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Made UP

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Man Code

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Orange Is The New Black

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Sweet, Sweet Autumn

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#GirlBoss

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Cincinnati Renaissance

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Wildly Simple

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Into The Great Wide Open

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We Dare You

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staff list Editor-in-Chief Rachel Ordway

Creative Director Morgan Holliday

Publisher Sabrina Toms

Photo Editor Jackie Hayes

Fashion Director Meg Albright

Copy Editors Ellie Cook

Men’s Editor Brendan Lemire

Marketing Directors Kelly Weekes Margot Colwell

Online Editor Greta Hallberg

Blog Editors Molly Dougherty Alex Cooper

Event Planning Coordinators Emma Strupp Mariah Koeltl

Photographers Alyssa Sato Tiffany Visconti David Malone Francesca Peck Yinglu Zhou Layout Designers Kayle Antony Darby Shanaberger Julie Norehad Nicole Berry Morgan Lawrence Sara Meurer Lydia Tissandier Stylists Haley Spindler Madigan McGovern Que Nguyen Abigail Bates Berkeley Combs Roo Cotter Madelyn Voigt Steph O’Loughlin Hannah Jolly Kelly Nester Writers Mary Schrott Liz O’Loughlin Michael Vostatek Emmy Silverman Sam Forsthoefel Jenny Henderson Abbey Gingras Megan McTighe Francesca Peck Bloggers Althea Perley Blair Donovan Emmy Silverman Jenny Henderson

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Kelsey Maloney Kendall Mello Kristianna Csatary Lauren Oliver Mary Schrott Sarah Gaertner Sheila Timmons Shervani Patel Molly Nicholas Marketing Team Madelyn Voigt Morgan Schaffer Elizabeth Colwell Paige Viti Katherine Friedler Sydney Curley Sydney Medema Madison Wray Shelby Hyde Francesca Peck Ibukun Ibraheem Annie Hause Event Planning Ashley Lewis Mackenzie Dietz Jackie Karr Althea Perley Regina Icaza Valerie Fine Jenna Mrocko Kelly Weekes Madelyn Voigt Alli Robben Faculty Advisors Annie-Laurie Blair Drew Davis Founders | 2008 Lauren Kelly Kelly Phelan

editor’s letter Dear Readers, Have you ever had a goal in life?

Something that deep down inside you knew you would love? In my life, I have always had a dream of working in the fashion industry. In any facet, I wanted it. I had a vision for my life and in that vision all I saw was fashion. It was a dream and soon it become a reality. So, welcome readers to an issue of UP where there are no boundaries, where your dreams run rampant, and your vision is all that matters.

If you could, how would you describe your vision? You close your eyes and imagine how your life could turn out.

What you want out of it and you can get there. We want you to vision that life in this issue.

Allow Francesca Peck to take you on a menswear, girl-boss inspired shoot on page 42. Jackie Hayes explores Europe

on page 62. While Jenny Henderson and Michael Vostatek combat the stereotypes of feminism in a male and female view on page 26 and page 30.

I would like to thank my incredibly talented staff for their hard work and dedication to this issue. As well as my amazing editors who worked to follow the vision myself and the creative director set. We hope to only continue the legacy that is left behind from the previous editors. I also want to especially thank our event coordinators Mariah Koeltl and Emma Strupp for putting together yet another amazing Fashion’s Night Out event.

I hope this issue gets you inspired, readers. Take a chance, try something new. You never know what you can envision next.

Much UP Love, Rachel Ordway Editor-in-Chief upfashionmag@gmail.com upfashionmagazine.org Printer: Nielsen Co.

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Made written by Liz O’Loughlin

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othing helps my confidence more than a well-shadowed and contoured eyelid.

I’ve always been a strong advocate for eye makeup and have no shame waking up 20 minutes earlier for class to apply a blend of various eye shadows. Many seem to think that applying eye makeup is a chore and/or a lost cause; however, with practice and the simple knowledge of your eye color alone, you can become a pro.

Heavily made-up eyes always seem to get a bad rep though. Maybe this is because we think a “smoky eye” only involves black (aka raccoon eyes), or because we think eye shadow is only appropriate for night when head Uptown.

There shouldn’t be a correlation between heavy eyemakeup and dark, intense colors, and by the same token, eye shadow shouldn’t be restricted to hours past 8 pm either.

The power of eye makeup is actually incredible – it can transform your entire face. If you skimped on sleep, eye shadow can make your eyes look fresh and alert. Despite losing shut-eye, you’ll still look healthy and energized because you’re disguising the sallow and pale lids that result – it’s honestly that simple.

Eye shadow helps make your eyes look fresh because certain colors brighten the pigment of your iris by providing complements and/or contrast. Knowing how to pair certain shadows for your eye color will help you get the most use out of any eye shadow palette and find the perfect look.

For all the daytime color combinations below, a subtler eye can be achieved when you use a dark shadow to line your top lash line, whereas a more dramatic eye can be achieved by using liquid liner to line your top lash line. In the latter case, you’d blend a dark shadow into your outer eyelid and crease.

The perfect daytime look for both blue eyes and brown eyes involves using gold and dark brown.

For green eyes, an excellent daytime option would involve pink and deep purple. Hazel eyes, on the other hand, could go for a silver and charcoal mix.

For any complexion, the more pigmented the shadow is, the better. If a shadow doesn’t have strong and bright pigment it can have the tendency to wash out your complexion and make your eyes look dull.

If you’re feeling bold during the evening and want an edgy look, definitely opt for a pop of color. Blue eyes are paired best with purple and orange shadows because blue opposes them on the color wheel; try either an either an eggplant or a copper color.

With brown eyes, any pop of color will suffice— nothing clashes with brown! Cobalt blue or gunmetal silver would both be striking. Green eyes, on the other hand, can still stick with pink and purple. Instead of a deep purple however, opt for a bright violet or lavender. Last, for hazel eyes, a punch of color could be found in oxblood—perfect for both the green and the brown tinges in hazel!

photography by Alyssa Sato styled by Meg Albright model: Carley Powell makeup by Juniper olive long sleeve top: Juniper $32.50 statement necklace: Juniper $19.50

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Shape written by Liz O’Loughlin

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photography by Francesca Peck styled by Madelyn Voigt model: Monica Scicolone clothing: model’s own

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ot going to lie, part of why I’m happy to be back on campus for another year is the dining hall food—don’t even get me started on the giant cinnamon buns from Boulangerie. I can’t resist them; they’re too delicious. Unfortunately though, since being back on campus, my overall eating habits have turned for the worse. I’m sure both freshmen and returning students have also realized this… freshman 15, then sophomore 20, right?. Now, before you start abandoning your favorite indulgences completely though, hear me out on this.

Ever notice how sometimes when we decide we want to lose weight or make a dietary change, it’s usually a sporadic decision? Maybe it’s happened after we’ve inhaled a pint of Ben & Jerry’s, but at some point in most of our lives, we’ve all found that one day we’re suddenly vowing to never eat certain foods again.

