September 10, 2013 | The Miami Student

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1990, The Miami Student published an article titled, “The week Zeus got loose,” listing changes made to the upcoming Greek Week festivities, the addition of the “Zeta Jello Jump” being only one. Alpha Phi Kari Kittrell said the purpose of the week was “to unite the Greek system and add the spice of competition.”

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CUTTING TO THE CHASE Cross country alum Bob Schul ‘66 (Middle left) and Rachel Patterson ‘11 (Middle right) had the honor of cutting the ribbon to officially open Miami’s new cross country course this past Saturday, Sept 7.

Good Samaritan Policy urges students to ‘Just Call’ for help with alcohol poisoning

BY EMILY CRANE CAMPUS EDITOR

In the interest of protecting the safety and wellness of students, Miami University is piloting its new Good Samaritan Policy, which will allow students to seek emergency care for alcohol or drug abuse without fear of judicial citations, according to Director of Student Wellness Rebecca Baudry.

The primary motivation behind this policy is to equip students to look out for each other and keep each other safe, Baudry said.

“At its root, it’s about health and safety,” Baudry said. “Across the nation, the numbers of deaths because of alcohol have climbed. It just made a lot of sense to give students tools to

look out for each other.”

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, there are an estimated 1,825 alcohol-related deaths among college students a year – a 27 percent increase since 1998.

Baudry is not aware of any such deaths on Miami’s campus in recent history and said she hopes this policy allows the university to keep that track record.

Under the new policy, if a student calls for himself or another seeking emergency medical assistance for alcohol or drug abuse, the incident will be reported to the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution (OESCR) but they will not receive a judicial citation, Baudry said. Instead, OESCR will

seek to get the student the education or counseling they need to restore their health.However, the incident will remain on the OESCR record for one year and the student will face punitive action if they have another offense during that time.

In addition, this policy will not excuse students of other crimes that may occur due to the influence of alcohol, such as belligerence or vandalism, Baudry said.

Additionally, Baudry emphasized that this policy is only in place for emergency situations; it does not excuse other alcohol crimes such as open containers or underage possession.

The policy was first proposed by former president of Associated

Student Government (ASG) Nick Huber two years ago when it was commonly referred to as the medical amnesty bill, and was recently approved by the President’s Executive Council (PEC), according ASG President Nick Miller.

“It could potentially save a life,” Miller said. “We hear so many stories of people dying from alcohol abuses. I hope to God it’s never needed but if it is ever needed, it could save a life.”

Now that it has received the PEC approval, the Good Samaritan Policy is being piloted this semester and will be fine-tuned later in the year, according to Dean of Students Dr. Mike Curme.

“We’re piloting it this fall because we want a better

appreciation for the nuances and gray areas that will arise because of this policy,” Curme said. “But the Good Samaritan Policy procedures are in place for these things to happen.”

According to Miami University Police Chief John McCandless, this policy has already been in place in the police force for a long time.

“From the police perspective, this isn’t a new way of doing business,” McCandless said. “We’ve always considered alcohol abuse as a medical emergency where we aren’t looking to arrest people.

We’re looking to get them the help

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Bureau increases reward to $10,000 for OPD sends students to jail information in suspected FIJI arson case in attempt to curb drinking

BY FREELAND OLIVERIO FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Although there have been no arrests since the May 25 arson at the FIJI house, the office of the Ohio State Fire Marshal has confirmed rumors that the reward for any information pertaining to the case has been raised to $10,000 from the previous reward of $5,000.

“We initially offered $5,000 through our Blue Ribbon arson committee,” Mike Duchesne, public

information officer at the State Fire Marshal’s Office, said. “Recently, the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has thrown in $5,000 more to bring [the reward] up to $10,000.”

According to Duchesne, when it was first discovered that the FIJI fire was arson, the investigation was troublesome due to the fact most students were away for summer break. Now that students are returning to campus, the ATF and Office of the Fire Marshal are hoping

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to generate more interest with the increased reward.

“The investigation is currently ongoing, although we aren’t a part of it,” Oxford Fire Chief John Detherage said. “Now that the fire is done, it is the job of the police and fire marshal to take care of the situation.”

According to Detherage, since arson suspicions were confirmed in July, nobody has come forward with

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Miami University special teams coach Andrew Marlatt and redshirt freshman wide reciever Sam Shisso have a discussion during a 41-7 loss to the University of Kentucky.

BY LINDSAY CRIST

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Arrested Miami students will see more of the inside of the Butler County Jail from behind bars this year.

The Oxford Police Department (OPD) said it is sending their arrestees to Butler County Jail in an effort to curb underage drinking on campus.

“We have a growing problem with alcohol,” Police Chief Robert Holzworth said. “A lot of people are working together to come up with something effective. We want to encourage people to drink responsibly.”

The OPD arrested 64 total people for various offenses from Aug. 19 to Sep. 6, according to Holzworth.

Additionally, there have been 51 alcohol violations during this time period. Many of the alcohol violations involved Miami students, according to Holzworth.

“We hope sending people to Butler County Jail overtime could have an impact on drinking culture in town,” Holzworth said.

Anything above a minor misdemeanor warrants an arrest, although, it is up to the officer to decide whether or not to make the arrest, Holzworth said.

Every time an arrest is made, the

offender is taken to jail, according to OPD Sergeant Lara Fening. Arrests made in Oxford are often the result of underage drinking because it is a first class misdemeanor, Fening said.

“When we give a citation for underage drinking, the person can go out and drink again,” Fening said.

“It doesn’t seem to be very effective.

However, this is a different tactic.”

Sophomore Anna Serio agreed the new approach may be more effective.

“I think it is a pretty powerful practice,” Serio said. “Hopefully it will scare some kids into not drinking or drinking less so they are a little more under control.”

Holzworth said it is too early to tell if sending arrestees to jail will be effective. Serio said she has hope for the practice’s efficacy.

“For those more hesitant kids who are thinking about partying, I think this will really make a difference,” Serio said.

The OPD will continue its efforts to reduce underage drinking on campus in the future, according to Holzworth.

“I love Miami students,” Holzworth said. “I think they bring so much to the town but there are some people engaging in risky behavior.

We are working hard with this issue.

Our main goal is to make Oxford a better place.”

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EDITORS EMILY CRANE VICTORIA SLATER

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Textbook law fails to bind publishers

BY ALLIE SHULTZ

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

A shared frustration spreads on university campuses around textbook purchase time. According to several professors and students, the Federal Textbook Price Disclosure Law has failed to ease the tension caused by high prices, limited options and material confusion.

The Federal Textbook Price Disclosure Law attempted to change that. First proposed in 2008, the law went into full effect in the 2011 school year after being officially enacted on July 1, 2010, according to Miami’s director of bookstores Sarah Thacker.

As a result of the law, booksellers are now required to give customers the option to buy items separately, as opposed to exclusively in bundles, to avoid charging students for unnecessary materials.

Professors will also be required to disclose what texts will be needed for their classes upon registration time. Publishers must also make their products cost-effective for students by disclosing price

discrepancies among different formats of the text.

Sophomore Mary Schultz said she was frustrated when only the most expensive version of one of her texts was available.

“Buying a book used is always a lot cheaper, but there have been several times I’ve had no choice but to buy a plastic wrapper, brand new book that could be double the price,” Schultz said.

Miami graduate student and speech pathology professor Brooke Bonner has a unique perspective on the situation.

