📝 Miami University student government overhauls its operating rules. ASG senators passed a major update to their standing rules, changing the majority threshold needed to approve budget items from two-thirds to three-fifths. The change allowed previously denied budget requests from the Student Body President and Secretary of Infrastructure to be reintroduced and approved. Senators also removed motions to censure and confirm while updating attendance policies. Student concerns about dining hall allergen stations and salad bar cross-contamination were raised during the meeting, with committees formed to address these issues.
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📊 Ohio universities reveal DEI spending amid controversial ban proposal. The Dayton Daily News investigated the potential impact of Senate Bill 1, which would ban diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities. Records show Miami University spends $3.7 million on DEI across six departments, while Wright State allocates about $650,000 to its Division of Inclusive Excellence. Interestingly, Central State University, Ohio's only public historically Black university, reports zero DEI expenditure. The bill's language remains vague, with no clear definition of what constitutes DEI programming, leaving interpretation up to individual institutions.
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🏟️ Miami's Millett Hall is sufficient for campus needs. The current arena hosts athletics, concerts, graduation, and other events with a 9,135-seat capacity, yet basketball games rarely fill even half those seats. A letter writer argues that the proposed $200 million new arena is an unnecessary expense when Millett Hall could be renovated for far less. The 57-year-old facility features quality construction including imported materials and remains structurally sound. The writer criticizes the university for potentially demolishing another valuable building rather than focusing on preservation.
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