Our staff writer, Caroline Haubenstricker, is a junior studying Journalism and Global and Intercultural Studies. She began writing for The Student in 2018 as a freshman, with her first story about the presence of Bird Scooters on campus and how to use them. She continued writing for the news section of The Student. She has been a writer at The Student, as well as her continued involvement in a sorority, The Miami Yoga Club and in UA positions. She is proud to be a part of the community at The Student and enjoys the company of each staff member as well as her editors Rachel Berry and Erin Glynn, who have guided her though the journalistic world and given her the guidance to become a better and more unbiased writer.
The Lane Library in Oxford implemented a “Lane Seed Library” program beginning March 31 to give community members seed packets to plant.
Hoping to spark conversation on dialogue across difference, Dean of Students Kimberly Moore started a podcast titled “We Need to Talk,” in collaboration with Miami University senior and Student Body Vice President Jessica von Zastrow.
Marja Berry, an Oxford resident, has been helping around 80 Miami University students with food insecurities right out of her garage for the past month through her program called Army of Kindness.
The Butler County Regional Transit Authority (BCRTA) made its Regional, Middletown and Oxford/Miami University bus routes free for all riders this year.
Since late January, Primary Health Solutions has distributed COVID-19 vaccinations to members of the Oxford community who fit the Ohio Department of Health criteria. Two of the recent spaces the healthcare provider has used for distribution are the Talawanda Middle and High School buildings.
Around half of the teachers in the Talawanda School District (TSD), about 300 people, received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 25. The Butler County Educational Service Center, which works with all public schools in the county, coordinated the administration of the vaccine for all 10 school districts in Butler County. Talawanda teachers received the first dose of the vaccine on Feb. 4.
Rather than having an in-person fashion show this year, the Miami University Fashion and Design (MUF&D) club is releasing a feature film.
During J-term, Miami University will offer its first virtual study abroad experience, MiamiConnects Virtual Global Learning. With the COVID-19 pandemic surging across the country, organizers hope the program will provide an immersive experience without the travel.
While Joe Biden won this year’s presidential election, Ohio’s 18 Electoral College votes went to his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. In Ohio’s state-wide elections, as well as those in Butler County, Republicans also won big.
Miami University’s Campus Avenue Building will be renamed Nellie Craig Hall after Nellie Craig, the first Black student to graduate from Miami in 1905. The Board of Trustees (BoT) approved the decision at its Sept. 25 meeting.