Protestors against the presence of military recruiters in schools were a strong presence at the National Antiwar Demonstration this weekend in Washington, D.C., said Athens residents and Ohio University students who attended.
A student newscast at Ohio University that reaches a potential 1.4 million viewers a night is in the running for a nationally competitive award next month. Collegiate Broadcasters Inc., an organization that represents students in electronic media, nominated WOUB's Newswatch for a 2005 Collegiate Broadcasters Inc. National Student Production Award in its Best Newscast category.
After managing just 243 yards rushing through the first three games, Ohio racked up 373 yards on the ground against Kent State.
For the past seven years, Kirby Hocutt has worked with a successful athletics program at the University of Oklahoma. Now he has moved on as director of athletics for Ohio and sees good things in the future.
Last week, Athens City Council passed an ordinance that has alienated some local vendors looking forward to the economically prosperous Halloween weekend. In past years, the city has collected a small base fee along with 10 percent of vendors' nightly earnings to help pay for the annual festivities. This year, the profit-based taxing has been cast aside in favor of a larger base fee. Local vendors have responded negatively, but their criticism is premature. The new fees provide the city with a concrete plan to generate funds necessary for running the street party.
For U.S. citizens, the attacks of Sept. 11 have come to represent the beginning of a new era.
Editor's note: This is the first of a series of stories following the stages of theater production in the Ohio University School of Theater that will appear throughout the quarter.
The Athens County Commissioners approved yesterday the creation of an $11,000 Web site for the Athens County Engineer's Office and discussed creating a $25,000 plan for the Athens County Regional Planning Commission.
Local punk rock trio Love and Squalor finally released its debut album, The Furiad, on Sept. 17, which displays its trite pent-up rage and frustration about stalling on the social ladder of life.
Two years after allegations of questionable physical contact with prospective male students, Ohio University administrators have once again asked Richard Becknell, former associate director of admissions, to sever all involvement with the university.
Verizon Wireless has secured a license to provide cellular service for the Athens County area and is investigating locations for cell towers.
Athens City Council yesterday proposed another ordinance relating to N. Union Street vending that might take effect next year.
Northern Illinois quarterback Phil Horvath picked apart the Akron secondary in Saturday's game against the Zips, but it still was not enough.
Gov. Bob Taft will speak at about 6:30 tonight in the Walter Hall rotunda at Ohio University at a celebration marking the fifth anniversary of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.
During the weekend, finance ministers from around the globe agreed to erase the debts of some of the world's most impoverished nations. Although still awaiting the confirmation of the World Bank, the leaders of the world's pre-eminent industrial powers all have cast their support for the deal. This initiative will offer some of the world's poorest countries genuine opportunities for development. Additionally, the World Bank will incur no costs, as the G-8 group - which constitutes some of the world's most powerful and influential nations - will take them on collectively. The G-8 is composed of Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States. After the culmination of years of negotiating, this deal is a rare and praiseworthy achievement for the international economic world.
Graduate student enrollment continues to drop at Ohio University despite a recent boost to undergraduate enrollment, which was a concern expressed at last night's Graduate Student Senate meeting. While OU had an overall increase of 315 students this year, mainly because of its largest freshman class to date, graduate student enrollment is down by 50 full-time equivalence students, said GSS adviser Michael Mumper, Ph.D.
Hello, my name is Mark, and I am addicted to fantasy sports.
In 1999, a movie called The Matrix forced a generation of Americans to confront a terrifying possibility: Keanu Reeves might make more movies.
I applaud both the Sept. 22 editorial (Idle hands...; More Friday class won't fix problem) and Brian Footer's letter to the editor (Students have power to fix problem) addressing student responsibilities and Idle Hands. Both were well written and accurately reported what is happening in the real world of student-community relations.
A report issued by the Human Rights Watch last week concluded that soldiers in an elite Army battalion systematically tortured Iraqi detainees from 2003 through 2004. After long-standing debate concerning the true nature and extent of detainee abuse in Iraq, that report reinforces the conviction that abuse has been more widespread than the Defense Department would have the American public believe. In a war that is already losing public support, more responsibility and accountability are necessary to avoiding further breaches of international law.
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