February 22, 2013 | The Miami Student

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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1970, The Miami Student reported that the Greek community was in the process of altering the nature of Greek Week. The competitive nature of Greek Week fostered animosity and further divided Greeks from non-Greeks. This went against the original intent of the Greek games, the Olympics. One of the proposals for the new Greek Week an ecology forum, during which several speakers discussed the problem of pollution.

Osborn shoots her way to scoring record

By Justin Maskulinski

For The Miami Student

ALEXANDER MCFARLAND THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami University senior guard Courtney Osborn dribbles the ball up the court in a recent game. Osborn became the school’s all-time leader in points scored in a game against the University at Buffalo.

Miami University Women’s Basketball (15-10, 7-5) has a new all-time leading scorer.

Senior guard Courtney Osborn broke Amanda Jackson’s (2003-2008) record of 1,979 points in a 69-56 win Wednesday night at the University at Buffalo (8-17, 6-6).

“It is a great accomplishment,” Osborn said. “I am very proud.”

Osborn said she believes the people she has been surrounded with have been the key to her record breaking career.

“I would not have had the opportunity to break the record without the coaches and players that I’ve been with these four years,” Osborn said. “[Head Coach Maria Fantanarosa] trusted me to play point guard as a freshman and that is why I was able to break the record.”

Fantanarosa said she believes the record has been earned through hard work and dedication. “[Osborn] has been a dominant scorer for four years; she has earned the record,” Fantanarosa said.

Osborn now holds the Miami record for three point field goals and for points. She

Ready or not: students must apply for May graduation by end of today

By Emily Glaser Senior Staff Writer

Today marks Miami University’s deadline to apply for graduation for all students planning to graduate in May. However, according to Amber Beal, assistant registrar for certification processes, undergraduate and master’s students have a little leeway.

Beal said undergraduate students may apply online up until the week before the ceremony and masters students may apply up until two weeks before the ceremony, but doctoral students must adhere to the Feb. 22 deadline.

“It is also important to note that students who miss the deadline may not be included in the ceremony programs and may also miss some important communications,” Beal said.

Seniors Brittany Peters and Sam Brock are concerned that they will not have all the requirements to graduate.

is 66 field goals away from breaking Jackson’s field goal record.

Osborn has averaged over 16 points per game in all four of her seasons at Miami. Every single game that Osborn has appeared in during her career has been a start.

“My teammates and coaches have been so supportive throughout my career,” Osborn said. “It is a blessing.”

My teammates and coaches have been so supportive throughout my career.”

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Osborn is averaging over 17 points per game this season, her season high of 30 came against the University of Nevada at the Caribbean Classic in Mexico. This season Osborn has been the leading scorer for Miami in 16 of the ’Hawks 25 games.

Osborn’s best scoring performance came last season at the University of Akron where she scored 48 points.

WE WANT MORE GOALS!

Office, students who are missing requirements to graduate can still participate in the ceremony since degree clearing does not begin until after final grades are due.

Brock and Peters said they have already begun to make plans for after graduation; Brock will go to graduate school and Peters will apply for teaching positions.

“My resume says I’m expected to graduate in May 2013, and I will tell all prospective employers that, so if [the Registrar Office] comes back and says I can’t graduate, and I have to take classes over the summer, it could really mess up my [job] application process,” Peters said.

According to Beal, if there is an issue with the students’ application to graduate where the Registrar’s office is unable to process the application, they will be notified by email and the Registrar’s office will work with them to resolve the issue so their application will be processed.

KIM PARENT THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami pep band celebrates during a recent home game. Next weekend marks the RedHawks’ last home series of the season.

WOMEN’S BBALL, SEE PAGE 8

ASG unanimously passes medical amnesty legislation

By Victoria Slater

“DARs [are] really confusing to read and it freaks me out that I won’t have everything I need to graduate in May,” Peters said. “I would feel much better if they sent back confirmation after you applied and said, ‘yes, you are done, you are going to graduate.’”

Brock said he thinks he has all the requirements, but still has concerns about the process.

“I have a friend who thought he was set to graduate, but it turns out he was actually one class short because of a complicated requirement for his major,” Brock said.

Beal said students can check the status of their application in BannerWeb under the View Graduation Application Link or at the top of their degree audit.

“Undergraduate students with missing requirements at the end of the term will be notified by mail by the Registrar Office or by the College of Arts and Sciences when we begin awarding degrees,” Beal said.

According to the Registrar’s

Senior forward Kirsten Olowinski has played with Osborn for all four years.

“It has been amazing to play with [Osborn],” Olowinski said.

“Her hard work, dedication, and leadership have shown throughout the years.”

Olowinski recollected that Osborn was viewed as a player with great potential her freshman year.

“Osborn was a talented freshman and we all knew it,” Olowinski said.

The RedHawks also broke a three game conference losing streak in the process.

Osborn led the ’Hawks on Wednesday with 19 points. She did not break the record until the 16:48 mark of the second half, when she took a jump shot near the foul line to become the all-time leading scorer.

Osborn had limited minutes in the first half because she got into foul trouble early. Osborn was called for a questionable flagrant foul in the first half.

“Osborn was taking a few pushes before she threw the elbow,” Fantanarosa said. “I was not frustrated with her.”

She did not attempt her first shot of the game until seven minutes into the game.

She tied the record with a three point shot with 8:44

Senior Staff Writer

Student Senate unanimously passed the Bill Continuing The Support of a Medical Emergency Assistant Program (Medical Amnesty) during the Associated Student Government (ASG) meeting Tuesday.

Medical amnesty ensures that if an underage student is intoxicated to the point where he or she is in need of emergency medical assistance, that student will receive help without “judicial consequences.”

However, the student must be cooperative and agree to certain conditions, such as counseling, if punishment is to be overlooked. The student must pay a fee for an alcohol and drug intervention program, and must also sign a waiver that notifies his or her parents about his or her participation in the protocol. There also must be no evidence of other crimes, such as breaking or entering or assault, during the incident.

The bill additionally states that if a student who is also intoxicated calls for a friend in need of emergency medical help, that student will not be penalized either. Thus, the bill helps to eliminate a student’s hesitation to call for help because he or she is afraid to be punished for underage drinking.

President of the Student Body senior John Stefanski emphasized that this legislation is for serious medical situations only, and cannot be utilized if students are simply drinking and want to avoid punishment.

“This is for people who are showing acute alcohol poisoning,” he said. “There is a difference between someone being heavily intoxicated versus someone needing

medical assistance.”

During the debate, senator senior Calvin Davis argued that the stipulations added, such as a counseling requirement, ensuring that students will be unable to use the bill as a means of evading penalty.

“The provisions added erase concerns that this a ‘get out of jail free card,’” Davis said.

The bill will now be presented to Miami University’s Student Affairs Council.

This is for people who are showing acute alcohol poisoning,” JOHN STEFANSKI

STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT

Later in the meeting, senate also unanimously passed a resolution named Restructuring the Election Procedure of Vice President for Student Organizations.

The bill, which was presented at last week’s meeting, states that the Vice President of Student Organizations will now be elected by a bylaw specified board, instead of by the student body.

Stefanski said because the vice president for student organizations manages such a large and significant budget, the election procedure should be less political, and more technical.

The specified board that will

ASG,

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Editors KATIE TAYLOR ALLISON MCGILLIVRAY

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013

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Students use gaming as an escape from reality

By Katie Sallach

For The Miami Student

For many students at Miami University, video games are a study break, but to some, they offer much more.

For first-year Steven Beynon, video games provided relief from very different types of stress while he served in the Army in Afghanistan. According to Beynon, many of the soldiers used video games to escape from combat stress and fend off boredom.

“The real obstacle of deployment is the boredom and trying to shake the home life out of your head,” Beynon said. “There are

games were the main source of entertainment and distracted everyone from the constant worries and stress, according to Beynon.

He said games go beyond what other forms of entertainment do.

