On Thursday, Novermber 6, UCBA Professor Maia Toteva and the Depart- ment of Art and Visual Communication held a speaking event featuring noted visual artist Vitto Valentinov. During the event Valentinov present- ed several pieces of his work, including several photos, a short making of a video involving one of […]
Author: John Hamilton
To Get High or Not to Get High: Stoners Talk
This week, a question came up in one of my classes: should we smoke weed be- fore class? I found this very interesting, because smoking and its side effects have always been fascinating to me. So I decided to do a little digging. I had the opportunity to interview three […]
Movies:
The extremely popular director Christopher Nolan has decided in his latest motion picture, “Interstellar,” to go out into the final frontier, outer space. In the not too distant future (next Sunday, A.D.), the Earth has basically en- tered another dust bowl era, as the environment makes it harder for people […]
The Web: WolframAlpha Takes Different Approach to Finding Answers
Many students may not know about WolframAlpha.com, a website students can use to help them with math equations, general knowledge questions, or even information ranging from physical science to organic chemistry. WolframAlpha is a Computational Knowledge Generator that has a very user friendly interface. Even if you are not good […]
Fashion: Victoria’s Secret Planning Bigger and Better Show
In twenty-two days, the Victoria Secret fashion show takes the Lon- don catwalk for the first time ever. This marks the 20-year anniversary of the first show in 1995. There will be six themes included in the show this year. Last year’s opening theme of the show was the British […]
Campus to be Closed Dec. 25-Jan. 2
The UCBA campus will be closed December 25 – January 2. There will no access to any buildings located on campus, and no functions will be held. In addition to the closing of the buildings, the temperatures in all the buildings will be reduced in order to save on energy […]
Meeting to Discuss New Building Plans
On December 12, from 12-1 p.m. in the Muntz Hall Auditorium, Room 119, a public meeting will be held to discuss the progress of a new building for the UC Blue Ash campus. The building will be placed West of Flory Hall and South of the Veterinary Tech building, and […]
Drives For Needy Highlight Upcoming Events
Student life has many events going on now for students and helping us out along the way. For example, Spring Se- mester scholarships are now available for Dental Hygiene, Nursing Technology, Veterinary Technology, and any program transitioning to the uptown campus in fall 2015. The Application deadline is November 23. […]
UCBA French Club Redesigns Eiffel Tower
The UCBA French Club recently held an event where students constructed models of the Eiffel Tower using a variety of unusual materials, like marshmallows and Styrofoam cups. Partici- pants in the event are shown in the photo above (left to right): Victoria Taylor, Professor Jody Ballah, Garrett Skirvin, Hebeh Refaei, […]
Scary Story Contest Winners Announced
Photo by Robert Murdock Katherine Wilhelm is the winner of the UCBA Writing and Study Skills Cen- ter 2014 Scary Story Contest for her story titled “The Longest Night.” Second Prize went to Wesley Osler for “Pinch Me.” The Third Place winner was “Untitled,” by Kyla Andrus. Winners will receive […]