Second never felt so good
Feb. 18, 2007Most teams might be upset or deflated after falling just short of a Mid-American Conference Championship, but Ohio was upbeat after finishing in second place Saturday.
MULTIMEDIA
Cold weather hurts Valentine's Day sales
Feb. 18, 2007Frosty weather that hit Athens on and near Valentine's Day kept flower sales at some Athens shops from blossoming this year.
Chinese groups celebrate New Year in Athens
Feb. 15, 2007While people in China spend the New Year holiday with their families, Chinese Ohio University students far away from their home country are celebrating with other students in Athens.
Editorial: Dangerous games
Feb. 15, 2007It was revealed in a Dispatch story last Friday that the city council in Oxford, home to Miami University, has considered banning all outdoor alcoholic games, because beer pong tables on front lawns invite very large parties
SIS vendors vie for $20 million contract with OU
Feb. 15, 2007The second of two competitors for Ohio University's student information system contract gave live demonstrations this week, leaving the $20 million decision to the 20-member selection team, which must choose a vendor by late March.
'Casablanca'-type film fails to impress
Feb. 15, 2007Steven Soderbergh has emerged as one of Hollywood's most inventive directors, crafting subversively brilliant mainstream fare (Ocean's Eleven) and low-budget experimentalism (Full Frontal).
Hockey: Top-seeded Bobcats to use home ice as an advantage
Feb. 15, 2007Paul Warriner knows that if his team expects to be in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League Tournament final on Sunday, they will not make it by cruising through the first two rounds.
Early art education can improve cognitive skills of children
Feb. 15, 2007From an early age, children instinctively create art by drawing on the walls and other such creative youthful endeavors. Experts say that this expression is beneficial to children in a variety of ways.
Your Turn: Discussion of show proves play's promotion of dialogue
Feb. 15, 2007A forum to discuss the value of a performance called The Vagina Monologues. Is this the best idea a group of disapproving women could come up with? If the monologues are designed to heighten awareness about issues involving female sexuality, which seems to be the case, the forum would have only promoted discussion about the very issues the show takes up in its monologues.
Party to support women's health
Feb. 15, 2007For Ohio University students, $300 could cover books for a year, but for women in poor countries it can buy the chance of a normal life.
Swimming & Diving: Ohio remains close at halfway point
Feb. 15, 2007Out of first place by a razor-thin margin, Ohio is looking for anyone to give it an extra advantage for the last two days of competition, even the delivery guy.
Oval Opus returns to favorite tour stop
Feb. 15, 2007One Cincinnati band can't wait to get to The Blue Gator this weekend.
Your Turn: 'Monologues' forum grossly misrepresented in editorial
Feb. 15, 2007I'm writing this letter in response to The Post's Feb. 14 editorial, which mentioned the forum on The Vagina Monologues. It seems the Post reporter who joined us was either not listening or the editors purposely chose to misrepresent what was said.
Transit company tweaks training
Feb. 15, 2007With a new company at the helm of Athens Transit, the busing service's drivers will be retrained with a focus on customer service.
Ask Jerri: Dissent on campus needs to continue -
Feb. 15, 2007Over the last few weeks, more and more members of the Ohio University community have been speaking up. Open dissent is becoming almost a daily occurrence. Even so, we find ourselves asking: Does the Ohio University environment truly encourage critical thinking? And what are the consequences of speaking out in a place where everyone knows everyone?
Wrestling: 'Cats fall to ranked opponent
Feb. 15, 2007Ohio was rolling along against No. 5 Central Michigan ' until the match at 157-pounds.
Ongoing events offered for Parents Weekend
Feb. 15, 2007Winter Parents Weekend starts today, with parents who weren't able to visit during the fall ' or are back to visit again ' descending on campus.
Men's Basketball: Ohio hits long road for midnight matchup with New Mexico State
Feb. 15, 2007Coach Tim O'Shea knows that a win at New Mexico State Saturday really doesn't mean anything.
Editorial: Beer tax won't add up
Feb. 15, 2007Would you pay 4 cents more for a bottle of beer? That's the new idea coming out of Kent, and state lawmakers are taking interest. If state Rep. Kathleen Chandler, a Democrat from Kent, has it her way, cities could impose a so-called sin tax on the beverage of choice for most college students. This new idea has officials in Oxford and Athens salivating over the possibilities. But let's call it by a more appropriate name: discrimination.
