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.”
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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.
OU assists war veterans through higher education
By Lucas Daprile, Sabrina Fawley | Jan. 29, 2012As tens of thousands of soldiers return from the War in Iraq, Ohio University is searching for ways to encourage some of these veterans to return to school.
Q2S transition easy for interdisciplinary certificates
By Brian Vadakin | Jan. 29, 2012The task at hand: Design and implement a new academic program from scratch, factoring in the upcoming quarters-to-semesters transition.
Students don scrubs for HCOM event
By SARA JERDE | Jan. 29, 2012Despite low attendance at Saturday’s “Medical Student for a Day,” Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine isn’t putting away the scrubs.
Postponing the Pain
By Pamela Engel | Jan. 26, 2012The 10 Ohio University buildings with the largest deferred-maintenance backlog each require more than $10 million of work to be properly restored.
OU-HCOM lets students try on scrubs
By SARA JERDE | Jan. 26, 2012On Saturday, any Ohio University undergraduate can be a medical student.
Q2S switch on schedule even as forms stack up
By Alex Felser | Jan. 25, 2012Although the wheels have been set in motion for Ohio University’s quarters-to-semesters switch, only a fraction of students have formally planned their transitions.
