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Volleyball: Ohio sends seniors out with regular-season title
Nov. 12, 2007With her team's lead beginning to slip in the third game of her final home Mid-American Conference match, Stephanie Blackburn decided to deliver the knockout punch for the Bobcats.
Your Turn: Summer Sessions ad campaign fails to send positive messages
Nov. 12, 2007Everyone that I know who saw the Summer Sessions advertisement in The Post this past Wednesday were completely mortified with the representation of the A Shortcut to the Road to Success and Thinking Outside the Box being represented by a cat using a toilet rather than a litter box.-
Your Turn: Politicians should work to provide healthcare for children
Nov. 12, 2007Living in one of the most prominent countries in the world, we must ask ourselves why our country cannot find the money or resources to invest in the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Republicans and Democrats must put party politics aside and work together to find a solution to this problem.
Your Turn: Guns on campus could prevent tragic massacres
Nov. 12, 2007On April 16, 2007, twenty-seven students and five faculty members at Virginia Tech lost their lives to a madman who possessed one distinct advantage over his victims ' he was not concerned with following the rules. Undeterred by Virginia Tech's status as a gun free zone
Hockey: Road trip ends with split series in Michigan
Nov. 12, 2007Ohio's eight-game road trip ended the same way it began ' with a split.
Author talks about upcoming book, Midwestern heritage
Nov. 12, 2007Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries, has sold millions of books worldwide, two of which were made into popular Disney movies. Cabot recently talked with The Post's Ashley Lutz to promote the release of her latest book, Big Boned, which chronicles the adventures of character Heather Wells and goes on sale Nov. 20. The author also discussed her own experiences as a college resident director, her Lisa Bonet haircut and her Midwestern heritage.
College travels under scrutiny
Nov. 12, 2007Trips taken by Hocking College employees were for school recruitment and business, said John Light, President of Hocking College, in a memo sent to the school's staff.
Basketball: Ohio begins with win
Nov. 12, 2007Jerome Tillman hit two free throws, the Convo went into a frenzy and the Ohio men's basketball team pulled out an 80-72 victory over New Mexico State in its first regular season game.
Wrestling: 'Cats place in Michigan
Nov. 12, 2007Ohio started its season Sunday at the Michigan State Open, placing sixth out of the 24 teams who were represented. Of those 24 teams, only a few sent their entire squads to participate.
American hunters dropping in number, less so in Ohio
Nov. 12, 2007Over the past 10 years, the U.S. has seen a decrease in its number of hunters and anglers, but drops in Ohio have not been as severe.
Workers who make OU gear will have rights protected
Nov. 12, 2007Ohio University is on its way to becoming an affiliate with a workers' rights group that would ensure goods bearing the OU name and logo are made in decent working conditions ' several years after the original proposal.
Your Turn: Fraternity extends gratitude toward food drive participants
Nov. 12, 2007The men of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity would like to thank all OU students, faculty and staff and all Athens residents who participated in our recent food drive. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to raise 1,378 pounds of food for the needy. As we prepare to go home for the Thanksgiving holiday, we are truly thankful for the generosity shown by the people of Athens and we look forward to working with the community in the future to help those among us who are most in need.
Off-campus food drives to help those in need
Nov. 12, 2007Students looking to help out before the holiday season ' and clean out their food cupboards ' can do so by donating non-perishable food goods to several local causes.
Field Hockey: 'Cats drop tourney match to Wolverines
Nov. 12, 2007Attempting to put an entire season and career into perspective, Torrie Albini decided ' instead of reflecting on the past ' to look toward the future.
Residents dump tons of trash at city hazardous waste drop-off
Nov. 12, 2007The city collected more than -
Weekend vandalism results in thousands of dollars in damage to cars on campus
Nov. 12, 2007A series of windshields smashed this weekend lead to thousands of dollars in damage to 14 cars parked on campus.
Cross Country: Runner earns NCAA bid at season's final meet
Nov. 12, 2007Craig Leon waited and waited, and late Sunday night the NCAA announced he made it to the NCAA Championships. Leon led Ohio at Saturday's Great Lakes Regional with a 15th-place finish individually, earning him an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships.
