Mr. Bigler had been serving as acting director prior to his appointment being made official this week. Mr. Bigler holds a master's in business administration from the University of Toledo and a bachelor's in business from the University of Dayton. The ball is 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Millett Hall. The ball is held every three years to commemorate the signing of Miami's charter. It is open to all Oxford residents, and university faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Black tie is optional.
Police did not wait long enough after knocking on the door before forcing their way into a house, so prosecutors cannot use evidence gathered in a drug raid, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati effectively wipes out the prosecution's evidence in the Pike County marijuana-manufacturing case, unless another appeal is successful, prosecutors have said in court. Government prosecutors had not seen the appeals court's ruling Thursday. Justice Department lawyers will review it and decide whether to appeal further or to dismiss the drug indictment filed on the basis of the 1994 raid, said Robyn Jones, an assistant U.S. attorney in Columbus. Acting on an informant's tip, police had obtained a search warrant and raided the home of Robert Dice.