The Cincinnati Enquirer, Tuesday, May 25
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that educators who fail to stop
students from sexually harassing other students may be violating a federal
anti-bias law and can be forced to pay victims.  Miami University already
covers student complaints about other students in its sexual harassment
policy, said Holly Wissing (news and public information).
And:
Former Oxford resident Beth Hannon has returned to Oxford as director of
the Visitors and Convention Bureau and says one new market she wants to
target is people who would enjoy Miami University's many arts, cultural and
educational offerings.  "I'm working with the (Miami University) Art Museum
and Performing Arts Series to market their events with weekend packages at
the wonderful bed-and-breakfast in town," Hannon said.

WPFB radio, Sunday, May 23
Miami University students who designed, built and raced a kayak made of
paper products in a race sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy
received third place.  Quotes Holly Wissing (news and public information).

USA WEEKEND, Sunday, May 23
Story about keynote speaker Reba McEntire's speech at the Make A Difference
Day Awards has a picture of McEntire with award winners Jeffrey and Frank
Griffiths.  The twins pitted their campuses (Miami University and
University of Virginia) against each other to see which could help its
community more.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Saturday, May 15
Antitrust experts are split over how hard it will be for the Justice
Department to prove that American Airlines priced and scheduled its flights
to drive its competitors out of a market or out of business.  Quotes James
Brock (economics).

Editor and Publisher, Tuesday, May 4
A dozen students from Miami University and Indiana University took part in
Advanced Digital Publishing, a distance learning experiment produced and
broadcast on the Internet by American Press Institute's CyberSchool.
Quotes Linda Crider (English) and MU student Kendrea Justice.

Journal-News, Tuesday, May 25
Story about Fairfield High School senior Joe Begley, who has received a
perfect score on the national Latin exam for four straight years, says his
older brother Jason attends Miami University Hamilton.

Middletown Journal, Saturday, May 22
Story about the American Cancer Society's annual fund-raiser Relay for Life
features a photo of Mary Knedler (accounting associate), Jan Francis
(student) and Patty Loesch (MU bookstore), three members of Miami
Middletown's walking team.

Middletown Journal, Sunday, May 23
Story about the results of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
says Miami University Middletown won an award for most creative walkers.

Dayton Daily News, Tuesday, May 25
Column about sports teams named for Indians says if "we're not going to
'honor' all nationalities, ethnic groups, races and religions, maybe we
shouldn't 'honor' any." Also mentions that the Miami Redskins are now the
RedHawks.

Elsewhere in education:

Journal-News, Tuesday, May 25
With the cost of higher education skyrocketing, finding a way to pay for
college has becomae a focal point for unscrupulous companies and scam
artists.  Includes  a list of tell-tale lines from scam artists.

Kristal Humphrey
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