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It was the first day of the fall semester of 1969, and Sharon Mitchell was running late for class.
As the planet continues to warm, some people look to change parts of their lifestyle to lower their carbon footprint. One way that has been promoted as a green lifestyle change is taking public transportation like buses, as they emit less greenhouse gas emissions than if all riders drove personal vehicles.
Sam Norton, Greenhawks and Opinion Editor
What is a newspaper? What makes up news media? If you’re like how I was in my first year, you imagine the front page of The New York Times: breaking news, political drama, crime, war, sports and everything in between. News outlets should publish hard, sometimes brutal and always objective facts.
Miami University students benefit from a widespread recycling program that is at their fingertips across campus. While the success of proper recycling on campus may not be outstanding, students are not short on options. From small bins in dorm rooms to AI systems helping sort recyclable waste, a waste-conscious student has the tools to make their best effort.
At the end of the spring semester, Miami University students begin the mass migration from campus to their homes all around the country and even the world for summer. A byproduct of the end of the academic year is more than just empty dorms and off-campus housing: students also leave tons of “garbage” back in Oxford.
Words never die. Especially words written by 19th-century poet Walt Whitman. Miami University’s Literature Program in the English Department proved this with a 12-hour continuous reading of Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” on Wednesday, April 24.
Each year since 1970, millions of people all over the country have celebrated Earth Day on April 22. Around the same time of year for over 15 years, the Oxford and Miami University communities have celebrated EarthFest, a festival celebrating community and collaboration between local environmental groups and businesses.
Spring break in college has taken on something of a legendary status in our culture. It’s a time to get out of the cold and crappy weather on campus and catch some rays on a beach littered with White Claws and High Noons. If you’re cool enough, you may even be able to spend some time partying with cool frat dudes and sorority gals.
The Donald W. Fritz Pavilion was crowded with students and faculty eagerly anticipating a lecture at 5 p.m. on April 4 from an acclaimed creative nonfiction professor from Brown University. This speaker was the eighth speaker of Miami’s 2023/2024 Altman Program in the Humanities, which this school year has followed a theme of environmental justice.
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ll have heard about the solar eclipse on April 8. And if you are even somewhat connected to the happenings around Oxford and Miami University, you’ll have seen plenty of eclipse-related events being advertised.
A lone bald eagle soars out of trees against a deep gray sky, high above a restored prairie full of legumes and big bluestem. A vintage but functional weather station creaks nearby, and in the distance, a red barn sits on the edge of a large grassy field dotted with vegetation plots.
Warmer weather has made its way to Oxford as spring awaits just around the corner. With several days of warm weather in late February, Miami students and Oxford residents have taken advantage of the many trails scattered throughout the town and campus.
It’s that time of year again. Handshake and LinkedIn are sending out barrages of emails with positions, professors are announcing opportunities for students to apply and the Career Center is holding its plethora of workshops.
At the end of a hallway decorated with frames and canvas, natural light streams in from floor-to-ceiling windows, a fitting illumination for a gallery filled with artwork reflecting the natural world on the other side of the glass.
“When do you head back to school?”
After six weeks off, Miami University students have once again made the journey back to Oxford for another semester. Students tough out the first several weeks of cold weather, wet conditions and windy days until the spring. The coming of spring brings warm weather and the blooming of plants, a reminder of the resiliency of the natural environment.
Thanksgiving break has come and gone, and the holiday season is now in full swing. Miami University students have just three weeks until the end of the fall semester and a return home for winter break.
Beginning on Nov. 18, the Miami Natural Areas will be open to deer hunting, a continuation of the deer management plan first implemented in 2022.