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Coalition Application coming to Miami Free platform to simplify, diversify admissions ADMISSIONS

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Starting in the fall of 2018, Miami University plans to utilize a second application for high school students.

The Coalition Application for Access, Affordability and Success is a free platform of online tools to help with the college application experience. Miami currently uses the Common Application and has no plans to get rid of it.

Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management and Director of Ad-

mission Susan Schaurer said she doesn’t want people to think that they will need to choose one application over the other.

“Just like we accept ACT and SAT, and have no preference for one over the other, so will be our approach to Common App or Coalition Application,” Schaurer said.

Schaurer said the advantage of the Coalition Application is that it will be entirely free for counselors, community-based organizations, and students to use.

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MU COLLEGE DEMS, GOP SQUARE OFF IN DEBATE POLITICS

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Each student hesitated for a moment after crossing the threshold into Farmer School of Business, room 25. Taking tentative steps down the aisle, they scanned the room left and right, looking for a friendly face. The lucky ones saw the Ronald Reagan cutout standing on the right side of the room and sorted themselves out.

The political debate season has finally arrived at Miami. With the Democrats’ final debate planned for May and Ted Cruz’s call for a one-on-one battle against Donald Trump, Miami’s College Republicans vs. College Democrats showdown couldn’t have been more timely.

Each student organization selected a three-person team to face off in discussion of three categories of questions: foreign policy, economic policy and social policy. Audience members were also able to suggest

questions through Twitter for a short set near the end of the event.

The debate was moderated by Kirsten Fowler, president of the Janus Forum, and sponsored by the ASG Government Relations Committee, represented at the event by GRC Secretary Kyle Mortimer.

“Does ISIS represent an existential threat to the United States, and how should it be addressed?” was the first question posed

by Fowler. The Republicans kicked off the debate.

“I think that ISIS absolutely does represent a huge threat. You’ve seen the destruction caused in Brussels and in Paris, among other places in the world,” said Alexandra Harris, a sophomore College Republican and a political science and international studies double-major. “I think we need to take a very active approach to defeat them, and one of the only ways I see that we can do that is by building a coalition with DEBATE » PAGE 3

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FROM HITLER TO ISIS On Tuesday, Miami University’s Humanities Center hosted Steven Luckert of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to discuess the “appeal of extremist propaganda” in the Art Museum.

ASG petition spurs meal plan changes H.O.M.E. office offers five options for returning students DINING

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In response to student feedback and a petition circulated by Associated Student Government (ASG), Miami’s office of Housing Options, Meals and Events (H.O.M.E.) has issued

Teen inspires with rainbow drawings

changes to its meal plan offerings for the 2016-17 academic year.

In February, university administration announced changes to its meal plan system for current and incoming first-year students. The revisions were aimed at alleviating concerns raised by students and parents, spe-

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When Drew saw the older woman sitting sullenly in her seat at the hairdresser, he didn’t know that she had just lost her husband of over 50 years. He did, however, know that he could put a smile on her face.

Drew handed the woman a piece of paper with a simple, hand-drawn rainbow on it. By the end of their interaction, the woman was sobbing as she thanked the boy for his kind gesture.

Drew, 17, has the cognitive ability of about a 7-yearold. Despite that, said David Leurck, Drew’s father and Miami’s director of corporate relations, Drew understands something that many of people don’t.

“People can so easily get caught up in themselves.

We don’t get it sometimes — what’s important,” Leurck said. “Drew gets it.”

The message of Drew’s drawings are simple: rainbows mean love. When he doesn’t have a hand-drawn rainbow at the ready, Drew also passes out cards with of picture of one his many

Nearly everyone who walks into the Armstrong Student Center can recognize a certain laugh coming from Mein Street. It’s a deep, loud chuckle that echoes throughout the first floor and is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face.

The laugh comes from John Jude Windland, better know as ‘The Stir-fry Guy.’ John is initially from Parkersburg, West Virginia, but decided to drop everything and head west to Oxford while he was in high school.

“I came here with a $20 bill, five rolls of quarters, and everything I owned I could pick up and carry at one time,” John said. “I knew three people and I didn’t really have an apartment or a place to stay, so I actually stayed on friends’ couches in Peabody Hall for a few weeks.”

John decided to stay in the area — working odd jobs, playing music and making his own instruments. Last year, as a gift, his wife picked out a studio for him on the third floor of Oxford’s Community Arts Center.

The small office is filled

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Anonymously produced banners calling on President Hodge to fund sexual assault prevention appeared across campus yesterday.

ing these revisions garnered over 2,700 signatures in a four-day span and led to discussions between ASG and the H.O.M.E. office on how to ameliorate the situation.

“Continued conversation with ASG has led to the addition of two more levels of Diplomat Premium for returning students,” Brian Woodruff, director of the H.O.M.E. office, wrote in an

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cifically regarding the $1,625 program assessment fee built into the current Diplomat plan.

The new plan called for a combination of buffet “swipes” and a declining balance to be used at a la carte locations and would revoke the current student discount — a 30 percent markdown at a la carte locations and a 50 percent payment at buffet locations.

An ASG petition protest-

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John Jude Windland, known by students as “the stir-fry guy,” sits pensively in his studio at the Oxford Community Arts Center. with things. The walls are covered in works of art — most done by John — as well as different rolls of tape and various other trinkets. It looks like the lab of a madscientist.

John makes his own in-

struments in an unconventional way — by using old, battery-operated children’s toys.

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FIRST FEMALE ASG PRESIDENT IN 21 YEARS

SCHOLAR LEADER LLC SEES RECORD HIGH APPLICANTS

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TRACK AND FIELD GEARS UP FOR WEEKEND MEETS

Senior political science major Maggie Reilly’s short political career reaches new heights

Program promotes diversity, personal development, participants say

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Diversity-focused Scholar Leader LLC sees record number of applicants ACADEMICS

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A record number of students applied to live in Miami’s Scholar Leader living-learning community for the 2016-17 academic year. The community, based in Stoddard and Elliott residence halls, consists of approximately 75 students and focuses on academic and service-related projects designed to develop strong leaders.

In 2016, 230 students applied to the LLC — the most in the 31 years Scholar Leaders has existed and double the number of last year’s 120 applicants.

Courtney Wallace, the program coordinator of the Wilks Leadership Institute, which houses the Scholar Leader LLC, attributes the rise in application numbers to the recruiting efforts of current Scholar Leaders.

“I feel that this year, [the recruitment committee,] along with the rest of the LLC, used word of mouth to their advantage, along with traditional marketing efforts,” Wallace said. “Because the community spans numerous organizations and Scholar Leaders tend to hold leadership positions within those organizations, it spread like wildfire.”

Wallace also noted that the current first-year class is very large, which could have contributed to the influx in applicants. According to a May 2015 report by Miami University’s News and Communications, the class of 2019 is the largest in the school’s history with 4,002 new students.

Shannon Dolley, a current Scholar Leader, said the program attracts all different types of students.

“One of the other things it’s based

on is diversity, so there’s a lot of great representation in different parts on campus. It’s an opportunity for people to really get the word out,” Dolley said.

Wallace looks forward to the contributions that will come from such a large amount of applicants.

“We love the high rate of applicants, and hope it continues because we can continue to select high-quality and diverse candidates to make the community a rich experience since there is no right way to be a leader,” Wallace said. “We don’t want all

many amazing leaders.”

Wallace hopes that the strong interest in the Scholar Leader LLC will continue in the future.

“Our hope is to get the Scholar Leader name out there, since the group wants to positively impact the Miami and Oxford communities,” Wallace said. “Because of the uniqueness of the LLC and the majority wanting to keep the number as close to 77, we want to honor that smaller community experience — it’s the sweet spot of what’s been a successful community on campus along

“One of the other things it’s based on is diversity, so there’s a lot of great representation in different parts of campus. ” SHANNON DOLLEY SCHOLAR LEADER LLC MEMBER

On April 7, Miami students elected Maggie Reilly as the first female Associated Student Government (ASG) president in 21 years.

In the past 30 years, there have been four women elected as ASG president. Before Reilly, the last female president was Erin O’Donnell in 1996.

Reilly’s journey to the presidency has been an unlikely one.

In fact, the junior political science major was never involved in student government or student council in high school, since her schedule as an athlete restricted her ability to participate.

But her lack of involvement quickly changed once she saw a flier in her first-year dorm advertising the opportunity to run for ASG senator. Reilly was intrigued and excited by the opportunity.

Reilly’s first-year roommate, Kelly Whelan, helped her hang up campaign fliers across campus.

Whelan observed as her roommate’s interest in her major was sparked by that first election.

“I can tell Maggie cares about the students. She cares about Miami as a whole,” said Whelan. “She is looking out for the students’ best interests. I know I can always count on her.”

