Ryan Lombardi looks back at time at OU and calls serving students ‘a treat and a pleasure’
By Maria DeVito | Aug. 19, 2015As Ryan Lombardi starts the academic year at another university, he looks back at his time at OU
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OU extinguishing the flames with new campus-wide smoking ban
Aug. 19, 2015Ohio University is putting in place a campus-wide smoking ban starting this semester
OU medical school linked to Cleveland Clinic has opened
By Kaitlin Coward | Aug. 19, 2015It's the third campus for OU's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
OU's campus was still abuzz while students were away
Aug. 19, 2015From Board of Trustees meetings to a new student trustee, a great deal took place at Ohio University this summer.
Local stores aren’t threatened by PINK merchandise despite buzz
By Elicia Gibson | Aug. 19, 2015Some local Ohio University apparel stores are not afraid of losing business with the new Victoria’s Secret PINK line because of its limited accessibility, steep prices and students’ preferences for shopping local
Donor asks Ohio University to remove 'Schoonover' name from storytelling institute
Aug. 17, 2015The Board of Trustees will vote to remove the name after Barbara Geralds, the former wife of top OU donor Steven Schoonover, asked for the Schoonover Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact to be renamed.
Methamphetamine lab found in the vicinity of a juvenile, adults held in jail
By Julia Fair | Aug. 17, 2015Two Athens County adults were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine with a juvenile in the home, a first-degree felony.
Marijuana legalization group ResponsibleOhio to visit OU on bus tour
By William T. Perkins | Aug. 17, 2015ResponsibleOhio will be at OU on Oct. 6 for its “Green Rush Bus Tour”.
Ohio University named to list of greenest American universities
By Alisa Warren | Aug. 17, 2015The Sierra Club deemed OU to be among the greenest universities based partly on transportation, waste and water use.
A slip and two broken teeth later, Ohio University to pay student’s dental bill
By Megan Henry | Aug. 14, 2015The Ohio Court of Claims ruled that Ohio University must foot the $2,870 dental bill for a student who slipped on the ice, causing her to break two teeth.
Ohio residents to vote on marijuana legalization in November election
By William T. Perkins | Aug. 12, 2015After failing to acquire enough valid signatures last month, ResponsibleOhio has garnered enough signatures to appear on the November ballot, the Secretary of State said.
OU alum, Washington Post reporter faced with charges after arrest in Ferguson
By Taylor Maple | Aug. 11, 2015Wesley Lowery, OU alumnus and former Post editor-in-chief, is faced with criminal charges a year following Ferguson arrest.
Kasich, other nominees sound off on immigration, LGBT rights and Medicaid at debate
By William T. Perkins | Aug. 6, 2015John Kasich was greeted by a standing ovation from the Cleveland crowd.
Ohio University names new director of utilities
Aug. 5, 2015After a national search was conducted, Joel Baetens has been selected as the director of utilities for OU's Facilities Management department.
Ohio University's Board of Trustees has a new secretary
Aug. 5, 2015The university chose David Moore, a faculty member in the Patton College of Education, as the Board of Trustees secretary.
Ohio University's party school ranking drops again, but beats Miami
By Megan Henry | Aug. 4, 2015Ohio University ranks as the nation’s 16th top party school, according to the 2016 Princeton Review.
Future of 29 Park Place outlined by local firm
July 30, 2015OU’s vice president for Finance and Administration sent a memo to Board of Trustees Chair Sandra Anderson on June 30 explaining three potential options for using the Park Place residence after RVC Architect assessed the property in May.
New Board of Trustees secretary named
By Maria DeVito | July 29, 2015A search committee chose education college professor David Moore to fill the spot.
Piece of Hitler's urinal on display at Kennedy Museum
July 29, 2015A piece of tile from Adolf Hitler’s urinal is on display at the Kennedy Museum of Art at The Ridges.
Pool talks stir up dissent at council meeting
By William T. Perkins | July 27, 2015More than a dozen residents from the Athens area spoke at Monday night’s council meeting to express their dissatisfaction with the city’s plans for the renovation of the public pool.
