Water leak causes power outage, lack of warm water on East Green
Jan. 17, 2016The leak has caused Biddle, Bush, Gamertsfelder and Perkins halls to not have hot water. Jefferson Hall will remain without power until further notice.
NEWS BLOGS
Man transported to O'Bleness Hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Court Street
By Alex Meyer | Jan. 16, 2016The subject was “awake and alert” when he left the scene, but his condition is unknown as of Sunday morning.
Post Haste: This week was bad, but T-Pain is coming, so that's at least good; Courtside's liquor license is suspended
By Mikaela Ashburn | Jan. 14, 2016Here are some things to actually be happy about this week.
Ohio University students brave cold weather, cold showers
By EMILY BOHATCH | Jan. 14, 2016Ohio students living in Jefferson, Washington, Bryan and Voigt Halls returned to a dorms without hot water.
Ohio University alumnus, top donor dies at 93
Jan. 14, 2016Ohio University alumnus Wilfred Konneker died at the age of 93 last week.
Battle to Legalize Marijuana Continues in 2016
By Nora Jaara | Jan. 14, 2016Efforts to legalize marijuana in Ohio continue with Ohioans to End Prohibition's proposed Cannabis Control Amendment.
Courtside Pizza's liquor license suspended; restaurant closes and renovates
By Kaitlin Fochesato | Jan. 14, 2016A popular bar in Athens has closed for renovations. Coincidentally, the establisment's liquor license has been suspended for the duration of the closure.
Ohio University is a national winner of the 2015 GameDay Recycling Challenge
Jan. 14, 2016Ohio University placed first in diversion rate and ninth in total recycling.
DNA evidence connects two assaults that happened 10 years apart in uptown Athens
By Julia Fair | Jan. 14, 2016DNA evidence from a suspect of a sexual assault on June 20 matched a suspect that had been identified by DNA from a case in 2006.
Post Haste: Number Fest was honored among the nation's top festivals; Student Senate wants to help you buy books
By Pete Nakos | Jan. 13, 2016Number Fest is coming again this spring.
Ohio University Student Senate commissioners provide updates on cultural competency classes, Bobcat Student Orientation
By Maygan Beeler | Jan. 13, 2016Ohio University Student Senate spent the first meeting of the semester discussing updates on commission initiatives like cultural competency classes and a possible increase in SAC and uFUND funding caps.
Flu rates down in Athens so far this season
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 13, 2016The Athens City-Council Health Department is unaware of any flu-related hospitalizations so far this season.
OU-HCOM will use research to encourage more primary care doctors to work in Appalachia
By Maygan Beeler | Jan. 13, 2016The Central Appalachian Consortium of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, including HCOM, will examine local Appalachian communities to determine the number of practicing primary care physicians and identify health disparities in the region.
Texts.com introduces a new way for students to buy and sell books on Ohio University's campus
Jan. 13, 2016Student Senate works with Texts.com to make textbooks cheaper for students.
Some students find mold in dorm rooms, residence halls
Jan. 13, 2016Pete Trentacoste, the executive director of Housing and Residence Life, is currently unaware of a significant mold problem in residence halls.
Police Blotter: Students ring in the new year, new semester with reports of intoxication, confused identity
By Bailey Gallion | Jan. 13, 2016This weekend, an intoxicated student yelled obscenities at an OUPD officer, and another had to be transported to the hospital.
Post Haste: Gas is cheaper than it's been in forever; Ohio University Student Senate meets tonight
By Jeremy Hill | Jan. 12, 2016The last time it was this cheap, Chingy was still big in the music industry.
OU's Alpha Phi Omega chapter help Give Kids The World while volunteering during break
By Kyra Cobb | Jan. 12, 2016Students from the OU Alpha Phi Omega chapter spent a week in Florida volunteering at Give Kids The World, a 79-acre “storybook” resort, where children who have life-threatening illnesses and their families can stay at no cost to them and experience a fantasy vacation.
Some Ohio University students can't escape the frigid weather due to drafty dorms
By Lauren Fisher | Jan. 12, 2016Residents in Dougan House complain of scarce heat, aggravated by mold issues.
Ohio University Student Senate to start semester off with an internally focused meeting
Jan. 12, 2016The body will hear presentations from BobcaThon and Bobcat Student Orientation.
