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Multiple thefts occur across Oxford

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ADAM SMITH BUSINESS MANAGER Between Aug. 22 and Sept. 2, Oxford police responded to 27 incidents, according to the Oxford Police Department’s reports.

On Aug. 26 at 1 a.m., on the 600 block of S. Locust St., police conductHG D WUḊF VWRS EHFDXVH RI LPSURSHU display of registration on a vehicle.

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At 11:26 a.m. on Aug. 26, on the 500 block of N. Beach St., a subject reported that the license plate on their vehicle was stolen. There is no suspect at this time.

The same day at 3:31 p.m., on the 900 block of Arrowhead Drive, someone reported that an unknown

male and female had stolen paint cans from a maintenance building.

On Aug. 29 at 3:29 p.m., on the 100 block of Ardmore Drive, a suspect broke into a vehicle overnight and stole two pairs of sunglasses. The exterior of the vehicle and all locking mechanisms were undamaged.

At 2:23 a.m. on Aug. 30, on the 5000 block of College Corner Pike, ṘFHUV ZHUH GLVSDWFKHG IRU D PDOH subject walking around a parking lot \HOOLQJ 2̇FHUV ORFDWHG KLP IRXQG out he had an outstanding warrant and transported him to the Butler County Jail.

On Aug. 31 at 1:40 a.m., on the EORFN RI 3DUN 3ODFH (DVW ṘFHUV responded to a report of a group of males harassing a couple. They later learned that the couple was walking home together from a bar when a group of unknown subjects approached them. The group made several derogatory comments towards

the couple which led to the males in the group shoving the boyfriend.

Later that same day at 12:25 p.m., RQ WKH EORFN RI : +LJK 6W Ṙcers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was found in anRWKHU FLW\ 2QH VXVSHFW ZDV LGHQWL¿HG and the investigation is ongoing.

2Q 6HSW DW D P ṘFHUV were on foot patrol on the 0 block of E. High St. where they observed a male with an open container. After a brief investigation, they found that the male was 19 years old and arrested him for open container, underage and prohibitions.

At 11:35 p.m. of the same day, ṘFHUV IRXQG D PDOH XQFRQVFLRXV on the sidewalk on the 100 block of 1 3RSODU 6W 2̇FHUV DUUHVWHG DQG charged him with underage liquor violations. smith646@miamioh.edu

I needed a break, and I needed to get closer to family. Miami and soccer as a whole, I would say, just completely changed and saved my life.” :KHQ UHÀHFWLQJ RQ KHU WKUHH \HDUV as a RedHawk, Hamlett is incredibly grateful for her teammates and her coaches. She especially appreciates head coach Courtney Sirmans, who was aware of her previous issues before she arrived in Oxford.

Sirmans is incredibly grateful that she has gotten to know and work with Hamlett, both as a player and a person.

“I never got to see Taylor play before she came to Miami,” Sirmans said. “I am actually really good friends with her assistant coach at Middle Tennessee, and the things he told me about how passionate she was about soccer, how competitive she was about winning and how much she invests in herself were all the things I needed to hear that I didn’t need to see her play.” :KHQ +DPOHWW DUULYHG IRU KHU ¿UVW visit, Sirmans described her impressions of Taylor as “everything a coach dreams of.”

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she does, whether she’sin a game, working out in the weight room or even competing in a chess match. She simply wants to win at everything. )RU ¿UVW \HDU PLG¿HOGHU 0DULV Jennings, having someone like Hamlett on this team is incredibly importDQW HVSHFLDOO\ IRU WKH HLJKW ¿UVW \HDU and six transfer players who have never played for the RedHawks.

“She pushes everyone at practice so hard and is constantly pushing herself,” Jennings said. “[That] is obviously something that you want to see from not only a teammate but also a caption. She really is a great leader and a role model that you just want to look up to.”

Hamlett and the rest of the team are no longer focused on the last season or how it ended. They are focused on the present. While she feels satis¿HG ORRNLQJ EDFN DW KHU VRFFHU FDUHHU there is no way she wouldn’t have FRPH EDFN IRU D ¿IWK \HDU “I love soccer more than anything, but it’s hard on the body, it’s hard RQ WKH PLQG VDFUL¿FLQJ RWKHU SDUWV RI P\ FDUHHU WR FRPH EDFN IRU D ¿IWK year,” Hamlett said. “I wouldn’t have changed it for the world. I love this WHDP , ORYH WKH FRDFKLQJ VWD̆ , ORYH my teammates, my friends. Just the whole environment at Miami more than anything.” burbrikn@miamioh.edu

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Miami’s hockey program begins anew as summer comes to a close

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-())5(< 0,''/(721 ASST. SPORTS EDITOR In the ever-evolving college sports ODQGVFDSH LW¶V HDV\ WR ¿QG SURJUDPV at the peak of the mountain while others are in the depths of the valley.

At the end of the last college hockH\ VHDVRQ RQH PLJKW DSWO\ GH¿QH 0Lami University’s program as within the latter.

A 7-26-3 record, including a National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) record of 1-21-2, left those with a vested interest in the RedHawks without much hope.

While the team on the ice looked stronger in certain areas and showed spurts of energy in big games, the win WRWDO GLGQ¶W UHÀHFW WKH PHVVDJH DQG athletic director David Sayler knew that.

After much deliberation about the program’s future, Miami Athletics parted ways with head coach Chris Bergeron in favor of another voice, Anthony Noreen, former head coach of the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Tri-City Storm.

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Noreen has been hard at work introGXFLQJ KLPVHOI WR SOD\HUV ¿QDOL]LQJ KLV FRDFKLQJ VWD̆ DQG FUHDWLQJ D URVter to win games and help rebuild the program through culture, identity and competitiveness.

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He started with the players who were already in the program and recruited WR WKH VFKRRO XQGHU WKH SUHYLRXV VWD̆ The emergence of the transfer portal gives athletes a way out if they don’t want to be at a school anymore.

There are a myriad of reasons why this would be the case, one of which is a coaching change.

However, Noreen did not have any issues with returning players.

“I give a lot of credit to the uniYHUVLW\ DQG WKH SUHYLRXV VWD̆ EHFDXVH every single kid that was part of this program after I got the job came and met with me and said, ‘I want to stay,’” Noreen said. “I think from the outside, it might look like all is bad just based on the record, but there’s a lot of good here.”

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ZDUG -RKQ :DOGURQ ZKR UHJLVWHUHG D career-best 22 points in 36 games last season. Waldron described his feeling for the upcoming season with the new FRDFKLQJ VWD̆ DV RQH WKDW UHVRQDWHV with much of the RedHawks fandom.

“I think there’s a lot of change, and I’m excited to see the new drills, the new systems, the way we practice, the way we approach development and the way everyone is going to be to each other,” Waldron said. “I’m just amped up and ready to go. It feels like I could play a game tomorrow.”

After sorting through the current roster, Noreen utilized the transfer portal to bring in players who could be impactful from the jump, includLQJ ¿IWK \HDUV &KULVWRSKH )LOOLRQ DQG Colby Ambrosio.

Fillion is a transfer from Quinnipiac University who was a key cog in the team’s 2022-23 national championship run.

Ambrosio is moving to Miami from Boston College, arguably the best team in college hockey last season and national championship runner-ups to NCHC’s own Denver University Pioneers.

Ambrosio played two seasons under Noreen and new Miami assistant coach Troy Thibodeau with the TriCity Storm in 2018-19 and 2019-20.

To recruit Ambrosio, Noreen detailed his goals for the RedHawks and how $PEURVLR ZRXOG ¿W LQ WKH SX]]OH ³2QFH RXU VHDVRQ FDPH WR DQ HQG at Boston College, I got a call from coach Noreen and coach Thibodeau, with whom I’ve been really close for a while now,” Ambrosio said. “They called me and said, ‘This is what we’re doing. This is our plan. We want you to be a part of it. We think we could have a really good team this year.”’

Noreen’s recruiting style in the R̆VHDVRQ SULRULWL]HG ¿QGLQJ SOD\HUV ZKR FDQ PDNH D VLJQL¿FDQW LPSDFW RQ the program outside the rink.

