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Andrew Escobedo, an English department faculty member who was placed on leave in March 2016 after being accused of sexually assaulting multiple graduate students, has requested a faculty hearing.
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English professor may face termination, loss of tenure after sexual misconduct
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A professor in the Department of English may face termination or loss of tenure after a university investigation found him to have sexually assaulted six current and former graduate students.
Iranian Students Society rallies against immigration ban
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Members and supporters of Ohio University’s Iranian Students Society rallied Thursday afternoon in protest of President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
Student Senate denounces executive order, votes in favor of becoming sanctuary campus
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Student Senate passed bills dealing with denouncing an executive order and becoming a sanctuary campus at its meeting Wednesday night.
Following a presentation from Better Bystanders, a group aiming to educate students on how to diffuse potentially dangerous situations, Senate turned to addressing concerns about how international students might be affected by President Trump’s recent executive order, titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” by passing a bill that would denounce it.
Ohio Board of Trustees names interim president, debates concealed carry
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The Ohio University Board of Trustees discussed issues ranging from the president’s interim replacement to the controversial issue of whether to allow concealed carry weapons on OU campuses when they met last Thursday and Friday.
Student Senate holds forum to discuss #ConcealCarry referendum
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Student Senate held its first of two forums on Thursday to address how a concealed carry referendum will work. At the last Senate hearing, Senators voted to put the question of allowing concealed carry weapons on campus to Ohio University students. The result of the campus’ vote will be issued to the Board of Trustees as a recommendation on deciding to allow concealed carry on all OU campuses.
Athens passes income tax increase, among others
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This election, 26 local issues appeared on the ballots in Athens County. All but two of them passed.
Hoagland and Republicans sweep state Senate races
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Republicans won the overwhelming majority of Ohio’s State Senate seats Tuesday night, and the 30th District seat was no exception. Republican Frank Hoagland beat incumbent Democrat Lou Gentile by 8,859 votes, winning eight of the 10 counties represented in the 30th District.
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multimedia, The New PoliticalThe New Political: Voters’ Guide 2016
multimedia, The New PoliticalLike last year, I contributed to The New Political’s voters guide. This year I wrote blurbs about Ohio’s 30th District State Senate candidates Lou Gentile and Frank Hoagland, Ohio House of Representatives candidates Sarah Grace and Jay Edwards, and several unopposed candidates running for offices in Athens County and Athens proper. The full voters’ guide can be viewed here.
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