"The line between science and the humanities might be thinner than people think. There’s an inherent beauty to microbiology and chemistry, one that students sit in front of without knowing how it came to be or how it might relate to their studies. The intersection isn’t obvious, and Miami is aware of this, letting the artworks fade into the background and exist with practicality."
The Miami RedHawks football team is back on the road for its second Mid-American Conference matchup against Akron on Oct. 11
"This past summer, I resolved to make my second year something to look forward to. I started researching on and off-campus activities I knew I’d love and started a little note in my phone detailing how I’d avoid the sophomore slump."
Leaves are beginning to turn to shades of orange and red, days are getting shorter and there is just a whisper of a chill in the air: it’s finally starting to feel like fall. Which, of course, means that we can finally exchange our shorts and bikinis for more weather-appropriate options.Building an autumnal capsule wardrobe can be tricky, so I’m here to provide you with some tips for how you can look your best this fall.
Throughout the week, the Miami Child Development Center chalked the campus sidewalk on Monday, hosted Renate Crawford for a reading time on Friday, brought the Miami softball team to play with the kids outside Thursday morning and later that day held a “read across Western campus" for the National Campus Children's Center week.
For many college students, finding a path on campus can be overwhelming. This is especially true at Miami University, with more than 600 clubs and organizations to choose from. That is exactly the conversation that “Major Insight,” a podcast about successfully navigating college and finding purpose on campus, focuses on.
Following a 2-0 home series to start the season, the Miami hockey team looks to continue its winning streak this weekend on the road against RPI
"Major media outlets have regurgitated official press releases instead of probing contradictions. The heart of journalism: investigation, skepticism and the courage to question power seems to have been forgotten."
Taylor Swift dropped her highly anticipated 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Oct. 3, and I haven’t been the same since.Full of cheeky double entendres, glitter-gel-pen pop and high-profile interpolations, this album is a sharp departure from her more melancholy previous release, "The Tortured Poets Department.” It’s also everything I could want out of an album, especially one Swift said came from an “infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place.”
"Behind the vague wording, the true intentions are to provide more protection for the accused person in cases of sexual violence. It rules that schools can only investigate a case if it involves 'severe and pervasive sexual violence.'"
The Oxford City Council discussed annexing land near the airport, hiring professional deer control services and contined the conversation on building a restroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park during its meeting on Oct. 7.
Miami students and community members alike have been using the skate park next to Oxford Commons for 24 years. But on Sept. 30, it shut down and will be replaced by pickle ball courts.
Secretary Wade Warren addressed the senate about the League of Women Voters (LWV), a non-partisan political organization with a chapter in Oxford, encouraging members of ASG to join, and distributed voters’ hand guides created by LWV.
University Senate met on Monday to continue its discussion about the proposal to increase the teaching, clinical professors and lecturers (TCPL) cap for the College of Education, Health and Society (EHS), which would provide room for flexibility in the number of continuing faculty.
"Throughout the years, Miami’s chapter of Students For Justice in Palestine (SJP) has hosted numerous fundraisers for humanitarian aid in Gaza, protests and encampments. Advocacy has been difficult, however, as many students – especially those who have recently immigrated to the U.S. – hesitate to show their support for Palestine in the wake of governmental opposition."
"No, it’s not what we’re used to at home, but these establishments feed thousands of people per day, and that in itself is a gargantuan task. That being said, there are some structural changes Miami could adopt to make eating at school a little less painful."
Miami University hosted its inaugural International Leadership Conference on Oct. 3-4. The conference included both lectures and breakout sessions with interactive components to engage students and other participants. Speakers discussed changes and challenges of being a leader in an increasingly polarized and technology-driven world.
Multiple Oxford Police Department and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to an incident at Hawks Landing the night of Oct. 7.
"Bizarre Butler County" hosts, Sarah Kennel and Taylor Powers, explore the Butler County Historical Society and discuss its plethora of spirits.
Miami hockey opened up its 2025-26 season on Oct. 3. The RedHawks look to rely on the older players with collegiate experience, especially the transfers from other programs. One such piece on the roster is Vladislav Lukashevich, who arrived in Oxford from Michigan State.
"Most people can identify the familiar pattern of our higher education training: study, memorize, spit out, rinse and repeat. But somewhere along the way, what was meant to be the foundation became the forum, and what was meant to be the means became the method. Much like a search engine and its results, we have become information generators, automating and bending to what is prompted of us."