“Games are a culmination of every art form,” Beynon said.

“They can do things a movie or a book can’t. Games have the advantage of being a social tool, being able to provide an immersive narrative, and demanding more attention than a TV show.”

Both sophomore Allen Hulley and junior Taylor White have been playing video games since before they could read. They

Games are a culmination of every art form. They can do things a movie or a book can’t.”

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a lot of uncertainties. Is my girlfriend going to be faithful or even bother waiting the full year? Is my house being taken care of? What if I miss my son’s birth?”

Since there weren’t many other options for recreation, video

agree that it helps them relax and relieve stress.

Hulley compared the experience to other common stress reducing activities.

“It’s the same thing as when you’re reading,” Hulley said.

“You’re not thinking about money problems or anything else. It keeps your mind occupied.”

White agreed, adding that the competitive edge in many games he plays is a key aspect in this stress relief.

“With the competitive aspects of the games, it gives me sort of a sense of accomplishment,” White said.

According to interactive media studies professor Lindsay Grace, who has been teaching game design and making games for nearly ten years, there are theories that support the competitive challenges of video games as a source of fulfillment. Most games are designed around challenges so that as players complete the challenges they begin to feel accomplished.

However, Grace said he thinks the main reason people use video games to reduce stress is because it allows them to escape from their daily lives.

“Computer based play extends the usual bounds of play by providing opportunities to play outside the daily rule sets,” Grace said. “Life is often not as well

Games,

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Anonymous donors give $1.8 million to build new weight room in Goggin

By Margeaux Leakas For The Miami Student

Miami University hockey coaches and players are looking forward to the addition of an underground weight room with several sections to Goggin Ice Center, funded by a $1.8 million donation, according to Head Men’s Hockey Coach Enrico Blasi.

According to Blasi, these sections will include a hall of fame, media and coaches’ room, cardio room and an off-ice shooting practice room.

Two Miami University alumni, who wanted to remain anonymous for personal reasons, donated the $1.8 million to go towards the construction and equipment for the new project.

Blasi said he is looking forward to the addition, though the team is waiting on construction bids to be finalized before the project starts. He said he thinks this new addition will not only strengthen the team, but help recruit new players.

“We recruit against big schools and all the other programs have amenities that players are looking for,” Blasi said. “They look for a program that will develop their careers.”

Many of the hockey players feel they are finally getting what was left out of the facility, and that it is going to have a positive effect on their program.

Freshman goalie, Anthony

Jacaruso said he thinks it’s going to take the program to another level.

“When you think about having a weight and cardio room right at the rink, you are already saving travel time, which means we can use that time more efficiently,” Jacaruso said. “Altogether I think it is going to have a positive effect for not only the players, but for the future success of our program.”

According to Assistant Athletic Director Josh Fenton, the hockey team has to travel across campus to the Gross Center to work out, so having the convenience to walk across the hallway will be beneficial.

“There are restrictions on how many hours they are allowed to practice,” Fenton said. “In season it will be convenient so they don’t have to walk from the south side of campus to the north side.”

First-year defense player Christopher Joyaux is also excited about the new facilities, and hopes he will still be here once the construction is complete.

“I believe that construction shall be completed hopefully starting my junior year,” Joyaux said. “It would be incredible to get to use the new weight room and shooting room.”

Hockey fans are just as excited.

Junior Kayley Williams said she’s thrilled about the new addition.

“I think the hockey team deserves this and needs it,” Williams said. “They work so hard and do so

well. I think many fans are excited to see how this affects their game in a positive way.”

The construction and equipment will be covered by the donation, and Blasi said the staff at the arena would maintain the upkeep of the equipment and facilities.

Fenton also said that any additional costs will be privately funded.

“Additional upkeep and maintenance will be taken through private funding,” Fenton said. “There will be no additional costs that the students’ will be charged.”

They have the hopes that they will raise about and beyond the total cost of the new structure. For people who fear that construction will impact walking in the area, Fenton said they should not worry.

“It should only affect the varsity hockey players and their access points to the locker room during construction, albeit minor.”

Blasi said he’s looking forward to using the media and coaches room.

He explained that during the week, the room would be used to meet with the players and go over practice and game videos and also watch video of their opponents.

“During the weekends the room will be used for interviews with the media because right now we are doing it in the hallway,” Blazi said.

With the starting date left undetermined, the coaches, players and fans anxiously await the construction.

Sundial thrives despite delivery competition

By Rebecca Peets

For the Miami Student

While more restaurants in Oxford have begun to deliver food, Sundial, Miami University’s on-campus delivery services has not seen a drop in patronage.

Executive general manager of Sundial, Chris Pirigyi said he has seen the steady change in Oxford food delivery.

“When I first came to Miami only a few restaurants delivered,” Pirigyi said. “Now 60 to 80 percent deliver to students on campus.”

But even with the increase in restaurants making deliveries, such as Pita Pit, Bagel & Deli, Wild Bistro, Krishna, Jimmy John’s and Papa John’s, Sundial Pizza has seen an increase in orders in the three years it has been in business, according to

Senior Director of the Shriver Center Marijo Nootz. This increase, however, has slowed this year, according to Nootz. Orders are still increasing, but only slightly as compared to the massive increase Sundial has seen in the past, according to Nootz.

“It’s hard to say why,” Nootz said.

“Our counts are as high or higher than they have been before, but there could be less large orders.”

Pirigyi believes the leveling off could be due to a lack of opportunity for expansion for Sundial. “We have limited resources as far as delivery area,” Pirigyi said.

Sundial delivers only to oncampus residences and fraternities, which was a decision made after fraternities came to Sundial asking them to expand their delivery area.

According to Nootz they are very close to campus, so Sundial agreed.

The competitive advantage for Sundial is that it does accept meal plan, according to Pirigyi.

There is a reason for these limitations in delivery area, according to Nootz.

“We were created to be a service to students who have meal plans,” Nootz said.

This is something that sets Sundial apart from the other restaurants that deliver to students, according to Pirigyi.

Pirigyi recognizes some competition from Uptown restaurants with delivery services.

“Because of the geography of Oxford, anything impacts everything else,” Pirigyi said. “We’re competing directly with those people.”

sundial, SEE PAGE 4

JEANNE-MARIE DU TOIT THE MIAMI STUDENT

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

Senior Nikki Theobald takes it to the top while climbing the rock wall at the Rec Center.

Survey indicates LGBTQ students view Greek system as less accepting

By Katie Caprez

For The Miami Student

A recent survey conducted by Miami University’s Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered and Questioning Services (GLBTQ) and the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life assessed the acceptance of Miami’s LGBTQ population in the Greek community. Survey results indicated that LGBTQ respondents reported viewing sororities and fraternities as less accepting than straight students did, according to the survey results report provided

We don’t care if they’re gay or not as long as they’re cool, as long as they’re good people.”

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by the Office of Diversity affairs.

Of the 356 students who participated in the survey, (312 undergraduates and 53 graduate students) 173 were Greek affiliated.

Associate Director of Diversity Affairs Demere Woolway said the survey, conducted from Sept. 5 to Oct. 5, 2012, was created to better understand the needs of students and to understand stereotypes of the Greek community, LGBTQ students and Miami students in general.

Woolway’s office had previously done a more general survey to assess the needs of Miami’s LBGTQ

community and she felt the office needed to know more about the Greek community’s role in LGBTQ students’ lives after speaking with students who thought they might have missed out on a bid from an organization based on their sexual preference.

The Diversity Affairs Office and Women’s Center facilitate programming for LGBTQ students and their allies, including Spectrum, an undergraduate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight alliance.

Overall, 44 percent of respondents ranked Miami’s sororities and fraternities as slightly accepting of LGBTQ people.

Also, 37 percent of respondents answered Greek organizations were moderately accepting or very accepting.

In addition, 19 percent of respondents said sororities and fraternities were not at all accepting and 0 percent said soroities and fraternities were very accepting of LGBTQ people.