“I think they’ve all got traits about them, and the way they go about things, where they’re going to push to make each other better,” Noreen said. ³>2XU UHFUXLWLQJ@ FRXOGQ¶W MXVW EH µ*R out and recruit the best players.’ We needed the right players, and to me, the right players right now are guys who have something about them that makes people around them better on

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None of these steps could have been executed without, as Noreen says, “the right people in the right seats.”

Thibodeau and David Nies, the new recruiting coordinator, joined 1RUHHQ LQ 2[IRUG DIWHU VHUYLQJ DV DVsistant coaches with him in Tri-City.

Thibodeau assisted him from 20182021 before becoming an assistant coach at Dartmouth College, and Nies assisted him from 2022-2024.

“They’re guys that I worked with DW GL̆HUHQW SRLQWV LQ P\ FDUHHU ´ Noreen said. “They’ve gone on and done their own thing and proven themselves in the hockey world, and having the chance to see it come full circle and work with those guys again has been a dream come true. If I was going to do [this job], I couldn’t be happier to do it with two guys like that.”

Learning the ropes as new coaches in a new location can be a challenge, but with the help of Zack Cisek and Adam Phillips, both assistant coachHV IURP WKH SUHYLRXV VWD̆ LW ZDV HDV\ for Noreen and Thibodeau to become acclimated. “[Zack and Adam] love it here; They wanted to be here,” Noreen said. “They’ve been tremendous assets, especially for me and Troy and David. They’ve been unbelievable for us. I think we’ve developed a really good cohesion amongst us so far.”

There’s still a lot of work to be done, but it’s a fresh start for everyone in the program. “People will get what they earn” is how Noreen described the outlook for the team.

Whether the player in question has won a national championship or is an underclassman looking to play more minutes, the new direction of the program revolves around skill and competitiveness, but, most importantly, integrity and being a great teammate.

The winds are changing within the Miami hockey program, and the start of fall marks the start of a new era. middleje@miamioh.edu

RedHawks reflect on Northwestern game ahead of the Battle for the Victory Bell KETHAN BABU, SPORTS EDITOR The Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium welcomed a crowd of more than 12,000 on the shores of Lake Michigan last Saturday. The Northwestern University Wildcats temporarily relocated their home football games to the lakefront while Ryan Field undergoes renovations.

What better team to christen the temporary stadium than the Miami University RedHawks?

The reigning MAC champions had the chance to face the Big Ten opponent to open the 2024 season on Aug. 30. The RedHawks last faced the Wildcats in 2022, when they scraped away with a 17-14 victory after a lateJDPH ¿HOG JRDO This year, the RedHawks failed to replicate their previous success.

Head coach Chuck Martin spoke at a press conference on Monday about the team’s reaction to last week’s loss.

“None of us are very happy,” Martin said. “[We] had a chance on the road to beat a Big Ten team and didn’t take advantage of it… It was a very physical, defensive battle on both sides.”

Going into halftime, Miami managed to keep up with the Wildcats, both teams holding each other to RQH ¿HOG JRDO 2QH R̆HQVLYH GULYH

by Northwestern in the third quarter caused the game to unravel.

Quarterback Mike Wright’s 13yard run for a touchdown marked the beginning of the end. The RedHawks were unable to mirror the Wildcats’ R̆HQVLYH DFWLRQV XQWLO WKH ¿QDO IHZ minutes of the fourth quarter.

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Now with two minutes to go, the RedHawks needed to march 73 yards

into the endzone to tie the game.

They eventually got to the opposing 35-yard line, but an interception from sixth-year quarterback Brett Gabbert halted all dreams of a Miami victory.

“I feel like we left some things on WKH ¿HOG R̆HQVLYHO\ ´ 0DUWLQ VDLG “We had some good runs, but there was nothing consistent with the run game… and the pass game, again we threw it good, we caught it good, we protected good, at times. [We weren’t] consistent enough.”

Miami’s defense stalled Northwestern enough to force two turnovers. Sixth-year linebacker Matt SaORSHN OHIW WKH ¿HOG ZLWK D JDPH KLJK 10 tackles and one fumble recovery.

Redshirt junior defensive back Eli Blakey had nine tackles.

Gabbert’s return to Miami’s offense saw him pass for 277 yards on 22 completions and two interceptions. During the game, he told MarWLQ WKDW WKH UXVW ZDV WKHUH IRU WKH ¿UVW IHZ GULYHV EXW VWDUWHG WR ZHDU R̆ WRwards the end.

Despite that, there are some passes that the RedHawks would like to forget.

“I asked him how he did, he said, µ, IHOW UXVW\ IRU >WKH@ ¿UVW IHZ VHULHV« then it kind of felt good the rest of the way,” Martin said. “He said everyone was moving a little quicker than he [was used to]. There’s a couple throws he wants to have back, obviously, that weren’t as accurate as he was used to.”

Miami’s receiving core included returning receiver Cade McDonald, who had 105 receiving yards over HLJKW UHFHSWLRQV -XQLRU UHFHLYHU 5HJgie Virgil found the ball three times for 32 yards, matching senior Kevin Davis, who also had 32 yards from three receptions.

For McDonald, the problems that arose against Northwestern must be ¿[HG GXULQJ 0LDPL¶V E\H ZHHN ³:H MXVW KDYH WR ¿JXUH RXW WKH good things that we did, build on them and focus on [them] in the next few weeks,” McDonald said. “We played a good game, played a good Big Ten team, and I mean, we should

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have came away with the win. [If we] keep building these next two weeks and focus on what we need to get EHWWHU DW WKH\¶OO EH MXVW ¿QH >DJDLQVW@ Cincinnati.”

The RedHawks have one week until the 128th Battle for the Victory Bell against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. Last year, Miami stunned everyone by breaking its losing streak against the Bearcats and bringing the 9LFWRU\ %HOO WR 2[IRUG IRU WKH ¿UVW time since 2005.

However, the RedHawks face a whole new Cincinnati roster, consisting of 47 new players. %HKLQG WKH OLQH RQ R̆HQVH VWDQGV redshirt sophomore quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who transferred from Indiana University last season. ,Q WKH %HDUFDWV¶ ¿UVW JDPH RI WKH season against the Towson University Tigers, Sorsby threw for 383 yards

DQG WZR WRXFKGRZQV 2Q WKH JURXQG the Bearcats rushed for 295 yards, including 105 yards from redshirt junior Evan Pryor. &LQFLQQDWL¶V R̆HQVLYH WKUHDW ZLOO occupy Martin’s mind in the time leading to Sept. 14.

“They got a ton of new players,” Martin said. “The quarterback is reDOO\ DWKOHWLF DQG >KDV@ D ULÀH DUP They ran for crazy and [moved] guys all over the place. They’re skilled on R̆HQVH ´ Miami started several new players against Northwestern, including UHFHLYHU $QGUH -RKQVRQ ZKR WUDQVferred from Arizona State University. Several key pieces from the 2023 squad are missing this year, so the new players must step up. ,Q WKHLU ¿UVW JDPH DV D 5HG+DZN some new players impressed Martin, but others left much to be desired.

“Some guys I thought played realO\ ZHOO RWKHUV ZHUH MXVW 2. ´ 0DUWLQ said. “The guys that were just okay were not aggressive enough. If it’s \RXU ¿UVW FROOHJH JDPH ZKLFK ZDV D lot of guys that we played back there, that’s nerve-wracking itself. And when you go to a Big Ten venue, it makes it even more nerve-wracking.”

7KH 5HG+DZNV UHWXUQ WR WKH ¿HOG DIWHU D E\H ZHHN IRU WKH ¿UVW KRPH game of the year against Cincinnati RQ 6HSW 0LDPL SXW XS D JRRG ¿JKW against Northwestern, but the result shows that the RedHawks have much to improve before the Battle for the Victory Bell. babukc2@miamioh.edu

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

CULTURE

Chappell Roan speaks out about boundaries, unsurprisingly leading to internet discourse

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STELLA POWERS ASST. CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EDITOR AND ASST. CULTURE EDITOR On Aug. 19, artist Chappell Roan, known for her hits “Good Luck, Babe!” and “HOT TO GO!” shared a video on TikTok addressing inappropriate fan behavior. Instead of hearing Roan out and listening to what she had to say, people immediately began calling her “ungrateful” for her fame and success.

