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Oxford Empty Bowls fills pantry funds

Hundreds of families and friends of the Oxford community embraced the crisp fall air on Saturday, Nov. 15, waiting for 15th annual Oxford Empty Bowls to begin. Upon entering the Community Arts Center, individuals could select one out of 1,3000 uniquely decorated bowls.


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Faculty, staff responses to Climate Survey high enough for analysis

Though the reintroduced campus climate survey failed to garner the student response rate required for in-depth analysis, the employee response rate -- 58 percent of staff and 60 percent of faculty -- is high enough to permit the surveying agency, Rankin & Associates, to do cross-cutting demographic analyses of paid employees.


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Student's slur sparked storm on social media

A Facebook post made on Wednesday, Nov. 1 has raised significant attention to the issues of racism and discrimination at Miami with over 500 likes and shares in the past five days.


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Sophomore indicted for sexual assault charges

Students were informed via an electronic campus crime alert from the Miami University Police Department that a sexual assault was reported in Heritage Commons on Oct. 12. The initial email, sent out on Oct. 19, indicated that MUPD was still investigating and searching for a college-aged, Asian-American male with brown eyes and brown hair, around 6 feet tall and 180 pounds.


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'The Muslim guy' talks scapegoating

Scapegoating -- blaming all societal ills on one group -- is not new. Neither is targeting persons of Muslim faith, according to author, activist and human rights attorney, Arsalan Iftikhar.


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Polls open today for council, other races

Nine candidates -- including two incumbents -- are running for four open seats on Oxford city council, making 2017 Oxford's most competitive city council race in recent history.


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FSB professor wants to 'be everything'

David Eyman is right-handed, but last summer he painted his entire deck with his left hand. Next year, he wants to do his whole house. He's not a professional painter. He just likes a challenge.


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Economic experts discuss national debt in Janus Forum

Miami hosted two well-respected economic experts -- Alice Rivlin, Brookings fellow and former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board and David Walker, candidate for Connecticut governor and former U.S. comptroller general -- to discuss a low-profile political issue with an inflammatory spin: "Is the national debt the new road the serfdom"


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