Bridges leaves OU after engaging students with diversity programs
By SARA JERDE | Feb. 22, 2012Brian Bridges ended his last day at Ohio University with a farewell to Student Senate.
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Gypsy jazz band to celebrate self-titled record release
By Will Hoffman | Feb. 22, 2012Sitting in Restaurant Salaam eating a beef kebob, the music flowing through the speakers may be reminiscent of a gypsy band.
Better Together addresses food, water insecurities through fasting event
By Anjelica Oswald | Feb. 22, 2012According to Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, there are 13,170 food insecure people in Athens County.
Men's Golf: Showing improvement on second day of tournament, OU takes 12th place at Wexford invitational
By Brandon Kors | Feb. 21, 2012The Bobcats men’s golf team moved up two places on the leaderboard Tuesday and finished in 12th place at the Wexford Plantation Invitational with a team score of 925, just two strokes out of 11th place.
Bridges' final days spark search for replacement
By SARA JERDE | Feb. 21, 2012After working at Ohio University for more than three years, Brian Bridges’ last day is Wednesday — but the search for his replacement is just getting started.
ACRN named in top 25 best collegiate radio stations, will compete for top 10
By Lindsay Friedman | Feb. 21, 2012Since hitting the airwaves in 1971, local student-run radio station ACRN–The Rock Lobster has produced music, shows and editorials with the hope of receiving national recognition.
West 82 cheap drink special comes to an end
By Tim Tripp | Feb. 21, 2012This month, Ohio University students were able to buy a select variety of drinks on campus for next to nothing.
Study: racial diversity low throughout Ohio
By Marika Lee | Feb. 21, 2012Though a recent study gave Ohio’s metro cities unsatisfactory ratings in racial equality, local officials believe Athens is not worse off than other areas.
Concern rises over inhumane dog killings
By Laura Scheer | Feb. 21, 2012Calling the current method of euthanasia in Athens County “cruel and heartless,” about 80 people gathered in Walter Hall Tuesday to discuss the local campaign to stop gassing dogs.
Graduate Student Senate seeks further housing options
By Holly Moody | Feb. 21, 2012Graduate students may be on track to finding a new place to rest after a hard day’s work.
Statehouse to consider shortening school year
By Kelly Gifford | Feb. 21, 2012A proposed bill that could change Ohio class time calculation has some Athens educators double-checking the state’s math and motive.
Alabama airmen subject of new WWII-era movie as well as discussion panel
By Olivia Young | Feb. 21, 2012In 1941, 33 men from Tuskegee, Ala., made history by forming the first African-American aviation unit in the United States armed forces.
Themed day to offer Pirates of the Caribbean fun
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 21, 2012Ohio University students will have to drop anchor, grab some booty and shiver their timbers Wednesday.
Music of band with mystical roots brings 'feel-good' vibe back to OU
By Anjelica Oswald | Feb. 21, 2012Not only does Kingsfoil help heal Frodo, Sam, Faramir and others in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but it is also the name chosen by Jordan Davis, lead singer, and his three band mates for their band.
Short play reflects historic Chilean dictatorship
By Brian Vadakin | Feb. 21, 2012Chile may be more than 5,000 miles away from Athens, Ohio, but the institutionalized violence and murder of civilians the South American country saw in 1970s and 80s seemed much closer to home Tuesday night.
Program boasts low participation despite in-state tuition incentive
By Brian Vadakin | Feb. 21, 2012A program designed to boost enrollment and keep talent in Ohio could save eligible undergraduate students at Ohio University close to $9,000 a year in tuition fees, but few students have jumped at the opportunity.
Post Letter: O'Brien sets example for equality in Athens
Feb. 21, 2012In 2004, Athens County set a clear standard for inclusiveness in the state for our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens and visitors. Athens County was the only county of the 88 in Ohio to vote down the state constitutional amendment that now outlaws marriage equality and restricts the rights of LGBT people to full citizenship.
Interfaith panel aims to eliminate stereotype use
By Anjelica Oswald | Feb. 21, 2012Islam and Muslims are one and the same, Christians are unaccepting and Buddhists are vegetarians — those are just some common myths that surround some of the world’s largest religions.
