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4 takeaways from Miami’s loss to Cincinnati
Miami close to full capacity STELLA POWERS ASST. CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EDITOR AND ASST. CULTURE EDITOR
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KETHAN BABU SPORTS EDITOR The University of Cincinnati BearFDWV KDQGHG WKH 0LDPL 8QLYHUVLW\ RedHawks their second loss of the VHDVRQ ODVW ZHHN LQ WKH WK %DWWOH for the Victory Bell. A prior loss to the Northwestern University Wildcats
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GREENHAWKS
Paving the way: Oxford Area Trails connect the community - page 8
CAMPUS & COMMUNITY
Dining halls transition to new management, issues arise across campus - page 5
set the RedHawks up for arguably their toughest game of the season against the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish this weekend. 7KH 8& JDPH VKRZHG WKDW 0LDPL QHHGV WR IRFXV LWV H̆RUWV RQ NH\ WKLQJV to get ready for the Fighting Irish. Miami needs all-around improvement from their rush game
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Freshman year sucks It feels like you’re alone. No one else is visiting the health clinic as often as you. Everyone is on top of their classes. You look around and see PDVVLYH ÀRFNV RI IULHQGV %XW DV D UHWLUHG ¿UVW year, I’m here to tell you you’re not alone. At this point in the year, you may be jumping to the conclusion that college isn’t what it was made out to be and that you want to drop out already. However, dropping out will not solve your issues. 7KH ¿UVW VHPHVWHU RI college is unavoidably *5$3+,& %< 7($*$1 )$50(5 horrible. You are meant SASHA KAPINOS to learn how to live indeTHE MIAMI STUDENT SHQGHQWO\ ± ZKHWKHU WKDW¶V VFKHGXOing your own clinic appointments or Three weeks into the semester doing your laundry. You're meant to DQG WKUHH ZHHNV LQWR \RXU ¿UVW \HDU ¿JXUH RXW KRZ WR EDODQFH \RXU WLPH of college. You may be thinking, between all your clubs, sports, class“What’s the hype?” es and friends. Sickness, missing home, trying to 0RVW LPSRUWDQWO\ \RX¶UH PHDQW ¿QG IULHQGV ± DOO ZKLOH \RXU WR GR OLVW to realize how and when to put yourpiles up with homework and exams. VHOI ¿UVW
Last year, I also thought “What's the hype?” Don’t worry, I didn’t drop out … I found ways to help myself. Joining clubs that relate to your major or what you’re passionate about will help you meet new people, learn more and build connections for your future. With that being said, less is more. You don’t need a giant group of friends to accompany you to the dining hall or spend late nights Uptown with you. And just a tip … eating at the dining hall alone is completely normal. As you progress through your MRXUQH\ DW 0LDPL 8QLYHUVLW\ \RX¶OO ORRN EDFN RQ \RXU ¿UVW \HDU DV WKH time in your life that prepared you for DQ\WKLQJ <RXU ¿UVW \HDU VHUYHV DV WKH building block for the rest of college. So right now, live through the sickness, live through the awkward friend groups and live through the piles of homework. Your sophomore, junior and senior year-self will always thank you for the lessons you OHDUQ LQ \RXU ¿UVW \HDU kapinoav@miamioh.edu
College is perfect for finding your personal style KISER YOUNG SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR
OPINION
Living on North Quad isn't really that bad - page 12
SPORTS
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs the Miami RedHawks - page 6
The question scribbled into every teenager’s diary and the driving force behind every young adult’s currently full online shopping cart can be linked back to the age-old question: “How do I look cool?!” Well, the simple answer to that question is if you want to look cool you have to dress cool, but then there's the other question… “How in the world am I supposed to know if my clothes are cool?” The easy answer is stay far, far, far away from panda Dunks. In all actuality, style is something that, for better or worse, needs to be worked on one piece at a time. It’s the reason why the kid in your biolRJ\ FODVV SXOOV R̆ D GLVWUHVVHG 0LQHcraft hoodie, a pair of JNCOs and the most worn pair of Converses. It’s the reason the girl you’re taking Spanish with looks a little out of place, decked
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out in the latest matching sweatsuit, a forced attempt at a necklace stack of mixed metals, colorful eye makeup and an odd placement for a “dainty/ vintage” looking bow. In terms of fashion, style is something you have to earn stripes for, and where better to build your own personal style than a college campus?
