The Ohio Bobcats (8-2, 5-1) exploded for over 500 total yards and shut down one of the Mid-American Conference’s most potent offenses to hand the Toledo Rockets a 38-10 defeat. It may not be a done deal, but it sure looks like Green and White could fill the seats of Ford Field in early December once again.

Despite eye-popping numbers coming in, Toledo and Ohio certainly didn’t look like the conference’s best scoring teams in the first half. They combined for five turnovers, three of which committed by the Bobcats, and combined for just 17 points. The Rockets were held to their lowest scoring mark in an opening half this season.

The Rockets were held to their lowest scoring mark in an opening half this season.

Both touchdown drives in the first half were quick ones. Some bruising runs from junior running back A.J. Ouellette – the last of the drive a six-yard touchdown – ended a six-play drive that gave Ohio a 7-0 lead toward the end of the opening quarter. After Ouellette coughed it up nearly a quarter later, Woodside marched the Rockets 79 yards on four plays, finishing the drive with a 34-yard strike to Diontae Johnson in the north end zone of Peden Stadium.

Toledo is a second-half team; the Rockets outscored opponents by over 60 points entering Wednesday’s game.

It didn’t matter to the Ohio sideline.

With two run-heavy scoring drives in the first six minutes out of the locker room, Ohio held the upper hand by 11 points in the third quarter.

Had it not been for a victory formation on Toledo’s 19-yard line, the Bobcats would have scored on all five of their possessions in the second half.

Though he carried the rock six times in the first two quarters, senior running back Dorian Brown’s impact in the second half allowed Ohio to cruise it’s way to victory. Brown recorded a career-high 212 yards on Ohio’s visit to Toledo last year. In his final game in Athens, he contributed 142 yards to the 393 total for the night. The highlight coming on Brown carry up the gut 62-yards untouched for a score to make it 24-7 in favor of Bobcats.

Brown attributed his performances against Toledo to being “an underdog.” However, Ohio head coach Frank Solich said, “teams he plays against don’t feel like an underdog” because “they know his power, they know his explosiveness.”

And for the rest of the Ohio offense, Wednesday night’s performance on the ground was no secret.

“We did what we said we were going to do. We believe in how our offense operates and I believe we backed it up,” Ohio senior center Jake Pruehs said. “We pride ourselves on ground and pound football. Everyone knows it’s coming. They kept saying ‘We’ll see you in a few weeks.’ We kept saying ‘Who cares? We just ran for 400 yards on you.’”

The Bobcats got Toledo behind the chains, whether by sacking Woodside, which they did four times, or more often, creating negative plays elsewhere. Penetrating up front and limiting the effectiveness of the Rocket’s rushing attack were key facets of the defensive gameplan.

“[Toledo’s] going to have a throwing game. They’re going to complete passes,” Solich said. “We wanted to not let them establish a running game that was going to be hurtful to us, and I think that worked out fairly well.”

The win notches Ohio back-to-back victories against Toledo for the first time since 1968.

As big as the win may be, Tuesday’s game against Akron will truly determine whether or not the Bobcats can book a trip to Ford Field. The Bobcats now have a one-game advantage on the Zips in the MAC East Division standings, but an Akron win would give them the head-to-head tiebreaker and leave the Zips in control of their own destiny.

Ohio hopes to build on its success against the Rockets when it travels to Akron, Ohio on Tuesday, November 14^th. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at InfoCision Stadium.

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Hours before the deadline to respond, an Ohio University English professor embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal requested a faculty hearing to decide whether he will be dismissed and detenured.

Dr. Andrew Escobedo sent an email to OU Interim President David Descutner Monday morning “requesting a faculty hearing regarding the dismissal proceedings that you have initiated against me.”

Descutner recommended that dismissal proceedings be initiated, according to a letter sent to the professor on March 2. The letter cited Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit and College of Arts and Sciences Dean Robert Frank’s recommendations that Descutner consider detenuring Escobedo and firing him.

“The grounds for dismissal are that for an extended period of years you have engaged in a pattern of sexual advances directed at students whom you supervised, graded, or advised as well as at colleagues in your department,” Descutner wrote in the March letter to Escobedo, provided to WOUB by the university.

