Voter turnout eclipses last year's total
By Joe Fox | May 18, 2011Although voter turnout has decreased drastically in the second day of Student Senate elections, the total number has exceed the number of votes cast last year.
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Felony charges land local behind bars for 11 years
By Marika Lee | May 18, 2011An Athens man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges stemming from two bank robberies and will spend more than a decade in prison.
Uncertainty slows down Scripps move
By Pamela Engel | May 18, 2011Uncertainty surrounding the state’s capital budget bill is leaving some Ohio University construction projects, including renovations to the Old Baker Center, up in the air.
Middle-school archers shoot to 3rd place in championships
By Ryan Clark | May 18, 2011After trekking more than 250 miles to Louisville, Ky. this past weekend for the national archery championships, the Logan-Hocking Middle School archery team came home with a third-place title.
'Bromances' let men show emotions
May 18, 2011A bromance, according to the Urban Dictionary, is an unusually close and non-sexual relationship shared between two straight men.
McDavis announces new student trustee
By Tristan Navera | May 18, 2011Baker University Center’s grand ballroom resonated with applause as Allison Arnold rose to accept the position as Ohio University’s newest student trustee.
Scars tell common story among athletes
By Will Frasure | May 18, 2011Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on serious injuries in Ohio athletics.
Student Senate: 1st-day voter turnout exceeds 2009 total
By Joe Fox | May 17, 2011Almost 3,000 students voted in this year’s Student Senate election during the first nine hours after the polls opened this morning, eclipsing the total number of votes in the 2009 election.
McDavis names Benchoff new VP for Advancement
By Pamela Engel | May 17, 2011After four months of searching, Ohio University has named a new vice president for University Advancement.
Post Letter: Fest season sports entire jersey store
May 17, 2011At a time when our country, state and university are all undergoing many hotly contested transitions, springtime in Athens is certainly a breath of fresh air. This time of year, there is always one thing that grasps my attention — and while it is correlated to fest season, it is not fest season itself.
New student trustee selected
By Tristan Navera | May 17, 2011Baker University Center’s grand ballroom resonated with applause as Allison Arnold rose to accept the position as Ohio University’s newest student trustee.
Final design projects are 'icing on the cake'
By Steph Doan | May 17, 2011Moving forward as college graduates, 21 design majors used their final thesis project to showcase their personal growth as both artists and designers.
Athens resident pleas no contest
By Marika Lee | May 17, 2011An Athens man charged with six counts after kidnapping his ex-girlfriend pleaded no contest as part of an agreement with the Athens County Prosecutor’s office.
Network expansion to connect Appalachia
By Pat Holmes | May 17, 2011Horizon Telecom will begin construction on an Appalachia-based network expansion Monday — just one of many projects aimed at expanding broadband access in all 88 Ohio counties during the next two years. Horizon, a Chillicothe-based broadband provider, will break ground on the 34-countywide fiber optic broadband network expansion in Logan. The company received a $66 million grant from the government to embark on the $94 million project titled “Connecting Appalachia” for “economic development purposes,” said Public Relations Manager Randy Davies.
Red bricks, blue skies
By Rebecca McKinsey | May 17, 2011Two Ohio University alumni have provided present and former students with an unconventional way to commemorate their time on campus — by using crayons.
Ohio bike tour cycles on
By Nicolien Buholzer | May 17, 2011Pelatonia, a bike tour through Southeastern Ohio, has kept the spirit of Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong campaign alive despite the bright yellow bracelets devolving into a passing fad.
Chaos Theories: Opposing views inhibit middle ground
May 17, 2011After attending the screening of The Ground Zero Mosque: The Second Wave of the 9/11 Attacks and Amer Ahmed’s lecture “Islam: Beyond the Myths, Breaking Down the Barriers” on Ohio University’s campus in the last few weeks, I feel I have received a thorough grounding in both sides of today’s heated debate about the legitimacy of Islamophobia.
Man Stuff: Men don't need 'glitter and streamers' of font to write
By Alex Bill | May 17, 2011Elegance and precision in life, particularly in written communication, really separate the men from the boys. Back in the day, men had it down. Specific, to-the-point phrases such as “food (points with finger)” and “food (rubs stomach)” allowed men to communicate a variety of detailed activities.
