The possibility of a bar in Kroger stirs Athens residents and officials
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 8, 2015After Kroger officials mentioned the possibility of a bar in their store, Athens residents and officials voice their concerns.
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Trustees to vote on construction, scholarships
By Lucas Daprile | Mar. 8, 2015The Board of Trustees will meet Thursday and Friday.
After six years of overpopulation, deer hunting regulations may tighten
By William T. Perkins | Mar. 8, 2015The Ohio Division of Wildlife has proposed several changes to hunting regulations in the state, including a reduction in the number of deer an individual can shoot down a year. But deer populations still may be a nuisance within city bounds.
Child porn case proceeds to next level court
By Julia Fair | Mar. 8, 2015Ohio University employee Jeffrey Shira faces multiple second-degree felony charges related to child pornography at the Athens Court of Common Pleas.
OU student dies during spring break
By Dina Berliner | Mar. 8, 2015OU student died while the university was on a week-long Spring Break.
Council to vote on garage repairs and parking fee raises
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 8, 2015At its weekly meeting, Athens City Council will vote to authorize construction on the East Washington Street parking garage, a project expected to be financed by a meter fees hike.
OU students participated in 1965 march from Selma
By Alex Meyer | Mar. 6, 201550 years ago, OU students travelled to Alabama to join the historic march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights
OU student sues university for suspending him for his text messages
By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 6, 2015An Ohio University student is suing the university, Ryan Lombardi, OU Vice President for Student Affairs, and Dianne Bouvier, interim executive director of the Office of Institutional Equity in federal court on the grounds that he was wrongfully suspended following a stream of texts allegedly harassing a female student.
Former OU prof's attorneys hope to strike university's late response to lawsuit
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 5, 2015Though lawyers representing Ohio University in a lawsuit filed by a former faculty member were a day late filing a response, they said it shouldn’t affect the case's outcome.
Charges dropped against students arrested during September senate meeting
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 5, 2015Charges were dropped Thursday against the students arrested during a student senate meeting.
Check out what a Nelson Dining Hall worker has to say on a Reddit AMA
By Samuel Howard | Mar. 5, 2015What do President Barack Obama, Snoop Dogg and a Nelson Dining Hall worker all have in common?
Level 3 snow alert causes Athens campus to close, power outages across county
By Dina Berliner | Mar. 4, 2015Ohio University's Athens campus will be closed until 4 a.m. Friday.
Athens Police Department warns of Ohio Avenue rental scam
By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 4, 2015The Athens Police Department has received multiple reports stemming back to a home on Ohio Avenue that has been falsely advertised as being available for rent by individual(s) that are suspected to be from out of the country.
Possible bar in Kroger stirs controversy with Athens residents and officials
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 4, 2015After Kroger officials mentioned the possibility of a bar in their store in January, Athens residents and officials have voice their concerns.
GSS pushing to increase parking permit prices
Mar. 4, 2015Hashim Pashtun, Graduate Student Senate vice president for administration and finance, introduced a recommendation to make significant changes to the university's parking and transportation policy.
University project to brainstorm implementing green technology on campus
By Bethany N. Bella | Mar. 3, 2015An Ohio University program is bringing several departments together to figure out how to implement environmentally friendly technologies throughout campus.
Despite students' Spring Break absence, Council asks that sidewalks be cleared
By EMILY BOHATCH | Mar. 2, 2015While students are away for summer break, Athens City Council reminded landlords that it is their responsibility to clean sidewalks.
Distinguished Professor to hold lecture
By Kaitlin Coward | Mar. 2, 2015Ohio University Professor of Psychology Christopher France will be awarded with the Distinguished Professor award, the university's highest award for faculty.
Athens law enforcement seizes more than 200 doses of LSD
By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 2, 2015The Athens County Major Crimes Unit served a search warrant Friday, Feb. 27 at a North Lancaster Street apartment and seized suspected LSD evidence in both liquid and "blotter paper" form, according to a news release.
Trustees to vote on construction, scholarships
By Lucas Daprile | Mar. 2, 2015Ohio University Board of Trustees will vote on several major projects, including demolishing a historic building near uptown and the creation of a $3 million scholarship for disadvantaged Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine students.
