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Your Turn:Start the school day later so students are awake and alert
Nov. 7, 2007According to Brown University's sleep research, teenagers need 9.5 hours of sleep a night. A February 2004, Greenville News article stated that teenagers are getting an average of 6.5 hours. Because of this, teenagers are leaving home as walking zombies; this continues throughout the first few periods of the day.Students are not alert and learn less.
OU spending less on IT than other universities
Nov. 7, 2007Even if Ohio University spends an extra $8 million on information technology over the next four years, it will still spend millions less than similar universities.
Senates' reports question planning
Nov. 7, 2007Three senates submitted reports about the Five-Year Academic Action Plan this week, all criticizing funding priorities and questioning whether the plan should proceed to the Board of Trustees without further discussion.
Tangled up in love
Nov. 7, 2007Ohio University students Jenna Tricaso and her boyfriend, Max Laird, have created a new holiday, a celebration they call Chrismakkuh.
Editorial: Freeze frame
Nov. 7, 2007The rising cost of college is nothing new, and students graduating with heaps of debt are not unusual. Inflation is partially to blame; however, a recent study by the College Board revealed that tuition rates at state colleges and universities are rising by 5.96 percent. That is 2 percent more than the inflation rate.
Volleyball: Ohio aims for fourth MAC title
Nov. 7, 2007Stephanie Blackburn and Melissa Griffin will leave Ohio as two of the Bobcats' greatest players statistically in the program's history, but coach Geoff Carlston knows that the pair are more than just names in the Ohio record book.
Maybe it's just me: OU alumni should consider donating money to minority scholarships
Nov. 7, 2007Ohio University recently reported that the Urban Scholars Program received $850,000 from alumnus James Bartholomew's estate. Although I do not directly benefit from the Urban Scholars program, the donation is great news to me. More alumni should follow his lead and donate to the scholarship. Why? Because I am certain that when minorities are given scholarships, we all benefit.
Senate OKs separation of pot and alcohol
Nov. 7, 2007After a lengthy debate, Ohio University's Student Senate formally endorsed a new marijuana protocol that may take effect next quarter.
Funk-rock band plans charity event
Nov. 7, 2007Practicing at an apartment in Riverpark Towers, The Wife and Kids' music carries loudly through the surrounding area, yet no neighbors have stopped by to complain. Instead, the band jokes about the neighbors' reactions.
Commentary: Writer signs up for dating web site, doesn't necessarily like what she sees
Nov. 7, 2007A month ago, I skeptically signed up for Yahoo Personals as part of an online dating experiment. I have to admit I expected to encounter some creepy people. Now that I have finished my month-long trial, I am still slightly creeped out, but not by the daters.
Caitlin Explains it All: Daylight savings cuts sunlit hours, increases need for caution
Nov. 7, 2007Daylight savings has passed, signaling the beginning of the long, cold winter months. Gone are the glory days of sunshine and warmth, with nothing but dark, frigid weeks left on the horizon.
Top Five: Holiday movies
Nov. 7, 20071. Home Alone 1 & 2 ' Before Macaulay Culkin was married, divorced and became the godfather of Michael Jackson's first child (yes, it's true), he was a cute kid in these classic movies.
'CATS LOSE AT AKRON
Nov. 7, 2007AKRON'Bruised, bloodied and visibly upset, safety Michael Mitchell knew just how much Ohio's loss to Akron hurt.
Unregistered pests face eviction from residence hall
Nov. 7, 2007Ohio University freshman Ashley Showen and her roommate share a record of which no one is envious.
Your Turn: Come to Nashville, see why free music is not feasible
Nov. 7, 2007Bob Regan here from the Nashville Songwriters Association International, a speaker on the recent p2p panel. There was a lot of rhetoric flying around at the forum, so I thought it might be interesting to inject some reality into the debate.
Ohio falls short in Akron despite strong beginning
Nov. 7, 2007AKRON ' By the end of the first quarter at the Rubber Bowl last night Kalvin McRae had 87 yards and a touchdown. Ohio had outgained Akron 168 yards to 40, and despite a score tied at 10-10, the Bobcats appeared ready to force the ball down Akron's throat any way they could ' but then the bottom fell out.
How sweet it is: Bobcats head to NCAA Tourney
Nov. 7, 2007After some miscommunication led to a botched scoring opportunity in the second overtime Tuesday, Ohio forward Torrie Albini stuck out her arms and yelled toward her sideline in frustration.
The Voice of Reason: Don't give illegal immigrants driver's licenses
Nov. 7, 2007New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is pushing to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. In a debate last week, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stumbled when asked about her feelings on the issue. But the American people deserve clarity on this issue because it is the latest chain in a disturbing trend. The security, sovereignty and culture of the United States are being sacrificed on the altars of multiculturalism, cheap labor and outright disregard for the rule of law.Clinton skirts around the issue for political reasons, something she shares with the Washington mainstream. However, her poll numbers have already begun to dip because a majority of Americans are opposed unequivocally to the idea. In a recent Rasmussen Reports poll, 77 percent of American adults oppose giving licenses to illegal immigrants. Even among Democrats, 68 percent are in opposition. This is perhaps the one issue that truly unites people across the political divide, which is all the more reason for the government to act.
Tangled up in love: online dating
Nov. 7, 2007Most students' parents went to the same college, met through a mutual friend or frequented the same hangouts. But this generation may be telling their children a different story about their first meeting
