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Friday, June 10
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Friday, June 10
The month of May celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, recognizing the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to United States history. Ohio University students celebrate this month and their culture, in hopes to remember and embrace that history.
Deborah R. Marinski was named the interim dean of Ohio University Southern by Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Sayrs on May 23.
Correction appended.
Ohio University undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held Saturday at The Convo. The ceremonies were held at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and included every academic college.
Several Ohio University students were awarded masters and doctoral degrees Friday morning at the first spring commencement ceremony of the weekend.
The initial gun of the Cherry Blossom Invitational fired, and runners dressed in sweatshirts and raincoats flew off their marks. They jogged while they laughed over fumbled batons, and the participants confused any observer who had missed the loud-speaker announcement.
Although May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Athens and Ohio University have just concluded their first AAPI Heritage Week.
On Wednesday, the Diversity Leadership Institute held an Anti-Bias Education program to discuss biases within the education system and how they can be addressed on Ohio University’s campuses.
Recently, Ohio University spent nearly $40,000 on branding decals for the exterior of several campus buildings. The move was made to further unify campus branding and destroy the facades of beloved campus landmarks.
Ohio University’s annual Take Back the Night, or TBTN, was held Thursday at Athens First United Methodist Church, 2 S. College St. Held virtually last year, this year took place in a hybrid format.
Winsome Chunnu-Brayda, strategic director for Diversity and Inclusion and Multicultural Programs and Initiatives at Ohio University, presented to Student Senate at Wednesday’s general body meeting regarding the Multicultural Center’s role on campus.
From 9 a.m. on Tuesday to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Baker Ballroom was dedicated to the music industry.
Ohio University will be holding its annual Take Back the Night event this Thursday at Athens First United Methodist Church, 2 S. College St. Beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at about 9:15 p.m., there will be a variety of activities occurring, including keynote speakers, a march around Athens and artistic productions.
Ohio University announced Thursday that President of the American Electric Power Foundation Janelle Coleman, will be one of two speakers at OU’s spring commencement ceremonies.
Ohio University students, faculty and staff protested what they saw as the university’s inaction and vague response to incidents of racism in a Student Senate planned protest and an OU NAACP march Thursday outside Cutler Hall.
The guitar slowed, the bass reverberated and the Michalka sisters, better known as Aly & AJ, gave each other a smirk as they prepared to play the most anticipated song of the night: “Potential Breakup Song.” As soon as the song began, the audience could feel a shift in energy, and the nostalgia that the annual Throwback Thursday Concert aims for washed over them.
The popular Captain Underpants book series is set in the very real city of Piqua, Ohio, due to Piqua’s history of underwear manufacturing and its discontinued Underwear Festival. But does author Dav Pilkey do Piqua justice in his series, or was the city chosen as a clever reference and nothing more? Having grown up in Piqua and binge-read all 12 epic novels in the Captain Underpants saga, I am ready to judge if the Piqua the waistband warrior occupies is the same Piqua I know and love.
For many people, the simple acknowledgement of marginalized identity groups is enough to clear the conscience. However, the ALLIES organization works to combat this sense of immediate relief by prompting Ohio University students to take action through education.
The second Ohio University Global Arts Festival began Monday, bringing diverse cultures to Athens and celebrating the intricacy of various artistic fields.