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Marietta Defeats Muskingum, Stays Perfect In OAC
By: Kellen Becoats
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The Marietta College men’s basketball team continued its strong home play with a 79-70 win over Muskingum University to bring its record to 4-1 at Ban Johnson Arena. The Pioneers (8-1, 4-0) really didn’t get started until after both teams took the court for the second half. Muskingum (3-4, 0-4) held a 36-35 lead coming… Read More
No. 22 Massachusetts Gives Ohio Its First Home Loss
By: Michael Drapcho
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The Bobcats (7-3) dropped their first home game of the season Wednesday, as they fell to the No. 22/20 Massachusetts Minutemen (10-0) 83-71. Ohio could not get any momentum in the first half as UMass answered the Bobcats just about every time they scored. The Minutemen relentlessly attacked the basket and took advantage of Ohio’s… Read More
Spotlighting the Importance of Play in the Lives of Young Children
In this episode of "Conversations from Studio B," host Jan Hodson talks with Dr. Margaret A. King, professor emerita of the Ohio University Patton College of Education. King has over 40 years of experience as an early childhood teacher, professor, and consultant. She is the author of numerous publications on a range of early childhood… Read More
Science On Screen
Host Kelee Riesbeck talks with Michael Starobin, director and writer of Science on a Sphere, a film that is part of the NASA-Goddard's Space Flight Center. Science on a Sphere is a series of films that are actually projected onto a massive sphere screen, giving the illusion of being a planet. It is unlike any… Read More
Former Principal Challenges Community To Extend Tomcat Pride Beyond Athletics
By: Arian Smedley | Athens Messenger
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At a packed school board meeting Tuesday night in the Trimble High School cafeteria, where community members gathered to recognize the student achievements from the past few months, Debbie Koons stepped to the podium to share her amazement at the amount of support for the school’s athletics, particularly the football team. She also issued a… Read More
Ohio Football Bowl Preview Podcast
By: Seth Austin
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Seth Austin, Bryan Vance, and Tyler Rosten breakdown the upcoming bowl game for the Ohio Bobcats in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Gilleland, Lamberti Garner AVCA All-America Status
The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced Wednesday that Ohio University setter Abby Gilleland and outside hitter Kelly Lamberti have been named to the 2013 AVCA All-America team as honorable mentions. 2013 marks the first time Ohio has been represented by two student athletes on the All-America team at season's end. The last Bobcat to earn… Read More
From Syria To Sugar Grove: A Big Change For Grandmother
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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Thanksgiving at the home of Ohio University Lancaster Student Khalid Abdulsalam, 19, was one of true thanks this year. Abdulsalam’s grandmother is now living with his family in Sugar Grove after fleeing her home in Syria last September. “My Grandma didn’t want to leave,” said Abdulsalam. “She lived in Syria her whole life. It took… Read More
Andrew Lampela: My Top Albums of 2013
By: Andrew Lampela
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This is the ninth in a series of year-end blog posts by WOUB staff, volunteers and contributors. Check out all of this year’s lists at this link. Well, dang. That time of the year. Usually, this is the part where I slander 2013 for being a big ball of musical crap, but I don’t get… Read More
Black Earns Player Of The Week Honors
By: Seth Austin
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The Mid-American Conference named Ohio sophomore guard Kiyanna Black as their offensive player of the week. Black dropped 20 points in Ohio's Saturday victory over Notre Dame College. It is the third time this season Black has hit the 20-point mark in a game. This is the second time Black's efforts have garnered player of… Read More
Wendy’s Opens New ‘Flagship’ Restaurant
By: Statehouse News Bureau
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Wendy’s has opened a new flagship restaurant across the street from its corporate headquarters in Dublin. The building’s design is ultra-modern but it’s also packed with memorabilia. When Wendy’s decided to open a new flagship restaurant it set out to make it state-of-the-art but with elements honoring its roots. Wendy’s spokesman Denny Lynch says there’s… Read More
Despite Missing Projections, Backers Say The Horseshoe Casino Still Delivers
By: Statehouse News Bureau
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During the 2009 campaign to bring four casinos to Ohio, supporters claimed they would generate as much as $2 billion in annual revenues and $643 million in taxes for local government and schools. So far the returns have been about half the purported amount backers promised. Marcus Glover is the general manager of the Horseshoe… Read More
Quidel Lays Off ‘Small Number’ Of Athens Employees
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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Just a month after Quidel — the parent company of Diagnostic Hybrids Inc. in Athens — announced it was moving jobs from other states to the Athens facility, the company laid off a “small number” of research and development employees in both Athens and San Diego. Geoff Morgan, vice president and general manager of DHI,… Read More