Laughin' Athens: Surprise!
By Lindsay Friedman | Sep. 28, 2011In a last minute change-up and ‘Spike Style’s inability to visit Ohio
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Field Hockey: South African life not so different from U.S.
By Mark Emery | Sep. 28, 2011Many Ohio University students can call themselves out-of-staters, but not many can say they hail from a foreign country.
Post Letter: OU cheerleader's heroism reflects compassion
Sep. 28, 2011On Saturday, while your football team was in New Jersey playing Rutgers University, a fan in the stands suffered a heart attack. With the game ongoing and the bulk of fans’ eyes riveted to the action, this individual’s condition went unnoticed by those around him. One of your cheerleaders saw the event unfolding and leapt a 10-foot fence, came into the stands and began to assist this individual.
OU short $2.1M for planned multipurpose center
By JIM RYAN | Sep. 28, 2011Money doesn’t grow on trees, but Ohio University has found a way to put enough of it together to fund a new multipurpose center.
Web schools draw cash away from local district
By Will Drabold | Sep. 28, 2011Even though Athens City Schools received an “excellent” rating from the state during the 2010–11 academic year, about 80 students living within the district are expected to enroll in online charter schools this year, taking almost $400,000 in state money with them.
South's sidewalk shutdown
By Emily Sun | Sep. 28, 2011Students in eight South Green residence halls have learned that their familiar treks to and from class will be altered in the foreseeable future.
Post Editorial: Tourists for Life: Athens County offers more than students' daily Uptown scene
Sep. 28, 2011Take a look at your calendar. This is the last weekend of September. In two weekends, it’s Homecoming and in another two weekends it’s Halloween. Upcoming weekends with warm weather are few and far between.
Confidence, curiosity key for good sex
By Alex Bill, Steph Doan | Sep. 28, 2011“Wuts ur fav move in tha br”
OU grad student lives 2 weeks in 'Little House' author's world
By Bridget Mallon | Sep. 28, 2011At the age of six, a box set of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books ignited Kelly Kathleen Ferguson’s intrigue for the author and her stories of life on the prairie.
Soccer: Bobcats head west to continue MAC play
By Mike Brienza | Sep. 28, 2011A westward road trip is on the horizon for the Bobcats.
Athens to use grant to fix housing
By Ryan Clark | Sep. 28, 2011The city of Athens will receive more than half a million dollars to improve low-income housing as a part of an Ohio Department of Development grant to improve more than 70 eligible communities statewide.
Athena reels in grad-student films
By William Ashton | Sep. 28, 2011Continuing an annual tradition, Ohio University’s second-year graduate students studying film will showcase their work from their first year to the general public.
MFA program to open studios of OU's infamous artistic recluses
By Sijie Wang | Sep. 28, 2011Graduate students notoriously keep to themselves, but students in the MFA program will open up, leaving their studios accessible as an exhibit.
OU students: Senate should decide where it stands on SB 5
By Taylor LaPuma | Sep. 28, 2011More than 50 students and city officials marched last night brandishing signs, stickers and T-shirts pleading with Ohio University Student Senate members to take a stance on Senate Bill 5.
Post Letter: Veterans facing stop-loss must claim their money
Sep. 27, 2011It is somewhat of a cliché to say, but 9/11 was a transformative event in this nation’s history. Anyone needing a reminder of how different this country is now needs only to take a trip to the nearest airport or courthouse. But perhaps no segment of the population was more affected than the men and women of this country’s armed services.
New documentary promotes passion for conservation
By Bridget Mallon | Sep. 27, 2011After shooting and killing a wolf with a gun, Aldo Leopold saw a “fierce green fire” die in the animal’s eye. The moment moved Leopold to change his outlook on nature and become a dedicated conservationist.
Hockey: 'Cats count on youthful goalkeepers
By Cameron Dunbar | Sep. 27, 2011The Bobcats will be relying on two relatively green goaltenders to keep the red light off this season.
Ohio board OKs controversial legislative-district map
By Will Drabold | Sep. 27, 2011The Ohio Apportionment Board voted 4-1 along party lines yesterday to approve a new set of Ohio House and Senate districts that have been called “highly gerrymandered” by state Democrats but “fair and constitutional” by state Republicans.
Triplett: SB 5 stance is not senate's role
By Rebecca McKinsey | Sep. 27, 2011Despite dissent from student organizations and members of Student Senate, Ohio University Student Senate President Kyle Triplett declined to add a bill to tonight’s agenda that would raise student concerns about Senate Bill 5.
