Ohio athletics look to expand career services
Apr. 6, 2006Editor's note: This is the ninth in a weeklong series of stories providing tips and forecasting the future for soon-to-be college graduates.
MULTIMEDIA
Golf: Women struggle early; men journey to Marshall
Apr. 6, 2006The Ohio women's golf team had some troubles on the greens yesterday as they played in the first round of the Eastern Kentucky Invitational.
Softball: Ohio resumes conference play
Apr. 6, 2006After the Ohio softball team was swept in both games of a doubleheader by Kentucky on Tuesday night, they did their best to forget about it as quickly as possible.
Voters often give free pass to corruption
Apr. 6, 2006The current state of American politics is deplorable.
SPRING FOOTBALL
Apr. 5, 2006Improving the passing game was one of the first goals brought up by coach Frank Solich at the start of spring practice.
Case might change use of tax breaks
Apr. 5, 2006A case before the U.S. Supreme Court could change the practice of states using tax credits to attract development, an economic strategy all but four states use.
GOLF PREVIEW
Apr. 5, 2006The spring season brings warmer weather, longer days and a new golf season.
ATHENS ROCK CITY
Apr. 5, 2006Now this is what I'm talking about. What a slate of shows Athens has to offer this weekend ' nearly everything you could want from a rock city. Hip-hop, punk, metal and all the variations of good, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll are available as means to demolish your hearing by the time you're 30.
O'Shea reportedly busy recruiting in Florida
Apr. 5, 2006Ohio men's basketball coach Tim O'Shea is out of the state right now, but not where many expect him to be.
LET'S GET FARCICAL
Apr. 5, 2006Observe an excerpt from this story, which ran under the headline Rural colleges push iPod use for lectures on CNN.com March 20:
Study: Academic misconduct pervades campus
Apr. 5, 2006Cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct are more prevalent at Ohio University than on other campuses, according to a recently released study by two doctoral students in the School of Communication.
Only the beginning
Apr. 5, 2006A mess this big can't be swept under the rug. Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering has taken steps to resolve its plagiarism scandal, but the college should be doing much more to investigate a pattern of academic misconduct that has already confirmed 21 plagiarized theses. The university must take every measure to weed out everyone involved with the plagiarism ' students, faculty and administration alike ' and send a clear message that this behavior results in extremely grave consequences.
Casual clothes won't work in the office
Apr. 5, 2006Editor's note: This is the seventh in a weeklong series of stories providing tips and forecasting the future for soon-to-be college graduates.
OU graduates face risks of dating colleagues
Apr. 5, 2006Editor's note: This is the eighth in a weeklong series of stories providing tips and forecasting the future for soon-to-be college graduates.
Athens police will increase staffing
Apr. 5, 2006The Athens Police Department plans to use extra officers to deal with an increased number of fights and assaults during Spring Quarter, Athens police chief Richard Mayer said.
Laws require evaluation of foreign teaching assistants
Apr. 5, 2006While Minnesota's legislature is considering a bill to deal with professors with low English-speaking skills, Ohio already has similar laws regarding international teaching assistants.
Journalists to talk blog ethics
Apr. 5, 2006Ohio University will play host to a conference this weekend on ethics in blogging and online journalism, which will include several speakers and opportunities for student participation.
Different buzz, no green fairies
Apr. 5, 2006Green fairies seemingly float in midair. Famous works of art emerge from genius, intoxicated minds. These are just a few of the things associated with absinthe.
THAT'S A WRAP
Apr. 5, 2006Imagine a movie so long, at nearly four hours, that it is broken up by an intermission so that people can stretch, use the rest room or go out for a quick smoke.
Donations halt; local food bank unhurt
Apr. 5, 2006Despite Wal-Mart's January announcement that it would no longer donate out-of-date or nearly expired foods, a local food bank said though they have never received such donations, they do receive monetary support.
