Students take stance on bill
By SARA JERDE | Oct. 25, 2011Ohio University students on both sides of Issue 2 have been campaigning to convince voters to check their box Nov. 8.
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Civil-rights activist honored upon death
By Rebecca McKinsey | Oct. 23, 2011With lowered flags and written words, Ohio Gov. John Kasich honored a civil-rights leader who brought his work from Birmingham, Ala., to Ohio.
OU alumna to unreel history of female filmmakers
By Amy Worrell | Oct. 19, 2011An Ohio University alumna will school students on little-known avant-garde female filmmakers throughout history today.
Reddit holding college competition. Can Athens' subreddit jump to No. 1?
By Brandon Carte | Oct. 19, 2011The narwhal bacons at midnight.
Student Senate: After 2 ties, SB 5 resolution fails to pass
By Taylor LaPuma | Oct. 19, 2011After a month of debate, spirited student speakouts and questionable parliamentary rulings, Ohio University Student Senate finally voted on a resolution condemning Ohio Senate Bill 5 last night.
Faculty Senate: Enterprise bill coming two months earlier than planned
By Alex Westerh | Oct. 17, 2011A plan that could free Ohio University from state mandates and potentially create additional scholarships will be presented to the Ohio legislature two months early.
Student Senate moves to increase campus safety, awareness
By Taylor LaPuma | Oct. 17, 2011Members of Ohio University Student Senate will utilize Who Wants to be a Millionaire-inspired lifelines in a social media push to increase sexual assault awareness.
Campus 'Occupy' protests peaceful
By Alex Felser | Oct. 17, 2011After a day of demonstrations and discussions, participants of the Occupy OhioU movement rallied, marched and concluded with a candlelit peace vigil as the sun set at the top of Morton Hill last night.
OU defies party school reputation, national standards, study show
By Sabrina Fawley | Oct. 16, 2011What is lurking in students’ medicine cabinet could be more harmful than helpful, a recent study finds.
Advancement office hires administrator, narrows search on other unfilled positions
By Alex Felser | Oct. 16, 2011Ohio University has hired one new employee and located lead candidates for multiple unfilled vice president positions in the University Advancement office.
Oasis lot used to 'Occupy' OU
By Alex Felser | Oct. 16, 2011The property on which students once gathered for a late-night snack is now occupied by activists during the day and tents at night.
Speaker uses Monopoly to investigate Great Depression
By Brian Vadakin | Oct. 13, 2011For most, a round of Monopoly doesn’t conjure up images of the hardships suffered in America during the Great Depression.
Schoonover Center funding shift delays opening until 2014
By Brian Vadakin | Oct. 13, 2011Students in Ohio University’s Scripps College of Communication might not get the chance to enjoy the new Schoonover Center for Communication before they graduate because of recent delays.
Student Senate: SB 5 vote left off meeting agenda
By Taylor LaPuma | Oct. 12, 2011About 50 protesters stormed out of last night’s Ohio University Student Senate meeting after senate failed for the third week in a row to vote on a resolution condemning the wording of Senate Bill 5.
Russ College's gift grows to $124M
By Betty Laudermilt | Oct. 12, 2011A 2008 gift to Ohio University’s Russ College of Engineering just got $29 million larger — now totaling the largest donation ever received by a public university in Ohio.
Panels to revisit economics behind the Great Depression
By Brian Vadakin | Oct. 12, 2011Leading scholars on the Great Depression will hash out opposing theories on its causes, the New Deal and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt this weekend as part of a conference hosted by the George Washington Forum.
New study-abroad programs pop students' 'bubbles' to immerse them in cultures
By Jillian Fellows | Oct. 12, 2011For the estimated 300,000 American students abroad this year, staying nice and comfy within a “study-abroad bubble” might no longer be an option.
New parking policy fills empty spaces
By SARA JERDE | Oct. 11, 2011Freshmen will have to try harder to lose their 15 now that on-campus parking is available to this year’s freshmen class.
Bone marrow drive has an 'enormous' impact after 4 years
By SARA JERDE | Oct. 11, 2011For three Ohio University students, a five-minute stop to have their cheeks swabbed last year has become an opportunity to save lives.
