Nov. 09, 2010 | The Miami Student

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VOLUME 138 NO. 21

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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In 1950, The Miami Student reported wounded soldiers in Korea were receiving blood transfusions from Miami University students after the Red Cross Bloodmobile visited campus. More than 200 students made appointments to donate blood for the cause.

Miami University applicant pool grows

By Matt Levy Staff Writer

Miami University students should expect a larger first-year class in August 2011.

Compared with the past few years, Miami has seen an increase in applications from prospective students, with more applicants now than this time last year, according to statistics from the Office of the Provost.

Miami tour guide Rebecca Bird has had some first-hand experience with next year’s possible first-year class.

“We’ve had tour groups of every size, but many of them have tended to be quite large,” Bird said.

According to Bird, most students on the daily tours are from in state, but groups during school breaks tend to include more prospective students from out of state.

“Many out-of-state students ask me about being from New Jersey and how I adjusted to living in Ohio,” Bird said. “(They) are often concerned about feeling outnumbered and being unable to make friends since they fear that students coming from the same Ohio high schools will stick together.”

Data from the Office of the Provost currently shows non-Ohio residents’ application rates up 22 percent and in-state applications up 23 percent compared to last year at this time.

happening now and that is expected to continue through 2018.”

According to Herman, with a smaller applicant pool coming from Ohio and the midwest in general, it is important to look for students beyond where Miami students traditionally live.

Herman described some of the various strategies used to attract prospective students.

“We’ve placed regional recruiters on the east and west coast, placed ads on college search websites, we hold off-campus recruiting events and conduct campus-wide Web chats,” Herman said. “Out-of-state

BY THE NUMBERS Number of applicants for the 2011-12 school year

7,236

According to Jennifer Herman, senior associate director of the Office of Admission, Miami’s applicant pool is traditionally half Ohio residents and half non-residents.

“We are trying to attract more outof-state students from areas particularly outside of the midwest,” Herman said. “There is a population decline in high school graduates in the midwest

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Underground construction begins for ASC

By Adam Giffi

Fresh face to serve as interim CAS dean

ROAD CLOSING

Senior Staff Writer

Extreme College Makeover: Miami University Edition has begun on the Armstrong Student Center (ASC) project.

Before anyone can shout “move that bus!” and reveal the brand new facility, key preliminary steps must first be completed.

The construction, which closed Spring Street in late October, is still blocking sidewalks. This represents the first stages in the creation of the ASC. According to Jack Williams, senior project manager of the ASC, the extensive amount of work happening around the general area of Rowan Hall is being done entirely to set up the utility system for the ASC. “Right now they’re really just putting piping in to pick up storm water,” Williams said. “The current system was not large enough to support the new student center. In fact, this has actually been a deficit in our system for a long time and this was an opportunity to fix it so that it is able to support a larger facility.”

According to Williams, the closure of Spring Street

Bishop Circle will be closed Monday, Nov. 8 to Friday, Nov. 12 Monday, Nov. 15 to Friday, Nov. 18

By Amelia Carpenter Campus Editor

the work done so far does not count as the official groundbreaking of the project.

This will likely occur in spring or summer 2011.

He said there will be minimal road closures in

Miami University’s College of Arts and Science will have an interim dean for 2011 after the current dean’s early resignation.

Interim Provost John Skillings appointed Senior Associate Dean Phyllis Callahan to the position effective Jan. 1, 2011.

Current Dean Karen Schilling will end her term Dec. 31.

Skillings sought advice from program directors and department chairs in the college in determining who would serve best as interim dean. He said Callahan had overwhelmingly strong support.

“It was an easy decision for me to make,” Skillings said.

“She was the right person for the position.”

Callahan is a professor of zoology and works with undergraduate and graduate students in neuroendocrinology research, for which she is nationally recognized.

Callahan said her favorite thing about working at Miami has been

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THOMAS CALDWELL The Miami Student

Construction workers look on as a Bobcat is used to help level a section of ground by Culler Hall. was directly related to this system implementation.

“Spring Street was closed to complete this excavating and piping placement,” Williams said.

“More specifically, it was actually because they were going down Patterson with piping and so they

had to get across the north side of Spring Street to access this.”

John Seibert, project manager of the ASC, explained where the project is set to go from this point.

“We have about another month’s worth of work installing the piping and

restoring the grounds that we’ve impacted,” Seibert said. “Once that work is done, you will not see any new work on this project until around next summer when we start work on the actual student center itself.”

According to Seibert,

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DISCUSSING DIVERSITY

A new student group provides an outlet for members of the LGBTQ community.

CAMPUS, page 2

SORORITY SHARING

Miami’s sororities host sprite dates on the same nights to ease the rush process.

POLLING PROBLEMS

Butler County machines create problems for local voters.

COMMUNITY, page 4

ROCKIN’ OXFORD

Big name bands bring more than music to uptown.

COMMUNITY, page 4

WWW.MIAMISTUDENT.NET BRINGIN’ IT BACK

The M Book returns to Miami, informing first-years about university history.

FEATURES, page 6

ENDING THE STREAK The RedHawks come up in short in the weekend series with Ferris State University.

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SPORTS, page 12

CAMPUS: VIDEO EXCLUSIVE Check out more information about the student center construction.

COMMUNITY: FALL FUN Photos of students participating in Make A Difference Day.

SPORTS: CHAD OCHOCINCO

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The Bengals wide receiver talks about the man behind the helmet.

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Editors Stephen Bell Amelia Carpenter Amanda Seitz campus@miamistudent.net

NEWS MU to update residence halls BRIEFS

By Adam Giffi Senior Staff Writer

FYI Award-winning play to show at Miami The Tony Award winner for Best Play, Art, will premiere at Miami University Nov. 18.

Art is a comedy about how three men work through their competing egos and differing opinions over the years. The play is directed by assistant professor in the theater department, Lewis Magruder.

Art will play 8 p.m. Nov. 18 to 20, and 2 p.m. Dec. 2 to 4 Dec. 5 in the Gates-Abegglen Theatre.

Tickets are $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for students. There are $4 curricular discounts available. Tickets can be purchased at the Shriver Box Office by calling (513) 529-3200 or by visiting www.tickets.muohio.edu.

Week-long event to celebrate social justice Miami University will host its seventh annual Human Rights and Social Justice Day entitled A Call to Action: Bridging and Bonding Across Borders Wednesday, Nov. 17. The weeklong event will feature discussions and other such programs, starting with the Human Rights and Social Justice Information Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Nov. 17 in the Shriver Center multipurpose room.

Other highlights include a panel discussion entitled Is Inclusion Happening? Best Practices in Inclusive Education from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in 212 MacMillan Hall, and another Nov. 19 entitled Latinas in Ohio: Facing Challenges, Taking Action, from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in 212 MacMillan Hall.

The Human Rights and Social Justice program is sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures (CAWC) in tandem with other university organizations. For more information, or to obtain a full schedule of events, please contact the CAWC at (513) 529-8309.

Opera to present classical production The Department of Music will present the opera Cinderella at Hall Auditorium.

Performances will run at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 11 to Nov. 13.

The production will be stage directed by former artistic director for the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Nicholas Muni, and musically directed by Ricardo Averbach.

The opera will be sung in English.

The production will utilize 75 students from several departments.

Tickets are available at the Miami University Box Office either online at www.tickets.muohio.edu or through the phone at (513) 529-3200. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $8 for students.

Miami University’s residence halls could be receiving facelifts in the next few years.

The university senate met Monday to hear the proposed plan of the Residence Hall Renovation Project. David Creamer, vice president for finance and business, led the presentation.

He explained to the senate that the recommendation is to renovate the current residence halls rather than build new ones.

“Primarily replacing all of the residence halls was not financially feasible,” Creamer said.

Creamer said funds for creating new housing facilities comes directly from student fees.

To avoid a fee increase, Creamer said renovation was seen as a more practical approach.

