This weekend I road tripped into enemy territory to find out if my preconceptions of our rivals are true. I felt compelled to experience the popped-collar nation of Miami University. It was a mission to decide whether the stereotypes were justified or exaggerated.
Nothing compares to the raw energy you experience at a concert, especially if one of your favorite acts decides to make a pit stop in Athens, but booking the band, fighting through contracts, dealing with last minute changes and making sure the show runs smoothly requires skill and communication between many people behind the curtain.
(U-WIRE) -I have mowed a lawn once in my life. It took me twice as long as it usually takes my father, and when I had finished, it looked twice as bad. Not only that, but I also turned a perfectly acceptable pair of sneakers into chlorophyll-colored foot ornaments. Needless to say, no one ever asked me to mow a lawn again.
More than a week has passed since Pope Benedict XVI was chosen as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, but concerns regarding his well-known conservative policies remain.
(U-WIRE) -Throughout the past several weeks, there seems to have been an epidemic of selective outrage about the alleged ethics violations of U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas.
The Ohio baseball team was washed out once again last night and will travel to face West Virginia 7 p.m. tonight.
The Ohio Secretary of State has reversed a decision from July 2004, now allowing touch-screen voting machines to be purchased by Ohio precincts in compliance with the Help America Vote Act.
If the Ohio House version of the 2006-2007 budget and past actions of the legislature serve as any indication, more funds meant to help prevent smoking in Ohio will be redirected to fill in the holes of the state budget.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -Newspapers suing for photos of uniformed police told state Supreme Court justices yesterday that an exemption in Ohio's open records law is so broad it would prevent anyone from identifying law enforcement officers.
Jana Miller's life came to a screeching halt Jan. 24, 2004.
For most, Spring Quarter is nearly synonymous with flip-flops. Of all of the trends that have swept our campus, few fail to unite such a diverse group.
For those who desire a life-changing opportunity, the Peace Corps provides chances to seek adventure, to travel and to immerse oneself in a new culture, said Karl Federspiel, Ohio University's Peace Corps' strategic recruiter.
Athens County Commissioners could be in the position to take over Strouds Run State Park along with the city of Athens.
MASNAA, Lebanon -Syria's last soldier in Lebanon walked across the border Tuesday, welcomed home with cheers and flowers after a modest farewell from the Lebanese, a quiet end to a once indomitable 29-year military presence that was the key to Damascus' control of its neighbor.
Ohio and Ball State softball teams are in a similar position; both teams are looking up from last place in the Mid-American Conference. The two teams will meet today with a chance to move up in the standings.
(U-WIRE) -A nationwide poll from the Council on American-Islamic relations found that one out of every four Americans believes that Islam teaches children to hate, does not value human life and is the source of a nationwide conspiracy to take over America. Furthermore, the poll showed that nearly half of all Americans support restrictions on the civil rights of Muslims. There is a broad misunderstanding of Arabs, Muslims and the Quran. That misunderstanding is not harmless. Aside from proliferating intolerant stereotypes, these views create a high incidence of hate crimes against innocent Muslim-Americans.
NEW YORK -Viewers aren't doing much laughing these days -at least intentionally.
UNITED NATIONS -The world's response to the tsunami could serve as a blueprint for future disasters, but only if donors do not give up on people in Southeast Asia who still need help, former President Bill Clinton said Monday.
After a three-year creation and approval process, the Ohio University Department of English will initiate a new undergraduate curriculum in fall 2005.
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