mall, or restau-

I agree that Miami is special, but should we as a culture be making decisions which impact the rights of others based on perception or fear? rant. As he tends to his errands off-campus each week, how much time does he invest worrying over who is armed and who isn’t? I imagine very little, so why would that suddenly change if concealed carry were suddenly allowed at Miami.

A concealed carry license holder can carry into a 300-person movie theater but not a 300-person lecture hall, and the biggest reason Mr. Fackler has to want to keep it that way is because it would somehow shatter the perception that Miami is a sanctuary.

I encourage Mr. Fackler to attend the walk on April 30, observe and engage walk participants (including myself) in discussion. Hopefully, we’ll be able to assuage any of his concerns.

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Criticize the paper, not a writer JOURNALISM

TO THE EDITOR: The April 26, 2016 issue of the Miami Student included two letters to the editor that criticized previously published Miami Student articles. I applaud the editors for a having the courage to print negative comments directed at their own newspaper. I am not writing to comment on the quality of these critiques. My problem is that the original authors were called out by name. I think the Miami Student should consider requiring future critiques to be made toward articles, not authors.

I have two main reasons for this view. First, the authors are students and are learning how to be a professional. They should not be subjected to harsh public criticism during this learning process.

Student authors should be given some leniency with regard to the quality of their work. Being called

out in a negative light is overly harsh for a student writer. The letter is effectively the last word on the matter. The original author is not given the opportunity to respond to the criticism.

Second, the content and quality of Miami Student articles is the product of more than the author.

One or more editors also review the work. When legitimate criticisms are made, the editorial staff shares part of the blame since they did not identify the article’s deficiencies. I could argue that for a student publication, the editorial staff is equally responsible for an article’s deficiencies.

Negative comments that are associated with one individual seem unfair. I therefore suggest that future critiques of regular, nonopinion articles omit the author’s name.

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Thefts at Heritage Commons lead to admiration of culprits’ work LIFE

GRAHAM VON CARLOWITZ OPINION EDITOR

Six bananas. That’s the heftiest haul I’ve carried out this year and the most demonic act of thievery I’ve ever committed. The dining halls don’t warn against stealing anything at all, which means I probably have the worry-free chance to fill a mop bucket with ice cream and leave the scene of the crime unscathed. But I might have bigger plans.

I got the idea of using a mop bucket — another item I would have to steal — from some up-and-coming bandits of Heritage Commons, where I live. Apparently, these mysterious figures’ thievery warranted an email to all tenants from the Residence Hall Manager, who pleaded with them, writing, “If you currently have a mop and mop bucket that belong to our staff, please return it ASAP!” The Thief Bucketeers, as I have named the bandits, have since raised the bar. While at first I suspected they would stick to the mop bucket game, stealing one each week and eventually unveiling a life-sized bucket sculpture of a janitor, the group proved their flexibility and stole a cart from the package center.

While it is possible that the cart was simply borrowed and forgotten about, I assumed these funny fellas consciously took it and made silly jokes about how cart rhymes with fart, an assumption I base solely on the fact that I would have done the same thing.

I admit, I have been following the Thief Bucketeers so intently only because I want in. Alas, they won’t be easy to catch. They leave no trails or bucket insignias at the scenes of crime, they have an entirely random stealing agenda and refuse to respond to pleading emails.

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For a while the Bucketeer case was a cold one, so I began building a worthy resume in case they popped up and offered me a spot. Other than my successful banana escapades and stealing toothpaste from my friend’s house ten years ago, my resume is admittedly rather feeble. Thankfully, I had a library book I planned on returning two days past its due date and my roommate recently restocked his impressive cheese stick collection, one I was itching to dismember.

No sooner had I built up the courage to take one than I saw a new tube of cavity protection Crest toothpaste on the kitchen table — a prophetic sign, I mused. Before I smuggled it back to my side of the apartment, I received an email from the Resident

appear as if the people wearing them were zapped up by a UFO. Then you can waddle into the brick wall again because of all the clothes you have!

