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At the beginning of each school year, Miami Activities & Programming (MAP) always welcomes students back to campus with a slew of exciting events. This year, however, the student-run organization had to take a different approach.
Sunlight beams in through the large windows at the front of the living room as Robert Schonlau sits before the gleaming ivory keys. His face, reflected in the glossy black finish above the ivories, is contemplative and serene as he adjusts the large-rimmed glasses on his face.
Leading up to their first tournament of the spring semester, the players on Miami University’s Quidditch team had only one thought: They had to beat Michigan.
Before arriving at Miami University for his first year, biology major Nick Zimmerman heard about the Delta Tau Delta (Delts) hazing incident that resulted in the fraternity's removal from campus.
Standing near one of the hoops, 5-foot-2-inch first-year Olivia Scott clutches a deflated volleyball in one hand and keeps a PVC pipe between her legs with the other. She shifts back and forth on her toes, knees bent and eyes alert.
The pottery wheels hum softly as nine students bend over their work, hands gently wrapped around the spinning cups and bowls. Bright sunlight blazes in from the almost-full-length windows spread across two walls of the room, illuminating the space and the students’ faces.
Sneakered feet shuffle over the linoleum floor as partners grasp hands and face each other. A lively voice rings out from the giant speakers to the side of the gymnasium, telling people to “frame up!” As the 24 students shift into position, Glen Miller’s “In the Mood” fills Phillips 033 with bold brass horns and a steady, light drum beat in the background.
The milkshake machine roars as Charlie King swirls ice cream and chocolate sauce around a plastic cup. He’s wearing a red and white Cradle of Coaches baseball hat, thick-framed chic rectangular black glasses and a red apron.
The first question for New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys was not about her own historical fiction works but another “shades of grey” book that came out the same year as her debut novel.
Whispered conversations peter out as the lights dim. Fifty students shift around in their seats, getting comfortable as the screen at the front of Irvin 040 displays an all-black image. Silence descends as a single voice rings out from the room’s hidden speakers.
Tarot cards. Rune stones. Electronic voice phenomenon recorders. A Ouija board.
When junior Allison South started her first year at Miami University, she came in with her major undecided and unsure about which extracurricular activities to get involved with on campus.
When I received an email telling me that I'd been accepted as an intern at Indianapolis Monthly, a general interest magazine that highlights the city it's named for, this line from my new boss stuck out to me: "This is no fetch-coffee-and-file-this internship."
