From the Editor's Desk: Regretful errors necessitate retraction of article
Feb. 12, 2014Hello, everyone.
EDITORIALS
Editorial: Police records should be public at private universities
Feb. 12, 2014Otterbein University student journalists have long struggled to obtain records from their campus police department regarding incidents that occurred on their Westerville campus.
Students deserved early notice of prof's arrest
Feb. 11, 2014As you might have read on today’s front page, students enrolled in courses taught by Amol Kharabe didn’t find out from the university until Wednesday afternoon their instructor would be taking a period of “paid administrative leave,” after being arrested Monday evening in his Dublin home on child pornography-related charges.
Morality aside, recent corporate gestures are good PR moves
Feb. 5, 2014Three major companies made headlines and raised eyebrows this week with attention-grabbing announcements.
Editorial: Now is senate's chance to make its job matter
Feb. 3, 2014For the first time this semester, Student Senate will have its weekly Wednesday meeting with a full executive board now that it has a president, vice president and treasurer. Finally, the body will be able to sit down and delineate its goals without distraction.
Editorial: Why is the sheriff an elected office?
Feb. 3, 2014We learned a lot about sheriffs today, but not what we really wanted to know.
Editorial: When student-run newspapers fold, campuses suffer
Jan. 29, 2014Some news trickled down this way from I-77 that caught our attention, even though it probably didn’t land on the radars of anyone who’s not studying journalism.
Editorial: Senate's VP election and a reporting obstacle offer opportunities
Jan. 27, 2014Put yourself on Student Senate’s agenda
Editorial: Senate's latest drama typifies bigger problem
Jan. 22, 2014Wednesday night, we followed the many twists and turns of the Student Senate meeting, which was supposed to end with a new vice president and a sigh of relief for senate members. Many of you tuned in to the goings on too, if the reaction on social media was any indication of interest.
Post Editorial: A few topics worth your time today
Jan. 20, 2014McDavis & Lombardi host open forums
Post Editorial: Bobcats, reflect on OU's history this MLK Day
Jan. 15, 2014During several days from December 1959 to January 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. attended a conference at Ohio University, addressing the crowd on several occasions. Three years later, he led the famous March on Washington. Only five years after that, he was assassinated while standing on his hotel’s second-floor balcony in Memphis. Forty-five years after his death, the effects of his legacy are still felt on our campus and throughout the nation.
Post Editorial: How do you like our new look?
Jan. 14, 2014You can call it a New Year’s resolution, spring (semester) cleaning or, simply, a minor redesign, but we’ve made the decision to spruce up the newspaper’s appearance this semester. The changes are inconspicuous to most readers — changed fonts, a different sports rail and unique spacing on our opinion page — but together they change the way you read our newspaper.
Post Editorial: Senate's open VP elections signal progress
Jan. 14, 2014Student Senate shakeups have dominated our front page and website during the past several months, today being no exception. We covered the twists and turns of former president Nick Southall’s tenure and will continue to keep you up-to-date through Anna Morton’s presidency.
OU owes explanation for Werner's firing
Jan. 13, 2014On Oct. 23, members of the Ohio University Swimming and Diving team met with Director of Athletics Jim Schaus to discuss their grievances with coach Greg Werner’s leadership.
Post Editorial: Southall failed to lead students, represent school
Jan. 11, 2014As of Sunday, former Ohio University Student Senate President Nick Southall’s likeness has been removed from a collage of placards bearing the names and images of senate’s executive staff outside its third floor Baker Center office space. Anna Morton, though not officially sworn in as president, has already moved up a rung from her vice-presidential post, becoming the de facto president.
Post Editorial: Six weeks later, not much has changed after sex act
Dec. 4, 2013About two months ago, during Homecoming Weekend, a male Ohio University student performed oral sex on a female student on Court Street. A crowd of people—those who, on any other weekend night, avoid eye contact while walking hurriedly by street performers and grilled cheese fundraisers—stopped, stared, gawked at the show.
Post Editorial: Families in today's paper need holiday help
Dec. 3, 2013The holidays are a time for giving and receiving, and donating is one way you can help make someone’s holiday a little brighter.