We need to whip our minds into shape; this mentality needs to stop. Restricting food intake by counting calories and reading labels will aid in immediate weight loss, but going to the extremes are not effective in the long run. When you cut the bulk of your normal calories out of your diet, you’ll think that you’re losing weight once you step on the scale and see a lower number.

However, according to Monica Reinagel, a licensed and commonly published nutritionist, weight can actually fluctuate by several pounds from day to day without reflecting any actual loss of gain of fat or muscle tissue. This can simply be from how much water you drank or how much time you spent in the, uh, bathroom.

Also, ever realize that although you may appear to weigh less, you still don’t look any different?

Dolly Rinehart, sophomore dietetics major, realizes this trend occurs amongst us. “[Scales] have absolutely no say in our health… I think we should stop striving to be a certain weight; we should strive

to feel energized, strong, and positive about the way our body’s look and feel”.

And Dolly is right – point blank, weight is just a number. We’ve heard it time and time again, but it couldn’t be truer.

There is more value in focusing on how we look and feel than there is in focusing on how much we weigh. Changing how we look is definitely easier said than done, but if you’re realistic about it, it’s possible.

Being realistic involves making small, incremental changes to your lifestyle. This can be achieved by simply amping up your workout regime. Small changes in your normal gym routine will kick-start your body into fat burning mode faster than any changes in diet will. When you’re constantly doing the same workout you’re building muscle memory, and over time, your body consumes less energy than it previously had to in order to achieve the same results (say, running 2 miles in 18 minutes). Forcing your muscles to work in new ways burns more calories because you’re maximizing your energy consumption.

We often neglect changes in our active life because we assume the key to change is focusing in on our diets alone. Instead of depriving ourselves of our favorite foods, we can instead make changes in the gym and also learn how to be patient. Changing our gym routine will naturally change how we eat.

Greasy and fattening foods won’t give us the proper energy for a good workout and therefore, should only eaten moderation. It’s okay to treat ourselves once in a while though – you’ve earned it from putting in work at the gym!

In the overall path towards becoming healthy, eating is really only half the battle. Combining new eating habits with a new workout routine will make room for lifestyle changes that will help you lose weight while also staying healthy.

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Eat written & photographed by Abbey Gingras

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e all have those cravings for something sweet when we’re stressed or just plain hungry, but too much of a good thing can lead to health problems and weight gain. Luckily, there are so many simple ways to make a delicious dessert healthy just by substituting a few ingredients.

One of the most common substitutions is replacing butter or oil with applesauce or bananas. It doesn’t add much flavor to the recipe but does take away a lot of fat. Another substitution for oil is Greek yogurt, which works very similarly to applesauce.

Finally, healthier alternatives to sugar include honey and maple syrup, which still contain a fair amount of sugar but are far less processed than the sugar we find in grocery stores.

All of these alternatives are easy substitutions that can be made to recipes that are already stored away in your kitchen, and they can make any bread, muffin, cake, cookie or anything you can think of a healthy snack. Experiment with your own recipes and you’re sure to create something new and amazing.

Chocolate Chip Muffins Ingredients

1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 bananas 1/4 cup honey 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 tablespoon olive or coconut oil 1 egg 1/2 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt 1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk ½ cup chocolate chips Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, mix ingredients together and bake for 20-25 minutes. The result is a scrumptious snack that will keep you full and keep your sweet tooth happy.

Here’s an example of a great recipe altered to be much healthier but equally satisfying! The yogurt provides protein to make them more filling, and all the substitutions make these muffins roughly 170 calories (whereas a chocolate chip muffin from Armstrong is roughly 370 calories)

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Joe Ganobsik, Senior, Entrepreneurship

By Brendan Lemire

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or most seniors, this time of year can be stressful with grad school applications, job interviews, and anxiety about having only a handful of months left in Oxford. With so much going on it’s hard to imagine having the time to plan launching a company or creating a mobile application. For Joe Ganobsik, launching an app is all part of an entrepreneurial spirit that’s been with him since high school.

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BL: Alright can you summarize the app that you’re working on?

JG: Essentially, the purpose of the app is to allow people to vote on songs to be played in a public area from their smartphones. Initially, this app will target bars and clubs, but could eventually be used for live performances, shopping areas, etc.

BL: Ok and where did you get the idea for the app?

JG: I’m a DJ, and I constantly find myself wanting to be in control of the music being played at bars.

I find that DJs don’t always play what the majority wants to hear. I’m sure I’m guilty of that myself at times. I also feel that playlists at Beat the Clock and Broken Clock can be repetitive BL: Yeah I agree. Do you DJ at a bar in Oxford?

JG: I’ve filled in at Woods and Top Deck, but I mostly do house parties.

BL: Nice, so what stage of development is the app in?

JG: Right now, we have an interface and some minor coding done. I am working on the app with some students in my ESP 467 capstone, with the anticipated end result being a business plan that would allow us to pitch the idea to investors. We would then seek developers to finish the project.

BL: Ok, and what are your plans for after graduation?

JG: I would like to work with a startup involved in the technology industry somewhere near the West Coast. That seems to be the place to be for tech startups.

BL: How did you first become interested in entrepreneurship?

JG: I have always been interested in technology, and I had my first breakthrough idea in high school. I wanted to develop a way to use windows on a tablet, and I saw great potential for the idea. I eventually contacted a law firm to pursue a patent. While I was not able to get the patent I sought, I learned some valuable lessons on the entrepreneurial process. Ever since then, I have been very interested in startups and entrepreneurship.

BL: Interesting, do you have any entrepreneurial heroes?

JG: A big role model for me has been Elon Musk, who founded Tesla Motors and a handful of other companies. In my opinion, he embodies the entrepreneurial spirit. He could have easily retired after one of his companies merged with PayPal, but he continued to seek new markets and better ways of doing things. Now, Tesla is one of the hottest names on Wall Street, and his company SpaceX has

launched several successful spacecraft.

BL: And what do you think it takes to be successful in entrepreneurship?

JG: I think that passion for your product or industry is crucial. Many of the most successful entrepreneurs built their enterprises in areas that they are familiar with, and care deeply about. The willingness to assume risk is also important. Starting a business is not for the faint of heart, as there are no guarantees of success. Also, being able to develop a flexible business model will help your venture in dealing with any issues that may arise.

BL: Back to the app, have you come up with a name for it yet?

JG: The working title is CrowdTunes. I like the name because it conveys feelings of social aspects of the app, and highlights the democratic approach to music selection.

BL: Have you approached any bars uptown about the idea?

JG: One of the members of my ESP 467 team works at Pachinko’s, so he approached his coworkers and managers. They seemed receptive to the idea.

Another member of the team contacted a friend who owned a bar in Downtown Chicago, who was also fairly interested in the concept.

BL: How important do you think dressing properly is for business environments?

