The Miami Student

Photo exhibition highlights Oxford's African-American communities

(02/14/17 10:00am)

When Miami junior Raechel Root took the podium at the Oxford Community Arts Center last Friday, she immediately asked former Miami professor Hugh Morgan to stand for recognition. All eyes turned to the back of the room.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2017/02/photo-exhibition-highlights-oxfords-african-american-communities

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(02/14/17 3:47am)

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(02/14/17 3:32am)

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(02/10/17 9:22pm)

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Ringing in the Year of the Rooster at the Chinese New Year's Gala

(02/07/17 10:00am)

This past Saturday in Hall Auditorium, Miami hosted a Chinese New Year Gala to celebrate the Year of the Rooster. The event was a collaboration between the Performing Arts Series, the Confucius Institute (CIMU) and the Chinese American Cultural Association (CACA).

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2017/02/ringing-in-the-year-of-the-rooster-at-the-chinese-new-years-gala

Earth Fest, sister March for Science combine

(02/07/17 10:00am)

A lack of activism at Miami University has been a sore spot in the school's recent history. In light of the current rhetoric surrounding the field of science and climate change specifically, educational leadership graduate student Dustin Hornbeck decided something needed to give.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2017/02/earth-fest-sister-march-for-science-combine

M. Night Shyamalan disappoints with "Split"

(02/07/17 10:00am)

M. Night Shyamalan is known for his captivating horror movies such as "The Sixth Sense," "Signs" and "The Visit." So, I was excited to see how his most recent addition to the world of psychological horror films, "Split," measured up to his chilling predecessors. However, "Split" ultimately fails to deliver the suspense and thrill promised by this genre, and resorts to using a mental disorder and childhood sexual abuse as plot devices to add shock value.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2017/02/m-night-shyamalan-disappoints-with-split

Standing in solidarity on World Hijab Day

(02/07/17 10:00am)

A girl sat next to the brightly colored table, her hair being pinned up and covered with one of the cloths. The woman doing the styling twisted the fabric until it looked like the hijab on her own head.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2017/02/standing-in-solidarity-on-world-hijab-day

Miami juniors place third in Disney design competition

(02/07/17 10:00am)

Two Miami students won third place in Walt Disney Imagineering's 26th Imaginations Design Competition. Juniors Erin Socha and Casey Liptak from the department of architecture and design were named finalists in the competition in December and traveled to Imagineering headquarters in Glendale, Calif., from Jan. 23 to 27 for the final stage.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2017/02/miami-juniors-place-third-in-disney-design-competition

ASG sees record request for student org funding

(02/07/17 10:00am)

During this year's budget hearing cycle, student organizations requested a record $342,000 from Associated Student Government (ASG), but just under 60 percent of that total was approved by ASG.

https://www.miamistudent.net/article/2017/02/asg-budget