Campus & Community

First-year arrested for threatening to kill police 

Miami University first-year student Mark Moraski was arrested for threatening to kill police officers, rape their daughters and mothers, and skin their families alive, according to Butler County court records.  Miami University Police Department (MUPD) charged Moraski for retaliation, assault on a police officer, aggravated menacing, underage possession, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct on Nov. 17 at Dennison Hall.

Former professor sues Miami claiming racial discrimination

A former assistant teaching professor is suing Miami University for discrimination after she was denied tenure and access to laboratory equipment. 

Street preachers cause frenzy on campus

Around 150 students gathered around and shouted back and forth with two street preachers at the corner of Spring Street and Maple Street this afternoon. 

Former Miami Delts enter not guilty pleas

Fifteen former Miami University Delta Tau Delta (Delts) fraternity brothers stood before a judge for the first time Tuesday morning in relation to last semester’s hazing incident. 

Institute for Learning in Retirement fosters a love of learning in local retirees

Groups of students make their way into Leonard Theatre in Peabody Hall, ready to sit through their weekly lecture. As they enter, they find their seats and chat among themselves to pass the time before the start of class. 

‘People think that it’s a weird thing to flex on:’ What does it mean to be a public ivy?

At Miami University, students see “public ivy” plastered around the campus — on water bottles, in the Shriver Center and even on posters in the bathroom. High school students see the term in the red and white Miami brochures that flood their mailboxes during recruiting season. “Public ivy” might be oddly enticing — but what does it mean? Does the meaning change once students are enrolled?

ASG elects five new senators

Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) filled five senate seats by electing new members on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Rick Ludwin, prominent Miami alum, dies at 71

Rick Ludwin, Miami alumnus and former NBC executive, died Sunday, Nov. 10, in Los Angeles.

Conservative billionaires fund democracy center

Miami University will introduce the Menard Family Center for Democracy in spring 2020. The center is funded by the Charles Koch Foundation and the Menard Family, two conservative donors with a history of influence on college campuses across the country.

BCRTA plans a $9 million transit hub on Chestnut Street

Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) is working with Miami University and other partners to build a transit hub on Chestnut Street in Oxford.  

Bracken, Ellerbe and Snavely take open City Council seats

Jason Bracken, Glenn Ellerbe and Bill Snavely won the Oxford City Council election with 22.5 percent, 21 percent and 28.5 percent of the vote, respectively.

Students with disabilities have trouble navigating campus

Miami offers no comment on alleged sexual assaulter’s enrollment

Kaite Anderson first let Miami University know that Nicholas Shaw, a student who was expelled from his previous university in relation to sexual assault charges, was a student on Miami’s campus in early September.

ASG advocates for angel shots in Uptown bars

Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) wants to implement angel shots at Uptown bars to increase student safety. Angel shots are used at bars as a code for people who feel uncomfortable on a date or are in an unsafe situation to signal discreetly that they need help from the bartender. 

ASG holds impeachment hearing, passes Freedom Summer remembrance bill

Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) failed to impeach an on-campus senator at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29. 

Conservative group tries to buy influence in ASG

At least two Associated Student Government (ASG) cabinet members received emails offering scholarships and mentorship from the Campus Leadership Project (CLP), a mentorship program for student leaders and subset of Turning Point USA, a conservative nonprofit group. 

Animal cruelty bill coincides with two Oxford cases

Nine adults stood outside protesting in the rain, holding umbrellas in one hand and signs in the other as they gathered in front of the Oxford Courthouse to protest animal abuse.  One sign said “Honk 2 demand justice 4 animals.” While the group peacefully protested, many passing cars honked to share their ideals for animal protection.  There was a sense of comaraderie among them because they have all followed two animal cruelty cases — David Neanover’s and now Zichang Li’s — as both go through the court system.

Commuter students find community in each other

‘The struggle isn’t over; in fact, it’s just beginning’: Activism at Miami, from Freedom Summer to BAM 2.0

BAM 2.0 may be the most recent activist movement at Miami, but it’s far from the first.  Miami has a rich history of such movements, which can be traced back 55 years to the Freedom Summer training that took place at the Western College for Women, now part of Miami, in 1964. 

City Council candidates debate housing, sustainability

Five candidates answered questions about the most pressing issues in Oxford at the second-ever Oxford City Council debate, hosted by The Miami Student.