Nelson's new digs set to premiere this week
By Betty Laudermilt | Aug. 20, 2012After a spring hiatus, Ohio University students will have a new place to chow down this fall.
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Summer months relatively quiet for police compared to busy school year
By Kaitlynn Grady | Aug. 20, 2012Like many of Athens’ businesses, local law enforcement reported that the summer was slow, featuring different types of crimes than when school is in session.
OU knocked from top-party-school spot
Aug. 19, 2012Ohio University has been dethroned from its spot atop the nation's party-school rankings.
OU College of Health Sciences and Professions receives gift
By SARA JERDE | Aug. 12, 2012Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions received a $500,000 gift Monday.
2012 Summer Olympics: Men's speed walking makes big strides with fans
By Kaitlynn Grady | Aug. 5, 2012HYDE PARK, ENGLAND – Despite the slew of sporting events taking place Saturday, hundreds of spectators trickled into Green Park to catch a glimpse of 56 athletes racing neck-in-neck along a 31-mile course — and walking to the finish line.
2012 Summer Olympics: Transcending global conflict or highlighting it?
By Jillian Fellows | Aug. 5, 2012Watching the action between the U.S. and North Korean women’s soccer teams led many fans to contemplate the effects of the Olympics on global affairs.
2012 Summer Olympics: Great Britain fans satisfied without silver for men's gymnastics
By Kaitlynn Grady | Aug. 1, 2012After exceeding expectations by qualifying for the men’s gymnastics team final Monday night, Great Britain’s last-minute bump to bronze left the nation’s fervent fans unfazed.
Student reports kidnapping, rape
July 31, 2012A female Ohio University student told police Sunday that she was kidnapped and raped in April.
2012 Summer Olympics: Duke of York public square projects Opening Ceremony
By Olivia Arbogast | July 29, 2012All eyes were on England Friday as the Opening Ceremony took place to commence the 2012 Summer Olympics. Fans from all over the world gathered around the city to watch the ceremony, filling places from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park.
Summer months shift focus for Athens businesses, residents
By Kelly Gifford | July 25, 2012When Ohio University students left their campus dwellings to enjoy their summer in June, Athens transformed from rowdy college town into a calm, family-oriented city — as it does every summer.
Ohio University will offer car-sharing program to students
By SARA JERDE | July 25, 2012Ohio University has signed a contract with Enterprise Rent-A-Car to offer a car-sharing program for students on the Athens campus for one year.
North Court Street to be closed for months of construction
By Colette Whitney | July 24, 2012The northern part of Court Street will be closed to traffic and pedestrians for construction that will last until mid-September.
Energy partnership earns university thousands
By Brian Vadakin | July 23, 2012For two years, Ohio University has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from EnergyConnect for demonstrating its ability to lower power usage in an emergency. Last week, when the southern Ohio electricity grid neared capacity, that emergency finally came.
OU rolls out new online program for student safety
By Brian Vadakin | July 23, 2012This summer, all students living on Ohio University's campus are being asked to sit through a new online program — the OU Student Safety Orientation.
OU to consider Board of Regents' smoking ban reccommendations
By SARA JERDE | July 22, 2012Ohio’s Board of Regents voted unanimously in favor of a smoking ban on Ohio’s public university campuses Monday.
Lack of funding forces local radio program off air
By SARA JERDE | July 17, 2012After thirty years of discussing health-related topics, Family Health, an Athens-based radio program, is going off the air.
Athens hit by power outages as thunderstorm watch continues
By SARA JERDE | July 17, 2012A thunderstorm that swept through Athens Wednesday afternoon left some without power not long after having it restored.
