Ohio University has been named a top producer of Fulbright scholars
By Megan Henry | Feb. 16, 2015The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has named OU a top producer of Fulbright scholars.
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Regional campuses see decreased enrollment as the economy thrives
By Dina Berliner | Feb. 15, 2015As Ohio’s economy blossoms, fewer students attend regional campuses
Students paying extra on insurance bills
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 15, 2015Some students have received bills saying they owe extra from a lab company working with Campus Care.
College Green vigil commemorates UNC shooting victims
Feb. 13, 2015The mood was somber as white candles flickered at a vigil Friday evening in honor of three Muslim students who were fatally shot in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Wednesday.About 40 people gathered at the vigil that held behind Templeton Blackburn Memorial Auditorium on College Green.Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salh were killed on Wednesday near the University of North Carolina. All three were university students and were Muslim. Deah Shaddy Barakat and Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha had just recently been married.Signs at the vigil read “racist hate is not about parking disputes” and "#ourthreewinners.”Hanging from the top of the auditorium were the words #muslimlivesmatter.The vigil was a, “collaboration of a lot of organizations” on campus, said Katie Conlon, a junior studying history who is a member of Students for Law, Justice and Culture.She was happy to show support the Muslim community in Athens.“All peoples’ lives matter,” Ibrahim Alfurayj, a graduate student studying chemistry, said.During the vigil, Alfurayj recited verses from the Quran.Claire Seid, a sophomore studying sociology, expressed there was a need for “no words, but song” as she went on to lead the vigil in a song she learned at interfaith walk in September. Some of the lyrics to the song include. “There is more hope somewhere / Gonna keep on till I find it,” she sang.Ryant Taylor, a senior studying English and Post columnist, said he feels people need to talk about what happened.“There are things other than myself that I need to be worried about,” Taylor said. @megankhenrymh573113@ohio.edu
OU unsure of employee impact following its health insurance company hack
By Dina Berliner | Feb. 12, 2015Anthem, which administers OU’s employee health care, was hacked last week.
Professor investigates gene that could help treat tumors, diabetes complications
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 11, 2015Nowak has researched a gene that she discovered for more than 20 years.
Meet OU's executive chef crafting Boyd dining hall's new menu
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 11, 2015The executive chef previously worked at the MGM Grand and the Four Seasons Hotels.
OU fitness club offers new training courses
By Jonathan Oldham | Feb. 10, 2015The OHIO Fit Club offers a new workout group for little cost.
Targeting student populations leads to increased enrollment
By Alex Meyer | Feb. 9, 2015New numbers suggest OHIO Signature Awards are making OU more affordable for “targeted” students.
McDavis, Benoit talk proposed budget at Faculty Senate meeting
By Alex Meyer | Feb. 9, 2015Officials outlined the effects on Ohio University from Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s proposed budget at Faculty Senate’s meeting on Monday.
OUPD says alarm on West Green was false
By Dina Berliner | Feb. 9, 2015An alarm that sounded on West Green at about 10 a.m. Monday morning was false, according to a tweet from the Ohio University Police Department.
The Rallying Against Rallying brought real messages and laughter
By ELIZABETH BACKO | Feb. 8, 2015The Rally to Cease Rallying took place Friday and involved satirical speeches, random signs and a mixture of laughter and shouting.
Football player charged with underage drinking
Feb. 8, 2015Redshirt freshman linebacker Quentin Poling was charged with underage drinking.
Hall-Jones to present on handling reports of sexual assault
By Alex Meyer | Feb. 8, 2015Faculty Senate to convene for its first meeting of the semester.
Waka Flocka Flame energizes Memorial Auditorium audience
By Sean Wolfe | Feb. 7, 2015The usually peaceful Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium was transformed into a chaotic mosh pit in Waka Flocka’s high-energy performance.
Proposed budget may impact academic funding
By Will Drabold | Feb. 5, 2015John Kasich’s proposed budget may affect tuition rates and survivor advocacy funding.
New student group hopes to facilitate diversity conversations
By Taylor Maple | Feb. 5, 2015A new student coalition, New BLAC, aims to facilitate productive conversation on race in a safe and inclusive environment
Residential Housing increases RA stipends and room coverage costs for next school year
By Bethany N. Bella | Feb. 5, 2015Citing compensation concerns, Residential Housing ups the pay and room coverage costs for all new and returning OU residential assistants
Senate members say students' full social security numbers were not stolen
By Maygan Beeler | Feb. 5, 2015Nine Ohio University students are involved in the Wednesday theft of documents from the Student Senate office, which contained students’ partial social security numbers.
OU national trustee dies
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 5, 2015J. Patrick Campbell, a national member of the Ohio University Board of Trustees, died Thursday.
