Category Archives: News

Old Main: Home of steep stairs and…ghosts?

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 […]

ASL Club hopes to be a group for all students

By Alana Sundermann Email: sundermanna@findlay.edu Twitter: @alana_sundy23   The deaf community is one that is not well known to the University of Findlay, however the American Sign Language (ASL) club is pushing for more student evolvement and recognition. President of the ASL club, Hope Brant, wants to encourage students to join but also create an […]

Ending the Stigma

Dylan Frazier frazierd@findlay.edu @dylanfrazier44   Last Wednesday, Oct.9, the University of Findlay held a “Mental Health Awareness Night”, where students could listen to speakers about their own personal struggles with mental disease, as well as ask them questions about how they have coped with their mental health struggles. The speakers, Eric Chase and Megan Scott, […]

Charging up the green efforts around campus

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 […]

It’s Gonna be a Hot One

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 […]

Leonardo Da Vinci comes to campus

By: Olivia Wile Email: wileo@findlay.edu Twitter: o_wile   The University of Findlay Honors Program is getting a face lift with a new class offering. Dr. Marie Louden-Hanes and Dr. Nathan Tice are offering a new honors class about Leonardo Da Vinci, the infamous artist, scientist, musician, engineer and architect. “It’s an opportunity for individuals to […]

Serving beyond the University

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 […]

Prost! Es ist Oktoberfest!

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 […]

UF makes strides in sustainability

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 […]

Knowing the Signs

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 […]

Inside the Hong Kong Protest

By: Cory Berlekamp Email: berlekampc@findlay.edu Twitter: @Cberlekamp   A member of the FMN on the University of Findlay’s campus was able to reach out to a Hong Kong protestor and get their opinion on what is happening in the city. For their safety, they wished only to be recognized as “T”.   People around the […]

Media Literacy in the 21st century

By: Leah Alsept Email: alseptl@findlay.edu Two University of Findlay professors say the overload of information and the speed it is available in the 21st century may be the first step in understanding media literacy. The CML (Center for Media Literacy) defines the term as, “a 21st century approach to education. It provides a framework to […]