For college students around the country, exam season is one of the most stressful times of year. Between studying, papers and packing for the semester, things can be tense. Luckily, Miami University offers plenty of ways students can engage in activities to help them distress.
Some people spend their entire lives trying to figure out what they want to be. For Nancy Parkinson, she knew before she even got her driver’s license.
If you’ve ever had the urge to paint pottery, there's a good chance you’ve checked out You’re Fired. This store, at the corner of West High Street and Beech Street has a long history of housing not just painters, but also various grocery stores.
The march started at 6 p.m. on Western Campus and ended at the seal, where a few tents and hammocks were set up outside of Roudebush hall, an administrative building.
Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) passed four pieces of legislation, including a cap on internal spending. Senators also approved the Internal Operation Budget (IOB) for the next academic year.
After a $36 million budget deficit from last fiscal year, Miami University’s annual budget symposium brought news of a lower, but still existent, deficit.
Between April 22 and April 29, Oxford police responded to 18 incidents, according to the Oxford Police Department’s reports.
The buckeye. Ohio’s state tree inspired Miami University alumna Rita Dove, America's first Black Poet Laureate and winner of both the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal. She found poetry in both the buckeye and a myriad of other earthy topics during “A Conversation with Rita Dove,” an event held on Miami’s campus on Thursday, April 25.
Across Miami University’s campus, students with a wide variety of dietary restrictions face difficulty when looking for something to eat at on-campus dining locations. While Miami does offer accommodations for a variety of these restrictions, some students still find it challenging to satisfy both their diets while avoiding certain foods.
Frequent articles in The Miami Student this semester have documented unsuccessful attempts at cooking. May is National Hamburger Month, so it is the perfect time to learn the proper way to cook a burger at home that is tastier and healthier than fast-food options.
Speaker of the Senate Tia Bakshi reviewed accomplishments from the past year during Tuesday’s Associated Student Government (ASG) weekly meeting. ASG elected three senators to Senate Leadership and two to the cabinet, passed legislation surrounding the role of secretary of on-campus affairs and outlined current expense requests.
Words never die. Especially words written by 19th-century poet Walt Whitman. Miami University’s Literature Program in the English Department proved this with a 12-hour continuous reading of Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” on Wednesday, April 24.
As the 2023-2024 academic year nears its end, the current Associated Student Government (ASG) staff members will step down from their positions and incoming staff will take over.
On the train tracks of Irvine, Kentucky, John Starr found his passion for art. At age 14, Starr and his friends would sneak under the cover of darkness to the tracks with nothing but spray paint cans and the desire to be carried to faraway places.
People filled the Ernst Nature Theatre behind Peabody Hall on Saturday to celebrate the end of the year with West Fest.
Oxford observes Earth Day 2024 with several activities, including EarthFest on Saturday, April 20, beginning at 10 a.m., in Oxford Memorial Park. Adjacent to EarthFest, Oxford’s weekly Farmers Market operates on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
The Department of Political Science hosted Mick Mulvaney, former President Donald Trump's chief of staff, and Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United and Let America Vote, on April 15 for the spring 2024 JANUS Forum. This semester, the forum was entitled “Bought and Paid For? Money, Speech, and Elections in America.”
Miami University has always emphasized its academic integrity policies, but most students have never had a glimpse into what the academic integrity process is actually like.
Warm weather and sunny skies ushered in this year’s SparkFest on April 19; the weather, live band and free activities invited students to explore the 30 different booths.
