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Seniors Honored At YSU Swim & Dive Meet

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

The Youngstown State swimming and diving team finished up their home season on Friday against UIC at Beeghly Natatorium. Freshman Ashley Dow broke two pool records and junior Casey Hill continued her dominance in the diving events. The Penguins honored their seniors Nishani Cicilson, Audy Grubbs, Kirstin Walker and Katie Wolf ...

Jack Up The Rev – What It Is And Why You Need To View It

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

For years, the Jambar has turned out a quality product featuring objective viewpoints from student writers and photographers at Youngstown State University.  Lately, technology has allowed a few of the Jambar student-writers freedom to be more imaginative and try their hand in video-journalism.  Joe Catullo Jr. has spent a ...

First-Ever Track Meet Held At WATTS Saturday

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

The Youngstown State men's and women's track and field teams opened the WATTS on a very high note on Friday at the YSU Invitational. It was the first meet held in the new state-of-the-art facility.  Participating in the event were Duquesne, Robert Morris, Buffalo State, Slippery Rock, Clarion, and John Carroll. Bobby Grace won the shot put ...

YSU Volleyball’s “Dig Pink” Match Highlights Busy Homestand

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

After a grueling week on the road, the Youngstown State volleyball team will play two Horizon League matches this weekend at Beeghly Center. YSU will play host to Butler on Friday at 7 p.m. and Wright State on Saturday at 2 p.m. Friday’s contest will be YSU’s “Dig Pink” match in which ...

YSU Volleyball Posts Quality Four-Set Win At Loyola

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

The Youngstown State volleyball team hit .279 as a team and had three players register at least 11 kills in a 3-1 win over Loyola at the Halas Sports Center. The Penguins recorded their first Horizon League victory as well as their first in a true road contest. YSU had a season-high ...

Lisa Neeld: The Honest Interview, The Reality Show, And Diversifying The Portfolio

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Lisa Neeld has been a busy woman lately.  She has stacked her appearances, started filming a reality show for television, continues to sell barbecue sauce, and is a full-time mother.  I became enamored with Neeld when I asked her ten baseball questions at a Scrappers game.  She played along, the ...

YSU Tennis, Paced By Marta Burak, Makes Good Showing At Bucknell Quad

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Youngstown State freshman Marta Burak won the Flight A Singles title and teamed up with senior Lauren Hankle to win the doubles bracket on Saturday at the Bucknell Quad held at the Gerhard Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday. In her first collegiate competition, the 15-year-old Burak won four singles matches en route to the title over ...

YSU Volleyball Makes Too Many Mistakes In Three-Set Loss To Milwaukee

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

The Youngstown State volleyball team hurt itself with 30 attack errors, and Milwaukee remained unbeaten in Horizon League play with a sweep of the Penguins -- 25-16, 25-12, 25-21 -- on Saturday afternoon at Beeghly Center. The Penguins were held to a -.018 attack percentage, and four Penguins players hit negative for the match. ...