Students protest across US
Apr. 18, 2005CLEVELAND -In Hudson, students recently walked out of high school to criticize the firing of a popular principal, a protest that ended with police using pepper spray to calm some in the large crowd.
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Experts doubt health benefits of alcohol
Apr. 18, 2005ATLANTA -The government warned today that a few drinks a day might not protect against strokes and heart attacks after all.
Protesters duly exercise their rights
Apr. 18, 2005As a 1997 graduate of Ohio University and a veteran of 15 years, two months and 28 days of active duty service in the United States Marines Corps (before attending Ohio University), including service in the first Gulf War, I would like to respond to Marc Fencil's letter (Soldiers face real die-in daily in Iraq
Special teams look strong
Apr. 18, 2005As one of the numerous changes that the Ohio football team has introduced this spring, special teams is now following a divide-and-conquer philosophy.
Capstone courses can replace Tier III
Apr. 18, 2005Ohio University Faculty Senate passed three proposals, and an unscheduled resolution to disband Tier III was defeated by only a 22 to 20 vote.
African suffering needs exposure
Apr. 18, 2005(U-WIRE) -When most people drop $100 on a concert ticket, poverty is the last thing on their mind. Bono was probably aware of this, but that wasn't about to stop him from opening his audience's eyes to a great challenge that they might not have known they were facing. Last week's U2 concerts in Glendale Arena featured some great music, but they also had one unrelenting request: Keep your eyes on Africa.
Truce on the subcontinent
Apr. 18, 2005NEW DELHI -The peace process between India and Pakistan is now irreversible
Democrats vie for provisions in state budget
Apr. 18, 2005COLUMBUS -Majority Republicans in the legislature say they are listening to the Democrats, but so far the only major idea the GOP gives credit for is one most lawmakers in the minority abhor -an expansion of a 9-year-old program that sends public dollars to private schools.
Softball players travel long way to play together
Apr. 18, 2005Courtney Waters and Amanda Sacks are a long way from home.
Indians beat Twins
Apr. 17, 2005CLEVELAND -Travis Hafner was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to force in the go-ahead run and the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 yesterday.
Golf teams finish in middle of pack
Apr. 17, 2005The Ohio men's golf team had some ups and downs this weekend, finishing the FirstEnergy Intercollegiate, hosted by the University of Akron, in eighth place out of the 15-team field.
Religious intolerance betrays namesake
Apr. 17, 2005I am so sick of the ongoing religious debate against the practice of homosexuality. It seems that throughout the history of Christianity, we have been committing horrific acts against our fellow human beings under the guise of Christ. The Crusades were waged under the pretense of reclaiming the holy land. European colonization subjugated and decimated entire populations of people under the canopy of saving them through conversion to Christianity. The practice continues today with Christian condemnation of homosexuals as sinful and destructive.
Track, field find focus on NCAA
Apr. 17, 2005Jericka Duncan had been preparing for something all season, and this weekend it finally happened.
Board of trustees reaffirms 6 percent tuition hike
Apr. 17, 2005The Ohio University Board of Trustees raised in-state undergraduate tuition and fees 6 percent at its meeting Friday.
Reds end losing streak
Apr. 17, 2005CINCINNATI -Wily Mo Pena hit a three-run homer so deep into the upper deck that it drew an extra standing ovation yesterday, then hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros.
Troops fight and die for protesters' rights
Apr. 17, 2005I just read Marine Marc Fencil's letter to the protesters (Soldiers face real 'die-in' daily in Iraq
Softball loses 2
Apr. 17, 2005Plagued by a lack of hitting and defense, the Ohio softball team dropped two out of three games to Marshall over the weekend.
Congress works to protect the protected
Apr. 17, 2005Last week, the Republican congress took major steps to protect the interest of the wealthy and powerful from average Americans. No, you didn't read it backward.
OU, labor union will discuss Mill Street Apartments dispute
Apr. 17, 2005Ohio University and the AFSCME Local 1699 agreed Friday in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas to meet and discuss public-private partnership concerns and try to resolve labor-union grievances outside of the court before it goes to arbitration.
