Students supporting Athens' poor as donations rise at campus markets
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 17, 2015Students with Flex meal plans can donate any extra meals they have to the markets.
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OU RAs mobilizing effort to unionize
Feb. 17, 2015The Residential Assistants are trying to unionize and more than 100 have currently signed the membership cards.
Home-grown marijuana could become legal under revised proposal
By William T. Perkins | Feb. 17, 2015ResponsibleOhio, a group advocating for legalized marijuana, released a new revision to their ballot proposal Tuesday. The proposal will now allow individuals to apply for permits to home-grow their own marijuana.
Athens County looking for reimbursement from former Sheriff Pat Kelly
By Matt Cudahy | Feb. 17, 2015County Commissioners discussed the possibility to seek reimbursement of the salary paid to former Sheriff Pat Kelly during his suspension.
Sexual offense reported to the Athens County Sheriff's Office
By Julia Fair | Feb. 17, 2015A female filed a walk-in sexual offense report with the Athens County Sheriff's Office Sunday.
Pop-up shop brings summerwear to winter
By Jeremy Hill | Feb. 17, 2015Alati Swim will peddle its designs at 31 N. Congress St. from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Ohio University third in state, 128th in U.S., according to latest ranking
By Samuel Howard | Feb. 17, 2015The ranking is from The Business Journals
Ohio Supreme Court: local governments can't ban fracking
By EMILY BOHATCH | Feb. 17, 2015The ruling came down on Tuesday.
Students call ‘bullsh--’ on rape culture lecture
By Bethany N. Bella | Feb. 16, 2015Students sit in on, protest lecture that takes a different stance on rape culture on college campuses.
Ohio University looks to top Oberlin, Miami and OSU in national recycling challenge
By Bethany N. Bella | Feb. 16, 2015OU has set a recycling goal of 800,000 pounds in eight weeks for national challenge
Ohio University has been named a top producer of Fulbright scholars
By Megan Henry | Feb. 16, 2015The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has named OU a top producer of Fulbright scholars.
Vehicle fire, generator battery thefts and menacing included in past week’s police reports
By Joshua Lim | Feb. 16, 2015A man was arrested on suspicion of trespassing, assault and criminal mischief
Future of Essence of Athens funding is unclear
By EMILY BOHATCH | Feb. 16, 2015The Essence of Athens project is funded by a “sunsetting” fund, Mayor Paul Wiehl said.
Regional campuses see decreased enrollment as the economy thrives
By Dina Berliner | Feb. 15, 2015As Ohio’s economy blossoms, fewer students attend regional campuses
Council introduces ordinance declaring Union Street buildings historical
By EMILY BOHATCH | Feb. 15, 2015Athens City Council members will be discussing an ordinance declaring the buildings ravaged by the West Union Street fires historical.
Students paying extra on insurance bills
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 15, 2015Some students have received bills saying they owe extra from a lab company working with Campus Care.
Athens campus stays open despite heavy snow
By Sam Howard | Feb. 15, 2015Athens County is projected to get four to eight inches of snow.
Polar Plungers freeze for a reason
By Seth Archer | Feb. 14, 2015Jumping into a frozen lake doesn’t immediately come to mind when formulating Valentine’s Day plans, but for participants at Ohio University’s 8th annual Polar Plunge, getting cold and wet was just the beginning of their steamy holiday.
College Green vigil commemorates UNC shooting victims
Feb. 13, 2015The mood was somber as white candles flickered at a vigil Friday evening in honor of three Muslim students who were fatally shot in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Wednesday.About 40 people gathered at the vigil that held behind Templeton Blackburn Memorial Auditorium on College Green.Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salh were killed on Wednesday near the University of North Carolina. All three were university students and were Muslim. Deah Shaddy Barakat and Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha had just recently been married.Signs at the vigil read “racist hate is not about parking disputes” and "#ourthreewinners.”Hanging from the top of the auditorium were the words #muslimlivesmatter.The vigil was a, “collaboration of a lot of organizations” on campus, said Katie Conlon, a junior studying history who is a member of Students for Law, Justice and Culture.She was happy to show support the Muslim community in Athens.“All peoples’ lives matter,” Ibrahim Alfurayj, a graduate student studying chemistry, said.During the vigil, Alfurayj recited verses from the Quran.Claire Seid, a sophomore studying sociology, expressed there was a need for “no words, but song” as she went on to lead the vigil in a song she learned at interfaith walk in September. Some of the lyrics to the song include. “There is more hope somewhere / Gonna keep on till I find it,” she sang.Ryant Taylor, a senior studying English and Post columnist, said he feels people need to talk about what happened.“There are things other than myself that I need to be worried about,” Taylor said. @megankhenrymh573113@ohio.edu
Fourth rape report of this academic year filed with OUPD
By Julia Fair | Feb. 13, 2015The incident is alleged to have happened in Wilson Hall.
