Findlay’s Newest Oiler: Michele Durand’s Pursuit of Perfection

Findlay Oilers New Head Women’s Basketball Coach Michele Durand has the experience to lead By Jacob Flaherty flahertyj@findlay.edu Of all the recent coaching hires at the University of Findlay, the recent hire for the Women’s Basketball team seemed very important and pivotal for the future success for the Oilers. Kate Ellis, junior guard from Perrysburg, OH, was a significant part of the...

UF Baseball 2023 Preview

By Hannah Bame bameh@findlay.edu Matt Palm is returning as head coach for his second year for the Oiler Baseball program, and he has goals for the season in place in hopes of success. Last season, the Oilers ended with an 18-31 (.367) overall record, being 13-17 (.433) in the G-MAC Conference. This resulted in a seventh-place finish, just missing advancing to league tournament play. Palm...

Closing colleges detours students to UF

By Paige Falk falkp@findlay.edu College enrollment rates are plummeting causing permanent campus closures, and raising challenges for students. More than 600 colleges either closed or merged from 2014 to 2020 according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. From spring 2020 to spring 2022, college enrollment dropped by almost 1.3 million students, according to Keller Moore,...

A long time coffee house says goodbye sending UF students elsewhere

By Sam Rohrs rohrss@findlay.edu The University of Findlay students came back from winter break to the surprising fact that George House Coffee and Tea, across from campus, had closed. After 27 years of business, the beloved George House made the announcement that a lease issue with the landlord meant it was shutting its doors. Matthew Ginter, the University of Findlay’s campus ministry leader,...

Givens takes over Athletics

By Aaron Sundermann sundermanna@findlay.edu Behind every college athletic program there is always someone who oversees everything that goes on. At the University of Findlay this person is Jim Givens. Givens was named the new director of athletics at UF in the winter of 2022, but his time at UF started long before that as he is entering his 26th year as a part of the UF athletics staff. Givens...

Michigan State University responds to mass shooting event

By Pulse Staff It was the message no college campus community wants to see. On Wednesday evening, Feb. 13, Michigan State University sent this message to students, faculty, and staff: Shots have been fired at Michigan State University and police are warning of an active shooter. This is an active and ongoing situation. The incident occurred at 8:18 p.m. inside Berkey Hall. Police are actively...