“I had heard of the law as a student and seen it implemented as a teacher,” she said. “But I don’t know that students would ever choose to take a class based on the price of a textbook.”

Bonner explained that she has not seen enrollment levels in her own classes or in her graduate level classes change due to the price of a textbook being disclosed earlier.

Thacker said she has seen only minor changes as result of the law.

“We’ve seen an increase in orders turned in on time from

professors, but it doesn’t stop anyone from turning orders in late or changing their book requirements,” Thacker said.

While the law is federally enacted, Thacker explained that professors do not always know their teaching schedules or curriculum and should be allowed to change books if need be.

“What makes this difficult is if they change a book just before the semester starts, then we’ve had the book on our website for months,” Thacker said. “It’s not their fault but it is harder.”

According to Thacker, while bookstores have tried their best to comply with the new law, publishers have not been as cooperative. She said she has still seen a lack of price disclosures from publishing companies as well as a prevalence of textbooks still sold only in bundles.

About half of all textbooks are still sold exclusively in bundles, Thacker said.

“Buying extra things like CDs and online access codes when all I really need is the book is really

frustrating, especially when I can’t sell it back at the end of the semester like I can with the book,” Schultz said.

After experiencing frustrations as a student, Bonner

needed in their classes as early as possible. Students still order about the same amount of books as they did prior to 2011 and have no choice but to purchase what the publisher provides.

Buying extra things like CDs and online access codes when all I really need is the book is really frustrating.”

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wanted to change the problem in her own classes.

“As a student, I always felt that textbooks were often required and then not used effectively in class,” Bonner said. “In my class, we use the book every class and it is really more of a workbook than a textbook.”

As someone who interacts with students, professors and book publishers, Thacker said she has seen the largest changes in professors who are making more efforts to be clear about what books are

According to Thacker, a student’s major can make the amount of money they spend on books vary, but the universal problem remains that students could be saving a lot more no matter their major if publishers would better comply with the law. Thacker explained that she understood why the law would not have been so effective.

“It’s a pretty complicated situation, a lot more complicated than law makers intended it to be,” Thacker said. “I don’t really think it’s changed anything.”

Miami Pike chapter receives highest honor New blue lights shine for improved safety measures

BY NICOLE GEORGE FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

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Miami Pike chapter members with Robert Adger Smythe Award trophy. From left to right: Secretary Kyle Hatton, External VP Kevin Dell’Omo, President Patrick Ryan, Internal VP Andrew Mackin, Sergeant in Arms Chris Culp

BY REIS THEBAULT SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Amidst house fires, suspensions and lost charters, positive news graces Miami’s Greek community with Pi Kappa Alpha’s (Pike’s) recent reception of the fraternity’s highest honor.

Each year, the Pike headquarters in Memphis, Tenn. sifts through piles of year-end summaries from over 200 of its international chapters, including U.S. and Canada, and identifies the top 5 percent as Robert Adger Smythe winners. Smythe, who helped to reorganize the fraternity in 1889, is a junior founder. This year, for the first time since the late 70s, the list included Pike at Miami.

“We’re doing something that not every chapter is doing, doing something above and beyond the call of duty,” senior Pike president Patrick Ryan said. “This is the highest award you can win in Pike.”

The criteria for an award-winning chapter, according to Ryan, are a strong recruiting class, active philanthropy and healthy member participation.

Like all organizations, success starts from the bottom, and in Greek

life this means the recruiting classes.

“We had an awesome rush class last semester; I am very proud of that,” junior Pike recruitment chair Robert Minicucci said. “[During recruitment] we try to be personable with the freshmen and make them feel like our friends and it turns out that most of them end up our friends.”

Ryan also applauded Pike’s newest pledge class.

“Our new members are learning the most efficiently, becoming very good, active brothers and seeking out leadership roles,” Ryan said. “We’re running a well-oiled machine.”

A large recruitment class however, is not the only reason Pike won the Smythe. According to Pi Kappa Alpha headquarters, Miami’s chapter raised $18,104 through philanthropy.

“We always have some sort of philanthropy going on, whether it be a big event or small, we always make sure we are doing our due diligence to the town and to our community,” Ryan said.

One such philanthropic venture is “Beards 4 Boobs,” which, according to Ryan, was started by two Pike brothers last year. Essentially, it

is No Shave November for a good cause, the cause being breast cancer.

No Shave November is a tradition in which men attempt to abstain from shaving for the month of November.

According to Ryan, Pike has big plans for this event, as the fraternity hopes to get all members of the InterFraternity Council (IFC) involved.

“I get that one fraternity and one sorority can make a lot of money, but why not tap into the entire IFC and raise one big check for something that is a great cause,” Ryan said.

Along with recruitment and philanthropy, Pike is the largest fraternity on Miami’s campus, with 124 members, according to Pike’s headquarters.

At the dawn of the 2000s, Ryan said this was an unthinkable accomplishment for the fraternity.

“This is something that we never really expected that we could do,” Ryan said. “In the early 2000s we considered closing the house, we had a fire, it wasn’t good, and then we got one good pledge class and they recruited another one and another.”

A series of renovated emergency call boxes were installed on Miami’s campus during the summer to replace the thirty outdated, yellow call boxes that existed before.

Information Technology (IT) Network Engineering Manager Tim Gruenhagen said the plan to install the new blue light emergency phone system on campus began in April 2013. Each new light pole will cost an estimated $11,000 and, depending on the actual installation costs, IT Services will install up to twenty lights.

According to the Miami University Police Department (MUPD) Lieutenant Ben Spilman, the new blue lights not only replace dated emergency phone boxes, but also offer new safety features.

“Those devices still offer the one push button call to the police department, but they also feature the blue light…they’re also equipped with wireless access features,” Spilman said.

He added that the blue lights provide the convenience of expanded Wi-Fi access outdoors.

Associated Student Government (ASG) secretary for On-Campus Student Affairs senior Cole Tyman said ASG passed the Emergency Phone Kiosks Initiative in spring 2013 to support the installation of the

new emergency phone system.

Tyman said one of the important features of the blue lights is the external emergency speakers. He said, in case of any emergency, the university can broadcast information from speakers reaching up to five hundred feet.

“The emergency response function is a really good deterrent for what goes on on-campus,” Tyman said.

Although Spilman said MUPD did not regularly receive calls in the past, phone boxes still play a vital role.

“They provide a feeling of security for the person who is jogging and doesn’t have their cell phone with them,” Spilman said.

Tyman also said he sees a need to have an upgraded system in case of emergency.

“Obviously, they’re ten feet tall blue lights as opposed to the yellow boxes,” Tyman said. “I think it’s better to have something and not need it than need something…there are situations peoples’ phones die, they lose phones. You just have those situations where the one time you need the police, you don’t have it.”

Sophomore Julia Prus said she feels better seeing the blue lights at night.

“At other campuses I visited,

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Student org spotlight: Spectrum Named after the notion that love, sexuality and gender exist on a spectrum, the student organization Spectrum was established to serve Miami’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) community.

Spectrum welcomes all—including students, staff and faculty—regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, and its purpose is to establish an environment of equality and respect on campus and throughout Oxford.

Senior co-president of Spectrum

Brandon Sweeney explained that the organization provides a safe atmosphere in which people, not just students, feel comfortable to discuss who they are.

“Spectrum’s message is one of tolerance, community and education,” he said. “We try to create a safe, open place for people to socialize, learn and grow.”

The organization hosts a series of events throughout the year to promote the LGBTQ community and attract new members.

