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McDavis "not opposed" to SB 5, faculty to present resolution
By Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 9, 2011Prompted by President Roderick McDavis saying he “is not opposed” to Senate Bill 5, Ohio University’s Faculty Senate will discuss a resolution regarding the bill at its meeting Monday.
Activists strive to reduce OU coal emmissions
By Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 8, 2011Representatives from various environmental groups said that Ohio University administrators committed to closing the Lausche Heating Plant by 2016, but officials from OU declined comment.
OU pays settlement to engineering professor
By Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 8, 2011Ohio University will pay a little more than $150,000 to one of its engineering professors as part of a settlement, according to court documents.
Buy those books
By Tristan Navera | Mar. 8, 2011With a steady stream of items flowing in and out of Alden Library, its collection quickly increased from 500,000 books when it opened in February 1969 to more than 1.4 million volumes in 1985.
State of the State: Kasich's speech silent on higher education funding
By Pamela Engel | Mar. 8, 2011During his first State of the State address yesterday, Gov. John Kasich addressed the broader problems of higher education in Ohio but remained silent about the specifics of his funding plan for state colleges and universities.
Vice President for Student Affairs vetoes fest fee proposals
By Wesley Lowery | Mar. 8, 2011Vice President for Student Affairs Kent Smith has shot down a proposal that would charge Ohio University students living on campus $30 per guest during spring fest weekends.
GRID Lab offers extra resources to students
By Alex Felser | Mar. 8, 2011Ohio University’s Game Research and Immersive Design Lab (GRID) is unknown to most, except for its 325 registered users.
OU settles with professor
By Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 7, 2011Ohio University will pay a little more than $150,000 to one of its engineering professors as part of a settlement, according to court documents.
Buyout meetings scheduled to inform employees
By Wesley Lowery | Mar. 7, 2011As of yesterday, 111 Ohio University employees have signed up to meet with Human Resources staff to talk about their early retirement and buyout options.
Graduate Student Senate: Resolution passes to provide free and anonymous HIV testing
By Olivia Arbogast | Mar. 7, 2011At their last meeting of the quarter, Graduate Student Senate took the next step with the health care recommendations they submitted to Ohio University officials a few weeks ago.
OU library 'micro' manages archives
By Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 7, 2011Editor’s Note: This is part two of a five-part series about Vernon R. Alden Library.
Police chief slams proposed noise law
By Joe Fox | Mar. 7, 2011Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle called a Student Senate-sponsored noise ordinance amendment a “knee-jerk reaction to erroneous assumptions,” in a statement released yesterday afternoon.
A look at the books: Archaic cards shredded
By Kristina Hauptmann | Mar. 6, 2011Editor’s Note: This is part one of a five-part series about Vernon R. Alden Library.
Protesting 'profit': Faculty, students, residents voice opposition to budget cuts, Ohio Senate Bill 5
By Caitlin Bowling, Pamela Engel | Mar. 6, 2011While prospective students toured campus Friday, current Ohio University students, employees and Athens residents congregated in Scripps Amphitheater to protest budget cuts and Ohio Senate Bill 5.
OU pays attorney fees of engineering professor as 4-year plagiarism case continues
By Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 3, 2011Editor's Note: The headline has been changed from its original wording.
On-campus housing proposes fest fees
By Pat Holmes | Mar. 3, 2011Ohio University students living on campus might have to pay to house out-of-town visitors during fest weekends next quarter.
Guest lecturer warns against undermining seriousness of impending climate change
By Tristan Navera | Mar. 3, 2011Ohio University academics gathered this week to listen to one of their peers warn about the far-reaching implications of global warming.
