Baker Center nearly ready to strut its stuff
Nov. 13, 2006On January 2, the new Baker Student Center, which commenced planning phases in fall of 2000, will be fully operational and will open its doors to a curious and excited student body.
MULTIMEDIA
Bobcats want to compete in bowl game, make history
Nov. 13, 2006For the Bobcats' 19 seniors, the stakes have never been higher.
Council seeks party profit
Nov. 13, 2006After losing $74,000 on Halloween, Athens City Council might look to Madison, Wisconsin, for ideas to generate revenue next year, said Councilwoman Carol Patterson, D-at large.
OU desires better ranking
Nov. 13, 2006Despite Ohio University's party school image and ratings in The Princeton Review, the university's Department of Institutional Research is making efforts to increase the positive academic rankings for next year, an OU administrator said.
'Trail of Dead' has less chaos
Nov. 13, 2006The members of indie rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead are known for their epic, crazed, rock'n'roll musical rampages. Their fifth album, So Divided, delivers on a little more than half of that reputation.
MAC VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Ohio faces MAC tournament championship for 4th time
Nov. 13, 2006The Ohio volleyball team will begin its run at a fourth straight Mid-American Conference Tournament championship Friday when they play the winner of the Kent State vs. Eastern Michigan match. Here is the tournament break down.
Ohio to face Ivy League school for first time
Nov. 13, 2006The Ohio men's basketball team will face some Ivy League competition as it takes on Yale Sunday in The Convo.
OU surplus funds to require proposals
Nov. 13, 2006Funds freed up by a $14.4 million budget realignment plan will require proposals to be distributed to planning units, an OU administrator said at last night's Faculty Senate meeting.
OU mines theses and dissertations for plagiarism
Nov. 13, 2006Scouring the Ohio University library's archive for plagiarism, former graduate student Tom Matrka used the library's Web site to search for the keyword multiphase flow in theses and dissertations. He requested the search results from the annex and, after comparing the documents side by side, Matrka found 15 allegedly plagiarized theses.
Candidates wait for final tally
Nov. 12, 2006Democrats in the Ohio House of Representatives retained legal counsel from a Columbus law group in an effort to guarantee all votes are counted in the race for the 92nd District seat, according to a news release from the Ohio House Democratic Caucus.
Times have changed for McDavis
Nov. 12, 2006As a freshman living in Lincoln Hall, Roderick McDavis never thought that one day he would live in the president's mansion at 29 Park Place.
EDITORIAL: Lost opportunity
Nov. 12, 2006Once again, like they do every year, Athens City Council is complaining about losing money paying for the Halloween party on Court Street. While complaining is certainly easier than coming up with proactive ways to reduce costs, it is getting old. Halloween is expensive for the city of Athens; we understand that. Now it's time to move on and do something to reduce or eliminate that cost, and try to profit off the massive influx of people.
WRESTLING: Coach pleased with undermanned team's effort at Michigan State open
Nov. 12, 2006The Ohio wrestling team found some success in East Lansing, Mich., yesterday placing two wrestlers at yesterday's Michigan State Open.
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Balanced Bobcats impressive in season opener
Nov. 12, 2006The Ohio men's basketball team got some big help from its frontcourt that powered the Bobcats to an 83-66 victory over Marist on Saturday for the team's season and home opener.
Judge okays tape of coach for OVI trial
Nov. 12, 2006An Athens judge denied a motion to suppress videotape that showed an Ohio University assistant wrestling coach saying he was probably impaired just before he was arrested on charges of reckless operation and operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
EDITORIAL: Nay on Ney
Nov. 12, 2006As this paper has stated numerous times, Bob Ney failed his constituents, his state and his party. He abused his legislative power for personal gain and was involved in one of the biggest Washington scandals in the last quarter century.
VOLLEYBALL: The untouchables
Nov. 12, 2006The No. 19 Ohio volleyball team has made winning in the Mid-American Conference look like clockwork.
CROSS COUNTRY: Bobcats' season ends at talent-laden NCAA Regional
Nov. 12, 2006The Ohio cross country teams ended their seasons at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet in Bowling Green on Saturday with an eighth-place finish in the women's race and a 17th-place finish in the men's race.
SWIMMING & DIVING: Ohio's home dominance continues with 3 more victories
Nov. 12, 2006The Ohio men's and women's swimming and diving teams capped off another solid weekend, winning their home meets in dominating fashion for the second straight weekend.
Students battling the finals frontier
Nov. 12, 2006As finals draw near and more students visit the library and the counseling center at Hudson Health Center, some students will resolve to manage stress on their own time, which some of them do not have.
