American singer Whitney Houston's debut performance in the United Kingdom didn't go exactly to plan on Sunday night, causing a bit of controversy.
The James Bond film series is one of the most popular and successful, having grossed over US$4 billion worldwide. The suave, sophisticated secret agent has secured his place in popular culture as the definitive action hero that has appeared in twenty-three films between 1954 and 2006.
On Wednesday, a letter was printed in The Post that caught the attention of several of my friends and me. It discussed Fridays Live, a local student-produced sketch comedy show which includes sketches similar to the apparently racist antics popular in Saturday Night Live. The sketch in question is one starring Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham. Allen Henry played Stedman and Margie Pandora, a talented actress who has the apparent disposition of being Caucasian, portrayed Oprah.
A nurse could testify today that injuries she found on an Ohio University student could have been caused by rape, if a county judge permits her testimony.
Monsters, convicts and even Jesus traveled to Court Street Saturday night to raise a ruckus - resulting in a few arrests and disputes.
How are you feeling on this hung-over day of our lord, my fellow Athenians? If you're like most of the denizens of this fine city, I'll bet you're not feeling quite up to snuff.
The Bobcats started conference play with a series sweep of the 20th ranked Eastern Michigan Eagles.
Residents of Athens' newest apartment complex have mobilized against the management staff, circulating a complaint petition signed by more than 220 people out of the 418 who live there.
The Bobcats went into the weekend tied for second place in the Mid-American Conference. They finished as the MAC regular season champions.
I am a little concerned about recent letters concerning the shutdown of the Lausche Heating Plant and the addition of more green energy alternatives. Even though I am in full support of moving toward clean renewable energy and in no way support a reliance on solely fossil fuels for energy, I do not believe the closing of the heating plant is the direction we as a university should be heading.
Ohio University's School of Communication Studies recently purchased 27 Kindle DX electronic reading devices, which are being used for research about student textbook use. Twenty-five students volunteered to use electronic versions of the course textbook, which was pre-downloaded on the Kindles.
The nation's largest Presbyterian, Methodist and Evangelical Lutheran church
Ohio University's first-year student retention rate rose again this fall, up almost 2 percent from last year and 4 percent from 2007.
With the United States in a recession, more and more people are looking for ways to spend less money and get a better bargain at the same time. In a time where prices are higher, 'recession gardens' are becoming increasingly popular, echoing the victory gardens which were planted during World War I and World War II which helped to reduce the stress and pressure of food shortages.
Recently Amazon has been adding public domain titles to its Kindle eBook store at a frantic pace: over 18,000 titles are now available as free downloads. The step is in addition to other 'remix' titles for sale, such as Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, that expands the original Jane Austen novel with "all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities", with some help by Brooklyn, NY-based writer Ben Winters.
In a game where they started three freshmen, the Bobcats opened exhibition play Friday night with a 76-40, victory over Taylor University.
The Bobcats' postseason run was short-lived.
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