Hockey: After delayed tryouts, Ohio prepares for season opener
By Cameron Dunbar | Sep. 13, 2011At yesterday’s final tryout session, head coach Dan Morris knew his final cut would be the deepest.
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Speaking Bobcats negotiate way to the top
By Amelia Osiecki | Sep. 13, 2011Ohio University’s Forensics Speech and Debate Team, the Speaking Bobcats, nabbed third place in an Indianapolis tournament this weekend.
'Pass this bill'
By Alex Stuckey | Sep. 13, 2011COLUMBUS — As President Barack Obama mounted the stage at Ft. Hayes in Columbus yesterday, more than 3,000 spectators erupted in booming applause, leapt from their seats and stood on their tip toes to get a glimpse of the leader of the free world.
Alleged shooter seeks resentencing
By Marika Lee | Sep. 13, 2011An appeals court decided Monday that one of three men serving 28 years to life in prison for murder will go back to trial court for
iPad app offers textbooks by the chapter
By Jillian Fellows | Sep. 13, 2011A new app could remove the need for paper textbooks for students who own iPads.
Sept. 11 survivor to present documentary
By Callie Driehorst | Sep. 13, 2011When award-winning filmmaker Susanna Styron survived the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, she knew she had a story to share.
Volleyball: 'Cats net comeback win over Pitt with 4th-set surge
By Nick Robbe | Sep. 13, 2011On Monday, coach Ryan Theis spoke of things that still needed to be crossed off his team’s to-do list before the conference schedule begins.
Post Letter: We can't blame entire Muslim population for 9/11
Sep. 13, 2011My memory of 9/11 was my cable was not hooked up at the time and I had to get to work. So when I got to work, I heard that four planes had been hijacked and two planes had hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and there was a plane crash in Pennsylvania.
Athens County poverty rates dwarf national average
By Marika Lee | Sep. 13, 2011Athens County’s last-recorded poverty rate doubles the percentage released by the U.S. Census Bureau yesterday — the highest in 18 years — and local residents are worried about the area’s financial future.
Mother-in-law charged with murder in Inman case
By Marika Lee | Sep. 13, 2011A third Inman family member has been charged with murder and two other charges in connection to the death of a Logan woman.
Guest Column: 9/11 teaches us to avoid division of 'us vs. them'
Sep. 13, 2011Through all the coverage of the recent 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, many have referred to that day as transformative for our country and society. That theme has been repeated so often that it may begin to sound like a cliché, but it remains true and worth repeating.
State officials to consider public input on coal mine
By Will Drabold | Sep. 13, 2011Athens County residents are hoping to bring a meeting to the surface in order to keep coal mining under the surface.
Humor course returns comedy to classroom
By Michael Thrasher | Sep. 13, 2011The journalism school’s curriculum just got a little bit funnier.
Military-friendly designation reflects OU veteran services
By Brian Vadakin | Sep. 13, 2011After being disappointed once, a slice of Ohio University’s population received a victory this week with OU’s designation as a military-friendly school.
Athens City Council eyes grant money for long-term parks, recreation plan
By Kelly Gifford | Sep. 13, 2011Though past long-term city council initiatives have produced community centers and youth soccer fields in Athens, the latest aims to bring in grant money rather than create new infrastructure.
Fraternity seeks to raise awareness with car smashing
By Rebecca McKinsey | Sep. 12, 2011Ohio University fraternity members went to town with a sledgehammer and a mangled car to show that when it comes to OU Greek life, Lambda Chi Alpha is different.
Softball: Coach demands academic rigor, structure
By Olivia Arbogast | Sep. 12, 2011For the Ohio softball team, success in the classroom is a requirement, not an option. Off the field, coach Jodi Hermanek makes sure her players are always on top of their game.
Mosquito-borne diseases down in Ohio
By Stefan Malmsten | Sep. 12, 2011Nearly a decade ago, there were more than 400 reported cases of West Nile virus in Ohio.
Dawes remembered in musical memorial
By Brandon Carte | Sep. 12, 2011Ohio University students and faculty gathered last night to remember OU student Gloria Dawes.
Deputies seize crack, arrest 4 in Marietta raid
By Ryan Clark | Sep. 12, 2011Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested four suspects after discovering 18 grams of crack cocaine in a Marietta residence yesterday morning.
