Monthly Archives: July 2012

Ex-WSU star’s book a behind-the-scenes look

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Vernard Hollins remembers basketball fans in Hungary heating up coins with a lighter so that when they threw them at opposing players they would stick to skin. In Macedonia, fans threw rocks and pebbles at the former … Continue reading

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Wright State grad finds fame as python hunter

Photo of Shawn Heflick, a Wright State University graduate who stars in Python Hunters—a TV show that chronicles Heflick wrestling, capturing and saving giant pythons in the Florida Everglades.

Growing up on an Ohio farm, Shawn Heflick was bitten by snake fever at the age of 7 when he saw his first Garter snake. Continue reading

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Wright Dunbar project lands $1.9M in historic tax credits

((Excerpt)) The buildings are at the crux of the Ellis Wright-Dunbar Neighborhood Plan, which aims to establish three Wright State University    mental health centers in the Wright Dunbar neighborhood, the historic community west of downtown Dayton. The university and … Continue reading

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WAPAHANI GUARD COMMITTS TO WRIGHT STATE

((Excerpt)) Wright State was the first school to offer Wapahani junior guard Grant Evans, before he even played a varsity game. It was also, in Evans’ estimation, the school that recruited him the hardest over the past two years. With … Continue reading

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Drone push raises privacy questions

((Excerpt)) John Feldmeier, a Wright State University political science professor who teaches public law, said he believes the fear of UAVs derives in part from video showing U.S. attacks overseas on terrorists. “We’ve certainly seen the images of what drones … Continue reading

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History professor Jacob Dorn calls it a career, leaving his mark on Wright State from the school’s start

Photo of Wrigfht State history professor Jacob Dorn

A Peterson pipe from Ireland dozes on his desk next to a pouch of tobacco. Continue reading

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Taking the Reins

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As new dean Rosalie O’Dell Mainous steers the College of Nursing and Health, she has one simple goal in mind. Continue reading

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Wright State University mourns the loss of third president, Paige E. Mulhollan

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Dr. Mulhollan is remembered on campus as a dynamic but “laid-back” president who took time to personally interact with faculty, staff and students. Continue reading

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