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The RedHawks held their last two opponents scoreless.

In 1990, The Miami Student reported a power outage to Sawyer Media Building disrupted the activities of student organizations, including The Miami Student and WMSR radio. A portable diesel fuel generator was put in place the next afternoon, which provided power to the affected buildings for approximately two days.

DORM DELIVERIESStudents can order groceries to be brought to their residence halls.

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BATTING FOR BUSINESSThe Cincinnati Reds success brings cus-tomers to local restaurants.

COMMUNITY, page 4

GAME ON!Check out the latest production from the Miami University Department of Theater.

FEATURES, page 6

DR. CENTAUR?Curtis Dickerson argues the role of transpecies faculty at MU.

AMUSEMENT, page 7

MOVING THROUGH THE MACRedHawk football continues to roll over MAC opponents.

SPORTS, page 14

THE BROTHERHOOD IS BACKHead Coach Enrico Blasi and the hockey team brought home an exhibition win.

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Miami attracts more international students

MU may contract firm to cut funds

By Sarah SidlowFor The Miami Student

The Office of International Edu-cation has reported the number of international students enrolled at Miami University has risen consid-erably in the last year, from 700 in 2009 to 840 in 2010.

David Keitges, director of interna-tional education, said the university is looking to increase the number of international students that enroll at Miami each year.

He said the goal is to have be-tween 5 and 8 percent of all under-graduate students come from out-side the U.S.

(Considering) the schools we compete with, we need to be global in our approach, Keitges said.

Recently, Miami has hired full-time international recruiters to travel to East Asia, India, Turkey and the Middle East, according to Keitges. He said Miami hopes to expand the countries international students come from, as well as the programs they go into.

Currently, a majority of interna-tional students are in the Farmer School of Business (FSB), and ap-proximately 63 percent are from China, according to statistical infor-mation from the Office of Interna-tional Education.

In the past five years, Miami has seen considerable growth in

its international population. In fall 2005, for example, there were 298 international students enrolled. This year there are more internationals enrolled in FSB alone.

The business school is one of the biggest draws for international stu-dents, Keitges said. Its high rank-ings paired with Miamis public school tuition rates are attractive to students coming to the U.S.

International college counselors are very driven by rankings, Keit-ges said. Miamis business school is ranked very high, and students find that it is cheaper to go to a pub-lic school like Miami than some of the private business schools.

Miami has also implemented two plus two agreements in hopes of boosting the number of engineer-ing students, Keitges said. These agreements allow students to spend two years studying in their na-tive countries, and two more years to finish their degrees abroad in the U.S.

International enrollment has increased in colleges across the U.S., according to Keitges, who said increased wealth around the world is allowing more students to study abroad.

I think its an exciting time for the university with the growth of international students, said Ste-fanie Stauber, an international student adviser.

Stauber is responsible for ad-vising students on matters like immigration regulations and sup-porting intercultural programming on campus.

Stauber said Miami has done a lot to implement intercultural program-ming on campus, a factor Keitges recognized as well.

Miami has been tremendously welcoming to international stu-dents, Keitges said. Things have been changed, services have in-creased everyone in this office has international experience.

Keitges said activities like shop-ping trips, tours of King Library, trips to Hueston Woods and a two-week orientation help international students transition to life at Miami.

Senior Yifan Luo is an internation-al student from Chongqing, China. In her first two years at Miami, Luo took part in many of the services and activities provided by the Office of International Education.

As a current international orien-tation leader and president of the

International student Marco Formentini serves home-cooked Italian pasta to senior Jess Mitchell Wednesday evening.

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Gaga for the Goo Goo Dolls

Lead singer John Rzeznik performs for students and their families at Millett Hall Saturday. The band played classic hits for the crowd.

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By Nolle BernardSenior Staff Writer

The Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) is recom-m e n d i n g Miami Uni-versity look to a consulting firm to assist in further decisions on how to effectively manage administrative and operational aspects of the university.

The SPT recommendation says, The task force supports retaining an outside consultant to recommend po-tential operational efficiencies and associated savings.

David Creamer, vice president of fi-nance and business services, said a con-sulting firm would bring a new perspec-tive on how to find ways to administer the university better.

What a firm brings is more exper-tise in alternative ways that might al-low us to accomplish our financial

After a Channel 5 report detailed rumors about Miami University sophomore Beth Speidels death in 2007, Oxford Police Department (OPD) Chief Stephan Schwein said he will meet with a private investigator hired by her parents to discuss the matter Wednesday.Number one, Id like to find out what information he has that we might not, and also share with him any information we can that he might not have, Schwein said.According to Schwein, OPD will review the findings and decide what action to take.After that meeting, unless anything turns up that (the investigator) has found that we havent investigated, Im having my detective lieutenant write me a summary report on what has happened since the investigation was spotlighted on the news, Schwein said. Schwein then plans to meet with the Speidels to discuss the case.Schwein said the decision to reopen the case will have to wait until the meeting on Wednesday.I would hope (the invesitgator) would have come forward to us before being invited to a meeting if he did have some-thing, Schwein said.

Reporting by Hunter Stenback

OPD discusses 2007 Speidel train death

MU offers internships in urban Ohio cities

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The Urban Leadership Internship Program is available through the Uni-versity Honors and Scholars Program. Applicants do not need to be in the Honors Program to be considered. The program is a paid internship op-portunity open to all sophomores and juniors with a university GPA of at least 3.3.

A $3,800 stipend is provided for 10 weeks of full-time work in Cincin-nati, Cleveland or Dayton. Students in the program complete professional internships and perform a service component to engage in active learn-ing environments and learn about urban issues.

Information sessions will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 12 and 5 p.m. Oct. 13 in 416 McGuffey Hall.

Applications for the Urban Leader-ship Internship Program are available at 96 Bishop Hall or can be download-ed at www.muohio.edu/ulip.

Applications are due on Nov. 5 for summer 2011.

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Capstone creates applicationBy Tom DeverFor The Miami Student

The Miami University in-teractive media studies (IMS) program is working in a cor-porate partnership with Procter & Gamble to develop an iPad application. The Armstrong Institute program serves as the capstone for IMS majors, of-fering a group of students the opportunity to work on projects with corporate clients, accord-ing to its website. According to the site, the goal of the project is to examine how digital technol-ogy is transforming traditional areas of inquiry.

According to the Apple

website, an iPad runs in a similar fashion to fellow Ap-ple products like the iPhone or iPod Touch. It is slightly larger, designed to be a per-sonalized handheld computer with a primary purpose me-dia-based functions such as audio and visual media and personal applications.

Senior Gina Mueller, the project manager, said the iPad application is intended to be used on the iPads that more than 300 top employees at Procter & Gamble will receive. Although the project is in its very early stages, Mueller said the students have a clear vision of the end product.

We want to create a data visualization app for shipping info, Mueller said. It will be able to show you quickly how your shipping is doing with ei-ther a red flag or a green check and the ability to check on either one.

Mueller said the program is very similar to other appli-cations, such as Roambi and Bloomberg, but is entirely spe-cific to Procter & Gamble.

The group of students working on the project come from several different majors and colleges.

The IMS program is

Business fraternity promotes grocery serviceBy Gabi MaddenFor The Miami Student

Its another one of those busy weeks at col-lege and your refrigerator is starting to look bare. Your stomach is empty and growling, but you have no food. Between studying and hanging out, you cant seem to find time to go to the grocery. So, what do you do?

