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Dalai Lama visits Miami University

By Amanda Seitz Campus Editor

With a Miami University visor sitting atop his head, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet made his first appearance in front of a Miami crowd at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Hall Auditorium.

During the special invitation event, several Miami community members addressed the Dalai Lama, who was seated next to his translator on a floral couch in the middle of the stage.

His Holiness first received an honorary doctorate degree, for which he thanked the university but reminded the audience of his little knowledge in the field.

“Of course I have no expertise (in law),” his translator said for him to a chuckling audience.

Shortly following the presentation, Daryl Baldwin, chief of the Miami Tribe, shared his tribe’s struggles that ensued with preservation of culture after losing the land they called home. Baldwin said these struggles relate to the same problems the Tibetans face.

“Our people were scattered during this time,” Baldwin said. “This

“All religions have some potential to bring inner peace.”

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His Holiness speaks to a sold-out crowd Thursday afternoon in Millett Hall. Earlier in the day, he was awarded an honorary degree from Miami University. had devastating effects on our ability to maintain our language and culture.”

While the presentation focused on the struggles of the Tibetan culture, the Armstrong Interactive Media Studies (AIMS) department presented several ways Miami is helping Tibet maintain its culture.

Glenn Platt, co-director of AIMS, showed His Holiness the website AIMS students created, which features information on Tibetan culture and language as well as a virtual mandala. A mandala, according to President David Hodge, is a map-like diagram containing

four gates that Buddhist monks use to meditate.

Eventually, the Dalia Lama did not only wear a Miami visor but also 3-D glasses, ready to take a tour of the 3-D virtual mandala.

Later in the day, His Holiness again appeared at Millet Hall, touting his Miami visor in front of a sold out crowd of approximately 10,000 people.

The Dalai Lama sat on the couch and asked his audience if he could stay there.

“I’m a little bit tired,” he said.

He said his lecture, entitled “Ethics in a Modern World,” would be

spontaneous but also focused on how every individual can achieve a happy and healthy life.

“Each of you desire, want a happy life and have every right to achieve happy life,” His Holiness said.

He also said clashes are caused by religion too often.

“Unnecessary division is created by religious faith,” he said. “All (religions) have some potential to bring inner peace.”

As he talked about how secularism should not be embraced as a rejection of ethics, His Holiness untied his shoes, took them off and sat cross-legged on the corner of

the couch.

After getting more comfortable, the Dalai Lama addressed the importance of friendship and compassion.

“Even a small bird knows sincerity in people,” His Holiness said.

“Friendship is essential, genuine friendship based on trust.”

The Dalai Lama also called on the young people to take the lead in creating peace for those living in the world.

“The 21st century should be a century of dialogue,” he said. “Those people in (their) 20s, 30s, you are ready. You have the responsibility.”

SPT submits final report Search for provost down to four candidates

By Adam Giffi Senior Staff Writer

After impassioned debate and campus-wide discussion, the Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) has completed the revised and final version of its comprehensive report designed to give Miami University recommendations for future success.

Chris Makaroff and Steve Wyatt, co-chairs of the SPT, officially submitted the completed report to President David Hodge Oct. 14.

Work on the report began in full in early April.

Makaroff said he has feelings of relief and pride when reflecting on the final report.

“It feels great,” Makaroff said. “It has been a big job, which has taken up

a lot of time and it feels good to have it finally finished. Obviously I’m biased, but I think that the report turned out quite well.”

According to Makaroff, the final version does not differ much from the original in terms of content.

However, he said changes have been made since the first draft of the document.

“I think that the two reports are quite similar, but we reworded and reworked several sections,” Makaroff said. “I think overall the content is pretty much the same, but the tone and maybe the way it is delivered is a little different.”

Student input had a lot to do with this change, Makaroff said. This input came from several places, including

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By George Cooper For The Miami Student

Since early January, a university-wide search committee and a consulting firm, Isaacson, Miller, have been searching for a new Miami University provost.

There are four candidates remaining in the hunt to replace former Miami Provost Jeffery Herbst.

The committee began the search process by placing a large number of applicants into separate pools. Since the original pool was so large, the search firm helped identify and examine the applicants more carefully who didn’t instantly meet the challenge statement, and specific

qualifications of the position were eliminated. As result, the search was narrowed down to a more manageable number of applicants, according to Carine Feyten, chair of the provost search committee and dean of the Education, Health and Society Department.

“We had a lot of interest for the position, but there were around 45 serious candidates that we looked at carefully,” Feyten said.

The search was then narrowed down to a pool of approximately 20 candidates and each received a personal interview with a committee member. This process trimmed the number to eight.

“At this point we conducted ‘airport interviews’ where

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each applicant met with the committee for a 75-minute meeting,” Feyten said. “The committee was essentially locked in the room for two days as candidates came in and out and the final four were selected.”

After making it through the rigorous process, four candidates remain.

Provost candidate Dwayne Smith is currently the senior vice provost at South Florida University, while Valerie Hardcastle is the dean and professor of the McMicken College of Arts and Science at University of Cinicinnati.

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CAMPUS: A SPECIAL VISIT

A Miami student develops a social networking site for RedHawks only.

Check out a slideshow of the Dalai Lama’s day at Miami.

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HONORING LEGENDS

The Red and White pay tribute to three members of the Cradle of Coaches.

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Oprah’s Ultimate Viewer, a Miami alumna, heads to Australia.

BATTLING FOR THE BRICKS

The Miami football team faces off with rival Ohio University for Homecoming.

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SPORTS: HOCKEY HAPPENINGS Follow the action live Friday night from the Goggin Ice Center.

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Lecture examines alcohol abuse NEWS BRIEFS

By Stephen Bell Campus Editor

FYI Students must activate e-mail accounts Students must activate their new e-mail accounts before January to transfer old e-mail messages.

In Spring 2010, IT Services began offering Miami University students using MUConnect new e-mail and calendar accounts powered by search engine juggernaut Google.

Students must switch their e-mail accounts before Jan. 4, 2011. Students will automatically be switched to the new system after that date, but will no longer be able to transfer e-mail messages left in the old account.

Instructions for migrating messages from old accounts can be found at www.muohio.edu/GoGoogle.

For any other related questions, visit the Support Desk at 103 Robertson Hall or contact IT Services at ithelp@muohio.edu or (513) 529-7900.

EVENT Documentary exposes education system’s woes A documentary about education titled “Race to Nowhere” will be shown at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 in the McGuffey auditorium.

The documentary addresses “the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children’s lives, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared and stressed-out youth.” It shows stories of students who have experienced stress-related illness and depression and educators and parents who are trying to help their children.

