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.
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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.
Board of Trustees: record enrollment
By Hannah Yang | Oct. 30, 2013The Board of Trustees convened its Academics Committee, discussing enrollment and retention rates for Ohio University.
Board of Trustees: out of state students included in guaranteed tuition program
By SARA JERDE | Oct. 30, 2013Ohio University’s kicked off their day of conversation by combining their academic and resources committees and discussing the institution’s Six Year Capital Improvement Plan and guaranteed tuition.
Board of Trustees: university offers images of new South Green
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 30, 2013Ohio University’s Board of Trustees pushed several topics of discussion from the Resource Committee through to its consent agenda for Friday’s meeting, including the first phase of the Housing Development Plan, but approval of the Six Year Capital Improvement Plan will be discussed in a full resolution, based on earlier discussion from the joint committee session Thursday morning.
OU's Board of Trustees invested in improving university, solving issues
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 30, 2013As soon as Ohio University was established in 1804, the next action of the committee that established the university was to create a Board of Trustees.
Sustainability report shows progress
By Will Drabold | Oct. 30, 2013Ohio University’s greenhouse gas emissions and energy intensity have dropped, but it still has a long way to go.
Board of Trustees: audit committee
By Maria DeVito | Oct. 30, 2013The Board of Trustees Audit Committee discussed employee pensions and had an update of the external audit.
Smoking increases among Ohio's high school students
By XANDER ZELLNER | Oct. 30, 2013From health classes to anti-smoking campaigns, high school students are discouraged from smoking.
Renovation talks for old National Guard Armory at standstill
By Sam Howard | Oct. 30, 2013Without a clear-cut plan in place, the old National Guard Armory won’t be seeing renovations anytime soon.
Board of Trustees: university prepares for reaccreditation
By Olivia Hitchcock | Oct. 30, 2013Lunchtime conversation for Ohio University’s Board of Trustees was more than just afternoon banter; the board discussed the university’s process of regional reaccreditation over soup and salad.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