When Reilly was a first year in 2013, the ASG vice president was a female student named Courtney Bernard. Reilly said she remembers wanting to be just like Bernard when she was a senior.

Knowing that a woman held the role of vice president a few years ago influenced and inspired Reilly.

Although running for ASG president seemed intimidating at first,

“Feast in the Mideast” unites campus cultures DIVERSITY

MARY JANE FISCHER Scholar Leaders to be the same, but to add more leadership skills and ideas to their own philosophy and style of leadership whilst learning from other leaders on campus.”

Recently accepted Scholar Leader Mikaela Haney cited similar reasons for applying to the program.

“I wanted to be a Scholar Leader because I wanted to be surrounded by a community of different leaders and also a diverse community that would help me discover who I am as a leader and as a student,” Haney said. “I think there were a lot of applicants this year because not only are we the best dorms on campus as far as location, and it also comes with a scholarship for room and board.

Also, you would be surrounded by so

with the self-governing piece.”

Dolley feels the program allows students to meet new people and expand in their leadership abilities, an experience she values.

“There is a really big community centered around leadership and I think that’s really great because sometimes when you think about leadership, you think about just yourself, isolated, and how your leadership is going to play out in a certain organization,” Dolley said. “In an organization like Scholar Leaders, however, you’re with all these other people who are really committed and dedicated to making a difference around them and your own leadership style is really affected by the other people around you.”

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Students enjoy the warm weather, lounging in hammocks and on the grass on academic quad west of Upham Hall.

Reilly felt encouraged by the widespread support she received.

“It’s definitely really exciting being the first woman president in 21 years,” said Reilly. “It got a lot less intimidating realizing all the support I had from friends and classmates.”

Reilly’s love for politics was spurred by her involvement in ASG. “It’s really great being able to see the [immediate] impact one person, or Associated Student Government, can have as a whole on the campus,” Reilly said, “whether it be the small changes you see in the dining hall or passing legislation that started the Armstrong Student Center campaign.”

Although Reilly’s opponent in the election, Billy Fitzgerald, is male, things never felt unequal.

“I tried my best the whole time so we could run as equals, and not have it be different gender-wise between us,” said Reilly.

Stuart Coulston, Reilly’s running mate, said he didn’t see Reilly’s gender working against her.

“I never thought of Maggie being at a disadvantage [because of her gender], because I only saw her as the qualified candidate she was,” said Coulston. “With the work she has done in the past, I never once doubted her ability as ASG president.”

Reilly said she is very excited to begin her term as president of ASG, stressing that she intends to support all students.

“Oftentimes people don’t realize how much we are there for them,” said Reilly. “Whether you are in Greek life, an athlete, from a diverse community, or any other facet of campus, we are always willing to help you out, and hear about the changes you want to be seen on campus.”

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Students crowded the Armstrong Pavilion on April 11, some seated at tables and laughing with friends, others waiting in line for the food that was being served buffet-style. The room smelled like a savory medley of spices as traditional foods like tabouleh, hummus, knishes, brisket, mujadara and baklava were served.

The event, “Feast in the Mideast,” was hosted by Hillel: Association of Jewish Students and the Muslim Student Association (MSA) as part of an effort to break down the barriers between the two cultures and celebrate diversity on campus.

The event featured New Yorkbased comedic duo Scott Blakeman and Dean Obeidallah, who are Jewish and Muslim, respectively.

In their show “Stand Up for Peace,” Blakeman and Obeidallah focus on starting interfaith conversations through comedy, continuously poking fun at themselves, each other and even audience members.

Favorite topics durng the show included current events like the upcoming election, anecdotes about living in New York and stereotypes that Blakeman and Obeidallah face based on their religions.

Using laughter to discuss a subject that is typically viewed as serious gives the audience a chance to start a dialogue about important issues in a productive and inclusive manner, Blakeman said.

“The goal is to get groups together and sit in a room, eat tremendous amounts of food, laugh and relate and meet people for the first time,” said Blakeman.“It’s just a way to open people’s eyes and I think that’s really our goal.”

And that’s exactly what happened: whether they were Jewish, Muslim or of other faiths, students of all different cultures gathered together to eat traditional Middle

Eastern food and enjoy each other’s company.

“Feast in the Mideast” was not the first event hosted as a collaboration between Hillel and MSA. Last semester, when keynote speaker Eboo Patel came to campus to discuss interfaith relations, Hillel’s President, Nikolai Levinsohn, and the Muslim Student Association’s president, Zaheer Choudhury, met and started talking about hosting a joint program. This was followed by an Interfaith Thanksgiving service.

“Feast in the Mideast” was, however, their largest event, with over 125 students in attendance.

Megan Harkavy, the director of Jewish student life in Hillel, attributed this success to the development of the relationships made in the fall. Although the religions have historically been in conflict, bringing them together on campus was a way to look past those differences.

“We are told to love each other as we love ourselves. I think that’s the bottom line for any religion, and it’s important to bring faiths together because there is so much hatred in the world,” said Harkavy.

“We need to be able to see the similarities and see that we’re all one, and that we’re all people, and that we should really all just love each other.”

Thanks to the joint efforts of Hillel and the Muslim Student Association and the talents of Scott Blakeman and Dean Obeidallah, students were able to enjoy a night of comedy and good food without having to worry about discrimination or antagonism.

“Comedy can reach people that would never go to a speech, or attend an academic lecture, or read a serious article, especially with younger people, and hopefully from the comedy show maybe they learn something, said Obeidallah. “Our great aspiration is to be funny, so you’re definitely gonna laugh, but maybe also learn something at the same time.”

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Sophomore Alexandra Harris, left, first-year Caleb Stidham, center, and sophomore John Digiacobbe, right, of Miami University’s College Republicans took on the College Democrats in a debate on Wednesday evening.

Drew Leurck stands in front of his family’s Hyde Park home, which has been covered in hundreds of his hand-drawn rainbows.

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other Arab nations.”

The College Democrats disagreed with the notion that ISIS represents an existential threat to the United States, but agreed with building a multinational coalition.

“Are we really so afraid of ISIS that we are concerned about them being a threat to the entire stability of our nation? I think that’s exactly the level of fear that they want us to have,” said Nick Froehlich, a College Democrat and first-year political science and social justice major. “We are in agreement that we should be cooperating with the Arab nations around there.

Saudi Arabia has the third largest military budget, surpassing even Russia.”

Both sides traded solid blows throughout the debate. While the crowd was generally quiet, bursts of emotion were peppered throughout the event. Caleb Stidham, a College Republican and first-year political science major, received applause from the right side of the room for his defense of gun rights.

“There are various things that we need to do, but the big thing

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For example, if a student is working with a community-based organization that doesn’t have the funds to buy a savvy college application software tool, the Coalition Application will allow them to easily upload transcripts and other materials.

Applications such as the Common Application and the Coalition Application simplify the process of applying to schools and make it significantly easier for students to apply to multiple institutions.

An article published by The New York Times on April 11 read, “Admissions experts point to a trend called application inflation.

Students are sending off more applications than ever. In 1990, just nine percent of students applied to seven or more schools, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling. By 2013, that group had grown to 32 percent.”

First-year Elise Kramer applied to 10 schools that use the Common Application, and two more who do not, without a second thought.

“I’m a really indecisive person, and I thought it would be better to apply to more than wish I applied them,” said Kramer. “There’s no way I would have applied to that many schools if I didn’t have the Common App.” Kramer said it was awful having to redo applications for the two schools she applied to that didn’t use the Common App. “What has happened with students applying to more schools is that there’s a genuine interest in more schools,” said Schaurer.

“Whereas students 15 or 20 years ago may have truly only been interested in one or two schools, it is not uncommon today for students to be genuinely interested in six or seven schools, and so it is a much

is we should not restrict people’s right to own a gun. This is our Second Amendment right,” Stidham said. “There is not even any evidence to suggest that it would lower crime in this country — you can point to other countries — but in this country, when guns have been restricted, crime has gone up.”

Froehlich received substantial applause from the left after a strong speech proposing singlepayer healthcare.

“I’m pretty sure that [nations like] Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Norway, Finland, Sweden, England, when they have conservative governments, just like the U.K. does with Cameron and the conservative party, I’m pretty sure they’re not trying to go to the American system,” said Froehlich. “That’s because they know that people are satisfied with the care they have, they know they have higher life expectancy than us, and they know that it’s ultimately cheaper per capita than our system of healthcare, as proven by the [World Health Organization].”

Charles Kennick, a first-year anthropology and political science

major, and Alli Dillinger, a junior political science major, rounded out the College Democrats’ team.

John Digiacobbe, a sophomore finance major, was the third debater for the College Republicans.

