Editorial: Why we created the LGBTQ issue
There’s still much work to be done to make OU an inclusive environment, but we can start by listening.
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There’s still much work to be done to make OU an inclusive environment, but we can start by listening.
The opening weeks of this semester have been unprecedented, not necessarily because of the volume of sexual assaults reported to police, but because of the way the campus has responded.
Student journalism matters a lot.
In September, students and faculty began asking questions about Ohio University’s interim “Freedom of Expression” policy. As the academic year comes to a close, we now have yet another policy — but everyone still has questions.
Just a couple weeks ago, the name of the first Student Senate ticket running for election, Bridge Ohio, dropped on social media. We didn’t know it then, but it would also end up being the only ticket in this year’s race.
In the past few weeks, Ohio University announced it would expand gender-neutral housing to five more residence halls.
In the past year, questions and rumors have circulated campus in regard to university layoffs, a lack of raises and numerous other items related to the university budget.
A lot has changed in a year — but the rules about protesting in university buildings are as foggy as they were a year ago when the Ohio University Police Department arrested 70 students who were peacefully protesting in Baker Center and demanding that OU become a sanctuary campus.
Last week, many of us woke up to the news that Matt Lauer, one of Ohio University’s most widely known alumni, had been fired from NBC’s Today show after an allegation of sexual misconduct.
Two races are contested in this year’s Athens City Council elections: first ward and at-large. Three people will be selected to fill the at-large position, and there are some strong candidates in those areas.
With drug prices and victims’ rights making up some of the bigger issues up for vote this year, it’s important to take time to vote in local elections.
Last Friday, Ohio University announced in a news release that a new policy would forbid protests, demonstrations, sit-ins and more in university buildings. The policy states that students can reserve rooms inside to partake in “constitutionally protected speech” and also further defines disruptive conduct.
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For this year’s Ohio University Student Senate election, The Post endorses the Green Light ticket, composed of Landen Lama for president, Nicole Schneider for vice president and Zachary Woods for treasurer. With incoming OU President Duane Nellis and several administrative changes sure to take place on campus, they seem well-equipped to communicate with the new administration on the wants and needs of the student body.
Come May, thousands of Ohio University seniors will walk across The Convo’s stage, accept their diploma and exit the idyllic, college-student lifestyle to enter the “real world.” The Post’s editorial board believes achieving the American Dream — which no longer comes in the form of a white picket fence, but rather a living wage and a fulfilling career free of college debt — is more attainable under a Hillary Clinton presidency.