The Miami Student

Time 2020-10-05 22:05:47

Web Name: The Miami Student

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After Black Lives Matter (BLM) Oxford proposed police reforms in a previous City Council meeting, those reforms have been discussed by the Police Community Relations Review Commision (PCRRC) and will be brought back before City Council for implementation. In the hallways of their dorms, students pass each other in their masks. They try to smile, to make a friend, but are unable to tell who they are passing. The girl from 204? Someone down the hall?They ask themselves one question: Can I make friends and stay safe? With a majority of students now living in Oxford, students and professors alike have had to adapt to a new classroom environment. Even though the university’s active case number has seen a steady decline in the past two weeks, the partial return to classrooms has people worried that trend may be reversed. The week before classes start each fall, around 250 students dot the football field at Yager Stadium, each on a specific mark. Practicing morning to night, they create a wall of sound that fills campus. Once school starts, they are the life of football games and beacons of school spirit.This year, the stadium is silent. Last March, musical theatre group Stage Left and improv comedy group Sketched Out accidentally scheduled their performances in the same room at the same time.The groups were able to work it out, but the incident showed how different performing arts groups were disconnected from one another. In a crazy world like today’s, it is key to hold on to what normalcy we can get — like the ordinary measuring, mixing and scooping of baking cookies. After Miami University President Greg Crawford decided to move forward with the university’s phased-in return, students began filling up residence halls across campus. As the 2020 presidential election approaches, political signs are both appearing and, in some cases, disappearing. Some students spend months acquiring different items for their dorm room, with everything from throw pillows to string lights making the cut. Other students slap a couple posters on the wall and call it a day. History has shown that, at a university, tension between students and administration is inevitable. These stickers espouse abhorrent anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, deeply racist ideologies which do not belong anywhere in the code of love and honor which our university so prides itself on. As the younger generation, the stakes of rapid response to climate change feel much higher — we’re the ones who are going to be around when the clock runs out. Online classes to online activities to online events.With this being the life of a college student for the past six months, many were excited to branch out and do something outside of a computer screen.On Sept. 24, Miami Activities Programming (MAP) hosted its first face-to-face event of the semester, “Plant Your Roots,” where free succulent plants were available for students to pick up near the Armstrong Student Center. Disappointment ran high in the Miami community when the Mid-American Conference (MAC) postponed its fall sports season early last month, but recent developments have led to MAC football starting in November. Here's a look at each conference's outlook in 2020. In early August, the MAC postponed all fall sports to the spring to protect the well-being of student-athletes from COVID-19. Last Friday, the presidents of all the MAC schools voted unanimously to play football starting in November.So what changed? Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) approved its internal operating budget for the fall semester and elected two senators to the student life council at its Sept. 22 meeting. Miami University President Greg Crawford issued a ‘Presidential Request’ regarding face masks via email to Miami students and faculty. The email went out just before 3 p.m., an hour before a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest. Miami University President Greg Crawford signed the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitment (PCLC) in a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 22 More than 100 students marched through Oxford for a Black Lives Matter protest on Friday, Sept. 25. Farmers markets have a long history of providing fresh food, art and a center for communities to come together. The Oxford farmers market is no different, bringing the community together for decades, a tradition that has continued despite challenges faced during a pandemic. Permanent Oxford residents have mixed feelings about Miami University’s decision to continue with its phased return to campus, bringing even more students into Oxford.

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