Questions were selected by the ASG Government Relations Committee and Fowler, though suggestions were taken from both the College Democrats and the College Republicans. Both sides wished the debate had covered more topics. College Democrats felt that LGBTQ, racial, and women’s issues (among other issues) were sorely left out. Stidham of the Republicans felt that the national debt, immigration, and same-sex marriage should have been discussed.

Overall, participants said, the debate was a success. Both organizations look forward to continuing this event in future years.

“I think we heard great things from both sides. They were both definitely very well-prepared and I was really, really happy with how it went,” said Fowler. “I only wish we had more time. There was a lot we could have followed up on, so hopefully ASG and Janus Forum will continue this event next year.”

more competitive landscape than ever before.”

Schaurer said that application inflation is a phenomenon that many institutions across America have experienced as they’ve seen a growth in application numbers.

“Hopefully, schools are intent on not just application numbers, but [on] recruiting the right types of students,” Schaurer said. “That certainly has been what Miami has done over the years.”

Schaurer added that as Miami has seen its number of applications grow, they’ve also seen the quality of applications improve.

Though institutions have the option to purchase names of students from ACT or SAT, Schaurer said that Miami is not just buying the contact information of every student out there. They are only looking for academically ambitious students.

“You can buy students who have an interest in becoming a cosmetologist or construction management, and we’re actually pretty intentional about not recruiting students who may have a major that’s not even offered here,” said Schauer. “We have become more selective over time, but that hasn’t been the ultimate goal. We didn’t seek to increase applications only so we could decrease the number of students we admit.”

Last year, Miami admitted a record number of students, but Schaurer said the goal was only [to admit] around 3,600 students.

This year the goal has increased by 50 students, but typically, the university tries to admit between 3,600 and 3,700 students.

In an email to The Miami Student, Schaurer said that Miami has greatly increased its recruitment efforts over the last several years. As a result, Miami saw a 75 percent increase in applications this year compared to applications received in the fall of 2010.

In 2010, Miami received a total of 16,958 applications for fall admission, and, to date, Miami has received 29,754 applications for the fall of 2016. Efforts contributing to this increase include the placement of admission staff throughout the United States, increasing the numbers of high school visits conducted annually and hosting more on-campus visitors than ever before. In 20142015, the admissions office hosted more than 41,000 visitors through its programs compared to less than 30,000 in 2008-2009.

“We know that we have to be more competitive than ever because there are a lot of great schools out there, and students have many great options before them,” said Schaurer. “The Common Application is currently used by more than 500 member institutions. That in and of itself presents diversity — geographic diversity and students with diverse interests.”

One aspect of the Coalition Application that interested Miami is that it attracts students from underrepresented backgrounds, who are served by community-based organizations who use the Coalition Application.

“One of the reasons we made the decision to join the Coalition Application in addition to the Common App is that we really felt like it might be a great opportunity for us to do more outreach and become more accessible to diverse students that are of low income or students in underserved areas,” said Schaurer. “But really, the increase in diversity on campus can be attributed to the Bridges Program and the outstanding experience students have when they come to the Bridges Program.

Through their interactions with faculty and staff, they really get a true glimpse at what the Miami experience is all about.”

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rainbow drawings and the words, “You’re special.”

CopyHouse Films, a film production company founded by Miami graduates, will be telling Drew’s story in a short documentary titled “Drew Gets It!” The film will be funded through Indiegogo, a site that allows people to collect donations to fund films, launch start-up businesses or fundraise for charities.

Konrad Norris, along with cofounders Bryce Norris and Coleton Kidwell, graduated from the Farmer School of Business in 2013. They founded CopyHouse films just before attending Miami University, and, during college traveled all over the country, from Alaska to California to Georgia, doing projects for clients in addition to numerous projects for the university.

Kidwell first met Leurck when he taught one of his business courses. The two stayed in touch, and Kidwell first heard Drew’s full story when he was invited to have dinner with the Leurcks.

“Coleton saw a unique opportunity to tell a story,” said Norris. “It’s such a powerful story.”

Over the years, CopyHouse Films, now based in Nashville, Tenn. has done commercial projects with companies like Procter and Gamble, Neilsen and Unilever as well as developed a portfolio of work for nonprofits.

“That’s been a huge passion area for us,” said Norris.

They connected with Drew right away, Norris said. He acted like they were already best friends even when they had just met.

“He’s not distracted by the things we’re distracted by,” said Norris.

“He totally focuses on human interaction, and I think that’s what makes him so special and unique.”

On Wednesday, April 19, members of four student organizations—the Best Buddies Friends Choir, Delta Sigma Pi, Pi Sigma Epsilon and Chi Omega—passed out information about Drew’s rainbows and packs free Skittles at tables decorated with columns of rainbow balloons that were set up at the Phi Delt gates, the Sundial, the Armstrong Student Center Terrace and the Farmer School of Business gates.

Drew himself helped out with the event, moving from station to station throughout the day to meet students pass out postcards with information about how to donate.

The film, which will run about 20 minutes in length, will follow Drew’s story from birth until now.

The film will also focus on the family’s journey with him and their path from understanding to accepting to celebrating how Drew has changed their lives.

“He continues to teach us,” wrote Drew’s mom, Katherine, on their website, Drew’s Rainbows.

Drew treats everyone with the same level of kindness and acceptance without regard for difference, his father said.

“He doesn’t see anybody differently,” said Leurck. “He looks at everybody the same.”

Over the past ten years, Drew has drawn over 3,000 rainbows — at least one a day and, oftentimes, more. This past September, the Leurck family decided to showcase Drew’s artistic work by covering their Hyde Park home in hundreds of Drew’s rainbow drawings.

The effort drew an extremely positive response, prompting an overwhelming number of letters, comments over social media and even an overnight FedEx package of 30 rainbow drawings from an eighth grade class in Indianapolis.

Even though Leurck knew that Drew’s teenage experience would be very different from most, he said that sharing his son’s artwork and message of kindness in that way was just as rewarding as it would be to see him throw a touchdown pass.

“That was Drew’s Friday night,” said Leurck. “It was his chance to shine.”

The campaign officially launched on Indiegogo Monday afternoon.

The page features a video about Drew’s story, several pictures of Drew and his family and descriptions for 11 different levels of donations—anywhere from $5 to $10,000—that people can give to help the family reach their goal of $25,000.

Each donation level comes with a corresponding perk. Donors can receive anything from a thank you video from Drew to an original rainbow drawing to the chance to be an extra on the film set.

Leurck reached out to senior Tanner McClellan, the awareness chair for Miami’s Best Buddies Friends Choir, for help with Wednesday’s launch.

“It’s inspiring to see what he’s done for his son and for his family, but also what he wants to do for the whole community,” said McClellan.

“It’s a great cause, and we’re excited to get involved.”

Collaborating with Drew’s Rainbow Foundation was an obvious choice, McClellan said—working toward awareness and advocacy for the disability population is a team effort.

“With all organizations in this field, it’s never a competition,” said McClellan. “We always support each other because we all have the same end goal.”

Once the film is completed, they will be submitting it to ReelAbilities, a biannual film festival based in Cincinnati that feature films by and about people with disabilities that give insight into the diversity of the human experience.

“Our big goal is to tell his story,” said Leurck. “It’s such a positive story, with a clear, simple message: be kind.”

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“I thought house parties were a movie invention. When I came here and saw people actually partied like that, I told my friends back home, ‘The house parties are real!’”

Third-year social justice and individualized studies double major, Magda Orlander, came to Miami from their home country, Luxembourg, freshman year.

You won’t find Magda at those house parties, though.

“I go to Western Wednesday every fucking week,” Magda said.

Western Wednesday isn’t like country night at Brick Street.

It’s an informal gathering of students from the individualized studies program. The friends sit in a crowded circle outside Skipper’s, sharing pitchers of cheap beer under the red lights.

“People here are like, ‘Don’t talk about politics at the bar,’ but I talk about God and the world,” Magda said. “I carve out space to go there because it gives me so much life. The people there aren’t trying to fix me. They just hold my hand.”

Magda is noticeable, with frequently changing dyed hair, slightly towering height and outgoing personality. Magda is also well-known for their involvement in many student organizations, especially being the

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President of the Diversity Affairs Council.

Magda was crucial in introducing gender-neutral bathrooms to Miami, in large part due to their life as a transgender student.

Magda is very open about their identity. With visibility, however, comes danger for many trans people.

“I’m a little bit reckless with it,

but I’m either safe or I’m honest about who I am,” Magda said.

While college campuses are generally safer for non-gender conforming people than cities, this isn’t always the case.

But Magda believes visibility is worth the risk, as it can bring community.

“I’m trying to signal out to other people who might be isolated,

‘Hey it’s okay. It’s not easy, but you can be who you are.’”

