John Mayer sang that this generation is waiting for the world to change. Four Miami University seniors beg to differ, and they're aiming to change the world-at least part of it-themselves.
The students, all international studies majors, received $50,000 fellowships for winning first place in an international competition hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for their senior capstone project, "Look Up: Rainwater Harvesting.…
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Miami University's chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu has been sanctioned for the second time this school year for serving alcohol to a minor.
At a hearing conducted by the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution Jan. 23, Sigma Alpha Mu admitted to serving alcohol to a minor at a party at their off-campus house in late October 2007.…
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The Miami University Child Development Center, which opened in 2002, is the first childcare center in Butler County to ever earn a star rating in Ohio's Step Up to Quality program.
The center received a two-star rating, with quality that goes above and beyond Ohio's childcare licensing standards.…
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With the on-campus smoking ban to going into effect this coming August, Miami University is offering two seven-week smoking cessation classes for faculty and staff that will be held during the next two months.
Despite the imminent ban, Melissa Tillery, instructor of the Freedom from Smoking program and an American Lung Association certified smoking cessation facilitator from Fort Hamilton Hospital, said that although the class can be a valuable asset, it is ultimately up to the determination of participants whether they quit.…
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The Thunder Room, a $120,000 real-time collaborative instruction room in King Library, opened its doors to students, faculty and staff yesterday-marking the second time Miami University has led the way in library technology in Ohio.…
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Global climate change need no longer be a cloudy issue for Miami University students, who now have the opportunity to learn all they need to know about the hot topic.
Focus the Nation-an all-day event hosted by Green Oxford, the Western College Program, the National Association for Environmental Professionals and the Institute of Environmental Science-kicked off Thursday evening with the ultimate goal of raising awareness of the planet's changing climate.…
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Ni-hao.
This simple "hello" in Chinese is what sparked one of the fastest growing, and potentially most influential, student business organizations on campus.
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Those looking for a free concert will find one tonight in the Landon Pigg and Ben Lee performance in the Shriver Center, co-hosted by Miami University AfterDark and MIOX Records.
The concert will take place in the Shriver Multi-Purpose Room and will feature Miami's own Evan McFadden as the opening act.…
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Most students at Miami University were born in the 1980s, a time best remembered by our generation for bad fashion taste and brat-pack movies-not political turmoil.
Because current students were not alive to experience the effects of the Cold War, the Havinghurst Center is bringing Susan Eisenhower and Roald Sagdeev to Miami to speak to students about their experiences working together during the Cold War.…
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The Miami University Student Venture Fund (MUSVF) has invested in its second project-and students might come to benefit from the business decision.
The MUSVF recently invested $15,000 in College Discount Cards, a company created by Miami Univeristy alumnus Bruce Twersky.…
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