In the video, Roan discussed the unreasonable expectations put on

celebrities, saying that she should be able to live life like a human being without being randomly approached, harassed or even stalked.

“I don’t care that this crazy type of behavior comes along with the job,” said Roan in her TikTok video. “That does not make it okay.”

While the intention of the video was to share Roan’s thoughts and set boundaries, people did not take it that way. While many fans showed support and respected her wish to be given space, others took to platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) to share their opinions.

X user @cheesejerkee shared a post saying “love her music but chappell roan seems like straight up not a nice person.”

Another X user, @ThePhoenixKingg said, “I agree with her very much but girl as a new artist you need to be clamoring for this kind of DWWHQWLRQ RU \RX ZLOO LQHYLWDEO\ ¿]]OH out. Talent alone is, unfortunately, not enough to ensure longevity in the industry.”

Not everyone shared these same opinions, however. @TRlVIAMOR on X shared a post supporting Roan, saying “ngl i hate how the internet has

made fun of chappell roan for being frustrated and setting boundaries out loud … women don’t owe u that when setting boundaries.”

Following the response from the public, Roan posted a written statement to Instagram on Aug. 23. In this post, she addressed the issues again, saying that she feels the most loved she ever has, but also the most unsafe due to people approaching her and harassing her.

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looking for anyone’s response.”

While fans have a right to appreciate an artist they enjoy, approaching them in the street isn’t necessarily OK, especially when the artist speaks out against it. There are settings where this is appropriate — such as a meet-and-greet — but celebrities are people too, with families and lives outside of work.

For Roan, her Chappell persona and project is her work. When she’s not performing or working, she wants to be treated like a normal human being.

“I’m not afraid of the consequences for demanding respect,” Roan said in her Instagram caption.

Roan has a right to these boundaries. She makes music for her fans, but she doesn’t owe them anything else. In the past, artists like Christina Grimmie and Selena have lost their lives to supposed fans acting in unusual and inappropriate ways. Roan has every right to protect herself and speak out against this behavior.

She doesn’t want to be touched or approached in the street, and she doesn’t want to be called by her legal name, Kayleigh. Just because someone is a fan of an artist’s work doesn’t mean that artist owes them anything.

Outside of their work, they are still just human beings, and although people may enjoy the art they create, it doesn’t mean they know them as a person. Boundaries are important and necessary, especially in situations like this. No one should ever be made to feel unsafe by their fans.

“I don’t agree with the notion that I owe a mutual exchange of energy, time, or attention to people I do not know, do not trust, or who creep me out — just because they’re expressing admiration,” Roan said in her Instagram post. “Women do not owe you a reason why they don’t want to be touched or talked to.” powers40@miamioh.edu

Pop ‘IT’ girls are so back CHLOE SOUTHARD CULTURE EDITOR ,¶YH EHHQ D ¿UP EHOLHYHU WKDW SRS music has been dead since 2015.

Sure, we’ve had big artists here and there, but the pop scene is nothing like it was during the 2000s and early 2010s. Maybe I’m consumed by my own nostalgia, but nothing can compare to the experience of artists like Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and more in their prime — or so I thought.

This summer left me feeling hopeful for what’s to come in the pop inGXVWU\ )RU WKH ¿UVW WLPH LQ D ORQJ time, I found myself feeling genuinely excited about mainstream music, and \HV , NQRZ KRZ LQVX̆HUDEOH WKDW sounds.

Billie Eilish released her third album, “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT,” RQ 0D\ $W ¿UVW , VLPSO\ GLVPLVVHG the record, as I stopped heavily listening to Eilish after her debut album in 2019.

After giving in to social media K\SH , ¿QDOO\ JDYH WKH UHFRUG D OLVWHQ and I was immediately hooked. I even went out and purchased the album on YLQ\O 7KLV UHFRUG IHHOV GL̆HUHQW IURP Eilish’s previous work; it’s refreshing, and her way of storytelling and conveying emotions is immaculate.

This was just the beginning of this summer’s pop music gold rush.

On June 7, Charli xcx released her largely anticipated album, “Brat.” I’d been looking forward to this record since it was announced in February, and it certainly didn’t disappoint.

It took the entire internet by storm, and this summer will now forever be known as Brat Summer.

Charli even used the album’s fame to support Kamala Harris on X (formerly known as Twitter), simply stating, “kamala IS brat.” Shortly after, Kamala HQ on the platform changed its banner to a mockup of the album’s cover, and edits of Harris set to songs

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IURP WKH UHFRUG ÀRRGHG 7LN7RN Politics aside, “Brat” is a great album, and it made the perfect soundtrack for this summer. It’s fun, carefree and full of club classics (pun intended) — it’s everything that pop music should be. Artists such as Lorde and Eilish were featured on remixes, both of which are spectacular and made for truly exciting collaborations.

A few months later, on Aug. 23, Sabrina Carpenter released her sixth album, “Short n’ Sweet.” Following the success of its singles, “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” the record was met with positive feedback from

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critics and social media users alike.

Like “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT” and “Brat,” Carpenter’s newest addition to her discography is skipless, and it was the perfect record to put a wrap on summer. Every song is catchy, cheeky and unique. Like a true pop star, Carpenter doesn’t take herself too seriously; she’s simply having fun, and it shows in her music.

Meanwhile, Chappell Roan’s career has skyrocketed this year, and it only continued to grow over the summer. After drawing in huge crowds at Boston Calling, The Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands along with making an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jim-

my Fallon,” Roan has rapidly (and rightfully) earned her title as a pop star, and, of course, “your favorite artist’s favorite artist.”

Other artists such as Olivia Rodrigo and Reneé Rapp have also been at the forefront of the scene, and while they didn’t release new music this summer, I like to consider them part of this new generation of pop girls.

Seeing so many newer and formerly underrated artists gain so much attention and putting out real, true pop music is exhilarating. Finally, we’re free from the curse of Chainsmokers-esque, EDM, Forever 21-sounding beats.

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are the perfect embodiment of pop princesses: They have big, likable personalities, they put on riveting performances and, most importantly, support each other in an industry that’s become dominated by artists who care solely about charts and money.

Don’t get me wrong, nothing can beat the pop stars and music of the 2000s and early 2010s — I’ll never change my mind on that. But right now, I’d say the pop industry is in some pretty damn good hands, and I’m eager for what’s to come. southacr@miamioh.edu

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Revered “Dark Waters” lawyer, Rob Bilott, to give Willeke lecture this September SOPHIE KWIATKOWSKI STAFF WRITER Miami University will welcome Rob Bilott for the annual Gene and Carol Willeke Frontiers in Environmental Sciences Distinguished lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 5:30 p.m.

Bilott, a practicing attorney for more than 33 years based in Cincinnati, is renowned for his work on a class-action lawsuit against the chemical company DuPont. His legal battle with DuPont was recognized in a 2016 New York Times article that HYHQWXDOO\ JDYH ULVH WR WKH ¿OP ³'DUN :DWHUV ´ LQ ZKLFK 0DUN 5X̆Dlo plays Bilott.

In an interview with The Miami Student, Bilott described what his lecture will focus on: “There are things that can be done by individuals and communities working together,” Bilott said.

“We can change our legal system and regulatory system even in such an unprecedented moment.”

In preparation for Bilott’s lecture Miami’s Institute for the Environment and Sustainability will host a screening and discussion of “Dark Waters” on Monday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Kreger Hall room 221.

In his decades-long lawsuit, Bilott represented more than 60,000 residents of West Virginia and Ohio whose drinking water was contaminated by DuPont dumping chemicals including PFOA — a forever chemical — into their water supply. Chemicals like PFOA, and other PFAS in the chemical family, are used in everyday consumer goods such as rain jackets and food packaging to make them more resistant to grease and water.

