Improved student visibility to become focus for BPC
By SARA JERDE | May 22, 2012Ohio University administrators will bring students into Budget Planning Council discussions earlier after learning last week the majority were unaware it existed.
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We, The Students: Healthful foods prep brain for productivity
May 22, 2012It’s almost summer-hot; the body feels rebellious against any extra clothing put on it; the dreams are all about splashing waves, ocean breezes and ice cream. What a familiar string of sensations! Allowing our sun-melted imaginations to roam that far, coming back to reality may seem depressing and dreary: There’s still school every day and studies are as intense as ever.
Bead shop in business for 22 years
By Kaylyn Hlavaty | May 22, 2012The glistening beads hanging from wall to wall can catch any customer’s attention at first glance in Beads & Things, but for storeowner Jo Merkle, collecting those beads isn’t just a matter of ordering from a supplier.
Laughing Mad: No swipes? 12 steps for off-campus cooking
May 22, 2012Hello, students! Are you tired of shelling out six bucks of your (parents’) hard-earned cash just to get a meal from the dining hall?
Post Letter: 'Post' column shouldn't poke fun at serious issue
May 22, 2012I am replying to Cameron Dunbar’s May 17 column, “Student ‘sandbox’ election: Turn on, tune in, don’t vote.” Like Dunbar, I sometimes find Student Senate’s general unwillingness and inability to effect meaningful change frustrating. But I must object to one of his examples as misdirected and ill-informed.
Annual walk increases awareness about foster children
By Andrea Frazier | May 22, 2012Both longstanding fixtures of and newcomers to the foster care system walked about two miles Friday to raise awareness about a system that provides care for at least 80 children in Athens County.
Baseball: Bobcat bats fall silent in error-riddled tournament loss
By JIM RYAN | May 22, 2012AVON, Ohio — Ohio arrived at All Pro Freight Stadium for its Mid-American Conference Tournament opener half an hour before its opponent, but the extra preparation did not pay off.
Suggested allocation of General Fee funds reflects popular opinion
By Brian Vadakin | May 22, 2012Time and time again, most recently in last Thursday’s Student Senate election, Ohio University students have expressed their disdain of Budget Planning Council’s behind-closed-doors approach to discussing the university’s finances. But it may give more consideration to student opinions than most believe.
Big Cleats to Fill
By JIM RYAN | May 22, 2012He sat at the far-right end of the home dugout, closest to home plate, his shirt tucked in, hat on straight and head held high. He looked out over the field he saw constructed with the money he fundraised.
Appalachia a haven for prosperous sheep enterprise
By Kaylyn Hlavaty | May 22, 2012While some industries are struggling to sell products and turn a profit, the sheep industry is doing the exact opposite.
Post Letter: OU stifles dialogue that needs to be voiced
May 22, 2012I am writing this as an Ohio University student, not as a representative of any organization. I am giving my personal view that in no way relates to my on-campus involvement. This disclaimer isn’t to prove a sentiment; rather, it is a necessary evil. During my time as a student leader at OU, I have been told to not speak to “the press” about issues concerning my involvement.
Helping non-traditional students adjust a tough task for OU
By Hannah Yang | May 22, 2012With differing lifestyles, making the grade as a non-traditional student may be more difficult than it is for the average undergrad.
Professor Commentary: The costs of consumption
May 22, 2012The term sustainability is used so often today it has come to mean both anything and nothing. At one end of the spectrum, it is used by advertisers to sell “green” items and technologies that promote a way of life that is clearly unsustainable. At the other end, sustainability is linked to an emerging worldview that aims to protect and conserve resources, build strong human communities, and strengthen our connection to the natural world. Ask ten people on the street what the definition of sustainability is and be prepared for ten different responses!
City creates commission on environment
By Kaitlynn Grady | May 22, 2012A commission of Athens residents will soon be able to bring environmental concerns directly to city officials in an attempt to meet growing local interest in green practices.
New trouble for Pi Kappa Alpha after charge of alleged rape in frat house
By Jillian Bloemer | May 22, 2012Residents of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house at 12 N. College St. say they had no indications that an alleged sexual assault was occurring in the house during the early hours of last Friday.
Following pilot program, cameras to be placed in residence halls
By Jillian Bloemer | May 22, 2012Police and university officials say the installation of cameras in residence halls throughout campus is exclusively for safety reasons.
Bobcat runner races to regionals
By Nicole Bersani | May 21, 2012Sophomore Emily Pifer may have been recruited by big-conference schools such as Vanderbilt and Cincinnati, but she decided to run at Ohio University because of the connection she felt to the Bobcats.
Culinary carts threaten stationary restaurants
By Olivia Young | May 21, 2012Uptown Athens has always been a haven for deep-fried “drunk” food on weekend nights, but with the influx of late-night meals on wheels, some are wondering whether food buggies are becoming too much.
Baseball: Early-morning start on tap for Bobcats at MAC tourney
By Nick Robbe | May 21, 2012Bob Wren Stadium was not even open the last time Ohio won a Mid-American Conference tournament in 1997. But now, the team is playing for the right to bring a title back home.
Baseball: At MACs, powerhouse Kent the team to beat
By Michael Stainbrook | May 21, 2012The road to a Mid-American Conference baseball championship ends in Avon, Ohio, but that path also goes through Kent.
