Sports Column: Sports fans should be looked upon positively
By Kelsey Surmacz | Apr. 23, 2014People have many obsessions.
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Transparency trouble might mar Obama's presidential legacy
Apr. 23, 2014From “it’s an ongoing investigation” to “that’s classified” to “it would be a threat to national security to tell you that” to citing “executive privilege,” government bodies — from the White House to the Athens Police Department — often don’t want information to be public. And typically there’s a good reason (for example, the Athens City School District this week did not want The Post to publish the location students are escorted to when there’s a bomb threat because officials worried it could compromise student safety).
Performing Arts Series filled with hits, some misses
By Rebekah Barnes | Apr. 23, 2014Taking a focus on entertainment and education, Ohio University’s Campus Involvement Center brought in big names, cultural acts and new musicians during the 2013-14 Performing Arts Series.
Student theater group adds own flair to renowned musical
By MERYL GOTTLIEB | Apr. 23, 2014The Lost Flamingo Company has some big shoes to fill when it performs
Executive vice provost Descutner to retire, teach at OU
By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Apr. 23, 2014After spending 35 years at Ohio University, David Descutner, dean of University College and executive vice provost for undergraduate education, has met an extraordinary number of students, faculty and staff.
Nelsonville man and Albany woman sentenced to prison for robbery
By Kelly Doran | Apr. 23, 2014A Nelsonville man and an Albany woman were sentenced to prison on Wednesday.
New SassafraZ album disappoints as band juggles new members
By William Hoffman | Apr. 23, 2014For many in Athens, The First Street Heat may have been their primary introduction into local music and the immense talent that’s present in Athens. Then, the group “broke up,” but more so, consolidated into a smaller, more contained group with a greater emphasis on rap with Emerson B spitting some often-improvised and yet substantive lyrics.
From The Culture Desk: Festival showcases outstanding student work
Apr. 23, 2014I absolutely adore going to see the mainstage productions the Division of Theater produces each year. The actors, though still students, perform at a professional level, the sets are mind-blowingly beautiful and it’s all for free! What’s not to like? But it’s one thing to see a revered play be put on by a renowned theater school, and it’s another to see the same group produce an entirely new play that was written by one of its own.
Throwback Thursday
Apr. 23, 2014This is our last Throwback Thursday of the semester, dear readers. It’s a snapshot of a student dance in Old Baker Center to mark the beginning of finals season in 1961. The students pictured here are enjoying a little relaxation before test time, and we hope all of you get some time to yourselves before buckling down, too. You don’t have to slow dance, though.
Student Senate exec board sworn in
By Caroline Bartels | Apr. 23, 2014One year ago – almost to the day — Megan Marzec was arrested in the Governance Room of Walter Hall for refusing to leave a protest at the Board of Trustees meeting.
Women's Center celebrates success, seniors
By Rebekah Barnes | Apr. 23, 2014The Women’s Center is ending its year honoring not only its accomplishments but graduating seniors during its ice cream social this Friday.
Green & White Review: April 24
By JIM RYAN | Apr. 23, 2014The Green & White Review is a weekly podcast featuring reporters from The Post's sports staff that provides a comprehensive look at the week in Ohio Athletics.
Athens County Board of Elections expecting low turnout for primary
By Emma Ockerman | Apr. 23, 2014Athens residents will be able to narrow the November ballot down to their ideal local candidates this Tuesday during the Ohio primary elections, though Debbie Quivey, director of the Athens Board of Elections, said she won’t be surprised if the turnout is low.
Remembering the Holocaust
By Anjelica Oswald | Apr. 23, 2014As a 15-year-old in Romania, Lenke Rosenblum, now Lenke Glodowski, was working in a nearby town to help support her mother and three younger siblings. She would return home on the weekends to reunite with her family, but one weekend she arrived home to find her family gone. She would never see her family again.
Commencement expected to have 4,200
By Taylor Maple | Apr. 23, 2014The end of the year is upon Ohio University, and graduating students will say goodbye to college life with next weekend’s commencement ceremonies. The morning and afternoon ceremonies will be held in The Convo on West Green.
She Bears release new indie-rock album and perform on Athens Sessions
By William Hoffman | Apr. 23, 2014The term and genre of “Indie Rock” has been bastardized by those who would describe it on a spectrum from My Chemical Romance to Fun., but if there is a band that optimizes the ideal of the genre it would be She Bears.
Women's Golf: Ohio heads to Indiana for MAC Tournament
By Paul Holden | Apr. 23, 2014After traveling across the country to play on a wide variety of courses, Ohio women’s golf team will head to the Hawthorns Golf & Country Club this weekend to participate in its final meet of the year: the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Softball: Bobcats prepare for battle against Zips
By Charlie Hatch | Apr. 23, 2014If there was such thing as a Mid-American Conference East Division championship game during the regular season, it would resemble Ohio’s final two road games this season in a series this weekend at Akron.
Campus on alert
By Tiffany Touville | Apr. 23, 2014It can happen at any time; that’s the part that often scares students and staff most. At any time a person can walk into a public place with a weapon — most often a gun — and the intention to kill.
Letter: Faculty, students deserve praise for making Athens Beautification Day a successful effort
Apr. 23, 2014Ohio University students, administrators, faculty and staff deserve a huge round of applause for another successful Athens Beautification Day! For the first time, ABD went “zero-waste,” which means efforts were made to reduce waste prior to the event and during. Student volunteers helped educate attendees on how to properly use the compost and recycling bins at Zero Waste stations set up around College Green. The efforts of volunteers, event organizers from Student Senate and over 1,200 attendees helped achieve a 94.7 percent diversion rate of waste generated at the event. Instead of sending waste to landfills, these materials will be repurposed at the Recycling Center and Compost Facility into usable items like mulch for campus gardens.