“I wanted to expose a deeper truth about our education system,” said Vicki Abeles, the creator of the documentary. “We are graduating a generation of robo-students, unable to think and work independently, creatively and collaboratively.”

The screening is in conjunction with National Child Health Day.

Miami University is known for its work hard, play hard philosophy, but playing hard may be the only option for students in today’s drinking culture.

Sut Jhally, professor of communication at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and founder of the Media Education Foundation, spoke at Miami’s Farmer School of Business Tuesday, Oct. 19 about drinking culture among today’s youth.

Known for his controversial and award-winning film Dreamworlds: Desire/Sex/Power in Music Video, Jhally is a leading scholar on the ways advertisement affects social identity.

According to Jhally, one in three college students have, or will develop an alcohol dependency problem, something he attributed to the influence of advertising.

“Alcohol is linked to being a student,” Jhally said. “It’s a story told in our culture.”

Ten percent of drinkers consume more than 60 percent of the world’s alcohol supply, according to Jhally, a direct result of strategic marketing on behalf of advertisers.

“The alcohol industry is invested in getting students to drink as much as possible,” Jhally said.

“If everyone 18 and under drank by the federal guidelines, profits would drop 80 percent for the alcohol industry.”

Miami is no stranger to alcohol abuse. After last year’s Greek events, a spotlight was placed on the university’s drinking culture, which resulted in a crackdown on underage drinking, according to Miami University Police Chief John McCandless.

Earlier this school year, the Oxford Police Department reported underage drinking arrests were up nearly 50 percent from last year.

However, McCandless said Miami’s drinking culture is on par with universities around the country.

He said while recent events in the Greek community spotlighted alcohol consumption at Miami, binge drinking is part of a national trend.

“I think college drinking has certainly evolved over the years to more of a binge drinking style,” McCandless said. “I think when you talk to more students across the country, more are drinking to get drunk.”

McCandless said on-campus drinking arrests have remained relatively flat. He said arrest rates always fluctuate and attributed the recent spike in uptown arrests to crackdown by law enforcement.

faced with a double bind when it comes to drinking.

“Women can say I want sex and also be a good girl as well,” Jhally said. “What if sex and guilt could be separate? What if there was no walk of shame?”

Jhally challenged students to reverse the drinking culture and become more critical of media and advertising.

According Jhally, change will occur not by cracking down on underage drinking but by having thoughtful discussions about issues plaguing students.

“The university wants to crack down without dealing with the problem, culture,” he said. “If you allow students to speak, the culture would change from within.”

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Students attend a lecture about college drinking by Sut Jhally Monday evening.

Dalai Lama visit sparks concern for Chinese students

By Kristen Grace Senior Staff Writer

Controversy accompanied His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his visit as a result of tensions between China and Tibet.

Students have approached school administrators and student representatives with concerns about the value of their degrees in China after the Dalai Lama’s visit.

Student Body President Heath Ingram was approached by two students worried about the status of the university upon hearing the University of Calgary in Canada lost its accreditation in China after hosting the Dalai Lama.

“There is a nervousness among the student

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“It clearly is (a) national problem that no one seems to be able to solve,” McCandless said. “There is not a weekend that goes by where you can’t find a critical incident that deals with drinking.”

Miami junior Ashley Smith said students buy into myths about alcohol and suffer consequences as a result. “(Advertisers) tell us that alcohol is supposed to be fun, and I think it can be in moderation,” Smith said. “When people go overboard, they do things they later regret.”

Jhally said contrary to the media’s romanticized portrayal of alcohol consumption, the reality is much messier.

He said girls in particular are

body that something like this could possibly happen to Miami University,” Ingram said.

According to David Keitges, director of international education, the University of Calgary’s loss of accreditation in China was because it chose to award an honorary doctorate on the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

He said no American universities have seen any such repercussions for hosting the Dalai Lama. On his current trip, the Dalai Lama has also visited Stanford University and Emory University.

“If the Chinese government or others are going to cause a problem for someone, we think it would have happened before now,” Keitges said.

Despite the controversy, Claire Wagner, associate director of university communications, said the Dalai Lama’s visit to Miami is extremely important.

“I hope that everyone who hears the Dalai Lama feels the peace, the inner peace that he has, that they hear a message that helps them to think considerably about themselves and about the world,” Wagner said.

“I think that’s part of the message that he’s giving out.”

She said what happened to the University of Calgary did not impact the decision to give His Holiness an honorary degree.

“We’re bringing the Dalai Lama to campus

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By Melissa Tacchi Senior Staff Writer

Boy fight leads to girl fight At around 2 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a call at 36 W. High St. regarding a large group of males fighting.

According to police reports, the group broke up when police arrived.

A female Miami University student who reportedly had an injury to her left eye approached the officer and said she had been assaulted. She reportedly pointed out a female walking on High Street with two others as the attacker. She was identified as Ashley Wilke, 18.

The victim reportedly told police Wilke and her friends approached her friends at Brick Street Bar, attempting to fight with the males. The victim and her friends reportedly left the bar, but two of the males attacked the group.

While the males were fighting on the ground, the victim reportedly tried to pull one of the males off of her friend. Wilke reportedly told her to get off of her boyfriend and punched her in the face.

When Wilke was being booked at Oxford Police Department, officers reportedly found a driver’s license belonging to her sister in her possession. Wilke was cited for assault and possession of a fake ID.

Female says former roommate sends threats At around 5:30 p.m. Monday, officers met with a Miami University senior regarding threatening text messages from her former roommate.

The student reportedly told police her roommate had moved out because of problems and was sending her derogatory, condescending and unwanted text messages.

Later, the victim reportedly contacted police again because her former roommate was yelling outside her residence. The former roommate reportedly told police the victim had stolen from her and she wanted the items back.

The victim and her roommates reportedly allowed the former roommate to enter the residence to look for the items, but they were not found.

No charges were filed in the case, but the victim reportedly told police she is considering a restraining order.

Senior reports house decoration stolen At 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, officers met with a Miami University senior regarding the theft of a house decoration.

According to police reports, a 5 foot-long blue wooden marlin with a large dorsal fin was taken from the upper front porch window.

There are no suspects or charges filed at this time.

Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones has unveiled his recent efforts involving illegal immigration and has decided to go forth with his latest plan to file a lawsuit against Mexico.

According to Jones, the federal court lawsuit would seek compensation for the cost of arresting and incarcerating Mexican citizens in U.S. jails. Jones said the idea was fueled by a recent drug bust involving 268 pounds of marijuana that had traveled from Mexico to Texas and eventually to Butler County.

