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.
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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.
Council votes to control Strouds Run
Oct. 2, 2006With a rare lack of unanimity, Athens City Council voted 6-1 last night to pass an amendment to a proposed ordinance through which council would take control of Strouds Run State Park from the state.
Hocutt, Solich upset 'Dispatch' article's focus lacked positive elements
Oct. 2, 2006Although he does not necessarily agree with the direction of the article that ran in Saturday's The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt said he cannot dispute the facts.
Editorial: Dropping the ball
Oct. 2, 2006At a press conference yesterday, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis, Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt and head football coach Frank Solich announced the indefinite suspension of three football players and one basketball player.
Column: Life is best when living in the moment
Oct. 2, 2006People allow many different sovereigns to rule them, but among the worst and most common of these is the past. To successfully capitalize on the opportunities of the present, it is often necessary to break the shackles of the past. While this is never easy, it is imperative to living happily and successfully.
Site allows for STD alerts
Oct. 2, 2006The absence of cartoon bunnies wishing the recipient a happy birthday isn't the only unconventional thing about the e-cards on inSPOT's Web site, www.inspot.org. Far from yielding good tidings, the cards contain a message alerting the viewer that he or she might have contracted a sexually transmitted disease and should get tested.
'Cats tactically use dumping to score, scare
Oct. 2, 2006One thing that helped the Ohio volleyball team defeat Eastern Michigan last Saturday was its ability to make in-game adjustments.
Damage Control
Oct. 2, 2006Ohio University President Roderick McDavis announced yesterday that he placed Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt in charge of reviewing and standardizing the university's current Student-Athlete Code of Conduct.
Coach credits defense for win
Oct. 2, 2006Kent State kept their top spot in the Mid-American Conference East with a win last weekend against cross-town rival and defending MAC champions, Akron.
