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Presidential search to be secret Miami will conduct a closed search, announce one finalist in the spring PRESIDENT

EMILY TATE

MANAGING EDITOR

If the Board of Trustees has its way, Miami’s next president will be selected in secret.

This clandestine search will culminate when a lone finalist is announced in the spring. This will be the first time the Miami community will meet or even learn the name of its next president.

Only the Board of Trustees,

along with executive search firm Isaacson, Miller and an unidentified university search committee, will select that finalist, chairman David Budig said at Friday’s board meeting.

This announcement follows a faculty petition that asked the board to bring at least two presidential candidates to campus for public forums and evaluation, before it makes the final decision.

Many of the 143 faculty members who signed the petition are

members of Miami’s American Association of University Professors (AAUP) chapter. Keith Tuma, English professor and co-president of the AAUP, said he is disappointed with the board’s decision and believes a transparent presidential search would be more effective The board, however, says an open search would jeopardize presidential candidates’ current positions, and even deter qualified candidates from applying. Therefore, the board believes confidentiality

throughout the entire application process is crucial.

“So, it’s not as transparent as you might like,” said Claire Wagner, director of university communications. “But if it’s you, and you’re applying … I mean, people have lost their jobs because it’s been disclosed that they were looking at another school.”

Tuma said he is skeptical of this logic.

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JACKLYN HAYES THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Global Confucius Institute hosted the Chinese Festival Friday, Sept. 25. The dragon dance is traditionally performed at the beginning of festivals for good luck.

RA salaries inadequate for on-campus housing costs Resident Assistants (RAs) have many responsibilities, from being on duty certain nights of the week, to mediating roommate conflicts and planning hall activities. And most would think their pay reflects the work they perform. However, for some RAs, the job is no more financially rewarding than any traditional clock-in, clock-out position on campus.

Senior Zach LeCompte resigned from his RA position in August because he felt like he wasn’t compensated well enough over the school year. He was an RA for one semester in Havighurst, a year in Etheridge and a summer in McFarland.

“When I received my fall semester bill from the bursar this summer, I realized that I could not afford to be an RA,” LeCompte said. “When I looked further into the situation, I realized that it would cost me more to live on campus and work as an RA than I was being paid for the entire year.”

RAs get paid based on experience. Over a 10-month period, first-year RAs get paid $8,864, second-years $9,164 and third-years $9,464.

However, RAs have to pay the price of a double room for the building they are living in and for the meal plan of their choice, including the assessment fee. RAs could be spending anywhere between $5,349 to $7,449 a semester, depending on their hall and meal plan.

For some of Miami’s 246 RAs, the pay system is an issue, like it was for LeCompte, because the salary is not paid in a lump sum and therefore cannot be used easily toward tuition, housing or student loans.

“Being an RA would have forced me to take out a total of $7,500 in loans for the school year,” LeCompte said. “When I turned in my resignation in August, I went from owing several thousand dollars to owing nothing and having to take out no loans this school year.”

Although many other universities offer discounted housing and a small salary to their residents, assistant director of residence life Colleen Bunn said the process of giving students only a salary was decided a long time ago. The idea was to give the money directly to the RAs, rather than forwarding it straight to their bills, so students could choos how to spend their money.

While Miami chooses to funnel

all compensation into a salary, other schools distribute RA benefits differently.

Kaylah Crepps, an RA at the University of South Carolina (USC), receives a 50 percent discount off her housing, a discount on meal plan and a stipend of $4,300.

Even though she admits her salary is not much, she still likes the mix of the two.

“The salary can still cover housing, or you still have salary left over,” said Crepps.

Miami uses a similar system to USC’s for its RAs over the summer.

When LeCompte worked over the summer, his room and meal plan were covered and he received a small salary at the end of each month. But this option is only offered during the summer because such few RAs work during the break.

Still, LeCompte would prefer a similar payment process during the school year.

“I feel that system was much more fair for the RA as it benefitted me in more ways than one,” he said.

Bunn said taking RAs’ opinions into consideration, there has been talk about making changes in the past, like covering housing altogether or creating a flat housing

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HAMILTON HALL TO BE RENOVATED

OXFORD LANE LIBRARY OPEN

Former Hamilton Dining Hall is set to be renovated and made into new sorority suites by fall 2017

Oxford’s Lane Library opened at its new location by Kroger on Saturday

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fee for RAs. However, because the funds for paying RAs come from Housing, Dining, Recreation and Business Services, there are no plans for change in the future.

“We wouldn’t be able to give students a very high stipend and they wouldn’t be able to work anywhere on campus,” Bunn said. “So they wouldn’t be getting a lot of funds, but their housing would be taken care of.”

She continued by saying that although she sees the issue, it’s not something that can be easily altered.

“If a group of RAs came to us and said, ‘We would like to look into changing this process,’ we would be happy to do that. It is unfortunately not a process that we can just snap our fingers and make it all happen.”

LeCompte is now living off campus paying $2000 a semester and works in ticket sales for Miami Athletics. While LeCompte enjoyed his position as an RA, he said the financial burden was too much for him to handle.

“I just wish that the university hadn’t put me in the situation it did, where I had to choose between being an RA and digging myself deeper into debt, or resigning and making my financial situation after school easier.”

Student group formed to protest fees Group pairs with AAUP, seeks transparency MONEY

EMILY WILLIAMS ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

A group of students is organizing to protest Miami’s student fees. By collaborating with faculty who have similar goals, the group hopes to promote transparency between students and the administration.

Senior Jessie Motts, who is spearheading the effort, said her biggest issue is students aren’t kept informed about how the university spends money collected through student fees.

Motts said she and several other students first took notice when they were charged a fee for the Armstrong Student Center.

“That was the thing that really got everyone’s attention,” said Motts.

Miami students will pay the $110 per semester fee until 2039.

Currently, undergraduate students pay about $700 in fees per year on top of a set tuition cost. In addition to that sum, students who live on campus pay a $1,625 assessment fee for their meal plans, not including the balance added to purchase food on campus.

Students in the Farmer School of Business pay an extra $100 fee per credit hour for business courses, and the College of Engineering and Computing charges its students a $300 per semester fee.

A portion of the $13,533 of tuition for in-state students and $30,233 for out-of-state students also goes toward a “General Fee,” which covers services such as intercollegiate athletics, student organizations, lectures and artists, the Recreational Center and the Student Health Services center.

The new advocacy group of about 10 initial members is not an official student organization and, according to Motts, will probably stay that way.

“We’re still very much in the formation process,” she said.

Motts and other students involved in the group are looking for students who are power players, Motts said, and represent a variety of ages, majors and interests within the Miami community.

“We’re definitely looking for people who are passionate about this,” Motts said.

Hearing friends and fellow classmates who seemed to share the same views on Miami’s fees helped inspire Motts to take action. She also noticed an increase in demonstrations and advocacy from student and faculty groups last year, like the formation of Miami’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in the spring.

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Miami football loses 14-56 to Western Kentucky University’s Hilltoppers

This day in 1922, more than 1,413 students were enrolled at Miami University — the highest number in Miami history, at that time.

This was a 12 percent increase from the year prior.

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Miami to renovate Hamilton Hall, add new sorority suites CONSTRUCTION

LAUREN OLIVER

THE MIAMI STUDENT

Hamilton Hall will likely undergo renovations at the end of the school year, repurposing the now-vacant Hamilton Dining Hall to create additional sorority suites and living space. The project is estimated to begin May 2016, and be completed August 2017.

Hamilton Hall houses two different sorority suites, compared to the other residence halls on Central Quad that house six to eight suites — limiting the impact of how many students will be affected.

The completed renovations will add four or five suites to the two already in place. The other residence halls on Central Quad will also undergo renovations in the future, but no concrete plans have been made.

David Creamer, senior vice president of finance and business services, said it makes sense that the smaller hall on Central Quad was chosen first for the next part of Miami’s 2020 Housing and Dining Master Plan.

“The two sorority houses that will be affected as a part of the plan will develop an interim strategy for their placement, and there will be limited impact on the sorority suites taken offline,” Creamer said. “Had we decided upon another building, it would have been greater to accommodate those needs.”

According to the Board of Trust-

ees Agenda for Sept. 24, 2015, “[The] building will receive a comprehensive interior renovation and upgrade of all building systems, fire suppression, energy efficiency, accessibility improvements, landscaping, and site utility connections.”

Sophomore sorority member Molly Nicholas said she believes the new renovations could be an

Given that there’s been increased interest in sororities, we have tried to accommodate these needs on a temporary basis.

DAVID CREAMER SENIOR VP OF FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES

area of contention between some of the girls.

“Whichever sororities get to live there the first year are going to be so lucky, and everyone else is going to be so mad,” Nicholas said. “If I was a sophomore coming in and all of these girls got to live in the new hall, I would be mad if I were in a situation where I had all of the old stuff.”

However, another sophomore sorority member, Miranda Conway, said there are no other alternatives.

“It’s the only way Sorority Quad will be renovated, because they have to do it one by one,” Conway said. “[If not], sororities would be

Biking on campus increases, new services launched TRANSPORTATION

NICK FENDINGER THE MIAMI STUDENT

EMILY WILLIAMS

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Miami has seen a renewed interest in biking from students and faculty, fueling more opportunities for Oxford cyclists including new student-run bicycle rentals and repairs.

Robert Feldman, known to many as “Biker Bob,” has been working with Miami students and their bikes since 1997, first at Hueston Woods and now as an instructor for a mountain biking course that was introduced last year through the Kinesiology and Health department.

Current and former students from that course are launching the new bike rental and repair service.

The operation will be housed on the first floor of the Campus Avenue Garage on Friday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m.

