Celebrating 200 Years

Kiser Young

Older members of Omega Phi Psi wait patiently for the new member show in the Fine Arts Plaza

The divine hidden gem nestled under the ‘Mother of Fraternities’

By Kiser Young | 5 days ago

Hailed as the “Mother of Fraternities,” Miami University is known for its robust Greek life and their multitude of affiliations representing thousands of students. These individual organizations, or chapters, fall under four larger national councils known as the Interfraternity Council (IFC), Pan-Hellenic Association (Panhellenic), Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).

Kiser Young, Social Media Editor, works on his laptop at a production night.

I wanna be a TMSer for life

By Kiser Young | March 5, 2026

"But as 'the Instagram guy,' I’ve seen the value in capturing many of the behind-the-scenes elements that have kept a publication such as The Student around long enough to celebrate 200 years."

Social media editor Kiser Young has dubbed Amy Taylor as April's "It Girl."

April’s ‘IT Girl’

By Kiser Young | April 16, 2025

The Ides of March came for the world of punk and punk rock in the late ’80s, but with the fertilization of the new millennium and the freckles of spring showers, Amy Taylor has sprouted as April’s IT Girl!

Social media editor Kiser Young has some ideas of what you should ask for this holiday season.

All I want for Christmas is…

By Kiser Young | November 21, 2024

The holiday season is deemed to be more than a period of elaborate gift exchanges and a spam inbox filled with seasonal deals; however, the holidays come once a year. It doesn’t hurt to be a little superficial and present-hungry after finals season. 

Boredom can be a productive fact of life rather than a failure to stimulate woth technology.

Being bored is overrated

By Kiser Young | February 7, 2024

Boredom: a feeling that comes and goes, but always manages to return. As young adults in college, we’re told that these will be the “best years of our lives,” and that we’ll dream about reliving these days the moment our feet leave the stage, hands clutching onto our degree.

The American Dream is a long-standing ideal. But, does it have any meaning for our generation?

Waking up from the American dream

By Kiser Young | October 31, 2023

If hard work directly correlated with success, the exorbitantly wealthy would be seen paving roads or bussing tables. Why is it acceptable for an institution, let alone an entire nation, to condemn the hardest of its workers and justify it by hanging an unreachable dream above their heads?

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