Local crime rates increase as weather gets warmer
By Kendall Wright | Mar. 15, 2022In Athens, the most active months for crime are March, April, September and October.
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'What Happens on Court Stays on Court': Previewing fest season
By Hannah Campbell and Tate Raub | Mar. 15, 2022A look ahead into fest season.
OU’s weekly asymptomatic COVID-19 testing requirement to end Monday
By Ryan Maxin | Mar. 15, 2022The university cited low infection rates and high vaccination rates as reasons for the requirement’s end.
OU Student Senate treasurer resigns
By Molly Wilson | Mar. 14, 2022Simar Kalkat, former treasurer of Senate, was removed from and later reinstated to her position in February.
OU students discuss COVID-19 vaccine exemption process
By Alex Imwalle | Mar. 13, 2022OU’s exempted individuals make up around 8.5% of the Athens student and staff population.
Student Senate: Students express grievances at town hall
By Donovan Hunt | Mar. 5, 2022Students discussed discrimination on campus and fears about COVID-19.
How the Russia-Ukraine conflict may affect Athens gas prices
By Kendall Wright | Mar. 4, 2022Gas prices may hit Athens a little harder than metropolitan areas like Columbus.
How new masking guidelines will affect Athens
By Taylor Burnette | Mar. 3, 2022Ohio University altered its mask rules and Athens City Council let its mask ordinance expire.
Russia-Ukraine conflict catches attention of OU students, faculty, staff
By Anna Millar | Mar. 3, 2022“There's not a quick answer to this. We can't wish it away, and despite the efforts both of Republicans and Democrats to make this into a partisan issue, it's not. It's a Russian issue,” Steven Miner, a history professor specializing in Russian studies, said.
Students crowd Athens bars to participate in Green Beer Day
By Maya Morita and Addie Hedges | Mar. 3, 2022Following previous years’ COVID-19 limitations, students made the most of Athens’ Green Beer Day traditions.
OU’s newly awarded R1 Classification brings national attention to university research projects
By Madalyn Blair | Mar. 2, 2022OU joins 141 other institutions with the distinction.
OU announces next University College dean
By Emma Skidmore | Mar. 2, 2022David Nguyen will assume the position June 15.
OU-AAUP sees progress in extending instructional faculty contracts after ‘Ask Day’
By Paige Fisher | Mar. 1, 2022“I lost a lot of my colleagues in May of 2020. May 15th, 2020 is a day I don't think I'll ever forget, in my career and in my life. I think it's gonna take a long time for us to recover from something like that.”
Rape reported from OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital
By Ryan Maxin | Mar. 1, 2022A rape kit was collected from an anonymous survivor.
Referrals and resignations: An explainer of recent Student Senate events
By Molly Wilson , Ryan Maxin and Sophia Young | Mar. 1, 2022To date, six members of Senate have resigned following Kalkat’s removal being voided.
OU history, political science departments, Contemporary History Institute host panel to discuss Ukraine-Russia conflict
By Payton Daugherty | Mar. 1, 2022The panelists discussed their predictions for the future of the conflict.
Student Senate director of public relations resigns
By Molly Wilson | Mar. 1, 2022Emily Ertle is the sixth member of Senate to resign since Feb. 23.
Fifth member of Student Senate resigns within a week
By Molly Wilson | Feb. 26, 2022Chandler Jent, vice commissioner of operations for the Senate Appropriations Commission, cited Senate’s “toxic” environment in his resignation letter.
Ryan Maxin named next editor-in-chief of The Post
By Sophia Young | Feb. 25, 2022Maxin plans to expand outreach and diversity of The Post.
Tranquil VR experience shows potential for frontline-worker stress reduction
By Donovan Hunt | Feb. 24, 2022Researchers out of OU found a significant difference in stress levels after a three-minute VR viewing experience.
