O-line key to turnaround
Oct. 4, 2006As much as Bobcat fans would like to believe the problems facing this year's football team are strictly of the off-the-field variety, they most certainly are not.
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Band rides bird skeletons into The Front Room
Oct. 4, 2006A party with drunken pirates is sure to be a good time. When those pirates deftly finagle instruments, it is even better. And when those instrument-laden pirates are members of the Athens and Columbus-area band Six Gallery, precautions must be taken to make sure the audience doesn't defecate in its puffy pantaloons.
Early retirements have little effect on tuition
Oct. 4, 2006Since April, a total of 78 administrators and classified employees have opted for the Early Retirement Incentive Plan, creating doubts about whether the university will reach its goal of 150 early retirees by next August.
Column: Oscar predictions in October ridiculous
Oct. 4, 2006Many summer movies are still lingering in theaters, and yet the one thing already on the minds of Hollywood movers and shakers is that little golden guy.
Column: Folk rock album tackles life, love with 'nonchalance'
Oct. 4, 2006Brooklyn boy born and raised
Recent plagiarism articles cover only one side
Oct. 4, 2006I am writing this letter in response to certain comments made in the article published Sept. 29 entitled New plagiarism cases suspected. To begin, I must state that the majority of the local news coverage of the alleged plagiarism incidents has been incredibly one-sided and, in some instances, a gross exaggeration of the actual facts. Often times, the local newspapers have published outright mischaracterizations of the facts. For instance, in the article, The Post states that the first group
NPR talk show host finds voice through disorder
Oct. 4, 2006Radio talk show host Diane Rehm will visit Ohio University tonight at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium to talk about current issues, her own experiences and her career in broadcasting.
Dutch player adjusts to U.S. lifestyle
Oct. 4, 2006After arriving in Athens a little more than a month ago, Kenneth van Kempen has been getting acclimated to Athens and college basketball. Van Kempen, a 6-foot-9-inch forward from Weert, Holland, recently sat down with The Post's Nick Miller to discuss life, basketball and what there is to do in Athens.
Letter to the editor: Post should feel shame for not breaking story
Oct. 3, 2006I'm disgusted by the administration at my alma mater' especially its reactionary policies put in place over the last six months.
Editorial: Jack of too many trades
Oct. 3, 2006City Law Director Garry Hunter is a landlord and works for the city of Nelsonville. City Councilwoman Nancy Bain teaches at Ohio University. City Prosecutor Lisa Eliason, who is responsible for prosecuting landlords, reports to the Law Director. Councilwoman Carol Patterson is a property owner herself.
Letter to the editor: Initiative makes owners' right go up in smoke
Oct. 3, 2006SmokeFREE Ohio is a threat to the rights of businessmen. It is falling into the same category as the recent controversy regarding pharmacists stocking and selling contraceptives.
Hiring process begins for new Baker jobs
Oct. 3, 2006Five venues opening in the new Baker University Center will create at least 180 new student jobs Winter Quarter, but the first major recruitment effort attracted few students.
Freak Show missing key ingredient: comedy
Oct. 3, 2006The newest addition to the Comedy Central network, Freak Show, is the reason sarcastic quote marks were invented.
Athletics officials too slow to act
Oct. 3, 2006If the crushing hit that Ohio quarterback Austen Everson took in the third quarter of Saturday's loss to Bowling Green left him dazed and confused, just imagine how Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt and coach Frank Solich felt after the hit the football program took in that day's edition of The Columbus Dispatch.
Volleyballs plan to 'hook fans' working
Oct. 3, 2006With all the chaos surrounding Ohio athletics this week, it would have been possible to miss the positive news from this weekend. Of course, I am talking about the Ohio volleyball team.
Trustees: OU fumbled football player discipline
Oct. 3, 2006Ohio University did not properly handle disciplinary procedures for 17 football players in legal trouble, a university official said yesterday.
Jesus Christ Superstar
Oct. 3, 2006Broadway comes to Athens in a one-night show of superstar proportions, as the touring company of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar performs tonight in a much-anticipated event.
Letter to the editor: Tagging, 'graffiti grunge' nothing like Van Gogh
Oct. 3, 2006As an Ohio University MFA alumnus, I must protest senior French major Katie Ruth's ridiculous claim Oct. 2 that 'Tagging' (is) akin more to art than petty vandalism. Tagging is nothing more than graffiti grunge. The exceptions are a very few of the imagery on OU's graffiti wall on Mulberry at Richland Streets. Some of those images have been serious efforts at art ' tagging is NOT!