However, due to their resistant nature, PFAS chemicals take hundreds to thousands of years to break down, and while the impacts are not fully known, they have been shown to KDYH QHJDWLYH KHDOWK H̆HFWV -XVW WKLV year, as the Oxford Free Press reported, several of these chemicals tested below regulatory levels in one of the wells that feed Oxford’s drinking water supply.

Due to Bilott’s class-action lawsuit VSXUULQJ D KHDOWK VWXG\ RI KLV D̆HFWHG clients, there was enough evidence to ṘFLDOO\ OLQN 3)2$ WR PDQ\ KHDOWK risks — including certain cancers, birth defects and liver diseases. HowHYHU GHVSLWH EHLQJ ṘFLDOO\ OLQNHG WR these risks over a decade ago, PFAS chemicals, including PFOA, only reFHQWO\ UHFHLYHG D ¿QDO 1DWLRQDO 3ULmary Drinking Water Regulation

from the EPA in April of this year.

Despite the government’s slow regulatory process, Bilott discussed how to remain optimistic about action against these chemicals.

“It can be pretty overwhelming when recognizing that there are tens of thousands of forever chemicals and it took us over 20 years to regulate just one of those [but] one person and one community can make a GL̆HUHQFH ´ %LORWW VDLG ³,W PD\ WDNH D long time and you might be told it’s impossible to change the current legal system, but action is possible.”

-LP 9LQFK DQ (3$ DWWRUQH\ DQG Miami visiting professor, went to law school with Bilott and encourages all students to attend Bilott’s lecture, especially since PFAS has been found in Oxford’s drinking water supply.

“I think it’s going to be an eye-opening experience for students that are interested in the environment, students that are interested in the law and students that wish to become aware citizens of the United States,” Vinch said.

The event will be held in the Harry T. Wilks Theatre on Sept. 11 and is open for all to attend. kwiatksk@miamioh.edu

BILOTT WILL APPEAR ON MIAMI’S CAMPUS ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11. PHOTO PROVIDED BY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Paving the way: How Oxford became a regional leader in recycling SAM NORTON GREENHAWKS AND OPINION EDITOR

THE CITY HOPES TO HAVE STUDENT GROUPS MANNING WASTE STATIONS IN THE FUTURE. PHOTO PROVIDED BY REENA MURPHY

SO FAR IT HAS BEEN COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND HIRED WORKERS WHO HAVE MANNED OXFORD’S WASTE STATIONS. PHOTO PROVIDED BY REENA MURPHY

VOLUNTEERS STAND AROUND A CONVEYOR BELT AT THE APRIL SOLAR ECLIPSE EVENT AND SORT WASTE BY HAND INTO THE CORRECT BINS. PHOTO PROVIDED BY REENA MURPHY

Miami University students bene¿W IURP D ZLGHVSUHDG UHF\FOLQJ SURJUDP WKDW LV DW WKHLU ¿QJHUWLSV DFURVV campus. While the success of proper recycling on campus may not be outstanding, students are not short on options. From small bins in dorm rooms to AI systems helping sort recyclable waste, a waste-conscious student has the tools to make their EHVW H̆RUW However, most students do not stay on Miami’s campus for four straight years. Oxford is inextricably linked with the lives of students and KDV VLPLODUO\ SXW IXQGV DQG H̆RUWV into sustainability initiatives. Oxford Sustainability Coordinator Reena Murphy explained that the city has the most extensive climate plan in southwest Ohio, behind only Cincinnati.

“We are a small community looking to be a regional leader,” Murphy said.

Recycling plays a highly important role in Oxford’s plans to become a sustainable community. Similar to Miami, Oxford has set a date to achieve carbon neutrality, but the city’s plan also includes a goal to become a “zero waste community.”

Despite already claiming the highest recycling rate in Butler County, the climate action plan aims to increase the residential diversion rate, or how much waste gets sent to recycling UDWKHU WKDQ ODQG¿OOV IURP WR E\ There are a few ways students can see these initiatives happening in their community. After receiving nearly $30,000 from an Ohio EPA grant, the city is producing an educational campaign to increase awareQHVV DERXW ZKDW LV UHF\FODEOH R̆HUing in-house recycling bins to student and non-student housing and providing curbside recycling pickup for multi-unit residences.

Moreover, the many festivals and events held Uptown will now provide multiple sorting waste stations to VHSDUDWH ZDVWH LQWR ODQG¿OOV UHF\cling and composting. If this sounds familiar, it is because a similar system can be found in the Armstrong StuGHQW &HQWHU 7KH GL̆HUHQFH" 2[IRUG waste stations are manned by volunteers, and Armstrong waste stations DUH PDQQHG E\ DUWL¿FLDO LQWHOOLJHQFH Yet, that is the root of the recent recycling initiatives in Oxford. Before the grants and educational promotions, it was local residents volunteering their time to decrease the waste 2[IRUG ZDV SURGXFLQJ 7KH ¿UVW VRUWing waste stations were built by Oxford citizens by hand and brought to city events.

“We have a very active community

that is willing to advocate for sustainability issues,” Murphy said. “They’re willing to put in the work themselves, and they’re willing to use their voice in that way.”

This grassroots approach to improving recycling in the community led to the actions taken by the city government. Since then, companies KDYH EHHQ KLUHG DQG ṘFLDO ZDVWH VWDtions have been bought using grant money.

Members of Oxford’s Environmental Commission have been bringing these waste stations to events and PDQQLQJ WKHP -RQ 5DOLQRYVN\ D SLDno technician in Miami’s Department of Music and member of the commission, hopes to see the waste stations at more events in the future.

“Eventually we’d like to expand it to any event on city property,” Ralinovsky said. “[Including] out to community parks, whether they [hold] VSRUWV WRXUQDPHQWV RU )RXUWK RI -XO\ sort of things, we just like to expand it to have it at every event.”

During the Solar Eclipse festival in April 2024, Zero Waste Events Production LLC and volunteers placed waste stations around the town and used a conveyor belt to sort waste into recycling and composting by hand.

Additional waste stations have been bought for Oxford festivals that will take place throughout the fall semester, including Red Brick Fridays and OXtoberfest.

“It wasn’t the city that said we want events to be zero waste, it was the community and city council members, and the city followed suit,” Murphy said. “[They were] willing to literally show up and put in the work DQG EXLOG WKH ¿UVW ZDVWH VWDWLRQV ´ 7KH ¿UVW LQVWDQFH RI WKH ZDVWH stations being used this fall semester was at the Red Brick Friday on Aug. RWK -XQLRU SV\FKRORJ\ DQG (QJOLVK PDMRU -RKQ 'D\ ZKR LV DOVR WKH 6HFretary for Infrastructure and Sustainability in Miami’s Associated Student Government, noticed some attendees failed to make use of the stations, but has hope for their success in the future.

“Even though they had two stations, two separate locations, [and] WKH\ WROG \RX ZKHUH WR SXW \RXU VWX̆ you’d walk by trash cans and there just be recyclable water bottles,” Day said. “If you can change one small [act on] an individual’s part, you can still make a change.”

From the small group of individuals that started making an effort to sort Oxford’s waste, Murphy describes that the city is now trying to “institutionalize” recycling and expand their services and outreach.

These will include providing recycling to businesses and increasing student involvement at waste stations Uptown. nortonsm@miamioh.edu

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OPINION

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Why you should consider voting for the local Democratic slate this November - A student perspective

Opinion writing is crucial, now more than ever

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PATRICK HOULIHAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER This election year is the weirdest and potentially most consequential of our lives. As much as it is an exhausting rhetoric, it is important to vote for those who will best represent you, up and down the ballot. I believe WKLV LV WKH VODWH RI FDQGLGDWHV R̆HUHG by the Democratic Party.

The Democratic Party stands with election integrity, maintaining voting rights and accepting the results of our safe and fair elections.

