As I have described in previous columns, multinational corporations have a disproportionate amount of power in the United States. They control almost all the mainstream media outlets and make up the most influential and rewarded lobbies in Washington, D.C.
Two Athens men have placed a bid to purchase University Mall and expect to find out in the next week whether their proposal was chosen.
Those who have been lucky enough to frequent Ohio volleyball matches over the past three years know who Michaele Blackburn is - the Bobcat who wears a green jersey at home.
Ladies, imagine not being able to wear sweat pants to class. Imagine not being able to stay out past 12:30 on a Saturday night. Now imagine not being allowed to play in the marching band if the desire was there. Forty years ago, prior to the work of Beverly Jones and Title IX, this would have been the case.
It is not every day one gets to travel around the world in an hour and experience the cultures of China, the Middle East and Africa without leaving Southeastern Ohio. But Zelma Badu-Younge and her troupe of dancers did just that last night at the Tour de Monde dance benefit.
Individuals across the world must speak out against injustice and stand up for those in need, said Paul Rusesabagina, hero of the Rwanda crisis, last night to a packed house at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
Recent legal action has spurred debate over the legitimacy of intelligent design and its place in high school classrooms.
Last week, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis announced the addition of the Appalachian Scholars program to OU's overall efforts to diversify campus. The scholarship program will renew the initiative to attract students from the most economically downtrodden counties in Ohio. As part of a larger effort to create a more varied student body, this program will stimulate educational growth in a region that desperately needs it. At the same time, it will attract students who might otherwise overlook OU, as well as college in general. For those reasons, the Appalachian Scholars program deserves the support of students and faculty.
A Wellston man found dead last month outside Court Street Diner, 18 N. Court St., probably died of alcohol poisoning, according to an Athens County Coroner's report filed last week.
History was not on the Ohio soccer team's side this weekend as their struggles continued at Bowling Green and Toledo.
The courses the men's and women's golf teams tackle this week may have more to do with their scores than how they actually play.
The Ohio cross country teams overcame less than perfect course conditions to improve their standings at the All-Ohio Championships on Friday in Delaware, Ohio.
BOWLING GREEN - Missed opportunities to score and a failure to stop the running game of the powerful Bowling Green offense spelled doom for Ohio on Saturday.
The Bobcats fell just short of remaining perfect in the Mid-American Conference this weekend.
The Ohio club hockey team traveled to Kent State during the weekend for a series with the Golden Flashes.
The Athens Police Department currently is investigating the deaths of two Athens men whose bodies were found on Athens streets in the past month.
The volleyball team did what no other Ohio sports team has done this season - crack the national ranking.
Ohio has faced some talented signal-callers in its first games, but taking on Marcus Vick and the others seems to have been just a warm-up for facing Bowling Green's Omar Jacobs.
While much of the story surrounding the Bowling green football program this season has centered on quarterback Omar Jacobs, just as responsible for the Falcons' success is the receiving duo of Charles Sharon and Steve Sanders.
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