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Half of Miami fraternities under investigation

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Interfraternity Council ends pledging early amid hazing allegations GREEK LIFE

REIS THEBAULT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

An emergency closed-door meeting of Miami’s fraternity presidents Tuesday night sparked campus-wide rumors of hazing and brought attention to the university’s investigations of at least 12 fraternities — half of the university’s recognized chapters — and two sororities.

A Miami Student records request revealed that the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution (OESCR) is investigating several allegations of hazing, prohibited use of alcohol and other violations of university policy during

“rush” and “pledging.”

Records show that, since the spring semester began, fraternities Phi Kappa Tau, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Delta Sigma Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon have all been investigated or are currently under investigation.

It is unclear at this time why the university did not release records for the other fraternities it says it is investigating Sororities Alpha Phi and Alpha Chi Omega have also faced allegations this semester.

After the meeting, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) announced that, in light of these investigations, every frater-

High-risk drinking in Greek life again draws university attention, concern

nity’s new member education, or “pledging,” process must be complete by today.

University officials hope this decision will curtail any additional hazing, said Jenny Levering, director of the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

“We want people to be initiated so that period of time is cut short,” she said. “So that we reduce the risk of hazing taking place.”

Dean of Students Mike Curme, for the second time this semester, condemned this behavior by members of the Greek community.

“This is something that HAZING »PAGE 5

With Crawford committed, students react to their new president

GREEK LIFE

REIS THEBAULT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

For the second time during this semester’s “rush” and “pledging” periods, the university has been forced to publicly comment on highrisk drinking in the Greek community, something that perennially plagues many of Miami’s fraternities and sororities.

The university announced that it is investigating at least 12 fraternities in response to 21 allegations of hazing and providing alcohol to minors.

According to records obtained by The Miami Student, at least eight fraternities and

sororities are facing or have faced allegations of drinking violations since the beginning of the semester.

Those organizations are: fraternities Alpha Epsilon Pi, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Delta Sigma Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon; and sororities Alpha Phi and Alpha Chi Omega.

While two sororities have also faced allegations, the bulk of the university community’s attention has been trained on fraternities.

In an email to Interfraternity Council (IFC) chapter advisers, presidents and national headquarters, Jenny Levering wrote of a Greek system in need of reform. Levering is

the director of the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

“Your members and our students have indicated they need help in addressing this situation,” she wrote. “The health and safety of our members is at risk.”

The presidents of IFC’s 24 currently recognized organizations met Tuesday night and announced that the pledging process for every organization must be completed by today, in an effort to curb the drinking and hazing associated with the period.

Despite these efforts, Jayne ALCOHOL »PAGE 5

Renovation of Clawson and Hamilton Halls approved

PRESIDENT

MARY SCHROTT

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Gregory Crawford will become Miami’s 22nd president July 1, 2016 after receiving a unanimous vote of approval from the Board of Trustees last Friday. Before being offered the position, Crawford held forums last week on Middletown, Hamilton and Oxford campuses where he met with faculty, student groups and the general community.

Senior Magda Orlander met Crawford last Thursday at an invitation-only forum for students who represent different niches on campus.

“They filled the room with minorities,” Orlander said.

Students from the Black Student Action Association, Feminists Working on Real Democracy, Spectrum, Diversity Affairs Council, as well as international and Myaamia students were all in attendance, Orlander said.

“I was specifically asked to go to represent folks from the queer community,” Orlander said.

While the forum was scheduled to take 30 minutes, Orlander said it took 40.

“You’re inviting too many groups of people to be pres-

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Gregory Crawford was confirmed as Miami’s 22nd president. ent to only talk for a halfhour,” Orlander said. “Going from 30 to 40 is a big difference.”

Crawford had the opportunity to introduce himself and speak about diversity at Miami. However, Orlander said she didn’t learn much due to the time restraint.

While she described Crawford as energetic, nice and excited, Orlander said just having those qualities are not going to win her trust.

Orlander was pleased with Crawford’s promise to work with students, but said now all she can do is wait to see his execution.

“We want to see administration put their money where their mouth is,” Or-

lander said.

In addition to meeting Crawford at the forum, Orlander said the presidential nomination process affects her acceptance of him.

“When you’re presented with one finalist you accept it as fact that this person has been appointed,” Orlander said. “In terms of the search process, there is a lot to be wished for.”

Sophomore Davaughn Golden went to the forum open to all Wednesday morning, the day before the invitation-only forum Orlander attended. While Golden was also personally invited to the Thursday forum for his work CRAWFORD »PAGE 9

IAN MARKER THE MIAMI STUDENT

Clawson Hall, on Western Campus, used to be home to Alexander Dining Hall. It has been tapped for renovation along with Hamilton Hall.

CONSTRUCTION

BONNIE MEIBERS

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The plan to renovate both Clawson and Hamilton Halls was approved last Friday, Feb. 19 by the Miami University Board of Trustees.

The renovations are expected to finish by fall 2017, said David Creamer, senior vice president for finance and business services for Miami.

However, these renovations will still leave Miami with a 300-bed deficit since an addition to Clawson, which would have added beds, was

removed from the plan for lack of financial feasibility.

To fill that gap, Creamer said the Board of Trustees is having conversations about demolishing both Swing Hall and Withrow Court. If they move forward with that, the university will construct another residence hall in the buildings’ place.

The approved renovations to Hamilton and Clawson will include improvements such as larger bedrooms, more privacy in the bathrooms and more outlets.

HVAC systems, or central cooling and heating systems,

will be installed in both residence halls. Accessibility improvements will also be made to both residence halls.

“We’re basically replicating what we’ve done in other buildings,” said Creamer, referring to the dozens of other campus residence halls that have been renovated in recent years.

Junior Stefanie Wong and sophomore Sierra Semko, who live in Clawson and Hamilton Halls, respectively, agree the residence halls need to be updated.

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UNIVERSITY SEES RECORD NUMBER OF APPLICANTS

WRITER VISITS NINE STOPS ON BUTLER CTY. DONUT TRAIL

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There, students, faculty discussed minority retention and the Miami 2020 Plan.

Miami received close to 30,000 applications for the class of 2020.

Local doughnut shops see spike in business after unveiling of Donut Trail.

Miami senior argues that Miami has the power to end campus alcohol abuse.

The RedHawks host Colorado College in the last home game for 10 Miami seniors.

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Campus climate forum discusses minority retention, seeks ways to improve culture DIVERSITY

LISA TROWBRIDGE STAFF WRITER

Students and faculty met together in Hughes Hall on Tuesday to discuss the current campus climate and minority retention. Sponsored by the Department of Global and Intercultural Studies, this studentled forum aimed to evaluate Miami University’s progress toward its 2020 Plan.

In recent years, the proportion of international minority students has increased, but for domestic students, the number of minorities is decreasing by between 25 and 80 percent, according to a study by Miami professor James Porter.

Additionally, retention rates for minorities are low. According to institutional research from fall 2014, while retention from freshman to sophomore year is about 90 percent, this decreases by about 10 percent by junior year and continues to decrease by senior year.

Senior Chanell Upshaw, one of the four students leading the forum, said retention is largely influenced by a student’s initial experiences during his or her first semester at Miami. To help with this, she suggested that Miami hold diversity workshops for faculty.

“You have to recognize your own ignorance,” said Upshaw.

“With these workshops … you’ll be able to evaluate your-

self and see how your personal beliefs and interests are being displayed in your work.”

In residence halls, as well as in the classroom, inclusion is a large factor in the Miami experience.

“Having climate surveys and recognizing whether or not students of color are responding to those surveys is important,” Upshaw said. “We can say that 75 percent of Miami students feel included, but how many of those are students of color? Classroom evaluations will directly evaluate how they’re being inclusive and culturally competent, so we can target where the problems are.”

In addition to increasing cultural competency, one of the objectives of the 2020 Plan is to create a community in which people understand and welcome other cultures.

Junior Chantel Gates, another student participating in the forum, said increased understanding of diversity is an important first step toward improving our campus climate.

“Higher education is kind of the cornerstone for social change because, of course, we want to engage our problem, and we need to be educated about it first,” Gates said.

One of the challenges discussed during the forum was the issue of finding a balance between being included in the Miami culture without abandoning your own cul-

ture and values.

Junior Ifeolu Claytor believes engaging all students at Miami in the discussion is vital to improving the climate on campus.

“That active engagement piece — being able to dig deeper and make sure that you’re helping every student feel included — is crucial to the minority experience at Miami,” Claytor said.

One proposed idea from the forum was to meet with new students more frequently at the start of their Miami experience to ensure they feel included and comfortable in college. Upshaw felt this could be done successfully with Resident Assistants in residence halls.

However, much is already being done on campus to promote diversity. J. Peter Natale, vice president of information technology, is working to educate his department.

“We have a diversity committee, which is made up of fulltime staff,” Natale said. “That committee is dedicated to educating our workforce — educating every IT professional here at the university.”

