Equestrian team hosts show despite high costs
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Feb. 5, 2013For one team, a home game means driving 45 minutes off campus.
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Kasich proposes college funding changes
By Jillian Bloemer | Feb. 5, 2013Gov. John Kasich introduced a new budget proposal for the 2014-15 fiscal year on Monday that was greeted with positive reactions from several Ohio University student organizations.
Boyd Dining Hall up next for face-lift
By Josh Rogers | Feb. 4, 2013Boyd Dining Hall is next in the renovations merry-go-round at Ohio University.
Changes to funding could help more students graduate
By Will Drabold | Feb. 4, 2013Higher education reform was at the top of the syllabus for Ohio on Monday as Gov. John Kasich introduced his Jobs Budget 2.0.
Tuition increase cap helps keep 'public education public'
By Will Drabold | Feb. 4, 2013If Ohio University were to increase tuition next year at the same rate as past years, students would pay $358 more. However, a proposal made by Ohio Gov. John Kasich Monday means a potential increase won’t exceed $204.
Scholars program seeks 'students of promise'
By Hayley Ross | Feb. 4, 2013After 43 years, Ohio University will be reestablishing the Ohio Fellows Program, a “non-traditional” scholars program that will provide various opportunities for students.
Departments eliminate phones
By Will Drabold | Feb. 3, 2013Before cellphones, texting and email, the only way to reach a faculty member was through office phones. In one Ohio University department, however, once-active phone lines now answer as disconnected.
Annual recycling contest aims to cut amount of waste
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 3, 2013The average person generates almost five pounds of trash each day or roughly 1.5 tons of solid waste per year. About 75 percent of solid waste is recyclable, yet only about 30 percent is actually reused. However, a tournament created at Ohio University hopes to help change this.
Greek life to enforce 2.5 GPA standard
By Olivia Hitchcock | Jan. 29, 2013Ohio University’s current housing policy requires students to live in residence halls before completing four semesters, but there are exceptions to this rule — one of which is becoming stricter.
Unpredictable turnout and steep prices stall Baker Theatre movies
By Maria DeVito | Jan. 28, 2013Baker University Center Theatre has been a little quieter this school year than in the past.
Fellowship program for educators expands participation deadline
By Hayley Ross | Jan. 27, 2013A subsidized masters program created to keep new teachers in rural Ohio has extended its application deadline.
OIT strives to enlighten students on torrenting policy
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Jan. 24, 2013While torrenting is strictly prohibited through Ohio University’s wireless network, the Office of Information Technology focuses on educating students rather than punishing them.
Exotic in Athens
By Hannah Yang | Jan. 24, 2013Just as a wide array of students can be found in Ohio University’s residence halls, one building on campus houses a different type of life: the plant variety.
South Green Regeneration
By Hannah Yang, Will Drabold | Jan. 22, 2013Knocking down “Dirty South” will please some Ohio University students and leave others feeling nostalgic, but school officials say rebuilding much of the campus starts with destroying it.
Organization offers road to recovery
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 21, 2013A quarter of adults between ages 18 and 34 binge drink, according to 2010 figures from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Ohio University students are not exempt from the pressures of drinking and drug use.
Woolworth building to house students
By Josh Rogers | Jan. 21, 2013After months of renovations and construction, an Uptown building is ready to serve as a home to multiple programs and students.
Victims of bombing in Syria remembered by OU students at candlelit vigil
By Hannah Yang | Jan. 17, 2013Ohio University’s campus came together for a memorial in honor of another university community about 6,000 miles overseas.
MLK Day events to include motivational speaker, art display
By Emily Bamforth | Jan. 17, 2013The memory of Martin Luther King Jr. will stay strong in Athens as celebrations will not only span throughout the holiday weekend, but will extend into the coming week as well.
The Executive Branch
By Brian Vadakin | Jan. 17, 2013Editor’s note: This is the final in a two-part series examining Ohio University’s leadership structure. Go online to watch the last set of videos for the series.
Students have option to hide email address
By Will Drabold | Jan. 17, 2013Ohio University students who no longer want deals on textbooks from California or greetings from Chinese shipping firms flooding their inboxes have two options: do nothing, or cease to exist — at least to the outside world.
