Caffeine poses health threat
Jan. 18, 2005Students using an abundance of caffeine for late-night study sessions might want to reconsider their actions.
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Hockey splits weekend series
Jan. 17, 2005During its last road weekend in Central States Collegiate Hockey League play, the Ohio hockey team's hopes to jump back on the winning track were trampled by the Western Michigan Stallions.
Ohio splits 4 matches at Virginia
Jan. 17, 2005HAMPTON, Va. -As freshman Ryan Knapp stepped onto the mat in the Hampton Coliseum last weekend, he stood across from three opponents whose size advantage was glaringly apparent.
Disqualification lifts Bobcats to win
Jan. 17, 2005It took a false start in the final event for the Ohio women's swimming and diving team to beat Ohio State and extend its home dual meet win streak to 54.
Indoor track and field team season begins
Jan. 17, 2005Ohio's indoor track and field team opened its season Saturday at the Bowling Green Invitational. The women finished fourth of five teams, and the men had a strong showing in an un-scored meet.
Bobcats rally for dramatic victory
Jan. 17, 2005It was enough to make the Central Michigan women's basketball coach cry. Shocked and teary-eyed, Eileen Kleinfelter declined to attend a post-game press conference and went home with her Chippewas, who had just lost the game on a late shot by Ohio's Kristian Kirkpatrick.
'Cats set for first tri-meet of 2005
Jan. 13, 2005The last time the Ohio women's swimming and diving team lost a home dual meet was Jan. 27, 1996 against Ball State, and they look to extend their 52-meet winning streak this weekend against Denison and Ohio State. Meanwhile, the men are still in search of their first dual meet victory of the season.
Ohio plays host to Central Michigan this weekend
Jan. 13, 2005An improving Ohio women's basketball team will try to remain above .500 in Mid-American Conference play with a win against Central Michigan on Saturday, though Ohio could be undefeated in the MAC.
Court dismisses controversial case
Jan. 13, 2005A lawsuit filed against the Athens County Commissioners was thrown out Wednesday when the plaintiff, who was acting as his own attorney, failed to produce any evidence or witnesses.
Wrestling competes at Virginia Duals
Jan. 13, 2005Wrestling is one of the few sports that allows the athlete to compete not only as a team, but as an individual. This weekend at the Virginia Duals, the Ohio wrestling team is given more of a chance to be one cohesive unit, rather than several individual athletes. As opposed to other dual wrestling meets, how well a team does during Friday and Saturday+
Local school board honored during recognition month
Jan. 13, 2005Alexander Local School Board of Education members met last night and inducted a new board member, watched a Baldrige classroom presentation and received certificates of recognition in honor of Ohio School Board Recognition Month.
Sorority hosts poetry slam
Jan. 13, 2005I still got to move so I got to get my ass up/ And be that beautiful brown child my mother tried so hard to rightly raise up
Students reflect on meaning of holiday
Jan. 13, 2005While some students spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day sleeping in and enjoying a day off from school, others consider the time off a day to reflect and remember King's accomplishments.
Author, historian offers insights into conservative agenda
Jan. 13, 2005Republicans came to power riding a wave of backlash against deteriorating moral values blamed on the so-called liberal elite
MLB adopts harsher steroid-testing policy
Jan. 13, 2005SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -With some of its biggest stars under suspicion and lawmakers demanding action, Major League Baseball adopted a tougher steroid-testing program that will suspend first-time offenders for 10 days and randomly test players year-round.
Space discovery draws praise
Jan. 13, 2005An Ohio University professor led a research effort with NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory that has discovered the largest explosion in space.
Programs teach women to defend against assault, rape
Jan. 13, 2005All women live with a certain level of risk of violent crime. The Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that a woman 21 years old has a 1-in-4 chance of experiencing a violent crime in her lifetime.
Plans initiated to prevent carbon monoxide leaks
Jan. 13, 2005The Ohio University College of Engineering implemented new safety standards which will prevent carbon monoxide leaks, such as the one that occurred in August 2004.
Bobcats look to keep 5-game home winning streak going
Jan. 13, 2005The Ohio men's basketball team will have its five-game home winning streak put to the test Saturday when Kent State visits Athens for Dad's Weekend.
Ohio voting regulated
Jan. 13, 2005Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell took a step away from touch screen balloting in his effort to comply with federal election law, announcing the state's primary system would use pencils and dots and work like a standardized test.