To make the service affordable, customers will pay primarily for the cost of parts, and labor will be free.

“People want to get their bikes fixed for cheap,” Feldman said.

The students doing the repairs can earn credit toward equipment for their own bikes.

The bike rentals will be available for classes to rent, and Feldman hopes to collaborate with the Admissions Office to start offering campus bike tours to prospective students.

“We’re trying to get more people on bikes and outdoors,” Feldman said. “Biking has been going on here since bikes were invented, but it’s dropped off in the past decade or so.”

A school statute used to ban students from having cars on campus, said Feldman. So, for many years, bikes were the primary mode of transport for most students.

According to Doug Hamilton, the owner of the Oxford bike shop BikeWise, before that ban was lifted, it wasn’t uncommon for them to sell roughly 1,000 bikes before the start of school.

Although the student-to-bike ratio is still not what it used to be, Hamilton noted a recent uptick in

out of places to live because we are not provided houses.”

Hamilton Hall and Clawson Halls’ renovations, which are part of the same plan, are projected to cost $48 million.

Senior sorority member Nicole Kissela said she is pleased with the plan and only sees it having a positive outcome.

“I think it’s a good idea,” she

bike purchases and repairs.

“There definitely seems to be more people riding bikes in Oxford nowadays,” Hamilton said.

Hamilton, whose shop offers customers free bike storage over winter and summer months, said he sees few downsides to traveling by bike.

“The one disadvantage I see to bicycling in Oxford is that there are a lot of hills,” Hamilton said.

Geography professor David Prytherch, himself an avid cycler,

Current and former students from that course are launching the new bike rental and repair service.

praised the benefits of biking on campus.

“Factor in parking, and biking to class is by far the fastest way to get from point to point,” Pytherch said. “That, and it’s good exercise and fun.”

Senior Eric Niehaus said he saves about 15 minutes a day by riding his bike around campus, meaning over the course of one school year, he saves about two days’ worth of time by biking.

Also motivated by the efficiency of biking, first-year Evan Helchin has been riding his bike to every class, every day since he came to Miami.

“I like how I can wake up five minutes before class and still get there on time,” Helchin said. “I intend to ride my bike all four years here.”

Niehaus also brought a bike to campus his first year at Miami.

After a teasing comment was made by another student about his mode of transportation, he hung up the bike for the next few years.

This year, however, he said the convenience of riding his bike would be well worth any possible teasing.

“I’m riding again to assert my individuality,” he said.

said. “If we have the money, we should definitely renovate the suites and keep updating them.”

While more suites will be created, and Miami’s Greek community continues to grow with the arrival of sorority Phi Sigma Sigma to campus this fall, Creamer said the renovations are not because more sororities will be invited to campus, but rather to accommodate the growing number of students.

“Given that there’s been increased interest in sororities, we have tried to accommodate these needs on a temporary basis,” Creamer said. “We’re simply trying to create the flexibility in order to meet those needs.”

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Cable subscriptions fall as Netflix popularity soars ENTERTAINMENT

HALEY MILLER

THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami students living off-campus are faced with the same question asked in many households across the nation — whether or not to subscribe to a cable package.

Many students are choosing to leave cable services behind in exchange for online streaming.

With services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime gaining more popularity, cable services are losing customers quickly. In August, the pay-TV industry reported a loss of 625,000 users, its largest quarterly drop in history.

The so-called “Cord-Cutting Revolution” is the movement away from basic cable and toward online streaming services.

Among countless other nicknames, Generation Y, or millennials, can now add a new nickname to their repertoire: “Cord-Nevers.”

If “Cord-Cutters” are older generations that at one point paid for cable but decided to cancel their subscriptions, “Cord-Nevers” are viewers who have never paid for cable in their lives.

While this may not be especially catchy and will definitely remind Arrested Development fans of Tobias Funke’s “never nudes,” it does speak to a generational difference between Gen X and Gen Y. Millennials can’t remember a time where there were only four channels and no such thing as a DVR. They are one of the first,

if not the first, generation to use streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go and Amazon Prime for a significant portion of their TV consumption.

Television viewing, for those born within the last 20 years, has been dictated by countless choices.

So, as they begin to live on their own and purchase houses, they are less inclined to purchase cable packages.

Junior Liz Bender shares her Netflix account with one of her roommates, which brings her final amount spent on television to around $4 a month.

This stands in contrast to the roughly $89.99 package that Time Warner Cable offers to college students.

Bender said she didn’t even consider purchasing cable this year.

“I’m not really sure how much cable even is,” Bender said. “Most people I know tend to just have Netflix.”

Another student, Allison Van Horn, shares her Amazon Prime and Netflix accounts with her family, cutting costs even further. However, Van Horn does have a television in her apartment and an HDMI cord.

“I can plug my laptop into the TV and watch live streams on the bigger screen, if I want,” Van Horn said.

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3D printing aids education at Miami TECHNOLOGY

PARIS FRANZ

THE MIAMI STUDENT

Three weeks ago, Miami University’s anthropology department used a 3D printer to create models of the fossils of Homo naledi, just days after the human ancestors were found deep in a South African cave.

3D printing provides students and faculty of all departments the opportunity to bring their subjects from computer screens to reality.

Miami has two 3D printing locations, one at B.E.S.T. Library, located in Laws Hall, and the other at the CIM (Center for Information Management) Lab in King Library.

John Williams, senior library technician at B.E.S.T., said the on-campus demand for 3D printing capabilities has been rapidly growing.

“We’ve been official for two years and we’re continually growing,” he said. “I’ve been more busy this semester in the first three weeks than I have the past two years that we’ve been doing this.”

Williams attributed a major part of this growth to the addition of 3D printing to the curricula of mechanical engineering.

The printers are primarily used by engineering and architecture students to create 3D models and prototypes, said Williams. However, he said 3D printing has useful applications in a variety of fields.

“There are very few disciplines on campus that I can not think of a way that we can use [3D printing].

I mean, very, very few,” Williams said.

Miami’s 3D printing page, accessible through the Miami Libraries’ website, gives several examples of 3D printing applications according to major, including fine arts and business. Fine arts students use 3D printing to create sculptures and jewelry, while business students create 3D prototypes of products in advertising.

Mark Fisher, director of instructional laboratories in the Department of Physics, uses on-campus 3D printing to create custom laboratory equipment. He encourages students in the sciences to use 3D printing technologies to do the same.

“Designing fixtures and apparatus to do specific tasks, students could do that easily,” Fisher said.

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The 3D printer at B.E.S.T. Library allowed anthropology students to print models of bones recently discovered in South Africa. other to create a 3D object. At Miami, 3D printing costs students $0.25 per gram of the plastic used, while the student versions of 3D design software can be downloaded for free from links on Miami’s 3D printing page.

B.E.S.T. Library is also equipped with scanning equipment that creates 3D blueprints of physical objects, allowing replicates to be printed. Archaeology and paleontology faculty can scan original artifacts and create 3D models that students can study more closely.

The 3D printers can be used recreationally, too. Students can pay to print hobby items such as cellphone cases or statues — essentially anything besides weapons or weapon imitations.

Micayla Spiros, an anthropology major, used 3D printing to examine the models of the Homo naledi. She said 3D printing has enhanced her education by allowing her to have a more interactive experience and develop a personal connection with her studies.

“I think it is a useful resource and

a great piece of technology that will definitely be coming into play in the field in the future,” Spiros said. “It is really cool to get to see it in the classroom early, especially in undergraduate education. People can get a hands-on experience with the different artifacts.”

Requests for 3D printing can be submitted online at Miami’s 3D printing page. The time for 3D printing is typically about three to five business days. On average, the printers get three requests per week, and each request typically takes five to 10 hours to print. However, at the end of the semester Williams advises submitting a request at least two weeks before it is needed due to a higher demand for the machine.

“Students take the priority here.

If it’s a faculty member coming in wanting to print something for a class, as opposed to a student who has a senior design project and it’s due next week,” Williams said, “they will always take priority because they’re students. You guys are here for learning and that’s what we want to make sure we foster.”

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Oxford residents welcome new Lane Library branch COMMUNITY

MAGGIE CALLAGHAN THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Oxford community celebrated the grand opening of the new Lane Library Oxford branch on Saturday, located across from Kroger on Locust St. The 24,000 square foot, two-story building offers a children’s area, teen zone, activity space and a media rental area on the first floor. The second floor houses an adult book section, meetings and study rooms.

The new site expanded its children’s area, enlarged the technology collection for public access and added new books to the collection by recycling some books that have not gone through circulation in a while.

Justyn Rampa, the assistant branch manager, said plans for a new library have been underway since 2011.

“It’s been a very long process…”

said Rampa, who has been working for the library for many years.

The Lane Library Oxford branch was previously located at 151 S. College Avenue, which is Uptown across from the Oxford Historical Center. According to Rampa, the old building needed additional renovations on top of the renovations the building had already undergone for years.

“The community board believed that nothing else could be done at the previous location,” Rampa said.

Plans and designs started after spending several weeks with community members to figure out what Oxford residents wanted at the new library.

The community board narrowed down available locations given the amount of land the new construction site would need and held a meeting where community members voted on a location. Rampa said because

of the limited locations available in Oxford, there were some challenges finding a location that could accommodate the size of the new building.

However, everyone at the branch seemed pleased with the new location. “[This location] has so much more to offer,” Rampa said.

But Miami students are not totally convinced that the new library will be able to compete with the libraries on Miami’s campus.

“It’s a lot smaller than I expected,” said junior Michael Nash.

Another junior Jack Strouss agreed and said he wished the library offered more study rooms for students.

