The percentage of children in America who are obese jumped from 6.5 percent in 1980 to 15.3 percent in 2000. At the same time, there has been an explosion in media targeted towards children, who on average watch five and a half hours of TV a day! Unmonitored amounts of television viewing have quickly taken their toll on the health of America's children. Parents need to take control of the situation immediately.
There are two primary ways to control people. One is to appeal to their fears and the other is to appeal to their desires. Contrary to popular belief, it is the second brand of tyranny that poses the greatest threat to America today.
In regards to fencing off Court Street for Halloween: If Athens really wants to do something about the Halloween problem then they should follow Southern Illinois University's (Carbondale, IL) plan and close the university for the week.
As the governor's race continues to intensify with both campaigns gathering endorsements and defining their political platforms, they have begun to shape plans for Southeast Ohio.
Riverpark Towers is said to be a place that offers the highest standards of resident service on a daily basis. Does this mean that they can enter your apartment whenever they please? I know that this issue has been brought up in the past, but I feel that it's getting ridiculous. I am currently a tenant at Riverpark, and I feel that their management procedures are unconventional. There have been three incidents that I am aware of that have resulted in the maintenance staff entering an apartment without notifying the tenants.
The Kent State softball team dropped a 9-1 decision in the NCAA Tournament's Regional Semi-Final game against Oklahoma Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Once upon a time, the clashes between partisans in political discourse were restrained to the sphere of ideology, policy and vision.
Ohio University students, Athens residents and event planners at last night's Conversation with Council urged Athens City Council members not to put up a fence around Court Street during the annual Halloween party.
I am writing this letter in response to Ashley Herzog's column titled Media play up 'Da Vinci Code' furor that appeared in the May 17 edition of The Post.
Less than a week after filling its final college dean vacancy, Ohio University announced yesterday that Glenn Corlett, dean of the College of Business, will leave the university June 30, 2007.
Ohio University Communications and Marketing will have a new executive director when it separates from University Advancement in July, OU President Roderick McDavis announced at a news conference yesterday.
As of today, there are 19 days until the official end of the school year. As a typical Ohio University student who has procrastinated on coursework and will spend much of that time locked away in Alden studying, I am anxiously awaiting June 10. I'm already thinking about sleeping in my double bed, taking a bubble bath and eating at my favorite restaurant.
Students living off campus face many choices, but when choosing a cable provider in Athens, there's only one option: Time Warner Cable.
Ohio University brought in a record freshman class of about 4,200 students last fall, but this feat was soon replaced with an aggravated call for reorganization from students who were feeling the squeeze as some doubles were converted to triples. The housing crunch has led administrators to plan further ahead for next year's incoming class that is estimated at 4,100 ' only 100 shy of last year's ' even though total enrollment at OU did not really go up despite the record number of freshmen. A new residence hall will be constructed on South Green. This hall will be used to clear out students from one residence hall each year to make renovations on each of the 41 residence halls in turn. This might be good news for future students, but, in reality, the new dorm does not really increase the number of beds on campus because it only allows for renovations. At some point the dorm will help ease housing problems, but not now, even when it is completed.
Editor's note: This is the second installment in a seven-part series taking a closer look at former Ohio baseball players competing in the minor leagues of Major League Baseball.
The Ohio University chapter of the American Association of University Professors will proceed with evaluations of three top-ranking OU administrators but without university resources or administrative recognition.
Raindrops on treetops and whiskers on chipmunks. Bright colored leaves and watching stumbling drunks. Staying up late and finding out what the sunrise brings. These are a few of my favorite things.
Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is a lot of things.
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