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.
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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
OU-HCOM buys land for Dublin branch
By SARA JERDE | July 17, 2012Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine purchased the land last week that will become its Dublin regional extension branch.
OU to require wireless device registration
By Holly Moody | July 17, 2012For some, wired and wireless network connections must be registered with OU’s Office of Information Technology on Thursday.
OU-HCOM appoints new dean
By SARA JERDE | July 17, 2012Ohio University has appointed Kenneth Johnson as the new dean of its Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Board of Trustees appoints new member
By SARA JERDE | July 17, 2012Ohio University’s Board of Trustees has appointed another member to its board.
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.
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.
City Council approves $100,000 lighting improvements
By Joshua Jamerson | July 16, 2012Athens City Council members focused Monday night’s meeting on city projects, including accepting energy improvement project for city buildings that will cost more than $100,000.
University to reduce power use
By SARA JERDE | July 16, 2012Ohio University will be reducing its electricity Tuesday night because of a state of electrical emergency in southeast Ohio.
Switch to semesters could mean less money spent on buying, renting textbooks
By Alex Felser | July 15, 2012Trekking to Court Street to buy textbooks can be one of the only dreadful trips Uptown for the year, but many students this year may find themselves a little happier with the size of their wallets than in the past.
Learning Communities, time management help college transition
By Betty Laudermilt | July 15, 2012College is a nest where students become accustomed to their daily routine, and many have difficulty at first learning to fly away on their own.
Baker University Center serves as hotspot for student activity, offers variety of resources
By Taylor LaPuma | July 15, 2012After just one day on campus, most will realize that Baker University Center quickly becomes a student’s best friend.
On-campus obstacles are easy to overcome
By Hannah Yang | July 15, 2012Although incoming students already know where they will be living, preparing for class isn’t always the only challenge that awaits them when they arrive in the fall. Living among their peers can be a whole new task.