“There was a very clear difference between offering a bid to an openly gay person and being accepting of a member who came out who was already a member,” Woolway said. “If somebody was already a member of their organization and then they came out as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, people would be relatively likely to accept them and be supportive.”

Nearly 67 percent of Greek respondents said it was extremely likely they would accept a current

LGBTQ,

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Obama announces release of college comparison tool

By Cynthia Marcinek For the Miami Student

Last Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced a new tool aimed to help parents and students compare college tuition, graduation rates, loan default rate and median browsing.

College Scorecard, which is already up and running, will eventually include an employment feature as well according to the website.

The Scorecard allows people to look at and compare various university features across the country. After logging on, users can narrow their college search by looking at school occupations, degrees, majors, size, locations and campus setting.

The scorecard website found on the whitehouse.gov website said “The College Scorecard has been designed by the U.S. Department of Education to provide

better information to students and parents about college affordability and value.”

According to sophomore Amy Mirlisena, with websites like Miami University’s own and others such as collegeprowler.com, scorecard seems like something that should have already been in place, and she doesn’t think College Scorecard would be the first place she’d look for information on universities.

“I’d probably Google it first if I wanted information about colleges,” Mirlisena said. “I don’t think its necessary that [Obama] put this in place because the Internet already has this information. I don’t really see how it’s directly beneficial.”

Sophomore Hannah Olenick said she thinks Scorecard has its benefits.

SCOREcARD, SEE PAGE 4

Editors OLIVIA HNAT HANNAH STEIN

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POLICE Alumnae wine down in Mendoza

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By Michelle Rowley stAFF WRITER

For four Miami university alumnae, red and white does not just represent their alma mater; it also represents their business, Slantwalk Wine.

Sarah Hannibal, Paula Tordella Hawthorne, Mara Gloor and Kerri Tordella Rygiel decided to leave the suburbs of Chicago and take a spontaneous trip to Mendoza, Argentina.

While there, the four women met two American entrepreneurs, David Garrett and Michael Evans, who were in the process of starting a wine bar.

A year later, the men partnered with Argentinean Pablo GiminezRilli back in Mendoza and bought 200 acres of raw land, splitting it up into small vineyards.

Once the men sold all 200 acres, they bought 400 more; creating 90 small vineyards, a winery and a 5-Star spa/hotel and restaurant called The Vines of Mendoza, according to Hannibal.

“We were offered the opportunity to buy one [vineyard] in early 2007 and bought four acres when there was nothing but scrappy land near the [Andes] mountains,” Hannibal, director of finance and compliance, said.

Hannibal said when the opportunity arose, they were naïve about the process, but have learned a great deal about good wine and owning their own business. Hannibal said the culture as well as the rich wines of Mendoza is what inspired them.

Gloor, Hannibal and Tordella Rygiel graduated from Miami in 1993, and in 1995, Kerri’s sister Paula Tordella graduated. Hannibal said

By Hannah Stein Community Editor

The Oxford community has been looking forward to the opening of T.J.Maxx and now the chain has released a timeline for its opening.

According to Alan Kyger, Oxford economic development director, the goal is for the store to open early April.

“Their goal is to do a job fair the first or second week of March and start to fill in the store in March and then train the staff that they’ve hired at the end of March,” Kyger said.

None of these dates are set in stone, according to Kyger.

A Will’s Pizza patron purchases Slantwalk Wine.The wine is produced by an Argentinean vineyard owned by four Miami alumnae. their unforgettable time at Miami and shared appreciation for their Alma Mater was the inspiration for the name of their wine, Slantwalk Wine.

“We also could link the name to our journey on the unbeaten path,” Hannibal said. “Things never seemed to go easily with this venture… [it was] never a straight line.”

The women’s experience was not short or inexpensive. According to Hannibal, each year when they farm the land and make the wine, each woman pays 25 percent of the cost.

It was not until 2010 when they had enough grapes to harvest.

“We planted the grapes and grew them for three years before we had a harvest in 2010,” Hannibal said, “We are now selling our second vintage (2011) and the grapes are only getting better from year to year.”

Hannibal explained a second vintage is the second batch of wine produced by Slantwalk Wine.

The wine is a Malbec, which is a full-bodied red wine.

According to Hannibal, their first harvest produced 3,600 bottles, 200 cases of Slantwalk and 100 cases of Slantwalk 4 Barrel. Hannibal said they could increase production if

demand for the product is there. For the March 2013 harvest, Slantwalk Wine is planning to produce 350 cases, 4,200 bottles, and will produce its first white wine.

Slantwalk Malbec is sold in many locations in Oxford, including Will’s Pizza, Quarterbarrel, 45 East Bar & Grill, Dipaulo’s and Main Street Gourmet.

Slantwalk Wine is served through Carillon Catering, and at Marcum Conference Center. The wine is sold at many other retails around Ohio, as well as a few places in Kentucky.

City manager plans to revamp dated website

Lane Library officially moving to Walmart site

By Olivia Hnat

By Emily Dangler

numerous people reported they like the volume of information but would like the website to be easier to naviDouglas Elliott, Oxford city man- gate. Elliott said he is taking prelimiager, is considering ways to reorga- nary steps to improve the website. nize the city’s website, cityofoxford.

“I want to do a better job of reororg. He has tentative plans to reor- ganizing and we will probably set ganize it by this fall and to make it up a committee in the not too distant more user-friendly. future and work on that through the The current design of the website spring and summer,” Elliott said after is ten years old and features infor- the city council meeting Feb 19. “It’s mation from many departments, basically about continuing to put all archived city council agendas and a the information on there. Making it citizen support page for community more user-friendly and organizing it members to submit questions. a little better.”

“I have always felt that the main Elliott said he would like to feapurpose [of the website] is for peo- ture tabs for businesses, citizens, visple to find the information they need itors and Miami University students [and] to get the answers to their on the future website. questions,” Elliott said.

According to website analytics Since its launch in 2003, various provided by Elliott, an average of pages, information and online ser- 388 users visited the website per day vices have been added to the web- between Jan. 1 and Feb. 20, 2013. site, according to Elliott. In 2006, The average users spent a little over the Citizens Support Center Service two minutes on the website per visit. was added to the website to provide According to Morris, websites a forum for citizens to submit ques- are an important tool for citizens tions and request services. In 2008, and local governments. the Oxford on Demand Service was “We have gotten to the point added to stream city council and where we expect websites to be useother government meetings online. ful, informative and to be there,” The service connects archived video Morris said. “Government at the loto the meeting agenda for viewers to cal level, because of a lot of different jump to specific parts of the meeting. reasons, have been slow. But they “If you can’t go you can watch,” recognize now that they simply have Mark Morris, a Miami Univer- to be there. It isn’t just some throw sity public administration professor, away thing you have on the side that said. “It increases the transparency you ignore, it is an expectation of component of citizens who want their citizenry.”

City Councilmember Kate Rousto be interested.”

In 2011, the city manager’s office maniere said she has heard the conducted a survey via Survey Mon- website is confusing. She said she key and asked participants for feed- would like to see more upcoming back on the website. 43 people par- events and city information posted ticipated in the survey and submitted on the homepage.

“I don’t go to the website that mixed responses. When asked “how would you rate the City’s website much because I have bookmarked overall?” 15 people said “good” the things that I need,” Rousand 13 said “mediocre.” In the maniere said. “I think that it needs comments section of the survey, to be updated.”

Community Editor

T.J.Maxx Update

TYLER GRAVES THE MIAMI STUDENT

For The Miami Student

After months of deliberation, members of the Oxford community cast their final votes in a public council session regarding the new location of the Oxford Lane Public Library.

Rebecca Smith, head of the Oxford Lane Library, said due to the limited size of the existing building, the library has been unable to take in new book collections or add to its community space.

The library, 15 S. College Ave., will be relocated to the vacant Walmart building on Locust Street, according to Smith.

