Here's the news you missed on campus and in Athens over break
By Aubree Dix | Jan. 8, 2017Four finalists, including Pam Benoit, were named for the university's president position.
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OU faculty and administrators address sanctuary campuses
By Sarah M. Penix | Jan. 8, 2017Faculty Senate members have created a petition to urge administrators to reaffirm the university’s commitment to anti-discrimination against immigrants by adding a category of immigration status to OU’s harassment policy.
City Council: Income tax and parking passes on the agenda for Monday night’s meeting
By Bennett Leckrone | Jan. 8, 2017City Council will discuss reallocating income tax and further examine the feasibility of parking passes at its weekly meeting on Monday night.
Faculty Senate: Body to discuss concealed carry law and immigration program
By Sarah M. Penix | Jan. 8, 2017Senate plans to discuss a resolution on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Video Game Review: 'The Walking Dead: A New Frontier' fleshes out characters, drops bombshells in second episode
By Matt Shiflet | Jan. 5, 2017The second episode felt bit rushed, but was engaging.
5 flicks to see in January
By Georgia Davis | Jan. 5, 2017Dramatic films will dominate the box office in January.
OU names four finalists for president position
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 5, 2017Three candidates have experience as a university president, and the fourth is OU's current executive vice president and provost.
Still guilty: Former Athens sheriff’s appeal of felony theft-in-office charges dismissed
By Bailey Gallion | Jan. 4, 2017Pat Kelly, currently serving a seven-year prison term, now has the option to appeal his case with the Ohio Supreme Court.
Ohio University faculty recognized for top scholarly articles on corrosion
By Anastasia Nicholas | Jan. 3, 2017Two OU faculty members were recognized for articles published in the research journal CORROSION.
List: Notable deaths in 2016
By Georgia Davis | Jan. 1, 2017David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Gene Wilder were among those lost in 2016.
List: Here are the best albums from 2016
By Alex McCann | Dec. 31, 2016Here are the best albums from 2016.
Friday morning vacant house fire is under investigation
By Julia Fair | Dec. 31, 2016The Athens Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at about 4:30 Friday morning.
Bank robbery suspect arrested in West Virginia
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 31, 2016A suspect in the robberies of two local banks was arrested in West Virginia.
Same suspect believed to be involved in second bank robbery this week
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 29, 2016Police believe the same suspect is involved in a robbery that occurred at Chase Bank on Thursday.
Video Game Review: 'The Walking Dead: A New Frontier' is a visual upgrade, but its first episode feels rushed
By Matt Shiflet | Dec. 29, 2016Telltale Game's newest edition to the franchise launched Dec. 20.
McCracken Hall to reopen for Spring Semester
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 29, 2016McCracken Hall will reopen on January 3rd following over a year and $32.8 million in improvements.
TV Review: Second season of ‘Fuller House’ is better, still not great
By Georgia Davis | Dec. 27, 2016The second season of Fuller House shows progress compared to the first season.
Video Game Review: 'Steep' is a no-frills romp in world devoid of extreme sports titles
By Matt Shiflet | Dec. 27, 2016Matt Shiflet reviews the recent Ubisoft release.
Bank robbery on Court Street leaves police looking for leads
By Bennett Leckrone | Dec. 27, 2016Athens police are searching for a suspect after the People’s Bank branch on Court Street was robbed Tuesday afternoon.
2016 Fall Semester in review
By Kevin Pan | Dec. 22, 2016From politics to university presidential announcements, Ohio University and Athens had a variety of memorable moments during Fall Semester.