You can start by going to Dormzy.com. Dormzy, according to founder Chris Sam-

mons, is an online convenience and grocery store for college students. Dormzy ships packages directly to students residence halls the next day and is 20 to 40 percent cheaper than stores around campus.

Sammons said the idea came to him be-cause he struggled with shopping when he was in college.

There was nothing close to me on cam-pus and the campus store was overpriced and understocked, Sammons said.

Operating out of Columbus and deliver-ing nationwide, Dormzy offers more than 800 popular college student products and is

constantly adding more, Sammons said.We want our students to define our list,

Sammons said. If you tell us, well add it.Anyone can use Dormzy, including par-

ents to send care packages. But, Sammons said the main focus of the company is for college kids.

Our goal is to be the one-stop shop for college students, Sammons said.

According to Miami University junior Lindsay Stuart, a member of the Pi Sigma Epsilon business fraternity, Dormzy would be very helpful for students at Miami.

It would be a great service for students here, especially if they dont have easy ac-cess to grocery stores, Stuart said.

Pi Sigma Epsilon will be promoting Dormzy around campus, Stuart said.

According to Stuart, she and her fraternity will be at hockey games, the recreation cen-ter and events across campus handing out promotional items.

Junior Sarah Toney loves the idea of Dormzy and thinks she would use it.

Shopping takes away from other things

in my life, Toney said. It ruins the flow of your day when you have to go out. Its easier when it comes to you.

Senior Ashley Toth is a bit more skeptical.

I dont know if I would necessarily use it, Toth said. I like picking out my own stuff. It would be cheaper and convenient, but Im kind of picky about what I buy.

Either way, Sammons is confident Dormzy wont be going away anytime soon.

Weve had a huge response, Sam-mons said. Were going to be staying really busy.

Alumnus starts designated driver service in Dayton, Cleveland

Research studies women

in politics

By Alaine PercontiFor The Miami Student

BeMyDD makes picking a designated driver as easy as calling a friend except you know that friend will actually be available to pick you up.

BeMyDD was started by Ar-thur Simanovsky, a 2009 Mi-ami University graduate. The business offers a unique driving service that will take customers and their cars home safely at the end of a night out.

The companys slogan says it all We drive your car, so you dont have to.

According to the companys website, BeMyDD.com, the company offers two main

services, driving for a prede-termined amount of time at an hourly rate or a one-time pick-up for a customer and his or her car.

BeMyDD opened in 2010 on St. Patricks Day in Cleveland, Ohio. After a few months and what Simanovsky described as an encouraging response from customers, he began the expansion process.

Currently, BeMyDD has lo-cations in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus. Simanovsky said his business is rapidly expanding and will be open-ing in Chicago in the next two weeks, followed by major cit-ies in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Kentucky.

Were hoping to plant the seed and spread it around the country, Simanovsky said.

Junior Nick Huber said he sees the benefit of this type of service over other public transportation like a taxi or bus when the need for a designated driver arises.

(My friends) usually plan on calling friends or parents later in the night, Huber said. That lack of certainty makes it more dangerous.

In addition to driving cus-tomers and their friends home safely after a night out, BeMy-DD offers its driving services to the elderly, businesses and special events, as well as airport and medical transportation.

Initially I thought it could be beneficial for other markets, then the calls came for other reasons, Simanovsky said.

Simanovsky studied finance and entrepreneurship at Mi-ami. He said one of his most influential courses was his entrepreneurship capstone.

This course allows students to develop a business plan from start to finish and then pitch the idea to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurship visiting ex-ecutive professor Mark Lacker is familiar with the BeMyDD business model and said it is indicative of what the business program strives to teach.

To be successful, you have to look at solving a problem in a way they havent been able to solve it before, Lacker said.

By Stephen Bell Campus Editor

As candidates gear up for November elec-tions, female candidates carry more political clout than ever before.

Miami Universitys political science and psychology departments are teaming up to conduct a series of studies that examine wom-en in politics.

Monica Schneider, an assistant professor of political science, is spearheading the study, which looks at how female candidates are per-ceived by the public.

Schneider, who worked on aspects of the study for her own dissertation, said her goal is to examine the various effects and uses of gen-der stereotypes during election time.

My work tries to go beyond traditional stereotypes to look at how behaviors of male and female candidates either emphasize (gen-der) stereotypes or try to overturn them, Schneider said.

With four separate studies running simulta-neously, Schneider said each of the studies are in various stages.

I have one study where I look at candidate strategies and see if theyre consistent with their stereotypes, she said. Should women emphasize their masculine or their feminine traits, et cetera

Additionally, Schneider said her other stud-ies examine how campaign strategies affect voters. Specifically, she looked at male and female candidates who focus on issues per-taining to the opposite sex and if voters took them seriously.

According to Schneider, the results were surprising.

Im finding that women can, to at least a certain extent, overturn gender stereotypes through their behavior and marketing strate-gies, she said. The more information some-one has about a candidate, the less they will stereotype them.

Junior Sarah Breedlove is happy to see more research geared toward women in politics.

With the advent of female politi-cians like Sarah Palin, its so important to examine how the public perceives female

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New York University (NYU) pro-fessor Jonathan Morduch will speak at Miami University Wednesday, Oct. 6 to discuss his book, Portfolios of the Poor: How the Worlds Poor Live on $2 a Day. Morduch, who is a professor of public policy and economics at the NYU Graduate School of Public Service, will speak at 7 p.m. in Taylor Auditorium at the Farmer School of Business as part of the Grayson Kirk Distinguished Lecture Series.

As managing director of the Finan-cial Access Initiative, a consortium of researchers focused on financial inclusion, Morduch has also worked with the United Nations and the World Bank. Additionally, he advises other global non-governmental organiza-tions. Morduchs previous works include The Economics of Finance. Miamis internationalstudies program sponsors the lecture series, and the event is free and open to the public.

NYU professor to speak on poverty

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By Amanda SeitzCampus Editor

Miami University is looking for an organi-zation to help check backpacks and other large bags prior to the Dalai Lamas speaking en-gagement Thursday, Oct. 21.

Organizers hope a student group is able to operate a bag checking service somewhere outside Millet Hall so that students, faculty or staff coming from engagements prior to the Da-lai Lama event are able to place their bag in a secure spot.

We anticipate that because many students and faculty may come right from class that theyre going to have a backpack with them, said Associate Director of University Commu-nications Claire Wagner.

Students are encouraged to check the list of items that are banned from Millet Hall during the Dalai Lamas visit, Wagner said. The list is provided with ticket information and is posted online at www.miami.muohio.edu/dalai-lama/.

Wagner said she does not anticipate parking issues for the event.

Because so many (attendees) are students we dont think (there will be a problem), Wagner said. For large events, Parking Services will notify students to move the cars ahead of time. I anticipate that will also happen for this.

Wagner said to help ease security concerns, attendees should come as early as possible to the event.

Arrive early as you can and be prepared to sit, Wagner said. Its going to take a long time to take 10,000 people through security.

University looks for help to check bags during Dalai Lama visit

On Tuesday, October 5, students will be able to begin viewing their registration dates and times for the Spring 2011 registration which begins the week of October 11 for some students. Be sure to check out your personal registration dates and times and make sure there are no holds on your record that will prevent you from registering at your scheduled time.

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Fight sends first-year to hospital

At 12:48 a.m. Sunday, officers re-sponded to Brick Street Bar regard-ing an assault.

