[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"12386","attributes":{"class":"media-image alignright wp-image-14825","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"501","height":"334","alt":"Crash Tressel"}}]]About 1,500 prospective students, parents, family and friends "crashed" the YSU campus for fall Crash Day, the largest single recruitment event in university history. To the right, President Jim Tressel welcomes students to the opening ceremonies in WATTS.

YSU only fourth public university in Ohio to receive the award

Ashley E. Orr of Columbiana, Ohio, a senior at Youngstown State University, has been named a Rhodes Scholar, the first YSU student to receive the prestigious international scholarship. YSU is only the fourth public university in Ohio to have a student win the award in the Rhodes’ 112-year history, joining Ohio State University, Miami University and the University of Cincinnati.