Escobedo was placed on paid administrative leave in March 2016. In December of that year,  OU’s Office of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance (ECRC) released a Memorandum of Findings that concluded Escobedo had “engaged in a pattern of exploiting females who are subordinate to (him) by virtue of their student status or their junior employment status,” investigator Jessica Cook wrote in the document.

ECRC investigated claims from six different individuals, who were at the university at different times, claiming to be victims of Escobedo. The women accused him of actions ranging from “inappropriate touching” to sexual harassment, nonconsensual sexual conduct and hostile workplace accusations.

Women who participated in the university investigation said they were hesitant to stop Escobedo or report his alleged actions for fear of career or educational damage.

“(She), because she was a graduate student in (Escobedo’s) class, perceived that refusing (his) advances would impact not only her grade but also her educational opportunities at Ohio University,” the memorandum stated about one alleged victim.

Benoit recommended that the interim president consider dismissal after reading accounts of faculty who did not feel comfortable allowing Escobedo back as a professor.

“I find that Dr. Escobedo’s conduct violates the most basic relationship between faculty and student and erodes the foundation of trust upon which the academy depends,” Benoit wrote in her letter to Descutner.

Escobedo has called the investigation and the accusations in it the result of a “social justice crusade to get him fired from his job,” he told investigators.

“I did not intentionally coerce anyone or abuse my authority,” Escobedo wrote in a letter to colleagues in early February. “The complainants’ behavior at the scene strongly suggests that they remained at the bar without coercion or, in other cases, that they did not witness what they claim.”

Escobedo now has a minimum of 60 days to prepare a defense. OU spokesperson Carly Leatherwood said the hearing would likely take place at the beginning of fall semester.

“Dr. Escobedo may request the hearing be held in open session; however, in absence of such a request, the meeting will be closed,” Leatherwood wrote in an email to WOUB.

On top of dismissal and detenuring, Escobedo is facing a civil rights lawsuit in federal court, filed by two alleged victims. The lawsuit also names Ohio University and Joseph McLaughlin, former chair of the English Department. The lawsuit accuses McLaughlin of being “deliberately indifferent to the (sexual harassment allegations) against Escobedo, even though the allegations were severe, widely known, and likely factual,” according to court documents.

“It is also well known within the Department that current graduate students warn incoming graduate students about Defendant Escobedo’s proclivity to make sexual advances towards students,” the lawsuit claims.

Ohio University is named as a defendant for “violations of Title IX” laws.

Michael Fradin, attorney for the women in civil rights case, declined to comment.

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ATHENS — A candidate vying to be the next president of Ohio University said his goals would include growing the school’s research profile, strengthening relations with the community  and prioritizing diversity and inclusion.

Dr. M. Duane Nellis fielded questions from students, faculty, alumni and community members during Wednesday evening’s public forum held in Baker Center.

Nellis said he would work to raise the University’s prominence through research and creative activity.

“That’s such an important part of the overall identity of Ohio U. as a research university and also, not only basic research, but creative activity, the full spectrum of scholarship.”

Bringing in the best minds to work in Athens and removing some of the bureaucracy with research would be the path to accomplishing that goal.

“We would want to be competitive as far as startup packages for success, making sure that faculty, not only that we get them to come to Ohio U., but that they feel supported and strengthened.”

Texas Tech University went from the “Very High Research Activity” Carnegie Classification to a “Highest Research Activity” classification during Nellis’ tenure.

Nellis stepped down for his position at Texas Tech in January of 2016, but stayed with the university as a tenured faculty member working on strategic priorities. He previously led Idaho University from 2009 until 2013, held positions at Kansas State University and served as a dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University.

Members of the audience who are alumni of the university asked how he would get former students involved in more than just fundraising.

He said he and his wife Ruthie would be active in engaging and recruiting alumni.

“Interacting with them, talking about the university, getting them excited about the university. But also where they’re willing to provide assistance and support.”

A diverse community of students and faculty was another goal touched on in several questions from the audience.

Nellis cited several initiatives implemented at Texas Tech to recruit and retain minority and international students, as well as faculty.

“It’s just having that directed sensitivity that is really, really important in searches so that we do have more role models across the spectrum as far as the diversity of our faculty, staff and students.”

