Many Ohio University graduate students are indignant about mandatory sexual education required to obtain condoms and gynecological examinations at Hudson Health Center, several senators said at last night's Graduate Student Senate meeting.
In a recent episode of Meet the Press, Sherrod Brown and Mike DeWine, the candidates running for a senate seat, used the popular Sunday morning show to belittle each other, to make slightly veiled attacks and to generally discuss everything except their stances on the issues. Tim Russert literally called time out between the two warring candidates, according to a transcript of the interview.
Athens city officials are preparing for a slightly more expensive Halloween this year, as the Oct. 28 street party draws closer.
Athens City Council rejected a hotly debated transfer that would have put the city in control of Strouds Run State Park with a 4-3 vote yesterday.
In response to Dean Corlett's letter to the Post last Friday, the Executive Committee of the Ohio University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) raises concern about the treatment of Professor Ashok Gupta. Dean Corlett explains that he stripped Professor Gupta of the O'Bleness professorship two years ago. He did more than that. He threatened Professor Gupta with detenuring, a serious move indeed. As the Faculty Senate's Professional Relations Committee (PRC) found, Corlett's act constituted an attempt to coerce Dr. Gupta while circumventing G? proper procedure. The PRC went on to conclude that the Dean's actions were retaliatory in nature. The AAUP believes it important to point this out now in light of Dean Corlett's claims. We have communicated these Faculty Senate findings to the state and national AAUP offices, and they too have expressed concern over the case. Though Dean Corlett claims that he pledges to protect whistle-blowers
The new Baker University Center, scheduled to open after the New Year, is going to create upwards of 200 jobs in its various dining and restaurant facilities.
For a second consecutive week, members of the Ohio football team have received conference recognition for their actions on special teams.
Andy Stone was overwhelmed when he arrived at his Nelsonville home Saturday and found guests, a band and cannons to salute him.
In a deal announced last week, Internet heavyweight Google will purchase YouTube, the site that has revolutionized video sharing online and has become a major destination for Internet entertainment.
In the late 1800s, it was considered common knowledge that the academic rigor of higher education was bad for women's health.
There is, potentially, a very valuable lesson in sociology to be taken from the current effort to save The Oasis, and it lies in the resource mobilization theory. The theory rests upon the principle that individuals may possess discontent on a mass scale, yet all remain idle until a group emerges with resources and a coordinated plan. Organizers must move beyond the traditional acts of merely handing out fliers and voicing their opinions; it is critical that they strike a chord within respondents.
With just five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, a 32-yard field goal from kicker Matt Lasher propelled the Ohio football team to a 20-17 victory over Illinois on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill.
The Ohio soccer team was unable to climb in the Mid-American Conference standings this weekend, mustering a scoreless tie on Friday against Ball State and falling 3-0 yesterday to arch rival Miami.
Athens County and the Democratic Party have become good friends in recent years, giving the county a predictable role in this year's election, campaign officials said.
Flags of various nations adorned the Baker University Center Ballroom as guests came to enjoy more than 30 types of food prepared by 14 Ohio University international committees.
This is an appeal to you ' Ohio University President McDavis, Provost Krendl and Engineering Dean Irwin. I ask your help in bringing a healthy breath of fresh air to one small part of the unhappy pall of negatives that currently hover over Ohio University's integrity.
Volleyball is a game of runs. Just ask Ohio volleyball coach Geoff Carlston.
Jill Thompson, who has been serving as the auditor since her appointment in 2000, was elected in 2002 with a 65 percent majority. Apparently, Athens County voters noticed she was doing something right.
If it weren't for Facebook, I'd have no idea that this was an election year. As you are no doubt aware, Facebook, the online community and the reason you didn't finish your last essay (admit it), has a new section giving subscribers the ability to share which election issues they hold dear to their hearts.
Because college athletics have grown exponentially, it would be hard to imagine too many players already knowing each other when they take the field.
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