Many people view universities as homes away from home, but sometimes risk is needed to find those second families. Magda, whose family has been homeless in the past, cherishes those who sit by her every Wednesday.

“I couldn’t do this alone. I just couldn’t,” Magda said.

A love for literature: Miami writers celebrate fifth annual Oxford Writing Festival WRITING

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Students trickled into the Shriver bookstore Wednesday night, excited not only for the cookies they were promised, but also for the chance to meet a famous author. A small group was gathered to hear Gayle Forman, author of “If I Stay,” speak about writing and the process of getting published.

Forman’s talk was the first event of the fifth annual, week-long Oxford Writing Festival. She kept the energy up the whole time, crafting a story using ideas suggested by a very eager audience. She also discussed the many places writing can take you and how you can eventually publish your work.

“I was pleasantly surprised by how active the people who were there were,” said Leah McInturf, a first year student who attended the presentation. “They seemed to have a lot of good questions and well thought-out answers when she asked questions, and they really seemed to enjoy it.”

The Oxford Writing Festival is put on by Students for the Promotion of Writing (SPW).

“Our main event we hold is the Oxford Writing Festival which includes student readings, includes a couple of authors which you’ve probably heard about and this year we have our library-wide scavenger hunt,” said the president of the club, Dallas Stiles.

The scavenger hunt began in the Shade Family Room on Thursday evening and took participants on a clue-led quest through each of the five libraries on campus.

This year, the club secured the appearances of both Gayle Forman and Garth Stein, author of “The Art of Racing in the Rain.”

“It’s awesome to see these authors actually come to Miami because for months it’s just been talking about them, so seeing that they’re actually here is pretty awesome,” said Liz Winhover, a member of SPW. Although the club is focused on writing, there are many members who are not English majors. Current majors represented in the club include biology, business,

chemistry and marketing. SPW and the festival alike are open to everyone.

“I think there are a lot of ways that people can get something out of it without necessarily being writing majors themselves,” said Stiles.

Foreman’s presentation was just one example of this. While the focus was on story writing and publishing, these were not the only messages. She captivated the audience with stories of her life and where writing has taken her.

“I think that she was just a really inspiring person overall and one thing that I really liked about her was that she was really personal — she didn’t have a problem talking about her personal life,” said McInturf. “She talked about taking a horrible, horrible situation and turning it into something better and kind of coping with it.

So, even if you weren’t planning on being a writer, she brought that to the table.”

While this week’s events may be over, the club and those who attended have already started looking forward to next year.

“I definitely thought it was a good experience,” said Julia Koenig, who attended the festival this week. “I definitely thought it was worth my time, and hopefully we can have more advertising next year and more people to come.”

As the festival is only in it’s fifth year, members of the club are excited that they are already able to pull in bestselling authors and those with movies based on their work like Foreman.

“Just from where I’ve seen it in the past couple years, I think this year it’s the most successful in that we really got on our game for trying to attract big name authors,” Stiles said. “In the past we’ve had a lot more local talent which has been excellent because it’s been a lot of diverse people. We’ve had singer-songwriters and poets, as well as screenwriters.”

Stiles hopes that the club and the festival will continue to grow in the future.

“We definitely hope for more support, more members in the coming year,” said Stiles. “We think that next year we’re going to take it up another notch again.”

Rows of chairs replaced some of the shelves in the Shriver bookstore, but there weren’t nearly enough for everyone in attendance.

Friends, faculty and students all showed up to the book launch held on Tuesday night for creative writing professors, Brian Roley and Margaret Luongo.

Creative writing director Cathy Wagner stood at the podium to introduce the recently published authors.

“It’s a great pleasure to anticipate hearing from them as artists and writers tonight,” Wagner said.

Luongo stepped up to the podium next and began to read a selection from her book, “History of Art.” The book is Luongo’s second and is a collection of short stories that centers around the themes of art and war.

“I used to work in theatre and I’ve always had an interest in the arts. I love music and dance. So that’s always been a part of my life, so I think it was natural that I started writing about it,” Luongo said.

This collection took her eight years to finish but was a little easier than the first time around because it was more focused. She also experimented with form, including things such as flash fiction sequences.

Luongo prefers the short story over other forms of writing.

“I really love the short story, and it’s actually hard for me to imagine even wanting to write a novel,” Luongo said. “I really like the power and brevity of the short story.”

After Luongo finished her section, Roley stood to begin reading his own.

“The Last Mistress of Jose Rizal: Stories” is a collection of interconnected short stories set during the Filipino diaspora to America.

This topic is one that Roley writes about often. His novel, “American Sun,” and future projects are also centered around it.

While the different works focus on the same theme of immigration, this collection is written in a different style with more varied narrators, characters and pointsof-view.

Within the stories, Roley’s characters are faced with difficult moral situations.

“I don’t like to give easy answers. I like to challenge the reader as much as the characters,” Roley said.

Unlike Luongo, Roley doesn’t mind the longer-form novel.

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Editors’ pop culture picks for this week The things we watched, listened to and streamed this week as we enjoyed the spring weather.

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THE MOUNTAIN GOATS

main influences is John Cage. Cage is famous for saying: “When I hear something and I don’t think it’s beautiful, I ask myself, ‘Why don’t I think it’s beautiful?’ And after some self speculation, you find quite quickly that there is no reason.”

(Kyle Hayden, design editor)

With a career that has spanned 22 years, 15 studio albums and over 500 songs, The Mountain Goats are probably one of the most prolifc rock bands you’ve never heard of. While band members have come and gone throughout the years, the head singer, John Darnielle, has remained the same. With a very troubled past that included physical abuse from his stepfather and a subsequent downward spiral into alcoholism and meth addiction, Darnielle isn’t afraid to let notes of tragedy and sorrow seep into his vignette-style songs. However, the emotionally tinged lyrics are often offset by cheerful, upbeat melodies, as in “This Year” and “Palmcorder Yanja.” This juxtaposition drives home the message that Darnielle asserts with all of his music — that beauty can be found in any situation, no matter how dark or desolate the world may seem. (Devon Shuman, culture editor)

“BROOKLYN”

“PERPETUAL,” ROBERT RICH

This piece of science journalism is a narrative-nonfiction masterpiece.

Preston follows a host of amateur thrill-seekers, including “tree hunter” Michael Taylor and botanists Steve Sillet and Mary Antoine as they attempt to catelogue the before-unknown biodiversity that exists in the canopy’s of the tallest trees in the world. This book took me back to my winter abroad studying the epyphites and amphibeans in the cloud forests of Monte Verde, Costa Rica. As more news of climate change permeates our lives every day, the world will not only need scientists, but science educators who can help laypeople digest the seemingly endless wave of research. Preston is one of those educators. He succeeds in making science exciting. Which is no easy feat.

Rich is a self described “sonic surrealist.” He has performed widely since he began producing very long pieces of music in the 1980s in the Bay Area when he was attending Stanford University. There, Rich would hold what came to be known as “sleep concerts” in which he would compose a piece and perform throughout the night (upwards of eight hours). The audience would come equipped around sundown with sleeping bags and pillows and settle in for the night.

“Perpetual” is an eight hour piece adapted from this period of Rich’s career. “Perpetual” is considered the longest artist album of all time. I appreciate music that breaks conventional barriers and would sometimes “bore” people. One of Rich’s

I’m typically not the kind of person who likes watching Oscar-worthy movies. I like rom-coms and other sappy feel-good movies. But here’s the thing: after watching “Brooklyn,” the only thing I could say after the movie ended was, “My heart doesn’t know what to feel.” “Brooklyn” has a pretty simple plot — it follows Eilis Lacey as an Irish immigrant trying to find herself in her new life in the United States. She meets an Italian immigrant and falls in love, but when she returns home for a while, she is faced with life-changing decisions. It certainly was not the feel-good movie that I’m used to, but the ending left me feeling satisfied and wanting more. (Audrey Davis, news editor)

“THE WILD TREES” BY RICHARD PRESTON

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while holding up a deconstructed version of the once-popular toy.

A sound similar to that of a theremin is amplified throughout the studio as John simply holds his finger to an attached metal rivet on the toy.

“You just touch them and become part of the circuitry,” he said.

“The harder you squeeze, the more resistance you give because you’re giving more surface area of your

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email. “Those levels are: $2,500 in declining balance at a cost of $2,500 per semester, and $1,750 in declining balance at a cost of $2,000 per semester.

“As you can see, it was necessary for us to add a small “fee” to the lowest level, in order to allow that lower deposit amount. The greatest value will remain in the levels that include Buffet meals, however, these new lower options have been added to help address concern that the original premium level for returning students was too high.”

However, Miami’s meal plan website is listed as offering three plans each for returning and in-

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body.”

John has been into music since he was a child. He was in a small band in high school and now has a music project called Fissure Shaft.

