Non-traditional students bring different perspectives
May 11, 2009Heike Perko is 38 years old, married, a mother to two children and a full-time student at Ohio University.
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15 arrested for Palmer near riot
May 11, 2009Police arrested 15 men, including three Ohio University students, during the near riot at Palmerfest late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Behind the Scenes: OU grad returns to performing after leaving local scene
May 11, 2009After nearly five years of writing and playing music in Athens, Jake Householder needed a break.
The Word on the Street: Columnist/musician struggles to change song-writing tactics
May 11, 2009So it may, or may not come as a shock to you, but I do other things than write this column. And yes, before you ask, I AM as good at other things as I am with coming to you weekly with ridiculously insightful insights. (Hard to believe, isn't it?)
Student proposes scholarship policy change
May 11, 2009When Jared McCathren visited the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships to tie up any loose ends before he took off Spring Quarter, the information that greeted him was almost as jarring as the tumor that brought him there.
Your Turn: Palmerfest behavior was disappointing, disrespectful
May 11, 2009Editor's note: This letter was distributed to all Athens-campus students via e-mail last night.
Student Senate: Political process, goals discussed at final debate
May 11, 2009Student Senate presidential candidates Rob Leary and Molly Shea clashed over the steps that senate should take next year in the final presidential debate before Thursday's election.
The other side: Why socialism and classrooms don't mix
May 11, 2009It seems a lot of college professors didn't like my column last week about academic socialism. Though conspicuously short on details, a University of Oregon professor declared the analogy between grade redistribution and wealth redistributionreally dumb. (This should show you what sophisticated thinkers most of these professors are: They call everything they disagree with dumb.)
Baseball: Ohio takes on Cincinnati, Buffalo
May 11, 2009Joe Carbone has watched a lot of quality baseball players move through Ohio in his 21 years as coach.
Catmail conversion put on hold
May 11, 2009Ohio University's conversion to Catmail for student e-mail accounts, which was slated to begin tomorrow, has been delayed after officials decided there was not enough time to make the shift smoothly.
Softball: Akron squashes Ohio's MAC Tournament bid in 8th inning
May 9, 2009The Bobcats put up a strong fight, but in the end, were unable to come away with the win.
Track: Key 'Cats get breather at home meet
May 9, 2009While most of Ohio's top athletes did not compete this weekend, one Bobcat nearly qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional meet.
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Baseball: 'Cats take 2 from RedHawks
May 9, 2009Brandon Besl's big weekend at the plate put Ohio back on track.
Riot police shut down Palmerfest
May 9, 2009This article was reported by Dave Hendricks, Gail Burkhardt and Laura Service, and written by Dave Hendricks.
Baseball: Pitchers look to recover from poor start of the season
May 7, 2009Zach Elmer is the first to admit that his senior season hasn't gone as planned.
Palmerfest gears up for 18th anniversary
May 7, 2009When Ohio University alumnus Chris Loy was asked by his crush if she could hang a banner at his house on Palmer Street during a party in 1991, he had no idea they would be married just a few years later.
Southeastern Ohio grandparents make sacrifices to afford raising grandchildren
May 7, 2009Trinia Green had to quit her full-time job and her retired husband, Ed, had to go back to work so that they could raise Trina's three young grandsons - a situation neither of them expected to find themselves in after their 60th birthdays.
APR Ratings: Ohio athletics above the grade in academics
May 7, 2009Ohio athletics earned high marks when the NCAA released its annual Academic Progress Rate report this week.
