Field Hockey: Coaches, former player lament few post-college play opportunities
Nov. 2, 2010Like their counterparts in soccer, elite field hockey players often eschew the United States in favor of countries such as England, Spain and Germany.
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Elections 2010: Athens County voters re-elect Eliason
Nov. 2, 2010Democratic veteran officeholder Lenny Eliason topped Republican rookie challenger Matt Gaiser by about 28 percentage points in last night's election for Athens County commissioner.
Q&A: Comedian Mo Rocca chats about comedy, career
Nov. 2, 2010Mo Rocca, best known for his sharp political commentary during his four years with The Daily Show and his cultural commentary on VH1's I Love The... series, will bring his wit and opinions to Ohio University's Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium tonight.
AFSCME elects new president
Nov. 2, 2010The local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees swore in a new president at its meeting last night.
Socialist movement makes way to OU campus
Nov. 2, 2010Socialist student groups have cropped up this year on college campuses all throughout Ohio as the memory of McCarthyism and the Cold War shrinks away.
Elections 2010: Ohio picks Kasich for governor
Nov. 2, 2010The Ohio governor's office shifted from blue to red last night when Republican challenger John Kasich defeated Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland.
Convicted man motions to strike refusal of appeal
Nov. 2, 2010A 29-year-old man convicted of aggravated assault and felony murder in June 2009 has filed for the court to strike the State's refusal of his application of his appeal from the record.
Elections 2010: Phillips finishes 1st for 92nd seat
Nov. 2, 2010Democratic incumbent Debbie Phillips will continue to serve as representative for the 92nd District of the Ohio House after beating two challengers in last night's election.
Hockey: Ohio sweeps Iowa State in weekend games
Oct. 31, 2010The Bobcats played Homecoming spoilers in Ames this weekend when they swept No. 8 Iowa State, winning 4-1 Friday and 5-1 the next night.
Cross Country: Seniors pick up power as NCAA Regionals loom on the horizon
Oct. 31, 2010Heading into the Mid-American Conference Championships, Ridge Robinson had one goal on his mind: first place.
Wrestling: Intrasquad scrimmage ends in draw
Oct. 30, 2010Whatever it meant for the Bobcats, their two sides wrestled to a draw in Ohio's intrasquad meet yesterday.
High School Football: Trio of local squads make state playoffs
Oct. 30, 2010With wins Friday night, Nelsonville-York, Alexander and Trimble all clinched spots in the regional playoffs.
'Jackass 3D' manages to entertain through 'brainless' tricks
Oct. 30, 2010It's chic to say, but I have to: 3-D movies are stupid. 3-D was cool the first time you went to Epcot. When you were six.
Bobcats outlast Cajuns 38-31 in wild game
Oct. 29, 2010On fourth down with 47 seconds left, defensive linemen Dak Notestine and Neal Huyhn stormed the Louisiana backfield and forced quarterback Brad McGuire out of the pocket.
Stages set for diverse music acts
Oct. 28, 2010An assorted collection of music accompanied by light shows will provide the background for tomorrow's Halloween Block Party.
Field Hockey: Bobcats to close season against last-place Bears
Oct. 28, 2010With Ohio's last regular season matchup coming on Halloween weekend, it looks like the Bobcats' most haunting game has already been played.
Street festivities attract fewer vendors
Oct. 27, 2010The number of Halloween vendors in Athens this year has decreased since the previous year's annual festivities, leaving only food vendors for this year's celebration.
Stray Skunk: Roadkill is killing our highways
Oct. 27, 2010I spent the past weekend in Cleveland at home being as relaxed and carefree as I could before returning to Athens for the final stretch of Fall Quarter. The drive is about three-and-a-half hours one way, which by itself is not too bad. The real problem with the drive is being forced to stare at the sprayed guts of deer all over the place. On the way back to Athens I counted at least eight deer - multiply that by the number of pieces each deer was split into and that equals a bad, bad drive.
