Cafe conversation hour to link fracking and opera
By Hannah Yang | Oct. 15, 2013“Fracking” and “opera” are two terms that are not commonly associated.
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OU students, alums unite for weekend celebrations
By Hannah Yang | Oct. 13, 2013Ohio University’s campus bled green and white when alumni, Athens residents and students came together to celebrate this year’s Homecoming Weekend.
Demand for desktops in Alden remains high
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 13, 2013Alden Library contains millions of pages of information, but some students go to the facility several times a day to use another one of its resources.
'Golden Class' looks forward to reminiscing
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 10, 2013In the 1960s, a beer was a quarter.
Homecoming court candidates vie for crown
By William Gibbs | Oct. 10, 2013One of Homecoming Weekend’s most anticipated events is the king and queen crowning. During the 2012-13 academic year, ambassadors were selected from each class, but this year the court is comprised of all seniors. The candidates were all nominated by peers and selected by the committee after an interview.
Homecoming costs a hefty fee
By Maria DeVito | Oct. 10, 2013The Homecoming decorations in Baker University Center and free activities every year are fun traditions at Ohio University — but costly ones.
Donor registry gives students chance to make a difference
By Anjelica Oswald | Oct. 9, 2013Saving a life can be as easy as cataloging your name and DNA in the national bone marrow register.
Clinic aids injured artists
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Oct. 9, 2013During a rehearsal for the Division of Theater’s main-stage production of Metamorphoses, second-year graduate actor Mbali Guliwe slipped on the deck of the pool used in the show and hit his head.
Recycling thrives at OU during Homecoming Week
By Dina Berliner | Oct. 9, 2013After the weekend’s Homecoming activities are over, the Recycling and Refuse department oversees Ohio University’s efforts to keep its carbon footprint in check.
Aid to be made available for LGBT students in need
By Dina Berliner | Oct. 9, 2013Editor’s note: Because Delfin Bautista does not identify with one gender, the non-gendered pronoun “they” is used.
Head of campus rec returns to his roots
By Hannah Yang | Oct. 8, 2013A nearly five-month search for the new executive director of campus recreation has now come to a close. An Ohio native will be returning home.
New turf in Walter Fieldhouse not ideal for field hockey play
By JIM RYAN | Oct. 8, 2013Walking out of their team’s Peden Stadium locker room, Ohio field hockey players can look over the east grandstand at the framework of the long-awaited Walter Fieldhouse.
Student Senate works to engage more students
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 8, 2013Ohio University’s Student Senate met Wednesday night to continue their discussions about how to best reach out to students.
Alumni celebrate OU near, far
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 8, 2013Graduation day marks a new beginning for Bobcats, a journey that can take them far beyond the bricks of Athens.
Language plays key role in safe sex campus campaign
By Sophie Mitchem | Oct. 7, 2013Twelve years ago the first poster campaign through the Campus Involvement Center, “Bring Your Own Judgment,” flopped. Since then, the office has learned student input is essential.
Graduate Student Senate to fund speaker
By Megan Eagle | Oct. 7, 2013The Student Personnel Association is bringing Tracy David to Ohio University on Oct. 24 to speak to students about rape culture.
Syrian student, with family and friends living in 'warzone,' feels conflict
By Hannah Yang | Oct. 6, 2013After last visiting her home in Damascus, Syria in 2012, Katty Alhayek, an Ohio University second year graduate student, said she found it difficult to stay in contact with her friends and family.
Ohio begins strategic investment plan
By Will Drabold | Oct. 6, 2013Ohio University will save up for the next seven years, but funds will consistently trickle down until then to bring about change at the Athens campus.
Avoiding Hazard
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 6, 2013When a chemistry class in Clippinger Laboratories makes potassium dichromate, pouring the corrosive and carcinogenic substance down the sink would be an unfortunate end for the fish — and some humans — of Athens.
Seth Cropsey speaks on problems with U.S. Navy
By Brooke Robinson | Oct. 3, 2013Is America’s position as the top world power in peril?
