The search for a new provost will continue this semester, after one failed effort to fill the post.
Food service app allows students to plan meals ahead of time
A new app from Sodexo, the campus food service provider, allows students to plan their meals without having to step inside the caf at all.
Greek life opens organizations to transgender students
The national governing bodies of Greek life have taken a step toward opening organizations to transgender persons.
Olympic gymnast to speak at graduation
This year’s graduation speaker is an Olympic athlete, businessman and philanthropist. Bart Conner will speak at the undergraduate commencement ceremony May 7.
Students avoid counseling because of stigma
A mental health stigma often prevents students from seeking help while they try to juggle personal and academic stress.
Officials invite students’ siblings to experience university life
Student affairs is hosting the first Sibs Day on campus where students and their siblings can participate in field day activities, watch a movie and attend a baseball game.
Housing prices to increase
Some students will pay more for housing in the fall, but they may not see the improvements their money will pay for.
Parking on side streets causes concern for drivers
Commuters are parking on the side streets near the university to avoid paying for parking permits.
Chemistry professor wins outstanding faculty award
The outstanding faculty member award went to a professor with a not-so-common teaching style.
Police asking for help after cellphone stolen
Campus police released a warning after a cellphone was stolen from a student Feb. 9 around 3:45 p.m.
Task force prepares recommendations, names chairman
The Diversity and Inclusion Task Force is reviewing data to form recommendations to help make the campus more inclusive.
No cause for alarms
Alarms inside buildings didn’t sound for a tornado drill, ever wonder why?
Michael Burns accepts position as director of housing
A new director of housing is getting acclimated to campus this month and preparing to take charge of OCU residence life.
Officials review academic programs
Programs placed in the “phase out” or elimination category, and some that were not, will be reviewed this month to see if they are functioning well enough to keep.
Peeping Tom reported in dormitory
OCU police department is asking for help after a peeping Tom was reported in Walker Hall dormitory.
Not on board: Officials ban hoverboards on campus
At least one student wasn’t sure what to do with her hoverboard after a decision was made to ban the electric skateboards from campus.
Master’s program set to begin in Taiwan
The university and the National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences in Taiwan agreed to create a Master’s degree in Montessori early childhood education.
‘Suspicious activity’ reported on campus
Campus police are taking precautionary measures after students filed two reports of suspicious activity on campus.
Dormitory receives plumbing renovations
Students living in Walker Hall’s B Hall were relocated while workers fix reoccurring leaks in the pipes.
Alumna receives honorary doctorate
Alumna Kelli O’Hara received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the university Nov. 30 in Petree Recital Hall in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. “I just always wanted to do what I’m doing so badly,” O’Hara said during the ceremony. “This is above and beyond what I would ever need, just like the other thing,”…
Trees on campus sustain damage after storms
Contributing: Lifestyles Editor Sage Tokach It will take about a week and a couple thousand dollars to get the campus looking the way it did before an ice storm took out several trees. “We are lucky that the only damage we know of so far is just the trees,” said Mark Clouse, director of…
Two campus organizations unable to participate in Homecoming
Two campus organizations did not participate in Homecoming this year. Alpha Phi sorority decided as a chapter not to participate. Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity could not participate because of an ongoing investigation from the headquarters for potential hazing. “While it is sad that these two organizations can’t participate, we are still trying to unite the…
Administrator uses personal funds to beautify garden
An administrator spent her own time and money to improve the look of the campus. Amy Cataldi, interim dean of Petree College of Arts and Sciences, said she thought the gardens around Walker Center for Arts and Sciences were ugly and hated to look at them. “I felt like students and faculty coming into the…
Officials move forward with diversity task force
The diversity and inclusion task force began its work to make the university a more inclusive campus. President Robert Henry created the task force after a photo surfaced last month on social media. In the photo, a student was dressed as Jay Z with her face painted black, a practice known as “blackface.” Blackface represents…
Campus police: Annual Security and Fire Report
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Campus crime report released
Burglary is still the most highly reported crime on campus, according to the annual security and fire report. The report, released Sept. 30, is required by The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The act, a consumer protection law passed in 1990, requires all universities that receive federal funding…
