‘Post’ employees have impressive summer plans
By JIM RYAN | Apr. 16, 2015The Post’s list of employees who have garnered summer internships, permanent jobs or study-abroad placement is 35-strong — and growing.
EDITORIALS
Follow 'The Post' for Student Senate election results
Apr. 15, 2015Student Senate elections are often decided by a small number of votes, and the votes you cast have surely made a difference in who leads your student government.
'The Post' makes its endorsements for OU Student Senate
Apr. 14, 2015Student Senate elections are this week.
'Post' values editorial independence
Apr. 13, 2015Editorial independence is a key tenet of The Post’s mission
Op-ed ignores the elephant in the room
Apr. 12, 2015President Roderick McDavis’ op-ed would have been a good opportunity to comment about his move to Coventry Lane.
Senate elections on students’ minds, in our inboxes
Apr. 9, 2015The Post’s executive editors have received many letters about next week’s Student Senate elections. Read them at thepostathens.com/opinion.
‘Post’ series aim to highlight hottest topics of student interest
By JIM RYAN | Apr. 9, 2015Editor Jim Ryan wraps up The Post’s weeklong series about student debt, asks for suggestions about what the topic of The Post’s next in-depth series should be.
Come to 'The Post's' senate debate
Apr. 7, 2015The issues candidates will talk about concern you directly.
OU student employees should be able to work more than 20 hours per week
Apr. 6, 2015Students’ tuition dollars keep the lights on at Ohio University. Why should their workweeks be limited to 20 hours?
Bats invade 'Post' newsroom on April Fools' Day; staff to receive $1.2 million to move
Mar. 31, 2015Sorry students! We need your tuition money to fund us moving out of our Baker offices.
A technical glitch was withholding your letters. We fixed it.
Mar. 30, 2015Apologies, readers; we haven’t been purposely ignoring your letters.
Mayor Wiehl’s comments about sexual assault are misguided, discouraging
Mar. 29, 2015When speaking with a Post reporter about the Athens Police Department’s recently released 2014 annual report, Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl seemed to miss the point regarding the increase in calls for service relating to sexual assault.Wiehl said his office hasn’t researched programs that could combat sexual assault and cited how the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program was doing well on that front.But in the same conversation, he seemed to place the blame on survivors of such crimes.“We can only put so many officers on the street,” Wiehl told the Post reporter. “It’s not a case of lighting; it’s not a case of behavior; it’s usually a case of a lot of people running around and not paying attention (to their surroundings) for the most part.”We vehemently disagree with that logic.It’s the classic “don’t walk late at night alone; it’s your fault for being dumb,” argument. We’re especially discouraged to hear that our city’s top government official harbors that opinion about a topic that is so important to many of his constituents.No survivor of sexual assault is to blame for what happened to him or her.A lack of that fundamental understanding can prevent prosecution, as many survivors are afraid to come forward with information implicating their perpetrators.It’s noteworthy that Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle said it’s his department’s goal to “provide department wide training in the area of sexual assault investigations,” and “partner with victim advocates to develop training to enhance understanding and support between advocates and law enforcement officers,” by the end of 2015.Based on Wiehl’s comments, we think our mayor and his office could benefit from similar training.Editorials represent the majority opinion of The Post's executive editors: editor-in-chief Jim Ryan, managing editor Sara Jerde, opinion editor Xander Zellner and projects editor Allan Smith. Post editorials are independent of the publication's news coverage.
Editorial: Google Consumer Surveys to bring changes to The Post's website
Mar. 26, 2015Reader feedback is important to us, and we want to ensure you’re aware of the changes coming to our website.
From The Editor's Desk: University, ‘Post’ collect awards at journalism conference
By JIM RYAN | Mar. 26, 2015The Post picked up seven awards at a Society of Professional Journalists regional conference held at Ohio University this past weekend.
Breaking down APD’s annual report
Mar. 25, 2015Noise and alcohol related offenses see year-end low according to a report from APD.
Women’s basketball team locker room renovations good use of donor money
Mar. 24, 2015The Post’s top editors write that a fundraising campaign to raise money for renovations to the women’s basketball team’s locker room is a good idea.
Bats aren’t a $1.2 million problem
Mar. 22, 2015The Post's executive editors don't think a bat problem can justify relocating Ohio University's president and first lady.
Welcome back to campus, 'Post' alumni; here's the 'State of The Post,' in brief
By JIM RYAN | Mar. 19, 2015Post editor Jim Ryan welcomes alumni to campus and highlights portions of his “State of The Post” speech.
Benefits of Google Consumer Surveys, to appear on ‘Post’ website in April
Mar. 19, 2015Today, we would like to explain in more depth why the survey service is a good deal for both our readers and our publication.
Miami-OU rivalry should be kept above the belt
Mar. 18, 2015An anonymous writer claiming to be a Miami University student wrote a blog post Monday for The Drunken Undergrad — a blog presumably dedicated to the drunken debauchery of Oxford — arguing that Ohio University students should be ashamed for celebrating Green Beer Day.
