As the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America draws near, Hollywood is beginning to release films depicting the events of the infamous day. Although Americans certainly should not forget the tragedy, revisiting it in a feature-length motion picture only a few years later is in poor taste. At this point, most Americans need no reminders.
This past weekend I decided to forgo patronizing the Uptown bars for a more responsible and constructive on-campus activity ' buying a gun.
With her first swing of the game, pinch-hitter Cathy Walters turned what looked to be just another Bobcat scare into the biggest upset of the season.
Let's talk about something Hollywood has been doing since the beginning of movies, something that alternately inspires elation or dread in viewers, something that attracts directors as disparate as Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma and Brett Ratner.
Cleveland has the 216. People associate 513 with Cincinnati. Columbus residents share the 614. The Toledo area dials 419, while Dayton people live in the 937. Out-of-state students have less recognizable numbers.
As cell phone technology gets more advanced with Internet and text messaging capabilities, some Ohio high schools are deliberating about how to address cell phones during school hours. A hard-line stance against the use of cell phones in high schools should be taken to avoid potential academic misconduct and maintain classroom order. There is no reason why a student needs a cell phone while in class; the phone needs to remain turned off in a locker, a car or at home.
Illnesses brought on by bacteria can be treated with antibiotics, but sometimes the bacteria develop a resistance to the invading medicine. This creates a challenge for scientists to find more efficient ways to kill bacteria.
It used to be that video games had no redeeming social value, like everything else teenagers and college students did in their spare time. It rotted our brains, made our muscles atrophy and, occasionally, caused us to shoot at each other.
Clone High ' Sure, it's slightly blasphemous, heretical and sometimes, just wrong ' but MTV's short-lived cartoon Clone High is on DVD and it's a necessity for anyone who's wondered how a drunk Gandhi would act. Starring the clones of famous guys and ladies, such as a socially awkward Abe Lincoln and an overly sexed Cleopatra, this show takes anachronism to a new, hilarious level. ' Justin ThompsonRed (Trois couleurs: Rouge) ' Happenstance and chance are solemnly celebrated in this 1994 masterpiece. As haunting and hopeful as any movie I have ever seen, its exploration of random human connections is enough to make anyone look twice at the person standing next to you waiting to cross the street. ' Matt BurnsStories of a Stranger ' O.A.R. (Lava) ' Ohio State University's favorite rockers O.A.R. released their sixth album, Stories of a Stranger
In the '90s, they came out of their dusty, cavernous junk havens in threes, fours and fives and trudged to the stage with guitars, matted hair and vacant stares, rallying teens to rise against authority with a laid-back mentality.
A bill recently introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives would tap interest from Ohio's Unclaimed Funds to provide loans to parents adopting a child.
A surveillance video from Texas has advanced the investigation into the Bernie Mac performance that didn't occur Nov. 18 in Athens.
While endorsing Vision Ohio as a whole, Student Senate members could not approve of budget realignment plans for Ohio University at last night's meeting.
As spring quarter begins, many students are looking forward to lazy days of barbeques, Frisbee and lying out in the sun in their off-hours. Athenians and students alike often take the 10-minute drive to Strouds Run State Park to enjoy swimming, boating, volleyball or just enjoying the outdoors. However the future of Strouds and all of the recreation that comes with it are on the table.
Despite going unpicked in Wednesday's WNBA draft, Eastern Michigan guard Ryan Coleman will still be given the chance to prove her worth at her sport's highest level after signing a free-agent training camp deal with the Detroit Shock.
While Ohio University's main counseling service limits the number of student therapy sessions, a graduate student-run clinic offers an unlimited number of sessions.
A cash register was stolen from the Subway on East State Street after business hours Sunday, Athens police chief Richard Mayer said.
Although they might not be able to trace their family trees, mixed-breed dogs can be just as faithful companions as their purebred counterparts.
Identity theft is grave danger in our increasingly electronic world. Now, the Internal Revenue Service is preparing to enact new rules that could amplify that threat. In a bid to convenience financial services companies, the IRS will open up taxpayers' personal information to third parties.
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