“We need to keep things affordable,” Creamer said. “Given the cost of tuition, we cannot allow the room and board rates to become a barrier to students’ enrollment.”

Creamer said another key reason the decision was made to renovate halls rather than construct new buildings was to keep the historical look and atmosphere of Miami. He said the best and most affordable way to maintain the architecture and meet students’ needs is

to renovate.

Despite the focus on renovation, one new residence hall will be created in the middle of campus. Few details were given about this new building during the hearing. Creamer said the band practice field will need to be relocated for the creation of this new building.

The new residence hall would not add significantly to the amount of spaces, referred to as beds, for students to occupy, Creamer said.

Instead, the majority of students would live in newly renovated areas.

“We expect that only about 1,100 new beds would be constructed through this process,” Creamer said. “So, only about one-sixth or a one-seventh of the beds will end up being new.

Most will be in the form of renovation.”

Three tiers of renovation were under consideration, Creamer said. In the first tier, little will be done in terms of actual change. In the third tier, the current residence halls will be gutted and entirely new spaces will be created inside the same buildings. Ultimately, the decision was made to renovate just below the third tier level.

“This is something that gets us fairly significant changes in the space but doesn’t actually relocate any of the walls or other things inside

Sororities combine sprite dates within buildings

By Qiao Song

Junior Drew McDonnell said it saved time for potential new members (PNMs).

“Many prospective new members did not Scoping potential sororities at Miami Uni- want to have to get dressed up and ready and versity just got easier. Instead of having 15 walk across campus 15 different times (in the sprite dates to attend on different days, sorori- past),” McDonnell said. “With the new grouping, it is easy for a girl to ties will have multiple sprite be able to talk to four or dates in one hall in order “By consolidating all the five sororities in one day, to allow the girls to travel from suite to suite in the sprite dates into just a few and they will only have to same night. different days based on go through the process a few times.”

A sprite date is an inforwhich hall they are Every sprite date varies mal event in which a prolocated in, it allows girls from chapter to chapter, spective new member has but they usually have the the chance to meet members to move through each same format.

Each chapter of a certain sorority. Each one easily.” usually hosts some sort of sorority’s sprite date is set up activity, such as tie dying, by its recruitment chair and SARAH TITLE cupcake decorating or other the women can come into SOPHOMORE themed activities to break the suite and get to know the ice and start conversathe sisters. They are usually meet and greet types of events where the non- tion between chapter members and PNMs. “I think (sprite dates) ease the tension girls Greeks can talk to members of a sorority. Sprite face before the big process,” McDonnell said. dates are held so a prospective new member — “Sprite dates are beneficial to sororities beusually first-years and sophomores ­— can learn cause it is an opportunity for a sorority to get more about a certain sorority before they go their name out there and generate interest for through formal recruitment before the start of new membership.” spring semester.

As of Nov. 9, sprite dates were final“By consolidating all the sprite dates into just ized and many sororities had already hosted a few different days based on which hall they are located in, it allows girls to move through theirs. The last group of sprite dates will be each one easily,” sophomore Sarah Title said. held Nov 17.

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the building,” Creamer said. “The bedroom sizes will likely remain the same, except spaces today that are doubles would likely be converted to singles.”

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Students look to establish new GLBTQ group

By Tom Dever For The Miami Student

Miami University’s Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (GLBTQ) Services is looking to launch a new student group designed specifically for multicultural GLBTQ students. The GLBTQ group called Flavors: People of Color Constituency Group is designed to provide a safe space to discuss issues of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, according to information provided at the group’s first official meeting Nov. 2.

Demere Woolway, coordinator of GLBTQ services, said the group originated out of noticeable needs within the community.

“Within their community in general, we are aware that their needs are often dejected,” Woolway said of students who face alienation in both their social and ethnic communities.

The group is not an official student organization recognized by Associated Student Government (ASG), according to Woolway.

“It is primarily a discussion group that is interested in tailoring its conversations around topics of sex, religion, dating or whatever the students are interested in,” Woolway said.

She said the group is being more “student directed.” ASG has recognized Spectrum, which is intended to be the official GLBTQ student organization on campus as a student organization. Spectrum CoPresident David Morgan said he doesn’t know anything about the new organization.

Woolway said the group is a proposed subdivision of Spectrum, but the decision is yet to be made.

“Being a student organization has both its advantages and disadvantages,” Woolway said.

According to both Woolway and Morgan, the group has been met with virtually no protests or resistance. They said students in the community seem to be accepting and understanding as well.

“If this is something that these students want and can benefit from, I don’t see who would have a problem with something like that,” junior Patrick Miller said.

The group will be holding its second meeting during the second week of December. Questions can be sent to either flavors@muohio.edu or glbtq@muohio.edu.

Art museum draws more visitors

By Emily Holman For The Miami Student

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The Miami University Opera rehearses Monday evening in Hall Auditorium.

The Miami University Art Museum has made efforts to achieve a larger audience.

The museum’s new museum curator, Jason Shaiman, hopes to create exhibitions appealing to all students to push the museum in a positive direction.

Robert Wicks, museum director, said he looks forward to working with Shaiman.

“I thought he had some wonderful new ideas about ways of approaching exhibitions,” Wicks said. “Since he is younger himself, I think he knows what is going on in the younger minds and will be able to use that effectively.”

Shaiman plans to reach out to students of all majors.

“I want to develop more exhibits that can connect with a variety of departments on campus and a variety of academic disciplines, reaching out beyond just exhibitions that correlate with the art department,” Shaiman said.

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Community

Editor Bethany Bruner community@miamistudent.net

County deals with polling issues

By Chris Burnett For the Miami Student

Female falls asleep in Jimmy John’s At around 1 a.m. Friday, Oxford police officers were dispatched to Jimmy John’s in response to a female passed out in a booth.

According to police reports, officers responded to find a female with her head down on the table sleeping.

The officers were reportedly unable to wake the female and detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage about her person.

Officers reportedly noticed a cell phone, wallet and purse on the table. Based on a credit card in her wallet, the female was identified as Miami University junior Christine Berdelle, 20.

According to police reports, a California driver’s license with Berdelle’s photograph was also found in the wallet, but it was determined to be fake when it returned the name Tatiana Canalesestrada when run through the computer system.

Berdelle was reportedly transported to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital where she was cited for underage intoxication, possession of a fake ID and disorderly conduct.

First-year passes out, refuses treatment At around 4:20 a.m. Friday, Oxford Police Department officers were dispatched to 324 S. Poplar St. in response to an unknown male passed out on the couch.

When officers arrived, residents of the house reportedly pointed to a male face down on the couch.

Officers reportedly woke the male, later identified as Miami University first-year John Fowlds, 18, and found him to be very intoxicated.

Fowlds reportedly could not answer simple questions about his whereabouts and smelled strongly of an alcoholic beverage.

According to police reports, Fowlds also had mud on his shirt and jeans, indicating that he had passed out earlier in the night.

The life squad was called, but Fowlds reportedly refused treatment.

Fowlds was cited for underage intoxication and disorderly conduct.

Sophomore receives multiple citations At around 3:30 a.m. Friday, Oxford Police Department (OPD) officers on patrol noticed a vehicle with what appeared to be an altered temporary registration. Officers reportedly stopped the vehicle in the McDonald’s parking lot.

When officers approached the car, they reportedly noticed that the driver had red, glassy eyes, smelled strongly of an alcoholic beverage and had slurred speech.

The male reportedly told officers he did not have his driver’s license with him, but said his name was “Eric Studt from Pennsylvania.”

The male was asked to step out of his vehicle and reportedly performed poorly on field sobriety tests.

While questioning the passenger, officers reportedly noticed a wallet sitting on the driver’s seat. Inside the wallet, officers reportedly found a Pennsylvania driver’s license matching the name and birth date given by the driver.

When attempting to verify the identity of the driver, the passenger of the vehicle reportedly told officers the license did not belong to the driver.