“I have been here for 20 years and this was the biggest drug bust I have ever witnessed,” Jones said. “The severity and the number of crimes committed by these aliens are continuing to worsen and our jails are full. I can only assume it is that way in the rest of Ohio’s 88 counties as well.”

This is not the first time Jones has taken illegal immigration issues to the Mexican government. The sheriff has sent a number of bills

“It is the responsibility of the Mexican government to ensure that their criminals and drugs do not come across the border.” amounting to billions of dollars to Mexican president Felipe Calderon, claiming the amount was a direct reflection of citizen tax dollars spent on the jailing of Mexican illegals.

“It is the responsibility of the Mexican government to ensure that their criminals and drugs do not come across the boarder,” Jones said. “If they are unwilling to pay the amount that they owe our citizens voluntarily, then their assets need to be seized.”

Jones is also currently working on a way to establish an Arizona-like immigration law in Ohio. Such a law allows for someone to be deemed a criminal by failing to carry immigration documents. The law also grants police the power to detain

Family Video hosts Madden tournament

By Katilin Schroeder For The Miami Student

In the spirit of football season, Family Video is holding a Madden NFL tournament for the Oxford community.

The tournament began Oct. 20 and runs until the championship Oct. 22.

“We try to get as involved in our communities as possible,” store manager Eric Bailey said.

“With it being Homecoming week, I thought it would be appropriate and bring some of the college football hype into a tournament.”

In order to participate in the tournament, contestants had to sign up at the store and have a rental account with Family Video. There is not an entrance fee and Family Video does not charge to set up a rental account.

Anyone who participates in the tournament receives a free T-shirt and a free rental. The winner will also win a mug and get $20 in store credit at Family Video.

Bailey said every Family Video store tries to run four or five events like the tournament each year in respective communities. He anticipates having at least one more video game tournament this year.

“We will probably have a Call of Duty tournament the day after Thanksgiving,” he said.

Sophomore Rebecca Gibson, while an avid gamer, said she does not necessarily consider video game tournaments to be a community connection.

“When we get together to game, we’re not really saying anything,” Gibson said. “It ends up being so draining for people’s funds when they get hooked and feel like they need to buy a bunch of games.”

Aside from video game tournaments, Bailey said Family Video will also have a canned food drive for the area in November. During the drive, customers who donate a canned good can rent a normally $1 movie for free.

Potential Oxford resident Steve Baumgartner, 23, who has been comparing apartments in the area, frequently plays online gaming tournaments with friends and thought the idea of tournaments sounded like fun. He does not normally play Madden or Call of Duty, but said he thinks video game tournaments could be a good way to meet people and spend some time.

“Of course, you’re talking to the kind of guy who would probably find it interesting to just watch people play video games all day,” Baumgartner said.

Family Video is located at 5930 Fairfield Road behind Walgreens and is open seven days a week year-round.

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anyone who is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.

According to Miami University Latin American studies assistant professor Elena J. Albarran, Jones’ outspoken anti-illegal ideals are targeted to reach a national audience.

“I have been familiar with Jones’ efforts, and in my opinion he is trying to be inflammatory,”Albarran said. “His comments conflate the issue of immigration with the issue of drug trafficking by implying all immigrants are drug traffickers, which is an entirely false statement.”

According to Albarran, if such a case took place, there are many reasons why the Mexican government could countersue.

Currently, a number of studies

show the United States represents the start of the consumer drug market, which makes it unclear who would be labeled responsible for the drug trafficking between countries.

“Such a lawsuit, if possible, would not hold much legal clout,” Albarran said. “Historically the Mexican government could have sued the U.S. in 1848 for land theft, but that never took place.”

Miami sophomore Caleb Picou agrees with Albarran that such a case probably could not take place.

“If someone in Oxford thought taxes were unfair, they wouldn’t go and sue the state,” Picou said. “They would have to try and voice their concerns with a lobbyist. Instead of taking a foreign dispute upon himself, Jones should contact the president or someone in a position of power so that something can actually be done and not just voiced.”

Jones is currently unsure of the timeline regarding the lawsuit, but is working on getting sheriffs across the country on board. He said he will have a better handle on the situation once he speaks with an attorney, but for now the suit is just an idea.

Issue 6 aids senior services Voters in the Nov. 2 election will have the option to approve a levy that, if passed, would continue to provide services for senior citizens in Butler County.

According to Suzanne Burke, chief executive officer of the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, the levy would fund Butler County’s elderly services program. The program helps 4,000 local seniors each year, according to Burke.

Miami University’s Scripps Center for Gerontology has projected Butler County’s population of citizens 60 or older will increase by 74 percent before 2020.

Basic services provided through the program include Meals on Wheels, emergency response necklaces, transportation to doctor visits and grab bars for showers.

Burke said the levy has passed every time it has been on the ballot since 1996. The current levy would cost $37.23 per $100,000 in property value for a homeowner. The levy on the ballot in November will not increase taxes, according to Burke.

Reporting by Bethany Bruner

Local Halloween events Oct. 28, Oxford will be having Halloween festivities uptown.

Included will be the annual Halloween Parade sponsored by the Lions Club, a pumpkin decorating contest and trick-or-treating at local businesses.

The events begin at 5 p.m. with the pumpkin decorating contest. Prizes will be awarded for most original design, funniest pumpkin and scariest pumpkin. Following the contest, the parade will line up at 6:45 p.m. outside the Princess Theatre and proceed to Uptown Park.

Trick-or-treating at businesses will be ongoing from 5 to 7 p.m., and the Oxford Parks and Recreation Department will have entertainment and games.

Beggar’s Night trick-or-treating in Oxford will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

On-campus residence halls are hosting safe trick or treat from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 24.

Holiday Auto Theatre, a drive-in outside Hamilton, will also be hosting Terror at the Drive-In. The event runs on weekends through Nov. 4 and features scary movies including Paranormal Activity 2 and My Soul to Take.

Reporting by Bethany Bruner

“Double D”-licious

Server Amy Jean serves Beckey and Bill Keeler Thursday evening at Double D’s Diner, which opened in Fiesta Charra’s old location. The Edwards family (right) enjoyed one of their twice a week dinners Thursday at Double D’s Diner.

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By Gretchen Wesche For The Miami Student

The End of an Era In the past 24 years, Oprah Winfrey has gained a reputation for treating her viewers well, surprising audience members of The Oprah Winfrey Show with gifts of all kinds. In the past, these have included selections from her book club and items on her annual list of favorite things — announced just in time for the holiday season — to brand new Pontiacs. Heading into the final season of what will be a quarter-century phenomenon, Oprah was only to be outdone by herself.

