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Alumni urge Ohio University to reinstate suspended professor Thomas Hayes
By: Charlie Ihlenfeld
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — After Thomas Hayes’ suspension from his post at Ohio University after joining an aid flotilla to Gaza, alumni have rallied behind him. In a letter… Read More
An Ohio University professor was among the passengers on a flotilla intercepted by the Israeli military
By: WOUB News Team | The Associated Press
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Ohio University professor was among the scores of passengers detained after the Israeli military intercepted a flotilla headed for Gaza on a humanitarian mission. Tom… Read More
Bipartisan Ohio House proposal addresses recent university protests
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bipartisan proposal introduced in the Ohio House on Thursday aims to address what lawmakers see as holes in both universities’ anti-bias policies and… Read More
Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top lawyer has advised the state’s public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges… Read More
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says campus protestors shouldn’t be violent and laws must be enforced
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Democratic US Senator Sherrod Brown is being careful with his comments about pro-Palestine demonstrations at Ohio’s colleges and universities, while saying they shouldn’t… Read More
Athens City Council passes a resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
By: Jack Greene
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In the third packed meeting in a row, Athens City Council passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Members voted 4-2 in… Read More
![Athens City Hall is seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062221_CityHall_002-scaled-e1632322166288-900x422.jpg)
Athens City Council appears reluctant to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
By: Jack Greene
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In a packed meeting, Athens City Council members discussed whether it is their place to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas…. Read More
Lessons from brain science — and history’s peacemakers — for resolving conflicts
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Deeply entrenched conflicts are dividing the world – and many people’s social circles. The violence in Israel and Gaza is triggering often overheated discussions among friends,… Read More
U.S. students are clashing over the Israel-Hamas war. What can colleges do?
By: Rachel Treisman | Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The violence in Israel and Gaza has heightened tensions on college campuses across the U.S., as students, staff, and administrators grapple with how to respond. Pro-Israel… Read More