After further search of the wallet, officers reportedly found a Georgia driver’s license identifying the driver as Miami University sophomore Judson Hill Jr., 20.

Hill was arrested and taken to OPD, where a breath test reportedly determined that he had a blood alcohol content of 0.21.

Hill was cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, underage intoxication, possession of a fake ID and expired tags.

The mid-term election saw tremendous voter turnout, roughly 48 percent. With these high rates came some new problems. Namely, there were glitches in the electronic voting machines.

The AccuVote-TSx voting machines used by Butler County experienced multiple issues, resulting in a little more than 1,000 problem calls to the county Board of Elections (BOE) according to Tippy Slaughter, spokesperson for the BOE. Approximately 50 percent of these were calibration issues. The BOE will be looking into these issues at length as it completes the official tally, which is due Nov. 10.

According to Poll Worker Trainer David Hanger, only 10 percent of machines were affected by glitches. Hanger also doesn’t believe these errors

affected votes.

“Between the poll workers and the voters, they made sure that the errors didn’t affect results,” Hanger said. “It just made things more difficult.”

Hanger recommends voters always doublecheck their ballot.

The BOE has experienced issues with the AccuVote-TSx machines before, but they were thought to be caused primarily by set up errors. Since then, the BOE has taken steps to eliminate problems by having technical rovers. These rovers are poll workers specializing in set up and repair of the machines, and they set up all of the machines for the county.

This is the first election in which calibration errors appeared prevalent.

Calibration errors, which result from the software on the machine thinking the user selected an area other than the one they did, have the

potential to change votes. However, there are also numerous safeguards. First, the voters have the ability to see the screen after they select a vote. Then, the voter is prompted to review the vote on three separate confirmation screens and a printout.

If any issue occurs, the voter can request assistance from the poll workers at the precinct, one from each party. If the poll workers are unable to resolve the issues, a technical rover can be called in to fix the machine. If the issue cannot be resolved to the voter’s satisfaction, the ballot can be cancelled and the voter can receive a paper ballot.

“There shouldn’t be glitches in these machines, period,” Miami University junior Shannon Powell said. “Anything that could make the ballot confusing or difficult to use should be fixed ahead of time. It shouldn’t be up to the voter to make sure their vote counts.”

Big name bands bring people, money to Oxford

By Catherine Couretas For The Miami Student

From Sam Adams to the Steel Train, Miami University students have seen big-name acts visit Oxford this semester. These are artists students would usually have to travel to Cincinnati or Dayton to see.

However, bar owners and students alike are trying to keep the momentum going by bringing more rising stars to Oxford.

Brick Street Bar and Grill owner Will Weisman said the bar tries to bring artists on the rise. O.A.R. visited Brick Street four times in 2000 and Gavin DeGraw stopped by in 2005.

“We are constantly trying to bring the major acts and always have standing offers,” Weisman said. “Once the artist gets to a really high level, it becomes a matter of luck and timing to pull the show off.”

Weisman said he likes to take advantage of the space Brick Street has.

“There are very few college bars in the country that have the size and infrastructure to host these kinds of acts, so we want to make the most

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Rapper Sam Adams performs Sept. 6 at Brick Street Bar and Grill. Local bars are trying to draw customers with acts like Adams. of it,” Weisman said. “In the end it’s about offering different experiences for the students and we do our best to make that happen.”

Senior Dan Albert has been very involved in music on campus and around Oxford.

“One of the things I focused on

Parks look forward to levy money

By Melissa Tacchi

results, the MetroParks levy passed by a close margin. Approximately 51 percent of voters After voters officially approved elected to pass the issue. a levy allowing for the restoration “A majority of people saw of Butler County’s MetroParks, the long term benefits of the officials have decided to move parks,” Stretch said. “For those forward with strategic plans. who didn’t support the levy, we “For the past year we have understand that this is a time evaluated what it is going to take of economic challenge, but we for parks that are closed to get think they will be pleased with back into operating condition,” who they are entrusting their tax MetroParks spokesperson Susan dollars with.”

Stretch said. “There are trails For Miami University firstthat need to be cleared, parking year and Butler County resilots that are covered in weeds dent David Trent, the passage of and broken bridges that need to the levy was a positive for him be restored.” and his family.

According to Stretch, the parks “My family and I voted for the have been neglected for years MetroParks levy to pass,” Trent due to a lack of said. “Everyone funding. How“There are trails that is always hesiever, with the tant to spend need to be cleared, passage of the money on anyparking lots that are thing anymore, levy, the parks will start to see covered in weeds and but parks bensome money efit all of us, broken bridges that coming into its I can’t think need to be restored. so accounts. The of a better way levy requires to spend our SUSAN STRETCH owners of a tax dollars.”

SPOKESPERSON $100,000 home Officials are METROPARKS to pay $15 a currently priyear for the oritizing which parks’ funding. parks will be The levy funds have created restored in what order, but have leverage for additional state and yet to reveal when the decision federal grants that will match the will be finalized, Stretch said. amount taxpayers are contribut“We are taking into account ing, Stretch said. several factors: the state of each “In order to get money from park, the kind of maintenance the government you have to have required and which parks need money,” Stretch said. “Now that new playground equipment to we will have consistent funding, name a few,” she said. “We will the federal and state grants will not be receiving any money allow us to ensure people’s tax for parks until either January or February, so there will be dollars go further.”

According to unofficial But- no significant changes until ler County Board of Elections that time.”

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in the past year is to work with up- students can attend without having town bars to try and bring in musi- to leave Oxford. cal acts and performers for students “While we know that hip hop or to see,” Albert said. rap artists such as Sammy Adams, One of the shows Albert has Bone Thugs, et cetera appeal to a helped with is Machine Gun Kelly, very large demographic at Miami, who is performing at The Wood’s it is also great to appeal to other Bar Wednesday, Nov. 10. This is an pockets of musical interest,” Weisartist Albert said he has been trying man said. “This semester, we have to get to Oxford for a while. covered literally every genre from Albert takes it pop, country, upon himself to rock, blues, hip “One of the things I hop, soul and alwork with upfocused on in the past ternative. It’s retown bars, secure venues and work ally neat to see so year is to work with with the artists to uptown bars to try and many new faces get to Oxford in at these types bring in musical acts of shows.” addition to putand performers for ting together evAlan Kyger, erything else for economic develstudents to see.” the show, includopment director ing ticket sales. for the City of DAN ALBERT Like Weisman, Oxford, said the MIAMI UNIVERSITY SENIOR Albert focuses on amount of visigetting rising arttors has a huge ists to come to town. impact on the Oxford commu“I like to choose artists that nity, whether they’re here for a haven’t become mainstream yet,” weekend or just a night to attend Albert said. “I try to get them right a concert. before they’re about to become so “Sure, they’re going to go to a popular that it’s impossible to get concert, get something to eat bethem here.” fore,” Kyger said. “If they have too In addition to those bigger names, much fun, they might even spend Weisman tries to bring a variety the night. All those things help of artists to diversify what shows the community.”

UPTOWN UPDATES ➤The Quarter Barrel Brewery is now open at 107 E. Church St. Quarter Barrel offers a multi-dimensional dining experience with a coffeehouse, used bookstore, restaurant, pub and beer brewery. Quarter Barrel is open 7 to 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday. ➤ Pizza Hut has a permit for beer carryout and beer only consumption. The permit was granted at the Oct. 19 Oxford City Council meeting. ➤ Butler County Health Department will be offering seasonal flu shots from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Nov. 19 at Oxford’s Family Resource Center (5445 College Corner Pike). Shots are $5 for children and $25 for adults. Only cash and check payments will be accepted. ➤ Tickets for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part One midnight screenings at the Princess 4 Theatre uptown are sold out.

Tickets for showings at locations in Hamilton can be purchased online.

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continued from page 1 the near future.

“The only road we’re going to close in this next month or so of work is Bishop Circle,” Seibert said. “This road will be closed Monday, the 8th through Friday, the 12th and then again Monday, the 15th through Friday, the 18th.”

