Track & Field: 'Cats finish 7th at MACs
May 18, 2008Ohio coach Clay Calkins singled out Akron and Western Michigan as serious contenders for this year's Mid-American Conference title earlier this week.
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Your turn: Birthday Party has 'best candidates for the job'
May 18, 2008My name is William Hein, and I am the president of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter here at OU. Regarding the re-voting for the Student Senate elections, I want to express my own and SSDP's full support of Will Klatt and The Birthday Party. For those of you who live in Bryan, Bromley, Voigt and Scott Quad, we urge you to vote for them on Tuesday. Will and his party are the best candidates for the job, supporting bad policy change and a fair system of checks and balances. So please, vote for the party that will do the most good here at OU: The Birthday Party.
'Hats Off' to family displaying historic collection
May 18, 2008Every family has a story to tell, and artist Tanya Thompson chooses to tell that story through family collections.
Track & Field:-
May 15, 2008Senior Carime Reinhart is from a small town in northern Ohio, but during her four years in Athens, she's made a big impact.
Homophobia should be as intolerable as racism on campus
May 15, 2008In recent years, my alma mater has given me far too little to be proud of. The latest black eye came when I read student Chris Uihlein's brave, yet terribly disappointing, letter in Tuesday's edition of The Post. For being secure in his identity as a gay man and for showing a willingness to reach out and become a more active member of the Ohio University community, he was rewarded with blatant homophobia that has no place at a university that likes to pride itself for its climate of diversity.
International recruitment disturbing
May 15, 2008I'm a graduate of a public university in Ohio and found the article in The New York Times last Sunday about overseas agency recruitment for student enrollment rather disturbing.-
Griffith's firing 'uncalled for'
May 15, 2008The fact that Miss Griffith was let go because of her column on Wednesday is an unfortunate turn of events. To be honest, I have never agreed with many of her columns, but I must disagree with The Post's course of action. In her column, Miss Griffith may have not mentioned her affiliation to the AAA party, but by doing so it seems as though she has taken the high road in not using her position at The Post as a pedestal from which to advertise herself. It is true that disclosing her affiliation may have made more clear the reason for supporting Michael Adeyanju. In her column, she simply expressed her support of Michael Adeyanju for Student Senate President. This is no different than the editors of The Post endorsing their favorite candidate for the same position.
Track & Field: 'Cats sprint toward MAC Championships
May 15, 2008After two weeks of practicing and competing at home, the Bobcats are heading back on the all-familiar road.
Board of elections hopes to encourage students to vote in today's campaign
May 14, 2008Last spring, about 4,600 students, or 23 percent of the student body, voted in the elections ' the largest turnout in about 20 years. Of the voters, 78 percent indicated they had no confidence in Ohio University President Roderick McDavis and his administration.
Senate finds problems with blue light emergency phones
May 14, 2008Nearly half of blue light emergency phones at residence halls have significant functioning problems or do not work at all, according to a Student Senate study.
Athens punk royalty returns from hiatus
May 14, 2008Front Royal is a punk band of Ohio University students who balance its music and schoolwork while embracing the anti-establishment, rebellious attitude of true punk rockers.
Fine Arts dean receives positive review despite low faculty feedback
May 14, 2008Editor's note: This is the seventh in an eight-part series describing the evaluations of Ohio University deans. Seven of the 10 deans who head OU's colleges were formally evaluated this year and an eighth called for his own review.The College of Fine Arts dean got a positive review from his faculty, staff and provost, but the college had the lowest faculty response rate of any this year.
International week: Technology allows for a 'multi-dimensional' approach to crisis in Darfur
May 14, 2008When a presenter and panelist for the Sports in Africa Symposium couldn't travel to Ohio University last quarter, organizers for the event thought of another way that she could attend.
A taste of studying abroad
May 14, 2008The Office of Education Abroad provided food from five different continents yesterday in hopes of attracting students through their stomachs.
OU grad to carry out plan for Athens' development
May 14, 2008An Ohio University graduate began work last week as the city planner, more than a year after City Council adopted a comprehensive plan calling for the new position.
Republican author and radio personality to speak
May 14, 2008Tammy Bruce, conservative author and radio personality, will speak tonight at Bentley Hall.
Your Turn: Homophobia 'still a prevalent problem on this campus'
May 13, 2008I want to applaud Mr. Uihlein for his willingness to bring his housing plight to the surface yesterday. Ohio University prides itself on its acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community; however, homophobia is still a prevalent problem on this campus. This is true with closet homophobia: people who will state that they support the LGBT community in public but show their true colors when a situation like Mr. Uihlein's arises. I'm writing this letter to issue my condemnation of Mr. Uihlein's future roommates for their actions and my support for him. Homophobia is nothing to be taken lightly; it is a serious issue that has lasting effects on more than those involved. People need to realize that LGBT community members are just regular people. Homophobic views and prejudices set this country back and unfortunately it is a difficult issue to fight. I'm sorry that I cannot offer Mr. Uihlein more than my support and hopes for a peaceful resolution to his predicament. I can, however, offer this advice to him. Don't feel that this is your fault; you have a right to live where you want and no one has the right to say otherwise. I just hope that other people will be able to realize this.
Maybe It's Just Me: Effective senate starts with students' voting
May 13, 2008Clarification appended.-
'Speed Racer' doesn't finish first despite sticking to the story, high-energy graphics
May 13, 2008Speed Racer is a hyperkinetic, stylized racing movie based on anime from the '60s. Helmed by the Wachowski brothers, the movie appears like live-action animation, but for all the visual trickery Speed Racer does not finish first in the summer blockbuster movie race.
Text message test shows success, improvements
May 13, 2008Ohio University officials said they were satisfied with improved results of the latest test of the emergency text messaging system last week.