The initiatives led to an increase in the hispanic student population at Texas Tech from 18 percent to 24 percent and an increase retention rate among African American students, according to Nellis.

One member of the audience asked Nellis to elaborate why he stepped down from his position with Texas Tech nearly a year ago.

“We accomplished a number of the major goals that I had,” he responded. “There was a change in the system administration at Texas Tech and I just felt the timing was right for me to do other things.”

He went on to say his current position has allowed more time in the classroom. And that has helped inspire him in his search for the “new leadership direction” mentioned in a letter announcing his resignation.

Dr. Dean Bresciani is scheduled to participate in the next forum on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Baker Center. He currently serves as the president of North Dakota State University.

To read more on the candidates, read Susan Tebben’s report from after the University released its list of finalists.

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The Athens Police Department is cautioning the public after nearly three dozen motor vehicles break-ins were reported within the city.

At least 32 reports of theft were taken by police on cash and change allegedly taken from both locked and unlocked vehicles, and some reports of property taken as well, according to a release by APD Chief Tom Pyle.

“It is suspected the perpetrators have a concealable method for entering locked vehicles without causing damage because several vehicles have been reported as being locked by no damage to the vehicle has occurred during the commission of the crime,” Pyle wrote in the release.

The release advised the public to remove “items of value” from vehicles when they are parked, and keep vehicles locked at all times. Pyle asked that the public notify the department as soon as it is discovered that a vehicle has been entered, and also call police “when you see anyone suspicious walking in your neighborhood both day and night.”

“Almost all of the crime we are able to solve for our community involves cooperation from our public, and to solve, or at least stop the spree of thefts, we will need community assistance and vigilance,” Pyle wrote.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s higher education leaders want the state to give its public universities more money in the next budget.

The Blade reports the Inter-University Council of Ohio, which represents the state’s public universities, seeks a 4.5 percent increase in the basic state subsidy for each of the next two years.

The group has also asked for a 10 percent total bump in funding for needy Ohio students and wants universities to have the option to raise tuition this school year.

The state expects to provide nearly $2 billion in instructional subsidies this year. The subsidy grew by 4 percent this year and 4.7 percent the year before.

State officials say they’re expecting the upcoming budget will be “tight.” They say “major” program expansions are unlikely due to lower-than-projected state revenues.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state minimum wage has increased by 5 cents to adjust for inflation.

Non-tipped workers must be paid an hourly wage of at least $8.15 beginning Sunday. Tipped workers are slated to receive a minimum of $4.08 an hour starting next year – a bump of 3 cents.

The rising minimum wage reflects an increase in the Consumer Price Index, which rose 0.7 percent during the past year. There was no increase in minimum wage made for 2016.

The new wage only applies to companies with annual gross receipts of more than $299,000 a year. Ohio’s minimum wage for employees at smaller companies along with 14- and 15-year-old workers is tied to the federal minimum wage set by Congress.

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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Miami University in southwest Ohio has revamped its Greek Life system after suspending three fraternities and putting several others on probation in light of hazing, alcohol and drug violations this year.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports university officials were concerned given how more than a third of students participate in fraternities and sororities.

Miami has made five major changes, beginning with shifting from monthly to weekly meetings between chapter leaders and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Chapter representatives are now elected to their positions in November so they can finish training before the rush period begins.

Additionally, all new pledges must complete an online hazing prevention course.

The Greek Life office no longer sits on judicial hearings and a “re-visioning committee” was established to discuss any future issues.

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Outgoing Ohio University President Roderick McDavis will be headed to Washington D.C. to serve as a new managing principal at AGB Search. McDavis’ last day at Ohio University will be February 17, 2017.

AGB Search is an executive search firm specializing in “search, interim search, compensation evaluation and  leadership transition assistance to public and private higher education institutions,” according to a news release announcing McDavis’ new position with the firm.

In March 2016, McDavis announced he would be stepping down as president of OU at the end of his contract in June 2017.

“This opportunity with AGB Search came forward faster than I expected it to and Deborah and I did not feel it was a position I could turn down,” McDavis said in an Ohio University news release.  “I would not have accepted this position if I did not have the full support of the Board of Trustees or if I felt it would negatively impact or destabilize the university in any way. We have a very strong team in place from faculty to staff, administrators, deans, and executive leadership and the university is poised in a very strong position of continued success.”