However, many Oxford residents have welcomed the new library and are excited about what the new location can offer the community “Oh yeah, [this library] will be a LIBRARY » PAGE 9

ANGELO GELFUSO THE MIAMI STUDENT

Library patrons stream into the newly opened Lane Library.

Oxford couple defeats double dose of cancer

CONNOR MORIARTY PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Suzanne Siegel, Oxford resident and owner of the antique store Uptown, survived breast cancer.

PROFILE

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Antique wicker chairs border the walls of her screened-in porch, pictures of her children and grandchildren are proudly placed between pastel bouquets and the walls of her house mimic the playful Lilly Pulit-

zer dresses that fill her closet.

Suzanne Siegel, 69, and an employee at the Oxford Antique Shop, is setting up for her neighborhood’s annual block party.

She smiles as she makes nametags for all attending, and gathers up her napkins and plasticware into one of her precious wicker baskets. However, when she goes to bring a table

up from the basement, she cannot do it alone.

After being consumed by years of chemotherapy, Suzanne’s hips have yet to regain normal function, adding a slight waddle to her step.

Suzanne was a cheerleading sponsor at Miami for 20 years. She accompanied her cheerleaders to all functions, handled disciplinary issues, oversaw tryouts, provided financial support and was in charge of the team’s transportation.

Before cancer, Suzanne said she could kick as high as any of her cheerleaders. Now, she is content just to have the ability to walk.

She was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in 1998 when she was 52 years old, after having battled pancreatitis, peritonitis — an inflammation of the tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen — and typhoid fever earlier in life.

“What amazed me about breast cancer is that I never thought I was going to die,” Suzanne said. “I just looked at my bridge club and I looked at my birthday bunch and thought, ‘OK, one out of eight, I’ve got it, so they’re okay.’”

Suzanne’s comfort stemmed from the statistic that approximately one in eight women will develop invasive

breast cancer during their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.

For treatment, Suzanne underwent a single mastectomy and breast reconstructive surgery before starting chemotherapy at the Barrett Breast Clinic in Cincinnati.

The chemo Suzanne was prescribed contained steroids that drastically altered her appearance.

“I was in a chamber meeting with Gil and they had chicken on a stick, I probably ate 40 of them,” Suzanne said. “They told me to stop because I was going to get sick and I said, ‘I would rather be sick.’”

After her diagnosis, Suzanne fought hard to keep teaching her kindergarten class at Kramer Elementary School, but the negative effects of her cancer treatment had become unbearable. “[People] kept telling me that I needed to quit and I would tell them, ‘You think I’m a woosie? You think I can’t lick this?’ Then I just couldn’t do it anymore,” she said.

Approximately a year later, Suzanne underwent a routine biopsy.

She and her husband returned to the hospital a week later to discover she was now in remission.

Suzanne was only gone for four

months before coming back to teaching. It had only taken her one year to beat cancer. She retired from teaching in 2006 almost a decade after her diagnosis.

Although most checkups have been positive, it was difficult, in the beginning, for her to cope with the intense anxiety of not knowing whether the cancer had returned.

“Gilbert went to the bathroom and said, ‘You’re trembling,’ and I started to cry. For years, I’d get on Taft Road and the tears would just stream down my face,” Suzanne said.

However, Suzanne said the hardest part about battling cancer was being on the other side and watching those around her battle their own illnesses.

A year after Suzanne entered remission, her husband, Gilbert, 76, was diagnosed with stage IV kidney cancer.

“I was lucky. My kids were my support system when I had cancer,” Suzanne said. “Until Gil got it, I didn’t realize how horrible it was for them. It’s so hard to see someone you love suffer.”

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Miami students abuse prescription drugs as study aids DRUGS

SARAH EMERY

THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University students have many different study techniques.

This includes the use and abuse of prescription stimulants like Adderall.

And while students report mixed feelings about the ethics of using such drugs for study purposes, the illegal use of prescription drugs at Miami can lead to disciplinary action from both the law, and Miami’s Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution (OESCR).

According to a study by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids in 2014, 20 percent of college students reported abusing prescription drugs at least once.

In 2009, Miami participated in a Healthy Minds Study, an annual survey-based study examining mental health and related issues. The study surveyed about 350 Miami students.

The results indicated that 18 percent of students are prescribed medication and 4 percent use psycho stimulants

without a prescription.

According to one senior who wished to remain anonymous, the feeling of being overwhelmed and overworked is one factor that has led Miami students to take ADHD/ADD medication like Adderall without prescriptions.

“The two times I’ve used it, it was to accomplish a large amount of busy work and other responsibilities, and there weren’t enough hours to do it. I was at the library at 7 a.m. and I was there truly all day. I got everything done,” the student said. “It really annoys me, though, when students use it as a cheat sheet for exams, and they pass because they’re just lazy.”

In the state of Ohio, illegally taking drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin and Concerta are considered felony offenses in the same class as cocaine.

According to the Ohio Revised Code punishments for possessing less than the bulk amount of these stimulants, which depends on the strength of the tablets, can be up to a year in jail and fines of up to $2,500.

At Miami, being caught without a

prescription is addressed in the Drug Use section of the Code of Student Conduct. Kelly Ramsey, associate director of OESCR, said sanctions for this violation could range from an educational course to dismissal from the university.

It really annoys me, though, when students use it as a cheat sheet for exams, and they pass because they’re just lazy.

Students on campus have mixed feelings about whether using prescription drugs to study is ethical.

In a 2014 study by the Harris Poll on behalf of the Coalition to Prevent ADHD Medication Misuse, researchers found that of 2,056 U.S. college students, 75 percent found using stimulant medications without

a prescription unethical, 59 percent considered it academic dishonesty and 65 percent equated the misuse of ADHD stimulants to do schoolwork with athletes using steroids.

“I find it annoying because I think they’re cheating the system,” said junior Vani Rajkumar. “Many people use it, and they can focus better and study more, and that’s not fair to the rest of us.”

In contrast, 24 percent of students surveyed in the Harris Poll believed that it was fine to use prescription stimulants for schoolwork, and 48 percent believed students who use these drugs are doing what is necessary to get through college.

“I’m okay with people using these stimulants, as long as it’s not abused. In the end, I know I’m still working harder and more effectively than those taking Adderall,” said senior Kodhai Rajkumar. She said the number of her friends who have used prescription drugs has increased over the years.

Some students, however, use the same medication with a legal pre-

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scription because they have been diagnosed with a learning disorder.

First-year Leighton Kentwell was diagnosed with ADHD and is prescribed the generic version of Concerta, a stimulant that affects chemicals and nerves in the brain to assist in monitoring hyperactivity and impulse control. He said when he doesn’t take his medication, he becomes antsy, hyperactive and unfocused.

“Doing homework without medication is very tough,” Kentwell said.

“I have to take my medication or I would not be successful at all.”

He feels that using prescription drugs illegally to study is unfair to those who have learning disorders.

“I feel like people who take prescription drugs who don’t have ADHD are doing a disservice to those of us who are actually diagnosed and are downgrading the disorder,” Kentwell said. “They’re capable of focusing already, so they’re just enhancing their abilities, while I’m just trying to reach the same level to function at the same level as everyone else is already at.”

In the survey by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, research showed older students, including upperclassmen and graduate students, are more likely to abuse prescription stimulants, sometimes because they feel more pressure to succeed at school and work, while also maintaining an active social life.

Data from Miami’s 2009 CIRP Freshman Survey, an annual assessment of enrolled first-year students, showed that 88.8 percent of students felt overwhelmed by all they had to do “frequently” or “occasionally.”

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Smoke and Bloodlines: A Night of One Acts ‘These Seven Sicknesses’ A modern take on Oedipus’ tragic story THEATRE

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Studio 88 pulses with the sound of Marian Hill’s track, “Got it.” Each of the eight actors wanders aimlessly around the stage, changing their body language with each step.

The average student wouldn’t understand what was going on, but this is one of the most essential parts of rehearsal.

“It’s a space exploration exercise,” said stage manager Sloan Kyler. “They are getting into the mindset of their characters and what they will be doing today.”

This exercise has added importance when performing a classic tale like “Oedipus.” Though there is a modern twist to the show, it still includes some of the ancient Greek language and much of the traumatic plot line.

“It is a real challenge performing the more intense scenes,” said Jalana Phillips, a sophomore theatre major.

“I have never felt the kind of pain my character feels, so it is hard to realistically portray that experience.”

Phillips plays the Blind Seer, a key character in one of the most in-

tense scenes of the show.

“Acting allows you to tell a story as someone else,” said Colin Sapienza, a senior theatre major who plays Oedipus. “You are everything that character is and you have to delve into their emotions in a truthful way.”

Watching their rehearsals, you can tell they do just that. When adjusting an entrance or a line in a specific scene, they think about the motivation of their character as though it is their own.

It’s not just the way the lines are said that matters. Every pause is deliberate. Each moment of silence commands you to watch their every move.

This process of enhancing nonverbal cues is so tedious that it caused them to spend over 30 minutes on the first eight pages of the 33-page performance at a Tuesday night rehearsal.

“Doing only one act of a show gives you a chance to do more with every scene,” Sapienza said. “You are able to make a very truthful adaption, which is challenging but definitely worth it in the end.”

The modern twist on the show presented a challenge for the cast.

‘The Last Cigarette’ Small cast, deep meaning

Oedipus often talks in classic Greek verse, while other characters may speak with a modern sarcastic tone.

The character of Creon, played by Kate Hendrickson, even brings out her cell phone in one scene.

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“I want to know how you learned to sit like a queen,” Rylan says, aged by 20 years as he immediately gets into character. “I want to know how you attained the language of fallen angels. I want to know why it took me so long to meet you when I’ve known you all my life. I want to know how any man could let you go.”

