Sometimes the media's double standards are too ridiculous to ignore. A few weeks ago, conservative students at UCLA released a recording of a prank phone call they made to Planned Parenthood of Idaho last summer. The student told Autumn Kersey, vice president of development and marketing, that he wanted to make a donation to specifically cover the abortion of an African-American baby ' because, as he said, the less black kids out there
Our generation is obsessed with celebrities. Television channels, magazines and other media outlets are exclusively devoted to following their every move. People magazine, for example, touts readership of 7.6 million people per month in addition to 803 million pages viewed per month on its online Web site. We are a celebrity-obsessed nation and OU students are no different. Think you disagree? Would we really wear those ugly, '80s-throwback, Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses in neon orange if Lindsay Lohan or Ashlee Simpson would not?
An Ohio University student was stabbed on Jeff Hill early yesterday morning, according to a city police report.
Well, readers, I've had my much-needed two-week vacation, and now it's time for me to take off my Vacationer Pants and put my Columnist Suspenders back on. Don't ask how the suspenders attach if I'm not wearing pants (hint: it involves quantum mechanics and Erdos numbers). To those of you who only read the print edition of this fine newspaper, you have probably just been shocked by my risqu+
The line for ordering a free burrito and drink at Chipotle Mexican Grill today from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. might be several hundred deep and wrap around the block, said a marketing representative for the restaurant.
What started out as a joke last summer is now a monthlong event aimed at promoting diversity among Ohio University students.
Ohio University's Budget Planning Council accepted a student-created plan for distributing general fee money in March, after going against student recommendations last year.
Athens City Council members must have a lot of free time on their hands. That is the best available explanation for last week's council meeting, where they approved some absurdly unnecessary regulations for sexually oriented businesses.
It has long been said that golf is a game to play forever ' regardless of age, skill or condition. While this is true, what is often forgotten is that golf is regarded as a gentleman's game, and those who partake are constantly reminded to respect the game.
The College of Osteopathic Medicine & Health and Human Services along with the Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center and the Athens Public Library will kick off its second Caregiver Series at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Athens Public Library, 30 Home St.
Some of the dynamics of the universe will be explained tonight when renowned astronomer Alex Filippenko takes the stage at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium to present his lecture, Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe.
Location: Multicultural Center Art Gallery, Baker University Center
As I walk across College Green toward Court Street for lunch break, I cannot help but notice the people who spend their own lunch breaks loafing on the ground. There is a rustling sound coming from above me, drawing my attention to the squirrels playing in the trees. This is my image of Athens.
After playing 23 games this season, the Ohio softball team will finally get to play games on its home field today when it takes on the Dayton Flyers in a doubleheader.
John Angelicchi probably wishes he could have one pitch back yesterday against Duquesne.
Documents taken from the jail cell of a former Ohio University graduate student accused of killing his father should not be used at trial, according to a motion filed by his lawyers.
A famous politician, John Hume, once said: Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity.
I am writing this letter in response to the recent news that the GRID Lab of uptown Athens will be closing at the beginning of June. As an 8th grader at Athens Middle School, I go to the GRID Lab regularly, and I've always found it to have a fun-filled and energizing atmosphere for playing video games. Not only do many kids from the middle and high schools go there to play, but they also view it as an uptown destination. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the GRID Lab is a rendezvous point for friends. As there are already very few things for middle- and high school-aged kids in Athens to do, the loss of the GRID Lab will be a major blow to kids looking to have safe fun in the area.
The Ohio University employee who threatened to jump from both Baker University Center and the city parking garage committed suicide yesterday morning.
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