You might have noticed a change in scenery during your last visit to Peffer Park. On the wall of the U.S. 27 underpass is Oxford’s newest mural. Completed by the artist, Hannah Webb, on Oct. 20, the mural depicts four bright, colorful foxes.
For almost 1,000 off-campus students, Halloween trick-or-treating didn’t involve stepping foot outside. Instead of Snickers and KitKats, they received condoms, Narcan and fentanyl testing strips on their doorsteps.
Between Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, Oxford police responded to 21 incidents, according to Oxford Police Department reports.
What does investment and entrepreneurship mean? This is a question the fourth graders at Bogan and Kramer were able to answer at the end of the school day on Oct. 25.
As Dr. Sian “Leo” Proctor walked across the stage, she asked the crowd one thing: “Who wants to go to space?” Not surprisingly, the majority of the audience, an eclectic mix of STEM majors, artists and military, raised their hands.
The two Butler County Commissioner seats on the ballot this year have officially been decided.
Miami University students and Oxford residents are getting out to the polling locations in Oxford, Ohio. The Student will follow multiple polling locations throughout the day.
Republican dominance of Ohio politics could be in danger if voters choose a new way of apportioning power in the state this November. Reformers are pushing for major changes in the process of drawing the state’s legislative and congressional districts, also known as redistricting.
The November presidential election is nearly here. Miami University students may be voting early, sending in absentee ballots or preparing to go vote on election day. However, being on a college campus is not always convenient when it comes to voting. Throughout election history, the term “disenfranchised” has been used to describe people without the right to vote. Often, it references people who are legally unable to vote, but it has since expanded to include people who face obstacles preventing their ability to vote.
A new amendment to an Ohio Senate bill may impact the ability of students and faculty to choose which restroom they use.
The upcoming election has seeped into the everyday lives of students, whether that’s seeing a political ad while watching TV or they’re walking to class and seeing yard signs. With many important issues both nationally and locally, it’s hard to escape politics. How are students navigating this election?
Currently, the Ohio Redistricting Commission is responsible for drawing legislative boundaries on behalf of the entire state government.
This year, Ohioans have the opportunity to elect a new senator to represent them nationwide. Whoever is elected will serve a six-year term in the United States Senate. The candidates are incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown, who has held this seat since 2007, and Republican Bernie Moreno, a businessman and politician who beat Frank LaRose and Matt Dolan in the Republican primary election.
For union members across the country, the upcoming election cycle presents the opportunity for change and challenges as it relates to union organization and structure.
For union members across the country, the upcoming election cycle presents the opportunity for change and challenges as it relates to union organization and structure.
Ohio holds a series of partisan elections to select its State Supreme Court justices. Three of the seven seats on the court are up for election this November. Six candidates are running: three Democrats and three Republicans.
With the November election rapidly approaching, Ohio residents have already begun receiving absentee ballots through the mail. The Butler County Board of Elections began sending ballots on Oct. 8, which can be returned anytime between now and 7:30 p.m. on election day.
This election cycle, The Butler County ballot has 11 different tax levies on it. They range from funding for different Butler County school districts to fire, police and other public service levies. The primary tax levies that affect the Oxford community are Issue 2, Issue 10 and Issue 12 – levies that fund services directly used by Miami University students.
It’s not hard to know it’s an election year. Commercials about politicians are on seemingly every channel, candidates’ faces are plastered on billboards and your neighbor’s lawn might be peppered with signs with various names. But who pays for all of it?