OU clinic to hold screenings to detect hearing loss
By William Gibbs | Feb. 26, 2014There will be Community Hearing Screenings on Friday as a part of a twice-a-semester program to help partakers catch hearing loss early on.
MULTIMEDIA
Senate discusses pros of prayer room
By Caroline Bartels | Feb. 26, 2014Student Senate would like to see an interfaith prayer room in Baker University Center where people of all religions can pray or meditate throughout the day.
Local musicians to unite with Bobcats Beyond Gas for an anti-fracking benefit concert at Casa Nueva
By William Ashton | Feb. 26, 2014It’s not too hard to find concerts in Athens. But there is one that will be making sweet music for a controversial cause.
Dartmouth professor Ryan Calsbeek to explore how Anole lizards and college students may be sexually like-minded
By Tiffany Touville | Feb. 26, 2014Not many people would imagine that they have much in common with lizards, especially similarities involving sexuality.
Men's Basketball: 'Cats lose 69-64 to Bulls after a slow first half mars any clear path to victory
By Christian Hoppens | Feb. 26, 2014Redshirt sophomore forward Treg Setty said Ohio “laid an egg” on Wednesday.
More than 15 years after its creation, the Marti and Stewie program keeps crafting alive in Baker Center
By Taylor Maple | Feb. 26, 2014It’s crafting time.
Death of Gahanna resident unsolved after fall ruled out as cause
By SARA JERDE | Feb. 26, 2014The man who fell and hit his head near a Court Street bar early Sunday morning did not die from the fall, Athens County Coroner Harold Thompson said.
Making the house a home
By JIM RYAN | Feb. 26, 2014The heat is on, the turf is down and the opening of the Walter Fieldhouse is within sight for Ohio University student-athletes.
Theater group revives risque musical
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Feb. 26, 2014When the Lost Flamingo Company opens the curtains for its spring musical, it will be the first time Michael Mayberry has been on stage since kindergarten — he played the donkey in the story of Mary and Joseph.
Indoor Track: Ohio looks ahead to MAC Championship
By Wynston Wilcox | Feb. 26, 2014After countless hours or preparation in practice and meets, the Bobcats’ final and most important meet of the indoor season will get underway Friday in Kent when the three-day Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships begin.
City to pay $14k fine for chemical waste disposal in local brine lagoon
By Emma Ockerman | Feb. 26, 2014The city of Athens improperly — but not technically illegally, as city leaders say — dumped a 55-gallon drum of expired hydrofluoric cyclic acid, used to fluoridate the city water, in the brine lagoon at the city’s water treatment plant in 2012.
Post Picks
By Joshua Jamerson, Sara Jerde, William Hoffman | Feb. 26, 2014HUNDRED WATERS “DOWN FROM THE RAFTERS”
Student pleads not guilty in 'one of the largest' drug busts in Athens city, county history
By Kelly Fisher | Feb. 26, 2014The Ohio University student linked to a drug ring involving former OU football players pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday.
Missing persons scares frequent, but rarely serious
By JIM RYAN | Feb. 25, 2014The body of Denison University senior David Hallman III was found nearly 24-hours after he was last seen at an off-campus bar in Granville, Ohio, earlier this month, which Ohio University officials say personifies the importance of mobilizing quickly in the case of a missing person.
Freshman forward Hannah Boesinger shares an interstellar bond with teammates and coach Boldon
By Charlie Hatch | Feb. 25, 2014It’s fitting that the stars aligned for someone who calls herself a “nerd” about outer space and even has said she could “talk about the universe and space for days.”
Women's Basketball: Bobcats seek to regain glory with game vs. Bulls
By Andy Kovar | Feb. 25, 2014Despite possessing a new coaching staff and significant number of new faces compared to last season’s squad, Ohio yet again has fallen flat in the home stretch of the season.
Woman accused of human trafficking placed on new bond at pretrial
By Kelly Fisher | Feb. 25, 2014The state and the defense in the Athens County Common Pleas Court debated Tuesday whether a Glouster woman accused of human trafficking should have her bond altered.
Sassafraz is returning to Athens with four new members and more on-stage chemistry
By William Hoffman | Feb. 25, 2014Last year was equal parts productive, disappointing and frustrating for the Columbus-based band Sassafraz.
