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.
NEWS BLOGS
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.
Mays indicted for trafficking in persons
By Kelly Fisher | Oct. 7, 2013One of the two Athens residents accused of kidnapping a 16-year-old girl and using her as a prostitute in exchange for money and drugs was indicted Monday.
Graduate Student Senate to fund speaker
By Megan Eagle | Oct. 7, 2013The Student Personnel Association is bringing Tracy David to Ohio University on Oct. 24 to speak to students about rape culture.
Business tops study abroad numbers
By Claire Schomaker | Oct. 6, 2013Ohio University and international students will both travel abroad in pursuit of a business-related degree.
Athens supports Munroe Falls court appeal
By Cassie Kelly | Oct. 6, 2013A Summit County city isn’t alone in its fight for regulations on hydraulic fracturing.
Halftime Fest garners fewer arrests
By XANDER ZELLNER | Oct. 6, 2013Considering the number of people at Saturday’s Halftime Fest, the number of arrests was slim compared to previous years.
Syrian student, with family and friends living in 'warzone,' feels conflict
By Hannah Yang | Oct. 6, 2013After last visiting her home in Damascus, Syria in 2012, Katty Alhayek, an Ohio University second year graduate student, said she found it difficult to stay in contact with her friends and family.
Ohio begins strategic investment plan
By Will Drabold | Oct. 6, 2013Ohio University will save up for the next seven years, but funds will consistently trickle down until then to bring about change at the Athens campus.
Avoiding Hazard
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Oct. 6, 2013When a chemistry class in Clippinger Laboratories makes potassium dichromate, pouring the corrosive and carcinogenic substance down the sink would be an unfortunate end for the fish — and some humans — of Athens.
Association of Nigerians celebrates 53rd anniversary of Nigerian independence
By Caroline Bartels | Oct. 5, 2013Saturday evening at Ping Center, Ohio University’s Association of Nigerians hosted an event to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence from the United Kingdom.
High school student's car catches fire near Mill
By Joshua Jamerson | Oct. 3, 2013A local high school girl’s car caught fire late Thursday morning when she parked on College Street near Mill Street, where Athens Police blocked traffic as firefighters put out the flames.
