Pictured is the 2024 Solar Eclipse in totality. Photo courtesy of Olivia Shirk for Flyer News. Ben Ruth |Contributing Writer “It was cool to be with all my friends and watch the eclipse. I thought that it lived up to the hype,” senior Joseph Maxfield said about April 8, which was not just another ordinary one at the University of Dayton.  About 1 p.m., students and faculty – some with children – and staff started to file in and pack the field outside Kennedy Union where there was a variety of gadgets, food, and things to do at the cookout the university hosted. Throughout campus, students ..read more

Pictured is the Career Services building. Photo courtesy of the University of Dayton website. James Martin | Contributing Writer Upon graduation from an undergraduate program, there are various routes one can take to begin their next step in life. For those entering the workforce, they aim to tackle the ups and downs of the national job market in their respective fields. Fortunately, for University of Dayton students, their career path is a little easier thanks to UD Career Services and the resources they offer for both current students and alumni. Career services at UD offer services such as ..read more

Pictured is Downtown Dayton Partnership President Katie Meyer. Photo courtesy of Cornelius Frolik for The Dayton Daily News. Anel Solares | Contributing Writer The Downtown Dayton Partnership (DDP), “dedicated to making downtown Dayton a better place to live, work and visit,” appointed Katie Meyer as the new president of the organization this past August.  Katie Meyer succeeds Sandy Gudorf, who had served as the DDP president for the last 17 years and worked for the organization and the downtown Dayton community for more than 30 years.  The DDP is a nonprofit organization t ..read more

Pictured is Karen Graves. Photo courtesy of the City of Springfield. TJ Thompson | Contributing Writer Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have had a negative connotation since companies have started implementing them in the past few years. The city of Springfield’s new strategic engagement manager is making strides in her community to change the perception. Karen Graves became Springfield’s strategic engagement manager in early 2023. For the past 19 years, she has been working as the assistant to the city manager for public affairs for the city of Lebanon. She graduated from Wright St ..read more

Pictured is a drone used by local police departments. Photo courtesy of WKEF. Samantha Neveril | Contributing Writer News reports from cities around the world illustrate a rise in the utilization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in law enforcement. These UAVs, more commonly known as drones, are seen as valuable tools by many police officers because they provide surveillance footage that aid in keeping communities safe. The first drone operated by a civilian law enforcement agency was used in 2005 in Hays County, Texas. Since then, numerous police departments across the U.S. have implemented ..read more

Pictured is Mason Ramsey in a promotional photo from his website. Photo courtesy of masonramsey.com. Kerry Kadel | Arts and Entertainment  From yodeling “Lovesick Blues” in a Walmart in March of 2018 to performing in Humanities Plaza at the University of Dayton, Mason Ramsey remains as beloved as he ever was. His beginnings are as true as stated: Ramsey became an internet sensation when he was filmed yodeling within a Walmart–seriously. However, Ramsey’s video exploded across the internet, becoming a viral meme.  His fame escalated him to massive amounts of opportunities. He was invi ..read more

Pictured is the eclipse in totality over KU Field. Photo courtesy of Zach Merz for his Instagram @merzphotos. Caitlyn Russell | Contributing Writer People around the world gathered outside to sit in wonder of the total solar eclipse, the rare celestial event that happened Monday afternoon. The University of Dayton offered a special day for students, faculty and staff to come together in community on the Central Mall and celebrate with food, games, music and more. Classes were canceled for three hours to allow students to see the eclipse and faculty to bring their children to campus. Will, who ..read more

Pictured is the Eclipse in totality over the University of Dayton. Photo courtesy of Ellis Dunn ’25 for the University of Dayton’s Instagram. Samantha Neveril | Contributing Writer Millions of Americans gazed at the sky in disbelief Monday as a total solar eclipse made its way over 15 of the 50 U.S. states. While a partial solar eclipse was visible in the contiguous 48 states, not everyone had the privilege of seeing the moon completely block the sun for several minutes. Dayton was one of the cities along the eclipse’s path where full totality could be seen. This resulted in thousands of peopl ..read more

Pictured is UD’s Men’s Golf team. Photo courtesy of @DaytonMGolf on X. Ethan Snyder | Contributing Writer University of Dayton men’s golf could be on the brink of history as it chases the program’s first ever A10 title in late April.  The team hasn’t had the best of starts to the spring season, but the UD golfers are ready to put it back on the right track with two events remaining before their championship.  The seven players and their Coach, Gary “Gip” Hoagland, have been honing their craft for almost nine months to be at their peak in late April. The players practice three hours e ..read more

Pictured is the progression of a solar eclipse. Photo courtesy of Vito Technology, Inc. Gabriel Ward | Contributing Writer Monday, people across the globe will be preparing to witness an event so rare that it has only happened twice in the past 45 years, the other, of course, occurring in 2017. That event is the complete solar eclipse.  Although a similar total eclipse occurred just a few years ago, NASA assured that this one is different, saying that “the path of totality – where viewers can see the Moon totally block the Sun, revealing the star’s outer atmosphere, called the corona – is ..read more