Athletically speaking, let’s face it: Ohio State is the big kid on the block when it comes to the Buckeye state (just look at the nickname). Besides mascots, there aren’t too many chances to see an Ohio team go in as the favorite against Big Brother 75 miles to the northwest.
Dear Bed Post,
Bill Bias and Nancy Bain, two of Athens City Council’s most experienced members, will be retiring at the end of the current term. That means next year’s City Council will be a younger, relatively inexperienced one: however, this is not a bad thing. We think this new Council will be able to foster new ideas, new leadership styles and will strive to work well together.
It’s just another game. That’s the mentality that coach Ryan Adams and his Athens Bulldogs are taking in tonight’s playoff matchup against the Jackson Ironmen.
On a rainy Friday afternoon, Kylie Johnson stands outside the Ohio University Ecohouse, telling a tour group about the enormous solar panel standing out front.
Saw-Wai Hla ended his lecture yesterday with a smile, but it wasn’t just the one on his face: He treated the audience to a picture of a smiley face he had created by rearranging atoms.
Throughout my time at The Post, I have been called many unflattering things: stereotypical, crazy, classist (ouch), and disappointing just to name a few. Well, being that most of these insults came from emails and letters early in my columnist career, I was admittedly discouraged.
After a year of running the Chica Chica Chop Chop, food-buggy owners Todd and Tuti Wilson are losing their wheels and trying their hand at the stationary restaurant business.
Editor’s Note: The 3rd Ward race presents an interesting dilemma for our editorial board. One candidate, R.J. Sumney, serves as our paper’s business manager. The other candidate, Michele Papai, is the mother of Will Drabold, one of our City Staff reporters. Because of those clear conflicts, we’ve chosen not to issue an endorsement in this race; however, we did meet with both candidates and below are excerpts from those meetings.
With only two Mid-American Conference wins, Kent State is one of few teams that can equal their conference win total in sets and still not win a match.
We urge our readers to vote for Randy Morris for Athens mayor. We believe Morris is the candidate most committed to taking students into account during the decision-making process.
At this point last year, Miami ended Ohio’s season by knocking it out of the 2010 Mid-American Conference Tournament. In the 2011 event, tournament host Ohio will have the chance to return the favor.
Members of the Ohio wrestling team are taking a step back in time this weekend, rewinding to their childhoods by re-enacting a few typical family vacations.
The last time the city of Athens had a Republican mayor, the Athens Bulldogs football team recorded an undefeated regular season.
An Ohio University student who loved art and dancing died early yesterday morning.
Spicy crab omelets and grouper Rueben once drew many natives of The Plains to Jana’s Soul Food Café on Sundays.
Campus Crusade for Christ, Reach Out on Campus and Young Life are just a few of the Christian organizations on campus at Ohio University, but each group has its own agenda and planned events.
When the Athens Mental Health Center opened its doors Jan. 9, 1874, it was ill-prepared for patients who died during their stays.
In regards to a Ohio Senate vote on the infrastructure portion of the president’s American Jobs Act, 21 mayors from across the state have signed a letter this week urging Republicans in Congress to pass the bill.
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