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Affirmative consent aims to combat rape culture California bill may set new standard for colleges across the country NATIONAL LANA POCHIRO

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FRANKIE ROSKAM THE MIAMI STUDENT

APPLE OF MY EYE Ray Arlinghaus, a local apple farmer at the Oxford Farmers Market. “It always rains when we want sunshine.

The sun is always shining when we want rain.”

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One in five women has been sexually assualted while in college, according to a 2014 study conducted by The White House Council on Women and Girls.

Of campus assailants who admitted to committing rape or attempted rape, 63 percent said they committed an average of six rapes each.

According to another study conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2009, of all college women who are raped, only 25 percent describe the act as rape.

These statistics highlight the rape culture that persists on college campuses.

Rape culture describes a society that ignores, trivializes or accepts rape and sexual assault, excuses the perpetrators of sexual crimes and blames survivors for the attacks.

In May, the U.S. Department of education named 55 colleges that are under federal investigations for violations of Title IX, a law that requires gender equity in all

federally-funded education programs. Among these colleges is Columbia University, whose case has quickly gained publicity due to one victim taking a stand and refusing to be silenced.

unambiguous affirmative consent by each participant in all sexual activity. The bill sets a new standard for universities, whose current sexual assault policies generally focus on defining what

There’s a whole segment of the population that doesn’t know what consent is...“ ANNA FELDMANN

SOCIAL ACTIVISM CHAIR, THE F-WORD

Emma Sulkowicz, along with 23 other students, filed a complaint against Columbia University this year for failing to properly address her sexual assault case. After seeking justice from the university and local police and finding none, Sulkowicz has begun a performance art piece.

She has vowed to carry a dorm room mattress, like that on which she was raped, around campus until her rapist is no longer present at Columbia.

Emma is not alone in demanding change. On Aug. 28, California unanimously passed the SB-967 bill, known commonly as “yes means yes,” which requires

STICK IT TO ‘EM The Miami University Marching Band drum line assembles at the football game tailgate Saturday afternoon.

constitutes not giving consent and places the responsibility on the victim The bill would require all universities in California that receive state funding to update their sexual assault policies to include that only affirmative consent, not silence nor lack of resistance, truly qualifies as consent.

Many hope that the progress and awareness generated in California will spread to colleges across the United States and hit back home in Oxford, Ohio. Social activism chair of Miami University organization RAPE »PAGE 5

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Icebreaker: Rare Arctic species has researcher asking questions SCIENCE LAUREN OLIVER

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Miami University Distinguished Professor of Biology Richard Lee, along with a team of accomplished researchers, recently completed the genome sequencing of a native Antarctic insect whose unique nature and processes could lead to improved methods of issues like the preservation of human organs.

Lee traveled to Anvers Island, Antarctica nearly 35 years ago as a part of his postdoctoral research at the University of Houston to study the Antarctic midge fly, which has the smallest genome sequence of any insect known to-date.

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After studying the Antarctic midge, Lee and his team of about 45 people discovered the insect was adapted to survive various environmental stresses. The fly larvae can be frozen solid, live up to several weeks without oxygen, withstand extreme dehydration and lose 70 percent of its body weight — and still survive.

In 2005, Lee, along with David Denlinger, Distinguished University Professor at Ohio State University, received funding from the National Science Foundation to continue working on the project.

As part of this research, Lee and Denlinger sequenced the midge’s genome, which will allow new investigations of the role of specific proteins that allow this fly to survive extreme conditions.

“The genome helps us to

understand the ways that this fly tolerates these different types of stress,” Lee said.

Scientific research is never done ...”

RICHARD LEE

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, MIAMI UNIVERSITY

Nick Teets, formerly an undergraduate in Lee’s research lab, became involved with the Antarctic midge study shortly before graduating from Miami University, and then dedicated a large portion of his PhD dissertation at Ohio State to the project.

“By sequencing the genome, we now have the full complement of DNA sequence for the midge, and have annotated and described all 13,500 genes contained in the genome,” Teets said.

In early 2014, the genome was finally sequenced, and not only were the secrets about the midge’s extreme lifestyle revealed, but other pertinent information about its biology, as well.

“The most conspicuous aspect of the midge genome was its small size,” Teets said. “The midge only has 99 million base pairs, and most small genomes belong to parasitic insects that rely on their host for a number of functions. However, the midge has somehow lost much of its noncoding ‘junk’ DNA while still retaining a full complement of

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In 1909, The Miami Student published a farewell letter from Dr. Guy Potter Benton, the university’s 13th president.

“Miami University is my very life… its atmosphere is, to me, as the health giving breeze which blows perennial from the purified altitudes of some lofty mountain peak.”

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genes that code for proteins.”

Although Teets said he believes some may find studying a single midge species on the bottom of the world to be trivial, he maintains the information gathered from this species can benefit humans as well.

“First, understanding the environmental physiology of this species can help predict how Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems will respond to global environmental change,” he said. “Second, this species lives encased in ice for up nine months a year, and understanding the mechanisms of this process could allow us to improve strategies for cryopreservation of human organs used in transplants.”

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STAY A WHILE AT THE SUNDIAL Students enjoy an overcast weekend in Central Quad; clouds helped cool them from the sweltering heat of the last few weeks.

Intramural’s bouncy, bubbly, brawling addition Bumper ball, Miami’s new intramural sport, bridges gap between foolhardy and fierce INTRAMURAL ALEXANDRIA MOORE FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

“Soccer meets sumo wrestling” is the most accurate way to describe Miami’s newest intramural sport. Bumber ball, a variation of soccer that originated in New Zealand, will join other eclectic sports like quidditch and battle ship for the spring 2015 intramural season.

“The balls themselves are like giant inflatable bubbles that can be worn comfortably by adjusting the padded harness,” according to the official bumper ball website, bumperball.co.nz. “[They] allow you to bump, roll and flip over without any risk of injury.”

A single ball can cost as much as $200, though cheaper options may be available for a bulk purchase.

Juniors Connor Moriarty and Matt Watts brought this sport to the Athletic Department’s attention after videos began circulating on Facebook, where they saw its popularity steadily growing.

Taken with the idea of being one of the first colleges in the country to offer the sport, they looked into what it would take to begin an intramural league.

“We figured if there can be weird sports like [Quidditch] and fullcontact sports like football, why can’t you do both in one?” said Moriarty. They contacted Ruchelle Dunwoody, director of intramural sports and summer camps, who received the idea well, though with reservations.

“Bumper ball looks fun and interesting, but I am concerned about the safety of the participants,” Dunwoody said. This, how-

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ever, has not entirely dissuaded her. “Our intramural department likes offering new and exciting non-traditional sports.”

Students may not share her fears, and word-of-mouth marketing by Moriarty and Watt has been received positively.

“Everyone we’ve talked to says they’d try it,” Watt said. “The most

important thing is that it looked fun. Our favorite thing about it is that anyone could participate.”

Although the game was designed to modify soccer, many popular games can be tailored to suit the ungainly orbs. Other options include, but certainly are not limited to, Football, King of the Hill (players attempt to knock one person

off a pedestal or hill) or President (everyone protects one person from being knocked over).

“At first people think you’re joking around,” Moriarty said. “Then they start thinking, literally, ‘huh, would I play that sport?’ And then they go, ‘heck yeah.’ Everyone we’ve talked to says they’d play it.”

For now, planning is still in preliminary stages. A small number of bumper balls will be purchased for a tournament-style competition, which is hoped to accurately gauge the sport’s potential as an intramural sport.

Moriarty and Watt believe this will be enough to convince Dunwoody and her staff to invest in a larger number of the balls. If so, students can likely expect to see this bouncing, blundering display on the field before the school year is out.

Oxford Aviators take flight CLUB JAMES STEINBAUER UNIVERSITY EDITOR

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Sophomore Brandon Melling joins Miami in its efforts to encourage a more sustainable lifestyle among students by recycling an empty plastic bottle.

Almost everyone who has received a special pin from the pilot on the way to vacation or grown up pretending to be superman has dreamed of learning how to fly, but for sophomore Jacob Havens, dreaming was not enough.

After saving up money for three years, Jacob began to put himself through training for his private pilot’s license on his 17th birthday.

“I had been fascinated with flying ever since space camp and had asked for lessons for years,” Jacob said. “On my 16th birthday I talked my dad into it after getting my drivers license. He told me that if I could go one year without causing an accident or getting a ticket then I could start flying.”

However, Jacob soon found out that driving and flying had very little in common.

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Killin’ it: University sustainability competition challenges MU students ENVIRONMENT JENNA TILLER

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami has shown a commitment to sustainability in their building construction, but this October, the Kill the Cup University Challenge will promote sustainable changes in student habits as well.

Anna Ginsky, a second year graduate student in the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, entered Miami University into the Kill the Cup University Challenge. A total of 10 universities entered and are participating, including the University of Michigan and New York University.

