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Kindness is free: Help spread it around campus by considering those with disabilities
By Whitney Wilson-Harris | 8 hours ago"Too many times, I’ve waited way too long for the elevator, only to find it full of students who could have taken the stairs. Several times, when I’ve been eating in the dining halls, I’ve witnessed the able-bodied student workers go straight to the ADA stall in the bathrooms, despite me being in the process of maneuvering to it in my wheelchair."
Restoring the magic: Why our public libraries should not be defunded
By Layla Norris | Yesterday"Libraries are a vital public service and play an important role in education. They offer free and easily accessible learning opportunities to the public, and they allow people who do not have the privilege of receiving adequate education or educational resources to find such opportunities in one place, for little to no cost."
Miami: You’re a liberal arts college, not a polytechnic institute
By Abe Hagood | 2 days ago"The new system changes how funding for departments is calculated. Now, 40% of instructional revenue will be given to a student's primary major, a large increase from the 25% set aside previously. This means that a department will get far less funding for offering courses to students from other majors, emphasizing ones that mostly offer courses to its own students and punishing ones that participate heavily in the Miami Plan."