Lauren Wolters – The Pulse

New Bite app keeps the bites on campus

Lauren Wolters February 23, 2021 0 Comments

By: Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu UF’s new mobile ordering is off to a slow but steady start The University of Findlay’s dining service implemented mobile ordering in the Refinery at the Center for Student Life and College of Business (CBSL) on Jan. 19. This new feature means that the UF community can use Sodexo’s Bite app to order food from any of the Refinery’s four dining...

UF’s snow day erases everyday ease

Lauren Wolters February 17, 2021 0 Comments

By: Lauren Wolters woltersl1@ indlay.edu Major snowfall in Findlay cancels classes and creates work for UF's Physical Plant The University of Findlay saw record breaking snowfall on Monday, Feb. 15. Hancock County went under a Level Three Road Alert Tuesday morning. UF canceled all in-person classes for Tuesday after the alert went out. Remote classes continued as scheduled. The covered sidewalks...

Snow, ice, and freezing temperatures loom over Findlay

Lauren Wolters February 8, 2021 0 Comments

By: Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu Punxsutawney Phil predicted it—another 6 weeks of a cold winter blankets the nation February has arrived, and it has brought more snow and colder temperatures along with it. Temperatures in Findlay fell to single digits this past weekend. Counting the wind chill, temperatures hovered around 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The recent snow and ice negatively...

Young and healthy Americans may not get vaccinated until summer or beyond

Lauren Wolters February 4, 2021 0 Comments

By: Lauren Wolters woltersl@findlay.edu Young Americans are at a standstill for getting vaccines— they can’t stand in line to get one just yet The question of when young and healthy Americans will be able to get vaccinated for COVID-19 remains unanswered. With the recent shift of power from former President Donald Trump to current President Joe Biden, the...

UF responds to a virtual spring semester

Lauren Wolters January 19, 2021 0 Comments

By: Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu Oilers face the first week of the spring semester fully online The University of Findlay kicked off its spring semester a little differently for the new year. For the first time ever, the first week of classes occurred completely remotely. In other words, the usual introductions and syllabus-run-throughs...

UF’s Student Government Association looks to new and old COVID-19 polices for the spring semester

Lauren Wolters November 30, 2020 0 Comments

By Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu University of Findlay’s Student Government Association (SGA) was highly involved in the university’s COVID-19 policies since they were first adopted this year. Ashlyn Coleman, the Sergeant at Arms of the SGA says that at the SGA retreat this past August, much of the members’ attention was...

UF students respond to Michigan’s three week “pause”

Lauren Wolters November 25, 2020 0 Comments

by Lauren Wolters @woltersl1@findlay.edu Beginning Wednesday Nov. 18, the state of Michigan began a Governor ordered three week “pause.” Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the order on Sunday Nov. 15 in response to the record rising number of cases across the state. The number of hospitalizations and deaths in Michigan have also been increasing dramatically. University of Findlay students from...

UF Professors adopt new strategies to fend off COVID-19

Lauren Wolters November 16, 2020 0 Comments

By Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu With Turkey Day approaching and COVID-19 circling the University of Findlay community like a vulture, the UF community seems to have a lot more on their plates this year. Both students and faculty’s plates were piled high with the normal stress of a semester and the added stress of COVID-19 procedures. Professors had to work to prepare for the upcoming...

UF International Students Stuck in “Unprecedented Times”

Lauren Wolters November 9, 2020 0 Comments

By Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted all the University of Findlay’s students. However, that impact varies depending on the student, and that impact has arguably been greater on UF international students. International students already gain a unique experience by studying outside their home country. Timotej Iliev, a UF international student from...

Joe Biden is officially elected President

Lauren Wolters November 9, 2020 0 Comments

By Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu After almost four days of tallying votes, multiple media outlets called Joe Biden as the President on Saturday, Nov. 7. Many Americans became impatient with the delayed Presidential election results. An example of this is University of Findlay student, Ben Batchelor. “I am frustrated with having to wait days to find out who actually won, and even...

Don’t Stop the Party?

Lauren Wolters November 2, 2020 0 Comments

By Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu Halloween at the University of Findlay looked a little different this year. Students were advised to keep their gatherings small, to not share food, stay outside, and disinfect EVERYTHING. Masks were required as well but not by the usual costume party standards. Vice President for Student Affairs Dave Emsweller sent out information on Nov. 3 in a UF Update...

COVID-19 Changing Counseling

Lauren Wolters October 20, 2020 0 Comments

By Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu COVID-19 has brought a few new changes to the University of Findlay’s counseling services as the illness has seemed to bring to everything else. Director of Counseling Services Jodi Firsdon says the first—and most major—of these changes is that all counseling appointments are via Zoom. Firsdon states that COVID-19 can be easily spread if...

Game three of the NBA Finals ends with a . . .walk off?

Lauren Wolters October 13, 2020 0 Comments

Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu On Sunday night in game three of the NBA Finals, Jimmy Butler led the Heat to the 115-104 win, arguably having the greatest game of his career. Butler recorded a 40-point triple-double (40 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists). Only two other players in NBA history finished a finals game with a 40-point triple-double. These two players are Jerry West (1969) and...

No Fall Break breaks hearts, but helps health

Lauren Wolters October 4, 2020 0 Comments

By Lauren Wolters woltersl1@findlay.edu As the University of Findlay spent the summer contemplating a more COVID-friendly environment for the fall semester it made the tough decision to cancel the annual mid–fall Recess for the 2020 academic year. Nearby Ohio colleges, such as Bowling Green State University and The University of Toledo, have done the same. Similarly, The University of Findlay...