More than 89 Ohio University issued purchasing cards will be cancelled after being potentially compromised
By Maria DeVito | Nov. 7, 2014More than 89 Ohio University issued purchasing cards will be cancelled after being potentially compromised.
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Ohio University Student Senate rejects passive campaign period
By Maygan Beeler | Nov. 5, 2014Members rejected a resolution to institute a 16-day passive campaign period, which would have been an addition to the current 14-day active campaign period.
OU license plates benefit scholarship
By Maygan Beeler | Nov. 5, 2014More than 2,000 Ohio drivers have an OU license plate, which benefits student scholarships
Ohio University Student Senate rejects passive campaign period
By Maygan Beeler | Nov. 5, 2014At Wednesday night’s Student Senate meeting, members discussed campaigns for the second week in a row
Reviewing Rod: Committed to OU
By Olivia Hitchcock | Nov. 5, 2014Ohio University President Roderick McDavis took office in 2004 on the heels of what he called “a very successful” Bicentennial Campaign, which raised about $221 million for the university.
Student Senate to again discuss campaign reform
By Maria DeVito | Nov. 5, 2014Student Senate has two resolutions up for a vote this week, one of which is about campaign reform
Survey shows classified staff members in disagreement to work environment
By Dina Berliner | Nov. 5, 2014A survey given to employees in Spring Semester shows that classified staff and administrators are unhappy with certain aspects of Ohio University.
Graduate Student Senate approves preferred name and pronoun policy
By Megan Henry | Nov. 4, 2014The resolution to support a university-wide preferred name and pronoun policy passed at Graduate Student Senate’s meeting Nov. 3.
OU’s top see highest levels of satisfaction
By Dina Berliner | Nov. 3, 2014A survey measuring the work environment at Ohio University revealed that top administrators are by far the most satisfied group of employees at the institution.
Two HCOM students ran through an Ebola outbreak simulation to help prepare for possible outbreaks
By Kaitlin Coward | Nov. 3, 2014Two students from Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine traded their scrubs for normal clothes while portraying patients with the Ebola virus in a practice simulation.
Director of the Global Leadership Center takes leave of absence
By Alex Meyer | Nov. 3, 2014The director of the Global Leadership Center took a leave of absence from his position for reasons not released by the university.
Students unhappy with student ID logo change
By Maria DeVito | Nov. 3, 2014Ohio University changed the design on the student identification cards this year, and students aren’t happy about it.
Students create cards for members of the military
By Fanta Conde | Nov. 3, 2014About 30 students showed up to hand write and decorate cards to be sent to members of the American military.
Student Senate passed preferred name and pronoun policy
Nov. 3, 2014The resolution to support a university-wide preferred name and pronoun policy passed at Graduate Student Senate’s meeting Nov. 3.
Raising money for the Ebola campaign comes with global organizations’ efforts to inform students.
By Marisa Fernandez | Nov. 3, 2014Raising money for the Ebola campaign comes with global organizations’ efforts to inform students about the disease on campus.
Walk a Mile extends to week filled with activities, events
By Emily Bamforth | Nov. 3, 2014Walk a Mile extends to week filled with activities, events.
Enrollment is the highest its been in OU’s history.
By Maria DeVito | Nov. 3, 2014Enrollment is the highest its been in OU’s history
GSS to vote on preferred name policy for LGBT students’ benefit
By Megan Henry | Nov. 2, 2014A resolution drafted by Elliot Long, LGBT affairs commissioner, to support a university-wide preferred name and pronoun policy will be voted upon at Graduate Student Senate's biweekly Monday meeting at 7:30 p.m. The policy would allow students to change their pronouns based on their gender expression or lack thereof. For example, a student who does not identify as male or female could select the pronoun “they” to use in university settings. “(Commissioner) Long would like to reform university policy so that there is a preferred name and pronoun policy in place so that members of the (OU) community are referred to by their preferred name and gender pronoun,” said Carl Edward Smith III, GSS president. A discussion about cultural awareness and understanding will also take place in response to costumes worn at the Halloween Block Party on Oct. 25. “A number of students expressed frustration and concern with some costumes that showed up at the Halloween Block Party,” Smith said. “There were people in attendance wearing Arab clothing ... with a suicide vest on. That can be very offensive to people in those communities because that’s not a part of their culture. “Those stereotypes create expectations in our minds and can be very damaging to the way we view other cultures.” Despite being in poor taste, it is not a official violation of OU’s Student Code of Conduct, Smith said. Susanne Dietzel, director of OU’s Women’s Center, will speak about the graduate assistant parental leave policy and a discussion will take place concerning the policy. A resolution to discontinue grad fest until 2015 will be on the table. At the previous GSS meeting on Oct. 20, the discussion was tabled to the Nov. 3 meeting so that alternative funding models for grad fest could be explored, Smith said. “Unless there are some solid alternative funding models for grad fest, we are going to vote to discontinue grad fest,” Smith said. The grad fest party — that usually less than one percent of OU graduate students attend — costs two-thirds of senate’s budget, Smith said. “There are far more valuable projects that do require money that we would like to focus on this year,” Smith said. @megankhenry mh573113@ohio.edu
Alternative ways to pay used by Uptown eateries
By Anna Gibbs | Oct. 31, 2014There are new alternative ways to pay at food venues on Court Street, making business more efficient for both the customer and employees.
Student internship landscape varies by college
By Allan Smith | Oct. 31, 2014Among the eight major specified colleges within Ohio University, opinions vary on the necessity — and ethical nature — of unpaid internships.