Karly giggles. The scene continues.

“We put more individual attention on each of the actors,” Kaela says. “But, there’s also a lot more pressure than with a larger ensemble.”

It requires a lot of stamina to be on stage for nearly an hour.

“They’re essentially carrying 25 minutes of the show each,” Kaela says.

Along with endurance, they are responsible for developing the characters quickly.

“In a two act play, there is a lot more time to really introduce the characters,” Kaela says. “In this piece, you have to know the characters immediately.”

Karly and Rylan, bearing the

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The scene is set: a small table, two chairs, wine glasses. Dimly lit, the atmosphere thickens like the puff-blown smoke of the bar in which the two leading, and only, actors will soon immerse themselves.

The Last Cigarette, set to premiere Sept. 30, is a one-act play with just two characters.

Senior Kaela Smith, student director, begins rehearsal.

“Alright, let’s shake it off,” she says, and presses play on Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off.” Senior Karly Danos and firstyear Rylan Hixson proceed to sing and dance around the room. Karly spins in her dress and heels, Rylan running in circles around her.

Sophomore Molly Laska, stage manager, hums along softly as she types on her laptop.

“Did you shake the rest of the world off?” Kaela asks.

Karly and Rylan nod and position themselves on stage. They stand at opposite ends of the table.

The room goes silent.

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Kev Marcus and Wil B. of Black Violin perform onstage for their concert Saturday night in the Armstrong Student Center, part of the Performing Arts Series.

Clothesline Project raises awareness of sexual assault ACTIVISM

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Newspapers cover the tables of the Women’s Center in preparation for T-shirt painting for the annual Clothesline Project taking place at the Hub next week.

The Clothesline Project is a national program that was founded in Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1990 to help spread awareness about violence against women. Victims decorate shirts with their stories, and then hang them up on clotheslines in public areas to raise awareness about sexual assault and domestic violence against women.

“It’s a display, an art installation.

But it is made up of what you would think it would be — a clothesline — with T-shirts that have been decorated by people who have experienced, directly or indirectly, sexual violence or other forms of interpersonal violence,” said Jane Goettsch, the director of the Women’s Center.

Each T-shirt is made to tell a story, and each color represents a different type of violence.

White represents women who have died because of violence; yellow is for battered or assaulted women; red, pink and orange t-shirts for survivors of rape and sexual assault; blue and green symbolize survivors of incest and sexual abuse; purple represents women attacked because of their sexual orientation and black T-shirts signify women attacked for political reasons.

The Clothesline Project uses the simplest form of clothing to make a powerful statement.

“Everyone wears T-shirts and logos on T-shirts as a way of saying things that we wouldn’t come right out and say. The Clothesline Project is a way to empower people who

may not have felt empowered to share their experience. Also, because we don’t ask people to wear their Tshirts, it’s a safe way to express the trauma that they’ve experienced,” Goettsch said.

Situated at the Hub in the center of campus, the Clothesline Project can be seen from far away.

“We are always having talks and movie screenings, but it tends to be the same people showing up who are already passionate about the topic.

The exhibit allows people to walk through on their own time and interpret it however they want. It’s more independent, reaches more people and it is more out of the ordinary,” said Anna Lucia Feldmann, an intern in the Women’s Center.

The Women’s Center has made it very clear that the Clothesline Project is inclusive to all women, including trans-women and trans-feminine women. The university also recognizes the event as confidential so people who make a T-shirt do not have to worry that their experience will be reported.

“All of the T-shirts we have are made by Miami students, and we try to highlight the shirts that are the newest that year. We ask that they do not be identifying information, but the brief stories are still very impactful,” Goettsch said.

New this year is a closing ceremony that will take place at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 2, just before the T-shirts are taken down. The ceremony will pay homage to the people who have been victims of violence no matter how they identify.

“We felt like we work really hard on the project, and then we do the project and then we just sort of take it down and it’s done,” said Rhonda Jackson, administrative assistant in CLOTHESLINE »PAGE 5

Depp makes early Oscar bid in ‘Black Mass’ FILM

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Whitey Bulger, former boss of the notorious South Boston Winter Hill Gang, was many things: a violent murderer, a grief-stricken soul, a conniving businessman, and even a caring brother and son. Above all, he was an influence, in the eyes of his friends, community and government, leaving dark footprints in each life he trod through.

What “Black Mass” sets out to achieve is not a deep examination of just one of these personas, but rather a superficial scan over every aspect of this mythic criminal.

This broad overview of Whitey Bulger (expertly portrayed by Johnny Depp) is mainly achieved through the film’s frame story.

Over the course of the film, we see each of Bulger’s associates testify against their former boss, while their stories unfold onscreen. This allows for a collective characterization of Bulger, teaching us all we want to know about him, while also keeping us at arm’s length from any true emotional center.

Like many gangster films before it, “Black Mass” is a movie about corruption. The narrative mainly follows Bulger’s affiliation with the FBI through Special Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton). Their “alliance” is simple: Bulger provides information about

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the local Italian mob in exchange for protection from the FBI. However, it quickly becomes clear that it is more of a one-sided affair, in Bulger’s favor.

What ensues is equal parts biopic and crime procedural, with a steady balance of the FBI’s in-office affairs and the street workings of the Winter Hill Gang. Where “Black Mass” sets itself apart is in its equal examination of Bulger’s personal and professional life. We see Bulger hurt and be hurt, and it becomes clear how much of an impact personal losses have on his emotions and, consequently, his work.

Johnny Depp’s performance as Bulger is not only the highlight of “Black Mass,” but it is also the best performance he’s given since “Sweeney Todd,” and undoubtedly puts him into early Oscar conversations. Depp manages to skillfully combine the innate anger of a notorious mobster and the bleak, depressive qualities of a bereaving man into a ghoulish being whose dark interior harshly contrasts with his pale white countenance. Just look at him on the posters for this film — he looks inhuman.

The remainder of the star-studded cast put on considerable performances as well.

Edgerton oozes ambition and arrogance as a special agent craving respect and prestige. Benedict Cumberbatch has a fine performance as Billy Bulger, Whitey’s state senator

brother, and creates an interesting family dynamic for the film. Adam Scott and Kevin Bacon play FBI agents who clash well with Connolly and give some much needed, albeit brief, atmosphere to the federal office. The extensive crew and affiliates of the Winter Hill Gang (Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, and Rory Cochrane, amongst others) all emit initial stoicism before revealing their characters’ true emotion in their testimonies.

“Black Mass” is handled adequately by its director Scott Cooper (“Out of the Furnace,” “Crazy Heart”), who juggles the various sides of Bulger’s life with care and creates a few extremely memorable sequences — a dinner scene about a “secret family recipe” carries the terrifying humor of the iconic “You think I’m funny?” scene from “Goodfellas.” The violence is also handled very well in “Black Mass,” feeling brutally real, and never taking the guise of a gimmick or crowd-pleaser.

“Black Mass” does have its fair share of issues, however. Although it is heavily thematic, Whitey’s makeup feels a bit over the top.

Cumberbatch’s Boston accent isn’t bad, but it certainly isn’t what you’d expect from someone born and raised in the depths of Beantown.

The biggest conflict with “Black Mass” rests in Cooper’s question-

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know there will be shock too, seeing the play live with the child marrying his mother and all the abusive moments.”

The entire cast has been preparing for the show since Sept. 1, by going to rehearsals every day except Saturday, from 7 to 11 p.m.

This quality time they have spent together has strengthened both the show and their relationships with each other. Each of the cast

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older than themselves.

“They have to act and move so differently from who they are at this stage in their lives,” Molly says. “But they’ve really taken that in stride.”

At a break in rehearsal, a discussion breaks out about the intense scene they just rehearsed.

Kaela gives the actors advice, then has them walk around the table three times to mentally reset.

“Just let it go, let everything go,” she says, recurring advice

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spoke about the familiarity of just turning on the TV. “We usually just put on our TV for background noise while we’re all doing our homework. There’s no one show we need to watch, it’s just nice to have,” Kolthoff said.

She lives in a house with five other girls, which means they each pay about $17 a month for cable.

Kolthoff also noted she doesn’t know anyone without cable, meaning

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members is able to go from being serious in one scene, to joking with each other one second later, giving the rehearsal space a family-like feel.

The space also has a feminist atmosphere, emphasized by the fact that only one actor in the show is a male.

“I chose to cast almost all girls to reflect on how our society treats women,” said student director Cara Hinh. “In the play, Oedipus makes decisions for everyone in the kingdom regardless of their feelings and

this is very similar to how society treats women now. It is a timeless theme that suggests where you are affects who you are as a person.”

Hinh believes that theatre is something that affects everyone and needs to be experienced.

“Theatre is an art form that unifies people,” Hinh said. “There is nothing like being 10 feet from a living person and seeing them go through something so intense. It changes people and I truly believe in art that changes people.”

throughout the rehearsal.

Karly and Rylan sit outside the studio between scenes for a short break. This production is different for them, in terms of their characters and the amount of stage time.

“A lack of breadth allows for much more depth,” Karly says.

“However, there are a lot more challenges to have that depth. We have to tell the story and carry it by ourselves.”

Rylan especially feels that he’s developed as an actor because of “The Last Cigarette.”

“I have learned more than I

have in any other show,” he says.

“They want to master everything you’re doing and refine every single thing about you. Every moment is defined.”

Despite the challenges of commanding this production on their own, these two actors can promise one thing.

“The audience will be invited more intimately,” Karly says.

“They will be more attached to us.”

Rylan nods in agreement.

We return to the studio. I take my seat at stage left as they resume.

that while cord-cutting may be on the rise, it certainly has not rendered cable completely obsolete or unpopular.

