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Matt Heckert - The Miami Student
SPORTS

"Wally Night" shines light on past, gives hope for future

A smile constantly spanned the face of Wally Szczerbiak last Friday as the Miami men's basketball legend made a triumphant return to Oxford. Over 3,500 fans -- the second largest crowd of the season -- filed into Millett Hall to celebrate "Wally Night," a tribute to Szczerbiak and the most successful era in the history of MU basketball.


NEWS

Miami researchers build better bones

Up two flights of stairs in the Engineering Building, behind a handful of heavy, gray doors and through an airlock, Miami University researchers are looking for a better way to regrow bones.


NEWS

OESCR director Vaughn runs for state rep

Until 2016, Susan Vaughn, Miami's director of the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution (OESCR), had no aspirations to run for public office. Now, she's seeking election to the Ohio House of Representatives in November 2018, as representative of Ohio's 51st district.


NEWS

Miami Alumni Connect to grow MU network

Miami University's Alumni Association launched Miami Alumni Connect, an online mentorship program, in January. The new program aims to grow the Miami network through mentoring and other purposeful connections between alumni and current students.


NEWS

Students registered for Greek recruitment down

The number of students registered for both formal Panhellenic and Interfraternity recruitment dropped between 10 and 15 percent this year, according to Miami's Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.


The grounds behind the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's council house.
NEWS

Miami Tribe steps forward in stomp dance

MIAMI, Oklahoma -- At the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's Winter Gathering on Saturday, Jan. 27, Jarrid Baldwin and George Ironstrack -- both Miami Tribe members, Miami University alums and Myaamia Center staff -- led its annual stomp dance.


NEWS

Dutton's admirers tout his legacy

Kenton Card was never even a student of Tom Dutton's. He admired Dutton's work from afar and only met the esteemed architecture professor and founder/director of the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) a handful of times. They spoke over the phone and Dutton even wrote Card a letter of recommendation for his PhD program through the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA.


NEWS

Applications open for $100,000 grant

Nearly $100,000 will be distributed this year through M.I.A.M.I. WOMEN (Miami Initiative for Advancing, Mentoring and Investing in Women) for projects that support the advancement of women.


NEWS

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's 2018 Winter Gathering

Every year, a bus full of Miami students, faculty and staff make the over 600-mile trek from Miami University to Miami, Oklahoma. There, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma welcomes the group to its annual Winter Gathering. Throughout the weekend, members of the tribe tell their aalhsoohkaana, or winter stories, and teach visitors about Myaamia traditions, culture, history and language. The gathering culminates in a stomp dance where Miami Tribe members and their visitors, as well as guests from neighboring and nearby tribes, participate in a traditional social dance.


Water damage to the ceiling inside the Joslin Senate Chamber.
NEWS

Sprinkler head defect causes water damage in Armstrong

Over 1,000 gallons of water burst through one of the sprinkler heads in the Joslin Senate Chamber in Miami's Armstrong Student Center (ASC) over roughly 30 minutes on Wednesday, Jan. 3. The sudden burst of water pressure set off the fire alarm, forcing everyone in Armstrong to evacuate until the Oxford Fire Department (OFD) arrived to shut off the water.


NEWS

Continuing the dream in 2018: 50 years after MLK Jr.'s death

The town-gown event "Continuing the Dream in 2018" featured professor and coordinator of Black World Studies, Rodney Coates, who was recently charged by President Greg Crawford to head up a task force designed to educate the Miami community on how to combat racism and bigotry.

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