An interim president will be named during the Ohio Board of Trustees’ meeting in January while a search for the university’s 21st president continues, according to Ohio University Board of Trustees Chair David Wolfort.

McDavis, who is the first African American and only second alumnus to hold the position, served as president for 12 years.

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A new lawsuit claims the University of Dayton covered up allegations of hazing connected to the school’s football team by ensuring that a UD police investigation never reached local officials.

Max Engelhart, a former UD student and offensive lineman, filed the lawsuit against the western Ohio school, its football coach and others in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

Engelhart says freshman players were forced to drink to excess by upperclassmen on the team and endure verbal abuse and other humiliation tactics as part of their initiation two years ago.

The suit details how Engelhart suffers from a cognitive brain injury as a result of the hazing that is treated by medication typically given to Alzheimer’s and dementia patients.

University officials declined to comment on pending litigation.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — The car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University last week is the latest in a series of cases involving young men who apparently became radicalized in the heartland state.

Their cases are similar in some ways but very different in others. All show the challenges to understanding what causes someone to embrace Islamic State calls to violence and how to spot homegrown terrorists.

The director of the Center for Terrorism and Security Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell says research shows that the time it takes to become radicalized varies. He says someone living a seemingly normal life can be derailed in just days or weeks.

Three of the four young men who’ve been accused in the recent Ohio cases were arrested before carrying out their alleged plans.

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ATHENS, Ohio — A group of local veterans are traveling to Standing Rock, North Dakota later this week to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. And they are looking for the community’s help before they leave.

Navy veteran and Athens County resident Katlyn Perie said after seeing the treatment of Sioux Tribe members and others opposed to the oil pipeline’s construction through Native American reservations, she and other former military members across the country were inspired to participate in the “Veterans Stand for Standing Rock” group.

“If a lot of us can go through the things that we have overseas or on deployment, we will make sure that other people who have not signed up for that [do not] have to go through that here – where it’s somewhere that they should feel safe.”

The group from Ohio will meet up with a total of 2,000 veterans, along with others traveling on their own dime, across the country on Saturday to serve, according to the national group’s site,  as “human shields” against law enforcement’s efforts to remove people who are against the pipeline. Authorities have used rubber bullets, water cannons, and pepper spray against the demonstrators.

Before leaving, Perie and other volunteers are collecting donations to take with them to North Dakota. High-priority items requests include cold weather gear.

“Right now there’s over a foot of snow on the ground,” Perie said. “So anything that can help keep us warm: propane, batteries, emergency blankets, lighters, that type of stuff.”

The Sioux Tribe invited some of the veterans to stay in a local gymnasium, but a majority of the younger members will be camping near the front lines of the protest with no showers. Camping gear like tents and cold weather sleeping bags, along hygiene products like baby wipes are being requested.

Other items the group is seeking include: vitamin c, cough drops, trash bags for litter control, ibuprofen and tactical equipment like gas masks and armor vests.

The plan for  is to make the trip last approximately a week, but the Perie hopes to make their impact last long through the donations.

“Everything that we do not use and that is left over, we are leaving there with the camp for the tribes to use and pass out to the other protesters,” Perie said.

Monetary donations are also being accepted locally and through crowd funding at gofundme.com.

The ability to get supplies to the protesters has been in doubt since North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple on Monday issued a “mandatory evacuation” for the camp by December 3 “to safeguard against harsh winter conditions.” No details have been outlined regarding enforcement against those who fail to comply with the order.

Gov. John Kasich worked with the North Dakota authorities and dispatched 37 Ohio state troopers to the site in late October — they have since returned.

The local community has been supportive thus far, according to Perie. And those in North Dakota have already taken notice.

“They cannot believe that Ohio and, very specifically, Athens County has gotten so much support and supply donations. The Sioux Tribe, and the camps there and the veterans who are already there, they already know about Athens County,” Perie said.

Athens Underground, at 90 North Court Street, is the main local site accepting donations during business hours 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. through Friday.

You can see a detailed list of requested items here (click attachment to enlarge).

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Election Day has come and gone but what about the RESULTS? With input from supporters, protestors, and political analyst Thomas Suddes, this episode of #457SEO explores what Trump’s win might REALLY mean for the people who live and work in Ohio. Plus… The AMAZING Adventures of Chris Riddle.

