"While I still love creative writing, creating opinion articles for The Miami Student is not just a hobby or coping mechanism: It allows me to share my thoughts confidently with the Miami community."
"I made myself miserable as a first-year student because I refused to make other long-term friends, swayed by my own misconception that my roommate was the only person I needed. Humans crave companionship, so please go find your people."
"Yet a huge difference lies between maximalism and messiness. Maximalism is about intentional clutter: Filling a space with colors, patterns and memories cultivates a personalized place of belonging."
"There’s a certain allure to human-made trails, especially if you already see other students using them. It’s not too dissimilar from why we jaywalk so frequently: We have somewhere to be, and if that means breaking out of conventions a bit, so be it."
"People have been traveling across borders to learn languages, study different intellectual traditions and bring new ideas back with them for centuries. That exchange is not new, and I don’t think it’s something we should lose sight of now."
"Though it may be daunting to begin a creative project because of the costs associated with it, Miami does a great job of providing students access to the tools they need to get crafty."
"College students have to raise money for these causes because oftentimes, those in power do not help enough. These campaigns seek to spread awareness and raise money for people affected."
"I did things I didn’t know I was capable of, got out of my comfort zone and learned enough to pass both of my proficiency tests when I got back. It was a learning experience not only as a student, but as a person."
"Trump won’t be the last to intervene, but he misses the fact that the power of sports comes from its uncontrollability. Sports only work because they exist independently of the rational world."
"So, as the spring semester progressed, I found myself packing to move into my 'home away from home.'"
"You’re not becoming an engineer or a doctor — not one worth trusting, at least, because those jobs have requirements for a reason. All you’re learning is how to convince the chatbot to give you answers that sound correct enough."
"As a now-sophomore, I consider my first-year experience to be one of the most influential times of my life, and I genuinely wouldn’t change it for the world."
"During my time at Miami University, the most important thing I’ve learned is the importance of speaking up. The transition to college can feel insurmountable, especially in a sea of thousands of students, but it gets a lot less scary if you remember to extend a simple, 'Hi.'"
"The Faculty Alliance of Miami (FAM), the union representing nearly 800 full-time continuing faculty and librarians, is fighting for reasonable protections, including a stipulation that faculty cannot be replaced by AI. The administration is refusing to agree even to these minimal protections."
"Instead, I wrote to communicate. As part of that, I sometimes crafted elaborate short stories. I’ve always loved writing and have always excelled at it."
"Williams is still bustling with activity, arguably more than ever. Its faculty and students have already seen the writing on the wall, and as a result, decided to leave their own."
"These people are why I write. Even a stranger in the street gives me reason to write. No matter how small, I know words on a page will impact somebody, somewhere."
"I often see community issues that are important to me going unnoticed by students. I try to showcase the parts of Oxford that extend beyond High Street."
"I absolutely love getting to touch base with my team each month, reading about all of our fun upcoming campus opportunities and brainstorming ways to get students and staff to care about what we do."
"With junior status, I registered for this upcoming fall semester on April 21 at 7 a.m. The honors first-year students had already registered on April 9, along with the rest of the honors students."