“We hold weekly meetings, have

‘Out Week’ in the fall and ‘Awareness Week’ in the spring,” he said.

“We have ‘Queer Prom,’ which we just started last year and are hoping to continue to grow it, and charity drag shows.”

Some of the more popular events Spectrum hosts are the Pride Panels where members of the LGBTQ community share their experiences and offer advice and perspective to a student audience.

Spectrum convenes 7 p.m. every Wednesday in Shriver 336. All are welcome to attend.

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The new blue light emergency phone system installed outside King.Librarygives students easy access to emergency help. IT Services will be installing 20 call boxes across campus.

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POLICE Returning bar fills hole Uptown

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BY DAVID MICHAEL MALONE FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

Gearing up to create a splash in Oxford’s bar scene, 13 West High St.’s past becomes present with the return of a household name. After a stint of changing hands and names, the venue has returned to the former glory of its 80s namesake: Hole in the Wall Bar. The name originated when its current license holder, Frank Shoker, returned from studying law at the University of Oxford, England. Shoker said he took a liking to the stone walls of the building, once a former storage cellar for Mennis & Bernar, as they reminded him of the pubs he had frequented while abroad.

According to Shoker, the bar was originally opened with hopes of recreating the small pub atmosphere of which he had become so fond of. He, his son Chris Shoker and family friend Jim Madden purchased the property and made a hole in the

street-side wall so the cellar could be accessed from street level, consequently naming the venue.

Today, Shoker said he hopes the bar’s reinstitution will bring Oxford the same 80s atmosphere and charm from back in the day.

“I love Oxford. I’ve been here for 51 years…I love the old buildings [and] the atmosphere,” Shoker said, “I want to give the town and the university a place to sit down and have a drink without having to worry about anyone hassling or disturbing them.”

In addition to remodeling the interior, Shoker said he and his wife, Laurie, have decided to add a separate restaurant on the other side of the establishment.

Hoping to make the venue a place accommodating for both students and community members, Shoker said the yetunnamed restaurant will be a family-friendly space.

Laurie Shoker mentioned a few items from her expanding menu.

Charley Biggs Fried Chicken, a number of steak and sandwich options, and vegetarian and

gluten-free menu items will all be offered.

According to Laurie, the restaurant will turn into a vodka bar starting around 10 p.m. This, Laurie said, will hopefully allow the restaurant to appeal to a very diverse clientele and work to

an absolutely incredible space.”

Although the bar and restaurant are still being renovated, Shoker said he hopes to have the establishment fully functional in two weeks. The bar will be open in the meantime, and the owners said they plan to

I love Oxford. I’ve been here for 51 years. I love the old buildings and the atmosphere. I want to give the town and the university a place to sit down and have a drink.”

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attract people from a wide variety of demographics.

“Although I’ve only been a time or two since their recent reopening, they’re planning on having some really great things,” Miami University sophomore Adam Darby said. “Even if you’re under legal drinking age, they [will] still have a lot of stuff that everyone can do. You can play pool, grab some food or just go with some friends and relax. It’s going to be

add themed nights to the bar’s dynamic.

Whether it’s DJs or performing artists Friday or Saturday, Open Mic Night Sunday or Karaoke Wednesday, Hole in the Wall Bar plans on providing a variety of engaging activities.

Hole in the Wall Bar is available for group reservations and will cater. Information about any events, concerts or specials can be found on its Facebook page.

MillerCoors brews biking benefit for disabled veterans

BY VICTORIA POSMANTUR

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The ninth annual Benefit Bike Run held by United Autoworkers (UAW) MillerCoors in Butler County took place Sept. 7 in Trenton, according to Jeff Poteet, distribution technician and event coordinator at UAW MillerCoors. Over $6,000 in proceeds will go to the national organization, “Homes for our Troops.”

“We started this fundraiser after we went to Iraq and Afghanistan,” Poteet said. “A lot of veterans work for MillerCoors and we asked ourselves, ‘What could we do to give thanks for these people who are losing limbs fighting for our country?’”

Poteet said the event is held annually the Saturday after Labor Day. The riders meet in the parking lot at the MillerCoors brewery 10 a.m. for registration and to enjoy T-shirt sales, raffles and DJ entertainment until the kickoff at noon.

Denise Quinn, plant manager and corporate vice president at UAW MillerCoors, explained the money collected from Tshirt sales, raffle tickets and entry fees is donated to Homes for our Troops, an organization that builds specially adapted homes for disabled veterans at no cost. These homes assist

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From left to right, sophomores Victoria Posmantur, Maddy Gordon, Max Zid, and Justin Bogdanski pose among parked motorcycles Saturday at the MillerCoors brewery in Trenton. veterans with serious disabilities, providing them with a home that caters maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently.

“Each year we donate to a different organization,” Quinn said.

“In the past we’ve contributed to the Auto Flight Network and the Fisher House Foundation. We always choose an organizations that supports either active military members or veterans.”

“This year we have well over

200 bikes,” Quinn said. “We kick off at the brewery and ride to the Trenton Moose Lodge, where there will be food and beverages and 50/50 raffles for our participants.”

Quinn described the relationship between the UAW and MillerCoors.

“United Autoworkers local 2308 represents [MillerCoors’] autoworkers,” Quinn said. “We have a veterans group at MillerCoors who work with the UAW

veteran committee to put together this event each year.”

Miami University sophomore Max Zid attended the bike run.

“The bike run was awesome,” Zid said. “I met so many new and interesting people who shared a variety of stories about friends and family who have served in the military and their motorcycle journeys. This event is a great way to bring together a group of people who are passionate about this cause.”

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Brick Street invests in future with facelift

BY BILLY RAFAEL

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Returning Miami University students who have made their way up to Brick Street Bar & Grill this semester have surely noticed a few changes that owners Mark and Will Weisman made over the summer.

Always looking to better their bar, the Weismans put Brick through several extensive renovations totalling over $600,000.

“We’re always trying to enhance the student experience,” Will said. “We want Brick Street to be one of the best college bars in the country.”

Perhaps the biggest and most eye-catching renovation is the new dance floor. A psychedelic blend of neon colors light up the room, especially when the upgraded light system is in full effect.

Skybox, the bar’s 21-and-up section upstairs, has doubled in size, extending the bar that was already there and adding its own separate dance floor, six new bathrooms and a Red Bull bar. They’ve also put in

new speakers, a new mixer, a new air conditioning unit and 20 phone charging stations.

The changes haven’t gone unnoticed by the student body.

“I think the new renovations at Brick have really upped the student appeal of the bar,” sophomore Ed Krulewitch said. “All the upgrades inside allow for it to stand out against the other bars in Oxford and hopefully will bring in even bigger concerts.”

The Weismans are also excited about their fall concert lineup, starting off with underground hiphop artist Logic on Sept 23. Following him is Brett Eldredge on Oct 3. Eldredge will be kicking off his first-ever headlining tour in Oxford for his new album “Bring You Back.” Country fans might recognize his number one hit “Don’t Ya.” Also topping the country charts is Dustin Lynch, who will be performing at Brick on Oct 30.

And who could forget Barstool Blackout? For those unfamiliar with the event, a quick Youtube search should answer any

questions. The touring party will be back on Nov 14 at their favorite venue. “[Barstool Blackout] loves us here in Oxford,” Will said. “We were the only venue last year to sell out three nights.”

Although tickets sold out in under 15 minutes this year, according to Will, those aching to get in on the fun should ask around to try and find that person who bought a ticket without realizing they have an 8:30 a.m. exam the next day.

