Board puts in two cents about 'fracking'
By Alex Felser | Apr. 22, 2012As part of a preemptive plan to avoid unwarranted drilling on Ohio University property, trustees passed a resolution Friday that allows the university to draft its own lease.
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Columbus medical campus approved by OU Board of Trustees
By SARA JERDE | Apr. 22, 2012By the time Ohio University’s current freshman are seniors they will have seen the first class of medical students sporting Columbus addresses.
Athens Farmers Market celebrates its 40th year
By Sara Lowenstein | Apr. 22, 2012When the Athens Farmers Market debuted on a summer day in 1972, three farmers arrived to hawk their locally grown produce.
OU faculty, staff to receive salary increases
By Pamela Engel | Apr. 22, 2012As part of an effort to retain and attract faculty and staff members, Ohio University will raise salaries 2.5 percent next year and cover the cost of increasing health care premiums.
Board of Trustees appoints new leadership amid tuition increase
By Brian Vadakin | Apr. 22, 2012In the midst of a controversial decision to raise Ohio University’s annual tuition by 3.5 percent, OU’s governing board announced another change: new leadership for the Board of Trustees.
With increase, OU rises in state-school cost list
By Pamela Engel | Apr. 22, 2012After Ohio University’s Board of Trustees approved a 3.5-percent tuition increase Friday, only two public universities in the state will have higher tuition and fees next year.
Athens pool offers fun in the sun, employment opportunities this summer
By Andrea Frazier | Apr. 21, 2012As Athens City Pool gears up for another season by hiring new employees, its managers report recent improvements as well as plans for the future.
Pi Kappas face possible eviction for drug activity
By Marika Lee | Apr. 19, 2012The landlord for the Pi Kappa Alpha house is asking the court to grant a partial summary judgment to avoid one count of his lawsuit from going to trial May 1.
Officials consider $11 million OU-HCOM branch addition
By SARA JERDE | Apr. 19, 2012One vote separates Ohio University from purchasing land in Dublin for the expansion of its Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Reefers rejoice, celebrate 'holiday'
By Allan Smith | Apr. 19, 2012Editor’s note: The last names of Ohio University students and an Import House employee have been omitted from this story to protect their privacies.
New entrepeneurship center hopes to foster talents, hatch student ideas
By Olivia Young | Apr. 19, 2012Last year, Ohio University could barely offer its students a shot at pursuing their creative business plans. A new Center for Entrepreneurship and six student organizations later, OU has become a major player in the nationwide movement.
Agenda focuses on potential renovations, conflict minerals
By Austin Stahl | Apr. 19, 2012In a day filled with discussion about Ohio University tuition costs, the Board of Trustees fielded presentations dealing with conflict minerals as well as university construction projects during Thursday’s resources meeting.
Money Matters
By Pamela Engel | Apr. 19, 2012Ohio University trustees recognized the necessity of another tuition increase during a committee meeting Thursday, but not without questioning when the pattern of hiking student costs would break.
Take Back the Night sheds light on campus sex crimes
By Kristin Salaky | Apr. 19, 2012Many women across the country avoid walking the streets after hours for fear of sexual assault and violence. So Thursday night, about 100 women in Athens took to the streets to “reclaim the night”
Officials convene with aim to protect OU land from fracking
By Laura Scheer | Apr. 19, 2012With the potential for hydraulic fracturing on Ohio University property looming, university officials are looking for permission to draft a precautionary lease that would protect land owned by OU.
Accused sex offender claims Miranda warning given improperly
By Marika Lee | Apr. 19, 2012A local man accused of producing and possessing child pornography is asking the federal court to dismiss evidence and his interrogation because of alleged Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights violations.
String Fling introduces new electric styles to musicians
By Anjelica Oswald | Apr. 18, 2012Rock music has woven its way into the once-classic orchestral style with electrified instruments to create a new symphonic rock sound.
FOX News CEO, OU alumnus returning to deliver May lecture
By Brian Vadakin | Apr. 18, 2012A national news channel will become a bit more local next month when Roger Ailes, CEO of FOX News, visits Ohio University.
Ceremony to recognize the rights of local victims
By Celia Tice | Apr. 18, 2012Local victims will receive flowers Monday during an annual ceremony to recognize their rights as a part of National Crime Victims Week.
Agency could help Athens catch deliquent taxpayers
By Joshua Jamerson | Apr. 18, 2012Pursuing what could either be a cash cow or a wild goose chase, Athens city officials are considering hiring a third-party tax collection agency to track down and collect unpaid taxes.
