Author Archives: Timothy R. Gaffney

((Excerpt)) A plan to allow Ohio’s 14 public universities to become “enterprise” schools — receiving less state funding in exchange for no longer being held to some “burdensome” regulations — has stalled indefinitely, although no formal declaration of its status … Continue reading →

((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 →

((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 →

((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 →

((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 →

((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 →

((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 →

((Excerpt)) Cedarville is one of more than a dozen area colleges and universities that works to find a speaker who is a financial, scheduling and community fit to provide the spring commencement address. Schools use a range of committees, student … Continue reading →

((Excerpt)) FAIRBORN — The former intern for ex-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who rushed to her aid in the moments after she was shot last year shared his story and made a call to public service to about 100 Wright State … Continue reading →