The Walter family continues to fund university ventures
By JIM RYAN | Apr. 24, 2013Robert Walter and his wife Margaret singlehandedly made a multipurpose center at Ohio University a reality.
Robert Walter and his wife Margaret singlehandedly made a multipurpose center at Ohio University a reality.
Douglas Franklin wrote the book about Ohio University’s planned multipurpose center, but will be retiring at the end of the semester — leaving his institutional knowledge about constructing campus facilities to remaining members of the multipurpose facility programming advisory committee.
Gov. John Kasich has named an Ohio University alumnus chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents.
At Pruitt Field, the only recent Mid-American Conference title banners sidelining the track are the ones of cross-country and field hockey — for Ohio’s track and field team, a banner hasn’t been added since 1994.
Ohio’s pitching staff is at the forefront of a litany of concerns.
A local cultural organization used to have cows, not art, within its walls.
With its annual $94,000 budget, Ohio University’s Campus Involvement Center booked more entertainment acts, served more people and lost less money than last year.
A lot of wise women have said a lot of wise words about what feminism is. Ani DeFranco, a pretty cool folk musician, summed it up pretty nicely: “My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it’s very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself, and do whatever she needs to do.”
Instead of providing beers, mixed drinks or hookah, a new Uptown bar serves its customers a round of oxygen.
For roughly 75 percent of Ohio University’s undergraduate population, the fact that there is just one week of school to go before summer begins is no big deal. But as it relates to virtually all of my peers in the senior class, that fact is utterly terrifying. Downright depressing, too.
When voters cast their ballots in November, they might be asked whether or not they would like to pool energy costs with other residents in the hope of saving money.
Every year, thousands of Ohio University seniors receive their diplomas, while a few distinguished professionals are selected to receive one of their own.
The morning was my time for coffee, a cigarette and a song. My time of paradise before my first class, but only with the sun on my face. When it’s warm, it’s ecstasy. But even during the harshest winter mornings, I couldn’t help feeling sublime when I saw more of my breath than smoke as the sun turned the snow into a layer of white glitter or the grass simply remained frozen with dew. But it was always the song that set off the morning right.
Although Athens law enforcement takes every precaution necessary to patrol fest season and track down criminals, each department only takes general precautions to protect its deputies.
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Entering the 2013 campaign, two Bobcats had hit at least 10 homers in a single-season —senior catcher Lauren Gellerman and junior third baseman Raven King.
Ohio University students who have found love in non-traditional ways online might have a chance to be united with their significant others in person.
Mary Beha looks through a one-way window at her son, Matthew, who strums along to “Rainbow Connection.” She remains in the side room so that Matthew does not get distracted, but watches intently.
So the time has finally arrived and, of course, it crept up faster than desired.