JG: Entrepreneurs are known for shunning the traditional corporate look. Many startups do not have a dress code in the office, and employees dress very casually. However, entrepreneurs dress according to the situation: when they are involved in important negotiations, such as obtaining funding or negotiating key business deals, they often dress professionally.

BL: How would you describe your personal style?

JG: I like to consider myself to have very traditional style. I really like the Brooks Brothers look: Conservative, yet Modern. I would also consider myself somewhat preppy: pastel shorts and pants, dress shirts, and polo’s are some of my favorite clothing items.

BL: Alright and last question: what is your favorite bar uptown and what is your go-to drink?

JG: My favorite bar is Decibel. You can find me there almost any given weekend. I’m a huge fan of Jack and Cokes.

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Man Code:

Keep Your Get photography by Alyssa Sato styled by Meg Albright model: Jordan Lambert jeans, shoes, & watch: model’s own Navy Lambswool Crew: Seaview Outfitters $99

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ere at Miami we have quite a reputation for having an attractive student body with a preppy/bro-y style. From class to bars, it’s pretty hard to walk around and not see a good-looking girl who’s well dressed, even on a Monday morning. However, despite our reputation and trendy international students, it’s also not hard to find someone walking around campus dressed like, for lack of a better word, a tool. Here are some scenarios and advice on how to avoid looking like you should have gone to OU.

Class:

Cargos: This applies to really any scenario, but the amount of cargo shorts/pants on campus since last year seems to have increased. Chalk this up to naïve freshman, but really why do you need so many pockets?

Crocs: I don’t think this needs an explanation.

Socks and Sandals: You look like you were halfway to putting shoes on, and instead decided that you still wanted to wear sandals because you miss summer.

Just choose one or the other, there’s no need for both.

Old High School Clothes: Again, this may be mostly freshman, but you’re in college now and nobody really cares about your high school sports team.

Sandals/Shorts when it’s cold: It’s an unfortunate fact of reality that its getting colder out this time of year, so why are you still dressed like it’s July? Unless you’re an international student from Siberia, I don’t understand how you aren’t freezing.

Wristbands: Take off your bar wristbands before you go to class. We’re all really happy for you that your fake worked at 90’s, but you’re trying too hard if you’re still wearing it in your 2:30 lecture.

Bars/Going out:

Logos: If there’s a whale or polo logo on each article of clothing you’re wearing, you’re trying too hard.

You don’t need to let everyone know that your shoes, socks, pants, shirt, and hat are all from the same store. Not to mention a lot of those brands also make clothes that don’t have logos, which look a little classier anyway.

Mall Rat: You probably shouldn’t be dressed like you’re in seventh grade with “Aeropostale” in massive lettering and fake paint stains on your shirt. Again, you’re in college. Pre-ripped jeans look as ridiculous now as they did in middle school.

Athletic Shorts and Button Downs: Yeah it’s pretty comfy, but you look like you didn’t bother to get dressed. Maybe you were doing a Skype interview, but if you’re leaving your house just put on regular pants, or a different shirt.

Interviews:

Dress for the job you want, not like you’re at formal.

Croakies and a pastel Vineyard Vines bowtie won’t impress your interviewer. Also get your clothes tailored so that they actually fit you well. A baggy suit makes you look unprofessional and awkward, and a better fitting suit just feels good.

It probably goes without saying, but don’t wear running shoes with your suit either. Get leather shoes that match your belt – interviewers are looking for someone to represent their company in the best way possible and details matter. A good watch is also important, but obnoxiously large bezels make you look like you’re trying to be a rapper and are a bit over the top.

On the whole, just wear good, normal clothes. Not too many logos, not too many pockets, and obviously no Ed Hardy or Crocs. We’re all adults here and we’ll be heading off to the real world sooner than we think, so it’s about time we started dressing like it.

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written & photographed by Mary Schrolt

WITH ANOTHER SEASON IN THE WORKS AS WELL AS NEW WRITING TO COME, PIPER CONTINUES TO GROW HERSELF NOT ONLY AS A HOUSEHOLD NAME BUT AN ADVOCATE. TO THE MANY IN PRISON TODAY, YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW, PIPER’S STORY REMAINS A VOICE FOR ALL.

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hen 24-year-old Piper Kerman’s black rolling suitcase didn’t show up at baggage claim in Belgium’s International Airport, she stopped breathing.

Frantically she traced back through her mind all the steps she had been told to complete: she checked her bag in Chicago through Paris and continued on a short flight to Brussels. She knew that carrying over $10,000 undeclared was illegal nevertheless carrying it for a West African drug lord. When the next flight from Paris arrived so did her bag. Though she managed to get through that frightful day unscathed, over ten years later panic returned to Piper as she found herself self surrendering in a federal prison.

Years after Kerman’s involvement with international drug smuggling in the 90s, she was indicted to federal court on charges of drug smuggling and money laundering which led to her 15 month sentence in federal prison. On February 4, 2004 Piper self surrendered herself in Danbury, CT at a Federal Correctional Institution.

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Though she had to spend one year in prison, afterwards Piper chose to write about her experience that lead her to great success. Today Piper is the author of the New York Time’s best selling memoir “Orange is the New Black,” as well as inspiration for the popular Netflix series.

Through her rising fame, Piper has become an advocate for inmates speaking out on the injustices in the criminal justice system. Her motion to raise awareness on this personal cause, led Piper to Miami University last month as a guest lecture series speaker.

To a sold out Hall Auditorium, Piper took the stage opening with the sweeping statement: “Alright, Orange is the New Black my year in a woman’s prison let’s go.”

Not shy to share her story, during Piper’s time at Miami she graciously participated in a student run press conference. To a room full of young journalists Piper answered questions and explained in detail her story:

PIPER

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What inspired you to write this memoir?

I came home from prison in 2005. I had spent 13 months of my life there I was lucky it wasn’t longer, and what I found behind the walls of prison was very different than what I expected. The things I experienced and observed were often things that shocked me and in some cases outraged me. After I came home from prison I decided to write about my own experience. What I hoped was first and foremost I might be able to get someone to pick up a book about prison who had not otherwise read a book about prison and I hoped that readers would come away from that book with a different idea about who is in prison in this country – we have the biggest prison population in history.

What was your first day in prison like?

When I self surrendered I was very frightened. Our image of prisoners is uncontrollable violence and so I was very scared of violence and the correctional officers who took me into the prison didn’t do anything to delay those fears. I was there with hundreds and hundreds of women and I didn’t know them and the idea that I would be able to trust them, the idea that they could help me, the idea that I would experience kindness at the hands of other prisoners was the furthest thing from my mind. But even by the time I had gone to bed that night I knew that this experience was going to be very different than what I imagined. So I thought I would keep my mouth shut and my eyes open.

What was the hardest thing for you to let go from your normal life as you transitioned to prison life?

I think the hardest thing for anybody in prison is the separation from their family and from their friends and the people who love them and the people who get by on them. That is definitely the greatest sense of loss because you need those folks and those folks need you and you can’t be there for them.

