The Miami University Board of Trustees adopted resolutions to remove four buildings on Spring Street during the summer of 2026 and approved the Morris, Emerson and Tappan Hall renovations during the Dec. 12 meeting.
Two of Miami University’s residence halls have experienced antisemitic and racist language and graffiti since September.
Along High Street, a large white house sits across from Miami University’s front lawn. With its open-air porch, supported by tall white columns and black shutters framing every window, Lewis Place has become a campus staple and a symbol of the university’s history.
More than 17% of Miami’s undergraduate population is identified as disabled by the Miller Center for Student Disability Services – that’s nearly 3,000 people. Most able-bodied people focus on the visible aspects in academic buildings; accommodations like ramps, elevators and braille signs. But there’s one question very few people tend to ask: Where do they live in Oxford?
Miami University is governed by the Board of Trustees. Within the ranks of the 17 members are two enrolled students meant to be the voice of the student population.
Starting in the fall of 2023, Miami University removed or consolidated 19 majors due to low enrollment. Now in 2025, more majors may soon be removed due to changes in state law and the relocation of resources toward majors with high levels of enrollment.
It’s a Tuesday. 1961. A 12-year-old Richard Campbell leaves school and hops onto his bright red and white Huffy bike to deliver the Dayton Daily News in his hometown of Dayton. He earns enough to buy some pop and candy from delivering seven days a week.
Following a public hearing on Nov. 3 and a semester of sessions discussing how to adapt to Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1), the Miami University Senate officially approved a new Enabling Act created by the ad hoc committee. The Enabling Act revisions will go before the Board of Trustees at their next meeting in December.
Many government-run organizations faced the threat of funding issues, and the military was no exception. While general troops were paid during the shutdown, there were fears that a long period of government closure could result in future missed payments and suspension of ROTC scholarships or stipends.
Oxford City Council approved resolutions for various construction projects and purchasing new equipment, as well as said goodbye to two city council members during its meeting on Nov. 19.
Between Nov. 10 and Nov. 17, police officers responded to 16 different incidents, according to the Oxford Police Department report.
Senator Darius Somrack brought up a concern about the lack of security cameras in certain areas of campus during Associated Student Government’s (ASG) last meeting on Nov. 18 He said his bike had been vandalised after leaving it parked at a bike rack behind Havinghurst Hall, where other students have also reported issues.
On Halloween, Ohio lawmakers on the state’s redistricting commission approved new congressional maps that will favor Republican seats in upcoming elections, including the midterms next year.
The Associated Student Government (ASG) passed a resolution to establish an ASG fitness and wellness series and a resolution to amend the university absence policy in regard to athletic events, as well as debated the university’s course overload fee.
Miami University students and faculty gathered to protest the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education on Friday, Nov. 7 at the sundial on Central Quad. They marched silently to Roudebush Hall to deliver a letter and petition to faculty.
