Issues surrounding the 2024-2025 FAFSA form created significant obstacles for prospective college students nationwide and at Miami, affecting their ability to financially plan for their education.
Last spring, protests on college campuses across the country generated rounds of headlines as universities grappled with how to appease student protesters and end the encampments on their academic quads. The high-profile protests across the nation led many to recall past periods of national angst marked by widespread protests, with many drawing parallels to the anti-war protests of the 1960s. Several history and political science professors at Miami contextualized the Palestine protests of last spring.
The Talawanda School District Board of Education met on July 9 to continue the discussion of several topics from last month’s meeting – primarily, the board’s vote to approve salary increases for administrators over the next three years.
The Talawanda School District Board of Education (TSB) met on the evening of June 20 and discussed the status and salaries of district administrators. One motion was from its newest member, Dawn King, who was elected in the November 2023 election.
The Talawanda School District Board of Education made its final decision on the busing system and school start times for the 2024-2025 school year at its May 16 meeting. The board also presented its five-year forecast and discussed a school breakfast and lunch price increase.
With 40% of graduate students feeling the weight of food insecurity and other essential costs, Miami University and the Oxford community offers several outlets for students to turn to when bills are through the roof.
For the past 36 years, Gary Speck taught courses in music education and conducted the melodic sounds of clarinets, flutes, trumpets, trombones and different percussion instruments. The melodies floated through the walls of Presser Hall, permanently staining the ears of anyone passing by. However, Speck’s time conducting the Miami University Wind Ensemble is coming to a close.
To say that senior Lucia Morello is important to the LGBTQ+ community at Miami University would be an understatement.
Karli Spaid, a current Miami University women’s softball player, has just reached No. 2 in the overall NCAA rankings for most home runs hit in a college career.
Bachelor Hall will be home to Miami University’s media, journalism and film (MJF), history, religion, English and philosophy departments starting in the fall of 2026. Renovations to the building will begin in the summer of 2024, taking two years to complete.
Long breaks between paychecks, qualifying for the Talawanda Oxford Pantry and Social Services (TOPSS) and working odd jobs are a reality for many Miami University graduate students during summer break.
Around 3 p.m. on most weekdays, many students in the Talawanda School District begin their walk home after the Talawanda School District Board of Education voted to reduce busing as a result of budget cuts. The district moved to a single-tier service, meaning that busing is only provided for students in kindergarten through eighth grade who live outside of a two-mile radius from the school.
For 32 years, Kate Rousmaniere has spent her teaching career at Miami University in the department of educational leadership, where she has taught a variety of engaging courses for students.
As I approach my last round of final exams ever, I thought I’d share some parting wisdom with all you younglings who lack the experience and academic achievement that yours truly has on how to properly ace your finals.
“Miami … Merged” was created as a chance for Miami University students to meet new people beyond dating apps and hook-up culture. Participants are matched up from a pool of applicants based on common interests.
“Miami … Merged” was created as a chance for Miami University students to meet new people beyond dating apps and hook-up culture. Participants are matched up from a pool of applicants based on common interests.
College students across America are protesting, rallying and supporting activism movements on their campuses with threats of arrest looming over them. To do these acts of assembly, protesters on college campuses often rely on the First Amendment to support their actions, whether that’s holding up signs or more noticeable acts like encampments or volatile language.
University administrators told the group they had to clear out before 9 p.m., or their organizations would be summarily suspended for violating the university's property policy.
Oxford is a small town with a permanent resident population of around 8,000, but when Miami University students arrive for the fall semester, its population nearly triples, when considering the students who live both on and off campus. Many businesses in town, such as Brick Street, OxVegas Chicken and others seek to capitalize on student demand.
While many Miami University students prepared for a busy day of Saturday activities, others continued to camp outside of the university’s administrative building, Roudebush Hall, calling for the university to disclose and divest its funds from companies with ties to Israel.