FACE platform changes following 1st debate
By Joe Fox | May 9, 2011With just nine days left in Student Senate campaigns, FACE presidential candidate Matthew Wallace is backing away from one of his platform’s major points.
NEWS BLOGS
Scripps College dean latest in line of OU departures
By Pamela Engel | May 9, 2011For the fourth time in a month, an Ohio University dean has announced his resignation.
FACE tactics under debate
By Joe Fox | May 9, 2011RSVP is waiting for a ruling on complaints it brought to the Student Senate Board of Elections about its opponent’s campaign strategies.
Information officer seeks new position
By Rebecca McKinsey | May 9, 2011Following the recent resignation announcements of four Ohio University deans, yet another top administrator is seeking a position elsewhere.
Fests lead to more than 150 arrests
By Marika Lee, Rachel Snively | May 9, 2011Law enforcement officials stayed busy this past weekend, as 60 Ohio University students were arrested at the two street festivals.
Graduate Student Senate Elections: Contenders debate platform goals
By Olivia Arbogast | May 9, 2011Although budget concerns are in both party platforms for Ohio University’s Graduate Student Senate elections, the main focus of each party differs.
OU Chief Information Officer named finalist for Florida position
By Rebecca McKinsey | May 8, 2011Following the announcement that Ohio University will lose three deans, another employee is looking at a position elsewhere.
Autotech celebrates grand reopening after fall storms
By Rachel Snively | May 8, 2011As students celebrated spring festivities on Palmer Street, another kind of celebration was occurring on the other side of Athens for a business wiped out by the September tornado.
Roofing company denies claims about underpaying
By Marika Lee | May 8, 2011A roofing company contracted by Ohio University filed a response denying they underpaid workers while renovating two dorm halls.
Athens man charged in auto attack
By Marika Lee | May 8, 2011An Athens man was charged with felonious assault after allegedly hitting another man with his car Thursday.
Rain plays down Palmer Place Fest
By Emily Bowman | May 8, 2011A rainy Palmer Place Fest remained relatively calm Friday, despite 49 arrests made throughout the evening by Athens Police and Liquor Control.
Hallowell exits amid allegations
By Marika Lee | May 8, 2011The head of the Athens County Narcotics Enforcement Team resigned from his position Friday after pleading not guilty to eight felony counts last month.
Daylong rowing effort raises money for breast cancer research
By Rebecca McKinsey | May 8, 2011One Ohio University student finished his Saturday with blisters on his hands, cramps in his legs and 5,000 calories burned — but he says it was all worth it.
International grad students transition
By Kaitrin McCoy | May 8, 2011After about three years living in Athens and studying at Ohio University, Monica Gontovnik, a Colombian native working on her doctorate in interdisciplinary arts, is ready to return home.
College of Arts and Sciences names interim dean
By Rebecca McKinsey | May 8, 2011Ohio University’s College of Arts and Sciences announced Professor Howard Dewald as its interim dean upon the departure of current dean Ben Ogles.
Calmerfest
By Kelly Gifford, Wesley Lowery | May 8, 2011Despite more than 100 arrests and rain showers scattered throughout the day, partygoers considered Palmerfest a success.
BPC recommends increase in branch campus tuitions
By Pamela Engel | May 8, 2011Ohio University’s regional campuses could increase tuition by 1.5 percent next school year, which would bring in an additional $700,000 in revenue from the five branches.
More than 100 arrested at 'uneventful' Palmerfest
By Wesley Lowery | May 7, 2011Athens Police debuted stadium lighting, video cameras and heavy foot patrols in order to control the crowd at yesterday’s Palmerfest.
CAUGHT IN THE WEB
By Rebecca McKinsey | May 5, 2011As Athens’ most notorious fest approaches, several Ohio University deans decided to pass on a clear recommendation to students: Don’t attend the fests.
Drainpipe problem closes South Shafer Street
By Tristan Navera | May 5, 2011A sinkhole that recently formed near The Convo was caused by a leaking drainpipe, leaving South Shafer Street now closed for at least a week.
