Ohio Tag

Antioch College Announces Stunning Budget Cut of $2.5 Million Dollars

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2020 6 Comments

“These are big, tough decisions”...

Christopher Columbus Statue Being Removed From Columbus State Community College

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 19, 2020 5 Comments

"a symbolic gesture of our commitment to our College and in our community to continue and accelerate the fight against systemic racism"...

Students Demand Ohio State Cut Ties With Police, Spend Money on Diversity Center

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 10, 2020 4 Comments

“immediately cease contractual agreements with Columbus Police Department for any and all on-campus investigations, services, and events”...

Student Govt. at Ohio State Asks School to Cut Ties With Columbus Police Department

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 02, 2020 4 Comments

"Our city is burning, our students are hurting, the safety and wellbeing of the Black community is at inherent risk and there is no other time to act than now."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZSxmyjKGEY

Wuhan Virus Watch: Justice Department Warns CA Coronavirus Rules May Violate Religious Freedoms

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 20, 2020 13 Comments

Today's update begins with some significant developments from the West Coast. The U.S. Justice Department has just issued a warning that California could be violating religious freedoms in its plan to reopen the state after the coronavirus stay-at-home order.

Petition Launched to Save Urbana University From Closure

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 15, 2020 0 Comments

“We don’t feel that closing the university is the best way forward”...

Ohio State to Pay Over $40 Million to Settle Suits From Students Who Claimed Abuse by School Doctor

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 10, 2020 4 Comments

"The university of decades ago failed these individuals — our students, alumni and members of the Buckeye community"...

Ohio Gov.: Mandatory Face Mask Order Was “just a bridge too far”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 03, 2020 73 Comments

As states, cities, and towns are slowly moving to reopen, many are issuing mandatory face mask orders requiring the public to wear a face mask when not in their homes or cars (or in an open air area). This, as you might expect, is not going over very well. At all.

Ohio University Laying Off 140 Employees Due to Coronavirus Crisis

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 03, 2020 1 Comment

"unanticipated reductions in state funding and projected enrollment impacts in fiscal year 2021"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scH13YZRpIw

Federal Judges Block States From Limiting Abortions During Wuhan Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 31, 2020 35 Comments

***UPDATE: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated the abortion ban in Texas: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay on a ruling from a lower court that had blocked Texas from enforcing the ban. State officials argue the ban is intended to conserve medical supplies for health workers on the front lines of the coronavirus response. But abortion rights advocates say states are using the pandemic as an excuse to block access.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBUmRGuNUiI

Ohio Shuts Down Primary Voting Just as Polls Were About to Open

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 17, 2020 18 Comments

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered polls to close due to health concerns over the coronavirus.

Ohio State Students Begin Demanding Refunds After Being Kicked Out of Dorms Over Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 14, 2020 4 Comments

"began a petition on Change.org for the school to refund students the cost of room and board from now until the end of the semester"...

https://twitter.com/FlyerNews/status/1237597991826948096

VIDEO: Students at U. Dayton Fill Street After School Announces Housing Closure Over Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 12, 2020 3 Comments

"some students claimed to be celebrating in-person classes being canceled"...

Title IX Complaint Prompts Ohio State to Open Women-Only Programs to Men

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 01, 2020 4 Comments

“working to ensure that all of its programming is gender inclusive”...

Gun Rights Activist Swarmed by Angry Mob of Student Protesters at Ohio University

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2020 16 Comments

Kaitlin Bennett is a gun rights activist who visited Ohio University this week to complain about the school's anti-gun policies. All hell broke loose, as she was met by an unruly mob of student protesters.