Ohio University offers two strong scholarship programs: the Urban Scholarship and the Appalachian Scholarship. Both reach out to students who might not consider OU as a choice for college or might not have the opportunity to attend college.
Despite campus programs and advocacy, sexual assault continues to plague this campus.
For the first time this year, I missed a Student Senate meeting this past Wednesday night.
Take a look at your calendar. This is the last weekend of September. In two weekends, it’s Homecoming and in another two weekends it’s Halloween. Upcoming weekends with warm weather are few and far between.
Yesterday, the Rev. Jesse Jackson rallied Ohio University students and Athens residents alike. But one topic remained a hot issue and a crowd pleaser to most — student-loan forgiveness.
It’s been a long time coming. After 17 years and three presidential administrations, the flawed “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy was repealed Tuesday.
The last time we weighed in on Ohio University’s decision to provide $250,000 in funding for a new fire truck we focused some of our criticism on the uncertainty as to where the money would come from.
It’s a new quarter and a new school year, meaning a new Student Senate has taken office and our expectations are running high. We think this year’s senate is uniquely capable of representing the students in a way that past iterations haven’t.
Last week, Ohio University announced that it’s forking over $250,000 during the next five years to aid in the payment of a $1.1 million, custom-made fire truck for the city of Athens.
When the Princeton Review crowned Ohio University the nation’s No. 1 party school in August, it triggered the all-too-familiar tidal wave of responses from administrators, students and alumni.
In the summer months, The Athens Messenger and an editor from The Athens News have called for the resignation of Athens County Commissioner Mark Sullivan. Despite charges levied against him by his estranged wife, we are not willing to take that step.
It’s the end of an era.
Four years after first setting foot in Baker University Center, I waited last night to pick up my cap, gown and crimson tassel.
As administrators fly the coop and employees line up for buyouts, the writing on the walls is clear: Ohio University is losing appeal.
After all the negative campaigning that prompted a last-minute write-in candidate, we have made a decision for Student Senate elections: RSVP.
Graduate Student Senate President Tracy Kelly has never run opposed until this year.
Though Washington, D.C. is 14 years older than Ohio University, one could almost mistake the two areas for twins.
This weekend is the most infamous fest in Athens: Palmerfest.
When a court issues fines to an offender, the main intention is to punish that person.
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