Post Endorsements: Ohio Issues
Nov. 2, 2011The Post editorial board has taken the following positions on state Issues 1, 2 and 3.
EDITORIALS
Post Editorial: Yield to the Facts: Before taking position on fracking, know both sides of the argument
Oct. 30, 2011Ohio is extremely lucky to be graced with some of Mother Nature’s finest attributes for natural resources. We have hills for wind turbines, flat land to farm and cultivate and rivers for hydroelectric power. Now, one more way of extracting Ohio’s resources is creeping closer and closer to Athens — hydraulic fracturing.
Editor's Note: Think twice about the costume you'll flaunt
Oct. 27, 2011Saturday is Athens’ notorious Halloween block party, and, as I’ve made my custom during each of the last four years, I have absolutely no idea what my costume will be.
Post Editorial: A Viral Star is Born: Costume-correctness campaign worthy of its national attention
Oct. 25, 2011Ohio University students have gone viral again, and it’s not due to the No. 1 party-school reputation or the Marching 110 performing “Party Rock Anthem.” This time, it’s because a student group created a campaign to tackle racial discrimination during Halloween.
Editor's Note: Resolutions should bring out best of student body
Oct. 20, 2011Student Senate President Kyle Triplett put it best: We’ve (seemingly) crossed the bridge.
Post Editorial: Helping Ourselves - Students can learn from senate's newest sexual assault campaign
Oct. 17, 2011Two weeks ago, we asked students to be more proactive with sexual assault programs on our campus. Yesterday, Student Senate’s public relations team launched its social media campaign “Lifelines to Safety” to increase sexual assault awareness using YouTube videos and Twitter.
Post Editorial: Senate's Silence: Student Senate still deaf to pleas for resolution concerning SB 5
Oct. 12, 2011Senate Bill 5 protesters left in a huff during yesterday’s Student Senate meeting — and they had every reason to do so.
Post Editorial: Good Prognosis: Campus Care improves for the betterment of students' health
Oct. 9, 2011Two years ago, students would rather fight off the flu on their own than even think about taking a step into Hudson Health Center. Wait times were atrocious, diagnoses were questionable and some of the medical examination tables looked like they were nearly a hundred years old — because they were. Many students figured it was more likely they’d walk out of Hudson sicker than when they arrived.
PostEditorial: Fostering Diversity: Alumni can restore program for inner-city, Appalachian students
Oct. 5, 2011Ohio 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.
Post Editorial: Raising Alarm: OU needs proactive programs to drop number of sexual assaults
Oct. 3, 2011Despite campus programs and advocacy, sexual assault continues to plague this campus.
Editor's Note: Senate must take care of campus matters first
Sep. 29, 2011For the first time this year, I missed a Student Senate meeting this past Wednesday night.
Post Editorial: Tourists for Life: Athens County offers more than students' daily Uptown scene
Sep. 28, 2011Take 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.
Post Editorial: Forgive and Forget: Absolving student loans could temporarily stimulate economy
Sep. 26, 2011Yesterday, 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.
Post Editorial: A Superficial Cure: Repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' will not eliminate gay prejudice
Sep. 20, 2011It’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.
A City's Duty
Sep. 19, 2011The 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.
Post Editorial: Clean Slate: Student Senate must maintain positive ties with constituents
Sep. 14, 2011It’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.
Feeding the fire: OU should not bear the burden of funding city's new fire truck
Sep. 12, 2011Last 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.
Post Editorial: Fueling a Fire: To lessen party-school ranking, OU officials should ignore it
Sep. 7, 2011When 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.
