Former CNN host tours in Athens
By Maria DeVito | Feb. 20, 2014A hoodie is interpreted differently when it’s worn by a black man.
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University promotes smoking cessation
By Dina Berliner | Feb. 20, 2014Only a handful of people have attended Ohio University’s tobacco cessation classes, though officials say it’s nice to see some interested in the program.
OU Facilities department looks to restructure for future
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Feb. 20, 2014Implementing Ohio University’s Capital Improvement Plan will require a lot of work from the Facilities department.
House Bill could broaden subpoena power
By Emma Ockerman | Feb. 20, 2014Athens City Law Director Pat Lang, who is responsible for directing the prosecution of misdemeanor cases within the city and parts of Athens County, has a powerful job.
Ohio Department of Insurance helps Ohioans save millions
By Kelly Fisher | Feb. 19, 2014Ohio consumers saved or recovered more than $23 million last year through the Ohio Department of Insurance’s toll-free hotlines, community outreach efforts and counseling sessions, according to the department.
President McDavis says additonal break may be a possibility for 2014 Fall Semester
By Maria DeVito | Feb. 19, 2014There’s a fall break on the horizon.
Sports unite professor, Athens
By Anjelica Oswald | Feb. 19, 2014Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a series about Ohio University professors who come from different countries.
Nationally acclaimed journalist Soledad O'Brien to speak on race and education in Athens tour stop
By Maria DeVito | Feb. 19, 2014An award-winning journalist will be at Ohio University Thursday to have a conversation with attendees about what it’s like to be black in America.
International students get help finding internships
By William Gibbs | Feb. 19, 2014For students in the College of Business, graduating isn’t as easy as taking a set of courses. Rather, students must fulfill an internship requirement, and for some international students, due to strict visa restrictions, meeting that requirement isn’t always a simple task.
Athens' Annual Report
By Allan Smith | Feb. 19, 2014Noise- and alcohol-related arrests were at their lowest point in years, according to a recently released city report, which also showed that police and Athens residents have been more proactive than in recent years in reporting suspicious activity in neighborhoods.
House of tires
By Olivia Bower | Feb. 18, 2014Chris Chmiel’s basement is made out of almost 500 tires.
Lawmakers blast fracking communication plan revealed in memo
By Lucas Daprile, Sam Howard | Feb. 18, 2014Several state legislators are calling for a legislative hearing over a communications strategy regarding a pro-fracking campaign exposed in a recently released memo that links an extensive marketing ploy to Gov. John Kasich’s office.
Governor stresses conservation amid ongoing propane shortage
By Lucas Daprile | Feb. 18, 2014Gov. John Kasich used the executive power of his office last week to speed up propane shipments to areas where shortages are affecting many Ohioans, including some in Southeast Ohio.
McDavis to speak with Student Senate
By Caroline Bartels | Feb. 18, 2014Ohio University’s Student Senate will host top OU administrators for the second time in a row this semester Wednesday.
Commission appointed to consider suspending Kelly
By Lucas Daprile | Feb. 18, 2014Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O'Connor has appointed three retired justices to serve on a panel that will determine whether Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly should be suspended from office.
County considers consultants for electric aggregation
By Olivia Bower | Feb. 18, 2014The Athens County Commissioners want to hire someone from the area who can help the county set up an electric aggregation program, which officials have said would make energy cheaper for residents by giving the government the authority to buy on their behalf.
Technology Depot and Bobcat Essentials set to merge into one retail center
By Seth Archer | Feb. 18, 2014The Technology Depot and Bobcat Essentials will become a united retail operation beginning later this calendar year.
Courtside stabbing victim files suit naming new assailants
By Kelly Fisher | Feb. 18, 2014Almost a year to the day of his assault, the victim of a stabbing outside an Athens bar last February filed suit against his alleged attacker and seven others for medical expenses.
Senates endorse same insurance plan for students
By Maria DeVito | Feb. 18, 2014Both bodies that represent Ohio University students have informally voted for UnitedHealthcare StudentResources to provide the student health insurance for the 2014-15 academic year.
Residential on-site staff may own cats
By Dina Berliner | Feb. 18, 2014For many on campus, leaving home means leaving your pet behind.