#457SEO is a place for news, information, and observations about our communities in SouthEastOhio. The show is produced by the members of the WOUB News Department: Aaron Payne, Susan Tebben, Atish Baidya, and Allison Hunter.

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The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education says colleges and universities have conferred a record number of degrees and credentials.

A statement from the agency says there were 65,829 degrees and credentials obtained during the 2015-16 school year, which is a 2.7 percent increase from the previous year.

Council President Bob King said Kentucky’s higher education institutions have been using strategic initiatives designed to help more students graduate. He says that increases the number of educated workers, which helps improve the state’s economy.

According to the statement, the number of bachelor degrees earned at public universities increased by 3.6 percent and the number of certificates earned via the Kentucky Community and Technical College System grew by 4.7 percent from the previous year. The number of associate degrees increased by 0.3 percent.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The total enrollment of West Virginia’s public four-year colleges has declined for the fifth consecutive year.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports about 250 fewer students have enrolled compared to the previous year, according to a report given to the state Higher Education Policy Commission.

Commission Vice Chancellor for Policy and Planning Neal Holly said most of the decline is a because of a decrease in non-traditional students who returned to school following the 2008 recession but have since graduated or left their programs.

The number of first-time freshmen increased 3.7 percent compared to last year, but the overall rate is still down from previous years.

The only schools to see significant enrollment gains were West Virginia State University and West Virginia University Institute of Technology.

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ATHENS, Ohio — Athens Police are seeking the public’s help in locating two suspects wanted for an alleged aggravated robbery that took place on Ohio University’s campus.

At approximately 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning, a victim reported being robbed while walking through the alley between the Radio and Television building and Kantner Hall.

The victim told officers that two men approached, with one brandishing a knife, before robbing them and then fleeing east towards College Street.

Only minor physical injuries were sustained during the alleged crime.

Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact the Athens City Police Department (740-593-6606) or anonymous tips may be made to Crime Solvers (740-594-3331).

The investigation is being led by Athens City Police.

OU Police offers the following crime prevention tips when walking on campus: Avoid walking alone, if possible. Remain alert to what’s going on around you. Report suspicious people to police by calling 911.

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ATHENS, Ohio – A former Ohio University student indicted on rape, sexual battery and other charges is now in custody.

Cameron M. Wilson, 23, of Austin, Texas, turned himself over to the Athens County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday, according to the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office.

Judge Patrick J. Lang set Wilson’s bond at $200,000 with 10 percent allowed and scheduled a jury trial for Jan. 24, 2017. Should Wilson post bond, Judge Lang ordered ankle monitoring, no contact with the victim and two witnesses, that he consume no alcohol or drugs and that he surrender his passport.

Wilson is charged with one first degree felony count of Rape, one third-degree count of Sexual Battery, third-degree felony Tampering with Evidence, fourth-degree felony Possession of Drugs, fifth-degree felony Possession of Heroin, first-degree misdemeanor Possession of Drugs and third-degree felony Escape.

Wilson, an Ohio University student at the time, is alleged to have sexually assaulted another Ohio University student on or about January 16, 2016.

While under investigation, Wilson was found on May 21, 2016, to be in possession of drugs and charged by the Athens Police Department.

This case was investigated by the Athens Police Department and the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police say an Ohio State University student shoved a man down a flight of stairs during an anti-Donald Trump rally on the Columbus campus.

University police say they arrested 24-year-old Shane Stanton on Monday and charged him with a misdemeanor count of assault after he threw himself into protester Timothy Adams and sent the man hurtling down the steps.

Adams was giving a speech from a staircase landing in the student union building when the incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. He wasn’t seriously injured in the attack.

University president Michael Drake tells the school’s student newspaper, The Lantern, that OSU protects First Amendment rights actively but does not tolerate intimidation or threats to students, faculty or campus visitors.

Court records don’t list an attorney for Stanton.

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Gwen Ifill, one of the most prominent African-American journalists in the country, has died, according to PBS. She was 61.

Ifill, the host of PBS’ Washington Week, was a veteran Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008.

Ifill was also the best-selling author of The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.

