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Sports Column: One-and-done freshmen hurt some top teams but boost a few mid-levelers
By Rob Ogden | Feb. 20, 2012The term one-and-done has become a phrase often spoken among traditional college basketball powers, but for mid-major programs such as Ohio, the phrase is as foreign as a No. 1 ranking.
Fem-rocker takes 'bitch' back for women
By Kaylyn Hlavaty | Feb. 20, 2012On Tuesday, a visiting musician will deliver a performance style uncommon to the Athens music scene.
MAC Notebook: Seniors carry the burden late in the season
By Matthew McGreevy | Feb. 20, 2012With less than one month of Mid-American Conference basketball remaining, it’s crunch time. But in the eyes of the veteran players, the late-season scramble is commonplace.
Athens County poverty rate pushing high-school, college graduation rates down
By Marika Lee | Feb. 20, 2012Growing up, Kelli Schell’s father always emphasized the importance of education. But after a pregnancy forced her to drop out of Nelsonville-York High School in 2005, her plans to attend college were put on hold.
Engineering students solve Front Room's queue conundrum
By Olivia Hupp | Feb. 19, 2012The roped-off aisles replacing the previously chaotic jumble of lines in The Front Room is the brainchild of several engineering students at Ohio University.
The World Spins Madly On: Stubbing out cigarettes helps self, environment
Feb. 19, 2012No matter where I’m walking to, I end up behind someone smoking a cigarette at some point. And that’s fine. From time to time, the scent can be alluring.
County ready to respond to fracking accidents
By Kelly Gifford | Feb. 19, 2012As the possibility of hydraulic fracturing coming to Athens County looms nearer, local officials have said emergency services are well prepared for a “fracking” accident, but residents are not as comfortable.
Free newspaper program concludes
By SARA JERDE | Feb. 19, 2012Free copies of The New York Times and USA Today will no longer be available on Ohio University’s campus — and bringing back the readership program could cost students.
Uptown shops fly to Twitter
By Kaitlynn Grady | Feb. 19, 2012In the era of social media, Uptown shops are joining the flocks of businesses seeking new ways to spread the word to customers — in 140 characters or less.
Jump around the world
By Lindsay Friedman | Feb. 19, 2012Seeing gyms throughout the world full of jump ropes, flips and fast-paced music is an everyday occurrence for freshman Katie Simpson and her team, the Comet Skippers.
When in Athens, Wait What Should I Do?: It's not a college party without a few essentials
Feb. 19, 2012A wise man once told me that a college party isn’t a college party unless there’s a girl crying on the front porch because her boyfriend said “hello” to another girl.
Hockey: Mental lapses, fatigue contribute to Bobcat defeat in CSCHL title game
By Cameron Dunbar | Feb. 19, 2012After a long weekend of hockey at Bird Arena, the fairytale ending Bobcat fans were hoping for vanished in the blink of an eye.
Andrew Bird, others added to Nelsonville lineup
By Adam Wagner | Feb. 19, 2012The Nelsonville Music Festival has added two more headliners, and one is known for whistling a slightly different tune.
Post Letter: County engineer race should depend on facts
Feb. 19, 2012Jeff Maiden has made an issue of two things in the race for engineer.
Dorm-room routers fingered as potential culprit for WiFi connection troubles
By Kali Borovic | Feb. 19, 2012Some Ohio University students have targeted a culprit for wireless connection problems in their dorms: personal routers.
Meter collections contribute coins to city's coffers
By Stefan Malmsten | Feb. 19, 2012Toothpicks, metal slugs, buttons and flattened bottle caps are the souvenirs of almost two decades of failed attempts to fool parking meters.
