VP for Finance and Administration Golding moves to new position at OU
Apr. 1, 2016Stephen Golding will now serve as OU’s senior vice president for Strategic Initiatives, a newly created position.
NEWS BLOGS
Post Haste: Athens leading the way for 'USA Today's' best small college town; It's Moms Weekend
By Jonny Palermo | Mar. 31, 2016Oberlin and Yellow Springs — both in Ohio — are on the list, too.
Bernie Sanders, Kanye West receive write-in votes for Student Senate election
By Maygan Beeler | Mar. 31, 2016Several politicians, deceased musicians and fictional characters also received votes in the election.
'Five Point Plan' ticket sweeps Graduate Student Senate elections
By Lauren Fisher | Mar. 31, 2016Ian Armstrong is the new president elect for Graduate Student Senate, replacing current president Eddie Smith.
Local bars, law enforcement prepare for this year's Moms Weekend
By Mikaela Ashburn | Mar. 31, 2016Some local bars are taking steps to prepare for the weekend, while others are less concerned.
Hepatitis C virus among heroin-related woes affecting Athens and other Ohio counties
By Nora Jaara | Mar. 31, 2016Local health officials have been monitoring issues brought on by sharing needles.
Learning at Ohio University comes in all ages for nontraditional students
Mar. 31, 2016In Fall Semester 2015, there were about 10,000 undergraduate students above the 17- to 23-year-old age range at all of OU’s campuses.
Post Haste: Some classics are coming to Netflix in April; OU Student Senate election results are in
By ERIN DAVORAN | Mar. 30, 2016Netflix will add classics and new content throughout the month of April.
Student Senate passes budget for Take Back the Night, Athens Beautification Day
By Maygan Beeler | Mar. 30, 2016The budget for Take Back the Night, which takes place next week, costs the body nearly $2,000.
Graduate Student Senate results not announced as elections draw to a close
By Lauren Fisher | Mar. 30, 2016While Student Senate celebrated, GSS candidates were faced with unforeseen issues.
UNITE ticket sweeps Student Senate elections, wins executive positions
Mar. 30, 2016All three of senate’s newly elected executives hold seats within the current Student Senate body this academic year.
Athens small businesses, start-ups get help from local business incubator
By Jonny Palermo | Mar. 30, 2016For more than 30 years, Appalachian Center for Economic Networks, or ACEnet, has been helping small business owners in 32 counties across the state bring their ideas to fruition.
University IDs will soon allow all students, faculty, staff to travel on Athens Public Transit buses for free
By Nora Jaara | Mar. 30, 2016Ohio University will shell out about $80,000 for the transportation partnership with the city.
Bar fights often handled by bartenders, more frequent during fest season
By Julia Fair | Mar. 30, 2016Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle and local bartenders said bar fights are infrequent, but when they do happen, arrests are rarely made.
Crimes Of The Month: Crime Solvers Anonymous requests information about connected sex crimes and multiple restaurant burglaries
By Alex Meyer | Mar. 30, 2016More than two months since the investigation began, the Athens Police Department is still requesting any information related to three sex crimes linked with DNA evidence.
Post Haste: Athens got a Snapchat for a day then deleted it; College Gateway will be open for graduation after all
By Jonny Palermo | Mar. 29, 2016The city still has a Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, though.
New vice president for Student Affairs excited to assume position in June
By Megan Henry | Mar. 29, 2016Pina, a Rhode Island native, will begin his role on June 13 after originally applying and failing to get the same position nearly four years ago.
Student Senate will vote on eight resolutions before election results are announced
Mar. 29, 2016Though Wednesday night’s Ohio University Student Senate meeting will end just minutes before election results are announced, members of the body will be busy voting on eight resolutions.
Police Blotter: Someone steals all wheels from parked vehicle during otherwise quiet weekend on campus
By Bailey Gallion | Mar. 29, 2016OUPD arrested two people for disorderly conduct in the only two alcohol-related incidents it dealt with last week.
Voting for Student Senate elections open until Wednesday night, tickets still campaigning
By Maygan Beeler | Mar. 29, 2016Student Senate candidates continued campaigning after election ballots were made available at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
