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Letter to the Editor

Letters to the Editor Opinion Top StoryApril 28, 2022April 28, 2022 0 0

Dear YSU and Youngstown Community, Thank you. It is, personally, a very meaningful honor to receive the Harry M. Meshel Legacy Award. It was an even greater honor to get...

The Jambar Editorial: Senior Goodbyes

Editorial Opinion Top StoryApril 28, 2022April 28, 2022 0 0

Dear Jambar readers, The end of the semester has rolled around again, and with it several graduates are ready to receive their diplomas at Stambaugh Stadium on May 7. The...

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The Jambar Column: Whipping up some creativity

Columns OpinionApril 28, 2022April 28, 2022 0 0

By C. Aileen Blaine As a self-proclaimed artistic individual, I’m constantly on the prowl for new creative outlets to sink my teeth into. Prior to the pandemic lockdowns, I’d dabbled...

Letter to the Editor: The Truth

Letters to the Editor Opinion Top StoryApril 21, 2022April 21, 2022 0 0

By Ron Fields, English and World Languages Lecturer The poet Matthew Arnold once wrote, “Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.” Although I am not dying, my time here...

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The Jambar Column: ‘Never Let Me Go,’ a story I’ll hold onto

Columns OpinionApril 21, 2022April 21, 2022 0 0

By Henry Shorr As an avid reader and semi-fresh Youngstown State University student, I was over the moon to discover the YSU Book Club. I was in a reading slump,...

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The Jambar Editorial

Editorial OpinionApril 21, 2022April 21, 2022 0 0

April consists of many celebrations and religious holidays, and the month is cherished by many in the Mahoning Valley and across the world. This April was no different than any...

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Columns Opinion

The Jambar Column: That slap, though

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

By Henry Shorr I shamelessly love the Oscars. As a cinephile, Oscars night has always been a guilty pleasure for…

Columns Opinion

A moral dilemma: Helping others while protecting yourself

March 24, 2022April 20, 2022

By Laurel Stone As children, many of us were taught to treat others the way we want to be treated…

Editorial Opinion

The Jambar Editorial: Congress protecting our sunshine?

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022

Each year as we hurtle through space on this giant green and blue rock, we are faced with the consequences…

PAID ADVERTISMENT: An open letter to Dr. Sanjay Gupta

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Will you please address the following question when you speak here as a Skeggs lecturer in beautiful Youngstown March 23rd?…

A tribute to professor Rick Shale

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

YSU lost a distinguished and dedicated former faculty member when Dr. Richard Shale passed away last month. Rick was a…

Editorial Opinion

The Jambar Editorial: Pothole purgatory

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

As the ice and snow begin to melt away, they expose one of the biggest banes of the Ohio driver:…