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The Oxford house that was once home to Confederate spies

While Ohio was firmly on the side of the Union during the Civil War, a house that was once home to a Confederate spy sits in Uptown Oxford. This house, at 220 E. High St., is now known as the Lottie ...
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Venessa Konadu, Reporter, Team-rewrite person

Reporter, Team-rewrite personVenessa, currently in her fourth year at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, is on the path to earning dual degrees in social psychology and journalism. As she envisions her ...
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Fall colors: The science of changing leaves and best places to view

From light greens and bright yellows to rusty oranges and deep reds, the leaves of Oxford’s trees are changing to a plethora of colors. Leaves contain the pigment chlorophyll, said David Gorchov, a ...
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Uptown Threads and Thread Up expand product selection

Uptown Threads announces the addition of a boutique in addition to their regular store, according to a recent social media post. The boutique, which comes in response to high public demand, will ...
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Ohio EPA declares Four Mile Creek watershed streams in good condition

Many streams surround Oxford, which can be impacted by pollutants like fertilizer from agricultural runoff and trash. However, Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds stream conditions in ...
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Miami students gain fame from taking showers

Tal Rub, Dean Angles, and Collin Apicella became overnight celebrities among Miami University students by being among the cleanest students on campus – as of Thursday night, they had showered in 28 ...
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Peabody Hall’s history includes the story of the ghost of Helen Peabody

Peabody Hall is named after Helen Peabody, who was the first principal and teacher of the Western Female Seminary from 1855-1888. In fact, the hall was called Seminary Hall before being renamed in ...
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Miami considers new arena to replace Millett

Miami University is considering two locations for a new sports arena to replace Millett Hall. The arena will be moved to a closer site on campus which is still yet to be determined by the committee ...
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Miami tennis tops MAC standings heading into championships

The Miami University tennis team ended the regular season 9-1 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Led by head coach and Oxford local Ricardo Rosas, the RedHawks are at the top of the MAC Women’s ...
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Curling surges in popularity after Winter Olympics

Curling, a sport that seems to combine bowling and shuffleboard, played with heavy granite stones and brooms – on ice – surges in popularity every four years when millions see it televised during the ...
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Signs of life emerge from vacant Follett’s Miami Co-Op Bookstore

Last week, a city commission reclassified the two-story portion of the vacant Follett’s Miami Co-Op Bookstore from “historic” to “historic non-contributing,” potentially easing the way for the ...
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Volleyball player spikes on type 1 diabetes stigma

Raegan Lantz was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in eighth grade. Lantz is from Holland, Michigan, but she started playing volleyball in the fourth grade at the San Antonio YMCA, nicknamed “The Alamo.” ...