Big changes come to Miami dining — and it’s more than just the food
By Shr-Hua Moore | September 3, 2022If you’ve been to the Armstrong Student Center this semester, you may have noticed that things are a little different. Specifically, the food.
If you’ve been to the Armstrong Student Center this semester, you may have noticed that things are a little different. Specifically, the food.
Oxford and Miami community members came together Friday night for Red Brick Friday: Streets & Eats, an evening of music, games, food and fun.
High-school seniors applying to Miami University this fall won’t need to break open their wallets to fill out their applications.
Miami University’s COVID Response Team announced an outbreak of COVID-19 cases on campus in an email to students Thursday, Sept. 1.
President Joe Biden made steps towards fulfilling one of his campaign promises when he announced current students and college graduates could receive up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness.
The inaugural mental health fee for incoming first-year students at Miami University has created six full-time positions to support mental health on campus.
According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 5,849 undergraduate students — about 34% of Miami’s undergraduate student population — were awarded federal student loans for the 2019-2020 school year.
Miami University is implementing a new peer-led diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) educational program called Nellie Craig Scholars. The program, projected to start in spring 2023, is named after Nellie Craig Walker, the first black graduate of Miami in 1905.
While all Miamians will be looking for places to study, eat and relax this year, some students will be looking for an extra place — one that makes them some money.
Miami University raised nearly $100 million in the 2022 fiscal year, and almost half of it will go toward student scholarships.
Although this year’s orientation was in-person, some virtual elements introduced in the past two years were included.
"Sexual assaults devastate students’ lives despite implemented training and reporting systems. My suspicion of Miami’s effort to end rape culture at the university grew to anger throughout my time at Miami. Every sexual assault report email added gas to the fire inside my chest. My eyes burned every time I heard a friend share their story..."
Miami University’s Division of Student Life sent out an email to student warning them of the rising risk of the monkeypox virus. Just hours later, the first case of monkeypox was discovered in Butler County.
The account, @dearmiamiu, serves as a platform where students, both current and former, can share stories about being marginalized on campus.
The letter, which was dated July 11, contains previous statements from Panhellenic about fostering conversations surrounding social issues and, as Chapdelaine wrote, it’s failing to meet these standards.
While Butler County is considered high risk, Miami University students, faculty and staff will be required to wear masks indoors on campus.
Miami University students, until June 24, had not known an America without the landmark ruling of Roe v. Wade. With the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule the case, students are now planning for the post-Roe future.
Student burnout is at an all-time high. Mixed-format classes have made it harder for students to learn material. Soaring mental health issues and poor outlooks for the future are hampering motivation and work ethic. With this in mind, Miami University has developed new methods to protect students’ GPAs and ensure academic success.
Carter Hamilton, an associate professor in the department of mechanical and manufacturing engineering at Miami University, received a Fulbright Scholar Award and will travel to Poland this summer and fall semester to study metals and welding.
To help mitigate the financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Miami more than $76 million through the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF).