Raymond Michael Mancini, best known as Ray “Boom Boom" Mancini, was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1961. He is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1992, and has since worked as an actor and commentator. He held the WBA lightweight title from 1982 to 1984. Mancini inherited his nickname from his father, boxer Lenny “Boom Boom” Mancini. In 2015, Ray was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Parking available in all campus lots $5…
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National Awardee: National Recipient Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on death row in an Alabama prison for a crime he did not commit. He was released from prison after Bryan Stevenson from the Equal Justice Initiative took his case to the Supreme Court. Local Awardee: Local recipient Virginia “Dee” Banks, M.D., is an infectious disease and internal medicine specialist practicing in Youngstown, OH. Dr. Banks, a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1974, has been…
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YSU Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Combo features the music of graduate student Chandler Carpenter and undergraduate students Aaron White and Zach Fleischman on Monday, February 20, 2023, in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center at YSU at 7:30pm. The Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kent Engelhardt, will feature “Real Fake Blues” by second-year graduate student guitarist/composer handler Carpenter and “Snapdragon” by freshman composition/jazz piano major Aaron White. The Jazz Combo, directed by Kent Engelhardt, will feature “Quadacity” by Aaron White and…
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