“Really, the art and music that I do is a little, shall I say, self-indulgent,” John said. “I don’t ever really plan on turning it into a career. Occasionally, I do get a chance. I make a little money producing, a little money recording and sometimes performing.”

John doesn’t consider his job as

the ‘stir-fry guy’ as a career either.

He has only been working at Mein Street for a year and has plans to move on in the future.

John does enjoy his time there though, especially being around the students. He’s a daily conversation piece of many posts on Yik Yak, which he doesn’t really know what to think about.

“I get teased a bit by my coworkers for being the, oh, what’s one guy call me, The Most Interesting Man in Oxford,” John said, laughing. “I

think it’s a little silly, but of course, I’m flattered.”

John certainly is an interesting man, and most people on campus would probably agree.

“Oh, I marry people too,” John said with a smile. “I’ve probably done about 60 this past year.

I’m the only secular minister in town.”

After signing up and doing all of the paper work, John put his name in the Union County Clerk’s Office and he began his journey as

a minister.

“This interesting story is just part of how my life has unfolded,” John said. “You take this life, and you ride the ride. Wear yourself out. Do whatever you need to do.

That’s why you see me at work and I am the personality that I am. I’m going to make the best of every moment that I can. To make others feel good, makes me feel awesome.”

To hear John’s music, go to: https://soundcloud.com/fissureshaft

coming students. For returning oncampus students, Diplomat Premium features $3,000 in declining balance dollars to spend at any dining location at a cost of $2,850.

Diplomat Standard offers 262 buffet meals (at $7.06 each) and $500 in declining balance credit for $2,350, and Diplomat Minimum offers 225 buffet meals (at $7.78 each) and $100 in declining dollars for $1,850.

For incoming students, Diplomat Premium will offer unlimited buffet meals (at a $6.44 value) and $800 in declining balance dollars for a total of $2,925. Diplomat Standard is listed as providing 262 buffet meals (at $7.25 each) and $500 declining balance credit for

$2,400, and Diplomat Minimum as 225 buffet meals (at $8 each) and $100 in declining balance for $1,900.

All six plans also come with five guest meals.

The initial controversy came after representatives from the H.O.M.E. office and ASG met in the fall to discuss potential meal plan changes, which led to the release of the new plan in February.

However, ASG secretary for oncampus affairs Sammi Podolyan noted, she and her colleagues were not made aware of these changes prior to their release to the student body.

“We hadn’t even heard much talk about buffet swipes until January,

when Brian Woodruff presented his plan,” Podolyan told The Miami Student in early April. “Once I got a hold of it, it was already implemented on the H.O.M.E. office webpage, and students were already signing up.”

Podolyan said that she and her team have been in frequent contact with Vice President of Auxiliary Services Kim Kinsel in the past weeks to devise a suitable solution, and are satisfied with the results.

“We are very happy with all the work the administration has put in these past two weeks to address student concerns,” Podolyan wrote in an email. “The conversation on meal plan is not over; we will be working with a small committee

to get student feedback on the new plan and work to fix any issues that come up, as well as evaluate ways to improve the meal plan for the future.”

“We really do. We continue conversations,” Interim Director of Dining Services Jon Brubacher said in early April. “It’s not like we’re turning a blind eye to any of these comments. We really are taking everything into conversation.

We’re always soliciting [feedback].”

Woodruff said his team is working to update Miami’s website and MyCard system to reflect the changes and will soon notify all students who had already signed up for a meal plan for 2016-17 to inform them of the new options.

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The line The Student crossed JOURNALISM

RICHARD CAMPBELL JAMES TOBIN The day after Timothy Fresch died last week at the age of 22, the staff of the Miami Student began to compile material for a brief portrait.

They asked more than a dozen of Fresch’s friends for comment. All but two declined. So, with quotations from those two friends — one from high school, one from Oxford — a reporter assembled a story.

It began and ended by showing why Fresch was loved. He was “the one who tried to cheer everyone up.” “He brightened everyone’s mood,” “naturally loved everyone” and was “the nicest dude you’ll ever meet.”

The story also showed why Fresch may have died. He was a reckless drinker who encouraged others to drink to unconsciousness.

He “had a lot of demons” and retained habits learned in high school — “over consumption and pushing your limits.”

No official report had been released, so no reference was made to the cause of death. But the Student’s original report said police suspected the influence of alcohol or drugs because Fresch appeared to have choked on his vomit. No objection was heard about that story.

The new story was published on Tuesday, April 19.

Then came complaints unusual for their volume and vitriol.

The Student had painted “an ugly image” that was “deeply disrespectful to [Fresch’s] family and close friends.” It showed “poor taste” and “bad judgment.” The Student had lost its “moral compass.”

As longtime practitioners and teachers of journalism, we take a different view. We think the story performed a public service. We likely would have written it a little differently, but not as critics might wish.

We would have said explicitly what the story only implied — that Fresch’s death raises profoundly troubling questions about the toxic mixture of pleasure-seeking, selfmedication and substance abuse

that damages many students at Miami and elsewhere, especially those made vulnerable by mental illness.

If we treat such deaths as isolated events — each sad and regrettable, but not part of an epidemic, and no one’s fault — then we are simply standing by as the toxin spreads.

And it won’t ease the terrible loss for Fresch’s family and friends to ignore the circumstances of his death.

For loved ones, an unnatural death is a personal catastrophe. But such a death has a public meaning, too. The journalist must weigh private pain against the public good

and house parties, where all too often there is blackout drinking, drug abuse and sexual aggression.

Every student knows about both, and the unspoken rule is that when you’re on the polite side of the line, among faculty, parents and prospective employers, you shall not speak of the other realm.

That was the rule the Student broke by quoting a couple guys speaking frankly, in night-side language, about what often happens on the darkest side of the line — not just in Oxford, but in Columbus, Athens, Bloomington,

What we hope is that amid the outrage, much of it sanctimonious, over a newspaper story, a few students will read that story and think “That might have been me.”

that may be served by reporting on this systemic national crisis.

One way to begin to redeem such a loss is to face the problem squarely. With Tuesday’s story, the Student took a step in that direction, and not for the first time.

And as disturbing as the truth may be, it’s better to mourn the loss, then face facts — and sooner, while the tragedy occupies our minds, not later, when routine dulls our shock.

Many families want the truth told about the preventable deaths of loved ones. That should be our response, too.

Was the Student’s portrait of Fresch incomplete, as critics said? Of course. As our colleague David Wells said this week, “All we are capable of is telling the truth as we know it to be at a single point in time.”

Critics said the Student “crossed a line.”

We think we know which line they meant.

One side of the line is daylit — a polite, respectable realm where students seek good grades and build impressive resumes. The other is a darker side — the realm of bars

Ann Arbor, Madison and across the country. Reams of survey data document the trend.

Honest reporting on this crisis calls us all to task — faculty who cancel classes on Green Beer Day; a Greek system that seems incapable of self-regulation; parents who ignore early signs of alcohol abuse or mental illness; alumni who hear of rampant drinking and drugs and think: “Well, it’s college; I did that”; and especially students who cheer when friends drink or dose themselves toward oblivion.

What we hope is that amid the outrage, much of it sanctimonious, over a newspaper story, a few students will read that story and think: “That might have been me.”

We hope, too, that The Student’s story will spur our own community to refocus on this national crisis, rather than simply to mourn the loss of Timothy Fresch and move on.

Richard Campbell is chair of the Department of Media, Journalism and Film. James Tobin, faculty advisor to the Miami Student, is a professor in the department.

Tubman’s replacement of Jackson on $20 bill serves justice for history The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.

The Treasury Dehundred more slaves partment announced during this time.

Wednesday that Harriet The contrast between Tubman will be replacthe types of people that ing Andrew Jackson on both Tubman and Jackthe $20 bill by 2020. The son were is evident. One debate over replacing stood for bigotry and current historical figures tyranny, while the other on our currency has been stood for emancipation raging for some time and liberty. Through this now, but this particular comparison, only Tubchange is appropriate man comes out on top as because of the juxtaposia symbol for the Amerition in values that these can values of justice, figures stood for. equality and freedom Andrew Jackson was that we hold today as a indeed an important society. man in the history of the This change is groundUnited States. He was ed in modern efforts to A.J. NEWBERRY NEWBERAJ@MIAMIOH.EDU create a more diverse involved in the American Revolutionary War as a youth, a series of episodes representation of American history through today’s that saw the death of many members of his family. national symbols, which primarily idolize rich, white He led American forces at the Battle of New Orleans males. This is a righteous endeavor that stays true against the invading British, a decisive victory for the to the reality of history. Although some may argue United States that concluded the War of 1812. that the Treasury is simply trying to erase legacies of However, Jackson’s legacy was not without its people like Jackson, they must understand the bigsevere stains. Jackson initiated the Indian removal ger picture — that such figures were never as respectpolicy. This movement saw the “Trail of Tears,” the able as once believed. removal of 15,000 Cherokees from their homeland For a time, it was argued that not Andrew Jackwho were forced to march from east of the Missis- son but Alexander Hamikton would have his face sippi River to present-day Oklahoma, killing 4,000. removed from the face of the $10 bill. Only beAdditionally, Jackson was a prominent slave own- cause of the potency of Hamilton, a broadway er and was noted to abuse power of the veto and mili- grand slam, was the former president spared his tary force to carry out his will during his presidency. removal. Not that his legacy is as blaringly stained Harriet Tubman, on the other hand, was a re- as Jackson’s, but replacing him with Rosa Parks, nowned abolitionist and helped hundreds of slaves another suggested face, might be worth considerescape to freedom with the use of the Underground ing. It is our hope, then, that the trend of immorRailroad. During the Civil War, she worked for talizing more underrepresented but honorable the Union Army as a spy and helped free several historical figures continues.

