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Last October 2025, 91�ֿ� Housing won first place in the Social Media category at the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International ACUHO-I Marketing Awards. The recognition highlights innovation and excellence within the division in connecting with students and their on-campus housing experience. The ACUHO-I Marketing Awards recognize creative and impactful communication efforts that promote campus housing programs and initiatives. Established in 2016, the awards celebrate excellence across ACUHO-I member institutions and spotlight marketing strategi...

Bryan Webb’s talents span live radio production, creative concept development, artist and label booking, relationship management and creating compelling content across multiple platforms. In this conversation, he reflects on how his 91�ֿ� education — and his time with Student Media — shaped the success he enjoys today.1. What drew you to 91�ֿ�?I started off my college career as a broadcast major, so the College of Communication & Information initially piqued my interest. I’m also from the Northeast Ohio area, so it was a very easy transition from high school to college...

Student Media magazines are back in full force. In November, The Burr, A Magazine and Fusion hit the racks with their Fall 2025 issues. This spring, The 91�ֿ�r debuted The Playbook, its first-ever sports preview magazine, now available on stands and online. The Playbook will publish at the beginning of each semester, serving as both a recap and a preview of 91�ֿ� athletics, complete with features on teams and players.Student Media is also welcoming back Uhuru, which returns to stands this April after a four-semester hiatus. Joining Uhuru on racks this spring are new issues of The Bur...

In 2026, The 91�ֿ�r turns 100. Searchlight was the first student newspaper, beginning in February 1926. A few months later, Searchlight disbanded and was replaced by The 91�ֿ�r, which published its first issue July 29, 1926, under the leadership of its first editor-in-chief, Peg Hayes. Since that time, The 91�ֿ�r has remained an independent, fully student-run news source, training generations of journalists, designers, photographers and media leaders.To mark the centennial, Student Media and The 91�ֿ�r are planning a year of celebration and reflection. This spring, ori...

As another semester comes to a close, 91�ֿ� Student Media enters a season of transition, one that brings both heartfelt goodbyes and exciting new beginnings. This semester, we celebrate two graduating student leaders who stepped into their roles for just one term and made an extraordinary impact: Kay Simmons, audience engagement director, and Adriana Gasiewski, The Burr editor-in-chief.Adriana joined The Burr after working in other spaces such as The 91�ֿ�r and Her Campus, bringing with her a renewed energy and vision. In just one semester, she grew the magazine's staff to nearly 30 ...

Sydney Roche is thriving as a first-year law student at Case Western Reserve University on a full-ride scholarship, and she credits much of her success to the foundation she built at 91�ֿ�. Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, the 2025 graduate discovered 91�ֿ� through a friend's enthusiastic recommendation. Though the university hadn't been on her radar initially, one campus tour changed everything."I went and I toured and I loved it, and I noticed that they had a pre-law center," Roche said. "They had the degrees I was looking for."She enrolled in fall 2022, was acce...

Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Monica Fencil, a junior exercise science major with a concentration in pre-physical therapy, from Butler, Pennsylvania. Fencil’s interest in the health field began early, shaped by being surrounded by family members who worked in healthcare.  Fencil’s mother and sister were nurses, but Fencil had always been active in sports and wanted to help others recover from injuries or setbacks.  “Physical therapy felt like the perfect way to build relationships with patients whil...

President’s List: The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving a 4.00 grade point average for 15 or more regular letter–graded semester credit hours this past Fall Semester 2025 at 91�ֿ� at Tuscarawas.Akron – Lauren SchroederAurora – Jacob P. TanskiBarnesville – Ava McFarlandCarrollton – Payton A. WilliamsonCincinnati – Eugene MurvinCoshocton – Emma J. SprowlCuyahoga Falls – Ian D. RiccilloDellroy – Jillian E. BonnerDennison – Laura A. BourneDover – Zane G. Conner, Cade E. McGarry, Clay M. Phillips, Madison A. Reed, Liz R. Vasbinder, Emma R. WatsonEast Live...

From a 30-year law enforcement career to retirement, police Officer Rick Sprague returned to the job, not for recognition, but to ensure 91�ֿ� students could learn in a safe environment.“For 29 years, I always said if I could help just one person, change one life, then it’s worth it,” Rick Sprague told 91�ֿ� Today. “Maybe here I’ll deter that one thing, that one catastrophe that could have happened.”After retiring as an Ohio State Trooper in 2021, Rick Sprague joined 91�ֿ� as a groundskeeper with University Facilities Management, later moving into higher positions within the dep...