Although building and renovations plans will likely not be finalized until May, the new Lane Library will use half of the available 50,000 square feet of the old Walmart property.

Alan Kyger, Oxford’s economic development director, said the property’s developer has been attempting to repurpose the lot since 2006.

“People seemed to favor the Walmart site because it was the closest option, on state Route 27 and near other retail … people liked the idea that the old [Walmart] building would finally be used,” Kyger said.

Kyger said that until the library’s recent interest in using the space for its expansion project, the Walmart property developer has been unable to find enough interest from commercial and retail investors to fill the entire 50,000 square feet of empty space.

While the final decision on where to build the new library was left up to the Oxford

community, Smith said she believes that the old Walmart property will be the perfect new location for the building project.

Smith said one of the benefits of the property plan is that it will be a mixed-usage development, which will help to attract a larger variety of people to the library.

Although the current library location Uptown lends itself to being at the center of Oxford and Miami University activity, both Smith and Kyger said the development plans will attract many students to the library’s new location because of its proximity to the businesses, restaurants and residential apartments that will be built near the library.

Junior Shruti Nanda said she was interested in the plans for the new library because she has never used the Oxford’s public library before.

“I have walked by and thought of using the library but I have never actually used it,” Nanda said. “I used to read a lot of new books before I came to college.”

Smith said that she hopes the new library will attract more college students to use the improved resources that the library will offer.

According to Smith the larger space will allow the library to provide more free services, such as free WiFi, a larger collection of e-readers and computers, more study spaces and larger community meeting rooms.

The library needs to expand because of its constantly growing collection on local and regional history, according to Smith. With a larger building, the library will be able to accept more documents for this special collection, free for the public’s use.

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GAMES, FROM PAGE 2

scaffolded as games. Players receive persistent feedback and appropriate challenges, where life is rarely so well managed.”

Beynon, who was introduced to video games at a young age by his parents, continues to play video games more than ever now that he is back from Afghanistan and a student at Miami. According to Beynon, college students also need a way to relieve stress and video games are the perfect way.

“Students have a major lack of control,” Beynon said. “College is overpriced and most students are overworked and underpaid, this, on top of other problems like

SUNDIAL, FROM PAGE 2

Although every business brings some competition, Nootz does not believe that these other restaurants have largely affected Sundial.

“Sunday we did 350 orders,” Pirigyi said. “It’s a fast paced, high stress environment, we’re always looking for hard working students to fill orders as fast as we can.”

Time is the major complaint with Sundial Pizza, according to some students.

“I sometimes order Sundial because they take meal plan,” sophomore Eleni Byers said. “But Papa Johns comes faster.”

Sophomore Joe Kowalkowski has used Sundial before because it is easy to use.

“I can use my meal plan,” Kowalkowski said. “It’s the same price

SCORECARD, FROM PAGE 2

“Because it’s coming from the White House, I think it will be more reliable than other sources,” Olenick said. “I would definitely look at the scorecard and recommend it for other students to use when they’re looking at grad schools or further education.”

Scorecard has listed Miami in the highest tuition level at $22,100 per year. In addition, it lists Miami in the highest graduation rate level in the region at 81.5 percent. Miami also has a lower loan default rate at 8.2 percent, less than the national average of 13.4 percent.

According to the Scorecard website, it plans to release university employment information on the site in the future.

James Kiper, chair on Miami’s 2020 Planning Committee, which sets goals and guidelines for the university’s future said, the plan requires metrics in order to measure the success of the program. One such metric

raising children, maintaining a car, health concerns and uncertainty about the future … Games empower the student and throw them into a world that they can control.

And if the realities of the game get too stressful, they can turn it off and move on. You can’t do that with life.”

While Hulley and White say they mainly play role playing, shooting and sports video games to escape reality for a while, according to Grace, there are many other types of games that offer benefits in addition to stress relief.

Grace runs the Persuasive Play lab at Miami University, which is a new initiative to research games as a tool to change the way people view the world, and develop but it comes out of my meal plan instead of my wallet.”

Sundial processes up to 50 orders per hour while it is open.

The service has also had many new initiatives to grow its business, even if it can’t grow its market.

According to Pirigyi, Sundial has done Super Bowl promotions, changed its hours to open earlier, and is even starting a new composting initiative with Facebook.

“We’ve done a lot of research on how to improve delivery service,” Pirigyi said.

Some of the research Sundial has done includes a LEAN committee, which works with efficiency and also working with the business school to look at the logistics of delivery.

“We’re always looking for better ideas and its good to have an outside look,” Nootz said. being considered is university graduation rates.

“We might set a goal of 85 percent, that’s not a set number, but it will be some challenging goal,” Kiper said. “It will then ripple down to each department.”

The lower levels of the goals haven’t been set and will probably not be set until the summer. While one of the goals is to have effective partnership and outreach, it’s still in the next step. This is a place where the Scorecard could be effective with the 2020 plan.

However, when it comes to measuring the effectiveness of the 2020 plan, Scorecard lists information that the university already has, so the tool is more for public use.

“I think it is a good source for some of the high level data,” Kiper said. “We already know most of the data, it comes from us, so we already know it. You could say we’re getting it from them, we already had it, but you could say we’re using that data in some of the goals.”

games that deliver persuasive content including social impact and educational information. The lab is funded by Proctor and Gamble and operates a design group including instructor led students and clients hoping to promote their products and ideas through the games they design.

They are currently working on researching and developing games that could aid in complicated problems such as tax returns.

In addition to running the lab and teaching, Grace has designed and developed educational games, which he said can be beneficial in explaining complex concepts, and have been used in classrooms to help students learn in a more engaging way, which improves

learning across the board.

One study, conducted by a group of physicians at the Beth Israeli Medical Center in New York City, demonstrated a strong correlation between physicians who played games and their ability to use digital tools during surgery, according to Grace.

Another study used electroencephalograms (EEG) to test the activity of people’s brains while playing video games, and demonstrated a decrease in brain waves that are associated with withdrawal and depression type behaviors when the participants were playing video games.

Hulley also said he thinks there are other benefits to playing video games including gaining practical,

real world knowledge and skills, especially through role playing type video games.

Even though studies have shown that video games can be educational and helpful in relieving stress, some are still skeptical and believe they desensitize players to violence. While Grace does not personally enjoy violent games and thinks the gaming industry should go beyond violence, he does not agree with the idea that they are the sole cause of peoples’ violence.

“Last I checked there seems to be plenty of violent books and movies,” Grace said. “I’d encourage people to consider violent video games as a genre, the way horror films don’t represent all film.”

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member who came out, while 40 percent said it was very or extremely likely that an openly gay, lesbian or bisexual person would receive a bid from their chapter.

However, nearly 60 percent said it is unlikely or not at all likely that an openly transgender potential member would receive a bid from their chapter.

Pan-Hellenic President senior Dana Shanley said in general, based on her experiences participating in recruitment as a member of Chi Omega sorority, sororities do not discriminate based on sexual preference during rush.

“From my personal experience (sexual preference) is not something we would ever discriminate against in recruitment … it would have never come up,” Shanley said.

Sophomore Kendal Mello believes her sorority, Alpha Delta

Pi, would be accepting of a potential new member or initiated sister who was lesbian, bisexual or transgendered.

“If that’s how they choose to live their life, that’s fine with me,” Mello said.

The issue of accepting LGBTQ people into the Greek system has not been heavily emphasized at official meetings of Miami Greek organizations thus far, according to Katherine Fox, program coordinator for the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life & Leadership.

“We’re going to be bringing those conversations back to the table as soon as possible,” Fox said. Shanley said that with rush season so recently completed, leaders of Greek life have not had a lot of time to meet.

Now that the busy season of formal recruitment has concluded, Fox said the office will be taking an initiative to incorporate the results of the needs assessment survey.

“We want to encourage a lot of education and partnership (between

LGBTQ community leaders) and chapter presidents,” Fox said.

She emphasized the need for Greek leaders to communicate their openness to accepting gay or transgendered members.

