Four years since COVID-19 upended daily life across the world, the conversation around the virus has shifted dramatically. Once at the forefront of nearly every discussion, COVID-19 seems to have settled in the background. Today, some people don’t take it as seriously as they once did.
After her high school years were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami University junior Autumn Allen stepped onto campus in August excited for a taste of normal. Three days later, the media and communication major tested positive for COVID-19. And she wasn’t alone.
I know you’re tired of hearing about sickness, COVID-19 and everything else people are hacking up after coming back to campus. I know I am. But, I think I have some remedies for staying healthy during the first month of the semester. You’ll know some of them, but we all need a reminder every once and a while.
A local man filed a motion to amend the judgment after his lawsuit against the City of Oxford for COVID-19 policies was dismissed two weeks prior.
They say college is the perfect place to meet people, build your network and even fall in love. But from the looks of it, higher education might be the one global institution manufacturing frenzied, robotic, so-called academic citizens ready to take you up on the “we live in a simulation” debate.
For many students at Miami University, it’s easy to recount the trials that came with the COVID-19 pandemic: physical distancing, masks and contact tracing. Usually students just beginning their college years associate the time with freedom, new friends and social experiences they’ll always remember. Unfortunately, for many current Miami seniors, their experience was not what they expected.
Ruth Groom, associate vice president for academic personnel, was accused in the lawsuit of “intentionally delay[ing]” Knight’s application for medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Maybe it’s because Oxford is approximately 10,000 miles away from the closest civilization or because it’s too difficult to get staff that’ll accept low pay. Either way, about once a week, I find myself in desperate need of a late night snack or a 2 a.m. coffee, with nowhere to go.
Two years since filing suit against Miami for a breach of contract related to COVID-19, two alumnae are pursuing class certification for a second time.
An Oxford resident has filed a lawsuit against the City of Oxford and its officials for an ordinance passed and enforced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jayne Brownell, vice president of Student Life, said due to a variety of factors, the class of 2024 behaves differently than the average junior class.
Former Provost Jason Osborne's third-year evaluation should have been published April 15. Instead, he resigned.
In 2020, more than half of the visiting assistant professors (VAPs) at Miami University did not have their contracts renewed for the fall 2020 semester as the university prepared to lose tens of millions of dollars from the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years later, the university is working to refill those positions.
Butler County’s risk level for COVID-19 has downgraded to low risk, according to an email from Miami University’s COVID response team on Friday, Sept. 23.
In 2020, Peiyu Yang was excited to start his first year at Miami University, but he knew his experience would be different from most students.
Miami University’s COVID Response Team announced an outbreak of COVID-19 cases on campus in an email to students Thursday, Sept. 1.
Miami University’s Division of Student Life sent out an email to student warning them of the rising risk of the monkeypox virus. Just hours later, the first case of monkeypox was discovered in Butler County.
Students will not be required to wear masks on Miami University’s campus or participate in surveillance testing this upcoming fall, despite Butler County's high risk status.
While Butler County is considered high risk, Miami University students, faculty and staff will be required to wear masks indoors on campus.
My best friend for the last 13 years got married last week, and I wasn’t there. On a random Tuesday, as I’m sitting in a lecture taking notes, she’s getting ready to put on her wedding dress.