COMMUNITY
EDITOR SAMMIE MILLER
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014
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Male steps through two apartment ceilings At 10:37 p.m. Friday, OPD officers responded to 1007 Arrowhead Dr. Apt. 9B after a foot had erupted through a third-floor unit’s ceiling. The foot was attached to a junior male Miami student, who had been using a vacant third floor apartment to shower after his unit lost hot water, according to OPD. He had suitable permission to do so. After that shower also proved cold, saying he was tired of cold showers, the intoxicated male clothed himself and climbed into the attic to follow the hot water line. In the dark attic without a flashlight, the suspect missed a truss and stepped through the ceiling. His jeans and boot were visible to a startled Miami student in unit 9B. Attempting to return to his borrowed unit, the male again stepped through the ceiling, this time into unit 10B, occupied by another Miami student. His foot immediately collided with a floor lamp and knocked out the bulb, plunging the room into darkness. He returned to the bathroom and took his shower. He was later identified exiting the laundry room, partly by his boot and pant, according to OPD. He did not appear dirty, but had a rancid tank top stuffed in his pocket and readily admitted to being intoxicated, according to OPD. He was charged with criminal trespassing and criminal mischief, according to OPD. He was returned to his apartment.
Nude intruder Goldilocks self in bathroom At 1:31 a.m. Friday, OPD officers responded to a report of a burglary in process in the 100 block of South Beech Street. A resident said she was in her bed when she was awoken by an unrecognized, pants-less female standing in her doorway. The resident then roused her sleeping roommates and, upon their return to the bedroom, found the scantily-clad intruder asleep in the bed. The residents attempted to wake the female, but throughout their attempts, they claimed the girl pretended to be sleep while grinning mischievously. Eventually, the residents were successful, and, as the sleepy nudist rolled off the mattress, she sprung up and ran into another room, where she slipped into bed with another sleeping resident. Yet again, the residents returned to the now-Sisyphean task of removing the girl from a bed. Again, after being removed from the mattress, the female ran into the bathroom and locked the door behind her. At this point, residents called OPD. When officers arrived and entered the bathroom, it was empty. While taking residents’ statements, one officer noticed a similarly pants-less female running eastbound down West Collins Street. She was ordered to stop, but continued running until she arrived on a doorstep. The residents of that particular address said they did not know the female, and she was arrested and taken to Butler County Jail. She was charged with burglary and obstructing official business.
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Abby Cramer pets two six-month-old camels Wednesday afternoon Uptown at Israelfest in Uptown Park. Many students attended the event.
State passes college tuition freeze BY MACKENZIE CLUNE
Creamer, expressed his lack of surprise with the bill, as it reflects the work of Rosenberger and his committee last fall and winter. “Representative Rosenberger and Governor Kasich have had a very open dialogue with Ohio’s public university community about the types of changes that are needed for higher education in Ohio but they also have been open to feedback from the university community,” Creamer said. “Working together with Ohio’s leadership is leading to more success than would otherwise have been possible.”
