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By Abigail Metcalfe The Theater Program at the University of Findlay will be ending this season with the classic 1934 drama, “The Children’s Hour,” by Lillian Hellman. This production, like its original, is set in the 1930s, but will be brought to us with a modern twist that is entirely unique to UF’s campus. Performances […]
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By Abbey Nickel @abbeynickel For the last 22 years, I have constantly wondered why my mother chose “Hope” for my middle name. Why not something cliché and basic? Why not her maiden name, why not my grandmother’s middle name? I love having a middle name that has significance. But I have also a lot of […]
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By Clay Parlette @claypar111 We’ve all had our share of the media hype surrounding Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act – and rightfully so. Not only was the law unnecessary in its nature, but it also presented a significant threat to a group of people that already face significant harassment and alienation as it is. […]
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By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 The Findlay Softball team was back in action this weekend when they had double headers against Wayne State and Saginaw Valley State on Friday and Saturday. The Oilers would lose their first game to Wayne State 1-0 and then the second game would end the game in a tie. After those […]
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By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 The University of Findlay Baseball team was on the road this weekend taking on the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals in University Center, Michigan. The Oilers went 1-3 on the weekend dropping the first game of their double header 4-1 on Friday afternoon. They ended up winning the second game on Friday […]
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By Kevin Schrock @Krock_6 The Oilers split up on Saturday with some of the squad heading down to Gainesville, Florida to the University of Florida, while others stayed in state, heading to Oxford on the campus of Miami University for the Miami Invitational. The programs combined for five first place finishes and continued their dominance […]
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By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs After a six month search and selection process by the University of Findlay’s College of Pharmacy, a new dean has been chosen: Debra Parker, Rbh, Pharm.D. Parker has been an associate professor of pharmacy at UF since 2006 and has been serving as interim dean since July 2014. According to Parker, […]
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By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 Over the years, thousands of people have come to watch sporting events in Croy gymnasium. As seasons kept being played, the gym aesthetically stayed relatively the same — but not this year. Croy is getting a makeover. The gym is getting a whole new look for the upcoming 2015-2016 season. According […]
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By Jordyn Willis @willisjordyn A new addition to the University of Findlay, the Career Closet, will make professional clothes and necessities available to students in the fall of the upcoming school year. “In general, it’s a literal closet in the basement of Shafer library that houses items that students need from a career perspective,” said […]
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By Hannah Dunbar @hanndunbar Kim Bearden, co-founder of the nationally acclaimed Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Ga., spoke in the Ritz Auditorium at the University of Findlay on Tuesday, March 24. According to Mitchell Augenstein, middle childhood education major and president of the University of Findlay Ohio Student Education Association, Bearden is currently an English […]
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By Hannah Dunbar @hanndunbar When one hears the word taxes, it is typically immediately followed by a sigh or some sort of displeasure. In order to make the process of organizing and filing taxes easier for students, a few faculty and staff members at the University of Findlay give their advice. Although the University does […]
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By Joshua Rall Having an online presence can stretch much further than simply connecting to friends and relatives who are miles away. Among one of the many benefits, it can help you to create the image you want to present to the rest of the world. “If you’re smart about it, having an online presence […]
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By Brittany Sega After the polls closed on Friday, March 20, it was announced that Thompson will be the SGA president for the 2015-2016 academic year. For the past couple of years there hasn’t been a race for Student Government Association (SGA) president, and rarely has there ever been a race for other executive board […]
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By Brandon Emsweller As the temperatures rise, the University of Findlay’s football team’s dedication and focus rise, too. Spring workouts have begun. Rob Keys, head coach, says that last season did not go as planned. According to Keys, UF’s goal to enter the 2014 playoffs failed so the Oilers will be taking a new approach […]
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By Abbey Nickel @abbeynickel Findlay might not have a Starbucks, but the popular coffee chain was a hot topic not only here, but across the country over the last week. For those that haven’t heard, Starbucks chief executive Howard Shultz decided to use the coffee cups in his stores to try and heal the racial […]
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Julianna Koballa @UFPulseKoballa As I sit in the Scottrade Center in St. Louis Missouri for the NCAA division 1 wrestling tournament, I reminisce on all the traveling I have done in my life. If it weren’t for my parents dragging me to wrestling tournaments, or playing all over the Midwest for softball tournaments, I don’t […]
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By Jacob King @jking82295 We spend hours waiting for a call, a text, or some kind of notification saying “Hey, I want to see you,” and when we don’t get what we want, we bang our heads against the wall. At what point did dating become a second major? People invest a vast amount of money […]
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By Sarah Stubbs Being that there are only about six weeks left of the spring semester and the home stretch to finals is approaching, the stress and pressure to either keep your grades up or raise them are in full swing, too. Final project proposals, exams, papers, meetings, and applying to internships, jobs, and scholarships […]