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Fresch article in bad taste DEATH

TO THE EDITOR: I just want to say that I think it is absolutely despicable that you have allowed the article on Timmy to be published and that you refuse to take it down and retract your statement. I know many others have complained about this article and are disgusted as well. I even heard you refused to take it down because “the point of a newspaper is to tell the truth” and that the “Miami community deserved to know the truth about Timmy.”

Let me tell you something: one person’s stupid story about Timmy does not make that the truth about him. The fact you even thought it was appropriate to use that story in what you guys are calling his “memorial” is just wrong. Shows you

have no class, no character and no compassion. That one story is not the truth of who Timmy was. He was one of the nicest guys I have ever met, with such a positive spirit that spread to everyone.

I really think that after writing this article you should sit back and maybe think about what this is doing to the community and to his friends and family.

Would you want this stuff written about you after you die?

Would this be how you wanted to be remembered or judged on?

We have all done stupid things in college — there could be something bad written about every single one of us — but that doesn’t mean that you do it. Especially not for “memorial.”

LUNDY BIRCH BIRCHLA@MIAMIOH.EDU

Fresch article a disgrace for newspaper DEATH

TO THE EDITOR: First of all, as a former newspaper editor, I personally cannot imagine allowing an article that looks anything like this be published. It was poorly written, grammatically sloppy and badly formatted. But even worse than that, it was cruel. Tim Fresch’s friends and family have to see this article. In addition to having endured a horrific loss, this article is a slap in their faces. Do you not think they’ve suffered enough without this article to add insult to injury?

When I first decided to come to Miami, I couldn’t wait to try to write for The Student. Fast-forward two years, and I am embarrassed that our newspaper is willing to stoop so low. Don’t call an article a “memorial” and use it to promote your antipartying mentality. There is a time and a place for discussing issues of alcohol abuse on college campuses.

Inserting personal opinions on college culture into a supposed memorial for a recently deceased student is distasteful and unacceptable.

After reading this article, I

came away knowing almost nothing about Tim. However, I feel as though I learned a lot about the writer and editor(s) of this article, and about the editor-in-chief of The Student, who continues to stand by their writings. And what I learned, quite frankly, disgusts me.

Here at Miami, we do tend to haphazardly throw around the terms “Love and Honor.” But your “memorial” to Tim went completely against everything Miami stands for.

Your memorial to student MinGi Kang was moving and eloquent.

Why don’t Tim’s life and tragic death deserve the same respect?

A student newspaper is a powerful force on campus, as you’ve proven time and time again with your important reporting on issues of diversity, inclusion and equality at Miami. But you continue to sell yourself short by publishing articles that come across as insensitive at best and downright spiteful at worst. Please prove that you’re better than that, and please honor Tim’s memory without trying to push an agenda.

LUNDY BIRCH BIRCHLA@MIAMIOH.EDU

Fresch article not accurate reflection of life DEATH

TO THE EDITOR: In the wake of a terrible tragedy, Audrey and The Miami Student have managed to cause further pain and suffering to those who knew and loved Tim Fresch. As a friend of Tim, I can say the article is not an accurate reflection of who he was, and it is not how he will be remembered by those closest to him.

This article was used as an opportunity for you to pass judgment on a person you knew nothing about, an opportunity to express your opinion on Miami’s “drinking culture.” This was not a tribute, but rather a poorly

written editorial.

Looking at one aspect or experience of someone’s life cannot depict a person as a whole. You took other people’s stories and quotes out of context, using their expressions of grief to cast a negative shadow over a good person.

I won’t dignify you or your article with the same hate or negativity, but I’ll leave you with this: I hope that if you ever experience something similar people will treat you with more kindness and compassion.

GRACE HEALY HEALYGR@MIAMIOH.EDU

Lambda Chi Alpha not guilty of hazing allegations GREEK LIFE

TO THE EDITOR: The fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha was found not guilty of the hazing allegations held against them on Thursday April 14th.

Through testimonies from active brothers, from new members and the OESCR office investigation, OESCR found insufficient evidence that the hazing event described in the allegation happened. The Lambda Chi Alpha suspension has been removed, and the fraternity

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can resume activities. In resuming fraternity activities, Lambda Chi Alpha will be hosting their philanthropy event, Can-Struction, at 1:30 p.m. on April 23 on Central Quad of campus. Teams of five will compete constructing anything they want from non-perishable food items, and the winning team will be given a trophy. The cost will be $70 per team, and all proceeds go to Feeding America.

BRANDON CLARK CLARKBA4@MIAMIOH.EDU

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Article on FSB gender discrimniation lawsuit disservice to women involved GENDER

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Miami University, like many organizations, needs to have an open and honest discussion about the relationship between gender and pay. At the heart of such a discussion is an assessment of employee performance and whether pay is in alignment with performance or whether the same performance is rewarded differently as a function of gender. Thus, we were interested to read the recent article in the Miami Student entitled “Finance professors sue Miami for gender discrimination.” Such a lawsuit offers an unfortunate, but perhaps necessary, catalyst for the needed dialogue. However, we fear that the simplistic approach taken in the article will have the opposite effect in terms of dialogue about this complex issue.

The article in question focuses on the performance of a small subset of job performance indicators for an equally small subset of Miami faculty. Regarding the number of faculty considered, the article focuses on the performance of Professors Kelly Brunarsky, Yvette Harmon, Terry Nixon and David Shrider. Given that Professors Brunarsky and Harmon are apparently bringing the lawsuit, the focus on their performance is perhaps understandable. What is less understandable is the focus on these two male counterparts.

Ultimately, The Student’s article considers the salary of only four of the fifteen tenure track faculty in the finance department. To highlight the dangers of such selective comparison, it can be noted that the three lowest paid tenure track faculty members in the department in 2015 were male.

As for dimensions of performance, Miami faculty members are

evaluated across three core dimensions: teaching, research and service.

Further, for each dimension, performance is considered via a number of criteria. Salaries should reflect performance across the entirety of these dimensions and associated criteria. Ignoring the teaching dimension while questioning the salaries of Professors Nixon and Shrider is, at best, a glaring oversight and, at worst, journalistic dishonesty. Professors Nixon and Shrider are two of the most decorated teachers in the Farmer School. Both have won teaching awards at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and both are among a very small set of faculty members who have won the most prestigious schoolwide teaching award, the Richard K. Smucker Award for Teaching Excellence, twice in their career.

The Student’s article is also faulty in its treatment of the research records of the people profiled. The article focuses on two dimensions of research excellence: the number of publications and the number of times the publications have been cited. Research is also evaluated by the number of authors on a paper (where more authors means less individual contribution); the order of authors (where being first author often represents the greatest contribution to the work); and the quality of the journal in which the article is published.

Even to the extent that the two narrow metrics — number of publications and number of citations — cited in the original article matter, their treatment is mishandled by focusing on publications since tenure. It is difficult to imagine an explanation as to why only publications since tenure should be considered when evaluating a faculty member’s performance.

Second, considering someone’s

output irrespective of the time it takes to achieve the output is unduly crude. Professor Brunarsky and Professor Harmon have been tenured for a combined twentyfive years. Professors Nixon and Shrider have been tenured for a combined thirteen years. In this light, it is unsurprising that Professors Brunarsky and Harmon have more publications and citations than Professors Nixon and Shrider.

Measuring performance is difficult. Rewarding performance is complicated by market factors.

“Salary inversion,” where more recently hired faculty members make more money than longertenured ones, is a well know market-driven phenomenon. People who perform best during years with a greater raise pool are likely better rewarded than those whose best performance occurs in years with small raise pools. Simplifying the gender gap issue to four employees and two performance metrics is insulting to those who want to have a mature and informed discussion of the topic.

