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'Cats aim to ground Flyers, prepare for MAC weekend

As the Ohio baseball team enters the season's home stretch and conference standings heat up the Bobcats hit the road to face non-conference foe Dayton in preparation for a weekend showdown at rival Miami.



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Woman escapes alleged abduction attempt

A female walking her dog along Curran Drive was grabbed Saturday morning by a white male, who placed his hand over her mouth and the other arm around her chest, according to a report from the Athens Police Department. Curran Drive is near West Elementary School, off of West State Stree.


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From colleges to Congress, Web privacy concerns nation

As concern about Internet safety on Web sites such as Facebook.com and MySpace.com have reached the national level, prompting a congressional panel on the topic last month, college students have become more aware of their own Internet privacy.



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Editorial: Taken, not ended

Last week, the jury in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui sentenced the Sept. 11 conspirator to life in prison with no possibility for parole. The trial has been emotional for the families of Sept. 11 victims. Although some are understandably upset with Moussaoui's sentence, the jury made the best decision. Life in prison is the optimal punishment for Moussaoui.


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Admissions turning away more applicants

Ohio University has denied 600 more high school applicants than it did at this time last year, one reason the admissions office believes this fall's freshman class will have higher test scores than last fall's.


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OU announces new student affairs VP

Ohio University selected Kent J. Smith Jr., as vice president for student affairs, and he will be introduced formally to the university in a Wednesday news conference.


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MVP picks need more than numbers

Nick Miller's May 4 Nickel Dimer intended to set the record straight on the errors of the league in naming Steve Nash to his second straight MVP award over Kobe Bryant.


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Editorial: A step, not a leap

The rate of obesity in this country has become a prominent issue lately, especially considering the rate of increased childhood obesity, which foreshadows the potential future of health problems in America. However, a step has been taken to recover from this national plague with top beverage distributors agreeing to provide only diet soda, juice, milk and water in public schools.


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Mothers hit bars, take it easy

Moms' Weekend seemed a little more relaxed this year with Athens Police Department making only 21 arrests, about average for a typical weekend, mostly for disorderly conduct and underage consumption.


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Things gained from religion not always apparent

In response to Joe Vance's psalm of liberation from religion, would you please print the following poem? Its author is unknown, but it expresses the wisdom that eludes us until we face difficulties bigger than we are.


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Women's safety, gun ownership can't be equated

Every time I open The Post and find Ashley Herzog's column on the top of the opinion page, I can feel my heart begin to race and the angry little vein in my forehead start to pop out.


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Moms' Weekend: Walk for Cure aims to attract 1,000 people

Mothers of Ohio University students who don't spend all of Moms' Weekend on Court Street will have the opportunity to raise money for breast cancer research, revisit the 1960s and meet administrators, among other activities hosted by OU organizations.

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