MULTIMEDIA
Hockey: Bobcats start off season 2-0
By Jacob DeSmit | Sep. 23, 2012If Ohio’s high-octane offense set the tone for the season last weekend with its sweep of the John Carroll Blue Streaks, fans of the club hockey team have reason to get excited.
Volleyball: Ohio splits conference matches, sweeps rival Miami for 6th time
By Chad Lindskog | Sep. 23, 2012With the first weekend of Mid-American Conference play in the books, the Bobcats have yet to maintain the match-to-match consistency that coach Ryan Theis continues to emphasize.
New War and Peace certificate available
By Danielle Keeton-Olson | Sep. 23, 2012In the midst of anti-American protests and attacks in Libya and Egypt, Ohio University has taken a step toward addressing similar international conflicts with a new certificate program.The Center for International Studies is expanding upon its newest program, War and Peace Studies, by adding a graduate certificate in addition to an undergraduate major and undergraduate certificate.
BedPost: Sex and religion collide to cause conflict for some
By Steph Doan | Sep. 23, 2012My boyfriend and I love to hang out and spend time together. But sometimes that's just not enough, you know? Of course we fool around and make out, but he really wants to have sex and my religion forbids sex before marriage. I think that we WILL get married after graduation, but what if I jinx it or get sent to hell because I broke the law? What can I do to satisfy him without compromising my views?
Memorial celebrates life of student
By Jenna Polen | Sep. 23, 2012Hundreds of people gathered on the front lawn of Washington Hall Sunday night to remember Terrence Ambro, who was found dead in his dorm room Sept. 16.Friends, faculty and Athens residents shared memories and had a moment of silence to remember Ambro, a New York native and freshman studying history at Ohio University.
Post Letter: Senate members demand an apology
Sep. 23, 2012We, the commissioners of Ohio University’s Student Senate, would like to express our collective disappointment in the recent events that have taken place at OU. For many of us, this is not our first year serving the students of OU. In the past, we have prided ourselves on working with the administration to make the university a better, more student-centered environment. We have striven for fairness, inclusion and participation in regard to decision making. By coming to our general body meeting and lying to student representatives, the administration made it clear that they do not share these goals. By giving almost $500,000 worth of raises to the 10 highest-paid administrators this year, they showed that students are not their priority.
Two men stole items from Athens motel Sunday night
By Joshua Jamerson | Sep. 23, 2012Athens Police responded to an aggravated burglary call Sunday night at Sunset Motel, 135 Columbus Road.
Harsh weather rocks Werk Out Music Festival
By Will Hoffman | Sep. 23, 2012Sitting high up in the hills, thousands of people pitched their tents, hung their hammocks, and poured a drink for a weekend filled with fun and rock ‘n’ roll.
Football: Large crowd not disappointed as 'Cats crush Spartans
By JIM RYAN | Sep. 23, 2012For the first time this season and the only time in recent memory, Ohio faced off with another team outfitted by Russell Athletic. That’s where the Bobcats’ similarities with Norfolk State ended, though, as Ohio routed the Spartans 44-10 Saturday in front of the sixth-largest crowd in Peden Stadium history without redshirt junior quarterback Tyler Tettleton.
Protocol revisited after bomb scares
By XANDER ZELLNER | Sep. 23, 2012After a string of bomb threats on five college campuses during the past two weeks, Athens officials encourage students, faculty and staff to remain vigilant and aware of evacuation procedures.
Agenda preview for City Council meeting tonight
By Sam Howard | Sep. 23, 2012Following last week’s presentation made by the Athens County Commissioners, Athens City Council’s Planning and Development Committee will be discussing the prospective US 50 Corridor Wastewater Facilities on Monday night.
Parents indulge in campus entertainment
By Kelly Fisher, Lucas Daprile | Sep. 23, 2012Check out our video coverage of Parents Weekend here.
Post Column: Boxing violence parallels human nature
Sep. 23, 2012Now that I have a TV in my dorm room and all I do in my leisure time is take advantage of the free HBO, I’ve been seeing a ton of commercials for boxing.
Post Letter: Athens' fervor over 'fracking' worrisome
Sep. 23, 2012I am the mother of a young man in his senior year of undergraduate studies who is currently applying to medical schools. We live in a suburb of Cleveland, where both my son and I were born and raised. In other words, we are Ohioans. Ohio University has a wonderful reputation as a great medical school and naturally, my son put it on his short list of schools to apply to.
