The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College opened its doors on September 25, 1967. Then it was called the Raymond-Walters branch, with a whopping 700 students. The college is coming up on its 50th anniversary in the 2017-2018 school year. With this rich history, you might wonder how much UCBA has […]
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Irate8 Demands Action at UC
The Irate8 is a local group that has been gaining attention in the media and amongst Cincinnati natives in the past few months. This activist group describes itself as representative of the entire African American students populous attending the University of Cincinnati. However, one student who we talked to told […]
Scared versus Secure
CNN covered the shooting at Umpqua Community College. Should UCBA students be worried? Many know about the recent shooting at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College. The tragedy left many questions, particularly surrounding the issue of security and safety procedures at community colleges. Are smaller campuses taking necessary precautions like bigger campuses […]
New Tower Means More Cell Phone Usage
As many UCBA students know, the cell phone service on campus is sub-par at best. I for one know about this ridiculousness. When I am on campus, I can’t even send a text. That could be because of my Verizon Wireless service or it could be because of the limited […]
Police Violence and Race
Police have killed a lot of African Americans, but the media hasn't shown much sympathy in the past. Are you wondering why? I know I'm wondering why the sudden interest in old news. It seems that every week another African-American is dead […]
Death by FAFSA
Screenshot from https://fafsa.ed.gov/ As much as it may be a running joke among college students, the stress that FAFSA, and college in general, puts on those students has been deemed to be seriously deadly. Over the past year, the percentage of students who have admitted to having depression, anxiety and […]
Should Reparations Be Paid to African Americans?
On Wednesday, April 8, UCBA’s History Department hosted its final lecture event of this academic year, called “Reparations for African Americans?” In this lecture assistant professors of history, Dr. Robert Gioielli and Dr. Matthew Norman gave a discussion about what led to the concept of giving members of the African […]
Study Abroad Info Session This Monday, 4/20/15
On Monday, April 20, the UCBA Study Abroad and Exchange Programs Committee will hold an information session for students interested in studying abroad. The session will run from 1:25-2:20 p.m., in Muntz 350 (the Foreign Language Lab). This session will include a student panel where past program student participants answer […]
Dean Shares Grim Budget Outlook
UCBA Dean Cady Short-Thompson shared some bad budget news with faculty and staff of the college last week. As she explained things, two negative budget impacts will occur immediately in the current fiscal year and in the years ahead. First, the Ohio Board of Regents and the university’s Institutional Research […]
Gallery to Feature Collaborative Works by Faculty
lsquo;Frictionless Object’ is 3D art created by UC Blue Ash professors Ted Ferdinand and David Hartz The UCBA Art Gallery will feature a new exhibit that brings together the talents and creativity of faculty from across several different disciplines. “Gaps and Overlaps: Collaborative Works by UC Blue Ash Faculty” is […]