The Jambar : February 29, 2024

Abstract

While YSU has been focused on a new student center, the Athletic Department has been externally fundraising to begin renovating Beeghly Center. The Office of Government Affairs is featured. An interview is given with Ron Strollo, executive director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Game-day promotion are featured for athletic events. After six seasons with the YSU women's head volleyball coach, Aline Scott, steps down. Civic organizations such as the Rotary Club of Youngstown and the Freemasons of Ohio are featured. 21 cases of stalking were reported on campus from 2022-2023.The Music Theater Student Organization is featured. In coordination with the Youngstown Press Club, The Jambar hosted an event celebrating Student Press Freedom Day on Feb. 23. Nearly a dozen religious organizations are active at YSU, including IMPACT Campus Ministry International, a Christian club that hosts weekly Bible studies. At YSU, the Poetry Club hosts monthly events to connect with students interested in poetry and grow its membership. YSU's Society of Physics Students held its first Astronomy on Tap event Feb. 23 at Republic Pizza. The YSU women's basketball team defeated Northern Kentucky University 68-64 on Feb. 24. The YSU men's basketball team traveled to Cleveland State University, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for the teams final regular season road games. Throughout the first eleven games of the spring 2024 season, the YSU women's tennis team has two wins and nine losses. The YSU track and field teams hosted the Horizon League Indoor Championships on Feb. 24 and 25 inside the Watson and Tressel Training Site.