Athens Police Department has seen little difficulty with body cameras
By Nolan Simmons | Jan. 15, 2020APD officers were equipped with body cameras.
NEWS BLOGS
New LGBT director brings big changes
By Logan Moore | Jan. 15, 2020The new director brings a fresh framework to the university’s LGBT Center.
Athens City School District names football stadium after alumnus Joe Burrow
By Emma Skidmore | Jan. 15, 2020After winning the Heisman trophy and his recent speech about food insecurity in Athens, the city honors Joe Burrow.
Student Senate: Bill passed in support of additions to the Ohio Fairness Act
By Chloe Meyers | Jan. 15, 2020The act would include protections against sexual orientation and gender expression discrimination.
Instagram is rolling out direct messages on its website; OU professors to hold silent protest Friday
By Abby Miller | Jan. 15, 2020Your daily Athens newsletter.
TV Review: You won’t be able to sleep after the last 5 seconds of ‘This Is Us’
By Riley Runnells | Jan. 14, 2020Will Randall be OK?
Professors to silently protest at Board of Trustees meeting
By Ian McKenzie | Jan. 14, 2020The silent protest will gather at 9:15 a.m. Friday.
5 major takeaways from the predictable 2020 Oscar nominees
By Molly Schramm | Jan. 14, 2020Other than major snubs, the nominees lack both women and people of color.
Slow and steady wins the reproductive race; here’s how students’ absence affects local businesses during winter break
By Riley Runnells | Jan. 14, 2020Your daily Athens newsletter.
TV Review: Will Peter put things in the past with Hannah Brown and continue his journey on ‘The Bachelor’?
By Madyson Lewellyn | Jan. 13, 2020Here’s how Twitter reacted to the latest episode of ‘The Bachelor.’
City Council: Equality Ohio representative discusses Ohio Fairness Act
By Vinny Ramundo | Jan. 13, 2020Councilmembers expressed support for state bills that would add sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to laws that make discrimination illegal in Ohio.
OU announces updated OHIO Guarantee
By Ian McKenzie | Jan. 13, 2020The new program comes with three guarantees.
How OU’s student break affects the business in the local community
By Taylor Burnette | Jan. 13, 2020Many local businesses close up early, but still have plenty of local customers.
Paying homage to Neck Deep’s ‘Wishful Thinking,’ 6 years later
By Bre Offenberger | Jan. 13, 2020The Welsh five-piece has yet to release a wholly dissatisfying album, but ‘Wishful Thinking’ has never received the respect it deserves.
Here’s a roundup of the 2020 Oscar nominations
By Keri Johnson | Jan. 13, 2020‘Joker’ leads the Oscars with 11 total nominations.
Here's how Australia’s government is helping wildlife amid the sweeping bushfires; OU is working to improve its rank among other schools
By Mikayla Rochelle | Jan. 13, 2020Your daily Athens newsletter.
TV Review: ‘Doctor Who’ tells an eerily plausible story about the catastrophic results of unchecked climate change
By Joseph Stanichar | Jan. 12, 2020Returning writer Ed Hime presents a dystopia, not caused by monsters, but by the humans who made them.
Film Review: The phenomenal cast, crew of ‘Bombshell’ only scratch the surface of the issue
By Riley Runnells | Jan. 12, 2020Charlize Theron’s performance of Megyn Kelly is unforgettable.
OU scores high in select categories in Princeton Review Best 385 Colleges List, but low in comparison to Miami
By Taylor Burnette | Jan. 12, 2020Miami scores higher than OU in all categories, including academics, quality of life and fire safety.
Blotter: Man mistakes noodle for snake; man uses other people’s Wi-Fi
By Ian McKenzie | Jan. 12, 2020The man was accessing Wi-Fi while he was on his bicycle.
