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    PHOTOS: Students take to College Green to protest budget crisis

    Students rally against Ohio U budget crisis at President Nellis’ doorstep

    Ohio U community express concerns at budget crisis forum

  • City

    City Council unanimously votes to allocate money for the Baileys Trail System

    Traversing Baileys Trail with City Council members

    INFOGRAPHIC: A quick look at Parking Enforcement

    How Athens plans to help finance the multimillion dollar Baileys Trail System

    Athens City Council amends Uptown zoning laws

  • State

    Introduced, Debated, and Ignored: What the Ohio Legislature is focusing on and why it matters

    Joel Newby spent his entire life in the 15th Congressional District. Now he plans to represent it

    Ohio House passes bill to protect public school students’ religious rights

    Ohio House introduces bill to outlaw abortions in the state

    Ohio U alumnus, former GSS president makes run for congressional seat

  • Opinion

    OPINION: Democrats Discuss ー The impact of influencers

    The Counter Opinion: Are political discussions welcome during the holidays?

    OPINION: Republicans Report — “Resist”

    OPINION: Democrats Discuss ー Discriminatory blood donation policies and gay men

    OPINION: Who’s to blame for the partisan divide?

  • Watch & Listen
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    Podcast: Athens Happens – A look at declining parking meter enforcement

    Podcast: Athens Happens – Who’s paying for Baileys Trail?

    Podcast: Athens Happens – What Airbnb Could Mean For Athens

    Podcast: Athens Happens – The Jefferson Marketplace Markup

    Deferred Maintenance and Demolitions: Another historic Ohio U building meets a similar fate

    Podcast: Athens Happens – An Uptown business and a suspected pyramid scheme

    Vote Ohio: The Dem. and GOP Candidates for Governor

    Kaitlin Bennett’s open-carry walk was met with hundreds of police officers and Antifa

  • News Quizzes

    In The News: Pearl Harbor, George Zimmerman, Announcement of a New Bill

    In The News: A Shooting, Democratic Debate, Greta Thunberg

    In The News: School Shooting, Instagram, Disney+

    In The News: FBI Arrests, Ambush in Mexico, Football

    In The News: Brush Fires, Twitter, The Pentagon

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Opinion: Is Facebook becoming a mainstream media outlet?

By Dylanni Smith
April 20, 2017
in :  Opinion
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Over the past few months, a number of horrific events have been broadcast on Facebook through the use of Facebook Live. The most recent tragedy to be shown live on the social media outlet occurred just a few days ago on Easter Sunday. Steve Stephens, a Cleveland resident, broadcasted himself killing 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr. using Facebook. With the video …

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Tracking Trump: His plans for the working class, explained

By Alexander McEvoy
November 16, 2016
in :  Money, Policy
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This is the first in the series analyzing President-elect Trump’s policies and plans and how they will affect Ohio. In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the narrative of the white working class propelling President-elect Donald Trump to the White House has emerged as the main driving force behind the Democrats’ loss last Tuesday. While the results were so close that …

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Opinion: In defense of free trade

By Ryan Severance
October 26, 2016
in :  Money, Opinion
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It is natural in the course of an election to debate the finer merits and policy details the presidential candidates put forth before the American people. This year, however, the universal castigation free trade has suffered at the hands of both major party candidates is unprecedented — and particularly underserved. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have been vocal critics …

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Opinion: We need to address excessive CEO pay

By Zach Gheen
April 13, 2016
in :  Money, Opinion
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Debates over economic issues have seemingly dominated the political landscape in the United States. Within this debate, oftentimes the conversation focuses on the issue of economic inequality. On one hand, you have people such as businessman Donald Trump who believe that workers are already paid too high to be competitive on a global stage. On the other hand, you have …

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Ohio University Political Debate

By The New Political
March 10, 2016
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Watch the OU College Democrats and the OU College Republicans go head-to-head in the Ohio University political debate! The members will discuss current national and international topics. A voter registration drive will also occur before and after the event. Use #OUDebates to submit questions during the debate.

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Food truck serves as retirement career for former public defender

By Jaelynn Grisso
November 3, 2015
in :  Money, Multimedia, Video
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Former public defender Jay Wamsley shares the appeal of his Not Guilty food truck, which uses local ingredients that are reminiscent of his mother’s cooking.

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America’s leaders are harming the future, OU professor says

By Kat Tenbarge
October 5, 2015
in :  Money
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Richard Vedder, an economics professor at Ohio University, doesn’t give a damn about how his students “feel.” That was his opening statement in a very lively, hour-long discussion he facilitated last Wednesday on student debt and what he called a failing K-12 education system. Students and faculty members sipped coffee at Front Room while Vedder, who had just returned from …

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Affordable housing for the disabled to increase in the southeast in 2015

By Maren Machles
April 30, 2015
in :  Money
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Shirley Osborne lives in a small apartment by herself at the age of 76. She has lived there for seven years, and with each passing day, it gets harder for her to breathe. Osborne is suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which reduces airflow to the lungs and makes it increasingly difficult to breathe over time. Her disease is normally …

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Single mothers are at highest risk of poverty in Ohio

By Maren Machles
April 23, 2015
in :  Money
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The Ohio Development Services Agency released The Ohio Poverty Report in January recapping 2014, stating single mothers have a jobless rate at 80.5 percent, putting them at the greatest risk of poverty. There is a “profound impact for under- and unemployment of this segment of society,” according to the report. In Ohio, the minimum wage is $8.10 and $4.05 for …

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The Fluff is up for sale, but not for the money

By Phalen Kuckuck
April 16, 2015
in :  Money
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The Fluff, formerly known as Fluff Bakery & Catering, has been a staple in uptown Athens for the last five years. But just because it is for sale, doesn’t mean it is leaving. Jessica Kopelwitz and her husband, owners of The Fluff, moved back to Athens in 2010, excited about their future. They quickly found their niche with Fluff, and …

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Drowning In Debt

By Olivia Miltner
January 30, 2015
in :  Education, Money
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In 2011, 15 percent of Ohio University graduates who started payments defaulted on their student loans — the highest default rate of large public higher education institutions in Ohio and the second highest in the nation. Although Ohio University may have the most dramatic default rate in the state, six other Ohio schools were ranked among the top 20 for …

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Festivals have impact on local economy

By Alexandra Newman
September 16, 2014
in :  Money
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The annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival attracted more than 6,000 visitors to Athens County this weekend, significantly boosting the economy in one of the poorest economic regions in Ohio and making this the biggest festival since it was founded 16 years ago, according to festival organizers. The pawpaw is one of America’s largest native tree fruits, and indigenous to Ohio. The …

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City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve controversial funding for the Baileys Trail System, located in Athens County, after several months of debate and changes to the bill’s language.
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This year, 31% more Ohio University students utilized drop-in counseling at Hudson Health Center by week ten compared to 2017, according to Paul Castelino, director of counseling and psychological services at Hudson Health Center.
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Members of Athens City Council met with leaders of the Baileys Trail System project Wednesday at Chauncey-Dover Community Park, where the system’s Chauncey trailhead is located, to hike a newly constructed portion of the trail.
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Ohio University Vice President Provost Chaden Djalali addressed Student Senate about the importance of transparency from the administration amid a university-wide budget crisis and its efforts to modernize the university’s academic infrastructure.
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Parking enforcement saw a general decline in citations issued in 2018, according to the 2018 annual Athens Police Department report, but still issued over 10,000 tickets for expired meters citations.
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