MULTIMEDIA
Burrito Buggy musician pays tribute to time in Athens
Apr. 27, 2008Love songs about Athens, living in Alaska and advice about cell phone etiquette, all from a man who serenades students while they buy burritos.
Jackson shows off during Green and White Game
Apr. 27, 2008When quarterback Boo Jackson awoke on Saturday, he saw the sun shining and smiled. But it wouldn't be the last time he had a reason to smile on that day.
Football: Receiver Brazill establishes himself as weapon
Apr. 27, 2008Wide receiver LaVon Brazill has impressed his coaches and teammates throughout the spring, and he opened some more eyes in Saturday's spring game.
Credit-freeze costs cut for identity-theft victims
Apr. 27, 2008State legislators passed a bill last week that makes it easier for Ohioans to request credit freezes to protect against identity theft.
Expert talks sports, equality at The Convo
Apr. 27, 2008An international expert on racial inequality and sports will be speaking at 7 tonight in the Convocation Center.
BREAKING: CRAWLEY TO TAKE JOB AT BC
Apr. 27, 2008Sylvia Crawley will be named the new women's basketball coach at Boston College tomorrow -- just two years since arriving at Ohio University -- according to reports in the Boston Herald.
Career Services hosts seminar to teach proper job etiquette
Apr. 27, 2008Students learn everything from calculus to classics in Ohio University's classrooms, but many enter the real world still wearing sweats and slurping Ramen Noodles from a Styrofoam cup.
Beyond black and white
Apr. 27, 2008When Cory Frederick's mother dressed Cory in a pink, yellow and blue Easter jumper as a kid, she knew that look didn't fit her child's character. Cory looked like a pumpkin and knew it didn't fit, either.
Practice makes perfect for AFROTC
Apr. 27, 2008Ohio University's Air Force ROTC program took over parts of Morton Hall this weekend for a two-day mobility exercise.
Your turn: Baker University Center spending more than it makes
Apr. 27, 2008I think The Post owes William Decatur, vice president for Finance and Administration, an apology. In the April 23 edition, Mr. Decatur is reported to have said that the reasons for sustained losses (in the Baker University Center operations) is not certain yet
Milder fests usher in spring
Apr. 27, 2008Poor morning weather and competition between Arkfest and High Fest drove down attendance at Athens' first major spring block parties.
Track and Field: Ohio leaves Gina Relays with 1st-place finishes
Apr. 27, 2008The Ohio field athletes turned an 80-team derby into a one-horse race fairly quickly, and it was a familiar face leading the way.
Can't Touch This: Carter should leave diplomacy to diplomats
Apr. 27, 2008You probably have heard the old rule from movies like Lethal Weapon or Air Force One: We don't negotiate with terrorists. As a bullet-point distillation of decades of American foreign policy, it's a good idea. Another point of order is that individual citizens do not take it upon themselves to conduct foreign relations without authority. This is not a general rule, but instead is something prohibited by US Code, Title 18, Part I, Chapter 45, Section 953, under the heading Private correspondence with foreign governments. It is better known by its colloquial name: the Logan Act.
Barking at folkways
Apr. 26, 2008I am in Sociology 101, and we have been talking lately about folkways. Folkways are norms for casual interaction. People get pretty uncomfortable or irritated if you break these rules. We have all been there. Like when that guy let the door slam in my face and I spent the next 10 minutes thinking of ways I could punish him (an eternity of holding open a door with his pinky finger should do). Or when that girl I barely know in my class tells me in a little too much detail about her fight with her boyfriend (and then the making up, umG?ew).
