Occurring only once every three years during the week of Feb. 17, Charter Day Ball is one of Miami University’s most cherished and long-standing traditions. Dating all the way back to 1976, the formal affair brings together a multitude of people from the Miami community, including students, faculty and alumni.
Epsilon Tau Pi is a national service fraternity for those who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank available to youth in Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts.
Students wanting to take their first legal sip of alcohol for their 21st birthday in one of Oxford’s uptown bars may have to wait just a bit longer this year.
Miami University’s spring recruitment for fraternities and sororities garnered a similar number of students joining Greek Life compared to previous years before the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our numbers were relatively the same,” said Kimberly Vance, director of the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “We had a slight dip in the men from 2020 to 2021, as far as accepted bids. But they still had more accepted bids than they did in 2019 … For the women, it was pretty similar.”
Miami University was recently ranked as one of the top 20 wheelchair-accessible college campuses in New Mobility Magazine's Wheels on Campus guide. Placing the university as the 20th most accessible, the guide discussed Miami's Student Disabilities Service (SDS) and its ability to actively accommodate students with disabilities.
Around half of the teachers in the Talawanda School District (TSD), about 300 people, received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 25. The Butler County Educational Service Center, which works with all public schools in the county, coordinated the administration of the vaccine for all 10 school districts in Butler County. Talawanda teachers received the first dose of the vaccine on Feb. 4.
Miami University Senate passed a resolution forbidding nearly all romantic relationships between students and faculty during its Feb. 22 meeting.
This school year, Miami University is seeing a decrease in the number of sexual offenses reported by students, a downturn some administrators are attributing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the midst of a pandemic, the nation’s colleges faced an unprecedented problem regarding the safety and responsibility of releasing students to travel over spring break.
Although the current number of active COVID-19 cases is still considerably low compared to this point last semester, Miami University’s active COVID-19 cases are beginning to rise after a period of downward trends.
Prior to its Feb. 26 meeting, Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) received its third resignation of the year – this time, its secretary for alumni affairs.
When Miami University faculty found out more than half of visiting assistant professors (VAPs) would not have their contracts renewed after the spring 2020 semester, many were gutted.
Only about 7.5% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated as of March 1, according to NPR’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker. Under the CDC’s three-phase distribution plan, college students are not scheduled to get their doses until phase three. Ohio has not released estimated dates for phase three of distribution.
I was eventually led to the blood drawing area: a row of chairs attached to carts holding tubes and blood bags. I started to feel nauseous – I hate needles, and bodily fluids make me squeamish. Nevertheless, my desire for a free shirt carried me through, and I sat down and prepared to be harvested.
Seven years ago, the pair of bald eagles began nesting at the 3,000 acre park. Currently, their nest is at the north end of Acton Lake, where they and four younger eagles feed on the lake's fish.
In response to the recent freezing temperatures, community member Barbara Caruso asked council on behalf of Oxford Citizens for Peace and Justice (OCPJ) to extend funding for the city’s cold shelter. Council allocated $74,000 last fall to pilot the program, which provides shelter to homeless people in Oxford during extreme cold.
As of Friday, Feb. 26, three tickets have met the requirements to run for student body president (SBP) and vice president (VP). The candidates may begin officially campaigning after 6 p.m. on Friday.
As Black History Month comes to a close, Miami University published two virtual renaming ceremonies honoring its own Black history.