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Sydney Mulford


BaShaun Smith supervises the Office of Residence Life, the Miller Center for Student Disability Services, the Rinella Learning Center and the Dean of Students Office.

Who is the Dean of Students?

Students may have seen Dean of Students BaShaun Smith’s four kids running around Western dining hall, or heard about his extensive Cleveland Browns collection in the dean of students’ office, but what does the dean of students actually do? 




Culture writer Sydney Mulford gives LGBTQ+ book recommendations in honor of Pride Month

Pride reads: LGBTQ+ books for June

June is pride month, and that means it’s time for some LGBTQ+ book recommendations. These are a few of my top LGBTQ+ book recommendations; however, do not stop here. There are thousands more out there – enough to fill all 365 days of the year.



MUF&D hosts 19th annual fashion show, announces new fashion major

The Miami University Fashion and Design (MUF&D) club hosted its 19th annual fashion show, “Mosaic,” on April 26. The show had 1,700 in-person tickets sold, 1,200 viewers on the live stream, 87 models (icons), 20 designers, 104 looks and 21 collections.In addition to the record-number of designers involved in the show this year, a prominent announcement also made its debut: Miami will have its own fashion design program beginning in the fall. Currently, Miami only offers a co-major and minor in fashion.


Staff Writer Sydney Mulford wasn't a big fan of Emily Henry's new book.

The great big boring book: Emily Henry’s “Great Big Beautiful Life”

I am not normally a fan of Emily Henry, but I loved her last two books, “Funny Story” and “Happy Place.” When I first heard the plot for “Great Big Beautiful Life,” I was not immediately hooked, but I was still excited because of her previous books that I enjoyed – and “Great Big Beautiful Life” was certainly hyped up.



In addition to the booths, there was also live music and various performances.

Amid rain, annual Sparkfest carries on

Miami University’s Sparkfest, the College of Creative Arts end-of-year celebration and celebration, went on with live music, booths and more despite rainy weather on April 25.At this year's event, there were over 150 students involved: 45 tables of sellers and student organizations, 12 different emerging technology in business and design (ETBD) games to demo and seven different performances. Some performances included local bands like Dust and Guitars, Oxchord, acapella music from The Cheezies and Just Duet and a performance from Dance Theater.