McDavis, Lombardi invite 'Cats to chat in effort to become more available to students
By Maria DeVito | Jan. 21, 2014Two top Ohio University administrators will begin to schedule some time to engage students each month.
NEWS BLOGS
Ohio's flu activity is widespread, officials urge vaccinations
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 21, 2014With more than 20 reported cases of the flu in Athens County so far and one death from swine flu earlier this month, state officials are encouraging vaccination.
Student Senate to elect new vice president Wednesday
By Maria DeVito | Jan. 21, 2014Ohio University’s Student Senate might not know all of its candidates for second-in-command until the beginning of itsWednesday meeting, but it will know its new vice president by the end of the night.
Athens City Council amends budget for housing rehabilitation
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 21, 2014Athens City Council allocated $460,000 to provide housing and rental rehabilitation for Athens residents in need, finalizing what city officials described as an effort to spruce up local homes and rentals for residents who lack the funds to do it themselves.
Sweet new start for student baker
By Caroline Bartels | Jan. 21, 2014When Karris Barclay started baking cupcakes in an Ohio University residence hall kitchen last year, she wasn’t aware it would evolve into a fledgling business — or that she was breaking Ohio law.
City Council to appropriate money for housing rehabilitation
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 21, 2014Athens City Council allocated $460,000 to provide housing and rental rehabilitation for Athens residents in need, finalizing what city officials described as an effort to spruce up local homes and rentals for residents who lack the funds to do it themselves.
City needs new cars
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 20, 2014Athens city leaders plan to put some of the city’s oldest vehicles — such as street cleaners, police cruisers and pumper trucks — to rest this year and replace them with state-of-the art vehicles that are more efficient but pricey.
Safety rules put in place for 12Fest
By William Hoffman | Jan. 20, 2014While fest-goers were raving over the announcement of the 12Fest lineup — including headliner Wiz Khalifa — others took to Twitter with questions concerning the new green cup campaign, which will force attendees to pour beer into a plastic cup once opened.
Misconduct results in ban
By Maria DeVito | Jan. 20, 2014Ohio University’s men’s water polo team has been disbanded for hazing after the Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility investigated an Ohio University Police Department report involving alcohol as part of an initiation ritual.
Tuition guarantee includes fees
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Jan. 20, 2014It’s not just tuition that will be offered to future Ohio University students at a constant, four-year flat rate.
Officials say turning off the lights is not always energy-efficient
By Dina Berliner | Jan. 20, 2014Shutting down Ohio University buildings’ lights isn’t always the most efficient way to operate, university officials said.
Faculty compensation plan put in the works
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Jan. 20, 2014Ohio University administrators finally wrote a plan to raise faculty compensation after Faculty Senate had been requesting the change for years.
March on Athens
By Tiffany Touville | Jan. 20, 2014The streets of Athens and the Ohio University campus were peppered with more than 100 Athens residents, children and students of all races to march together to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
Athens man pleads guilty to theft, domestic violence
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 16, 2014An Athens man, accused of taking money from an Athens woman to clean out a culvert but never performed the service, changed his plea to guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to prison.
Students study in Ghana
By Olivia Malmsten | Jan. 16, 2014While most Ohio University students went home over Winter Break, 19 Scripps College of Communication students studied overseas in Ghana.
OUPD responds to service call for man who 'wants to kill people tonight'
By Joshua Lim, Joshua Jamerson | Jan. 16, 2014The Ohio University Police Department received a service call around 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning for a man "with a knife stating he wants to kill people tonight," according to police logs.
So far, more visit Ping in new year
By Jordan Stickle | Jan. 16, 2014Gym junkies found Ping Center packed with almost double its usual attendance when they returned to Ohio University for the new year.
Two injured in fatal crash released from hospital
By Joshua Lim | Jan. 16, 2014Two Shade residents involved in a fatal crash Thursday have been released from O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, police are saying.
Two-car accident results in death
By Joshua Lim | Jan. 16, 2014A Guysville man was killed and two others were hospitalized Thursday in a fatal two-vehicle collision on Old Route 33 near the Athens Boarding Kennel, authorities said.
Ups & downs
By Maria DeVito | Jan. 16, 2014Ohio University’s streak of receiving a record number of applications for first-year freshmen could be coming to an end, but university officials say they aren’t too concerned.