Beyond Miami, nearly 7.6 million Americans have abandoned cable in favor of online streaming, according to a 2014 study by Experian Marketing Services.

In the last five years, the percent of households without cable in the U.S. has jumped from 4.5 to 6.5. The same study found that out of Netflix or Hulu Plus users, 20 percent are not cable subscribers.

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the Women’s Center. “Because sexual assault and violence are such silencing processes, it will give people the opportunity to read a poem or say ‘I’m here speaking out against violence for my mother.’”

Feldmann believes the Clothesline Project is important because it allows survivors to share their stories in their own words. She also said it is really important for

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able use of its vast ensemble cast. It is clear that the film is constructing a collage of Bulger from multiple different viewpoints, but sometimes seemingly major characters will disappear for years, only to randomly reappear back in a car with Whitey. While this promotes the thin mortality of the characters, it can be a bit jarring to have characters floating in and out of importance.

“Black Mass” continues to

others to come see who might not take the “It’s On Us” campaign seriously, or think about consent seriously.

“It shows that stuff like this really does happen on this campus,” she said.

All students are encouraged to come to the event next week, and T-shirts will continue to be made from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Oct. 2 in the Women’s Center (127 McGuffey Hall).

build toward a climax that never really happens, leading to a conclusion that is solid, but not perfect by any means.

Whitey Bulger’s story was one that needed to be told, and while “Black Mass” sports a wonderfully grim lead performance by Depp, a strong cast and some memorable moments, at times it feels mishandled and is, by no means, essential viewing.

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College should be a haven where students can develop their views EDITORIAL

Miami has a reputation for being a conservative school. However, examination of our voting habits highlights a trend: more Miamians vote Republican than vote Democrat.

Compared to other voting districts in Butler County Miami University represents a small pocket of progressivism.

In the 2012 presidential election, 62 percent of Butler County votes went to Mitt Romney while only 37 percent went to Barack Obama.

However, in Miami voting precincts, 50 percent of votes went to President Obama, a plurality. This raises an interesting question: are college students really more liberal?

College students who identify as politically liberal sometimes get flack for it. They are told they are uninformed, overly idealistic or just plain dumb. They are promised that once they get older, get a job and understand how the world works, they will be forced to admit defeat and

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

But for many of us, there has been a positive correlation between education and liberalism. Many — though not all of us — report leaning a little more to the left than we did four years ago.

Others of us still support the same party, but feel more confident in our views. We are better able to articulate why we agree or disagree with certain viewpoints and why we support or condemn certain candidates.

And others are still working on it — stuck somewhere in limbo between total obliviousness and political expertise. They couldn’t tell you the name of Hilary Clinton’s childhood best friend, but they know she believes in the reality of climate change and is an advocate for LGBTQ rights.

So, why the transformation?

In high school, it is easy to be politically ignorant, especially when we hail from homogenous neigh-

borhoods filled with people just like ourselves. The things people talk about, think about and care about are strictly standardized. There is little room for revolution.

Fast forward to college. We have left our hometowns and shed our former selves. We interact with new people who have new ideas. We discuss important topics, arguing and persuading each other to adopt new beliefs. Our parents no longer speak for us and the religious views instilled in us during childhood may no longer dictate political opinions.

A lot of this has to do with learning how to take care of ourselves and discovering how policies can impact our lives. Candidates who talk about alleviating student loans automatically forge a connection with college-aged constituents.

Even issues like foreign policy that once seemed far-off geographically and therefore irrelevant, start to matter.

Let me tell you what I don’t know LIFE

MILAM’S MUSINGS This may not come as a surprise, but there is a lot I do not know.

I had a chance to attend my first Excellence in Journalism conference in Orlando hosted by the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association.

The conference was a chance to sit in on a great many seminars covering topics like the Ferguson and Baltimore riots, rape on college campuses and the WDBJ Virginia shooting of two reporters. I also had a chance to listen to those doing good work within the profession, from Wesley Lowery at the Washington Post to Brian Stelter of CNN’s Reliable Sources and Steve Coll, dean of the Columbia Journalism School.

But among all of that, the one big take away I had, especially in reference to the real-time, on-air developing tragedy of the WDBJ shooting was: it’s okay and necessary to say, “I don’t know.”

Far too often when big events are occurring in real time on cable news or through Twitter, news agencies care more about trying to be first rather than trying to be right.

During the Newtown shooting in 2012, for instance, news media, such as CBS News, posted photos and the name of the suspected shooter: Ryan Lanza. Unfortunately for Ryan Lanza, he wasn’t the shooter.

Even Stelter fell prey to this problem. At the conference, he talked about how in his newsroom, shortly after the WDBJ shooting, he “started to hear a name.” It was the wrong name and he was chasing the wrong disgruntled employee, he said.

But the name circulated on Twitter and CBS and NBC picked it up and then later retracted it.

Stelter said, during those moments of breaking news, it’s best to inform viewers and readers, “We don’t know, but we’re working on it.”

I remember watching the Fergu-

son protests and then riots live on CNN and CNN would have reporters in the field just standing around, mindlessly rambling. There was nothing to report on at every moment, but they felt they had to be there in that moment.

As Wesley Lowery pointed out in his talk on Ferguson and Baltimore, in some sense, the media’s presence, i.e., having 200 members of the media standing around in a suburban environment, facilitated the “something” unfolding.

As a profession, I think it’s obvious that the three most important words to ensuring accuracy and truth are, “I don’t know.” I can’t imagine what it would be like to be misidentified as a shooter on a national stage.

However, acknowledging one’s ignorance goes beyond the journalism profession. As I started out saying, there is a lot I don’t know.

As it turns out, I’m quite terrible

But not knowing is a good space to be in because that means there’s always room for improvement.

at geography. The hard sciences — biology, chemistry, physics and so on — I know next to nothing (mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell). I have no idea how to change a tire or the oil in my car. Until this trip to Orlando, I didn’t know the process for going through an airport.

I could fill up the rest of this column listing things I don’t know and to quote Donald Rumsfeld, there are then those things I don’t know I don’t know.

But not knowing is a good space to be in because that means there’s always room to learn something.

Unfortunately, it’s a space humans seem hard-wired to be uncomfortable with. Admitting to not knowing seems only second in pain to admitting to being wrong.

Jimmy Kimmel Live has an entire segment on the show called Lie Witness News dedicated to this phe-

nomenon of people unwilling to say, “I don’t know.” Yes, it’s television and there’s editing, but it’s terribly hard to watch.

On his most recent one from Sep. 24, people on the street were asked, “Are you prepared for a 5.5 magnitude equinox?” An absurd and ridiculous question, of course, but the answers are cringeworthy.

“Stay safe, dig a tunnel and stay away from broken glass and everything flying around,” one man said, advising listeners how to stay safe during the equinox.

The Freakonomics podcast with Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt devoted an entire episode and chapter in their book to what they called “the three hardest words in the English language,” i.e.: I don’t know.

“What fun is life, if all you do is go through life trying to fake like you’re something that you’re not?”

Levitt said.

In that sense, perhaps true confidence is having the confidence to say, I don’t know, but I’m willing to learn, rather than trying to “fake it until you make it.” Because what have you really made then?

Amanda Waterman, a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Leeds, backed up the difficulty of these words with studies on children.

In the age range of five-to-eight, two-thirds to three-quarters of children would say yes or no to a yes/ no question the researchers knew the children didn’t know the answer to.

Apparently, that’s something we take into adulthood, wanting to please whoever is asking us something, like a boss or a professor.

I still catch myself wanting to couch my ignorance in an “educated guess” or with prefaces of, “I mean, I’m not really sure, but...” It’s just flowery language used to disguise the ignorance. And when you’re in a crowd you’re sure is as equally ignorant as you, it becomes even easier to show off an air of fake-knowing.

The Socratic paradox seems apropos as an ending point here, “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”

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The curriculum here is much more diverse than that of a high school.

Through exposure to a variety of worldviews, students reexamine their own belief systems. And while keeping up with current events has helped increase our awareness of issues, a lot of learning and decisionmaking takes place outside of the classroom.

For example, volunteer work with those less fortunate can highlight the inequality present in our nation — a reality many of us were never confronted with growing up. After being exposed to poverty, violence, housing segregation and marginalization, it is hard not to question what you thought you knew.

Each generation is different than those preceding it, and ours is no exception. As a whole, we are exalted as being more open-minded and progressive than our parents and grandparents. It is hard to betray, or even question, the views we were raised

with. But until we do, how will we ever know what you believe?

According to The Hub, Miami’s chapter of College Republicans boasts 487 members, while College Democrats has 142. Yes, this statistic highlights Miami’s conservative majority, but it also shows how many students feel strongly enough to declare their loyalty somewhere.

These numbers combined represent a total 629 students who are participating in a politically focused organization. They differ in the party to which they pledge their allegiance, but they are united in that they value political involvement.

We are not endorsing policies or pushing a certain agenda here.

We aren’t trying to tell you who to vote for — but we are telling you to vote. Being ignorant is bad enough, but being apathetic is unacceptable.

This is our world and this is our future. We need to take responsibility and be the ones to shape it.

Being a Christian in an increasingly atheist society RELIGION

GRACE MOODY NEWS EDITOR

To think that a man walked this earth thousands of years ago to suffer for our sake and then be crucified to save humanity fascinates me. I’m intrigued by the attention he gained. I stand stunned at the droves of people who followed him then and today solely for who he is. This man, as many of us know, is Jesus Christ.

