Faculty union debate distorts senate history
Jan. 13, 2009During OU's long between-quarters break there was some newspaper chatter about a faculty union at Ohio University.
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Your Turn: Proposal would deny freedom of speech for student trustees
Jan. 13, 2009The Board of Trustees will be meeting next Thursday and Friday, and, according to a Post article from October 17 (Proposal would limit trustees from publicly speaking about the board), they will be considering the adoption of a Statement of Expectations that will prohibit individual members from speaking for the board and criticizing the president publicly.
K-9 officers sniff out pot dealers
Jan. 13, 2009Three West Virginia men were arrested Sunday in Athens for trafficking more than 2 pounds of marijuana.
Stipend sacrifice
Jan. 13, 2009Ohio University's hiring freeze is being pushed from the headlines by a new idea: In an effort to curb budget woes, OU officials are laying the groundwork for a universitywide wage freeze. The scheme would keep all employees - administrators, faculty and staff alike - from receiving a raise next year. The idea is still in its preliminary stages, but already an addition has been suggested: Exempt employees earning less than $30,000 a year. That thoughtful exception could save many people, including OU's grad students, from a pay cut they simply couldn't afford.
Proposal would deny freedom of speech for student trustees
Jan. 13, 2009The Board of Trustees will be meeting next Thursday and Friday, and, according to a Post article from October 17 (Proposal would limit trustees from publicly speaking about the board), they will be considering the adoption of a Statement of Expectations that will prohibit individual members from speaking for the board and criticizing the president publicly.
Enrollment applications to OU down
Jan. 13, 2009Student applications to Ohio University are down 5 percent from last year but the school is on track to meet long-term enrollment goals as of Jan. 1.
Calendar conversion likely to broaden internship options
Jan. 13, 2009Ohio University's transition from the academic quarters to semesters could make it easier for students to land internships and jobs following graduation.
Between the Lines: Fair-weather buses halt student travel
Jan. 13, 2009Winter weather is beautiful in theory: large, fluffy snowflakes falling gently as the crisp air cues the cravings for cups of hot cocoa. Reality, especially in Athens, is a lot harsher. It usually doesn't snow, but rather, some icy form of precipitation falls and is almost always accompanied by wind that's strong enough to sting your eyes and send scarves flying into the great unknown.
What I Do Every Week, Pinky: Film desperado inspires success for outlaws everywhere
Jan. 13, 2009Clint Eastwood is a man of many and varied passions. Big guns, big '70s haircuts, orangutans, growling and squinting.
Your Turn: OU's financial issues similar to Wall Street's
Jan. 13, 2009Who is minding the store? The lead article on Jan. 12th is that McDavis' $85,000 raise has been finalized, along with extra days of vacation, a raise of over $3,000 for his wife and many other perks. The lead article on Jan. 13 is that the Budget Planning Council is considering recommending a universitywide raise freeze. How does any business or institution justify giving its president and first lady this kind of raise, hiring new administrators in at $5,000+ more than their predecessor (who hadn't been here that long and only left last spring) and at the same time telling employees that they not only have to cut their budgets while working harder but they also will not be getting any raises at all next year? We were all appalled by the actions of companies on Wall Street who were giving their CEOs big bonuses while employees were losing their pensions and our savings were disappearing. How is this any different?
Felon swabbed for DNA in rape case
Jan. 13, 2009Sheriff's deputies collected DNA yesterday from a Nelsonville man accused of kidnapping and raping an 18-year-old female high school student from Jacksonville, Ohio.
Increase in faculty healthcare cost violates handbook
Jan. 13, 2009Ohio University faculty could see healthcare premiums reduced after President Roderick McDavis acknowledged that current costs violate the Faculty Handbook.
The Vice Versas switching up styles for Athens
Jan. 13, 2009Every person has a few vices in life, but making music is not one of them for the members of Athens folk and roll band The Vice Versas.
'Like our second mom'
Jan. 13, 2009On Dec. 1, the 54-year-old housemother for Delta Tau Delta fraternity was diagnosed with brain cancer and told she had a few weeks left to live. Although she beat the doctor's initial estimates, she now aims to contain the terminal illness.
Diversity day: Spread a brighter view of America, 'one student at a time'
Jan. 12, 2009Prost. I proudly exclaim my new word for cheers as we clink glasses over the table. Faced with a lack of cultural events in Athens this week, I decided to create my own by inviting two of the German international students I've met on campus over for a pastime that is truly all-American: game night.
Indigenous Pawpaw named native fruit of Ohio
Jan. 12, 2009Although Athens County has held an annual festival in honor of the pawpaw for the last 10 years, Ohio's edible indigenous fruit was only recently recognized on a statewide level.
Google 'flu' and Google just might Google you - sort of
Jan. 12, 2009I love Google. I don't really know anyone who doesn't, for that matter. But I sometimes feel that Google is one of the only online companies that cannot disappoint. Search engine, Gmail, Docs, Chrome - each function constantly growing, improving and staying awesomely, wholesomely, fantastically free. Google is my favorite noun and verb. Oh, Google.
OU student accused of rape, kidnapping wants statements to OUPD discarded from case
Jan. 12, 2009An Ohio University sophomore accused of kidnapping and raping a woman in Boyd Hall wants a judge to throw out statements he made to police.
Forecasted weather sheds light on McDavis' power to decide snow day
Jan. 12, 2009The forecast this week calls for sub-zero wind chills and the possibility for icy and slick conditions at Ohio University, where the power to cancel classes falls to the president himself.
Men's Basketball: Ohio looks for redemption against tough Miami squad
Jan. 12, 2009Justin Orr remembers walking off the floor Miami's Millett Hall last season defeated.
