State Rep. Jay Edwards and U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson’s wife, LeeAnn Johnson, addressed local members of the Athens County Republican Party and many members of the Ohio University College Republicans at the party’s annual fall dinner held Thursday evening in at the local headquarters of The American Legion, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that supports veterans. Edwards mingled with party members …

Loru Yazdani is a first-year student double majoring in music production and law enforcement. She is a member of the Ohio University College Republicans. The following article reflects the opinions of the author and does not represent the thoughts of the Ohio University College Republicans. This is a submitted column. Please note that these views and opinions do not reflect …

It’s not every day Republicans, Democrats, Socialists and Libertarians can stand together in agreement, but on Thursday they did. Seven major political student organizations held the Students Against Being Silenced public forum Thursday in order to discuss Ohio University’s contentious “Freedom of Expression” interim policy and to seek its immediate repeal. The policy, which has been debated by organizations like Student Senate, …

College Democrats and College Republicans may not agree on most things, but both groups (and five others) all have the same opinion on the university’s new “Freedom of Expression” interim policy.  Despite ideological and structural differences, seven major campus political organizations are coming together this Thursday to express their distaste for the “Freedom of Expression” interim policy. The Students United …

Mayor Patterson and members of the student body attended the Student Senate meeting on Wednesday, expressing opinions about the Freedom of Expression policy and civic engagement. Students speak out Student Senate’s Wednesday meeting was attended by over 20 non-member students after Senate urged its constituents to offer insight and propose solutions regarding the widely debated “Freedom of Expression” policy. In …

An event sponsored by the Ohio U College Democrats, College Republicans and LGBT Center aimed to increase conversation amongst various groups on campus through one thing everyone can agree on – Pizza. About 100 students had an opportunity Thursday to get in on a slice of political conversation. The Pizza and Politics event, held in the Walter Rotunda, was a …

Ohio University College Republicans elected Ryan Evans as its president for the 2017-2018 school year. In Evans’ nomination speech, he spoke about some of the past accomplishments of the past year. His goal is to increase retention rates for the organization and work toward making the organization more prestigious. “From what I learned in the last year being on exec …

Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor spoke to Ohio University College Republicans about education at her campaign event for Ohio Governor on Thursday. “Coming out of high school, (students) should have the skills they need to take a job that exists in Ohio today, and there are lots of jobs that don’t require college degrees,” Taylor said. She said she wants to …

Milo Yiannopoulos spoke to a crowd of almost 300 people about the failures of feminism, the patriarchy, OU’s graffiti wall, gender studies, Muslims and more Friday night. The conservative speaker is known for his extreme comments, but met almost no opposition from the audience. Yiannopoulos claimed in his speech that Western civilization is synonymous with the patriarchy, blasting modern feminists. …

Additional reporting done by Heather Willard, Marilyn Icsman and Amanda Ehrmantraut. Ohio University College Republicans pounded the tables of Copeland 104. They screamed, they chanted Donald Trump’s name and they reveled in the monumental upset that was their chosen presidential candidate’s Election Day victory. “I’m ecstatic. This entire election cycle, we’ve been told we can’t win,” Vice President Ryan Evans, …

Newly elected State Representative for the Ohio legislature Jay Edwards returned to Athens after an impressive win Tuesday night. Edwards won the overwhelming majority in three of the four counties in Ohio’s 94th District. The only county won by Democrat Sarah Grace was Athens County, the district’s most populated.  “I was really just humbled and honored that the people of the …

Graduate Student Senate held a discussion regarding Milo Yiannopoulos’ upcoming campus visit, and specifically how to combat its controversial message, at its Wednesday night meeting. Yiannopoulos, a British journalist, entrepreneur and public speaker, will be making a stop at Ohio University on Dec. 2. The OU College Republicans are sponsoring the event. He gained infamy as the controversial figurehead of …

Bailey Williams moved into his freshman dorm almost two months ago. Since then, he’s started fulfilling the requirements for his political science and economics double major, found a group of students who are just as passionate about democracy as he is, and also introduced former President Bill Clinton on the Hillary Clinton campaign trail. One of these things is not …

With just 32 days until the Nov. 8 election, Ohio University College Republicans stressed the importance of phone banking, or calling on behalf of candidates, at its weekly Wednesday meeting. Vice President of OUCR Ryan Evans encouraged more members to participate in daily campaign volunteering activities being held throughout Athens. “Phones are the easiest way to get in touch with …

Ohio University College Republicans (OUCR) had what David Parkhill, president of the organization, called its fourth-largest meeting ever Wednesday night. Political Director Casey Kinsey led a discussion about how to respectfully canvass for Trump, pointing out that last year’s Greek Week was restructured to be about diversity after a fraternity wrote “Trump 2016” and “Build the wall” on the campus …

With the U.S. poised to take military action in Syria, the idea of another foreign intervention loomed in the background of the 12th anniversary of the attacks on the Twin Towers on Wednesday. “While unitarian universalists affirm and promise ‘peace, liberty and justice for all,’ most of us live in a nation whose leaders are right now finding it hard …