“This is really my last chance to do something really big,” she told her studio audience during the first episode of the 25th and final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show. That audience was made up of some of her most loyal and devoted fans, who she calls her Ultimate Viewers. Among them was Miami alumna Liz Kazungu.

Liz, a 2008 graduate of Miami’s student affairs in higher education program, has been watching The Oprah Winfrey Show since it began. As Oprah grew in popularity and influence, so did Liz’s dedication. Now, she rarely misses a show, reads O Magazine online and visits Oprah’s website daily, where she participates in message boards and contests.

It is this dedication that landed Liz at the taping with a selection of other Ultimate Viewers who share her admiration and passion. When people from the show called to offer her tickets to see it in person a month after she responded to Oprah’s call for the most devoted fans to write her, she was told not to expect any giveaways.

Prompting a downpour of confetti, applause and several minutes of sheer chaotic joy, Oprah emphatically announced to her Ultimate Viewers she was taking them all to Australia for Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure. “(It was) the biggest surprise of our lives,” Liz said. “We were so elated.”

The Ultimate Adventure, which will take place in December, will be all expenses paid for each Ultimate Viewer and a guest. Flights will be provided by Qantas Airlines with none other than actor John Travolta, who is also a Qantas Airlines pilot, flying the plane. They may also attend a taping of the show with thousands of Australian fans at the Sydney Opera House, which will be transformed into the Sydney Oprah House, according to the show’s website.

Among all this, Liz is excited to be in Australia for the first time to see some kangaroos and learn about the Aborigine culture.

Becoming an Ultimate Viewer Liz was just seven years old when she began watching Oprah. Still living in Kenya at the time, her father brought her a tape of AM Chicago, Oprah’s talk show before she became nationally syndicated. At first she said she was attracted to the show because it was about ordinary people and she felt a connection with Oprah, a black woman working in media. “At first as a young child it was connecting with a woman in media that looked like me, but soon after I enjoyed the fact that her show focused on ordinary people living their lives and doing ordinary things,” Liz said. “I could relate with her show and her viewers and watched her ever since.”

As she watched throughout the years, she began feeling that she could relate to Oprah and her guests even more and credits both with shaping who she has become today. “In fact,” Liz said, “she is one of the reasons I chose to pursue my communications media career as an undergraduate.”

“The fact that she was able to be a part of our lives everyday at 4 p.m. for the past 24 years sends a powerful message of hope, possibility and the future,” she said.

Liz also admires Oprah for her charitable work, especially the opening of an all-girls school in South Africa.

Miami senior Vinicius Ribeiro doesn’t know much about Oprah, but said for similar reasons he also admires actor Morgan Freeman, who has used his

fame for advocacy. Unlike your average person, he said, “These people, they have the reputation and the influence to change things.”

Senior Kunduz Rysbek agrees Oprah is admirable for extending her work into charity and development.

“She’s the kind of person that can bring people together who can help change things,” Rysbek said.

Liz also said she has learned much from the show about what she believes in, health and her outlook on life. Because of Oprah’s show, she strives to follow the principles of living her best life and to be her own life manager in pursuit of happiness and accomplishment.

“I believe I am a child of the Oprah generation and for many of us it has shaped how we live our lives,” Liz said.

At the show, Liz connected with others who shared these sentiments, other Ultimate Viewers of every age, each with their own story. Liz also was finally able to meet her idol in person and tell her how much she loves her show. She was also thrilled that Oprah lived up to all of her expectations. “She is everything that people say she is and more … the most humble person I have ever met and the most genuine. This validation I will never forget.”

Empowering and Encouraging One of Liz’s favorite moments on The Oprah Winfrey Show was in 2007 when Oprah opened The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. In many ways she feels she can relate to the girls and knows the value these opportunities present them. “For many of us African women, education is the way forward,” Liz said.

Both Liz and her sister Sidi, who is also an Oprah fan and a supporter of her Leadership Academy, will be among the first women from the Kenyan village their family is from to receive master’s degrees. Years before, their grandfather sold much of his cattle and land to provide their father and his siblings with an education. This gift then allowed their father, who did not wear shoes until his junior year of high school, to send all four of his children to college and on to graduate degrees. In many ways, Liz and Sidi feel that because of this history and their experiences they can relate to Oprah’s students.

“She is empowering women just as our dad has empowered us,” Sidi said.

Like her sister, Sidi is currently pursuing a graduate degree from Miami, but she is studying environmental sciences. One of their younger brothers, Francis Katana, is a sophomore at Miami. Sidi said Miami has become a sort of tradition for their family.

Liz would love the chance to pass on these values and what she has learned to other girls both in her current job as an academic adviser at the University of Florida, Gainesville and to Oprah’s students. When she was finally able to speak with Oprah in person at the taping, she even offered to help in any way or to talk with the girls from the school.

“To educate a woman is to educate a village,” Liz said. “Now more than ever women are now playing an active role in building their communities in a positive way. Miami is a great school and one of the best in the country. With this education I have been able to play an active part in my own community as well as the global community as I continue to work with students at my current position.”

When Oprah said she may take her up on the offer as the first class of girls is graduating and looking into higher education, Liz said she almost could have fainted.

The Ultimate Experience Liz’s admiration for Oprah and her work will not end with the series. Just as Oprah will continue with many of her projects and launch her new television channel, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), it seems Liz will continue to remain a committed and involved ultimate fan.

For now, however, she is gearing up for her ultimate adventure in Australia. The only hard part (outside of the anticipation) has been choosing who will be her guest for the trip.

“Since this opportunity is so special and rare, I decided to leave it to my family to decide who is to go,” Liz said. Because her mother accompanied her to the taping and Sidi will be finishing the semester, they finally decided their father would come all the way from Kenya to join her in Australia.

In many ways, Liz Kazungu has had the ultimate experience both as a long-time Oprah fan and as one of her final Ultimate Viewers. For her family that has seen her dedicated admiration and involvement over the years, the recognition she is now receiving was a long time coming.

“She’s been a fan for so long,” her sister said. “She just definitely deserved it.”

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SPT conversations must continue T

he Strategic Priorities Task Force students and must not stop now that (SPT) has completed the final ver- the final report has been issued. The sion of the report for Miami Universi- inclusion of the student body president ty’s financial future. The final version was a step forward in the addition of a is not much different student voice, howevfrom the first draft that er, in a March 25 ediThe SPT could was written in Autorial, the board sughave done a lot gust. President David gested, “one student Hodge is pleased with more to reach out representative from the final version, and each school within to students and will talk with campus Miami should be semust not stop now lected by professors leaders about the proposed changes before that the final report and administration of the Dec. 10 board of the specific college. has been issued. trustees meeting.

