Students find fun at alternative Halloween party
By Austin Ambrose | Oct. 27, 2013A warm fire, enticing lights and energizing music was the atmosphere of an alternative Halloween party Saturday night.
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Student-designed fortune cookie app hits iTunes market
By Dina Berliner | Oct. 27, 2013A group of Ohio University students has released a free app on the iTunes market called FortuneMaster!
New study reveals reasoning for lack of empathy in psychopaths
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 27, 2013An article that appeared in the Oct. 28 issue of The Post did not clarify the details of a study on lack of empathy in psychopaths published in September by Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, an academic publisher and research network. There were 120 inmates scanned in that study. It was funded by a $1.6 million grant for a four-year project, which is to include at least six or more studies.
Notes left on bank lead to complaint against APD officer
By Allan Smith | Oct. 27, 2013After reprimanding three Ohio University students for putting up what were meant to be supportive Post-it notes at the scene of an alleged rape Uptown, Athens Police officer Neal Dicken is facing an informal complaint.
Court Street Craze
By Joshua Jamerson | Oct. 27, 2013There were fewer arrests during the annual Athens Halloween Block Party on Saturday than there were last year, a fact that perhaps underscores the feeling of relative “tameness” during the event.
Breaking: Lausche Heating Plant fire activates Critical Incident Response Team
By Will Drabold | Oct. 27, 2013UPDATE 10:33 p.m.
HALLOUWEEN: Hourly updates on the Athens Halloween Block Party
Oct. 25, 2013Catch our updates on the Athens Halloween Block Party every half hour throughout the evening.
New hire hopes to take school global
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 24, 2013Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series profiling new staff in the Ohio University provost’s office.
Railway offers historical, scenic tours
By Suhyeon Park | Oct. 24, 2013Mother nature didn’t seem to cooperate Thursday for one of the last Hocking Valley Scenic Railway tours, but Friday, when the last tour is scheduled, is expected to have sunny skies and no rain.
OU hosts dialogue on sexism
By Maria DeVito | Oct. 24, 2013Students and administrators were given the chance Thursday to gather and discuss their thoughts on a alleged culture of sexism at Ohio University.
Non-profit EMS entity under state investigation
By Emma Ockerman | Oct. 24, 2013Taking too long to respond to Ariel Castro’s suicide was cause for statewide complaints about MedCare, an emergency medical service.
OU revamps sexual misconduct procedure
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 24, 2013Amid a discussion by some whether there is a sexual violence culture on campus, Ohio University procedures addressing sexual misconduct cases have recently been reworked.
Seven-year quest for tenure to reach end
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 24, 2013A committee is one assistant professor’s last shot at a tenure position — and his job at Ohio University.
University to hold conversation about consent, intervention
By Maria DeVito | Oct. 23, 2013After a semester full of conversations addressing the sexism at Ohio University, officials are trying to move conversation in a positive direction to spark change on campus.
Athens Public Transit wraps up free spree, reels in riders
By Sam Howard | Oct. 23, 2013In less than a week, daily ridership on Athens Public Transit’s buses jumped almost twofold thanks to a free-rides-for-all promotional campaign that ended Thursday.
HCOM extension campuses to open in two years
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 23, 2013Ohio University is getting closer to opening two extensions of its Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine now that it’s hired a dean for the Cleveland campus and began the search for faculty for the Dublin campus.
Howard Dewald named new associate provost
By Will Drabold | Oct. 23, 2013Editor’s note: This is the third in a series profiling new staff in the Ohio University provost office.
Glouster vandal confesses to murder
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 23, 2013A Glouster man imprisoned since Friday confessed Wednesday morning that he killed his father, but law enforcement officials are skeptical to accept his testimony.
Richland Avenue's Oxbow Bridge renovation nears completion
By Cassie Kelly | Oct. 22, 2013With large-scale murals along concrete walls underneath the Oxbow Bridge, one might find the walk from Baker University Center to West Green a little more interesting.
