OU announces role transition, retirement plans of Chief Financial Officer Deb Shaffer
By Molly Wilson | June 15, 2021In her new position, Shaffer will assist OU President Hugh Sherman with an effective and efficient transition of OU leadership.
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City Council: Athens discusses creation of mental health emergency response team; urgent repairs needed to fire department
By Sophia Young | June 15, 2021The mental health emergency response team is meant to aid in crises where law enforcement can not, as well as prevent personal injury to the individual.
Film Review: 'In the Heights' has style, spectacle, substance
By Zach James | June 13, 2021This blockbuster musical is well worth returning to the theater for.
Furlough-reduced OU faculty and staff to be fully refunded through operational surplus
By Ashley Beach | June 11, 2021Incoming Ohio University President Hugh Sherman was involved in the decision-making process.
OU names Mateo Remsburg as the next assistant vice president for enrollment and director of undergraduate admissions
By Molly Wilson | June 11, 2021During Remsburg’s time at the University of Utah, the university saw its largest and most diverse first-year class size in the institution’s history.
Rural Action's guided bike tour educates, promotes ecotourism
By Anastasia Carter | June 11, 2021Ecotourism is being promoted in southeast Ohio as Rural Action hosts the Ride Through Time Guided Bicycle Tour on June 12. Riders will visit local stops in Haydenville, Nelsonville and Carbon Hill.
TV Review: Loki’s premiere opens up intriguing possibilities for the future of the MCU
By Zach James | June 11, 2021The premiere episode is the best opening episode Marvel has released to date.
How last summer’s mass layoffs continue to affect the OU community
By Molly Wilson | June 10, 2021Professors have been worried about the future of academic programs with the recent cuts.
OU student organizations rely on social media to recruit new members among uncertainty of in-person recruitment
By Claire Schiopota | June 10, 2021After only one semester as a student organization, OU ALLIES hopes to expand its reach by more than word of mouth.
OU celebrates, educates during pride month
By Kayla Bennett | June 10, 2021The month of June marks a time for reflection and celebration of what the LGBTQ+ community has accomplished. Also known as pride month, it is a time to celebrate individuals and their identities. OU’s LGBT Center has been hosting events throughout June and are continuing until the end of the month.
Outgoing OU President Duane Nellis takes paid professional leave, won’t teach until 2022
By Abby Neff | June 10, 2021Nellis will take a professional leave of absence until December and be paid the annual base salary he made as president until July 2022.
Athens, OU leaders thought they deserved a say in the university’s next president. The decision happened without them.
By Molly Wilson and Ryan Maxin | June 10, 2021Groups like Faculty Senate and the American Association of University Professors hoped for more representation and transparency during the appointment process.
Weekender Briefs: Pick up a PRIDE button at Athens Library, take a guided bicycle tour through Athens County
By Kayla Bennett | June 9, 2021Here's what you can do in and around Athens this weekend.
LGBT Center’s Global Perspectives series highlights intersectional queer experiences
By Lauren Serge | June 9, 2021The Global Perspectives event series navigates the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals across different continental regions to compare them to Westernized understandings.
Madison Square Garden, Coachella, Broadway announce their returns; OU announces fully vaccinated individuals exempt from asymptomatic COVID-19 testing
By Olivia Roman | June 9, 2021Your daily Athens newsletter.
OU announces fully vaccinated individuals exempt from asymptomatic COVID-19 testing
By Molly Wilson | June 8, 2021Following updates to statewide and CDC COVID-19 guidelines, Ohio University continues to make adjustments to their public health guidelines.
Yujia Wang’s ‘In Search of Possibilities,’ educates, inspires at The Dairy Barn
By Kayla Bennett | June 8, 2021Yujia Wang has her own art exhibition on display at The Dairy Barn titled “In Search of Possibilities.” The exhibit opened on May 17 and will be on display until June 15.
City Council: Source of income housing discrimination banned, Athens partners with OU for wastewater COVID-19 surveillance
By Sophia Young | June 7, 2021Council also canceled a hiring freeze review that was established during the beginning of the pandemic.
Baseball: 2021 season rewind
By Ashley Beach | June 6, 2021Ohio baseball had its first winning season since 2017.
Students grapple with potential obstacles, drawbacks of summer courses
By Claire Schiopota | June 4, 2021Deontae Brown, a sophomore studying anthropology, is living on campus this summer without a meal plan while enrolled in OU summer courses.
