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Between the Lines: Take a cue from George Bailey when battling winter blues

Jan. 10, 2009

There are emotions with which most anyone can relate as the holiday season peaks and a new year arrives with the swiftness of the wind. Cheerful, catchy songs grace the airwaves and classic movies with warm lessons at their centers are in theaters and on television. We travel great distances to be near those we love to share in the magic of this special time with them. Everywhere we look, decorations are hung in splendid fashion to honor the times.

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Track and Field: Throwers help lead to second place finish at Capitol Invitational

Jan. 10, 2009

Bahiyjaui Allen wasn't completely satisfied with her performance.

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Your Turn: OUPD rejected strong female candidate, ignored low ratio

Jan. 10, 2009

Thanks to Ryan Dunn for the front-page article in the Jan. 8 Post noting the lack of female representation on the OUPD staff.  This is especially lamentable because one of the 3 finalists for the recently filled OUPD chief position was a highly qualified woman who is currently an assistant chief at another large Ohio university.

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Women's basketball: Emotions get best of 'Cats in loss to Falcons

Jan. 10, 2009

Jennifer Bushby and her teammates were excited as they came out against Bowling Green.

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Artists to Watch: Professor uses acid to make etchings

Jan. 10, 2009

Acid is usually a tool associated with chemists, but one professor in the Ohio University School of Art uses the liquid to teach etching and create works of art.

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Six Fest organizers seek new venue, better image

Jan. 8, 2009

While organizers say Six Fest is still on, the location for the outdoor music festival remains uncertain.

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Men's Basketball: Coaches face sibling rivalry

Jan. 8, 2009

Larry Hunter heard the commotion and looked on the ground. He discovered this wouldn't be an ordinary Ohio walk-through anymore.

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Athens man faces several charges after allegedly burning toddler

Jan. 8, 2009

Prosecutors added a new felony charge yesterday against a man accused of burning a 20-month-old with 140-degree water.

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Wrestling: Wrestler seizes rare opportunity

Jan. 7, 2009

Nick Purdue just needed a chance.

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Athens libraries reallocate resources to make up for budget losses

Jan. 7, 2009

Libraries across the state are making changes to their budgets to cope with revenue loss this year, and the Athens County Public Libraries are no exception.

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Facebook 'Death Wall' marks generation's mourning

Jan. 7, 2009

When it comes to death, humans have a tendency to act irrationally. Egyptian kings erected extravagant pyramids to usher their dead into the afterlife. The 16th-century queen of Spain, Juana la Loca, bereaved by her husband's passing, refused to leave him for weeks after his death. As legend has it, Juana traveled everywhere with her deceased love's casket, opening it nightly to offer a kiss. In China today, grieving family members burn paper money to ward off evil spirits and provide their dead loved ones with a rich afterlife.

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McDavis finalizes contract as students speak out against raise

Jan. 7, 2009

Ohio University President Roderick McDavis finalized his new contract yesterday, six months after its announcement and amid rumblings by one student group urging him to join other presidents in giving back his raise.

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OU searches for new e-mail system while some universities switch to Google, Microsoft accounts

Jan. 7, 2009

By updating its aging e-mail system, Ohio University will join other state schools that have introduced new systems over the past two years.

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Local advocacy groups, politicians encourage statewide name change

Jan. 7, 2009

For Glenda Murry, the term mental retardation evokes memories of taunting classmates at Athens Middle School before she transferred to Beacon School, which is run by the Athens Board of Developmental Disabilities.

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Men's Basketball: Bassett's transfer to Ohio last week signals 'fresh start'

Jan. 7, 2009

Bobcat fans weren't celebrating like you might expect when a former McDonald's All-American nominee officially transferred to Ohio last Friday.

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Citizen journalists should learn ethics, responsibility

Jan. 7, 2009

2008 was a banner year for what is now apparently being called citizen journalism. The existence of water on Mars was publicized not by NASA, but by Twitter - as were the earthquakes in China. Television journalist Tim Russert's death was first announced not on his employing network NBC, as had been protocol in such circumstances, but by an anonymous edit to his Wikipedia page, made before his family was alerted of his passing.

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Women's Basketball: Ohio strives to send message, strengthen record tomorrow

Jan. 7, 2009

The Bobcats want to make a giant statement in tomorrow's game.

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Sinks erupt unknown material in Adams Hall, cause overflow

Jan. 7, 2009

Ohio University officials are still investigating the cause of an overflow of an unidentified substance that alarmed Adams Hall residents returning to Athens for Winter Quarter.

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Festival challenges high school musicians

Jan. 7, 2009

The best high school musicians from Ohio and parts of West Virginia will perform in the Thirteenth Annual Honor Band and Choir Festival Sunday at Ohio University.

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Obama's Cabinet picks not indicative of 'change' agenda

Jan. 7, 2009

The calendar may say 2009, but there are people wondering if President-elect Barack Obama is partying like it's 1999, if his picks for Cabinet positions are any indication. I thought the point of change was to bring in fresh blood, fresh ideas and fresh faces. However, it seems that Obama is breaking his New Year's resolutions early, and is instead opting to bring in old hands to help steer the ship of state. It's giving a lot of people an eerie feeling of déjà vu when we hear names like Clinton, Panetta or Holder. I thought that America just elected Barack H. Obama, not William J. Clinton!