Each student would The editorial board meet with professors of The Miami Student understands and administration to formulate needs the complexity and stress that went and opinions of both the college and into the creation of the final version the students he or she represents. Afof the SPT report, however, because ter gathering the needs of the college, not much was changed between the the student would discuss them with draft and the final version, the deci- oth the other students in the intercolsion seemed rushed. The amount of legiate task force of students and the dissent, especially in the letter pre- student body president. The student sented at the Sept. 22 SPT public body president would then relate these forum arguing for equal representa- concerns to the Strategic Priorities tion from all departments, deserves Task Force.” adequate consideration.

The board recommends the SPT The board believes the SPT still continue to create conversation beneeds to encourage students to be con- tween students, faculty and staff. Just cerned about how the decisions made because the final draft of the recomby the SPT will affect the future of mendations is finished shouldn’t mean Miami. Current students will be the this extremely influential document future donors to a school that is in des- cannot spark debate or create change. perate need of money. The SPT could The SPT needs to continue to be open have done a lot more to reach out to to criticism.

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Coping with roommates This is my senior year of college, and almost everyone I know is still living with roommates.

In most cases this means living with the friends you’ve made over the past few years.

The thing is, the problems caused by living with people never really go away.

When you’re a new student, you move into a room with a complete stranger and have to find a way to live with them for the next year. As you go along, you find out if they like to keep their dirty clothes on the floor or in a hamper, like to wake up early, sleep in, stay up late or hit the hay at 9 p.m.

You find out what kind of music they like, how to deal with them when they have a problem and how to keep things from turning into a huge fight when the issue isn’t really a big deal … hopefully. Hey, maybe you even become friends. No matter what you do, they probably still get on your nerves sometimes.

My first-year roommate (and now best friend) and I had some problems that mainly

involved just being sick of each other. We were always in our tiny room together and did pretty much everything like we were attached at the hip. Neither of us really got involved in anything on campus, so we didn’t have anything to do other than classes.

Over-exposure, in my opinion, is one of the biggest problem-causers for roommates. If you come home every day to find your roommate there, it can start to feel like you are never alone, and people need their alone time. College can be hard and everyone has different things they are going through at any given time.

We need that alone time to process things, recharge and just plain relax. When it came time to decide who to live with sophomore year, we wanted to stick together and try to stay out of each other’s hair a bit more. We both got involved with different clubs on campus and started hanging out with people other than each other a bit more. The vibe of our room got a lot less tense as a result.

Sometimes you just

have to remember to give people their own space and let them be alone if they want to be.

There isn’t much privacy in a dorm setting, and being around one other person the entire time can just be too much.

Fast forward to senior year. You’re living with friends you have known for your entire time at college and you’re supposed to be having a great time and living it up. For the most part, you are.

But have the problems that come from living with people gone away?

No, and they probably never will.

No matter how long you’ve known someone, and even if you’ve lived with them before, each new setting and year is different and will involve different challenges. For example, moving to a house will involve sharing a kitchen, a pantry, pots and pans, figuring out who will clean the living room, working out sharing bathrooms and other sundry spaces.

If you’re lucky enough to have your own bedroom, some of the problems will be less

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Students, faculty must fight for Miami’s future An opinion piece published a few weeks ago in The Miami Student by David Morgan was recently brought to my attention. I am an alumnus of Miami University (class of 2001) and am currently a tenure-track assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Tennessee. As I teach and conduct research at a large, state R1 institution while retaining a deep respect for the educational experience that Miami provided, I believe I may be able to contribute to the dialogue presented in The Student.

Having read both Mr. Morgan’s original opinion piece and the responses, I agree with the individuals who replied to Mr. Morgan. The argument that capital projects and campus beautification are more important than maintaining a liberal education program — low student-to-faculty ratios and providing a broad intellectual foundation, for example — is missing the point of being at a university like Miami. Almost all institutes of higher education are devoted to the goal of providing additional, specialized learning opportunities to their students.

Some institutes provide more rigorous educational training, and some have faculty who are more active with high-profile research. What makes Miami unique among a select few universities is the balance it strikes in providing a diverse educational background to its students and employing highly active faculty while maintaining its mission to give a liberal arts education. As an educator, but more as an alumnus, it would be unfortunate to witness the end of this due to budgetary constraints while funds are instead donated for new student unions.

I do agree with Mr. Morgan that the social experience of college is important and is one of the reasons to attend Miami. Many of my closest friends were students with me at Miami. However, the social experience was based on our interactions and shared adventures and not the buildings in which they occurred.

As for Mr. Morgan’s comments about perceived faculty laziness and inactivity, I cannot write with extensive knowledge of the current status of all Miami faculty. However, I know it was the hard work, internationally recognized research and mentorship of my professors when I was at Miami that prepared me for and opened the doors to the opportunities that led to my doctoral studies. I would not be a professor today without them. I don’t think that, in the short space of nine years, this has changed. It hasn’t been that long since I left Miami, and I maintain contact with some faculty.

Furthermore, as pointed out by the responses

by Mr. Devore, Mr. Hayes and Mr. Robbins, Mr. Morgan and many students should take some time to learn what their professors do. Yes, they instruct courses (which takes quite a lot of

evident, but others will always arise.

The important thing to remember is that everyone is different and you can’t make your roommates think the same way that you do.

What you think is dirty might not bother somebody else, and that’s just something you have to accept. If something is only a problem for you, then it makes sense that you be the one to take care of it, or at least ask

your roommates to try to keep it in mind.

An article on LiveStrong.com titled “How To Deal With Roommates” discusses just that. The article advises being polite and thinking about how you would want someone to approach you with a problem — “bring up the problem in a straightforward but non-defensive manner” — and to steer clear of two of the “most inconsiderate ways of

preparation), but they also contribute to the knowledge of their disciplines in myriad ways, from writing peer-reviewed journal articles and books to supervising study experiences for their students.

While higher education is not a service industry, professors do perform a great amount of service to their departments, institutions, professional societies and society in general. This involves running committees that keep the doors of departments and the university open as well as performing public outreach to bring knowledge and education to the many who were not fortunate enough to attend an institution like Miami. These are their privileges and responsibilities.

I agree it is important to provide the best facilities to support these educational activities. It is better to learn in a comfortable and well-resourced environment. Whether a new student union contributes to these is debatable. Of course, I also am very aware the funds for capital projects are generally targeted — monies were donated and contributed specifically for this new building. The concern I have as an alumnus is not about the construction of a new student union, but the impression I get that this is happening when funds are needed to support and shore up the employment of faculty at Miami. Departments like classics or comparative religion (in which I did some of my studies) are essential to provide the broad knowledge that is at the heart of Miami’s educational opportunity. With the diminishing or loss of these disciplines, the liberal education Miami provides will start to erode, and with it the social experience built upon it.

