Former "Shaq of the MAC" inducted into MAC Hall
By Christian Hoppens | May 30, 2013On Thursday evening, the Mid-American Conference honored former student-athletes and coaches by enshrining them in among the league’s all-time greats.
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Local, national acts begin festival on a high note
By William Hoffman | May 30, 2013Thursday is all about the local artists. Or at least it was until Gogol Bordello's gypsy-punk style stole the show on the main stage.
Changes in Ridges oversight committee prompt concern from local, state leaders
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen, Xander Zellner | May 30, 2013A state budget amendment headed to a vote would change who serves on Ohio University’s Ridges Advisory Committee and dissolves the university’s contractual obligation to convene the group — a rule established when OU first received the property in 1988.
TV: Neil Patrick Harris to host Emmys this fall
May 29, 2013By Meryl Gottlieb| mg986611@ohiou.edu| @buzzlightmeryl
OU student bikes thousands of miles to benefit affordable housing organizations
By Hannah Yang | May 29, 2013An Ohio University student wanted to commit an entire summer to helping others by doing something he enjoys.
Alternative sound set for center stage
By Jacob DeSmit | May 29, 2013With the Athens music scene heavily dominated by variations of folk and metal music, it would be easy for those behind the Nelsonville Music Fest to bypass other styles in favor of what’s popular.
Southern border band brings Latin influences to music festival
By Emily Bamforth | May 29, 2013Sounds of the South will fill the field nestled in the hills of Appalachia as the well-known Tex-Mex indie-rock band Calexico takes the stage.
Controversial tuition amendment off the table
By Lucas Daprile, Xander Zellner | May 29, 2013A controversial amendment to the state budget that would have cost Ohio University about $12 million per year was removed from the budget this week.
Athens Asylum considered an 'endangered historic site' after TB ward demolition
By Will Drabold | May 28, 2013An Ohio preservation organization deemed The Ridges’ Athens Asylum one of the state’s most endangered historic sites.
Underground band comes up to make heartfelt performance
By Dylan Sams | May 27, 2013Normally, Gillian Welch and Black Sabbath would not be put in the same breath as musical companions, but that’s the sound The Hiders are aiming for at this year’s Nelsonville Music Festival.
OU committee sets out to revamp university general education requirements
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | May 27, 2013Ohio University’s General Education Task Force is sticking to its schedule and conducting summer meetings with each college dean to re-evaluate the university’s general education.
West coast band shines light on an old recording medium
By Dylan Sams | May 27, 2013Gritty guitars, driving rhythms and a do-it-yourself ethic combine in Old Light, a Portland band bringing its brand of rock ‘n’ roll to this weekend’s Nelsonville Music Festival.
Sports Column: German native rejoices after Champions League Final
By Alexander Muehlbach | May 26, 2013Just more than a year after Bayern Munich lost the Champions League Final to FC Chelsea in penalty shootouts, the German Bundesliga champion returned to the final – this time against fellow German rival Borussia Dortmund.
Band uses unconventional instruments to create signature style
By William Hoffman | May 26, 2013During a yearlong Harvard fellowship south of the border, David Wax, lead singer of The David Wax Museum, immersed himself in Mexican folk rhythms to form the band’s signature style of “Mexo-Americana.”
Family band makes rhythmic jams
By Emily Bamforth | May 26, 2013Hailing from Los Angeles, He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister will take the Nelsonville Music Festival’s main stage Friday with its brand of music and showmanship.
Local band reunites to benefit community
By Emily Bamforth | May 23, 2013On Friday, the third in a series of reunion shows for The Hitch-Hikers will benefit the city where the band was formed.
Baseball: Smith reflects on first season at the helm
By Christian Hoppens | May 23, 2013The fourth day of the Mid-American Conference Tournament was a soggy one, as rain rolled through Avon causing delay after delay.
New bill could hurt Athens tanning salons
By Lucas Daprile | May 23, 2013A bill proposed by the Ohio House of Representatives would place further regulations on the tanning industry at — what tanning advocates are saying — a further cost to an industry already targeted by the government.
Phillips now second top Democrat in Ohio House
By Lucas Daprile | May 23, 2013Rep. Debbie Phillips, the person who represents the people of Athens when debating public policy in Columbus, just got a promotion.