While many see this and other initiatives as positive steps, more work will be done to keep making Miami a better home for students.

“We’re heavily recruiting all kinds of people from all over the world,” Natale said. “We’re trying to give them the opportunity to learn about one another.”

Students, faculty promote undergrad research ACADEMICS

MICHELLE GREGG THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University is overflowing with research opportunities for undergraduate students in nearly every major. Though research is not required, many graduate schools look for students who have done research outside of the classroom.

Research is offered as anything from conventional science labs to reading for English or languages.

This spring, Miami will host the annual Undergraduate Research Forum to showcase research performed on and off campus.

First-year Joshua Setters is working on creating a database of college football rosters to see from which states their recruited players come.

“I think my research is very important because it helps the recruiting process for teams that are struggling, like Miami,” said Setters. “I need the experience for college and several of my career options.”

Richard Page, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, works hands-on with undergraduate research with many students each year.

“It is the perfect opportunity to test if you like lab research and could see yourself doing it for years down the road,” Page said. “It is not just traditional coursework.”

Page said research is important for students because it provides many of the necessary skills that will be required in their future

occupations. While some careers specifically involve performing research, most simply require employees to use the valuable skills that can be gained from research such as processing data without having a professor or textbook.

Page, along with other professors in similar departments, have received funding from the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation and the Departments of Energy and Defense.

These big-name groups can provide students with beneficial connections down the road and even an occasional job offer.

In regards to becoming involved, Page suggests students find what they enjoy about their classes, look for posters around their buildings, and ask lots of questions in order to learn how to become more involved.

“We love answering questions and talking about research,” Page said.

The best characteristic for students to have in order to be successful in undergraduate research is to find something they are passionate about, Page said.

“They should be curious and creative,” Page said. “Look at a problem and want to find an answer.”

Martha Weber, the coordinator of undergraduate research, works in the Office of Research for Undergraduates (ORU), which is located in King Library. The ORU was founded about two-and-a-half years ago and helps students with questions or concerns about undergraduate research. She spoke

about how personalized Miami research is for students.

“It depends on where the student is in their journey toward becoming the person who wants to be in charge of what they’re learning about,” Weber said. “Learning to love their research projects and seeing the process gives students the encouragement to say, ‘I might do this outside of class.’”

Weber said the most interesting projects at Miami are those that involve collaboration across the majors. Even though students come in without the necessary skills for some research, they can still pursue or appreciate these things they cannot understand quite yet.

Another important aspect of research Weber focused on was the idea of how research impacts the future of our society and environment. Much of the research done in labs today is helping to mold teaching and research together.

“Research is at the core of everything we do,” Weber said.

“Faculty is always researching and undergrad students show up with new ideas that the faculty becomes excited to try with them.”

Weber also mentioned that many students don’t know about the summer research programs and how much funding is available for them. She encouraged students to look into the many opportunities in various disciplines offered over the summer term.

To Page, research is vital to everyone.

“Research is not knowing an answer, but finding a solution,” Page said.

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After an unusually mild weekend with sun and 70-degree weather, the cold came back to Oxford this week, bringing snow along the way.

Crossroads megachurch comes to Oxford virtually DINING

SOPHIE WHORF

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Miami students no longer have to leave campus for Sunday morning church. In fact, some may even find themselves attending service in the very same room where they attend class during the week.

On the morning of Valentine’s Day, more than 300 people from the Oxford community gathered in Benton Hall to view a livestream projection of the Crossroads megachurch service, based in Oakley, a neighborhood of Cincinnati.

“I’m from Hamilton and the drive to Oakley would take me about an hour. I loved [Crossroads] so much that the drive didn’t matter to me,” said junior Megan Wise, a volunteer at Crossroads Oxford. “Personally, I just feel a connection with Christ there and it’s been hard for me to find that connection at other [churches].”

For 20 years, Crossroads has drawn people from all over Northwest Ohio to its original site in Oakley. In creative efforts to expand its reach even further, Crossroads has implemented five alternative locations across Ohio, and its most recent opening, the Oxford branch.

Lisa Kuhn, the site director at Crossroads Oxford, said a group of local community members and Miami students came together to bring Oxford a Crossroads site.

“We were going to Crossroads [in Oakley] and were getting sick of the hour drive [one way]. We also wanted to share [Crossroads] with our friends,” said Kuhn.

Similar to Wise, senior Zach Thomas attended Crossroads Oakley during high school, and is now a volunteer at Crossroads Oxford. “[Crossroads] is the first church that I chose to go to on my own. I appreciated going to church with my family, but it wasn’t the best fit for me,” said Thomas. “I have a big heart for [Crossroads]. When I heard it was coming to Oxford, I wanted to jump in. I met with a few people and expressed how I wanted to get involved.”

Part of the mission behind Crossroads is to spread their hopeful message to as many people as possible, in a manner that is inclusive and nonjudgmental. Brian Tome, the senior pastor of Crossroads Oakley, is one of the key facilitators in manifesting this kind of warm environment.

“When Brian talks, it’s like you’re sitting together around a campfire. It’s very casual and conversation-like,” said Kuhn.

Thomas, too, feels that the genuine nature of Crossroads largely accounts for its broad appeal.

“The culture [at Crossroads] is very inviting and fun. I love that they present the biblical truth in a very engaging, relevant and contemporary way,” said Thomas. “[Crossroads] is about meeting people where they’re at. A lot of people feel comfortable coming there and exploring what this whole relationship with God means.”

Wise agrees that Cross-

roads has a sort of allure that is especially welcoming.

“I just felt a huge connection with the music, the people and the service as well. Everyone is so welcoming,” said Wise. “It doesn’t matter if you grew up in a Catholic church, or if you are Jewish, or don’t believe at all — you are welcome. I love that aspect of it.”

The commitment shown by the Crossroads staff has certainly paid off, as the rapidly growing megachurch now attracts the largest congregation out of any church in Cincinnati.

“We’re sacrificial givers, obsessive includers and tireless workers,” said Kuhn.

It doesn’t matter if you grew up in a Catholic church, or if you are Jewish, or don’t believe at all — ­ you are welcome [at Crossroads].

I love that aspect of it.

MEGAN WISE JUNIOR

Despite being located on Miami’s campus, Crossroads Oxford has attracted nearby residents, ranging from off-campus students to local families with young children. “[Crossroads] is for students and the community. We’re at Benton so some students will think it’s only for students. It is for everyone — young and old. We want anybody, regardless of their background. Wherever you are in your faith, it’s for you,” said Kuhn.

Thomas agrees that Crossroads Oxford strives to be a comfortable space for everyone.

“We don’t want to become a church only for students. Our goal is to have a 50/50 split — 50 percent are students and 50 percent are community members,” said Thomas. “Crossroads appeals to the younger generation or the millennial because of its loud music, but it also has a very strong appeal to all age ranges, which is great.”

Crossroads Oxford has only been up and running for a couple of weeks, and the staff is primarily focused on settling in.

“Right now there isn’t really a master plan,” said Kuhn. “We’re focusing on Sundays, building our service and just getting a lay of the land.”

Thomas agrees that there is no rush to expand as of now, but anticipates growth in the near future.

“We’re expecting to grow, but at the end of the day, we’re learning a lot and figuring out what the church looks like specific to Oxford,” said Thomas. “Eventually, we’re hoping to outgrow our space, but we’re happy with where we’re at right now.”

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Board of Trustees approves drilling of new geothermal wells GEOTHERMAL

ABIGAIL KELLY

THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Board of Trustees approved the second phase of the Western Campus Geothermal Infrastructure project on Feb. 19. The project, part of Miami’s Utility Master Plan, will keep the university on top of its overall energy usage goals and infrastructure plans until 2040.

“I believe we are smart in our approach,” said Cody Powell, associate vice president of facilities planning and operations, about the continuation of the project.

Miami completed the first phase of its geothermal project in 2014.

The original system was built for Western Dining Hall and Beechwoods, Stonebridge and Hillcrest Halls.

Now, the project has been granted TYLER PISTOR THE MIAMI STUDENT $16.6 million to take another step toward reaching Miami’s sustain- The new phase of the Western Campus Geothermal Infrastructure project, which the Board of Trustees aproved on Feb. 19, will include drilling 390 additional ability goals. wells, adding more equipment to the geothermal plant and increased underground piping. Miami granted $16.6 million to complete the project.

Doug Hammerle, Director of Energy Systems, explained the impor- project.

Hammerle and Powell said the ing better than they originally esti- of two student trustees for the Board tance of the infrastructure project In addition to the 315 wells behind installation of this technology would mated, meaning the upcoming ad- of Trustees, said she supports the which was envisioned in 2013.

