Opinion

OPINION

H2Ohio and What it Means for Ohio’s Future

By GreenHawks Media | March 22, 2021

Algal blooms, most often cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can produce toxins when abundant and have been causing problems for the public for quite some time. When they are in “bloom” they appear to look like a colored film covering the surface of the water, this can be in a wide range of colors, however most often they appear green. They are referred to as “harmful algal blooms” or HABs when they are in abundance due to the effect that they can have on us and the environment. Harmful algal blooms can contaminate the water causing various sicknesses if ingested or skin irritation if it comes in contact with the body, not to mention the negative impacts on the surrounding wildlife.

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OPINION

5 Great Environmental E-Newsletters To Spice up Your Inbox

By GreenHawks Media | March 19, 2021

As busy college students, I’m sure our day to day email inboxes all look pretty similar- a slew of Canvas notifications, club meeting reminders, and campus updates. Naturally, sorting through all this mail to distinguish what’s important and what's not can be time consuming and frustrating. While email is a convenient and quick mode of communication, it has developed into a chore for many of us. 

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OPINION

Grief.com: Dealing with loss in an online world

By Ames Radwan | March 18, 2021

These people, whom I affectionately refer to as “my coding friends,” may not know my name or where I live. But that doesn’t mean I’m not incredibly close with some of them.

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OPINION

Good Habits Nourish the Mind & Soul

By GreenHawks Media | March 18, 2021

While habits aren’t technically food, good habits do indeed nourish the mind & soul. As a matter of fact,  Ibn Khaldun, universally recognized as the founder and father of Sociology and Sciences of History, stated that “Habits are qualities of the soul”. Not only do habits enable you to be on top of your responsibilities and obligations, but they also allow you to get mindful about your activities each day if you are intentional with them. I keep saying “good habits” and “being intentional with habits” because we all have habits regardless; in fact, a paper published by a Duke University researcher in 2006 revealed that over 40 percent of actions that people perform each day are habits, not actual decisions (Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit). Therefore, in order to have habits that improve our self-worth, mental health, emotional intelligence, and everything above, it is essential to develop good habits and eliminate the bad ones. What this entails is being mindful of how each of our habits makes us feel; for example, last semester it was a habit of mine to stay in Farmer for hours on end without interacting with another person or going home. I realized that this was a huge barrier for me to live a happy and healthy life, so this semester I have made a huge effort in coming home throughout the day or doing homework from home in order to ensure intermittent social interactions with my best friends.

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OPINION

An informed student body is a strong student body

By Abigail Ankeney | March 17, 2021

One would have expected the tens-of-thousands of dollars in tuition would be enough to cover a few extra subscriptions to online papers.

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OPINION

Don’t just vote to vote — know who you’re voting for

By Editorial Board | March 15, 2021

While we are endorsing Petrella and Pal in this election, we do not believe they are perfect, or that they have everything figured out. 

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OPINION

Miami phasing out forensic investigation major is disappointing

By Kylie Pursifull | March 11, 2021

When she started, she was told she would have to change her major, because forensic investigation was no longer offered. Now she has become undecided and will more than likely major in something that doesn’t satisfy her as much.

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OPINION

Small government matters … I swear

By Abby Bammerlin | March 10, 2021

These things aren’t just far-off ideas for legislation that gets debated in the court of public opinion. These are things that are actually happening, and they are affecting real people.

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OPINION

Making Your Yard Animal Friendly

By GreenHawks Media | March 10, 2021

As college students, backyards are usually the least of our worries, especially since many of us either live in apartments or dorms. I know that I for one have been careless about leaving empty cups and such out in my backyard every so often. I didn’t think about how hazardous everyday outdoor items can be to wildlife, though, until I saw a local buck with a bright red hammock wrapped around his head pass through my yard. This incident made me start thinking about how I could make my yard more animal friendly, so here are several tips to make your yard an inviting place for local wildlife:

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OPINION

Let’s understand each other better

By Editorial Board | March 9, 2021

We want solid relationships with decision makers so that we can report full and honest stories — something we strive for every day. 

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OPINION

Super Spreader 101: how to cause a COVID-19 outbreak

By Claire Lordan | March 4, 2021

When Tuesday went by without a word from the school, now four days since I’d been identified as a close contact, my anxiety turned into anger.

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OPINION

Finding my future amidst the chaos: How high school made me a journalist

By David Kwiatkowski | March 3, 2021

I remember us saying we wished we had some sort of proof so we could tell everyone what was happening.

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OPINION

Professors need more help, Miami

By Editorial Board | March 2, 2021

Miami’s reputation for being a top school for undergraduate teaching is in serious jeopardy if this continues. 

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OPINION

Brrrr-ing on the snow

By Ames Radwan | February 25, 2021

I pressed myself to the window and just watched, wide-eyed and open-mouthed, as these gigantic, fluffy snowflakes hurtled down toward us from the sky above. It was the most ethereal thing I had ever seen.

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OPINION

The lost art of talking to strangers

By Rebecca Wolff | February 24, 2021

Obviously things are different right now, but that’s why it’s important to actually try to engage when you get the chance.

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OPINION

The Texas Power Grid May Be a Warning for the Future

By GreenHawks Media | February 24, 2021

Winter storm Uri has swept across the country affecting people and states from coast to coast. In Ohio, the biggest inconvenience was a delay with clearing the roads. But oddly enough, this storm also hit Texas, which typically experiences an arid climate with very mild winters. Texas normally averages 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter months; with the storm, Texans experienced snow for the first time in many years. Because of this unlikely circumstance, Texas was completely unprepared for what was to come. 

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OPINION

We do give a damn about our bad reputation

By Editorial Board | February 23, 2021

Look, it’s not like it’s a bad thing to have students who come from money. But, when you have a lack of balance between students from different economic backgrounds, that’s when you start to create an exclusive and problematic environment for students.

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OPINION

Opinion: The U.S. Has Rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement

By GreenHawks Media | February 22, 2021

As of last Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, the United States has rejoined the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Here’s what that is and what it means for the environment. 

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OPINION

MetroParks prioritizes money over dead’s wishes in sale of Reily farm

By Kylie Pursifull | February 19, 2021

Look, I get it — money is great. But not when unethically going against the wishes of the Stander family. 

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OPINION

Love, Ames: Maybe Valentine’s Day does celebrate love after all

By Ames Radwan | February 18, 2021

For me personally, though, this Valentine’s Day wasn’t just different because of the impossibility of subverting a Western subculture of capitalism and spending money.