Established 1826 — Oldest College Newspaper West of the Alleghenies

News


NEWS

Student's slur sparked storm on social media

A Facebook post made on Wednesday, Nov. 1 has raised significant attention to the issues of racism and discrimination at Miami with over 500 likes and shares in the past five days.


NEWS

Sophomore indicted for sexual assault charges

Students were informed via an electronic campus crime alert from the Miami University Police Department that a sexual assault was reported in Heritage Commons on Oct. 12. The initial email, sent out on Oct. 19, indicated that MUPD was still investigating and searching for a college-aged, Asian-American male with brown eyes and brown hair, around 6 feet tall and 180 pounds.


NEWS

'The Muslim guy' talks scapegoating

Scapegoating -- blaming all societal ills on one group -- is not new. Neither is targeting persons of Muslim faith, according to author, activist and human rights attorney, Arsalan Iftikhar.


NEWS

Polls open today for council, other races

Nine candidates -- including two incumbents -- are running for four open seats on Oxford city council, making 2017 Oxford's most competitive city council race in recent history.


NEWS

FSB professor wants to 'be everything'

David Eyman is right-handed, but last summer he painted his entire deck with his left hand. Next year, he wants to do his whole house. He's not a professional painter. He just likes a challenge.


NEWS

Economic experts discuss national debt in Janus Forum

Miami hosted two well-respected economic experts -- Alice Rivlin, Brookings fellow and former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board and David Walker, candidate for Connecticut governor and former U.S. comptroller general -- to discuss a low-profile political issue with an inflammatory spin: "Is the national debt the new road the serfdom"


NEWS

Heritage Logo raises awareness of school-tribe relationship

Neepwaantiinki: we learn from each other. This phrase is at the heart of the new Miami Heritage Logo (MHL), an image created through collaboration between Miami University and the Myaamia tribe. The logo is meant to raise awareness and interest about the relationship between the two communities, a relationship that too often goes unnoticed on Miami's campus.


NEWS

Amid rumors of collusion, candidates received common aid

When campaign signs for four candidates in Oxford's upcoming city council election began popping up together in store windows, front yards and on third-party signposts outside Oxford, online discussions appeared, calling into question the existence of a "bloc" or "slate" between nearly half the contenders in the nonpartisan election.