When officers arrived, they report-edly observed a black male, later identified as Miami University first-year Rashee Billings, 20, holding his face and a white male sitting in a chair on the patio with his face bleed-ing. Officers reportedly spoke with a Miami junior, who said Billings, her ex-boyfriend, grabbed her around the neck in a choking manner and slammed her head on someone else while she was dancing with friends.

The female reportedly slapped his hand and went with her two friends to the patio in an effort to escape Bill-ings. On the patio, Billings reportedly punched a Miami junior whose head hit the concrete wall before he fell to the ground.

The female then reportedly sprayed Billings with pepper spray, causing him to stop and grab his face before security intervened.

The female reportedly had red marks and abrasions on her neck, and the male had a bloody nose and swollen forehead.

Billings was taken to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital for treat-ment before he was taken to Butler County Jail.

Billings was cited for two counts of assault and underage intoxication.

Community4 EditorBethany Brunercommunity@miamistudent.netTuesdayOctober 5, 2010Reds hit home run with localsBy Bethany BrunerCommunity Editor

The Cincinnati Reds have been hitting home runs on the field this year, and those home runs are helping local businesses score customers.

With all the success the Reds have had, some local restaurants have experienced increased business on nights the Reds are playing.

Economics Professor James Brock said he would be surprised if Oxford had a huge impact due to the Reds, but Cincinnati has increased business with Reds success.

For some teams in sports, they get fans win or lose, Brock said. It really has mattered with Cincinnati. Its much more crowded down-town. When the team does well, more people are in town they go out to eat, stay over night, shop. Theyre physically there, which can generate revenue.

While Cincinnati may see a greater and more immediate impact, Oxford sports bars and res-taurants are seeing increased business as well.

Matt Todd, operator and general manager of Buffalo Wild Wings, said his restaurant has absolutely seen more business due to the Reds success.

Over the summer, people would stay a little longer, maybe have one more beer, Todd said. They seemed like they had a vested interest in the game. In years past, after the All-Star Game people would stop caring as much.

Todd said the fact that people cared was evi-dent the night the Reds clinched their division.

When they clinched, the place erupted, Todd said. We had tons of Reds fans here that night.

Not all restaurants have seen such a definite impact though. David Coffey, a manager at Brick Street Bar and Grill, said there has not been a huge impact on the business due to the Reds.

Weve seen people wearing more Reds stuff, showing their pride a little bit more, but noth-ing really big has changed in our business, Coffey said.

Mark Johnson, general manager of Skippers Pub, said he did not think the Reds had impacted business at all.

Usually people eating ask for the Reds to be on, Johnson said. But I dont feel like were a destination for the Reds fan.

Miami University first-year Nathan Mech-ley said he plans to go to Cincinnati for the playoff series, but going uptown to watch the

game would be his choice stop if he had not gotten tickets.

Im happy theyre in the playoffs for the first time in forever, Mechley said. If a restaurant had a special and good food, I would definitely go to watch the game.

While local businesses know customers may not be coming in strictly for the Reds, several area sports bars are thinking about having spe-cials for the upcoming playoff series.

Todd said Buffalo Wild Wings would not be doing any Reds-specific promotion right now. Wednesdays are typically slow for the restaurant, according to Todd, so they are looking forward to potentially increased business. Buffalo Wild Wings will be offering their usual Wild Wednes-day specials during game time. Any additional promotions will be announced on the restau-rants Facebook site, according to Todd.

Both Coffey and Johnson said their establish-ments had yet to decide on having promotions associated with the Reds playoff series. Coffey said Brick Street could have some kind of shot or mixed drink special, but that would most likely be the only thing they do. Johnson said if Skippers does any promotions, they would be advertised on Facebook.

Oxford resident seeks to win re-electionBy Chris BurnettFor The Miami Student

Born and raised in Oxford, Tim Derickson is a graduate of both Talawanda High School and Miami University.

Derickson is the Republi-can nominee for the 53rd Dis-trict representative to the Ohio General Assembly.

Currently seeking re-elec-tion, incumbent Derickson has held numerous leadership roles within the Oxford community and has served on five separate house subcommittees.

Derickson said growing up in Oxford has impacted the way he views his service in the General Assembly.

All legislators are impacted by their community, and because of growing up in Oxford, I feel I really do represent diversity, Derickson said.

Derickson also said his

roots have greatly influenced his platform.

When you live in Oxford, edu-cation is pretty important to you, Derickson said.

Derickson feels very fortunate to have one of the largest employers in Ohio, Miami University, in his dis-trict and relies on his relationships with university friends and admin-istration to help him do his job.

Butler County GOP Executive Chairman Dave Kern first got to know Derickson as a Liberty Town-ship trustee.

Tim has the ability to get the job

done, Kern said. Kern also said Derickson is the

kind of person who is willing to reach across the aisle to make sure the job gets done.

Tim really is fair, even headed and level handed, Kern said.

While Derickson may be willing to compromise with his democratic counterparts, he recognizes there are significant issues within the state of Ohio that need to be dealt with, one of those being the funding of education.

Forty-eight of the 50 states fund education with property taxes,

Derickson said. When the reces-sion hit, those took a nose dive.

According to Derickson, one of the biggest problems facing the General Assembly is how to fund an education system with dollars that fluctuate.

Our budget is already pretty lean, with about 40 percent going toward education, 40 percent to health and human services and 20 percent to everything else, Derick-son said. Whats going to happen (at the next General Assembly) is every line item is going to be put on the table and scrutinized.

Despite his ardent support of education, Dericksons number one issue is the economy. Derickson said one of his top goals is to not just recruit new business to the area, but fight for existing employers to stay and expand. With the current budget crisis facing Ohio, Derick-son said he cannot support raising taxes in the current economy and hopes to lower property taxes.

The weekend was a time for families, but that doesnt mean Oxford Police stayed inside. Two bartenders were arrested for serving underage students.At around midnight Saturday, plain clothes of-ficers at Brick Street Bar reportedly witnessed a female bartender serve alcohol to two suspicious males.The bartender, later identified as Miami University first-year Sarah Maple, 23, reportedly poured three shots of whiskey without requesting ID from Miami first-year Sam Zingale, 19, who then passed shots to sophomore Christopher

Hopkins, 19.Officers stopped the males and asked for identi-fication. According to police reports Hopkins did not have a wristband.All three were reportedly escorted out of the bar and taken to Oxford Police Department where they were cited with offenses involving underage persons for underage possession of alcohol and furnishing alcohol to minors and released.Another incident occurred at 1:05 a.m. Sunday at Woodys One Up Bar.According to police reports, plain clothes officers

inside the bar recognized an underage male, Miami first-year Liam Byrne, 19, from a previous arrest. Officers reportedly witnessed another male hand Byrne a shot and officers approached the group.Officers identified the other male as Miami first-year Christopher Mitchell, 18, and the bartender who served the drinks as Miami junior Michael Edwards, 21.The three suspects were taken to OPD and cited for offenses involving underage persons and released.

Reporting by Scott Allison

Police arrest bartenders at Brick Street and Woodys One Up bars

Junior runs from officers, refuses citation

At 11:25 p.m. Friday, officers re-portedly observed two males cross in front of their cruiser carrying open cans of beer.

The officers reportedly told the two males to stop, but one ran toward the Sigma Nu fraternity house.

The male, identified as Miami University junior Jordan Few, 20, was detained in front of the Sigma Nu house and was reportedly found to have two cans of Natural Light beer in his pockets.

