With the semester in hindsight and winter break ahead comes another important time in many students’ lives: the holiday season. However, the holiday season brings with it an uptick in waste, and with Oxford’s Climate Action Plan, sustainability efforts are being highlighted for students and townspeople alike.
Opinion editor Sam Norton makes the case for why Thanksgiving should be considered one of our best holidays.
It was the first day of the fall semester of 1969, and Sharon Mitchell was running late for class. Over 50 years later, that lead to a $5 million dollar donation to Miami sustainability.
Choosing to ride the bus emits less emissions than cars, and some students students who use local public transportation view it positively. So, what is stopping more students from riding the bus?
Most students do not stay on Miami’s campus for four straight years. Oxford is inextricably linked with the lives of students and has put funds and efforts into sustainability initiatives.
Our country and our world can seem terribly divided, but when you read other’s opinions you get to learn, and you can learn compassion from their words.
The night had been cold and windy, and I was glad my tent stakes had stayed in the ground. The ground I slept on was rough and rocky, and it had been six days since my last shower.
Learn about ShareFest, the local nonprofit that takes student trash during move out and donates it to people in the Oxford community.
Words never die. Especially words written by 19th-century poet Walt Whitman. Miami University’s Literature Program in the English Department proved this with a 12-hour continuous reading of Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” on Wednesday, April 24.
EarthFest 2024 will be a welcome sight for those who attend annually. Yet this year, festival goers will be greeted with quite a different event.