Kill the Cup is an offshoot of the parent company Social Ventures for Sustainability, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable practices. According to the official website, Kill the Cup’s goal is to change the daily habit of using paper cups to reduce re-

source use and waste.

“People need to commit to living sustainably — making sustainable life choices,” Ginsky said. “That’s what this is about.”

People need to commit to living sustainably ... That’s what this is about.”

ANNA GINSKY

MIAMI GRADUATE STUDENT

In order to participate, students and faculty need to purchase their coffee in a reusable cup or mug instead of the one-use paper cups usually sold. All they need to do is take a selfie with their reusable cup and upload it to KillTheCup.com using their Miami email accounts.

Each post (with a maximum of one per student per day) enters that person into a drawing for prizes, including $50 Amazon gift cards

and an iPad. If Miami were to win the competition by having the most photo submissions and the most waste reduction, Kill the Cup would gift $4000 to the university to be used for an environmental cause on campus.

The Kill the Cup University Challenge will last four weeks, running from Oct. 6 to Oct. 31.

Only pictures sent from Monday through Friday will count toward the challenge, although Ginsky said students are still encouraged to use reusable cups on the weekends.

Five on-campus coffee locations will participate in the challenge, Ginsky said, four of which always allow students to use their own mugs, and one that is adjusting to participate in the challenge.

Tuffy’s, Dividend$, Bell Tower Café and Emporium are the permanent locations, while King Café is KILL THE CUP »PAGE 8

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Health program is a HIT HEALTH GRETA MORRIS

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Miami University’s recently developed Health Information Technology (HIT) program is working to give students the cutting edge in the ever-changing healthcare field.

The program in Health Information Technology is a bachelor’s completion degree that addresses the technology and processes used

by health care providers and related organizations, according to the program’s official curriculum page.

The program includes instruction in the technology used to acquire and direct the flow of information between the clinical, administrative and financial systems in the healthcare industry as well as general principles of information technology. HIT classes will be offered on all of Miami’s regional campuses.

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$2 million refund to aid local schools EDUCATION GRACE MOODY

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Nearly $2 million was returned to 16 Butler County school districts because of a high surplus from the County Auditor’s real estate fund.

In addition to refunds for schools, funding was also given to libraries, parks, cities, townships and other Butler County government expenses. As of Sept.

2, $6.02 million in total has been refunded among not only school districts, but also other local government facilities and operations.

In Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds’ Sept. 2 News Release, “Unprecedented: Auditor Has Now Returned $6 Million,” Reynolds explained that more efficiency among the tax system caused less overhead costs and therefore more availability to refund local communities. The surplus is the highest it has ever been in Butler County, amounting to $1.93 million.

“When someone votes for a tax levy, I’m sure they have no idea a small portion of the millage increase goes toward administering the tax,” Reynolds said. “By streamlining my office we’re doing our part to make sure more of that money stays at the local level – whether for schools, cities, townships, libraries, parks or county agencies.”

Among the 16 Butler County school districts that will receive part of this refund is Lakota Local School District. According to Reynolds’ Sept. 2 News Release, $453,271.40 has been given to the Lakota Local School District.

Ben Dibble, vice-president of the Lakota Local School District Board of Education, credits the high surplus to better technology, more efficiency and less overhead costs.

“They’re giving away money that they would have given towards overhead back to the community, which is wonderful,” he said.

Dibble said this money will likely go toward Lakota Local School District’s general fund.

While this refund will not allow Lakota Schools to hire new teachers or add new programs, the money will be spent toward everyday operations needed in the district.

“All the schools have a great need for funding,” Dibble said. “Every little bit helps, it really does.”

In addition to Lakota Local, other school districts will be refunded for the 2014-15 school year. The school districts being refunded are Fairfield, Middletown, Hamilton, Talawanda, Edgewood, Monroe, Ross, Madison, Princeton, New Miami, Southwest, Mason, Northwest, College Corner and Prebble Shawnee. Among the 16 school districts, $1,175,273.30 in total will be refunded.

Lakota CSD Fairfield CSD Middletown CSD Hamilton CSD Talawanda CSD Edgewood CSD Monroe CSD Ross LSD Madison CSD Princeton CSD New Miami LSD Southwest LSD Mason LSD Northwest LSD College Corner LSD Preble-Shawnee LSD

453,271.40 208,610.28 117,957.09 111,590.39 80,910.65 70,764.38 45,921.73 41,021.37 22,692.72 15,141.18 4,172.57 1,728.71 758.74 293.28 281.05 157.76

Total School Districts

1,175,273.30

The amount of refunds among Butler County school districts, according to Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds.

Part of the surplus has also been given to cities and villages to aide with the construction of roads and help further fund police forces.

Among these cities is Oxford, which received $4,119.79 for local government improvements.

Kevin Armitage, assistant professor of Miami University’s Western Program, has a child who attends a Talawanda City school.

Armitage said he hopes the Talawanda School District fully takes advantage of the refund by using it for programs and supplies that will

benefit kids’ learning experiences.

“There are lots of potential great uses of the money,” Armitage said.

“It needs to go toward the education quality of the students.”

The amount of refunds among Butler County school districts according to Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds’ Sept. 2 News Release, “Unprecedented: Auditor Has Now Returned $6 Million.” Refunds have also been given to other local governments to help community facilities and operations.

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TALAWANDA It was recently announced that $2 million was refunded to Butler County area schools, including the Talawanda School District. Funding was also given to libraries, parks and other Butler County government entities.

Students discuss opposing political strategies in area POLITICS MACKENZIE CLUNE

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Fall is right around the corner and the shift in season marks a period of transition, and of course, political campaigns. As the Nov. 4 election approaches, tension is rising in Butler County between the Republican and Democratic Parties.

Though strategies differ between the two parties, their ultimate goal is the same — to take, or in the case of the Republican Party to maintain, primary control of Butler County’s political representation.

Republican dominant since the 1970s, Butler County is approaching crossroads. Thus far, opinions suggest the Republican Party is ahead financially and numerically. Early voting begins

Oct. 7, and the Republicans have no intention of losing the primary influence of the area.

Haley Odle, a sophomore member of Miami University’s College Republicans organization, is not particularly worried about the outcome of the election.

“Butler County has been predominately Republican for the past three decades,” said Odle.

“Statistically, the odds of the Republicans coming out on top are in our favor.”

Furthermore, Odle said, there are far more registered Republican voters than there are Democratic voters.

The Republicans hold 46,188 registered voters compared to the Democratic party’s registered 9,049. Therefore, the Democrats’ main focus is on conversation with the citizens and rallying inactive voters through both faceto-face conversation and the use

of technology.

Miami sophomore Bela Bacidore is also a Republican and she said she does not believe any amount of the Democratic party’s face-to-face communication with the citizens of Butler County could override the number of supporters the Republicans already have.

While the Republicans are insistent the influence of the party will remain unchanged,

Alyssa Knight, President of Miami University’s College Democrats organization, has a contrasting opinion.

In regards to John Boehner, the current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Knight feels that change is in order.

“Speaker Boehner does not believe he needs to visit his own district and speak directly to his constituents,” said Knight. “We expect to see more ads from him.”

Knight said Tom Poetter, Boehner’s opponent for the 8th District’s Representative to Congress, is putting a lot of effort into the Democratic campaign.

“Tom Poetter is proving to District 8 that he will represent their needs in Congress -­- something that Boehner has forgotten about since becoming the apeaker,” said Knight. “Many people in the district are ready for a new representative.”

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Statistically the odds of the Republicans coming out on top are in our favor.”

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IN THE NEWS OXFORD Still no deal in social worker strike Despite a new round of negotiations, Butler County workers remain on strike.

–Oxford Press

New bike-friendly traffic sensor installed in the city Sensor recognizes bicycles, extends length of green light to give bikers more time.

–The Enquirer

U.S. Marshall placed in quarantine In a Nigeria airport, an unknown assailant attacked a U.S. Air Marshall with a syringe.

–ABC News

Subway explosion in Chile leaves eight injured It was reported the explosive was inside a trash bin in an open area at a metro station.

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POLICE BEAT Fork it over!

At 2:30 a.m. Sunday, an officer who was attempting to control an unruly group in Skyline Chili observed a male order a meal to go. He then attempted to join the group. Per store policy, customers who make to go purchases must exit the building, which the officer attempted to convey to the male, at which point the group became even more unruly and decided to order carry out and leave. Shortly thereafter, the officer noticed one of the males suddenly walking quickly from the back of the group toward the front door. An employee caught him by the arm and began to yell. The officer escorted the male outside, where it was revealed he had nine forks in his hand. He said that the employee had told him to take the silverware, but as plastic ware is provided for carry out meals, the officer found doubt in the suspect’s claims. The suspect, who exhibited signs of intoxication, was not charged with theft, but was charged with a minor misdemeanor for Disorderly Conduct.

