"While anniversaries like The Miami Student’s bicentennial mark years of impressive tradition, they also act as a benchmark of the evolution of the news industry today. With an estimated 136 local newspapers closing in the last year, anniversaries of long-standing newspapers serve as a significant reminder of the importance of print journalism."
In the warm fall of 2020, I stumbled my way to Miami University, green behind the ears, eager to get away from home and terrified of where I was going.
From student performers to big names like Billy Joel and Seth Meyers, Miami University has been home to a vast variety of performers over the years. Performers from all genres — comedy, music, theater and more — have filled different venues on campus, providing entertainment to students, faculty and community members for over a century.
Associated Student Government (ASG) discussed multiple safety and transportation concerns, including a non-functional crosswalk light and the dangers of e-scooters on campus.
During my final night as editor-in-chief of The Miami Student, we achieved a rarity.
Miami University athletics holds a storied history, both with its player and coach development in Oxford and with the RedHawks’ notable matchups from the past 150 years. Here are seven of the best games in Miami University history.
A media outlet making a mistake probably won’t surprise anyone who’s ever worked on a student publication or followed the news closely. Media is created by people, and people get things wrong.
For all of the 1800s, and almost half of the 1900s, men ran the newsroom.
Here are five players from Miami whose numbers the athletic department should consider retiring next.
Immortalized in the iconic Red and White in both basketball and volleyball, these players make up the monsters of Millett.
When The Miami Student published its first edition as The Literary Focus in 1827, it only included three things: literature, poetry and philosophical thought. Now, 200 years later, The Student has sections covering everything from sports and opinion to culture and environmental news. What The Student calls the Culture section today has undergone many iterations since it’s first appearance 47 years ago.
From the first print issue of The Miami Student 200 years ago to today’s ever-accelerating technology-driven landscape, the media has consistently demanded our attention. To explain its full evolution would require a substantial encyclopedia — thousands of pages cataloging inventions, platforms and formats now taken for granted. Yet to understand the media, it isn’t necessary to recount its entire history. At its core, media reflects a persistent human impulse: the need to create, to record and to communicate.
Even though I was just a sportswriter at the time as a junior on campus, The Student editor-in-chief Sue MacDonald ran my column on the front of the entire paper. It was well-read, especially by Crum, his assistant coaches and players. They fumed with every syllable.
As a 1973 first-year student, I decided to major in education just like my grandmother (who attended Oxford College for Women in the early 1900s), my two teacher sisters and my mother, who was administrator at a local school.
The Miami Student has covered Miami University athletics since the late 19th century. That hasn't changed, but just about everything else has.
My four years with The Student were filled with indelible experiences, incredible friends and colleagues, including a young Ohio woman who later became my wife, and the inimitable opportunities to contribute to the quality of and commitment to journalism at Miami. It was inspiring and life-altering.
Many will look at the recent success of the Miami University athletics department and rightfully credit the student-athletes and the coaches. But that doesn’t tell the whole story.
There aren’t many college newspapers in the United States with a history of more than 200 years.
Oxford’s only cold weather shelter will close for the year on Feb. 28. When its jurisdiction ends, occupants may be left wondering where to go next.
Renée Baernstein, dean of the College of Arts and Science, and Interim Provost Chris Makaroff demoted Christopher Howell, program director of the Physician Associate (PA) Studies program at Miami University, from his position on Dec. 12, 2025.
February is Black History Month. It’s always important to highlight movies, music, books and art that celebrate black culture and heritage. With the Academy Awards season also rapidly approaching, there is a standout film that sits at the intersection: Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners.”