I’m all for sumo wrestling with the wall, but at some point, amid all the fun, you have to feel odd about wearing someone else’s clothes, freshly cleaned or not. The Thief Bucketeers, I began to realize, were thrill-seekers, willing to do anything to feed their addiction.

Accordingly, their next move would have to be stealing multiple loads of laundry in one fell swoop.

That’s where I find myself now — aware of this group of renegades and awaiting their next move. To protect my people, I plan on dropping bits of garlic into each dryer, thus tainting the clothes to unbearable degrees

The Great Laundry Room Heist of 2016 saw the intentional removal of someone’s laundry from a dryer in what I thought was the Bucketeers’ most fruitful takeaway yet.

Director reporting, “Last week some laundry was removed from a dryer and taken.”

No, man, our community laundry room was robbed. The Great Laundry Room Heist of 2016 saw the intentional removal of someone’s laundry from a dryer in what I thought was the Bucketeers’ most fruitful takeaway yet. Just think: with a heap of freshly dried clothes, you can relive those exciting leaf pile days — this time without kissing the concrete leaves; you can put all the shirts on and waddle into brick walls; you can even arrange outfits on the ground to

and leaving the Bucketeers with no choice other than to steal from the washing machine side. They will then experience the ultimate discomfort of wearing wet clothes, dripping behind a trail to their hideout.

I will steal that mop bucket not just for my ice cream. No, I have a bigger calling in this world, and it starts with mopping up this mess — that of the Thief Bucketeers.

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Good deed from fraternity shows Greek life is not all alcohol and hazing GREEK LIFE

ta Chi volunteered to remove honeysuckle from a historic church TO THE EDITOR: site south of Oxford, and I saw It is often easy for Oxford com- first hand a positive representation munity members like myself to fo- of Greek life. cus on the negatives of Greek life.

Anyone who has ever attempted News of fraternity suspensions, to rid a wood of this invasive spehazing, alcohol abuse and worse cies knows how hard it is, but the makes me sometimes wonder if Delta Chi volunteers worked side the system has any relevance or by side MetroParks staff memvalue. bers and volunteers from the But on April 25, six men from Del- Indian Creek Pioneer Church

citizens restoration committee.

All of us involved in Indian Creek Church thank them for their outstanding effort. And I am reminded once again that many of Miami’s fraternities and sororities make significant contributions through their philanthropy and service efforts.

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A financial farewell to the MU president and Mrs. Hodge ADMINISTRATION

TO THE EDITOR: After a review of public records, I was surprised and equally disturbed to learn the wife of the current university president earns $30,696. Valerie Hodge may be the first Miami president’s wife who received a salary to be an “ambassador.” Call it a salary; call it a stipend. It’s an unwarranted bonus.

Neither Martha Shriver nor Winifred Pearson received payment to be wifely ambassadors. They represented the university, did what had to be done, because that’s what you do. Both women left with more substantial reputations and far better reminders of their tenure without compensation.

Filling a niche as a presidential spouse comes with the territory. When your husband signs a contract with Miami, you know what you’re getting into with a generous presidential salary, bonuses and perks. Much like a minister assigned to a new parish, the spouse is part & parcel of the package.

The university president and spouse never have to concern themselves with household repairs while living at historic Lewis Place. There’s no mortgage or rent to pay. They’ve never had to bid out a roofing, gutter or painting job. They have free maintenance, free landscape services and vehicle allowance, (insurance, maintenance, gas). Catered events have gourmet foods brought in and dirty dishes removed. The president and spouse can probably walk into any dining hall and get a comp’d meal.

While the presidential household has complimentary housekeeping services — in sharp contrast — hourly custodians have an 8+ hour shift cleaning dorm toilets. Many hard-working MU maintenance staff likely earn less than the “ambassador’s stipend.” I value the underdog, not the privileged.

The Valerie Hodge “ambassadorship” comes at a cumulative high price. Even if Mrs. Hodge’s stipend began at a ‘low’ $20,000 per year a decade ago, now ending just shy of $30,700, simple math puts her gross at close to one quarter million dollars. Her MU salary qualifies her earning a substantial OPERS retirement benefit.

