Ohio takes 2 on road
Oct. 16, 2005Heading into this weekend's mid-season matches against Buffalo and Akron, the Ohio volleyball team knew this road trip was vital to the team's momentum.
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Fall fun for families at annual Pumpkinfest
Oct. 16, 2005More than 50 children of Ohio University's faculty and staff carved, painted and glittered autumnal art Saturday at Pumpkinfest held in the Christ the King Parish Center, 75 Stewart St.
OU in-state tuition among most expensive in nation
Oct. 16, 2005Ohio University's in-state tuition is the ninth most expensive in the nation for the 2005-2006 school year, according to a USA Today article.
Students celebrate progress at Out Week rally
Oct. 16, 2005Students and administrators, including Ohio University President Roderick McDavis, echoed a message of pride and progress at Friday's Out Week Rally at West Portico.
SAFE-T Patrol services underused
Oct. 16, 2005Students wary about walking across campus at night don't have to go alone because of Ohio University's SAFE-T Patrol Team, now in its second year of service this fall.
Rival RedHawks come to town for weekend showdown
Oct. 13, 2005Ohio's rivalry with Miami goes far beyond what takes place at Peden Stadium near the end of the football season.
Cyclones looking to turn Ohio season upside down
Oct. 13, 2005The zamboni will resurface the ice as if any regular 7:30 game at Bird Arena was about to be played; however, neither game this weekend will be regular.
Ohio to compete in last meet before MAC championships
Oct. 13, 2005This weekend will be the final meet for the Ohio cross country teams to make improvements in a competition setting before the conference championships.
Ohio relies on role players
Oct. 13, 2005One thing that all successful teams have in common is the use of role players. In order to win in any sport, a team must have players that not only know what they must do but also can do it well.
Eye on the world
Oct. 12, 2005Several nations, the United States included, are worried about a developing technology offered by Google, Inc. that allows users to view satellite images of locations around the world on the Internet. The most common concern is that terrorists could use the technology - known as Google Earth - to plot attacks, but such worrying is largely unwarranted. Overall, Google Earth is an exciting new offering from an innovative company.
Everybody's doin' it
Oct. 12, 2005In the United States, where even presidents and presidential candidates have admitted past drug use in their college days, it is only now that the previous no-tolerance Federal Bureau of Investigation is considering softening its admissions policy to allow minimal past marijuana use by its applicants. Although some senior FBI officials are crumpling their brows with frustration toward the lax policy, it is time for the FBI to accept changing cultural norms and to acknowledge that the frivolous experimentation of youth should have little merit on serious, qualified applicants in later years.
Media falters in quest for irreverence
Oct. 12, 2005Every so often, we journalists must turn our gaze inward to examine our successes and our shortcomings. In doing so, we perform the important and necessary public service of getting everyone else off our backs for a little while.
Program educates new greeks
Oct. 12, 2005A new program for recent recruits to Ohio University fraternities and sororities is designed to educate them on fundamentals of greek life, and it held its first session Tuesday night.
OU to raise funds for research, hire additional faculty
Oct. 12, 2005While Ohio University President Roderick McDavis continues to focus on improving the university's research endeavors, such an initiative could reduce faculty in the classroom, a problem McDavis said is solved through the research process itself.
Compassion often an afterthought
Oct. 12, 2005Does anyone care if nobody cares? Billie Joe Armstrong asks in Green Day's rock opera, American Idiot.
Conditions for community discussed
Oct. 12, 2005Athens City Council held a work session last night to compile a list of conditions for the development and requirements of the National Church Residences retirement community.
Emcee comes back to Athens roots to perform at Blue Gator, Evolution
Oct. 12, 2005Diamond grills, Bentley Continentals and chicks with double-Ds may be standard in the hip-hop world of the rich and fabulous, but Detrick Rhodes, a.k.a. L.I.F.E., only knows what it's like to be an average student struggling for his voice to be heard over the static in the mic.
Senate considers upperclass communities
Oct. 12, 2005While first-year undergraduate Learning Communities at Ohio University more than doubled this year, Student Senate addressed potentially creating upperclassmen communities at their weekly meeting last night.
Standout cast makes 'Serenity' a hit
Oct. 12, 2005Take a seat, George Lucas. Joss Whedon has trumped you with his freewheeling sci-fi western Serenity.
Wear it well wherever you go
Oct. 12, 2005I am sure you all have experienced that nervous, giggly feeling of anticipation before attending an exciting event, like tea with Johnny Depp or perhaps a fabulous shindig (at Johnny Depp's French villa). Those particular fantasies might be unique to yours truly, but you get the gist.
