Ohio University students brave cold weather, cold showers
By EMILY BOHATCH | Jan. 14, 2016Ohio students living in Jefferson, Washington, Bryan and Voigt Halls returned to a dorms without hot water.
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Ohio University alumnus, top donor dies at 93
Jan. 14, 2016Ohio University alumnus Wilfred Konneker died at the age of 93 last week.
Ohio University is a national winner of the 2015 GameDay Recycling Challenge
Jan. 14, 2016Ohio University placed first in diversion rate and ninth in total recycling.
Ohio University Student Senate commissioners provide updates on cultural competency classes, Bobcat Student Orientation
By Maygan Beeler | Jan. 13, 2016Ohio University Student Senate spent the first meeting of the semester discussing updates on commission initiatives like cultural competency classes and a possible increase in SAC and uFUND funding caps.
Flu rates down in Athens so far this season
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 13, 2016The Athens City-Council Health Department is unaware of any flu-related hospitalizations so far this season.
OU-HCOM will use research to encourage more primary care doctors to work in Appalachia
By Maygan Beeler | Jan. 13, 2016The Central Appalachian Consortium of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, including HCOM, will examine local Appalachian communities to determine the number of practicing primary care physicians and identify health disparities in the region.
Texts.com introduces a new way for students to buy and sell books on Ohio University's campus
Jan. 13, 2016Student Senate works with Texts.com to make textbooks cheaper for students.
Some students find mold in dorm rooms, residence halls
Jan. 13, 2016Pete Trentacoste, the executive director of Housing and Residence Life, is currently unaware of a significant mold problem in residence halls.
OU's Alpha Phi Omega chapter help Give Kids The World while volunteering during break
By Kyra Cobb | Jan. 12, 2016Students from the OU Alpha Phi Omega chapter spent a week in Florida volunteering at Give Kids The World, a 79-acre “storybook” resort, where children who have life-threatening illnesses and their families can stay at no cost to them and experience a fantasy vacation.
Some Ohio University students can't escape the frigid weather due to drafty dorms
By Lauren Fisher | Jan. 12, 2016Residents in Dougan House complain of scarce heat, aggravated by mold issues.
Ohio University Student Senate to start semester off with an internally focused meeting
Jan. 12, 2016The body will hear presentations from BobcaThon and Bobcat Student Orientation.
Ohio University may have a $25,800 loss from Camellia Bowl expenses
By Taylor Maple | Jan. 12, 2016OU is budgeted to have a loss of about $25,800 in expenses from the Camellia Bowl.
Senate meets SOS campaign goals, plans cultural competency courses
By Maygan Beeler | Jan. 11, 2016Ohio University Student Senate has completed more than half of the goals set by SOS last senate election season.
Research Funding: National law increases Ohio University Pell grant funding
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 10, 2016The new law increases the maximum full-time Pell grant for an OU student to $5,845.
Few options left for Ohio University students turned down for on-campus housing
By Madeleine Peck | Jan. 10, 2016Jneanne Hacker, director for Business Operations and Conference Services, e-mailed students informing them that the university is unable to offer them housing for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Fall 2015 Tobacco Free Initiative Survey shows positive results
Jan. 10, 2016The November 2015 survey shows the number of smokers on campus is going down and more participants are considering quitting compared to the April 2015 survey.
Hoverboards are now banned in Ohio University buildings
Jan. 10, 2016Growing concerns about hoverboard-related incidents have led Ohio University to ban the two-wheeled devices in all university buildings.
The Survivor Advocacy Program interim coordinator application got pushed back again
By Megan Henry | Jan. 10, 2016The search committee for the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program has received seven applicants for interim advocate role and pushed the deadline to apply back again.
Ohio University engineering professor named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
By Kaitlin Coward | Jan. 6, 2016Sunggyu Lee, a professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, was honored for his work with alternative energy sources.
Ohio University turns down upperclassmen for on-campus housing
Jan. 5, 2016Jneanne Hacker, director for Business Operations and Conference Services, emailed students informing them that the university is unable to offer them housing for the 2016-2017 academic year.
