Seminar promotes safety in violent situations
By Sam Howard | Feb. 18, 2013Victim responses to gun crime are commonly summarized by law enforcement in three different ways — “fight, flight or freeze.”
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Post Column: Pipeline threatens rare animals' only habitats
Feb. 18, 2013Just like planes, migratory birds need layover time. Cranes and many waterfowl species flock toward bodies of water during that strenuous time.
University expo to showcase student innovation, research
By Will Drabold | Feb. 18, 2013Randy Roberts has participated in the Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo three years in a row, an experience he describes as “fantastic.”
Destroying the Evidence
By XANDER ZELLNER | Feb. 18, 2013The Athens County Sheriff’s Office confiscates various drugs worth millions of dollars, and it's required by law to incinerate every ounce.
Route 33 and County Road 7 intersection to be closed
By Cassie Kelly | Feb. 18, 2013The Ohio Department of Transportation is closing the intersection at Route 33 and County Road 7, or Johnson Road, because of the amount of crashes that happen there, especially when Athens High School lets out for the day.
Council works toward making Athens eco-friendly
By Kate Hiller | Feb. 18, 2013Athens City Council members reviewed proposals that would create a preservation board for the city as well as a plan to continue paying off environmental improvements made at the Athens Community Center.
Between The Lines: Racism can't be understood without experience
Feb. 18, 2013I remember the first time someone made me feel inferior solely based on what I look like.
BedPost: Amount of sexual partners is irrelevant
By Kristin Salaky | Feb. 18, 2013I’ve recently started dating this guy and I really like him, but we haven’t had sex yet. The other day he asked me how many guys I’ve had sex with before him. I’m worried that it may be too high or low for him, so I didn’t tell him, but I think he wants to know. What should I do?
OU online services to be down
By Will Drabold | Feb. 18, 2013The online glue that governs the lives of Ohio University students will be crashing this Saturday — but don’t worry, it was planned.
Bush Hall to spend 2013 under renovation
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Feb. 18, 2013Come January 2014, Bush Hall will be a model for flexibility on campus.
Men's Basketball: Taylor three-pointer lifts Ohio to Kent State sweep
By JIM RYAN | Feb. 17, 2013Ohio trailed by two when sophomore guard Stevie Taylor crossed center court with 23 seconds remaining in the Bobcats’ 78-75 overtime win against Kent State on Saturday.
Post Editorial: Something in the water: Athens County once again the victim of environmental neglect
Feb. 17, 2013In 2006, unusually high levels of benzene were found in the groundwater beneath a property on East State Street.
Women's Basketball: Ohio looks ahead to Kent State after conference loss
By Chad Lindskog | Feb. 17, 2013Heading into Saturday’s game against Western Michigan, junior guard Shavon Robinson stressed that in order to earn the Bobcats’ first Mid-American Conference victory of the season, the team must play a completely different second half than the first.
Hockey: Tournament savvy senior class spearheads championship effort
By Christian Hoppens | Feb. 17, 2013After Ohio defeated Iowa State 4-0 on Sunday, junior defenseman Jonathan Gulch put on a goalie mask and goalie gloves as “Harlem Shake” began to play on the speakers in the locker room.
Lack of funds makes Trimble life tough
By Allan Smith | Feb. 17, 2013Editor’s Note: This is the first in a five-part series highlighting different villages in Athens County.
Sports Column: Religion's role in sports controversial
Feb. 17, 2013The First Amendment to the United States Constitution instills that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
