Hoopla in the Hills goes on despite rain
By Dylan Sams, William Ashton | Mar. 30, 2014Music, mud, tents, cars and Grateful Dead apparel flooded The Venue as Hoopla in the Hills rocked the weekend.
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First Student Senate presidential debate to be held
By Maria DeVito | Mar. 30, 2014Ohio University’s Board of Elections will talk with Student Senate’s presidential candidates in the next step of the organization’s election season.
Young Ohio wrestling team closes record-breaking year
By Tony Wolfe | Mar. 30, 2014Last offseason, three wrestling powers officially made their entry into the Mid-American Conference, instantly making it one of the most competitive wrestling conferences in the country and arguably second only to the Big Ten Conference.
Sci-fi classic brings professor to Athena
By William Ashton | Mar. 30, 2014Having explored the rich and varied connections between science, technology and film, Science on Screen has been presenting various films to multiple theaters across the country.
Gee visits OU to discuss affordability, availability
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Mar. 30, 2014West Virginia University President Gordon Gee ended his state tour at Ohio University on Monday to discuss the costs of higher education.
County to pay two sheriff salaries
By Lucas Daprile | Mar. 30, 2014Athens County will pay for two sheriffs but receive the services of one, county officials have said, noting they aren’t completely sure how to pay both Interim Sheriff Rodney Smith and suspended Sheriff Pat Kelly.
Hip Hop Congress kicks off Hip Hop Awareness Week
By Stan O’Neill | Mar. 30, 2014Monday begins Hip Hop Awareness week, a week of events focused on Hip Hop culture organized by Ohio University’s Hip Hop Congress.
Letter: No matter which Student Senate ticket wins, OU students lose
Mar. 30, 2014As I am a freshman, this is my first time personally experiencing the already-prolonged holiday of Student Senate campaign season. It feels like a repeat of the 2012 presidential election campaigns with all the nagging and the advertising. Unlike the 2012 campaigns though, none of the tickets seem in any way fit for the offices they’re running for.
String quintet turns rock into classical
By Dylan Sams | Mar. 30, 2014Led Zeppelin’s “Heartbreaker” isn’t a normal chamber orchestra piece and neither is Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android,” but that’s the material string quintet Sybarite5 prefers to play.
New blockbuster causes controversy among religious crowd
By William Ashton | Mar. 30, 2014In this weekend’s box office, there was not one, but two separate Christian films that were in the top five—
Sheriff's position handed down
By Lucas Daprile | Mar. 30, 2014It’s official: There’s a new sheriff in town.
Fluff owners await OK from the state
By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 30, 2014Fluff Bakery & Catering’s journey to mesh the serving of alcoholic beverages and sweet treats at its location on Court Street began about a year ago when part-owner Jessica Kopelwitz and her husband bid on a liquor license, among other things, from West Side Tavern, Inc.
Editorial: Meeting with President E. Gordon Gee should have been public
Mar. 30, 2014Ohio University played host to former Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee and other big names for a discussion about rising higher-education costs.
TV: A fairly sad and bitter end to ‘How I Met Your Mother’
Mar. 30, 2014By Meryl Gottlieb| mg986611@ohiou.edu| @buzzlightmeryl
Calmer Fest
By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 30, 2014A little rain didn’t put a complete damper on Saturday’s Palmer Fest, where many Ohio University students slowly traded in boat shoes and tank tops for rain boots and hooded jackets to shield themselves from the cold drizzle that dominated the day.
Gamer Girl: Disney purchase could mean big changes for online entertainment
Mar. 30, 2014If you’ve been tuning in to any tech or business news in the past week, you’ve probably heard that Maker Studios — a producer of online content — was purchased by The Walt Disney Company for a whopping $500 million.
Art exhibitions turn ideas from abstract to concrete
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Mar. 30, 2014The galleries affiliated with Ohio University have a busy week.
Baseball: Ohio hits the road to face Ohio State on Tuesday
By Alex Busch | Mar. 30, 2014After snapping a nine-game losing streak over the weekend, the Bobcats will look to end a new two-game skid Tuesday.