Taking out the trash

At 2:43 a.m. on Friday, an officer arrived at a home on North Campus Avenue in response to a noise complaint concerning a car alarm. The officer observed a male student slowly exiting the backseat of the vehicle in question. The male saw the officer as he was nearly out of his car and proceeded to stumble and fall backwards into a small recycling bin in the street area. The student could not tell the officer why he or his car were there at that time. He remembered driving the car to that location, but not when or why, and could not locate his keys. He assured the officer he had no plans of driving later that night. He believed he was near Arrowhead Drive, where he thought he lived, and was shocked when the officer informed him he was on the other side of town. The officer escorted him home, where he had to point to which apartment he believed was his. He was successfully handed over to his roommate at that address and given a citation for Disorderly Conduct.

Placed under armrest

At 4:32 a.m. on Saturday, two officers arrived at an apartment on South Poplar Street in regards to a complaint of an unwanted person passed out on a couch in the front room of the apartment. The residents reported that the female student, whom they did not know, had knocked on their door for 10 minutes before they opened the door to check on her health.

The suspect then stumbled inside and passed out on the residents’ couch. The residents then called the Oxfird Police Department, and the officers managed to eventually wake the suspect.

The officers had to repeatedly ask her for her name before she was able to reply intelligibly.

The suspect also replied that her birth date was “July ninety-five ninety-two.” When told she was not in her friends’ apartment, she was incredulous and said that she had spent the night out with her roommates. She was then arrested and was able to more coherently communicate at the police station. She was charged with Criminal Trespassing and Intoxication: Offensive Behavior and escorted home.

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‘Stay’ for the love story, not the acting FILM BRITTON PERELMAN STAFF WRITER

Mia Hall’s biggest concern was a letter from Juilliard, until a snow day that would change her life forever.

After a tragic car accident leaves Mia (Chloë Grace Moretz) in a coma, she’s left to decide her own fate during an out of body experience in the hospital. Told through flashbacks and scenes from the hospital hallways where Mia is confined, “If I Stay” is the latest young adult romance novel turned major movie.

I was intrigued by the core idea behind the story, that Mia has to choose whether or not she wants to live, but was disappointed, among other things, by the forced dialogue and underdeveloped characters. Chick flicks appeal to me as much as any other person, but the dialogue in “If I Stay” was just too scripted. The romantic lines between Mia and her boyfriend

Adam (Jamie Blackley) were exactly as expected, to the extent that I probably could have supplied the lines before they were spoken on screen. Worse yet, there wasn’t a single well-developed character in the movie. Mia’s character was inconsistent and all over the board emotionally; Adam wasn’t given nearly enough backstory. Mia’s family was quirky and likable, but they just weren’t shown with enough depth to allow me to care when anything happened to them.

Though the story was told in an interesting, alternating way, the whole film just wasn’t long enough. Scenes were constantly cut short, ending right after someone finished speaking or an action was completed, never lingering at all. The transitions back and forth were often jarring and off-putting, making me wonder why the filmmakers couldn’t have just held some of those shots a few seconds longer. It definitely wouldn’t have hurt the slim 1 hour and 45 minute running time.

For all the press I’ve heard about Moretz’s performance, I wasn’t all that impressed with her melodramatic acting. But, considering the script full of voice-overs and sappy drama, maybe it wasn’t entirely her fault. Some movies can get away with a lot of voice-over narrative – “Fight Club” and anything

by Christopher Nolan, for instance – but this bordered on preachy. I didn’t understand why I was being told things about the story that I could have easily deduced from the movie itself if only the filmmakers had let me.

All that being said, it wasn’t completely horrible; in fact, there were certain parts I really loved.

Hand-held camera footage of Mia and Adam spending time together was a great way to show the progression of their relationship. Some of Mia’s flashbacks had a homemovie feel to them, “vintage-y” and only lasting mere seconds, which was a really beautiful way to show her family and their life.

The scene of a Labor Day party

turned musical bonfire where, according to Mia, she finally found her place, was easily the best in the entire film.

between them. Neither is able to be completely supportive of the other because they simply haven’t gotten past the self-centered stage that’s

‘If I Stay’ is a love story that rivals Hallmark’s best.”

BRITTON PERELMAN STAFF WRITER

And, though Mia and Adam’s characters could have used more development, there were very real aspects to their relationship. They argued and fought over the typical worries of two college-age teens suddenly headed in different directions, but too in love to let go of one another. Adam struggles to be excited about Mia’s audition for Julliard, a dream that might take her thousands of miles away, just as Mia has to convince herself to be happy about his band’s success, which constantly throws a wedge

part of growing up. In the words of Mia’s mom, “It’s very inconvenient to fall in love at your age, especially if it’s the real thing.”

“If I Stay” is a love story that rivals Hallmark’s best. Take it for what it is. Mia’s mom sums it up best – “Life is this big, fat, gigantic, stinking mess. That’s the beauty of it too.” I think that despite all the qualms I have with it, “If I Stay” comes very close to proving her right.

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An assortment of fresh peppers are some of many produce options at the Oxford Farmers Market.

Farmers market fosters fresh foods CUISINE NORA MOLINARO

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Every Saturday between the morning hours of eight and noon, rain or shine, one will find students, families, farmers and vendors alike gathered at the intersection of Main and High Streets for the weekly Oxford Farmers Market.

The community shares organic and fresh food, stories and laughter — lots of it.

One-thousand customers, 40 vendors and two green bean costumes make up the farmers market the Oxford community knows and loves.

The vendors, artists and farmers sell a variety of unique goods and fresh, seasonal food.

The market manager Larry Slocum is passionate about the farmers market purpose.

“It’s the moment when you walk into the market,” he said.

“That’s the reason why we keep it around, the reason why we started it. It’s the feeling that starts in the toes and is quickly absorbed and traveled to the fingers. Joy. It’s the feeling being surrounded by a community, something that you truly believe in and are passionate about. That’s the feeling and you just gotta have it.”

The idea of a farmers market in Oxford started in 1960. After many trial runs in various locations, two of the local markets combined to create the one that stands today located in the heart of Oxford’s Uptown Park.

“What I like more than anything about the market and the Miami students is that we’re helping the university understand the value of local produce,” Slocum said. “I hope that when the students get rich and famous that they find a farmers market like the one they enjoyed during their college days or start one if there isn’t one already located.”

Many traditions and rituals in American culture revolve around food. For the Oxford community, the farmer’s market is just another tradition that has been growing the past 10 years.

“The farmers market is so special to me because it lets me see a whole other side to Oxford than what I see during the week,” Catherine Mazanek, a Miami Sophomore who frequents the market, said. “It reminds me that there’s a lot more here than just Miami University and I’m lucky enough to be a part of that larger community.”

The motto for the entire farmers market of Oxford is “Cultivating Community” and they keep

that motto first and foremost.

The market gives off a contagious, peaceful and lively atmosphere.

Each and every person has a story to tell, you just have to ask for it.

Ryan Doan, a farmer at the market, graduated from Miami University in 2002 with a finance degree. After 10 years in the corporate world, he finally had enough with the Microsoft spreadsheets.

“I really wish that the professors really expressed the kind of lifestyle you sign up for when you enter the workforce after college,” Doan said. “I wish someone told me to pursue what I was passionate about instead of thinking about the big bucks.”

After starting a garden within his community, Doan had bigger and better plans.

“My passion is making fresh picked food for people that will continue to make them healthy,” Doan said.

Urban Greens is now a sustainable business that can now run itself.

With communities continuing to support farmers markets around the world, farming has the increasing potential to become a profession again.

Secrets out: the Oxford farmers market is a special place to be on Saturday mornings.

JONATHAN REITER FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Chinese American Culture Association (CACA) was created to get both American and Chineseborn students together in order to explore the many avenues of each other’s cultures. Recently, CACA revamped their program, leading the way for diversification on the Miami campus.

Every year, thousands of Chinese students come to universities in America to further their education, and programs such as CACA give these students at Miami the chance to learn about American culture.

Conversely, CACA gives American students the chance to learn more about the experiences of Chinese culture as well.

CACA has diversified Miami University by challenging the language barrier between Chinese and American students. The club works with programs set up for Chinese students and American students to teach each other their languages.

The club has activities that range from tossing Frisbee on central quad to holiday parties that celebrate Halloween or the Chinese New Year.

Hanyue Xing, president of CACA, knows the club has not reached its full potential the past couple of years, but she said CACA is ready to come back in full force to Miami University. Xing joined the club two years ago as their treasurer in hopes of learning more about American culture.

“We can do better,” Xing said. “I want to make it alive again, and I can finally do the things that I have wanted to do for so long.”

She will be trying to get more people involved with the club by having members go to Miami sporting events together along with picnics and trips to Hueston Woods.

