From then to now: A history of divestment activism at Ohio State
George Nicholas was supposed to run. It was the winter of 1985, and the Big Ten champion — a former Olympic Trials contender and one of Ohio State’s…
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USG passes resolution “taking accountability” amid divestment attempts
In the Undergraduate Student Government’s last meeting of the year, the group passed an emergency resolution Wednesday taking accountabilit…
Over 65 Ohio State students speak at USG meeting regarding divestment initiative
Over 300 students lined up outside of Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government meeting Wednesday after Ohio State paused…
Letter to the Editor: Swastikas and Slurs on Campus: The concerning rise of antisemitism at Ohio State
On Oct. 22, members of the neo-Nazi group, the Goyim Defense League, hung banners with the message “Kanye is right about the Jews” over a Los Angeles freeway while raising their arms in a Nazi salute. This was, of course, in reference to the rapper Ye’s — formerly known as Kanye West — recent and now removed antisemitic tweet in which he said “when I wake up I’m going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.”
Jewish students criticize USG’s process in passing divestment resolution, voice concerns over antisemitism
Some Jewish students and organizations at Ohio State fear an increase in antisemitism after the Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution that would ask Ohio State to divest from two companies doing business in Israel Wednesday.
Students voice opinions on proposed USG divestment resolution
Ohio State students took to the Undergraduate Student Government’s General Assembly meeting Wednesday both in support and opposition of a proposed emergency resolution that looks for Ohio State to divest from two companies it says contribute to human rights violations against Palestinians.
Students gather, voice opinions on proposed USG resolution to divest from companies conducting business in Israel
Around 200 people gathered in the Performance Hall at the Ohio Union Wednesday during the Undergraduate Student Government’s General Assembly meeting both in support and opposition of a proposed emergency resolution that looks for Ohio State to divest from two companies it says contributes to human rights violations against Palestinians.
USG rejects divestment resolution in secret ballot
For the second year in a row, Undergraduate Student Government General Assembly debated for more than five hours on a resolution calling for the su…
Ohio State Hillel ousts Jewish student org for partnering with pro-divestment group
An Ohio State LGBT Jewish student organization has been cut off from Ohio State Hillel, a Jewish student center which is part of the larger Hillel …
Letter to the editor: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement misunderstood
Letter to the editor: We were heartened to see the conversation about Israel’s nearly half-a-century long, illegal occupation of Palestine…