Hillcrest Hall, 390 additional wells be intrusive to campus because of ditions will help Miami save more board’s decision to approve the sys“Part of the sustainability plan is will be drilled. More equipment the heavy equipment needed for money and water. Powell estimates tem’s second phase. to get off of coal by 2025,” Ham- will also be added to the geothermal construction, so they hope to com- that, after the completion of the sec“This expansion and investment merle said. “So one of the ways is plant, and a mixture of tunnel and plete a majority of the disruptive ond phase of the project, Miami will will help achieve these goals, while for these buildings to be heated by underground piping for cooling and work during the summer. save about $250,000 and one mil- also improving on the overall culgeothermal [energy].” heating will be extended to the Child However, according to Powell, lion gallons of water annually from ture and understanding of sustainAccording to Hammerle, there Development Center and Clawson, the current system in place from the the system. ability across the campus,” Lewis are three major elements to this Havighurst, Presser and Hoyt Halls. first phase of the project is operatJunior Mary Adeline Lewis, one said.

Miami sees record number of applicants for fall 2016 ADMISSION

LISA TROWBRIDGE STAFF WRITER

In the past couple years, the number of applicants to Miami has increased by about 10 percent. Last year, this led to an unexpectedly high number of students enrolling and resulted in a housing shortage. Now, the office of admissions hopes to meet their incoming class size goal by becoming more selective in the future years.

Susan Schaurer, assistant vice president for enrollment management and director for admission, said Miami’s goal was for 28,000

We’ve partnered closely with housing to determine how large of a class we can enroll, and there’s adequate room for about 3,650.

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applicants, and, as of last Monday, there were 29,763 applicants.

“The interest has exceeded the number of available spots, so we’ve become more selective in past years, but we’ve been very fortunate in the applicant pool that we’ve been receiving.” Schaurer said.

In order to determine how many of the roughly 30,000 students to accept, the Office of Admissions has to predict the behaviors of these incoming first-years, said Schaurer Schaurer said admissions decisions aren’t strongly influenced by housing, but availability does play a small role in determining the size of the incoming class.

“We’ve partnered closely with housing to determine how large of

a class we can enroll, and there’s adequate room for about 3,650,” said Schaurer.

High school senior Casey Funkle from Cleveland, Ohio is one of the accepted applicants for Miami’s class of 2020. She said that, while only about half of her friends were accepted, she wasn’t worried about getting admitted.

“Miami was actually my safety school,” Funkle said.

Of those who were rejected, Funkle said their grades and test scores simply didn’t seem to measure up to those of her friends and classmates who were accepted.

Schaurer said the applicant pool this year has overall higher test scores and GPAs than in previous years. Miami has been increasingly proactive in recruitment efforts, and has reached out to prospective students all over the United States and even globally.

“In recent years, we’ve made great strides to communicate to prospective students and families the value of a Miami education, and we’ve worked diligently over the past five years to recruit students and make them know about the Miami experience,” Schaurer said.

These efforts have paid off, and Miami hopes to continue to reach out to more and more students.

Schaurer said they hope that by making Miami more well-known, the university will be able to reach more qualified and well-rounded students.

The goal number of students who enroll is 3,650, so if this trend of high applicant numbers continues, Miami will continue to become more selective. Ultimately, Schaurer said, it is important to maintain that number in order to provide students with the best experience possible.

“It lends itself for students having a dynamic academic and cocurricular experience here at Miami,” Schaurer said.

Concern over Zika virus spreads worldwide, Miamians voice thoughts HEALTH

MORGAN NGUYEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Worry about the Zika virus is spreading faster than the illness itself. Zika is a mosquito-borne illness first identified in Uganda in 1947 and has been in Africa and Asia for decades; it’s gained international attention due to a recent outbreak in Brazil. Zika was first documented in the country last May and spread quickly, as epidemics do.

Certain students and faculty at Miami University — thousands of miles away from the outbreak in Latin America — feel the indirect effect of the outbreak.

“When I went home for winter break, the subject [Zika] was definitely the focus of many media outlets,” said Kristie Cordeiro, a first-year with family in Brazil.

“Most of the population, however, is not very concerned with contracting the disease, since the symptoms are rarely noticeable — except on pregnant women.”

The virus is most worrisome for its associations with microcephaly in infants born to infected mothers. Such cases are most prevalent in Brazil, in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, where 646 were reported by November 2015.

This prompted Brazil to declare a health emergency, as on average only nine out of 129,000 annual births are microcephalic in Pernambuco.

The Zika virus has existed for some time, but due to minimal symptoms in the past, much more concern was directed toward dengue and chikungunya — diseases spread by the same mosquito vector but which are considerably more painful.

Dhananjai “DJ” Rao, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, works on computational epidemiological

models for all three of the aforementioned viruses.

“There’s a growing interest in the scientific and policy community to be able to do forecasting of epidemics,” Rao said. “It helps with planning different strategies and investing finite resources.”

Rao explained the model is similar to weather forecasting in that if one has advanced knowledge of certain coming events, he/she can better prepare to face that event.

The model takes into account an enormity of factors and is held on supercomputer.

“We create an in silico ecosystem that has the vectors [mosquitos] and humans, and analyze the natural lifecycle,” Rao said. “It reflects key properties we’d see in the real world. We can make changes [to variables] in the model and map those into the real world to help the epidemic and help people.”

Miami University is advising any student studying abroad in a high-risk area not to get pregnant, which is pretty standard advice anyway.

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Those variables include weather data, mosquito prevalence data, population and socioeconomic statuses, human population, and air travel/traffic. The forecast is precise down to a 10-mile radius — the size of a large city or county.

In part due to the fact that Zika has no cure and doctors cannot provide immediate relief, Rao found the reporting rate of the ill-

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ness seems to be highly correlated with socioeconomic status. Poorer countries had only a 20 percent report rate.

Rao is about halfway finished with completing his Zika computational epidemiology model.

“We’re getting close to being able to generate forecasts for Zika,” Rao said. “I have one student working to set up a website to put the forecasts out, and hopefully translate them into French and Spanish.”

As Rao prepares to assist with Zika virus on a large scale, others feel the acute effect.

“I had a friend who got infected,” said Paula Gândara, a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. “She wasn’t pregnant, so it’s all good.”

Gandara has family in Brazil and spent part of her childhood growing up there. She added that the virus has spurred increased talk and a push to legalize abortions in Brazil.

“There are areas in the northeast of the country that have seen a ridiculous increase in malformation [microcephaly],” said Gandara. “There are women making abortions without knowing if the fetus has any malformation.”

The risk of microcephaly is causing a new group of women to demand abortions be legalized.

Gandara seemed displeased with the country’s response to the virus.

“Information on how to prevent Zika is not widely known,” Gandara said. “The government started doing some efforts lately, but the damage has already been done.”

Miami students studying abroad are at minimal risk of contracting the virus.

“We currently have no students on programs in Brazil,” said Kevin Fitzgerald, one of the study abroad advisors. “Miami University is advising any student study

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Traveling and devouring the Butler County Donut Trail FOOD

ANGELA HATCHER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Last month, the Butler County Visitor’s Bureau announced the Donut Trail was ready for travel.

Donut connoisseurs, foodies and adventure-seekers alike eagerly piled into cars to conquer this sweet new trail.

Featuring nine local donut shops, the Donut Trail has everything a donut lover could imagine: rows upon rows of fresh, warm donuts served to hungry customers by friendly business owners, with espresso, coffee and milk to wash it all down.

With over 227 combined years of experience, these shops — and their owners — know donuts.

Whether you’re looking for a donut that’s completely oneof-a-kind or a classic childhood favorite, one of these mom-andpop style bakeries has it. From S’mores, Reese’s, Fruity Pebbles, german chocolate, and cheesecake donuts to maple bacon, apple cider and good ’ole glazed donuts — anyone who is brave and hungry enough to take on the trail is in for a treat.

Along the way, if you obtain the passcodes from each shop and mail in your completed passport, you’ll be rewarded with a free Donut Trail T-shirt, proving that you are among the elite who have completed the trail.

Kelly’s Bakery Kelly’s Bakery is the perfect mixture of cozy, classy and retro chic.

When you first walk into the shop, the sassy brunette woman on the logo greets you with a warm smile and a tray of donuts and coffee.

There is a giant chalkboard with a perfectly drawn image of Olaf, the snowman from ‘Frozen,’ reading some of the bakery’s specialties.

Named after her daughter, Kelly, Diana Ramsey’s shop is the result of a complete 360-degree renovation. About two-and-a-half years ago, Ramsey gutted the old shop and created something entirely unique: Kelly’s.

Ramsey had always loved to bake. Before owning Kelly’s, she worked in industrial sales for

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The Butler County Visitor’s Bureau unveiled the Donut Trail in January, with stops at bakeries and doughnut shops throughout Butler County, including Oxford. over 20 years. But every Christmas she and her family would bake, and bake and bake. Cookies, pastries — anything sweet. She loved to pass out her concoctions to coworkers.

The love for baking runs in the family. Ramsey’s sister, Terri Niederman, owns The Donut Spot, also featured on the Donut Trail.

