OU’s diversity centers reflect on 2021, have hopes for 2022
By Lauren Serge | Nov. 29The LGBT Center, Multicultural Center and Women’s Center each had their own approaches to events and participation this year.
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Student Senate: Body adds positions, mandatory Greek Life sexual assault training discussed
By Ryan Maxin | Sep. 1Senate also updated it’s financial totals near the end of the meeting.
Queer Athens Community Welcome connects queer OU students to local community members
By Lauren Serge | Aug. 29On Saturday, Aug. 28, the LGBT Center hosted a Queer Athens Community Welcome to connect queer OU students with one another as well as with queer Athens community members.
Weekender Briefs: Enjoy live music at ACRN concert, shop local goods at Hocking Hills Craft Show
By Isabel Nissley | Aug. 25Here’s what you can do in and around Athens this weekend.
OU centers, student orgs offer diversity resources to minority groups
By Lauren Serge | Aug. 23At Ohio University, there are several centers and student organizations that provide resources, programming and social events for students that represent different minority groups.
Weekender Briefs: Go paintballing at Bigfoot Hollow, look at cars at Athens’ Cars & Coffee event
By Kayla Bennett | June 23Here’s what to do in and around Athens this weekend.
OU celebrates, educates during pride month
By Kayla Bennett | June 10The month of June marks a time for reflection and celebration of what the LGBTQ+ community has accomplished. Also known as pride month, it is a time to celebrate individuals and their identities. OU’s LGBT Center has been hosting events throughout June and are continuing until the end of the month.
LGBT Center’s Global Perspectives series highlights intersectional queer experiences
By Lauren Serge | June 9The Global Perspectives event series navigates the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals across different continental regions to compare them to Westernized understandings.
Weekender Briefs: Learn about pride and passion projects, explore flameworking
By Isabel Nissley | June 2Here’s what you can do in and around Athens this weekend.
LGBTQ+ organizations on campus offer safe spaces for incoming queer freshman
By Lauren Serge | May 27The numerous organizations and resources on campus offered to LGBTQ+ students are especially beneficial to incoming freshmen, as they offer them a new sense of community and belonging while they navigate their sexual and gender identities.
Students can engage in social justice activism on campus, in Athens
By Riley Runnells | May 27At Ohio University and in the surrounding Athens area, there are a lot of opportunities to join the fight for social justice that don’t necessarily require being right on the front lines of the protests.
Weekender Briefs: Learn how to support Asian/Pacific Islander populations, destress with therapy dogs
By Isabel Nissley | Apr. 21Here’s what you can do in and around Athens this weekend.
Chris Witherspoon to be keynote speaker at OU Pride Graduation
By Isabel Nissley | Apr. 18OU’s 2021 Pride Graduation ceremony will be virtual. The keynote speaker is entertainment journalist and entrepreneur Chris Witherspoon.
Lydia X. Z. Brown discusses disability justice in virtual presentation
By Isabel Nissley | Apr. 8Lydia X. Z. Brown, disability rights advocate, writer and attorney, discussed ableism in the university setting, especially during the pandemic.
‘Beyond Binaries’ presentation highlights complexity of sexual orientations, gender identities
By Isabel Nissley | Mar. 24Robyn Ochs, bisexual+ speaker, author and activist, discussed the fluidity of sexual orientations and gender identities at the “Beyond Binaries” presentation.
