JUST IN: City faced with unforeseen $7,800 bill
May 20, 2007Athens City Council rushed to approve payment of an already late, unexpected $7,800 bill tonight.
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Baseball: Bobcats defeat Bowling Green to end season on high note
May 20, 2007This season, coach Joe Carbone has seen more than his share of unpredictable baseball.
In the mirror
May 17, 2007Imagine feeling so guilty after eating potato chips at a restaurant that running the three miles home at midnight is the only way to alleviate the guilt.
Student Senate election results
May 17, 2007These are the vote totals from last night's unofficial election results:
'Convenient' technology makes tanning a click away
May 17, 2007Several Athens tanning salons have updated their operations to appeal to Ohio University students, who increasingly depend on the conveniences of modern technology.
Students declare 'no confidence'
May 17, 2007In a historic Student Senate election that boasted the largest turnout in recent history, 78 percent of voters voiced no confidence in Ohio University President Roderick McDavis, and the independent sophomore candidate who ran the most visible anti-McDavis campaign lost the presidential race by only 17 votes.
Students perform popular musical this weekend
May 17, 2007Imagine a town with a 20-year water shortage so severe that private toilets are obsolete. A corporation owns all the public bathrooms and residents have to pay to use the facilities. The Lost Flamingo Company brings this town to life in their production of Urinetown.
Black alumni come back to OU, celebrate legacy
May 17, 2007Black alumni are returning to their alma mater this weekend for Ohio University's Black Alumni Reunion.
RIAA lawsuits pile up at OU, total users sued reaches 25
May 17, 2007Fifteen more Ohio University network users are facing John Doe lawsuits today after failing to settle file-sharing lawsuits in April.
APD reconsiders notification process after 32 cars towed at Palmerfest
May 17, 2007Athens police called the towing of 32 cars on Mill Street during Palmerfest inconsiderate yet legal, but angered car owners say police violated a 24-hour notice policy.
Baseball: Defense collapses in Ohio loss
May 17, 2007It's not a good sign when a team collects as many hits as it does errors.
Bill's opponents fear loss of public access television
May 17, 2007The power to regulate cable service providers soon might be out of cities' hands.
Open-air music tradition continues with Four Fest
May 17, 2007While the average Athens party is limited to a house or apartment, Four Fest is bringing people to a giant field and letting them make their own.
Islamic center open house to foster on Islam in Athens
May 17, 2007The Ohio University Muslim Student Association is hosting an annual open house Sunday at the Islamic Center of Athens.
Your turn: Baby steps to gun ownership
May 17, 2007Here is something that might throw you for a spin. A 10-month-old child in Chicago, Ill., was legally given a gun permit. He cannot walk, talk or even feed himself, but if he wanted to have a gun, he would be perfectly able to do so lawfully (the Illinois gun law shows no age restriction when applying for the certificate). Oh yeah, and did I mention that the father bought the young boy a 12-gauge Beretta as a gift? Howard Bubba Ludwig cannot even hold a spoon, and yet it is perfectly OK for him to grasp this gun if he really wanted to.
Your turn: Committee overwhelmingly supports locking lobby doors
May 17, 2007In response to On lockdown: Decision to lock residence hall lobbies little more than PR move
Your turn: Plagiarism scandal allowed to fester by inaction, irresponsibility
May 17, 2007I disagree with your statement that Ohio University President McDavis handled the Russ College of Engineering's plagiarism scandal as well as can be expected (The Post editorial: Call and response, May 9). Since I first discovered published student plagiarism and presented it to OU administrators in July 2004, President McDavis has carelessly passed on multiple opportunities to protect the credibility and value of an OU degree. Here are some examples:
Literary Festival could be eliminated
May 17, 2007After 22 years of bringing contemporary authors to Ohio University students and area residents, the Spring Literary Festival might have come to an end if the English Department is forced to make the most severe of its budget cut options.
I've Made a Huge Mistake: Objective evaluation of McDavis could be true catalyst for change
May 17, 2007Yesterday's Student Senate election was one for the books. Out of 4,408 people who voted on the confidence issue, 3,426 voted no confidence in President McDavis. Razor thin margins between winning candidates (Will Klatt lost by a mere 17 votes) only added to the excitement. Compare an evaluation of McDavis by 4,408 students to an evaluation of President McDavis by the Board of Trustees and a strange thing happens: the trustees' evaluation starts to look about as relevant as an opinion piece in Tiger Beat Magazine.
International student hit by truck released from hospital
May 17, 2007The Ohio University student hit by a truck in March was released from O'Bleness Memorial Hospital on Wednesday after suffering fractures in her leg and pelvic bone.
