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.
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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.
Student Senate: Chief justice resigns, treasurer reinstated during extensive student speakout
By Sophia Young | Feb. 24, 2022Students, including several former senators, criticized Senate’s diversity and operations.
Weekly Weather: Drying out to start the weekend, warm-up to come next week
By Sydney Walters | Feb. 24, 2022Your Athens weather for the weekend and a look into next week.
OU student Rhyan Goodman discusses his decision to run for Ohio state representative
By Sophia Young | Feb. 21, 2022The sophomore student is challenging incumbent Jay Edwards for the Ohio 94th District seat.
Student Senate treasurer removed from position in vote of no confidence
By Molly Wilson and Ryan Maxin | Feb. 17, 2022It is currently unclear if Student Senate Treasurer Simar Kalkat will try to appeal her removal.
