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  Mill, Oak Fests Encourage More Communication Between Athens, OU

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 05/16/2012 12:29 am | no comments

  Following an eventful Palmer Fest, the city of Athens held its breath in anticipation of the following Oak and Mill fests, an action that was, in the end, unnecessary. The arson of 11 Palmer on April 28 and Mayor Paul [...]

   
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  Mandel Within Single Digits of Brown

  By CJ BUSKEY | 05/16/2012 12:23 am | no comments

  Sen. Sherrod Brown hasn’t been up for re-election since he first took office in 2006, and now his prospects of winning a second term are looking bleaker. A new poll conducted by the Quinnipiac University shows Ohio’s State Treasurer Josh [...]

   
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  Editorial: Pros and Cons Voting for REACH, yOU, Independent

  By THE NEW POLITICAL | 05/15/2012 10:30 am | no comments

  The Student Senate elections always seem to involve the same participants: an insider party, an outsider party and possibly an independent candidate. While this year is no different in that regard, each candidate and ticket is unique and could result [...]

   
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  Fests’ Future Subject of Town Hall Meeting

  By EMILY MADDERN | 05/10/2012 1:29 am | no comments

  Students and community members gathered at Ohio University’s West Portico to discuss the future of the spring fests during a cosponsored city-university town hall meeting Wednesday.  The meeting was organized by Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl and OU President Roderick McDavis [...]

   
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  Student Loan Rates Potentially Doubling

  By CJ BUSKEY | 05/09/2012 1:05 am | no comments

  The prospect of students across the country paying higher interest rates on their student loans by mid-summer is becoming more of a reality. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate failed to take up a bill that would extend lower interest rates on [...]

   
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  Local National Forest Encouraged to Release Impact Statements

  By CAITLIN TURNER | 05/08/2012 1:12 am | 1 comment

  Athens City Council has produced and accepted a resolution encouraging Wayne National Forest to conduct an environmental impact statement prior to release of any lands located within forest property to the Bureau of Land Management for oil and gas leasing. [...]

   

• Student Senate Honors Kent Smith With Bobcat Medal Award

  Student Senate passed a resolution to honor Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Kent Smith...

   

• Grosvenor Construction to Begin This Summer

  After years of succumbing to damages from numerous hill slips, causing the city to force residents...

   

• Letter: Vote REACH for True Student Representation

  On May 17, you will have a choice between many qualified candidates to represent you for the...

   

• Opinion: Drones May Be Step Backwards in Warfare

  “We think it’s benign, but we just don’t know.” This was the reaction of military personnel...

   

• Mill, Oak Fests Encourage More Communication Between Athens, OU

  Following an eventful Palmer Fest, the city of Athens held its breath in anticipation of the...

   

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