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School year starts smoke-free
In an effort to snuff out second-hand smoke, Miami University enacted its on-campus smoking ban Aug. 1.
Miami's Board of Trustees originally approved the smoking ban proposal Sept. 14, 2007, with the 2008-09 school year the first to see the change.
With the smoking ban in effect just shy of a month, Miami President David Hodge said he has not heard anything negative thus far.…
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Students who violate the ordinance will now receive a minor misdemeanor on a first offense, which requires a fine and will not go on a student's police record. |
City eases penalty for furniture ordinance
This year, students will not have to worry about having a blemish on their records for leaving their beer pong tables outside on the first offense.
Oxford City Council met June 17 and voted to reduce the violation of the city ordinance on outdoor furniture, including beer pong tables, from a fourth degree misdemeanor to a minor misdemeanor.…
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Bookstore pilots textbook rental program
For many students, buying textbooks at full price and selling them back to the bookstore for a fraction of the original cost has become the norm.
This semester however, the Miami University Bookstore is shaking up the process with a pilot textbook rental system that cuts the sale price of books in five classes by 60 percent.…
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CampusFraternities seek housing exemption Miami University's new sophomore residency program is underway, with 15 Miami fraternities applying for exemptions for sophomores living in their off-campus houses. The residency program, which requires all second-year students to live on campus, will officially begin as members of the class of 2012 choose residence halls to live in during their sophomore year.
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Community
Miami University students signed to rent in the Lofts of Bella Place on Church Street couldn't move in to their apartments before fall semester started.
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SportsRedHawks fall back into action In the fall of 2007, the RedHawks won a MAC championship in volleyball and played in title games in football and field hockey. In an effort to foresee whether the 'Hawks will have a repeat performance or do even better in 2008, The Student has compiled a breakdown of each team competing in the fall. Sports Page |
OpEd PageOxford springs eternal I'm sure you have seen that the Oxford you left in the spring is not the same as the one you returned to several days ago. Many improvements have been made over the course of the summer, perhaps most notably the sidewalks and pavement along High Street. Several weeks ago, as I was walking by Bell Tower, I saw two women walking aimlessly towards Bell Tower, oblivious to the hum of construction swirling around them. OpEd Page |
