Golfers seek success in first trip to N.C.
Sep. 29, 2005The Ohio women's golf team will travel to mountainous Waynesville, N.C., in hopes of taking top honors in the Wachovia/Great Smokies Intercollegiate Tournament this weekend.
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Field Hockey team looks to stay perfect in MAC
Sep. 29, 2005Making a return to play in one's hometown is always a big deal for an athlete. There is added pressure on such athletes to perform in these situations but also the excitement of knowing they can showcase their talents in front of friends and family.
Cross country to face major challenge at Notre Dame Invitational
Sep. 29, 2005The second half of the season begins for both Ohio cross country teams today. Starting with today's Notre Dame Invitational, the Bobcats will face top competition in every meet in which they compete for the rest of the season.
Ohio to battle Huskies
Sep. 29, 2005Matching up against the Ohio soccer team has become a tough task for opponents.
Gruesome shock tacticts subvert PETA's otherwise laudable goals
Sep. 28, 2005Earlier this week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals came to Ohio University's campus seeking to raise awareness about the conditions in which animals are treated in our society. Although PETA's message has noble and legitimate merits, the shock tactics the group chose to broadcast its message are shameful at best - and more likely can be described as despicable. Organizations that employ such drastic tactics to attempt to persuade passersby about their agenda only succeed in one regard: alienating the very people that the organization seeks to enlighten.
Volleyball standout returns to Athens
Sep. 28, 2005Ohio volleyball 2004 alumna and two-time Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Laura Hageman returned to Athens Friday to watch her former team play.
Freshmen contribute to team's winning ways
Sep. 28, 2005Freshmen are not generally expected to make a huge impact early in their first season. However, after leading the Ohio offense to two solid wins last weekend, Rachelle Coetzee has quashed that stereotype.
Name? check. T-shirt? check. Cowbell ...
Sep. 28, 2005When it comes to music, I have little in the way of discernible talent.
Residents support local grocery store
Sep. 27, 2005A new, locally owned and operated grocery store has opened within walking distance of campus for students, local residents and university employees.
Confirm Roberts
Sep. 27, 2005The Senate confirmation of John Roberts to become William H. Rehnquist's successor as the nation's 17th chief justice will finally come on Thursday after much deliberation. And although Republicans and Democrats have been squabbling about President Bush's nominee for the past few months, the relatively new factor of the replacement to retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has sparked a vital part of the debate.
'Murderball' explores lives of quadriplegics
Sep. 27, 2005It is so difficult to begin a review for a documentary that is not only the finest film of the year, but one of the most powerful emotional experiences I have had in the cinema in years. But I'll try.
Gov. Taft commends foundation
Sep. 27, 2005The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio celebrated its fifth anniversary yesterday in Walter Hall with Gov. Bob Taft, attributing his support to its success in giving over $1 million in grants.
Bobcats' fire trumps OSU mob scene
Sep. 27, 2005The Ohio State University football game against Iowa on Sept. 24 was a new experience for me. It was the first game I watched at the Horseshoe. It was also the first Buckeye's game I attended that they actually won - I watched them lose an ugly game at Purdue in 2004. Although the actual kickoff was around noon, the festivities began early in the morning.
This side of the law
Sep. 27, 2005Ohio University's sponsored music downloading service - Cdigix - has rounded out its first year in use, aiding in the trend towards increased legal downloading. Online generators of illegal downloading have been facing some fierce competition of late on college campuses as an increasing number of universities are provide their students with access to legal file sharing programs. With the threat of lawsuits and that relatively inexpensive alternative, the university has laudibly provided students and faculty with an alternative to illegal downloading.
Welfare reform research earns professor award
Sep. 27, 2005An Ohio University professor has received a prominent award for her research on welfare reform and its implications in Appalachian Ohio and Indonesia.
Volleyball celebrates 3 years of flawless results in the Convo
Sep. 27, 2005On Sept. 28, 2002, I was enjoying a weekend during my junior year as a student at Poland Seminary High School and putting my brand-new driver's license to good use. At Peden Stadium, Ohio defeated Buffalo 34-32 on a last-second field goal for the first home win of the Brian Knorr era. In Ames, Iowa, Frank Solich's Nebraska Cornhuskers lost to the Iowa State Cyclones, 36-14.
Football opponent makes hoops fan long for the start of MAC basketball
Sep. 27, 2005College football is great, but when does basketball start?
OU markets break the bank when compared with competing grocers
Sep. 27, 2005Students can save between 20 and 40 percent by shopping at retail giants Kroger and Wal-Mart instead of the Ohio University markets, a Post investigation has found.
Infidelity can have serious consequences
Sep. 27, 2005Does anyone find the following scenario familiar?