The March 1, 2016 issue of the

Miami Student noted the dire straits of the Conrad Formal Garden greenhouses. They’re vintage; they’ve been overlooked, university-neglected and long overdue on repairs. Those houses provide plants that perennially grace the campus.

However, the current administration has preferred to ‘let things go’ and justifies demolition when buildings haven’t been maintained, as was the historic McCullough-Stafford house at 216 E. High. Had the greenhouses been athletic offices, they’d be goldplated by now!

Mrs. Hodge, before you depart

Had the greenhouses been athletic offices, they’d be gold plated by now!

gracious Lewis Place, which has been your personal estate for a decade, as one of your last noble gestures as “ambassador” — how about signing this year’s check over for $30,695 towards the start of essential greenhouse upgrades. Keep one dollar as a token keepsake. Frame it as a souvenir.

Isn’t the $432,000 that president Hodge earned this year and his $84,404 bonus as “the spoils of 10 years of service to Miami” enough to live on?

Your stipend, plus frivolous misspending by President Hodge to reupholster new chairs in the Armstrong Student Center in the “right” Miami red, could have been seed money for functional restoration and appropriate upgrades to the greenhouses.

Likely there are some faculty, campus workers, students and community-at-large who hope that incoming president Gregory Crawford’s salary of $495,000 and bonuses is more than adequate. If Renata Crawford earns a salary, it may be justified if she continues as a physics professor, but not for being a presidential wife.

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Greek life participants should clean up act in age of social media GREEK LIFE

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Our world is more transparent than ever. Every picture we take, message we send, or stupid answer we Google is accessible somewhere, someway, somehow through the interwebs. Every password can be cracked and every website can be hacked.

With every online purchase, ar-

ticle click or Instagram like, we willingly abandon our right to privacy, giving up valuable information to companies that collect metadata about our demographics, our interest, our hopes, our fears--everything. In short, in the Internet era, nothing is off limits.

This world that we live in is in direct conflict, then, with secrecy.

Greek organizations, exclusive clubs with rituals and traditions, have struggled to maintain a posi-

tive reputation in our hyper-transparent world.

Any scan of The Miami Student headlines lately paint unflattering pictures of the Greek community.

Chapters are on probation, facing underage drinking and hazing allegations. My own sorority has had our fair share of chapter-wide conversations about social media and our weekend behavior.

But instead of angry letters to the editor or criticizing students

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for writing about legitimate news, maybe members of the Greek community need to look inward.

Here’s the reality: the parties are going to happen. We’re a bunch of twenty-somethings with little to no adult supervision. College is synonymous with red solo cups and cheap alcohol, regardless of whether you wear Greek letters.

I’m not condoning or promoting the risky behaviors of underage drinking, but I’ll admit that I participated in them. You’d be hard pressed to find an individual on a college campus who didn’t enjoy a beer or two before turning 21.

And that’s not exactly a new phenomenon. Many of our parents, professors and other alumni frequented bars or house parties before they turned 21.

But Redhawks 15 years ago didn’t have cellphones. They weren’t documenting every shot with their camera phones that were essentially an extension of their arm. And they definitely weren’t posting pictures.

The advent of Facebook in 2004, setting the stage for the popularization of social media, revolutionized the way college students interact.

Add a pocket-sized computer/camera into your mix and nearly every moment can be documented and shared--even the unflattering ones.

Snapchat didn’t enter the scene until 2012, my freshman year of college. Now, I can hardly go through a day without taking an ugly selfie or

capturing my friends saying something stupid.

Look, I don’t know if the behavior has changed over the years. Part of the issue is a rise in risky alcoholconsumption behavior. This is a well documented trend across college campuses, but it’s not unique to Miami or even Greek life.

And as for the hazing? I’m not in a fraternity. I know there are two sides to every story. And some elements of pledging, while I don’t understand or even support them, are important parts of the brotherhood for many. I can’t speak for fraternities, so I don’t know if the same things have happened over the years or if the behavior has gotten worse.

I don’t know the truth of what happened to any of these sororities or fraternities. I’m not here to comment on the allegations of their behavior or to pass judgement. I’m really not even writing about the behavior in question.

