Campus & Community

International students asked to share their stories

Last Thursday, roughly 30 students, faculty members and university employees dotted the seats of Kreger 319, a spacious lecture hall. They'd gathered for a Graduate Students of All Nations event, a Mindfulness Week session led by Miami grad student Ancilleno Davis in which international students and faculty were invited to share stories of their experiences at Miami. Apart from Leno himself, very few international students were in the crowd.

Alt-country trio The Bundys return to Miami for Homecoming performance

Uptown Park bustled with students, alumni and Oxford families as the Homecoming Huddle began. This new evolution of the traditional Homecoming Parade appeared to be a success among Miami fans.

Humans of Oxford: Selena Pickett: Self-taught pianist

It's 5:30 a.m. and Selena Pickett's alarm has just gone off. She rolls out of bed. Drowsily, she gets ready for the day -- making her bed, getting dressed and fixing breakfast in her chilly dorm room. But she has one morning routine that many others don't: she practices piano.

Miami university prepares to open first campus climate survey in 15 years

Miami University will soon be conducting its first comprehensive campus climate survey in 15 years.

The cure for loneliness is in the lines: Miami Theatre Department prepares for 'The Flick'

A new movie theater has been installed in the basement of Miami's Center for Performing Arts. But they aren't showing movies here. Instead, they are rehearsing for "The Flick," the Theatre Department's first play this season, which opens next week in Studio 88.

Dog on the job: Oxford's new K-9 officer

Officer Matt Hardin instructs me to wait in the building while he gets Roscoe out of his police cruiser. It's easy to spot which one is his because the license plate reads "K-9." The 90-pound German Shepard bounds out of the car and leaps at the door in excitement, looking happy as can be.

An evening aboard the Mystery Bus

There was an air of uncertainty hanging over the bus stop as I arrived outside of Shriver. This was the site from which the Miami Mystery Tour Bus would depart, but the amassed people, myself included, didn't seem to know which of the various buses at the stop was ours.

Student-created app to be tested by IMS department

Starting this month, Miami University's Interactive Media Studies, or IMS, department will be testing out MESH, a student-and-alumni-created app.

Craig Morgan plays Brick for charity

Brick Street hosted country singer Craig Morgan for a concert Sunday evening to support the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF).

Pearson's secret garden is out of season

"Have you seen the secret garden yet"

Fake facts fought at forum

Fake news. Over the past several months, the buzzword phrase has been scrutinized by politicians, scholars, journalists, television commentators and media consumers alike.

Board talks bonds

Last Friday, Sept. 15, Miami University's Board of Trustees (BoT) passed a resolution granting David Creamer, senior vice president for finance and business services, the ability to issue $22 million worth of refunding bonds to manage the university's debt.

Oxford gets a Burger King

After deliberating for nearly an hour, Oxford's city council unanimously agreed to allow a Burger King to be built in town.

Humans of Oxford: Olive Overmoyer: Keeping beer in STEM

Not many high school freshmen go on brewery tours with their parents. Fewer still find their life's calling on one.

Irma's effects felt beyond the storm's path

Chris Riano, a junior at FSU and a Miami, Florida native was shocked at how severe Hurricane Irma struck Florida.

Farmer School searches for new dean

The search for a new dean of the Farmer School of Business is underway after the former dean, Matthew Myers, left Miami University in July.

Professional artists come to campus for lecture series

Some of the most interesting working artists in the area are coming to Miami's campus this fall as part of the Contemporary Art Forum.

Opposites attract: A relationship strained by election results

Light up the Night: Music, sweat and glow-sticks

A neon crowd of girls stand in a black-lit room, yelling to each other over the pounding bass of the dance music. It could almost be a typical scene from a Friday girls' night Uptown. There will be dancing, maybe even a punch or two thrown. But it's 8 p.m. on Thursday night, and they're not at Brick Street, New Bar or anywhere else Uptown.

Remodel opens new chapter for bookstore

The upper level of Miami's central bookstore was demolished on Monday, Sep. 11, in the second phase of Shriver Center's overhaul.