Council candidate focuses on children, green energy
By Ben Mathes | Feb. 4, 2013Another potential candidate has added her name to a long list of people vying for an at-large seat on Athens City Council.
MULTIMEDIA
Athens locals compete in rough job market
By Emily Bamforth | Feb. 3, 2013Ohio University students have more than syllabi and course assignments on their minds. Many of these students are wondering how they’ll pay for their college education without burning a hole in their wallet.
Annual recycling contest aims to cut amount of waste
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 3, 2013The average person generates almost five pounds of trash each day or roughly 1.5 tons of solid waste per year. About 75 percent of solid waste is recyclable, yet only about 30 percent is actually reused. However, a tournament created at Ohio University hopes to help change this.
Many OUPD crime alerts stay active
By Kelly Fisher, Sam Howard | Feb. 3, 2013With last Wednesday’s blue-hooded bandit still at large, he may become the latest addition to what has become a long list of cold-case files for local police.
TV: Theories on love and craziness from HIMYM
Feb. 3, 2013By Meryl Gottlieb| mg986611@ohiou.edu| @buzzlightmeryl
New commissioners adjust to roles
By Lucas Daprile | Feb. 3, 2013It was election night, and after what some might call the longest job interview one will ever have — Chris Chmiel and Charlie Adkins prepared to take on the roles of Athens County Commissioners.
Urban Chickens
By Kate Hiller | Feb. 3, 2013A group of Athens residents is trying to make it easier to own chickens in the city.
Attitudes toward faith differ among students
By Kristin Salaky | Feb. 3, 2013Editor’s Note: This is the first in a five-part series about students’ and Athens residents’ coming of faith.
Ping sportswear rules undergo several revisions
By Jillian Bloemer | Feb. 3, 2013Ping Center is bringing in the new semester with a new policy change, hoping to bring convenience to students at Ohio University. The new policy, in effect as of Friday, lifted the previous ban on tank tops and cutoff shirts.
Parking permits in high demand, students willing to spend
By Olivia Young | Feb. 3, 2013College students might be frugal when it comes to bills and groceries, but most don’t mind dropping hundreds on a paper tag that dangles from their rearview mirrors.
William Inman found guilty of killing his daughter-in-law
By Marika Lee | Feb. 3, 2013A Ross County jury found the third person charged with killing Logan resident Summer Cook Inman guilty Monday.
Program teaches, enforces healthy life
By Andrea Frazier | Feb. 3, 2013Suzanne Theodoras lost 40 pounds while her husband Basil shed about 20, and none of it would’ve been possible without the completion of a health education program that has reached Athens.
Sports Column: Inspiring athletes should be held in esteem
By Christian Hoppens | Feb. 3, 2013On Jan. 19 of this year, St. Louis Cardinals legend Stan Musial passed away.
Departments eliminate phones
By Will Drabold | Feb. 3, 2013Before cellphones, texting and email, the only way to reach a faculty member was through office phones. In one Ohio University department, however, once-active phone lines now answer as disconnected.
