OU students discuss COVID-19 vaccine exemption process
Following last semester’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Ohio University has approved a total of 2,078 exemptions among its students and faculty across all campuses.
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Following last semester’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Ohio University has approved a total of 2,078 exemptions among its students and faculty across all campuses.
Five new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Athens County on Tuesday, bringing the number to 124 total deaths, according to the Athens City-County Health Department.
Dreams come true each weeknight in Ping Recreation Center, as college students live out their childhood fantasies of draining threes and scoring points in competitive sports. Those special moments are made reality thanks to intramurals: an opportunity to take pick-up games to the next level.
Athens will travel Friday for its sectional finals matchup as a No. 16 seed going up against the No. 1 seed, Waverly. The game is in the first round of the tournament, as both teams will fight to advance.
As the Bulldogs dribbled out the final seconds of the game, a few players held their hands to their head and looked up toward the ceiling. Relief fell over them as time expired on the clock. The Bulldogs had just barely squeaked their way through their first playoff game. Athens’ 49-41 defeat of Circleville earned it a win in the Division II Southeast 1 sectional semifinals.
Businesses and Bengals fans are preparing for Super Bowl Sunday featuring Athens native Joe Burrow.
Athens will travel to take on its final two regular season matchups of the season this weekend with hopes to finish strong and continue its late-season success. It will take on both a conference and nonconference opponent.
There are few things that would prompt people to willingly dress up in costumes, wait out in the cold and jump into a freezing lake, only to quickly return to the frigid shore. However, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9893, in tandem with the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities (ACBDD), have raised thousands of dollars over the years with their yearly tradition: the Polar Bear Plunge.
To many college students, fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood and Rumpelstiltskin evoke childhood memories. However, Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tale Meanings, Morals and Messages instills those stories with new relevance and meanings, as Eric Brown, regional campus career coach, dives deep into the history and origins behind the childhood classics.
Athens (6-12, 5-5 Tri-Valley Conference) was up by double digits when coach Mickey Cozart made the call to send all four seniors into the game with two minutes to go. As the clock wound down to one minute left, he made one final substitution call. He sent in a mix of juniors and sophomores to express his gratitude to the oldest members and leaders of the team as well as to the future of Bulldogs basketball.
Michael Carbonaro: Lies on Stage will feature Michael Carbonaro’s mystical illusions and showmanship, as he dazzles Athens with his, quite literally, unbelievable performance. The TruTV star will take the stage in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium at 8 p.m.
Athens will face its fourth-straight conference opponent Tuesday against Meigs at home. The Marauders are currently second in the Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division standings while the Bulldogs are ranked fifth. As their season draws to a close, the Bulldogs (4-12, 3-5 TVC-Ohio) need another win under their belts if they want to climb any higher in the regular season rankings.
The Bulldogs will face back-to-back conference opponents this weekend. They will take on the Vikings at home on Friday and then travel to River Valley to take on the Crusaders.
The buzzer sounded after Athens center Derrick Welsh made his second free throw. With 20 seconds left on the clock, the Bulldogs had tipped the scales in their favor. Athens could picture its first road win of the season, but that soon faded after Wellston (7-6, 3-3 Tri-Valley Conference) pushed the game into overtime.
Ohio University has shifted its COVID-19 quarantine and isolation requirements to more accurately reflect recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC.
In 2019, Fiona Avocado, a graduate student studying printmaking, who uses she/they pronouns, had just started grad school at Ohio University. They made a trip to ARTS/West, where they purchased a simple teacup print, naive to the fact that just three years later, their print gallery would be displayed on those very walls.
Athens continues its home stint when it hosts Logan Elm on Tuesday night and bids for its fourth win of the season.
When hearing the word “bagel” in Athens, it is easy for one to immediately think of an Ohio University staple: Bagel Street Deli. So naturally, Jan. 15, also known as National Bagel Day, is a perfect excuse for students on campus to make their way over to their local bagel restaurant.
As a child, any unfamiliar place can be frightening, and it doesn’t make it any easier when they’re receiving a vaccination shot they do not understand. The Department of Child and Family Studies’ Child-Life program at Ohio University, in tandem with the Athens City-County Health Department, or ACCHD, has done its part to make sure children feel welcome when arriving to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.
The potential weapon initiating a lockdown of Athens High School on Thursday was found to be a vaping device and held no threat of danger to the building.