Baker escalators may be shut down after-hours
By Taylor Maple | Oct. 8, 2014Shutting down Baker escalators after the center closes may save the university thousands.
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More scholarships for Ohio University freshman class
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 8, 2014The largest class in Ohio University history may be a result of a new way of distributing scholarship money, some universities official said.
Student Senate pushes for $15 minimum wage
By Alisa Warren | Oct. 8, 2014Senate is voting on many controversial topics at Wednesday’s meeting.
Reviewing Rod: McDavis' $100 million pledge for research unmet
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 8, 2014Ohio University was ranked third in the state in terms of the money it could use for research and development when President Roderick McDavis took office.
City Council and Graduate Student Senate form new bond
By Megan Henry | Oct. 6, 2014The resolution for City Council Liaison passed at the Graduate Student Senate’s meeting Oct. 6.
HCOM professors receive $3.5M from National Institue of Health
By Kaitlin Coward | Oct. 6, 2014Five professors from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine recently received awards totaling more than $3 million from the federal National Institutes of Health.
Homecoming events will keep Bobcats busy
By Maria DeVito | Oct. 6, 2014One week a year in Athens, those that bleed green and white return to Ohio University. It’s Homecoming Week, Bobcat fans. Get agitated.
Ohio expected to lose the most of any university in state subsidy change
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 6, 2014Another change in how state funds are allocated may leave OU with less dollars.
University to reform veterans assistance in response to House Bill 488
By Alex Meyer | Oct. 6, 2014Veteran services at Ohio University might be changing.
Ohio University is taking accused construction catcalling very seriously
By Dina Berliner | Oct. 6, 2014University officials have heard rumors of students being catcalled at by construction workers at Schoonover and the Radio-Television Center, and have taken preventative measures in case they are true.
New picture app 'Unseen' showcases Bobcats’ bad behavior
By Will Gibbs | Oct. 6, 2014An anonymous app allows students to submit inappropriate pictures.
Ohio University fraternity spoofs OU sorority's recruitment video
By Luke Furman | Oct. 6, 2014The fraternity brothers of Ohio University's Phi Kappa Psi recreated a sorority recruitment video last week, poking fun at a fellow OU greek organization. And now it's gone viral.
Themes initiative may impact general education requirements
By Dina Berliner | Oct. 5, 2014The College of Arts and Sciences' new program could go university-wide.
Strategy to fund innovations
By Jeremy Hill | Oct. 5, 2014Ohio University is seeking project ideas that are "innovative."
GSS to address medical leave
Oct. 5, 2014The graduate student emergency medical/parental leave policy will be discussed at Graduate Student Senate’s bi-monthly meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m.“Graduate students have many of the duties and responsibilities of faculty, but they have only the rights and protections of students,” said Carl Edward Smith III, president of Graduate Student Senate. “Graduate students are in a really ill-defined space." Graduate students who have children have no ability to get maternity or paternity leave, Smith said, adding that students can lose their funding or place in a program. It is the same scenario for medical leave. Emergency surgery could mean that a student gets fired for not doing their work while they are in the hospital, Smith said.Susanne B. Dietzel, director of OU’s Women’s Center, will give a presentation on the leave policy at Monday's meeting. A resolution to create a liaison to Athens City Council from GSS will be voted on during Monday’s meeting.“Rather than only talking to city council or the mayor whenever we have an issue or see a problem, by appointing a city council liaison for graduate student senate, we can be more regularly involved and attend city council meetings,” Smith said.Smith said he's pushing for GSS to enact more policy reforms this year, and the leave policy and liaison proposals are examples of that action. This year, each commission has to produce a proposal for policy reform and a proposal to benefit their constituency, per term. New members will also be appointed be to Graduate Student Senate at Monday’s meeting.@megankhenryMH573113@ohio.edu
OU fraternity house vandalized
By Luke Furman | Oct. 5, 2014A window was broken on Acacia's fraternity house at 36 E. State St. early Friday morning, according to the Athens Police Department.
Resolution passes at senate meeting
By Alisa Warren | Oct. 1, 2014Senate passes a single resolution to distribute a poll aimed to gauge campus concerns, and the resolution to limit speakOUt time did not pass.
Repurposing The Ridges
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 1, 2014A public forum was held Wednesday to discuss ideas about how the Ridges can best be repurposed to serve the community and OU, though implementation will not take place for a while.
Petition calling for recall senate election collects 1,000 signatures
By Alisa Warren | Oct. 1, 2014The #RecallSSE petition collected 1,000 signatures out of the 3,000 signature goal before the Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 17.
Students claim McDavis was ‘hostile’ during office hours
By Alisa Warren | Oct. 1, 2014Students gathered to discuss the “excessive compensation” of Ohio University administration Tuesday afternoon during the open office hours of President Roderick McDavis.
