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    Ohio U community express concerns at budget crisis forum

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    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

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    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

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    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?

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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

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Tag Archives: President McDavis

Students sit-in to #BringBackSAP

By Chuck Greenlee
October 26, 2015
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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 …

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President McDavis visits Student Senate, student trustees propose changes to selection process

By The New Political
October 8, 2015
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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 …

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Student groups get together in first General Assembly

By Hayley Harding
April 25, 2015
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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 …

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Student Senate candidates talk the talk, debate the important issues

By Hayley Harding
April 9, 2015
in :  Elections, Politics
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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 …

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Bat Rally protestors fight against president’s new home

By The New Political
April 1, 2015
in :  Money, Social Justice
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“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 …

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Cartoon: The Presidential Suite

By The New Political
March 24, 2015
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McDavis outlines admissions accomplishments and upcoming changes in Senate meeting

By Ben Postlethwait
February 18, 2014
in :  Education, Politics
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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. …

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McDavis’ raise withheld due to question of legality

By Jaelynn Grisso
November 8, 2013
in :  Education, Politics
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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 …

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Letter to the Editor: McDavis needs to wake up

By Letters to the Editor
November 8, 2013
in :  Education, Letters to the Editor
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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 …

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McDavis Excited About Proposed State Funding Formula

By The New Political
December 2, 2012
in :  Money
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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 …

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President’s Ad Hoc Committee Discontinues Meetings

By The New Political
October 31, 2012
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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 …

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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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Athens Happens is a weekly news podcast brought to you by TNP reporters. This week, tune in to hear about the decline in parking meter enforcement.
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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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