MAC loses in BracketBusters
Feb. 21, 2006With 11 teams in the mix during ESPN's annual BracketBuster Saturday, the Mid-American Conference finished the day 5-6 overall.
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State to control meth ingredients
Feb. 21, 2006Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has declared the production of the illegal drug methamphetamine a serious menace in Ohio, but reports about the exact number of meth labs vary depending on the reporting agency.
Program to honor black poet
Feb. 21, 2006Paul Laurence Dunbar never had the acclaim he deserved while he was alive, but Ohio University's Central Region Humanities Center hopes to rectify the situation tonight, when UNSUNG HERO takes over Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, said Joseph Slade, co-director of the center.
Donation helps fund cardiac center
Feb. 21, 2006Major projects and renovations at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital will improve care for cardiac and emergency-room patients, said Rick Castrop, the hospital's CEO.
Referendum stalls groundbreaking
Feb. 21, 2006The certification of petitions to put the proposed Stimson Avenue retirement community on the November ballot will have little effect on planning for the construction process, a spokesman for the developer said yesterday.
Ping celebrates 10 years with reception
Feb. 21, 2006To commemorate providing centralized campus recreation for 10 years, Ohio University's Ping Recreation Center is playing host to a reception today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
'Monologues' does help end violence directed at women
Feb. 21, 2006At the suggestion of a friend, I picked up The Post's Thursday, Feb. 16, issue to read Ashley Herzog's Between the Lines, Monologues not true to feminism
Ohio's losing streak extends to 7
Feb. 21, 2006Despite yet another career performance from one of its players, the Ohio women's basketball team's losing streak keeps growing while hopes for a first-round game at home for the Mid-American Conference tournament are fading.
Father resigns after tragedy
Feb. 21, 2006A man who reportedly left his infant son in a car for several hours before the infant died of dehydration resigned from the Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau yesterday.
Bar skips on payment, has permit suspended
Feb. 21, 2006The Ohio Liquor Control Commission has suspended the liquor permit of Skipper's Bar & Grill, 22 W. Union St., for five days, an official at the Liquor Control Commission said.
Malcolm X's life, words inspire former Olympian
Feb. 21, 2006A call to activism led yesterday's sixth annual Malcolm X Commemorative in Baker Ballroom as two-time Olympic gold medalist Lee Evans explained how the civil rights hero affected his influence on the movement.
Late-night jaunts prone to trouble
Feb. 20, 2006Athens feels like a safe place to be and a great place to walk.
Board member resigns; new drug policy in works
Feb. 20, 2006A supporter of the now-rescinded drug testing policy at Alexander schools resigned from the school board Thursday as the remaining members continued to discuss a new drug policy.
Ordinance raises APD salaries
Feb. 20, 2006Athens City Council adopted an ordinance yesterday giving city patrol officers a four percent salary increase but requiring them to pay small portions of prescription drug and deductible costs.
'Cats ready for Bulls
Feb. 20, 2006For the Ohio women's basketball team, this final two-game home stand could not have come at a better time.
Shootings? No problem. Sex? No way.
Feb. 20, 2006Drugs, violence and sex: all the ingredients of a fun weekend.
Forward set for final games
Feb. 20, 2006The Ohio women's basketball team concludes its regular season home schedule this week with games against Buffalo and Bowling Green. While the majority of players will be back in the green and white next winter, senior forward Ciara Iglehart will treasure these last two home games as a Bobcat.
Does not compute
Feb. 20, 2006Ohio University administrators are considering removing university-provided computers from dorm rooms in the future, and also requiring all students to own a computer before coming to OU.
No state left behind
Feb. 20, 2006Ohio is one of the 15 states applying for additional flexibility under the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind Act. In response to criticism about the rigid nature of the law, the government has adapted its guidelines to allow leeway for as many as 10 states in meeting the federal guidelines for student progress by the 2014 deadline. Given the overwhelming changes the law requires - with no financial assistance from the government to meet these standards - Ohio is one of the many states lagging in adequate funding to comply with the federal standards.
