by David Boyer REPORTER in News
The Academic Affairs faction of the Student Government Association met Monday at 4 p.m. in room 268 in Kilcawley. There were four members present.
The members of the faction came up with ideas on how to improve the current general education model. "There are lots of problems with assessing [the model] … The assessment council wants to reorganize it and redesign it," said Joni Koneval, chair of the Academic Affairs committee.
Students, faculty push for own Eco-House
by Josh Stipanovich NEWS EDITOR in News
Students and faculty of Youngstown State University made a trip to Ohio University last month to tour their Eco-House in hopes to return with their own ideas of constructing their own Eco-House at YSU.
Program Developer of the Metropolitan College Melvin North led the trip, bringing along three engineering students, Ian Peshel, Brittany Wilkins and Lee Harmon.
by Dan Pompili ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR in News
Ironically, the first testing of the YSU Alert System came on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the arrest of a student carrying a weapon on campus.
On Monday, Youngstown State University Police arrested a student near Moser Hall with a loaded handgun in his backpack after being interrogated and searched because he fit the profile of the suspect in the attempted robbery at Subway on Elm Street and Rayen Avenue.
by The Jambar in News
According to the coroner's report investigated by Thomas Pappas at the Mahoning County Coroner's Office, the student found deceased on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 10:16 a.m. in the University Courtyard Apartments, was identified as Stephen M. Futey IV after he was found unresponsive by his roommate.
by Chelsea Miller SPORTS REPORTER in News
WYSU 88.5 FM raised a record-breaking $114,758 during its 40th Anniversary Fall Fund Drive. The biannual drive, which ran from Oct. 16 to 23, surpassed the goal, with a record 1,252 listeners contributing to the cause.
WYSU director Gary Sexton was pleased by the results.