Further, to the extent that there is more merit to the recently filed lawsuit than presented in the article, it is a disservice to the women bringing the suit.

Finally, the selective dissection of the accomplishments of Professor Nixon and Professor Shrider is patently unfair.

As we see in other realms of American society, one-sided, narrow and selective exposition on important issues leads to philosophical entrenchment and division. We hope that the Miami Community takes a more thoughtful approach to this issue than did The Miami Student.

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Dangers of pornography misrepresented in editorial HEALTH

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For something almost everyone has looked at or will look at at some point in their lifetime, porn sure is derided, scorned and misunderstood.

Last Friday, the editorial board of The Miami Student wrote an editorial titled, “Abuse of internet pornography detrimental to daily interactions.”

With respect to those behind the piece, it was quite the head-shaker.

Porn seems to be one of those issues that can turn those who typically lean left, like progressives and feminists, and make them sound like 1950s evangelical Republicans.

And in fact, my assessment of that

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flip isn’t too far off base since Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, signed a piece of legislation Tuesday declaring pornography a “public health hazard.”

It’s mostly a symbolic way for those in the state to declare their opposition to pornography, citing many of the same reasons the editorial board did in its piece.

For instance, the concern over children’s views of sex being damaged by porn-watching and that it objectifies girls.

Senator Todd Weiler, also a Republican, introduced the legislation in January, saying, “I believe today pornography is like tobacco was 70 years ago. I happen to believe that it is addictive and that it is harmful.”

I take issue with much of the editorial board piece and the legislation in Utah because it rests on a foundation of fear-mongering and inaccuracies about porn.

The editorial board piece in particular missteps by a) conflating porn addiction with general porn-watching, b) by not offering evidence for its

claims, at a micro (these day-to-day interactions) or a macro-level (the overall harm to society).

To be fair, the piece admits it’s relying mostly upon anecdote, albeit, it doesn’t much indicate the basis for those anecdotes, either.

Who and how many of them are neglecting to go Uptown because of porn’s accessibility? What person’s daily interactions are impeded by the accessibility of porn while at Miami?

Most importantly, it’s not actually clear that porn addiction is a “thing.”

Last year, when researchers Nicole Prause of UCLA and Vaughn Steele of Mind Research Network presented various photographs to 122 men and women, like ones of skydiving, mutilated bodies and sexual images, those who thought they had a porn problem “did not display characteristically addictive brain activity when viewing sexual images.”

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TO THE EDITOR: The Miami University chapter (Delta Gamma) of Pi Kappa Alpha is extremely distraught to announce that our chapter has been suspended for a period of four years by the University’s Judicial Board. Most disappointing about this sentence is that the primary reason given by the Director of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution for our suspension is hazing. The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha feel very strongly in our unified position against hazing as a form of new member initiation. We have taken a strong stance against any form of hazing. We believe that there are many positive ways of initiating a new member, including education and integration into the brotherhood, that are a much more effective way of welcoming a new member, this without the negative effects that are residual with hazing. For this reason it is particularly disturbing to us to be accused of such behavior. The University’s unilateral proclamation, based entirely on hearsay and conjecture and without benefit of due process, was handed down without any basis in fact. While we disagree with this process and it’s conclusion, we also respect the University’s right to do so and will abide by the decision. We regret that all of the positive impact that the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has had on Miami University and the City of Oxford as well as many area nonprofits over the 69 years we have been present on campus will not to be shared by incoming classes until this suspension is lifted.

We look forward to the day when the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will rise again as an exemplary fraternity on the campus of Miami University and again take its place among the proud members of the Greek community.

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An apology from The Student’s news editor DEATH

TO THE EDITOR: When I first read the article “Friends Memorialize Tim Fresch,” in Tuesday’s issue, I was left with only one image of Fresch. Even though I never met him, I know that Tim Fresch was much more, and I cannot imagine what it must have been like for his friends and family to read the story.

That’s why I believe an apology must be made for the publication of this article.

Publications such as ours have many responsibilities. Should we look deeper at the issues of substance abuse at our university?

Absolutely. Should we do so in an honest, straightforward way that doesn’t gloss over the truth? Of course. Should we use an article labeled as a memorialization to attempt to do so? In my opinion, no.

A death is much more than an opportunity to call attention to an issue, however pressing that issue may be. That issue could have, and still will, be addressed in future articles backed by research, statistics and anecdotal evidence.

Most of Fresch’s friends declined to comment, making it incredibly difficult to write a story that captured him accurately, but I, personally, would rather publish no story than one that would do harm without any real benefit.

Although the intention of the story was not to disrespect his memory, but to educate people about the risks of heavy alcohol consumption — that was not the result.

It has been extremely disheartening to see some of the hateful comments directed at the writer, Audrey Davis, and my other colleagues at The Student in response to this story. As I said before, a person cannot be defined

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Studying both journalism and economics at Miami is an interesting dichotomy — in The Department Media, Journalism and Film, I take most of my classes with girls.

In my 15-person capstone class, there are only three dudes. Meanwhile, the Department of Economics is a total sausage fest. Of my roughly 40-person economics class this semester, only 20 percent are women, the same ratio as journalism, only flipped.

Politics is historically, and is still, a white, male dominated field. Congress is both 80 percent white and 80 percent male. White men dominate the media. They’re lawyers, CEOs, engineers. At the top of the ladder, it’s been a boy’s club.

That’s why women and minorities are upset about the so-called wage gap, the pay discrepancies between the genders. In 2013, women’s unadjusted salaries were roughly 78 percent of men’s salaries.

For minorities, especially women of color, the statistics are even worse.

Don’t get me wrong--these statistics are very real. Sexism in the workplace exists. Men dominate the top positions in every field.

But think about it: The average CEO is 56. The average House member is 57, Senators are 63. It takes time to earn these top positions, to work your way up. They’re typically older, graduating from college in the 70s. Back then, it still wasn’t as widely accepted for women to study engineering or business, instead opting to become teachers or nurses with their degree.

Today, there are more women enrolled in college than men. Women are increasingly seeking higher education — which often results in higher pay. The tables seem to be turning.

Of course, there is a gender gap in college majors. Boys still have the majority in STEM fields and introductory engineering classes. Like I said before, I’m one of very few girls in my math-based economics class.

However, this weekend, I received an award through the Department of Economics. Again, this is the XY-dominated department.

And yet, at the awards dinner, the gender gap didn’t exist. Men and women received awards equally.

And ironically, few of the men were white. The fratty, Vineyard-Vines clad men that make up most of my econ classes had very little representation among the top economics students at Miami.

Surprising?

I don’t think so. The scales are finally balancing out.

Sure, the gender gap still exists in terms of female representation in the department. But the female students who do brave the manly halls of FSB for economics classes are the best and brightest students, the students getting awards, excelling in their classes and making top grades.

Nobody can deny that, historically, men have been at the top. We have yet to have a female president, behind Germany, Great Britain and even India. Of the top 500 companies, only 5 percent have female CEOs. These statistics don’t lie.

But if that economics award dinner was any indication, the future isn’t as bleak for the economic and social status of women.

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by one thing. We’re all human —and should be treated that way. As a first year student, Audrey was brave to take on the responsibility of writing that story. Although I don’t defend the article, I still support her, especially in this difficult time.

Everyone at this university is learning, and I hope our staff at The Student and the Miami community learn from this. My thoughts and prayers are with Fresch’s friends and family as they cope with their loss.

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such a person would have an intense emotional response recognizable in the brain.

This isn’t to say there couldn’t be problems associated with pornwatching, but on a neurological level, it doesn’t quite meet the standard definition or understanding of an addiction.

In other words, I’m not too persuaded by Stop Procrastinating’s survey of 3,000 male college students, as cited by the editorial board, wherein a majority self-reported an addiction to porn.

I’m more inclined to believe the American Psychiatric Association’s rejection in 2010 (and again in 2012) of internet and sex addiction being included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders for lack of sufficient evidence.

Since it’s self-reporting, I suspect the fear and shame around watching porn plays more into that self-diagnosis of addiction than do actual problems emanating from

porn-watching.

And my suspicions seem to hold, according to a December 2015 study in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Researchers found that perceived addiction to internet pornography predicted psychological distress, like depression and anxiety, more than actual porn use itself.

As for the question about a relationship between porn-viewing and the objectification of women, along with ramped up aggression and violence toward women, I’m not entirely compelled by that argument, either.

The arguments against porn are eerily similar to the arguments against video games, such as making men more violent and aggressive and warping their sense of reality.

I find it odd, however, that at the same time porn and video games became more ubiquitous and “outlandishly easy to come by,” violent crime of all kinds declined and continued to decline in the United States.

