Column: Folk rock album tackles life, love with 'nonchalance'
Oct. 4, 2006Brooklyn boy born and raised
MULTIMEDIA
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!
Bobcat defense looking for more turnovers
Oct. 2, 2006While defense has been commonly recognized as the Ohio football team's strength, coach Frank Solich is concerned with the lack of turnovers it has created in its first five games.
Ohio needs more strong candidates like Phillips
Oct. 2, 2006As we mark the passing of a great defender of women's rights, Ann Richards, former governor of Texas, we need to pause and consider that strong, forthright women are needed now more than ever to bring about the needed changes in our state. Right now, there are only 20 women out of 99 members in our state legislature. That's not enough to have our voices heard. We need women who will stand up for the issues important to this region ' affordable health care; access to better health screenings for children; equal education and access to all-day kindergarten for all our children; jobs for men and women that pay living wages; and protection of all citizens from environmental degradation. These are not just women's issues, but the men in our current Ohio legislature are not solving the problems our region faces, nor are they looking to the future with an exciting vision.
Graduate Student Senate criticizes university Day of Discourse
Oct. 2, 2006Last week's Day of Discourse came under Graduate Student Senate scrutiny by Senate President Dominic Barbato at last night's meeting, despite senate-wide support for the creation of a student honor code.
City seeks 4,100 landlord-tenant agreements
Oct. 2, 2006With the deadline three days past, the Athens Code Enforcement Office has received only about 600 completed landlord-tenant agreements for the city's estimated 4,700 rental properties.
