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More tests!?

Feb. 15, 2006

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.

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Heavyweights hit stage

Feb. 15, 2006

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.

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Regardless of future, stand-out player helped team vastly

Feb. 15, 2006

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.

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OU can't protect downloaders from lawsuits

Feb. 15, 2006

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.

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Art works add culture to campus

Feb. 15, 2006

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.

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'RENT' comes through

Feb. 15, 2006

From cross dressers and biracial relationships to drug use and AIDS the musical RENT covers major issues in culture in the past few decades.

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Fulbrights' final selection round includes OU-best 15 students

Feb. 15, 2006

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.

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Bobcats lose in OT

Feb. 15, 2006

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.

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Fire chief's status unclear

Feb. 15, 2006

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.

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Without Fears, how will Ohio play?

Feb. 15, 2006

Departure lets other players shine

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Hard rockers show promise, 'nothing to write home about'

Feb. 15, 2006

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.

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Aging population leads to questions on health care costs

Feb. 15, 2006

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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Baker Center to host events of second annual Bob Marley Day

Feb. 15, 2006

The stirring, evocative melodies of Bob Marley are not just restricted to Jamaica and other islands of the Caribbean, and Ohio University will find out why Friday night when Bob Marley Day returns for a second year.

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In good old days, things weren't so good

Feb. 15, 2006

If you're a regular reader of -The Post's Opinion Page (in addition to your no-doubt unerring devotion to catching Thursday's edition, of course), last week you might have noticed a couple of letters from alumni who graduated a few decades ago.

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Hoffman, Clooney likely to get Oscar nods

Feb. 15, 2006

With the Academy Awards only 17 days away, it is time for all of us who purport to have some knowledge about the proceedings to dole out predictions. This means one thing for me: Every prediction I get wrong will now be immortalized in print.

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Funding forces schools to close

Feb. 15, 2006

Two private secondary schools in Athens County closed their doors before this school year because of dropping enrollment and soaring costs, leaving interested families with just one option - Nelsonville Christian Academy.

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Miami sweeps away sliding Bobcats

Feb. 15, 2006

It can't get much uglier for the Ohio men's basketball team than it did last night as the Bobcats fell to the Miami RedHawks in Oxford.

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Wailin' Elroys bring rockabilly twang

Feb. 15, 2006

With songs such as Someone Picked My Flower

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Media criticism of Carter overlooked legacy of the Kings

Feb. 15, 2006

I understand the surprise many felt by the political tones of Coretta Scott King's funeral, but I disagree completely with one assessment offered by The Post's political cartoonist, Michael Ramirez: that politics were out of place and that the political comments tainted the memorial service. In the Feb. 10 Post, Ramirez caricatured former President Jimmy Carter to make that claim, labeling Carter disgraceful.

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Monologues' not true to feminism

Feb. 15, 2006

Most normal people don't associate Valentine's Day with prostitution, exhibitionism and statutory rape - but that's not how feminist activists would have it.