Woolway said she believes mutual miscommunication and stereotyping between the LGBTQ and Greek communities is one major issue.

According to Woolway, LGBTQ persons often choose not to participate in recruitment, fearing discrimination and Greek organizations often choose not to advertise being accepting, fearing a loss of popularity.

Alpha Delta Phi member, senior Chris Comer said while the issue of accepting gay or transgendered men into his brotherhood has not been discussed, he is not opposed to the idea.

“We don’t care if they’re gay or not as long as they’re cool, as long as they’re good people,” Comer said.

This survey can be found on the ‘Climate at Miami’ page on the GLBTQ Services website.

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Hockey Alumni update: Redhawks in the pros

The Miami University ice hockey (19-8-5) currently sits atop the Central Collegiate Hockey Association while some former members of the Brotherhood are representing Miami in the National Hockey League.

Leading all former Miami players in games played this season is New Jersey Devils defenseman Andy Greene. The Devils currently sit at fourth place in the Eastern Conference of the NHL at 9-3-4. Greene has two goals and six assists along with a plus/ minus rating of plus-seven so far this season. Greene also recorded all eight points during a six game point streak.

Greene seems to be taking advantage of the abbreviated NHL season.

The most recent RedHawk

Stanley Cup Champion, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez, scored his first goal of the season Feb. 10 at the Detroit Red Wings. Martinez is currently averaging nearly 19 minutes of ice time per game.

I can remember hearing the names of Greene and Martinez being called a lot during last year’s Stanley Cup Final.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle, another Miami Stanley Cup winner (Tampa Bay, 2004), has two goals and eight points in 12 games played.

Boyle has 127 career goals and 513 career points.

Reilly Smith was called up to the NHL by the Dallas Stars after an impressive start in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Smith had recorded 27 points

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(11 goals, 16 assists) through 38 games with the affiliate Texas Stars before being called up to the NHL. Smith scored his first career NHL goal in a game at the Vancouver Canucks on February 15, and added another in his next game.

Miami’s only Hobey Baker Award winner, Andy Miele, was a plus one in one game for the Phoenix Coyotes. Miele has 11 goals and 18 assists in 45 games playing center for the AHL’s Portland Pirates. Last season Miele recorded 54 points for the Pirates.

Chris Wideman is playing defense for the Ottawa Senators affiliate Binghamton Senators.

Wideman has five assists and 26 penalty minutes this season.

Carter Camper is currently playing center for the AHL’s Providence Bruins. Camper was named to the AHL Eastern Conference All Star Team last season as he led the Bruins in points with 48 (18 goals, 30 assists). Camper currently has six goals and 29 assists through 41 games.

Will Weber is playing defense for the AHL’s Springfield Falcons and is averaging nearly two

minutes in the sin-bin per game.

Weber has racked up 54 penalty minutes in 30 games.

Numerous RedHawks are making an impact at the professional level of hockey and the trend will likely continue as five current members of the Brotherhood have already been drafted

by NHL teams.

Senior forward Curtis McKenzie has been drafted by the Dallas Stars. McKenzie currently has eight goals and 20 points this season.

Washington Capitals draftee and freshman forward Riley Barber is tied for CCHA scoring leader with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists).

Freshman forward Sean Kuraly has been drafted by the San Jose Sharks. Kuraly has nine points this season. Sophomore forwards Blake Coleman and Jimmy Mullin have been drafted by the New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning, respectively.

The Brotherhood is making its mark on professional hockey and gaining prominence in college hockey as it continues to send more prospects to the NHL.

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The Red and White drew even in singles as Mohan took the first set at 6-2, as Morin-Kougoucheff retired from the match due to injury. Ravita then responded for UK as she triumphed 6-1, 6-2 over Raymond. McGraw then defeated Guerrazzi 6-4, 6-2 to put the score at 3-1 and Stiles would clinch the match with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Thurman. To close out the match, Fox earned a 6-3, 6-1 win over Heerden while Rajkovic got a 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 victory over Witten for the ’Hawks.

“I think this was a big match for all of us and that we all learned something new we will apply in next matches,” said Rajkovic. “As for my match, I finished last and it was very tough, but my teammates were there to cheer on me and that helped a lot.

Even though we lost, I truly believe we grew up as a team and that we will have more success in upcoming matches.”

Head coach Anca Dumitrescu also elaborated Tuesday’s match.

“We definitely faced a lot of adversity this weekend and we have a lot to learn from it,” she said.

“I was happy to see Ana come through in a tough match yesterday after already having been playing for four hours earlier in the day. I believe that we have to continue to work hard and get each player on the team to play to their potential on the same day.

I don’t think we are anywhere close to our potential as a team yet but the beauty of tennis is that you have another opportunity to get closer to that potential each match. We have to stay positive and keep fighting for each other and for our goals.”

For the second and third matches of their seven-match road stand, the RedHawks will make their way to the East Coast this weekend to take on Boston University and Yale University.

Boston (3-1) had a hot start to begin the season with three consecutive victories, but lost a nail biter to the 75th ranked University of Wisconsin. In that match, senior Vivien Laszloffy and freshman Kim McCallum were the only players to earn wins in singles action. On the season for Boston, McCallum is on a roll right now as she is undefeated in singles.

No. 24 Yale (4-1) is coming into the weekend on a bit of a run as it posted consecutive wins over Florida International University and the 37th ranked University of Arkansas. Against the Panthers, the 53rd ranked doubles team of senior Sarah Guzick and junior Annie Sullivan took their match 8-3 while the duo of senior Elizabeth Epstein and freshman Madeleine Hamilton triumphed in an 8-1 decision to help earn the doubles point. Hamilton, the 90th ranked singles player in the country, earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory to help the Bulldogs coast to a 6-1 win over the Razorbacks.

Miami faces Boston 12 p.m.

Saturday, and will then go on to play Yale 11 a.m. Sunday. The matches will take place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Conn.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013

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Students, advisors should work towards same academic goals For seniors planning to leave Miami University in May, today is the final day to apply for graduation.

Many seniors, including those on the editorial board, have spent the past week in a panic while trying to decipher our Degree Audit Reports (DARs) and figure out if we will indeed be allowed to graduate.

Advisors and individual DARs are supposed to help students of all grade levels keep track of requirements for their majors within their four years at Miami. However, DARs are often difficult to read and extremely overwhelming, especially if students have more than one major to keep track of.

Even more frustrating, students often feel that their advisors are struggling just as much to make sense of the DARS, and thus cannot provide advice.

The Miami Student editorial board believes that while students are accountable for keeping up with their requirements, advisors and DARs should help them adequately reach their end goal: a successful graduation. This reflects not just a Miami problem, but one at universities everywhere.

Unanimously, members of the editorial board had experienced confusion over a DAR (especially since all but one of us has more than one major) and frustration when seeking help from an advisor. Students shouldn’t feel a sense of dread when trying to figure out how to graduate, nor should they mistrust those who

are in a position to help them do so.

However, both of these issues seem to be the case more often than not.

Nearly a year ago, Associated Student Government passed the ‘Advising Act’ that includes the creation of a “What if” DAR, which allows students to see the courses they would take if they were to change their major or minor, mandatory meetings with an advisor for first-years and sophomores, a more centralized advising system and the creation of a general bulletin for post-secondary enrollment students who are completing university requirements before becoming fulltime students at Miami.

The bill now sits in a University Senate committee, awaiting action.

It’s obvious that students are aware of the challenges and shortcomings of the university advising system, as well as the importance it has in the college experience. Now, it is up to Miami to address these problems.

Failure to accurately and completely fulfill requirements – often as the result of misreading a DAR – can be a costly mistake. One of the most frustrating experiences for a Miami student is taking a class intended to fulfill a Miami Plan requirement and realizing later that it counts for nothing. Frustrating, and expensive.

Ultimately, it is the student’s responsibility to figure out what they need to be successful here at Miami.