In 2013, Ifill was named co-host of the PBS NewsHour. In an interview with The New York Times, she reflected on what her appointment could mean to a new generation.

“When I was a little girl watching programs like this — because that’s the kind of nerdy family we were — I would look up and not see anyone who looked like me in any way. No women. No people of color,” she said. “I’m very keen about the fact that a little girl now, watching the news, when they see me and Judy [Woodruff] sitting side by side, it will occur to them that that’s perfectly normal — that it won’t seem like any big breakthrough at all.”

Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, said Ifill was “a fundamental reason public media is considered a trusted window on the world.”

“Her contributions to thoughtful reporting and civic discourse simply cannot be overstated,” Kerger said. “She often said that her job was to bring light rather than heat to issues of importance to our society. Gwen did this with grace and steadfast commitment to excellence.”

Ifill started her journalism career as a print reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sunand the Boston Herald American. She went on to become a national political reporter for The Washington Post and the White House correspondent for The New York Times.

Ifill died after a battle with cancer.

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Former President Bill Clinton addressed supporters and a few protesters about claiming their future with their vote this November, along with laying out the plans of his wife, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Bill Clinton spoke to a large crowd on Ohio University’s College Green during the Ohio leg of the Stronger Together bus tour, touching on the economy, universal broadband access, free tuition and getting already indebted students out from under student loans.

Though he never referred to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump by name, the former president criticized his rhetoric and what he called a lack of inclusivity on the part of Trump.

“Stronger together means we are more secure in a world where everybody’s borders look more like nets than walls,” Clinton told the crowd.

The speech was interrupted by one protester who challenged Clinton on high incarceration rates of African Americans.

“I will not vote for a candidate who puts so many of my people in prison,” the protester yelled to Clinton.

Clinton called off boos and chants from the crowd and addressed the man directly.

“It’s okay to hold people accountable, but you need to paint the right picture,” Clinton said.

Student organizer Bailey Williams, of Ohio Together, introduced Clinton after speaking about his support of Bernie Sanders during the primary. He said he changed his changed his support to Hillary Clinton after the primary instead of supporting candidates outside the Democratic Party.

“This election is too important to stand on the sidelines or vote third party,” Williams said.

Clinton touched on other topics during the speech, including Hillary Clinton’s proposal to make it easier to obtain small business loans, bringing modern manufacturing back to America and immigration reform without mass deportation. He said mass deportation would “cause a recession” in many cities in America.

He also spoke of Hillary Clinton’s plans when it came to wage inequality and the social hierarchy.

“Hillary doesn’t want to pull anyone up on the social totem pole,” Bill Clinton said. “She wants to pull the dadgum thing down.”

The conclusion of the presidential candidate’s husband’s focused on the importance of voting. Voter registration in Ohio ends Oct. 11.

“Don’t let people tell you your vote doesn’t matter, don’t let people tell you there are no consequences to the election,” Clinton said.

Introductions before Clinton included 94th District State Representative candidate Sarah Grace and U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland. Strickland used his time to talk about his opponent, Rob Portman’s stances on climate change, minimum wage and equal pay for women.

Strickland was also heckled by a member of the audience, who claimed the candidate was down by 15 points. An analysis of a collection of polls by FiveThirtyEight gives Strickland a 6.6 percent chance of winning against incumbent Portman.

“Athens will make up the difference, my brother!” Strickland said.

Some audience members said they came to see a celebrity for the first time, and others said they hoped to see the husband of the woman they hope will be elected president.

“We’re all going to go and vote for Hillary Clinton because she’s going to be our first woman president and I want my 9-year-old to remember that,” said Barbara Fisher, of Athens.

WOUB’s Aaron Payne contributed this report.

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The name of an ousted Fox News head who was sued by multiple women for sexual harassment claims was removed from the wall outside of the WOUB Newsroom.
OU President Roderick McDavis announced the move by the university at the Faculty Senate meeting on Monday night.

Before the meeting was even over, Facilities had already removed the placard and the name from the wall.
McDavis said having Roger E. Ailes’ name attached to the newsroom has become a “distraction” that “weighed heavily” on him and administration.
“I believe this to be an appropriate decision that is in alignment with our principled beliefs as a university community,” McDavis said to applause from the senate members.
More than $200,000 of Roger E. Ailes’ reported $500,000 donation to OU, made in 2007, helped renovate the journalism classroom and computer lab adjacent to the newsroom, along with the WOUB workspace.