Now, I know I just opened a big can of worms. Jesus Christ. Yes, I said it. I have no intentions to prove there is a god or persuade readers to learn more about this man with secret hopes of them joining me in a pew at church a year from now.

away from Christian morals within the homes. While divorce rates for couples married in the 2000s have not increased, and are not at 50 percent, as some believe, they are still relatively high. Looking at past divorce rates from the last three decades, it is predicted that two-thirds of couples married in the 2000s will live their happily ever after. That means one-third of these marriages will likely end in divorce.

Then we go to all the safe sex, free condoms, have-sex-but-besafe-about-it culture. Programs are popping up left and right on college campuses advertising facts about safe sex and free condoms. The trend has gone from not having sex before marriage to doing it before marriage, but just

I agree that atheists have an uncomfortable stigma ... I also believe, however, that this isn’t solely felt by atheists, but by Christians too.

In response to Connor Moriarty’s column published last week, I agree that atheists have an uncomfortable stigma, as he writes.

I also believe, however, that this uncomfortable stigma isn’t solely felt by atheists, but by Christians, too.

I’m not saying we live in an atheist society. Because we don’t.

But we can, however, see the rising number of people who consider themselves atheist. Twentythree percent of Americans call themselves a nonbeliever, agnostic or atheist.

At the same time, we can see the decrease in those considering themselves Christian. In fact, only 57 percent of people born after 1980 consider themselves a Christian. Yes, I know that’s still the majority. But only by 7 percent.

Now more than ever, living in a society that is spiraling toward more liberal views, an uncomfortable stigma felt by Christians is evident.

This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage. A couple of the samesex can now marry in any state they please.

Within the past three years, Colorado, Alaska, Washington and Oregon have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

This change contradicts the idea of taking care of our earthly bodies, believed by Christians.

We can also see this direction

being safe about it.

This, in turn, increases the number of children born out of wedlock. The number is up to over 40 percent of births coming from unmarried women.

Lastly, we can see the increasing number of transgender people. Last summer, Americans watched as Bruce Jenner made her transition to Caitlyn Jenner, shocking many with her bravery.

No longer do we live in the days of our body parts defining what gender we are.

All of these examples show ways in which society is steering away from Christian morals. I don’t think it takes Jesus walking the earth again to tell us that.

So, as ironic as it sounds, I can relate to the atheists out there who feel they suffer an uncomfortable stigma about their beliefs.

Many of the things I do and the rational behind why I do them stems from my Christian beliefs.

More and more, I find it is not as easy being a Christian in this society, but I do the best I can to adjust to these changes.

So, for the atheists out there, know this: I feel ya. We too, as Christians, experience an uncomfortable stigma based on our morals in this rapidly changing culture.

We may not believe in the same theories of existence, but we do, indeed, share stigmatization about our beliefs. I’ve been walking on those egg shells, too.

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Frat boys will be frat boys: Suspensions are an unnecessary price for stupidity GREEK

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Oxford bars to accept meal plan for cover, drinks SATIRE

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Starting in the spring semester, students will be able to use credit from their Miami meal plans to make purchases at several bars Uptown.

Kara Wren, operations manager at Brick Street, said when students come back from winter break, they will simply be able to tap their ID cards on a gray sensor in order to pay cover and purchase drinks at Brick Street, as well as several other bars in the Uptown area.

“All we are trying to do is create a great environment where young people can have some responsible fun,” Wren said. “Putting bars on the meal plan just makes that fun much easier to pay for.”

Owen Krader, Miami’s director of

housing options, meals and events, said the purpose of this policy with the bars was to create a more diverse menu for students to choose from in Oxford.

“We cherish students’ ability to find any option they want here no matter what their taste is,” Krader said. “If you want pizza, stir fry or steak, we offer that. Likewise, if you want trashcans, fireballs or Jager bombs, we find a way to offer that, as well.”

Krader also echoed Wren’s comments about the ease of pay.

“In the past, students have had to withdraw money from a debit account or trust fund in order to pay for their alcohol,” Krader said. “Now students will be able to blow all their parents’ money on alcohol straight through the meal plan system.”

Amid concern that such a policy

may encourage and provide an easier pathway for underage drinking among students, Krader responded by saying “What are you, a narc or something?”

Pete Stillwater, night manager at The Woods, or “New Bar,” as it is commonly known, said the new policy is a great way to simplify students’ lives amid a hectic college climate.

“It’s just really nice to know that we are helping Miami students have an easier college experience,” Stillwater said. “I think knowing that you can get a meal at the dining hall, do your laundry or down four rum and cokes and make out with a stranger on a dance floor all using the same card will make a big difference.”

This was a piece of journalistic satire. None of the quotes from any of the sources, real or fake, are factual.

Sexual abuse in Afghanistan is a human rights violation POLITICS

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The combat mission in Afghanistan, formally know as Operation Enduring Freedom, officially ended Dec. 28, 2014.

President Barack Obama gave the statement, concluding the longest war in the history of our country. The Afghanistan War left 2,356 American soldiers dead. Although the combat struggle has officially ceased, the United States will keep roughly 13,000 troops, including 10,000 Americans, in Afghanistan for up to two years. The purpose of the ongoing military occupation of the U.S. troops in Afghanistan is to train and advise Afghan allies against the Taliban.

Nine months have gone by since President Obama officially ended the combative role that the U.S. military played in Afghanistan. A national survey conducted by the Pew Research Center from May 12 to 18 among 2,002 adults, found that roughly 58 percent of the adults surveyed support President Obama’s plan to delay the troop pullout in Afghanistan.

On March 24 of this year, the White House announced it would slow the process of removing the United State’s military presence in Afghanistan. In his announcement, the President said, “We want to make sure we’re doing everything we can to help the Afghan forces succeed, so we don’t have to go back.”

The majority of the public supports your plan, Mr. President,

but how effectively is our military presence asserting stability in such a volatile region of the world? If the goal of American military presence is to create and maintain democratic stability, along with other American values like preservation of human rights, we need to shed a light on the performance of those in command.

In his December 2014 speech, President Obama complimented our military and praised them for promoting American values in Afghanistan. He said, “Our military remains the finest in the world, and we will remain vigilant against terrorist attacks and in defense of the freedoms and values we hold dear.”

A recent article published by the New York Times this past Monday would seem to suggest that American military officials are undermining the push for our democratic values and the protection of human rights in the region. The article, titled “U.S. Troops Told to Ignore Afghans Abuse of Boys,” gives a horrific account of human rights violations that are occurring in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The Afghan allies, who are currently being trained by U.S. soldiers, are sexually abusing young boys in the area. This sexual abuse has long been a problem in and around the city of Kabul. There is a term for this practice called bacha bazi, which directly translates to “boy play.”

American soldiers can do nothing to stop the Afghans from engaging in this inhumane behavior for fear of dishonorable discharge.

“At night we can hear them screaming, but were not allowed to do anything about it,” said Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. to the Times.

The policy of looking away from sexual abuse surely is not a policy we adopt domestically, so why should it be a policy in foreign affairs? Members of our armed forces should not be punished for intervening in instances of rape.

For instance, then Special Forces captain Dan Quinn beat up an Afghan military leader in 2011 for keeping a boy chained to his bed as a sex slave. Subsequently, the Army relieved him of his command post and he has since deactivated from the U.S. Armed Services.

The United States continually strives to fight for human rights.

This is a duty of our country and a value in its own sake; a value that should not be held within our nations borders but should be voiced throughout the world.

When our military can hear the screams of a boy or girl who is being deprived of a basic human right, why do we sit idle? Why do we turn our heads to such barbaric behavior? These questions remain unanswered by our leaders, but it is necessary to shed a light on this issue so that our great nation can solve the problem.

As Thomas Jefferson once said, “We are firmly convinced, and we act on that conviction, that with nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable from our moral duties.”

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Unpopular opinions are like awkward sex stories or embarrassing drunk texts; we’ve all had them and we’ve all said them, but a lot of times, we’d like to pretend that one 2 a.m. “I still love you” message and awkward RA situation maybe didn’t happen.

However, it definitely did, and corridor meetings are definitely still the worst.

Regardless of what life decisions I may or may not have made, in light of recent events (think the oddly-well-done-fora-bunch-of-drunk-college-kids block party video that went viral, or the recent articles surrounding the three-year suspension of Sigma Nu), I feel it important to take a stand on the less political, more Donald Trump-esque side of Greek Life — rushing and the hazing that inevitably comes with it all.

Because, yes, we all know it’s inevitable.

Before I get in to all the details that will make authority figures squirm, I do want to deliver a disclaimer: I think hazing is stupid, and no matter how many times some guy decked out in an alphabet I don’t understand explains it to me, I still don’t get the “glamour” behind it.

That being said, I still don’t see any value is simply getting rid of it for as long as possible

They are quite literally paying for it.

and crossing some theoretical fingers, hoping it won’t happen again.

It seems that every time I get on Yik Yak or talk to a friend with more connections than I have, there’s been another social Greek organization put on probation or suspended, namely fraternities.

What’s the point of having Greek life on campus if the righteous foot of the Interfraternity Council just keeps stomping them off?

I fully understand that there is more to Greek life than excessive drinking and partying and all the fun stuff no one wants to put down on an application somewhere, but chapters aren’t getting suspended due to their sub-par dedications to a particular charity. So, for now let’s pretend that aspect doesn’t exist.

There are a few key points to Greek life and rushing and pledging that seem to largely be over-

looked, probably because they don’t favor mass suspension.

For starters, no matter how many “MUDon’tHaze” hashtags get spread around campus, it’s no secret that pledges get hazed. If I, an unaffiliated sophomore girl who dropped out of rush last semester, knows what happens during pledging, I can guarantee you that the incoming pledges know what they’re getting themselves into.

Not only do they know, but they are willing to pay hundreds of dollars in order to eventually become active brothers of their given chapter. They are quite literally paying for it.

