City Council: Body welcomes 2 new council members
By Payton Daugherty | Jan. 4, 2022The body also heard the annual business report from Law Director Lisa Eliason.
NEWS BLOGS
Coronavirus: Athens City-County Health Department reports two deaths, 520 active cases
By Ryan Maxin | Jan. 3, 2022Currently, 31,668 people are fully vaccinated against the virus in the county.
OU adjusts COVID-19 isolation and quarantine requirements in alignment with the CDC
By Molly Wilson | Jan. 3, 2022Students, faculty and staff will only be required to isolate or quarantine for five days.
TV review: Season 15 of ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ proves the show is still magnificent
By Logan Humphrey | Dec. 31, 2021As the gang returns for another monumental season, they provide some praise-worthy new episodes.
TV Review: The premiere of ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ leaves fans feeling déjà vu
By Griffin Shaivitz | Dec. 31, 2021Episode one is leaving fans feeling all too familiar with what came before.
Film Review: 'Don't Look Up' is a star-studded disaster
By Logan Humphrey | Dec. 31, 2021Full of a star-studded cast, Don’t Look Up is a disastrous satire based on possibly true events.
Here’s why ‘Jingle All the Way’ is the most honest Christmas movie
By Zach James | Dec. 23, 2021Look past the stupidity, and you may see this film has more to offer.
Here's our favorite Christmas movies
By The Beat Staff | Dec. 23, 2021Here are the movies that are close to our hearts.
TV Review: The ‘Hawkeye’ finale falls short of expectations, potential
By Zach James | Dec. 22, 2021The finale mishandles the series’ potential while making a few genuinely baffling decisions.
Coronavirus: Athens County hits 100 COVID-19 deaths
By Emma Skidmore | Dec. 22, 2021A new COVID-19 death was reported between Dec. 17 and 19.
Film Review: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is everything you want it to be and more
By Zach James | Dec. 19, 2021The long-awaited return of everyone’s favorite webslinger may just be his best live-action adventure yet.
Film Review: Spielberg revamps ‘West Side Story’ to the film it needed to be
By Logan Humphrey | Dec. 17, 2021While the original will always remain a classic, the new remake is a worthy upgrade.
TV Review: The penultimate episode of ‘Hawkeye’ delivers the goods
By Zach James | Dec. 16, 2021Episode five sets up the finale while also containing massive reveals.
Every song from Paramore’s ‘After Laughter,’ ranked
By Grace Koennecke | Dec. 16, 2021Here is a ranking of every track from Paramore’s most recent project.
City Council: Johnson & Johnson national opioid settlement discussed
By Payton Daugherty | Dec. 14, 2021Knisely said Athens could receive a settlement between $98,827 and $141,182.
Jenny Hall-Jones to leave OU in January
By Emma Skidmore | Dec. 14, 2021The search to fill the position will begin in the Spring Semester.
Faculty Senate: Sense of Senate Resolution to exclude bonuses in administrative contracts passed
By Addie Hedges | Dec. 14, 2021Information was presented on behalf of the Finance and Facilities Committee and the Benefits Advisory Council projecting health care costs to increase over 5% in the next year.
OU holds 2021 fall commencement ceremony
By Emma Skidmore | Dec. 11, 2021The ceremony combined both graduate and undergraduate students.
TV Review: ‘Hawkeye’ closes its second act strongly in its fourth episode
By Zach James | Dec. 10, 2021Episode four is much like the second episode of the series, largely set up with some fun payoff and action along the way.
