A dark mark
By Bridget Mallon | Feb. 15, 2012Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part weekly series for the month of February exploring black history in Athens County.
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Post Modern: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a dress?
By Olivia Young | Feb. 15, 2012Fresh out of high school, Jack Ley put his life on hold to enlist as a U.S. Army Air Force pilot. He soared over China during World War II with an emergency parachute strapped to his back, unaware that the woman of his dreams would wear it on their wedding day.
Sharp left ahead: Hard work and desired results do not always align
Feb. 15, 2012A part of me envies the adolescent pothead skipping class everyday.
Men's Basketball: 'Cats, 'Dogs meet for first time
By Michael Stainbrook | Feb. 15, 2012Without any TV coverage, the “Bobcat Blackout” scheduled for Saturday turned out to be more ironic than many had hoped.
Women's Basketball: Senior Day matchup features Kent State
By Nick Robbe | Feb. 15, 2012As another season nears its end, so too does the career of at least one Bobcat standout.
Softball: Invitational offers steep competition for Ohio
By Chad Lindskog | Feb. 15, 2012Having completed their first tournament of the season, the Bobcats are off to a quick start and ready to get back onto the field again this weekend in the Hampton Inn Invitational.
Women's Basketball: 'Jar' closes on OU as Zips take the win
By Nick Robbe | Feb. 14, 2012Akron’s home, James A. Rhodes Arena, is commonly referred to as the J.A.R., and Ohio could not bottle up enough shots to secure the victory Tuesday night.
Sibs Weekend tickets on sale this week
By Lindsay Friedman | Feb. 14, 2012Thanks to the Black Student Cultural Programming Board, students and their sibs will not only be able to rock out with Big K.R.I.T, Dom Kennedy and the Ohio Takeover Tour — they will be able to save a few bucks as well.
University tackles sex discrimination after complaint filed in 2009
By Pamela Engel | Feb. 14, 2012Ohio University’s Human Resources department is reviewing the pay models for classified and administrative employees after receiving a complaint in 2009 about sex discrimination.
Men's Basketball: Bobcats snap skid with home victory against Falcons
By Michael Stainbrook | Feb. 14, 2012If a falcon and a bobcat were to fight, there wouldn’t be anything pretty about it, and toughness would determine the victor. That also was true Wednesday night at The Convo, as Ohio gutted out a critical win against visiting Bowling Green.
Blogging study shows it may decrease stress levels
By Joshua Jamerson | Feb. 14, 2012Stress balls, nail-biting and meditation might be stress relievers of the past after a study showed blogging is a form of therapy for college-age students.
Students work together to promote united front
By Anjelica Oswald | Feb. 14, 2012When President Barack Obama launched his Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge last March, he recognized Ohio University as a leader in the Better Together campaign.
Let's Be Unreasonable Here: Bikini blooms out of atomic bomb, car engineer
Feb. 14, 2012Last week, I discussed the deep and philosophical history of men’s underwear and how men’s whitey-tighties went from simple loincloths to bigger and badder codpieces to the modern-day, deified boxers and briefs.
Post Letter: U.S. bankruptcy keeps citizens in cyclical struggle
Feb. 14, 2012A friend of mine back home is expecting his first son in six months. The moment he takes his first breath, he will owe more than $50,000 to the national debt. Less than two years ago, that number would have been below $45,000.
The Rundown - Feb. 13, 2012
Feb. 14, 2012Post Managing Editor Adam Wagner runs down today's top stories, including the third story in Bridget Mallon's "Making the Commitment in College" series and a story on West 82.
Men's Basketball: 'Cats look to defend undefeated conference record at The Convo
By Rob Ogden | Feb. 14, 2012The first time Ohio lost back-to-back games this season, it was at the hands of Bowling Green. When the two teams meet again Wednesday night, Ohio will be looking to avoid losing a third consecutive game.
