opinion-columns

International students are not always seen as equals. Oftentimes, they are seen as less competent and requiring special education to progress alongside American peers.

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Spinning the wheel of competence for international students

By Anastasija Mladenovska | May 6, 2023

International students at Miami University make up only a small portion of the student body. To be exact, there are 1,470 of us according to the Office of International Scholars and Services, and this makes it possible for us to cut slack to those who forget about including us in the conversation, the public space, the policies, initiatives and the student body.

$Soon, Ohio law may make it easier to frack public park land. Even Hueston Woods could theoretically be eligible under the law.$

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Another Ohio House bill threatens the power of the public

By Sam Norton | May 5, 2023

With much of the recent political focus in the past few weeks centered around the highly controversial Ohio Senate Bill 83, another contentious new state bill has been brought forward that takes more power away from the people.

You’ll learn many things over the course of your college career. Ames Radwan listed their top lessons learned while here at Miami University.

OPINION

My Miami rules

By Ames Radwan | May 4, 2023

I think it is only right that, like Davis, my last article here be the “rules” I wish I had been told when I first got to Miami — some important things I learned about the world during my time here.

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Looking for the good in an overwhelmingly negative news cycle

By Sean Scott | April 27, 2023

I’m Editor-In-Chief of this publication, and even I struggle to keep up with the overwhelming negativity of the news cycle with which we’re currently faced. It’s OK if you feel that way, too. Sean Scott writes for TMS Opinion.

OPINION

The cost of dreaming big

By Daria Poprotska | April 27, 2023

Many people have big dreams: buy a house, have a fancy car, be rich. I am not an exception, Daria Propotska, an international student from Ukraine, writes.

Guns are too easy to obtain in Ohio, the SDA argues.

OPINION

Enough is enough: We call on Ohio to do better and protect us

By Raquel Hirsch and Peren Tiemann | April 23, 2023

Ohio has made it too easy to obtain firearms, SDA co-presidents argue. Soon, we will suffer the consequences.

The Miami plan catches a lot of flak, but isn’t as bad as many think, Sam Norton argues.

OPINION

I love that Miami is a liberal arts school

By Sam Norton | April 22, 2023

You may not love some of your Miami Plan classes, but you'll be happier in the long run that you took them.

H.B. 458 will suppress the vote of students, Meredith Perkins argues.

OPINION

H.B. 458: Inefficient, ineffective and an injustice to Ohio’s democracy

By Meredith Perkins | April 21, 2023

H.B. 458 will disenfranchise Ohioans, Meredith Perkins argues. Act now.

Tennessee has made things worse in the wake of a mass shooting, argues Eliana Riley.

OPINION

Erosion of democracy and progress in Tennessee

By Eliana Riley | April 20, 2023

Tennessee has taken steps backward in the aftermath of The Covenant School's mass shooting, Eliana Riley argues.

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Some professors are concerned, and some friends don’t care: what is Ohio Senate Bill 83?

By Rosemary Pennington and Nathan French | April 17, 2023

S.B. 83 is hurting faculty and students, associate professors and university senators Nathan French and Rosemary Pennington argue.

OPINION

From the Editor’s Desk: Here’s to listening

By Sean Scott | April 10, 2023

From the desk of the new Editor-in-Chief of The Miami Student, Sean Scott says hello.

OPINION

Making it through the hell of it

By Abigail Ankeney | April 9, 2023

College isn't always all that you think it will be. Sometimes it sucks. But, eventually, it all works out, as Opinion Editor Devin Ankeney shows with their story.

OPINION

Diverse cultures call for diverse media

By Riley Crabtree | April 8, 2023

American media has only chipped away at being more diverse in recent years. Some people have a problem with that, but they shouldn't. Riley Crabtree will prove why.

OPINION

Miami, under 18

By Lillian Wahl | April 7, 2023

Not everyone who comes to Miami is 18 or over, but that doesn't mean 17-year-old students should be treated like children, Lily Wahl writes.

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Protecting our gu–I mean, our children

By Eliana Riley | April 6, 2023

The Tennessee government just passed laws restricting drag shows to protect children. It did nothing to restrict gun sales after a mass shooting that killed children. Eliana Riley thinks this is an absolute wrong.