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Student artists use Baker Center as blank canvas
By Hayley Ross | Feb. 11, 2013The Undergraduate Art League has been given the opportunity to make Baker University Center a little more colorful.
Post Letter: Potential policy change could cost Scouts
Feb. 11, 2013I write this in response to Jessica Ensley’s take on the “discriminatory policy” held by the Boy Scouts of America.
Post Letter: Researchers working to determine acid rain's effects
Feb. 11, 2013Dr. Jared Deforest, associate professor for environmental and plant biology at Ohio University, kicked off the first Science Café talk of Spring Semester with an interactive presentation of his recent, innovative research. He began his speech, officially labeled “Chemical Climate Change and Sustainability,” by asking the audience, “What is climate and what is climate change?”
Post Column: Baseball's 'luxury tax' keeps rich teams rich
Feb. 11, 2013The world of professional sports is no exception to having various rules and regulations of its own. Certain rules and regulations fall far short of achieving their intended purposes. The luxury tax imposed in professional sports certainly belongs in this category.
Downtrodden
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Feb. 11, 2013Unwanted, underweight and unloved, Maybelle, a black-and-white paint pony, never stood a chance.
Post Column: Female Fox News writer spews misogyny
Feb. 10, 2013It’s been a good few months now since I reviewed an article by Fox News contributor, antifeminist critic and recently defrosted cavewoman Suzanne Venker entitled “The War On Men.” I was very happy with the way my response column turned out, and I’d like to think that I kept my criticisms fair and polite. One moment… my editor is sternly informing me that the phrase “cretinous, pustulant hell-beast” was deleted 47 times from my rough draft. I meant that in the best possible way, Joe!
Largest chunk of General Fee promised to Athletics
By JIM RYAN | Feb. 10, 2013There’s no palpable way to measure how athletic success wholly impacts an institution, yet more than a third of Ohio University’s General Fee funds intercollegiate athletics.
Musical diversity showcased during Grammy awards
By William Hoffman | Feb. 10, 2013Sunday night, the annual Grammy Awards sparked speculation and debate as musicians, industry analysts and fans watched the spectacle.
Swimming & Diving: Best efforts not enough to beat Miami
By Alexander Muehlbach | Feb. 10, 2013Going into the last 50 yards of the 400-yard freestyle relay, Katey Brooks was half a body length behind Miami’s Maddie Kete. A flip turn and 20 seconds later, Brooks was stroke to stroke with Kete, and the Aquatic Center reached a new high point on the decibel scale.
Students control only fraction of fee's millions
By Will Drabold | Feb. 10, 2013Funding hundreds of activities, sports, departments and salaries, Ohio University’s General Fee provides key day-to-day support throughout campus — though students only directly have a say in the use of 1.8 percent, or $469,127, of the millions they pay.
Hockey: Ohio unfazed in back-to-back weekend wins over Kent State
By Christian Hoppens | Feb. 10, 2013Kent State junior forward Brandon McPhail capitalized on his team’s first shot on goal Saturday night, scoring his team-leading 16th goal of the season.
Post Column: Boy Scouts should end discriminatory policy
Feb. 10, 2013The Boy Scouts of America are pushing back the decision whether to lift their ban against homosexual members. The decision was supposed to be announced Wednesday but was extended to May at the earliest.
Men's Basketball: Second-half boost pushes Bobcats past Falcons
By JIM RYAN | Feb. 10, 2013Bowling Green senior guard Jordon Crawford scored 17 points, several of which were the result of a slick step-back jumper, against Ohio on Saturday.
Post Letter: Athletics' cut of General Fee is unfairly large
Feb. 10, 2013I am writing in response to The Post’s Monday article, “Largest Chunk of General Fee Promised to Athletics.” I’d like to make two points about the university’s budget:
Of total fee, 2nd-highest share goes to Student Affairs
By Will Drabold | Feb. 10, 2013The motto “proper planning prevents poor performance” headlines Ohio University’s Division of Student Affairs website. Though plans change, Student Affairs can count on receiving 20 percent of the General Fee during the 2012–13 academic year — the second most behind Athletics.
Board of Trustees approves renovations
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 10, 2013At 12:34 p.m. Friday, the Board of Trustees meeting was adjourned, resulting in a handful of passed resolutions, one of which will cost the university millions of dollars.
Post Column: Facebook 'cool' factor is almost nonexistent for its real-life users
Feb. 10, 2013I am writing this after finishing watching The Social Network for the fifth time, pondering the numerous times in the movie they associate Facebook with the word “cool.” Don’t get me wrong; I’m one of those people who would be dying of boredom at my desk, and with the intention of checking Yahoo! Answers for my symptoms, I’d end up on Facebook trolling through pictures of some friend of some friend of some girl’s white trash wedding photos, just like everyone else.
'8' to channel marriage equality hearings
By Kristin Salaky | Feb. 10, 2013As Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act head to the Supreme Court this spring, the Athens community will have a chance to hear the details of the original trial.
