The demographics of Miami University as an institution and its five academic colleges are not equal. Some academic colleges include more unequal gender demographics, and some include more or less students of color.
As spring comes into full bloom, plants and flowers around Oxford have exploded into color. For students with allergies, it’s a nightmare. For everyone else, it’s a welcome reprieve from the harrowing ordeal that is an Ohio winter. For the Miami University botany department, however, spring means the re-emergence of its passion project for the past five years: butterfly gardens.
The Miami Marriage Pact hopes to help students find their perfect match despite the COVID-19 pandemic using a 50-question survey.
After serving 17 years and being deployed to three tours in the United States Marine Corps, 40-year old sophomore nursing major Ray Fitzpatrick traded in his military garb for nursing scrubs to help administer over 1,300 COVID-19 vaccines to the Miami University community.
More than a week after rumors of a male stalker following women home on campus began circulating through group chats and on social media, two reported incidents have validated the recent increase in safety concerns among female students.
When they went into the housing portal, only two rooms were displayed. Hoog could only sign up for one room, her roommate the other.
While much of the world waited with bated breath for the verdict to be read in the trial of Derek Chauvin, Miami University Student Body President Jannie Kamara was in class presenting her capstone project on Black women activists.
Students, staff and community members gathered at The Seal on Thursday April 22, to grieve and honor the lives lost in the Indianapolis FedEx shooting . Four of the eight victims were of Sikh descent.
Miami University’s COVID-19 Dashboard listed 21 active cases as of April 25. Between April 14 and April 20, the university performed 2,973 student tests and 422 employee tests.
Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) held a third round of cabinet and senate leadership elections at its most recent meeting. It will hold its last cabinet election during the April 27 meeting.
The crowd grew to more than 100 at the intersection of Maple and Spring streets as students gathered to protest racism and police brutality on Thursday, April 22.
The shortfall of teaching opportunities can, like most other events of the past year, be attributed to COVID-19. To prevent spreading the virus, most schools have been forced to shutter in-person teaching, with just less than 93% of households with school-age children reporting some form of distance learning during COVID-19 according to the U.S. Census. However, for college students who need the teaching hours to gain necessary field experience for job opportunities, distance learning has brought an added layer of stress.
Schneider, part of Miami’s class of 2022, is one of many students who transferred to Miami in the middle of the pandemic, which added new layers of difficulty to being the new student. Transfer students have been trying to make the transition to Miami with most courses and extracurriculars happening online, and in-person socializing not exactly being encouraged.
The sun is shining, the weather is warming up and Miami University student organizations are slowly beginning to meet in-person.
After two and a half semesters of college via computer screen, some students are feeling the weight of the last year in the final stretch of this spring semester.
Regardless of university policy, students still use marijuana on their own terms.
Miami University’s COVID-19 dashboard listed an estimated 36 active student cases and three active employee cases as of April 15.
Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) held elections for four cabinet positions at its April 13 meeting. It will hold its third and final round of elections at its April 20 meeting.
Hoping to spark conversation on dialogue across difference, Dean of Students Kimberly Moore started a podcast titled “We Need to Talk,” in collaboration with Miami University senior and Student Body Vice President Jessica von Zastrow.
Upon arrival to the quarantine or isolation residence hall, students are met with, among many things, a care package. The bag includes snacks, art materials, a mug, a blanket and a personal touch — a handwritten note from a Miami family member.