Seibert said this is the last planned closure of a main road for the ASC project. He said this closure is necessary for workers to place water mains and other piping for the future student center around the area. He said certain sidewalks could see periods of closure in the future also.

Sophomore Lacey Schmidt has found the construction somewhat inconvenient.

“I didn’t realize that I had to walk all the way around the construction, so I was actually late to a class,” Schmidt said. “They really need to let people know what they’re working on. I thought they were just fixing the sidewalks, which don’t really need fixing.

Had I known they were working

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010 ♦ 5 on the new student center, I probably wouldn’t have been so upset by it.”

Susanne Sadler, director of development for the ASC, said she hopes the construction hasn’t been too disruptive in any way and urged students to cooperate.

Sadler said while the work done so far may not seem like much, it is still an exciting early step.

“I think that this work is a great sign that this project is moving forward,” Sadler said. “It truly is the beginning stages of a brand new student center.”

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continued from page 1 hearing from her students who pursued careers in science.

“Those are the kinds of things professors like to hear,” she said.

Callahan recently served on the Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) and will continue to be a part of discussions related to changes at

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students add to the diversity of our campus.”

Herman said it is not merely the size of the incoming first-year class that is important.

“We want to make sure we get students who will succeed at Miami and contribute to the campus community,” Herman said.

According to Bird, many interested students who take the campus tour want to make sure they will adapt well to campus life.

“I have received questions about the university’s

the university.

“One of the things I look forward to doing is working with faculty, program chairs (and) staff to address challenges we have, and there will be many,” Callahan said.

She said the SPT made careful, informed recommendations and she is prepared to be a part of moving forward.

The new provost will decide when the search for a continuing dean will begin, according to Skillings. He assumes that process will begin in fall 2011.

Greek system and what is being done in the wake of the sorority suspensions last semester,” Bird said.

Bird said in her experience, many prospective students have been interested in attending Miami for business, engineering, education and communications.

Although the number of applications is higher, it is not until after Miami’s Dec.1 and Feb. 1 application deadlines that the university will know more definitively what the class of 2015 will look like.

“May 1 is still the national confirmation deadline,” Herman said. “Once May 1 gets here and maybe a week or two after the dust settles, we will see what the class size will look like.”

At press time, Miami had 7,236 applications for the fall 2011 semester.

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Miami archives and became intrigued. Baffled that it was no longer being produced, Griffiths collaborated with the Office of Student Affairs and the Office of Student Activities to produce the 2002-03 M Book.

However, production of the reinvented M Book was short lived. Due to funding issues, the book was discontinued again after the 2003-04 school year and has only been produced sporadically since.

The 2010 M Book

By Allison McGillivray For The Miami Student

It has been called “The Handbook,” “The Freshman Orientation Manual,” “The Key to the Miami Experience” and even “The Freshman Bible.”

This year, the Miami University Student Foundation (MUSF) and the Miami University Alumni Association (MUAA) teamed up to bring back the M Book, a firstyear’s guide to all things Miami, after years of sporadic production and funding issues.

Brian Breittholz, associate director of MUAA, said the goal of the M Book is to capture history, heritage and the experience of Miami all in one place.

“It’s about students helping students get acclimated to Miami and carrying on the various traditions,” Breittholz said.

Will Longhini, executive chair of MUSF and co-author of the 2010 M Book, said students lack a resource discussing Miami’s history.

“People know that this university has a lot of history and tradition because they hear about it all the time, but there is not a lot of literature on it,” Longhini said. “The (M Book) is something you can hold in your hand to learn about it. It’s somewhat definitive.”

Longhini believes the M Book is especially beneficial to students because it is written from a fellow student’s perspective.

“I think it adds a little bit more credibility and people are able to connect with it more than some outside force coming in and just observing,” Longhini said. “We are building new traditions, we are building new pastimes, so being student written you really get a much better feel for what is going on here on campus.”

Sophomore Miranda Wood said the M Book helped her better understand the reasoning for many Miami traditions.

“I think the M Book gives good descriptions of the traditions on campus,” Wood said. “I was not aware of a lot of the history in it, so it helped me get a better understanding of the reasons behind the traditions.”

The History of the M Book The 2010 M Book begins with a short article by Robert F. Schmidt, university archivist, called “The Origins of the M Book.”

According to Schmidt, the first M Book was produced for the 1925-26 school year.

“This book sought to acquaint readers with the different phases of Miami life,” Schmidt wrote. “It covered such topics as school cheers, dress policies, information on sororities and fraternities, addresses of churches, what to bring, what you need to be to be a good member of the Miami community.”

According to Schmidt, Miami released a female version of the M Book, For Women Only, from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, which included articles on formals, party planning and table manners. Schmidt said the M Book lost its popularity in the 1960s and was discontinued around 1973.

“In the 1960s, students became more independent,” Schmidt said. “There was an emphasis on being more of an individual instead of a community. There was a rebellion against the university acting like parent.”

The M Book was lost until 2002, when it was rediscovered by a small group of students, one of whom was former Associated Student Government President Jeffrey Griffiths.

“Each of us felt that there were moments during our freshman year where we would have loved to pull out a little book to reference about academics, traditions, myths or the fight song if we were at a football game,” Griffiths said.

Griffiths accidentally ran across the M Book in the

After a four year hiatus, the M Book was distributed to first-year students across campus this school year. According to Longhini, the current M Book had been in the works since 2006-07, but funding issues stalled production.

“The (current) version was created almost four years ago,” Longhini said. “That’s when the first idea came to bring it back, but we never put it out because of cost.”

Longhini said the M Book was a project of the Traditions Committee in MUSF. “The concept and ideas of it really resonated with me and other people with MUSF,” Longhini said. “MUSF in general is about preserving and educating students about the various traditions that a 200-year-old university has.

The M Book is a culmination of all that we do.”

The 2010 M Book chronicles Miami’s history with a timeline of significant events and also describes several of Miami’s mysteries. Also unique to the 2010 M Book is a checklist of 50 Miami traditions that includes activities such as rubbing the turtleheads on the Tri-Delta Sundial and attending AfterDark events.

According to Longhini, MUSF is looking to make this checklist into a competition between students in the future.

“If a student completes 30 or 40 of the different traditions before graduation, they would get some sort of pin or medallion that says they are a Miami Tradition Keeper,” Longhini said.

Inspiration from the F Book A lot of the inspiration for the 2010 M Book came from the University of Florida’s first-year guide called the F Book. Among other things, Longhini said the F Book included a program very similar to the Miami Tradition Keeper.

“The older M Books were moleskin pocketbooks and not very colorful,” Longhini said. “Then we saw the F Book, and theirs was full of color, bright and they wanted to have that.”

First-year Lauren Kocher was pleased that the M Book integrated the colorful designs inspired by the F Book.

“It was very visually appealing,” Kocher said.

The Future of the M Book Both MUSF and MUAA hope to continue releasing the M Book on a yearly basis. According to Breittholz, the goal is to take the feedback from students and find out what their likes and dislikes were about the 2010 M Book.

“I think capturing the student voice is very important in this publication because student perspective is what is supposed to be driving the M Book,” Breittholz said.

Longhini does not believe the M Book will continue to face financial issues, but said the book would be released online should printing costs become problematic.

“It’s not going to be a sporadic thing anymore,” Longhini said. “It’s going to be out every year.”

Breittholz agreed the M Book should remain as a way for students to appreciate Miami’s rich traditions.

“Very few schools have our tradition and heritage,” Breittholz said.

“We’ve been here 200 years. This is a school that tends to value our community and a lot of our heritage and a publication like this helps continue that perspective.”

The M Book can be found online at the MUAA website and in the MUSF office in 10 MacMillan Hall.

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The following piece, written by the editorial editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.

Technology should not inhibit voting I

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Miami football’s chance for a bowl game

Great job tackling the competition!

