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NEWS

Who’s who at MU: Head of special collections

By Shannon Mahoney | 7 hours ago

If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about Miami University’s past, research the history of Western College or find the first copy of The Miami Student, chances are you’ve ended up at the university archives, a collection of Miami’s 217-year-long history. Behind this complex collection, one woman is at the center of it all: Jacky Johnson, head of special collections and archives. 

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NEWS

ASG condemns antisemitism in Sense of the Senate

By Shannon Mahoney | Yesterday

The Associated Student Government passed a bill titled “Sense of the Senate: A resolution to condemn antisemitism” at its meeting Tuesday evening.

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From pitch to publication: The history of the production process

By Sydney Mulford | Yesterday

While The Miami Student has always published a physical newspaper for the past 200 years, a lot of the steps within the publication process have undergone changes. 

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Board of Trustees approves $281 million arena project

By Zeplynn Whitmore | 2 days ago

Miami University’s Board of Trustees met to discuss campus development and approved plans for a new basketball arena on Cook Field, while also addressing administrative changes and regional campus expansion at its meeting last Friday.

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The Miami Student celebrates 200-year anniversary… …or 199?

By Anna Reier and Olivia Patel | 2 days ago

It is correct, but no one verifies it, until one day someone says, ‘Wait a minute, you're not the oldest. We're the oldest.’

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MULTIMEDIA

From printing press to pixels, journalism constantly evolves

By Parker Green | 3 days ago

Like everything in this digital age, journalism has rapidly evolved. While some assume this shift was out of the blue, journalism and media more broadly have long been subjected to rapid evolution. 

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NEWS

Cook Field’s identity challenged by proposed arena district

By Evelyn Dugan | 5 days ago

The proposed Cook Field arena district project has left Miami University students, faculty and alumni wondering why that green patch on the eastern part of campus is significant to the Miami experience.

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NEWS

‘One letter at a time’: The Literary Focus shapes The Student

By Venezia McHenry and Gabriel Slark | 6 days ago

It’s 1827, and students are in between classes or sitting in the student center on campus reading the paper. They’re not holding The Miami Student, though. Instead, they’re leafing through The Literary Focus.

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NEWS

ASG discusses e-scooters on campus, upcoming professor awards

By Shannon Mahoney | 6 days ago

Associated Student Government (ASG) discussed multiple safety and transportation concerns, including a non-functional crosswalk light and the dangers of e-scooters on campus.

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NEWS

Who is the oldest college newspaper?

By Molly Fahy | February 26, 2026

There aren’t many college newspapers in the United States with a history of more than 200 years. 

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NEWS

Oxford’s first winter house to close for the season

By Liam Clarke | February 24, 2026

Oxford’s only cold weather shelter will close for the year on Feb. 28. When its jurisdiction ends, occupants may be left wondering where to go next. 

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NEWS

PA studies program director unexpectedly forced to step down

By Caitlin O'Brien and Ivy Kleinman | February 23, 2026

Renée Baernstein, dean of the College of Arts and Science, and Interim Provost Chris Makaroff demoted Christopher Howell, program director of the Physician Associate (PA) Studies program at Miami University, from his position on Dec. 12, 2025.

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NEWS

City council establishes mayor’s court, supports affordable housing

By Kiernan Pfennig | February 20, 2026

Four Oxford homeowners voiced their opposition to a resolution passed during city council’s Jan. 20 meeting about constructing a new sidewalk, which would impact the properties of nine homeowners on Olde Farm Road.

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ASG passes budget, hears from University Senate

By Shannon Mahoney | February 19, 2026

Associated Student Government (ASG) welcomed seven new senators during its first meeting of the spring semester on Tuesday evening. 

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The lands we walk on: Learning from land grants

By Gabriel Slark | February 15, 2026

In 1809, the Ohio Legislature granted Oxford township a land grant to establish Miami University on a six-mile by six-mile plot of land, or 23,040 acres.

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Who’s who at MU: The vice president of Physical Facilities

By Owen Martin | February 14, 2026

Miami University is a big school. With more than 22,000 students inhabiting a 600-acre campus, it’s easy to imagine the breadth of services required to keep the campus running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Between electricity, landscaping, maintenance and snow removal, upkeeping the campus takes an army. But what most people don’t know is that the logistics of these immense services largely fall onto the desk of one man: Cody Powell.

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The Miami Student set to celebrate bicentennial with distinguished alumni

By Shannon Mahoney | February 13, 2026

The Miami Student (TMS) will celebrate its 200th anniversary the weekend of Feb. 27–March 1. The guest speaker series, hosted on Feb. 28, in the Heritage Room of the Shriver Center, will include a keynote speech, panels and roundtable discussions from TMS alumni spanning five decades. 

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NEWS

University Senate reviews the Miami Plan and provides sports arena update

By Kylie Bunn | February 13, 2026

The University Senate reviewed ongoing discussions on the revision of the Miami Plan and the relocation of the basketball arena during the Feb. 9 meeting. 

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‘He led with patience [and] generosity’: Miami Mourns Dan Darkow, leader and friend

By Owen Martin | February 12, 2026

Dan Darkow, 32, the director of the Miller Center for Student Disability Services (SDS), died February 11, according to a statement from Miami University.

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NEWS

Multiple disorderly conduct and alcohol incidents in Oxford

By Austin Smith | February 12, 2026

Between Feb. 2 and Feb. 9, police officers responded to 11 different incidents, according to the Oxford Police Department report.