On Jan. 11, 2005, 1st Lt. William Eddie Rebrook IV stood in the turret of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Iraq. A roadside explosion mauled his right arm, shattering the bone. As medics hurried to attend to his wounds, soldiers stripped off his Kevlar body armor, covered in blood. He never saw the armor again.
Editor's note: The following is the second in a three-part series examining students', faculty members' and classified employees' opinions of Vision Ohio.
In its last dual meet of the regular season, the Ohio wrestling team was shut out by No. 4 Central Michigan, 34-0.
Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident became national news last week, appearing on the front pages of The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, and the 24-hour news channels had reporters giving hunting safety tips.
The Bobcats will travel to Ohio State for the second time of the season, this time for the unscored Scarlet and Gray Invitational.
A former Toledo football player and track athlete is slated to compete this month in the games of the 20th Winter Olympiad on the USA men's four-man bobsled team.
I often am asked what I'm involved with at school, then stared at in disbelief when I rattle off the number of classes I'm taking (five), my different jobs (three) and an alphabet soup of organizations I'm active in (two - one of which I am the president).
The Commission on the Future of Higher Education, appointed by President Bush, is beginning to discuss introducing standardized testing on the college level. The panel is contemplating a nationwide system of testing writing, critical thinking and problem solving for college students to gauge the quality of education at different universities. Although a universal system that accurately can gauge a college's academic excellence is sound in theory, there simply are too many variables for standardized testing to effectively work in the college setting.
p class=maintext>Last week I was treated to three nights of music, with two here and one in Columbus. Lots of great performances in that bunch: Woody Whatever continuing to exhibit amazing songwriting along with a stage presence that improves every show; Dragline Bros. sounding as tight and powerful as ever; Columbus' The Husher displaying stunning virtuosity and generally rocking harder than most; Shotgun for Royalty overcoming technical difficulties in Columbus to put on a fabulous show.
If all the news surrounding Jeremy Fears turns out be true, that being he transfers to another school to play basketball closer to home, I hope every Ohio basketball fan realizes what he has done for this program.
Ohio University students who illegally download music can be subject to lawsuits and are not protected by the university, which can be subpoenaed to release their names, said Barbara Nalazek, assistant director for Legal Affairs at OU.
Ohio University students and faculty pass them everyday on the way to class. Located indoors or outdoors, some sculptures are highly visible and others elude the preoccupied eye, but they share one grievance: While they are intended to be thought-provoking and inspirational, some are allowed to fade into the scenery.
From cross dressers and biracial relationships to drug use and AIDS the musical RENT covers major issues in culture in the past few decades.
After three years as the top producer of Fulbright Award winners in the state, Ohio University has set a new record, with 15 OU students being named recommended applicants for the Fulbright Program.
After Saturday's disappointing 49-81 loss to Toledo, Ohio women's basketball coach Lynn Bria said that the season's last five games would be a gut check for her team.
Until recently, Athens city officials were unaware of Fire Chief Robert Troxel's job at the Ohio Office of Homeland Security, said Ray Hazlett, the city's assistant service safety director.
Hard rock and alternative music have come a long way since their inception. Modern-day leaders such as System of a Down and Green Day have brought the genre to new heights with the introduction of orchestral sounds as an undertone to the usual raging guitars and screaming vocals. It has made for a different outlook on alternative rock and legitimized it into a real musical genre, unlike the subgenre screamo.
Editor's note: This is the fourth story in a seven-part series about aging in Athens and the concerns of soon-to-retire baby boomers.
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