2008 Woodie Awards
The property on Locust Street, which is now the home of the old Wal-Mart building, may be the future location of a new residential and commercial development. |
Old Wal-Mart could see new look
The currently unused property containing the old Wal-Mart building on Locust Street may be housing new tenants, pending an agreement between Wal-Mart, the property's owner and a Dublin, Ohio-based construction company.
Oxford Economic Director Alan Kyger said that though Wal-Mart has moved its business to the College Corner Pike location, the company has a lease on its former property until 2019.…
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MU works to manage expenses
Final decisions on budget cuts are still up in the air, Miami University Provost Jeffrey Herbst said at Monday's university senate meeting.
At the meeting, Jeanne Hey, chair of the fiscal priorities and budget planning committee, presented information on Miami's financial situation.…
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Approximately 200-300 workers' schedules have been cut to 32 hours per week at the Middletown Works facility. |
AK Steel cuts back workers' hours at Middletown facility
AK Steel officials announced last week that the company will cut back scheduled hours for hundreds of workers at the Middletown Works facility.
The steel manufacturing company will also temporarily idle some workers' schedules the week of Thanksgiving, due to fewer production orders.…
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Miami students join Cincinnati protest of California's Proposition 8
Despite inclement weather, several Miami University students joined an estimated 500 people protesting California's Proposition 8 Saturday in front of City Hall in Cincinnati.
Proposition 8, which was voted into effect Nov. 4, bans same-sex marriage in California.…
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CampusNew Asst. VP settles into MU About a year after his predecessor left Miami University to work in Qatar, new Interim Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Mark Shanley has enjoyed his first month working with student organizations. Shanley, who was previously vice president for student affairs at Northern Kentucky University, was picked from a nationwide list of interim candidates for university student affairs positions two weeks before Miami announced it would decrease the number of administrative and faculty positions it would fill, effective until June 2009.
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Community
The fate of the Talawanda High School levy hangs in the balance, with the upcoming count of area provisional ballots set to begin this week.
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Sports
The Miami University men's ice hockey team played perfectly on the penalty kill and won its fourth consecutive road game against a ranked opponent. The 'Hawks beat then No. 17 Michigan State University 8-2 in a conference series sweep. The RedHawks held the Spartans to just one goal per night, triumphing 5-1 Friday and 3-1 Saturday.
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OpEd PageSpring break catastrophe Meet Tessa Steckle, an upperclassman business major attending a Midwestern university. After a second semester midterm week full of sleepless nights fueled by energy drinks, iced coffees and a desire not to fail, she is ready for the spring break trip of a lifetime in Panama City.
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