Despite requests from many Oxford residents, Mayor Kate Rousmaniere and OPD Chief John Jones announced at a city council meeting on Tuesday that Oxford will not become a 'sanctuary city' in the near future.
MU still under investigation for handling of sexual assault cases
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A man was seriously injured when a fight broke out outside The Wood's bar on Saturday night, Feb. 25.
The Mindfulness and Contemplative Inquiry Center, located in 128 McGuffey Hall, will celebrate its first year anniversary in March.
Miami University students can look forward to several new building projects and renovations wrapping up over the end of this semester and the beginning of the next, including Armstrong's east wing, Western Campus's bridge, the renovations at Clawson and Hamilton Hall and the construction of two new residence halls on North Quad.
The fifth and sixth weeks of the semester usually mean projects, presentations and midterm exams -- plus a large box of Goldfish, Starbucks Frappuccinos and two pints of Ben & Jerry's.
Faculty are noticing a shift in the political conversations among their students in this post-election semester.
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a national student-run service organization, focused on engineering solutions for those in need. A little over two years ago, Miami's chapter completed a water supply project in Chaguarpamba, Ecuador. They are currently working on projects for communities in Uganda and Rwanda and will travel to both places in the next few months.
Miami University has seen a heightened level activism on its campus in recent days.
UPDATE Wednesday 3/1, 6:45 p.m.: University spokeswoman Claire Wagner has confirmed to The Student that the student in question has been diagnosed with mumps. A further announcement on MyMiami is forthcoming.
Drinking is nothing new on college campuses. It's also an activity students rarely hide, except from local law enforcement, RAs and maybe parents. Drinking to blackout, or to bring on total memory loss for periods of time, is also nothing new, but it's becoming increasingly popular among students -- despite the fact that many don't what it really means to black out.
Dining Services and the Dining Committee joined forces to create a new meal plan tier for the 2017-2018 academic year: Diplomat Plus. Diplomat Plus meal plans will include 7 buffet meals per week and, most significantly, $1,100 in declining balance dollars.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has recommended that public higher education institutions limit the cost of textbooks to no more than $300 per year. Miami's ASG Senators enthusiastically knocked on their desks to show their support when the initiative was announced at their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
The election season for 2017-2018 ASG Student Body President and Vice President kicked off yesterday, Feb. 24. The 10 hopeful candidates, all of whom are running in two-person slates, were given just over two weeks to campaign before the primary election on March 13 and 14.
Past violation highlights flaws with university alcohol policy
One Miami University student was injured when several gunshots were fired from a moving vehicle after an altercation spilled out of Cellar Bar into the early morning air on Saturday, Feb. 11.
In the past two weeks, three female Miami University students reported that they were sexually assaulted.
Nineteen people gathered in room 123 of Phillips Hall, 13 women and six men. Three faculty members and 16 students. Several sat next to each other, some thumbed through their phones and a couple decided to introduce themselves and chat quietly until the meeting began. Callie Maddox began to talk. The room got quiet but the enthusiasm level got louder.
Longtime New Yorker contributor and author George Packer visited Miami last Thursday, Feb. 16, to discuss war reporting and present a lecture on the growing class divide in America as well as the importance of the humanities in education.