'Concert movie' pulls jokes from provocative topics
Jan. 16, 2006By the end of Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
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Many motivations influence volunteers walking for homeless
Jan. 16, 2006The people participating in the Good Works, Inc. Fourth Annual Walk for the Homeless had different reasons for trekking through cold winds and snow flurries Saturday morning.
Possible phone scam sweeps through campus, OUPD reports
Jan. 16, 2006The Ohio University Police Department has filed 12 reports in the past week from students who said callers posing as telemarketers asked them for personal information, including Social Security numbers.
Teachers in elementaries adopt program for student development
Jan. 16, 2006Athens elementary schools are trying a new program to make students accountable for their actions and create a school community.
Area childcare centers receive highest rating
Jan. 16, 2006Five Head Start childcare programs in Athens, Hocking and Perry counties have received the highest possible rating in a new program that rates childcare centers statewide, said Amy Beardmore, childcare services manager for the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development.
Upperclassmen could be limited by dorm policy
Jan. 16, 2006A potential revision to Ohio University's on-campus housing policy might limit the number of upperclassmen permitted to live in residence halls.
The liquid fuel we truly lack is water
Jan. 16, 2006Nowadays every news headline seems to say that we're going to run out of fossil fuels any minute.
$1.5 million gift to benefit colleges through initiative
Jan. 16, 2006Several Ohio University colleges received a financial boost last week after Provost Kathy Krendl announced the one-time distribution of $1.5 million to begin work on the goals of Vision OHIO, OU's comprehensive plan for the future.
Squad splits pair with Kent State, loses first game in league play
Jan. 16, 2006Two different Bobcat teams showed up this weekend during Ohio's pair of games against Kent State in Bird Arena Friday and Saturday night.
Get a plan, already
Jan. 16, 2006U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, is the latest in a long string of politicians, mostly Republicans, caught up in the mess surrounding felonious GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff. As Ney temporarily vacates his post as chairman of the House Administration Committee, plagued by allegations that he was part of Abramoff's web of corruption, Americans' confidence in government seems to be sinking to a new low. The public trusts Congressmen about as much as they do used car salesmen or - gasp - journalists.
Comedian's improv stirs laughter from dads
Jan. 16, 2006Jeff Garlin makes fun of anyone or anything. Nothing is off limits, including the band Loverboy, Myspace.com, fat girls in half shirts and Cincinnati, all of which were comically slaughtered by improvised jokes Saturday in Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
Students keep King's dream alive with service
Jan. 16, 2006I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'
Casa commemorates MLK holiday, serves customers soul food, hip hop
Jan. 16, 2006A diverse crowd of Ohio University students and Athens residents had an opportunity last night to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a unique way.
Bobcats defeat Wolfpack
Jan. 16, 2006Ryan Knapp walked out of the Ohio locker room yesterday afternoon with more than a few cuts and scrapes on his swollen face - he looked more like a boxer than a wrestler.
Bobcats destroy Chippewas 76 to 44
Jan. 16, 2006The Ohio men's basketball team knew defense would be the key to success this season, and Saturday's game against Central Michigan was an example of why it would.
Debated drug-testing policy in limbo pending additional exploration
Jan. 16, 2006Alexander school board members voted unanimously Thursday to rescind a controversial drug-testing policy until research can be completed for a possible new drug- prevention policy.
Senate candidate addresses Athens residents
Jan. 16, 2006In March 2005, Paul Hackett had just finished his military tour in Iraq. He had been transported to Kuwait and was sitting in a comfortable lounge chair with a hot cup of coffee. Hackett then turned on the television to watch an independent news channel, something to which the troops in Iraq are not treated.
'Cats off to running start
Jan. 16, 2006The Ohio men and women kicked off the indoor season with third place finishes in Akron on Friday night.
Ohio beats Denison at home
Jan. 16, 2006The Ohio men's and women's swimming and diving teams both split the weekend with home wins over Denison on Friday and losses at Ohio State on Saturday.
World often blinded by (pseudo) science
Jan. 16, 2006They're both horrible actors, and they seem to find stupid ways to get into the news. For Iran, it's admitting they did drugs but then retracting that admission, even though it was recorded by a reporter. For Lohan, it's pursuing a nuclear program despite international criticism. Or maybe that's the other way around.