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his 2009 paper “Aggression And Violence Behavior” concluded, “Evidence for a causal relationship between exposure to pornography and sexual aggression is slim and may, at certain times, have been exaggerated by politicians, pressure groups and some social scientists.”

But what about claims that the porn industry is inherently sexist? After all, among feminists on the left, there’s long been a crusade against porn, from the likes of Gloria Steinem most famously.

Tina Horn, a sex worker, dispels such notions, like that of passivity among women in porn.

“If a female porn performer is depicting “passivity,” she is playing a role because it’s her job to do so. If and when she experiences acute discomfort or exploitation on the job, that is a labor issue that needs to be seriously addressed by the industry,” Horn said.

Porn and its ubiquity in our society should not be feared or pushed even further to the margins.

As Horn says, “When we apply

matters of morality to matters of taste, the most marginalized peowple get thrown under the bus.”

Instead, we should be promoting sex-positivity and the beauty that is human sexuality.

It’s antithetical to feminism, bodily autonomy and choice to assume a woman in porn must have been either brainwashed into it, traumatized into it or is currently being exploited within it.

One of the most beautiful and interesting reflections of humans are the varying preferences we have for how we want to be sexuality presented.

Rule 34 is a bit of a punchline now, but it also serves to show the vast diversity of human sexual expression.

Unfortunately, American society, given its Puritanical roots, is quite prudish when it comes to any discussion of sex, sex workers, porn and the like.

Despite, again, that almost everyone with access to the internet has consumed or will consume some porn at some point in their lives.

If we are going to compare porn to something, the proper analogy isn’t to tobacco 70 years ago. Rather, it’s to marijuana: cheap, accessible and most of us will admit to doing it at some point in our lives, but derision and shame still surround it.

Marijuana’s also, largely, still illegal. At least porn isn’t because even lawmakers must know how laughable such a prohibitive proposition would be.

The editorial board ends their piece this way, “Relying on porn for sexual pleasure may be easy, but clicking ‘X’ to close that browser is even easier, and it may very well save your life.”

I’m thinking the amount of corpses attributable to porn-viewing habits is similar to those from getting high off of marijuana, which is to say zero.

If we want boys and girls to have a better image of sex and not mythify it, it’s imperative to erase the shame around sexual expression rather than foster it with continued antiporn crusades.

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“Some stories lend themselves to different lengths. So some just are meant to be short stories and some really need to be a novel,” he said.

Being a professor and an author can be challenging, but it has its advantages.

“Seeing how my students respond variously to a variety of published works is invaluable,” Roley said. “And I can also get inspired by student work, especially seeing student progress.”

They are also better teachers because of their writing experience.

“I can tell students firsthand about my struggles and can advise from my own experience,” Luongo said.

Roley and Luongo both agreed that the semester can be used for ideas and revising, while the summer is the best time to write.

And, like most writers, each has their favorite place.

“I write in cafés a lot. I write at home late at night. And I like artists’ residences,” Roley said.

He had good experiences in

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three different artists’ colonies and was productive during his time as a visiting fellow at Cambridge.

Luongo, however, is more particular.

“I used to be a real prima Dona about where and when I wrote and it had to be in my little study very early in the morning, like the first thing I did,” Luongo said. “But now I’ll pretty much write anywhere.”

Her study at home is used mostly for class work. She also shares a studio space with her husband in downtown Hamilton.

“I really like working there because there are no distractions.

There’s nothing to clean, no cats, no piles of laundry, no bills. I only write there and I don’t even have the internet there,” Luongo said. “So it’s kind of my happy place. I go there and I get right to work.”

Both authors were happy with the turnout at the book launch and enjoyed getting to read.

Roley is now focusing on his next works so that his whole project can fit together, while Luongo is taking a short break.

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Junior Ashley Frahm finished fourth in the shot put at the Ball State Challenge last weekend with a heave of 46-2.5. Frahm will also compete in shot put this weekend at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville,Virginia.

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The Miami University track and field program splits this weekend to compete in three different meets: the Stanford Twilight meet, Jesse Owens Classic and Virginia Challenge.

The RedHawks look to build from a dominant team performance last weekend at the Ball State Challenge, where Miami won 14 events.

Senior long jumper and sprinter Kenny Glenn contributed three of those RedHawk victories, and looks for more of the same this weekend at the Jesse Owens Classic.

“I feel pretty good, winning those events last weekend gave me confidence,” Glenn said. “Hopefully I can keep that momentum going this weekend.”

Glenn will compete in the 4x100m relay, 100m dash, and long jump. He won the 100m and long

jump individually at Ball State, and anchored the 4x100 to victory as well.

Glenn will be joined at the Jesse Owens meet by most of Miami’s team, while two small contingents of RedHawks will travel to California and Virginia for the Stanford Twilight and Virginia Challenge meets.

Senior distance star Joe Stewart travels to Stanford with fellow distance runners senior Laura Bess and junior Andrew Dusing. Stewart will compete in his first 5000m race of the season, while Bess and Dusing will look to improve their times in the 1500m.

“I’m really excited to go back to Stanford after performing well there earlier this year. Hopefully all three of us reach our goals, I know we’re all excited to get out there and test ourselves against some really tough competition” Stewart said.

At the Stanford Invitational three weeks ago, Stewart finished the

10,000m run in 29:03.79. At the time, this was the fifth fastest time in the NCAA, and now ranks 22nd in the nation.

This is the inaugural Stanford Twilight meet, and was created to give elite national runners a chance to notch NCAA- and Olympic Trialsqualifying marks.

The Miami squad travelling to the Virginia Challenge is an all-throwers team consisting of sophomore Maria Scavuzzo, juniors Arionna Darling and Ashley Fram, and firstyears Katie Walters and Danielle Collineer.

Darling took the shot put title at Ball State with a winning heave of 51-9, Frahm was fourth in 46-2.5, and Walter was fifth in 45-8.5.

All meets begin on Friday and end Saturday. The Jesse Owens Classic begins 2 p.m. at Ohio State, the Stanford Twilight meet begins 2 p.m. in Palo Alto, California, and the Virginia Challenge begins 9 a.m. at the University of Virginia.

The Miami University tennis team wraps up its regular season on the road this weekend when it faces Northern Illinois University (6-12) and Western Michigan University (17-5).

The ‘Hawks (10-9) are on a fivematch winning streak, including last weekend’s victories against Bowling Green State University (2-17) and Eastern Michigan University (4-16).

Freshman Emily Struble leads her team in win percentage and overall record. Struble is 26-8 overall, 15-3 in dual play and 8-1 in her last ten matches. She is on a six-match win streak.

“Going into the next few weeks we need to just carry over the momentum and confidence that we have gained and believe in ourselves,” Struble said. “At the end of the day it comes down to everyone motivating each other and pushing each other in practices and being supportive during matches.”

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Senior Ana Rajkovic continued her three-match win streak last weekend with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Eastern Michigan last weekend,. Rajkovic is 10-10 overall.

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Miami University baseball continued their winning ways with a 10-3 victory over Butler University on Wednesday. Sophomore infielder Ross Haffey went 3-5 at the plate, including a home run two doubles, and 3 RBIs. First-year Bailey Martin pitched seven shut-out innings, and senior infielder Chad Sedio hit a 2-run home run to seal the win for Miami. This is MU’s eighth victory in its last nine games, and the team is 20-16 overall.

Miami University softball lost a double header to Eastern Kentucky University on Tuesday, falling 5-3 in the opener and 8-2 in the nightcap. First-year first baseman Johniann Wahl led Miami with a threerun home run in the first game, her sixth home run this season. The RedHawks drop to 25-17 overall, while EKU improves to 31-10. MU hosts Ohio University for their final home series of the season this weekend, beginning 3 p.m. Friday.

Northern Illinois is on a fivematch losing streak and is 1-5 in the MAC. The team consists of one senior and two juniors, so it relies mostly on its young talent. Junior Adey Osabuohien and sophomore Evelyn Youel were named MAC Doubles Players of the Week on March 10.

Western Michigan is on a sixmatch win streak and is coming off a 6-1 win over Northern Illinois. They are currently co-leading the MAC. Sophomore Hannah Shteyn helped her team defeat Eastern Michigan last weekend with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory over senior Klara Supejova.

“A lot of what we’ve been working on has finally clicked and we’ve been able to build up a lot of momentum,” said Shteyn. We’re just hoping to finish out the season strong and continue to get better up until the last match we play.

Match play against Northern Illinois begins at 2:00 p.m. Friday in DeKalb, Ill. Match play against Western Michigan begins at 1:00 p.m. Sunday in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Babe Ruth plays his first professional game for the Boston Red Sox. Ruth finished with six hits in a 6-0 victory over the Cleveland Naps. Ruth went on to play 22 seasons in MLB, hit 714 home runs and throw for 1,330 strikeouts.

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