Women fall just short of taking MAC title, place 2nd
Apr. 24, 2005The Ohio University women's golf team was in Indian Springs, Ohio, this weekend for the Mid-American Conference Championships.
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Panelists want improvement in surveillance
Apr. 24, 2005The final panel of the Baker Peace Conference, composed of three nationally renowned intelligence experts, addressed the institutional reform and future of American intelligence at Baker University Center on Friday.
Track struggles at Oxford meet
Apr. 24, 2005Three first-place finishes were not enough for the Ohio track and field team as both the men and women finished last at the Southern Cup Invitational this weekend.
Bobcats tie with Buffalo; rain ends game
Apr. 24, 2005After 13 innings of water-soaked play, the Ohio baseball team finally settled for an 8-8 tie against Buffalo on Friday.
From Iran to U.S. weapons plans, list of issues runs long at nuclear treaty review
Apr. 24, 2005UNITED NATIONS -Nuclear haves and have-nots
Lacrosse splits games
Apr. 24, 2005For a weekend that started out with success, there was little time for the Ohio women's lacrosse team to savor victory.
Actors, athletes support different parties
Apr. 24, 2005(U-WIRE) -If you paid attention to the last presidential election, it was hard not to notice the celebrity endorsements for each candidate that punctuated rallies and various movie-awards shows. The list of Hollywood Democrats is voluminous, while Republicans from that industry, though their population is slowly increasing (or at least the closet-dwellers are becoming less timid), are still an endangered species.
Study finds people relying more on Social Security
Apr. 24, 2005WASHINGTON -A group prominent in the fight against President Bush's plan to push for private accounts in Social Security says people near or in retirement are relying increasingly on the federal program, underscoring the need to protect their benefits.
Recycling to reach outlying areas, meet state requirements
Apr. 24, 2005Recycling would be more accessible to remote areas with the approval of the Solid Waste Management Plan for the Athens-Hocking solid waste district.
Frist defends Republican anti-filibuster effort
Apr. 24, 2005WASHINGTON -Majority Leader Bill Frist said yesterday it was not radical to ask senators to vote on judicial nominees as he hardened his effort to strip Democrats of their power to stall President Bush's picks for the federal court.
Universities fear loss of funding
Apr. 24, 2005WILBERFORCE, Ohio -As lawmakers debate changes to the way higher education is funded in Ohio, two universities worry about their mission to serve students outside the mainstream.
Pope gives first homily
Apr. 24, 2005VATICAN CITY -In a broad message of outreach to formally begin his papacy yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI stressed his church's shared bonds with Jews and other Christians and promised followers he would not ignore their voices in leading the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics.
Republicans to judiciary: We will bury you
Apr. 24, 2005In Washington, a controversy is brewing over Republican plans to fill federal court vacancies with extreme right-wing nominees. At the center of the controversy is the so-called nuclear option. A simple change in Senate rules to make 51 votes, not 60, necessary to block filibusters on judicial nominees could change the dynamic of the courts for decades. The plan is the Republican's response to Democratic filibusters of 12 of Bush's 214 judicial nominees. After failing to obtain a filibuster proof 60-seat majority, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is planning to use the gain of four Republican seats in 2004 to change the rules and rubber stamp the remaining 10 judges onto the bench (two judges received recess appointments, which bypass Senate confirmation completely.)
Rain washes out softball games
Apr. 24, 2005Saturday's doubleheader between the Ohio softball team and Bowling Green was cancelled because of rain. The games will not be made up.
500 students ineligible for Urban Scholarships
Apr. 24, 2005Only 300 of the 800 incoming multicultural students have filled out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, disqualifying the remaining 500 from receiving any financial aid from Ohio University next year, including those applying for the newly created Urban Scholars Program.
Student Senate disqualifies OUnity
Apr. 21, 2005Two parties applied to run in this year's Student Senate elections -but senate confirmed only one as qualified to campaign.
Board renews 34 contracts
Apr. 21, 2005Funding for school lunches and 34 teaching contracts were approved at Alexander Local School Board's meeting last night. The board also discussed plans to update the school district Web site.
Former DCI speaks at OU
Apr. 21, 2005James Woolsey, former director of the CIA, delivered the keynote speech for the 2005 Baker Peace Conference last night.
Library gunman pleads not guilty due to alleged insanity
Apr. 20, 2005An Ohio University senior, who police say held his roommate hostage and brought two loaded guns into Alden library, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity yesterday to two counts of carrying a concealed weapon and one count of abduction.
Building's seats suit all sizes of students
Apr. 20, 2005Many students on campus have noticed the larger seats in Margaret M. Walter Hall, but do not understand their purpose. Larger seats in Walter Hall are intended to accommodate overweight students.
