He was five years old when he knew he wanted to be a writer, maybe even earlier than that. But he didn't want to write the kind of books about soccer games and summer camps with happy endings -- he wanted to write A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The Miami Student will host a public forum, "City Matters," at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21 in Wilks Theater to discuss issues and possible solutions for the city's health and safety challenges.
Miami University's Board of Trustees (BoT) approved $100.5 million worth of construction projects for the Oxford campus at its meeting Friday.
Events to catch this week on Miami's campus and in Oxford
Jordan Rice left his girlfriend, Taylor Tinnin, on the dance floor. Surrounded by her friends, she barely noticed his absence.
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a male Miami University student who claims the university discriminated against him when he was suspended for sexual assault.
Answering a lawsuit filed in December, Miami University broadly denies allegations that the school forced former strength and conditioning coach Paul Harker out of a job after he took federally-protected paternity leave.
In an effort to promote volunteer service on campus, Miami University launched a new online tool, ComMUnity Connect, in the beginning of February.
On Wednesday afternoons, part of the Health Services building turns into a temporary hub for students from all different backgrounds to share foods from their cultures while Fred Shueh makes bubble tea. Some days just a few students come to the meeting, while other days, as many as ten gather to share their stories and hear from others.
Miami students will see eight new representatives speaking on their behalf in the Miami University Associated Student Government (ASG). The current board elected eight new Senators in a series of special elections in its Tuesday Feb. 13 session in 304 Harrison Hall.
In an effort to improve safety on campus, Miami University implemented a new policy this semester that restricts residence hall access to one door between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
It's a quiet Tuesday in Williams Hall. Groups of students are gathered around small study tables, and the TV plays recent student media projects. First-year Jack Bellinger walks through the lobby and up to the second floor.
The stage in Hall Auditorium was filled with an assortment of instruments that most of the audience wouldn't have seen before. The vocalists sang in Spanish, so most people listening were not able to understand the lyrics. The eclectic mix of classic Latin music and modern pop was foreign to their ears.
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For Doug and Kathy Jenkins, thinking of what they love about each other is simple.
Ali Preissing was sitting in a quiet library in Italy when she got the news. In the midst of studying for her J-Term exams, the email pinging in her inbox told her that all her hard work was beginning to pay off. She was a semifinalist for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Leading media critic Brooke Gladstone will give a lecture, "The Trouble with Reality," at 7 p.m. Thursday in Wilks Theater as the Humanities Center's headlining guest for the school year.
With nearly 3,000 tickets sold, around 3,500 people will flock to Millett Hall Saturday evening for Miami University's tri-annual Charter Day Ball.
Change may be coming for non-tenure-track faculty at Miami as administrators explore changes to the composition of the university's teaching force.
This spring, candidates for student body president will face tighter spending caps and more lenient rules for election violations.