The verdict is in: Dads do matter. Two weeks ago, Swedish researchers released a massive study ' covering 22,300 individual sets of data, gathered from 1987 to 2007 ' which found that active father figures play a key role in reducing behavior problems in boys and psychological problems in young women.
Can we put our faith in a rookie politician to become president of the United States? Someone who stated he is willing to meet separately
The Ohio Secretary of State is coming to Ohio University's Eastern campus in St. Clairsville to present information about a voting machine study and to listen to voter feedback.
Not to be outdone by her father's campaign efforts, Chelsea Clinton will speak on behalf of her mother, Sen. Hillary Clinton, at 11:45 today at an informal forum in the Billiards Lounge on Baker Center's first floor.
Over the past couple of years, the current administration at the sheriff's office has racked up a quarter million in lawsuits. Athens County is one of the poorest communities in Ohio; can we really afford more lawsuits? Under the current administration, these events will probably occur again. This money could be used to work toward fixing problems within our community, such as homelessness. If Pat Kelly were in office, these things would not happen. Pat Kelly represents the change needed to fix the problems in Athens County. That is why I implore all Democrats to cast your vote for Pat Kelly for Sheriff.
I have looked at all the credentials for the seven candidates for Athens County commissioner, and I believe Charlie Adkins is the best qualified.
The English Department will host guest lecturer Jonathan Alexander, associate professor of English, at the University of California at Irving, today in Ellis 214 at 3 p.m.
Having once had the honor and privilege of being the Democratic candidate for, and serving as, prosecuting attorney, I'm compelled to comment upon the current primary contest for that office.
I met Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, yesterday at the Athens Community Center. Many said that they could not miss class, but who would turn down a chance to see our former president and possibly the new First Gentleman in action?
Senator Clinton professes to favor discussion of the issues but reacts with fury when called on her positions, inconsistencies and failures.
Athens resident Tara Ball has always been pro-choice, but said she didn't have disposable income to donate to her cause.
In Athens, we top off the four-day work week with a three-day bender. We drink before we pre-game before we actually drink ' which is usually before we all stumble to drink somewhere else. We forego food so we have money to buy liquor. We invent drinking games for spelling bees and CNN.
Ohio University's Black Student Communication Caucus will host a forum featuring representatives and students from the Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigns today.
Although we have made efforts to visit most of your residence halls or contact your hall councils, you apparently don't know who we are. So, allow us to take this time to introduce ourselves. We, Emily Shuki and Matt Tokarsky, are the student representatives from East Green for Student Senate. As we are writing this, we're in the Senate's office in Baker 341, and we're here a lot, so feel free to drop by if you ever have suggestions, complaints or projects for us to work on. We'd love to hear from you.
Many political pundits, conservatives in particular, are fond of asserting that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton hold very similar policy positions. It is true that the two candidates share quite a few policy goals, but this is where the similarities end. Only one candidate has consistently spelled out what it takes to turn policy plans into real solutions.
It's a disorienting business, walking out my front door.
This article has been corrected from its original posting. -
Many corporations claim that by buying a product, the customer is benefiting a charity, but how much of the proceeds benefit the charity can be vague. The Post gives a breakdown of what you give when you buy.
This past weekend was not only the weekend of the Academy Awards but it was also the weekend of the Independent Spirit Awards, a ceremony designed to celebrate the achievements of independent filmmaking. This year, however, three of the five films nominated for the Best Picture Spirit Award, Juno, I'm Not There and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly were also nominated for major Academy Awards with the winner, Juno, also being nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
Solutions by The State News