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Total Eclipse of the Parks: How Oxford is preparing to celebrate a historic solar spectacle

By Raquel Hirsch | April 4, 2024

As the community gears up for a historic solar eclipse on April 8, the City of Oxford is sponsoring a series of events entitled “Total Eclipse of the Parks” to learn about, celebrate and observe this astronomical feat. The eclipse is said to arrive at 1:53 p.m. and will enter totality at 3:08 p.m. for 2 minutes and 51 seconds.

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Muslim students find balance between Ramadan rituals and spring semester studies

By Alice Momany | April 4, 2024

For the past three weeks, Hafsa El Harchi has faced the same dilemma around 8 p.m.: should she continue to do her homework and study for her exams, or go to the mosque and pray with her family?

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FOOD

The best Florida foods to enjoy on spring break

By Jim Rubenstein | March 27, 2024

 Spring break is a time when many folks head to Florida. For someone who values local food, I enjoy the pleasing gastronomic change Florida offers from an Ohio winter.

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Miami’s IT department absorbs MiTech, creating a new assistance center

By Harry Hittle | March 26, 2024

Miami University’s MiTech store located in the Shriver Center will close its doors after the semester. Beginning April 1, Miami will als0 no longer provide on-campus hardware repair services or cost estimates, according to a recent statement from Miami’s IT services. 

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College can be stressful – sometimes, students just need a good cry

By Stella Powers | March 23, 2024

It’s no secret that college can be stressful. Whether it’s the workload, the exams, the adjustment or something entirely unrelated, emotions are everywhere on Miami University’s campus. Sometimes, people just need a good cry.

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Behind the Building: Oxford Community Arts Center

By Sadie Childs | March 23, 2024

Every week, people go to the Oxford Community Arts Center (OCAC) for an event, a class or simply a creative outlet. However, few know the building also has some of the richest history in Oxford. 

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Miami College Republicans and Miami College Democrats hold first debate post COVID

By Liam Miller | March 21, 2024

Miami College Republicans and Miami College Democrats partnered with Miami’s Debate Team to host a political debate on March 20. 

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Will Brinley and Babs Dwyer elected as Student Body President and Vice President

By Taylor Stumbaugh | March 21, 2024

Will Brinley and Babs Dwyer have been elected Miami University’s Student Body President (SBP) and Vice President respectively for the 2024-2025 academic year following the end of the campus-wide election on March 20. 

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ASG passes legislation to update SBVP bylaws and discusses cabinet roles

By Grace Grover | March 21, 2024

Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) passed legislation to update the bylaws for Student Body Vice President (SBVP). The legislation removed the requirement to work between student organizations and the Alumni Office as well as serving on the Alumni Association Board and the Foundation Board.

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How one professor and her classes are preserving Oxford’s Black history

By Sean Scott | March 20, 2024

Jazma Sutton, an assistant professor of history, teaches The Black Midwest (HST 350Q) and Black Women in America (HST 450D) classes. In both courses, she has students working with the Smith Library of Regional History and Miami’s archives to document and preserve Black history in Oxford. 

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Miami’s inaugural RedHawk50 Gala honors Miami-founded or led companies

By Jaclyn Wenhold | March 19, 2024

John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship in Miami University’s Farmer School of Business hosted its first annual RedHawk50 Gala at the Cincinnati Music Hall on March 15. After being launched in June of 2023, the RedHawk50 program was designed to identify, recognize and celebrate the 50 fastest growing Miami-founded or Miami-led private companies in the world. 

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‘Something for everyone’: How students at Miami navigate their faith through college

By Alice Momany | March 17, 2024

 When Olivia Waits settled into her dorm during her first year at Miami University, she was met with the fear and anxiety that many students struggle with when adjusting to the college transition. She worried about making friends, fitting in and finding a community. To help combat the overwhelming chaos in her life, she leaned on one of the very few constants in her life: her faith.

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‘At the halfway point’: How Miami’s Honors College helps students succeed while navigating changes

By Molly Fahy | March 17, 2024

When Miami University announced that it was re-organizing its Honors Program in April 2020, students were introduced to the newly renamed Honors College. The following fall semester, a whole new set of requirements and opportunities were rolled out for honors students to utilize. 

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“In a bit of a rut right now”: Students struggle to find computer science jobs

By Shr-Hua Moore | March 17, 2024

 In high school, many students were told that becoming a computer science major was a path that guaranteed a six-figure salary straight out of undergrad. Computer science was seen as a field with explosive job growth — the perfect blend of job security and benefits. For Bricen Raynold, a senior computer science major at Miami University, that path is looking more like a pipe dream.

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King library has a lot of books, but are students reading them?

By Shr-Hua Moore | March 16, 2024

On any given day, someone can wander into Miami University’s King Library to find students getting a snack at King Café, using the Makerspace on the third floor or resting before their next class. During midterms or finals week, it seems like every table has a student memorizing amino acids or writing a five-page paper.

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NEWS

Multiple burglaries and assaults in Oxford

By Adam Smith | March 14, 2024

Between March 4 and 11, Oxford police responded to 23 incidents, according to the Oxford Police Department’s report. 

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‘I keep coming back’: Miami’s increase in demand for learning services

By Claire Weston and Taylor Stumbaugh | March 14, 2024

Across Miami University’s campus, the Rinella Learning Center and the Miller Center for Student Disability Services have seen an increase in students walking through their doors. Individual tutoring sessions, supplemental instruction and test proctoring are just a few things offered by Rinella, and all services are open to everyone. 

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Ohio U.S. senator candidates debate abortion, Trump and more at Miami

By Olivia Patel and Taylor Stumbaugh | March 7, 2024

Three Republican candidates for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat took the stage at Miami University on Wednesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. for the last debate ahead of the March 19 primary. The debate was held at the Gates-Abegglen Theater at the Center for Performing Arts and was broadcasted by WLWT News 5.  

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The world of tarot and how one Miami academic adviser navigates it

By Taylor Stumbaugh | March 4, 2024

It was a random Wednesday night in February when I walked into Withrow Hall to get my tarot cards read. I wasn’t entirely sure what I was getting into, but I knew one thing for sure: I wanted Tracey Hayes to be the one to read them. 

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ZYNs are buzzing: The rise of nicotine pouches at Miami

By Joey Skolny | March 4, 2024

ZYN nicotine pouches, or “Zyns” as they are referred to, are the newest craze in the world of nicotine delivery, and Miami students have developed a taste for the small white pouches.