What was your reaction when talk of a Netflix series came about?

Well, the book came out in 2010 and I was so grateful that it found readers and one of the readers it found was a woman named Jenji Kohan, who is the woman who created the show Weeds and before that she was a writer on the Gilmore Girls. She’s very bright and she’s very unusual and she’s very creative. And so somebody said she loved your book would you be willing to meet with her. We had a fascinating lunch and it really all began with that relationship. Then Netflix came into the picture and

things moved a lot more quickly than I think anyone expected. I couldn’t be more delighted with the results they did a great job.

What would you say the biggest difference is between the reality and the TV portrayal of your time in prison?

Well Jenji said something really interesting to me early in the process of shooting the show, she said very casually during our first lunch I love your book so much it just doesn’t have very much conflict in it and I was like whatttt? But now I understand that better now that we’ve been through two seasons.

Film entertainment really relies on external content – conflict between people like fights, romance you know all those things. A book is introspective and sheds light on internal conflict in a way that is very difficult for a TV show or a movie to ever do. So a TV show that was as introspective as a book would be really slow to watch and frankly a book that had as much conflict as a TV series does would be unreadable.

What was the biggest adjustment to life after prison?

The life in that institution really does dominate your life and you have a very steep learning curve learning how to become a prisoner and then suddenly you are faced with release and for a lot of people you are faced with uncertainties once they are released from prison. Unlike me, they may not have a job waiting for them when they return home as an example. I had a much easier reentry than most of the 700,000 people who come home from prison every year in this country because I had a safe and stable place to live, because I had a job because that job had health care - all of these simple basic things people are concerned with and need to focus on.

What is the main thing you want people to take away from your book?

I think the main thing I want people to take away is that putting people in prison and jail is not creating the change we want to see in our society.

They are institutions that don’t really create change for people. They force all kinds of things on people who live in prisons and jails but there’s not a lot of rehabilitation or productive work being done. That really differs from what we expect in prisons and jails right? We think of punishment but we also think of rehabilitation but that is often absent from most American prisons and jails.

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Borrowed written by Francesca Peck

photography by Francesca Peck styled by Madigan Mcgovern model: Kate Hovious clothing: found by model at thrift store $1-$35 18 | Fall 2014

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e have all seen it before: the habitual attempt to savor what’s left of our fall shopping money: digging through the lonely back-of-the-store clearance racks or scrambling among other bargain shoppers for the best deals at the department store sale. Yet in nearly every town are wallet-friendly stores: the lessershopped hidden gems we all know as thrift stores.

As history is notorious for repeating itself, we often see styles from previous decades emerge again in the fashion world. Today’s fall designer collections have revived the previously lived ‘60s circle lens sunglasses, floppy hats seen in the ‘70s, and off the shoulder tops of the ‘80s.

The luxury materials leather and suede have also recently made a distinguished rebirth into the fashion world; and as the hearts of strictly budgeted shoppers break in the absence of these resurfaced fads, an authentic ‘60s suede jacket hangs in the local second-hand shop, wearing an attractive price tag any shopper can swing.

know what you’re going to leave with.”

Unfortunately enough, these stores often fall a victim to close-minded shoppers, turned away by the apparent illegitimacy of resale shopping. However, many chain second-hand stores prove this stereotype false.

Like popular resale store Clothes Mentor, many second-hand stores have sophisticated business models and professional websites; and for those of us who appreciate great style, despite the gently worn label, second-hand stores have truly granted the most compelling and rewarding shopping experiences— accompanied by top name brands for a fraction of the cost.

The opportunity to fully explore one’s fashion vision at the price of a Starbucks beverage does not come around often; and for young adults surviving on a typical college student budget, thrifting may be their saving grace. Luckily for Miami University students, a variety of renowned second-hand shops are located at a very reasonable distance from campus:

Second-hand shops are stocked with the latest styles as well. Highly renowned resale store Plato’s Closet typically carries brand name articles that have been sold in retail stores within the previous year—from the most perfect pair of fall booties, to straight-legged destroyed jeans, to an array of cozy knit sweaters.

For whatever unknown reason, these garment have journeyed their way onto the shelves of thrift shops.

Originally purchased at diverse department stores, shops, and boutiques, every article is unique to the experiences it has undergone. In a way, each piece holds character that brand new merchandise lacks; but what really strikes the interest of thrift shoppers is the variety of styles each store supplies.

Thrift shops often carry styles from tee shirts for at-home lounging, to business wear, vacation clothes, and everything in between. Consignment stores typically carry slightly higher-quality pieces than thrift shops at a slightly higher price, but with the same array of pieces for diverse occasions.

Miami University sophomore Kate Hovious is drawn to second-hand stores for that very reason. She loves walking out with “shoes, sweaters…anything! In my experience, most shops have had everything I wanted, and I usually leave with more than I need.”

MU senior and frequent second-hand shopper Abby Troesch suggests Clothes Mentor, a local consignment shop known for its selection of upscale apparel.

“I actually went there to stock up for my professional wardrobe before student teaching. I swear I got a pair of brand new J. Crew pants for $10,” Troesch raved.

“Thrifting is more of an adventure because you never

Several Plato’s Closets can be found in Cincinnati and Dayton. Clothes Mentor also has three sites in Cincinnati and two in Columbus.

Also popular among MU students are Casablanca, Chicken Lays an Egg, and The Mustard Seed, all of which can be found in Cincinnati. Troesch suggests local store Valley Thrift in Dayton for its “broad selection” of women’s, men’s, and even children’s clothing.

Second-hand shops are melting pots for pieces with diverse backgrounds, decades, and experiences. As such, one must approach this enterprise with an open mind and fashion forward eye. Hovious urges amateur thrifters to “look at everything and spend hours.”

If executed accordingly, thrifting will connect the most fashionable with the highest of top-drawer fashion. As all pieces carry a similarly slimming price tag, regardless of if it’s shoe or sweater, the decade it was made or material it was crafted from, the thrifter can walk out the door with handfuls of shopping bags, stuffed with genuinely expressed vision of personal style, free of cost bias.

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photography by Megan Terlau

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he word vision isn’t often associated with dancing. However, for the Miami University Vision Dance Company, vision is the center focus of their entire year.

Dance is a form of expression that must be felt, and every dancer has a different story to tell. The tempo of the music or the strength and energy in the movements help expose the vision behind each unique piece.

So what is vision? The dictionary definition of vision is to imagine. Our vision is our own image of the world around us – the way we perceive it. Everyone needs an outlet to let their individual vision be heard.

The choreographers of the dance company use dance as their outlet, creating dances that portray their own unique vision of the world.

“Dance has so many dimensions so we really needed a broad theme,” says Asia Ameigh, Company President.

Dance’s different dimensions were the idea behind the theme of the company’s annual show: Vision 20/20.

Looking at that backwards, 20/20 vision is used to describe perfect eyesight. When we think of perfect eyesight, an idea of accuracy comes to mind and with it, the notion that there is no other way to see it.

Ironically, everyone has a different vision on dance.

This notion is the main focus of the Vision Dance Company’s performance this year. Being a company focused on diversity, they wanted to have a diverse theme that could apply to everyone. This allows the choreographers to have artistic freedom and the ability to share what dance means to them through their choreography and song choice.

“Having no freedom in the theme defeats the purpose of being creative,” says Alexa Geist, Corresponding Secretary and Choreographer for the company.

Let’s think about Ameigh, as a five-year-old ballerina, strapping on her bright pink ballet shoes for the very first time about to begin her journey in dance with strictly ballet training. Her vision of dance is going to be very different from an eightyear-old boy attempting to mimic the rhythmic sounds of his tap teacher in a clunky manner or from the street artist attempting to make a living by spinning on his head.

All three of these people are dancers. However, their movements are about as similar as a skip and a cartwheel. Because everyone has such a different background in dance everyone brings something new to the table (or in this case stage) – a different vision.

Each unique, but all correct in their own way.

This April the company’s 29 girls, all hailing from different dance backgrounds, are performing 13 pieces, each with their own unique vision on dance.

In order to accurately expose what dance means to them, each individual choreographer began with a brainstorm of what aspect of dance they want to expose – what is their vision of dance.

Ameigh’s vision of dance is that it brings about a new kind of energy. To translate this idea into her choreography, Ameigh chose to do a hip-hop dance to “Empower” by Will I Am. “The idea behind my dance is to show people what you got and all the energy and passion that comes with it,” says Ameigh.

With their vision in mind, the choreographers first choose a song that will enable them to represent their ideas and they incorporate choreography to correlate with both the music and the theme.

“Since my dance this year is about power, I’ve been listening to upbeat, powerful songs so that I can take what I feel when listening to the music and put it into choreography. That way my dance is able to have some kind of meaning and feeling behind it,” says Ameigh.

To make the piece come to life the dancers try out for each dance and the choreographers choose who they want to be in their dance. The final step to enhancing the power of the piece is choosing costumes and make-up to relate to the specific theme.

Vice President, Terra Stenger chose to use a scarf to be passed from dancer to dancer to show a struggle to enhance her vision that dance can be used to express a strong emotion. This piece encompasses Stenger’s use of dance as a way to relieve stress.

“Dance is a stress reliever for me,” says Stenger, “it helps me feel free”.

Each piece in the show is unique and shows the diversity of the dancers. During the show, each piece is preceded by a speech given by each choreographer describing the vision they want to show in their piece.

The transitions from a lyrical piece to a hip-hop piece to the finale, in which the entire company dances to a melody of songs from Justin Timberlake’s album “20/20”, will keep the audience entertained and expose them to all dimensions of dance. At the end of the performance the audience will take away a larger perspective of the vision of dance.

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A NEW Why the Movement Includes All of Miami’s Written by Jenny Henderson

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Who are feminists?

What do they look like?

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The word “feminist” has become a very weighted, and oftentimes negative word. Most people seem to answer the above questions in one of two ways; either they consider feminists to be man-hating, masculine girls or self-righteous, straight, white women. And although there are surely feminists who fit into those categories, most feminists are not.

Feminism is so much more and those sorts of stereotypes hinder the changes we could be making.

Feminism has become such a hot topic that surely most of us are sick of hearing about it. Even by simply checking your twitter feed, you’ll see feminism trending with #YesAllWomen, #WomenAgainstFeminism, and #IfIWereABoy. But the movement urges you to look past that exhaustion and listen up: feminism is for everyone! Seeing as a straight, white woman is writing this article, it needs to be stated that this very group of women must be held accountable for making feminism accessible to all genders, races, and sexualities.

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One of the most effective ways to do this is through dispelling some basic myths about feminism.

Because it’s not about hating men, judging other women, and it’s not for a particular group; feminism benefits everyone and we need everyone included in the movement.

Myth One: Feminism is about women being better than men and hating men.

Feminism is, by definition:

1) the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities 2) organized activity in support of women’s rights and interests

The important part of this definition is “equal rights.”

Feminism is all about men and women being treated as equals - this means ending harmful stereotypes extended to both genders. Nowhere in the definition of feminism is an agenda that women are smarter, better, or more deserving of opportunity than men.

The whole movement is based around equality for men and women. Yes, women have lived under oppression more obviously and longer than men have, so it makes sense we have a little more catching up to do. However, this does not mean that there are not inequalities against men. What it does mean is that feminism is a means for social change that levels the playing field for men and women so we can finally work together as total equals. The stigmatizing of the word “feminist” stops our communities from collaborating an end to harmful gender stereotyping.

Dr. Stefanie Dunning, a gender studies professor here at Miami, spoke about the negative representations of feminism.

In response to the notion that feminism has become a dirty word, she says, “Feminism is responsible for every woman’s presence at Miami. Do you want a job? Do you want to be paid the same amount as a man for doing the same job? Do you want to own property? If you answer yes to any of those questions. you’re a feminist.” She also noted that sometimes women, “shy away from feminism because they think it will make them less desirable to men... but most men don’t want a partner dependent on them.”

Women declaring themselves as feminists is not a sign of unattractiveness, but rather of being a capable person. Women’s equality is beneficial to men as opposed to threatening, which brings us to the next myth:

Myth Two: Men can’t be feminists.

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identify as so. Emma Watson, Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter films, recently started a feminist campaign as part of her role as U.N. Ambassador called He For She. First of all, it is strongly encouraged that everyone watch her speech on YouTube; it’s pretty inspirational and it was hard not to quote the entire thing for this article.

Secondly, the whole point of this campaign is including men in the feminist movement. Or, as Emma says on unwomen.org:

“How can we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation? Men—I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue too. Because to date, I’ve seen my father’s role as a parent being valued less by society despite my needing his presence as a child as much as my mother’s. I’ve seen young men suffering from mental illness unable to ask for help for fear it would make them look less “macho”—in fact in the UK suicide is the biggest killer of men between 20-49 years of age; eclipsing road accidents, cancer and coronary heart disease. I’ve seen men made fragile and insecure by a distorted sense of what constitutes male success. Men don’t have the benefits of equality either. We don’t often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that that they are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence.”

No one benefits from anti-feminism. And, honestly, not fighting for gender equality - for example, fighting for women to have authority over their bodies and for men not to live in seriously poor mental health for fear of being “too emotional” - is one of those issues that if you aren’t consistently bringing it into our culture’s conscious, you’re fighting against it. Because Emma’s right - it’s impossible to effect change if only a small group is invited to participate in the discussion.

Myth Three: Feminism is only for the straight, white woman.

We’ve already discussed how feminism includes men, too, but it’s also necessary to make feminism inclusive to all sexualities and races. Since the beginning of the feminism movement - particularly, women’s suffrage - larger, more vocal white feminist groups excluded minorities from the movement.

