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Facilities management updates dorms and labs

By Glenn Battishill August 29, 2012

Every summer the department of Facilities Management and Planning work to make the campus better in every conceivable way before students return in the fall. 2012 was no exception. But this year was something...

Amidst campus-wide defecits, facilities still on budget

By Justine Ackerman April 25, 2012

Ashland University’s Rick Ewing, vice president of facilities management, has a reputation for keeping his department and his spending on or underbudget. It seems to be a reputation that isn’t attached...

Campus eagles are an endangered species

By Tyler Remmel September 28, 2011

The eagles in front of the buildings on campus are a quintessential part of the Ashland University culture. There is no doubt that anyone reading this article in print has seen at least one of these eagles....

The hearty, archaic elephant ears

By Tyler Remmel September 14, 2011

On these fall rainy days, they act like nature's umbrellas, shielding the surrounding plants from the drizzle. Everything about them is huge, even the fact that they're a huge hit on campus. Those giant...

Rain, melting snow causes minor flooding on campus

By Glenn Battishill March 3, 2011

As many students emerged Monday morning gaping at the waterlogged campus, the crews of Facilities Management and Planning were hard at work trying to combat the flooding and water damage around campus....

Construction of nursing building to begin in April

By Glenn Battishill February 24, 2011

Since the merger with MedCentral last year, plans have been in development to construct a state of the art medical education facility on the MedCentral campus. Starting last August, Facilities Management...

Students express concerns during Student Speak Up

By Lindsay Cameron February 17, 2011

This semester's Student Speak Up buzzed with a multitude of issues, ranging from the usual Internet troubles to improving retention rates. One of the first problems mentioned pertained to the poor quality...

Out with the old, in with the new

Out with the old, in with the new

By Glenn Battishill January 20, 2011

Anyone walking to the Center of the Arts or Schar might have noticed that there is now an empty space where Miller Hall used to be. Facilities Management and Planning Vice President Rick Ewing reported...

Band lacks practice room in new Athletic Complex

By Lindsay Cameron November 3, 2010

The AU marching band is unable to have music rehearsals in its band room in the Dwight Schar Athletic Complex. When the original plans for the marching band's indoor practice room in the new athletic complex...

Generator guarantees Internet; rain, snow or thunder

By Glenn Battishill October 27, 2010

Buried deep in the basement of Founders Hall is a room full of giant servers and computers. Hundreds of cables run throughout the room connecting Ashland University to the outside world, via telephone...

Oldest building on campus to be demolished over Christmas break

Oldest building on campus to be demolished over Christmas break

By Missy Loar October 21, 2010

Miller Hall, the oldest building on Ashland University's campus, will be demolished over Christmas break to make way for a new academic building. After debating the pros and cons of renovation versus demolition...

New eagle lands on Claremont

New eagle lands on Claremont

By Glenn Battishill October 14, 2010

President Dr. Fred Finks stumbled across Ashland University’s newest eagle, now prominently displayed on the corner of Claremont. Appearing Sept. 30, the newest of Ashland’s flock of eagles watches...

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