MU Music Fest Mixes It Up

The Miami StudentEstablished 1826 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014 VOLUME 142 NO. 14 WWW.MIAMISTUDENT.NET MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO FSB pays controversial MU music fest mixes it up columnist $48,000 for lecture West Fest aims to host Cage the Elephant, Acrtic Monkeys and more Miami University’s Farmer School of Business welcomes EVENT Although the exact lineup is still article states. The commercial mu- Washington Post columnist in its infancy, Delano said artists sic streaming service tracked the George Will to speak at its annual SARAH EMERY such as Cage the Elephant, Twenty listening habits of students who Anderson Lecture Series Oct. 22 FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT One Pilots, Arctic Monkeys, Panic! had subscribed using Spotify’s despite controversy concerning his At first listen, Brett Eldredge, At the Disco, Tame Impala and student deal in order to calculate June 6 column on campus rape. Twenty One Pilots and Panic! At Mister Wives are all in the process the 40 most musical universities Will’s piece, “Colleges be- The Disco may not seem to have of being booked by the West Fest in America. come the victims of progressiv- many similarities. But, according to committee. Delano said they are According to the study, Mi- ism,” sparked debate after he dis- a recent study by Spotify, students still exploring the possibility of ami students prefer pop and dance puted a 2012 report issued by the at Miami University play these even more performers, along with music and rarely listen to jazz or National Center for Injury Preven- GEORGE WILL three artists more frequently than many local acts that would perform classical. Kanye West, Luke Bry- tion and Control that found one in most universities and, if all goes at various locations around campus. an and Schoolboy Q were all dis- five women on U.S. college cam- confers privileges, victims according to plan, might even get puses experience sexual assault. proliferate,” Will wrote. to see two of them perform live on “Colleges and universities In September 2013, Miami ad- campus this spring. … are learning that when they ministration updated its policy re- Whereas Spotify’s study used lis- We directly asked what Miami wanted ... we talked say campus victimizations are garding sexual assault in response tening trends to track its data, soph- to a lot of people and we listened to Miami.” ubiquitous (‘micro-aggressions,’ to the crimes ongoing prevalence; omore Benjamin Delano has been often not discernible to the un- however, students and faculty this using social media and his own BENJAMIN DELANO tutored eye, are everywhere), year have already received mul- extensive research to decide which SOPHOMORE, MIAMI UNIVERSITY and that when they make vic- tiple MUPD alerts warning of re- groups will appear at West Fest, a timhood a coveted statues that ported sexual assaults. music festival coming to Miami April 18 and 19. The event, though Whereas the West Fest staff used covered to be popular artists, and not yet set in stone, is expected to social media and collaboration with the most played tracks included have several stages around cam- Miami students to choose groups, “Summer” by Calvin Harris and pus. The organizers hope to bring a recent study by Spotify used lis- “Am I Wrong” by Nico & Vinz. WEST FEST at least 25,000 people to Oxford for tening trends to track the 40 most Unlike the other universities The line up for Saturday and Sunday concert event in April. the event. musical universities in the country. tracked, Miami has a large Dan + SATURDAY SUNDAY “The main difference between Miami ranked 11th in the study, Shay and Timeflies fan base and Opening Act: Opening Act: what Spotify did and what the West beating out Ohio State University listens to “Sanctified” by Rick Ross Fest staff did was that we directly (21) for the most musical university and “We Dem Boyz” by Wiz Khal- MisterWives Tame Impala Just IMAGINE how good they are in real life Let’s hope they address the asked what Miami wanted … we in Ohio. ifa more often than most schools. Elephant in the room Headliners: talked to a lot of people and we lis- “Music accompanies much of These artists all fit into the different Headliners: tened to Miami,” Delano said. He the studying, socializing and just genres the West Fest staff is hoping Twenty One Pilots noted that since not every Miami about everything else that goes on will perform at Miami. The goal, Maybe someone can buy them Cage the Elephant Ain’t no rest when they’re around student uses Spotify, he and his staff at universities, so we wondered: according the Delano, is to have a new “Car Radio.” used their own research, rather than Which are the most musical uni- easy transitions between artists, Panic! at the Disco Arctic Monkeys Everyone, remember