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‘You have to laugh or I would be crying’: Coronavirus devastates Oxford businesses, City proposes stimulus program

By Ceili Doyle | April 7, 2020

In Oxford, local owners and managers struggle to keep their businesses afloat while city officials scramble to pass a stimulus grant proposal into law. The college town, which depends on revenue from the Miami University student body — most of whom have left campus, hopes to avoid the worst of the virus’ economic consequences.  But at this point, it’s unclear if it will. 

CULTURE

The silver lining of remote living

By Mia Lee | April 5, 2020

 In the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, many are left wondering what’s going to happen next. However, some in the Oxford community have decided to take a different route. Spreading smiles instead of germs, Miami University students are using this pandemic as an opportunity to be creative and look into different hobbies for the remainder of the remote semester. 

CULTURE

Notes of nostalgia: From campus to quarantine

By David Kwiatkowski and Jenna Calderón | April 3, 2020

When I came to college, I thought I was an adult.  I thought, as most of us probably did, I had it all figured out. Though I was only 17, I was on my own, free from my parents’ roof.  I lived in Hepburn Hall during my first year, and while it was nice, I longed for the day I’d be able to live off campus, avoiding sticky dining hall tables and crowded dorms with communal bathrooms.

ShareFest volunteers picked up food and personal care items donated in the residence halls.
FOOD

Local organizations unite to fight food insecurity in Oxford during coronavirus

By Emily Dattilo | March 27, 2020

For Ann Fuehrer, director of the Talawanda Oxford Pantry & Social Services (TOPPS), a single day hosts an array of activities.  From shopping at Kroger, to making sure the shelves are stocked, to answering emails and phone calls, to supervising volunteers, Fuehrer, who took over as director in July 2019, leads one of many efforts to help those struggling with food insecurity in Oxford. 

Miami is set issue tens of millions of dollars in refunds to students in light of the novel coronavirus.
NEWS

Refunds to cost Miami tens of millions of dollars

By Madeline Phaby | March 27, 2020

Miami University will be forced to spend tens of millions of dollars on refunds for housing, meal plans and study abroad programs due to campus closures caused by the spread of novel coronavirus, according to an email sent to the faculty from Provost Jason Osborne on March 19.

NEWS

Miami University announces extensions for alternative grading options

By Gabbi Bright | March 25, 2020

Miami University’s Division of Student Life announced several policy changes and extended deadlines regarding course credit options on its Instagram story Wednesday.  Students are now able to take a grade of incomplete — “IU” for all undergraduate courses and “IG” for all graduate level courses — at any time during the spring 2020 semester. The deadlines to withdraw from undergraduate classes and the deadline to elect for a credit/no credit grading option were also moved to April 17. This is a change from the original February deadline.

NEWS

Farmer School of Business announces new dean

By Sarah Grace Hays | March 25, 2020

Miami University announced the selection of Jenny Darroch as the new dean of the Farmer School of Business (FSB) on March 18. Darroch, the former dean of the graduate school of management at Claremont Graduate University, was selected from four finalists who came to campus in February to be interviewed by FSB’s search committee and meet with members of the Miami community. 

Recently elected city councilperson Amber Franklin has led the charge to add a social worker to OPD.
CULTURE

OPD on GBD: policing a ghost town

By Emily Dattilo | March 25, 2020

Even before the stay-at-home order, on GBD last week, uptown was quiet. There were no lines stretching out of Brick Street Bar & Grill. There were no queues spilling out of Bagel & Deli. There were parking spots available. Sidewalks were nearly empty.

University administrators are still unsure when Miami professors will receive their COVID-19 vaccines.
NEWS

Miami University freezes hiring as pandemic affects finances

By Gabbi Bright | March 23, 2020

On March 19, Jason Osborne, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, released a statement that Miami University would immediately freeze hiring for non-essential faculty and staff. New hires now require special approval from either Osborne or David Creamer, treasurer and vice president for finance and business services.

Governor Mike DeWine enacted a state-wide stay-at-home order at Sunday's press conference. The order goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. on Monday.
NEWS

DeWine announces state-wide stay-at-home order

By Tim Carlin and Briah Lumpkins | March 22, 2020

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a state-wide stay-at-home order which will go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday night and end on April 6. The new order comes after DeWine’s multiple attempts over the past week to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus through other executive orders such as the closure of restaurants and bars and banning gatherings of more than 50 people. 

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