Seeking her sister’s guidance, Ramsey asked Niederman if she wanted to open another shop. Niederman had her hands full with The Donut Spot, but she decided to help Ramsey open a bakery of her own.

Kelly’s Bakery opened on Jan. 13, 2015 and just celebrated its one year anniversary.

Like most new business owners, Ramsey was surprised with the

workload.

“My daughter said to me, ‘This isn’t for the faint of heart! You better be eating your Cheerios,’” Ramsey said. “It’s a lot.”

With an ideal location, Kelly’s was a success from day one.

Ramsey emphasizes the supportive community among the local bakeries on the Donut Trail, rather than competitive.

The Butler County Donut Trail has only brought more and more business to each shop.

“It’s a great, great concept,” Ramsey said. “I really commend Butler County for coming up with such a successful thing to do.”

Kelly’s prides itself on making a variety of donuts for its loyal customers. Among some of the biggest hits are the Buckeye donut,

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Backstage during ‘Pride & Prejudice’ THEATRE

MEGAN BOWERS

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The tiny, L-shaped room has only a single light fixture that shines with a bluish-black tinge and removes most of the edges from the room.

The walls are plastered with papers displaying scene changes and prop rotation. Three chairs, two black boxes and a small table are situated against the walls. The table is overflowing with seemingly random items that make up the props for the show.

A girl with a headset sits in the corner, peering through a crack in the walls at the scene on the stage. Every so often, she takes a drink of water or speaks into the headset with concern about what is happening.

Three other cast members sit around the room peering at the floor and listening to what is happening on stage.

When a boy rushes into the room and struggles with his gloves, they look up and one of them helps him adjust his sleeves and checks his hair for good measure.

The other two stand up in sync as they hear their cue. The curtain swishes behind them as they hurry to the stage.

The curtain swings again as two girls in light-colored dresses pass through hurriedly to get to their scene.

Moments later, the last two exit for a big dance scene, leaving the room empty, save for the girl in the headset.

Everything is still and quiet until the sound of the music from the

S’mores donut, Fruity Pebbles donut, bacon donut and the birthday donut. And, of course, the traditional, glazed donut is Kelly’s “bread and butter.”

Ramsey’s personal favorite is a double sweet cake with cherry icing, a simple donut.

“Making the donuts is always a team effort,” Ramsey said. “We talk about donut ideas in shop, bounce them around and brainstorm together.”

As for Ramsey’s future, she can’t see herself anywhere besides Kelly’s. She loves working in her shop with her team of employees.

Her passion for her business and a sprinkle of sweetness are what have made Kelly’s such a huge success.

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stage drifts back to the room. The instrumental version of “Call Me Maybe” plays in a dreamy fashion.

The scene ends as quickly as it began and chaos erupts in the small space once again.

Now there are five cast members occupying the small space, working together to get ready for the next scene.

Two girls help a petite girl in

talks to each other in hushed tones.

At least three boys who come in ask the girl in the headset if she is doing okay, which she responds with a thumbs up.

Others talk about their class load this week, leading one girl to admit, “I didn’t even start studying yet.”

A scream from the stage halts conversation and prompts every-

The other two stand up in sync as they hear their cue.

The curtain swishes behind them as they hurry to the stage.

a blue dress change completely as she is going to be playing an entirely different character in the next scene.

When they have finished, the petite girl fixes her hair into a bonnet with bobby pins and messes with her stray pieces of hair.

The other two actors in the room begin to fidget.

One boy leans against the wall and takes out his phone, scrolling through the best social media has to offer.

The other sits in a chair stifling a yawn — the long, frequent hours starting to get the best of him.

As usual, this peace doesn’t last.

Every few minutes, people exit and enter, arranging themselves to be as out of the way as possible.

Every once in a while, the cast

one in the room to share knowing smiles with each other.

The mood grows serious rapidly as they prepare to go back on stage in just a few moments.

One girl sits face forward in her chair, mouthing her lines for the following scene.

Two boys lean against the wall, fanning themselves with prop fans and papers.

All three of them get up to help when another boy loses his glove. They look for it frantically, searching in hats and under chairs.

They recover it just in time.

In Studio 88, the show must go on.

Pride & Prejudice will be showing at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26-27 and March 2-5, as well as at 2 p.m.

Feb. 28 and March 5-6.

Jupiter Donuts and Coffee stands out along the Donut Trail from the moment you walk through the door. Rather than being a grab-and-go kind of shop, Jupiter has multiple tables and chairs set up so customers can sit down and enjoy their donuts in the cozy bakery atmosphere with the aroma of fresh coffee in the air.

“We wanted it to be an experience when customers come in,” said Cindy Wallis, owner and Miami University alum.

Wallis began working in the bakery part-time decorating cakes.

She was eventually promoted to manager before the owner looked at her one day and asked if she wanted to buy the place and fix it up. Driven by pure instinct and ambition, she said yes.

She was ready to begin the renovation and make the bakery hers.

She renamed the bakery after the street she lived on. Despite only being open one year, the bakery is already a success.

“The Donut Trail has definitely helped get our name out there,” Wallis said. “The visitors are very sweet and loyal to the local shops.”

Since the Donut Trail’s inception, there has been a massive influx of customers. Wallis has been selling out once or twice a week.

Her business goal for the coming year? Never sell out.

“If we make 50 pounds [of dough] at night, then we’ll make 20 more in the morning,” Wallis said. “I want to make sure that if people drive all the way out here for a donut, they get their fix.”

While Wallis’s love for her job is undeniable, this wasn’t always what she had planned for her future.

Wallis was a zoology major with a pre-med focus when she was studying at Miami. She began dating her boyfriend, Gregg Trueb, in the eighth grade. He also went to Miami, preparing to become an electrical engineer. They graduated Miami in 2007 and are currently married with children — the perfect Miami merger.

“I get to go to work every day, decorate donuts and sell them to little kids who have the biggest smile on their faces when they see all the sprinkles,” Wallis said.

“What’s not to love about my job?”

James Franco battles a stubborn past in Hulu’s ‘11.22.63’ TELEVISION

DEVON SHUMAN

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

“You shouldn’t be here.”

These are the first words spoken to Jake Epping (James Franco) when he first travels back to 1960 in Hulu’s “11.22.63,” and it’s a phrase he continues to hear throughout his time-traveling endeavors.

It’s also what sets this miniseries, and the Stephen King novel on which it’s based apart from other stories within the time-traveling genre.

Like any time-traveling tale, “11.22.63” has a strict set of rules.

Al Templeton (Chris Cooper), Jake’s cancer-stricken friend, explains that when you walk through the closet in his diner, you end up in 1960 at precisely 11:58 a.m. on Oct. 20. No matter how long you remain in the past, when you come back to the present, only two minutes will have passed since you left.

Everything you do in the past can affect the present, but every time you re-enter the closet, everything resets.

But, while the past can be changed, it doesn’t mean it will be easy. Because in the world King created, the past does not want to be changed. Whenever you get close to altering something big, the past resists, creating distractions and obstacles to hinder your progress. In fact, Al contracted his terminal cancer when he tried to go back and prevent the assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy.

Now, he’s asking Jake to complete

this daunting task for him, and he warns Jake that the past is going to throw everything it’s got at him.

Executive producer J.J. Abrams recognizes this stubborn past is part of what makes the story so unique and he takes advantage of that, carefully crafting each scene to help instill the idea that the past is watching, and it’s not happy.

In one scene, Jake follows George de Mohrenschildt, a close friend of Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, into a restaurant to try and gather information on him.

Al tried this when he went back in time, but failed to overcome the past’s resistance. As Jake moves further into the restaurant, Abrams overlays the scene with Al’s descriptions of what to look out for, warning him to not get distracted by the fight outside and explaining how to get a table in the booked restaurant. But, once Jake is past the fire that eventually burned Al and forced him away, Jake is on his own. Suddenly, we become imbued with the paranoid anticipation of what the past will come up with next.

The pilot does a poor job of making Jake’s decision to take on a mission of this magnitude believable.

It may only cost him two minutes in the present, but he is still going to age three years. Furthermore, he’ll be putting his life at risk, and no matter what he does, he won’t know if Al’s theory (that saving JFK will make the world a better place) is actually true until he’s fin11.22.63 »PAGE 5

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Brownell, vice president for student affairs, said there is no silver bullet when dealing with Greek life.

“There is no guarantee that some of this behavior won’t continue,” she said. “Our hope is that this will be enough of a wake-up call to the entire fraternity system.”

Indeed, several of the organizations currently under investigation have a history of disciplinary violations at Miami.

In an interview, dean of students Mike Curme said the university plans on redoubling its efforts to combat this behavior.

“We will not tolerate this type of behavior,” he said, emphasizing each word. “We have every report being investigated or in the process and we will hold individuals and organizations responsible for their behavior.”

