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Miami University? FactsSchool Slang
- CAB Building - The Campus Avenue Building, located on the corner of Spring Street and Campus Avenue. This building houses the bursar office, registration, and student employment among many other offices.
- CPPO - The Career Planning and Placement Office, located in Hoyt Hall on Western Campus.
- Frolf - Frisbee golf, a popular game for students to play in their free time. Miami’s frolf course is located on Western Campus.
- Ghetto - neighborhood immediately to the north of campus. The houses are typically more rundown here. Also the site of Miami’s popular annual GhettoFest.
- J. Crew U. - one of Miami’s many nicknames. It refers to the unofficial dress code and the dressy appearance of most Miami students.
- Late night - Planned parties that don’t get underway until 2 a.m. Most occur at fraternity houses, but some regular student houses have hosted late nights, as well.
- Plus Number - Your student ID number.
- Rape Van - the crude nickname students call the Campus Assault Prevention Program (CAPP) van.
- Sex pants - Tight black pants worn by uptown Miami girls.
- Slant Walk - refers to the slanted sidewalk that runs through the middle of the academic quad and up to the corner of Campus Avenue and High Street. In a city and campus that was planned out using a grid system, this sidewalk really stands out.
- The Arch - Upham Arch, located by the Hub, under Upham Hall in the academic quad.
- The Hub - the Miami seal, located in the center of campus near the academic quad.
- The Metro - Miami’s public transportation system. There are four bus routes. The Red and Yellow routes run north and south, while the Blue and Green buses run east and west. There are also two express routes that circle the immediate campus.
- The Rec - the Recreational Sports Center, located south of campus.
- Townies - permanent Oxford residents.
- Uptown - Oxford’s shopping and restaurant district, High Street is the main road through this slightly inclined area of Oxford.
- Walk of Shame - when a girl spends the night at a guy’s place after a night out and must walk home the next day in her sex pants and tubetop.
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
- How quickly the time would fly.
- How to parallel park, because you will need that skill to avoid tickets.
- It’s okay to have no idea about where you want to be four years from now.
- Student housing, on or off campus, is a huge hassle.
- The campus and the student body can, at times, feel very monotonous and/or isolating.
- You won’t get every class you want, and you will have to fight to get the ones you especially need.
Tips to Succeed
- Communicate with other students in your classes.
- Don’t be afraid to ask your professors for help.
- Go to class!
- Join a student organization as soon as possible.
- Learn your ‘plus number!’
- Make friends with someone who has a car.
- Read The Miami Student and keep up-to-date with all campus news.
- Use the resources at King and the other libraries. Libraries really aren’t scary.
Urban Legends
- Murder in Reid Hall- In May 1959, an RA, Roger Sayles, was shot and killed when he attempted to break up an argument between one of his residents and another Miami student. His bloody handprints remain under a coat of varnish on a doorway in the hall. Strange noises are reportedly heard in the general area where the argument occurred and in the bathroom where Roger crawled after the shooting.
- The Ghost Biker- Drive to Earhart Road and face south, then flash your headlights three times and you will see the headlights of a ghostly motorcycle appear and disappear at the curve where the rider died. Tip—remove your keys from the ignition and set them on your dashboard before you flash your lights.
- The Ghost of Ms. Peabody- Its namesake, the principal of the Western Female Seminary, haunts Peabody Hall. The seminary was located on Western Campus before it became integrated with Miami University. Ms. Peabody did not like the Miami men and apparently still holds a grudge against them to this day. Most of her victims are males who either report strange disturbances in their rooms or who have seen her ghost on campus grounds.
- The Unsolved Disappearance of Ron Tammen- In April 1953, this Miami student left his Fisher Hall room and never returned. His roommate came home to find the lights on and Tammen’s psychology book open as if he had been studying. Tammen was never found, alive or dead. His fate remains a mystery, but people claim to have seen his ghost. Fischer Hall was demolished in 1978 and replaced by the Marcum Conference Center.
Traditions
- The Seal - Students avoid stepping on the Miami seal located at the Hub in the heart of campus. It is believed that doing so will cause you to fail your next exam.
- The Sundial - If you do happen to misstep and land on the seal, you can walk to central quad and rub the turtles’ heads that support the sundial. Do this and you will ace your next exam.
- Upham Arch & Miami Mergers - If you really want to marry your sweetheart, kiss him or her beneath the Upham Arch at the stroke of midnight. Rumor has it, your fate is sealed if you do this. Be aware that, whereas most colleges have a three percent rate of students to meet and marry, Miami’s percentage of students who meet and marry a fellow Miamian is a whopping 8.5 percent. Miami Mergers receive Valentines from the university for the rest of their lives.
- Victory Bell - The bell travels between Miami and the University of Cincinnati depending on which football team wins the rivalry each year. This tradition began in the 1890s.
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