Student Senate to again discuss campaign reform
By Maria DeVito | Nov. 5, 2014Student Senate has two resolutions up for a vote this week, one of which is about campaign reform
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Survey shows classified staff members in disagreement to work environment
By Dina Berliner | Nov. 5, 2014A survey given to employees in Spring Semester shows that classified staff and administrators are unhappy with certain aspects of Ohio University.
Steve Stivers beats out Ohio alum Scott Wharton to remain in Congress
By Nora Jaara | Nov. 4, 2014Stivers took 66.15 percent of the total amongst more than 190,000 voters who cast ballots in the district, compared to Wharton’s 33.85 percent. In the 12-county district, Athens County was the only one that voted in Wharton’s favor — with 62.72 percent of the countywide vote.
Phillips will retain seat at Statehouse after close race with Dennis
By William T. Perkins | Nov. 4, 2014Incumbent State Rep. Debbie Phillips, D-Albany, looked across Court Street toward the Athens County Board of Elections just as cars carrying loads of ballots bearing her name rolled in Tuesday night.“I love election night,” she said. “I really enjoy the process. I like being able to go out and talk to people and hear their concerns.”Later that night, those same ballots would declare her the winner of a tight race for 94th District State Representative. She was re-elected by fewer› than 200 votes.Of the 28,436 votes cast across the four-county district, Phillips reeled in 14,315, to Washington County Republican Yolan Dennis’ 14,121.Phillips spent her day travelling Southeast Ohio talking to voters, before ending her night at the Pigskin Bar and Grille.“It felt good,” said Amy Lipka, Phillips’ campaign manager. “I think people have been really positive.”Meanwhile, Dennis, a nurse from Warren Township, met with fellow Republicans at the Republican headquarters in Marietta.After preliminary results showed a small difference in votes for Phillips and Dennis, Athens County Democratic Party Chair Alan Trout said Phillips losing would be “an absolute catastrophe for Southeast Ohio.”Dennis said at about 10:30 p.m. she wasn’t ready to concede the election quite yet.“We’ve worked really hard,” she said. “I have no regrets. I’m just really glad for the people who have been there supporting me.”She said she hasn’t decided whether she’ll run again in the next election, but she wants to keep in touch with voters in the district. Phillips will be in a House committee meeting in Columbus at the Ohio Statehouse Wednesday morning.“We have a lot of work to do,” she said. “For me, it’s a chance to continue.”Phillips earns $78,668 annually as Assistant Minority Leader in the Ohio House, but Dennis would’ve made about $60,500. @wtperkinswp198712@ohio.edu
Sole Republican incumbent dominates race for County Auditor
By Emma Ockerman | Nov. 4, 2014Standing in the brightly-lit office on Court Street in her white tennis shoes and jeans Tuesday night, Jill Thompson’s life, as always, was overwhelmed by numbers.
Athens County common pleas court incumbent George P. McCarthy remains in seat
By Suhyeon Park | Nov. 4, 2014Christmas came early for Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge George P. McCarthy Tuesday night.
#AthensVotes Midterm Elections 2014
Nov. 4, 2014Check back throughout Tuesday night for results as we get them.
Graduate Student Senate approves preferred name and pronoun policy
By Megan Henry | Nov. 4, 2014The resolution to support a university-wide preferred name and pronoun policy passed at Graduate Student Senate’s meeting Nov. 3.
Police Blotter: Police deal with stolen potty, glued door, other sticky crimes
By Joshua Lim | Nov. 3, 2014Local law enforcement officers had some messy situations to deal with in the last week.
Voting details: when, where, how
By Nora Jaara | Nov. 3, 2014The Athens County Board of Elections has a slew of polling locations in Athens for students.
Social Media on Unseen, Yik Yak threats difficult for police to trace
By Emma Ockerman | Nov. 3, 2014Students and anonymous users of Yik Yak and Unseen rejoice, police aren’t on creeping on your posts — yet.
Democrats heard gubernatorial running-mate Neuhardt's office goals night before election
By Nora Jaara | Nov. 3, 2014On the eve of the midterm election, local Democrats gathered to make one more push for taking Ohio’s gubernatorial office.
OUPD uses Twitter to increase communication with students
By Will Gibbs | Nov. 3, 2014At Ohio University, police officers are no longer inaccessible uniforms on bikes and in cars. Now, they’re just a tweet away.
OU’s top see highest levels of satisfaction
By Dina Berliner | Nov. 3, 2014A survey measuring the work environment at Ohio University revealed that top administrators are by far the most satisfied group of employees at the institution.
Two HCOM students ran through an Ebola outbreak simulation to help prepare for possible outbreaks
By Kaitlin Coward | Nov. 3, 2014Two students from Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine traded their scrubs for normal clothes while portraying patients with the Ebola virus in a practice simulation.
Director of the Global Leadership Center takes leave of absence
By Alex Meyer | Nov. 3, 2014The director of the Global Leadership Center took a leave of absence from his position for reasons not released by the university.
Students unhappy with student ID logo change
By Maria DeVito | Nov. 3, 2014Ohio University changed the design on the student identification cards this year, and students aren’t happy about it.
Students create cards for members of the military
By Fanta Conde | Nov. 3, 2014About 30 students showed up to hand write and decorate cards to be sent to members of the American military.
Student Senate passed preferred name and pronoun policy
Nov. 3, 2014The resolution to support a university-wide preferred name and pronoun policy passed at Graduate Student Senate’s meeting Nov. 3.
Raising money for the Ebola campaign comes with global organizations’ efforts to inform students.
By Marisa Fernandez | Nov. 3, 2014Raising money for the Ebola campaign comes with global organizations’ efforts to inform students about the disease on campus.
