Celebrating 200 Years

Josie Zimmerman


People stop at the Art Museum Student organization booth at Sparkfest.

Sparkfest: A snapshot of modern art for Gen Z

It was a bright and sunny day for artists to play music, sell paint, draw portraits and share free pizza and cookies. Student organizations such as the Associated Student Government and the Miami University Center for Career Exploration and Success had tables filled with markers and crafts to create art at the annual Sparkfest celebration.




Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made their engagement official on social media.

Travis Kelce’s proposal makes Taylor Swift break ‘forever girlfriend’ trope

After two years of dating, Taylor Swift announced her engagement to Travis Kelce on Aug. 26.The duo went public in the summer of 2023, with Kelce attending her concerts and Swift watching his football games.Swift announced their engagement in a post on Instagram, captioned “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” with her song “So High School” playing over the photos.



Josie Zimmerman, a TMS staff writer, has recently taken on the hobby of junk journaling.

Junk journaling: the origins and its rise in popularity today

TikTok has a way of reinventing ideas as the “new” trend, bringing longtime practices to light, and junk journaling is no exception. I discovered the concept of junk journaling two months ago when I looked up ‘journal’ on TikTok. I expected ASMR videos of writing journal entries to pop up, but I found creators sharing the content of the pictures, drawings, stickers, wrapping paper and more in ‘junk journals.’  I love scrapbooking, so what struck me about this practice?