Festival celebrating arts brings locals, students, moms together
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Apr. 7, 2013Nuit Blanche, an international festival celebrating the arts, took over the town for about 12 hours Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
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Moms have wealth of events for weekend
By Devin Ellis, Kristin Salaky | Apr. 7, 2013Moms hit the bricks this weekend, descending on Athens to drink, relive their glory days and walk for a cause during Ohio University’s annual Moms Weekend.
Student scholarships discussed, resolutions passed at Faculty Senate
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Apr. 7, 2013Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Craig Cornell presented the first calculations from the Student Scholarship Task Force to next year’s faculty senate.
Post Column: Abrasive protests can rub you the wrong way
Apr. 7, 2013“Look, for the last time, I’m not here to make fun of you!” I said, trying to look as honest as possible. It was harder than I remembered; I never know what to do with my eyebrows. “I don’t see why you’re being so difficult about this.”
BedPost: Gentle touch needed when dealing with clingy girlfriends
By Kristin Salaky | Apr. 7, 2013BedPost, I have a problem. My girlfriend and I have been dating for about three months, and while I really do like her, she is a stage-five clinger. I tell her where I’m going to be and she just shows up without an invite. I do like having her around, but she has nothing in common with my friends and honestly, I just need my space once in a while. I just want her to get some hobbies or some friends, but she’s basically dropped everything for me without me asking her to do it and isn’t interested in anything she used to be anymore. How do I tell her this without losing her altogether?
Post Letter: Senate tickets agree: stopping genocide is top priority
Apr. 7, 2013We may disagree when it comes to a number of issues facing the university, but there is at least one thing that we both support passionately: STAND Against Genocide’s Conflict-Free Campus Initiative.
Post Column: Voters too quickly forgive philandering men
Apr. 7, 2013If no one minds, I’m going to take a leaf out of the archive of collected ninth-grade student council speeches and begin with a dictionary definition.
Diminishing Drugs
By Maria DeVito | Apr. 7, 2013Editor’s Note: Judiciary numbers have been averaged by week to show better correlation between quarters and semesters.
Post Column: Sinkholes: a danger lurks beneath our feet
Apr. 6, 2013Your happy local information tidbit of the day: Athens and the rest of Ohio are in perpetual danger of sinking into giant holes in the ground.
Post Column: School should be ashamed of tradition of racism
Apr. 6, 2013Students at Wilcox County High School in Georgia are raising money for an interracial prom because, well, they still have racially segregated proms.
Federal debate over gay marriage close to home, complicated topic
By Kristin Salaky | Apr. 6, 2013With discussions of both the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 in the Supreme Court, it may seem that most stand in solidarity with a side of the argument, but to some, the issue of marriage equality is not so simple.
Post Letter: Plenty of evidence to oppose tuition plan
Apr. 6, 2013We are writing in response Nick Southall’s April 5 letter, “Senate ticket should consider options more fairly.” We appreciate the opportunity to start a public dialogue about the costs and benefits of the guaranteed tuition model, and will explain why FUSS believes it is necessary and appropriate to oppose the model actively right now.
Kickstarter campaign becomes a goal for School of Film student
By William Ashton | Apr. 6, 2013Kickstarter, an online community supporting filmmakers, not only funds movies like Veronica Mars, but its services are also reaching creative visionaries a little closer to home.
Post Cartoon: 4/8/13
Apr. 6, 2013Editorial cartoons represent the majority opinion of The Post’s executive editors.
Women's Golf: 'Cats show several personal bests in fifth place finish
By Alex Busch | Apr. 6, 2013Ohio faced a 14-team field at the Eastern Kentucky Lady Colonel Classic this weekend, but was able to muster its fifth-lowest three-round score in program history and a fifth place showing.
Softball: Ohio splits weekend series, sets records
By Chad Lindskog | Apr. 6, 2013Despite breaking all-time program marks at an incredible pace, Ohio has yet to win a series in Mid-American Conference play, after splitting with Toledo and Bowling Green this weekend.
Post Letter: Student trustee voting rights bill deserves support
Apr. 6, 2013We are writing in response to The Post’s April 3 article, “Student trustee vote could be mandatory,” about a possible state law granting student trustees the right to vote. We strongly support the bill and are excited about the possibility of a real voice for students on the Board of Trustees.