“The atmosphere of Barstool Blackout is unreal and unparalleled,” sophomore Nick Chagin, who attended the event at Brick Street last year, said. “I went with three upperclassmen and as a freshman, I had no idea what I was stepping into. I was there right when tickets went on sale this year and would encourage anyone who has the chance to go. You won’t be disappointed.”

For more information on all the events Brick Street has going on this year, stop by or visit them online at www.brickstreetbar.com.

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Top: Skybox’s new dance floor features a Redbull Bar. Bottom: all new floors and electronic upgrades aim to take Brick to the next level.

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Brick Street installed twenty phone charging stations in convenient locations around the bar. They feature outlets and USB ports for those who bring their charger to the bar with them.

Suspense thriller lands in ‘grey’ area with Hamilton professor draws plausible storyline but predictable deaths up a buzz with his work

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

“Once more into the fray…

Into the last good fight I’ll ever know.

Live and die on this day…

Live and die on this day…”

I got roped into seeing “The Grey” a few nights ago, a film I thought for sure would pan out to be little more than Liam Neeson vs maneating wolves. As it turns out, this 2012 surprise thriller was actually kind of enjoyable, though far from a masterpiece. I guess a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in awhile; yes, I’m looking at you, director Joe Carnahan.

The movie gets going by introducing us to John Ralph Ottway (Neeson), a grizzled, Alaskan wolf hunter who protects oil rigs and their crews from packs of those ferocious, fanged creatures. Carnahan does a great job of piecing together the opening sequence as we sympathize with Liam Neeson, whose wife left him (surprising, considering his loved ones are usually “Taken” from him). After a few shots of him killing wolves on the job, a letter to his long-lost love and a failed suicide

attempt that is interrupted by a longoff howl from Cujo, he boards a plane heading home.

The deliberate pacing of the first fifteen minutes gives the movie a palpable sentimentality, something I didn’t expect – and something that is explored in the latter acts of “The Grey,” interspersed amidst some heart-racing sequences. Flashbacks are used to full effect in this film, whether it be Ottway’s father’s poem (posted at the beginning of this article), or memories of loved ones back home, a motif that is frequently employed with Neeson’s character, most startlingly when the plane crashes and he is forced back to reality.

The film wastes no time jumping into the survival genre, as the elements and the titular grey wolves come to the forefront of the remaining passengers’ minds as they escape the wreckage. In the vein of classic monster movies in which the characters are stalked by the beasts, “The Grey” constantly reminds the viewer of the horrors that await Ottway and company just off screen.

It’s that tangible danger, that gripping fear that death is around every corner that makes this film work – and considering that the scenario

unfolding is a plausible one, it makes you a little uneasy knowing that this could actually happen.

As the wolves begin to do their work on the motley crew, some sequences truly entertain, while others fall flat on their faces. Some of the deaths are startling, and others are borderline laughable. It’s this uneven execution that keeps “The Grey” from really reaching new heights, especially in light of some quality dialogue, harrowing scenes and introspective into some rather thoughtprovoking problems. Themes such as religion (and lack thereof), family, friendship and others are explored.

But unlike other movies of its kind, it doesn’t preach and leaves the audience to decide where they stand on each issue. Even the final scene isn’t clear-cut, a move that pays off when the viewer reflects on the two hours they have just experienced.

I wouldn’t take the time to watch it again in full, but it was nice to see a unique spin on the survival/horror genre. “The Grey” knows what it has going for it, and milks it to maximum effect. I certainly won’t be caught camping any time soon, anyway.

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BY BILLY RAFAEL

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Associate Professor of Art Roscoe Wilson of Miami University’s Hamilton Campus was selected into an exhibition at Morehead State University called “A Fine Line: Contemporary Drawing.”

“The exhibit called for any translation of the current practice of line-oriented artwork,” Wilson said. “So the work had to be solely drawn line, only drawing media like ink or charcoal. It was a very specific exhibition.”

Wilson submitted three pieces for the exhibit and had one selected. The piece, titled “Everything I Own: Living Room,” is part of an ink pen on paper series that is a visual representation of every item he keeps in his house.

“I’ve been trying to document my own collection of objects,” Wilson said. “Everything that I have purchased or been given or house in my personal space, I’ve been trying to document it, inventory it and put it on paper, room by room.“ Wilson has been working

on the series for several years now and has completed his living room, dining room, three bedrooms and a bathroom, with plans to keep going until he has completed every room. They are quite extensive, including every item from furniture to electronics to decorations to his cat. He’s also included the simple silhouette of a house in the negative space of each piece.

Also derived from the series are several pieces documenting every item available in SkyMall magazine, split up by page number, with a silhouette of an airplane included instead.

“I do a lot of painting, drawing, sculpting and print-making,” Wilson said. “Anytime I see an exhibit I can submit to I try to jump on it.”

While Wilson’s art is not being shown on campus at the time, his work, including his “Everything I Own” series, can be seen on his website at www.roscoewilson.com.

As part of being selected for the exhibit, Wilson will be a visiting professor at Morehead, which will include talking to several lecture classes.

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RedHawks would find the net for the rest of the game.

Louisville responded with a pair of goals in quick succession in the 54th and 55th minutes by senior midfielder Charlyn Corral. A stalemate ensued, forcing the game into overtime.

In the 95th minute, Cardinals senior midfielder Nicole Mitchell controlled a deflected pass at the top of the penalty box and launched the ball into the net for the game-winning goal.

The primary challenge for the RedHawks defense coming into the game was to slow down Corral, the 2012 Big East midfielder of the year.

It proved to be too tough a task, as the uber-talented Corral was involved in all three of the Cardinals’ scores, recording two goals and the gamewinning assist.

Dinges, who had two assists on the day, described the match as a “tough battle.”

“We came out in the second half and gave up two quick goals,” Dinges said. “Then we started to play, but [it just wasn’t enough].”

The ’Hawks finished the game with just 11 shots compared to Louisville’s 22.

Despite the loss, Kramig said he learned some good things about his team Sunday.

“I was really impressed with some of [the players’] performances,” Kramig said. “It was tough conditions, very hot. I was proud of the kids.”

The loss to Louisville put a slight damper on a weekend that started off very promisingly with the win over IPFW Friday. The Redhawks took the early lead in that game on a goal by Walter. Unlike the match against Louisville, Miami took advantage of its early lead and never relinquished it.

The ’Hawks tallied two more goals, one each by Bronke and senior midfielder Katy Dolesh. The defense never relented and Miami dominated the shot count, 13-3.

The ’Hawks’ next match is 4 p.m.

Friday at home against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Miami off to best start since 1999

BY JORDAN RINARD SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Miami University volleyball team passed some of its toughest challenges in the young season this weekend as it downed Evansville University 3-0 (25-11, 25-22, 2518) and mustered a 3-2 (24-26, 2628, 25-22, 25-21, 15-13) comeback victory against Northern Kentucky University. The RedHawks (5-0) are off to their best start since the 1999 season, in which they also started off 5-0 and finished third in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Miami quickly dispatched the Purple Aces (2-4) in the first set, going on a 15-5 run that was complemented by kills from junior setter/ outside hitter Meg Riley and redshirt sophomore Jenny Ingle before finishing the set 25-11.

Evansville was much more competitive in the second set, keeping the set close with an 8-12 deficit before going on a 9-6 run. The Aces would continue to keep it close until a 4-2 run by the RedHawks claimed a 25-22 victory in the second set.