Also, an important factor to note is that, if for whatever reason, a pledge decides they no longer want to be subject to hazing, the option to drop out is always available. There are also fraternities that offer and practice a very legitimate “No Hazing” policy.

You don’t have to do it. No one is being forced.

Another important point that seems obvious to me, but apparently seems to be largely regarded as irrelevant, is that those choosing to go through pledging are adults — legal adults that, in theory, can make their own decisions.

Though I think it goes without saying, I’ll go ahead and put it out there anyway. Obviously, if some sort of pledge-hazing or fraternity or sorority activity put someone/somebody’s life in immediate grave danger, consequences are entirely deserved, justified and expected, no matter if someone is 13 or 30. But grave danger means grave danger, not “Wow, this really sucks and I would rather not be dealing with it.”

My last point is sort of a challenge and is related to the “would rather not be dealing with it.”

Have you ever talked to a frat guy about hazing during pledging? I have, and I have never gotten a response that deviates even slightly from, “I wouldn’t change it for the world, it brought my pledge class so close together.”

I challenge you to talk to someone who’s been through the process and ask them if they wish they hadn’t done it. If they say no, come find me slumming around some bar and I’ll use one of several IDs to buy you a drink.

All in all, hazing is probably not a morally sound choice.

However, it is a choice, and it’s a choice that nearly all “victims” make knowing that they are, in fact, going to be hazed. Truly, at the end of the day, the only thing that happens as a result of this sort of mass suspension epidemic on our campus is disbanding people who willingly chose to become brothers (or sisters) with one another.

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“To be president of Miami University is a great job; to be a finalist is an honor,” Tuma said. “People who want the job should be prepared to say that they want it. I’d like to see the evidence that good people will not apply if the search is open. I’m not persuaded.”

Others echo Tuma’s concerns.

James Finkelstein is a Miami alumnus (’74) and professor of public policy at George Mason University who evaluates university contracts.

Finkelstein said he hopes Miami students and faculty will push back against the closed search.

“In my view, students and faculty should say it is unacceptable for the community to be presented with a single candidate,” Finkelstein said. “All that is is a pronouncement. It’s bad public policy.

Period.”

Finkelstein laid out two requirements: there must be more than one presidential finalist, and those finalists should be brought to campus.

This, he said, is beneficial on both ends — the Miami commu-

nity gets to meet the finalists, and the finalists can interact with the community. It allows both sides to test the chemistry and see if it’s a good fit.

This is how it worked for former Miami president Jim Garland (1996-2006). After meeting once with a search committee and a second time with the Board of Trustees, Garland returned to campus for a university-wide interview before landing the job.

Garland said he is sympathetic to the goals of the AAUP, but he recognizes that the Board of Trustees’ most important responsibility is hiring and firing presidents — a task they take very seriously.

“That’s the kind of time-honored prerogative of the Boards of Trustees at universities,” Garland said.

“I understand the desire of campus community to be involved, but realistically, the kind of scrutiny required to make this decision … really needs to be done by a smaller, more knowledgeable group.”

Everyone wants to have a say in the final decision, Garland said — the AAUP, university senate, student body, alumni association,

senior administrators — but ultimately, it falls on the Board of Trustees.

“They need to elicit the opinion of these various constituencies, but not give too much weight to any one,” he said.

And that is why the university is creating a search committee.

The committee, which Budig said would be named sometime this week, will include a trustee, chair of the Miami University Foundation board, three faculty members, an undergraduate student, a senior administrator and an alumnus.

Given the board’s verdict Friday, Tuma said his next best hope is a strong representation on the search committee. And, even then, he said the AAUP is less concerned with the search process itself than the quality of the president hired in the spring.

“In the end, it’s what the new president is committed to that matters most,” Tuma said.

The final opportunity for the Miami community to meet with representatives of Isaacson, Miller is 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30 in Wilks Theater.

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After taking a creative writing class with Cathy Wagner, the vice president of Miami’s AAUP chapter, Motts approached Wagner early this semester to express her interest in activism on the topic of student fees.

“The students were excited about getting started on activism around fees and getting fellow students informed …” said Wagner.

“I’ll continue to support them in any way I can.”

Howard Bunsis, professor of accounting at Eastern Michigan University and AAUP financial expert, who gave a presentation on Miami’s budget and finances in Upham Hall last Thursday, met with Motts and Miami’s AAUP co-president Karen Dawisha that morning to discuss Motts’ goals for the group.

The first goal of the group, Motts said, is to inform students about how much they’re paying every year in student fees and how that money is allocated within the university’s budget.

“With any kind of movement, you’ve got to start with information first,” said Motts. “Being informed puts you in the best position for taking action.”

Gwen Miranda Caniceiro, who graduated in May and is now pur-

suing her Master’s degree at Miami, still plans to advocate for the group even as a graduate student.

“As an undergrad here, I had to pay for my own school,” said Caniceiro. “We’re hoping we can make it easier for some students in the future and raise awareness.”

Motts, Caniceiro and a handful of other students involved in the group attended Bunsis’s talk on Miami’s finances. Keith Tuma, co-president alongside Dawisha, said he was pleased to see how many students attended and is open to working with the group on their efforts.

“Students should know what their fees support,” Tuma said. “We’re happy to work with students, faculty and the administration to promote knowledge and transparency.”

Motts plans to launch their movement by making a series of short videos which would inform students about fees in an entertaining, humorous way that can attract a wide variety of students via social media.

Once the effort has a clear vision, Motts said, the group will transition from education to action.

“The more student voices that get incorporated into this, the more the university has to listen,” she said.

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ries, and that really hurt.”

However, Miami had a small burst of life in the second half.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Gus Ragland rushed for 42 yards on five carries. He also added a Miami touchdown to the board, finding sophomore tight end Ryan Smith in the end zone with 7:28 on the clock to cap off a 10-play, 77-yard drive.

The ’Hawks had seven first downs in the fourth quarter, after totaling eight in the first three quarters combined. They also collected 119 yards in the fourth after producing 172 yards during the rest of the game.

“Our quarterbacks started playing pretty well. They were hitting receivers,” Kummer said. “Gus was able to provide us with a little running … we just settled in a little more in the second half.”

Martin said moving the ball in the second half was the only positive of the day.

“Some guys took a step back in

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When the same students were surveyed again in 2013 with the CIRP College Senior Survey, 93.5 percent felt overwhelmed by the same standards.

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the second quarter and I think they regrouped and played some solid ball in the second half,” he said.

“But the look we had in our eyes was the look I saw last year, which I hoped we’d never see again … there was not a lot of fight from the RedHawks.”

Kummer finished 7-for-12 for 78 yards and a touchdown, while Ragland went 4-for-5 with one touchdown and 43 total rushing yards.

Freshman Billy Bahl also saw some snaps, completing 4 of 11 for 45 yards and three interceptions.

Redshirt junior running back Spencer McInnis led the team on the ground, gaining 46 yards on 11 touches. Hudson led receivers with 64 yards and a touchdown on four catches.

The RedHawks begin MidAmerican Conference play next weekend at Kent State University.

“I’m not worried, concerned maybe, but not worried,” Martin said. “I think we have the right group of kids that keep plowing ahead. We gotta find a way to beat Kent State.”

changed was in 1993-94 when it was reduced from 45 to 35 seconds. This change, too, was implemented because of a reduction in scoring trends. If scoring doesn’t pick up, it wouldn’t be surprising if the shot clock were reduced again.

It’s a slippery slope for college basketball. Cooper said it won’t change how his team plays, but for other coaches who adopt slow styles of play, the reduction of the clock must be addressed in their game plans and coaching philosophy.

College basketball is special for its blending of teams with different offensive and defensive principles. There is no one proven formula for winning. In order to be successful, teams with different styles battle on the court and make adjustments on the fly.

A longer shot clock allows some teams to slow the game down, work the ball and milk every sec-

lifestyles effectively,” said Josh Hersh, staff psychiatrist at Miami, during the Partnership for DrugFree Kids study. He also said he believes that teaching effective study habits is key in preventing prescription drug abuse, since misuse often occurs when students need to “cram” for exams.

According to the Rinella Learning Center’s website, Miami has specific documentation guidelines for students who are either already diagnosed with, or think they should be diagnosed with, learning disabilities. Students must go through a variety of aptitude, academic and behavior analyses in

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ond out of the clock. Now, teams with offensive identities that run the floor and try to beat opponents in transition will have advantage.

Much like in the NBA, strategy might take a backseat to athleticism.

Teams with the biggest, fastest and most athletic players will have a significant advantage, while teams like Butler, who have found great success by slowing the game down, lose that advantage.

It’s important to preserve this part of college basketball. It makes the game competitive. It helps foster the atmosphere unique to college basketball: the fact that any team can win it all in March.

Change can be good, but it has to be done with the identity of the game in mind. Otherwise, that identity will be lost.

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order to prove a disability.

The Rinella Learning Center also has a variety of options to help students who feel overwhelmed, including two-credit hour classes on study strategies, individual academic counseling sessions and student tutors for specific subjects.

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however, her husband had a different experience.

“When [Gilbert] turned his head hair would fly off,” Suzanne said.

“I looked outside and saw the birds had put it in their nests. I knew because Gil had beautiful hair.”

Gilbert and Suzanne have been married for 46 years and are both in remission.

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lot more popular than the other one. It has a lot more of everything,” said Talawanda High School senior, Kiersten Whitmire.

In addition to the new Lane Library, the Smith Library of Regional History also has an expanded space. Smith Library, which has been open since 1981 as a division of the Lane Library branches, collects historical artifacts, with a concentrated focus on censuses, according to the Smith Library of Regional History’s homepage.

