Fifteen of the Baker 70 accept plea deal Fifteen of the 70 people arrested during the Feb. 1 Baker Center sit-in entered a plea of no-contest in acceptance of a plea-deal on Thursday morning in Athens Municipal Court. Those who took the deal have a reduced charge of disorderly conduct, a minor misdemeanor. The protesters who took the deal accepted it to finalize court proceedings and shift attention … Read More
McDavis cancels farewell event because of planned protest The university canceled a farewell open house for outgoing President Roderick McDavis because of a “planned protest” at the time and place of the event. In a public statement, McDavis said he did not want the campus to be at risk of more stress because of a farewell to him and cited possible tensions between protesters and police. Pres. McDavis … Read More
ISO discusses tackling campus rape and renaming the Roger E. Ailes Newsroom The International Socialist Organization (ISO) discussed building a movement against the rising issue of on-campus rape and sexual assault in its meeting Wednesday evening. “Fighting Back Against the Campus Rape Crisis,” the name of this week’s meeting, drew students from outside the organization who were interested in both learning about and battling the national issue. So many new faces were … Read More
Students sit-in to #BringBackSAP Ohio University Student Union members spent Friday afternoon staging a sit-in at Cutler Hall followed by a gathering on College Green to protest what they called the university’s mishandling of the loss of confidentiality in the Survivor Advocacy Program. Delaney Anderson left her position as the program’s coordinator Oct. 16, leaving the program without a confidential and licensed leader to … Read More
Take Back the Night keynote and march focus on race, the media and empowerment In a room full of Ohio University and Athens community members, Sil Lai Abrams took a deep breath, put down her script and dove into her story about sexual assault and survival. “Today is April 16, 2015. Today is the day that my sister would’ve been 43 years old, had she lived,” Abrams began after a pause. “My sister, like … Read More