But what I do know? A lot of these allegations were made because of lapses in judgement on social media. Snapchats don’t disappear.

People can screenshot pictures. And there are resources available that can tap into every picture and text that’s been taken or sent on a smartphone.

The risky behavior is a problem, sure. I’m not writing it off, but twenGREEK LIFE »PAGE 9

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If the RedHawks sweep the Flashes, the ‘Hawks will surpass KSU for lead of the Mid-American Conference East division, as Kent State currently sits atop with a conference record of 12-3. MU comes into the series 9-3 in the MAC. This won’t be an easy task, as Kent State is on a nine-game win streak.

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close comforting area and gives off a slight Japanese vibe.

This ties in with a general theme of looking at how westerners perceive Japanese culture. It is taken further by what the characters say and through the use of Bunraku puppets.

The department was lucky enough to have Aretta Baumgartner, education director at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, come out to teach the students how to work with the puppets.

“She was one of the few people in the nation, or maybe even in the world, who could come help us understand the kind of puppets we are using — how to manipulate them and how to understand their world and needs,” said director Lewis Magruder.

Even the actors who weren’t directly using the puppets still had the opportunity to learn from the workshops she held.

“She is the liveliest, most energetic and most wonderful person I have ever met,” said Murray.

“I think getting to work with a professional like her was a great growing experience for me.”

The three actors playing the children are the ones who use the main puppets. The puppets portray them as children, and then the puppeteers later play the adult version of themselves.

“They manage it beautifully,” said Magruder. “Even when the puppets are literally on the floor dancing, they are able to pull it off.”

The puppeteers are able to make the emotion come alive through their own facial expressions and the way they move the puppets.

“It was really interesting be-

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cause you could visibly see two of the puppets recoiling in disgust when the third one was about to be carsick,” said first-year Marco Colant, who was in the audience.

The show also incorporates the use of shadow puppets to represent the people in the kids’ grownup lives. Ensemble actors dressed in black help manipulate the scenes by taking the puppets and bringing props to the actors.

“There’s a theatrical technique and dynamic going on that makes it really interesting,” said Magruder.

The play has an overall dark outlook that shifts the characters from their childhood to their adulthood after the children witness an act of violence in their family.

The rest of the story shows how each of the siblings’ lives were affected by what happened that day.

“The play works with those elements of magical realism but it still deals with topics like suicide, AIDS and cheating, which are all topics that are still relevant today,” said Murray.

Each of the actors playing the siblings does a wonderful job of showing the pain and hardship their character was going through as adults before shifting back into playing a younger, more innocent version of the character.

All the elements of the show make it incredibly unique. There is so much going on aesthetically, it can be hard to process at first.

But once it has, the show takes on a form unlike anything else, impacting the audience in ways they didn’t think it would.

The show runs at 7:30 p.m. on April 28-30 and at 2 p.m. on April 30 and May 1 in Studio 88. The cost of admission is $8.

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even they can’t redeem this hapless “Frozen” rip-off.

Neither can Chastain or Hemsworth, who fit awkwardly into the story. Their characters are too old to be pitied as the same child soldiers they were for a few minutes in the beginning and they’re too young to be respected as mentors or authority figures who hold any real power. They shoot, stab and maul their way through the film with stilted Scandinavian accents and a barely believable love story.

Live-action fairy tale adaptations are having a moment — according to Variety, Disney alone will be releasing close to ten in the next few years. But strong source material doesn’t guarantee a good film. And make no mistake, while “Snow White and the Huntsman” was a loose adaptation of the classic fairytale, “Winter’s War” is a distant half-cousin.

Initially intended to be a direct sequel with Kristen Stewart reprising her role as Snow White, it evolved into a far-reaching background story of characters we never really cared much about to

begin with. It uses “Snow White” as a crutch, a half-hearted explanation for all the betrayals, magic and comic-relief dwarf sidekicks.

But it feels like a live-action adaptation of Disney’s 2013 megahit “Frozen” — readjusted for adult audiences with generous fight sequences and an alternative ending.

The only aspect of “Snow White” that remains here is the antagonists vying to become “fairest of them all,” and this feels silly in the otherwise brutal, war-ravaged drama.

