Amid tough economic times, there is no doubt that cuts are being made around town. Whether cuts to funding head-lice prevention are resulting in an increase in cases of the parasitic bug, however, is up for debate.
With tight budgets and seemingly endless need, nonprofit organizations are always seeking additional volunteers—a void an upcoming symposium aims to help fill.
A group of local residents and area officials met as part of the Athens County Strategic Advisory Committee on Hydraulic Fracturing to discuss issues regarding the potential advent of “fracking” to Athens County.
This Saturday a group will walk three miles to raise money to fight for those who no longer can.
In a Faculty Senate meeting where discussion among senators and top Ohio University administrators ran the gamut — from athletics spending to parental leave — a recent university investment was the main focus.
A local environmental activist pleaded not guilty to one count of burglary Monday, a charge he calls a “hideous violation of my rights.”
After nearly a month of Alden Library reaching its Wi-Fi capacity, Ohio University has finalized plans to implement a new wireless Internet system.
With the expansion of a local graphic-design center, Athens and Ohio University could see new opportunities for design talent.
A picture is worth a thousand words. At least, that’s the presumption being made by an anti-abortion group that will demonstrate on campus Tuesday with graphic photos of prenatal and aborted fetuses.
As most slip on spring shorts and skirts, a group of local green thumbs don leather gloves and soil as they toil to bring Athens’ flora to fruition.
A nationally renowned advocate for education reform presented to local educators Monday, promoting a collaborative power structure in lieu of the current top-down system.
The Athens Band Boosters will be parking cars at the Athens Middle School, 55 W. State Street, during High Fest on Friday, April 20th starting at 3:30 pm and on Saturday, April 21st starting at 10:30 am.
Monday night’s hour-and-a-half-long council meeting featured a Student Senate presentation about the controversial Bobcat Lane and closed with an executive session about the city’s possible takeover of a former gas station on Columbus Road.
In addition to the bi-weekly stipend distribution that will take effect next year, graduate students could also be seeing a 2.5 percent increase in their stipends.
Weeks after Mark Mathews was fired from his position as an Ohio University Police Department captain, he is still fighting to get his job back.
More than 150 Ohio University students and faculty members chose to soak in the AC at Baker University Theatre Friday afternoon rather than absorbing the sun’s rays as they absorbed a saga of journalism and scandal.
Local environmental activist Chad Kister was arrested Sunday on burglary charges after allegedly forcibly entering a tenant’s residence.
An assortment of fitted hats and graphic tees hang among pierced and tattooed mannequins in the front window of Art Apocalypse, signifying the new tenant of the Union Street tattoo parlor.
After the three-year presidency of Tracy Kelly, Ohio University’s Graduate Student Senate is set to receive an executive facelift without switching its controlling party.
Tonight’s the night. Athens City Council is expected to make a decision about accepting an abandoned gas station and to hear arguments from Student Senate for opening the controversial Bobcat Lane.
Solutions by The State News