Xing is a spirited president who is passionate about running a club that will benefit the university and its students. She is currently looking for more American members in order to further help students diversify their experiences at Miami. So far, 30 people have signed up this semester to become members of CACA. Xing believes the only difference between Americans and Chinese is the languages they speak. CACA is a club that proves that language is the only barrier between the two cultures through the clubs activities which incorporate aspects of both the Chinese and American cultures.

Senior Sarah Kuczmarski, who is an American from Cleveland, has been a member since last semester, and she joined when one of her professors pointed out the club to her. CACA will be putting on events such as dinners and dances, and Kuczmarski is looking forward to the Thanksgiving dinner that the organization will be having. This is not your average cornbread and turkey meal either. Both Chinese and American students will create different food dishes from one another’s culture and they will create a feast from the different foods they make.

“CACA is a lot different from other clubs at Miami, and you get to meet a lot of new people,” Kuczmarksi said.

This is the year that Xing wants to get CACA back on the map, and she’ll be doing that through events such as Moonlight Night which is a semester welcoming prom. The dance will be held at 8 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Armstrong Student Center Pavilion.

If you are interested in joining CACA, you can find the Chinese American Culture Association on The Hub using your MyMiami account. The club will also be having an information night at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 in McGuffey Hall Room 221.

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“The F-word: Feminists Working for Real Democracy,” junior Anna Lucia Feldmann, expressed her excitement about the bill.

“Implementing affirmative consent here would be amazing,” Feldmann said. “I know some campuses have a Violence Against Women Act in their student handbooks, so that would be really cool.”

Feldmann spoke about the bill’s potential to combat rape culture and emphasize the importance of educating the public on what constitutes sexual assault.

“People have this idea that rape or sexual assault is only rape or sexual assault when someone is kicking or screaming, but a lot of times the person is not able to say no or they’ve been coerced or just in general they don’t [want to have sex] and that’s still a rape; it’s still a sexual assault,” Feldmann said. “In the ‘no means no’ context, there’s still room for doubt and room to put blame upon the victim.”

Rebecca Getson, Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Student Sexual Assault at Miami’s Student Health Services, expressed similar hopes that ‘yes means yes’ will encourage “a healthy look at defining what consent is and not just defining what sexual assault is.”

“I think it will be a curious thing to watch and look at to see what will happen,” Getson said.

“I think it’s going to raise a lot of awareness.”

In light of the recent attention regarding rape and sexual assault on college campuses, many universities have begun re-evaluating their policies regarding the defining, reporting and handling of these cases.

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updates their policies yearly and publishes the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, which includes information regarding rapes and sexual assaults. However, the latest report currently available on Miami University’s webpage dates back to 2012.

Feldmann vocalized a critique of Miami’s handling of sexual assault expressing concern that resources and information are difficult to locate and often outdated or problematic.

“Not a lot of people know what resources there are,” Feldmann said. “There’s a whole segment of the population that doesn’t know what consent is or how to exercise their rights after something has gone wrong.”

Several prevention resources warn students to not walk alone and in a recent crime alert email, the university advised, “Trust your instincts; if you feel uncomfortable with friends or strangers, remove yourself from the situation.”

The wording of such alert emails has changed since the previous year.

“We try to get feedback from students, faculty, staff and administrators about what has worked [and] what hasn’t worked while still being in compliance with Title IX and clearing the other federal and state regulations,” Getson stated.

Feldmann believes the ‘yes means yes’ bill will help popularize the idea of affirmative consent and work to combat rape culture.

“There’s a big segment of people that are hostile to the information. I’ve heard [people say] things like getting affirmative consent is just unsexy.”

On the contrary, California legislators and Feldmann agree that only an explicit “yes” should mean yes. Feldmann concluded, smiling, “Consent is good; Consent is good, necessary and sexy.”

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Public ivy or party school? Embracing Miami’s double identity EDITORIAL

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

Miami University is no stranger to the spotlight. Our school ranks among Ivy League universities when it comes to undergraduate education and teaching staff. Each year brings a more competitive admission process and a new crop of brighter and more diverse students, allowing Miami to become well known as a great choice for academics.

However, there is another side to this university, a side that usually gets more publicity than our academics and renowned teaching staff. That’s right, we’re also known for being the top party school in Ohio, and one of the top in the nation.

What does this mean? It means university administrators have a tough battle to fight. On the one hand, they want to continue their

work of making our school smarter and more competitive to offer students the best education possible. On the other hand, eliminating the party image entirely could potentially deter future students from attending and send them into enemy territory in Athens and Columbus.

The Editorial Board at The Miami Student believes that the university administration has done an excellent job over recent years of branding the school. We’re moving up in rankings and are becoming more prominently known around the world as our graduates enter various fields.

However, we should not be too quick to push the other side of Miami under the rug. From an administration perspective, being named a top party school could seem like

a bad thing. After all, we need to be seen as a rigorous academic institution. Having Alpha chapters of Greek organizations kicked off campus is hardly good for a campus image. In the mind of a parent, that’s a red flag.

Interestingly enough, Miami has surprisingly tame disciplinary issues in regards to Greek life when compared to other universities.

Andrew Lohse recently released a book called Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy, in which he exposes the horrendous hazing he experienced at Dartmouth College. The University of Alabama was also called into national media attention during fall recruitment this year when a Snapchat was sent out by a sorority girl claiming excitement over not receiving any African American pledges.

These issues, among others making headlines daily, are serious and cause huge public relations issues for the universities involved.

Sure, Miami is a party school; but we seem to be a party school that is (mostly) in line and fiasco-free.

It is understandable that university officials and parents would shy away from being associated with the words “party” and “Greek.”

However, from a student perspective, this just means Miami offers the best of both worlds. Strong academics, highly rated dining hall food, a superb teaching staff and a beautiful campus are all excellent reasons to attend school in Oxford.

But college is not just an experience in a classroom or lecture hall.

Students are also young adults, living on their own and enjoying their last few sheltered years

before adulthood.

Miami University offers a rare combination, a combination that, for the most part, fulfills the needs of students in a variety of ways.

If either our academic success or our party image were eliminated, Miami would not be the school we know and love.

Although the university works hard to maintain it’s image as a pristine, top-notch school, the students deserve a fair amount of credit. After all, exams don’t take themselves. As long as Miami students continue their “work hard, play hard” mentality, the Editorial Board believes that the university has nothing to fear when it comes to being seen as a top party school.

Any article stating that is sure to be followed by another praising our academics.

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Miami students and alumni voice their opinions on the alcohol policy at football tailgates What do you think of Miami’s efforts to change tailgating?

I think if the school wants to increase fan participation they need to allow students to drink at tailgates. Especially when competeing with ‘Beat the Clock’ and ‘Broken Clock.’”

ANGUS MACLEOD

I believe students who are of legal drinking age shouldn’t be restricted from drinking alcohol. As a graduate, I wish I had that opportunity like a lot of my friends who went to big 10 schools.”

NICK MOLITERNO MIAMI ALUMNUS

Tailgating is a good way for students to all interact on a weekend and support the team. It’s already been a lot better than past years, but there’s still more that they can do.”

JESSICA HOOVER SENIOR

Miami has controls over the activities that happen on campus. In my opinion, the new rule against alcohol will decrease student participation and cause problems for those enforcing it.”

ASHLEY SUBLER MIAMI ALUMNA

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United States should think twice before engaging with ISIS MILAM’S MUSINGS POLITICS After the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) beheaded two American journalists, James Foley and Steve Sotloff, a familiar, bipartisan cacophony can be heard from “sea to shining sea”: The beating of the war drums.

Note, the United Nations, the United States State Department and President Obama use ISIL to refer to ISIS, meaning the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. For the purposes of this article, I will use the more common parlance of ISIS. The main takeaway is this Islamic extremist group wants to restore an Islamic state, or caliphate, to the entire region stretching from southern Turkey through Syria to Egypt (which includes Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan), according to the Associated Press.

According to a NBC News report, ISIS’s extremist version of a caliphate differs greatly from history. In the eighth century A.D., the Abbasid Caliphate is generally considered the “Golden Age of Islam,” which fostered progress in science and philosophy. Bagdad used to be the “intellectual center of the world.”

The beheadings of Foley and Sotloff are without question disturbing and worthy of

condemnation. However, I would caution against the rush to go to war in Syria or put boots back on the ground in Iraq.

Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham argued in a New York Times op-ed that “we need a military plan to defeat ISIS, wherever it is.”

Make no mistake, much like how the Iraq War in 2003 was a bipartisan affair, it also seems like the push to destroy ISIS at any cost is a bipartisan one.

Senator Dianne Feinstein on Meet the Press said Obama was “very cautious, maybe in this instance, too cautious.” Vice President Joe Biden said we have to follow ISIS to the “gates of hell.”

And two-thirds of Americans polled by Pew Research backed this bipartisan drum beating, saying ISIS poses a “major threat” to the United States. More importantly, the beheadings of Foley and Sotloff completely altered the desire to “do something.”

