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Hope for Humanity: Turnout for event signals inspiring step forward
Feb. 4, 2014This week has been a hard one for those of us tuned into rape culture in the media. Between the astonishing number of Twitter users who felt that “rape” was an apt word to describe the Broncos’ Super Bowl loss to the Seahawks and the army of Woody Allen apologists calling Dylan Farrow a liar for writing about childhood abuse, there was barely any time to register the story coming to light about the University of Akron discouraging students from filing sexual assault reports.
Activist brings laughs, deep conversations about sexual consent
By Rebekah Barnes | Feb. 4, 2014Jaclyn Friedman smiled as she received a standing ovation by an Ohio University audience Tuesday evening.
Athens County ranks third-youngest in Ohio, OU could be skewing data
By Kelly Doran | Feb. 4, 2014Ohio’s population over the age of 60 is expected to grow 30 percent by 2020, but by that time Athens County could have one of the lowest percentages of the 60-plus population in the state.
Ice, rain, snow - oh, my! Winter mix has OU students hoping for another off day
Feb. 4, 2014Staying true-to-form with the rest of this winter thus far, Tuesday night brought and early Wednesday morning is expected to bring complicating weather to Athens County and most of Ohio.
Retired professor has lived next to OU presidential residence for 40 years
By Dina Berliner | Feb. 3, 2014Imagine living next door to the president of Ohio University.
Best-selling author Jodi Picoult to speak at OU as part of Kennedy Lecture Series
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Feb. 3, 2014With 21 novels and four film adaptations under her belt, Jodi Picoult is bringing her legacy to Athens.
OU pairs with city of Athens on disability plans
By Emma Ockerman | Feb. 3, 2014The Athens City Commission on Disabilities and Ohio University’s Presidential Advisory Council on Disability Accessibility and Planning will now officially share resources, council members said at their meeting Monday evening.
Between the Lines: Twitter response to Coke's 'America' ad is baffling
Feb. 3, 2014The multilingual song prompted #SpeakAmerican to trend on Twitter.
Gamer Girl: Winning 'Flappy Bird' is hard, quitting it is harder
Feb. 3, 2014I was planning on writing something really great this week, but then I got addicted to Flappy Bird.
DeWine's office confirms the Attorney General has filed to have Sheriff Kelly suspended
Feb. 3, 2014Late Tuesday afternoon, Dan Tierney, a spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, confirmed to The Post that DeWine had filed on Tuesday to the Ohio Supreme Court to suspend Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly from office pending the results of his jury trail in Athens.
Performing Art Series attempting to find new talent for lackluster spring lineup
By William Hoffman | Feb. 3, 2014Even with the addition of country star Lee Brice to Spring Semester’s Performing Arts Series lineup, there leaves something to be desired from the spring’s performers — and the organizers agree.
Post Cartoon: 2/4/14
Feb. 3, 2014Editorial cartoons represent the majority opinion of The Post's executive editors.
Learning American Sign Language helps all with communication and understanding
By Sophie Kruse | Feb. 3, 2014According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, two to three out of every 1,000 children are born deaf or hard-of hearing in the United States.
Editorial: Why is the sheriff an elected office?
Feb. 3, 2014We learned a lot about sheriffs today, but not what we really wanted to know.
Editorial: Now is senate's chance to make its job matter
Feb. 3, 2014For the first time this semester, Student Senate will have its weekly Wednesday meeting with a full executive board now that it has a president, vice president and treasurer. Finally, the body will be able to sit down and delineate its goals without distraction.
