French Club fundraiser for Haiti
January 18, 2019
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Having a passion for French has made changes in the lives of Dr. Richard Gray, director of French, and the students of the French Club here at Ashland University. What started in East Tennessee has traveled north and created a newfound goal: sending help to Haiti. Led by Dr. Gray and French Club President Br...
Where is life calling you to go?
January 18, 2019
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Ashland University’s College of Business and Economics will hold the McKnight Life Calling Lecture Series on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Dauch Room 115. This is the first lecture of the series to be free and open to the public. Ashland alumni Paul and Lani McKnight donated $250,000 to the Life Calling pro...
Life and legacy in wake of loss:
January 18, 2019
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She was passionate, she was free-spirited, she was an inspiration. She was Elizabeth Pastor. Elizabeth Pastor was a former music department chair and piano teacher at Ashland University who recently passed away, and her life and legacy is being remembered by Ashland community members as well as uni...
Battle with Anorexia Nervosa
December 6, 2018
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At 94 pounds and nine years into Kenzie Fischer’s battle with anorexia nervosa, the disease created a physical hardship so severe she was admitted to the hospital. At the age of 17, Fischer was faced with the harsh reality of her struggle – she would die if she did not make a change. In spite of this realization, her anger and frustrat...
AU participates in Silent Witness Project of Ashland County to spread awareness of domestic violence
November 20, 2018
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The Silent Witness Exhibit visited Ashland University during the month of October, which is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, on average 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in...
The Melting Pot: student run worship service
October 31, 2018
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The Melting Pot is the newest branch of Christian Ministries at Ashland University. Still, in its provisional charter phase, the Melting Pot is a large scale Bible Study that is completely student run and student led. Melting Pot services begin with a welcome from the organization’s welcoming...
Exchanging clip-on ties for clippers: Adam Pry gave up sales to become a barber
October 31, 2018
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Adam Pry squats down slightly to get a better angle, he tilts his head to the right to make sure his alignment is straight, then he leans toward his subject. He removes the cap of powder off the back of the man’s head, letting the ponytail loose. Pry wipes the shaving cream off his razor and sets...
“Painful memories of a dark time” – Part 2
October 31, 2018
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Stone was only ever stopped in a streetcar once. It was packed like a tin of sardines, each person standing quietly, solemnly, lost in their own thoughts. The Gestapo would often force streetcars to stop on their route, make passengers get out, stand with their hands up by a tree or building, and do...
The Recreation Center: a social hub on campus
October 24, 2018
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It is hard to miss the large purple eagle in front of the dome-shaped building that is Ashland University’s Recreation Center. Students are greeted with a ‘hello’ from the customer service employee, the sound of basketballs hitting the gym floor and the faint smell of chlorine from the pool...
“Painful memories of a dark time” Before coming to America, Ashland resident Rosianne Stone lived through the Nazi invasion of Belgium
October 21, 2018
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A 92-year-old woman sits in her small, sunny drawing room, surrounded by her framed hand-drawn images of wildlife. She meticulously sketches the outline of a moth against the stark white paper, as one of her sons, Steve, calls on the phone. She uses her walker to get to him, as she is not the woman...
#BucketList
September 21, 2018
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College can be an amazing time to learn, have fun, meet new people and create memories that will last a lifetime. Recent Ashland University graduate Derek Stallard did all of that and more: he took it upon himself to make his last semester his most interesting and memorable by creating a Bucket List....
Cancelled WWII trip leaves students upset
September 12, 2018
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Dr. Eric Pullin from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin were looking forward to taking 15 students and two Ashland community members on a WWII tour on May 29. Moser makes the trip every four years, and the 2014 WWII trip was a great success, so nobody anticipated any problems. A week before ...