Of the eight fraternities and sororities facing alcohol-related investigations, four — Alpha Epsilon Pi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Phi and Alpha Chi Omega — have admitted responsibility for the incidents, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon was found not responsible.

Investigations against Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Phi are still underway.

On Feb. 5, records show that a Miami University Police Department (MUPD) officer responded to a report of an intoxicated male passed out in a residence hall. When the officer arrived, the student allegedly admitted that he had been consuming alcohol at FIJI’s fraternity house.

The fraternity had the option to dispute the allegations by Feb. 22, but it is unclear whether it has chosen to do so.

According to university records, Phi Delta Theta, which was also accused and later cleared of haz-

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016 ing, still faces an alcohol violation, stemming from a Feb. 6 interaction between MUPD officers and an alleged new pledge.

Records show that officers watched the male stagger down a street and, after approaching him, determined that he was intoxicated and could not keep his balance. Then, according to records, he admitted he “had been consuming alcohol at a fraternity house for a bid.” Officials determined he had accepted a bid from Phi Delta Theta.

It is also not clear whether the fraternity is challenging this allegation.

According to records, on Feb. 8, several Alpha Phi sorority members were seen “tearing down and vandalizing” a bulletin board that was put up by Sigma Lambda Gamma, a multicultural sorority. The university categorized this offense as damage to university or others’ property.

Then, the next night, Feb. 9, records show that members of Alpha Phi were in possession of alcohol under the age of 21.

All these incidents, and the others for which documents were provided, constitute the type of behavior that Curme said the university would not tolerate. Earlier this month, he sent out an email to the parents and family members of Miami students, warning them of the dangers of pledging.

“If your loved one is in a fraternity or sorority, please talk to them — today — about what activities are going on with the new members,” he wrote. “If your son or daughter is a new member, ask them about their experience.”

In an interview yesterday, he explained what prompted him to send the message.

“I believe that Miami students deserve and expect better,” he said.

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we’ve been trying to eliminate — this type of conduct associated with new member education,” he said.

“That makes the reports of this even more deeply troubling and disturbing and disappointing because, in spite of those efforts, we had these allegations that the behavior still continues.”

He acknowledged that allegations such as these are a recurring trend and said the university must do a better job responding to them.

“So, what do we need to do? Our efforts haven’t been successful. We need to redouble our efforts and find ways to eliminate this kind of conduct,” he said.

The current investigations come after three fraternities were suspended last summer, making for a total of six unrecognized fraternity chapters at Miami.

Of the nine organizations for which The Student received disciplinary records, four were accused of hazing — Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Phi Epsilon.

After a hearing, the university found Phi Kappa Tau responsible for hazing — pledges were alleg-

edly cleaning the rooms of fraternity members. Then, according to records, Curme informed the organization’s president, junior Robert Nigro, on Feb. 23 that the university received another report of hazing, beginning a new investigation of the fraternity.

Records show that Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) pledges are alleged to have been forced to “stay out all night and not return to their residence halls.” The fraternity had until Feb. 22 to appeal this alleged hazing violation, but it is unclear whether it has chosen to do so.

On Jan. 25, it was reported that a Sigma Phi Epsilon member invited people to his house to “help haze the new pledges.” After an investigation, the university was unable to prove this anonymous tip and the charges were dropped.

However, records show the university received another report that the chapter was hazing pledges and, just Wednesday, notified the president of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Michael Suponcic, that the fraternity would again be placed on suspension while allegations were investigated.

Hazing allegations against Phi Delta Theta were dismissed yesterday.

The university did dispel some of the swirling rumors, many of which were perpetuated through anonymous social media sites like Yik Yak. Carole Johnson, university spokesperson, said she had not been informed of a student “flatlining” at the hospital as a result of alcohol consumption, nor had she heard of pledges being waterboarded.

Earlier this month, Curme sent an email to parents and family of Miami students, warning them of the possible hazing occurring in fraternities and sororities.

“If your son or daughter is a new member, ask them about their experience,” he wrote. “Is there anything associated with new member education that they would not want published on the front page of the student newspaper? If there is, it is almost certainly hazing.”

In an interview yesterday, Curme echoed a statement he made in January, when a spike in hospitalizations was also linked to rush.

“In light of our high expectations of our students, we can expect nothing less than to have the model Greek community in the nation,” he said.

Additional reporting by James Steinbauer.

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Libraries offer resources, give students a chance to revive love for reading EDITORIAL

Miami University’s libraries are some of the greatest resources on campus, though they may also be the most underrated and overlooked.

Have you ever thought about the enormous amount of information housed within the walls of King or B.E.S.T.? Aside from database access and back issues of old newspapers, King has shelves upon shelves of books that many students never learn how to navigate.

Most are educational — the psychology behind how we establish relationships, an extensive history of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the evolution of women’s rights.

You name it, Miami’s libraries likely have it.

What’s more, we students will never again have this multitude of resources available to us. After leaving Oxford, any community that we move to, any library we become members of, will not measure up to King or B.E.S.T. Miami is a powerful institution, and it has spent years collecting and archiving these materials.

So, go in. Pick up a book. It doesn’t have to be anything com-

The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board. plicated. King Library has a leisure reading section full of fiction novels as well as biographies and memoirs of people ranging from politicians to pop culture icons.

The benefits of reading go beyond memorizing the facts from a certain book.

Reading is relaxing and can help you de-stress by allowing

ing outside knowledge proves to professors you are invested in your education — that you value learning.

For those who say they “don’t have time,” to read, think of the 10-minute increments you spend scrolling aimlessly through your Instagram feed while you wait for class to start, or the promises you

up late, hunched under the covers in our childhood bedrooms with a flashlight in one hand and a book in the other, hoping our parents wouldn’t come in and tell us to get to sleep.

We remember wanting to read a book that was outside our literacy — or maturity — level, whether that be the novels our

Our fond memories of books are crushed under the weight of our responsibilities, as reading turns from an activity we “want” to do, to one we “have” to do.

you to escape the busyness of day-to-day life.

Reading makes you smarter overall. It exposes you to new ideas. It expands your vocabulary as well as your world view.

While reading textbooks and understanding course material is beneficial to both you and your teachers, what’s really impressive is when you can contribute something new and different to the class discussion. Incorporat-

make to yourself to watch “just one more episode” of your favorite Netflix series before bed. The truth is, these little moments add up, and before we know it, hours of our day are spent staring mindlessly at some screen or another.

Why not rededicate this time to reading?

It seems the desire to read peaks somewhere in elementary school, then declines thereafter.

We can all remember staying

parents read, a book of scary stories we were forbidden from because it might give us nightmares or our older sister’s edition of Cosmopolitan.

Reading was exciting, and we were interested.

But, as we progress through school, reading turns into a chore.

We dread getting our course lists and seeing what the damage will be. We walk reluctantly into DuBois, ready to spend a small for-

tune on a used paperback that, in all likelihood, we will never crack open.

Our fond memories of books are crushed under the weight of our responsibilities, as reading turns from an activity we “want” to do, to one we “have” to do.

March is national reading month, and we want to challenge the students of Miami — read something. Anything. A comic book, a magazine, the article your professor assigned you for homework.

Don’t just skim it, really read.

Try to understand and maybe even enjoy the material. And if you can’t find anything interesting to read, go to King and look around.

The library is more than just a great study area. Though the bottom floor has earned the nickname “Club King,” it is more than a glorified Starbucks or a place to see friends.

While we commend the students who go to King at all, we urge you to reevaluate the time you spend there. Take a moment to take advantage of all it offers.

Because you might not appreciate it now, but you will miss it when you leave Miami’s campus.

Applause for Apple’s decision Miami administration’s attempts to combat to protect personal privacy drinking culture is all ‘smoke and mirrors’ TECHNOLOGY

MADDIE’S MATTERS MADDIE LAPLANTE-DUBE COLUMNIST

If the FBI wins its battle with Apple over unlocking one of the San Bernardino terrorist’s phone, it could set a really dangerous precedent for the privacy of digital and cellular service users.

And, problematically, the battle also doubles as a really, really good public relations stunt for our surveillance savvies in the government.

The San Bernardino attacks were the worst terrorist attacks since 9/11, and the deadliest mass shooting in America since the massacre at Sandy Hook in 2012. The victims were environmental health specialists and county employees, and three of the deceased were not even American. They were fleeing from their respective countries to get away from violence and persecution.

The intention of this article is not to discount their deaths or injuries, nor is it to validate in any way the actions of Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik. And, despite popular belief, the same is the case with Apple’s choice not to create a backdoor code for the FBI. Living under a rock and haven’t heard of the case? Here are some important details: The FBI wants Apple to create a bypass code that will allow them to unlock one of the killer’s phones.

If they try to guess the pass code on their own, they run the risk of deleting all of the data stored in the device (a handy safety measure encoded into iPhones by Apple). Seems like a simple request, right?

That’s how the FBI is framing it, anyway.

