Ohio University President Roderick McDavis invited eight more faculty members to the search committee for a new executive vice president and provost yesterday in response to faculty concerns about the committee's composition.
While the national trend of organic clothes is increasing, Athens store owners are saying that small budgets are forcing students to find other ways to be environmentally friendly.
My addiction to TV movies began in high school. It may have been born out of empathy for their circumstance. Since they're not TV series or feature films, TV movies are always awkward by virtue of definition alone. Maybe it stemmed from my belief that happiness is possible despite amnesia, alcoholism or crimes of passion. Whatever the source of this psychosis, I've discovered it has positive effects on my life.
The astounding popularity of the Twilight series of books has rekindled an interest in vampires across the country. While many are hooked on the story of forbidden vampire love, the Twilight books are often looked down upon by horror fans for not including the gorier aspects of vampirism, and many believe that pretty boy hero Edward Cullen can't even be considered a real vampire. For those into horror but still wanting a human-vampire love story, Sweden brings Let the Right One In.
A former journalism student sued Ohio University last week, saying doctors at Hudson Health Center failed to properly treat her for a rare infection that later forced doctors to amputate her right arm and shoulder.
In the midst of this, the coldest cold snap my poor feet can remember, a thought occurs to me:
Jerome Tillman's streak of 21 consecutive games of double-figure scoring was in jeopardy for most of Tuesday's game against Akron.
For the members of Grade School, graduating from electronic pop to a rock style is a natural progression.
PEOPLE SWARMED INTO the theater of Baker University Center and around the escalators to watch President Barack Obama deliver his inaugural address yesterday.
An Amesville man charged with eight felonies was held on a $200,000 bond yesterday after threatening to kill someone he accused of snitching, according to court documents.
On the lower half of the front page of my local newspaper on Friday, we were introduced to a new journalistic tool. An Associated Press article by one Deb Riechmann appeared under the headline Bush takes credit for no terrorist attack. Was this intended to be a straight news story, or just a hack opinion piece masquerading as real reporting? The so-called reporter did not get out of the first sentence before the bias emerged in the mild sarcasm in saying the President was delivering his own first draft of history. She later includes notes of the approval ratings, Bush's defiant tone, the war in the Middle East and asserts that the current economic recession is the worst in generations.
With the Board of Trustees meeting tomorrow, there has been a lot of debate concerning the legitimacy of a $30,000 presidential review being done after President McDavis had been given a new five-year contract and an $80,000 raise. The Trustee Board is doing this at a time when we have seen the largest outpouring of student, faculty and staff dissent since 1970 at Ohio University. What is happening tomorrow is not a presidential review by university constituents; it is a neatly choreographed puppet show.
One thing has been lacking for the Bobcats during their indoor season - distance.
While Chinese students in their homeland will enjoy a monthlong break to celebrate the New Year with family, Chinese international students at Ohio University will still be hitting the books.
Graduate Student Senate passed a motion last night asking for more student representation on the search committee for a new executive vice president and provost.
Master pianist David Korevaar will perform a classical recital tonight at the Ohio University School of Music Recital Hall.
While overall freshman applications have declined 5 percent from last year's record high, Ohio University has received 73 more international student applications than this time last year, a 58 percent increase.
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeastern Ohio rarely receives red meat donations but is working with hunters to provide needy families with venison.
In regards to Ms. Beardsley's letter, I say we should encourage the Board of Trustees to accept their preposterous proposal. As they have no legal authority whatsoever to enforce such a policy, the student trustees can and should thumb their noses at it and speak out openly. They should tell the board to please pass this policy because when you do, we will make sure it is national news how the Board of Trustees is attempting to suppress any and all dissent about their activities. How does the board think they will look to the national press and how will they respond when some reporter from NBC or CNN or FOX News asks them what they think they are doing. How will they respond when the ACLU says they are going to sue over such blatant abuse of power? So go to it, Board. If you really want to destroy the reputation of Ohio University, go ahead and be our guest. Pass this ridiculous and blatantly offensive policy.
A recent Census Bureau poverty survey has named Athens the poorest city out of the nationwide city surveys, with 52.3 percent of the city's population living below the federal poverty line.
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