The challenge for students, then, is to decide how important it is to them to maintain and continue to expand the exceptional education experiences provided by Miami. I hope they join with their faculty in fighting for the funding for their education and appreciate the efforts the faculty already makes to give them one of the best educations available in the U.S. Benjamin M. Auerbach, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Anthropology The University of Tennessee Miami Alumnus 2001 auerbach@utk.edu

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trying to resolve a problem: talking about it behind her back and leaving her passive-aggressive sticky notes.”

No, it’s not fun to have to talk to your friend and say, “Hey, this is really bothering me, is there a way we could work it out?” but it is a lot better than the alternative, which is prolonged tension and passive-aggressive behavior leading to an eventual blow out.

There are some things

we can ask people to change and some we just have to accept.

Either way, living with people is difficult, but the way you handle a problem is more important than the problem itself and can prevent you from losing friends over silly things like a box of Cheerios or a mess left in the kitchen.

Alice Ladrick

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Statues to honor coaches’ acheivements

By Gabi Madden For The Miami Student

Many of us have big dreams for after college — a lot of these are centered on success and making significant impacts on the world around us. For three former Miami University coaches, they have done just that and will be honored for their successes at the Homecoming football game.

According to Assistant Athletic Director of Communication and Technology Michael Pearson, many athletes at Miami have moved on after college to become great coaches. This phenomenon was coined the Cradle of Coaches by Bob Kurz in 1959.

Pearson said eight of these coaches will be recognized for their achievements with a replica statue at the south end of Yager Stadium. Three of these statues will be unveiled at the football game Oct. 23. The other five will be unveiled at some point next year.

The three being unveiled on Saturday, according to Pearson, are Carm Cozza, Paul Dietzel and Weeb Ewbank. Each of these men was a Miami alumnus and successful coach.

Pearson said Cozza and Dietzel will attend the game to accept the honorable tribune. Ewbank passed away, but his wife, Lucy, will be there to represent him. She is 104 years old and an Oxford resident.

Pearson said the three coaches were picked to be the first ones created for a reason.

“The matter two of these three are alive (contributed to the decision) … and obviously you want to take advantage of that,” he said.

The statues cost a total of $1 million, all of which was donated from private parties, Pearson said.

It is great that Miami is doing this, he said.

“It gives us some uniqueness within collegiate football,” Pearson said. “Whenever Miami football is mentioned, (it is) almost always the Cradle of Coaches that accompany it.”

Head Football Coach Mike Haywood believes it is important for Miami to honor its alumni, but not just the athletes.

“I think that all the university should be honored,” Haywood said. “They’ve produced a lot of great alumni. I think it’s really important that they get represented for all the great things they’ve done.”

Miami junior and former Miami football player Glenn Miller said it is great to honor these coaches in this way.

“It would make me feel great,” Miller said, regarding being honored this way later in life. “It would make me feel accomplished … that the people at Miami didn’t forget about me.”

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Student creates MU social network

By Natalie McKerjee Senior Staff Writer

With midterm season in full swing, there is no better time for Miami University students to Facebook binge.

However, another online distraction may be offered exclusively to Miami students.

First-year Geoffrey Parker has created an online social network that is only accessible for students with a Miami email account ending with muohio.edu.

According to Parker, the idea for the social network was generated after a conversation with his roommate.

“We thought that if having a Miami social network would be helpful for us, then it could be helpful for other people,” Parker said.

The site is similar to Facebook, according to Parker, but contains more applications that are useful to students.

“It has all the capabilities of Facebook plus more stuff like video chat, music uploading, file sharing and I am hoping to add computer games, some of which will be multiplayer,” Parker said.

“I think that it would be cool for some While the site appears to be another things because you would not have to distraction from productivity, Parker worry so much about privacy like you said his creation would be beneficial to do with Facebook,” Grubb said. students’ academic lives as well.

Grubb said while the social network “It was designed 50-50 between educould be beneficial, it could also be cational and just for fun,” Parker said. potentially dangerous.

Social networks “There is a place to create groups and tend to consume eventually classstudents’ lives es, so students and guide stucan have a speTo register for the online social dents toward the cific group just network, students can visit black hole of of their class.” www.muredhawks.socialgo.com. procrastination, Parker said Grubb said. he hopes the As for the site will create maintenance of solidarity between the site, Parker said while the first Miami students, including commuter and regional students. He said he also two to three months of membership plans for students to utilize the site for are free, a $2 monthly fee will be event sharing and updates. charged thereafter.

“I am trying to not only get people “I do not want to charge people, but to meet each other, but come together,” it costs money to have all the applicaParker said. “I want to make the Miami tions,” Parker said. “Two dollars is not a community easier to access.” big deal.”

Senior Kristin Grubb said having a Parker said more members joining the social network that is only accessible network combined with potential adverto Miami students would ensure more tising from local Oxford establishments privacy to users. would lower the monthly rate.

Students compete in programming challenge

By Chelsea Naughton Staff Writer

As the rest of Miami University finishes midterms and celebrates Homecoming weekend, a group of Miami students is making final preparations to compete in the regional Association for Computer Machinery Internal Collegiate Programming Competition (ACM-ICPC), an international computer programming challenge.

The regional competitions attract students from 90 countries for the IBM-sponsored event, according to Michael Karasick, vice president of strategy and technology at IBM Software Group.

“The ACM-ICPC brings together the brightest and most innovative young programmers from all over the world,” Karasick said.

“This rich talent pool is the lifeblood of our industry, allowing us to more effectively recruit the types of programmers we need to foster the future growth of

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our industry.”

Malloy heard about the According to Amanda program last year, but was Carl, IBM press secretary, unable to participate.

Miami will send two teams “I immediately became interested of three in it, but the students to competition solve the “The ACM-ICPC had already programbrings together the passed by ming chalbrightest and most that time,” lenges at innovative young Malloy the Unisaid. “Comversity of programmers from Cincinnati all over the world.” ing into this year, I was (UC) where really exthe compeMICHAEL KARASIC cited for the tition will VICE PRESIDENT OF opportube held.

STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY nity to parMiami IBM SOFTWARE GROUP ticipate and junior John Malloy said can’t wait to the teams are comprised of head to UC this weekend.”

Malloy said team memveterans and newcomers to bers have been practicing the competition.

“The Red Team is com- since the beginning of the posed of some of our vet- semester, completing weekly eran programmers and will problems sent out by Coach hopefully be contending for Michael Zmuda, an associate one of the top spots,” Mal- professor of computer science loy said. “The White Team at Miami. has some of the newer memFirst-year Hung Nguyen, bers and is geared more a member of the Red Team, towards learning how the said the competition requires a certain kind of logic and competition works.”

