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Athens sheriff calls for backup in wake of rising felonies
Mar. 3, 2009Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly gave a report on the county crime level and requested funding and permission for two initiatives at yesterday's county commissioners meeting.
Women's Basketball: Injuries will test Ohio's chemistry during road trip
Mar. 2, 2009around this time
Dental Decay: Mountain Dew originally created as 'moonshine' mixer in Appalachia
Mar. 2, 2009With 31 grams of sugar and 36 milligrams of caffeine in one can, Mountain Dew has grown in popularity among children and teens, but was originally marketed to the Appalachian region.
Spread of fatal brain disease in deer nears Ohio border
Mar. 2, 2009More than 1,000 Ohio deer tested negative for a fatal brain disease, yet there is some evidence to suggest the disease is spreading to the Midwest.
Your Turn: Allowing physician-assisted suicide would help patients
Mar. 2, 2009On Feb. 28, columnist Connie Schultz proposed a very provocative question to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Should a person with no hope of recovery from a worsening disease be allowed to choose when he or she will die? No person should have to endure terminal suffering that makes death unbearable or prolonged. When terminally ill patients feel that the benefits of life are outweighed and overshadowed by uncontrollable pain, loss of dignity or loss of the quality of life, they should be able to ask for and receive help in assisted suicide.
Behind the scenes: Blue Eagle Music offers rare, vintage instruments
Mar. 2, 2009Blue Eagle Music on South Court Street may look unassuming from outside, but with its solid oak floors, coal burning stove and high ceilings, the setting is more akin to 1909 than 2009. And for regular customer Tim Peacock, that ambiance is a huge part of what makes the place so special.
Athens loses dental health resource
Mar. 2, 2009For many dental professionals, it's easy to tell that children habitually drink soda just by looking at their teeth.
Grad students ask for overnight parking allowance
Mar. 2, 2009Graduate Student Senate passed a resolution at last night's meeting asking that graduate students be given a parking distinction allowing them to park in commuter lots over night.
OU gives students in tight spot temporary financial assistance
Mar. 2, 2009Students might need a bailout to afford college education as stocks stumble, college saving plans plummet in value and financial assistance is harder to find.
Talk Nerdy To Me: All-digital text books could save students serious cash
Mar. 2, 2009The Kindle must be an accessory to the Snuggie, if one was judging solely on the target markets. But a group of Ivy League schools has made attempts to bring the grayscale reading device to campus - and not just for irony's sake, like some have done with the backwards bathrobe that haunts daytime TV.
Baseball: Bobcats face Panthers in cat fight following 6 game cancellations
Mar. 2, 2009It isn't often a team has to play against two opponents in the same game, but the Bobcats have been doing just that lately and without much success.
Family defends man accused of burning child
Mar. 2, 2009Prosecutors say he held a 20-month-old girl under 140-degree water, leaving her covered in first- and second-degree burns, but to his family, Andrew Hutchins is a good man unjustly accused of burning his girlfriend's daughter.
Grant requires added sexual assault program
Mar. 2, 2009Incoming freshmen may have an additional program on their plate next year before they even step on campus.
OU employees seek stimulus funding for research, local projects
Mar. 2, 2009Ohio University employees have requested about $124 million in federal stimulus money so far for research and infrastructure projects.
Your Turn: Faculty should reflect on which governance model is best
Mar. 2, 2009Across America these days we live in an era of university corporatization that flavors Ohio University's faculty union dialogue. Corporatization at OU did not begin with President McDavis, although he appears to like its taste. President Glidden explicitly embraced the corporate model in his first years at OU. President Ping, in persuading the 1978 Faculty Senate to give up democratic voting dean removal rights, gave the corporate model a healthy boost.
2 police positions could be removed
Mar. 2, 2009An ordinance eliminating two Athens Police Department positions was introduced and State Representative Debbie Phillips (D) spoke on the state's operating budget at last night's City Council meeting.
'Vagina-loving' play hits stage
Mar. 2, 2009Lost Flamingo Company will present their fifth annual performance of The Vagina Monologues tonight in Baker Center Ballroom.
Semester switch
Mar. 2, 2009Some study abroad programs and Spring Quarter courses will likely be dropped because of the shortened Winter Intersession under Ohio University's semester system.
