OU expects decrease in first-year enrollment
(09/05/24 4:00am)
Ohio University expects a smaller freshman class this academic year, following previous years of record-breaking first-year enrollment.
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6 ways to balance school and work as students
(09/04/24 4:00am)
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 43% of full-time undergraduate students are employed, as of 2018. Of these students, many have to work over 20 hours a week.
From the Grapevine: College students are not alone in loneliness
(09/04/24 4:00am)
When coming into college, many people refer to this period as “the best time of your life.” They say people meet their best friends in college and never want to leave. Rose-colored glasses are put over the expectations of the fun a person will have or is supposed to have. An incoming college student might expect a perfect friend group in which everyone is always together, going on adventures and getting into mischief. When reality kicks in, the overwhelming loneliness of college is unexpected. The problem is, everyone faces it, and it’s not talked about enough.
Canvas goes ‘fully live’ within 7 colleges
(09/03/24 4:00am)
Correction Appended: A previous version of this article said Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service will move programs to Canvas in Spring 2025. The article is updated to Summer 2025 as per a source error.
Social Breakdown: New Taliban laws oppressive to women
(09/03/24 4:00am)
The Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue recently issued new morality laws, which prohibit women from speaking or showing their bare faces in public. The goal of such laws is the “promotion of virtue and the elimination of vice,” according to ministry spokesman Maulvi Abdul Ghafar Farooq. The “vice” in question is men’s desire, and women’s voices are apparently a form of intimacy that can be used to lead men into temptation.
Table Talk: Politicians skew loan forgiveness statistics for gain
(09/03/24 4:00am)
Student loan forgiveness is a tense topic in politics. Both Democratic and Republican politicians turn to statistics about federal student loan forgiveness programs to illuminate each others’ faults. These actions create confusion for voters and enrollees of these programs.
Daily Rundown: Faculty senate resolution allows students to bring children to class, Simple Science: NASA astronaut situation reflects media tropes, The Lo-Down: Go to more sporting events, and more!
(08/30/24 2:49am)
Faculty senate resolution allows students to bring children to class
Environmental activist uncovers discrepancy between ODNR records, OOGA statement
(08/30/24 2:27am)
Correction Appended: A previous version of this article said ODNR had entered 3,000 oil/gas incidents in eight years. The article is updated to say 2,300 incidents as per a source miscalculation.
Letter to the Editor: Opinion on “Students for Justice in Palestine held silent protest amid presidential pizza party” article
(08/30/24 4:00am)
Dear Editor,
Faculty senate resolution strategizes accommodations for caregiver students
(08/30/24 2:27am)
Correction appended: The headline and some details in the article have been updated to more accurately reflect the topic.
Daily Rundown: Daphne’s Dispatch: Political opinions can strain friendships, Football: Get to know Ohio's running backs, The pros and cons of music festivals, and more.
(08/29/24 2:51am)
Daphne’s Dispatch: Political opinions can strain friendships
6 ways to save on dorm decorating
(08/29/24 4:00am)
As classes begin, incoming freshmen prepare for campus life while upperclassmen plan for another year of college. The start of a new school year brings many exciting possibilities, but also a lot of stress and financial strain. From textbooks and technology to tuition bills, the start of the fall semester is expensive.
Talking Points with Taylor: Climate Change should be taught in elementary school
(08/29/24 4:00am)
In Ohio, second graders learn about how “living things cause change on earth,” and about the concept of extinction, according to the Ohio Department of Education’s Standards by Grade Level for Second Grade. Third through fifth grade science curriculum teaches students to apply scientific knowledge to real-world challenges, that science is not static and science helps them understand the world around them based on evidence.
Board of Trustees approves renaming College of Fine Arts, provides enrollment update
(08/29/24 4:00am)
The Ohio University Board of Trustees met Monday, Aug. 19, to discuss new college deans, classroom AI usage and enrollment updates.
Cranberry Casket breaks out, breaks glasses
(08/27/24 4:00am)
Smashed between psychedelia and grunge and amid a whole lot of noise sits Cranberry Casket, a five-piece band that hit the Athens music scene in fall 2023. The band’s sound is rooted in a patchwork of influence and appreciation of the unusual and experimental.
Micah McCarey holds launch party for congressional campaign
(08/27/24 4:00am)
Correction Appended: A previous version of this article named Campaign Manager spelled Cody Sigmund. The article is updated to say Cody Sigmon.
Student journalists are reinventing, supporting the future of their field
(08/26/24 4:00pm)
Student media organizations are now facing an issue the journalism field as a whole has been seeing for years — a decline in support. Leaders of these organizations are rethinking how they operate to cover communities beyond their campuses.
Preparing for Mari: Athens adjusting to recreational marijuana sales
(08/26/24 4:00am)
Ohioans voted to legalize recreational marijuana last November, but it wasn’t until this August that dispensaries were allowed to sell the substance to recreational users. While it has been legal to possess and consume marijuana since 30 days after Issue 2’s passage, the Athens community has been preparing for the start of recreational sales throughout the summer.
OU, local law enforcement prepares for increasing campus violence
(08/20/24 5:02am)
A 2023 report by the Ohio University Office of Emergency Management compared criminal activity on campus and in surrounding communities from the past three years. While its findings show that 2021 had the highest overall crime rate, it also found that 2022 held the highest crime rate in 10 of the 20 categories studied.
Sororities prepare for an exciting, more relaxed recruitment
(08/22/24 4:00am)
On Tuesday, Aug. 27, sororities’ potential new members will meet for orientation to officially start Ohio University’s Panhellenic Recruitment. Four rounds will extend between the first two weeks of the school year, starting on Aug. 30 and ending with bid day on Sept. 8. Recruitment in fall 2023 had all events in one weekend, but this year the Panhellenic Council will return to the traditional two-week process to welcome record-breaking numbers.
