Ohio is two days removed from its final Mid-American Conference dual of the season and two weeks away from wrestling in the MAC Tournament, which has created a sort of dull space that could cause complacency and a drop in focus for many teams.
UPDATE: Rain has moved Ohio's game against Austin Peay from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
You might have read in Wednesday’s Post about a previously unreleased August 2012 memo describing a dubious marketing campaign from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources that would have targeted public media outlets to promote fracking in state parks and forests.
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O’Connor has appointed three retired justices to serve on a panel that will determine whether Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly should be suspended from office.
UPDATE: Ohio will now play doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, as rain has moved all Friday games to later in the weekend.
Valentine’s weekend has passed, which means new brides-to-be are eager to find the perfect dress, and everything that goes along with it.
Western Michigan came into The Convo with its brooms ready.
Noise- and alcohol-related arrests were at their lowest point in years, according to a recently released city report, which also showed that police and Athens residents have been more proactive than in recent years in reporting suspicious activity in neighborhoods.
Alternative rock fans rejoice. Two legends of the genre, Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Alejandro Escovedo of the True Believers will visit Stuart’s Opera House Sunday.
For students in the College of Business, graduating isn’t as easy as taking a set of courses. Rather, students must fulfill an internship requirement, and for some international students, due to strict visa restrictions, meeting that requirement isn’t always a simple task.
Poor play in the post on both sides of the ball led to Ohio dropping its ninth-consecutive game in Mid-American Conference play Thursday.
With all the debate recently for amending the United States Constitution in favor of certain issues and/or those constituencies, perhaps a more appropriate amendment should guarantee each citizen of the United States the right to food, clothing, shelter and medical care. Poverty is defined as the condition of being poor or lacking the necessary means of support to live or meet needs. Today we read of enormous corporate tax breaks, outsourcing of jobs overseas and outrageous salaries "earned" by athletes/entertainers. More recently came the revelation of the billions of dollars spent by the U.S. on two wars. In the meantime, the number of those in poverty continues to increase. The Old Testament of the Bible often makes references to the promised land flowing with milk and honey. All one has to do in this country is take a trip to the grocery store or department store and bear witness to the fact that if anywhere was close to exhibiting the characteristics of "the promised land," this country is it. Yet somehow we are still unable to meet the four basic needs every citizen has. Some would argue that this proposal is an extension of socialism/communism. Nothing could be further from the truth.
An award-winning journalist will be at Ohio University Thursday to have a conversation with attendees about what it’s like to be black in America.
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a series about Ohio University professors who come from different countries.
Ohio’s amphibians are disappearing.
Much like any other movie, even student film projects need money to pay actors, rent equipment and feed the cast and crew.
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