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Miamians 'Take Back the Night'

On Monday night in Armstrong's Wiikiaami room, over 30 people sat in a circle, laughing and joking about their days. The room was open, comfortable and brightly lit. Each time someone entered the room, they were greeted with a smile.


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Humanities thrive despite enrollment dip

Over the past decade, four-year colleges across the country have seen a dip in the number of students pursuing a humanities degree. Miami University is not immune to this trend. In response to the decrease in enrollment, departments in history, languages and identity-studies, among other disciplines, have adjusted their resources accordingly.


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Oxford's NAACP branch hosts Freedom Fund banquet

Oxford's local chapter of the NAACP is hosting their annual Freedom Fund banquet at 5 p.m. this Sunday, April 8 at the Shriver Heritage Center. Miami's very own professor of musicology, Tammy Kernodle, will be this year's keynote speaker.


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Middletown high schoolers punished for walkout

Students across the country participated in day of walkouts and protests earlier this month in support of the victims of the Parkland, Florida shooting. At nearby Madison High School in Middletown, 43 students who participated got detention.


Washington D.C. was the center for the "March for Our Lives" demonstrations across the nation on March 24.
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Students "March for Our Lives" in D.C.

WASHINGTON -- Actions may speak louder than words, but silence can be deafening, whether it's the silence of the Republican Party on gun control or the silence of somewhere between 500,000 and 800,000 people in the streets of the nation's capital.


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Students speak out against racism at Miami

Sparked by an incident that occurred on social media over spring break, nearly 70 students showed up in force at Armstrong Student Center Monday afternoon to protest racist attitudes and promote diversity at Miami.


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Officials report decline in GBD activities

Miami University students celebrated Green Beer Day (GBD) this year, just as they have for over 65 years. Students were decked out in and consuming all things green on March 15 from sunrise to sunset. But, compared to last year, the festivities were tame.