A key component in chocolate milk, a delicious addition to ice cream, an ingredient in a multitude of desserts — there are many, many uses for chocolate syrup. But a topping for an automobile? That’s a new one.
A Miami University student is facing animal cruelty charges after an Oxford Police Department (OPD) officer said she found the student’s dog starving and sitting in its own urine. Sophomore Zichang Li is being charged with cruelty to animals, a second degree misdemeanor. If convicted, she faces 90 days in jail and a $750 fine.
The Miami Student will host its second City Council candidate debate in recent history on Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Shriver Center’s John Dolibois Room.
As the first month of Ohio’s bow hunting season comes to an end, the Community Meal Center’s pantry fills with hunks of venison, enough to feed several Hamilton families this winter. Members of the Oxford Deer Management Program kill, or “harvest,” deer to feed those in need and strengthen the environment, said member Jeremy Ritzier.
Matt Eiser, a fifth year psychology major stood at the check-in table, gazing down at the black suede stilettos with gold studs that he had picked to wear for the duration of the event. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, an annual event to spread awareness for sexual and interpersonal violence, was about to begin.
Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) held an election and approved student organization funding for the remainder of the fall semester at last week’s meeting.
Emmanuel “Manny” Adams started creating and producing songs as a freshman in high school. Now, a sophomore at Miami University, he’s built his love for music into the production company NBD Records, LLC.
Recently, Miami University students have noticed an influx of sprinkler-related issues on campus, ranging from water pelting students who are walking down the middle of the sidewalks, to sprinklers shooting water directly at the walls of residence halls and academic buildings. Some students are concerned that the poor placement of these sprinklers are causing harm to the campus.
Hoping to draw in more in-state students, Miami University has implemented the Ohio Governor’s Scholarship (OGS), a new merit-based full-tuition scholarship for Ohio students applying for the fall 2020 school year. One applicant from each of the 88 Ohio counties will be granted this scholarship.
"Are we better off now than four years ago?" For former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and former California Senator Barbara Boxer, the answer was mixed during last Wednesday’s biannual Janus forum.
Another member of Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) has resigned after posting an intolerant photo in a group chat.
Scotty’s Brewhouse rebranded and changed its name to Gaslight Brewhouse on Oct. 1 after the corporate chain declared bankruptcy in July.
As President Roza Otunbayeva took her seat on stage, a hush fell over the audience in Wilks Theater. The former president of Kyrgyzstan, the first and, so far, only female head of state in Central Asia, sat across from Miami University associate political science professor, Hannah Chapman. Their discussion about Krgyzstan’s history, democratization and the future was a part of the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies’ annual lecture series.
At the end of the school year, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), Marek Dollar, and Dean of the Farmer School of Business (FSB), Marc Rubin, will be stepping down from their positions. Dollar will remain in a teaching role, but Rubin will retire from Miami University.
If you are asked to sign a petition on campus this week, keep two things in mind: a signature could mean Ohioans will pay 85 cents more a month for energy, and you are stepping into the middle of a complicated dispute involving a new Ohio law aimed at bailing out two failing nuclear plants near Akron.
Every Saturday, 68-year-old Evie Semertzides stands behind her table anxiously waiting to sell her home grown olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette at the Oxford Farmers Market. The warm smell of pressed olives wafts throughout the aisle of her booth. She greets customers with a slight smile on her face, and asks about their day. She eagerly waits for new customers to taste her olive oil on neatly cut focaccia bread that she has brought from home.
A recent breakthrough in a Miami University undergraduate research lab could lead to cheaper production costs of medications that could be used to treat depression and other mental health issues.
Being criminally charged for hazing on a college campus is incredibly rare. Since Ohio legislators enacted a 1983 law denoting hazing as a fourth degree misdemeanor, there have only been six instances in which members of a fraternity were charged with hazing their fellow brothers and/or new members in the law’s 36-year-existence.
The Oxford Police Department (OPD) has identified the man who shot a 17-year-old on Sunday, Oct. 6.
Miami University’s Project Dragonfly, an online science graduate program and education reform initiative, has added a partnership with the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Florida. This makes the ninth zoo or botanical garden partner for the program.