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Theatre students storm barricades with premiere of ‘Les Miserables’

Wright State University Theatre continues its 39th season in the Festival Playhouse with the Tony Award-winning “Les Misérables” March 20 through April 6. Continue reading →

Ohio Mortuary Operations Response Team to train at Calamityville

Calamityville training

Forensic specialists from around Ohio will participate in a four-day training session at Wright State’s National Center for Medical Readiness at Calamityville. Continue reading →

Men’s basketball team rolls to 73-59 win at East Carolina in CIT first round

The Wright State men’s basketball team never trailed on their way to a road win over East Carolina in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Continue reading →

Student health care project attracts U.S. senator, president of Enroll America to Wright State

Sherrod Brown, Sasha Cahill and Kellie Jean Roberts

A project by Wright State social work students to help fellow students sign up for health insurance drew a U.S. senator and the president of Enroll America to campus. Continue reading →

Women’s basketball team to face Kentucky in NCAA opening round

The Wright State women’s basketball team will face Kentucky in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 22, on the UK campus in Lexington. Continue reading →

Iraqi takes a leading role on Wright State campus

Fady Al-Banna

Excerpt A young man whose family left the violent turmoil of Iraq has become a campus leader at a southwestern Ohio college with a fast-growing international student population. Fady Al-Banna, a 23-year-old senior, is the director of international affairs for … Continue reading →

Michio Kaku talks ‘Physics of the Future’ for FREE courtesy of Wright State

Michio Kaku

Excerpt When he was in high school, Michio Kaku assembled a particle accelerator in his parents’ garage for a science fair project. Today, he is an internationally known theoretical physicist who has become a fixture in the media and helps … Continue reading →

Raider women win Horizon League title, head to NCAA tournament for first time

Fans invited to join team at selection show watch party at Nutter Center

Raiders outscored the Phoenix 88–69 in the Horizon League title game Sunday afternoon, earning its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament as a Division I member. Continue reading →

Kim Demmings, Wright St. rally for Horizon crown

Excerpt For Wright State to reach the NCAA women’s tournament for the first time, the Raiders had to accomplish another first for the program. Thanks to a resurgent second half by conference player of the year Kim Demmings, they did … Continue reading →

Men’s basketball team to face East Carolina in CIT

The Raiders will play at East Carolina in the first round of the CollegeInsiders.com Tournament Tuesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. Continue reading →