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Computer science major now is option for Lourdes students

A new Computer Science major will be an option for Lourdes students when the fall semester begins on Aug. 22. The major will require 36 credit hours and the minor will be 18 credit hours. Dean of the College of Arts and Science Katherine P. Beutel, Ph.D., who oversees all the majors and programs in the college, has been working to add this new field for a few years. Beutel explained that the 12 classes for the Computer Science major will be online. The courses will be spread over a student’s f
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Heritage Sylvania Center Museum hosts WWII exhibit

For the rest of the year the Heritage Center Museum/Cooke-Kuhlman Home, 5717 Main St., will be showcasing its WWII exhibit to the public. The exhibit contains artifacts collected from the war including old newspapers, propaganda posters, bullets, equipment, and uniforms of soldiers. Andi Erbskorn, executive director of Heritage Sylvania, provided information on how these artifacts were obtained. “The artifacts for this exhibit, as nearly all of our artifacts, were donated to us by local familie
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Sylvania student earns weightlifting scholarship at Northern Michigan University

Another school year has come to an end, which means students have to decide their future. For some, this can be difficult but for one student the road ahead is quite clear. Will Heller is a graduate of St. Francis de Sales High School. He plans to study sports science or accounting at Northern Michigan University where he will be part of the competitive weightlifting team. Heller started lifting weights when he was part of the football team at St. Francis. He started the last few years as guard
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Southview student continues start-up business

During the pandemic, most people were forced to spend long periods of time in their homes with little to do. This allowed some people to explore other hobbies and passions. For some people, they were able to start a new business. Breyana Kemp, senior at Southview High School, started painting shoes for her business during quarantine called Bresie’s Creations. Her passion for art started when she was a child. “Ever since I was about five, I’ve been coloring and drawing. When I was younger, I use
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Dr. Kaminski talks ProMedica Flower Hospital and COVID-19

ProMedica Flower Hospital saw its first COVID patient on March 7. Since then the doctors have been fighting to see that as many people recover as quickly as possible. To explain what ProMedica Flower was like then and now, Brian Kaminski DO, Medical Director of Emergency Department at Flower Hospital, discussed the COVID crisis at the ProMedica headquarters in downtown Toledo. Dr. Kaminski has been fighting on the front lines since the pandemic hit Sylvania in early March. Doctors were quickly
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Lourdes University adjusts to Covid-19

COVID-19 continues to affect the daily lives of almost everyone. One of the biggest groups of people that have been affected are college students. Universities across the country have been forced to quickly adapt to the new normal that the country has faced since March. On Oct. 27, in Russel Ebeid Hall at Lourdes University, three students discussed their first full semester under the restrictions of COVID-19. The students related how they were or were not affected by remote learning and change
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Brady Lichtenberg looks ahead to Cincinnati

Brady Lichtenberg, a Sylvania native and a senior year quarterback at St. John’s Jesuit high school, recently made a commitment to play for the University of Cincinnati. Football started early for Lichtenberg. He started playing flag football at the YMCA when he was in pre-school and he started playing tackle football in second grade. Lichtenberg received offers from Akron University, Bowling Green State University, Kent State University, Ohio University, University of Pennsylvania, and The Uni
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Yerra Sugarman Presents New Poems.

On February 15, 2020 Yerra Sugarman presented poems from her upcoming chapbook From Her Libs Like Steam as well as other works to faculty and students in Libby Hall. The readings allowed listeners to sample her new poems before the book is officially released in a larger collection called Aunt Bird, which will be published by Four Way Books. Yerra Sugarman, and professor at the University of Toledo, is a critically acclaimed poet. She has received a “Discovery” which is The Nation Poetry Prize,
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Law students showcase talent in contest

This is a story that I wrote for the student-run newspaper at the University of Toledo, The Collegian. Students conducted a mock federal circuit appeals court case during the 49th Annual Charles W. Fornoff Competition in the McQuade Law Auditorium at the University of Toledo Law Center on October 24, 2019. The following is an analysis of how the competition unfolded, showcasing how student participants navigate complex issues of social media and public school regulations. The case focused on