Engineering students solve Front Room's queue conundrum
By Olivia Hupp | Feb. 19, 2012The roped-off aisles replacing the previously chaotic jumble of lines in The Front Room is the brainchild of several engineering students at Ohio University.
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OU might see $18.6M from state for repairs
By Pamela Engel | Feb. 15, 2012Ohio University might get about $18.6 million from the state to help alleviate the costly burden of repairing the university’s aging buildings.
Should Ohio campuses allow concealed weapons?
By Jillian Fellows | Feb. 14, 2012Students in Utah can get up in the morning, get dressed and decide which holster looks best with their jeans.
University tackles sex discrimination after complaint filed in 2009
By Pamela Engel | Feb. 14, 2012Ohio University’s Human Resources department is reviewing the pay models for classified and administrative employees after receiving a complaint in 2009 about sex discrimination.
Condom cards promote safe V-Day sex
By Kali Borovic | Feb. 13, 2012Looking for a Valentine’s Day gift that gets you some?
Malfunction leaves James Hall residents in the cold
By SARA JERDE | Feb. 13, 2012Jimmy Eckhardt went to bed Sunday night wearing his winter coat, pants and snow hat.
Teams take a leap for charity
By Taylor LaPuma | Feb. 12, 2012Ohio University students plunged into Lake Snowden Saturday in support of a cause boasting the slogan “Freezin’ for a Reason.”
Cash-saving enterprise plan must wait for bill
By Pamela Engel | Feb. 9, 2012A plan that could relieve Ohio’s public universities from some costly mandates has yet to make its way to the state legislature.
Survey states student-loan debt could become next economic crisis
By Alex Felser | Feb. 7, 2012“Loan” is a word every college student is familiar with — but it is also becoming a word many students can’t get to go away.
Franklin plans move to Student Affairs
By Pamela Engel | Feb. 7, 2012The head of Ohio University Campus Recreation will retire at the end of this year to focus on some of his other passions: research and student affairs.
Gender-neutral pilot program approved as permanent option
By Taylor LaPuma | Feb. 5, 2012Ohio University has formally launched an alternative form of student housing after a successful pilot year.
Longtime 110 director dies at 79 in S.C. hospice care
By SARA JERDE | Feb. 5, 2012Marching 110 alumni will reunite at Tuesday’s memorial service to play one last time for their long-time director.
Occupy organizers plan OU resurgence
By Tim Tripp | Feb. 5, 2012The students who camped out at the top of Morton Hill for a week last quarter were at it again Sunday, and they hope to become more visible in the future.
OU to shell out $166M for multiple building repairs
By Pamela Engel | Feb. 2, 2012During the next six years, Ohio University plans to spend $166.3 million on major renovations for five aging buildings on campus.
New generation results in high application numbers
By Alex Felser | Feb. 1, 2012Wednesday marked Ohio University’s priority application deadline, and the sheer number of applicants for the class of 2016 puts the university in a better place than previous years.
Benoit assuages local businesses' concerns over Q2S
By Brian Vadakin | Feb. 1, 2012Ohio University might have spread the word about the quarters-to-semesters transition to students, but there’s one other group that still needs to be informed — the businessmen and women of Athens.
Student Senate: Members in favor of voting rights for OU student trustees
By SARA JERDE | Feb. 1, 2012Student Senate wants two more voting students on campus even though those two have argued in the past that they don’t need a vote.
Some locals reluctant to become Bobcats
By Joshua Jamerson | Jan. 30, 2012Although growing up in a college town is a cherished experience, living close to Ohio University could also prevent some Athens County high school students from being able to see themselves remaining in Athens for four more years.
Caring for cadavers
By SARA JERDE | Jan. 30, 2012Some Ohio University students go to class with people that have perfect attendance, full participation points and no blood.
Housing and dining facilities propose for increase to student living fees
By Pamela Engel | Jan. 30, 2012Ohio University students might pay more for their housing and dining next year if the requests of both departments come to fruition.