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Students play flag football on Wednesday night at Cook Field.

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and Economics at the University of Delaware, and Garnett Stokes is the dean of Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia.

Each of the candidates will meet with the Miami community in individual forums. The forums will take place during October and November.

One of these candidates will fill the position, which reports to the president and serves as the chief academic officer of the university. Working closely with faculty, the provost works to build Miami’s reputation through academic development and progress for future generations.

According to the Miami University Provost Scope, which outlines the requirements of the provost, the position is expected to meet and exceed the list of challenges and

opportunities, which can be found on Miami’s website.

“The process of finding a new provost has been rather easy and without any concern,” said Stephen Snyder, staff liaison for the committee. “The search as a whole has been successful. All of the applicants have been what we asked for — qualified and well-rounded.”

The announcement of the new provost will be made in November after all of the forums are complete. The forums are the last chance for the applicants to impress the committee. “The committee wants the applicants to become more interactive with the Miami community and more comfortable with the environment,” Feyten said.

Until the decision is made, John Skillings will continue to serve as the interim provost.

Interview Days Dwayne Smith: Oct. 26.

Valerie Hardcastle: Nov. 1.

Bobby Gempesaw: Nov. 4.

Garnett Stokes: Nov. 10.

open forums the SPT held for students to discuss their thoughts and fears about the content of the report.

“We listened to comments we got from students at the forums and there were also a couple of different e-mails that we got from both graduate and undergraduate students that we focused on,” Makaroff said.

“The students definitely played a significant role and we definitely took into consideration their concerns.”

Makaroff said the submission of the report marks the end of the SPT. “We are finished, we dissolved and have had our last meeting,” Makaroff said. “As far as I know, and unless I hear otherwise from President Hodge, the task force has been disbanded.”

While Hodge has only read through the final version quickly so far, he said the completed report stands as an enhancement to an already strong document.

“I do believe that the final version improved in a number of cases (particularly) the language that had caused some consternation, so I think that it is definitely improved in those areas,” Hodge said. “At the end of the day, they really didn’t change substantially the recommendations, but the main improvements in the final report over the draft report have been to have a better presentation in a few critical areas.”

Now that the SPT has

officially completed its work, Hodge said the next stage is achieving the goals the group was created to satisfy.

“Right now what I am doing is talking to key leaders on campus to make sure that I have heard personally if they have had any issues with it,” Hodge said. “Then, hopefully sometime within the next three or four weeks, I will talk about some of the first round of changes so that it will be pretty clear what we are doing.”

Hodge said he has promised to have his full evaluation of the recommendations along with a timeline for the implementation of those accepted presented at the board of trustees meeting Dec. 10.

First-year Michael Maienza said not enough is known on campus about the SPT, and from what he has heard he does have some apprehension about the whole process.

“I feel like sometimes there is a danger in spending money to make money, which is what may be happening here,” Maienza said. “Also, the students are strapped for money too, so hopefully they don’t look to us to further cure their financial woes.”

Hodge said the recommendations have the best interest of the student body at heart.

Ultimately, he said he was pleased with the quality of the report and the performance of the SPT. “I must say, they performed incredibly well,” Hodge said. “I think that this is one of the finest reports of its kind that I have ever seen.”

Students interested in reading the report can visit http://www. miami.muohio.edu/spc.

thinking to succeed.

“It’s not exactly the problems that are important, it’s the ability to see the pattern when presented with a problem and apply what we know that matters,” Nguyen said.

“That’s what real life problem-solving is like too.”

Zmuda expects Miami will fare well in the competition despite the traditionally tough region in which the students compete, which includes multiple time world champions University of Waterloo and University of Western Ontario.

“For a school of our size and stature, we have ranked among the top in years past,” Zmuda said. “This year we have one team with a returning student who should do well and a less experienced team that will hold their own and do a fine job.”

Results from the weekend will be posted on the ACM -ICPC website. The top three teams will move on to the world finals in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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because he is a cultural leader,” Wagner said.

Keitges said students concerned with the Dalai Lama’s visit are critical because the Chinese government is critical, but many Chinese students were very interested in seeing the event.

“Not all Chinese students feel that way and many Chinese students welcome the opportunity,” Keitges said.

He said some Chinese students approached him about meeting the Dalai Lama personally.

Keitges said it is valuable for Miami students to learn about the complexity of a culture and political situation they don’t know much about, calling it a “premiere opportunity to learn about Asia.”

Non-Chinese students are sensitive to this political issue.

Junior Jared Horwitz attended the event and said he understands why Chinese students may be upset about the Dalai Lama’s visit.

“I understand the problem Chinese students have with him and the risk Miami University is taking,” Horwitz said.

“Given that today isn’t a significant one in Chinese culture, it’s important that the Dalai Lama be able to come here and talk. It’s important that students be able to hear an important world leader.”

Keitges said bringing the Dalai Lama to campus is part of an effort by the university to “bring the world to Oxford.”

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Let’s make Homecoming special Adam Hainsfurther

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Friday October 22, 2010

omecoming is a time-honored tradition at most schools. Alumni come back to relive their college years for the weekend. Grills are hot, drinks are cold and stadiums are full of rowdy fans cheering their alma mater on to victory.

At Miami, that doesn’t happen.

Our stadium stays relatively empty, there are no grills in sight and the drinks don’t even make their way out to the hands of the alumni. It’s a travesty! It’s a shame!

So for those unfamiliar with tradition, here’s a guide to Homecoming: Treat the alumni like your long lost friend, not some stranger. Sure, you may not actually know them, but they’ve been in your shoes. They just want to be treated like any of your classmates.

Fire up the grill! Oct. 16 was Homecoming at Indiana University and Hoosiers both current and old came out in full force for the pregame tailgates that led up to the football game that day. Tailgates are the signature event of a proper Homecoming weekend, so don’t drop the ball.

Wear red and white. Saturday’s football game is a red out, so naturally wear white on Friday. Sure, the theme of this weekend is Reinvent Red, but white will work too, just not Saturday.

Rock out with your ’Hawk out.

Just because something’s red or white doesn’t make it appropriate to wear for Homecoming weekend.

For instance, wearing your red Ohio State shirt is not appropriate not just at the game, but period.

Support all of the RedHawk teams. Sure, hockey is the “it” sport on campus and football is doing well, but they aren’t the only teams around.

The volleyball team has a pair of matches this weekend and both the men’s and women’s swim teams have meets in town Saturday.