They stand for empathy and care for all. They saved the economy from collapse after the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, successfully facilitated a soft landing of the economy DQG SUHYHQWHG LQÀDWLRQ IURP H[SRnentially rising with the passage of WKH ,QÀDWLRQ 5HGXFWLRQ $FW As a student, I choose the party that wants to see us succeed. I choose WKH SDUW\ ¿JKWLQJ DJDLQVW DWWDFNV RQ public education. I choose the party that is open to student debt relief and a living wage. All of the following candidates will do better by us than their counterparts on the other side of the aisle.

Rev. Vanessa Cummings for State Representative District 47 Rev. Vanessa Cummings is a pastor in Hamilton, a former vice-mayor, city councilwoman and a longtime resident of Oxford. She currently serves as the pastor of Payne Chapel AME Church, vice president of the Oxford NAACP and is on the Butler County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Services Board. Cummings is well experienced and exemplary of the quality of the 47th Ohio house district. She supports a living wage and believes healthcare is a right and not a privilege. She wants to fund public schools and take politics out of public education. Cummings is committed to hearing from and working with every constituent, QR PDWWHU ḊOLDWLRQ The 47th house district includes Oxford City, Oxford Twp., Reily Twp., Hanover Twp., Hamilton City, )DLU¿HOG 7ZS DQG 6W &ODLU 7ZS <RX FDQ ¿QG PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ RQ 5HY Cummings’ website.

Tom Cooke for State Senate District 4

Tom Cooke has been a military man his entire life. He enlisted right out of high school, used the GI Bill to receive an education at St. John’s 8QLYHUVLW\ LQ 1HZ <RUN DQG UHFHLYHG a direct Regular Army commission as a second lieutenant in Military Intelligence. In 2021, Cooke moved to Oxford and became a member of the local Kiwanis and the American Legion. Cooke wants to put a check on Ohio’s Republican-led corrupt state legislature, strengthen unions, support our local businesses and much more.

Cooke’s opponent is Sen. George Lang, who recently called for civil war if Republicans don’t win in November: A scary assertion that is the antithesis of the great American experiment of representative democracy with non-violent transitions of power. The 4th Senate district encompasses the entirety of Butler County, except for Milford Twp., Wayne Twp. and Trenton City. Tom Cooke wants to bring civility, not civil war.

Chantel Raghu & Tamara Small for Butler County Commissioner Chantel Raghu is the current vice-mayor of Oxford and a veterinarian at Oxford Veterinary Hospital. In her interactions with the Butler County Commissioners, she found that they could do a lot more to help the residents of Butler County: She seeks to bring a listening ear to the commission and invest back into the county communities that need it.

Dr. Tamara Small hails from Westchester Twp, is a family nurse practitioner and is the Founder/CEO of The Institute for Employee Safety.

As commissioner, she will invest in economic and workforce development, prioritize public safety and expand access to mental health and addiction recovery services.

Both Raghu and Small will be amazing public servants if elected, and they will use county resources to make sure the lives of every county resident are safer and more prosperous. To learn more, check out Raghu’s& Small’s websites.

Vanessa Enoch for U.S. Congress 8th District Dr. Vanessa Enoch is a small business owner from Westchester

Twp. She is a business owner and has also been a college professor, department chair and dean of students across her 18 years of professional higher education experience. She has an impressive track record and has all the experience we could ask of a congresswoman.

(QRFK KDV UXQ IRU ṘFH VHYHUal times and has a large portfolio of stances on the issues facing the United States today. Highlights include her support for a woman’s right to choose, supporting public education, closing the wealth gap, ending gerrymandering and much more. Visit her website for more information on her campaign.

When you get to the ballot box Each of these candidates has the best interests of students and their districts at heart and would make phenomenal elected representatives.

When you go to the ballot box on or before Nov. 5, do your research and YRWH IRU HYHU\ ṘFH XS DQG GRZQ WKH ballot; they often have more impact on your daily life than those at the top of the ticket!

If you would like to meet these candidates or hear them speak, the Miami University College Democrats have them in for events during weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Harrison 204. Register to vote! houlihpf@miamioh.edu

About Patrick Houlhan Patrick Houlihan is a senior political science student. He is president of the College Democrats of Ohio and the Miami University College Democrats.

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SAM NORTON GREENHAWKS & OPINION EDITOR :KDW LV D QHZVSDSHU" :KDW PDNHV XS QHZV PHGLD" ,I \RX¶UH OLNH KRZ , ZDV LQ P\ ¿UVW \HDU \RX LPDJLQH WKH IURQW SDJH RI 7KH 1HZ <RUN Times: breaking news, political drama, crime, war, sports and everything in between. News outlets should publish hard, sometimes brutal and always objective facts.

That’s what I thought until I started writing for The Student.

I began writing for the opinion VHFWLRQ GXULQJ P\ ¿UVW \HDU DV D FUHative outlet from a schedule full of biology lectures and chemistry labs.

I chose opinion columns simply because they seemed to require the least amount of work. I quickly learned I loved writing these columns for the freedom to express myself.

Fast forward to today, and I am head of the opinion section. I have EHHQ SDUW RI WKH HGLWRULDO VWD̆ IRU RYHU a year and have written and edited traditional news stories in my other section, GreenHawks. I have done basic event coverage, watched our newsroom break news on the cutting of humanities majors and reported on 0LDPL¶V EXGJHW GH¿FLW , KDYH DSSUHciated how tirelessly the editors and writers work to provide our readers with unbiased, local news.

This is an incredibly important aspect of our newspaper, of any paper, but it cannot stop there. While being involved in this side of journalism, I have also realized how crucial the ÀLS VLGH LV WKH VLGH WKDW GRHV QRW VK\ away from bias and emotion: opinion writing.

News cannot exist in a vacuum.

Other stories and events can give context, but there needs to be something else. There needs to be humanity, there needs to be emotion. There needs to be someone who can give words to the thoughts arising not just from their minds, but from the minds of their readers as well.

Humans are deeply social creatures, and an opinion section is where this social connection resides in newspapers. Anyone who has taken a journalism class will remember the three metaphors for journalism: the mirror, the watchdog and the market-

place. Opinion writing is the marketplace, the crucial medium where we FDQ R̆HU DQG GLVFXVV RXU LGHDV ,W LV where our natural instinct to interact with our fellow humans exists. )URP VWD̆ HGLWRULDOV WR JXHVW FROXPQV IURP 2[IRUG FLWL]HQV WR RQH R̆ columns from students who will never write again, the TMS opinion section thrives on a diversity of voices.

Reading someone’s passionate view on a controversial issue or intimate appreciation for how a certain healing method has guided them through tough times brings me great joy as an opinion editor. We need these voices to make sense of the crazy world we live in.

Our country and our world can seem terribly divided, but when you read other’s opinions you get to learn, and you can learn compassion from their words. We are all rolling with the punches life throws at us, whether they are big, small or upsetting stories of national importance. Bringing our thoughts and feelings to the public helps others realize that humans are still out there behind the complex web of news media.

We are not robots. We are not meant to mindlessly absorb information and push it deep inside. We must express ourselves, and where better to do that than in the same media organization giving you that information LQ WKH ¿UVW SODFH :H¶UH DOO KXPDQV LQ the end. nortonsm@miamioh.edu

About Sam Norton Sam Norton is a senior biology major with an environmental science co-major and a journalism minor. He has been writing for The StuGHQW VLQFH KLV ¿UVW \HDU ZRQ a regional SPJ award for his opinion columns, and is currently the GreenHawks and Opinion editor. He loves the outdoors and working with his fellow TMS writers and editors.

Will you get the job you want after college?

SPENCER MANDZAK CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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College is expensive, that is no secret. Students take out tens of thousands of dollars in loans, all to invest in themselves, hoping for a better future.

That was the idea in the late 20th century that pushed so many of our parents and grandparents to go to college. I’ve heard story after story about how someone’s parHQWV DUH ¿UVW JHQHUDWLRQ FROOHJH students. By itself, this is great.

But the expectation has shifted so drastically that many young adults feel pressured to go to college, or else they aren’t living up to expectations.