“Winter’s War” had ample opportunities to defy its genre norms and refuse to succumb to tired clichés like meaningful jewelry and an “I never miss”-style archer, but instead it relies on them. What could have been a compelling tale of sisterly strife, a worthwhile backstory for the titular Huntsman or both, ended up as neither.

this idea is the power struggle in Dorne. The Dornish story was by far the weakest of season five, as the intriguing tension between Prince Doran and Ellaria Sand was overshadowed by an unrealistic, behind-enemy-lines rescue mission with Jamie and Bronn. Not to mention, the utterly atrocious acting by the three Sand Sankes.

Season six is breathing life back into this dying plotline. Doran’s levelheaded decision to ignore Ellaria’s calls for revenge and instead try to work peacefully with the Lannisters has earned him a dagger to the heart and a spear through the back of his son’s head. We’re still left to cringe through the Sand Snakes’

over-the-top excuses for acting, but the writers at least have figured out a better focus for the Dornish storyline.

And as for the question that’s been on all of our minds for the past nine months, Jon Snow is… still dead.

However, it is not yet confirmed as to whether this is permanent or not. He could still return as a wight or a White Walker, and he could still be revived by Melisandre (although the final reveal of her true withered form suggests her powers might not be as strong as we thought). But as for now, he is still just a corpse. I admire the writers’ decision to leave this question open-ended instead of providing an immediate answer after months of worldwide debate.

The fate of the Lord Commander should create for an interesting storyline in the coming episodes.

As is usual, there’s a lot else going on. Tyrion is confidently ready to tackle the challenge of restoring stability to Mereen, Cersei is dealt another intense blow by the news of Myrcella’s death and, in the most beautiful scene of the episode, Brienne finally finds Sansa and saves her from Ramsay’s hounds.

There have been no Red Wedding caliber spectacles yet, but after the premiere, “Thrones” has at least repositioned itself as one of the more brilliant pieces of political intrigue on television.

ty somethings are inherently reckless. It’s the careless documentation and sharing of such behavior is what gets people in trouble. If this keeps up, the entire Greek system will crumble, not just at your chapter or the community at Miami, but nationwide.

I may not be the sorority girl poster child. Approaching graduation, I still have mixed feelings about the recruitment process and the system in general. But on the whole, I’ve enjoyed the friendships and memories I’ve made because I

rushed. It’s flawed, yes, but I’d like to keep it around for a while so future generations can share in the positive experiences that I had with Greek life.

But at this rate, I don’t see that happening. While college students thoughtlessly post a snapchat of their drunk friends or worse, pledges, they erode the foundation of the Greek system and any chance at the administration seeing the positive or productive value in it.

I can’t tell you to change what you do on the weekends, nor do I want

to. But I’ve seen the actions of a few bad apples affect the entire group’s standing with the university or their national chapter. For the sake of the future of the Greek community, be careful what you take pictures of, text about and snapchat. Nothing is sacred anymore.

So, members of the Greek community, in the wise words of Ice Cube, “check yo self before you wreck yo self.”

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which covers the events of the first film and Ravenna’s banishment to the depths of her Magic Mirror, Eric is joined by a pack of unprecedented sidekicks to track down the now-displaced piece of furniture so that no one can misuse its power.

What ensues is a breakneck odyssey of revenge-fueled battles and special effects that isn’t sure if it’s about sparring sisters, the great “Love Conquers All” vs.

“Love is Meaningless” debate or just showcasing the talents of costume designer Colleen Atwood.

This film is the most brazen waste of actors’ talent that I’ve witnessed since “Arrested Development’s” clumsy fourth season.

Theron reprises her role with seductively sinister grace, and Blunt is subtler but equally powerful as Ravenna’s younger sister.

They’re both forces of nature (literally and figuratively — Ravenna matches Freya’s icy abilities with her own ambiguous, seemingly fire-themed magical powers), but

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The Miami University tennis team (12-9) prepares for their first matchup of the Mid-American Conference Tournament this weekend, when it will play the winner of the match-up between No. 3 Western Michigan University (17-7) and No. 6 University of Toledo (9-12).

