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Aiden Schmeling works at the Hueston Woods outpost of the Avian Research and Education Institute and researches on the side.
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Senior Aiden Schmeling is preparing to fly solo

Making the most of time at Miami University is not a task for the faint of heart. Since his first year, Aiden Schmeling, a senior biology and sustainability major, has been involved in hands-on Miami initiatives in Ohio’s wilderness.


 Kylie Gunning leads line dancing lessons during Wednesday’s session at Oxford Seniors. She was employed through Miami University’s Service+ program, which was abruptly discontinued in late April due to federal funding cuts to the AmeriCorps program.
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Federal funding cuts to Americorps leaves Miami and surrounding Oxford without Service+ students

On April 25, the agency announced that it was terminating nearly $400 million in grant funding for Miami's Service+ program, effective immediately. That decision instantly shuttered more than 1,000 programs involving more than 32,000 corps members, according to America's Service Commissions. This includes Miami’s program, which was on track to have 85 members this year.


Caitlin Zook performs as Mrs. Bumbrake in the Miami University Department of Theatre's production of Peter and the Starcatcher.
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Caitlin Zook closes the curtain on their Miami career

For Caitlin Zook’s final performance, even traipsing around stage dressed as an ailing Russian duchess can not hide their genuine love for their craft. From the moment the act opens to the very last bow, Zook’s joy is nothing short of radiant. They might not be the princess, but they sparkle all the same.


Speaker of the Senate Shelby Alford displays one of the proposed amendments that ASG passed during its weekly meeting.
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ASG elects 3 secretaries, discusses student org spending

Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) continued cabinet elections during its April 22 meeting. Senators passed two standing rules amendments and a bill to restructure the senate. Senators also expressed concerns about confetti litter and student organization funding. 

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