We’ve all been there before… new school, new friends, new lifestyle, and no parents. There is no doubt that freshman year of college is the most exciting, different and in some ways scariest year of our young lives. To those who have been there before, we can tell whom you are. For any student in [...]
Written by Jacob Betzner With their laid-back attitudes and down-to-earth personas, the casual Casa Cantina or Jackie-O’s patron might not think Duke Junior & The Smokey Boots recently flirted with some serious national attention through a contest sponsored by Billboard Magazine. While the band did not advance as far as they would have liked, they [...]
Story by, Erin McCarthy Photos By, Kate Harris It’s 7:59 on a Wednesday night in Athens, Ohio. To many students of Ohio University’s surrounding high schools, this time means only one thing: YoungLife Club. Middle and high school students eagerly crowd outside of a club-room. Among the crowd are faces of high schoolers, who deal [...]
Story By, Maggie Clark About a quarter of the students of Ohio University begin their first year without declared majors. The majority of these students enter University College, a place where they can explore their many options and discover themselves in order to discover a career. But who lies behind this operation of guiding [...]
Story By, Megan Exline Budget is a hot topic around here. It seems OU is always looking for a way to save money and trim costs. So when buyouts were put on the table, OU executives were faced with a decision, should they offer it? Human Resources administered the buyouts. As Chief Human Resource [...]
Freshly sharpened number two pencils, scented Crayola markers, Elmer’s Glue, and the coolest looking lunchbox in the room; welcome to kindergarten. Back then, it was running around the playground, mastering multiplication and cursive, and going on cool field trips to museums; our elementary days. Next came junior high and after that high school. Then it [...]
As originally reported by The Post, OU student Nathaniel Huggins, on hiatus fall quarter, was arrested October 9 and charged with felonious assault and aggravated menacing. According to court documents, he allegedly stabbed a former student with an edged-weapon — five weeks prior to his arrest — on September 5.
Tennessee fire fighters in Obion county, last week, stood by and watched a fire burn down Gene Cranick’s house, along with all his belongings, three dogs, and a cat, all because of an unpaid $75 fee.
The Obama administration’s biggest failure is an inability to reassure the American people on their approach to rebuilding the economy.
In times of crisis, people cling to their worst, deepest-held assumptions about each other and society. Republicans know this. That’s why they’re ginning up irrational fears about immigrants, welfare abusers, and, this week, gays in the military.
Story By, Megan Exline Budget is a hot topic around here. It seems OU is always looking for a way to save money and trim costs. So when buyouts were put on the table, OU executives were faced with a decision, should they offer it? Human Resources administered the buyouts. As Chief Human Resource [...]
As originally reported by The Post, OU student Nathaniel Huggins, on hiatus fall quarter, was arrested October 9 and charged with felonious assault and aggravated menacing. According to court documents, he allegedly stabbed a former student with an edged-weapon — five weeks prior to his arrest — on September 5.
Athens’ new tattoo parlor is more than just that. Combining tattoo and piercing skills with an art gallery, is helping it gain new customers and make a name for itself.
