As Miami shifted online, each department faced unique problems stemming from the transition. Information Technology (IT) services were at the center of it all. Throughout a typical year, IT’s role is crucial, but as students moved away from campus, IT’s impact was even more important to Miami’s success online.
This week, David Kwiatkowski sits down with assistant culture editor, Jenna Calderon and news editor Tim Carlin to discuss the 2000 VMAs and their impact in 2020.
Trusting someone enough to put your life in their hands can be difficult. It’s even harder when you’ve only met them on Zoom.
For education majors, student teaching their senior year is expected. When elementary, middle and high schools across the country have to alter their methods of teaching because of the pandemic, student teachers have to adapt as well.
I’d never paid much attention to Taylor Swift’s music, until now.
This week, we bring you three stories of mishaps, mistakes and other such shenanigans that students have experienced during online classes.
During quarantine, our sophomore and junior editors started to contribute to a monthly playlist where we would all put our five favorite songs for the month in a playlist. Below, all of the contributors posted their favorite song and a little explanation on why they chose it.
Imagine if, one day, the students of Miami University woke up to find an email from President Crawford saying that Miami would be closing after 211 years of being an active university. No more Miami classes. No more Miami professors. No more Miami organizations. No more Miami, period. This is the fate that Urbana University, located in Urbana, Ohio, was met with this year.
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) took place this past Sunday, and to say I was on edge going in would be an understatement.
Everyone knows that the first day of class is the most boring one. You hear about the syllabus, attendance policies and when office hours are. But imagine logging onto Canvas and hitting play on your first video lecture to see your professor … in a dinosaur costume?
With a quiet campus and mandates against large gatherings, Miami’s community looks very different this fall. Many of the university’s clubs have found unique ways to keep their members motivated and participating even with changing regulations.
Greek life at Miami revolves around a sense of family between the brothers and sisters of the organization. That connection is now being challenged by the limitations on gathering and face-to-face contact.
Densely-packed bars, dance floors sticky from spilled drinks, streets crowded with jubilant Miamians — all hallmarks of a typical weekend in Oxford. And up until a few months ago, seen week in and week out. Now, nearly six months after Oxford’s bar scene shut down, it’s coming back to life.
Many upperclassmen are returning to Oxford for the fall semester, but with them come some lingering concerns about the price of online learning and anxiety about student health and safety.
Last fall semester, Miami University professors stood at the front of a classroom, leading discussions, fielding questions and presenting lectures in person. This fall semester, that scene looks quite different due to a sudden change in plans: online classes for the first five weeks.
Twin XL sheets? Check. Shower caddy? Shower shoes? Check. Dorm decorations? Check. Move-in date? Postponed.
Similar to most people, COVID-19 impacted the plans I had for the summer. I found myself at home, bored, and baking way too much banana bread for my own good. So when my dad, a high school teacher, suggested we go on a camping road trip, I was already halfway out of the door. On July 1, we hit the road in our trusty old Dodge Caravan with a stack of U.S. maps and an open schedule. There is no better place to socially distance than the great outdoors; we were armed with masks, sanitizer, and even a pop-up shower to stay safe during the pandemic.
People seem to be bummed about this whole “pandemic” thing, but I think it is better to look at it in a positive light.
Zoom calls and livestreams on Instagram and Facebook have become part of most people’s daily routines, taking the place of lectures, meetings, special events and even workout sessions.