Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of four staff columns leading up to tomorrow's Battle of the Bricks men's basketball showdown in The Convo against archrival Miami.Grab an appletini, readjust those cufflinks, put on your favorite argyle sweater and pop that collar, Bobcat fans. Miami's here.
While Hate Miami Week races toward its climax tomorrow, another rivalry lurks in Bird Arena.
For many, the pursuit of great cinema can mean a trip to a big city ' or at least the local video store. But for the students and residents of Athens County, it is just a walk down the street.
To most of us, a seven-week break probably seemed like more than enough time to relax.
If conference play is all that truly matters, the Bobcats could be in for some trouble.
Leon Williams does not recall last season's Mid-American Conference tournament loss to Miami fondly.
While students were busy sipping eggnog and passing the pumpkin pie over winter break, a consultant to the Ohio University Board of Trustees was working to undermine the already limited involvement of students, faculty and staff in university government. Bob Woodbury, a consultant from the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, suggested at the December meeting of the board's presidential evaluation committee that the process for evaluating the president should be modified to reduce constituent involvement. According to Woodbury, the annual presidential evaluation process will be more efficient if President McDavis is able to submit a self-evaluation to the board for discussion between board members and the president himself, the details of which would not be disclosed to the university community or its representatives. Woodbury suggests that constituent bodies such as Student Senate should only have input in the president's evaluation every four years.
Recently hired Dean of Libraries Scott Seaman is no stranger to Athens.
In response to C. R. Nash's letter dated Jan. 9, 2008, regarding escalator etiquette:
When toys were recalled because the paint used to decorate them was found to contain lead, I don't recall many people being outraged that these items were taken off the market. They were hazardous and could cause lead poisoning ' that seems like a pretty good reason to remove them from store shelves.
Council members, city officials and long-time co-workers consider former Mayor Ric Abel's greatest work to be his aim to improve the quality of life in Athens.
For sculptor Winter Reiser, Athens Voices 2008 marks two firsts in her life ' the first time she will display work at The Dairy Barn and the first time she'll be in the same exhibit as her father.
Ohio University's Muslim Student Association and the Islamic Center of Athens are hosting the Muslim Awareness Dinner at 5:30 p.m. today in the Baker University Center Ballroom.
Testimony ended yesterday in a defamation lawsuit filed against Ohio University, but a verdict is not expected in the case for at least several months.
Ohio University's first dean of students candidate addressed hot-button issues in higher education such as free speech and students' rights at two open forums yesterday.
Considering the do-it-yourself atmosphere of the combined potluck dinner and house show Mason Proper will play in Athens this weekend, it seems only fitting that the band also has a do-it-yourself attitude about its music. Friday's show, set up by former Baker University Center booking agent Brian Ostrander's independent booking agency, is at a house ' not at a bar ' and the optional admission is simply a potluck dish.
Even though Vice President of Student Affairs Kent Smith was leaning toward one proposed drug policy, he chose a different policy based on student response.
COLUMBUS ' Ohio University's provost answered questions yesterday about her role in the production and release of a report that a professor's lawyer said gave his client's career the kiss of death.
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