But it isn’t something we should have to do alone.

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Promoting mental health awareness the key to understanding causes of suicide Feb. 17, country music singer Mindy McCready killed herself with a gunshot to the head. She was 37. Her boyfriend, record producer David Wilson, had killed himself a BRETT month prior.

MILAM According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 38,364 deaths.

Often when I discuss suicide with people, their gut reaction is that the person who killed themselves was a “coward,” especially if said person left behind children.

Such a gut reaction is amplified when it is a famous person on the public stage. The thought then is, “They’re rich and famous; why would they kill themselves?”

Both those gut reactions completely miss the point and speak to a far more troubling and pervasive issue in our society.

In the wake of the shootings in Colorado and Newtown, there was much talk about mental

illness and the need to fix the infrastructure therein. While I favor such efforts, I think the starting point is with the stigma surrounding mental illness.

As noted by the oft-ill-informed gut reaction to suicide, many seem to not understand mental illness and the connection to suicide.

The problem is people do not think of depression as a mental disorder. The thinking is that everyone has problems and the person just needs to push them through; they need to “man up,” is the usual parlance of our overly macho culture.

However, the discussion here is not the usual sadness one may sustain for a day or two.

Depression is marked by weeks, months and years of unending pain.

That is, feeling like one’s self is utterly unimportant to the society at large. Lethargy can occur, brought upon by deep hate—hate for oneself and others.

There are continuous thoughts of killing yourself, of ending the pain.

As Tiffanie DeBartolo explains in How to Kill a Rock Star, “No one commits suicide because they want to die…they want to stop the pain.”

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Or as someone I know explained it to me, they contemplated suicide to end the painful thoughts; they desired a reprieve from the noise.

If someone has cancer, do we tell him or her to simply, “Get over it?” Do we tell a blind person to just, “Look harder?”

If those with mental disorders including depression could simply choose to get over it, then surely they would.

Some are surely puzzled at McCready’s death and wonder how someone with two kids, success and wealth could kill herself.

Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana, is another good example. He was at the zenith of musical success; considered The Beatles of his time, and he shot himself with a shotgun at the age of 27.

However, one need only look at Cobain’s suicide letter to gain a modicum of understanding to what was going on in his head.

Cobain had a daughter at the time of his death, Frances, and he signed off the letter with this, “For her life, which will be so much happier without me.”

That quote quite obviously speaks to his state of mind at the time and the mentality of many before they decide to end

their lives: that people are better without them.

I do not see a coward there or a selfish man. I do not see a man that should have “bucked up” and enjoy his immense fame and wealth. I see a man dealing with a mental disorder.

Over 38,000 people killed themselves in 2010; they were not all cowardly, weak and selfish.

disorders will feel comfortable seeking the help they need. Depression is not something one ought to figure out on one’s own nor should one feel like a failure for admitting they need help.

2) When the person afflicted does so, that person’s family and friends will be more understanding and willing to help and encourage that person towards the path to recovery.

As noted by the oft-ill-informed gut reaction to suicide, many seem to not understand mental illness and the connection to suicide.

The problem is people do not think of depression as a mental disorder.

We cannot keep ignoring those deaths with such brutish and backward thinking. It is time in the United States that we begin having frank discussions about mental health and suicide.

Spreading mental health awareness and increasing people’s knowledge of mental disorders accomplishes two important things: 1) Creates an environment where people with mental

Before we ensure the foundational integrity of mental health institutions in this country, Americans need to understand the blueprints.

Miami University does offer counseling services to full-time enrolled students in credit courses. Students can call (513) 5294634 to set up an appointment with Student Counseling Services. General student fees cover the first five sessions.

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Senate within constitutional Why the United States is likely to be the most right to block Hagel nomination astonishing comeback-kid in world’s economy Last Thursday, the United States Senate did something it does not usually do, which was filibuster a cabinet nomination. While the Senate is very good at blocking legislation, the blocking of a prominent cabinet nomination is rather unheard of.

Senator Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be the new Secretary of Defense has caused several Washington insiders to scratch their heads on why the former Republican Senator from Nebraska received such a rancorous backfire from his former colleagues. Hagel’s former ally, Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) blasted Hagel on Meet the Press Sunday morning citing his change in ideology, and unanswered questions on the terrorist attack on Benghazi as why the filibuster occurred.

A theory that cannot be ignored is that while President Obama touted Chuck Hagel as a bi-partisan choice, Senate Republicans have turned on their colleague because of his cozying up to the administration’s policies in these last few years. This shows that Senate Republicans still wish to wield what votes they have in the Senate in order to remind President Obama that they hold the power of advice and consent.

Article II, Section 2, paragraph 2 of the Constitution cites that the president may appoint and act on certain matters only with the advice and consent of the Senate. Too often is this rule of the Constitution forgotten because of the quick confirmation process that occurs with many high ranking cabinet officials and public officers.

The Senate filibuster on Hagel’s appointment was the first time that the Senate had filibustered a nominee for the U.S. Secretary of Defense. It goes to show that the Senate Republicans are not going to let the White House continue to leave questions regarding Benghazi unanswered. While the American public is used to seeing the Senate refuse to act on legislation or other inferior appointment such as those to the judiciary, the theory of advice and consent is still very much alive.

Whether one may agree or disagree with the merits of filibustering Hagel’s nomination, it is worth taking note that the Senate is acting in a manner that is well within the powers granted to them within the Constitution. What many tend to forget, or fail to understand about the Senate is that it is a body that is designed to stop legislation and action whenever it can. The Senate’s complex system of rules and voting methods only foster the atmosphere of hindering action.

While I do believe that the citation of something as being part of the “checks and balances” structure of government is used too often in rudimentary explanation of the branches of government, advice and consent is something easily forgotten by those who look at this situation. Rarely do the American people see the United States Senate use a cabinet position or major judicial appointment to critique the administration. According to the official record of the Senate, the chamber has rejected only nine cabinet nominations (The most recent being another Obama nominee, Tom Daschle for Secretary of Health and Human Services). While many of these candidates have been rejected because of their lack of qualifications, or demons of their past, Chuck Hagel’s nomination is the only in recent memory to be blocked because the Senate’s discontent with the president. This check on the White House is further proof, that Republican Senators will not be silent.

What should be noted in this situation is that the use of advice and consent is only a constitutional rationale that can be used to explain the filibuster on Chuck Hagel.

Too often do the members of the Senate forget this constitutional right, and it should not be. The use of advice and consent does not mean that the Senate should give a simple up or down votes to those who are presented by the president.

While the filibuster is a great tool to be wielded by the minority members of the Senate, its greater ally is that they have no obligation to approve appointments to major departments of the government.

When floor speeches and public statements may only be caught by the politically savvy, the greater statement being made by the minority is their action. The refusal to consent to a major cabinet post is a major action that shows they will not be taken advantage of when it concerns answered questions concerning national security.

The complexities of Senate rules and procedure need not be considered when looking at the Hagel filibuster. During this recess, senators should remember that the simplest rule of all could be found at the foundation of American government.

Senate has been given great deference when asked to consider who the president deems qualified to lead his vast agencies. It would do them well to remember that the Constitution is on their side when considering their defense of the Hagel filibuster.

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Even the proudest and aboveall patriotic Americans will be ready to admit that the States have lost more or less a part of its hegemonic world influence in terms of economic

much like a phoenix rising from the ashes.

There are three reasons for why that will be actually the case.

As of the end of last year, prognoses came through that due to

Europe and the United States are heading in two different directions while America apparently has made the wiser choices.

This doesn’t mean that Europe is doomed and the United States is safe to hold its course exactly as it does.

and political superiority as well as cultural impact and maybe even military strength and recognizance in the past several years.

Those assumptions have to be accepted as facts of a nation that has constantly been at war in the last twelve years, and that has had to put a lot of funds into solving the financial crisis since 2007.

Many experts already stated the fall of the resilient yet sensible construct of what we call the United States.