A lot of students, such as myself, enter college knowing they ZRQ¶W ¿QG D FDUHHU LQ WKHLU GHVLUHG ¿HOG ZLWKRXW WKH DGYDQFHPHQW of higher education. As a public administration major, I aspire to work in state government or go into government relations (sounds interesting, I know). So to reach that goal, I likely have to go to law school and spend even more money in the hope of making a decent living.

However, recently other career ¿HOGV KDYH VWDUWHG WR ORRVHQ WKH requirements for salaried jobs.

Huge tech companies like IBM and Google have dropped the requirement for a bachelor’s degree for positions, quoting they want to focus more on the development of the skills for the position than a degree itself.

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This leads to the concerning fact: a degree is not the shining gem of one’s accomplishments it once was. If there is a legitimate competition between those with degrees and those without them, ZK\ JR WR FROOHJH LQ WKH ¿UVW SODFH" Why go through the stress of being in debt when you are no longer JXDUDQWHHG WKH SURPLVH RI ¿QGLQJ D JUHDW MRE DIWHU JUDGXDWLRQ" 2I FRXUVH QRW DOO ¿HOGV DUH like this. If you want to become a lawyer or go to law school, you are required to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Same thing goes for most STEM degrees. Therefore, with a changing workforce and new industries opening up, higher education needs to change its focus.

7UDLQLQJ WKH VSHFL¿F VNLOOV RI VWXGHQWV WR ¿W WKHLU FDUHHU ¿HOG is more important than making sure they reach an hourly requirement before graduating. Time and money would be better spent with career-specialized classes instead of requiring business students to NQRZ WKH GL̆HUHQW URFN W\SHV $ liberal arts education is great for making a well-rounded student; however, the job market seems to value actual skills rather than a QRQ VSHFL¿F GHJUHH We as students also need to

rethink how we view education.

We can’t limit our learning solely to the inside of a classroom.

Make yourself the most desirable job candidate by getting involved in extracurriculars and showing you’re capable of learning the skills needed for your profession.

With roughly 17% of students on the Oxford campus being foFXVHG RQ RQO\ WZR PDMRUV ¿QDQFH (1,464 students) and marketing (1,203 students), what separates \RX IURP WKH FURZG" 1RZDGD\V some don’t possess a degree but have the skills you may be lacking.

With an ever-changing world and workforce, simply going by the same standards past generations went by is not enough to guarantee you the well-paying job you seek. mandzajs@miamioh.edu

About Spencer Mandzak Spencer Mandzak is a senior public administration major with a history minor. He is state chairman for the Ohio College Republican Federation and program director for College Republicans of America.

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OPINION

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Johnny Gaudreau’s passing shocks the sports world and teaches us a valuable lesson about preventing drunk driving

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CONTINUED FROM FRONT Gaudreau went on to win a Hobey-Baker Award in 2014 with the Eagles, three years after another player smaller in stature, Miami University’s Andy Miele, who stands at 5 feet 8 inches, won it.

If you’re not a hockey fan, or even

a sports fan, this news might not hit home as hard as it does for others.

However, it’s a tragic event that highlights a terrible piece of our society and remains prevalent on college campuses.

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That’s one person every 39 minutes. Additionally, according to CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov, there are an estimated 1,519 college students who die from alcohol-related injuries every year, including car crashes.

As someone who grew up watching Gaudreau’s growth in the NHL, my heart hurt when the news was an-

Living in Luxembourg: Where is the air conditioning?

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5$48(/ +,56&+ COLUMNIST Traveling to Luxembourg is no easy feat. Despite being nestled between France, Germany and Belgium, Luxembourg is merely a dot on the map. Many people have never even heard of the country – or they think that it’s a city in Germany.

However, anyone who steps foot on Miami University’s campus knows of the 998-square-mile naWLRQ 6WXGHQWV OLNH PH ZKR FKRRVH WR spend a semester with Miami’s Dolibois European Center (MUDEC), come to know it as well as we know Oxford.

6R R̆ , ZHQW RQ D KRXU WUDYHO journey from my hometown of ChiFDJR WR 'L̆HUGDQJH /X[HPERXUJ After two planes, a one-night layover in Luxembourg City, a shuttle to the Chateau for lunch and one long, uphill walk with two suitcases, I was ¿QDOO\ VHWWOHG LQWR P\ ¿UVW UHDO DSDUWment.

After arriving in Luxembourg, WKH ¿UVW WDVN RQ HYHU\RQH¶V OLVW LV WR get over the dreaded jetlag. Although Luxembourg is six hours ahead of Ohio, the jetlag didn’t bother me.

Although, there was about a 24-hour stint when I was awake because I could not sleep on the plane. A word of advice you’ve probably heard before: stay awake until it’s “bedtime” in the country you are now living in.

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around a new city and attending all-day orientation sessions from MUDEC. These tasks and activities ¿OOHG P\ 7KXUVGD\ DQG )ULGD\ EHIRUH classes started the following Monday.

While there were the expected lecture presentations we had to sit WKURXJK WKH VWD̆ DOVR WRRN XV RQ D tour of Luxembourg City, which simultaneously taught us how to use the public transportation system consisting of trains, buses and a tram through the city.

I found it to be highly accessible and easy to navigate – it’s also entirely free. Another tip: Apple Maps’ “transit mode” is a big help when navigating public transportation in another language.

Luxembourg has one of the highest GDP per capita in the world. In other words, it’s an expensive place to live, which is also why Luxembourg has a high commuter population in its workforce, mainly from France and Germany, which have lower costs of living.

However, being from Chicago, , ¿QG /X[HPERXUJ WR EH VLPLODUO\ priced, if not cheaper. In particular, I have found groceries are much more D̆RUGDEOH DQG , FDQ JHW PRUH IRRG IRU D ORZHU FRVW WKDQ LQ WKH 6WDWHV $V P\ ¿UVW ZHHNHQG EHJDQ 'LIferdange lit up with the true activity of a Miami student: “going out.” I’m not sure how, but MUDEC students DOO ¿QG WKHLU ZD\ WR WKH VDPH ORFDO pubs and transform the place to feel like an Oxford bar.

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of 16, alcohol is more accessible LQ /X[HPERXUJ WKDQ LQ WKH 6WDWHV and drink prices are comparable to Oxford. But, I’d be remiss to not emphasize the importance of safety when drinking in a foreign country.

For some, consuming less than they typically would in Oxford may be the best decision, and the “buddy system” very much exists among MUDEC students. The camaraderie of a bunch of Ohio kids looking out for each other across the Atlantic Ocean is rather comforting.

It’s also important to note that Ubers are incredibly expensive KHUH 6R DIWHU D QLJKW RXW \RX¶OO ¿QG \RXUVHOI ZDONLQJ KRPH LI \RX live close or taking late-night public transportation. I wouldn’t recommend doing this alone after dark.

On Monday, Aug. 26, classes started with the rest of Miami’s campuses. Classes here feel similar and are taught in English. All of my professors are from Luxembourg or neighboring countries, so I can interact with and learn from ORFDO (XURSHDQV 7ZR NH\ GL̆HUences I’ve noticed are a stricter attendance policy and more class presentations than my usual political science and journalism course load.

However, there is something YHU\ GL̆HUHQW WKDW , PLVV DLU FRQditioning. It simply does not exist here, so I am quite literally always KRW 6XUH WKHUH DUH RWKHU $PHULFDQ staples that I am deprived of, like my beloved ranch dressing and ice water, but Europe has a (somewhat sad) attempt at ranch, and there are ice trays in my freezer.

Air conditioning, on the other hand, cannot be replicated. The VZHHW UHOLHI , ¿QG DW EHGWLPH ZKHQ setting the thermostat to a precise 70 degrees has been left behind in WKH 6WDWHV DQG UHSODFHG ZLWK D PHGLocre desk fan that barely gets the job done. , GRQ¶W DQWLFLSDWH ¿QGLQJ D URRP WKDW LVQ¶W LQFUHGLEO\ VWX̆\ ZKLOH RQ the continent, though I have hope.