Is it bad to hop on “trending” waves of clothing? No, it’s actually smart to copy or mimic things that have been deemed eye-catching by the public, but when every piece is bought for the sole purpose of making a statement, it becomes posed or even tacky. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
The new semester brings busy dining halls, crowded sidewalks and large groups of traveling students. This year, however, the groups may linger longer than usual. 6WUXJJOLQJ WR ¿QG D WDEOH DW 0Dple Dining Hall or squeezing in the back of a lecture hall could be a long-term issue. Bethany Perkins, assistant vice president and director of admission, said that at the start of WKH WHUP 0LDPL 8QLYHUVLW\ UHDFKHG FDSDFLW\ IRU RQ FDPSXV OLYLQJ students. This has caused complications that concern campus comfort and practicality. 0LDPL FRQVLVWHQWO\ DGPLWV PRUH WKDQ RI LQFRPLQJ VWXGHQWV ZKR apply, with this year’s acceptance UDWH EHLQJ 7KH $GPLWWHG 6WXGHQW SUR¿OH VWDWHV WKDW IRU IDOO RI 0LDPL DGPLWWHG ¿UVW year students. Perkins said it is wonderful for 0LDPL WR KDYH WKH HQUROOPHQW UDWHV it does when many other schools are not meeting their goals. “It’s not something that we should take for granted each year,” Perkins said. “It takes a lot of hard ZRUN DQG LW WDNHV VWXGHQWV VWD̆ DQG faculty to make the prospective students and families feel welcome at 0LDPL ,¶P UHDOO\ JUDWHIXO IRU KRZ the entire university community understands the importance of showing people how wonderful Oxford is and treating people well.” Despite the increase in the number of students on campus, Perkins VDLG 0LDPL¶V DFFHSWDQFH UDWH LV lower than it has been, having deFUHDVHG VLQFH IDOO RI
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Miami parking permits and citations rake in $1.9 million in 2023-2024 623+,$ 0$7+85 THE MIAMI STUDENT Junior track runner Sydney Harmon registered for a handicap pass to drive her injured teammate, parked in designated spots and still received six parking tickets. Her handicap permit didn’t show up in the system, so she contested each ticket hoping she wouldn’t have to SD\ WKH KHIW\ ¿QHV 0LDPL 8QLYHUVLW\ FROOHFWHG million during the 2023-2024 academic year from parking permit VDOHV DQG FLWDWLRQ ¿QHV DFFRUGLQJ WR WKH 0LDPL 8QLYHUVLW\ 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW 083' ,Q KRZever, the City of Oxford collected IURP PHWHUHG SDUNLQJ and citations. Parking citations for the City of 2[IRUG FRVW WR ZKLOH 0LDPL SDUNLQJ FKDUJHV 7KLV VWHHS price per ticket makes parking a highly contested topic on campus. Harmon has received seven total SDUNLQJ FLWDWLRQV IURP 0LDPL DQG each time she tried to get them resolved. “I’d have to call them hoping that a person could answer my question, they’d tell me to send an email and then they wouldn’t respond to my email for two or three weeks,” Harmon said. “... It caused me a lot of anxiety.” )RXU WR ¿YH ṘFHUV SDWURO SDUNLQJ GDLO\ 083' &DSWDLQ $QG\ Rosenberger said. The parking truck, with cameras on top, processes each license plate it passes, and then the plate is automatically run through the system to verify that it’s linked to a permit. This is why the license plate facing outward is vital in permit parking lots. 7KH 2̇FH RI WKH *HQHUDO &RXQVHO DQG WKH SUHVLGHQW¶V ṘFH DSSURYH WKH FLWDWLRQV DQG ¿QHV 5RVHQEHUJHU ZKR LV LQ FKDUJH RI SDUNLQJ DW 0Lami, said he recognizes that tickets are expensive. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2