FBI Director James Comey recently issued a statement saying that Apple essentially owes it to the victims of the shooting to allow this kind of access.

“The San Bernardino litigation isn’t about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message. It is about the victims and justice,” Comey said in a blog post.

But it’s not just about the victims and justice. In fact, the case

that the FBI is bringing against Apple is not about granting access to just one phone (the case involves over 10 other iPhones, unmentioned by Comey in his statement). In addition to leaving out this crucial component of the case, the suit also comes at the exact right time to garner sympathy with the public — when tensions and fears are at an all-time high.

“The FBI chose this case very, very carefully,” said Nate Cardozo, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation to Wired.

“That it’s a terrorism case, in particular, spurs sympathies to align with law enforcement, regardless of how much benefit the FBI would actually get from the access it has requested,” continued Brian Barrett in the same article.

It’s the PR stunt of the century.

Over half of Americans think Apple should just unlock the phone, but few understand its implications. Unlocking the iPhone means creating a new code that could be just as easily stolen or abused as any other, by hackers or the FBI, respectively.

“It would be great if we could make a backdoor that only the FBI could walk through, but that doesn’t exist,” Cardozo said.

“And literally every single mathematician, cryptographer and computer scientist who’s looked at it has agreed.”

In an eerie harkening back to wiretapping after the 9/11 attacks, the FBI v. Apple case brings forward — yet again — issues about what we are willing to give up when we believe our security is at stake.

We know the FBI hasn’t disclosed all of the information to the public (hello, 10 other iPhones), and we know how much control corporations like Apple have in our lives.

In some respects, the whole conflict just looks like a bunch of rich Silicon Valley execs are trying to win some sort of battle to keep their pride intact. But the execs at Apple understand what is at stake not only for their company, but also the country.

Personal privacy and public security are not separate. A sacrifice in one could mean the downfall of another.

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JACK REYERING

THE MIAMI STUDENT

Another semester underway in Oxford, another laundry list of drinking incidents to answer for.

It happens every year when the winter term begins. The excitement of returning to campus, coupled with the kick off of Greek recruitment, encourages students to drink like there’s no tomorrow.

Stories have painted Oxford as a college town with a drinking problem. The administration has released statements and warnings so it appears they are attempting to address this.

But the truth is, Miami doesn’t want to go to rehab. Without an alcohol-driven extracurricular life, Miami would fail as a university.

Take a step back and think about it. Take away the bar scenes, Greek life and loosely enforced drinking laws of Oxford, and what else does Miami have to offer its students?

When you really think about it, not much.

Miami is located in the middle of Nowhere, Ohio. It’s 45 minutes away from the next major city, Cincinnati, which isn’t really a viable option for nights out.

Billed as a “public Ivy,” Miami really is just a slightly above-average university. Sure, the business school is good, but there are several other great business schools surrounding Oxford (IU, OSU and Xavier, for instance).

When you weigh “above-average” against the fact that Miami is the most expensive public school in Ohio, it’s hard to justify doling out the extra dough.

Most of the sports teams are mediocre, tuition is a rip-off and the Wi-Fi sucks.

And yet, every year thousands of students, many of them outof-state, choose to attend Miami University in Oxford, Ohio — the academically average, overly expensive university in the middle of nowhere.

Why? If you’re a student at Miami, you know exactly why.

The drinking. Beat the Clock, Broken Clock, Trashcans, Redskins, 90s night, Wine Night. The list goes on.

Students from well-off families from all across the Midwest pay a lot of money for that unique “I can’t remember, but I’ll never forget” college experience.

They get fake IDs and use them because the bars don’t stop them. They join Greek organizations to meet more people like them who love to party as much as possible.

The administrators know this.

It’s their job to know.

But they also know how to give the illusion of curbing the problem. Yes, Miami cares about the safety of its students for the reason that any entity cares about the safety of its assets. Good press vs. bad press.

When the news teams come to Oxford this March to do a story about Green Beer Day — and they will most certainly come — they’ll likely take the angle that students here are out-of-control alcoholics.

Miami loves this kind of press.

It can respond with its cookiecutter statements that outline how the administration is addressing the issue to please mom and pop.

But in reality, Miami hopes little Susie and Jimmy come across a news story about Miami University on Facebook that shows hundreds of good-looking college students having a blast — drinking themselves to oblivion

on a Thursday morning, before the sun has even come up.

Administrators make the argument that they have tried to stop the drinking problem in Oxford.

An Alcohol Task Force was set up in 2014 to help identify the issues surrounding drinking on campus and work toward coming up with solutions to the problem.

The task force created a list of goals characterized as the ABCs — Attitude, Behavior and Consequences. These summarized a “change in perceived norms,” a “decrease in high-risk behavior” and a “decrease in alcohol negative consequences.”

The task force pledged to work on implementing these goals and changing the culture. A year later, has anything changed?

Not really.

It’s easy to criticize Miami for this. Nobody is ever going to come out and say, “We are trying to promote alcohol abuse because it attracts mores students.”

But if administrators really wanted to alleviate the drinking problem, they could certainly do more than they are.

They could end Greek life on campus, enforce stricter punishments for underage drinking violations and lobby Oxford bar owners to adhere to stricter ID protocols. Drinking issues would be lessened and there would be far fewer stories about drinking incidents.

But Miami doesn’t want that.

They want the Green Beer Day stories. They want the Sunday Funday stories. They want fraternity controversy. They want the sexy stories that attract students from all over the world.

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Pointing guns and fingers: Chicago holds sergeants accountable for spike in crime CRIME

CARLEIGH TURNER WEB DESIGNER

Chicago is on track to see 700 murders in 2016, according to DNAinfo.

This alarming number has many people searching for answers and someone to blame. Interim Police Supt. John Escalante believes holding sergeants accountable for the “success and operation of their units” may help keep Chicagoans safe, according to DNAinfo.

The number of murders in Chicago has doubled since this time last year. Although I am up for any method to try and make those numbers stop growing, I do not know what is going to get this city back on its feet again.

Talks of better education, after school programs and stricter gun laws have all been brought to the table, and yet the numbers continue to rise.

The situation begins to feel a

little hopeless.

Escalante plans to use a datadriven strategy called CompStat to closely monitor crime trends and police operations. Escalante also plans to judge police sergeants by the effectiveness of officers under their supervision, according to DNAinfo.

This plan may sound good on

deaths, and when you start to put faces and names to that statistic, the number gets even more horrifying.

Especially because the victims of these shootings are not isolated to only gang members.

Shamiya Adams, 11, was fatally struck July 19, 2014, by a stray bullet. She was at a sleepover. A picture on the Chicago Sun Times

It will take the “village” of Chicago to start addressing the sickening amount of death occurring everyday in the city.

paper, and it has the potential to decrease murder rates. However, it seems as if the Chicago Police Department (CPD) is just distancing itself further from Chicago’s violence.

Seven hundred murders in one year is a tremendous number of

Homicide Watch page shows her lime-green casket being carried to its final resting place.

Sophomore at Loyola University in Chicago, Khrystyna Trinchuk, was shot as an unintended target in a gang-related shooting Jan. 22, 2016, while walking home to get

her wallet. Luckily, she survived.

However, Trinchuk is not the only Loyola student to have been shot in the past three years.

Twenty-three-year-old student Mutahir Rauf was shot in December 2014 and did not survive.

Miami students are incredibly lucky to go to school in an area that is relatively safe — where stories of students dying from shootings are rare. However, this is not the case for those living in cities such as Chicago.

Everyday, children like Shamiya Adams are confronted with violence and dodge stray bullets. So, it is difficult for me to understand how simple data monitoring will be able to fix that.

I would love to see more of a community engagement from all neighborhoods in the Chicago area.

It will take the “village” of Chicago to start addressing the sickening number of deaths occurring everyday in the city.

The Illinois Council Against

Handgun Violence (ICAH) is working tirelessly to help put an end to gun violence across the nation. The website opens with a startling statistic: “Every three hours a real bullet hits a real child.”

This is what people need to think about as we try to tackle this violence.

These shootings in Chicago are not isolated incidents. The 700 people that may get murdered in Chicago this year are not all gun-wielding gang bangers. They are mothers, daughters, fathers and sons.

We owe these people more than just checking a data system. We owe them hands-on, concrete initiatives to stop this violence. We do not need to bury perfectly healthy children who just got caught in the crossfire anymore. It is up to us.

Come on, Chicago, let’s get it together.

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CARLY BERNDT

THE MIAMI STUDENT

Earlier this year, I wrote an article in this paper in reaction to what, at the time, seemed like excessive suspensions of fraternity chapters on our campus. The suspension occurred for reasons that were deemed, by an overwhelming majority of our student body, to be unfit when compared to the consequences.

Earlier in the year, these suspensions seemed not only to be unjustifiable, but also unbelievable. Fraternities were essentially being suspended for being fraternities. However, in light of recent events, I would like to retract my previous statement and analysis of the Interfraternity Council’s (IFC) actions earlier this academic year.