Few reportedly admitted to drink-ing and had an odor of alcoholic bev-erage on his breath. He reportedly asked the officer why he was being arrested when the entire campus is underage and he was respon-sible. Few also reportedly said that officers should focus on more serious crimes.

When police issued the citations, Few reportedly refused to sign a ticket for obstructing official business. Few reportedly told officers, Of course I ran, you guys are cops. I only ran like 10 feet, Im not signing the ticket.

When police told Few he would go to jail if he refused to sign the ticket, he reportedly complied.

Few was cited for underage pos-session of alcohol and obstructing official business.

Male passes out in front of house

At around 5 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to 412 University Ave. regarding a male passed out on the front porch.

Officers reportedly woke the male, who was later identified as Miami University first-year Kevin Gustin, 20, and asked him for identification. Gustin reportedly provided officers with fake ID.

When asked where he was, Gus-tin reportedly told officers he was at his house. When asked a second time where he was, Gustin reportedly replied, right here.

Gustin reportedly had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, and officers found vomit near the patio. Officers also reportedly found Gustins proper identification in his wallet after finding no Miami student listed under the name he had provided.

Gustin was reportedly arrested and taken to the Oxford Police Depart-ment where he was cited for underage intoxication, possession of false iden-tification and disorderly conduct.

All legislators are impacted by their community, and

because of growing up in Oxford, I feel I really

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Craving some Cheezies

Juniors Emma Weiss and Alex Birdsall show their love for the Cheezies at a concert Friday evening in Uptown Park.SCOTT ALLISON The Miami Student

candidates, Breedlove said. As women continue to grow in the political sphere, its so important to have research like this.

Aside from research, Schneider also worked to organize a con-ference this spring at Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics.

She received a National Sci-ence Foundation grant to organize the conference, which will bring researchers of women candidates and voters together.

Furthermore, Schneider is working with Miamis psychol-ogy department to analyze voting patterns with respect to gender.

She said the psychologi-cal portion of the study exam-ines how people vote under particular circumstances.

If I give people an article that says, Hey the economy is fail-ing, are they likely to vote for Elizabeth Brown or John Brown? Schneider said. I can isolate who (participants) like in that instance.

However, she stressed be-cause the studies are on differ-ent timelines, its hard to draw overarching conclusions.

Although the process is gruel-ing, Schneider expressed her de-sire to understand the situation of women in politics.

There is a problem in U.S. politics, women are not elected at same rates as men and we havent achieved parity, and women are more than 50 percent of the popu-lation, she said. For that, I am studying stereotypes.

a co-major, you have to do it with something else, so were seeing marketing, design, comput-er science and about seven or eight different majors working on this, said Armstrong Institute for Inter-active Media Studies Co-Director Glenn Platt. The diversity of the program is one its largest selling points, offering virtually everyone a chance to participate, according to Platt.

Mueller said the developmental process is coming along despite a shaky beginning.

We got off to a slower start than we were hoping for, Muel-ler said. We just had to figure out their needs and get out of the creative bubble.

Still, the application is on pace to be completed by the target date near mid-November.

The program will not stop there, however, and will continue into the spring semester.

Mueller said the project next semester will be similar, but deals more with a sister application with social media. While they are still in the mock up phase of designing project, Mueller said it will be a personalized social media mar-keting tool similar to that seen on exacttarget.com.

Platt said he is anticipating the start of next semesters program.

We are looking for students to check out this great program for next semester, Platt said.

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Students learn Jewish culture, architecture

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By Rebecca ZemmelmanFor The Miami Student

This fall, Miami Universitys architecture

students learned about Jewish culture and prac-ticed designing a structure for a specific use by designing sukkahs.

Hillel hosted many activities for students during the eight-day holiday of Sukkot, all of which were located in a sukkah near slant walk, which is a tem-porary hut where harvesting takes place.

The rabbi of Hillel, Miamis on-campus Jewish organization, Rachel Gartner ex-plained how important the holiday Sukkot is in Jewish tradition.

It celebrates the harvesting of the difficult spiri-tual work from the past two holidays Rosh Ha-shana and Yom Kippur, Gartner said. It is a time for us to leave the comfort of the material world and live simply for a while. Sukkot carries a pow-erful counter-cultural message of asking ourselves what really matters.

Before the holiday, a few young Jewish citizens of New York City created a contest in which ar-chitects from all over the world were encouraged to build their own sukkahs and send in their de-signs to take an old ancient tradition and give it a contemporary spin.

A group of three architecture students from Mi-ami taking a summer class from associate professor and graduate studies director of architecture Craig Hinrichs along with one other individual student sent in their designs.

This inspired Mary Rogero, an assistant profes-sor and first-year studio coordinator in the architec-ture department, along with three other professors, Christy Lear, Whitney Hamaker and Ben Jacks, to have the first-year architecture students design their own models of a sukkah for the holiday.

Gartner came to the group of 73 students to speak about the holiday of Sukkot.

She was able to give the students a little bit more cultural and religious context and the func-tional needs and requirements for building the

sukkah, Rogero said.Rogero said this project fit right in to the cur-

riculum of the first-year architecture students while they are learning about elements like enclosure proportion and scale.

This gave the students a chance to be creative with the principles that we had been teaching them about form and space, Rogero said.

Sophomore architecture student Nick Strause enjoyed the Sukkah project.

We got to learn the Jewish history behind the sukkahs and applied that information to our studio project and created each one of our own interpreta-tion, Strause said.

Rogero plans for this project to be utilized in years to come because the architecture students as well as the faculty enjoyed the project.

This year, the sukkahs were displayed in Alumni Hall.

Rogero and her fellow professors hope next year the sukkahs will be displayed for more people to view and the project will gain more exposure.

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Chinese American Student As-sociation, Luo understands the importance of creating a welcoming environment for international students.

International education had a really good orientation, Luo said. It is so important for the transition just so students know where to go.

Miami hopes to enroll more students from new and diverse places in years to come, includ-ing Turkey, India and Vietnam. Keitges said the Office of Inter-national Education has the staff and the resources to welcome the increase.

INTERNaTIONaLcontinued from page 1

GAME GAME

TuesdayOctober 5, 20106

HANNAH MILLER The Miami Student

Features EditorAmelia Carpenterfeatures@miamistudent.net

What does every sport have in common? Competition. Whether its tetherball in the fourth grade, figure skating, tennis, horse racing or extreme sports, each has a compet-itive nature. Miami Universitys Department of Theater will debut Game On! starring 20 cast members who play more than 100 different characters. Composed of 19 short plays, Game On! will expose the beauty and ugliness of competition in a funny and thought-provoking way.

Visiting assistant professor Andy Gibb is the director. If you focus on it like that, then not only can you con-

nect all of the different pieces, then it also becomes a se-ries of stories about human beings, Gibb said.

The play opens with first-year Lacey Mendenhall sing-ing the national anthem, just as most sports would begin a game. As the crowd attempts to sing along, we sense the first taste of the plays witty nature. For the next 90 minutes, the cast unveils the competitiveness behind every sport.

Game On! is Gibbs first time directing at Miami. Gibb has tried to emphasize the theme of competition through-out the play because he does not want the focus to be about sports.

If you make it about sports, then the danger is that it becomes a commentary on institutions, Gibb said.

At Miami, he is not interested in making critical com-ments about sports institutions.

The athletic department (at Miami) is one example of what college athletics should be, Gibb said.

The stage manager for Game On!, Kristen LaViscount, a junior theater major and arts management minor, thinks Game On! will appeal to the Miami audience.