Voting machines not working

Touch screen dilemmas discourage voters.

Miami admission growth

Hooray for new students!

Christmas music before Thanksgiving

One holiday at a time, please.

n the aftermath of the mid- problems are regrettable, it is to be term elections, Butler County somewhat expected as new techcan celebrate its 48 percent voter nology is being introduced into the turnout, compared voting system. to the expected Computers will alWhile voters can’t ways have glitchthe national average of about es one way or the be expected to 42 percent. other, and so the be familiar with But even with important the system in and more its relative sucissue then beout, there is still a comes how such cess with voting rates, other issues responsibility for a problems are dealt involving voting voter to make sure with at the time, and also making touch screens may his or her vote sure that when cast doubt and suswas counted. the next election picion on whether comes around or not votes are the glitches are being accurately sufficiently handled. taken, recorded and counted.

As the fervor of the election seaButler County did well to son winds down, the board wishmitigate any glitches that occurred with the voting booths, es to remind students that such and making sure each person’s frustrations with voting booths vote was counted regardless of shouldn’t be used as a reason to calibration bugs. not vote.

Though it can be perhaps ag The editorial board of The Migravating for students, especially ami Student feels that while such

in an age of smart phones and touch screens, it must also be taken into account the entire scale of the operation.

Between the manufacturing of the screens, the shipping, the training of poll workers and the constant pressure of making sure every vote is properly counted, mistakes are bound to occur.

Voters should be mindful of the possibility of these mistakes, but be confident that their vote will be counted, regardless of computer error. While voters can’t be expected to be familiar with the system in and out, there is still a responsibility for a voter to make sure his or her vote was counted.

It may seem trivial, but as the new elections won’t come until 2012, the board thinks the lessons the county can take from the experience with electronic voting are ones that should carry on into every election to come.

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➤ ESSAY

A generation of change, growth I recently did a group presentation in one of my inter- SUV and truck sales picked back up, and those beasts are national studies classes about Peak Oil. Proponents of the back on the roads. In the long run, it might have been betPeak Oil theory say we achieved the highest oil produc- ter if gas prices had stayed outrageously high because it tion in 1970. After 1970, oil became (and is still) harder to would have had a more lasting effect on our generation, find, leading to offshore drilling in places like the Gulf of the way the Great Depression affected our grandparents’ Mexico, Brazil and Africa. Good relations with the coun- generation. They always push us to finish all of the food on tries in the Persian Gulf became increasingly our plates or to only get new clothes or shoes important, as they have the largest oil reserves. when we really need them.

We need to This topic got me thinking about the future of If our grandparents belonged to the greatexpend more our generation. Our world is running out of est generation because of their ability to easily accessible oil and we have not develcome back from adversity and if our parresources on oped adequate alternative energy to replace ents’ generation is characterized by rebellion research of oil as the main fuel source. How will we hanat least in part by the Vietnam War, alternative fuels caused dle this responsibility that will fall squarely what will define us when future generations rather than al- look back? Our parents’ generation rememon our shoulders? We need to be catalysts of change. ternative ways bers exactly where they were when JFK was I want to think positive, I want to believe to drill for oil. assassinated. We remember where we were we will rise above the predictions that we Sept. 11, 2001. Our parents remember the will be the first generation to be less well Vietnam War, we will remember the wars in off than our parents. I want to believe we the Middle East. We will be affected by the will be the pioneers of energy alternatives that actu- economic downturn, which has followed us into adulthood. ally work. Growing up during the shift from the pros- We are constantly reminded of our economic malaise every perous 90s to the beleaguered 2000s should inspire time we hear Jay Sean’s lyric “And honestly, I’m down like us to work harder and not expect someone else to fix the economy.” things for us. Insert Jimmy Carter’s malaise speech here.

Let’s hope we rise to the challenge of our generation and In my opinion, the surge in gas prices in 2008 should have learn from past mistakes. Without a secure fuel source, we been the perfect thing to shock us into changing. People cannot do anything. We need to expend more resources on were driving for necessity instead of convenience. Accord- research of alternative fuels rather than alternative ways to ing to a CNN survey, SUV and truck sales, many of which drill for oil and be more conscious about cutting back on get as little as 12 miles to the gallon in the city, dropped our fuel consumption.

25 percent in 2008. The general public noticed an increase John Mayer observed “one day our generation is gonna in advertising campaigns with the words green or recycled rule the population and we keep on waiting for the world to in them. change.” We need to stop waiting.

MARY HALLING There is still a high concentration of the latter, but afHALLINML@MUOHIO.EDU ter gas prices went back down at the beginning of 2009,

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Celebration reveals divide I didn’t know what to expect from my first Tibetan birthday party. The one I went to last week in Dhramsala, India was especially alien to me because it was for an infant, not a 21-year-old. Chenzin, the birthday boy, is my classmate Brad’s younger host-brother. His parents, Jigme and Tenzin, are Tibetan refugees from Amdo. Born in Tibet, they escaped to India to have their own children. Jigme actually escaped from Tibet to India twice.

After his return to Tibet, he was caught by the Chinese with a Tibetan flag and jailed.

Much about the celebration was familiar. There was cake, singing (to the familiar tune), silly pointed hats and gifts.

But there was a uniquely Tibetan kind of levity to the party. The 40 to 50 attendees all seemed to be young men – friends of Jigme’s – or families with children who play with Chenzin or his brother Janchup, who is three years older.

Once a fair amount of milling, chatting and tea drinking had been accomplished in the very small restaurant Jigme rented for the party, the official festivities began.

A massive cake was unveiled, the birthday boy was brought to the front of the room and a gift-giving line was formed. Most guests had brought white or yellow khatas, Tibetan scarves, to drape over Chenzin as they gave their gifts. Once he had been adorned with approximately 20 of these, Chenzin started to cry, so proud father Jigme became the new scarf target. Everyone – especially Chenzin – had frosting smeared on their faces for good luck. After dinner, the adults adjourned to the roof for adult beverages.

The next morning at breakfast, thinking raucous birthday celebrations were well-established Tibetan tradition and hoping to attend more, I asked my host parents the dates of their birthdays. I was walking right into a generational divide.

They explained that since they were born during a dark time – the Chinese invasion – their parents didn’t take particular note of the day. They don’t celebrate their birthdays, they said, or the birthdays of their children.

“Younger (sic) generation coming from Tibet does because of contact with foreigners,” my Ama-la told me. “They are inviting a lot of people and drinking.”

As it turns out, the reasons for this are rooted in economics, changing social norms and Buddhist philosophy. When my host parents had young children, they were living with other young families in a handicraft and vocational school.

Many of the families could not afford a celebration. Once their daughters started going to boarding school several years later, big birthday celebrations were never an option because many of their classmates were orphans. Then there are the philosophical reasons.

Buddhists believe sentient beings are reincarnated in a cycle of “samsara,” which is filled with the suffering of birth, aging, death and all of the afflictive emotions that come in between. You are probably familiar with the term “nirvana,” which is the word for escape from samsara. Since the hope of Buddhists is to avoid rebirth, celebrating the day of one’s birth would be odd. It is much more common to observe the day of someone’s death, praying for them to have a higher rebirth or to escape from samsara.

While Brad’s host parents are just as Buddhist as mine, they are of a younger generation that practices differently.

Birthday traditions are just one of many things that have changed in exile. The age difference between Brad’s host parents and my own is a mere two decades, but their outlooks on some very basic things differ a great deal. How much more will change in the next 20 years? What will happen when the third and fourth generation born in India starts to come of age? What will happen if the steady influx of several thousand refugees coming from Tibet every year – a kind of cultural anchor for the exile community – slows or stops because of increased Chinese pressure on Nepal for stricter border patrols?

