Law director announces he will seek appointment as county prosecutor
By Alex Stuckey | Apr. 28, 2011
NEWS BLOGS
Lowery named Post's editor-in-chief
By Tristan Navera | Apr. 28, 2011The Post publishing board has selected junior Wesley Lowery as the next editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
Event to collect hazardous waste
By Rachel Snively | Apr. 28, 2011The city and township of Athens are dishing out more than $3,000 to help residents dispose of their hazardous waste tomorrow.
College decides to cut MBA progam
By Alex Westerh | Apr. 27, 2011After the Ohio University College of Business master’s students graduate this July, the full-time program will officially shut down.
Student Senate: RSVP candidates await decisions on 2 appeals
By Joe Fox | Apr. 27, 2011The two ineligible Student Senate candidates from the RSVP party who are contesting their disqualifications will not find out until later this week whether or not they will return to the ballot.
Not all senators ready to get on bus fee
By Joe Fox | Apr. 27, 2011A plan by the mayor’s transportation committee for an added student fee to support improved public transportation in Athens met cautious support during last night’s Ohio University Student Senate meeting.
Sinkhole opens in Convo parking lot
By Tristan Navera | Apr. 27, 2011A parking lot near The Convo has a new landmark.
Summer registration delayed again
By Caitlin Bowling | Apr. 27, 2011Ohio University students hoping to register for summer classes must wait at least one more day.
Ohio House releases alternative state budget
By Caitlin Bowling | Apr. 27, 2011This story has been changed from its original version. House Bill 153 would eliminate the faculty workload clause, not uphold it.
Python nabbed by school
By Marika Lee | Apr. 27, 2011A 4-foot Burmese python found within the vicinity of an elementary school led to a Coolville woman’s arrest yesterday.
Extra days avert 'calamity' in classroom
By Ryan Clark | Apr. 27, 2011Athens area students will see summer a few days sooner after Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed two extra calamity days into the school year.
Website shutdown halts class sign-up
By Alex Felser | Apr. 27, 2011Ohio University shut down several of its online services yesterday, leaving students unable to register for summer classes until tomorrow at the earliest.
Visting professor analyzes Middle East conflicts, other regional problems
By Alex Felser | Apr. 27, 2011Israel and Palestine were on the agenda last night in Bentley Hall, when professor Marc Scarcelli gave his analysis on the ongoing conflicts in the beleaguered area.
Former student takes plea agreement to serve 2 years
By Marika Lee | Apr. 26, 2011A former Ohio University student was sentenced to two years in prison after taking a plea agreement last week.
City police chief proposes noise law compromise
By Joe Fox, Marika Lee | Apr. 26, 2011A compromise between an Ohio University Student Senate group and Athens Police could lead to possible changes to the city’s noise ordinance.
Kasich to bring bill to Ohio
By Pamela Engel | Apr. 26, 2011The senator and state representative for Athens’ district are split about a bill that would bring the controversial Teach for America program to Ohio.
Petition seeks signatures for citizen's vote on SB5
By Pat Holmes | Apr. 26, 2011After Senate Bill 5 was signed into law last month, many unions and interest groups sought to put the law to a citizen’s vote in the November elections.
Prosecuted man's sanity re-evaluated 4 years after father's deadly stabbing
By Alex Stuckey | Apr. 26, 2011After a former Ohio University graduate student was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2007 murder of his father, he was sent to a Columbus mental facility in the name of public safety.
