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PostLetter: Pitch in to better your temporary hometown with service fraternity
Sep. 8, 2010Dear Editor,
PostLetter: Don't pass through, make most of Athens
Sep. 8, 2010Welcome (back) to Athens, Ohio University students! That may be an unusual sentiment coming from a townie, but you make Athens the wonderful town it has become. You bring the fresh perspectives and vitality that energize the whole town during the school year. You are our guests here, and we want you to feel at home - in fact, some students like Athens enough to settle here after graduation or come back after seeing the world.
Soccer: 'Cats use 10-day break to redirect focus after 2-0 loss
Sep. 7, 2010Plenty of green jerseys will be on display this afternoon at Chessa Field, and on this green day, the anthem might as well be Wake Me Up When September Ends.
Road of Legal Battle
Sep. 7, 2010A more than yearlong legal battle is still underway after a local rental company filed 10 charges and requested $25,000 in damages against Athens city, claiming poor conditions of an adjacent road decreased some of its properties' values.
Fema-what?: Free booze raises issues of feminism
Sep. 7, 2010Sexism is a sticky issue college students hear about in the classroom and the news. While the sad reality of sexism's existence is a force to be reckoned with, it is a discussion not many are willing to address outside our Women's and Gender Studies classrooms.
Indie album falls short
Sep. 7, 2010The indie rock myth is that all of this stuff is boring. It's pretentious jerks trying to play as little, say as little and take as much credit as possible for doing so. Droning ambience is considered melody; apathy is called experimentation.
Faculty Senate to continue pursuit of previous goals, approach academic year with enthusiasm
Sep. 7, 2010As a new academic year begins, Ohio University's faculty senators hope to address old problems with renewed zeal.
Injured cadet still optimistic
Sep. 7, 2010An Ohio University sophomore who lost his leg during a free-fall skydive at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., this summer is remaining positive that life will return to normal despite the setbacks.
Soccer: Penalty kick, aggressive play lead to Bobcat win
Sep. 7, 2010After losing to Ohio, Marshall might have thought they were playing at 'Ping' Center rather than Chessa Field.
Clooney superb in understated spy thriller
Sep. 7, 2010After a summer of mostly over-the-top, overbearing and, in the end, empty movies (glaring at you, Inception), George Clooney's spy thriller The American ushers in fall by offering a refreshing change of pace.
Sculptors show at OU
Sep. 7, 2010Traditional ceramics join contemporary sculptures as the Ohio University Ceramics Department hosts the Ohio University Ceramics Invitational 2010 in Trisolini Gallery.
Athens County to part from SEOEMS, form new system
Sep. 7, 2010Athens County will split from the financially unstable Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Services Jan. 1 to secure the establishment of a one-district EMS system, a decision made at the July 13 Athens County Commissioners meeting.
High School Football: Local coaches determine weak areas after first games of season
Sep. 7, 2010After a 0-2 start to the season, Athens head coach Ryan Adams said his team will increase the intensity of its practices to clean up mistakes the Bulldogs made during the past two weeks.
OU delays print-machine centralization plan after discussing departments' uneven usage
Sep. 7, 2010Ohio University stalled a plan to centralize its printers, scanners and fax machines that could have saved the university $400,000 this year.
Woman found dead in Athens
Sep. 7, 2010A 35-year-old woman was found dead in an Athens motel room Monday after a cleaning staff member called the Athens Police Department when the tenant did not answer the door.
Burlesque group to host holiday honoring hobos
Sep. 7, 2010Feathered fans and homemade pasties will adorn women dancing to old time jazz, blues and ragtime music this weekend at The First Annual Hobo's Holiday.