For better or for worse, the exile community looks very different now than it did 50, 30, 10 or even five years ago. It is a lifeboat for certain traditions that cannot be practiced under Chinese rule, such as art and philosophy, but the nomadic and agricultural lifestyles still practiced by millions in Tibet must seem strange to Tibetan children born in exile. For how many more generations can this tenuous link be maintained? If and when exiles return home – one to which some have never been – will it still be home?

SAM KAY

KAYSJ@MUOHIO.EDU

China’s prosperity leads to economic questions

U.S. depends on industry

China has grown rapidly to shoulder the economy hard hit from a financial crisis, the United States as its new rival. That is why we voices of the businesses have forced the U.S. call them the G2. This stands for “group of government to negotiate on China’s malpractwo,” and it was coined by American econo- tices of currency manipulation. mist C. Fred Bergsten. It identified U.S. and As we all well know, a sharp incline slope China as world superpowers and how most of of an economy will always crash when it hits the conflicts were related to those two coun- a ceiling and will recover again in due time. tries. However, it is certain the U.S. is having Hence, the market forces of demand and supsome trouble in retaining its title when it owes ply and the “invisible hand” constantly work $772 billion to China. Why is China moving to correct the economy. This is exactly what ahead while the U.S. is having fiscal prob- China fears will happen. The possible market lems? The truth is China is a very unique com- crash would undermine the political legitimamunist country unlike what we have seen of cy of the communist regime, and the governthe traditional totalitarian government of the ment would like to avoid this by continuing long lost Soviet Union. this prosperous growth in a longer duration Its economy is faring very well. Unlike the that they can effectively manage. rest of the world going in circles from the inThe Chinese government’s denial to allow ternational economic recession, China’s gross market forces to control currency is not only domestic product (GDP) rean economic problem, but mains sky-high because the also a political one. If China World Bank raised the GDP does stop regulating its curPrivate ownership of China to 10 percent, up rency, will it stop? It won’t. of property is not a The international society from 9.5 percent. Not only protected civil is the economy growing, will not stop demanding less the demand of its citizens liberty, but ownership regulation of its economy are now nothing short of and desire increased fluidity given to the state. voracious. According to the and flexibility. It will only That includes your World Bank, China’s energy be satisfied when China’s land, furniture and economy is an unregulated, use per capita has nearly doubled since the 1990s. capitalist system and the even your pet.

Comparably, energy use per government loses control of capita in the U.S. has shown its devices and methods of no significant change since controlling its people. the 1980s. Not only has China become the The alarming growth of China has made source for cheap labor, but it also has become a some of its citizens incredibly prosperous. The new consumer base.

2010 wealth report released Nov. 4 by the HuThis is only plausible because of the dis- run Research Institute, a Shanghai-based continctive economic system that has been de- sulting firm that has been publishing annual liberately set in place to encourage economic reports on the distribution of wealth in China growth headed by an authoritarian govern- since 1999, showed the number of millionaires ment. Private ownership of property is not a in China has increased 6.1 percent to 875,000 protected civil liberty, but ownership is given individuals. The report recognized another into the state. That includes your land, furni- teresting fact that the average age of these milture and even your pet. As a result, the gov- lionaires is 39, which is 15 years younger than ernment can effectively control every aspect the world’s average. It will be interesting to of people’s lives. The economy thrives under see for how long the Chinese government can an imitated capitalist system that encourages bottle the voices of the wealthy youth until the foreign investment, but it is still a rigid com- bottle pops because the cork can’t hold back mand economy under the guidance of the the pressure. communist leadership.

The G20 Summit is closing in and all eyes For several years China has been able to and ears of the world are open to what agreeartificially deflate the Chinese yuan/United ments the major economic powers are willing States dollar exchange, which in turn has cost to make during the conference.

U.S. businesses a large sum of trade deficits CHARLES LEE from cheap Chinese exports. The problem LEEC2@MUOHIO.EDU is the U.S. cannot take it anymore. With its

The nation was overwhelmed by political advertisements during the recent mid-term election, with dirty campaign tactics present on all sides of the aisle.

Beyond the name calling and accusations, voters simply wanted to hear firm solutions to the problems in the Jessica country. While some Sink politicians presented rhetoric, the coming year will show exactly how Washington plans to address the one big issue facing the nation: jobs.

With a 10 percent unemployment rate, the vicious economic cycle continues: consumption declines, businesses fail and unemployment rises once more.

Economists, attempting to find a solution to the problem, are debating the concept of reindustrialization for America, a process which involves organizing national resources to reestablish deteriorated industries. For the United States, reindustrialization would involve reviving the manufacturing and production mentality.

America was built on manufacturing and production. It is the skeleton of the nation, the backbone of all we represent. Industry defined this country and propelled it to be a star on the world stage. But the approach to American business has changed.

While we used to produce what we consume, now we import it. Vital trades are outsourced, and American businesses and investments are lost.

“There is no possibility to restore 8 million jobs lost in the Great Recession.” This was stated by Vice President Joe Biden in June as he attended a fundraiser in Milwaukee, Wis. Whether you agree with the current administration or not, are you OK with this mentality? If it is true America has thrived due to its strong industries, wouldn’t it follow that America would become extremely vulnerable without them?

Biden’s statement will probably prove true if the government continues to refuse providing incentives to attract and keep businesses. The only way to keep America strong is to explore if there are jobs we can bring back.

Despite what some believe, manufacturing industries cannot and should not be surrendered. Incentives must be given for businesses to stay on American soil. Whether these incentives are provided through extending tax cuts or through legislation, this country’s future depends on stabilizing the job market and re-emerging as an industrial leader once more. This should be the number one focus of those in political power.

Although seemingly a massive undertaking, the development of a new, working America only requires small steps and innovative thinking.

Gene Epstein, a 71-year-old philanthropist, saw an opportunity to do just that. He began the Hire Just One initiative with a goal of putting people back to work and jumpstarting the economy.

The non-partisan foundation, headed by Epstein, has pledged to donate $1,000 to charity for the first 250 small businesses that agree to hire just one employee. The initiative’s website, www.hirejustone.org, claims that if only 10 percent of the nation’s 5.7 million small businesses were to hire just one employee for a period of six months, it would take 570,000 people out of unemployment lines and get them back to work.

This is a remarkable prospect. If every small business would hire just one person, think of what it would do for the country.

It may not be plausible or logical to have a factory in every town or on every corner. The 1950s way of the world has been replaced by technological progress. We must use this technology and the minds of the people to innovate and reindustrialize.

America cannot survive solely as a nation of services, it must be a nation of goods as well.

The focus for those in Washington must be on making America strong again. That demands rekindling the American spirit and reindustrializing American business.

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Far ahead, yet so far behind The world is entering the era of Web 2.0 and multimedia journalism. Almost anything is possible from your iPhone or Blackberry.

Conferencing with businesses across the globe or traveling to various cities for a quick meeting is just as easy as walking down the hall to meet with your boss.

In this sense it feels like we are moving at the speed of light. One day we may be so developed that robots will be doing all of our dirty work. Americans especially pride themselves on these advancements made in the last 10 years.

However, we are fooling ourselves. For a technologically sophisticated country, we are way behind in supporting the values upon which our country was founded. Quick history lesson: those who first immigrated to America came because they wanted more freedom. Once they got here, they were still controlled

by Great Britain, which led them to fight for independence in the Revolutionary War. After our ancestors fought for so many years to gain the freedom to live their own lives as they wished, why are we abandoning the rights they fought so hard for? Just because 300 years have passed does not mean we can forget about what America is supposed to represent.

People sought refuge here in the early 20th century because to them America meant a better life full of prosperity and acceptance. Thousands

of families in Europe left everything behind and made the journey to Ellis Island in order to fulfill their dreams and be a part of the melting pot. Maybe we should give them what they came here for.

People sought refuge here in the early 20th century because to them America meant a life full of prosperity and acceptance.

Here we are in the year 2010 boasting about this unique blend of humans we have existing in this country, but we are not accepting them. We do not practice what we preach. Don’t ask don’t tell still prohibits soldiers from being openly gay in the military. What does sexual orientation have to do with defending our country?

