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Appalachian aid

Oct. 10, 2005

Last week, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis announced the addition of the Appalachian Scholars program to OU's overall efforts to diversify campus. The scholarship program will renew the initiative to attract students from the most economically downtrodden counties in Ohio. As part of a larger effort to create a more varied student body, this program will stimulate educational growth in a region that desperately needs it. At the same time, it will attract students who might otherwise overlook OU, as well as college in general. For those reasons, the Appalachian Scholars program deserves the support of students and faculty.

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Man's cause of death linked to alcohol abuse, says coroner

Oct. 10, 2005

A Wellston man found dead last month outside Court Street Diner, 18 N. Court St., probably died of alcohol poisoning, according to an Athens County Coroner's report filed last week.

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Ohio drops two games at BGSU, Toledo

Oct. 9, 2005

History was not on the Ohio soccer team's side this weekend as their struggles continued at Bowling Green and Toledo.

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Tough courses, fields lie ahead for teams

Oct. 9, 2005

The courses the men's and women's golf teams tackle this week may have more to do with their scores than how they actually play.

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Bobcats look strong at All-Ohio Championships

Oct. 9, 2005

The Ohio cross country teams overcame less than perfect course conditions to improve their standings at the All-Ohio Championships on Friday in Delaware, Ohio.

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Jacobs' arm proves to be too much for Ohio

Oct. 9, 2005

BOWLING GREEN - Missed opportunities to score and a failure to stop the running game of the powerful Bowling Green offense spelled doom for Ohio on Saturday.

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Bobcats lose MAC game to KSU, first loss of season

Oct. 9, 2005

The Bobcats fell just short of remaining perfect in the Mid-American Conference this weekend.

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Bobcats take two from rival Golden Flashes

Oct. 9, 2005

The Ohio club hockey team traveled to Kent State during the weekend for a series with the Golden Flashes.

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Police investigate back-to-back deaths

Oct. 5, 2005

The Athens Police Department currently is investigating the deaths of two Athens men whose bodies were found on Athens streets in the past month.

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Ohio reaches No. 24 - highest ever in polls

Oct. 5, 2005

The volleyball team did what no other Ohio sports team has done this season - crack the national ranking.

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Bowling Green QB to test Ohio defense

Oct. 5, 2005

Ohio has faced some talented signal-callers in its first games, but taking on Marcus Vick and the others seems to have been just a warm-up for facing Bowling Green's Omar Jacobs.

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Falcons' receiving duo among national leaders

Oct. 5, 2005

While much of the story surrounding the Bowling green football program this season has centered on quarterback Omar Jacobs, just as responsible for the Falcons' success is the receiving duo of Charles Sharon and Steve Sanders.

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Absence, changes enliven NHL return

Oct. 4, 2005

Hockey fans, the wait is over.

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Road trip to BGSU might bring action

Oct. 4, 2005

Brace yourselves everyone, for I am about to request something that may draw out the emotions of shock, disgust or absolute confusion.

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Election reform group proposes voting changes

Oct. 4, 2005

Reform Ohio Now, an organization created to reform Ohio's electoral system, has placed four controversial amendments on the ballot for the November election.

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OU adds 'Excellence' award to scholarships

Oct. 4, 2005

A new component to an Ohio University scholarship program will be introduced in Fall 2006 to recognize more high-achieving freshmen and increase the university's profile.

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Aikido offers combined benefits for mind, body

Oct. 4, 2005

Danny Yahini's socks swish against the matted floor as he demonstrates eight directions, an Aikido martial arts exercise intended to defend against three to four attackers using 360-degree vision. His sinewy arms thrust forward and his eyes dart to all corners of the Dakini Studio located at The Wire, 21 Kern St.

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OU continues search for $70,000 of lost Engineering money

Oct. 4, 2005

Ohio University is investigating a department in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology for $70,000 of missing money, but a suspect has yet to be named.

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Who again?

Oct. 4, 2005

President Bush has made a fairly weak political move by nominating Harriet E. Miers to replace the retiring justice Sandra Day O'Connor as a Supreme Court justice. Although keeping to his indirectly stated wish to nominate a minority or a woman, the president's nominee provides neither party - nor the public - with a firm basis to form an opinion of where she will stand on key issues. In a time when the Bush administration is attempting to recover from being routinely criticized by both Democrats and Republicans concerning the faltered response to Hurricane Katrina and the continued quagmire in Iraq, Miers' personal loyalty toward the president would seem to be an attractive asset.

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ODOT to begin use of alternative fuels

Oct. 4, 2005

The Ohio Department of Transportation recently announced it is switching to biodiesel and ethanol fuels.