Ohio ends 2-game home losing streak
Feb. 9, 2006If there has been one thing missing from the Ohio men's basketball team this season, it was leadership.
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Ohio to battle Penn State, looks to overtake rival in rankings
Feb. 9, 2006The No. 2 spot in the national rankings could be up for grabs in Bird Arena this weekend.
Performance to pay tribute to women entertainers
Feb. 9, 2006Great women in entertainment aren't always recognized for their immense contribution in their field, which is why the Bodies In Motion student dance team will host a Tribute to Great Performers to recognize and share the gift women performers bring to the world of entertainment.
Valentine's Day tips learned from movies
Feb. 8, 2006Because movies are the most valuable and trusted source of information on the planet, the fact that I see many of them naturally makes me an expert on everything.
Stepping into the spotlight: How bands get big
Feb. 8, 2006The music industry is a dog-eat-dog world that can chew up a band and spit it out on the street before it can get its own episode of VH1's Behind The Music.
MySpace links bands to fans
Feb. 8, 2006Dane Cook broke comedy records by selling his CD on it. Carson Daly promotes his on his late night show. Bret Easton Ellis's fictional son in Lunar Park uses it. Nip/Tuck even exploited The Carver on it.
Dear Toby: I'm sorry. Haha, just kidding
Feb. 8, 2006I'd like to start this week's column with a bit of reader education.
Seasoned rockers to bring drunken craze, unbridled rage to Casa stage
Feb. 8, 2006Local metal group Untamed Pony will use its angry, window-breaking songs and intoxicated antics tonight to wreak havoc at the Athens International Film & Video Festival fund-raiser.
Forgive, don't forget
Feb. 8, 2006The federal government's Higher Education Act that previously had included a strict denial of federal financial aid to students with past drug convictions is expected to be revamped to provide more leniency to older drug offenders.
Age discrimination case punctuates history of turmoil
Feb. 8, 2006Thanks to The Post for your Jan. 30 article on the status of professor Bob Lipset's David and Goliath five-year struggle for justice in his promotion and tenure battle with Ohio University. I also thank the Ohio Civil Rights Commission for their Jan. 12 FINAL ORDER asking for Lipset's full reinstatement as a tenured faculty member in the department with all back pay, etc. This ORDER is a public document obtainable from the OCRC in Columbus (complaint No. 9516).
Held in contempt
Feb. 8, 2006Sentencing for a manslaughter or murder trial typically is a somber affair, and for good reason. One family mourns the loss of a loved one, even as justice is served. Another family watches one of its own sent away to prison - or death.
Siblings continue swimming careers at Ohio
Feb. 1, 2006The Ohio swimming and diving teams excelled this past weekend at their meet at Miami.
All Bobcat basketball needs is a little Coach Miller
Feb. 1, 2006With half of the Mid-American Conference season in the books and the Bobcats out to a 6-4 start in MAC play, it is time for me to take a critical look at how the Bobcats are playing.
A foot in the door
Jan. 31, 2006The wildly popular Internet company, Google, has sparked controversy after agreeing to censor its search engine's results in China to comply with the country's repressive government regulations. Although some see Google's move as an unethical business pursuit that sells out the principle of providing free, uncensored information, the simple fact is that Google is within its rights to engage in this practice.
Playing the game
Jan. 31, 2006Attorney General Jim Petro, Republican gubernatorial hopeful, recently announced that he had chosen Ohio Sen. Joy Padgett, R-Coshocton, as his running mate. It is fitting that Petro - who has come under fire for using ultra-conservative, religious-based propaganda to gain support during the primary election -choose the queen of low-blow campaigning herself. Together, the two masterminds of working the system (and the public) would have a solid chance against any Democratic nominee, assuming Petro can edge out his Republican primary competitor - Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell in May.
Unconventional dancers grace MemAud
Jan. 31, 2006It isn't everyday that a ballerina prances onto the stage with a thick mane of chest hair protruding from the costume. However, at last night's performance of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, male dancers dominated the female ballerina role.
Election could temper Hamas' anger
Jan. 31, 2006When one thinks of Hamas, especially in the United States, usually the immediate images of bombed-out buses and nightclubs come to mind. For many Palestinians, however, it is not violence and chaos that dominate their thoughts, but discipline and efficient social programs that deliver desperately needed jobs and food.
Cowboy film fails to impress
Jan. 31, 2006If you follow movies at all, chances are good that by now you've heard at least something about Brokeback Mountain
Bush touches on oil, Iraq war
Jan. 31, 2006WASHINGTON -- A politically weakened President Bush declared last night that America must break its long dependence on Mideast oil and rebuked critics of his stay-the-course strategy for the unpopular war in Iraq.
