Building security unchanged after January rape
Apr. 4, 2005Despite a January rape that occurred at 3 a.m. in Grover Hall, Ohio University has not changed any security or access policies to campus buildings.
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Little annoyances make basketball tough to watch
Apr. 4, 2005What's the first thing you do when you begin to watch a sporting event on television?
More than 100,000 gather to see pope's body, pay respects
Apr. 4, 2005VATICAN CITY -Pope John Paul II's body was carried solemnly on a crimson platform to St. Peter's Basilica, past a sea of more than 100,000 pilgrims who waited for hours yesterday under a blistering sun for a glimpse of the late pontiff before his funeral and entombment.
Reds win with 9th inning home run
Apr. 4, 2005CINCINNATI -Maybe the Mets should have spent a little more of that money on the bullpen.
Fiscal sanity?
Apr. 4, 2005Administrative cutbacks are a positive step in the right direction In a praiseworthy move, Ohio University reorganized a portion of its administration last week in an effort to stem the unnecessarily rising costs of student room and board while further streamlining operations. The result is a projected increase in room and board rates of only 2 percent for next year and savings of $1.1 million, according to the university. While the combined salaries of those fired amount only to about $420,000, and the $1.1 million figure is not exactly a giant reduction in costs for next year, the university is nonetheless moving in the right direction by cutting personnel.
Pilgrims gather to pick successor
Apr. 4, 2005VATICAN CITY -An elite group of pilgrims flocked to Rome yesterday, princes of the church who have started sizing each other up and expressing their views before they closet themselves in the Sistine Chapel to elect one among them as successor to John Paul II.
Graduating students exhibit artwork
Apr. 4, 2005Spring Quarter is the time to see graduate and undergraduate art displayed in thesis shows.
Heim pitches 5th complete game in loss
Apr. 4, 2005Despite yet another strong performance out of pitcher Zoe Heim, the Ohio softball team dropped its eighth straight yesterday with a 4-2 loss at Miami.
>Bush says NATO acceptance of Ukraine will depend on country's actions
Apr. 4, 2005WASHINGTON -The United States supports expanding NATO to include Ukraine, a former Soviet republic now trying to loosen historic ties to Russia, but membership in the Western alliance is not guaranteed, President Bush said yesterday.
Strong Ohio squad looks to extend streak
Apr. 4, 2005The Ohio baseball team is currently riding the momentum of a season-best four-game winning-streak.
Kyrgyzstan's president resigns; new elections slotted for late June
Apr. 4, 2005MOSCOW -Askar Akayev signed his resignation as Kyrgyzstan's president yesterday, lawmakers said, raising hopes of ending political turmoil in the strategic Central Asian country 11 days after he fled ahead of protesters storming his offices.
Clash in Iraq decreases hope
Apr. 3, 2005BAGHDAD, Iraq -Insurgents attacked the Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad, injuring 20 U.S. forces and 12 prisoners on Saturday while six people were killed elsewhere in Iraq following a period of declining attacks that had raised hopes the insurgency might be weakening.
National Geographic to look at Appalachia
Apr. 3, 2005A local Athens tourist attraction may soon see an increase in visitors if a national magazine's promotional campaign is successful.
Baseball defeats Flashes
Apr. 3, 2005The Ohio baseball team (7-12 overall, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) evened its conference record with a 6-2 win in the first game against Kent State Friday behind a strong performance from Derek Witt.
U.S.'s ignorance increases death toll
Apr. 3, 2005(U-WIRE) -Last January, world leaders gathered to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps.
Show's stereotypes are polarizing, Muslims say
Apr. 3, 2005The depiction of American Muslim terrorists in Fox's hit series 24 has elicited criticism from Muslims and has raised broader concerns regarding media stereotyping in general, both nationwide and in Athens.
Enough is enough with United Nations
Apr. 3, 2005(U-WIRE) -The time has come for the United States to consider leaving the United Nations. As parallel as their names sound, the United Nations has some serious problems that should send us flying in a perpendicular direction.
Republicans used Schiavo case selfishly
Apr. 3, 2005I have told myself time after time that I would not write about the Terri Schiavo case. This woman and her entire family have suffered enough, and I want nothing to do with prolonging their pain. Yet the extent of rhetoric and misinformation injected into this case by Republicans has left me no choice but to respond. Moreover, this event has been a lesson in modern American politics and a warning sign of what is to come.
Miami softball wins 2 in weekend
Apr. 3, 2005Whether it was on the mound or at the plate, Miami pitcher Jackie Poggendorf was too much for the Ohio softball team in yesterday's doubleheader.
Lacrosse suffers tough loss on New York road trip
Apr. 3, 2005The Ohio lacrosse team took a hit yesterday when it suffered an 8-5 loss to Albany in non-conference action at Rensselaer's Harkness Field in Troy, New York.