The second set featured a .120 hitting percentage for Miami, which was the lowest for any set and 10 of its 14 errors.

In the third set, the ’Hawks were down 0-3 prior to junior middle hitter Chelsea Visk earning a service ace to ignite a 6-0 run. Evansville held its own, however, reducing the disadvantage to 11-14. Following an 8-1 run by Miami, the Purple Aces went on a 6-2 run before committing a setting error that gave the RedHawks a 25-18 win to take the match.

Against Evansville, Riley had a near triple-double with 11 kills, 18 assists and seven digs while Ingle had a solid performance as well with 15 kills, a .667 hitting percentage, and three blocks. Junior libero Tori Clifford had one of the best nights

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Miami University freshman setter Krista Brakauskas (7) sets the ball for junior middle hitter Chelsea Visk during Miami’s victory over Northern Kentucky University. of her college career as she recorded 24 digs, with 15 coming in the second set. The ’Hawks had a .284 team hitting percentage, compared to.098 by the Aces, and outblocked Evansville 5-3.

The first set against Northern Kentucky (2-4) was a tight knit affair, as the teams would trade points until the Norse went on a 6-2 run on their way to a 26-24 decision.

In the second set, NKU would jump out to an early 11-6 advantage before Miami went on an 8-3. After a series of back-and-forths, the RedHawks trailed 23-24 before kills

by Riley and senior outside hitter Madison Dodd delayed the set loss, which eventually came 26-28.

The Red and White jumped out to an early 8-4 lead prior to a 9-5 Norse run. After trading blows, a kill by Ingle helped establish a 2320 advantage before freshman middle hitter Maris Below clinched the 25-22 set win.

The fourth set also started with the ’Hawks establishing a lead, this

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time 17-10. After a Northern Kentucky rally, kills by Ingle and Below created set point at 24-20 before Below racked up another kill to send the match into the fifth set.

After starting the final set on a 3-0 run, Miami found itself down 6-8 before fighting its way to a 1313 tie with help from a kill by Ingle and a service ace by Clifford. Ingle hammered down another kill to set up match point before the Norse drove the ball into the net, giving the match and the Invitational title to the RedHawks.

Ingle earned Invitational MVP honors after posting 21 kills, two solo blocks, and eight assisted blocks in the match against Northern Kentucky while Riley and Clifford were named to the All-Tournament team alongside Ingle. Riley recorded the ninth triple-double of her career with 15 kills, 32 assists, and 12 digs and Clifford had two service aces to go with her 22 digs.

In the match against the Norse, the ’Hawks committed fewer attack

errors than NKU (25-27) and outblocked them 13-11.

“We knew that Northern [Kentucky] would be a challenge since their offense runs fast,” head coach Carolyn Condit. “They pass fast and their hitters attack the seam. This weekend was about handling pressure, and we dug deep. Our conditioning and endurance, mental and physical, really paid off for us.”

Clifford discussed her play and the important takeaways from the weekend. “[This weekend] was about playing solid defense,” Clifford said. “I tried to keep the ball alive and give us passing opportunities.

This weekend will help us maintain strong focus for the following weekends to come.”

The RedHawks will travel to take on Xavier University 7 p.m.

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Textbook policies aim to help, though not strictly enforced Textbooks — never on time, priced too high and sometimes even useless to the course. With about 57 percent of students still purchasing their required course materials either from their campus college store or through the bookstore’s website, according to a 2012 Student Watch Report, college bookstores should remain as one of the most reliable places for students to buy their books and materials. Students in Ohio spend an average of $665 annually on course materials according to a national study by OnCampus Research.

For Miami students, that number is almost laughable. When those numbers on the cash register come up and you soon realize at least $600 of your summer money is going towards chemistry and English books in one semester, its quite daunting to think about all the other things you could do with that cash. According to an August article in the Dayton Daily News featuring Miami’s director of bookstores, Sarah Thacker, students spend around $700 a semester buying and renting textbooks.

The point is that some students spend about $1,400 a year on textbooks at Miami. So getting the right course materials for the right class, getting them on time and, most importantly, having ebook and rental options should always be available because of how much money students spend, right?

The Federal Textbook Price Disclosure Law, or the Higher Education Opportunity Act, was first put in place in 2008 in order to make sure customers had options to buy materials bundled or sold separately, that students would not be charged for unnecessary materials, professors would be required to disclose what materials would be needed for class upon registration time and that publishers had an obligation to disclose prices among different formats of text. The law should be enhanciung and simplifying students’ textbook-purchasing experiences and protecting them from limited selection and overpriced materials, but has it really since it was put in place?

The law officially went into full-effect for the 2011-2012 school year, but according to Thacker, even though the bookstores have tried to comply with this new law, publishers are not holding up their end of the bargain. Lack of price disclosures

and the fact that half of textbooks are still being sold in bundled packages are some of the main issues according to Thacker.

The Miami Student editorial board appreciates the efforts of bookstores trying to provide better options for students when it comes to pricing and options for materials, but the board remains concerned with how some publishers are not complying with the new law and why nothing is being done to enforce these policies put in place by the textbook law.

One of the main issues remaining is students not being able to sell back their books to the bookstore that requires an access code or CD, even if they didn’t use it.

“I had an access code for my statistics course along with my book. We had to have it, and the book was pointless. Then the bookstore wouldn’t take it back because of the access code. They don’t tell you that when you first buy it,” sophomore psychology major Erin Davis said.

Thacker acknowledged the frustration of students, but the bookstore must buy the bundled packages if a professor requires it, and according to her, most publishers make it impossible for the bookstore to buy materials separately.

“As far as enforcing issues with publishers, that is out of our hands, and the federal government has to do that,” she said.

As the editorial board is fully comprised of Miami students, we understand the frustration with pricing, which has many of us utilizing Chegg or other rental websites for books as many students now do, including Davis.

“I never buy my textbooks through Miami. I probably save at least $100,” Davis said.

Publishers need to be held accountable — bookstores like Miami’s can only do so much. According to a survey by Student PIRGs, 77 percent of publishers rarely or never report the price of a book during sales transactions and only 23 percent of publishers’ websites were rated as informative and easy to use.

The bigger question is, what is the point of having a textbook law if there is no one enforcing it?

Why are some publishers getting away with this?

“I don’t feel like the law has really done anything except with students being able to find out what books they need earlier,” Thacker said .

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Time to intervene in Syria has passed: U.S. can no longer oversee transition of power There are no direct comparisons that can be made to the conflict in Syria. Not Bosnia and not Kosovo.

The only comparison worth making is simply pointing out that the actions taken by the United States thus far are eerily reminiscent of those during the 1980’s Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Then it was the Soviet Union using chemical weapons to kill not only enemy combatants but also innocent civilians.

And while the Soviets did this the United States armed the Mujahedeen and provided them with CIA training.

Now a days it is small arms shipments to Syrian rebels fighting against the Assad regime.

It is unlikely the arms and

training provided in Syria will be turned around one day on our own forces as they were in Afghanistan, but what happened in Afghanistan should give congressional leaders pause.

And while it is troubling that arms have been shipped to the Syrian rebels, 25 percent of whom, according to Secretary Kerry, have ties to radical extremist organizations, it is even more troubling that the United States is about to enter into the conflict in a much more serious way.

Still, before Congress returns from recess to consider giving President Obama an authorization to use military force for 60 days with an additional 30 day extension period should it prove necessary, there are several

questions worth raising.

