Spring Football: Bobcats set for spring fling
Apr. 19, 2007Coach Frank Solich doesn't want his team to accumulate any more black and blue in tomorrow's Green & White game.
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Workshops encourage participants to 'Do It Yourself'
Apr. 19, 2007In celebration of Earth Day, the Ohio University Do It Yourself Club and The Wire are sponsoring DIY Fest 5, a weekend-long conference beginning tonight.
Your Turn: Equality amendment would have negative effects on all genders
Apr. 19, 2007On April 16, Erin Rose Pfeifer voiced her disagreement with Ashley Herzog's column on the Women's Equality Amendment. Ms. Pfeifer wrote that the goal of feminists is not to rid the world of gender differences but to provide equal opportunity for women. She expressed her belief that the WEA would do just that, contradicting Ms. Herzog's assertion that the WEA would create policies that both men and women would strongly disagree with.
Diversity scholarships at OU exclude funding for LGBT students
Apr. 19, 2007As Ohio University strives to increase diversity, one of the main proponents has been to offer more scholarships to minorities. But scholarships for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students are not on the list.
Your Turn: VT professor selflessly sacrificed life to save students
Apr. 19, 2007It started out as a normal Monday morning in Blacksburg, Va., at Virginia Tech University. That would soon change. A massacre would soon take place in which 33 human beings' lives were taken away forever. This would be the most horrific and deadly shooting rampage in modern U.S. history. It was truly a dark day. There was however, a bittersweet story that took place during these events.
Choir sings to address feminist concerns
Apr. 19, 2007Women composers know what women listeners enjoy, an idea that the Calliope Feminist Choir is bringing to fruition tomorrow night.
I've Made a Huge Mistake
Apr. 19, 2007On Tuesday, President McDavis and several top administrators appeared at a Town Hall meeting. I was out of town Tuesday, but I had the chance to view the forum live on the Internet. I admire McDavis, Krendl and others for being willing to field hostile questions despite my belief that Town Hall meetings are best confined to actual towns and organizations with hopelessly antiquated ideas about public relations.
YOURTURN: Columnist overlooks Duke lacrosse players' troubling party habits
Apr. 18, 2007Ashley Herzog rehashes a number of the issues in the sexual assault accusation against Duke University lacrosse players, a case in which the charges were recently dropped. She speaks of hateful assumptions that white male athletes are violent racists who take pleasure in gang-raping helpless women.
Column: Not Ready to Make Nice
Apr. 18, 2007It's spring recruitment time for those involved in Greek life at Ohio University. This annual event is distinctly recognizable when you look out your window and see scantily clad women in itty-bitty black dresses walking around in swarms, much resembling parades of ants. At the vision of this procession, I am filled with a nauseous feeling in the pit of my stomach ' like when I see a mass of bugs, and I immediately want to stomp on them.
Donkey's new floor keeps eclectic look
Apr. 18, 2007Until five years ago, Donkey Coffee and Espresso owner Chris Pyle rarely drank coffee.
Weekly Top 5: Kathleen Keish's Top 5 Things to Look Forward To For Summer
Apr. 18, 20071. Amusement parks
Editorial: Not easy teaching
Apr. 18, 2007It is no secret Athens County school districts are strapped for cash. The districts rely on local property taxes for much of their funds, but tax revenues and meager supplementary state aid do not cover operating costs. As a result, in the past couple years some Athens County school districts have been forced to fire teachers or other personnel to alleviate or prevent debt. Teacher cuts are never welcome, but should they be a cause for concern?
For many, coming to college means coming out
Apr. 18, 2007Editor's note: This is the sixth in a series about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Athens.
More Athens businesses go green
Apr. 18, 2007Taking measures to become more eco-friendly is becoming more popular with local businesses, said Paige Alost, executive director of the Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Film festival reels in fascinating lineup
Apr. 18, 2007Looking at the lineup for this year's Athens International Film & Video Festival, I noted I had seen only two of the selected films. In fact, I'd heard of less than half of the 23.
'We are also Hokies'
Apr. 18, 2007Hundreds of flickering candles lit up College Green last night as Ohio University students gathered to remember the victims of Monday's Virginia Tech massacre.
Student Senate commends administrator salary freeze
Apr. 18, 2007Ohio University Student Senate passed a resolution yesterday supporting the senior administration's decision to accept a salary freeze for the upcoming fiscal year, a move one senator called a little less controversial than senate's original plan to call for the salary freezes.
McDavis, mayor discuss safety, traffic changes
Apr. 18, 2007Mayor Ric Abel and Ohio University President Roderick McDavis assured Athens residents during a news conference yesterday that the city is prepared to handle an event like the shootings at Virginia Tech.
