Yearly Archives: 2012

Annual Greek Step Show, Drag Revue live up to billing

Photo of svereral Wright State students performing at the 13th Annual Harley E. Flack Greek Step Show.

The 13th Annual Harley E. Flack Greek Step Show and the Rainbow Alliance’s annual Drag Revue show made for a festive Friday on May 4. Check out some of the best pictures from the two events.

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Wright State business dean to retire

((Excerpt)) Berkwood Farmer has spent the past decade of his life helping prepare students for a future in the business world. As dean of the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University    , Farmer has steered the … Continue reading

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Area cities, Wright State work to save ash trees

((Excerpt)) KETTERING — A few years ago, it was a foregone conclusion that Ohio’s millions of ash trees would fall to the emerald ash borer. Losing them to the insect or cutting them down in advance of the inevitable are … Continue reading

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Sherrod Brown Hosts Forum on Student Loans at Wright State

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — Senator Sherrod Brown hosted a forum today at Wright State University to discuss a proposed bill dealing with Stafford student loans. Brown’s bill would maintain the current interest rate of 3.4%. Read more and watch video at … Continue reading

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Greek Step Show Wows at Wright State University

((Excerpt)) Fraternities from Wright State University took the stage at the Nutter Center for the 13th Annual Harley E. Flack Greek Step Show.  More than a thousand people were on hand to watch the groups show off their step skills. … Continue reading

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Area cities, Wright State work to save ash trees

((Excerpt)) KETTERING — A few years ago, it was a foregone conclusion that Ohio’s millions of ash trees would fall to the emerald ash borer. Losing them to the insect or cutting them down in advance of the inevitable are … Continue reading

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Impaired driving simulated at Wright State

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — After a few minutes at the wheel, 19-year-old Richard Watson was a believer. “I know I’m not going to text and drive again,” Watson said. Watson and other students attempted to drive impaired as part of UNITE … Continue reading

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Senator Sherrod Brown visits Wright State, argues against scheduled student debt interest rate hike

Photo of U.S. Senator from Ohio Sherrod Brown at Wright State University.

Roughly 10,000 students at Wright State University depend on subsidized Stafford loans to go to college. Soon after graduation, they all know they’ll have to pay it back with 3.4% interest. But this summer, that rate could double. Continue reading

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Q&A: Berkwood Farmer, dean of Wright State’s business school

((Excerpt)) Berkwood Farmer, dean of Wright State University’s Raj Soin College of Business, will retire in June after 11 years on the job. Farmer will remain at Wright State as a professor. He recently sat down with the Dayton Business … Continue reading

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Video games could help identify security threats

((Excerpt)) The government is spending millions of dollars to determine whether video games can be designed as instructional tools for intelligence analysts, who help compile reports that U.S. officials use to identify potential threats from emerging foreign powers. The Intelligence … Continue reading

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