Editorial: Senate's VP election and a reporting obstacle offer opportunities
Jan. 27, 2014Put yourself on Student Senate’s agenda
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President Obama will give his sixth State of the Union address Tuesday evening
By Lucas Daprile | Jan. 27, 2014As President Barack Obama readies to deliver his State of the Union speech to Congress and the American people Tuesday night, Ohio lawmakers and officials are weighing in on what they’d like to hear.
Stray bats haunt campus residence halls
By Emily Daffron | Jan. 27, 2014Whether or not students believe Washington Hall is haunted, the residence hall was home to some frightening friends during Fall Semester finals week.
Final two candidates for Student Senate vice president prepare for upcoming election
By Maria DeVito | Jan. 27, 2014Ohio University will have two options Wednesday for Student Senate’s vice president instead of the original seven who entered their names in the race.
Between the Lines: 'Frozen' defies typically flimsy princess flicks
Jan. 27, 2014As if the frosty weather weren’t enough chill for me, I finally saw Frozen, Disney’s latest animated film, over the weekend.
Men's Basketball: Bobcats to host Chippewas, hope to improve home record
By Brandon Kors | Jan. 27, 2014Although the Bobcats have excelled in several facets during Mid-American Conference play, winning at home has not been one of their strengths so far.
City Law Director to announce candidacy for common pleas court
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 27, 2014Athens City Law Director Pat Lang confirmed late Monday that he plans to announce on Tuesday his candidacy for Athens County Common Pleas Court, Judge L. Alan Goldsberry’s seat on the court.
Alternative therapy programs may help criminal offenders
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 27, 2014A Delaware County teenager sat in a drumming circle and was offered the chance to relieve his stress and take his aggression out on the instrument by striking it.
Sports Column: Don't bother entering bracket in Warren Buffet's contest, your chances of winning are basically impossible
By Colin Hanner | Jan. 27, 2014Imagine jotting down 63 words on a single sheet of paper, with at least 32 words repeated once. And for that, collecting a 10-figure sum from one of the most famous billionaires in the world. Not too tough, right? Try one in 4,294,967,296 — or better yet, the odds to correctly select all 63 games of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in March.
Hip-hop is back in session at OU
By Hannah Debenham | Jan. 27, 2014After a semester of smaller projects with less involvement, Hip Hop Congress is back on track with a busy Spring Semester.
Brisk weather causes danger for drinkers
By Kristin Salaky | Jan. 27, 2014While some Bobcats stay inside warming up by a fire with a cozy blanket, others will take to the bars for a different sort of blanket — at their own risk.
LGBT Center looking to train students, faculty to facilitate SafeZones in future
By Rebekah Barnes | Jan. 27, 2014Providing a safe space has been a goal for the LGBT Center, and now they are looking to train others to make that safe space stretch all over campus.
Defenseman leads on ice
By Kelsey Surmacz | Jan. 27, 2014Oftentimes when a team is racking up wins, its members say that the secret to their success can be found by looking beyond the stats sheet. In Ohio’s case, however, the postgame printouts do provide a glimpse of what has propelled the Bobcats to a 23-7-2 record this season.
Athens bars gear up for business of those who brave the cold winter weather
By William Hoffman | Jan. 27, 2014Uptown bars will crank the heat and serve up “beer blankets” for cold students looking to enjoy the day off from classes Tuesday.
Baby, it's cold outside: OU Campus shuts down due to freezing cold temperatures
By Dina Berliner | Jan. 27, 2014It takes an “act of God” to close Ohio University, according to its definition of an emergency in its policies and procedures.
Letter: 'Rape culture' term does apply to OU
Jan. 27, 2014This letter is in response to a letter that appeared in Monday’s paper under the headline “‘Rape culture’ label is not justified at OU.” You can read that letter here.
University campuses and centers closed until Wednesday morning
By Joshua Jamerson, Sara Jerde | Jan. 26, 2014UPDATE: 12:45 P.M.
House bill seeks to overturn Board of Regents' decision
By JIM RYAN | Jan. 26, 2014An Ohio House bill introduced last fall aims to reverse an earlier state decision that allows students, brought illegally into the country as children, subsidized tuition.
Health insurance companies to host presentations for new plan to students
By Maria DeVito | Jan. 26, 2014Students will have two opportunities this week to request changes they’d like to see made to the new health insurance plan they’re able to opt into.