to You do wanna know how they sound live Spotify’s, to decide which bands to versities? And what does each of please close your doors. invite to campus. those schools listen to?” Spotify’s MUSIC »PAGE 9 Shideler construction unearths geography, geology department CONSTRUCTI geology and geography department with a new facility that MATT HARTSHORN serves their new teaching methods FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT and research. The east side of Shideler Hall “The requirements of teach- now lies in rubble. The building’s ing and research today needed auditorium has been demolished something better than we had,” to make way for a new addition Powell said. that covers the entire east side. The project team has been in According to Associate Vice close contact with the geography President of Facility Planning and geology departments to make and Operation Cody Powell, the sure their needs are fulfilled. project is currently in its begin- To accommodate for the reno- ning stage. vation, however, the geography “The first phase of construc- and geology departments were tion is demolition and abate- relocated to Culler Hall before the ment,” Powell said. “Probably semester started. the most visible is on the outside Professor Bruce D’Arcus, of the building.” chair of the geography depart- As for more demolition, Powell ment, said the transition has been said most of that work has already fairly smooth. One factor of that been accomplished, except for has been the limited amount of perhaps a few minor projects on lab equipment the department the outside. had to move. Otherwise, the project is D’Arcus added that Culler Hall moving ahead. MATT HARTSHORN THE MIAMI STUDENT has been a sufficient replacement “What will happen next in the for the time being. course of this month, in October, Associate VP of Facility Planning and Operation Cody Powell said the Shideler Hall construction is “We haven’t had any problem we will be negotiating the final projected to be complete by January 2016. not finding offices and spaces for contract,” Powell said. “We hope faculty and staff,” D’Arcus said. to have that all squared away The design is likely to include a by January 2016, in time for the close to 40 years old.” He added Still, there have been a few and contracts in place in No- cupola, which is a domed struc- 2016 spring semester. it was one of the buildings most issues, such as noise levels and vember and work to commence ture on a building’s roof, and a The reasons for the renovation in need of renovation. leaks in faculty offices, but the probably in December if not welcoming, attractive entrance and expansion are two-fold, Pow- Although the building was department has managed to re- late November.” alongside the new auditorium. ell said. Shideler’s aging and out- still safe for students, Powell solve those minor issues. A large addition is planned In regards to the project’s com- dated composition is one. commented that the project was As for the numerous trees the for the east side of the building, pletion, Powell said the project “Shideler, the building itself, well overdue. university has cut down in the which faces the intersection of team anticipates its completion has not been renovated since The second function of the Patterson Avenue and Route 73. and Shideler Hall re-opening it was built,” Powell said. “It’s renovation is to provide Miami’s SHIDELER »PAGE 9 In 2006, The Miami Student reported that a former university administrator was issued a summons to appear in court on a TODAY IN charge of aggravated menacing. The administrator allegedly pulled a gun on a reality TV star from “The Real World,” who MIAMI HISTORY was visiting Oxford at the time. UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY CULTURE OPINION SPORTS ORDINANCE RHYTHM X RESTRICTS ‘HORNS’ FILM DEATH WITH SUCCESS RESIDENTS REVIEW DIGNITY HOCKEY »PAGE 2 »PAGE 4 »ONLINE »PAGE 6 »PAGE 12 2 UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014 [email protected] New ASG bills pave the way for transportation ASG better understand and execute buses could potentially arrive. these procedures. This makes for an inefficient and MARIAH SCHLOSSMANN With this bill passed, a public unreliable system for those who FOR THE MIAMI STUDENT statement will be made “making take the bus. During their weekly meeting all students, faculty and staff on As a result, BCRTA has cre- Tuesday, the Associated Student the Oxford campus aware of the ated an app for students and fac- Government (ASG) elected to laws that govern bicycling and ulty to search the bus schedules pass two new bills: the Miami the proper protocols for navigat- with minute-by-minute accuracy University Crosswalk Resolution ing around bicyclists as pedestri- of arrivals; however, it is facing and the Bus Schedule Bill.

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