Rivalry week brings Miami to Bird Arena for showdown
Feb. 10, 2005Even though the Ohio hockey team will be without right wing Jordan Levy to begin its home set with rival Miami, his presence will be felt on the ice.
MULTIMEDIA
Men's, women's crowns up for grabs in wild MAC races
Feb. 10, 2005The 2005 Mid-American Conference schedule is more than half over. However, nothing is close to being settled.
Exceeding expectations
Feb. 10, 2005In a season that was supposed to be a rebuilding process, the Ohio men's basketball team has already surpassed last season's win total with more than a month of games left.
Women head to Toledo
Feb. 10, 2005The Ohio women's basketball team, now 5-5 in the Mid-American Conference and lurking in the middle of its division, will try to jump above .500 in the MAC tomorrow night at Toledo.
No more nuisance
Feb. 9, 2005A more stringent Athens noise ordinance that took effect last year has impinged upon the off-campus lives of many Ohio University students. The statistics are startling. While only a dozen noise violation citations were issued in 2003, last year saw 177 of them. The ordinance has multiple problems and the Student Senate is responding with a proposal to revise it. The effort is commendable and should be supported by all students.
Student violates technology policy
Feb. 9, 2005Ohio University freshman Dave Krupar had the Internet turned off in his room and received a warning from the university for sending mass e-mails to students from his business, www.collegefoodcoupons.com.
Separatists blamed for bombing in Madrid
Feb. 9, 2005MADRID, Spain -A car bomb blamed on Basque separatists exploded in a Madrid office park yesterday near where King Juan Carlos later appeared, injuring at least 43 people in the worst terrorist attack in the Spanish capital since last year's bombing of commuter trains.
Roadblocks lifted in Palestine
Feb. 9, 2005RAMALLAH, West Bank -Israel will lift travel restrictions on Palestinians in parts of the West Bank and abandon several major checkpoints as part of its withdrawal from five towns in the coming weeks, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday.
The writing on the wall
Feb. 9, 2005For decades the graffiti wall has been used to advertise clubs and organizations, announce birthdays, speakers or musical guests, support political figures, protest political actions and even propose marriage. Although it is considerably smaller now than in previous years due to the building of Bentley Annex during the 2002-2003 school year, it continues its tradition as a forum for student expression.
NHL sets weekend drop-dead date for rest of season
Feb. 9, 2005NEW YORK -With just a little bit of hedging, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman all but issued a drop-dead date for saving what's left of the season: this weekend.
Senate opposes controversial bill
Feb. 9, 2005Ohio University Student Senate opposed a proposed bill that would prohibit professors from discussing controversial issues with students, expressed support for OU's attempts to fix the Tier III problem and discussed the planning of the new student center at its meeting last night.
Bobcats trampled at home by first-place Herd
Feb. 9, 2005With 1:07 remaining in the game and the Ohio women's basketball team down by 11, freshman guards Quintana Ward and Simone Redd weren't about to throw in the towel.
OU or Miami? No contest
Feb. 9, 2005Editor's Note: The following editorial, which first appeared in The Post on Jan. 10, 1996, is part of the fourth day in a five-day series looking back at the colorful Ohio-Miami rivalry. Beginning next week, From the Vault
The anatomy of a 'modest über-patriot'
Feb. 9, 2005God bless local media for providing me with enough material to write my column each week. Without them I would be just another crazy neoconservative looking for ways to impose my beliefs upon others, but luckily I am able to respond to their humorous quips and helpful liberal insights.
Pope continues hospital recovery, misses Ash Wednesday services
Feb. 9, 2005VATICAN CITY -Pope John Paul II marked Ash Wednesday with a Mass for doctors in his Rome hospital room as he recovered from the flu and breathing troubles, missing public prayers ushering in the sacred Lenten season at the Vatican for the first time in his 26-year papacy.
Blackwell's absence at review for election law causes vexation
Feb. 9, 2005WASHINGTON -Starting on a sour note, lawmakers holding the first congressional review of the 2004 vote were upset by the absence of top election officials from Ohio and Florida, states with many balloting complaints.
Fund request aids Poland
Feb. 9, 2005WASHINGTON -The $80 billion war funding request President Bush will send to Congress next week includes $400 million to help nations that have troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Poland, a staunch ally in Iraq, is earmarked to receive one-fourth of the money.
Disproving the generalizations
Feb. 9, 2005Did anybody else catch the opinion piece off the U-Wire on Jan. 31? It was titled Foreign-born not fit for presidency.
Nelsonville-York plans for new building project
Feb. 9, 2005Nelsonville-York City School District passed their bond issue last fall, but decisions on how exactly to spend that money began at yesterday's school board meeting. The hard part is the paperwork, said district maintenance director Ron Mash, the school representative for the building project.