Everyone likes to compete, LaViscount said. LaViscount believes everyone is secretly competitive

and the audience will relate to the individual plays. LaV-iscount said the most inspiring short play in this show is the one written by Jacqueline Smith, a Miami playwright whose play is being featured in Game On! Smiths play is the only one that is about a college athlete.

I think she really did a good job of trying to bring in a lot of the aspects of sports, LaViscount said.

Gibb thinks this play will appeal to the undergraduate au-dience because it is fast-paced and funny. He said it would appeal to students because it is about people that are around the audiences age. Another appealing factor is the free T-shirts that will be thrown into the audience during one of the short plays.

I hope that everyone will enjoy it and take away from it all of the hard work that all of the actors have put into it, LaViscount said.

The set and costumes are elaborate because of the 19 individual scenes. With so many scene changes, it is im-portant they move quickly and smoothly. Therefore, a major component of the set is the revolving deck. Much of the set was built at Miami, and many of the costumes were designed and made on campus. The costumes are very intricate and had to be made to aid the actors in their quick changes, according to Gibb.

For instance, the snowboarding costumes were bought and then deconstructed so they could be remade in a way that would allow the actors to rip them off easily on stage. Miami junior Chelsea Skalski has four quick

changes in the first act alone.

Skalskis most prominent character is her role as a sportscast-er with Jon Kovach. Skalski said the char-acters serve as the con-science of the show, beginning and ending the production.

While the set and costumes were be-ing made, the cast was busy rehearsing six nights a week for four hours. Along with memorizing lines and blocking scenes, the actors had to develop each of the different characters.

It was really im-portant for me to find actors who had ver-satility to play sev-eral different types of roles, Gibbs said of casting the show.

Some characters display the positive behavior as a result of competition while others portray the negative. Gibb said it is important for actors to not judge their characters because they would not portray them correctly.

Mendenhall said she enjoyed developing her characters.

(I was) feeling the emotions rather than acting them, Mendenhall said.

She credits Gibb for teaching her acting techniques that made her think about her characters in ways she had never learned in her 14 years of acting.

The cast also received help from Professor Julia Guich-ard from the Department of Theater. Guichard serves as a vocal coach to the cast and tries to make the dialogue clear and understandable. Before one rehearsal, she had the cast do a cue exercise in which one actor would recite any of his or her lines while the rest of the cast would await an opportunity to jump in the dialogue with any of their lines. The goal of this exercise was to practice jump-ing in on cues.

After weeks and countless hours rehearsing, the cast has developed relationships with each other and their director.

We all mesh well together, Mendenhall said. LaViscount hoped they would.I hope that they gain a positive theater experience

I hope they do get a sense of team and camaraderie out of it, LaViscount said.

By Kaila FrisoneForThe Miami Student

By Curtis DickersonFor The Miami Student

Though Miami University has made great strides in its discriminatory hiring practices over the last several decades, there is still a glaring lack of diversity on campus in the area of faculty who identify as transpecies.

It may be a small minority group, but transpecies individuals, according to a recent poll conducted by a reputable news magazine, make up 4 percent of academia. Columbia University re-cently gave tenure to an economics professor who self identifies as a goldfish, and Ohio Universitys Dr. Twinkletoes, a feline-performing individual, has recently written a bestselling book of Shakespearian criticism through a socio-economic lens.

Where are our cross-species professors? Miami should create, if not incentives for transpecies instructors, then

at least proper accommodations.Most public universities have construct-

ed species-neutral restrooms for the use of students and faculty who do not feel comfortable with the traditional, human-specific binary of public restrooms.

Also, there is no species-neutral hous-ing on campus. For instance, individuals who self identify as dairy cows may be able to walk up three flights of stairs to their dorm rooms, but are physically unable to walk back down those same stairs.

Individuals of transpecies identification have much to offer our university in the way of diversity, yet services such as dining halls which have adapted an oats and hay alter-native in many other institutions remain in the dark ages when it comes to awareness

and accommodation.The most important aspects of cross-spe-

cies relations are acceptance and respect. Students and faculty must treat transpecies

individuals as if there is nothing strange or different about them.

One common re-action to a self-iden-tifying lion is to run away and be afraid, when in fact this is considered extremely offensive in the trans-pecies community.

The correct protocol when meeting a lion-performing individual is to shake his or her paw and stick your head in his or her mouth, far enough that the tip of your nose should be able to touch the individuals incisors.

These transpecies candidates are more than qualified to fill positions in the univer-sity. Ball State University faculty concerns

chair and self-identifying labrador retriev-er Dr. Fido Furball was recently quoted as communicating that transpecies professors have the ability to engage students in ways that traditionally-bound professors cannot.

Often, as Dr. Furball points out, alterna-tive-species professors take classes outside for walks, runs and occasional gallops. This, according to Furball, cultures an en-vironment of not only acceptance and fit-ness, but alternative learning styles. And, as many education journals point out, a change of scenery is likely to increase stu-dent interest by upwards of 15 percent.

There is no tactful way of recruiting specifically transpecies professors, but Miami must do all that it can. Incentives such as accelerated tenure tracks and treats for good behavior can do much in the way of encouraging diversity. Once we begin to foster an environment of trans-pecies acceptance on campus, there is no telling what our university will be able to accomplish.

By Curtis WaughSenior Staff Writer

The Packers and Vikings are tied 14-14 with 10 sec-onds to go in the fourth quarter and I have no more players playing this week, so I need Aaron Rodgers to throw a touchdown, but my opponent has two Pack-ers receivers and the throw cannot be longer than 20 yards because another opponent in a different league has Rodgers and if the touchdown is less than 20 yards Ill still have a one point lead in that league, but if the Packers get a touchdown it will take points away from my defense because I own the Vikings D and Special Teams, plus I am a Favre fan and I want the Vikings to win so the Packers have to score with guys that I have but also fumble the ball a few times to my defense and also lose the game (deep inhale of breath) not to men-tion I have the same receivers that my opponent has but in a different league that uses point per reception scor-ing, so they have to catch lots of passes, but not for too many yards so my opponent in my first league doesnt rack up points and then I can be the champion in two different leagues and win $200. So what happens?

The fullback runs for a touchdown.S*@!#F*$%!Confused? All that garbage and stress is what fantasy

football is all about. For the six of you who are unini-tiated in this wonderful time-suck, fantasy football is a game in which you play as a professional football manager and draft NFL players in hopes that they accu-mulate stats that give you points to beat your opponent and his or her players.

You typically play in leagues with friends and

family and sometimes play for money. This invention has changed the sport of football forever. But is that a good thing?

Fantasy football has opened up the world of the NFL to thousands of people who would never know who guys like David Aromashodu (God bless you) are. It lets the non-flashy guys take center stage and pick up hundreds of new fans as people across the country root for them each and every week.

This creates a smarter NFL fan. These fans are not the jaded au-tomatons that scream Who-Dey! and profess the Bengals are the best team in the world just because they freakin are.

Casual people can now have con-versations about stats and the recent history between the teams without having ignorant fights of inanity (well, that still could happen anyway). This creates a level of respect toward the NFL because of all the people that are paying atten-tion to the little details.

Lastly, there may not be a better social device and conversation-starter than going to class or work on a Tuesday and talking smack because you just whooped a friend that weekend in your fantasy league.

