Hundreds sign up for OU Student Union's ‘Bat Rally’ at 29 Park Place
Mar. 30, 2015Ohio University Student Union will be sponsoring a Bat Rally Tuesday night in front of 29 Park Place.
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Athens County Commissioners officially adopt April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
By Matt Cudahy | Mar. 30, 2015The Athens County Commissioners hosted their weekly meeting, Monday morning. The commissioners declared April Child Abuse Awareness month and received an update from Ed Brown, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator for the Athens County Extension Office.
OUPD offers Rape Aggression Defense class to students for free
By Julia Fair | Mar. 30, 2015Ohio University Police Department revived their Rape Aggression Defense Class this semester, offering it for free to any students interested.
OU alumnus’ RapChat app hits 300k downloads mark
By Jeremy Hill | Mar. 30, 2015A recent OU alum released the iPhone app RapChat last summer. In August, it had 2,000 downloads. As of last month it had over 300,000.
OU students can learn leadership skills at new CLDC workshop
By Bethany N. Bella | Mar. 30, 2015OU’s Career and Leadership Development Center offers new class, Leadership Coaching, to undergraduates seeking career advice
Hunters need written permission to enter private property
By Julia Fair | Mar. 30, 2015While hunting on someone else’s property, it’s required by Ohio law that you need to have written permission from the property owner. Without it, you could be charged with a third degree misdemeanor.
Athens County Sheriff’s Office receives call for suspicious vacuum salesman, stolen clothes
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 30, 2015Athens County Sheriff’s office received a call from a man just looking to get his clothes back from his girlfriend.
Two OU alums lose home after explosion, fire in NYC
By Dina Berliner | Mar. 30, 2015Bobcat alumni Justin Lubman and Chris Schaub were both at work when their New York apartment caught fire last week following a gas explosion a couple buildings down.
Student Senate candidates announced
By Maygan Beeler | Mar. 30, 2015Campaigning is set to begin Tuesday while the first debate will be held Wednesday.
Over 100 faculty have signed the faculty letter
Mar. 29, 2015The letter that Joseph McLaughlin and David Drabold wrote last week in response to President Roderick McDavis moving to 31 Coventry Lane continues to gain new signatures.
Presence of bats in 29 Park Place cannot be confirmed until assessment is performed
Mar. 29, 2015Until an assessment is performed on the property, university officials remain unsure if bats are still in 29 Park Place.
Women serve strong roles in city law department
By William T. Perkins | Mar. 29, 2015Lisa Eliason and Tracy Meek both recently moved up to higher positions in the city law department. But women are still a minority in legal leadership positions.
“Lost in Lodi” motorcycle event includes whole community
By William T. Perkins | Mar. 29, 2015Community members in Lodi Township host an annual motorcycle race to benefit the community.
Palmer Fest sees a considerable increase in arrests from last year
By William T. Perkins | Mar. 28, 2015There were 57 arrests at this year’s Palmer Fest — a 42 percent increase from the 33 made last year.
Bags being checked at Nelson Dining Hall
By Dina Berliner | Mar. 28, 2015Ohio University students swiping into Nelson Dining Hall on Saturday will be subject to having their bags checked.
Palmer Place Fest coldest fest of the season
By Julia Fair | Mar. 27, 2015Students gathered for Palmer Place Fest Friday afternoon armed with sweatshirts and gloves to combat the cold weather.
Recent public indecency report is fifth sex-related crime of Spring Semester
By Julia Fair | Mar. 27, 2015A man was arrested Thursday afternoon for exposing himself in a parking lot. This incident increase the number of sex related crime Spring Semester to five.
'Bat Rally' gaining traction online
By Seth Archer | Mar. 27, 2015The Ohio University Student Union created a FaceBook event to protest McDavis' move off campus
Senior named OU’s marketing student of the year
By Taylor Maple | Mar. 26, 2015Christine Woods, marketing senior, will be honored at the marketing symposium on March 26 as OU’s first annual marketing student of the year.
Student entrepreneurs cut to the chase by offering Sech’s
By Joshua Lim | Mar. 26, 2015Shea Wilson and Mason Estep, two OU students, want to introduce others to Sech’s.