Last year when considerations were given to bombing Syria, only 20 percent of Americans supported that action. After the beheadings, 63 percent said to bomb Syria. The script flipped.

So, too, did our foreign policy.

A year ago, those bombings would have been directed at Syrian dictator, Bashard al-Assad, in alliance with the rebel forces. Today’s bombings would be against an outgrowth of some of those rebel forces — ISIS — and with, incidentally, al-Assad.

Such is the folly of U.S. interventionist foreign policy. Even war-weary-minded people say the oft-used phrase to justify the next

war against the new enemy, “this time is different.”

That’s because the next enemy is always the gravest of threats.

Political commentators along both sides have cited as such, as well as top government officials.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said ISIS is “beyond anything we’ve seen.” U.S. State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Brett McGurk said ISIS has “matched and exceeded” the threat al-Qaeda poses to the United States.

But let’s set the record straight.

ISIS does not pose a threat to the United States homeland. ISIS is barbaric and horrendous enough without the war-mongering hyperbole.

Matthew Olsen, the departing director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said ISIS is not comparable to al-Qaeda pre-9/11.

“There is no credible information that [Isis] is planning to attack the United States,” he said, adding that there are no foreign fighters operating within the United States.

A head-in-the-sand approach to ISIS is clearly not wise, but neither is a gut-reaction (to the beheadings, mostly), open-ended war with ISIS, especially if it means involving ourselves in a complex, bloody civil war in Syria.

Fret not, McCain and Graham brush aside the complex nature of Syria’s civil war by suggesting one way to topple ISIS “requires an end to the conflict in Syria.”

I’m glad that is such an easy task.

They, of course, provide no way to do that.

For a better understanding of the folly of intervention, look no

further than the easily-forgotten Libyan intervention from 2011.

After the West toppled Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, NATO leader, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said, “Together, we have succeeded. Libya is finally free.” McCain even gave Obama credit for his Libyan intervention. Obama to this day still thinks it was the right decision.

(they’ve carried out 19 just in the first half of August).

It leads to situations where we bomb our own weapons, like we’re doing in our bombing campaign against ISIS in Iraq.

Which is yet another laughable, if it wasn’t so sad, example of the woes of U.S. intervention.

We armed the Kurds to battle ISIS because ISIS outgunned them be-

But let’s set the record straight. ISIS does not pose a threat to the United States homeland.

ISIS is barbaric and horrendous enough without the war-mongering hyperbole.

Three years later, Libya is in disarray, to put it mildly. Militant forces have seized Tripoli, Libya’s capital.

“The country is coming undone. Relentless factional fighting in Tripoli and in the eastern city of Benghazi has left dozens of people dead. Well-known political activists have been killed, diplomats have been kidnapped, and ordinary citizens fear bandits on the roads,” The New York Times reported.

But Americans are amnesic about history and hide behind the innocence of our good intentions.

Certainly, I can not bash the interventionists without offering what I would do about ISIS. First, stop funding and giving weapons to groups and countries, especially one of our closest allies, Saudi Arabia, also a fan of beheadings

cause they had our guns, which we had given to the Iraqi military after our 2003 invasion.

Secondly, since ISIS is a regional threat, let the regional countries deal with it. We can still offer humanitarian aid and assistance where needed, but bombings and worse, “boots on the ground,” only serve to exacerbate the problem.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and others all have strong enough militaries, mostly from our funding, to deal with ISIS. Avoid the familiarly hypnotic drum beat to war. History is littered with its folly, even recent history.

BRETT MILAM

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There’s an art to paving your own education path EDUCATION According to a study conducted

by Gallup in 2013, 71 percent of Americans in the workforce are “not engaged” or are “actively disengaged” in their work. How can well over half of working Americans hate their jobs? It might just be that the presumably well-intentioned articles pertaining to the most and least “valuable” college majors, which is usually determined by the average income after college graduation, are intimidating college students into majoring in something that will propel them into an initially high-income, as opposed to a fulfilling, career.

Young adults who are passionate about studying the humanities and want to learn for the inherent value of learning are being conditioned by the media to believe that in order to obtain a job after they graduate, it is necessary that they stick to the fields of business, math, or science.

However, those fields are better left for people who are genuinely interested in studying them.

Undergraduates who, if they are being completely honest with themselves, want to major in the humanities should not be afraid to go wholeheartedly in the direction of their interests.

So how can the negative connotation associated with a liberal arts education be changed?

First, greater value needs to be placed on intellectual development as opposed to career preparation in college. According to a national survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, over 90 percent of business and nonprofit leaders that were surveyed indicated that the ability “to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than [someone’s] undergraduate major.”

These employers also said that they value recent college graduates “with skills that will help them contribute to innovation in the workplace”, and that they want to hire people who “demonstrate ethical judgment and integrity; intercultural skills; and the capacity for new and continued learning.”

So majoring in something like Philosophy, which can enhance one’s ability to think more broadly and creatively, can yield benefits above and beyond those of a more technical major.

In a society obsessed with hard facts and statistics as well as the desire for convenience, it can be difficult to jump off the bandwagon and start walking your own

path. Although it will be harder to stray from the path that seems to be already laid out if you, it will be worth it to pave a path of your own and let your current interests and passions guide you.

If you still have doubts, check out a list of liberal arts majors who are now extremely successful business leaders, from history majors to English nerds. It goes to show that as an individual, anyone has the power to become extremely successful despite the statistics that may cause people to think otherwise.

Another idea that deters students from pursuing a broad, liberal arts education is an appealing, yet ultimately meaningless, general picture of “success”. There are these incredibly ambitious and hard-working undergraduates out there imagining themselves in a white doctor’s coat shaking the hand of another “very important person” or sitting in a lavish office with a view of the city and equate just that vision in and of itself with success and fulfillment.

How much do those things, those outward visions of “success” actually mean?

Where is the person beneath it all? Planning is a natural instinct and there is value in the ability to make plans regarding one’s future career. Planning becomes detrimental when it causes people to forget what it is they are passionate about in the midst of it all.

Many college students don’t consider that the ultimate life that they are capable of living can only happen if they are studying and participating in what they are passionate about right now.

The only thing undergraduates have to do in order to obtain the career that gives them true satisfaction is follow their bliss.

It’s impossible for someone’s passion in life to lead them astray. If you puruse a path built on something you love. This point was perhaps summarized best by Steve Jobs, in his commencement speech at Stanford University “You cannot connect the dots looking forward.You can only connect them moving backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.”

This is the core though behind a liberal arts kind of study. It’s not always about connecting your present day to day life to a successful future, it’s about finding the best part of your day and making it your future.

EMILY WESTERFIELD

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RULE OF THUMB JACK THE RIPPER IDENTIFIED Over 100 years since the infamous murders, new DNA evidence revealed the identity of the notorious killer to be a Polish man named Aaron Kosminski.

TAILGATING EFFORTS Students and community members were excited to celebrate football season regardless of the team’s performance.

But the confusing alcohol policy left us all scratching our heads.

FAREWELL, JOAN RIVERS We had to say goodbye to one of the sassiest comedic icons over the weekend.

The 81-year-old paved the way for females in the entertainment business.

WEEKEND BREAKFAST Early risers on the weekend are left with limited options when it comes to dining hall breakfast. We just want our pancakes at a normal hour sometimes.

UPCOMING EVENTS We’re marking our calendars for a few big events coming to town, including country artist Cole Swindell and comedian Aziz Ansari.

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Reflecting on a summer in Kosovo: What I learned while traveling, writing and not sleeping TRAVEL As I walked down Mother Teresa Boulevard on my last day in Pristina, Kosovo, I was overcome with a wave of bittersweet nostalgia. Eight weeks prior, I walked sluggishly down that same white stone street, jetlagged and disoriented. My mouth was agape as I took in all the new sights and smells, experiencing the gentle bustle of the hot early summer day.

The crowded corner coffee shops, the vendors lining the streets with books, sunglasses, and children’s toys, the head-scarfed beggars sitting in the shade of the sapling trees, heads bowed in prayer, the statues of revered wartime heroes, the husky Albanian language drifting from the mouths of the people that call this city home, that was all new to me. But in that moment, I ambled down this street with ease, perhaps with the air and language of a foreigner, but with the look of someone who had truly experienced this place. That city had so much soul, and I was not quite sure if I was ready to leave it.

My eight-week summer study abroad in Pristina, Kosovo the Miami University journalism department was a whirlwind of studying, traveling, learning, growing and barely enough sleep. I visited six countries — Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, and Turkey — which showed me beauty I didn’t know could exist.

Within Kosovo, I explored four cities — Pristina, Podujevo, Peja, and Prizren. I wrote three, in-depth news stories for my internship at KosovaLive, an online news agency that was founded during the war. I completed eight credit hours worth of college classes. I established strong friendships with several of the students who joined me on this trip, and lasting relationships with professors who can help further my career. The amount I experienced in that short time seems enough for several lifetimes.

