Biweekly meeting centers on activism
By Alex Felser | Apr. 5, 2011Students, faculty members and Athens residents will meet tonight to discuss the availability of food and different ways to use it at Ohio University’s second Eco Café.
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Hocking readies for cuts
By Alex Westerh | Apr. 4, 2011As colleges’ and universities’ budgets continue to shrink, nearby Hocking College will create an advisory committee to plan for a $2 million cut in funding.
University vows to not use coal in future heating plant
By Caitlin Bowling | Apr. 4, 2011Ohio University’s new heating plant will not use coal as an energy source, said university officials in a letter to a Sierra Club representative early last week.
Athens-born surgeon, author chosen to present commencement speech
By Joe Fox | Apr. 4, 2011Ohio University announced yesterday that Athens native Atul Gawande will give the 2011 undergraduate commencement speech.
Graduate Student Senate: Budget cuts dominate discussion
By Olivia Arbogast | Apr. 4, 2011Graduate student senators pondered Ohio University budget cuts last night as the body listened to a presentation by the vice president for Finance and Administration.
A Downward Trend
By Tristan Navera | Apr. 3, 2011Judicial cases involving Ohio University students are down, but administrators disagree on why.
Competition seeks to glean generosity from antagonism
By Rebecca McKinsey | Mar. 31, 2011Officials from Ohio University and Miami University are banding together to capitalize on the competition between their schools.
Local union pushes to 'citizen veto' bill
By Pat Holmes | Mar. 30, 2011After Senate Bill 5 passed in the Ohio House yesterday, Ohio members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees are looking to petition for a “citizens’ veto.”
Missing woman found dead in septic drain
By Wesley Lowery | Mar. 30, 2011LOGAN — As he exited his car yesterday afternoon, a lone deputy from the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office announced his intentions to the few media members still gathered at Faith Tabernacle Church, a small house of worship just north of Nelsonville.
Focus of fest safety shifts
By Joe Fox | Mar. 30, 2011A year after photos posted on Facebook led to arrests in the wake of last year’s Palmerfest, Ohio University is incorporating the incriminating potential of social media into this quarter’s fest safety campaign.
Former student pleads guilty in child porn case
By Pamela Engel | Mar. 29, 2011A former Ohio University student was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and 10 years of supervised release yesterday after pleading guilty to felony possession of child pornography.
Funding remains high priority for committee
By Pamela Engel | Mar. 29, 2011Ohio University’s General Fee Advisory Committee recommendations have not changed much since last year, with the Division of Student Affairs again ranking as the number-one funding priority in front of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Recent disasters in Japan lead OU to extract students
By Tristan Navera | Mar. 29, 2011Uncertainty about Japan’s destabilized nuclear reactors has prompted Ohio University to cancel Study Abroad to the beleaguered nation this quarter.|
Reprimand remains despite committee's standpoints
By Tristan Navera | Mar. 28, 2011Ohio University President Roderick McDavis has upheld the reprimand of an embattled professor despite a faculty committee suggesting his name be cleared.
OU discusses reform in face of possible cuts
By Pamela Engel | Mar. 27, 2011Three-year degree programs and an increased faculty workload are among some of the higher education reforms Ohio Gov. John Kasich proposed in his new budget, but some Ohio University faculty members doubt the changes will benefit universities.
OU president on leave for medical procedure
By Pamela Engel | Mar. 21, 2011OU President Roderick McDavis will return to his office March 28 after recovering from an unspecified medical procedure.
Ohio governor unveils budget proposal
By Pamela Engel | Mar. 14, 2011Editor's Note: Attached below is the proposed state budget for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
Breaking: OU reports all students studying in Japan safe
By Tristan Navera | Mar. 10, 2011Ohio University has confirmed all students currently studying abroad in Japan are safe after two earthquakes and a tsunami battered the island nation today.
McDavis' SB 5 stance prompts faculty action
By Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 10, 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.
Running the climbing wall at Ping
By Jillian Fellows | Mar. 10, 2011Although the 36-foot climbing wall is limited to the inside of the Charles J. Ping Student Recreation Center, its more than 400 hand and foot holds offer climbers an endless amount of ways to reach the top.