The million dollar question is what happens at the end of the 90 days?

The situation will likely have changed little and Bashar Assad will still be in power, having weathered the storm of limited engagement, only to begin acting up again.

The reason for this is Assad has no reason to fear threats from the United States In a recent interview, the president indicated that the United States has no intentions of removing Assad from power, saying of the proposed intervention that it will be just “a shot across the bow” intended only to stop Assad from using chemical weapons once more.

Still, this statement and the

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Half-naked men featured in “Blurred Lines” parody gives attention to society’s problem with feminism Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” may have been the song of the summer. Despite its lyrics being described as sexist by music critics, the tune is Thicke’s biggest hit to date, landing him at the top of the U.S. Billboard R & B/Hip Hop charts for

Personally, I am glad the parody was briefly removed from YouTube, because it shed light on an issue bigger than what was addressed in the video itself.

12 weeks straight. According to Interscope Records, it even broke the existing record for radio audience, reaching more than 242.6 million listeners in the last week of July. Admittedly, the song was catchy to an obnoxious degree but many people were actually much happier when attention turned instead to a parody of Thicke’s chart-topper.

Students from the University of Auckland created “Defined Lines,” a feminist response to Thicke’s single, a song that has been accused of blurring the lines between consensual sex and rape.

The video, which has received over 1.6 million views since being posted on Aug. 30, features three fully-dressed women accompanied by three scantily clad men as they sing about sexism in today’s society.

The video was widely popular before it was removed from YouTube,

having been flagged by users for containing “inappropriate content.”

YouTube briefly banned the video from their site saying it violated their terms and conditions by displaying sexually-explicit content, which left me to wonder if anyone on staff is even familiar with Thicke’s original version?

Released in March, Thicke’s initial music video featured models Jessi M’Bengue, Emily Ratajkowski and Elle Evans topless and was also removed from YouTube for violating its terms of service but has since been restored and flagged as “inappropriate.”

Parody creators Zoe Ellwood, Olivia Lubbock and Adelaide Dunn, otherwise known as the Law Revue Girls, said their motive behind the parody was to address the culture of objectifying women in music videos.

Lyrics from “Defined Lines” include, “Need a universal role reversal, in real life not a dress rehearsal, gotta resist all the gender roles, trying to put misogyny on parole” and their video incorporates visuals such as men dancing in their underwear, which their briefs are later stuffed with dollar bills. The Law Revue Girls incorporated scenes with their male counterparts that encouraged the breakdown of traditional gender roles. For instance at one point one of the men is seen on all fours wearing an apron and sporting a sandwich on his back.

Lubbock stated it was meant to be a comedic sketch, but people didn’t like the message behind it. Although the parody video has now been restored to YouTube after its creators appealed its removal, there seems to be a larger issue that needs to be addressed here.

The fact that this video was

removed in the first place strikes me as a massive double-standard.

I believe the underlying cause of the parody being flagged so much was people aren’t used to seeing women and men depicted in nontraditional gender roles. We’re not used to seeing men being objectified in the media, so many viewers could construe the message of this video and ultimately classify it as being strange or offensive.

I was discouraged when I realized the elements of this video I personally thought to be so avant-garde and striking were the very elements that more than likely got this video taken down. I immediately recognized the Law Revue Girls’ stance on the degradation of women in media and it occurred to me how rare this issue is explored on a wide public platform like YouTube. The negative response to the parody only reiterates the need for more videos like it; the feminist perspective is hard to come by in the media, so when it finally does make itself known, people quickly take notice.

Personally I am glad the parody was briefly removed from YouTube, because it shed light on an issue bigger than what was addressed in the video itself. If we reflect on how the public responded to this project, we can see just how much room for improvement is left. I’m not saying that I want to live in a world where men are objectified as much as women in the media. I’m simply saying that, until a video like this can be made without making people uncomfortable, we should strive to create a more neutral ground where feminist perspectives are better received.

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resolution come because Assad violated the president’s own “red line,” not once but at least two times or more.

This past spring, a fact confirmed by both international inspectors and multiple congressional investigations, and then again this past month when chemical weapons killed 300 or more innocent civilians.

And the only way to combat this is to remove Assad and choose what appears to be the lesser of two evils – a group of rebels that is only 25 percent radical extremist.

Certainly what has happened in Syria is a tragedy, millions of people have been displaced, hundreds of thousands are dead and there is no end in sight. Still, neither that nor the recent chemical weapon attacks mean

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the United States should intervene.

The time for intervention has long passed. The time for that would have been when the United States could have helped oversee the transition of power from Assad to the protestors who just two years ago flooded the streets demanding democracy.

Now all that is left is death and destruction.

When Congress returns I am hopeful that they will consider Proverbs 1:8-33 that speaks of two paths – one that leads to life and wisdom and one that leads to death and destruction – and chose the path of life and wisdom, not death and destruction.

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Even if chemical weapons in Syria are found, United States should not bomb The United States should not bomb Syria, even if the allegations that Bashar alAssad used chemical weapons on his own people becomes evident.

First and BRETT foremost, for MILAM the last two years, the Syrian government with conventional weaponry has killed over 120,000 people, many of them women and children. Most assuredly, that is a human tragedy, as is the over one million Syrian refugees that have fled the bloody civil war. There is a humanitarian response appropriate to assisting those refugees in any way we can, but make no mistake; there is no such concept as a “humanitarian intervention” achievable by the use of military force.

If Assad did use chemical weapons on his own people that is also a human tragedy,

but why is it given more moral weight than the conventional weaponry, which have killed far more people?

Some have said we need to send Assad and the rest of the world a message that using chemical weapons on civilians will not be tolerated. Aside from the notion that going to war to send a message is somewhat asinine, the United States has tolerated and even aided in the use of chemical weapons before.

According to an exclusive article from Foreign Policy regarding the Iraq-Iran war, “U.S. intelligence officials conveyed the location of the Iranian troops to Iraq, fully aware that Hussein’s military would attack with chemical weapons, including sarin, a lethal nerve agent.” Saddam’s own people were at the receiving end of the attacks too, not just the Iranians. As such, the United States hardly has the footing to act as the purveyor of morality and to be the world’s policeman.

My peer, Sarah Shew, in her column, “Weighing costs of U.S.

involvement in Syria,” argued, “When, if at all, do we as a superpower have a moral obligation to protect those who cannot protect themselves?”

As a superpower, the United States certainly has the military might to protect others – to act as the world’s policeman. But having military might is not the same as having the ability to solve a complex civil war with varying geopolitical implications (Russia, as Syria’s ally, tensions between Israel and Iran). The only way we could even begin to assuage the situation is if we invaded fully and occupied the country for decades to come. And I do not think anyone desires that.

The calculus should not predicate on the simple notion that we have the military might, thus we ought to act, but rather, does our intervening make the situation better or worse? Inaction often has the connotation as being apathetic, unsympathetic or morally bankrupt, but in this case, what will dropping bombs do? At most,

it seems to only go back to the idea of sending a message about chemical weapons to the world.

Certainly, there is not much about actually helping the civilians caught in the crossfire. Everyone knows it; war is ugly and bombs, no matter how strategic and careful we are, result in the deaths of innocent people. Where is the morality in potentially adding to the death toll?

Additionally, there is the fear of escalation. Ezra Klein of the Washington Post aptly pointed out, “If we’re involved in Syria and something goes wrong, ground troops might make sense.

Escalation might make sense.”

