🌱 Patch AM: How Miami University’s Oxford campus connects students from across the country

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In today's newsletter:

• How Miami University’s Oxford campus connects students from across the country

Also on today's calendar: Ben Levin (blues): The Ben Levin Organ Quartet at Jag's and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little snow, up to 1", with a high of 35 and low of 26 degrees.
• Saturday: Colder with snow and flurries, temps: high: 28, low: -5. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 11 and low of -2 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• College Briefs for Dec. 11 (signalscv.com) — Miami University in Oxford is highlighted here as the home institution for spring graduate Evan Braun, one of nearly 4,800 students earning degrees. The piece also notes Miami’s size, academic breadth, and regional campuses, alongside brief updates on students at Alabama and Nebraska-Lincoln.
   

📸 Around Oxford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Blake Tyler
  Lori's Roadhouse, 4924 Union Centre Pavilion Suite B, West Chester Township
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Ben Levin (blues): The Ben Levin Organ Quartet at Jag's
  Jag's Steak & Seafood , 5980 West Chester Rd , West Chester Township
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Friday Noon Skate
  Goggin Ice Center , 610 S Oak St , Oxford
  12:10 pm

Saturday December 20

• Kids' Makerspace
  Oxford Lane Library , 441 S Locust St #2126 , Oxford
  3:00 pm
• Skate with Santa
  Goggin Ice Center , 610 S Oak St , Oxford
  3:15 pm

Monday December 22

• Holiday Skates
  Goggin Ice Center , 610 S Oak St , Oxford
  3:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Social Play
  MidPointe Library Trenton , 200 Edgewood Dr , Trenton
  10:00 am
• Preble County Land Bank
  Preble County, OH Calendar , 101 E. Main St. , Eaton
  10:00 am
• Play Our Piano
  Oxford Lane Library , 441 S Locust St #2126 , Oxford
  4:00 pm
• Fort St. Clair Whispering Christmas
  Fort Saint Clair Park , 135 Camden Rd , Eaton
  6:00 pm
• Live Nativity
  H.O.P.E.-full Pastures Therapeutic Farm , 1926 Ross Hanover Rd , Hamilton
  6:00 pm
• Drew Freeland Music
  Liberty Collective , 6735 Lakota Ln , Liberty Township
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fire crews responded to a reported structure fire at the Hilton Garden Inn on Schultz Drive, but no active fire was found and all mutual aid units were released.
  5:52PM on Dec 10: A reported structure fire with heavy smoke has been reported at the Hilton Garden Inn on Schultz Drive. (Nextdoor )

• The Scion Group posted a job opening for Leasing Consultant in Oxford. Apply here.
• B and B Maintenance, Inc. posted a job opening for Bank Route Cleaner in Hamilton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hamilton

• Hamilton's proposed 'Quiet Zone' could silence 1,800 train horns per day in residential neighborhoods (wcpo.com)
• OhioMeansJobs office moving from Fairfield to Hamilton (journal-news.com)
• Butler County Jail medical costs surge past $746K in 2025 — up $214K in a year (daytondailynews.com)

Fairfield

• Fairfield County commissioners pass 2026 budget of $70.8 million (lancastereaglegazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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