Themed day to offer Pirates of the Caribbean fun
By Brandon Carte | Feb. 21, 2012Ohio University students will have to drop anchor, grab some booty and shiver their timbers Wednesday.
NEWS BLOGS
Statehouse to consider shortening school year
By Kelly Gifford | Feb. 21, 2012A proposed bill that could change Ohio class time calculation has some Athens educators double-checking the state’s math and motive.
Graduate Student Senate seeks further housing options
By Holly Moody | Feb. 21, 2012Graduate students may be on track to finding a new place to rest after a hard day’s work.
Concern rises over inhumane dog killings
By Laura Scheer | Feb. 21, 2012Calling the current method of euthanasia in Athens County “cruel and heartless,” about 80 people gathered in Walter Hall Tuesday to discuss the local campaign to stop gassing dogs.
Study: racial diversity low throughout Ohio
By Marika Lee | Feb. 21, 2012Though a recent study gave Ohio’s metro cities unsatisfactory ratings in racial equality, local officials believe Athens is not worse off than other areas.
West 82 cheap drink special comes to an end
By Tim Tripp | Feb. 21, 2012This month, Ohio University students were able to buy a select variety of drinks on campus for next to nothing.
Bridges' final days spark search for replacement
By SARA JERDE | Feb. 21, 2012After working at Ohio University for more than three years, Brian Bridges’ last day is Wednesday — but the search for his replacement is just getting started.
Athens County poverty rate pushing high-school, college graduation rates down
By Marika Lee | Feb. 20, 2012Growing up, Kelli Schell’s father always emphasized the importance of education. But after a pregnancy forced her to drop out of Nelsonville-York High School in 2005, her plans to attend college were put on hold.
Housing head moving into new VP position
By Pamela Engel | Feb. 20, 2012The current head of Residential Housing will soon begin a newly created position aimed specifically at addressing the upkeep of Student Affairs buildings on campus.
Author kisses and tells on art of kissing
By Hannah Yang | Feb. 20, 2012Eight Ohio University students tangled tongues onstage as part of a kissing demonstration Monday.
OU-HCOM to showcase diversity
By Olivia Young, Sara Jerde | Feb. 20, 2012Wednesday, Ohio University students will highlight the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s diversity at “Multicultural Extravaganza.”
OU alumnus training others in practices of permaculture farms
By Sara Lowenstein | Feb. 20, 2012Having never farmed or tended a garden in his life, Weston Lombard decided to turn his life upside down by leaving his job filled with neckties and conference calls for a life of torn denim and digging holes.
Faculty Senate: Faculty OK waiving credit requirement for those just short
By Alex Felser | Feb. 20, 2012Monday night’s resolution-filled Faculty Senate meeting passed one edict that could save seniors both time and money, pending Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit’s signature.
Resolution-filled Faculty Senate meeting to address Q2S concerns
By Alex Felser | Feb. 19, 2012With a resolution-packed meeting, Monday evening’s Faculty Senate will be primarily focused around faculty concerns and the quarters-to-semesters conversion.
Graduate Student Senate to offer cash for research presentations
By Holly Moody | Feb. 19, 2012Graduate students could be seeing a little extra cash in their pockets for their research in the near future.
University to hold RCM forums
By Alex Felser | Feb. 19, 2012As Ohio University advances in its switch to Responsibility Centered Management, the provost’s office is sponsoring two open forums on the current budget model.
GSS to continue graduate housing discussion
By Holly Moody | Feb. 19, 2012Ohio University’s Graduate Student Senate will be discussing new developments in graduate student housing at Monday’s general body meeting.
BREAKING: Charges against Butchel Chief of Police's girlfriend dropped
By Alex Stuckey | Feb. 19, 2012The charges against Butchel Chief of Police's girlfriend — stemming from a controlled sale of prescription pills Feb. 15 — have been dismissed.
