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Issue 22, Cincinnati Southern Railway Sale: VOTE NO
For Cincinnati residents, voting on the sale of a railway may seem like an insignificant issue compared to cannabis and abortion legalization, the other major issues on the ballot. However, the potential sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway (CSR) has more serious implications than it may seem. The City of Cincinnati is the only municipality…
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Where Politics Meets Perspective: Welcome to Miami Political Review.
In early November of 2022 I had a conversation with Professor Michael Kimmage, a historian and chair of the History Department at Catholic University, who came to Miami University to deliver a speech on “The Four Origins of War in Ukraine.” Kimmage’s lecture on the multifaceted elements surrounding Russia’s invasion was an exceptional analysis, but…
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Officials Want to Ban Tiktok; There is a Simpler Solution
Terius Madrigal As you may have seen in the news recently, there is talk from Congress about banning Tiktok in the U.S. This arises from the privacy concerns over the data TikTok collects from users and who they sell it to. It is likely that a social uproar would arise from much of the youth…
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What Challenges Journalists Are Facing Abroad: A Conversation with USAID’s Senior Media Adviser
Meredith Perkins and Ally Britton-Heitz On Feb 12, Shannon Maguire, senior media adviser of USAID’s Europe and Eurasia Bureau, visited Miami University to give a talk on media censorship and global challenges related to media. As an employee of USAID, or the United States Agency for International Development, Maguire oversees regional media development programs and…
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The Fate of Women in Ohio Following New Abortion Legislation: Some Predictions
This past summer, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v. Jackson, leaving the right to have an abortion to be decided by states. Following the recent midterm elections, and new precedents challenging women’s rights to bodily autonomy in Ohio, this poses major concerns for the well-being and safety of women throughout the state. What…
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Public Ivy or Silicon Valley: The Corporatization of Higher Education
There is a trend at Miami University that I have noticed increasingly over the past two and a half years: everything is closed. From “a la markets” to the dining halls, food options for students have either been reduced in hours, closed with no apparent plans to reopen, or shut down with plans to remodel––leaving…
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Gentrification: A Dish Often Served With Cold-Pressed Juice
In 2017, an entrepreneur by the blog name Barefoot Bohemian decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign for La Gracia, a modern fruturía to be erected in the heart of San Diego’s predominantly Mexican-American Barrio Logan neighborhood. The idea sounded innocent, in theory: the Barefoot Bohemian wanted to bring healthy food into the neighborhood. The problem? …
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