Postponing the Pain
By Pamela Engel | Jan. 26, 2012The 10 Ohio University buildings with the largest deferred-maintenance backlog each require more than $10 million of work to be properly restored.
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New eatery: dine to the nines
By Sara Lowenstein | Jan. 26, 2012With the kitchen in full view, a menu without prices and limited seating, Nine Tables is not your typical restaurant — and the Athens family who opened it likes it that way.
OU-HCOM lets students try on scrubs
By SARA JERDE | Jan. 26, 2012On Saturday, any Ohio University undergraduate can be a medical student.
Ohio Board Meeting Draws Chauncey Parents
By XANDER ZELLNER | Jan. 26, 2012Last night’s Athens City School Board meeting – originally intended to reveal the
Waste injection worries residents
By Kelly Gifford | Jan. 26, 2012Matt Starline spends his days tending to crops and livestock on his 50-acre organic farm in Rome Township — but two injection wells that could pollute his only water supply sit just beyond the borders of his property.
Ohio University student reports attempted aggravated robbery
By Joshua Jamerson | Jan. 25, 2012A male Ohio University student has reported an attempted aggravated robbery.
Obama reaching out for the college vote
By Lucas Daprile | Jan. 25, 2012Months before the election that will determine whether he will spend another four years in the White House, President Barack Obama is reaching out to the same audience that helped him win the 2008 election — college students.
Student Senate hears car-sharing program proposal
By SARA JERDE | Jan. 25, 2012Ohio University officials might roll out a new way for students to drive next year.
Alleged bank robber, possibly armed, seen near OU campus
By Alex Stuckey | Jan. 25, 2012A man wanted in connection with a Wednesday bank robbery in Carroll, Ohio was seen near campus — and area law enforcement are searching for the possibly armed fugitive.
Q2S switch on schedule even as forms stack up
By Alex Felser | Jan. 25, 2012Although the wheels have been set in motion for Ohio University’s quarters-to-semesters switch, only a fraction of students have formally planned their transitions.
Taxi takers might be dialing wrong number
By Joshua Jamerson | Jan. 25, 2012An unadvertised phone number — and allegations surrounding it — are creating acrimony between two of Athens’ three cab companies.
Biology professor to shell out details about island, turtle conservation
By Brandon Carte | Jan. 25, 2012Last year, about 150 Olive Ridley turtles became trapped in a net and died on Kothapeta beach in India.
Hocking College requires followup for three accreditation criteria
By Pamela Engel | Jan. 25, 2012Hocking College will see a second visit from the school’s accrediting body this year because the college did not fully meet all criteria the first time around.
Student Senate: Right of student trustees to cast ballot remains uncertain
By Taylor LaPuma | Jan. 25, 2012After being presented with information regarding student trustee voting rights, Ohio University’s Student Senate members are still uncertain which way their resolution on the topic will sway.
Dorm drinking drives underage citations
By Alex Stuckey | Jan. 24, 2012Editor’s Note: This is the final day of a three-day front-page series examining underage drinking in Athens and at Ohio University. To protect identities, some sources are first-name only.
Professor hopes to draw attention to under-the-radar students
By Brandon Carte | Jan. 24, 2012An Ohio University professor will speak to a specific student group Thursday — one that grow up in a household that speaks a language other than English.
Graduate Student Senate to allocate funds for honorarium
By Holly Moody | Jan. 24, 2012Ohio University’s Graduate Student Senate came to a resolution at Monday night’s meeting to allocate funding to the History Graduate Student Association for its 7th National History conference.
Falling unemployment rate belies Athens' poverty problem
By Will Drabold | Jan. 24, 2012At 29 years old, Roshayl Burchfield saw her life differently. She was enrolled in school and married with two kids, but her husband’s cancer diagnosis sent them into a tailspin toward poverty.
Underage students face probation and more for alcohol-related referrals
By Alex Stuckey | Jan. 24, 2012On a cool September night, a girl walked down Union Street, struggling with two cases of beer. Nick, making his way back to Jefferson Hall on East Green, decided to be a gentleman and help her.
International Center to hold global meet and greet
By Holly Moody | Jan. 24, 2012Ohio University students don’t have to look to Facebook and Twitter to chat with people from around the world.
