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.
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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.
Coolville resident pleads guilty to theft, assault
By Marika Lee | Nov. 28, 2012A Coolville man was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for attacking and robbing an 82-year-old woman in January, and agreed to testify against his three alleged accomplices.
Fracking protesters converge upon ODNR meeting in Athens
By Allan Smith | Nov. 28, 2012Those both for and against hydraulic fracturing in Athens County intersected at a crossroads Wednesday night.
Construction worker injured at Schoonover Center
By Sara Jerde, Xander Zellner | Nov. 28, 2012A construction worker who was injured Wednesday night at the Schoonover Center was released from the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Professors vie for student attention amid technology
By Brandon Carte | Nov. 27, 2012Some Ohio University students are forced to send a few quick text messages or make a last-minute phone call before stepping into some of their classrooms, because their professors limit technology use.
$3 million expected as budget carryover
By Sam Howard | Nov. 27, 2012Although many cities throughout Ohio are mired in economic instability, the city of Athens is planning the 2013 budget with a multi-million dollar surplus in its pocket.
Semesters offer students a chance to participate in holiday
By Kaitlynn Grady | Nov. 27, 2012Although the city of Athens is illuminated with Christmas lights every December, the recent switch from quarters to semesters at Ohio University will allow students to watch the town transform into a winter wonderland right before their eyes.
Last year's winter leaves Athens with salt to spare for 2013
By Ben Mathes | Nov. 27, 2012Both the city of Athens and Athens County will be well prepared when Jack Frost comes to town this winter.
Holiday decorating contest open for uptown businesses, rentals and greek life
By Sam Howard | Nov. 27, 2012With the change to semesters, Ohio University students now have the opportunity to join Athens for the city’s yuletide festivities and win hundreds of dollars in the process.