We have yet to have a woman president.

When Hillary Clinton ran for office, some were thrilled that our country was making such a big step toward equality, while others were livid and feared the future of our country was falling into the hands of a woman.

The huge deal that was made over a woman being in charge is only a testament to our lagging pace. If Clinton had won the election, she would have been among one of many women in top government positions. Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica and

Lithuania are a few of the countries ahead of us in that sense. There are still acts of discrimination and hatred sweeping the nation, especially of late. With the outbreak of gay teen suicides, our country is in no position to vow our commitment to equality. Women cannot serve on the front lines.

Women are still paid less than men. They earn a weekly salary that was 80 percent of what men earn, according to a 2008 article in The New York Times.

The word God is still in the Pledge of Allegiance, despite the many atheists living in this country. Students must stand up in their classroom every morning and recite these words, even if they may not believe our nation is one under God. What kind of American spirit lies in that?

While our country is highly developed in many superficial ways, we cannot continue on this path until we revert back to our founding values. We are behind in ways that truly matter. We need to re-examine and re-adopt the principles for which our country was discovered. We need to remember our ancestors who fought for their freedom and ours.

Until we can truly grant every person the equality we claim they deserve, we cannot preach that there is liberty and justice for all.

SARAH TITLE

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Summer orientation receives national recognition

By Kathleen Sullivan For The Miami Studen

Elizabeth Stoll, director of new student programs at Miami University, was recently honored for her contributions to new student programming.

Stoll received the 2010 National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) Outstanding Professional award.

“It’s a really great acknowledgement of the work and changes we’ve made to orientation over the past couple of years,” Stoll said.

The mission of NODA is to provide education, leadership and professional development in the field of college student orientation, transition and retention, according to the organization’s website.

“I feel I’m making a difference in the growth and development of students,” Stoll said.

Stoll came to Miami in 2008 and took an in-depth look at first-year programs and their outcomes.

“We focus less on memorizing stuff and talking at (students) and more on engaging students in conversation,” she said.

According to Stoll, the program adjusted many aspects of orientation including small groups, revised training of Summer Orientation Undergraduate Leaders (SOULs), engaging in reflection questions, goal setting and individual advising.

The summer orientation program helps new students

understand the importance of setting goals and assuming ownership when transitioning to college.

“I think it’s pretty cool each student is arranged to meet one-on-one with a faculty adviser,” Stoll said.

According to Stoll, there is a difference in Miami’s programming compared to other universities. When visiting

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universities like Bowling Green State University or Indiana University, Stoll said she didn’t see reflection questions or goal setting in their orientations, and thought the programs seemed segmented.

“It’s a challenge for a school our size,” she said. “Our orientation seems pretty seamless with a more common goal.”

To make orientation a more “seamless” process, Miami has a 4C’s framework: confident, comfortable, connected

and curious.

During orientation, first-years explore and analyze the 4C’s, which creates a structure for students to understand the purpose of the program, Stoll said.

It seems to be working. According to the 2010 survey by the Office of New Student Programs, 98 percent of students said orientation made them more confident in their decision to attend Miami and 97 percent said they felt more prepared for their first year.

First-year Emily Lundquist said orientation was fun and engaging.

“I felt really welcomed,” Lundquist said. “The SOULs were really informative and mine was pretty funny.”

First-year Megan Thobe said orientation gave her the opportunity to meet unique people.

“I met some people at orientation I wouldn’t have met other places,” she said. “I really liked my adviser. I hope he becomes my teacher.”

The Office of New Student Programs has plenty of feedback, with a total of 2,347 students and family members who responded to the orientation survey, as well as help from more than 40 different offices, according to Stoll.

“The surveys say students are learning Miami is invested in their success,” Stoll said.

Besides orientation, Stoll is involved in the First-Year Institute and other new student programs on campus.

She was recognized for her accomplishments Nov. 6 during the opening banquet at the 2010 NODA Conference.

Lending a helping hand

ALLISON BACKOVSKI The Miami Student

Students volunteer for Make A Difference Day Saturday, Nov. 6 at Bishop Woods. Above, a student removes a honeysuckle plant, which is invasive to native plant species

Miami students juggle school, life in the military MUSEUM continued from page 2

Shaiman’s first series deals with identity in art and will open Jan. 11. There will be approximately six different programs in conjunction with the exhibit, including a faculty panel discussion that will incorporate professors from art history, psychology, sociology and theatre.

The museum recently used a special event to attract a variety of students. Oct. 28, the museum hosted a Mad Hatter Student Appreciation party with an attendance of 352 students. The museum hopes to host a similar event in the spring. Wicks was pleased with the attendance, which doubled his expectation.

“The goal was to attract students who are not normal museum-goers to help them see what things of interest are going on in the museum,” Wicks said.

Additional efforts to expand their audience include the

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use of a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to experiment with social media to promote attendance at events. Students will use virtual marketing to show student artwork and create student interest to come to the museum. Art students will begin working on this project in the spring semester.

Wicks said the isolated location of the museum is a common issue among campus art museums.

“Students have a hard time getting through the door,” Wicks said.

Junior Sarah Anderson was surprised by the art museum when she visited.

“I had to go to the art museum for a class requirement, (and) I was impressed to see such high quality work,” Anderson said. “The location can be inconvenient, but once you’re inside it is worth the hike.”

The museum currently houses 16,000 works of art from all over the world with five galleries to display the artwork.

“The museum is a great place to come if you are wanting a good experience, to find out a little more about cultural tradition or just looking at beautiful things,” Wicks said.

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Creamer said a premium fee may be charged for rooms in the newly renovated rooms.

Robert Keller, associate vice president for facilities planning and operating, said during this process there will be two new dining halls created — one on Maple Street and one on Western Campus. The specifics of these new facilities have not yet been finalized. In the future, Scott and Hamilton dining halls will eventually be removed as the new dining halls become operational.

The renovation process is one that will continue over the course of decades. For the new facilities, Creamer expects work to begin as early as summer 2011 for an opening by fall 2013.

By Gabi Madden For The Miami Student

Sophomore Aaron Nightinggale does not have the option to enjoy his college years in the same way others do, but it was his own choice.

Nightinggale is a U.S. Marine.

He decided to enlist after high school instead of doing the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Miami. The only real difference is that Nightinggale is fully trained and ready for duty, whereas ROTC students are not.

The downside for Nightinggale is at any moment the Marines can call and ship him off to war.

Despite the fact he could be sent overseas at any point during his college career, Nightinggale is excited to be a part of the U.S. military.

“You make some of the best friends you’ll ever make in your life,” Nightinggale said.

Nightinggale spends one weekend per month training in Cincinnati with his unit. For the other weekends, Nightinggale avoids drugs and alcohol. The U.S. Marines don’t accept drinking or drug use because it’s a job, but that doesn’t mean Nightinggale can’t have fun.

“The party life is still there,” Nightinggale said. “We basically just have to make sure we’re responsible about it.”

Senior Ryan Wolfarth

understands Nightinggale’s situation. As a U.S. National Guard member, Wolfarth spends one weekend a month working as a jet engine mechanic with the rest of his unit in Springfield, Ohio.

Wolfarth, like Nightinggale, could be sent to war at any time.

Wolfarth said he isn’t nervous.

“Unless the shit really hits the fan … I will be with the jets,” Wolfarth said.

He said the jets are kept far away from combat.

Wolfarth said being a part of the Air Force National Guard has made him a very responsible individual.

“It’s definitely a different crowd you run with,” Wolfarth said. “You can’t go out and party like crazy all the time.”

Nightinggale and Wolfarth both said their units aren’t doing anything in particular for Veteran’s Day, but there usually are dinners for the veterans.

The Miami ROTC Marine Corps will be doing something for Veteran’s Day, according to sophomore Andrew Henninger.

