GSS wraps up with last debate of the semester
By Jillian Bloemer | Dec. 3, 2012Graduate Student Senate’s final meeting of the semester concluded with addressing summer funding and maternity leave.
NEWS BLOGS
Fracking protester to pay fees in lieu of jail time
By Marika Lee | Dec. 3, 2012A local fracking activist avoided jail time Thursday, but will have to pay restitution for chaining herself to an injection well site in June.
New pet store to offer charitable services
By Kelly Fisher | Dec. 3, 2012A soon-to-open downtown PetSmart will not only offer pet food and supplies to customers, but also provide adoption services for dogs and cats.
Non-union employees, councilmembers seek new pay increase
By Ben Mathes | Dec. 3, 2012Athens City officials have been trying to hammer out a benefits package for non-union city employees for weeks until city council members presented a plan to remove the nail altogether.
Activist calls for civil rights in native Kurdistan
By Hannah Yang | Dec. 2, 2012Though the United States has a history of civil rights movements and independence, another country has yet to experience liberation because of its current state of government and constant military threat from neighboring countries.
Ohio could be first state to base half of public-university funding on graduation rates
By Brian Vadakin | Dec. 2, 2012A plan formally presented to Ohio Gov. John Kasich Friday could alter the way Ohio public universities receive instructional funding from the state.
Parking lot plays host to holiday party, artificial ice rink
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Dec. 2, 2012Ohio University did not need snow to bring in December and the holiday season.
OU research shows manufacturing as the largest source of income in the Appalachian area
By Hannah Yang | Dec. 2, 2012Research conducted by Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs show that manufacturing is the largest source of income and second largest employer in the Appalachian region.
Kennedy displays student artwork with metaphysical, apocalyptic themes
By Kelly Fisher | Dec. 2, 2012"The Metaphysics of Making” art exhibit debuted Friday at the Kennedy Museum of Art, featuring original artwork by Ohio University students.
Athens City Council members to consider raise proposal at tonight's meeting
By Sam Howard | Dec. 2, 2012Following last week’s discussion of a potential pay increase for Athens City Council members, an ordinance authorizing the increase will be introduced Monday night.
Friday-night smoke near Glidden Hall not cause for alarm, officials say
By XANDER ZELLNER | Nov. 30, 2012Local officials raced to Glidden Hall Friday night after receiving reports of a fire alarm but soon found they weren't needed.
City officials review plans, outline future adjustments
By Allan Smith | Nov. 29, 2012Athens officials have succeeded in improving the city’s infrastructure, but have work to do to ensure the city meets the goals it painted in its blueprint by promoting the arts, changing the residential environment and becoming more green.
UPDATE: Rooftop fire being investigated as aggravated arson
By Ryan Clark, Sara Jerde | Nov. 29, 2012The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating Friday morning’s fire at the Research and Technology Building as aggravated arson.
Student sues OU following laundry room fall
By Marika Lee | Nov. 29, 2012An Ohio University student is suing the university for about $700 in damages after she allegedly fell down in a campus laundry room.
The Post's past and present commemorated in Ohio Congressional Record
By SARA JERDE | Nov. 29, 2012On Tuesday night while The Post alumni gathered in Washington, D.C. to celebrate its 100-year reunion, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown commemorated the independent student newspaper in the Congressional Record.
UPDATE: Fire breaks out at Research and Technology Center
By Kelly Gifford | Nov. 29, 20121:50 a.m. update: Fire Chief Bob Troxel said the fire started at the top of the building, but the cause of the fire is still under investigation. The most extensive damage was on the roof. The fire was put out an hour after the fire department responded. No injuries were reported.
Alden allows educational pornography on computers
By Josh Rogers | Nov. 29, 2012Pornography may not be school-suitable material, but that does not mean Alden Library is required to place any filters on it.
Rooftop fire erupts
By Allan Smith, Kelly Gifford | Nov. 29, 2012Correction: In the Nov. 30 issue of The Post, damage to a telescope after a fire at the Research and Technology Center was mentioned in a story; however, the telescope had been removed from the building before the fire. The story also misstated the day on which a construction worker was injured at the Schoonover Center. He was injured Wednesday.
Stamped Out
By Sara Lowenstein | Nov. 29, 2012Bulk-size quantities of Easy Mac and a meal plan’s guarantee of food are simple luxuries most students take for granted, but some are unable to enjoy even those.
Proposals and reviews capture Student Senate interests
By Will Drabold | Nov. 28, 2012Ohio University students dressed in O-Zone t-shirts cheered and jeered Wednesday night at The Convo as the Bobcats took on St. Bonaventure.