From regional townships within Butler County, there are artifacts that date all the way back to the 19th century. The library offers numerous programs and events for local residents, many free of charge.

It is still unclear what will happen to the vacated building Uptown. But many Oxford residents believe the new location is much more fitting.

“It’s so much closer. I’m in walking distance now,” Whitmire said.

This is the third Lane Library branch, with other locations in Hamilton and Fairfield.

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There’s a reason why Western Kentucky University quarterback Brandon Doughty is generating buzz among NFL scouts. The sixthyear QB threw for 457 yards and six touchdowns as he led the Hilltoppers to a 56-14 win against Miami University Saturday.

Western Kentucky out-gained Miami 569-291 in total yardage and 2715 in first downs.

“I’m concerned about everything after this game,” head coach Chuck Martin said. “We didn’t do anything well today … you gotta reevaluate everything. These are the tough ones because you really start to question

everything.”

WKU came out guns blazing and never stopped, scoring touchdowns on three of its first four drives. It took a 28-0 lead five minutes into the second quarter.

Miami’s first four drives ended in three punts and an interception.

Martin was out of answers earlier in the week when asked how Miami would stifle Doughty’s production, and it wasn’t any different after game day.

“He’s really good at reading defenses,” Martin said. “We got to him a little bit in the first half pressure-wise. Then in the second half, every time we tried to pressure him he’d just spit the ball out real quick, and next thing you know, they got enough athletes out there with space

and we don’t have enough guys out there in coverage. He’s a tremendous player.”

Doughty went 33-for-41 and finished the game as WKU’s all-time leader in total yards.

The RedHawks’ first score of the game came 9:29 into the second quarter on a 10-yard touchdown pass from redshirt senior quarterback Drew Kummer to redshirt freshman receiver Chris Hudson.

The Hilltoppers answered with three touchdowns on three drives to end the half up 49-7.

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An under-pressure Drew Kummer scans the field for an open receiver.

RedHawks open MAC play with 2-0 record NCAA basketball rule changes SOCCER

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A 2-1 win against Bowling Green State University and a 1-0 win against Eastern Michigan University on Sunday gave the Miami University women’s soccer team a perfect start to its Mid-American Conference schedule.

Head coach Bobby Kramig and his team kicked off the weekend strong against Bowling Green (4-51, 0-2 MAC) on Friday.

“This was a typical MAC soccer game tonight,” Kramig said. “I give a lot of credit to Bowling Green.

They are a tremendously improved team. They gave us a hard time tonight and scored a beautiful goal.

I’m very pleased by the resiliency our kids showed tonight. We showed a lot of character, and I’m proud of the team tonight.”

The ’Hawks (6-3, 2-0 MAC) dominated possession for most of

the first half, outshooting the Falcons 7-2 and taking eight corner kicks to Bowling Green’s two.

Despite nine total shots, no goals were scored in the first half, but goals were aplenty in the second half.

MU freshman forward Korrie Sauder was the first to score after a pass from senior midfielder Haley Walter in front of the six-yard box in the 49th minute. The RedHawks seemed to get another goal when Walter headed the ball in the net after a cross, but she was whistled offside.

The Falcons answered with a goal of their own in the 73rd minute when freshman midfielder Erica Hubert fired a shot past MU junior goalie Vic Maniaci from the 18-yard box.

Miami settled down, and in the 82nd minute, sophomore forward Kat Zalar served up a perfect cross and junior midfielder Rachel Marble headed the ball in to make the game 2-1. Bowling Green could not counterattack, and Miami held on to win.

The RedHawks started slow

against Eastern Michigan (3-6-1, 0-2 MAC), and the Eagles took advantage with a couple shots in the first six minutes, but they went off target.

EMU outshot Miami 6-1 by the 14th minute, but the ’Hawks defense weathered the storm. The scariest moment came just before the 14th minute when Eagles junior defenseman Rachel Washburn knocked a header off the crossbar.

However, with three seconds left in the second half, sophomore midfielder Katie Alexander scored a header off of senior midfielder Jess Bronke’s corner kick.

Senior defender Lauren Kelly said she sees her team’s hard work paying off.

“It’s a great feeling to start the season off 2-0,” Kelly said. “We’ve prepared all season for this, and we’re ready to get the season rolling.”

Miami continues MAC play next Friday against Central Michigan University.

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JUST KEEP SWIMMING Miami University held its intrasquad Red and White meet Saturday.The men’s team returns 19 veterans after finishing fifth in last season’s Mid-American Conference Championships.The women’s team returns 27 veterans.

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In a close match with several long rallies, the Miami University women’s volleyball team fell 3-1 (20-25, 16-25, 27-25, 20-25) to the defending Mid-American Conference regular season champion Ohio University Saturday evening.

Miami falls to 9-6 (1-1 MAC) on the season, and the Bobcats improve to 11-3 (2-0 MAC).

Despite the loss, Coach Carolyn Condit has very high expectations for their upcoming inter-conference matchups in addition to the next time they matchup with Ohio U. “We match up well with Ohio,” Condit said. “We understood how to exploit their weaknesses but did not execute effectively enough as blockers and attackers. We have the talent to defeat them and plan

to prove that in our next match up.”

The RedHawks had a seasonhigh 106 digs in the match. Sophomore libero Maeve McDonald led the defensive charge with 25 digs.

Freshman setter Mackenzie Zielinski and junior setter Krista Brakauskas both had double-doubles. Zielinski totaled 22 assists and 18 digs, while Brakauskas notched 16 assists and 18 digs.

After finishing with a careerhigh 24 kills in Friday’s 3-2 win over Kent State University, junior middle hitter Paige Hill led Miami with 11 kills against Ohio. She also added seven digs and three blocks.

Senior middle hitter Jenny Ingle added eight kills of her own and made zero attack errors in 15 attempts to finish with a team-leading .533 attack percentage.

After losing the first two sets and sneaking out a win in the third set, Miami had some momentum going into the fourth set.

Hill and Ingle paved the way with two kills each, giving Miami an 8-5 advantage. Ohio quickly responded with an 8-2 run and took a 13-10 lead. Ingle answered with three kills, leading Miami’s 6-3 run, which tied the game at 16-16.

The Bobcats broke the tie and took a 21-18 lead before a kill from sophomore outside/middle hitter Katie Tomasic and blocks from Hill and sophomore middle hitter Meredith Stutz brought the RedHawks to within one point.

However, OU shut down Miami’s comeback hopes, scoring the next four points and claiming a 25-20 victory.

Senior setter Abby Gilleland, the defending MAC player of the year, led OU with a triple-double. She notched 13 kills, 39 assists, and 22 digs.

Miami returns to its home court next weekend when they host Buffalo Friday and Akron Saturday.

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JACKED UP The number 35 will be virtually meaningless to college basketball this season, for better or for worse.

In June, the NCAA approved several rule changes for the 201516 basketball season. After scoring averages dipped to record lows last season, many of the rule changes aim at increasing scoring and pace of play.

The most notable change is the reduction of shot clock time from 35 to 30 seconds. After a successful trial run during the NIT tournament last spring, the 30-second shot clock will go into full affect this year.

Another change includes reducing the number of time outs from five to four, and only three will carry into the second half of the game.

The league hopes this “use it or lose it” principle will speed up the final two minutes of closely contested games, which have been known to drag on for 20-plus minutes.

The six other rule changes are the following: extending the restricted area under the basket from three to four feet, the elimination of the “five-second closely guarded” rule, changing backcourt violations so the ten-second count doesn’t reset on time-outs, using video review to determine whether or not a player faked a foul, using video review to determine whether or not a shot clock violation occurred and allowing dunking during pregame warm-ups.

Many of these changes were overdue and are great for the game.

For others, it remains to be seen whether they will make the game better or worse.

The extension of the restricted area helps alleviate some of the tension surrounding charging calls.

Many rule changes made to the game in the last five years have centered on clearing up what constitutes a charging call, a call that often leaves players and coaches throwing boot-stomping temper

tantrums.

The extended restricted area will make it more difficult for defenders to camp out under the rim and wait for the offensive players to initiate the contact that warrants a charging foul.

Miami University basketball head coach John Cooper praised this change and hopes it lays the foundation for further changes.

“I always thought the three feet wasn’t enough, so I’m glad they extended it,” Cooper said. “The next thing they need to do is widen the lane to the NBA length. Then, with that, you’re going to have to look at extending the three point line.”

Cooper believes adopting some of the NBA rules is good for the game.

“The main difference between the NBA and college ball is the players,” Cooper said. “Changing these rules isn’t going to make a huge difference in how the game is played.”

This is certainly true for changes like extending the restricted areas and three-point arc. They make the game more challenging and help clarify existing rules.

While a five second reduction of the shot clock might not change much, it does set a precedent that values scoring over the diversity of style of play in college basketball.

Many teams use a style of play in which they try to utilize the full shot clock on their offensive possessions. Consequently, both teams get fewer possessions, resulting in low-scoring affairs.

Some coaches are pleased with the change and hope it will increase the pace of play, and Cooper is one of them.

“When they changed the shot clock when I was playing, we adjusted and didn’t really even notice a difference,” Cooper said. “It’s going to be the same now. I like the 30 seconds. I think it will really open up the game.”

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GOLF LEADERBOARD

BADGER INVITATIONAL OVERALL

MIAMI

1. Miami University, -8

1. Patrick Flavin, -8

2. Kansas University, -7

T-3. Greg Conrad, -4

3. Ball State University, +9

T-10. Jack Sparling, E

4. University of Wisconsin, +20 T-31. Bud Radis, +7 5. USC Upstate, +21

T-58. Jared Hammons, +12

The final round begins Tuesday morning.