by Chelsea Pflugh EDITOR-IN-CHIEF in News
After nine years with the Youngstown State University football team, Jon Heacock has announced he will resign as head coach.
Heacock led the Penguins to a 6-5 record this season, and a 60-44 overall record during his tenure.
A press conference will be held Monday afternoon by YSU Athletic Director Ron Strollo to discuss the search for a new coach.
by Dan Pompili ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR in News
Dilapidated housing on Pennsylvania Avenue will soon be a mere memory. The first three of nine defunct homes on the street have been cleared for demolition, with one razing complete, the other in progress and the third to begin by the end of this week.
by Chelsea Pflugh, Editor-in-Chief & Josh Stipanovich, News Editor in News
Four Youngstown State University football players have been named in a police report for assaulting three YSU students early Monday morning according to a report from the Youngstown Police Department.
Nick Gooden, junior strong safety; Adam House, sophomore free safety; James Cravens, redshirt freshman tailback and another player with the alias "AJ" are under investigation for assaulting the students at a house on Alameda Avenue, reports say.
by Josh Stipanovich NEWS EDITOR in News
Facebook, the popular social networking Web site, has proven to be a method for students to express their opinions on the recent Student Government Association Appropriations Budget Restructuralization Project, and within the week it was announced, junior education major Addie Balzic created a group to voice her opinion.
by Leonard Crist CONTRIBUTOR in News
Imagine this scenario: James A. Traficant, the Mahoning Valley's former Democratic congressman, affiliates himself with a Republican Party starved for viable candidates and challenges U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for his 17th District seat in 2010, giving Ryan the political fight of his career.
by Jennifer Tomerlin REPORTER in News
The Christmas shopping season is right around the corner, and that means retail stores will be hiring seasonal help to assist the holiday rush. Being hired this season, however, may not be as easy as it used to be.
CNN reported that according to a survey by Hay Group, a consulting firm based in Philadelphia, while 62 percent of retailers are seeing more applicants for seasonal jobs, 40 percent are hiring fewer seasonal workers.
by Jennifer Tomerlin REPORTER in News
Members of Dr. Anne McMahon's managing diversity class at Youngstown State University are using the airwaves to send their message about the importance of workplace diversity.
As part of the managing diversity class, offered by the Williamson College of Business Administration, students from the afternoon and night classes had to come up with an event to spread the message of diversity.
by Chelsea Miller SPORTS REPORTER in News
Desperate times call for desperate measures and with the shrinking economy, students are looking for creative ways to make extra cash. A recent trend is the donation of body parts for money, popularly plasma.
Junior sociology major Adrienne Viano is a big advocate for plasma donation.
by Alicia Pattillo REPORTER in News
While most sleep, there will be some on Nov. 27 who rise to the occasion of the shopping holiday Black Friday.
Traditionally, on the day after Thanksgiving, a segment of the population rises at absurd hours of the morning to catch the best deals of the year at their favorite stores.