I couldn’t begin to describe all I have learned, all that has opened my eyes and changed me as a person. But I will tell you what I have found most important.

Kosovo is a tiny country (only about 4,000 square miles and 2 million people) in the Balkan region, sandwiched between Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and Macedonia.

Kosovo used to be part of a region called Yugoslavia, which seven independent republics now constitute. Yugoslavia dissolved in the 1990s as a result of increasing nationalism among its states. Because of ethnic tensions and years of war, Serbia and several other countries still do not recognize Kosovo as an independent state. Kosovo and Serbia have been locked in warfare on and off for centuries, mainly because both ethnic Serbs and Kosovo Albanians contend that

they have lived in Kosovo since the beginning of time, and claim rights to their “Jerusalem.” It is impossible to resolve the matter since records only go back so far, but you will hear a different story of how Kosovo was settled and who really belongs there depending on which Kosovar you talk to.

Despite its contentious history, during my time in Kosovo I learned that the country’s character and development is rooted in the thoughts, beliefs, and perceptions of its people. Upon arriving here, one immediately sees the TurkishOttoman influence, with the redroofed villages speckled across the mountaintops. They may be struck by the Muslim influence, with the eerily beautiful call to prayer reverberating five times a day from the mosques across the city. They will notice the American flags rippling in the breeze alongside the blue and yellow of Kosovo’s, and Bill Clinton’s statue saluting the heart of the city. They will pass by the shell of the Serbian Orthodox Church and know who also claims rights to this land. In addition, of course they will hear the gorgeous symphony of various languages echoing down the street-corners, with Albanian —a testament to Kosovo’s dominant population — the loudest voice of all. While Kosovo’s mosaic of cultures may make it difficult for one to stand out, that is the point. Kosovo isn’t just the diamond-shaped country with a controversial history nestled in the Balkans. Its identity is found within its people, who blend millennia of different cultures, traditions, and belief to generate a new, unique personality.

structured by time and schedule.

When do we ever get a chance to breathe, to sip a macchiato in a café without worrying about when the waiter is going to bring the check?

Our lives are dictated by deadlines that we create for ourselves. Despite how busy I have been during my time here, traveling has taught me to take a deep breath and see what exists outside the endless buzz and stress of work and school: a world teeming with unspeakable, indescribable beauty that is patiently waiting for all of us to stop and open our eyes.

I am not sure what my future holds, but I can say with certainty my passion for journalism has been revitalized. I hope to pursue it long into my life. Kosovo has provided me with the perfect place to discover how impactful and vital journalism is to a community. I realize I have the power to inform the members of a society so they can perform their proper duty and citizens as fully participate in governmental decision-making. And by doing so, I have also realized how important is for me to participate in my government, as well.

I know I will come back to this rugged little country and see how it has progressed a few years from now. I realize sadly that there is so much I am leaving behind undone and unfixed. I hope to see the stray dogs well-fed and in loving arms.

I want to see the skinny, haughty eyed children roaming the streets for money in school with full bellies. I want all the ethnic tensions and hostilities that persist here to be put aside so a new country with a new identity can develop and flourish.

I cannot take for granted the endless opportunities that lie before me, the various paths, beaten, remote, or well traveled, that I can choose to take me into my future.”

Since returning I am not yet sure of the extent to which this program as changed me. I know I have become much more grateful of my easy life in the United States, of the safety, security and money that brings structure and predictability to my sheltered little world. I cannot take for granted the endless opportunities that lie before me, the various paths, beaten, remote, or well traveled, that I can choose to take me into my future. But I wish I wasn’t re-entering a culture of apathy toward the government, of lack of participation in decisionmaking that affects the wellbeing of our extremely powerful nation.

I am especially going to miss the easy-going lifestyle in Kosovo.

Americans are in such a rush to be somewhere or do something by a certain time. Life is far too

Kosovo is so much more than a tiny little country the size of Connecticut that was once ravaged by war and is now neglected by the media. It has taught me the power of storytelling, it has ignited a passion for travel in my soul, and has urged me to look inward and discover things about myself I never knew before. Even when I am gone, this energetic, quirky little place will live on quietly in the rolling mountains of the Balkans. I cannot wait to explore others like it one day. After all, in the words of Michael Palin, “once travel bug bites, there is no known antidote, and I know I will be happily infected for the rest of my life.”

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goals is to facilitate training for students who do not already have their pilot’s license.

Training would first be offered through Crystal Blue Aviation, a third party unaffiliated to Miami, which meets the university’s requirements.

“Of the people who signed up for the club, only a handful were already trained pilots,” Certified Flight Instructor for Crystal Blue Aviation Tom Besl said. “It is my understanding that I will facilitate flight training and start putting students through the ropes until Jacob becomes a certified flight instructor.”

Flight training would be held at the Miami University airport, a nostalgic, Casablanca-esque airfield that houses one of Crystal Blue Aviation and Miami’s own jet, infamously labeled as President Hodge’s ‘Red Hawk One.’ The Miami University Flying Club has gained plenty of interest, but for students who are unsure, they can go on a discovery flight to take control of the aircraft and decide if flying is for them.

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making the temporary exception.

Ginsky said students could also submit photos from coffee locations Uptown, such as Starbucks, Kofenya, UDF and even vendors at the Saturday farmers market.

“As long as you are using a reusable mug, you can upload a photo,” Ginsky said.

In order for Kill the Cup to be successful, student involvement is absolutely essential. Sophomore Environmental Science major Ian Foster thinks the key is good publicity in all of the vendors, because many students are not aware they can use their own cups at all.

“Posting signs, having cashiers ask whether they’ve brought their own cups or mugs, little things like that can make all the difference,” Foster said.

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said. “Everything is just in one ear and out the other.”

Jacob has sense accumulated over 260 hours of flight under his belt and, in the hopes of sharing his passion, has created the Miami University Flying Club, known as the Oxford Aviators, this fall.

“I wanted to build a community of pilots and aviation at Miami,” Jacob said.

To Jacob, a community does not necessarily mean only pilots, but flight technicians, mechanics and simply anyone who is interested in aviation.

“For every one pilot in the air there are dozens of people on the ground who make it happen,” Jacob said. “My biggest goal for the club would be to start building an airplane together. That way I could bring in students from the engineering department and even fashion students to design and create upholstery.”

Along with creating a ground school class that students can receive credit for, one of the club’s

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To promote participation on campus, Ginsky said Green Oxford, NAEP, Greenhawks, The Miami Student, the Sustainability Committee in the Farmer School of Business (FSB), InFocus photography and some off-campus partnerships will be supporting and advertising the challenge. InFocus will also be taking and uploading photos at some of the locations to promote participation. Ginsky is also hoping to garner support from Miami’s Greek Community.

“The important message right now is that people become aware that they CAN use their reusable mugs today at four locations on campus,” Ginsky said. “So right now we want to start getting that message out there and encouraging the behavior now. We want people to be fully on board by the time October 6 rolls around.”

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regional campuses.

“As a liberal arts institution, Miami embraces preparation for a changing world,” Donna Evans, Lecturer and Chief Departmental Advisor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology, said. “The development of the Health Information Technology program is a response to a changing technology and medical landscape.”

Developed in 2012, the curriculum incorporates the newest and most relevant information to give students the best training possible.

“The program was developed in collaboration with leaders in the field as well as with other educational institutions,” Evans said. “The resulting partnerships strengthen the program and opportunities for students.”

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Lee noted other important aspects of the project.

“We want to make a connection between our science and children’s learning,” Lee said.

“We plan to publish articles in teaching journals to help present

For Miami students, HIT allows for a chance to enter a quickly growing field. Health Information Technology jobs are expected to increase 20 percent by 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statics, making it one of the fastest-growing occupations. The demand for technicians is expected to increase even more as the population ages.

Kaitlin Hendrickson graduated from the program in May. Now, she works as a Health Information Management Technician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, a job she felt well prepared for after completing the program.

“I like knowing that I am on the other side of helping patients, but not directly,” said Hendrickson.

While teaching students how to effectively use medical technology, the program also works to give students a strong medical basis.

“We got a lot of background on medical information. We had to take medical terminology and anatomy, and we’re able to apply that as well to the technology,” Hendrickson said. “I think that helped to prepare myself really well for my job now.”

Eight Miami students, including Hendrickson, have graduated from the program since its debut in 2012, according to Evans. Another 21 are expected to complete the program this May. Over 100 students are currently enrolled in the program. Enrollment is expected to rise in the future as recognition of the program continues to grow.

“I think it will draw more students as it grows and more people will be interested in coming to Miami because of this new degree,” Hendrickson said.

the findings from our research in a proper context for students of various grade levels.”