Therein the United States would find itself embroiled in yet another Middle East quagmire.

Congress is set to tackle these issues this week and I’m certainly encouraged by President Obama putting the vote to Congress, as the debate should prove interesting. However, in those same remarks, he said he has the authority to strike Syria without Congress’s approval.

In fact, Howard Fineman of the Huffington Post interviewed Secretary of State John Kerry and asked if Obama would abide by Congress’ decision if they voted no on bombing Syria. Kerry responded, “To protect the security of our nation, the president has the power to make the choice to protect our country.” Politically, it would be difficult for Obama to do that, especially with 59 percent of Americans opposed to military action in Syria, even if Assad used chemical weapons, according to a Post-ABC Poll.

Not to say anything of the fact that Kerry’s statement is absurd.

Syria clearly poses no risk to the United States or its people.

There are no easy solutions to Syria’s civil war, but the justifications for intervening seem as ambiguous as ever, there is no clear understanding of what success would entail and with a vast potential for unintended consequences.

Sometimes, even the world’s lone superpower does not have the power to save everyone.

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they need.”

McCandless emphasized, however, that this policy only concerns a pretty narrow set of circumstances.

“If you were to become disorderly or violent or bust a window, the Good Samaritan Policy would no longer be in place,” McCandless said.

In conjunction with the Good Samaritan Policy, the Office of Student Wellness will be

FIJI,

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any useful information regarding the case. However, Michael Duchesne maintains that they have useful information pertaining to the case, although the State Fire Marshal’s office is unable to currently elaborate.

“Because the investigation is ongoing, we are obviously unable to discuss certain details at this time,” Duchesne said. ”However, we are sure of the fact that this is a case of arson.”

In the meantime, Miami University students such as junior Jak Groedel find the additional reward money to be an interesting incentive.

“If they didn’t get anybody to come forward with five thousand dollars, I’m sure someone would be willing to come forward for ten.”

Groedel said. “That’s a whole lot of money for a college student.”

PIKE,

FROM PAGE 2

Minicucci also recognized that Pike has come a long way.

“We had 17 members in 2002, but I want to recognize all of the past presidents for all of their hard work,” Minicucci said.

“We won the Smythe award one year but it took 12 years to get there.”

Both Ryan and Minicucci were quick to pass along recognition, saying winning the award was not

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they definitely had them and even had more,” Prus said. “I don’t walk alone, but it makes me feel better if I have to.”

While prank calls and false alarms have been a concern at other college campuses with blue lights, like The Ohio State University, Spilman said he does not anticipate too many prank calls despite the more noticeable facilities.

“We do respond to any activations to those call boxes…Of course, if someone does make a prank call to that, it is a criminal offense,” he said.

“We anticipate that they’re really here for emergency calls.”

The new system not only improves safety, but Spilman said it replaces a system that was difficult to fix.

“We’ve always had emergency

launching the “Just Call” campaign next week to educate students on the signs of alcohol poisoning and drug abuse, encouraging them to call for help as soon as they identify these signs in someone, Baudry said. They will be placing educational materials on toilet stalls, bulletin boards and TV screens across campus, as well as working with HAWKS Peer Health Educators and Resident Assistants (RAs) in residence halls.

“This is about saving lives,” Curme said. “What we want students to know is ‘Just Call.’”

While students like Jak are optimistic about the heightened reward, others such as senior Brenton Richardson are less optimistic.

“If someone knew something, I don’t think they would have held out for more reward money. They probably just would have come forward,” Richardson said. “I suppose the investigation isn’t going well.”

Despite such sentiments, Duchesne is confident that the reward will rouse excitement among the student body.

“Hopefully, by making the crime fresher in peoples’ minds, someone will come forward and talk. That’s what we hope to accomplish by raising the reward,” Duchesne said.

Anyone with information pertaining to the ongoing FIJI fire investigation is urged to contact the Ohio State Fire Marshall Office at 800589-2728, or the Oxford Police Department at 513-524-5268. a singular effort and giving praise to past and current Pike members and advisers.

Ryan said he believes that winning this award will only further Pike’s success and bolster their recruitment.

“Saying that you are in the best of the best, that you are in the upper echelon of Pi Kappa Alpha, you set yourself apart from other fraternities,” Ryan said. “That right there is an attraction, because you know you are going to be joining a successful group.” call boxes on Miami’s campus…

Their only function was a one button phone call to the police department, but parts of them were not readily available for repairs,” Spilman said.

Spilman said the new emergency phone system fits better with a changing campus than the old yellow phone boxes.

“As much construction was on campus as well, they might not have been in the best location on campus,” he said.

In addition, Spilman said the blue lights fit better with IT Services’ capabilities.

“They are compatible with the current phone system,” Spilman said.

Spilman said he wants students to call at the slightest sign of emergency.

“If there is someone acting suspiciously, we want someone to call and report that, certainly,” he said.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 CHARLIE CLIFFORD CLIFF’S NOTES

RON ZOOK RECALLS PLAYING DAYS AT MIAMI

Ron Zook won a college football national coach of the year award.

He has led a team to a Rose Bowl.

He has coached a top ten NFL defense. Oh, and by the way, when he played defensive back for Miami University from 1973-1975, he preferred to win. To be exact, 32 times in three seasons, including a three peat of Tangerine Bowl victories in Orlando over the likes of the University of Florida, the University of Georgia and the University of South Carolina.

“Our team knew Orlando pretty well by the time we graduated,” Zook said.

The word “team” was Zook’s focus in an interview this past week about his time in Oxford. Zook talked about the emphasis his coaches Bill Mallory (1973) and Dick Crum (1974-75) had on victories and team accomplishments instead of individual praise.

“We by no means had the most talented roster,” Zook said. “But what we did have was a group of high-character guys whom cared about nothing other than winning.”

And win they did. From the stretch of 1973 to 1975 the Redskins only had one blemish on their record, a 14-13 loss at Michigan State University in September of 1975.

Armed with a three-headed monster in the backfield consisting of 1,000-yard rushers Rob Carpenter and Sherman Smith, along with the former Northwestern head coach and late Randy Walker, the 1975 Miami squad steamrolled Mid-American Conference (MAC) competition.

“Everyone loved Randy,” Zook said. “He was an Ohio guy also, and he was just one of those people that everyone was friends with.

That is the type of character we

had on the team.”

Zook’s final game as a senior cocaptain put an exclamation mark on the best three year run in Miami football history. The Redskins pounded South Carolina 20-7 in the Tangerine Bowl to complete the three peat in Orlando.

“I came in as a walk-on and earned a scholarship my second quarter on campus,” Zook said. “It did not take much for me to fall in love with the campus, I visited and loved it.”

Trading in a slew of small Midwestern football scholarships for a chance to be a part of history at Miami may not have been Zook’s vision, but looking into the record books that result is now as clear as a blue Oxford sky.

“As I recruited at Florida and Illinois, and many places before those two, I always spoke of that chemistry and “team” mentality we had at Miami,” Zook said.

Zook has been touted as a recruiting guru, most notably bringing top talent to a dormant University of Illinois program unlike any previous coach in school history. Let us also not forget to mention the 22 starters he recruited to Florida that played on Urban Meyer’s 2007 national title team.

Currently Zook works as an analyst for CBS, and he has come to enjoy the opportunity to take in the entire realm of the college game.

“College football has become America’s new pastime so to speak,” Zook said. “To be able to study everything rather than just one team or one conference has been fun.”