Libraries full of books have been written about the collapse of the “giant on feet of clay” as the German-speaking writer Peter Scholl-Latour already argued in a 2006 published book with this title.

He analyzed the enormous risks the Bush government has taken in dealing with Iraq, Afghanistan and the military stretching into the pacific region while China was constantly gaining political and economical strength at a more and more rapid pace.

Furthermore, social problems, excessive debts – to not say over indebtedness – and constant political dispute have been weakening the super-power during the last semi-decade. The latter being the ultimate reason for near financial and economical fallout – the fiscal cliff – which was able to be avoided at last second.

Given those well-known circumstances, it may be astonishing for some to hear economists say things like that the dwindling super-power will not just survive anyways but will also begin to thrive economically very soon,

massive amounts of shale gas, the United States will be net-exporter of energy by 2020 and even energy-autarchic by 2035.

In Europe, green parties, NGOs devoted towards protecting the environment as well as principally skeptical citizens condemn even the thinking of harvesting such resources bounds politicians to retreat from these ideas.

But in America, more liberalism and generally more openmindedness for such projects opens a window that the energy industry could cherish from for years to come.

Second, the American population is growing in a very healthy manner.

Whereas the European continent is slowly becoming older and older with no or only slight population growth, on the other edge of the Atlantic youth sprouts and is being educated in a highly selective but still unreached world-famous university education system and therefore able to support their elderly in a form the European social welfare state is likely to have to abandon soon.

As a consequence of the first argument, the most important one is the following: in the last three decades or so, an unprecedented form of outsourcing and monumental de-industrialization has set in well-developed western societies.

The uprising of the so-called “service society” seemed to be the logical, ultimate step towards perfect prosperity.

However, managers, politicians, businessmen and economists see the non-negligible

tradeoffs in this concept.

Consequently, when taking this argument into account, it is not surprising why Apple managers publicly thought about moving back at least parts of the assembly of the iPhone back from China to the States.

And, in addition to the first argument, another very important factor for this trend is obvious: since unit labor and energy costs are rising in many of the emergent countries, America’s abundant resources may be the ace up the sleeve in the future.

With higher unit labor costs in Asia and even lower energy costs on the American continent, it is much more likely that your next car will have been produced rather in Detroit than in Shanghai.

But as odd as it may seem, in the 21st century re-industrialization has already set in the United States.

On the other end of the great lake, problems are too abundant to be broken down in some pieces.

Politically, America views Europe as what it is: a bunch of heterogeneous countries, discordant in terms of international and economic issues and sort of Vanity Fair.

In the United States one tries to strengthen the middle class and sets incentives towards working one self up the ladder again.

Left-wing European politicians pursue the ideal of the 30 hours working week in Germany and governments, like in France, want to forbid profitable foreign firm to close down their plants there and settle elsewhere.

These are just two absurdities of which you certainly will never hear of again.

Europe and the United States are heading in two different directions while America apparently has made the wiser choices.

This doesn’t mean that Europe is doomed and the United States is safe to hold its course exactly as it does.

It just means that the “new world” has figured out something for the future and that the “old world” can risk a glance towards the other side of the ocean to maybe get an idea or two.

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select the vice president will be comprised of the outgoing student body president, the vice president of student organizations, the outgoing chief of staff, the outgoing treasurer, the advisor to the vice president of student organizations, and four members of the funding committee.

Junior senator Brandon Patterson argued that the new board would be able to designate a vice president who is capable of handling such an immense budget.

“This bill is really going after an elite individual that can do the job right,” Patterson said. “This position is in charge of [some] of the tuition of all Miami students.

Knowing that a qualified person is allocating my money to student organizations is important.”

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left in the first half. Those three points were the only scored by Osborn in the first half.

Junior guard Haley Robertson scored eight points in the first half and finished with 15 points.

“Osborn, Olowinski, and Haley Robertson led the way for us tonight,” Fantanarosa said.

Osborn took control in the second half, scoring 16 pointsmore than any other player had in the entire game.

The bench also made key contributions and Fantanarosa said that freshman guard Maddie McCallie, sophomore guard Courtney Larson, and junior center Kelsey Simon all gave “solid minutes.”

Fantanarosa was satisfied with the record breaking night for Osborn as well as the win that broke the Red and White’s three game skid.

“We needed to have a solid game on offense and defense and we did,” Fantanarosa said.

The meeting concluded with the presentation of the Emergency Call Box Bill.

Senior senator Rose Kaplan explained that the bill is meant to show support of the university’s renovation to the emergency call box system. Currently only 12 call boxes exist on campus, and according to the bill, they are “technologically outdated and contain parts that are no longer manufactured.”

The Miami University Police Department (MUPD) and Information Technology (IT) Services are working to install 30 new emergency call boxes that will have Internet access and an emergency PA system in the most populated areas on campus.

The resolution encourages that “prompt action be taken to get these Emergency Call Boxes installed in a prompt fashion.”

This bill will be voted on at next week’s meeting.

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HOCKEY

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Outdoor Hockey is a sustainable staple

52,051.

That’s the recorded number of fans that attended the Hockey City Classic. Doesn’t sound like a lot to you? Then you should have been there for the back-and-forth action of the third period that gripped Miami University and Notre Dame fans alike. You should have seen how much of Soldier Field they packed in, coming surprisingly close to the 62,329 average set by the Bears last year. And you should have heard the resounding roar that echoed through the stadium as a Miami fan made his way onto the field and evaded security for the better part of a minute, employing several well-timed head fakes that kept him one step ahead of capture and sent the crowd into a frenzy.

So why isn’t this happening again next year?

For one, OfficeMax Inc. – the Naperville, Ill. based company that sponsored the event – selected Chicago in order to revitalize sales in its hometown. They had no intention of making this an annual occurrence. But why couldn’t college hockey just find a different sponsor?

The common consensus is that a yearly outdoor hockey event “will get stale.”

I couldn’t disagree more.

Time for a quick history lesson.

The first recorded indoor hockey game was played on March 3, 1875 at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal. A novelty at the time, indoor matches didn’t become commonplace until 1924 when the first Winter Olympic tournament was held inside. For nearly 50 years, hockey was played exclusively under the open sky, with both teams battling the elements.

Fast forward 77 years to Oct. 1, 2001, when Michigan State took on rival Michigan at Spartan Stadium.

In what came to be known as the Cold War, a then-record 74,554 fans helped kick off the current trend of outdoor hockey games. In the following 11+ years, there have been over sixty outdoor games and events in dozens of professional, collegiate, and junior leagues, most of which have been in the past few seasons.

Since 2008, the NHL Winter Classic has become a New Year’s Day tradition in many households, even those who aren’t die-hard hockey fans. Outdoor hockey is by no means getting stale. If anything, its popularity is spreading like wildfire.

Just ask Miami fans if they would go to see another outdoor game, and I’ll bet you my bottom dollar the answer is a resounding “yes.”

So maybe it’s a venue issue? Soldier Field officials have gone on record saying they’d be open to another hockey match being played on the gridiron. Neighboring Wrigley Field beat them out to host the 2009 Winter Classic, and the Bears’ facility wants to bring the NHL back for round two in the Windy City.

So what’s college hockey to do?

Just a few days ago, Minnesota head coach Don Lucia come on the record stating that his state absolutely has to host an outdoor game.

The Western Collegiate Hockey Conference, of which the Gophers are a member until the end of the

season, has had outdoor games before. The WCHA seems open to the idea. As for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), that’s not an option – the CCHA is in its final year of existence, and Miami will be heading to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, or NCHC. As a new conference with a grab bag of new teams, I can’t think of a better way to promote yourself than to set up an outdoor event featuring an established program that has a large, travel-friendly fan base (read: Miami).

