Attracting thousands of followers, a new Ohio University related Twitter account — @OUGreek — has proclaimed itself the “voice of greek life at OU.”
Hillel hosts a drive to get people into the National Bone Marrow registry.
Petition demanding the recall of last spring’s Student Senate election reveals a division among senate members.
Ohio University’s singing groups combine for a concert Tuesday.
Alumni for homecoming weekend got a taste of the world as the ‘Global Excursions’ concert featured world culture, music and dance.
Frank Solich wants his team to execute more moving forward after Saturday’s “odd game.”
Miami and Ohio continued to struggle, while Eastern Michigan garnered its first MAC victory against a strong Buffalo squad.
The Canary Effect Offers Jarring Perspective of Native American Treatment
Science on Screen will next host There Will Be Blood with a Q & A from professor Srdjan Nesic on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
This Homecoming Weekend, several new alumni joined the ranks of Ohio University’s honored graduates.
The Athens County Sheriff’s Office is the only local law enforcement agency that has military equipment through the department of defense, which approves anything from flashlights to MRAPS for officer use
It might have seemed unorthodox for two local police chiefs to be milling about a crowd of F--kRapeCulture protesters Friday afternoon, some wielding signs themselves denouncing how some police handle sexual assaults.But Athens Police Department Chief Tom Pyle and Ohio University Police Chief Andrew Powers were there to support the protesters’ requests for OU administrators to:Absorb the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program before its federal grant expires next OctoberOffer sensitivity training for survivors of sexual assault for both APD and OUPD officers Have every OU student be required to annually take “Not Anymore,” an online module teaching bystander intervention tactics.More than 100 protesters gathered at 4 p.m. at the bottom of Jeff Hill to take to Mill and Court streets, ending at College Green.F--kRapeCulture didn’t apply for a parade permit to march in the middle of Court and Mill streets, but Pyle gave them permission after meeting with the students on Tuesday.“We’re here to show support,” Pyle said. “We fully support the issues they’re advocating for.”Protesters meandered along their route, chanting: “F--k rape culture,” and “1, 2, 3, 4: I am not your f--king whore,” to College Green where students gave speeches at the Civil War monument.“We started right in this very spot last year,” Claire Chadwick, an organizer with F--kRapeCulture said. “In just a year we’ve accomplished all of our goals. We should be proud.”Chadwick went on to mention that she had met with OUPD and APD throughout the week after hearing “too many horror stories of APD’s handling of sexual assault.”“The chiefs were really enthusiastic about working with us which is really f--king awesome,” Chadwick said.Jesper Beckholt, a senior studying English, spoke about how survivors of sexual assault in the LGBTQ community feel alone and isolated, because many advocacy programs mainly offer their services to women.“There’s a limited image of who a survivor is,” Beckholt said. “People like myself feel alienated. Being a queer and trans survivor is not easy.”Organizers said they were encouraged by the turnout and that Athens’ rape culture is changing.“Conversations will only benefit victims’ perceptions that law enforcement is insensitive,” Powers said. “It makes it challenging for law enforcement because people won’t file complaints. But there’s a good two-way conversation happening, and we understand that we have an obligation to explain how we handle the questions we ask in investigations.”@eockerman eo300813@ohio.edu
At Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting, Ohio University faculty members will get the chance to speak to members of the Board of Trustees ahead of Friday’s meeting and weigh in on the creation of a building for student-athletes.Board Chair David Brightbill and Vice Chair David Wolfort will attend the beginning of Faculty Senate’s second meeting of the semester Monday night, where faculty members will get some of their concerns and questions addressed.Questions were collected, narrowed down and sent to Brightbill and Wolfort in advance of Monday’s meeting, said Beth Quitslund, chair of Faculty Senate.Although the content of the questions vary, Quitslund said many of the ones to be discussed will help foster better relations between the faculty and Board members.The Executive Committee, along with the Educational Policy and Student Affairs Committee, will present a resolution to solicit faculty opinions on the proposed Sook Academic Center, a building for intercollegiate student-athletes to study at the north-end zone Peden Stadium.The facility, which was spearheaded by a $2.25 million donation from alumni Perry and Sandy Sook, was announced by OU in September.The final fundraising goal for the project is $5.5 million.The Professional Relations Committee will present four new resolutions for first reading:Second Resolution to Provide Consistent Language in Sections II. C and II. D of the Faculty Handbook Pertaining to Faculty Rank and Status and AppointmentsResolution to Clarify Procedure for Group II Annual EvaluationsResolution to Revise the Workload Necessary to Move a Faculty Position from Group III to Group IISense of the Senate Resolution on the Need to Need to Establish a University-Wide Group II Teaching AwardSeveral resolutions from senate’s meeting in September will also be up for second reading, the majority of which deal with language updates to the Faculty Handbook.
The Bobcats are set to begin their final tournament of the fall season Monday in the Rocket Classic
Prosecuting a sexual assault can be tricky, so it’s important to pay attention to each of the 12 steps listed.
I’d by lying if I said I didn’t love wasting time on Yik Yak and Unseen.
While the reward of activism is, more often than not, the success of one’s efforts to help others, great honors still exist to bring the accomplishments of activists of all ages and backgrounds to the eyes of the world. The 2014 Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded in Oslo, Norway this past Friday, and one of this year’s winners was my hero, Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan. The second honor went to Kailash Satyarthi, who has been an activist from India for over three decades. Both winners were awarded based on their activism for children’s freedom and educational rights around the world and in their respective nations.
It’s a damn shame that the most interesting League Championship Series in years doesn’t matter. There’s nothing more fun than teams who have struggled for as long as the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals in a position to win it all.
The front-page stories printed in The Post this week are among the most important we have published in recent memory.
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