As for football pastimes at Miami, I think Bruce Springsteen said it best for Zook and the boys in Red and White of 1973, 1974 and 1975.

“Glory Days.”

GOLF RESULTS The Miami University golf team placed 13 out of 14 teams in the Northern Intercollegiate Sunday.

The RedHawks were led by sophomore Jack Sparling, who finished tied for 33rd. A full story is available online at miamistudent.net.

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FOOTBALL

’Hawks fall to Wildcats in second game of year

LAUREN OLSON PHOTO EDITOR

Miami University redshirt senior quarterback Austin Boucher pitches the ball to redshirt freshman Spencer McInnis before getting tackled in Miami’s 41-7 loss to the University of Kentucky.

BY JOE GIERINGER SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The Miami University football woes continued this week in Kentucky, as the University of Kentucky routed the RedHawks, 41-7. Miami now sits at 0-2 for the season.

Kentucky (1-1) jumped out to an early lead on a pair of touchdowns and a field goal to make it 17-0 with 5:54 remaining in the first quarter. After an opening game loss to Western Kentucky, the wildcats came out with a vengeance and dominated the rest of the game. Miami redshirt senior linebacker Chris Wade did get the ’Hawks on the board on a six yard fumble recovery touchdown, but it was the only daylight his team saw all afternoon.

Kentucky scored again two minutes before the half to take a commanding 24-7 lead and tacked on another 17 points in the second half.

“We’re learning a lot more about our team now that we’ve got two games under our belt,” head coach Don Treadwell said. “We are very disappointed in the loss, but we want to find out with the guys we

SOCCER

were playing how they performed.

Very seldom do you like a bye week coming up, but for us, I think it will be a good thing, because we need to internally look at some things … and make adjustments.”

Indeed, the bye week might help the ’Hawks – after an off-week last year, Miami came back and beat ranked Ohio University in a close contest at home, 23-20. But right now, the focus is on correcting the mistakes made in Lexington. According to senior defensive back Dayonne Nunley, the team looked much better in the second half, when they stalled Kentucky much more frequently.

“In the second half we came out a lot better,” Nunley, who recorded a game-high eight tackles, said.

“We only allowed ten points, so we just start clicking and we just need to play football and just have fun, like you’re supposed to do.”

When the dust settled, the RedHawks paper trail offered little room for fun. The 675 yards allowed tops the 591 they gave up to Marshall last weekend, while the Wildcats averaged just over nine yards per play. Miami mustered

just 122 yards of total offense, and converted only one of sixteen third down attempts.

“For us to play the kind of game we needed to play to compete with a team at this caliber we have to play flawless, and that obviously did not happen,” Treadwell said.

“But at the same time we give a lot of credit to the team we played, as they were a very explosive football team.”

At 0-2, Miami is hoping to right the ship, quickly. The danger of falling to another 4-8 type of season is not one that coaches or players would like to think about, as Miami heads back to the drawing board over the next two weeks.

“Kentucky’s a good team,” redshirt senior quarterback Austin Boucher said. “After a loss, I … don’t have much to say, but the better team won today. They executed and we didn’t. We’ve got to get stuff fixed.”

Following the bye week, the RedHawks will take on the Cincinnati Bearcats Saturday Sept. 21 at Yager Stadium for their home opener. The game time has yet to be determined.

CROSS COUNTRY

MU splits games with IPFW and U of L RedHawks perform well in annual Miami Invitational

BY ZACH MACIASZEK FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University soccer team earned some payback on the road Friday against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) before falling at home to the University of Louisville Sunday.

The RedHawks (3-2-0) shutout IPFW (2-3-0) 3-0 to avenge a tough loss they suffered to the Mastodons last year.

They were not so fortunate Sunday, succumbing to Louisville (2-21) in the first overtime 3-2. The loss to the Cardinals ended a three game win streak for the ’Hawks.

The RedHawks, as has been their custom in recent games, came out of the gates on the attack and posted an early 1-0 lead over the Cardinals on a goal by sophomore midfielder Haley Walter in the 16th minute. Junior midfielder Kelsey Dinges forwarded the ball to senior midfielder Kayla Zakrzewski who was ahead on the left side of the goal. The defense’s complete attention on her, ZakrzewsBEN TAYLOR THE MIAMI STUDENT ki quickly crossed the ball to an unguarded Walter who buried the ball Miami University sophomore defender Lauren Kelly chests the ball down in the back of the net for the score. during the ’Hawks’ 3-2 OT loss to the Univeristy of Louisville.

After the RedHawks scored, Louisville largely controlled possession of the ball, just missing on several minutes,” Kramig said. “Then deflected by Cardinals freshman promising opportunities at the goal. we kind of stopped playing a keeper Paige Brown to Miami’s When the first half ended the little bit. We put ourselves under sophomore midfielder Jess Bronke.

Bronke booted the ball past Brown ’Hawks still had a 1-0 lead despite a little pressure.” trailing the Cardinals in shots 10-3.

The ’Hawks came out with a little for her second goal in as many games Head coach Bobby Kramig said more energy at the start of the sec- and a 2-0 lead.

It was the last time that the he thought the RedHawks became ond half and scored within the first minute.Miami earned a penalty kick complacent after they took the lead.

SOCCER, “I thought we came out and from Dinges after a quick LouisSEE PAGE 5 ville foul.

Dinges’ kick was partially played very well the first 20

BY CLAY PACKEL

FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT

The Miami University men’s and women’s cross country teams continued its strong start to the season with a one, two, three finish for the women, and a close second place for the men in Saturday’s Miami Invitational.

The women’s team took the top three spots its one through nine spread was under a minute. Junior Jess Hoover eventually won the race after leading it from gun to tape, a rare feat in cross-country.

Women’s cross country head coach Kelly Phillips said she could not have imagined a more perfect day of racing.

“It was awesome,” Phillips said.

“Beautiful day, great turnout. Girls ran awesome.”

Both teams were fortunate to be racing at home after Miami had to cancel hosting the meet last year due to construction. The year before that the race went ahead as planned, but because Hoover was a freshman, she didn’t run in the meet. The victory was actually her first time running in a home meet.

“It was fun to race at home,” Hoover said. “We haven’t gotten to do that in a few years, and it was nice to unveil the new course. It was also fun beating some alumni.”

The win was especially sweet for Hoover since she had multiple family members in attendance. She also noted how helpful and unusual it

was hearing, “Go Miami!” at every twist and turn.

Phillips said she was very impressed with Hoover’s performance.

“She’s been running really strong since coming back,” Phillips said.

“She broke away early on and never looked back. Ran really fast because she’s super fit. Her other teammates are not far behind though.”

Hoover said she attributes her success Saturday to the work she put in over the summer and is confident she and her team can continue to drop their times and enjoy more success.

“We have so many strong girls up there; we all push each other and make each other better,” Hoover said. “This is the strongest team I’ve had since we’ve been here. It’s very exciting. I can’t wait for conference and the regional, I think we can really do some damage.”

The meet was not scored, but had it been, the men’s team would have finished three points behind conference rival, and winner, Ohio University. Senior Dave Wing and redshirt senior Matt Moral took the top two spots, but it wasn’t enough to defeat the Bobcats. Miami alumnus Jarrod Eick finished fourth overall.

Freshman Stephen Biebelhausen finished third for the RedHawks and tenth overall.

The next meet for the women’s team is Friday, in Bowling Green, Ohio at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener. The next meet for the Men’s team is the Kentucky Invitational, Saturday, in Lexington, Ky.