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.
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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.
Scotty McCreery and Danielle Bradbery bring country music to OU
By ELIZABETH BACKO | Oct. 30, 2014TV talent show winners set to take the MemAud stage Saturday.
OU Student Senate makes major changes to election season rules
By Alisa Warren | Oct. 29, 2014Senate passed resolutions that will shorten the senate campaign season and limit fundraising for candidates
Lower costs allow more students to study the stars, space
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 29, 2014OU partners with universities to share use and cost of MDM Observatory
Student trustee application process announced in student-wide email
By Maria DeVito | Oct. 29, 2014The student trustee application process has started earlier than normal with an email to students Tuesday.
New Student Senate poll will gauge student stances on university issues
By Maygan Beeler | Oct. 29, 2014Student Senate to poll students on issues they care about
Student Senate to reform senate elections at Ohio University
By Maygan Beeler | Oct. 29, 2014With midterm elections rapidly approaching for candidates across the county, Ohio University Student Senate will focus on preparations for next spring’s senate elections at their Wednesday meeting.
Med students diagnose patients with scripted complaints
By Kaitlin Coward | Oct. 29, 2014HCOM students work with standardized patients who act from a script
Senate to hear about possible new hazing policy
By Maria DeVito | Oct. 29, 2014A taskforce has drafted a policy that would be an overreaching university policy on hazing. The policy will be presented for the first time at Student Senate Wednesday.
Walter Fieldhouse used by more than just athletics
By Maria DeVito | Oct. 29, 2014Athletics only accounts for 16 percent of Walter Fieldhouse usage
Food truck plans to take over during Boyd renovations
By DANIELLE YOUNG | Oct. 28, 2014For all you hungry Bobcats out there, Culinary Services is rolling out a variety of service extensions to look for this spring.
Athletics officials claim the Sook Center is necessary for Ohio University’s student athletes to advance academically.
By Jonathan Oldham | Oct. 28, 2014Some faculty members have challenged the need for an academic center exclusively for student athletes, but athletics officials argue they need more space to help student athletes achieve good grades.
Students experience heat both indoor and outdoor
By Taylor Maple | Oct. 28, 2014Athens experienced a high temperature of nearly 80 degrees on Monday. It’s expected to be in the high 70s again on Tuesday. This could cause some stress for students, especially considering they cannot always escape the heat by moving indoors.
IFC hosts ‘Pink Tie Affair’ for breast cancer
By Luke Furman | Oct. 28, 2014Ohio University’s Interfraternity Council hosted their first annual “Pink Tie Affair” Monday night in an effort to raise money for breast cancer research and to assist those affected by the disease.
OU hasn't ruled out using student money for athletic learning center
By Jonathan Oldham | Oct. 28, 2014Ohio University officials don’t know exactly how the Sook Center, an academic building exclusively for athletes and donors, will ultimately be funded.
@bobcatmakeOUts highlights Ohio University hook-ups and relationships
By Will Gibbs | Oct. 28, 2014Just because you don’t kiss and tell doesn’t mean Twitter won’t.
