NEWS BLOGS
University ends search, names new housing director
By Brian Vadakin | May 8, 2012The hefty list of Ohio University’s administrative searches became a little shorter Tuesday when Student Affairs announced a new executive director of Residential Housing.
Bobcats in Athens aims to acquaint students with area
By Colette Whitney | May 8, 2012The Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau has introduced a program to encourage Ohio University students to explore the area’s attractions that extend beyond campus.
OU absent from Princeton Review's list of nation's 300 best professors
By Brian Vadakin | May 8, 2012Ohio University administrators are ambivalent about the school’s absence from the Princeton Review’s latest list, this one profiling the nation’s best professors.
'Post' selects new editor-in-chief
By Brian Vadakin | May 8, 2012The Post’s publishing board appointed current campus staff editor Pat Holmes to be the editor-in-chief of the newspaper for the 2012–2013 school year.
Take on "Call Me Maybe" among videos released by REACH, yOU tickets this week
By SARA JERDE | May 8, 2012Some Student Senate members impersonated Justin Bieber and Ashley Tisdale Tuesday night.
Allotment of funds to city, county to be re-evaluated
By Joshua Jamerson | May 8, 2012Athens City Council is discussing a possible solution to a misappropriation of funds received from lodging taxes.
Graduate Student Senate: PROUD party makes late change on ticket, switches president
By Holly Moody | May 8, 2012Graduate Student Senate presidential candidate Molly Yanity has announced she will no longer be running in next week’s election.
Proposed sick-days policy could cost county $100,000 if passed
By Lucas Daprile | May 7, 2012Concerns regarding a proposed county engineer’s policy that could cost about $100,000 lingered during the relatively brief Athens County Commissioners meeting Tuesday.
OU strives for sustainability with emission-reduction plan
By Austin Stahl | May 7, 2012By 2075, Ohio University aims to be emission-free.
Farmers to build "sanctuary"
By Allan Smith | May 7, 2012The Hockhocking Adena Bikeway will soon have a new attraction at the 5.5-mile marker, as a new chapel being built by Good Earth Farms broke ground on Saturday.
Moms bring support for gay marriage campaign
By Stefan Malmsten | May 6, 2012For Freedom to Marry Ohio’s “Court the Vote” campaign and its volunteers, the influx of moms Saturday meant a significant bevy of potential supporters.
Crowds swarm for multitude of OU activities offered for visiting moms
By Stefan Malmsten | May 6, 2012From bonding over brunch to meeting at the market, attending sporting events and taking shots at bars, Ohio University students had plenty to do with their mothers during Moms Weekend.
Glouster man could face life in prison after victim dies
By Marika Lee | May 6, 2012A Glouster man had his first appearance in court Monday on a new charge of murder after his alleged victim of felonious assault died in Columbus Friday.
74-year-old Amesville woman drowns trying to escape Friday night flood
By Rebecca McKinsey | May 6, 2012An Amesville-area woman drowned after her husband’s truck stalled in high water Friday night.
Keeping OU from toppling to the ground
By Pamela Engel | May 6, 2012Long-term insufficient funding from state capital bills coupled with a massive construction boom in the 1960s left Ohio University with a staggering deferred maintenance backlog that it is now struggling to address.
Costs rise; timeline extended for housing plan
By SARA JERDE | May 6, 2012Ohio University’s Housing Master Plan deadline might be extended and costs might be rising, but the outcome will still be 8,000 beds.
