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New UM System president to be announced Wednesday

Claire Mitzel • October 31, 2016

The 24th UM System president will be named Wednesday morning, [according to a UM System news release](https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/public_notices/103116_advisory). [According to reports by the St....

MU researchers attempt to minimize dining hall waste

Caroline Kealy • October 30, 2016

MU researchers hope to adopt their findings about the environmental costs of food waste in campus dining halls following months of research conducted by two MU professors and a doctoral student. The researchers...

ResLife hall coordinator work schedules to be affected by labor law change

Olivia Garrett • October 26, 2016

An update to the Fair Labor Standards Act is changing how employees are paid overtime, and residence hall coordinators are now facing restrictions on how and when they can do their job. Hall coordinators...

Inside the legends of Jesse Hall

Libby Stanford • October 26, 2016

The history-filled Jesse Hall dome holds secrets even the oldest graduates are unaware of. Its arching form is visible from almost any point on campus, and Jesse Hall itself is MU’s most recognizable...

Faculty expresses discontent over job security, management of funds

Brendan Crowley • October 26, 2016

Faculty across MU convened on Oct. 19 to discuss semester updates and talk with interim Chancellor Hank Foley about concerns they have. ####Non-tenure track faculty population grows The proportion of...

Campus speech restrictions should be loosened, Faculty Council says

Brendan Crowley • October 26, 2016

Free speech policies on campus could be broadened if the Board of Curators accepts the suggestions from Faculty Council to revise the MU Business Policy and Procedures Manual. Faculty Council voted unanimously...

Seniors relay experience of living in residence halls for four years

Madi McVan • October 21, 2016

Although the faces of the front desk attendants and floor staff at College Avenue Hall vary by semester, seniors Mia Johnson and Mariya Chukas have remained as constants for the past four years. They...

MU faculty and staff work to develop student success strategies and programs

Megan Dollar • October 21, 2016

MU faculty and staff have created a number of programs and strategies geared towards helping students be successful during their time at the university. Jim Spain, the MU Vice Provost for Undergraduate...

Recovery-focused housing to continue despite vacancies

Krishna Ravinthiren • October 20, 2016

MU students recovering from drug and alcohol addiction will still have the option to reside on campus in recovery-focused housing next semester despite the designated rooms sitting vacant this semester. [The...

Faculty, student interest in Middle East reflected in new minor

Olivia Garrett • October 18, 2016

Starting this fall, MU students can earn a minor learning about the Middle East. The new Middle East Studies minor was approved by Provost Garnett Stokes at the end of last spring. “I get emails usually...

Proposed handbook changes will promote free speech

Olivia Garrett • October 14, 2016

A proposal to revise parts of the MU Business Policy and Procedures Manual regarding free speech was submitted at the Faculty Council meeting on Sept. 28. “I believe in free speech, and these changes...

Ohio University president being vetted for UM System president

Claire Mitzel • October 13, 2016

Ohio University President Roderick McDavis is being considered for the position of president of the UM System, according to an OU economics professor. Richard Vedder, a distinguished professor of economics...