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I am writing this letter to help clarify any misunderstandings that might have occurred regarding the changes being planned for Bishop Woods. The objective of the Bishop Woods plan, as outlined by Vincent Cirrito, who is Miami's landscape architect, is to "continue the transition of this woode-lot into a distinct landscape in the center of campus life that welcomes students, allows connections with nature, is safe throughout the day and season, educationally inspiring and a place to reflect while protecting the native species of trees, plants, birds and animals that call Bishop Woods home."
By Madeline LePlante-Dube, laplanmm@miamioh.edu
By Libby Mueller, muelleea@miamioh.edu
The natural areas of Miami University serve as one of our most important educational assets. As graduate students and instructors of Field Botany, we wish to expand on some key points made in a recent letter contributed by Dr. David Gorchov.
A recent piece written by Emily Tate focused on the unfair dangers to men presented by the new rules on drunken sex. But the affirmative consent standard does not create unreasonable dangers for men; rather, they help eliminate unreasonable burdens that victims of sexual assault have faced for generations.
Amanda's Approach
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Andrew's Assessments
By Eric Niehaus, For The Miami Student
The United States has a systematic policing problem where police officers operate with virtual impunity from their actions and it particularly leans on persons of color.
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Milam's Musings
Miami University has received a lot of press lately; some laudable and some lamentable.
I read with interest the Letter to the Editor about Bishop Woods by Vincent Cirrito, Miami's Landscape Architect, in Tuesday's issue of The Miami Student. Mr. Cirrito does an excellent job summarizing the unique history of this piece of natural forest between Hughes Laboratory and Upham, Culler and Shideler Halls. I also applaud his leadership in drafting a plan to make Bishop Woods more accessible. While that plan was only briefly described in his letter, I saw a more complete presentation of the plan on Feb 11, when it was presented to members of Miami University's Natural Areas Committee.
Ever since I was a kid, I have loved to cook. For my eighth birthday my grandfather took me to a cooking class on French and Mediterranean herbs and out to dinner at our favorite restaurant, Shuhei, for sushi and tempura - a tradition we carry on to this day.
I spent nine years of my childhood at Saint Agatha School, a tiny redbrick Catholic k-8 institution of about 400 students, comfortably nestled in the pretension and prosperity of Upper Arlington, Ohio. Saint Agatha had all the characteristics of your quintessential Catholic school: God's blessing and judgment, ill-fitting uniforms, brain washing issued after each Morning Prayer.
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By Alex Randall