Leadership panel emphasizes integrity, public service and family life
By Brian Vadakin | Sep. 29, 2011Former Senator George Voinovich urged students to consider the importance of integrity in public service at a panel discussion today.
NEWS BLOGS
New duds store kicks dream into gear for a few Bobcats
By Sara Lowenstein | Sep. 29, 2011Athens is now home to Campus Kicks, a student- and alumni-run business that sells wholesale fitted and snapback caps, shoes, apparel and other accessories to students.
Public figures stress importance of student voting
By Marika Lee | Sep. 29, 2011During his on-campus speech earlier this week, the Rev. Jesse Jackson encouraged students to use their voting power to influence where they live.
OU expects search firms to speed up dean hires
By Alex Felser | Sep. 29, 2011Ohio University has invested almost $180,000 to find replacements for three deans who left last year.
Athens man arrested after attempting to rob gas station
By Ryan Clark | Sep. 29, 2011Athens police arrested a 25-year-old man after he allegedly robbed a gas station at knife-point early Friday morning.
Zanesville course to offer memory tips
By Olivia Hupp | Sep. 29, 2011One professor will seek to provide solutions this weekend to students tired of cramming for exams and scouring notes time and time again.
Study-abroad options broadening
By Sabrina Fawley | Sep. 29, 2011Students who were concerned that Peru and Thailand were missing from Ohio University’s study-abroad list will be able to participate in programs in those countries starting this fall.
Safety Off?
By Will Hoffman | Sep. 29, 2011With 1,389 concealed-carry licenses issued since 2004, Athens County is no stranger to the Second Amendment.
Court rejects former OU student's appeal for new trial
By Marika Lee | Sep. 29, 2011A former Ohio University student could spend three years in prison after an appeals court denied his case yesterday.
Voinovich to attend dedication ceremony, panel
By Brian Vadakin | Sep. 29, 2011Former U.S. Senator George Voinovich’s donation of his senatorial files will be commemorated Saturday with a dedication ceremony for a new part of Alden Library: the George V. Voinovich Seminar Room.
Group secures sufficient signatures to place House Bill 194 on hold
By Ian Ording | Sep. 29, 2011House Bill 194, which would have reduced the window of time for early and absentee voting, will not affect this election cycle as originally planned.
Parents weekend events to exhibit slice of OU life
By Sabrina Fawley | Sep. 29, 2011For students around Ohio University’s campus, Parents Weekend means one important thing: time to clean.
OU students: Senate should decide where it stands on SB 5
By Taylor LaPuma | Sep. 28, 2011More than 50 students and city officials marched last night brandishing signs, stickers and T-shirts pleading with Ohio University Student Senate members to take a stance on Senate Bill 5.
Athens to use grant to fix housing
By Ryan Clark | Sep. 28, 2011The city of Athens will receive more than half a million dollars to improve low-income housing as a part of an Ohio Department of Development grant to improve more than 70 eligible communities statewide.
South's sidewalk shutdown
By Emily Sun | Sep. 28, 2011Students in eight South Green residence halls have learned that their familiar treks to and from class will be altered in the foreseeable future.
Web schools draw cash away from local district
By Will Drabold | Sep. 28, 2011Even though Athens City Schools received an “excellent” rating from the state during the 2010–11 academic year, about 80 students living within the district are expected to enroll in online charter schools this year, taking almost $400,000 in state money with them.
International student asks Student Senate to recognize democracy with vote
By Taylor LaPuma | Sep. 28, 2011Amidst the protests at last night’s Ohio University Student Senate meeting, one international student stepped in to speak his mind.
Court denies re-trial for former OU student
By Marika Lee | Sep. 28, 2011A former Ohio University student could spend three years in prison, after an appeal court denied his case yesterday.
Speaker: 'Yes' on Issue 2 will do more harm than good
By Brady Bissell | Sep. 27, 2011With the future of unionization resting on the shoulders of Issue 2, about 40 residents and students got a chance to hear how attempts to destroy unionization could potentially destroy the middle class yesterday.
