Once again, thousands of students and guests descended on Palmer Street for the biggest street fest of the year. They drank heavily, irritated police and set fire to furniture in the street. Now, the student body must consider the repercussions.
Sometimes when a team competes in an event that does not keep team scoring, it is hard to get a good idea of how well it performed. For the Ohio women Saturday, that was not the case.
After another chaotic Palmerfest on Saturday reminded many Athens residents why they hate us, yesterday was a much-needed Athens Beautification Day.
Mary Forfia's letter in response to Dean Hoffman's recollection of the events of May 1970 is needlessly argumentative and confrontational. She incorrectly portrays Mr. Hoffman as having a historical argument or intent in his letter beyond that of recalling his own memories and honoring the memory of the four students who were killed at Kent State University on May 4th. Accusing Mr. Hoffman of gross inaccuracy is a false, and pointless argument.
Dear Ohio University students who thought that lighting a couch on fire during Palmerfest and/or celebrated said fire:
It may have been a one-win weekend for her team, but Jodi Hermanek is at ease knowing what lies ahead.
Armed with squeegees, brooms and paintbrushes, Ohio University organizations and other individuals took to the streets to participate in yesterday's sixth annual Athens Beautification Day.
At the halfway mark of the 2010 Eugene Marathon Sunday, former Ohio standout Craig Leon trailed Zachary Freudenberg by nearly a minute.
A lawsuit in Wisconsin claims that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional, but that did not stop Athens County from celebrating the holiday last night at the fairgrounds.
Whether you're from Hong Kong or Paris, Nairobi or Rome, from clear across the country or call Athens your home, International Week is packed with events to suit your global affinities and curiosities.
Despite the damage done to houses during large parties, events such as Palmerfest actually make the residences on fest streets more valuable, some landlords said.
The two candidates for Student Senate president agreed on almost every issue at last night's debate, expressing similar views on topics including diversity programming, budget cuts, Ohio University's party-school image, students' relationships with the city of Athens, and improving student advocacy.
Although representatives from Ohio University's Off-Campus Living and Athens city officials said they do not think more student housing is needed, three new apartment buildings are being built at 65, 56 and 49 Stewart St.
At 3 p.m. on a spring weekday, Palmer Street is relatively quiet except for a few men in sleeveless shirts out in their front yard, tossing beanbags into a cornhole set. For someone unfamiliar with Ohio University, it would be hard to believe that at the same time tomorrow, the tree-lined street will be overflowing with people, booming bass and booze-soaked euphoria.
In a year that has seen a transformation of leadership for Ohio University's journalism school, another transfer of power has taken place.
As Ohio University faculty salaries continue to fall compared to other state schools, Faculty Senate questioned whether administrators are still bound by promises made 20 and 30 years ago to keep faculty compensation competitive.
Students from Ohio University's regional campuses will join with students from the main campus to explore the aspects of diversity at OU's first ever Diversity Conference.
Ohio guard Armon Bassett will forego his senior season and remain in the NBA Draft, according to a statement the team released today.
Solutions by The State News