Not all is sunshine and flying unicorns with fantasy football, however, as it creates a myriad of problems. First, real fights can occur and relationships have been hindered due to the competitive nature of the game. There is nothing like not talking to your best friend

for 15 years because Emmitt Smith went off on you in 1995. This stuff can and has happened.

Fantasy football has a negative impact on the sport as well. As we learn more about players on different teams from all over the country, people can just hone in

on what they do for their fantasy team and neglect a players contributions that have little to do with stats.

As a fantasy football player, I go into every week hoping that so-and-so has a kick-ass game. Sure, I get a little upset if Calvin Johnson has three catches for 37 yards, but maybe he threw a hell of a block to spring their running back for a touchdown.

People are treating players as if they are just stat machines and caring little about the game itself. But NFL play-ers are millionaires who are supposed to be looking out for their fans, right?

Wrong. Many players state every week they dont care about

fantasy football and the people who always ask them to have a huge game. Of course they want to have a huge game, but not for you, Mr. Selfish.

They want to win for their real-life, blood and bones team first and foremost. I guess one could argue that you just want to win your fantasy league like a player wants to win a game, but its no contest as to which one is more important in the grand scheme of things.

Go out and take hits from Ray Lewis for 30 minutes and then tell me that you deserve to complain about Cedric Benson.

Amusement

Fantasy football changes the face of the NFL

Miami needs to hire more transpecies

Miami should create, if not incentives for

transpecies instructors, then at least proper accommodations.

It lets the non-flashy guys take center stage and pick up

hundreds of new fans as people across the country root for them

each week.

ANNA TURNER The Miami Student

OTHER AMUSING SHIZ

FEATURE

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EditorAnna Turneramusement@miamistudent.net

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will visit Miami University Thursday, Oct. 21 and give a presenta-tion at 2 p.m. in Millett Hall. Approxi-mately 10,000 students and Miami community members are expected to attend. Miami is work-ing with both the State Department and local police to make security arrangements in prepa-ration for the visit of this world leader.

The editorial board of The Miami Student urges the people in charge of organizing security for the Dalai Lamas presentation to make sure the event runs smoothly. Because of the impor-tance of this visit, Miami security and event organization must be perform-ing at its best. If there are any major breakdowns in the delicate system of even safety, Miami will be in the negative spotlight.

The board is disappointed at the lack of initiative in the bag check system. Administration has only recently put out a request for student organiza-tions to volunteer their time to check bags. Checking bags is crucial to the safety of not only the thousands of

presentation attendees, but also to the Dalai Lama. The bag check system should have been finalized months ago to ensure quality bag checking for this huge and important event. Two weeks before the arrival of the Dalai Lama is

not enough time to adequately gather and train enough volunteers to per-form this extremely important task. For future large events, bag check volun-teers should be solidified at least several months in advance.

Parking is another issue that

must be handled with organizational precision. Since parking is an issue on and off campus throughout the school year, the board urges the administration to ensure parking will be as least stressful as possible for visitors. If students need to move their cars from the Millett Hall parking lot, they must be aware of this well ahead of time to help ensure ample parking options. Hectic parking and travel will not only reflect poorly on the univer-sity, but will deter visitors from partici-pating in future Miami events.

EDITORIAL

Dalai Lama event must be well-organized

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EDITORIAL BOARD

Catherine Couretas Editor in Chief Erin Fischesser News EditorErin Maher Managing EditorScott Allison Online EditorThomasina Johnson Editorial EditorJessica Sink Editorial EditorStephen Bell Campus EditorCourtney Day Campus Editor

Amanda Seitz Campus EditorBethany Bruner Community Editor Katie Giovinale Sports EditorAmelia Carpenter Features EditorAnna Turner Amusement EditorSamantha Ludington Photo EditorHannah Miller Art Director

The following pieces, written by the editorial editors, reflect the majority opinion of the editorial board.

Opinion

Crime facts must be reported acurately

I am writing in regards to the police beat of the Oct. 1 issue of The Miami Student and specifically the section titled Junior finds two broken windows. I take issue with the sentences in which the student reports he be-lieved members of the Phi Kappa Tau frater-nity were responsible for criminal mischief.

The mentioning of the fraternity in the po-lice blotter upsets and discourages me, as no member of the fraternity has been charged with any crime related to the matter. The student reported his suspicions to the police and they were appropriately noted in the police report, but the mention of the name without any ac-companying charges represents a gross viola-tion of the newspapers journalistic integrity. The newspaper must recognize not only its obligation to print facts, but its impact on the reputation of organizations. Naming an orga-nization in connection to a crime that none of its members have formal ties to is both slander-ous and inappropriate reporting. Why the stan-dards of The Miami Student slipped to specu-lation on this occasion saddens me greatly. Incorrectly and improperly appearing in the police blotter overshadows the countless hours the organization has spent striving for a respectable reputation not only for itself, but Miami Universitys Greek system as a whole. I ask for an apology from the newspaper and a recommitment to journalistic standards.

MIchAEL MEsRObIAn VIcE pREsIDEnT

ALphA chApTER Of phI kAppA TAuMEsRObME@MuOhIO.EDu

SPT article must be clarified

While I appreciate your generous coverage of faculty reaction to the Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT), I wish to offer a clarification of my re-marks as represented in the article. I was quoted as saying, They were only looking at the academic budget and told to come up with enough to cover Miamis financial shortfalls. President Hodge was right to object to my remarks as reported, but what I actually said was somewhat different. I am well aware that the SPT suggested cuts in many other areas besides the academic budget. My point was that the SPT was limited to examination of the edu-cation and general budget. This had the effect of concentrating the focus on academic expenditures to a degree that may prove counterproductive. A wider charge would have allowed the committee to investigate other areas where cuts could be made with less damage to the academic programs that have contributed to Miami Universitys reputation for excellence in liberal arts education. Although the article presented us as adversaries, I have no doubt that President Hodge and I share the same commitment to the future of Miami University.

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The Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) recently recom-mended a private consulting firm be brought in to aid the university in its work to man-age administrative and operational costs. The task force believes uti-lizing an outside consulting firm would provide a new perspective on ways to effec-tively direct Mi-ami University in the future. The use of a firm is expect-ed to create cost savings of up to $13 million.

The majority of the editorial board of The Miami Student be-lieves it is an appropriate time to utilize a consulting firm and the plan is a responsible initiative by the university. While the cost to hire an outside advising group may reach up to $1 million, the university will benefit from pro-fessional financial guidance now and in the future. By hiring an impartial third party to asses the current monetary situation, the Miami community and the City of Oxford can be more confident in the cost saving methods Miami

potentially implements. However, if a private consul-

tant is employed, it is vital the university take the appropriate

steps to ensure a reliable firm is cho-sen. All issues must be addressed and an adequate time-table must be set. It is also important that the university remains open and honest with all fi-nancial objectives. The Oxford com-munity and the Mi-ami community are

affected by proposed changes and have the right to be informed of administrative actions.

Consulting an outside firm at this time is a sensible proposal, considering the monetary situ-ation of Miami. Financial con-cerns are complex and by having experts advise the university, ad-ministrators can make decisions based on thorough research. Cuts may be necessary, but it is impor-tant they at least be comprehen-sively examined from all angles. If utilized properly, a consulting firm can provide the guidance necessary for Miami to remain a top university.

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The opinion section, the one youre cur-rently reading, is available for people to ex-press their opinion. Whether its in the form of a letter to the editor, a column, an essay or an editorial written by our editorial board, we do as little as possible to restrict any one persons point of view. Im here to tell you a little bit more about the Student and how decisions are made.