During the Second Wave of feminism, minorities were finally able to begin to make a name for themselves, and feminism is just now starting to become inclusive.

Making feminism accessible to everyone can only strengthen the movement. We often get so caught

up in our own issues and injustices that it’s easy to forget these oppressions and struggles are part of a much bigger story. Once we realize the depth to which feminism is needed, we can take advantage of the power we’ll gain when we share it with everyone.

Stories from LGBTQ communities, racial minorities, and those living in poverty not only carry equal weight to ours, but relate to us. Do you ever start having a heart-to-heart with a person and realize you have way more in common than you could ever realize? It’s the same sentiment with our much-needed global conversation about feminism.

We are connected in endless ways, and it’s time to start talking about it. Feminism shouldn’t just be about ending the injustices against straight, white women. It should be about all communities working together to end larger, harmful stereotypes in the world. There are million examples of why feminism is needed on Miami’s campus alone, and it’s needed for every single person in Oxford.

Feminism allows us all to be capable, emotional, and complete humans. That means men are able to be more sentimental or women are able to be assertive without being called bossy. Or, as Professor Dr. Dunning explains, “It comes down to a perception that women are angry and critical and don’t have a right to be. Well, all people get angry. That doesn’t make them angry at men, it makes them human.”

Feminism isn’t about personal attacks on gender, it’s about coming together for everyone’s right to be equal and express their very human feelings.

So I urge you to share your stories with everyone because we all need to hear every single one. To actively participate in the movement, stay involved with websites like Everyday Feminism, The Feminist Majority Foundation, and Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls. Sharing articles from these fantastic resources directly or through social media, hash-tagging #HeForShe, and donating to the UN’s Fund for Gender Equality are excellent ways to continue an inclusive feminist dialogue.

And to answer the question posed at the beginning of the essay: who are feminists? What do they look like? A feminist includes everyone. And starting with our campus and our communities, feminism will be something shared between all of us.

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BOYS & GIRLS IN

AMERICA A Male Perspective on Feminism

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“I consider myself a feminist because I believe your gender doesn’t have to define who you are. You can be whatever you want to be, whoever you want to be, regardless of your gender.”

When first read, this quote probably strikes you as an impassioned statement made by some powerful woman advocating women’s rights. Perhaps it conjures up images of riots or protests that we see today in history books and on the news whenever any issue of feminism is brought up.

Our society has created such a harshness associated with the word “feminism” that it is hard to imagine anyone else saying this in any other type of environment. On the contrary, this is a quote by well-known actor, Joseph Gordon Levitt, in a segment for his new variety show, “Hit Record”.

Levitt reaches out to viewers, sharing his own view as a male feminist, and asking for any and all responses that he may get in return. He decides to swim in unchartered territory by addressing a highly debated topic and attempt to bring it down to a conversation that anyone should be comfortable having.

So for a brief moment, let’s join Levitt and look further than what our grandparents told us, or what we hear on the news, or what we believe because we feel we’re supposed to believe: let’s talk about feminism.

Feminism can be traced to the late 19th century when the issue of women’s suffrage became prevalent in society. For years women fought for their right

to vote, until finally the 19th Amendment to the Constitution passed in 1920, enfranchising them.

The movement had a second wave in the 1960s and 1970s and still remains a hot issue for many women of all ages.

But one of the most common misconceptions about feminism is that it is only a woman’s issue. As Levitt shows, men are able and should be more inclined to take a stance on feminism and have an active role in creating equality across genders. Gender issues and stereotypes affect students across the nation on a regular basis.

What many don’t understand is just how important their voice is in remedying the situation.

As twenty-year-old males on a college campus, it is fairly common to view feminism in one of two ways: either as a necessary change to the way our society currently functions, or as a radical view taken on by women that can be negative toward men. One male grad-student who wishes to remain anonymous has this to say on the matter:

“I think modern feminism is unfortunately dominated by a loud majority, which in turn ruins its view by society. I think there’s this loud majority of angry, disgruntled people who have taken feminism to be an idea in which men are subservient to women, oblivious to the irony in their beliefs …

In reality though any minority group would have a small subset of extremists which are a poor reflection on their group as a whole. I wish that the extremist view of feminism was hushed and that feminism was

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something, especially guys, could really get behind.

Cause it has so much untapped potential. There are social norms and standards that some guys feel as though they need to live up to, and I think guys have a right to be upset about that and be vocal.”

This point alludes to the idea that although feminism is growing stronger and becoming more important to men, there are still double standards for both genders that need to be overcome. Many men see these double standards and give up on the idea of feminism or write it off as something too extreme to fully get behind. This however, is not the right approach to take: true social and economic equality between genders would help break down these barriers that currently affect both men and women and remedy the pressures that both genders feel.

Here’s what Jacob Rasmussen, a junior Language Arts major had to say on the matter:

“Feminism is primarily thought of as an issue for women to rally around, but for a truly feminist culture to take hold, it needs also to become an issue that concerns men. Feminism isn’t a way to, ‘take power away from men,’ it is a way to ensure safety – physically, emotionally, sexually, fiscally – for people of all genders. To me, feminism is not a way to redraw the lines of gender norms, but instead, a way to erase them all together.”

This statement makes some important points about how men need to take a role in feminism for its ability to ensure safety and equality in many aspects of life. It is not up to women to “earn” their equality,

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it is the responsibility of both genders to make it a possibility. Jake Gordon, a senior Education major and member of the Interfraternity Council had a similar sentiment saying: “I feel that the idea of feminism is what we need in our society. All women deserve the same rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men and should be defended for. It’s 2014. Women do too much for our society to not have the same equality as men.”

Jake takes a strong stance in support of equality as well as addressing the seriousness of this issue in society. These quotes made by men on Miami’s campus in different social circles show that feminism is clearly an important issue for all, which raises the question: Why the hostility surrounding the word?

If everyone just takes a second to analyze the issue more deeply, it is clear that feminism is not an issue about women; it is an issue about humans. Humans of both genders who deserve to make their own decisions about their lives on a level playing field.

That’s why Levitt’s segment on his show is such an important one: let’s not make feminism a hard to talk about topic – in fact, let’s talk about it as often as we can, regardless of our gender. Because at the end of the day, gender equality affects men’s lives just as much as it affects women: and men should be the biggest supporters of feminism out there.

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autumn sweet, sweet

trends sweeter than your pumpkin spice latte

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OPTI C AL ILLUSION Written by Sam Forsthoefel

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here’s fun to be had playing tricks on the eye.

And let’s face it, we all probe for those rare and illusive pieces of clothing that effortlessly flatter our appearance. So shouldn’t there be an easier way to make them magically appear whenever we take the time, energy, and green to spend on a shopping excursion? Follow these classic guidelines to learn which trends will beguile vision in your favor. Trust me, even Houdini’s going to kick himself for not thinking of this first.

Blocking…get to know your color wheel.

