Award-winning documentary next film for local organization
By William Ashton | Apr. 24, 2013Having won best documentary at this year’s Oscars, Searching for Sugar Man has been captivating audiences with its heartwarming true story.
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Nashville band to bring Southern funk to Athens
By William Hoffman | Apr. 24, 2013A little taste of the greasy South will make its way up north as Nashville-based funk group The Deep Fried 5 prepare for its first performance in Athens.
Baseball: Thundering Herd runs down Bobcats in rain-delayed game
By Christian Hoppens | Apr. 24, 2013On a soggy Wednesday afternoon in West Virginia, Ohio couldn’t find the bats that propelled it to a nine-run game Tuesday.
Accurso races on, looks beyond past success
By Alexander Muehlbach | Apr. 24, 2013When Ohio State’s Michelle Thomas passed Ohio’s Juli Accurso in the 10,000-meter race at the All-Ohio Championships, Accurso looked at her for a second before deciding to turn the attention back on her watch. It wasn’t time yet to run faster.
Invitational unites a cappella groups to bid seniors farewell
By Dylan Sams | Apr. 24, 2013Five a cappella ensembles will gather to celebrate the their seniors’ final performance and each other’s music during a concert Saturday night.
Women's Golf: Bobcats head to MAC Championships
By Alex Busch | Apr. 24, 2013Ohio saw most of the competition the Mid-American Conference has to offer in the Angola Shootout last weekend — as the field included five other MAC teams — though the Bobcats finished seventh.
Education chancellor appointed
By Ryan Clark | Apr. 24, 2013COLUMBUS—Gov. John Kasich named a former state representative and Ohio University alumnus to lead Ohio’s higher education system Wednesday, saying his “job creation mindset” will further the governor’s plans for the state’s economy.
'College Green Magazine' hosts screening of 'Trashed'
By Laura Scheer | Apr. 24, 2013A free documentary screening Thursday at the Athena Cinema aims to bring local discussion to the worldwide issue of waste.
Former OU president to conduct Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band in concert
By Dylan Sams | Apr. 24, 2013A former president of Ohio University will stride across the stage and take his place upon the concert stand to direct the Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band Concert Thursday, as the bands prepare for a trip across Europe.
Jenny Hall-Jones announced as the next Dean of Students
By Will Drabold | Apr. 24, 2013Ohio University students will have a familiar face to work with next year.
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.
Mutipurpose Center plans come to fruition as construction dates loom
By JIM RYAN | Apr. 24, 2013Douglas 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.
OU alumnus named chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents
By Brandon Carte | Apr. 23, 2013Gov. John Kasich has named an Ohio University alumnus chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents.
Track & Field: Team suffers from lack of school funding
By Alexander Muehlbach | Apr. 23, 2013At 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.
Baseball: Powerful pitching leads Ohio to win against Morehead State
By Nick Robbe | Apr. 23, 2013Ohio’s pitching staff is at the forefront of a litany of concerns.
Group to tour historic barns
By Emily Bamforth | Apr. 23, 2013A local cultural organization used to have cows, not art, within its walls.
Pleasing the Crowd
By William Hoffman | Apr. 23, 2013With 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.
It's OK to play sexist games; just recognize it
Apr. 23, 2013A 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.”
