Established 1826 — Oldest College Newspaper West of the Alleghenies

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The Miami Student wins Best College Newspaper for second year in a row

(04/14/25 10:12pm)

The Miami Student staff won 13 awards at the Region 4 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) conference on April 4, including the 2025 Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper in the large school category, beating out every student paper at a university over 10,000 students in Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. This is the second year The Student won this distinction.


‘This is not the country I grew up in’: Oxford community protests current administration

(04/09/25 4:48pm)

More than 100 people, ranging from elementary schoolers to retired community members, gathered in Oxford Memorial Park Sunday afternoon. The event was designed to protest various grievances under the current government administration, from cuts to healthcare initiatives to tariffs.




How to get out of jury duty

(04/03/25 7:00pm)

Most people go to Florida for spring break – I got called to jury duty. While I was sitting there, filling out a long form with a lot of information I’m pretty sure they could’ve looked up, I was busy thinking about all the ways I could have convinced the government I’m too much of a risk to put on a jury. I’ve compiled a helpful little guide so you can avoid that unfortunate fate.




University Senate clarifies Honors College requirements, workload changes

(03/14/25 4:00pm)

Miami University’s Senate met and heard proposals on changes to the Honors College and Farmer School of Business faculty policy at its meeting on March 10. Additionally, Provost Elizabeth Mullenix addressed the senate regarding changes to the workload policy set to be implemented this fall.







New course load requirements for professors raise concerns among faculty

(02/13/25 1:00pm)

Miami University released new course load requirements to its deans across campus on Dec. 3, 2024. The requirements are calculated based on the workload equivalent (WLE) system, a new system implemented by Miami. The revised requirements, which would go into effect fall of 2025, would increase the number of courses for most professors.


Open letter to the guy wearing shorts in 15-degree weather

(02/10/25 8:55pm)

Look, dude, I get it. I’m not here to judge – we’re all a bunch of sleep-deprived 18 to 22-year-olds running on ramen and adrenaline. I probably understand you better than most people on this campus (my previous aliases include That Girl Who Refused to Wear a Coat Because She Didn’t Want to Carry it Inside and That Girl Whose Hair Froze Because She Told Her Mom She Didn’t Need a Hat and Was Too Stubborn to Go Back and Get One).