The ’Hawks have received a first round bye due to their 5-2 victory over Western Michigan last weekend.

No. 1 Ball State (20-3) ended with the same MAC record, 7-1, as Miami, so they will also receive a first round bye.

Sophomore Hannah Shteyn finished with a 5-3 record in MAC play and is on a three-game winning streak. Shteyn believes she can contribute to her team’s success in the tournament in a big way.

“I’ve been working on playing to my strengths and capitalizing on the aspects of my game that I know work well for me,” Shteyn said. “The team will not be changing our style of play very much in the tournament, just trying to work really hard and do the best we can out there.”

Three Miami players, first-year Anzhelika Shapovalova, sophomore Nelli Ponomareva and senior Ana Rajkovic received MAC awards.

Shapovalova was named to the AllMAC Second-Team for a great rookie season.

Ponomareva was named to the First-Team All-MAC after a 7-1 record in MAC singles play. She also shared a 4-0 doubles record with sophomore Anastasiia Vasiukhina.

Rajkovic was honored with the Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award, which is awarded each season to a dominant senior athlete.

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Sophomore Erin Rodriguez serves against Eastern Michigan last weekend.

Rodriguez is 7-6 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference this season.

She finished with an 11-10 overall record, along with a 4-1 record in MAC play, those wins coming in a fourmatch winning streak.

First-year Emily Struble has been a standout for the RedHawks, and is 28-8 overall, 17-3 in dual matches, and 8-0 in MAC play. She was named Miami’s athlete of the week this past week.

“It is a complete honor to be cel-

ebrated like that,” Struble said. “I am just doing all that I can to contribute to the team and put us in the best position in winning. Our preparation for the tournament has stayed the same, very intense and very focused.”

The quarterfinals begin with No. 4 seed Akron facing No. 5 Buffalo on Friday at Miami University. Miami will face either Toledo or Western Michigan at 2 p.m. Saturday.

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SPORTS BRIEFS SOFTBALL TAKES ON AKRON Miami University softball travels to Akron this weekend for a threegame series. The RedHawks and Zips first square off 3 p.m. Friday, then begin their doubleheader 1 p.m. Saturday. The ’Hawks are powered by senior Taylor Shuey, who leads the team with a battering average of .415. Last season, Miami swept the doubleheader against Akron, winning the games 1-0 and 3-2. Miami is 26-19 this season, while Akron is 26-20-1 overall.

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The Miami University baseball team looks to right the ship this weekend, one week after being swept

by Pittsburgh University. The RedHawks will travel south to Lexington, Ky., to play one game against the University of Kentucky.

Miami’s losses to Pitt came after winning eight of its previous nine games.

“I think the biggest problem was our focus. Every game needs to be great in order to win, and it wasn’t in those three games. There were things to point to more so than others, and we need to be more consistent with our approach. Whenever we play good baseball, we give ourselves a good chance to win. That wasn’t the case this past weekend,” head coach Dan Hayden said.

Redshirt sophomore infielder Ross Haffey shared similar sentiments.

“I think we ran into a couple of good pitchers,” Haffey said. “We just have to stay consistent with our hitting, and hopefully the pitching comes back to where it was during our run.”

While the Pitt series was disappointing, the team is confident it can bounce back.

“Every team goes through slumps and skids. It’s just apart of baseball,” senior infielder Chad Sedio said.

For Miami, this matchup against the Wildcats presents an opportunity.

“They have a good team. It’s a great chance for us to get on a baseball field. It’s always good to beat someone who is talented. Kentucky is probably the best team left on our schedule, if we can beat them, the confidence should be flowing,” Hayden said.

“Before the Pitt series we were hot

The Miami University track and field program is set to host the RedHawk Invitational this weekend, its final home meet of the year. The RedHawks look to build from strong performances last weekend at Stanford, Ohio State and Virginia.

Senior distance standout Joe Stewart will run the 1500m, and this will be the final home race of his Miami career.

“I’m really excited for the meet.

