When Miami University faculty found out more than half of visiting assistant professors (VAPs) would not have their contracts renewed after the spring 2020 semester, many were gutted.
Coming out of the timeout, Hoff inbounded the ball to Scott. The Flashes overplayed her and went for the steal, which left her wide open. She took two dribbles and pulled up for a 3-pointer at the top of the key. Swish.
I was eventually led to the blood drawing area: a row of chairs attached to carts holding tubes and blood bags. I started to feel nauseous – I hate needles, and bodily fluids make me squeamish. Nevertheless, my desire for a free shirt carried me through, and I sat down and prepared to be harvested.
Seven years ago, the pair of bald eagles began nesting at the 3,000 acre park. Currently, their nest is at the north end of Acton Lake, where they and four younger eagles feed on the lake's fish.
In response to the recent freezing temperatures, community member Barbara Caruso asked council on behalf of Oxford Citizens for Peace and Justice (OCPJ) to extend funding for the city’s cold shelter. Council allocated $74,000 last fall to pilot the program, which provides shelter to homeless people in Oxford during extreme cold.
As of Friday, Feb. 26, three tickets have met the requirements to run for student body president (SBP) and vice president (VP). The candidates may begin officially campaigning after 6 p.m. on Friday.
"Black artistry in the award show circuit" is the 4th episode of The Miami Student's entertainment podcast, Pop Culture Convos In honor of Black History Month, Pop Culture Convos host David Kwiatkowski sits down with campus & community editor Briah Lumpkins to discuss Black artistry in the award show circuit.
As Black History Month comes to a close, Miami University published two virtual renaming ceremonies honoring its own Black history.
The Farmer School of Business’s (FSB) class of 2025 may have a new concentration to choose from next fall with the introduction of a real estate major.
Imagine every aspect of your college experience thus far taking place within a screen. For upperclassmen, this is an especially hard concept to think about, but for some first-year students, like Cameron Tiefenthaler, that is reality.
Tucked away next to the Oxford Fire Department is a tiny boutique, jam-packed with clothes of various vintage styles, handmade jewelry and other unique trinkets.
Going to school in a pandemic is challenging. Any student on Miami University's campus could tell you that.
"A deeper dive into Miami's class division" is the 22nd episode of The Miami Student's news podcast, This Week @ TMS. This week, your hosts will be sitting down with assistant Campus and Community editor, Abby Bammerlin, to discuss socioeconomic diversity at Miami.
This is Press Box Thoughts, the podcast where your host Conan Demian discusses anything and everything sports related. This week, meet Conal Demian, your new host of Press Box Thoughts. Get to know a little bit about Conal and where he plans to go with Press Box Thoughts.
I pressed myself to the window and just watched, wide-eyed and open-mouthed, as these gigantic, fluffy snowflakes hurtled down toward us from the sky above. It was the most ethereal thing I had ever seen.
From Miami’s campus to the streets of Tokyo, anime is loved by many. Now, it seems that fashion is looking to these characters for inspiration.
On Miami’s campus, there exists an Indian Students Association, an Asian American Student Association, an African Students’ Union and many others. But until recently, there wasn’t an organization representing Miami’s Middle Eastern student population. This semester, the Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA) held its first meeting as an organization at Miami.
“I don’t sleep at night, really, and those days, I really don’t see the sun a whole lot.” While many on-campus students at Miami University get up at 8:30 a.m. to attend class, international students from the other side of the globe are taking classes way earlier.
This February, as both Asian and Asian American Miami University students enjoyed the Lunar New Year, a nationwide spike in hate crimes against the Asian community dampened the celebration. Both the Oxford Police Department (OPD) and Miami University Police Department (MUPD) have not received any official reports of hate crimes against Asian or Asian American people over the past year. However, Miami’s Asian and Asian American students are disheartened by the anti-Asian racism in the United States, as well as the media’s lack of coverage of these events.
Obviously things are different right now, but that’s why it’s important to actually try to engage when you get the chance.
Due to necessary COVID-19 precautions, Miami closed many facilities for the fall and spring semesters. Among these closures was Café Lux, the European-style café located in Armstrong Student Center. While Café Lux will remain closed the rest of this semester, students can look forward to its reopening and updated menu next fall.