If I do stumble upon a miraculous room that feels below 80 degrees, it might make headlines. For now, I’ll have to withstand the heat of European culture and new experiences. hirschr2@miamioh.edu

About Raquel VžǖǞłŸ Raquel is a junior political science and journalism student. She has written and now edits for The StuGHQW VLQFH KHU ¿UVW \HDU LQ the Campus & CommuniW\ VHFWLRQ DQG HVSHFLDOO\ HQMR\V SROLWLFDO UHSRUWLQJ This semester, she will be writing several columns about her time in Luxembourg.

nounced. And as someone who has EHHQ GHHSO\ D̆HFWHG DQG NQRZV SHRSOH ZKR KDYH EHHQ GHHSO\ D̆HFWHG E\ drunk driving, it hurts even more. :LWK WRGD\¶V WHFKQRORJ\ ¿QGLQJ an alternate way home is incredibly easy. Uber, Lyft, taxis, friends and family are all viable options to avoid getting on the roadways after an alFRKRO ¿OOHG QLJKW %XW LQVWHDG RI XWLlizing the technology we have, many still decide to “tough it out” and drive home instead of the “inconvenience” of leaving a vehicle in a location overnight.

In a case where the option is between inconvenience and prison, the inconvenience wins every time.

While the number of alcohol-related deaths for college students might seem low, there are still families, friends and communities affected by those events, just as they were with Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau’s deaths.

We may not all be hockey fans, and some of you reading this article may not even be college students, EXW WKH H̆HFW WKDW DOFRKRO KDV RQ RXU lives in one way or another has ripple H̆HFWV Learning about drunk driving, protecting yourself and your friends from making bad decisions and looking out for those in potentially dangerous situations will help us all ensure that tragedies like what happened in Oldman Township, New Jersey, and in hundreds, if not thousands, of other places around the 8QLWHG 6WDWHV KDSSHQ OHVV DQG OHVV frequently.

The Gaudreau brothers will be

missed by all who knew them and those who were positively impacted E\ WKHLU ZRUN RQ DQG R̆ WKH LFH 7KH tragic events that occurred should be a foundation for change in the narrative.

Driving drunk is not OK, especially with the technology we have available. Learn about the best ways to prevent friends, family and those around you from doing it. And, most importantly, hold your loved ones close. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. middleje@miamioh.edu

ŁƯdzǫ mőɥǖőȖ Middleton -H̆UH\ 0LGGOHWRQ LV a junior journalism and sports communication and media double major from Nashville, Tennessee. He has been writing for The Student since his ¿UVW \HDU DQG LV WKH DVVLVtant editor for the Sports section. He has also written and spoken about sports on various websites and podcasts, including as a color commentator DQG SOD\ E\ SOD\ YRLFH IRU WKH KRFNH\ DQG EDVHball teams on RedHawk Radio.

Why I care about sustainability as a finance major, and why all business majors should too

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$867,1 60,7+ ASST. CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EDITOR Writing for the GreenHawks section of this paper over the past year has been one of my greatest points of pride and joy. Working with Green+DZNV HGLWRU 6DP 1RUWRQ , KDYH been able to use my platform for good – raising awareness about environmental injustice and promoting sustainable change.

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Growing up, I took yearly trips to Colorado to visit my dad’s side of the family. Every time I visited, I was immersed in stunning nature that captivated my young mind. The mountains are where I fell in love with the outdoors and its many activities, such as hiking and mountain biking.

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and entrepreneurs who can create innovative solutions to today’s climate problems. This is what I call the economics of sustainability.

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According to the World Economic Forum, climate change is estimated to cost the world between $1.7 trillion and $3.1 trillion annually by 2050. If we continue down the trajectory we are currently on, it will mean a catastrophe for humanity.

Investing in clean energy makes VHQVH ¿QDQFLDOO\ (YHQ LQ DUHDV where it might not initially seem SUR¿WDEOH LW RSHQV XS RSSRUWXQLWLHV for business leaders to innovate and capitalize on the growing market for renewable energy.

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About Austin Smith

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Summer camp shenanigans

Fantasy Miami University league CONNOR OVIATT

GRAPHIC BY OLIVIA MICHELSEN

TEDDY JOHNSON HUMOR EDITOR For some people, spending their summer interning is the way to go. For others, traveling home and ¿QGLQJ ZRUN SURYLGHV WKH EHVW H[SHrience. But for a select few psychopaths, like myself, we head to summer camp.

Working as a summer camp counselor can be summed up as the hardest job you’ll ever love. I worked at two summer camps this summer and at one of those camps, I worked with teens from the age of 13 to 16 for eight weeks. ,W LV DQ LQFUHGLEO\ GL̇FXOW MRE EXW hard to put into words how rewarding it is. In the moment, some of the challenges we camp counselors face seem like the end of the world. But looking back on it, I cannot help but laugh at how crazy some of my stories are.

First, I would like to share the story of the Grimace Shake. For those of you who don’t know, the Grimace Shake is a purple milkshake named after that creepy purple McDonald’s mascot.

However, my campers created their own version. So unbeknownst to me, these 13 and 14-year-old boys crafted a concoction of shampoo, hot sauce, urine and who knows what else into a bottle. :KLOH , ZDV RQ P\ GD\ R̆ DQ DOtercation occurred. One camper got mad at another and decided it would be a good idea to weaponize the Grimace Shake. He poured the shake on someone else’s bed and clothes. To this day I genuinely do not know why this happened. I think the kids who were a part of this don’t even know why they did it. I love my job!

Second, there seemed to be a fair share of injuries this summer, none

of which happened to me. It is just odd that injuries like this actually occurred.

Injury one: Toyota 4Runner slams robin You know when you are driving a car and there are birds in the road? $QG WKH\ DOZD\V ÀDS WKHLU ZLQJV away to escape a gas-guzzling piece of machinery? One unfortunate bird didn’t make it in time and met the windshield of my car at 60 mph.

I was in my car with my fellow counselors (who happened to be from Ireland) and one of them says, “Holy fookin shite thars a bard on \HU ZLQGDK ´ 6R , SXOOHG R̆ WR VHH D robin with a broken neck, hanging on to dear life on the side of my windshield.

The robin chirped out in pain, we knew it was not going to make it. As we debated whether to run it over and put it out of its misery or wait it out, the poor bird took its last breath.

Naturally, we held a brief roadside funeral service which included a rendition of ‘taps’ and farewell salutes before continuing down the road.

Injury two: Edwina Scissorhead While I was not a part of this incident, it still deserves to be brought up because of how wild it was. Out of nowhere, my friend tells me that one of her campers got scissors stuck in her head.

A girl was tossing scissors to her fellow camper and they literally got stuck in her head and could not be taken out. You may be thinking, “Well yeah of course if you throw scissors they could get stuck in your head.”

But here is the crazy part: The girl who tossed them was between the age of eight and 10. You read that right, age eight to 1o. How is this possible? No way a girl that young would

be strong enough to get scissors stuck in someone’s head.

So it turns out that the scissors got stuck in the girl’s nasal cavity and missed her skull by one centimeter.

The scissors hit the exact spot so precisely that they punctured her head.

What are the odds of this happening?

I gotta think one in a million.

One last story for you. Teens are rebellious and like to bend the rules.

We have all been there. Sometimes the teens at this camp like to sneak out at night and maybe meet up with D VLJQL¿FDQW RWKHU One night, I went into our cabin to see an empty bunk. I checked all the other bunks to see if he switched with someone or decided to move into a new bed. He was gone. I tell my co-counselor who then runs to WKH FDPS ṘFH WR WHOO RXU ERVV ZH DUH missing a camper.

He then organizes a search party, scavenging throughout camp for any sign of him. Nothing. We looked in other cabins. At the activity areas.

The dining hall. The rec hall. Still nothing.

Finally, we decided to check our cabin one more time. Searching and searching and searching. Nothing.

As I am about to walk out of the cabin and report to my boss, I see a sleepLQJ EDJ RQ WKH ÀRRU EXW QR SHUVRQ Then I walk closer, to see the camper’s head popping out of the sleeping bag, sound asleep. He was in such an awkward spot in the cabin that we didn’t see him anywhere. At least he was safe.