Henninger said the ROTC Marines would be celebrating the Marine Corps birthday Nov. 10 by running 235 miles for the Marines’ 235th year. The 235 miles will be divided up equally amongst everyone in the Marine platoon, each person running approximately nine miles each around Miami’s campus.

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Fall sports shine for Miami Bethany Bruner

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he sports spotlight at Miami University focuses squarely on ice hockey, but the light needs to spread out a bit this fall because Miami’s fall sports teams are having successful seasons also.

Miami’s women’s soccer team won the regular season Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division title. They also advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament, where they had the number two seed.

Miami’s women’s field hockey team won its first-ever MAC title.

With the title, the team earned a first round bye in the MAC tournament.

The team advanced to the MAC finals and lost a close 3-2 match.

The most prolific of fall sports also has achieved a renewed success. Miami’s football program is one win from becoming bowl eligible. The RedHawks can become eligible for a bowl game with a win at Bowling Green State University Wednesday, Nov. 10.

Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams have had success this season as well.

All of these positives deserve recognition from the student body.

These athletes are working hard to bring titles back to Miami, and this fall they are succeeding in record fashion.

As has become the usual, Miami’s hockey team has started off the winter sports season in a winning way.

The men’s and women’s swimming team also started off their season with success. Both teams have already recorded wins in meets this season.

Miami’s winter sports season will kick into full swing this week, with the men’s and women’s basketball teams tipping off at Millett Hall Friday and Sunday respectively.

Let’s hope the success of our fall sports transcends the cold temperatures and continues until spring.

In the meantime, we can show our support for these successful athletes by attending their home contests.

The men’s basketball team tips off Friday night before the hockey game. One of Miami’s student groups should take the initiative to offer a way for students to get their seats for the hockey game and still support the basketball program if they have not already.

Student support at games is a huge boost for performance at home. Students should take advantage of getting into athletic contests for free and support their peers.

With winter fast approaching, cheap ways to have fun while staying warm are always of interest. Why not spend a weekend in Millett rooting on the basketball team? It won’t cost you a dime to get in and concessions can be bought with your meal plan. It doesn’t get much cheaper than that.

Congratulations again to the field hockey, soccer and football teams on their success this fall, and here’s to hoping the winter sports don’t disappoint.

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Editor Michael Solomon sports@miamistudent.net

NEXT HOME GAME: 8:05 p.m. Friday vs. University of Alaska Fairbanks

RedHawks come up short

By Hannah R. Miller Staff Writer

In a sport that includes 34 games in the regular season alone, streaks come and go.

The Brotherhood learned that the hard way losing to the Ferris State University (FSU) Bulldogs Nov. 5 and tying the Bulldogs (losing in the shootout) Saturday.

In their first loss in CCHA play, the RedHawks were outplayed by the Bulldogs.

“This was bound to happen when you’re on a hot streak like that,” senior Andy Miele said.

“Ferris worked hard, played good defensive hockey and had better goaltending.”

Head Coach Enrico Blasi was disappointed after the games and knows his team can perform better.

“It’s a long year,” Blasi said.

“Everything has a way of evening itself out.”

In addition to the win streak ending for the ’Hawks, their last loss Oct. 9 against New Hampshire, senior captain Carter Camper saw his points streak end after notching at least a point in the first nine games.

“He’s played unbelievable hockey, but you can’t do that for every

game of the full season,” Miele said of his teammate. “It’s like the winning streak, it’s going to come to an end.”

In Friday’s game, Miele opened the scoring for Miami. A shot from Steven Spinell was deflected toward the net by Camper, and Miele tapped in the rebound. FSU added two goals in the first, holding the lead heading into the second.

Halfway through the second, Miele got his second tally of the night, tying the game at 2. Camper had his second assist of the night on the goal, his nation-leading 15th assist of the year.

The Bulldogs scored a five-onthree power play goal late in the second, giving FSU the lead and eventually the victory. Friday’s game was the first time this season the RedHawks have been outshot, managing only 18 shots on goal compared to the Bulldogs’ 22.

Saturday, the RedHawks put together a much better performance but were unable to get a victory.

Pat Cannone had the lone goal for the ’Hawks less than 10 minutes into the game.

Despite out-shooting the Bulldogs 37-19, Miami was unable to put more points on the board and

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Miami netminder Cody Reichard lunges for a save Oct. 29 against Lake Superior State University. regulation ended with the teams tied at 1 apiece.

After the scoreless overtime period, the game went to a shootout. In the fifth round, FSU’s Kyle Bonis beat Connor Knapp while Hirschfeld was held scoreless, giving FSU the shootout win.

Blasi saw improvement from his team on Saturday.

“Tonight was a good game,” Blasi said. “We played well and we probably deserved better. Anytime in you’re in the shootout, you never know what’s going to happen.”

The RedHawks are zero for 13 in their last four games on the power play, but Miele said they just need to find the back of the net.

“We’re still getting opportunities on the power play, it’s just a matter of burying the puck,” Miele said. “In the past few games there have been a lot of chances on the power play.”

The RedHawks return home to Steve Cady Arena to face off against University of Alaska Fairbanks. The puck drops at 8:05 p.m.

Nov. 12 and 7:05 p.m. Nov. 13.

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Freshman wide receiver Nick Harwell and his teammates celebrate a Miami victory Oct. 2 against Kent State University.

FOOTBALL

NEXT GAME: 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bowling Green State University

Red and White face off against Falcons

By JM Rieger

Staff Writer

The Miami University football team will travel north to take on the Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Falcons at 8 p.m. Nov. 10.

After a week and a half off, the RedHawks will have to reboot against a Falcon squad that is coming off of a big win at Central Michigan University Oct. 30.

Miami enters Wednesday’s matchup with a 5-4 record, including a 4-1 mark in conference play, needing just one more win to

become bowl eligible for the first time since 2005. Meanwhile, BGSU is 2-7 overall and 1-4 in the MidAmerican Conference (MAC), but the RedHawks are not concerned about the Falcons’ record.

“They are a deceiving team,” senior offensive lineman Bob Gulley said. “They are better than a twowin team.”

Miami enters the game ranked 32 in the nation in passing yards, while their rushing attack is 119 in the country, only ahead of BGSU. The Red and White must protect the football against the Falcons,

who enter the game with the fourth most takeaways in the nation.

On the other hand, the RedHawks will need another strong performance from their passing game this week, but expect them to try to establish a balanced attack early, especially against a Falcon team that struggles stopping the run.

One of the bright spots for the offense has been the emergence of freshman wide receiver Nick Harwell, who was named the MAC East Offensive Player of the Week after his two-touchdown performance against the University at Buffalo Oct. 30. He has 33 catches for 475 yards in his past four games, which has really boosted this offense.

“He gives us more of a deep ball threat, but at the same he runs intermediate and short routes just as well and he is getting better at it each and every day,” Head Coach Michael Haywood said. “He can make a guy miss and he can break a tackle because he is a strong young man.”

Defensively, the RedHawks will look to shut down a Falcon squad that has relied heavily on the passing game this year.

BGSU has the worst rushing offense in the nation, so expect them to throw the ball early and often against a Miami defense that has

held its opponents to 359 yards passing in each of their last two games.

The Red and White will also try to get pressure on the Falcons’ redshirt freshman quarterback Matt Schilz, which they were able to do very effectively against Buffalo, racking up a season-high five sacks.

However, the biggest challenge the RedHawks will likely face against the Falcons will be remaining focused after an extended break leading up to their first weekday game of the season.

“Early in the season we were up and down,” Gulley said. “We need to stay focused and win the games at hand now because otherwise (our goals) will not be a reality later.”

Haywood said it is equally important that the ’Hawks continue to improve rather than concerning themselves with the hype of a potential bowl bid as the season comes to a close.

“We have to fix ourselves so that we can do a much better job as coaches and as players against whatever schemes they are running,” Haywood said. “It has to be about us. The only thing that matters is Bowling Green.”

The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and on the radio on Miami’s ISP Sports Network.