NEWS BLOGS
Sheriff Kelly requests more funds to fill vacant position
By XANDER ZELLNER | Feb. 12, 2013The Athens County Sheriff’s Office is receiving $1.66 million in 2013 from the Athens County Commissioners, and Sheriff Pat Kelly wants more.
Athens residents bring safety concerns to town hall meeting
By Sam Howard | Feb. 12, 2013Athens city officials entertained qualms and queries from about 20 local residents –– including Ohio University staff members –– Tuesday night at the Athens Community Center.
Student artists use Baker Center as blank canvas
By Hayley Ross | Feb. 11, 2013The Undergraduate Art League has been given the opportunity to make Baker University Center a little more colorful.
Faculty Senate reflects on Board of Trustees meetings
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Feb. 11, 2013The February Faculty Senate meeting addressed the topics covered at the Board of Trustees meeting in addition to smaller faculty resolutions.
Voting districts to change in Athens
By Marika Lee | Feb. 11, 2013More than 900 Athens city residents will be represented by a different councilperson after City Council approves new voting precincts.
Interactive comedy fuels discussion on love and fear
By Hannah Yang | Feb. 11, 2013A provocatively-themed event hosted by University Program Council dove into a humor based show on love and relationships Monday night.
Organization aims to emphasize importance of organ donation
By Maria DeVito | Feb. 11, 2013Ohio University students will have the chance to save a life on Tuesday by simply filling out a form.
Employee found guilty of gun threat charges
By Marika Lee | Feb. 11, 2013An Ohio University employee will avoid jail time after pleading no contest to threating to charges after threatening bring a gun to work last year.
Board of Trustees approves renovations
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 10, 2013At 12:34 p.m. Friday, the Board of Trustees meeting was adjourned, resulting in a handful of passed resolutions, one of which will cost the university millions of dollars.
Of total fee, 2nd-highest share goes to Student Affairs
By Will Drabold | Feb. 10, 2013The motto “proper planning prevents poor performance” headlines Ohio University’s Division of Student Affairs website. Though plans change, Student Affairs can count on receiving 20 percent of the General Fee during the 2012–13 academic year — the second most behind Athletics.
Students control only fraction of fee's millions
By Will Drabold | Feb. 10, 2013Funding hundreds of activities, sports, departments and salaries, Ohio University’s General Fee provides key day-to-day support throughout campus — though students only directly have a say in the use of 1.8 percent, or $469,127, of the millions they pay.
Kasich's proposed budget impacts higher education
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 9, 2013Ohio University President Roderick McDavis sent a campus-wide email to students Friday, outlining projected funding figures for fiscal year 2014.
Students, mayor take 'plunge' to raise Special Olympics funds
By Hannah Yang | Feb. 9, 2013From bearded ladies to a herd of people dressed like penguins being chased by a ringmaster, 215 Ohio University students and Athens residents took the sixth annual Polar Plunge at Lake Snowden Saturday.
Campuswide events draw in students, sibs
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Feb. 9, 2013Ohio University more closely resembled a playground than a college campus this weekend.
Stephanie Davidson named interim chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 7, 2013Stephanie Davidson was named interim chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents to replace Jim Petro, who recently retired.
Street fest, Moms Weekend overlap could have positive effects
By Kaitlynn Grady | Feb. 7, 2013During this year’s Mill Fest, Ohio University moms might be among the partiers playing beer pong on porches.
Top administrators discuss debt, Athletics
By Will Drabold | Feb. 7, 2013CHILLICOTHE — In their first meeting of 2013, Ohio University’s Board of Trustees met Thursday to open a two-day meeting at OU’s Chillicothe campus.
