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M. Night Shyamalan disappoints with "Split"

M. Night Shyamalan is known for his captivating horror movies such as "The Sixth Sense," "Signs" and "The Visit." So, I was excited to see how his most recent addition to the world of psychological horror films, "Split," measured up to his chilling predecessors. However, "Split" ultimately fails to deliver the suspense and thrill promised by this genre, and resorts to using a mental disorder and childhood sexual abuse as plot devices to add shock value.


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Miami juniors place third in Disney design competition

Two Miami students won third place in Walt Disney Imagineering's 26th Imaginations Design Competition. Juniors Erin Socha and Casey Liptak from the department of architecture and design were named finalists in the competition in December and traveled to Imagineering headquarters in Glendale, Calif., from Jan. 23 to 27 for the final stage.


NEWS

After Trump's immigration order, 27 MU students unsure of futures

On Jan. 27, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim-majority nations. As hundreds of people were detained in airports across the country in the first days of the order and thousands more protested the ban, 27 Miami students and a small population of Miami faculty wondered what this means for their futures.


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Trump's Inauguration: GRN student reports from Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON - Welcome to The Swamp. In a town normally filled with career politicians, lobbyists and other governmental elites, the demographics on Jan. 20 were different. Because on this day, the most prominent right-wing outsider in U.S. politics, then-President-elect Donald Trump, brought in a crowds of supporters and protesters as he was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. I was fortunate enough to get a up-close seat.


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MU leaders fight ban on immigration

In light of President Trump's suspension of immigration for people hailing from seven nations last week, Miami University's senior leadership on Sunday night released a statement via email "expressing strong concern" about the executive order.


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Inclusion series discusses free speech

On Wednesday, Miami will kick off a series of four interactive discussions, open to students, staff and faculty, that are designed to facilitate scholarly understanding of national and global issues.


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Miami pledges funds for Oxford Amtrak

An hour outside the nearest major city, Oxford can sometimes feel disconnected from civilization. That's why the years-old rumor of an Amtrak station is so exciting for students: it's a relatively cheap, easy way to get to Cincinnati and Chicago. But after years of being just that -- a rumor -- the city and University have recently taken major steps to bring the passenger train to Oxford.


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Daryl Baldwin to speak at graduation

Daryl Baldwin, director of Miami University's Myaamia Center and 2016 MacArthur fellow, will give the commencement address for Miami's 2017 graduating class. Baldwin was chosen by a committee of students, faculty and staff members from Miami's Oxford and regional campuses.


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