HVAC creates detours in Stacks
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Apr. 15, 2013In addition to high temperatures, students navigating the Stacks in Alden Library have to contend with the tarps and tubes that block sections of bookshelves.
NEWS BLOGS
Former UN ambassador to speak on foreign policy to OU students
By Will Drabold | Apr. 14, 2013Talk of North Korea and hellfire missiles will enrage or entertain those in Walter Hall Monday night.
OU beautifies Athens in annual event
By Josh Rogers | Apr. 14, 2013More than 70 organizations and 1,400-plus students gathered at College Green Sunday afternoon to clean up Athens.
New LGBT center director to start next school year
By Kristin Salaky | Apr. 14, 2013Editor’s note: Because Delfin Bautista does not identify with one specific gender, the non-gendered “they” is used as a pronoun.
Prospective dean excited at chance to return to Athens
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 14, 2013The second dean of students finalist returned to Athens Sunday after six years away, hoping for a new job — and a hot dog from O’Betty’s.
Buildings at The Ridges vary in condition, use
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Apr. 11, 2013The buildings at The Ridges run the gamut from conference rooms with chandeliers hanging from ceilings and high-tech biology labs to intolerably hot or cold buildings.
Candidates campaign for at-large council seats
By Allan Smith | Apr. 11, 2013Just five months removed from an election season that saw the Democratic Party sweep the Athens ticket, the next has kicked off for six Democrats battling for three at-large Athens City Council seats.
Conscripted Tension
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 11, 2013Between a war that conceived a law mandating all South Korean male citizens to enlist, and mounting threats from North Korea, some Korean international students at Ohio University face stressful predicaments.
Plastic bags to be removed from campus markets and Grab N Go's
By Will Drabold | Apr. 11, 2013Plastic bags flying across campus, plugging trash cans and caught in the trees, have prompted Student Senate to take action.
OU to attempt replacement of 'ground-up' telescope mount
By Brandon Carte | Apr. 11, 2013After Facilities disposed of the pedestal mount that had supported Ohio University’s 10-inch J.W. Fecker refractor telescope for decades, plans are being put into place to attempt to replace the irreplaceable.
Based on initial ticket sales, 11Fest could draw record crowds
By Dylan Sams | Apr. 11, 2013Number Fest fans’ anticipation continues to mount as Saturday creeps closer, when a sea of people will celebrate the coming of nationally touring artists Kendrick Lamar and Steve Aoki at the 11th edition of the event.
Winter weather in Athens has fluctuated within past 2 years
By Allan Smith | Apr. 11, 2013Although snow seemed to fall almost daily this past winter, the true abnormality lies within the previous winter, when Athens had its lowest recorded snowfall since at least the winter of 1969-1970.
Students memorialize Holocaust by marching, attending survivor's speech
By Hannah Yang | Apr. 11, 2013In remembrance of those who died during the Holocaust, some Ohio University students came together to keep the voices of those who died alive through marches, and a survivor shared her own personal testimony.
Damaged uniforms force Marching 110 director to request replacements
By Will Drabold | Apr. 10, 2013Yellowing uniforms and tearing seams made Richard Suk realize his prized marching band does not look as flashy as it once did.
APD to acquire $15K software to search victims' texts
By Sam Howard | Apr. 10, 2013When crime victims receive threatening text messages, many law enforcement departments say victims typically delete the data and eliminate the immediate possibility of pinpointing the criminal.
New trustee transitions to 'Suit and Tie' role
By Will Drabold | Apr. 10, 2013Editor's Note: Click here for a web exclusive Q&A with the new student trustee.
