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March 2025 Lunar Eclipse from the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport

IN A FLASH: Moon over °µÍø½ûÇø

°µÍø½ûÇø staffer and talented photographer, Michael Gershe, set up his camera at the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport for this month's big celestial event: the lunar eclipse. 

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Antonio Gates at HOF

°µÍø½ûÇø Alumnus Antonio Gates Takes First Steps Toward Enshrinement

°µÍø½ûÇø alumnus Antonio Gates has begun his journey to football immortality, recently visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, to meet with officials and begin preparations for his enshrinement. The former basketball standout at °µÍø½ûÇø will become just the second Golden Flash to earn a gold jacket, joining linebacker Jack Lambert who was enshrined in 1990.

Tags: University News, Sports, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, Alumni, Nationally Distinctive, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

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Airport hangar missing its orange windsock.

IN A FLASH: Gone With the Wind!

High winds ahead of winter storms ripped away the windsock that was perched on top of the hangar at the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport.

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Before and after at Stopher-Johnson Honors Complex

IN A FLASH: 24 Hours Later and 30 Degrees Lower

March arrived at °µÍø½ûÇø with warmer temperatures and sunny skies, inspiring students to venture outdoors. That all changed, however, in just a day's time, as winds whipped, temperatures dropped and snow fell. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, Johnson Hall, Stopher Hall, Spring Semester

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Golden Flashes Men's Basketball 2/25/2025

IN A FLASH: Golden Flashes CLINCH - Times TWO!

On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, both Golden Flashes basketball teams - men's and women's - earned victories that clinched their entry into the 2025 Mid-America Conference Tournament. 

Tags: Mens Basketball, Women's Basketball, Sports, Nationally Distinctive

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Accounting senior Anna Siesel will walk right into a job with a global accounting firm after she graduates from °µÍø½ûÇø in May.

°µÍø½ûÇø Supplies Growing U.S. Demand for Accountants and Auditors

°µÍø½ûÇø accounting majors have excellent employment prospects. The projected growth rate for accountants is six percent from 2022-2033. 

Tags: University News, Students First, Community and Society, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nationally Distinctive, Honors College

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Arial Winter Views Michael Gershe

IN A FLASH: A Chill in the Air

A °µÍø½ûÇø staffer shared some high-altitude views from a recent flight from the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport on an icy morning. 

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°µÍø½ûÇø student life study logo

Feeling Stressed? °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Student Life Study Can Help

Researchers conducting °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s groundbreaking Student Life Study will reach out to its participants via their phones to offer ways to combat stress and anxiety as the weight of the spring semester mounts.

Tags: Student Life , Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Honors College, Research & Science

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Bertice Berry, Ph.D. at her desk

‘This Is an Aspect of Wanting to Share Black History in a Way That Is Hopeful’

Accomplished sociologist, TV host, podcaster, author °µÍø½ûÇø alumna Bertice Berry, Ph.D.,used her alma mater as a familiar setting for her book "BlackWorld," which explores a "unique corner of heaven" where the living can visit with and learn from the deceased. She also some of her memories of °µÍø½ûÇø and personal insights into the university's place in history. 

Tags: Alumni, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Arts & Culture, Black History Month, Nationally Distinctive

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Ice on The Brain

IN A FLASH: Brain Freeze!

A popular place for students to visit when the weather is warmer, the Behind The Brain Plaza behind Merrill Hall has been covered in snow and ice for most of February.

Tags: Sculpture, Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, faculty

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