Someones point of view may be offen-sive, yes, but thats their opinion. Were not expecting everyone to agree. In fact, were hoping people do disagree. We want to get people involved in helping us build a stronger newspaper.

In response to all the feedback The Miami Student has received in regards to Side-walk etiquette 101, I want to let you know that we are listening. We want to know what everyone thinks.

In printing Anna Turners opinion piece, we were testing our limits. The Student is a learning experience for everyone involved. The editorial staff changes once every year, if not more. It takes time for a new staff to learn the ropes and find out what is well re-ceived by the community.

When we do something controversial, everyone sees it. The Student is no private

matter. When a student makes a mistake or says something offensive in their own homes or residence halls or even in a pa-per for class, thats as far as it goes. Maybe a professor gets upset and communicates that to the student or maybe a neighbor chats with their resident assistant if they felt threatened or hurt by what another student said. When we do something, the entire uni-versity responds. Its out in the open in print and there is no way of retracting or chang-ing what has already run.

Yes, this is the same staff that printed the Whore-oscopes article in February. No, we did not realize there would be severe re-percussions for printing that article. We were newly in charge. Now we have learned, but felt it was still appropriate to print Annas piece because it was solely her opinion. The paper as a whole should not be generalized for this one article that was printed in the opinion section.

Each section is led by different editors who have different responsibilities. Not ev-ery section knows what will be printed in other sections and is not expected to.

If you would like to blame someone in particular for the printing of Annas piece, blame me. I have the final say and chose to print it. You may choose to write to Anna specifically, but her opinion is her opinion.

As editor in chief, Ive been looking into community standards. Ive discovered there is no black and white on what people will agree on. Its impossible to find an opinion piece with which everyone will identify. Though some may be more controversial than others, theyre all going to push the limits a little bit.

We will continue to welcome feedback on this topic, however, we will only continue to publish responses in print, space permitting, through Friday. We feel it has taken away from other controversial issues going on at this university, such as the budget cuts, recommendations by the Strategic Priori-ties Task Force and the potential changing of the scalp song. I encourage each and ev-ery student, faculty and staff at this school to keep voicing their opinion, not just when you find something offensive, but when you find something that intrigues you.

Opinion

PERSPECTIVE

THE MIAMI STUDENT

Freedom of speechCATHERINE COURETAS

COURETAS is editor in chief for The Miami Student

I turned on my television the other day, and as I flipped through the channels I came across a show by M.A.F.I.A. films

on MUTV (channel 15 for campus cable) interviewing people from both our science department and the Creation Museum. As Ive never been to the museum myself, I began watching.

Before I delve into this, lets get some stuff

out of the way. I do not think the earth is only 6,000 years old. I do not think dinosaurs existed during the same time as human beings and I do not think The Flintstones is an accurate portrayal of re-ality. I use the word think repeatedly be-cause for the most part, thinking wasnt really what was going on. Dont get me wrong, its not stupidity or the inability to think, its the willful choice not to think by valuing belief above reason. Even worse, some people outright demonize reason as something to deny and avoid at all costs.

As I continued watching, I soon real-ized I was in for quite a ride. The person doing the commentary began using terms like natural scientists and creation sci-entists as if science itself morphs into a new paradigm depending on how liter-ally you take the Bible.

One comment from a creationist ex-pert was, While I dont think belief in evolution is the direct cause of (teen pregnancy, drug use, homosexual-ity, racism, abortion), belief in evolu-tion can fuel these social ills as well as human suffering throughout the globe. Yes, I agree that human suffering ex-isted long before the idea of evolution, but it wasnt until that point that we as a society had a reason for supporting such evil.

At this point, I was refraining myself from throwing my remote. Of course, this expert was referencing the idea of Social Darwinism as evidence, re-gardless of the fact that Darwin never meant his theory to be applied to our social system.

The entire show was full of inaccu-rate claims from the creationists, with the commentator adding that scientists would tend to disagree with these claims, as if the actual truth of the situation didnt matter. The show then presented an astro-physicist who worked for the Creation-ist Museum, who explained how every single scientific reason for the earth being older than 6,000 years old was wrong, but then added that even if he couldnt prove the scientific method wrong, it didnt matter because whatever the Bible says is 100 percent literal truth.

This was what bothered me most. No matter what evidence is provided, they wont change their minds. There isnt a debate to be had, no means of shar-ing ideas. And you know what? Person-ally, I have no problem with this. If they wish to deny themselves every single amazing aspect of science that we have progressed in, thats fine. They can have parties with the flat earth society and the geocentrists, but there is a line between respecting someones opinion because its their opinion and allowing some-one to irresponsibly spread informa-tion that is utterly wrong because its their opinion.

I would assume its our schools policy in science classes to teach that the Earth is in fact not 6,000 years old. It would be difficult to talk about nearly any sci-ence subject otherwise, but somehow this documentary is still aired on our schools cable. Theres a line between discussing a disagreement and promoting an anti-quated worldview. Im certain this show crossed that line. Arguing these facts only propagates a false dichotomy, and anyone outside of the argument sees dichotomy as reason to doubt even the best support-ed evidence. Theres no place within our university for this type of show.

If you happen to see the show on MUTV, feel free to watch. After all, I could have been unfair. Im sure they had honest enough intentions in mak-ing the documentary. Their goal is mak-ing movies, not promoting propaganda. M.A.F.I.A. is about the media, not the message, but it is important to understand that separating the two isnt always so easy. Being clear about the distinction between what a show is meant to exhibit and what a show is meant to promote should be more carefully observed.

The birth of a false

dichotomy

A GRAIN OF SALT

Miami University belongs to its students and to no one else. Its most basic function is to provide its students with the best collegiate experience possible. However, it is my view that the faculty has selfish special interests as a group. At the Sept. 22 Strategic Priorities Task Force (SPT) forum, an unnamed faculty mem-ber rather emotionally chastised the construc-tion of the Armstrong Student Center (ASC), citing the omnipresent budgetary concerns that we face at this time.

If you devote the least amount of time to a little personal research, you would understand the ASC is being paid for. This is beside the point. The students need and demand this re-source. This is happening.

Now, if we are looking at the state of this university and its future, obviously the bud-get will be the looming issue over the next five years. How can we move forward to se-cure the success of the student body? A so-lution can be found in the manner that the faculty conducts themselves in their profes-sion and what theyre giving back to the student body.

Last academic year in my home department of English, 10 faculty members took assigned research appointment leave for the whole year or a semester, according to a letter from Depart-ment Chair Kerry Powell. Based on the 2008 salary roster, which is still in effect due to pay freezes, this cost $454,651 in solely research. For the 2009-10 year, the English department,

which is the number one funded academic de-partment at Miami, spent just over $4 million on faculty salaries, according to the 2009-10 general fund budget. In sum, this is more than 10 percent of the departments faculty salaries going to professors who did not teach a single class for either a semester or the whole year. The purpose of these sabbaticals is meant for research, yet, according to the departments website, only one of these 10 professors has published a book-length project since 2001. All of this, and nothing was produced, be it scholarly or educational work.

Further, you, the faculty in my department, teach a mere two classes per semester on av-erage, based on compiled data from Banner-Web last semester. Research is a necessity to maintain both reputation and the best fac-ulty possible. Perhaps a more balanced me-dium of teaching three classes per semester would be reasonable, and we could dismiss the bottom 5 percent based upon produc-tion and performance in both the classroom and research.

