Nelson Dining Hall renovations to include banquet hall, ramp
By Hannah Yang | Nov. 13, 2012Though Ohio University’s Nelson Dining Hall opened almost three months ago, phase two of the Nelson Commons construction project is far from completion.
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Historian discusses environmental crises
By Brian Vadakin | Nov. 13, 2012The United States has had its fair share of environmental crises during the past century, and in a presentation Tuesday evening, a noted historian walked an audience through the debates around those crises.
Scholarships strive for diversity in enrollment
By Will Drabold | Nov. 13, 2012Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series looking at the present state of scholarships at Ohio University.
OU Center for Entrepreneurship celebrates week of innovation
By Hannah Yang | Nov. 13, 2012Ohio University will participate in a weeklong event encouraging students to share creative ideas to expand career opportunities.
Up, up & away
By SARA JERDE | Nov. 13, 2012Scott Denoma, a sophomore at Ohio University, is learning how to fly.
Search for Scripps dean narrows to three after more than yearlong vacancy
By SARA JERDE | Nov. 13, 2012Three finalists have been named to fill the Scripps College of Communication dean position — a position that has been vacant for more than a year.
Benoit, Golding to discuss academic budget
By Will Drabold | Nov. 13, 2012Several top administrators at Ohio University will venture back into Walter Hall on Wednesday night to interact with OU’s elected student representatives for the second time this semester.
Bain & Co. consultant to speak at annual conference
By Brian Vadakin | Nov. 13, 2012A representative from Bain & Company will speak on campus this week, as part of a conference organized by the Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity at Ohio University.
$2 million grant awarded to OU's ISEE for 'fracking' research
By Hayley Ross | Nov. 12, 2012Ohio University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (ISEE) was recently awarded $2 million in federal and state grants to support research to clean wastewater that results from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
McDavis 'eternally grateful' for donation to Schoonover Center
By Brandon Carte | Nov. 8, 2012A $7.5 million gift toward the Schoonover Center for Communication’s construction was celebrated Thursday night, along with the Ohio University alumni who made the donation.
New executive director of Baker Center appointed
By SARA JERDE | Nov. 6, 2012Eight months after Baker University Center’s top executive announced his resignation, the Office of Student Affairs has filled the position.
Mock election gives OU international students chance to cast their vote
By Maria DeVito | Nov. 5, 2012Millions of people across the country — many of them students on Ohio University’s campus — will vote Tuesday. And for the first time in 10 years, Athens’ international community members will also have a chance to voice their pick for America’s next leader.
OU committee starts discussion on tobacco ban
By Hannah Yang | Nov. 4, 2012A committee to discuss a smoking ban on Ohio University’s campus will meet for the first time Monday morning.
Semester switch spawns new SAC funding model
By Will Drabold | Nov. 4, 2012With Ohio University’s academic switch to semesters, the way student organizations receive funding has also changed.
On-campus groups prepare for final stretch of election season
By Josh Rogers | Nov. 1, 2012As Election Day draws closer, Ohio University College Democrats and Republicans have fine-tuned their campaigning efforts to respect the university’s restrictions.
WellWorks changes enrollment procedures to benefit faculty, students
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 30, 2012Grover Center’s faculty fitness area recently received an upgrade.
Off-campus student meal plans on the rise
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 29, 2012An increasing number of Ohio University students living off-campus have agreed to eat at OU dining halls for the 2012-13 school year.
OU offers priority class registration to veterans
By Brian Vadakin | Oct. 29, 2012When Ohio University received a designation as a military-friendly school for the first time in 2011, administrators said they were proud of the work being done, but had a long way to go.
Amid surge of out-of-towners, guest safety a priority for university administrators
By Will Drabold | Oct. 25, 2012Ohio University officials have made plans for the safety of students and non-students alike this weekend as the goons and goblins come out Saturday night.
