McDavis, Benchoff, update trustees on Promise Lives Campaign
By Brandon Carte | Sep. 5, 2012PICKERINGTON— The Ohio University Board of Trustees resources committee gathered today to discuss the $450 million Promise Lives Campaign.
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Trustees address smoking ban, search updates in academics meeting
By SARA JERDE | Sep. 5, 2012PICKERINGTON—At Ohio University’s Board of Trustees Thursday academics committee meeting, trustees addressed the smoking ban recommendation from Ohio's Board of Regents and a dean search update.
Student Senate discuss ways to have a Conflict-Free Campus
By Will Drabold | Sep. 5, 2012Discussion of conflict minerals and their role at Ohio University headlined the second meeting of the year for OU’s Student Senate.
Science Cafes return to The Front Room tonight
By Danielle Keeton-Olson | Sep. 4, 2012Students and faculty in the mood for free coffee and a science discussion may find themselves in The Front Room Wednesday night.
Readership program renewed to offer off-campus news
By Betty Laudermilt | Sep. 4, 2012Students interested in reading about Ohio and Columbus-area news can now get their information from the Bobcat Readership Program.
Local treasury race heats up with low-cost campaigns
By Allan Smith | Sep. 4, 2012The candidates for Athens County Treasurer have not spent lavishly on their campaigns to handle the county’s money.
Bobcats for a Conflict-Free Campus to speak at Student Senate
By Will Drabold | Sep. 4, 2012The second Student Senate meeting of the year looks to be uneventful, except for a group of activists coming to speak at the assembly.
New 'progressive' parental leave program to be implemented this fall
By Brandon Carte | Sep. 4, 2012Mothers-to-be might find it both laborious and confusing to work around Ohio University’s parental leave procedure.
City may be able to tame parties, fests
By Joshua Jamerson, Xander Zellner | Sep. 4, 2012The Athens Police Chief has called for additional consequences for repeat offenders of the “nuisance party” law to help combat the unlawful behaviors that he said have become part of the daily party culture at Ohio University.
OU ranks near top in research revenue
By Will Drabold | Sep. 4, 2012Recently released numbers show Ohio University in the top ten in yet another category, with money back in their pocket to show.
Popular local restaurant expands business to second location
By Andrea Frazier | Sep. 4, 2012When he opened Kiser’s BBQ Shack more than three years ago, co-owner Sean Kiser saw the restaurant’s East State Street site as a startup location and knew he would expand the business when the time came.
Distillery brews business, locally produced spirits
By Sara Lowenstein | Sep. 4, 2012After more than 16 years of brewing beers, a Meigs County man decided he wanted to take a shot at producing beverages with a higher percentage of alcohol.
UPC kicks of the year with Games on the Green
By Kourtney Cline | Sep. 3, 2012After the first week back on campus, students had the opportunity to spend the afternoon exploring campus, eating cookies, and playing forgotten childhood games.
Heating plant and science labs next on improvement schedule
By Will Drabold | Sep. 3, 2012Over the next four years, Ohio University plans to spend $742 million improving and maintaining the Athens campus — with more than half of the money coming from new debt.
Candidates in new congressional district focus on economy
By Allan Smith | Sep. 3, 2012Ohio’s recently-redrawn 15th congressional district includes more than 450,000 new constituents, but the issues between the Republican and Democratic candidates are remaining inside party lines.
OU introduces online MBA program
By Betty Laudermilt | Sep. 3, 2012After budget cuts in 2011 caused Ohio University’s College of Business to cut its master’s program, the college rebounded this semester by rolling out a new online version of the program.
Enrollment in College for the Incarcerated at OU could increase by thousands
By Brian Vadakin | Aug. 30, 2012A potential agreement with Indiana could add up to 7,000 convicts to Ohio University’s student population this year.
Judge grants change of venue for final Inman murder suspect's trial
By Marika Lee | Aug. 30, 2012Because coverage of her murder made finding objective jurors difficult, the trial for the final person charged with murdering Summer Cook Inman will be moved out of Hocking County.
