Police investigate back-to-back deaths
Oct. 5, 2005The Athens Police Department currently is investigating the deaths of two Athens men whose bodies were found on Athens streets in the past month.
MULTIMEDIA
Ohio reaches No. 24 - highest ever in polls
Oct. 5, 2005The volleyball team did what no other Ohio sports team has done this season - crack the national ranking.
Bowling Green QB to test Ohio defense
Oct. 5, 2005Ohio has faced some talented signal-callers in its first games, but taking on Marcus Vick and the others seems to have been just a warm-up for facing Bowling Green's Omar Jacobs.
Falcons' receiving duo among national leaders
Oct. 5, 2005While much of the story surrounding the Bowling green football program this season has centered on quarterback Omar Jacobs, just as responsible for the Falcons' success is the receiving duo of Charles Sharon and Steve Sanders.
Road trip to BGSU might bring action
Oct. 4, 2005Brace yourselves everyone, for I am about to request something that may draw out the emotions of shock, disgust or absolute confusion.
Election reform group proposes voting changes
Oct. 4, 2005Reform Ohio Now, an organization created to reform Ohio's electoral system, has placed four controversial amendments on the ballot for the November election.
OU adds 'Excellence' award to scholarships
Oct. 4, 2005A new component to an Ohio University scholarship program will be introduced in Fall 2006 to recognize more high-achieving freshmen and increase the university's profile.
Aikido offers combined benefits for mind, body
Oct. 4, 2005Danny Yahini's socks swish against the matted floor as he demonstrates eight directions, an Aikido martial arts exercise intended to defend against three to four attackers using 360-degree vision. His sinewy arms thrust forward and his eyes dart to all corners of the Dakini Studio located at The Wire, 21 Kern St.
OU continues search for $70,000 of lost Engineering money
Oct. 4, 2005Ohio University is investigating a department in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology for $70,000 of missing money, but a suspect has yet to be named.
Who again?
Oct. 4, 2005President Bush has made a fairly weak political move by nominating Harriet E. Miers to replace the retiring justice Sandra Day O'Connor as a Supreme Court justice. Although keeping to his indirectly stated wish to nominate a minority or a woman, the president's nominee provides neither party - nor the public - with a firm basis to form an opinion of where she will stand on key issues. In a time when the Bush administration is attempting to recover from being routinely criticized by both Democrats and Republicans concerning the faltered response to Hurricane Katrina and the continued quagmire in Iraq, Miers' personal loyalty toward the president would seem to be an attractive asset.
ODOT to begin use of alternative fuels
Oct. 4, 2005The Ohio Department of Transportation recently announced it is switching to biodiesel and ethanol fuels.
Bad publicity, twofold
Oct. 4, 2005Federal auditors said last week that the Bush administration broke the law while attempting to promote the president's education policy. The violations included purchasing favorable news coverage, making payments to the conservative commentator Armstrong Williams and hiring a public relations company to evaluate media perceptions of the Republican Party. Those strategies employed by the Bush administration to bolster praise for its policies are reprehensible and it is unfortunate they continued unabated for as long as they did. It is a relief that those actions, compromising the integrity of both the government and the complicit media, were found illegal.
Ohio displays tough exterior
Oct. 4, 2005To anyone who saw only the scores of the Ohio field hockey team this weekend, it appeared as if everything went right for the Bobcats.
'Gardener' shines through summer muck
Oct. 4, 2005In a summer full of no-brain entertainment courtesy of aliens, oompah loompahs, penguins and virgins, a thought-provoking film with a strong political message can get lost. Now, it can be found at the Athena Art Series this week.
Alaskan drilling not right answer to fuel shortage
Oct. 4, 2005Having just returned from the great Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, I beg everyone to get politically active and help to save that last great place. It is the last intact arctic ecosystem left in the world and supports one of the last cultures left in America which still lives off the land: the Gwich'in caribou people.
Love could be just around the corner
Oct. 4, 2005What is true love? Can it really be found on a college campus or at any other point in your life?
Duty might interrupt education
Oct. 4, 2005Because of hurricane relief efforts in the South and the war in Iraq, Ohio's Army National Guard units could be called to service at any time, interrupting the quarter for Ohio University students in the military.
'Cats' travels to Athens on 25th anniversary tour
Oct. 4, 2005Usually heavy make-up and highly detailed costumes are a sign of Halloween in Athens. But tonight, 20 cast members will sport elaborately painted faces and intricate furry costumes to perform in the 25th anniversary tour of the musical Cats.
County engineer hopes to relocate
Oct. 4, 2005The Athens County Commissioners agreed to sign a permit yesterday allowing the Athens County Engineer's Office to fill in the land surrounding its current location to avoid flooding.
