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Alex Newnes came to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí uncertain about her future. One academic year later, the now-sophomore from Willoughby has found her direction through service, leadership and self-discovery. Newnes, who entered through the university's Exploratory program, has been selected as an exploratory mentor and FLASH 101 instructor for next year. She also completed a life-changing mission trip to Costa Rica during spring break. "I didn't want to say I was undecided," Newnes said. "I said that I was gonna travel the world and help people, and I've just kind of been like using that as...

With a roar that echoed across the launch site, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s High-Power Rocket Team successfully launched the largest and most advanced rocket in its history on March 9, reaching an apogee of 11,517 feet and a top speed of 0.99 Mach—just shy of the speed of sound.The test launch marked a major milestone ahead of the team's entry into the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), the world’s largest collegiate rocket engineering event. Hosted by the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA), IREC draws student teams from around the globe to demonstrate student-r...