24th March 2022

Students courtside

The NCAA’s First Four returned to Dayton last week as eight college basketball teams battled to keep a spot on the March Madness bracket. While the Flyers didn’t make the cut, several University of Dayton students were courtside and in locker rooms helping the tournament run smoothly behind the scenes.

Hours before the games took place, first-year finance major Mike Topp and senior communication major Calli Fenik were ushering players and coaches to interview rooms and moderating press conferen

Flyer News • 24th February 2022

‘It’s in your hands’: SGA seeks new wave of representatives

In this three-part election series, Flyer News follows the spring election cycle of UD’s Student Government Association by talking to SGA representatives, candidates and committee members.

The University of Dayton’s Student Government Association hopes to usher in a new wave of representatives with its upcoming election.

SGA’s spring election will elect a new president, vice president, vice president of finance, vice president of communications, director of campus unity, director of special pr

Flyer News • 21st February 2022

The definitive list of the 10 hottest US presidents

To celebrate Presidents’ Day, news editor Zoë Hill ranked the top 10 presidents solely based on their presidential profiles.

The American presidency has put 45 men in power who have been described as everything from noble to despicable. They are known for the wars they fought, the legislation they signed into law and the scandals they brought to the Oval Office. Rarely is the commander in chief recognized for his steel-blue eyes, romance novel smirk and fluffy dark hair.

This is the definitive

Flyer News • 16th February 2022

Photo Feature: Natasha Baker

Several senior journalism majors were assigned to spend some one-on-one time with a UD faculty or staff member to capture a profile feature. Check out other photo feature stories here.

Baker walked into her new office on her first day teaching at the University of Dayton to find a pin of Frenchman Joseph Ducreux laying in the middle of her desk.

She has no idea who left the pin that reads “Disregard government, acquire liberty,” but she has held on to it for years.

Hanging in frames above her

UD Magazine • 14th February 2022

Lens of love

A windy and chilly December afternoon set the scene for a couple's engagement photos that celebrated a Flyer love story five years in the making. ​​

Makenna Kaniewski ’20 and Anthony Blum ’20 met just a few weeks into their first year at the University of Dayton. Kaniewski’s hometown friend, Jeanie Freeby ’20, was in Blum’s orientation group, and she introduced the pair. The three of them learned that they were all from South Bend, Indiana, but Blum and Kaniewski had not before met.

The couple

Flyer News • 2nd February 2022

UD student recounts March for Life 2022 trip

Mark Mysonhimer stands in front of the Supreme Court Building in Washington D.C. during the 2022 March for Life. Photo courtesy of Mysonhimer.

With Roe v. Wade hanging in the balance, protestors gathered in Washington D.C. on Jan. 21 for the annual March for Life protest against abortion.

Flyers for Life, the University of Dayton’s pro-life organization, takes dozens of UD students to the demonstration each year. Mechanical engineering first-year student Mark Mysonhimer was one of the dozens o

Flyer News • 26th January 2022

What happened when the chicken crossed Brown Street? Hunny Bee’s Crispy Fried

Since opening its doors in December, Dayton’s newest addition to the chicken scene has been a hit among the campus community. Hunny Bee’s Crispy Fried co-founder and general manager Joe Niehaus said the restaurant on Brown Street is filled with University of Dayton students, the Flyers basketball team and even the area construction workers.

Niehaus himself isn’t far removed from the college crowd that walks through the doors at Hunny Bee’s. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati in

Flyer News • 19th January 2022

KN95 masks: What they are and where to find them

What makes KN95 different from the rest? Photo of a KN95 respirator courtesy of Zoë Hill.

Speculation surrounding new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the surge of the Omicron variant brought about concerns on mask safety.

The effectiveness of cloth masks has been questioned in recent weeks, prompting some institutions to recommend stronger protection to combat the highly-contagious COVID-19 variant. The CDC was reported to be considering changing

UD Magazine • 17th January 2022

Alumni champion UD to future Flyers

There is no one better to get new flyers excited about UD than an alumnus. Now there is a new volunteer opportunity for alumni — becoming a Flyer Champion.

The Flyer Champion role, a collaboration between advancement and admission, connects alumni with admitted students to introduce them to the University community. In its first year, it attracted more than 80 alumni to donate this past spring their time to personally reach out to and welcome recently admitted students via phone.

McKenzie Mori