In the heart of Ohio University's campus is a garden. In the company of herbs, flowers and fruiting shrubs, it is a place to relax and study in tranquility. The greenhouse adjacent grows all of the live plant material for students of the life sciences.
There may not be an airport in Athens, but Gauntlett Eldemire and Robert Maddox III turned Bob Wren Stadium into their personal launching pad this weekend.
The Battle for Art on Washington Street (The Post, May 6) wouldn't have occurred had the School of Art's painting instructor, Matthew Friday, told his public art students to search the city's laws regarding placing art work on city sidewalks, even those of portable form, such as junior painting student Devin Nolan's fine shadow figure art work.
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.
Last year, Valerie Schoeppner donned a formal dress and danced with Athens High School students at prom, even though she already had graduated.
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.
Solutions by The State News