Listen HereBy: Dylan DeWitt Email: dewittd@findlay.edu Twitter: @dd_witt The Findlay Oilers track and field athletes and coaches have been preparing for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships this upcoming weekend. The men`s and women`s teams will look to defend their home track throughout the indoor championships. The men`s team will attempt to […]
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By: Dylan Frazier Email: frazierd@findlay.edu The Oscar’s are finally here and on Sunday, they will give out the award for best picture. Here are the nominees and how a quick review on each movie. BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee’s latest project, BlacKkKlansman tackles the idea of race and police brutality in the 1970s. Detective Ron Stallworth (John […]
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By: Leah Alsept Email: Alseptl@findlay.edu Students packing up for the weekends may want to think again. Residence Life has several events coming up and is just coming off a weekend of dancing and partying. The Valentine Weekend Silent Disco was held in the Student Recreation Center on Feb. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. The […]
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By: Abigail Frye Twitter:@Abigail_EF Email:fryea@findlay.edu The University of Findlay’s Student Activity Board welcomed Joseph Tran onto its campus to speak with the community and students alike on Feb. 8 in Winebrenner Theological Seminary. Admission was $5 and this event was open to anyone that wanted to come. Joseph Tran is a magician, an actor, a […]
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By: Cory Berlekamp Email: berlekampc@findlay.edu Twitter: @Cberlekamp The choice to eat healthier is obvious when it comes to one’s health but for busy college students, the healthier option is not always the easiest. At the beginning of February, a study led by the American Cancer Society revealed that cancers linked to obesity were rising in […]
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By Bri Hallman Email: Hallmanb@findlay.edu The record-breaking polar vortex during the last week of January, several inches of snow, a quick warm-up and another quick freeze added up to potential flood issues in Findlay. And that can also equal problems for students renting houses in the campus area. Sophomore nursing student JacquelineWilkinsonlives in a house owned […]
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By: Dylan DeWitt Email: Dewittd@findlay.edu Twitter: @dd_witt When the fall season wrapped up for the men`s and women`s tennis teams, it was time for the offseason. An offseason that the tennis team would go into as underdogs only to prepare to turn heads when it came time for the spring to begin. As the spring […]
By Owen Rode The 9th-ranked University of Findlay men’s basketball team battled with Hillsdale College for the second time this year on Saturday Feb. 9. The Oilers got revenge this time around, earning a hard fought 75-70 victory. The Chargers beat the Oilers 93-82 Jan. 19. This weekend’s win gives the Oilers sole possession of […]
By: Pulse Staff The University of Findlay is due to host its second annual International Mother Language Day Event Feb. 21 from 12–1:30 p.m. in the CBSL Atrium. Sadia Akhter Aurna, a sophomore at UF and speaker and creator of the hopes UF students attend and celebrate. Aurna was born and raised in Bangladesh and […]
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By: Olivia Wile Email: wileo@findlay.edu Twitter: o_wile Thank u, Ariana Grande for dropping your second album in less than eight months. After having three successful singles in, “Thank u, Next,” “Imagine,” and “7 Rings,” the pop singer released her full album on Friday, Feb. 8 with a fitting title of “Thank u, Next.” With about […]
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By Pulse Staff The University of Findlay will host the GMAC Track and Field Championships at the FRC on Feb. 22 and 23. Thirteen GMAC schools are scheduled to participate. The event is a huge production for the UF Athletic Department and an exciting opportunity for the Oiler athletes. But what some may not realize […]
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By: Pulse Staff As President Donald Trump started the State of the Union Address in the House Chamber Tuesday night, standing ovations were the norm. But as the address moved on, the division of support on his various statements became clear as half of the chamber stood and half sat looking annoyed (and at times […]
By: Leah Alsept Email: Alseptl@findlay.edu A presidential candidate for the United States must be a natural born citizen of the United States at least 35 years of age and have lived in the United States for at least 14 years. The current president of the United States of America is Donald J. Trump, who was […]
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By: Bri Hallman Email: Hallmanb@findlay.edu Friday, Feb. 8 Habitat ReStore in Findlay will celebrate a grand opening at its brand new location. The Habitat ReStore website describes itself as a “retail outlet where quality, used and surplus building materials are sold at a fraction of normal prices. Proceeds from the ReStore help Habitat fund the […]
By: Dylan DeWitt Email: DeWittd@findlay.edu Twitter: @dd_witt As there is another athletic year for the Findlay Oilers, it seems as if every year at least a few of the teams notch the national rankings. Currently, there is a total of four teams that sit within the top 25 in their respected sports` national polls. The […]
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By: Cory Berlekamp Email: berlekampc@findlay.edu Twitter: @Cberlekamp On Feb. 1, Malone University announced that it was eliminating its football program as a part of restructuring process. According to the Star Beacon, this decision was a surprise to the coaches and players who were informed Friday morning after a board of trustees finalized the decision to […]
By: Owen Rode Email: Rodeo@findlay.edu The Findlay Oilers Men’s hoops is now ranked 9thnationally according to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) rankings, released on Feb. 5. Theteam came away with the 2-0 sweep this past weekend. Croy was rocking Thursday Jan. 31 against the in-conference opponent the Cedarville Yellow Jackets. The Oilers were […]
