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What is herd immunity, and what would it mean at Miami?

By Sean Scott | October 6, 2020

More than 1,500 Miami students have tested positive for COVID-19 since Aug. 17 — nearly 10% of the total student population. As infections continue to rise, many students have joked about getting infected intentionally in the name of herd immunity. But for the health professionals informing Miami’s response to the pandemic, this trend has dangerous implications for the Oxford community.

For the past several presidential election cycles, Oxford has been a blue city surrounded by a sea of red.
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Blue city, red county

By Madeline Phaby | September 24, 2020

Though Miami University carries a reputation of being relatively conservative, Oxford has been a small blue bubble in an overwhelmingly red county for the past several elections.

President Greg Crawford gave his annual State of the University address on Sept. 30 to give updates on topics spanning from COVID-19 to Sam Bachman being drafted by the Los Angeles Angels.
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What does “the video” mean for Miami’s reputation?

By David Kwiatkowski | September 23, 2020

These past two weeks have proven to be quite eventful for Miami University.  Underclassmen began to move into dorms Sept. 14, and simultaneously, the viral video of a police officer confronting a student having a house party while positive for COVID-19 made headlines from news sources ranging from TMZ to The Washington Post.

First time and experienced voters share similar concerns about the upcoming presidental election.
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Oxford preparing for unprecedented election

By Henri Robbins | September 23, 2020

In the face of a pandemic, the Butler County Board of Elections and local political organizations have both been working to allow Oxford residents to vote as safely and efficiently as possible this coming November. 

Moving in can be stressful. Follow these tips to make the day go smoothly.
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First year, first 24 hours

By Hannah Horsington | September 22, 2020

The whole family packed into the room, piling duffle bags and boxes onto the bed and the floor. Clanking noises from one particular bag, full of Kylie’s coffee mugs, echoed around the quiet hallway.

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How Zoom outages are affecting Miami

By Jake Ruffer | September 19, 2020

Zoom, the video-conferencing application that Miami uses for online learning, was down and undergoing maintenance for nearly four hours on Aug. 24. This Zoom blackout slammed the brakes on schools across the country and introduced students and instructors alike to a new kind of virtual snow day.

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