It’s always great to run at home,” Stewart said. “Since the 1500 isn’t my main event, I’m just going to go out there and try to have fun with it” Last weekend at the Stanford Twilight meet, Stewart qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 5,000m in 14:04.40, a personal best by ten seconds. This finish was good enough for eighth overall in a field of the top collegiate and post-collegiate runners in the country.

This NCAA Regional mark is Stewart’s second this season, as he qualified for the 10,000m in 29:03.79 at the Stanford Invitational earlier this season. This is still the fastest time of any MidAmerican Conference runner this season, and is the second fastest time ever by a Miami athlete.

Stewart ranks ninth in the NCAA, and is seeded fourth in the East Regional.

Miami will also look to senior high-jumper Peter Stefanski for

a strong performance following his second place leap of 6-9.75 at OSU. Stefanski’s personal best of 6-10.75 ranks him 39th in the NCAA East Regional.

“I’m happy with how I competed at Ohio State. There was a lot of good competition there,” Stefanski said. “Hopefully I can improve upon that performance this weekend, it would be great to set a personal record on Senior Day at home.”

Senior Kathie Wollney also scored for MU at Ohio State, finishing fourth overall in the 400m hurdles in 59.92, a personal best.

This ranks her third in the MidAmerican Conference standings.

Senior Kenny Glenn has been multi-event contributor for the Red and White, as he won the 100m, long jump and anchored the winning 4x100m relay two weeks ago at the Ball State Challenge.

Junior Andrew Dusing also stood out at Ball State, as he automatically qualified for the MAC championship in the 800-meter run with his winning time of 1:50.94. This ranks him third in the MAC. Junior shot-putter Arionna Darling has been a consistent point-winner for the RedHawks this season, but was unable to score last weekend at the Virginia Challenge. She looks to improve upon her personal best of 51-9, which currently ranks her 17th in the NCAA East Regional.

The RedHawk Invitational begins on the Rider Track Saturday morning. Admission is free.

Headlines beyond Oxford: The NFL Draft begins in Chicago 8 p.m. Thursday night. The Los Angeles Rams own the first pick following a trade with the Tennessee Titans. The Rams are anticipated to select California quarterback Jared Goff, while the Philadelphia Eagles are expected to select North Dakota State University quarterback Carson Wentz with the second pick.

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First-year Nick Ernst winds up for a pitch against Pitt last weekend. Ernst has a 3.81 ERA and 2-0 record this season. going in. A couple of those close games we lost late. We had a lead at one point in both of those games that were close. I think we can bounce back against Kentucky” Sedio said.

This Kentucky game serves as a quality chance to not just improve Miami’s record, but to work out the apparent kinks from the Pitt series.

While MU prepares for the Wildcats, the Golden Flashes of Kent State University loom around the corner.

“I think we are in a good position right now with Kent State on the docket. We are both at the top of our division a nd it’s a good chance to take some games from them,” said Ross Haffey.

Hayden had thoughts of a similar nature.

“It’s a huge weekend for us. For us, every conference game is the play-

offs. We are fighting like crazy to get the best seed we can. Kent state is at the top. We are doing well, but we are not ahead of them. We gotta take two from them; if we do that I’ll feel good.

We have to take care of business this weekend.”

A hitter-pitcher duel to watch will be between senior designated hitter Gary Russo, Miami’s leading home run hitter, and Kentucky’s sophomore southpaw Zach Logue. Logue has a 3.10 ERA to date this season.

In the Kent State series, the battle to look out for will be inside of the outfield grass, as sophomore Ross Haffey, who leads Miami with a .383 batting average, faces the Golden Flashes’ sophomore Dylan Rosa.

Rosa leads Kent State with a .853

Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army due to religious objecions. Ali was stripped of his world title, and did not fight again for four years. Ali retired with a 56-5 record with three heavyweight championships.

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Miami senior Joe Stewart’s current 10,000m ranking in the NCAA East Regional. Stewart earned this standing with his run of 29:03.79 at the Stanford Twilight meet earlier this season. This means that Stewart averaged a 4:41 mile every mile over the 6.25 mile race.

Stewart will run the 1500m this weekend at the RedHawk Invite.

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