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College tuition is an on-going issue, not only for students attending large, public universities, but also for those attending smaller community colleges and technical centers. The Higher Education Community banded together with the purpose of modifying the tuition of future students at community colleges and technical centers across the state of Ohio. On April 9, State Representatives Cliff Rosenberger and Tim Brown announced the passage of House Bill 484 from the Ohio House of Representatives and it is now headed to Ohio’s Senate. House Bill 484 authorizes community and technical colleges to create a tuition guarantee program, where schools establish a tuition cost for incoming first-years. Students are promised the cost will not increase over the course of their time at the institution. The bill includes new performance constructed funding formulas for both Ohio community colleges and Ohio technical centers that are centered on student results and ability. Miami University is among six central campuses across the state of Ohio that has existing enrollment limits. House Bill 484 repeals these existing limits. Miami’s Vice President for Finance and Business Services and Treasurer, David
technical colleges were addressed in the budget bill a year ago for Ohio’s public universities,” Creamer said. “An outcome based on a funding formula was put in place first for the universities and universities also already have the authority to create a guaranteed tuition program. Miami’s Board of Trustees began discussing a tuition guarantee last fall and expect to make a decision about implementing such a program during the next academic year.” Unlike the majority of the student body, first-year Evan’s Scholar, Alex Arenkill has a full-ride
Working together with Ohio’s leadership is leading to more success than would otherwise have been possible.” DAVID CREAMER
FINANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES VICE PRESIDENT
Specific to community and technological colleges in Ohio, the topic of tuition at public universities, like Miami University, has never taken a backseat. Creamer said he suspects that at the June meeting, Miami’s Board of Trustees will consider a 2 percent increase in tuition in hopes to remain consistent with their longterm plan of maintaining tuition increases at or below 2 percent, which is below inflation. “The issues that were focused this time on the community and
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scholarship to the institution and is unaffected by any tuition modifications. In regards to House Bill 484, according to Representative Rosenberger, the bill “represents a benchmark Ohio is trying to set for higher education as a whole.” “I think this ‘benchmark’ is a good blueprint for how a college should be run,” Arenkill said. I believe that the amount the average first-year student pays should remain consistent throughout your remaining years in college. Thus,
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a grandfather system, like the one House Bill 484 proposes, would be very beneficial for Miami University and larger public universities as a whole.” Other students who are affected by the modifications also feel like the benchmark would be an effective approach in developing tuition policies. According to Miami firstyear, Frank Borta, knowing a concrete amount would be beneficial to both incoming students, especially those who are out-of-state, and the higher education community. This would give students an idea of their potential debt, while opening the door for students who possibly wouldn’t have had the means to afford higher education otherwise. “Representative Rosenberger is correct in saying Ohio is setting a benchmark, this bill will push other states to pass similar legislation just to continue to attract students to their state universities.” Borta said. The financial policies of both large public universities, including Miami University, and smaller community colleges and technical centers across the state of Ohio are continuously progressing. “I think House Bill 484 probably will have a greater impact on the community and technical colleges this time because these issues were largely addressed in earlier legislation for Ohio’s public universities,” Creamer said.
On a trip to visit family in New Hampshire Gary Milholland, a 2002 Miami graduate, discovered his dream of starting The Music Arcade, a live music venue supported by revenue from arcade games, which provides entertainment for the entire family. Milholland has been rapping since 1992. He started at the age of 13 when a friend asked him to do a rap. It was 30 seconds long, which he memorized and wrote down. From then on the raps just kept coming. His rap name “The Mission Man” came from his goal of changing the way people view hip-hop and removing stereotypical negative aspects such as violence, demeaning of women and materialism. But there is more to Milholland than just his rapping. “Family has always been very important to me,” Milholland said. “It was largely instilled by my mom because she was one of the most driven people I’ve ever known, but still had tremendous love for family.” It was on a family trip that inspiration struck. While visiting his brother and his brother’s family they went to Funspot, the world’s largest arcade. There, Milholland enjoyed the same games he grew up playing, only this time with his niece and nephew. “Watching them enjoy it brought us closer together because we shared that common experience, Milholland said. “It was almost like they
were able to have part of my childhood as well.” Milholland has been playing music live since 1998. However, he is a non-drinker and has been searching for a way to provide family entertainment and a live music venue without the reliance of being supported by alcohol. It was this profound experience at the arcade that gave Milholland the idea for The Music Arcade. The idea will allow him to combine his love of music with the joy he gets from playing video games. Milholland recently started a campaign on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding website, to raise money to help fund the project which he plans to open in Westchester, Ohio. Milholland continues to play live and regularly performs for Miami students at The Hole in the Wall Bar on High Street. In January 2005, Milholland had one of his bigger crowds at the bar. “I have had a lot of positive experiences performing for Miami students,” Milholland said. “I had one show in which 120 people came out. Everybody was shoulder-toshoulder and not moving so it was a completely packed house. That was a pretty incredible experience.” Milholland plays most Sundays at The Hole in the Wall Bar and will be there this Sunday, May 4. To learn more about Milholland and his music, visit missionman.net. To learn more about The Music Arcade, visit www.themusicarcade.com.