To say summer was full of shenanigans would be an understatement. Being a camp counselor is the best job in the world with incredibly valuable experience. It truly is the hardest job you’ll ever love.

STAFF WRITER If you’re anything like me, you’re obsessed with fantasy football. What has fascinated me recently, though, is the concept of fantasy football. At its core, fantasy football is all about betting on other people’s job performance. And, because we live in a simulation, this got us thinking. Are other people betting on our performance?

What would fantasy football for college students look like? Who are the star players? Well, we have come up with our most educated guess on what scoring would look like, and who the elite fantasy assets are. So, let’s dive into our comprehensive guide.

Positions: Your position is based on your academic department. Starting lineups include one CCA, two CAS, two FSB, two EHS, one CEC, and one FLEX. Scoring: This is where the creators of the game made things a little twisted. Scoring is not based on your academic performance. Oh no. It’s based on your social interactions. Here are examples of how points are scored: One point: Say an actually interesting fact during an icebreaker, call your mom, go to Maple while the ice cream machine is working.

Two points: Get into a new club, JR WR ṘFH KRXUV JHW D MRE LQWHUYLHZ Five points: Talk to a person of the opposite gender, get blackout drunk on a Tuesday, go on a legitimate date with the person you met at the bar last week.

Players can also lose points for actions such as: remaining in a situaWLRQVKLS KDYLQJ WKHLU IDNH ,' FRQ¿Vcated, texting their ex, waiting in the under 21 line at brick for more that 30

minutes, getting written-up by their RA, going to Chipotle while it’s out of more than one item, etc.

Now that you have a comprehensive understanding of the scoring system it’s time to talk about who we think the creators would recommend GUDIWLQJ LQ WKH ¿UVW VHYHUDO URXQGV We predict that these creators will want to start with drafting a studyabroad student. These students don’t run the risk of losing many points due to being away from Oxford. They also tend to have some high scoring weeks, as they are able to completely disregard school. These students are easy anchors for your team (think of D &KULVWLDQ 0F&D̆UH\ RU %UHHFH +DOO type).

In the middle rounds, you want to go for the upside. Typically, these are any Greek life students who aren’t LQ )DUPHU RU &$6 ,W¶V WRXJKHU WR ¿QG “talent” from these smaller Miami colleges, so getting some potential sleeper picks is a must during the middle rounds. $QG ¿QDOO\ DW WKH HQG RI GUDIWV \RX¶UH ORRNLQJ WR ¿OO RXW \RXU &$6 DQG Farmer bench spots with potential breakout players. These are students who recently or are about to turn 21, who may be more inclined to become “social.” You know you’re most likely going to cut them for someone else, but if they pan out, you will be rubbing it in your leaguemates faces.

If this seems odd and complicated, it’s because it is. As you can tell there’s a reason this sort of thing doesn’t actually exist. Because I would make a ton of money playing it, and Vegas can’t take that risk. oviatcc@miamioh.edu

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The ultimate dad joke response guide MICHAEL PATTEE STAFF WRITER Some of you may not know, but there’s an underground club (not present at Mega Fair) known as Miami University Middle-Aged Men Appreciation Club, MUMAM for short. I was recently able WR LQ¿OWUDWH VDLG XQGHUJURXQG FOXE DQG JDLQHG VRPH DEVROXWH 3($5/6 RI ZLVGRP 6R ZLWKRXW IXUWKHU DGR KHUH DUH VRPH RI WKH EHVW GDG MRNHV WKDW , KHDUG ZKLOH SUHVHQW DQG D JXLGH IRU ZKHQ WR XVH them. patteemj@miamioh.edu

LƯǖ ȐŸőƣ ȖƯdzǖ ŮǖžőƣʼnǞ Ǟǫĥǖǫ ǫƯ ǫĥƔő ǫŸő ǫőǖơ ӫ ȕêőůĥǞӬ ƘžǫőǖĥƘƘȖ ĥƣʼn Ȑĥƣǫ ǫƯ ǓƘĥȖ ǓƯƔőǖ҆ ºžơǓƘȖ ɹƣʼn ǫŸő ƣőĥǖőǞǫ ůžǖƘ ĥƣʼnҊ you guessed it, poke her!

Perhaps one of your environmental science major friends goes on another tangent, you can get a break by asking them what they think windmills’ favorite type of music would be. When they inevitably say they don’t know, crack a smile and say, “They seem like big metal fans to me.”

Next time you’re chatting with someone who says “I’m hungry,” respond “Hi hungry, I’m (insert your name).” ëŸőƣ ȖƯdzǖ Ůǖžőƣʼn ǫǖžőǞ ǫƯ ɹůdzǖő Ưdzǫ ǫŸő ŁőǞǫ ůžɼ ǫƯ ŁdzȖ ŮƯǖ ǞƯơőƯƣőӮǞ ŁžǖǫŸʼnĥȖ҇ ǞdzůůőǞǫ ĥ ŁǖƯƔőƣ ʼnǖdzơ҆ ëŸőƣ ǫŸőȖ ĥǞƔ “Why?” inform them that it’s because “No one will be able to beat it”. sĥʼnžőǞ҇ ǫŸő ƣőȕǫ ǫžơő ȖƯdzǖ ŁƯȖŮǖžőƣʼn ůőǫǞ ơĥʼn ĥǫ ȖƯdz ŮƯǖ Ȑőĥǖžƣů ǫƯƯ ơĥƣȖ ƯdzǫɹǫǞ ĥƘƘ žƣ Ưƣő ʼnĥȖ҇ ƐdzǞǫ ǫőƘƘ Ÿžơ҇ ӫ ĥŁő҇ ȖƯdz made me promise I’d change!”

The next time one of friends complains about their eyes or contacts lenses, grab some ketchup and throw it at their face.

They will probably be mad, but not as mad as when you tell them that they should be able to see now because Heinz-sight is 20/20. ëŸĥǫ ĥŁƯdzǫ ȐŸőƣ ǫŸĥǫ ůžǖƘ ŮǖƯơ ǖžłƔ ƘőĥȏőǞ ȖƯdzǖ ŁőǞǫ Ůǖžőƣʼn Ưƣ ƯǓőƣőʼnҍ ëőƘƘ ƐdzǞǫ ǖőơžƣʼn ǫŸőơ ǫŸĥǫ ĥǫ ƘőĥǞǫ ǞŸő ʼnžʼnƣӮǫ Ƙőĥȏő them on delivered, and when it’s not delivery, it’s Digiorno!

Next time your friend mentions that they broke their arm in three places, you should politely remind them not to go to those places. 'Ư ȖƯdz Ÿĥȏő ĥ Ůǖžőƣʼn ƣĥơőʼn ǖžő҇ ƯƘŁȖ Ưǖ mĥłƔҍ \Ů ǞƯ҇ ƣőȕǫ ǫžơő ǫőƘƘ ǫŸőơ ǫŸĥǫ ǫŸőȖ łƯdzƘʼn ůőǫ ǫŸőơǞőƘȏőǞ ǞŸǖőʼnʼnőʼn ŮƯǖ ĥŁƯdzǫ $5 at Kroger instead of having to go to the gym everyday. (Alright, I admit that one’s a bit cheesy, but I still think it’s a gouda one).

For those of you who have that friend who’s trying to go on a diet (unsuccessfully), and their excuse is that they are just too busy, come back with “Yah, I mean it did look like you had a lot on your plate today.”

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Ten students awarded this year’s Provost Student Academic Achievement Award

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SARAH FROSCH DIGITAL MEDIA EDITOR Navigating coursework, relationships and research is no easy feat – yet these 10 Miami University students have completed extensive, groundbreaking work in their areas of study.

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This year, two kinesiology students received the PSAAA: Taylor Thornburg and Lindsay Stein. Both students participated in a multi-week study regarding cognitive and physical abilities in older adults through a series of tasks. Stein discussed the process of co-authoring a research paper and presenting at the Midwest-American College of Sports Medicine. ,Q KHU DFFHSWDQFH VSHHFK 7KRUQburg detailed her plans to attend medical school upon her completion of her kinesiology major and dance minor.

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