Remodeling to bring café, more computers to Alden
May 1, 2005When Ohio University students arrive for Fall Quarter 2005, they will find the second floor of Alden Library updated with conveniences including a café and additional computers.
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Springfest rocks on despite cold
May 1, 2005About 100 students and Athens locals partied with plenty of music and beer at the daylong music festival Springfest Saturday at Ervin's Big Red Barn and Field.
Bush pitches Social Security reform in prime time
Apr. 28, 2005WASHINGTON -President Bush urged Congress to enact contentious Social Security and energy legislation and confirm his controversial court nominees last night, prodding lawmakers to act on an ambitious second-term agenda.
Bobcats to play final home contest against Oregon Ducks
Apr. 28, 2005The Ohio women's lacrosse team will play its last home game of the season Saturday when they welcome the Oregon Ducks for the first ever meeting between the two squads.
Game show club hopes price is right
Apr. 28, 2005Saturday afternoon Morton Hall will be filled with students, flashing lights and the booming sounds of Come on down! as the Ohio University Game Show Appreciation Society hosts the OU Price is Right.
OU hosts cult film stars
Apr. 28, 2005The stars of Napoleon Dynamite said they never expected the low-budget film to be such a flippin' sweet success.
Porn life shared in one-woman play
Apr. 28, 2005A former editor-in-chief of Playgirl and OU alumna told the story of her hiring and firing at Glidden Recital Hall last night.
Cats' waters running hot, despite unseasonable cold
Apr. 28, 2005On a cold, windy day, Courtney Waters lit the basepaths on fire.
A humorist and a prostitute walk into the Sistine Chapel and...
Apr. 28, 2005Last fall, I studied abroad in Ireland. I could tell you about how I searched in vain for a box of Lucky Charms and Irish Spring Soap, only to find a Guinness and a moldy potato, but that story would be too stereotypical. However, I will tell you about a weekend trip to Rome, where I visited the Vatican -and a brothel --in the same day.
Athens school board discusses renovation, taxes
Apr. 28, 2005Without a $500,000 tax advance the district received from the county auditor's office, Athens City Schools would be running a deficit, the board treasurer said at last night's meeting.
Streetside entrepreneur sells homemade jewelry
Apr. 28, 2005Dana Starvaggi uses a multi-colored assortment of beads to brighten a dreary day.
Bobcats battle Mac foe, try to take over first place
Apr. 28, 2005The Ohio baseball team resumes Mid-American Conference play at 3 p.m. today when it visits Western Michigan.
Highway shooter tries to convince jurors of insanity
Apr. 28, 2005COLUMBUS -The man on trial in a series of highway shootings heard mocking voices from the television for years, leading him to drop wood and bags of concrete off overpasses and then to buy a gun, his attorney told jurors Thursday.
Golf prepares for last weekend before MAC
Apr. 28, 2005After being rained out last weekend in Columbus, the Ohio men's golf team is headed to University Park, Pa. this weekend for the Rutherford Intercollegiate, hosted by Penn State University.
Vietnamese in America ignore past
Apr. 28, 2005(U-WIRE) -Sitting in a staff meeting for the Vietnamese Student Union in preparations for the upcoming Black April event inspired a weird feeling of sadness and nostalgia inside me. I was not sure what this weird feeling was, but I knew it had to do with the upcoming days of what is known by Vietnamese abroad as Thang Tu Den
Film festival showing feature, world films
Apr. 28, 2005Without leaving the comfort of Court Street, Athens residents can attend and compete in an international film competition.
Dance night adds wall of video
Apr. 28, 2005Dance or Die has offered an alternative for the past two years to people uninterested in spending their weekends sipping beer and fruity concoctions out of plastic cups at a house party, and now it is joining forces with its predecessor, A Danceable Solution, to create Dancefucker: an ultimate dancing atmosphere.
Prosecutor waiting for confirmation from retired special judge
Apr. 28, 2005The special prosecutor in the investigation of Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ward's possible violation of election law said yesterday he is waiting to be contacted by the special judge before starting work on the case.
Education focus of Senate debate on budget
Apr. 28, 2005Tax reform, education and cuts to local government funding are among the top priorities of Ohio senators debating what changes, if any, should be made to the two-year, $51 billion 2006-07 budget, passed April 13 by the House.
Track teams return to Athens for Invitational
Apr. 28, 2005After three weeks on the road, the Ohio track and field team will be staying in Athens this weekend for the Bobcat Invitational.
