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Column: Kiper's expertise equal to fans'

After about a dozen years of closely following and understanding the NFL draft, it has become apparent that the nomenclature draft expert is the most absurd job title in all things sports.

Aquarium gives visitors unusual underwater view

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Club sports face restructuring

Ohio University's 35 club sports will undergo an overhaul next fall as the department steers funding toward more active clubs and away from inactive ones.

Notebook: Walk-on excels in scrimmage

Ohio's most productive running back in the spring game on Saturday isn't even on the team's 105-man roster.

Football: Former Bobcat cornerback to try out for NFL Lions

Former Ohio cornerback Mark Parson has been invited to the Detroit Lions' first mini-camp this Thursday.

Teachers' retirement creates hope for jobs

said McIntyre, an Ohio University sophomore studying middle childhood education. My parents and grandparents are always saying

A priest, a minister and a rabbi: U.N. resolution protects rights of institutions, not people

Imagine a world where speaking or publishing criticism of a religion is a human rights violation, where displaying the Icthus-fish-gone-Darwin car decal is considered punishable by the international community, where calling one religion's God false is reason for national action.

Hocking board memberdestroys public records

Hocking College may be facing a showdown with its professional staff union about the destruction of public records related to a search for a new president.

Hunger' a must-see at independent film festival,While the closest some want to get to an independent film is Juno

the Athens International Film and Video Festival allows others a chance to see independent and unique filmmaking from all over the world.

Post Editorial: Tone-deaf

By the end of next year, Ohio University students could be managing their education a little differently. OU officials are pushing for technology and software upgrades for the university network. It could be a step forward - but for students it comes at a price. So why don't student representatives have a say in the matter?

Cleveland State met with presidential candidate in secret, PD reports

The Other Side: Going green increases poverty, disease in Third-World countries

I've been waiting for the sociology department to speak up about how Western environmentalists oppress Third World people in the interest of Saving The Planet.

Your turn: Evidence of racism, though subtle, still seen in Athens

I am writing as a concerned member of the Ohio University community. Last spring, I taught a section of English 151 and one of my students, an Urban Scholar from Cleveland, shared his experiences during his first year at OU. What follows are excerpts from a paper he wrote regarding the need for speech codes on college campuses (this student has given me permission to share his writing):

Bentley Hall heat has students on edge

Although stifling temperatures in Bentley Hall pushed learning to the periphery yesterday, history professor Chester Pach said he couldn't afford to cancel class.

Local district logs top drug arrests in state

District 9 of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, which includes the Athens post, logged 858 drug arrests during 2008, more than any other district in the state.

Students seek service projects to meet end-of-year deadline

As Spring Quarter progresses, students who need to fulfill community service hours for academic requirements are searching for volunteering opportunities.

'Post' Editorial: Record loss

That crash you just heard was the sound of the Ohio Supreme Court taking a shot against open records laws. Last Tuesday, the all-Republican court determined that when public agencies hire private attorneys to compile reports, the report can be protected by attorney-client privilege. In the past, reports were often released after legal advice had been removed.

The Right Stuff: Diplomats fail to free U.S. journalist from Iranian jail

Here in the U.S., the most important amendment of the Bill of Rights includes the freedom of the press. The press keeps the government in check by informing the public, and the public holds the government accountable on Election Day. All in all, this is a pretty good arrangement in theory, and most of the time it works, for some values of works. However, this is not the case in all countries. There are countries where sunlight is not considered the best disinfectant, and the press is not free. The Islamic Republic of Iran is one of these countries, as National Public Radio freelancer Roxana Saberi has been learning over the past few months.

Aquatic therapy lessens pain, athletes can float to recovery

When Meghan Simons broke her fibula, the shinbone in the leg, while playing volleyball for Ohio University, she went to the pool to begin her recovery.

Dean evaluations outsourced to Kansas center

Ohio University administrators have quietly outsourced staff evaluations of deans, though a similar suggestion for faculty evaluations forced a reconsideration and at least another year of keeping the process internal.