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By: Dylan Frazier Email: Frazierd@findlay.edu With nominations that include Best Actress, Best Picture, and two Best Supporting Actress, The Favourite is quite the spin on traditional English royal families in the 18thcentury. The story follows the Queen (Olivia Colman) and her servants (Rachel Weiss and Emma Stone) during a war against the French. What I […]
By: Olivia Wile Email: wileo@findlay.edu Twitter: o_wile Another successful University of Findlay Comedy Jam has come and gone – the 17thannual one to be exact. Students, community members, faculty and staff all packed into the Marathon Center for Performing Arts on Saturday Jan. 26 to watch three headliners come together for one night. A night […]
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By: Olivia Wile Email: wileo@findlay.edu Twitter: o_wile With Valentines Day right around the corner, I thought to myself, ‘why not tackle a dating topic this week,’ especially amid my own personal struggles. These days, dating is hard. With exclusivity becoming a dying trend and dating apps on the rise, it seems like relationships are more […]
By: Leah Alsept Email: Alseptl@findlay.edu How will Trump’s new birth control policy affect Ohioans? NPR reported that the Trump Administration would be rolling back the Obama-era policy that all employers offer contraceptives to employees no matter the employers religious or moral values. The rollback has been blocked by 13 states; California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, […]
By: Dylan DeWitt Email: Dewittd@findlay.edu Twitter: @dd_witt Every year, the NCAA Divisional II Don Hansen Football Committee decides who will be on the list for their efforts on the field. The list is made up of the “small college” football teams and the players of those that have demonstrated their excellent efforts on the gridiron. […]
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By: Olivia Wile Email: wileo@findlay.edu Twitter: o_wile Though being a college athlete can seem like a full-time job, academics are essential to the success on the field, on the court and in the pool. This is a staple on the University of Findlay men’s and women’s swimming and diving team. After being honored by the […]
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By: Pulse Staff Ice cold weather prompted the University of Findlay to make the rare move to close campus for two days this past week. The weather concerned the University of Findlay, faculty and students alike. Northwest Ohio experienced the lowest temperatures it has felt in nearly 20 years, along with the majority of the […]
By: Owen Rode Email: Rodeo@findlay.edu The No. 18 Findlay men’s basketball team went on a four day, two game road trip in Nashville, Tennessee and Owensboro, Kentucky this past week. The Oilers faced off against Trevecca Nazarene and Kentucky Wesleyan, both in-conference opponents. The first game of the road trip in Nashville against Trevecca was […]
By: Olivia Wile Email: wileo@findlay Twitter: o_wile University of Findlay students can spot it everywhere: from the Church of God at the front of campus, to Winebrenner Theology Seminary and advertisements for Revive, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Gateway Church. Religion is not a censored topic on campus. Despite being welcomed and celebrated at UF, […]
By: Dylan DeWitt Email: dewittd@findlay.edu Twitter: @dd_witt As the snow storm began to roll in on Saturday morning, the crowds at Croy Gymnasium were filled in to watch two games of Oilers basketball against the visiting Hillsdale Chargers. The women`s team was up first and once again the game did not disappoint. The game had […]
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By: Abigail Frye Email:fryea@findlay.edu Twitter:@Abigail_EF Everyone knows how the process of buying a pizza typically goes. You call a pizza shop, wait about 20 minutes, and pick it up fresh and hot with the money you saved all week. The Ohio State University decided to make some changes to this ritual by building a pizza vending […]
By: Leah Alsept Email: Alseptl@findlay.edu The Trump Administration has successfully banned transgender people from entering the military. This policy went into effect Jan. 22. The Carter Policy was an overturn of the previous ban on transgender people from the military, backed by a year-long study which concluded being transgender had nothing to do with whether someone […]
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By: Owen Rode Email: Rodeo@findlay.edu A snowy day in Findlay didn’t keep the hundreds of kids away. The University of Findlay hosted the annual Martin Luther King’s day event, All Sports Day on Monday. This gave local kids from around the area the opportunity to participate in all the sports the university has to offer. […]
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By: Dylan Frazier Email: Frazierd@findlay.edu In the final installment of The Eastrail 177 Trilogy, Glass, M. Night Shyamalan wraps up in the only way that he can, by writing thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat. While Glass has its flaws, it still hits the mark for a majority of the movie […]
By: Pulse Staff As the University of Findlay prepares to host a mobile food pantry on Jan. 26 for the community, a new report from the U.S. Government Office of Accountability shows that some colleges are trying to respond to a perceived need to feed college students who can’t afford to buy food for themselves. […]
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By: Dylan DeWitt Email: DeWittd@findlay.edu Twitter:@dd_witt Last Thursday, both the men`s and women`s basketball teams took on the visiting Ohio Dominican Panthers in a Great Midwest Conference dual. The games would prove to be nothing but excitement when both games would be decided within the final minutes. As the student section filled from courtside to […]
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By: Abigail Frye Twitter:@Abigail_EF Email:fryea@findlay.edu Anything worthwhile is never easy as one of The University of Findlay’s very own football players has proven time and time again. Jason Moore, a recent graduate of 2018, has overcome all obstacles and is invited to The NFLPA (National Football League Players Association) Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 19 in Pasadena, […]
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By: Dylan Frazier Email: Frazierd@findlay.edu The winter in Hancock County up to this point has been mild. Not much snow has accumulated but that is about to change this weekend. It has been reported by WTVG in Toledo that we could see four inches of snow on Saturday, along with high winds. When there is […]