The Rike Center on the campus of UD. Home of the Global and Intercultural Affairs Center Gabriel Ward DAYTON, Ohio – “Sometimes it gets to a point where you miss my siblings, then my mom. I lost my Pa, but this is what I want, and this is what my family wants for me.” Dayton men’s soccer forward Felix Buabeng said. Student-athletes feel the whole world separating them from their family, but not every student has the built-in support network of a team. Emily Mitolo, the interi

This story was originally created for CMM 338 at the University of Dayton on April 26, 2024 Gabriel Ward DAYTON, Ohio - In the ever-changing world of college athletics, you never know what a program's next move will be. Dayton has been in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) since 1995, but with conference realignment being more chaotic than ever and UMass leaving the A-10 to join the Mid-American Conference, it brings into question: what conference could we possibly see UD bei

This story was originally published on flyernews.com on April 19, 2026 Photo via daytonmbb Instagram Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team has added four players to its roster over the weekend. Travis Perry, Jalen Haynes, Tristian Ford and Zaide Lowery all announced their transfer commitment to Dayton. The four transfers will also be joined by the incoming high-school class, which includes four-star recruits Aiden Derkack

This story was originally published on flyernews.com on October 16, 2025 (Photo via Aidan Morris LinkedIn) Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio — If there is one industry that seems to have benefited the most from social media, it may be fitness and nutrition, and close to the campus of the University of Dayton, there is a local startup that is beginning to make waves in that industry. They do so by staying true to themselves and not cheating on any steps. Co-founded in

This story was originally published on flyernews.com on March 5, 2026 (Photo via University of Dayton) TJ Thompson | Editor-in-Chief Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio – As the University of Dayton’s Student Government Association election prepares to finish, two different candidate tickets are vying for the roles of president and vice president. Each ticket has its own goals and visions for how they want to represent the student body next academic year. In order to h

This story was originally published in the Flyer News 2025-26 Basketball Digital Edition Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton men's basketball team has made a midseason addition to the program in freshman guard Sean Pouedet, the university announced on Nov. 25 in a statement. The 6-foot-2-inch freshman comes to Dayton from Machelen, Belgium, and was previously playing for the Kortrijk Spurs in the BNXT League. For Kortrijk, Pouedet averaged 8.

This story was originally published in the Flyer News 2025-26 Basketball Digital Edition Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio – From UD Arena to the NBA, former Flyers are leaving their mark in the game's biggest league. With the NBA season in full swing, here's a look at how some former Flyers are doing with their professional teams this season. Obi Toppin (2018-20) It was announced by the Pacers in late October that Toppin would need to undergo surgery in order to rep

This story was originally published in the Flyer News 2025-26 Basketball Digital Edition Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton women's basketball team enters winter break with a 7-5 record in year four under Head Coach Tamika Williams-Jeter. With the Atlantic 10 season picking back up for UD, the Flyers have shown that they are capable of playing with the best. Dayton entered this year with continued momentum from the foundation that Williams-J

This story was originally published in the Flyer News 2025-26 Basketball Digital Edition Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio – Earlier this month, I had the chance to sit down with three of the newer members of the Dayton men’s basketball team: Jordan Derkack, De’Shayne Montgomery and Keonte Jones. I spoke with each of them to learn more about why they decided to come to UD. Derkack began his career at Merrimack, where he, along with current Dayton teammate Javon Bennet

This story was originally published in the Flyer News September 2025 Digital Edition Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton men’s soccer team has been on a historic rise the past two seasons, as they have captured back-to-back Atlantic 10 Tournament titles and made the program's first Sweet 16 appearance in 2024. Now looking to build on the precedent that the teams before them set, the 2025 Dayton Flyers are midway through their season with a 2-1

This story was originally published in the Flyer News September 2025 Digital Edition Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio – The Dayton Flyers football team entered the third year of the Trevor Andrews era, looking to continue the trend of improvement that was set over the past two seasons with a 4-7 record in his first year and a 6-5 mark in his second year. The 2025 season has the potential to be the year the Flyers break through and compete for their 13th Pioneer Footb

This Story was originally posted in the Flyer News October 2025 Digital Edition Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio — The Dayton Flyers football team is closing in on the end of the 2025 season and currently sits at third in the Pioneer Football League (PFL) with an overall record of 6-3 and a PFL record of 4-2. Dayton is currently in third year of the Trevor Andrews era, and with one win in either of their last two games, will once again improve on last year's record o

This story was originally published in the Flyer News October 2025 Digital Edition Gabriel Ward | Sports Editor DAYTON, Ohio — The University of Dayton women's soccer team is having a season for the ages, as for the first time since 2004, they had a perfect Atlantic 10 regular season, going 10-0 and winning the conference’s regular-season title. The Flyers currently sit at 27 in the NCAA’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI) and are poised to return to the NCAA tournament for the

The University of Dayton's Founders Hall has been closed for the past two academic years Gabriel Ward DAYTON, Ohio – As high school seniors begin to make life-altering decisions about where they will be spending the next chapter of their academic career, one question is always at the top of their minds: Is the school I’m attending worth the price I will be paying? With tuition prices continuing to rise throughout the United States, and private universities having a historica

Gabriel Ward DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton hosted an Academic Senate meeting on Jan. 30. in Kennedy Union’s ballroom. Senators discussed many topics, ranging from dropping graduate programs to instituting AI-Engineering as a co-major. Most students do not realize just how important the Academic Senate is to their day-to-day lives. At most universities, including UD, the senate has the power to completely change the academic curriculum of entire programs. Students, h