Jon Gin, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, enters his second year at AU with a young team focused on speed. The team rostered 13 freshmen this year, four upperclassmen and a graduate student for a total of 18 players. “We are young pups, for sure,” Gin said, “But you know, we're energetic because we are so young ... We're all about energy and flying around and trying to create chaos on defense. And hopefully, that leads to fast break points on offense.” Gin emphasizes to his freshmen … [Read more...]
Newscast 11/30/22
Andersonian Newscast 2022-11-16
Wilson Gallery features historical photos
The Wilson Gallery is showing a Homecoming exhibition featuring photos from the 1960s pulled from the Anderson University archives. This exhibit was put together by student Jo Harmless with assistance from his professor, Holly Sims. The intent of the exhibition was to express student life from the time period, showcase memorable spaces and show that people “are still people.” Very few of the people featured or the photographers are known. Both Sims and Harmless stated that their focus was … [Read more...]
American Model United Nations Conference Preview
In the future, Christopher Blezek aspires to work in the highly competitive field of international intelligence; that's his reason for attending this year's American Model United Nations Conference in Chicago on Nov. 19. Blezek believes that AMUN, “is as big as it gets before working with a government agency.” He hopes that the experience can ultimately aid him in securing jobs and internships in the future. Blezek and 19 other students from AU will be taking part in this year’s AMUN … [Read more...]
AU Adds Knight to Staff
Dijon Knight, 35, is joining the AU athletics staff as an assistant coach for the Men’s Basketball team and as the head coach for the Men’s Golf team. Knight replaces former Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Carter Collins who was just recently named the Interim Head Coach with Coach Owen Handy’s departure after 10 years at the helm. When asking Knight about his first impressions of Anderson University, he had only good things to say. “My first time visiting and touring campus I was most … [Read more...]
Andersonian Newscast: 11/2/2022
Service Clubs Taking Donations for ‘Socktober’
College Mentors for Kids, Alacritas and AU’s chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) are taking sock donations as a part of a nationwide donation movement called 'Socktober'. During October, students can drop off new or slightly used socks in any of the five boxes around campus. There are boxes on the valley side of Hartung Hall, the valley side of the Marketplace, the bottom of Decker Hall, the lobby of York Performance Hall and outside the 24-hour lab in the Nicholson … [Read more...]
Rock No Longer Ravens’ Head Football Coach
Coach Rock will no longer continue as head coach for the AU football team. Anderson University Football faces an immediate change in staff as Coach Steve Rock will no longer be the head coach of the program. With four games left in the team’s regular season, Jeremy Lochner will be serving as the interim head coach. This new position will be added to Lochner’s previous role as the football Defensive Coordinator. Rock has been at AU for the past four seasons, the 2022 season beginning … [Read more...]
Anderson University Homecoming Week PREVIEW: Fall 2022
By Joseph Ringer Anderson University is celebrating its 105th year of operation at the 2022 Fall Homecoming. AU alumni will be returning to their alma mater for a variety of enjoyable events that graduates, current students, and families can partake in. Homecoming will take place Oct. 14-15, with events proceeding both on and off campus. Participants in the homecoming festivities can expect an abundance of home sporting events, well-known celebrations such as the homecoming street fair, … [Read more...]