Security for large events to increase
By Joshua Lim | Oct. 9, 2013The Ohio University Police Department is not taking any chances after national incidents at the Boston Marathon and Washington Navy Yard.
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Recycling thrives at OU during Homecoming Week
By Dina Berliner | Oct. 9, 2013After the weekend’s Homecoming activities are over, the Recycling and Refuse department oversees Ohio University’s efforts to keep its carbon footprint in check.
Aid to be made available for LGBT students in need
By Dina Berliner | Oct. 9, 2013Editor’s note: Because Delfin Bautista does not identify with one gender, the non-gendered pronoun “they” is used.
Head of campus rec returns to his roots
By Hannah Yang | Oct. 8, 2013A nearly five-month search for the new executive director of campus recreation has now come to a close. An Ohio native will be returning home.
County splits insurance cost with employees
By Olivia Bower | Oct. 8, 2013The Athens County Commissioners decided Tuesday that county employees not covered by a union contract will have to pay higher insurance rates.
New turf in Walter Fieldhouse not ideal for field hockey play
By JIM RYAN | Oct. 8, 2013Walking out of their team’s Peden Stadium locker room, Ohio field hockey players can look over the east grandstand at the framework of the long-awaited Walter Fieldhouse.
Diet dedication: students, locals dining out less
By Emma Ockerman | Oct. 8, 2013A five-buck meal from Taco Bell?
Police unconcerned about homecoming events
By Allan Smith | Oct. 8, 2013Local police branches aren’t anticipating anything out of the ordinary in preparation for Ohio University’s homecoming weekend.
Student Senate works to engage more students
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 8, 2013Ohio University’s Student Senate met Wednesday night to continue their discussions about how to best reach out to students.
Alumni celebrate OU near, far
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 8, 2013Graduation day marks a new beginning for Bobcats, a journey that can take them far beyond the bricks of Athens.
Show me the money
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 7, 2013Student Senate’s budget is true and accurate to the best of its treasurer’s knowledge.
Local fertility rates remain low
By Emma Ockerman | Oct. 7, 2013As a child, Ohio University admissions and commissions employee and freelance journalist Mary Reed mused that eventually she’d want children of her own. She thought one day she’d be ready.
OU connections with Ghana create broad alumni base
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 7, 2013While students at Ohio University are applying for programs and scholarships to study abroad in Ghana, some Ghanaian students are going through similar applications to study in Athens.
Without vaccine, virus kills 4 Ohio dogs in 6 weeks
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 7, 2013The cool air of fall is here, and with the return of warm sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes come illnesses such as the common cold.
Athens City Council adopts new fringe benefits practices
By Cassie Kelly | Oct. 7, 2013Athens City Council adopted a fringe benefits package for non-union city workers Monday, including police, fire fighters and maintenance workers.
Poverty cripples test scores in Athens schools
By Olivia Bower | Oct. 7, 2013If you’re white in Ohio, state-testing data suggests you’ll probably score better on standardized tests than minority peers.
Ohio entrepreneur aids firefighters with bright idea
By Lucas Daprile | Oct. 7, 2013Zachary Green had three major goals in his life: to serve as a U.S. Marine, to be a firefighter and to be an entrepreneur. In 2010, he decided to pursue the third part of that dream.
Language plays key role in safe sex campus campaign
By Sophie Mitchem | Oct. 7, 2013Twelve years ago the first poster campaign through the Campus Involvement Center, “Bring Your Own Judgment,” flopped. Since then, the office has learned student input is essential.
Parts of Co. are cellphone dead zones
By Emma Ockerman, Kelly Fisher | Oct. 7, 2013Making the “Lion King” position, or holding a cellphone to the sky while looking for another service bar amid a sea of dropped calls and unsent texts, is common for many Ohio University students and Athens residents.
