Rooms won't be the only things Athens' newest hotel will supply, it'll also add jobs
By Jeremy Hill | Mar. 17, 2015New Athens hotel to expand region’s hospitality sector.
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OU student suing university not granted temporary reinstatement
By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 17, 2015An Ohio University student who had sued the university and other officials on the grounds that he was wrongfully suspended for a semester following a stream of texts allegedly harassing a female student will be unable to attend classes at OU while the litigation is pending.
Miami students criticize Green Beer Day festivities in Athens; OU students respond
By Will Drabold | Mar. 17, 2015Miami University students jabbed Ohio University students for celebrating Green Beer Day. OU students didn't take the criticism lightly.
Athens County sewage plant upgrades almost complete
By Matt Cudahy | Mar. 17, 2015Athens County Commissioners talked about the water and sewage plant upgrades, the new child support contracts, and the possibility of adding a new constable position at the courthouse.
OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital names new president
By Luke Furman | Mar. 17, 2015OhioHealth named an Ohio University graduate as the new president of its O’Bleness Hospital in a press release on Tuesday
Hillel beginning 'Match Madness' to promote 'Got Swabbed' campaign
By Madison Lantelme-Capitano | Mar. 17, 2015Hillel is participating in Gift of Life’s Match Madness competition, which encourages people to get swabbed and perhaps donate bone marrow to those suffering from leukemia.
Where to go to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Athens
By Marisa Fernandez | Mar. 17, 2015Athens is going extra green today in honor of St. Paddy’s Day.
Memphis’ musical connects with audience with its high energy and powerful story
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Mar. 17, 2015Tour of Broadway musical Memphis closes out main portion of Performing Arts and Concert Series with a responsive and enthusiastic crowd.
OU sophomore stars in The ABC Players’ production of ‘Shrek the Musical’
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Mar. 17, 2015Local community theater group The ABC Players is producing Shrek the Musical Friday through Sunday at Stuart’s Opera House.
Better speaker, better symposium
By Lucas Daprile | Mar. 17, 2015Papa Johns founder John Schattner will be giving the keynote speech at the inaugural College of Business Marketing Symposium on Thursday.
Council declares West Union buildings historical
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 16, 2015At their weekly meeting, Athens City Council passed an ordinance declaring buildings affected by the West Union Street fire historical.
New group wants to pressure OU to divest from fossil fuels
By Bethany N. Bella | Mar. 16, 2015OUCAN, a new environmental organization on campus, will meet for the first time Tuesday.
Awards looted from late OU alum's home
By Lucas Daprile | Mar. 16, 2015A family friend reported Monday that several awards were missing from late Ohio University alumnus Paul Jacoway's house.
University Singers to perform onstage with the Rolling Stones
By Emily Bamforth | Mar. 16, 2015The Ohio University Singers will sing onstage with The Rolling Stones this summer, according to an announcement made on the group's Facebook page Monday evening.
Tony-winning musical ‘Memphis’ to end main portion of OU’s Performing Arts and Concert Series
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Mar. 16, 2015Memphis, a musical centered around an upbeat love story during the rock n' roll era, will be performed in Athens on Tuesday.
Simply Three breaks boundaries of string music with crossover classical pieces
By ELIZABETH BACKO | Mar. 16, 2015Simply Three, a string trio that performs contemporary tunes with a classic twist, performed in Baker Center Theatre Tuesday.
Applications now available for OUSAP peer advocates
By Madison Lantelme-Capitano | Mar. 16, 2015OUSAP is currently accepting rolling applications from those interested in becoming a volunteer peer advocate.
How to overcome gaps in sexual experience
By Ian Ording | Mar. 16, 2015What do you do if your sexual partner has more/less experience than you?
Editorial: Administration should be more transparent
Mar. 16, 2015We would like to tell our readers why Greg Emery took a paid “leave of absence” from his position as director of the Global Leadership Center.He’s been out of the job for more than four months now. But we know just about as much now as we did when we first reported that he was under investigation in November.That’s an inefficient way for the university to communicate to the press and its students. We should know more.What are the results of the investigation?The university told a Post reporter this week that his contract was “not renewed.” We’re assuming that means he was fired, but we’re waiting on a clarification of that detail, among many others.When is his last day? Will he be paid until that point? What did he do for the university to decide to not renew his contract?We also don’t know the finer details of other university decisions so far this year, including: if both McDavises are living at the Ohio University Inn and who is footing the bill; why Linda Daniels was fired; and the exact reasons why construction companies didn’t want to bid on demolishing the President Street Academic Center.We’ve worked with the university’s media relations office to get answers to our questions and filed several requests for records with the university’s legal office related to Emery’s work at the university.We as reporters, and you as readers, deserve to know what happened. What kind of conduct was supported by taxpayer funds?The university should step up and answer our inquiries. Why not be transparent about whatever led the university to “not renew” his contract, as we were told, instead of acting as if it’s in their best interest to keep whatever led to Emery’s falling out with OU in the dark?We’re still going to press for more information until our questions have been answered.We’re not going to let this subject die as much as the university avoids the topic.We’re still going to do our jobs.We hope someone in the university communication department will learn how to communicate more effectively.For Print: Editorials represent the majority opinion of The Post's executive editorsFor Web: Editorials represent the majority opinion of The Post's executive editors: editor-in-chief Jim Ryan, managing editor Sara Jerde, opinion editor Xander Zellner and projects editor Allan Smith. Post editorials are independent of the publication's news coverage.
Why we need International Women’s Day
By Jessica Ensley | Mar. 16, 2015Jessica writes about International Women’s Day and why, after the responses to her column last week, it’s important
