City Council: Body establishes designated outdoor refreshment area
By Sophia Young | June 21, 2021Council met for the last time before its July recess, approving several ordinances.
NEWS BLOGS
16 lyrics that will make your jaw drop
By The Beat Staff | June 20, 2021Here are the lyrics that have stayed with us throughout the years — and will soon be staying with you too.
TV Review: 'Loki' continues to be great in its second episode
By Zach James | June 20, 2021Episode two is exposition heavy but is held up by its great character work and engaging plot.
Board of Trustees approves continuation of budgetary planning, new Climate Action Plan
By News Staff Report | June 18, 2021The Board of Trustees discussed and passed a resolution allowing the Resources, Facilities and Affordability Committee to continue working on the budget for fiscal year 22.
Professor, student concerns arise over OU courses scheduled in Shively Hall
By Claire Schiopota | June 18, 2021Director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Eddith Dashiell has concerns for her Gender, Race, and Class in Journalism and Mass Media course as she currently does not know where she will be teaching.
Board of Trustees approves fiscal year 22 audit plan, secretary and treasurer appointments
By News Staff Report | June 17, 2021OU’s Board of Trustees Audit and Risk Management Committee and Governance and Compensation Committee presented Thursday morning.
Former OU faculty member Yusuf Kalyango sues university for over $1 million, reinstatement of tenure
By Sophia Young | June 17, 2021Kalyango filed eight counts of university fault, citing racial discrimination as a factor in outcome of case involving a sexual harassment accusation.
Mother of Collin Wiant, OU Greek Life leader comment on Collin’s Law passing in Ohio Senate
By Maya Morita | June 17, 2021Collin’s Law, an anti-hazing law, passed in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday.
OU announces vaccinated individuals no longer required to wear masks
By Ashley Beach | June 16, 2021Despite this announcement, OU President Hugh Sherman continues to encourage all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to carry a mask.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