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Graves lectures on “Love, Justice and Global Poverty,” says being a global citizen is obligatory
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By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs Is morality a matter of fact or opinion? Shawn Graves, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Findlay challenged students and faculty to contemplate morality and asserted that we as humans have no choice but to be global citizens on Monday, March 16. Graves presented his lecture titled “Love, Justice, […]
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By Miranda Roehler The University of Findlay Jazz Ensemble is ready to get into the swing of things at its annual concert. This year’s concert is on Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m. in the Winebrenner Theological Seminary auditorium. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets can be picked up in advance at the […]
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By Kevin Schrock The 2015-16 school year will mark the first time in 16 years that the University of Findlay will enter an athletic season without Steven Rackley at the helm as the athletic director. On March 10, Rackley announced his resignation from his position to the UF community. Rackley has been a lynchpin at […]
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By Hannah Dunbar Seek and receive care: 5 SANE trained nurses at Cosiano Raising sexual assault awareness around UF With the two separate sexual assault cases that were filed at the University of Findlay last fall and the national spotlight on the issues, Cosiano Health Center wants students to know that SANE nurses are on […]
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By Devon Aragona From Moscow to Malibu, the traditional Irish holiday of Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated by millions of people. Findlay is no different, with students celebrating this long-standing day of green. But do they know why they are celebrating Saint Patrick? Records of Saint Patrick are vague, but according to history records, Patrick, […]
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By Alyssa Grevenkamp Many college student athletes have a great gig. They get to have some of their school paid for through athletic scholarships, they get to play the sport they love and they oftentimes get to travel and see the country. For the most part, many Findlay games are played in Ohio and Michigan. […]
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By Jordyn Willis @willisjordyn Detroit entrepreneur Veronika Scott gave UF students inspiration to step outside their comfort zones through the use of her own success story at a presentation in Old Main on a Friday afternoon. Findlay students listened to Scott speak about her life and her nonprofit organization, The Empowerment Plan, on March 13 […]
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By Kelsey Nevius As spring approaches, the weather grows warmer and things just seem to get brighter as a whole. Though the winter months held holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, we now move on to warmer holidays like Easter and Saint Patrick’s Day. Saint Patrick’s Day, which was originally a Christian day of observance honoring […]
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By Jacob King There is this feeling in your gut when the plane takes off, and you think to yourself, “I’m not coming back for a while.” In that moment, you realize you’re about to have an experience of a lifetime. Looking back at it now, I remember waking up one day and saying to […]
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By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs The University of Findlay students and faculty members will celebrate the remainder of St. Patrick’s Day in UF and Cleveland orange upon the announcement of the University’s new academic partnership with the Cleveland Browns. At 3:30 p.m. today the University announced the partnership to the public after teasing it on social […]
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By Devon Aragona @aragonad27 There is no denying that Findlay, though striving for diversity, sometimes has a hard time breaking free of its traditional and rather conservative viewpoints. But a growing club on campus is striving to help change those view points by providing opportunities to be educated on diversity and tolerance and have a […]
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By Jordyn Willis @willisjordyn The time has come again for students living on campus to look at housing arrangements for the next year. That means it’s also time again for a housing update to bring to light the new changes and events the University of Findlay has arranged. According to Rachel Walter, director of housing, […]
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By Kevin Schrock @krock_6 In an up and down year for the Findlay women’s basketball team, they came up just short of making the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) postseason tournament. After dropping their final game of the year to Wayne State, the Oilers fell to 11-11 in conference play. The loss put them […]
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By Kevin Schrock @krock_6 The University of Findlay’s men’s basketball squad won eight out of their last nine regular season match-ups and seemingly hit their stride going into the GLIAC tournament. They earned the number five seed in the postseason tournament and were matched up against number four seed, Saginaw Valley State University. The Oilers […]
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By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 The baseball team wasn’t the only sport to soak up the Florida sun over spring break. The University of Findlay’s softball continued their season in Clermont, Florida after going 2-3 in Chicago Feb. 20-22. Findlay would go 7-3 on the trip. Findlay would get off to a quick start with a […]
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By Alyssa Grevenkamp @Gbabyy20 While many of us spent spring break in the frigid cold, knee-deep in snow, the baseball team got to head down to sunny Florida to kick off their season. But it wasn’t all sunshine on this trip for the Oilers. They had a rocky start to their season going 2-8 overall. […]
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By Ellen Hoffman and Devon Aragona There’s no place like home or in this case there’s no place like Findlay. This year’s theme for the University of Findlay’s Colleges against Cancer club’s seventh annual Relay for Life event is the Wizard of Oz. Colleges against Cancer have been an active club for more than five […]