Board of Trustees: additional campus meetings under consideration
By Will Drabold | Oct. 30, 2013Ohio University’s Board of Trustees might hold more meetings among OU’s general population in the future, but no decisions have been made yet.
NEWS BLOGS
Logan man pleads guilty to assault
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 30, 2013A Logan man accepted a plea deal Wednesday to an indictment charging one count of felonious assault.
Affirmative action policies in college admissions under fire
By Hannah Yang | Oct. 29, 2013U.S. Supreme Court disputes about affirmative action in university admission policies are being revisited, sparking concerns for race-conscious policies that exist at schools across the country.
OU alum to read his award-winning poetry
By Seth Archer | Oct. 29, 2013Roy Bentley, a 1981 OU alumnus and award-winning poet, is returning to Athens Wednesday to give a dramatic reading of his new book, Starlight Taxi at the Athens Public Library.
Commissioners plan to address fracking
By Olivia Bower | Oct. 29, 2013The Athens County Commissioners decided Tuesday to host a public meeting to discuss local citizens’ concerns about injection wells in Athens County.
By the Budget: Outside offices balance their own budgets, bring in revenue for OU
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 29, 2013Although Ohio University’s budget of $644.9 million can seem astronomical to a college student, that dollar amount does not even cover all of OU’s entities.
Murray City official pleads guilty
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 29, 2013The Murray City police chief pleaded guilty to multiple charges Tuesday to receiving stolen property owned by Paul E. Roberts, a Glouster man allegedly murdered by his son.
OU's problems change, protesting remains
By Olivia Bower | Oct. 29, 2013Student protests of 1969 at Ohio University are still relevant today, or at least that’s what two former OU students said in a presentation late last week.
Drug overdoses, addiction have become prevalent in Athens
By Emma Ockerman | Oct. 29, 2013Pharmacists and other health officials in Athens are all too aware of the blurred lines between patients who are in dire need of prescription medicine and those who are just talented actors.
Lausche explosion repairs could cost $300,000
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 29, 2013Ohio University’s Facilities Management is working to assess and repair the damage from a small explosion and fire that occurred at the Lausche Heating Plant on Monday night.
Candidates debate future of Athens' school district
By Sam Howard | Oct. 29, 2013The candidates for Athens City Schools Board of Education all agree on at least one thing: by and large, state policy enacted in Columbus hinders learning in Athens classrooms.
Arming area schools seems to be holstered
By XANDER ZELLNER | Oct. 29, 2013From a school shooting in Chardon, Ohio, last year to one in Sparks, Nev., this month, mass school shootings are becoming all too familiar, and school boards throughout the country are scrambling to find a way to prevent the acts from repeating.
Chinese organization faces 'constitutional crisis,' seeks to rebuild
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 28, 2013When China “opened its doors” in the 1980s, students seeking an undergraduate degree rarely came to Ohio University; instead, graduate students were in the majority.
Heating facility flames sparked campus outages
By Hannah Yang, Ryan Clark, Will Drabold | Oct. 28, 2013Lausche Heating Stats from 2012 Board of Trustees agenda
Abortion regulations cause problems for Planned Parenthood
By Emma Ockerman | Oct. 28, 2013Due to Ohio’s more recent abortion restrictions, which took effect this month, women’s health care in Ohio could be compromised.
Glouster man is indicted for murder of his father
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 28, 2013A grand jury indicted a Glouster man Monday for nine offenses, including one count of murder and another for aggravated murder, Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said at a press conference Monday. Paul J. Roberts, 41, is accused of murdering his father, Paul E. Roberts, earlier this month.
Memorandum ties OU to foreign university, creates partnership
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 28, 2013Ohio University hopes to increase its international presence by forging a bond with another university willing to form connections on the other side of the globe.
Study abroad scholarships crucial to attracting students
By Claire Schomaker | Oct. 28, 2013The small room in Irvine Hall was filled with members of the development team brainstorming for the 2014 Tropical Disease Research Program in Ecuador.
No charges filed in alleged Uptown rape
By Allan Smith | Oct. 28, 2013A grand jury found probable cause did not exist to charge any party from the alleged rape on Court Street during Homecoming Weekend, Athens County
Breaking: Lausche Heating Plant fire activates Critical Incident Response Team
By Will Drabold | Oct. 27, 2013UPDATE 10:33 p.m.
