EDITORIALS
Post Editorial: Senate operating on thin ice with no plans to change ways
Nov. 20, 2013So, Student Senate is saying it isn’t a public body, as defined by the Ohio Revised Code.
Post Editorial: Meal plans should offer food over break
Nov. 19, 2013While many Ohio University students head home to gorge themselves on a Thanksgiving feast next week, those students on a meal plan who are staying behind for the break will hardly have the chance to indulge in such a meal.
Post Editorial: Small acts of graffiti are appreciated when done appropriately
Nov. 16, 2013Our centerpiece story today talks about an Athens task force focused on removing graffiti throughout the city. We understand society has myriad opinions on graffiti; though some see it as an act of art, others view it as vandalism.
Post Editorial: Students ought to pay visit to representatives
Nov. 13, 2013State Sen. Lou Gentile, D-Steubenville and State Rep. Debbie Phillips, D-Albany will pay a visit to Athens on Friday.
Choice to take class on finance should be left up to students
Nov. 12, 2013Last autumn, Ohio University’s College of Business began offering a personal finance course to teach students how to spend money wisely.
Post Editorial: International Week should be celebrated
Nov. 10, 2013With the advent of the “digital age,” we constantly hear how the Internet and technology are allowing us to become more interconnected with the rest of the world.
Transparency is critical to run a public institution
Nov. 5, 2013We begin this editorial by confessing that we have egg on our face. We wrote in Monday’s edition of The Post that Ohio University President Roderick J.
Post Editorial: Issues, races on ballot require voter action
Nov. 3, 2013Today is the first Tuesday of November, and, just like every year, the polls are open for Election Day.
Post Editorial: McDavis' recent raise unnecessary
Nov. 2, 2013For the third time in 14 months, the Ohio University Board of Trustees approved a pay raise for OU President Roderick McDavis.
Post Editorial: Athletics should explain recent replacement
Oct. 30, 2013As you might have read on our front page, longtime Ohio swimming and diving coach Greg Werner was “replaced” Wednesday in favor of a second-year assistant coach who was named his interim successor.
Post Editorial: Columnist compromises credibility
Oct. 29, 2013A column was published in Wednesday’s edition of The Post that had significant use of unattributed information.
Between the Lines: Show some respect for Regina Spektor
Oct. 28, 2013With the new crop of young female artists, they all seem to have the same look, sound and hook. “Indie” and “hipster” ladies with flower crowns, red lipstick, strange lyrics and raspy soulful voices are the perfect idols for boring teenage girls in the suburbs to look up to. But, one artist has been playing this angle from the very beginning, does it better than all of them put together and rarely gets the credit she deserves — Regina Spektor.
Post Editorial: Decision needs to spark discussion
Oct. 28, 2013As you might have read on our front page, Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said Monday that a grand jury did not find probable cause to press any charges on any of the parties involved in the alleged rape on Court Street during Homecoming Weekend.
Post Editorial: Students need to take care of themselves, others
Oct. 24, 2013Faculty at Ohio University are deeply concerned about recent events involving alleged sexual assault, alcohol and social media on our campus and in our community.
Post Editorial: Rerouting attitudes will be difficult feat
Oct. 20, 2013Fifty years ago, the Hocking River overflowed almost annually. Back then, Ohio University students considered the floods to be an expected nuisance rather than an unimaginable calamity.
Post Editorial: Students should rethink social media conduct
Oct. 15, 2013Many of us Bobcats spent the weekend celebrating our Ohio University pride, reveling with alumni and current students alike.
Post Editorial: Casting light on faculty a priority in new 'Post' series
Oct. 14, 2013Ohio University has a little more than 1,000 full-time faculty members, according to the August 2013 OU Fact Book. Besides covering Faculty Senate and the occasional new hire or departure, we haven’t really shined the light on the staff as much as we think we should.