NEWS BLOGS
Appeals fail to save 8 FACE office seekers
By Joe Fox | Apr. 26, 2011A committee of Ohio University Student Senate members upheld the Board of Elections’ decision to disqualify eight FACE party members.
College government conference to visit Athens for 2nd time
By Tristan Navera | Apr. 26, 2011The Ohio Student Government Association will be returning to Athens next month for its spring conference.
OU defeats competitors in RecycleMania
By Alex Felser | Apr. 26, 2011Ohio University is once again on top of the Mid-American Conference, but not for sports.
Report discloses earnings, gifts received by McDavis
By Wesley Lowery | Apr. 25, 2011Ohio University President Roderick McDavis earned about $3,000 in outside income and gifts in 2010, according to an earnings report he filed last week with the Ohio Ethics Commission.
Faculty Senate: Resolution discussed, request made to cut reduction targets
By Rebecca McKinsey | Apr. 25, 2011Ohio University’s Faculty Senate discussed the “sense of the senate” resolution at its meeting last night and expressed disapproval of the way the university presented the next fiscal year’s budget cut targets.
Fundraising exceeds expectations
Apr. 25, 2011Ohio University’s fundraising call center has hit its million-dollar mark about a month sooner than usual and expects to raise about $1.15 million before the end of the fiscal year.
Committee denies eight Student Senate candidate appeals
By Joe Fox | Apr. 25, 2011A committee of current Student Senate members refused to reverse the Board of Elections’ decision to disqualify eight FACE party members.
City Council: Council examines plant renovations
By Emily Bowman | Apr. 25, 2011Athens City Council members could initiate three improvements to the city’s current sewage system — which would update the treatment plant in preparation for the next 40 years.
Student Senate Elections: Ineligible students to appeal senatorial disqualifications
By Joe Fox | Apr. 25, 2011The presidential candidate for one Student Senate party said all nine disqualified members of his ticket will appeal the decision by tomorrow’s deadline.
City Council: Gambling cafes restricted
By Kelly Gifford | Apr. 25, 2011Although Athens is not home to any Internet cafés, a push by Ohio legislators to regulate gambling in these cafés prompted city officials to look into stricter guidelines.
County prosecutor abruptly resigns
By Marika Lee | Apr. 25, 2011The Athens County prosecutor announced yesterday he will resign from his position next month — leaving the office with more than a year remaining in his term.
Stephens steps down upon Ogles' request
By Wesley Lowery | Apr. 25, 2011For the fifth time since 2001, Ohio University is searching for a new chairman of the Department of African American Studies.
Simulation personifies poverty
By Jillian Fellows | Apr. 25, 2011Upon arriving at the Campus Involvement Center’s poverty simulation, students received a packet — inside the pouch was a new identification, residence, job, and a whole new life of poverty.
Block schedule revealed in Q2S transition outline
By Leah Fightmaster | Apr. 25, 2011Students who will be in school when Ohio University switches to semesters now have a better idea of how their school days will look.
Osteopathic clinic receives 'face-lift'
By Rebecca McKinsey | Apr. 24, 2011A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday marked the unveiling of a facility Ohio University officials are calling an “investment” in the future of medicine.
Food Funding
By Kelly Gifford | Apr. 24, 2011With more than 30 percent of Athens County residents living below the poverty level, many families and individuals are faced with a tight food budget — which is why one in six residents are on food stamps.
Officers nab wanted man at O'Bleness
By Alex Stuckey | Apr. 24, 2011A man with five warrants out for his arrest was spotted in Athens Saturday night and taken to jail.
Board of Trustees: OU raises $2.4 million more for capital campaign
By Pamela Engel | Apr. 24, 2011Ohio University has raised an additional $2.4 million for its Promise Lives campaign, bringing the campaign’s total to $233.4 million, according to a presentation at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting.
Board of Trustees: Officials nail down construction funding
By Pat Holmes | Apr. 24, 2011The Ohio University Board of Trustees passed two capital improvement resolutions — regarding plans to renovate university housing and handling deferred maintenance projects — at its full board meeting Friday.