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Although far from new, color blocking is a multi-season trend that is here to stay. Mix and match hues or coordinate shades to achieve a stunning ensemble that will tempt anyone towards a double-take. Ladies and gentleman, you won’t believe your eyes. According to Brian O’Connor in “Style Tips: Color Blocking Do’s and, the first decision made involves choosing a series of complimentary

colors (colors opposite on the color wheel), analogous colors (colors neighboring on the color wheel), monochromatic colors (the same color used in different shades), or neutral colors (white, black, brown, nude). Additionally, most designers recommend a selection of three colors per outfit, as two is too few and four overwhelms.

For the sake of balance, a trustworthy tradition has always been assigning one neutral, one bold, and one neon to the three-color formula. Afterwards, take some advice from Julie Aboud in “Color Blocking Do’s and Don’ts and graduate from the amateur level with bold accessories. For instance, if you’re working with deep hues then throw in a bright statement necklace for contrast. However, you don’t have to always rely on jewelry! Feel free to accent with a printed belt or scarf, as well as a vibrant pump or handbag! Just remember to keep your overall look cohesive.

Additionally, if including patterns, play nice and let them dictate your outfit’s color scheme. And if you’re an overwhelmed beginner? Cheat! Raid the rack for color block body-con or sheath dresses that compliment your complexion and individual taste.

Another effortless favorite is the use of a vibrant jacket and pair of flats to draw attention away from the hips and thighs. Conversely, although layering blocks horizontally is popular and on trend, try it vertically if you want to balance and slenderize your proportions.

Patterns, graphics, prints, oh my.

Many people like to step outside of their comfort zone. An excellent way to reenergize your style is with graphic prints and designs. Not only do prints catch the eye, but additionally they confuse and manipulate it. Our sight is drawn to what is visually aesthetic, and trippy geometric patterns that bend and fold, twist and warp, fade in and out of focus or appear three dimensional, can skillfully hide unattractive features in your silhouette. Now you see them, now you don’t.

However, if the sharp and edgy look of this style doesn’t strike your fancy, feel free to gravitate towards more artistic and feminine patterns such as paisley, floral, or palmette. These are wonderful for spring and summer, while understated classics such as hounds tooth, herringbone, plaid, and damask are appropriate for winter and fall, especially in deeper hues.

The way you lie…

unwanted curves on your body. The creases on a ruched item work to soften the edges and profile of your figure, moderating the appearance of any unchecked bulges.

Furthermore, wrapping is another innovative technique that designers engage to compliment and flatten the female shape. It employs the concealing folds of a ruched design, while also creating a very becoming flow and drape of material across the body.

If you are weight conscientious or intimidated by tight clothing, wrapping and ruched designs will give you a gorgeous fit that hugs, not suffocates, your figure. Audience, prepare to be amazed…and jealous!

Get back into shape.

By the same token, many women complain about having no shape in comparison to having too much shape. A sole solution exists for both extremes: structure. Structure = shape is an age-old formula that never disappoints. If you want to define your figure, stick with clothing that has straight, clean-cut edges to sharpen your outline. Examples include fit-and-flare jackets or blazers, peplum blouses and skirts, as well as fitted trousers and jeans that follow a straight-leg pattern. Additionally, crisp pleats, creative layering, and light padding are great contemporary trends.

On a side-note, necklines and waistlines can make or break your look. When it comes to necklines, the sweetheart, scoop, square, and v neck are universally flattering. In her article “Your Most Flattering Neckline,” expert Holly Crawford attests that they have the general ability to elongate your neck and upper body, drawing more attention to your face.

Also, don’t underestimate the halter, which gives support and uplift to any bust size. When included with a built-in bra, this neckline also creates amazing curves where none existed originally.

Waistlines, as I mentioned, are of equal importance.

In terms of dress and blouse silhouettes, fashionsizzle.com claims the natural waistline traditionally hits at the smallest part of your torso, expertly accentuating an hourglass shape.

Gathering below the breast line, the empire waist enhances the flow of the bodily figure, which is a great tool for those seeking to extend their height.

Lastly, the drop waist is an understated classic that lingers low on the hips, creating the illusion of a longer torso by stretching the midsection.

Be sure to experiment with these trends in addition to setting your own this season!

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he bright key light shines sharply on the model’s face, exposing her perfectly curled eyelashes and perfectly painted lips. The stylist walks steadily to the model, and closely examines her new and daring creation. A look that is both polished and cool that will forever change Miami’s fashion. However, the real magic happens when the photographer snaps her photo. UP’s photographers take a simple idea, picture, or vision and turn it into a moment in Miami’s fashion history.

One of UP’s most contagious reads, “We Dare You” has a range of outfits starting from a leather top to a sequined maxi skirt. UP’s fashion photographer and interim editor Alyssa Sato says, “The We Dare You shoots are a lot of fun, the outfits are very out of the box.” When envisioning the “We Dare You” shoot Sato says that she works closely with the stylist. Sato adds that she brings her own clothes to the shoot to help recreate the theme.

Sato’s first “We Dare You” shoot was just last fall.

In UP’s previous fall edition, “Oxford, The New Emerald City,” Sato says she enjoyed shooting new and trendy styles for fall. “For my first fall edition I shot with a lot of raincoats and chunky boots, which was a blast!” she says.

This fall issue, Sato is not only taking photos but she is taking on the responsibly of being the interim photo editor. While Jackie, UP’s photo editor is studying abroad Sato had to step up to the plate. “I was just kinda thrown into it,” says Sato. “But hey, sink or swim right?”

Swimming is right – Sato has been working hard on her next shoot. She and the rest of the UP team are cutting photos, reading magazines, and pitching ideas for Vision. “It reminds me of the scene in 13 Going On 30, when Jenna and Lucy are presenting ideas for their magazine Poise,” says Sato laughing to herself. “But just not as scary.” With the shoot creeping up fast, Sato already has a vision in mind.

She pictures the set to be outdoors, with the warm fall colors of red and brown in the distance. In addition she envisions neutral colors and the model wearing simple make up. The photos will display how natural beauty never falls out of style.

As she sits across the table in her chic black sweater and daring, edgy gold headband that lies perfectly in her hair, one can see she is an artist. Sato’s love for fashion is what drives her success and what will ultimately push her to her next project. Sato has big dreams and visions for herself. “After college I want to go to fashion school and then my life is heading towards editorial photography for a magazine like Vogue.”

Photography is not always unplanned or spontaneous; it is carefully crafted and envisioned.

Editors, writers, models and stylists all assist photographers in creating their works of art. With a camera in hand and a mind full of ideas, pictures, and visions one can change fashion history.

In the words of Sato,“ But hey sink or swim right?”

Don’t dream and sink – dream and swim.

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First, we should probably state the obvious: Cincinnati does not have the brightest, most shining recent history, and pretty much every native will agree.

Senior Eric Rubeo is a Cincinnati native who loves his city, and adds, “I think people think Cincinnati is a little irrelevant, especially in the Ohio scene. They tend to focus on Columbus and Cleveland which isn’t accurate.”

