Trump and Biden show contrasting responses to wildfires
Avaerie Fitzgerald, COLLEGIAN MANAGING EDITOR
September 18, 2020
It is easy to get lost in politics, and with an election coming up it is important to know what is happening. This year, candidates have been under more pressure to control their own reactions. With a lot of unexpected events happening, how a candidate reacts to troubling situations controls how people aro...
November election grows closer, voter registration deadline draws near
Avaerie Fitzgerald, COLLEGIAN MANAGING EDITOR
September 3, 2020
With uncertainties weighing on the world in terms of health and safety during a time of pandemic, politics plays a key role, and so does the president. The Nov. 3 Presidential election is quickly approaching and the two primary candidates have a whole new topic to cover and prepare to discuss. COV...
Ashland Census Committee urges students and community members to participate in upcoming count
Avaerie Fitzgerald, COLLEGIAN MANAGING EDITOR
March 5, 2020
Members of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, along with local businesses and nonprofit organizations have joined together to bring the Census Complete Count Committee (CCC) to Ashland, hoping to spread the importance of completing the 2020 census. The census occurs once every 10 years, and for most...
Juvenile and Probate Court candidates offer solutions to two major topics
Grace Scarberry, ASSISTANT EDITOR
February 26, 2020
Often times, Ashland County residents do not consider the number of children in foster care or the process it takes within the courtroom to put them in the safest environment possible. They fail to realize how bad the drug epidemic is, and how great of an effect it has on both parents and juveniles....
Panelists discuss gun violence and social trauma
Avaerie Fitzgerald, COLLEGIAN MANAGING EDITOR
February 20, 2020
The Ashland Center for Nonviolence hosted “A Conversation on Gun Violence and Social Trauma,” with the Ashland Mental Health and Recovery Board co-sponsoring the event, which was held on Feb. 13. Dr. Craig Hovey, director for the Center of Nonviolence and religion professor, moderated the event...
Community meets with candidates in upcoming election
Avaerie Fitzgerald and Leah Burtscher
February 20, 2020
Dozens of community members gathered at the Ashland Kroc Center on Feb. 10 to listen to the candidates for the upcoming primary election speak about their campaigns and future plans. The Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the event in order to bring together community members and local poli...
Students participate in the March for Life
Gracie Wilson, AU-LIVE MANAGING EDITOR
February 6, 2020
Students involved in the Ashland University Catholic Campus Ministry recently made the trip to Washington D.C. to participate in the March for Life on Jan. 24. Elizabeth Paydo, Frances Boggs and Mekenna Balasko are just three of the students who took the trip to the nation’s capital for the 47th...
Campo and Miller lead community discussion
Avaerie Fitzgerald, COLLEGIAN MANAGING EDITOR
November 21, 2019
“We rise and fall together,” Mayor of Ashland Matt Miller said to the crowd of community members and campus leaders that were gathering at Uniontown Brewery in Downtown Ashland. The Ashland Source hosted an event featuring Miller and President of AU, Dr. Carlos Campo on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The...
Trump Attends Shale Conference
Avaerie Fitzgerald, COLLEGIAN MANAGING EDITOR
November 8, 2019
Police barricaded the roads surrounding the David. L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Penn. on Oct. 23 in preparation for the Presidential Keynote Address. The Marcellus Shale Coalition Insight Conference brought President Donald Trump to discuss his plans for oil and gas companies and the...
A glimpse at the 2020 presidential candidates
Avaerie Fitzgerald, COLLEGIAN MANAGING EDITOR
October 24, 2019
“O-H,” David Pepper, chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, shouted to the crowd who had gathered to watch the next democratic candidates take their podium. The crowd followed with the infamous, “I-O”- ready to hear the big debate of 2019. As the election draws near, debates take place all...
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio coming to AU
Jordann Lopata, SPORTS EDITOR
October 22, 2019
The Ashbrook Program will be hosting a Major Issues Lecture Series Luncheon with special guest, Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor, Jon Husted, on Oct. 22 at 12 p.m. in the Myers Convocation Center. The Ashbrook Program has been hosting luncheon and colloquium events for over 35 years, which have been a...
Political groups on campus talk future events
Jordann Lopata, SPORTS EDITOR
September 10, 2019
College Republicans The College Republicans welcome newly appointed president, Jacob Brown. Brown is a current junior with a triple major in political science, economics and political economy. “It was definitely more than I was expecting, but I have an amazing executive board to support me wh...