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Though it took several months and plenty of revisions, sorority members are now guaranteed adequate representation in the Associated Student Government (ASG) student senate legislation was approved Tuesday. A previous version of the bill, which would have allowed the Panhellenic Association (PanHel) to select one woman to act as the liaison between all of Miami University's sororities and ASG, failed to pass in September.… Post the First Comment

Is racism still an issue in modern American society? While current events might seem to indicate just that, it might not be a black and white issue. John L. Jackson Jr. spoke on this topic Thursday night in Shideler Hall in his lecture, "Racial Paranoia: What Dave Chappelle Can Teach Don Imus about Contemporary American Society.… Post the First Comment

The search to fill the position of vice president for student affairs is closer to completion after the final two candidates came to campus for forums with members of Miami University's student body, faculty and staff. The forums were held Monday and Wednesday, presenting candidate Barbara Jones, assistant chancellor for student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Ricardo Maestas, vice president for student and university relations and dean of students at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, respectively.… Post the First Comment

Economist and Dean of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, Glenn Hubbard opposed claims that the United States is at the verge of an economic recession when he spoke to an audience of Miami University students and faculty Wednesday. Hubbard had several reassuring outlooks on the otherwise pronounced dismal state of economic affairs.… Post the First Comment

In an effort to increase technological innovation on-campus and better use student technology fees, Information Technology (IT) Services has created a grant program for Miami University students and faculty members. Anyone with a project that would benefit the technology and learning environment of Miami is eligible to enter.… Post the First Comment

Miami University's Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) organization will be educating students on the dangers of excessive tanning, ultra-violet (UV) rays and skin cancer as Miamians pack their beach towels and suntan lotion in preparation for spring break.… Post the First Comment

With Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) running neck-and-neck for the Democratic nomination, political pundits and analysts are looking to Texas and Ohio as the deciding factors this primary season-relying on polls and surveys as barometers of the electorate to gauge the outcome.… Post the First Comment