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 …

President Roderick McDavis visited this week’s Ohio University Undergraduate Student Senate meeting to give a presentation on the growth of the campus, “OHIO for Ohio,” and expansion of regional campuses as well as programs offered there. After his opening remarks, McDavis moved on to address the growth of the student body on OU’s main campus. He said this year’s freshman …

Construction on E.W. Scripps Hall didn’t stop student activists from gathering Friday afternoon to discuss how Ohio University should spend the $1.2 million that was originally intended to go to a new house for President Roderick McDavis. Hanging signs from past protests from the scaffolding on the building while a police officer stood near Alden Library, approximately 50 students gathered …

Members from four of the tickets running for Student Senate discussed the important issues surrounding their campaigns in Porter Hall on Wednesday night in a debate hosted by The Post. Almost 100 people attended the debate moderated by Xander Zellner**, a journalism major and opinion editor for The Post. The debate centered on tuition hikes, past failures of Student Senate …

“This is what Democracy looks like!” cried the hundreds students and faculty as they gathered in protest on the sidewalks of 29 Park Place Tuesday evening to voice their opinions about the University-funded $1.2 million residence that will now temporarily house President Roderick McDavis and his family. Due to a bat infestation that arose in February of this year, the …

Ohio University President Roderick McDavis outlined five points of development to senate in Wednesday’s general body meeting, including another record-setting admission year, plans for a fall break to be built into future semesters, and announcement of a new scholarship endowment program. McDavis announced that the 2013-2014 academic year saw over 20,000 undergraduate applications for the second time in university history. …

Ohio University decided to withhold President Roderick McDavis and his wife’s recent pay raise after the board of trustees was accused of illegally approving the raise. The board of trustees was accused in an article from The Columbus Dispatch of approving the raise during a closed meeting, an illegal procedure under Ohio’s Open Meetings Act. After the accusation, the board …

This past Thursday marked a significant event for Ohio University. The arrival of renowned climatologist Lonnie Thompson in the Walter Hall Rotunda to give his presentation “Climate Change: The Evidence, People and Our Options” has been a pretty big deal over the past month or so, and I’m proud to say it went off without a hitch. Well, almost. While …

Ohio University President Roderick McDavis attended a press conference Friday where Gov. John Kasich presented a new higher education funding formula that McDavis helped recommend. The proposed formula will shift funding from enrollment rates to graduation rates by individual universities and colleges. Graduation rates currently account for 20 percent of state share of instruction – the new formula will raise …

An enthusiastic push of student activism will continue from some Ohio University students despite the current decision for the Ad Hoc Committee for Socially Responsible Practice to not meet. Pressure from STAND Against Genocide for the university to adopt policies in favor of conflict-free minerals resulted in the committee’s formation by President Roderick McDavis. The organization’s goal is to fight …