Students bare all for worthy cause
By Hannah Yang | Feb. 12, 2012Ohio University students stripped down to their skivvies and ran down Court Street through the snow and ice Saturday.
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Teams take a leap for charity
By Taylor LaPuma | Feb. 12, 2012Ohio University students plunged into Lake Snowden Saturday in support of a cause boasting the slogan “Freezin’ for a Reason.”
Ghanaian surgeon honored as 'African Hero'
By Pamela Engel | Feb. 12, 2012African drums sounded and people cheered as Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, a surgeon from Ghana, accepted the African Heroes award Sunday night.
Campus Shift offers student alternative textbook-rental system
By SARA JERDE | Feb. 12, 2012Although snow lingers on the ground, many Ohio University students already have their minds focused on fest season.
Local florists see spike in sales, deliveries during Valentine's Day season
By Sarah Grothjan | Feb. 12, 2012Couples rushing to place last-minute Valentine’s Day deliveries aren’t the only ones sweating the pressure of the holiday.
Women found with 14 grams of heroin in body cavity
By Rebecca McKinsey | Feb. 12, 2012A Nelsonville resident was arrested for heroin possession Friday.
Houston memorialized at Grammys
By Joshua Jamerson | Feb. 12, 2012On the eve of the Grammys, word of pop superstar Whitney Houston’s death shocked the industry and led to an outpouring of grief across social-media platforms.
Department deficiencies foster fire hazards in Athens businesses
By Kelly Gifford, Marika Lee | Feb. 9, 2012Kelly Gifford
Companies clash with multiple law suits
By Kelly Gifford | Feb. 9, 2012Five days after Cunningham Energy filed a lawsuit against its research company in West Virginia, the company filed a suit of its own against Cunningham in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas.
Cash-saving enterprise plan must wait for bill
By Pamela Engel | Feb. 9, 2012A plan that could relieve Ohio’s public universities from some costly mandates has yet to make its way to the state legislature.
A place to grow
By Stefan Malmsten | Feb. 9, 2012Editor’s Note: This is the fifth and final story in a five-part philanthropic series profiling nonprofit organizations in Athens County.
Bobcat sightings increase
By Lucas Daprile | Feb. 9, 2012For nearly 100 years, the Rufus that runs around at football games was one of the few bobcats in Ohio.
OU African Student Union honors Ghanaian with African Hero's Night award
By Jillian Fellows | Feb. 8, 2012Dr. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng touched down at the Columbus airport Thursday after a long flight.
'Seduce Me' speakers highlight dangerous allure of hypersexed media
By Hannah Yang | Feb. 8, 2012A provocatively named event sought to crumble down the barriers inherent in discussions about sex and pornography among students at Ohio University.
Icy plunge to benefit Special Olympics
By Brian Vadakin | Feb. 8, 2012The weather may have been unseasonably warm in Athens lately, but some will still freeze this Saturday when they jump into the icy waters of Lake Snowden.
Student Senate: University officials encourage continued participation in 'Battle of the Greens'
By Kali Borovic | Feb. 8, 2012With a blood drive battle between Ohio University students halfway finished, Ohio University officials are looking to rally more students to go under the needle.
Student Senate: Kegfly founder returns with new way for students to save on textbooks
By Brian Vadakin | Feb. 8, 2012One of the creators of Kegfly is back with a new way for students to save money on textbooks and is hoping for Ohio University Student Senate’s endorsement.
'Post' reporter takes on flavored oxygen hits
By Brian Vadakin | Feb. 8, 2012Sticking a tube up your nose and breathing oxygen out of a Erlenmeyer flask may not be what most Ohio University students had in mind between classes today, but when I saw the Oxygen Bar table on the second floor of Baker University Center, I couldn’t pass it up.
Local activist suing sheriff for allegedly violating his rights
By Lucas Daprile | Feb. 8, 2012Environmental activist Chad Kister filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly — and several other entities — for a violation of his First and Fourth Amendment rights.