Don’t forget the big guns. Volleyball and swimming are fun, but there’s nothing quite like a hockey game in Oxford. If you want them to sweep the series, everyone needs to be at the games in full force.

Embrace the cheesiness. Part of the fun of Homecoming is how cheesy it actually is. Everything about Homecoming resembles something out

Editor Katie Giovinale sports@miamistudent.net

MICHAEL GRIGGS The Miami Student

Members of the Miami University football team gear up to face the Golden Flashes in their game against Kent State University Oct. 2.

FOOTBALL

NEXT HOME GAME: 1 p.m. Saturday vs. Ohio University

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Saturday,” sophomore linebacker Evan Harris said. “We need to play physical and play disciplined. We need to have more guys in the box because if we can stop the run we can make them a one-dimensional team and then we can stop the pass.”

Harris was named the MAC East Division Defensive Player of the Week, and the RedHawks will need another strong performance from him against the Bobcats. OU is ranked 106 in the nation in passing yards per game and 45 in rushing yards, so stopping the run will be a major focus for the Red and White.

Meanwhile, another focus for Miami will be special teams, as field position has proved to be a major factor in each of the RedHawks’ last three games. In addition, senior kicker Trevor Cook is anticipated to miss one to two weeks after being injured last week at Central Michigan University, so senior kicker Seth Phillip is expected to get the start.

“One of our weakest units is our kickoff coverage unit,” Head Coach Michael Haywood said.

“We need to get guys on the field that can make plays, but we cannot put starters in at certain units because of (the risk of being injured).”

Miami’s air attack has led the way for the offense this year. Redshirt sophomore quarterback

RedHawks face Bobcats Staff Writer

The nation’s most improved football team will face off against rival Ohio University (OU) Oct. 23 in the annual Battle of the Bricks. The RedHawks have lost each of their last four matchups against the Bobcats, but they will look to maintain their undefeated record both at home and in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Homecoming weekend.

Miami and Ohio will be battling not only for the Bricks, but also for first place in the MAC East Division, as the RedHawks and Bobcats both enter the game at 4-3 overall, with 3-0 and 3-1 marks in conference play respectively.

One of the keys for the Red and White will be shutting down OU’s dual threat quarterbacks, redshirt senior Boo Jackson and redshirt junior Phil Bates. Jackson was named the MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week and has averaged 130 yards passing per game, while Bates averages 77 yards on the ground.

As a team, the Bobcats average more than 170 yards on the ground per game, so look for Miami to try to shut down Ohio’s senior running back, Vince Davidson, along with Bates.

“We need to play how we play every

HOCKEY

Zac Dysert has more than 1600 yards passing this year to go with eight touchdowns and is completing just more than 65 percent of his passes. Freshman wide receiver Nick Harwell has stepped up nicely for the ’Hawks in each of the last two games, catching 14 balls for 159 yards and one touchdown.

The RedHawks are tied for 31 in passing yards per game and are 118 in running.

This week’s game is also a great opportunity for fraternities, sororities and residence halls to earn some extra money for their communities.

Coach Haywood will donate a $2,500 check to the group with the highest percentage in attendance at Yager Stadium. To be counted, students must check in at the southeast corner of the stadium. For more information, students can go to www.muredhawks.com.

Miami will also unveil the first three of eight statues celebrating RedHawk football tradition and the Cradle of Coaches at the south end of Yager Stadium at noon Oct. 23. The RedHawks will honor Carm Cozza, Paul Dietzel and Weeb Ewbank, and fans are encouraged to arrive early for the ceremony. RedHawk supporters can listen to coverage on Miami’s ISP Sports Network or on WMSR at www.redhawkradio.com. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Yager Stadium.

NEXT HOME GAME: 7:35 p.m. Friday vs. Northern Michigan

’Hawks look to start CCHA play on high note

By Hannah R. Miller Staff Writer

Coming off a successful road series against St. Cloud State University, which included a win and a tie, the Miami University hockey team looks to heat up against the currently winless Northern Michigan University Wildcats at the Goggin Ice Center.

The RedHawks enter the weekend’s series 2-1-1, while the Wildcats sit at 0-2-1. In the first games of conference play for both teams, Miami is expecting to see a high level of hockey.

“They play hard, they’re well coached and they’ll come after us,” Head Coach Enrico Blasi said. “I expect a big battle. I think we’re going to get everybody’s best game and we need to be ready for it.”

Northern Michigan has less depth in its lineup than the previous teams the Red and White have faced this season, but Miami is not going to of a movie. Just because it’s cheesy doesn’t mean it’s bad.

Get a bagel from Bagel and Deli.

Sure, this one sounds silly, but Miami is a school steeped in tradition. There are few experiences every student

overlook the team’s strengths.

“They’re a very hardworking team,” senior Andy Miele said.

“Their top two lines are very good.

After that is really where we can take advantage of them. But they work really hard — they’re a great second effort team. They’ll really battle, so hopefully we can match that intensity.”

The RedHawks want to get pucks on net early in the games to test the Northern Michigan goaltenders.

“We really want to get traffic in front of these goalies because they’re two new goalies and they’re not too experienced,” Miele said.

Senior captain Carter Camper is happy to see junior netminder Connor Knapp back on track. After giving up five goals on nine shots in his season debut against New Hampshire Oct. 9, Knapp was back to his usual high-level play against St. Cloud. He stopped 24 shots in the 1-1 draw Saturday, 11 of which came while the ’Hawks needs to have to truly be considered a part of the Miami community, and one of those is getting a sandwich from this student favorite. Squeeze in there with the alumni and truly savor every steamy hot bite to remember

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Connor Knapp stops a shot by University of New Hampshire’s Dalton Speelman Oct. 9. were shorthanded.

“We knew he was going to come back, he responds well,” Camper said. “He was the difference maker on Saturday, and we’re really proud of him.”

Led by Camper, the ’Hawks have had consistent offensive production.

Camper was named CCHA Offensive Player of the Week, tallying six goals and three assists in the first four games of the season.

“We’ve got back-to-back

RedHawks, and hopefully Miele or someone else can get (Player of the Week) for a third week in a row, that’d be pretty cool,” Camper said.

Miele was happy to see production coming from Camper.

“It’s awesome to have someone who has a hot stick like that,” Miele said. “It’s always huge to have your captain and veteran produce like that, so we’re real excited for him.”

The RedHawks take the ice at 7:35 p.m. Oct. 22 and 23.

why the alumni come back to town every year.

Go to the football game. There is no excuse for not going at this point.

Have fun. While this goes for everyone, it should ring especially

true for my fellow seniors. Our time here is quickly flying by. Homecoming is a time to remember the fun you have in college, so make the most of it and truly enjoy yourself this weekend.