Plastic bags to be removed from campus markets and Grab N Go's
By Will Drabold | Apr. 11, 2013Plastic bags flying across campus, plugging trash cans and caught in the trees, have prompted Student Senate to take action.
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Conscripted Tension
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 11, 2013Between a war that conceived a law mandating all South Korean male citizens to enlist, and mounting threats from North Korea, some Korean international students at Ohio University face stressful predicaments.
Damaged uniforms force Marching 110 director to request replacements
By Will Drabold | Apr. 10, 2013Yellowing uniforms and tearing seams made Richard Suk realize his prized marching band does not look as flashy as it once did.
Coalition aims to curb suicides
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 9, 2013With more Ohio University students making their thoughts about suicide public, a new organization will seek to train their friends and professors in how to respond.
Student Senate: Senators seek to review Code of Conduct
By Will Drabold | Apr. 9, 2013Complaints that Ohio University does not give students a fair hearing when they violate university statutes have prompted a written reaction from Student Senate.
Student trustee vote could be mandatory
By Will Drabold | Apr. 2, 2013Student trustee voting rights have been put in front of Ohio’s General Assembly yet again, and Ohio University is one of the “non-believers” in the legislation.
New Student Trustee announced at Leadership Awards Gala
By Will Drabold | Apr. 2, 2013The next Ohio University student trustee is a former tour guide and peer mentor who says bringing student interests to the attention of the Board of Trustees will be his top priority.
Revenue Over Time
By Will Drabold | Apr. 2, 2013Students fund more than half of Ohio University’s budget, but some of them feel they have no concrete role in deciding how their cash is spent.
Students show support for OU professor who was denied tenure
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 2, 2013Brick paths and blackboards bear chalked evidence of Ohio University students’ resentment after a popular professor was denied tenure.
International Space Studies Program to be held in Athens
By Brandon Carte | Apr. 1, 2013In 2006, Ohio University began the application process to host an event that wouldn’t happen until almost a decade later.
Future of president's residence up in air
By Will Drabold | Mar. 31, 2013For the foreseeable future, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis will still see students and Alden Library when he glances out his living room window.
McDavis: OU seriously considering tuition hike, guaranteed tuition model
By Will Drabold | Mar. 27, 2013Entering Walter Hall on Wednesday night, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis taught students “basic economics” to gain their support for raising tuition.
Tickets set as Student Senate election season kicks off
By Will Drabold | Mar. 27, 2013At 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the role of six Ohio University students changed for good — or, at least, for 22 days.
OU could pull from proposed OSU ban on smoking
By Hannah Yang | Mar. 25, 2013The news that another public state university is calling for a campus-wide tobacco ban prompted Ohio University’s tobacco task force to continue talks for an eventual proposal to President Roderick McDavis.
Free computer services available to college students for limited time
By Brandon Carte | Mar. 24, 2013Microsoft is offering students in U.S. colleges access to the educational version of Office 365 at no charge.
Ohio Quidditch teams compete in Athens tournament
By Maria DeVito | Mar. 23, 2013“Brooms down, eyes closed,” bellowed the announcer. “The snitch is loose,” he called out.
On-campus renovations create deficit of $1.4 billion
By Brandon Carte | Mar. 21, 2013The amount of debt Ohio University is predicted to incur during the next five years could pay for in-state tuition for the 13,277 freshmen admitted to OU in 2013 as of the end of February, the world’s most expensive car, a private jet — and there would still be enough money left over to buy 7 million sheets of GoodFella’s pizza.
OU latest university to renovate and integrate residential housing
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Mar. 20, 2013Ohio University is not alone in preparing to reconstruct South Green with the Housing Development Plan; it is following a trend of renovating and constructing across the state.
Emeritus engineering professor to lecture on green technology
By Hannah Yang | Mar. 20, 2013Ongoing wars over natural resources and a proactive approach to tackle environmental dilemmas will be the topics of focus in Stocker Center Thursday.
Students design personalized specialty degrees
By Hayley Ross | Mar. 19, 2013For some Ohio University students, finding the right degree is difficult. However, when students can’t find a program that is just right, they turn to the bachelor of specialized studies program offered by University College.