It’s no secret that there have been problems with race relations and violence, but between 2000 and 2010, two major revamps for OTR (Over-the-Rhine) and Cincinnati Riverfront were beginning. For the first time in most of our college-age lifetimes, Cincinnati began to build itself up, and we can finally reap the benefits.

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It’s no secret that there have been problems with race relations and violence, but between 2000 and 2010, two major revamps for OTR (Over-the-Rhine) and Cincinnati Riverfront were beginning. For the first time in most of our college-age lifetimes, Cincinnati began to build itself up, and we can finally reap the benefits.

Sure, there are parts of the city that have been cool for a long time, but there wasn’t really a sense of unity, a mecca for culture. Downtown is becoming that mecca.

A place once feared by most is now one of the most bustling areas of the city, events taking place almost any weekend of the year. If you steer towards the many popular bars at night, you’re sure to find them packed

One of the newest and most popular additions to the downtown area is The Banks. Nestled between Great American Ballpark, Paul Brown Stadium, the Ohio River, and downtown, it’s one of the most crowded and successful projects in recent years.

It consists of a three-block area filled with new bars, restaurants, shops, and a family-friendly park overlooking the river.

During football and baseball season, this area is unsurprisingly packed with orange and/or red jerseys. It’s added a great element to the experience of supporting our local sports teams (which Cincinnatians will do until they’re blue in the face, albeit no World Series win since 1990 or Super Bowl ring…ever).

Regardless of the season, The Banks is still bustling with people of all ages all year-round. This could easily be attributed to its success in creating a varied scene in such a small space.

Check out The Banks’ website for a full list of bars and restaurants: http://thebankscincy.com.

In addition, at any hour of the day (or night), Riverfront Park is a great place to take a breather from the chaos of The Banks. Whether you want to run through the fountains like a little kid or take a stroll along the river, it’s a great addition to an already bustling area. You can even sit on the adult-size swings that overlook the river, and as University of Cincinnati grad student and Cincinnati native Lindsay Doll says, “They’re so romantic and fun – I love them!”

Just a few blocks away is another newly bustling area – the area Cincinnatians tenderly refer to as OTR.

Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine is home to one of the largest pre-prohibition brewery districts in the country, many new restaurants and shops, a refurbished park, and the one and only Findlay Market.

One of the biggest reasons for this boom of growth is Brandery, a company that incubates startup companies and helps them get off the ground. It’s one of the top ten companies of its kind in the country, and is attracting a lot of new businesses to the Cincinnati area.

Senior Journalism and Interactive Media Studies major, Erica Griffith interned in OTR this summer at Roadtrippers, one of Brandery’s companies.

Coming into the summer she thought Cincinnati “was a wannabee city.” After spending the summer there, though, her perception changed.

“I found a niche and by that I mean little places and business and spots that mimicked what my notions of what big city life was like,” she says. “For

example I played kick ball with my company in Washington Park…and there are really awesome bars and restaurants.”

As Griffith alludes to, OTR is a place for those who aren’t afraid to mingle with people from all walks of life, a place that gives you the true taste of who inhabits Cincinnati – it is in the heart of the city.

It’s nestled in an area that honestly is not the best – Main St. and Vine St. are where you want to stay for the most part. That being said, this is no longer the area that you need to be afraid to be in. A healthy dose of caution is all you need, just like in any other big city (but you really shouldn’t venture away from the main drags, especially at night, and especially not by yourself ).

On any weekend night you’re sure to find all of the new bars and restaurants Griffith mentions packed.

Restaurants like A Tavola Trattoria, the pizza place with its unique toppings and brick oven or Taste of Belgium, where you can cry tears of happiness while eating your Belgian waffle and enjoying a bloody Mary, and tons more. The best part is that if it’s an hour wait at any of the above on a Saturday night, a lot of these restaurants are right across the street from each other.

If it’s still a long wait, there are plenty of great bars to kill some time in. Considering this is one of the largest pre-prohibition brewery districts, many of these great bars include great beer.

“Rhinegeist which is currently a brewery, is on the third floor of this building and it doesn’t look like anything’s in there… people are super creative with what’s there,” Griffith says.

There’s also MOTR pub, Christian Moerlein Brewing Co., and Japps, among plenty of others.

Most of the breweries allow for tours and tastings.

For more of the many awesome things to do in OTR, visit http://www.otrchamber.com.

We may not be New York or Chicago, but we’re not trying to be. As Griffith says, “I think I love how much people love it [Cincinnati]. I just, I don’t know, I think that any place should have “place pride” and I’ve never been somewhere where people love a city so much.”

As my parents always say – it’s not where you are, it’s who you’re with; and if you’re in Cincinnati, you’re surrounded by people who passionately love their city, and will remain dedicated to its well being for generations to come.

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Switching up locations, like going to the library or renting a room in Armstrong, can provide you with a new place to achieve your academic goals.

Keep a Planner

No matter what industry you’re hoping to enter after graduation, everyone has to put in a lot of hours and focus in order to get a job. This vision and dedication should start as soon as possible, and taking any opportunity you can get while in college will only make you that much more valuable when you begin applying for jobs. Joining a business fraternity, applying for an internship or running for an officer position in an organization can all propel you to a better future.

nvisioning the next five, ten or twenty years of your life can be a challeng.It’s not something that is easy for a lot of people, especially college students. Feeling unprepared for what lies ahead is always nerve wracking, but a little preparation can go a long way in arranging your future goals and setting a clear path to success. Take comfort in knowing that many small steps can add up to help you in ways you never even realized.

Whether it’s a physical planner or a digital one on your phone or computer, writing down all your dates, deadlines and appointments makes staying organized a breeze. The physical act of writing or typing what you need to accomplish for the day or the week is a great way of keeping your goals in check.

Update Your Résumé

You never know when a job interview is going to come around, and whether it’s for a part-time job on the weekends or a cutthroat internship for the summer, a great resume matters. Try to update your resume once a month, or at least check it over—this includes any online resumes you may have as well, such as a LinkedIn profile. Staying up to date on that will make preparing for those interviews a lot easier.

Switch Up Studying Habits

We all know how easy it can be to sit on your bed with a laptop and textbook and half-heartedly study while scrolling through Facebook. Habits like this can damage our success in the classroom, which is vital to our success in the future. Try studying in new ways, like with flashcards or in a group setting.

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Make a Good Impression

You never know who is going to help you succeed, so it’s always important to make a good impression on everyone you meet. This can mean a variety of things, but most importantly would be to dress and act professionally. Professors and co-workers notice when you are someone who is reliable and mature, so showing up to class and being dependable to those around you can only benefit you in the long run.

Clear Your Vision

It’s okay to not be 100 percent sure what you want to do with your future! The beauty of college, and particularly a liberal arts education, is that you have hundreds of opportunities to expand your horizons and try things you never thought you would. If you aren’t sure what your future holds for you yet, slow down and discover what that is. Once you find your passion, there’s no stopping you.

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