I’m sure the RedHawks would be up for it. In the post-game press conference at Soldier Field, I listened to head coach Enrico Blasi describe the Hockey City Classic as “important for our sport.” He mentioned that the venue and publicity that the experience brought to not only college hockey, but hockey in general, was invaluable. Even in the face of a loss, there was a twinkle in the Miami players’ eyes. They had just played hockey outside, like many of them had with their dad or their friends growing up. Except this time, it was played in front of tens of thousands of people, and on national television. It’s something special that many of these kids will never have the chance to do again, and it will stay with everyone that was involved for the rest of their lives.

So why not do it? If it were up to me, I’d keep the Hockey City Classic idea at heart, but expand on it. Make it a weekend event, with eight teams playing in four games, and expand it over a two day spread – make a weekend out of it. The venue would change each year, and so would the squads that are set to play in it. Stadiums in dozens of major cities have expressed the wish to host something of the like, and I would be willing to bet that every field or stadium that has done so had a positive, money-making experience. Basically, getting a place to hold such an event wouldn’t be hard. And sponsors? I’m pretty sure they’d be lining up after the success of this past weekend.

So to everyone who’s involved, listen up; set the stage for a weekend of NCAA hockey outdoors.

I would love it, you would love it, and the American people would love it. Call it the “College Classic.”

Televise it. Promote it. Milk it for all it’s worth. And watch as college hockey becomes that much more popular in a country whose football and basketball dominates the NCAA landscape.

There will obviously be more games in the future like the ones at Soldier Field, but they will be isolated events – points in time that fans can look at and say, “hey, that was great,” and “why don’t they do that more often?” The NHL has found success making it a yearly contest, so why can’t the collegiate level do something similar?

Until the powers that be realize the potential of doing this every season, we’ll just have to wait. But I think this past weekend proved that college hockey now has quite a few reasons to make outdoor games an annual tradition – 52,051 of them, to be exact.

TENNIS

Miami struggles against UK

By Jordan Rinard Staff Writer

The Miami University women’s tennis team faced a setback on Tuesday in the form of a 5-2 defeat against the University of Kentucky. For the RedHawks (3-6), it marks their second consecutive road loss and their third on the season.

The Wildcats (6-2) got off on the right foot in doubles as the team of sophomore Stephanie Fox and senior Jessica Stiles earned an 8-2 victory over junior Christiana

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Raymond and freshman Chloe Heerden. Kentucky then clinched the doubles point as sophomore Edmee Morin-Kougoucheff and junior CeCe Witten got an 8-2 win over junior Nimisha Mohan and freshman Ana Rajkovic. Miami was able to prevent the doubles sweep with an 8-7 decision by the sophomore tandem of Christine Guerrazzi and Alix Thurman over junior Caitlyn McGraw and freshman Nadia Ravita.

Tennis,

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RedHawks head north to face Lake Superior

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Miami University freshman forward Sean Kuraly fights for the face-off in the RedHawks most recent home game against Notre Dame. Kuraly has three goals and six assits for Miami in 30 games.

By Joe Gieringer Senior Staff Writer

With two weeks remaining in league play, the Miami University men’s hockey team is perched precariously atop the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) standings with 50 points. The No. 3 RedHawks (19-8-5, 12-6-4-4 CCHA) are just two points ahead of Western Michigan, and three points in front of Notre Dame, with whom they split last weekend’s series. They’ve also secured a first round bye in the fast-approaching league tournament. So is this where head coach Enrico Blasi expected his young team would be on the final stretch of the regular season?

“I thought at this point we’d be in a position to fight for home ice [in the CCHA tournament],” Blasi said. “But we always thought we had something in our locker room that we could mold into a pretty good team, it’s just that our team has been more consistent than I thought it would be, and that’s a credit to all the players and all the work they’ve done.”

Miami has a chance to maintain

its first place status this weekend against Lake Superior State University. The Lakers (15-16-1, 1013-1-1 CCHA) don’t boast the strongest record, but do boast a smash-mouth, physical brand of hockey. Though just 3-6-1 in their last ten games, the Blue and Yellow are coming off a sweep of Alaska and are looking to extend their winning streak on home ice.

Senior forward Marc Hagel is looking forward to his first trip up to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The transfer from Princeton is known for his hard-nosed play and frenetic pace on the ice, which should match up well against his opponent’s style.

“Every weekend I’m grateful to get out on the ice and play, but I love playing against these guys,” Hagel said. “They’re big, strong, fast, and going to hit you.

And they have a couple buddies I played juniors with from back home in Canada, so it’s always good to see them.”

This isn’t the first time this year the RedHawks have gone toe to toe against the Lakers. In its Dec. 7-8 series in Oxford, Miami split the series with Lake State, earning Lake State the distinction of

being the only team to beat Miami within the walls of the Goggin Ice Center this year. Blasi looks to that as evidence of his opponent’s competitiveness.

“It gives us an idea of how they play, and it’s probably one of the hardest teams you’re going to play against,” Blasi said.

“They’re big, they’re strong, their compete level is as good as anybody. It’s going to be a tough weekend, so we’re going to have to be ready to go.”

With the transition to post-season play just weeks away, Hagel is as excited as anyone – but he buys into his coach’s mentality, and that is to take it one step at a time.

“If you would have said this was the position we’d be in at the start of the year, what would you say,” Hagel said. “I’d say ‘sign me up,’ because we’ve put the work in and we’re happy to be here, and it’s a great position to be in, but by no means is it over.

We’ve got work to do.”

The two-game series will be played on Feb. 22-23 at the Taffy Abel Ice Arena. The puck drops at 7:35 and 7:05 on Friday and Saturday nights, respectively.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Basketball prepares for BracketBuster

BY Win Braswell Senior Staff Writer

After a full week between games, the Miami University men’s basketball team 8-16, 3-9 Mid-American Conference travels to Southern Illinois University to take on the 11-16, 4-12 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) in the Ramada Worldwide BracketBuster.

Miami is looking to shake its most recent four game skid with a win over Salukis, a team currently in 10th place in the MVC. First year Head Coach John Cooper has struggled this season, as he is working with a relatively young and very small team. Despite a string of five consecutive games of outrebounding opponents, Miami won just one. The RedHawks average nearly 29 rebounds a contest, compared to 30 by Southern Illinois. Size should not be an issue, as the Salukis boast just two players taller than 6 foot 7 inches.

“We maybe considered bigger than them,” Cooper said, “They are very much like us. They are in transition. They have a new coach, new system, but they are

competitive. They play hard and they are hard to guard.”

Perimeter defense has plagued Miami this season. Couple that with a poor three-point shooting effort all season long, and the record speaks for itself. Despite the lackluster performance from deep, Miami players continue to hoist up good looking and open attempts, but they do not consistently fall; a microcosm of what has become of this season. The ’Hawks are shooting just 32.5 percent from three, compared to 35.5 percent last season.

“It was one of our concerns coming into the year …” Cooper said. “We just have to continue to take good shots and hopefully we can get to where we get warmed up and we start knocking them in.”

The Salukis have not been tested this season, having played just two ranked opponents in Wichita State and Creighton. Southern Illinois also has two distinct losing streaks of five and six games this season, and has lost the last seven of 10 contests by an average of nearly 17 points per game.

“We need to stop their

penetration in the lane,” freshman guard Geovonie McKnight said.

“They are pretty crafty with the ball and do a lot of pick and rolls.”

Tomorrow’s game is the first of five games to close the regular season. The Ramada BracketBuster is a chance for Miami to get a win in a nationally recognized event that gives NCAA Tournament hopefuls chances to make final statements on the court as to why they could shake things up in March.

Miami is looking to finish the season strong, heading into the MAC Tournament, with a chance to grab the automatic bid on the line. But the team is still taking a one-game at a time mentality.

“I don’t think guys are really thinking about the MAC Tournament right now,” senior center Vince Legarza said “They are just thinking about today and this weekend, because we have to play a really good team from a good conference. The idea right now is just continuing to work hard and keep the effort level up.”

Tip-off is set for 3:05 p.m.

Saturday. Miami is 1-0 all-time against Southern Illinois.