Students call for continuance of committee meetings
By SARA JERDE | Oct. 25, 2012Ohio University’s ad hoc committee for socially responsible practices has stopped meeting, but some OU students are asking it to reconvene.
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Provost visits dining hall for conversations with students
By Betty Laudermilt | Oct. 24, 2012Diners at Nelson Dining Hall will have the opportunity to speak with a member of Ohio University administration Thursday night.
Enrollees in training program become fit to be Ping instructors
By Hayley Ross | Oct. 23, 2012Ohio University students, faculty and Athens residents interested in teaching group fitness classes and becoming personal trainers at Ping Center are more than halfway there.
OU students, staff provide tsunami relief for Japanese
By Brandon Carte | Oct. 22, 2012In many ways, Japan is still recovering from the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 that killed more than 19,000 people and unleashed the world’s worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century — and some at Ohio University are trying to help. OU President Roderick McDavis approved a five-year plan in 2011 for current OU students, alumni and faculty to visit tsunami relief sites throughout the country. Last September marked OU’s second visit.
New website gives users the chance to keep all profits made from textbook sales
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 22, 2012College students searching for cheap textbooks might surf Craigslist, eBay and Amazon.com rather than rifle through aisles at campus bookstores, but a new website claims to give Ohio University students a better deal.
Students, faculty compete in canned-food collection battle
By Hayley Ross | Oct. 22, 2012Ohio University’s third Battle of the Tongues canned-food drive will continue among language departments until Nov. 2.
Professor presents new research on chimpanzee interaction
By Brandon Carte | Oct. 20, 2012After eight years of studying a chimpanzee community located in Western Uganda, an Ohio University assistant professor recently presented a breakthrough.
Recent study shows TV ads most influential to students
By Brandon Carte | Oct. 16, 2012The average person views more than 3,000 advertisements each day.
"POWER Hour" session to meet Tuesday night
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 14, 2012POWER/GAMMA will meet at 7p.m. Tuesday night for the annual October “POWER Hour” session on alcohol.
Flash mob highlights Homecoming spirit
By Hannah Yang | Oct. 13, 2012College Green became the dance floor for Ohio University students, faculty and administrators Saturday when a flash mob formed after the Homecoming parade.
Students, faculty to patrol on Halloween
By SARA JERDE | Oct. 10, 2012Ohio University’s Division of Student Affairs will be asking students to walk with faculty, staff and administration during Halloween.
OU students create databases to connect energy companies and suppliers
By Brandon Carte | Oct. 10, 2012What began as a single website to link shale gas drillers with companies that provide supplies has branched out into something unplanned for.
University strives to combat climbing student-suicide rates
By Jenna Polen | Oct. 10, 2012More than 95 people die each day because of suicide, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the number continues to rise.
Students give up sleep for new morning classes
By Betty Laudermilt | Oct. 10, 2012Ohio University students might find themselves snoring in class even more than usual thanks to the university’s new semester schedule.
Search to book spring concert begins
By Will Drabold | Oct. 9, 2012Ohio University’s spring concert is still several months off, but OU is already compiling suggestions for a performer.
Tensions between Faculty Senate, Trustees rise
By Brandon Carte | Oct. 8, 2012Two Ohio University Board of Trustees members stopped by Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting to let the faculty know that “they are listening,” but some senate members just didn’t seem to buy it.
Enrollment growth brings greater diversity
By Will Drabold | Oct. 7, 2012The past seven years have shown ups and downs for Ohio University campus’ enrollment data, but this fall OU is setting the bar statewide.
Surveillance cameras installed in Adams Hall
By Brian Vadakin | Oct. 7, 2012An improvement project this summer added surveillance cameras to another Ohio University residence hall, continuing a trend set last year by a similar project in Voigt Hall.
Virginia Tech speaker discusses tragedy aftermath
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 2, 2012Though the shooting that transpired on Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s campus happened more than five years ago, its university policies and members are still seeing the effects.