This is not because I believe that I misspoke on the issue, but rather because I truly did not think such a level of unnecessary measures would actually be taken.

For those of you who are unaware of what I am rambling about, the SparkNotes version is that IFC has suspended all pledging activity, demanding that all pledges be initiated by this Friday — due to both allegations of hazing and underage drinking and records of hospitalization.

It’s a sad day when someone is hospitalized for drinking too much — it’s scary, unhealthy and bad press if and when the news gets out.

In a perfect world, we would all be responsible enough so the fine line between McCulloughHyde’s emergency room and simply puking in a dorm bathroom or a bush somewhere wouldn’t be so fine.

Unfortunately, the world is not perfect, and people — college kids, especially — are going to drink too much. Blaming our fraternity men is not the answer to the age-old question, “How much Fireball can I pull from this handle before I piss my own bed?”

Not only is IFC actively forcing these chapters to abandon their own values by making them initiate pledges who, having only received their bids roughly a month ago and could not possibly understand what the values of their newfound brotherhood are. IFC is also perpetuating a

double-standard against men.

If a girl, Greek or non-Greek, walked into a fraternity party and became so intoxicated that she had to go to the hospital, and at the hospital said she was at “X frat house,” that fraternity house would be paying the consequences for this girl not understanding how much she can or cannot drink.

For argument’s sake, let’s say that girl was a member of Y sorority and it became known that she was a member of that group.

By the standards that have been set and acted upon, that sorority would also have to be punished.

But that doesn’t happen. X fraternity is put on some sort of social probation or suspension, and that girl will probably black out on Tuesday.

In addition to the double-standard in terms of gender that IFC’s actions perpetuate, they are also feeding into a huge cultural issue in our society and, more specially, among our generation. Nobody wants to take responsibility for their own screw up.

If someone goes to a party and drinks too much and gets sick and needs help, that is the fault of the person who drank too much, regardless of gender or Greek status.

I have been to my fair share of fraternity parties, and no one is holding a gun to anyone’s head and forcing them to drink — or do anything else for that matter.

It makes me sad that so many brothers are losing the chance to enter a strong brotherhood for reasons that appear to be rooted in bad press and an inability to take responsibility in the actions of individuals.

These young men pledge these fraternities because they want to be a part of them and, as I stated in my article earlier this year, if I know what they’re getting themselves into, I promise you they do, too.

IFC is taking the easy way out of what is a non-issue. It makes me sad to see what has been, and still is, a really strong way to build brotherhood among men dismantled for reasons that are caused much less by being in a fraternity and much more by being in college.

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During Black History Month, a Miami alum reflects on lessons taught outside of the classroom RACE

TO THE EDITOR: Understand the past. Empower the future.

This February, students across the country are celebrating Black History Month. They’re reading books by black authors, writing research papers on civil rights activists, memorizing Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech or watching videos about the Underground Railroad.

And if they are taught honestly, as they learn about the struggle of the past, they’ll begin to recognize it in their present — when a cashier squints suspiciously as they walk into a store, when they turn on the news and see another person who looks like them lose his/her life to senseless violence.

These lessons are anything but history.

As a Teach For America teacher, I see my kids are deeply impacted by these negative stereotypes, though they sometimes don’t even realize it. I hear them call their neighborhoods “bad” and other neighborhoods “good.”

When I ask them what’s bad about the streets they live on, they immediately respond, “the people.”

These people are their families, their neighbors, their friends and themselves. They don’t just say their neighborhoods have a lot of violence or not enough resources.

They believe the streets on which they are born and raised produce “bad” people.

This poses a real and urgent threat to these students, their communities and our country.

This school year marked the second in which the majority of pub-

lic school students are minorities.

Our generation has a responsibility to work to ensure that each and every one of them is moving through a system that affirms their identities, shows them they’re valued and allows them access to the opportunities they have been denied for far too long.

While the “whites only” signs of the 60s have come down, the reality of separate and unequal endures. Alongside glaring gaps in educational, employment and

and challenges facing so many different communities I’m a part of.

These experiences opened me up and will put me on the path to a life of impact, activism and import.

We have a long way to go as a country before we truly achieve justice for all. To fix the systemic oppression that has created the gross inequality of the present will take the hard, dedicated work of countless leaders and change-

We have a long way to go before we truly achieve justice for all.

economic opportunity, people of color in this nation face a variety of subtler, no less damaging assumptions. A successful black lawyer hears whispers of affirmative action. A young black boy on a corner is seen as “lurking,” while his white peers “hang out.”

A black college student is asked to give “the black perspective” to a seminar full of white students who are never asked to speak on behalf of their entire race.

I joined Teach For America because I couldn’t stand by while entire communities were denied the opportunity to reach their full potential through education.

During my time at Miami, I truly bloomed. I was heavily involved with the office of community engagement and service and participated in the urban plunge and EMPOWER. Once I joined my sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, I got the chance to discuss issues

makers — many of whom have experienced it first-hand, others who bear witness to it from further away. We must work toward these long-term changes as well as the immediate, urgent opportunities to change the way our students view themselves and their futures.

As teachers, we can play a central role in this. Every day, we can remind our kids that their thoughts, ideas, identities and opinions are important. We can share our own stories so that when our kids look to the front of the room, they see a little bit of themselves reflected back. We can remind them that they matter, that they always have and they always will.

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bracket. When it comes to games late in the tournament, these coaches know how to win.

Second, the NCAA tournament is all about matchups.

In the grand scheme of things, if you hope to win a pool of thirty brackets, the first two rounds don’t matter that much. After each round, you want to have all your teams from two rounds down the road.

Ideally, that means after the first round, you still have all of your Sweet Sixteen teams alive, and after the second round, you have all your Elite Eight teams, and so on.

With this in mind, think about the potential matchups down the road. If two of your Sweet Sixteen teams played in the regular season, research the result of that game.

Think about which team has been hotter heading into tournament play. Consider the coaching record and tenure.

Third, another point to consider is how hot each team is heading into the tournament.

By the end of the year, every team hopes to be playing its best basketball. The regular season is not only a time for a team to build a tournament résumé, but also a time to sort out problems. Some teams

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Pick the teams that are hot at the end of the regular season.

A good way to gage this aspect is by watching the conference tournament. Especially in leagues that play a round-robin schedule (meaning each team plays each other twice), the league tournaments are a good measuring stick to see how teams address the problems encountered during the regular season.

The conference tournament is also a good test of how teams respond to neutral court, tournamentstyle basketball. Teams will be playing a high number of games in a short period of time. Fatigue will set in and the winning team will be the one who can overcome the strains of both high competition level and high reps.

This is the time of year in which fans must pay attention more than ever. Every team that has the potential to win the tournament is fighting for the optimal seed in the tournament. Other teams are still trying to separate themselves from everyone else and catch the eye of the selection committee.

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teams to make the national tournament.

To stay in the hunt for the Frozen Four, the ’Hawks may need to sweep a Colorado College team that has underperformed this year. The Tigers rank last in the NCHC. Losing one game to a team with a poor record would hurt Miami’s chances.

Colorado College has posted a 6-10-1 mark since its 0-13 start, though it enters the weekend on a five-game losing streak. CC beat then-No. 12 University of NebraskaOmaha 5-1 on Jan. 29 and then-No. 4 St. Cloud State 5-2 on Jan 9.

Head coach Enrico Blasi is ready

for the challenge Colorado College brings.

“At this time of the year everyone is playing their best hockey and that’s what we’re going to try to do,” Blasi said. “We know CC is well-coached and will play hard. They’ve been in every game these last few weeks.

We have to go in there and play our game and play for each other.”

Kuraly has picked up 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists) and is +10 the past 14 games. Freshman forward Josh Melnick has put up a point in nine of his last 11 games, netting two goals and seven assists in that span.

The puck drops at 7:35 p.m. Friday and at 7:05 p.m. Saturday in Oxford, Ohio.

She’ll also join the distance medley and 4x400 teams.

“It will be a new experience for me, but I have confidence that my training has prepared me for this,” Wollney said. “I’ve been focusing on hydration and rest all week, so I’ll be ready to go.”

Senior Laura Bess and sophomore Alesha Vovk are also members of the No. 2 seed distance medley relay.

“Being seeded second, we definitely are trying to win the race,” Wollney said. “Eastern Michigan will be very fast, but I definitely think we can compete with them.”

Bess and Vovk will compete in the 1600-meter run. Bess is seeded

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The Red and White also hope to get a boost from junior Arionna Darling, who is seeded fourth in the shot put at 15.65 meters. Miami has another top-10 hopeful in junior Martha Szekely, who is seeded eighth in the weight throw at 17.88 meters.

“I think the competitive atmosphere at the meet will be great, with it being a championship meet,” Jimson-Miller said. “I have confidence that our team will come out and compete at a high level.”