The genome was officially published several weeks ago, and Lee and Denlinger recently received another four-year grant from the National Science Foundation to continue study-

ing the midge. Although the genome is already sequenced, they plan to continue working on the project.

“Scientific research is never done,” Lee said. “When you finish one [project], it raises other questions; that’s the neat thing about science.”

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Miami University Distinguished Professor of Biology Richard Lee (left) and research partner Dave Denlinger of Ohio State University (right) have spent years researching and studying the native Antarctic midge, which has the smallest completed genome sequence of any insect.

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RedHawks squeak by Bobcats with one point victory in Ohio Invitational CROSS COUNTRY GRACE REMINGTON FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University women’s cross country team opened the season on the right foot after placing first at the Ohio Invite in Athens, Ohio on Friday.

The RedHawks narrowly defeated Ohio University by a margin of just one point.

Senior Jess Hoover led Miami with a first place finish and a time of 22:36. Fellow senior Anna Lamb took second with a time of 22:43.

Junior Brenna Poulsen placed sixth, junior Laura Bess took eight and senior Mattie Moncayo rounded out the scoring with by placing 13th.

“It boosts our confidence to start out with a win,” Hoover said. “But at the same time, we don’t put too much weight into these first meets because it is early, and we have to go through November.”

Even with the win, the ’Hawks believe they could have performed better.

“It’s not really something we’re jumping up and down about,” Hoover said. “Everybody knows that we’re much better than OU, so it’s not too great to finish by only one point ahead of them. But a win

is a win.”

Hoover thinks the weather played a role in the runners’ mediocre performances.

The race occurred in the late afternoon of a 93 percent humidity and 95-degree day.

“That was one of the toughest races I’ve ever ran,” Hoover said.

“When it’s hot, you have trouble breathing and you can’t relax your muscles.”

Everybody knows we’re better than OU, so it’s not too great to finish by only one point ahead of them.

But a win is a win.”

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Head coach Kelly Phillips agreed.

“It was just not a good situation,” Phillips said. “We didn’t run what I thought we could run. I underestimated how hot it would be for them.

It was ugly, but they did it and we’ll only get better from here.”

Extreme heat is not something to which Miami is accustomed because of its morning practices.

Ohio, on the other hand, holds practices in the afternoon.

Hoover thinks this is why the rival was able to have a

better response.

“Normally when you’re racing you don’t have many thoughts,” Hoover said. “But I remember thinking ‘Okay, just one foot in front of the other’ and ‘Just cross the finish line.’ It was definitely tough mentally. I was just relieved to finish.”

Despite the heat, freshmen Alex Cameron and Sarra Taylor had strong debuts, finishing 14th and 15th respectively.

“Alex is from Georgia, so she didn’t think the weather was that bad,” Phillips said.

Both Hoover and Phillips said the entire class of freshmen was nervous about their first race.

However, they also agreed that it was important for the new team members to get their initial competitive experience out of the way in a smaller setting.

“We’re super proud of the freshmen so far,” Hoover said. “I’ve been really impressed by their want to be in the top seven and their ability to contribute to the team.”

Phillips has also been pleased with their work ethic.

“The fact that they went out there and still did really well despite the heat is great,” Phillips said.

The ’Hawks continue their season Saturday in the only home meet of the season, the Miami Invitational.

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just one third down.

“Hats off to our defense, they played one hell of a ball game,” Hendrix said. “It’s tough going into the locker room and looking at Kent Kern today because you feel like you let them down.’

Senior Quinten Rollins recorded his first career interception. He deflected a pass in the end zone and managed to catch it on his back for improbable pick.

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Commodores sunk, much like an anchor, in a 37-7 loss to Temple Univeristy. Later reports have said Vanderbilt is no longer allowed to wear the all-black uniform.

Staying on the topic of black in uniforms, the University of Louisville revealed they would black out the University of Miami in a Monday night matchup. The all-black helmet that features a red metallic Louisville Cardinal head is the eye catcher on this uniform.

Sometimes the uniforms that do not change much at all are the best, and that is the case with Notre Dame.

The school recently switched from Adidas to Under Armour and, thankfully, the Golden Domers looked more or less the same, just with a different logo on their gear.

Last, but certainly not least, how could someone write a story about swagtastic college football uniforms and not say something about the University of Oregon?

Any equipment manager who FROM SOCCER »PAGE 10

butt. Once we got out on the field and realized they were just normal soccer girls, we went out and [got the win].”

Kramig was impressed by how his squad stepped up to challenges this season and responded with results, but was not surprised.

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double-digit kill club were junior outside hitter Annie Reiswig with 14 and Ingle with 13. They were part of an offense that recorded a .358 hitting percentage in the match, while 62 of the 64 assists came from Riley and Brakauskas.

“Our outside hitters definitely stepped up on Saturday,” Condit said. “Reiswig and Rusek were hitting smarter and harder and gave us good options when they were double-teaming Jenny and Paige.”

The power went out during the match, but the team found a way to keep the competitive juices flowing with a dance-off in the dark against the Bulldogs.

“The power went out during the Mississippi State match but the music remained on,” Condit said.

“So the teams had a dance-off and it was absolutely hysterical. We managed to keep ourselves warm until the power came back on.”

Below also commented on the shenanigans.

“It was 9-12, then all of a sudden the power went out,” she said.

“The scoreboard was still on, the music was still on, people had no idea what was going on. The coaches were worried about us getting cold with the power out, so we put on our sweats and we had a dance-off against Mississippi State. It was funny and awesome, even though they won. We’re not the best dancers.”

After being tied with Mississippi State 4-4 in the first set, Miami dug itself into a 14-9 hole that it could not overcome as the drought featured four service errors. In a second set that had 12 ties, the Red and White finished off the set on a 6-2 run with kills from Rusek, Reiswig and Hill. Rusek led all players with five kills in the set.

The third set was just as close as the previous with eight ties and the ‘Hawks again closed out the set with kills by Hill and Reiswig to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

The RedHawks were in control for much of the fourth set as the Bulldogs were only able to get

The RedHawks’ losing streak stands at 18 now, with their next game on the road against the University of Michigan.

“I think we’re gonna dig ourselves out this hole,” Martin said. “I think we’re going to do it this year. I really believe that. Does it look like it right now? Hell no, it doesn’t look it. Anybody that doubts us, I would doubt us too. But I really believe our kids have the makings to dig us out of this hole and win more than few games this year before the season is over.” says they would not want to take a tour of the Ducks’ equipment room either hates their job, hates Oregon or is lying.

The Ducks opened up 2014 with white helmets, white jerseys and apple green pants. The jersey numbers and winged shoulders were apple green as well. The helmets had metallic wings and an apple green “O” on the back. When it comes to football uniforms, Oregon rarely disappoints.

There are not any stats this columnist is aware of that prove a uniform’s effect on the outcome of a game, but it is fun to watch the uniform race between schools across America. There are many uniforms that have high readings on the swago-meter that were not in this article, and that’s simply because of a selfimposed word limit.

Here’s to many more college football games, and many more swagtacular uniforms.

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teams, you have to have a tough mentality,” Kramig said.

“You have to take a very aggressive posture in the game and you have to go right at them.

We have done that. We have played with a lot of poise and a lot of composure.”

Miami opens its seven-game homestand at 1 p.m. Sunday against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. one-point leads on two occasions.

Hill, Reiswig and Ingle all registered five kills each in the set.

“Meg Riley and Krista Brakauskas did a nice job of running an effective offense on Saturday. Krista also had a couple good serving streaks on Saturday as well,” said Condit. “[Freshman libero] Maeve McDonald also did a nice job in her three starts this weekend.

[Freshman outside hitter] Courtney Bemis generated some key offense while sharing the position with [senior outside hitter] Sarah Chaney. Below did a great job and was a stabilizer on the court for us.

This weekend, we’ve shown that we can adapt and overcome challenges and stay positive.”

Riley was a dig away from recording a triple-double against Southeast Missouri State as she had 10 kills, 19 assists and nine digs. Brakauskas was not far from a double-double herself with 22 assists, seven digs and six service aces. Hill allocated 11 kills in the match as the team registered 13 more kills and 14 more assists than its opponent.

Despite starting the opening set on a 6-0 run, Miami found itself tied at 20-20 before capping off the set with a 5-3 run. The second set was close as well with 13 ties before a service ace by Hill and a kill from Rusek claimed the set for the ‘Hawks.

The Red and White started fast in the third set with an early 5-1 lead that SEMO could not come back from as the netters took the set and the match in a sweep.

“It was a good weekend for us,” Below said. “It was a good test for us to play Big Ten and SEC teams and we have some areas we need to improve on. On defense, we’re learning some new things and they’ll end up working out well and we need to stay aggressive on our serves and keeping teams out of systems.”

The RedHawks continue their road trip next weekend as they take on Bradley University, North Dakota State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the CEFCU Classic.