On top of the wastefulness in my behemoth home department, Miami is also losing money on unproductive programs that will never con-tribute to our revenue because their compact-ness drains the university. According to the SPT findings, the 10 smallest programs at this university have an average of 18 students and average 2.3 students per tenure-track faculty. Its ridiculous for us to attempt to maintain this.

It is unfortunate, but it is a necessity for Miami to take a rather ruthless survival of the fittest economic approach toward the budget. I want to sympathize with the faculty in the smaller departments who will probably lose their jobs, but the current approach is too unsustainable for Miami.

I dont intend to be overly hostile toward the faculty. I have more or less fallen in love with the majority of my professors, but as a whole your laziness disappoints me and I want to see you make a change.

Students, the focus here, are not exercising their rights or flexing their voices. Its discour-aging that it seems there are only a few hun-dred students who care about the implications of what is happening right now. This will affect you beyond graduation. It would be nice to see more widespread student concern and activ-ism like what was accomplished in the Great Snowball Rebellion of 1848.

Were all busy cest la vie but the community needs to start realizing whats going on and getting informed. Once youve done the homework, you might want to ensure Miami is on course to propel itself forward as the outstanding institution it has the potential to become.

Miami must cut wasteful programs ESSAY

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Anti-immigrant sentiment poisons U.S.In times when we are all increasingly focused on national issues like un-

employment rates, taxes, the state of social security and mid-term elections, it is only natural that the issue of immigration has been pushed to the forefront of American politics. More specifically, the status of illegal immigrants in our country continues to become a more and more highly contentious and divisive issue.

Recently, an amendment to the defense ac-tivation bill that could have changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants was blocked in the Senate.

This amendment is called the Dream Act, and would essentially allow people living in the United States as illegal immigrants who could verify that they have been in the U.S. since before they were 15-years-old several paths to gain citizenship.

According to a Sept. 19 article in The New York Times, this amendment would have al-lowed those living in the U.S. who were brought into the country by their parents with-out following proper immigration procedures to gain citizenship if they finish high school, show good moral character and serve at least two years in the military or earn a college degree.

The people this legislation could have affected are those who did not have a choice in coming to the U.S. and have been brought up here for their entire lives.

Why shouldnt they be afforded the same opportunities as the rest of our nations young people? Because they cant gain legal status, they do not qualify for scholarships or student loans, and getting jobs that pay well is difficult. By not allowing people who are illegal immigrants not by choice to gain citizenship, we are essentially denying them the right to fulfill their potential and be treated as equals in the country that has been their home for most of their lives.

This is just one example of forward progress on the issue of illegal immigration being stopped short. More and more state legislators are making promises to enact laws like those that have been so controversial in Arizona.

For example, as part of his campaign for the upcoming election, Re-publican Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska is pushing for a law that would make it easier for local police officials to arrest illegal immigrants, which he said would be closely modeled on the controversial law ad-opted in Arizona that is now being challenged on a national level, ac-cording to an Oct. 2 New York Times article.

Nebraska has the third-lowest unemploy-ment rate in the country, so why the negative feelings about the immigrant population that helps keep Nebraska farms, factories and other businesses running? According to the article, an older resident of Nebraska commented, Were just getting too many Hispanic people in town It seems like they come in and take over.

Legislation of this kind does nothing but move us backward both as a country and as hu-man beings. These laws promote racial profil-ing as an appropriate means of protecting our country and feed off of what the man running against Heineman, Democrat Mike Meister, has called our fear of difference. I understand

the concern about opening our countrys metaphorical doors to anyone and everyone without any level of control, and agree that it would not be a good policy.

There must be laws about immigration, just as there have to be laws about essentially all aspects of a countrys functioning. However, these laws should not be allowed to incite xenophobic sentiments or be based on fear. This is not the American way of doing things, or at the very least should not be.

For a country that was founded almost entirely by immigrants, there seems to a be a gross lack of understanding when it comes to the strug-gles of those who come to the United States looking for a better life no matter the cost.

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The people this legislation could have affected are those who did not have a choice in coming to the U.S. and have

been brought up here for their entire lives. Why shouldnt they

be afforded the same opportunities as the rest of our nations young people?

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Resorting to the assistance of a consulting firm has the estimated potential of targeting a $12 to 13 million savings, Creamer said.

We would love to come out with ways that would increase that amount only because that means we dont have to affect other parts of the institution as significantly, Creamer said. The other part of that is that we may get a report that suggests that we cant achieve that much.

According to Student Body President Heath Ingram, the con-sulting firm would help eliminate internal bias and enhance credibil-ity from an objective standpoint.

The idea is that were going to bring this firm in and have an

independent party who will give an objective view of the in-stitution, Ingram said. They will assess if Miami is managing our administration in a way that is the most cost efficient and most effective manner.

Creamer said in his letter ad-dressed to the Miami community the university needs to take proac-tive steps to change so that it may able to avoid service reductions from further budget cuts and to re-duce the negative budget impacts on services that more directly affect students.

Junior Amanda Ghantous said she fears the consulting firm wont make much of a difference in the helping balance the structure of the university.

I just think that the university should use the designated money for this consulting firm to help keep favorite classes and teach-ers around, Ghantous said. I think we need less administrative influence and a firm will probably side more with the administration because they think we need

to reach incoming students rather than keep current students happy.

According to Creamer, the uni-versity is dealing with managing the administration better than in the past, referring to administra-tive bloat and criticisms of the university not utilizing education-al spending equally.

Clearly if you look at the uni-versity today, we have about 400 positions less than we had a cou-ple of years ago, Creamer said. There has been a general criti-cism throughout higher educa-tion that were not as efficient as other organizations.

According to Ingram, the con-sulting firm will look at how to deal with administrative bloat and survey all aspects of the in-stitution in efforts to limit greater budget cuts.

I would expect that they will come in and assess the entire in-stitution, so from administrative support for students to faculty teaching to the way we handle our alumni relations, Ingram said.

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CROSS COUNTRY

RedHawk teams race to All-Ohio titleBy Melissa MaykutStaff Writer

A tough week of running and training paid off for the Miami University mens and womens cross country teams.

Oct. 1, the RedHawks traveled to Cedar-ville University to dominate the All-Ohio Collegiate Championship and take home the title.

At 2 p.m., the mens team lined up with 37 other teams at Irvin R. King Cross Country Course to run in the 8K race. With a lot of bodies trying to get out in front, senior Robbie Fisher was tripped up by a fellow runner and the Red and White had to run even harder to get out in front and stay as a pack. The team finished with 82 points, placing five runners in the top 25 and clinching the All-Ohio crown.

There were a lot of bodies and teams, but the guys went out well, Head Coach Warren Mandrell said. It was very

competitive. There were so many teams that it was hard to get a handle on who was running well until the end of it.

Despite the minor setback at the begin-ning of the race, Fisher ran a personal best, finish-ing first for Miami and 12 overall. Sophomore Jarrod Eick placed second for the RedHawks and 15 over-all, freshman Matt Marol finished third for Miami and 16 overall, senior Mi-chael Perry took fourth for Miami and 18 overall and sophomore David Eichenberger placed fifth for the RedHawks and 21 overall.

We have had four races with three dif-ferent front runners, Mandrell said. The guys are staying focused and training well. The guys take care of each other and are a

very cohesive team. At 2:45 p.m., the womens team laced

up with 39 Ohio teams to race a 5K meet. Last season, the RedHawks placed second

at All-Oh