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The Faculty Alliance of Miami has organized numerous protests to promote fair compensation and working conditions for faculty and librarians at Miami.
OPINION

Survivors and educators are fighting the same battle

"Now, as a senior ready to graduate with two degrees, I’ve learned a lot. I’ve discovered that the same dynamics that silenced me as a survivor are deployed against faculty and staff who dare to speak up about working conditions, fair wages and educational quality."


Author Eliza Sullivan attended the "No Kings Day" protest in Alexandria, Virginia, and said the energy was "electric."
OPINION

No Kings Day: A reminder of the importance of action

In this time of constant fear and uncertainty, I needed to show that I wasn’t OK with what was happening. Even though I was just one body at a small demonstration outside D.C., I had helped. If everyone across the country had thought, “What’s the point? I’m just one person,” nothing would have happened.


Slant Walk today has less greenery alongside the concrete walkway than it did in 1899.
OPINION

Miami University: Contradictions

 In my first semester at Miami University, I have noticed a few contradictions between what Miami says it values and the reality of its actions. I felt the best way to show these contradictions would be through photos – to let Miami’s actions speak for themselves.


Cook Field is rarely void of students, all partaking in different recreational activities such as playing intramural sports, attending events or relaxing outside on a nice day.
OPINION

Students first?

While the idea of a new construction project has certainly garnered the enthusiasm of many top administrators at Miami, students have vocalized their disdain for the removal of such a heavily utilized space. Cook Field should be preserved for future generations of students because it emanates Miami culture, provides a valuable source of green space and exerts a positive influence on student mental health.


Many students at Miami University utilize the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion for various things, such as programming, events and resources.
OPINION

Another View of DEI

I am an older, non-traditional Miami student who has been involved in class work for the past decade. About five or six years ago, a guest from Miami’s DEI department came to my class as a guest lecturer. This was the first time I had been exposed to the staff of Miami’s DEI department. Since many in this class were first years, my guess is that this was also a first-time exposure for many of my fellow students.


A memorial for Pope Francis is currently located in St. Mary’s Church in Oxford.
OPINION

From Rome to Oxford: The impact of Pope Francis

Around 8 a.m. on Easter Monday, April 21, I woke up and reached for my phone to check my notifications. There were way more than usual, and the first message I read was from a friend: ‘The Holy Father just died.” Pope Francis had passed away at age 88.


Jugal Jain was on a flight back to India from the U.S. and coincidentally paused a movie on this quote, and he knew Oxford and Mumbai were inside him. Photo provided by Jugal Jain
OPINION

A camera, campus and compass: How Miami shaped the way I see the world

Five years ago, I was racing across campus, camera in hand, chasing the last bit of golden hour before a front-page photo deadline. It was my third year as the photo editor at The Miami Student, and I had convinced myself, as I often did, that the perfect shot was still out there, waiting. That obsession with moments and meaning, with the timing of light and the power of stillness, followed me long after I left Oxford.


Each professor has different policies for technology usage in class. However, that doesn't stop students from using their devices how they please.
OPINION

Professors should not be able to limit technology use in classes

At the beginning of the semester, professors go over their syllabus guidelines about technology usage during class, and they specifically make a point to mention phones. However, they rarely interrupt lectures to scold someone. In the majority of my classes, students actually put their phones down and pay attention to the professors and course material. 

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