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In honor of Women's History Month, and in the wake of the pandemic's cancellation of March Madness, University Archives would like to present this brief look at the tournament’s history and the University’s athletics evolution.
On the same evening the University of Dayton men’s basketball team clinched the outright Atlantic 10 regular season title with a win over Davidson, UD president Eric Spina raised the Dayton Power and Light Savings Champion trophy. The trophy, and a giant check presented at an event earlier Feb. 28, were in recognition of the university’s $1.2 million in energy rebates this past decade.
The University of Dayton received another $700,000 in DP&L rebates for energy savings on campus, bringing the total to $1.2 million. And to celebrate, DP&L will be presenting President Eric F. Spina with a rebate check and recognizing the University for its continuing sustainability efforts that have resulted in the energy savings at 12:05 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in Kennedy Union Torch Lounge.
Roger Brown, one of the most gifted basketball players ever to put on a Flyer uniform, has been invisible at the University of Dayton. Until now.
Stepping over cables and sidestepping ladders, I toured the University of Dayton Arena this week with Athletic Director Neil Sullivan, who predicts a victorious finish for the three-year, $76.2 million transformation.
One United States business says it has an eco-friendly alternative to the red plastic cup that is “infinitely recyclable and economically valuable.” Ball Corporation recently rolled out aluminum cups at University of Colorado-Boulder sports events. The Colorado-based company says aluminum cans have a global recycling rate of 69 percent, making them the world’s most recycled beverage container.