By Abigail Cloutier In the last two weeks, black barrels surrounded by traffic cones popped up near Youngstown State University’s residence halls. They’re the result of an initiative through the Ohio Department of Health to detect COVID-19 earlier through wastewater testing.  According to biology professor Chet Cooper, who handles the…

By Zach Mosca  Black History Month is a time to recognize the historical achievements and figures from the Black community. That’s why all throughout the month of February, WYSU hosted special programming honoring Black contributions to music, culture and history in general. According to WYSU’s director of broadcasting Gary Sexton,…

By Abigail Cloutier Nearly a year after Youngstown State University graduate Emily Henline was accepted into the Fulbright Program, she touched down in Seoul, South Korea to begin her master’s program. Henline, who graduated in 2020, deferred her enrollment from fall 2020 until the spring 2021 semester because of travel…

By Abigail Cloutier Youngstown State University reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 for the week of Feb. 14-20. Of the count, 12 of the cases were students living off campus, four were students living in on-campus residence halls and two were employees of the university. As of two weeks ago,…