McDavis said the donation money will be returned to Ailes. He said he is also working with administration on how to proceed with a scholarship named after Ailes, while not revoking the money from students currently benefitting from it

Questions about keeping Ailes’ name on the wall between the two rooms came after news that Ailes had allegedly sexually harassed multiple women while the head of Fox News. He has since resigned as head of the company.

Recently, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson settled her lawsuit against the company for $20 million and an unprecedented public apology from the company.

The Graduate Student Senate had previously voted to recommend the name be removed and the Faculty Senate were scheduled to vote on a similar resolution at Monday’s meeting.

Some senate members thanked him for the measure, including a professor in the Scripps School of Communication who teaches in the classroom next to the newsroom.
“I don’t know how I would have taught in that space another day,” Professor Mary Rogus said.
McDavis said he had listened to the concerns of the faculty and acknowledged Scripps College of Communication Dean Scott Titsworth for his assistance in the decision.

“Some people may criticize me for taking a long time to make a decision, but out of fairness to all, I wanted to be deliberative,” McDavis said.

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The name of an ousted Fox News head who was sued by multiple women for sexual harassment claims was removed from the WOUB Newsroom.
OU President Roderick McDavis announced the move by the university at the Faculty Senate meeting on Monday night.

Before the meeting was even over, Facilities had already removed the placard and the name from the wall.
McDavis said having Roger E. Ailes’ name attached to the newsroom has become a “distraction” that “weighed heavily” on him and administration.
“I believe this to be the appropriate decision,” McDavis said to applause from the senate members.
More than $200,000 of Roger E. Ailes’ reported $500,000 donation to OU, made in 2007, helped renovate the journalism classroom and computer lab adjacent to the newsroom, along with the WOUB workspace.

McDavis said the donation money will be returned to Ailes.He said he is also working with administration on how to proceed with a scholarship named after Ailes, while not revoking the money from students currently benefitting from it

Questions about keeping Ailes’ name on the wall between the two rooms came after news that Ailes had allegedly sexually harassed multiple women while the head of Fox News. He has since resigned as head of the company.

Recently, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson settled her lawsuit against the company for $20 million and an unprecedented public apology from the company.

The Graduate Student Senate had previously voted to recommend the name be removed and the Faculty Senate were scheduled to vote on a similar resolution at Monday’s meeting.

Some senate members thanked him for the measure, including a professor in the Scripps School of Communication who teaches in the classroom next to the newsroom.
“I don’t know how I would have taught in that space another day,” Professor Mary Rogus said.
McDavis said he had listened to the concerns of the faculty and acknowledged Scripps College of Communication Dean Scott Titsworth for his assistance in the decision.

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An Athens man was indicted with a “major drug offender specification” after more than 200 grams of suspected cocaine were seized from a Franklin Street residence.

William Sidney Marshall, 37, was indicted by an Athens County grand jury Monday on one count each of possession of cocaine, tampering with records and illegal manufacture of drugs, along with two counts each of trafficking in cocaine and possessing criminal tools, according to a press release by the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office.

The indictment came after Marshall was taken into custody for allegedly providing a fake address to an Adult Parole Authority officer.

Investigators from the prosecutor’s office executed a search warrant at 64 1/2 Franklin Street in Athens on Aug. 31 that found more than 200 grams of suspected cocaine and seized more than $7,000 in cash, the release stated.

Marshall is being held in the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail on a hold by the parole authority.

An arraignment and bond hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some Ohio colleges are fielding queries from potential transfer students left stranded in the midst of their studies when the for-profit chain ITT Technical Institute closed its campuses.

The for-profit college closed its more than 130 campuses across 38 states after the U.S. Department of Education banned it from enrolling new students paying tuition with federal financial aid. The college had nine campuses in Ohio.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Assistant Education Secretary Ted Mitchell say students can work with state institutions to transfer ITT credits into similar programs. Transfer fairs are also being organized on college campuses in the state.

Students enrolled within roughly the past 120 days who don’t plan to transfer are eligible to have their loans forgiven.

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