University denies responsibility for meningitis death
By Marika Lee | Mar. 8, 2011Ohio University issued a response to a negligence complaint filed by the father of a student who died last year.
NEWS BLOGS
Vice President for Student Affairs vetoes fest fee proposals
By Wesley Lowery | Mar. 8, 2011Vice President for Student Affairs Kent Smith has shot down a proposal that would charge Ohio University students living on campus $30 per guest during spring fest weekends.
GRID Lab offers extra resources to students
By Alex Felser | Mar. 8, 2011Ohio University’s Game Research and Immersive Design Lab (GRID) is unknown to most, except for its 325 registered users.
OU settles with professor
By Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 7, 2011Ohio University will pay a little more than $150,000 to one of its engineering professors as part of a settlement, according to court documents.
Buyout meetings scheduled to inform employees
By Wesley Lowery | Mar. 7, 2011As of yesterday, 111 Ohio University employees have signed up to meet with Human Resources staff to talk about their early retirement and buyout options.
City Council: City Council condemns SB5
By Emily Bowman | Mar. 7, 2011Athens City Council members voiced their disagreement with Senate Bill 5 and voted in favor of a resolution opposing the bill at last night’s council meeting.
Man arrested with 158 balloons of heroin inside jail
Mar. 7, 2011A Logan man currently detained in the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail was found to be in possession of heroin over the weekend.
Empty frat house put on the market
By Tristan Navera | Mar. 7, 2011One year after being kicked off campus, Delta Tau Delta’s fraternity house has gone up for sale, negating previous indications that the national chapter would keep the house for future use.
State of the State Live Blog
By Pamela Engel, Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 7, 2011State of the State live blog
Graduate Student Senate: Resolution passes to provide free and anonymous HIV testing
By Olivia Arbogast | Mar. 7, 2011At their last meeting of the quarter, Graduate Student Senate took the next step with the health care recommendations they submitted to Ohio University officials a few weeks ago.
OU library 'micro' manages archives
By Caitlin Bowling | Mar. 7, 2011Editor’s Note: This is part two of a five-part series about Vernon R. Alden Library.
Police chief slams proposed noise law
By Joe Fox | Mar. 7, 2011Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle called a Student Senate-sponsored noise ordinance amendment a “knee-jerk reaction to erroneous assumptions,” in a statement released yesterday afternoon.
Programs keep track of elderly
By Kelly Gifford | Mar. 6, 2011Attempting to avoid incidences like the January disappearance of Denzle Stanley, an 84-year-old Albany resident, the Athens County Sheriff’s Office and the Area Agency on Aging are promoting their programs Take Me Home and Project Lifesaver.
OU sees application numbers decrease
By Alex Westerh | Mar. 6, 2011The number of incoming freshman applications declined slightly this year compared to last year, when applications decreased by about 5 percent.
Outage affects East State Street
By Ryan Dunn | Mar. 6, 2011A five-hour power outage affected 289 Athens County residents Saturday evening, including several businesses on East State Street.
O'Bleness announces new CEO
By Wesley Lowery | Mar. 6, 2011O'Bleness Memorial Hospital will have a new man at the helm starting next month.
A look at the books: Archaic cards shredded
By Kristina Hauptmann | Mar. 6, 2011Editor’s Note: This is part one of a five-part series about Vernon R. Alden Library.
Protesting 'profit': Faculty, students, residents voice opposition to budget cuts, Ohio Senate Bill 5
By Caitlin Bowling, Pamela Engel | Mar. 6, 2011While prospective students toured campus Friday, current Ohio University students, employees and Athens residents congregated in Scripps Amphitheater to protest budget cuts and Ohio Senate Bill 5.