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Miami fifth-year senior quarterback Andrew Hendrix chats with head coach Chuck Martin (left), senior wide out Dawan Scott tries to turn the corner and get past two Eastern Kentucky University defenders (middle) and Scott looks to cut up-field during Miami’s 17-10 loss to EKU.

Miami falls 17-10 to Eastern Kentucky Turnovers and penalties doom Miami as losing streak reaches 18 games

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Turnovers and penalties cost Miami University a win in a 17-10 loss to Eastern Kentucky University. Miami committed six turnovers in the game and had nine penalties, six of which were false starts.

Miami also had a field goal blocked and missed another one wide left.

“That is a game we should have won as a football team, but we didn’t,” head coach Chuck Martin said. “Very disappointed in myself.

I’m the head coach and the offensive coordinator, so you don’t have to look much farther than me to ask why we didn’t win the game. I didn’t

get it done for the kids today. I didn’t have them prepared for what Eastern Kentucky decided to throw at us. We didn’t handle it up front. They were loading the box and blitzing us and trying not to let us run.”

The RedHawks jumped out to a quick start, scoring just 59 seconds into the game thanks a 40-yard touchdown pass from fifth-year senior quarterback Andrew Hendrix to redshirt freshman wide receiver Jared Murphy.

However, Miami failed to get into the end zone for the rest of the game.

The defense was strong for much of the game, but the offense shot itself in the foot too often. Despite 419 yards of total offense, 256 of which came in the first half, Miami could muster up just 10 points.

EKU’s first ten points came courtesy of turnovers. The Colonels were gifted a field goal thanks to muffed punt by redshirt sophomore Fred McRae at his own 15-yard line.

After a Miami field goal in the third quarter, EKU junior corner back Stanley Absanon picked off Hendrix and returned it back 55 yards for the score to tie the game. The pick was one of two for Absanon, who also broke up three passes.

“The pick-six, that’s one that’s gonna haunt me,” Hendrix said.

“And it should haunt me for awhile.

We’re up in the ball game, you can’t put the ball in danger like that.”

The Colonels took the lead for good with 4:43 left in the game thanks to a trick play. Redshirt junior wide receiver Deno Montgomery

RedHawks knock off Louisville SOCCER JUSTIN WOODS

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Clad in its all-red away uniforms to close out a four-game road trip, the Miami University women’s soccer team (3-1) emerged victorious Sunday at University of Louisville (2-3).

The RedHawks’ 2-1 win over the Cardinals makes for three Miami triumphs against opposition from the Big Ten, Big East and Atlantic Coastal Conference, a feat that makes Miami head coach Bobby Kramig crack a smile.

“I’m very proud of this team,” Kramig said. “I feel the Louisville result was the reward for an excellent two weeks of hard physical training. I thought we were better and I thought we

deserved to win.”

The first RedHawk goal came late in the first half courtesy of freshman midfielder Amy Malone. It was Malone’s first collegiate goal.

“We had a corner kick and it ricocheted everywhere but I ended up getting enough toe on it to put it in the back of the net,” Malone said. “It was pretty exciting. I couldn’t believe it went in.

I had to have my teammates tell me it went in, to be honest.”

Louisville leveled the scoreline early in the second half, but Miami senior midfielder Kelsey Dinges answered quickly to regain the one-goal lead the RedHawks held until the final whistle.

Malone and the ’Hawks focused on maintaining their trademark assertive style of play even with a late one-goal lead, a

scenario that would drive many sides toward conservative, defensive tactics.

“The whole time it felt like we were the aggressor on the field,” Malone said. “We kept going at them and still wanted to score.

We weren’t just possessing it. I think we did well at being aware of what we had to do to finish the game off with a win.”

Aside from the test the Cardinals presented as a squad, Miami had to deal with playing at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium, Louisville’s state-of-the-art soccer facility, in front of a crowd of 1,661.

“We talked about [the Louisville stadium] in practice,” Malone said. “We got five seconds of ‘wow factor’ and then we had to go out and kick some SOCCER »PAGE 9

MU falls to IU; waltzes over Miss. St. VOLLEYBALL JORDAN RINARD

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The Miami University volleyball team came away from another weekend with a winning record.

The ’Hawks were defeated 3-1 (26-28, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25) by Indiana University before reeling off 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-19) and 3-0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-19) wins over Mississippi State University and Southeast Missouri State University in the Indiana Invitational.

The RedHawks (4-2) experienced some individual success over the weekend as both redshirt junior middle blocker Jenny Ingle and freshman outside hitter Olivia Rusek made the All-Tournament team.

Rusek led the charge on offense against Indiana with 12 kills, six of

which came in the first set, while senior setter/outside hitter Meg Riley and sophomore setter Krista Brakauskas accounted for 35 of the 38 assists in the match. The Hoosiers functioned better as an offense overall on the night with 23 more kills and 20 more assists than the ’Hawks, which had obstacles in addition to their opponents they had to contend with.

“Against Indiana, we practiced at an early time slot and didn’t start our match until 7:45 because the first match ran late,” head coach Carolyn Condit said. “Then the electric went out, causing moisture on the floor because it was so humid. Players were sliding around a lot in the match. [Sophomore outside hitter] Maris Below described it best, it was like penguins on ice, so it was tough. I’m proud of how hard we fought; it was a good matchup. They did a good job double-teaming on [sophomore

middle blocker] Paige Hill.”

Miami dug itself into a 14-6 hole in the first set, but found a way to tie the score up 24-24 thanks to the 11 errors by the Hoosiers. However, the host team capped off the set with a service ace. The second set was also close with eight ties between the two teams with the Red and White taking advantage of attack errors with a set-winning kill from Rusek.

After being tied 4-4 in the third set, it was all Indiana as it was able to outhit the traveling squad .405 to .241. The fourth set was much closer with four ties, but IU put down five more kills and service aces than the RedHawks in the set on its way to a match victory.

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took a reverse handoff and then completed a 43-yard pass to junior wide out Jeff Glover to give EKU the win.

Miami tried to muster one last scoring drive after EKU took the lead, getting out to midfield. However, the RedHawks were done in by back-to-back false starts on third and 12, with Hendrix getting picked off on fourth and 15 after he heaved up a desperation pass.

“Good teams don’t jump offside, bad teams do,” Martin said. “As my wife will tell me when I get home, you did all the things you tell me that bad teams do. Amen. That’s how you lose games: you turn the ball over, you have penalties … We gotta find a way to get them prepared to where we don’t do those things.”

Hendrix threw the ball 52 times,

completing 25 for 359 yards and a score. He threw three interceptions, was sacked five times and lost a fumble. However, on the play he fumbled, Hendrix chased down EKU junior defensive lineman Marquise Piton and forced a fumble that was recovered by fifth-year senior tight end Alex Welch.

Senior wide out David Frazier was the leading receiver for Miami, catching seven passes for 106 yards.

Redshirt sophomore wide out Rokeem Williams had 105 yards on six grabs.

Junior linebacker Kent Kern had a game-high 10 tackles. The defense gave up 280 yards of total offense and allowed the Colonels to convert FOOTBALL »PAGE 9

New uniforms a sign that college football is back LINSKI’S LIST COLUMN College football is back.

Those are four words that brought a single red, white and blue tear to the eyes of fanatics across America. Those four simple words ring loudly from the red turf at Roos Field at Eastern Washington University all the way to Sun Life Stadium, the home of the other Miami down in Florida.

With the arrival of college football, we also see some sick threads being worn by teams across the nation, including your very own Miami RedHawks. Last weekend the ’Hawks donned an all-white uniform, with new helmet decals. The white helmets featured a full-sized RedHawk head on the left and numbers on the right.

In case you missed it, the ’Hawks fell to Marshall University 42-27 in their season opener. The future looks bright for the Red and White

as they proved they can hold their own against a team that many think is a dark horse candidate for a New Year’s Day bowl.

Back to uniforms.

(Disclaimer: I work for the Miami Equipment staff. This means I am heavily biased toward Miami’s uniforms, but I can also appreciate the uniforms of other teams.)

Take Florida State, for example.

What looks like just a cool pattern to the naked eye on FSU’s white jersey becomes a lot cooler when you read that the pattern includes the Seminole tribe’s symbols for Arrow, Man on Horse and Fire.

Another team that revealed new garb was Vanderbilt University. If you watched ESPN last weekend you probably saw the issue/nonissue with the new Vandy jerseys.

The all black uniform featured a school slogan, “Anchor Down” on the back of the uniform, which apparently breaks an NCAA rule. The referees were prepared to penalize Vandy for illegal use of swag, but documentation was presented and no penalties were issued. The COLUMN »PAGE 9

STAT OF THE DAY

36:42 The average time of possesion this season for the Miami football team. It is a massive improvment over last season’s 27:40.

The RedHawks rank fourth in the NCAA.