Monthly Archives: January 2011

China trade deal could have local impact

((excerpt)) Riad Ajami, director of the Center for Global Business at Wright State University, said the agreement should boost Ohio’s position as a “major” exporting state. DaytonDailyNews.com

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Wright State student robbed at gunpoint

((excerpt)) FAIRBORN, Ohio — Police say a student at Wright State was robbed at gunpoint last night.  This is the second such robbery in as many months on or near campus and Fairborn police believe the crimes may be connected. … Continue reading

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Obama’s ex-pastor speaks 
at WSU

((excerpt)) Education, according to the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., means discarding misinformation, traveling down new and sometimes uncomfortable roads, and tackling touchy subjects. DaytonDailyNews.com

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Funding has been secured for Lake Campus housing

Groundbreaking will be Monday, January 24 at 4 p.m.
The new Wright State University Lake Campus apartments will be townhouse-style and each apartment will have 4-5 individual bedrooms, a living room, full kitchen, washer/dryer, two bathrooms, and the first building will have a lakeside view.

Wright State University Lake Campus will soon have apartments on campus for students. Continue reading

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Brash with cash, Ke$ha coming to Wright State

Pop singer Ke$ha will perform at Wright State's Nutter Center April 5, 2011.

Wright State University’s Nutter Center will host pop singer Ke$ha as part of its Spring Concert series in 2011. Continue reading

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International aid worker in war-torn Iraq to speak in Dayton

Barefoot in Baghdad chronicles Omar's time as an aid worker in war-torn Iraq.

The Dayton Council on World Affairs (DCOWA) will bring Manal Omar, director of Iraqi programs at the United States Institute of Peace, to Dayton for two events on Monday, Jan. 24. Continue reading

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WSU crime rates drop in 2010

((excerpt)) Avoiding crime is not always possible, especially on college campuses. However the number of crimes committed on Wright State’s campus was lower in 2010 than in 2009 according to campus police. TheGuardianOnline.com

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Alzheimer care: Local team is first

Article & Video

((excerpt)) It’s certainly not the typical scene at a care facility for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients. That’s because they’re experiencing a first in care. “This is a revolutionary program. And I can say Dayton is at the center of this … Continue reading

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Alumna’s incredible journey the theme for Symposium speech

Porter-Young says that being a creative entrepreneur allows her to be resourceful, and to save a ton of capital on advertising, and she thinks many people underestimate artists’ abilities to run a business.

Wright State alumna Monaqui Porter-Young is an enthusiastic woman. Get her talking about her company and her products, especially Srina organic green tea, and she becomes a bubbling fount of information on tea farming, equal trade and sustainable farming. Continue reading

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Guest column: Conservatives unwelcome at WSU?

((excerpt)) You might remember that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright was President Barack Obama’s pastor before the relationship became politically inconvenient. Although I disagree with many of Wright’s views, I welcome him to our campus. Universities should be a marketplaces of … Continue reading

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