The meet begins at 11 a.m. Friday at the Stile Athletics Field House at the University of Akron campus.

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Freshman Emily Struble leads the team in wins with an overall record of 17-6. She has a 9-1 record in her last 10 matches.

“We have been focusing a lot on building off our last win against Memphis,” Struble said. “We want to keep improving our consistency and speed and make sure that we go into every practice and every match with a focused and positive attitude.”

Freshman Anzhelika Shapovalova went 3-1 against Nebraska and Memphis, teaming up with sophomore Hannah Shteyn to earn Miami’s lone doubles victory and earning her second victory this season over a Big Ten No. 1 singles player.

Shapovalova was named MidAmerican Conference Singles Tennis Player of the Week for the second time this season. She was also nominated Miami’s athlete of the week the past two weeks.

Second year head coach Yana Carollo is happy with the way her team has been playing. She believes her team has what it takes to match or even surpass last season, when the team went 16-7 in Carollo’s first season as head coach and appeared in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship for the third consecutive time.

“We are working on improving execution of our strength patterns in both singles and doubles,” Carollo said. “It looks like doubles is our crucial point versus major teams, so we need to make it known this weekend. We are very competitive with major teams in singles. The team did a better job in staying mentally stronger during matches at Nebraska. So with that in mind, we want to continue building on that improvement.”

Match play versus Samford begins at 12 p.m. Feb. 27 at the University of Kentucky. Sunday’s match against Wright State begins at 4 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Riverside Athletic Club.

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regarding diversity and association with the Black Action Movement, he wanted to go Wednesday to get a general feel for the candidate.

“It gave me a chance to understand his background and what he wants to do for Miami,” Golden said. “I felt confident that he was telling the truth.”

Like Orlander, Golden feels the process to nominate and appoint Crawford was suspicious.

“We heard his name and then he got a position,” Golden said.

“We didn’t hear about anyone else.

He’s climbing the ladder relatively quickly which makes me a little weary.”

Golden said Crawford gave an unspecified, runaround answer about diversity at Wednesday’s open forum.

However he clarifies his doubts are common and he would have them for any presidential candidate.

“I have faith that he will do a good job,” Golden said.

Sophomore Kayla Carson said she did not attend any of the forums last week because of scheduling.

“It was a hard time to make, like 9:45 in the morning on a Wednesday,” Carson said. “I really wanted to go.”

While Carson has not yet met Crawford, she has doubts of him, which stem from his lack of social media presence. She currently follows President Hodge on Twitter and thinks it’s “sketchy” Crawford doesn’t have an account.

Carson is excited for Crawford to come to Miami, however, based on his academic resume.

“He’s in academia, not a CEO, which could help make Miami the best school it can be.”

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“Compared to the more recently renovated dorms on campus, Hamilton’s furniture and interior are very outdated,” Semko said. “Bugs would come into the building through the gaps in the window pretty frequently [during warmer weather].”

Another major component of this plan is to repurpose the vacated Hamilton Dining Hall.

Hamilton Dining Hall was closed upon the opening of Maplestreet Station across the street in fall 2013, at which time Scott Dining Hall — also on Central Quad — closed as well.

The old dining hall will be turned into two additional sorority suites, increasing the number of sorority suites in Hamilton from two to four. This space will help the construction process to not be so disruptive when future buildings are taken “off-line” to be renovated.

The two extra sorority suites will accommodate the growing Panhellenic community, which added a new sorority last fall.

“We are simply trying to make sure that in the planning we’re

not ignoring that particular need,” Creamer said.

Because most of the buildings were built anywhere from the 1930s to the 1960s, the way the residence halls themselves have been used has changed since their construction.

“Expectations from students have changed,” Creamer said.

“The renovated halls will be much more amenable to the ways students use the spaces.”

Even with the bed deficit, there should not be a recurrence of students being asked to move off campus to make room for the larger incoming class, which happened last year, with the fall 2015 freshman class.

Creamer does not expect any first-years or sophomores will be asked to reside off campus for fall 2016.

With the North Quad residence halls re-opening after being renovated for the past two years, Creamer said there should be enough room for all students who are required to live on campus, unless the incoming class is much larger than anticipated.

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Miami hosts Colorado College on senior night HOCKEY

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Senior forward and team captain Sean Kuraly and his fellow seniors will play their last games in the Goggin Ice Center this weekend, as the Miami University hockey team (13-14-3, 7-11-2-2 NCHC) hosts its last regular season home stand against Colorado College (6-23-1, 4-15-1-0 NCHC).

“It means a lot to play with my fellow seniors,” Kuraly said.

“We’ve grown up with these guys for these past four years. We’ve been through a lot together and have come a long ways. It’s battling for those guys and the rest of the team that have put a lot of work in this year. And having each other’s back.”

The seniors will be honored prior to the opening faceoff of Saturday’s game. Miami’s 2016 senior class has compiled a 78-60-12 record.

In the last meeting between the RedHawks and Tigers, Colorado College beat Miami 2-1 on Dec. 4 and 3-2 on Dec. 5.

“This week we are just focused on playing our game and playing hard,” senior defenseman Chris Joyaux said. “It will be nice getting a little revenge after getting swept by CC earlier in this season.

It will be huge for the team and the seniors to go out on top. We’re all pretty excited.”

The RedHawks are on a hot streak, winning seven of their last 10 games. In the last month, they’ve beaten then-No.3 St. Cloud State University, then-No. 7 University of Nebraska-Omaha, then-No. 13 University of Denver and then-No. 19 Bowling Green University.

MU is on the border of reaching the NCAA tournament. Miami is tied for 16th in the PairWise rankings, which usually mirror the HOCKEY »PAGE 8

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UPSETTING THE LEADER Three RedHawks scored in double figures when Miami University men’s basketball defeated the Mid-American Conference leader Akron University, 77-64,Tuesday evening in Millett Hall. Sophomore guard Abdoulaye Harouna finished with a career-high 16 points and six rebounds, and senior guard Eric Washington (left) collected 13 points, seven assists, four rebounds and five steals. Senior guard Geovonie McKnight added 20 points and four rebounds. Miami improves to 10-18 (4-11 MAC), and Akron falls to 21-7 (10-5 MAC).

Bottom: Senior forward Chris Bryant pumps up the crowd. Top:The Miami University Treblemakers sing the National Anthem.

Three points to consider in making March Madness picks COLUMN

JACKED UP SPORTS Picking brackets is both an art and a science.

All major sports news outlets have “bracketologists” – experts in the field of picking teams that will make the tournament and go the furthest during March.

But once the field is set, it doesn’t take an expert to pick a great bracket. Why do you think every year we see SportsCenter interview a random six-year-old kid who picked a perfect bracket through the first three weeks of the tournament?

You can take your mother’s advice and pick the team with the cutest mascot or the best uniform color scheme. Or, you can also heed my

advice as to how to pick the best bracket — some Jack-etology, if you will.

First, college basketball is all about coaching.

The best coaches are the ones who can guide their teams through the field in tournament-style basketball.

When it comes to picking your bracket, look for the coaches with the best record in conference and NCAA tournaments. It’s often tempting to pick the teams that have the best record or the most athletic players, but history shows that it’s all about coaching.

Names like Duke, Michigan State, North Carolina and Kentucky should be circled on your COLUMN »PAGE 8

Women’s track and field travels for MAC indoor championship TRACK AND FIELD

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The Miami University women’s track and field team competes in the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships in Akron, Ohio this weekend. The RedHawks look to improve from their 10th place finish last season.

“We’ve gone through a lot of transition since last season, getting new coaches and staff in,” senior Kathie Wollney said. “While most of our focus this year is on the outdoor season, we’ll definitely be looking to do our best and compete this weekend.”

Junior Alexus Jimson-Miller and seniors Wollney and Laura Bess are Miami’s top-ranked competi-

’Hawks take on Samford, Wright State

tors in the meet.

Jimson-Miller enters the meet as the No. 2 seed in the 60-meter hurdles. Her time is .8 seconds slower than Northern Illinois University’s senior Letristan Pledger, who is ranked first in the event.

“I haven’t raced against Pledger yet, so she’ll be brand new competition,” Jimson-Miller said. “She’s run some fast times, but I’m focused on myself and my goal is definitely to win the race.”

Jimson-Miller will also be the anchor for Miami’s 4x400 meter relay, which is seeded eighth.

Wollney will compete in four events. She is No. 9 in the 400-meter with a 56.3 time and No. 18 in the 800-meter with a 2:14 time.

Miami University tennis has two matches this weekend. On Saturday, the RedHawks travel to Lexington, Ky. to take on Samford University (3-4), and on Sunday, they’ll return to Hamilton, Ohio for a match against Wright State University (5-1).

The RedHawks (3-4) are returning from a split weekend in Lincoln, Neb. where they fell 4-3 to University of Nebraska (9-1) but defeated University of Memphis (1-7), 5-2.

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