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The Collegian

Record player in WRDL for Vinylthon with Golden Slip mat awarded to WRDL in 2022

Vinylthon on 88.9 WRDL at Ashland University

Alaina Kathrein, Reporter April 21, 2023

On April 22 and 23, Ashland University’s radio station, 88.9 WRDL, will be hosting its 6th annual Vinylthon. This annual special was started at AU by instructor Derek Wood in 2017 and has been a unique...

Managing Editor Sean Repuyan and News Editor Katelyn Meeks accept the ONMA awards on behalf of The Collegian.

We are #1: The Collegian wins three first place at the Ohio News Media Association

Katelyn Meeks, Managing Editor April 21, 2023

On March 30, The Collegian traveled to Columbus to win three first place awards in the state from the Ohio News Media Association 2023 Collegiate Newspaper and Website Competition. The requirements...

Kimberly Brazwell is this year's headline speaker for the ACN's annual John D. Stratton Conference

ACN to hold 8th annual John D. Stratton conference on Feb. 24-25

Katelyn Meeks, Managing Editor February 17, 2023

The Ashland Center for Nonviolence (ACN) is set to hold its 8th annual John D. Stratton Conference on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25. This year’s theme for the conference is “Welcoming the Stranger.” On...

For nursing students, Dwight Schar College of Nursing in Mansfield feels disconnected from Ashland University's main campus.

Nursing students feel disconnect from main campus

Katie Foster, Reporter December 7, 2022

Since 1878, Ashland University has emphasized the phrase “Accent on the Individual,” but not all students feel as if the college has lived up to their expectations, including those at the Dwight Schar...

Old Abe, the giant eagle, sits in front of the Recreation Center, surrounded by bricks dedicated to alumni athletes.

Behind the Clayton star and other AU traditions

Sean Repuyan, Design Editor December 7, 2022

Ashland College was founded in 1878, rooted with Christian heritage and values. The institution’s name was changed to Ashland University in 1989 to “more represent the comprehensive nature,” according...

Club Write-In: AU Student Dietetics Association (SDA)

Kalli Sidwell, Columnist November 16, 2022

The Ashland University Student Dietetics Associations (SDA) is a student organization that focuses on nutrition education. Students do not need to be dietetics majors to be in the organization. Meetings...

Spoiler-free review: ‘Bullet Train’

Mikehlah Carr, Columnist November 3, 2022

Our current culture is invested in action thriller movies whether they are about superheroes fighting villains, antiheroes scrambling to survive, or adventurous odd couples with humorous happenings. Fighting...

Poetry Write-In: Flower

R.W. Keating, Poet October 23, 2022

What is love if not a flower? A growth from nothing that bursts with power? A seed that sprouts from something bleak, Then springs up high to reach its peak? Or at least thats what it seems, As the...

Movie Review: Smile (2022)

Wesley Seyfang October 18, 2022

It’s officially spooky season as we have finally entered October, and for this month we are bringing you some reviews and suggestions on where to get your spooks from this Halloween season. Of course...

Recycling bins scattered around campus

An Update on Recycling at AU

Katie Foster, Reporter September 27, 2022

Staying Green has been difficult for Ashland University students for the past couple of years due to the college no longer recycling. Although this has been an ongoing issue since 2019, there seems...

Chief Anderson reflects on Sept. 11.

Ashland Remembers: A 9/11 reflection from first responders

Nicholas Stupka, Reporter September 12, 2022

Sept. 11, 2022 marks the 21st anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and another unsuccessful attempt which led to a crashed plane in Pennsylvania –all of which the city of...

‘Change only comes with challenge’

By Justine Ackerman February 16, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden patted the media on the back when he spoke at the Ohio Newspaper Association Annual Conference Feb. 9. "The American people need facts, no matter how inconvenient they can be,"...

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