Category Archives: News

Leah Alsept alspetl@findlay.edu *This is an observational piece, please note that before reading* I went to a Trump rally on Thursday, January 9th. It was in Toledo, Ohio, a straight-shot 45 minutes away from Findlay. I scheduled my tickets a few days in advance and would receive a few emails and texts from the Trump-Pence […]

Dylan Frazier frazierd@findlay.edu @dylanfrazier44   On Tues. Jan. 14, the student-led poetry group, From the Writer’s Kitchen, held their magazine release party in front of students and faculty in the English department. This magazine consists of student-created poems as well as photographs taken by members of the group.   Conor Bracken, Assistant Professor of English […]

Madelynn Greenslade greensladem@findlay.edu @Madelynn_G15   Men’s basketball head coach Charlie Ernst and his wife, Belinda, have two biological children: a 15-year old daughter, Allison, and a 13-year old son, Sam. But recently they added another family member when they adopted a boy from Africa. Ernst said his family had discussed adoption for a long time, […]

By: Collin Frazier Frazierc@findlay.edu @Collin_53   With the G-MAC tournament concluded, the next step in the Lady Oilers historic 2019 season is the postseason, the first time the team has reached the D-II national tournaments in school history. However, the conference did not end the way Coach James Walker and the rest of the team […]

By: Collin Frazier Frazierc@findlay.edu @Collin_53   This past weekend, the University of Findlay had the honor of hosting Mary Wilson to a concert. For those unaware, Mary Wilson was an original member of The Supremes, former contestant on Dancing with the Stars, and an important piece of the Motown era of music. Last Thursday, Nov.7, […]

Dylan Frazier frazierd@findlay.edu @dylanfrazier44   In their exhibition game against Toledo on Oct.27, the university honored long-time men’s basketball coach, Ron Niekamp, by naming the basketball arena after him. Niekamps coached at UF for 26 years from 1985-2011, where he posted a record of 598-185. This includes a perfect season in the 2008-2009 season, where […]

By: Cory Berlekamp Email: berlekampc@findlay.edu Twitter: @Cberlekamp   As a part of the Pursuing Cultural Humility grant, on Oct. 29, students, faculty, and the surrounding community were exposed to the culture of recovery and art in Findlay. Volunteer coordinator at FOCUS, Ben Hippensteel, and fourth year pharmacy student at the University of Findlay, Victoria Ayoola, […]

By: Olivia Wile Email: wileo@findlay.edu Twitter: @o_wile   “Give your mouth a sporting chance” – it’s the mantra for the Academy of Sports Dentistry and for Jack Winters, a retired pediatric dentist based in Findlay, a former Division I College Football Official, and an advocate for safer sporting equipment.    “I really have been blessed […]

Dylan Frazier frazierd@findlay.edu @dylanfrazier44   Students may have noticed an empty lot on Howard Street recently, where straw is currently laid down. That would be because the University of Findlay has demolished four buildings on Howard St. and also one building on College St. Director of the Physical Plant, Orion Jones, said that the buildings, […]

By: Olivia Wile Email: wileo@findlay.edu Twitter: @o_wile   Rob and Jan Young’s Halloween house is hard to miss. The house on 235 Frazer St., across from Egner has some of the most intricate and planned Halloween lights in Findlay. It’s arguably a staple for the University of Findlay’s campus, but has also been a family […]

Leah Alsept alseptl@findlay.edu @l_mac0913   Old Main is the oldest building on the University of Findlay’s campus. According to the University of Findlay building history timeline, the construction of the building started in the late 1800s. The building was not completed when classes started in 1886, so classes were held on the third floor while […]

Dylan Frazier Email: frazierd@findlay.edu Twitter: @dylanfrazier44 If you have class in the College of Business building, you may have seen a new table put in front of the building. That table is a solar-powered charging station for your electronic devices. Along with the help of Millstream and First Solar, Director of Physical Plant Orion Jones […]

By: Abigail Frye Email: fryea@findlay.edy Twitter: @Abigail_EF Temperatures feel a little more like fall now but during the record-breaking heat that ushered in October some University of Findlay students were hot under the collar about the air-conditioning failure in the Davis Street Building, 300 Davis Street. “The geothermal unit broke, so it’s pumping in all […]

By: Collin Frazier Email: Frazierc@findlay.edu Twitter:@Collin_53   Giving back and doing community work is instilled into UF students early on. When you do orientation, you have to do a service project during Welcome Week. If you are interested in further giving back while you’re a student, on Sept. 26, Shafer Library held “Oilers Exploring Beyond […]

By: Dylan Frazier Email: frazierd@findlay.edu Twitter: @dylanfrazier44 The last weekend in Sept. can only mean one thing, Oktoberfest is back in Findlay. Oktoberfest is celebrated in the last week of Sept. and it is to commemorate the wedding of Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen, according to Time.com. Five years ago, the Hancock Historical […]

By: Abigail Frye Email: fryea@findlay.edu Twitter: @Abigail_EF Everyone knows the tales of Hercules or Achilles, but does anyone know the story of Eurydice? Well, the University of Findlay has a show for you with their production of Eurydice.   The tragedy opens on Sept. 26 and runs through Sept. 29 with various times for students […]

By: Emma Smith Email: smithe11@findlay.edu Twitter: @Emma2000Smith The Black Student Union is celebrating its 50th year at UF. Like many other Black groups across the nation, UF’s Black Student Union formed due to racial tension and the lack of Black awareness. The group was formed at UF to give Black students a sense of security […]

By: Alana Sundermann Email: sundermanna1@findlaye.edu Twitter: @Alana_Sundy23 The University of Findlay community is adjusting to a new effort towards sustainability, to create a greener campus. You may have noticed recycle bins for plastic bottles and aluminum cans around campus. Director of the Physical Plant, Orion Jones, was responsible for that. For Jones, he has even […]

By: Dylan Frazier Email: frazier@findlay.edu Twitter: @dylanfrazier44 September is National Drug Prevention Month and the University of Findlay held some training session last Friday, Sept. 6, to help inform people on what to look for in people who are using drugs. While these training sessions may have been targeted at young people, the trainings can […]

Professor Rahul Khupse and his team of pharmacy students have been hard at work on developing a drug that has the potential to treat the most aggressive form of brain cancer, Glioblastoma. Glioblastoma is brain cancer that can develop in any area of the brain and has the ability to develop and grow rapidly along […]

By: Abigail Frye Email: fryea@findlay.edu Twitter: @Abigail_EF   The University of Findlay is not a large campus, but it can feel that way when you’re searching for help. But do not fret, UF has got you covered with a helpful staff willing to get you where you want to be.   At UF, there are […]