On Jan. 28-29, 2022, three novice competitors – Rita (Hope) Craft, Madison Humphrey, and Tyler Reed – contributed to a first-place ranking for Muskingum University in the state of Ohio at the Ohio University 1804 and Ohio Forensic Association Novice State Championship “live” virtual speech and debate tournament.

On behalf of the Ohio Forensics Association, this hybrid virtual tournament hosted by Ohio University offered both asynchronous and live rounds of competition in 12 individual events and International Public Debate Association (IPDA) debate.

This semester, history major Donny Wilkinson is conducting research on the life of Nelson T. Gant, one of Zanesville’s most remarkable citizens. The Gant Foundation has enlisted Wilkinson to conduct research in the Muskingum County Deed records, to help them get a fuller picture of Nelson T. Gant’s property acquisitions over his lifetime.