The Miami Redhawks' baseball team (39-15, 17-4 MAC) won the Mid-American Conference for the first time since 1983 after the final conference weekend and will host the MAC tournament as the top seed.
There is deeper irony regarding the John Bolton nomination that was missed by The Post's recent editorial (A Disservice
(U-WIRE) -The odor is just starting to waft across the pond. It's coming from a little memo that was leaked to London's The Sunday Times and subsequently posted on its Web site at the beginning of May.
After almost four months, the search committee to find a new vice president of Finance and Administration narrowed its search to four candidates, which includes Interim Vice President Larry Corrigan.
CINCINNATI -- Closer Danny Graves was let go by the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, a day after he made an obscene hand gesture at a fan taunting him over his latest poor performance.
The Graduate Student Senate elections were held May 11 and only six of the 15 positions were filled for the 2005-2006 school year.
Less than a year after leaving the provost position at Ohio University because of different administrative styles than new President Roderick McDavis, Stephen Kopp was named one of the final four candidates for the presidency position at Marshall University on Friday.
Until recently, breastfeeding mothers in Ohio could have been forced to leave institutions by the request of business patrons. This will no longer be the case as the Ohio legislature recently passed a bill stating that women will have the right to breastfeed in any public place regardless of possible complaints by storeowners. Although the premise of the bill is a good idea, the legislation lacks teeth in its enforcement of the new guidelines. The bill provides no recourse if property owners violate the new law, and without concrete consequences or procedures the bill is more style than substance.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -Two car bombs exploded yesterday near the home of a community leader outside the northern city of Mosul, killing at least 20 people and injuring another 20, Iraqi hospital and police officials said.
Nelsonville City Council members failed for the second time to elect a new member to fill the vacancy left by John Reynolds when he resigned April 26.
With Ohio facing budget constraints for the considerable future -because of the currently poor condition of Ohio's economy -Gov. Bob Taft and the General Assembly are busy trying to trim the fat from statewide services. Although budget cuts have seemingly become commonplace in the past few years, one proposed cut to a state-provided service is especially troubling. The quality of Ohio's public libraries -the foundation of education and personal betterment -likely will be put on the chopping block this year, and when the final budget is approved the library system will be 5 percent leaner. Such a reduction in funding for the state library system is downright reprehensible.
Every week, Ohio University international student Ray Chan attends two different Bible study groups, helps area senior citizens at the First United Methodist Church and tries to attend a local Baptist Church.
Throughout Thomas Boeh's 10-year term as director of athletics at Ohio University, many varsity sports excelled, some even becoming repeat Mid-American Conference Champions. Following his stint as a Bobcat, Boeh did attribute a large part of the accomplishments to the individual coaches.
In conjunction with a May 18 Athens City Council work session, council held a public hearing last night regarding the controversial continuing-care retirement center for the city of Athens, with Athens residents speaking both for and against the proposed construction.
WASHINGTON (AP) -In a dramatic reach across party lines, Senate centrists sealed a compromise Monday night to clear the way for confirmation of many of President Bush's stalled judicial nominees, leave others in limbo and preserve venerable filibuster rules.
In his first season on the Ohio baseball team, pitcher John Angelicchi has experienced the many ups and downs that come with being a college baseball player.
Being an Ohio University upperclassman comes with the privilege of living in a house or apartment, away from dining hall food and resident assistants.
(U-WIRE) -In a recent visit to Russia and Eastern Europe, George Bush used the diplomatic mission to continue following through on his vision of spreading freedom and democracy throughout the world. During his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bush lectured Putin on the values of democracy, saying, Strong countries are built by building strong democracies. Bush made these comments in response to Putin's drastic anti-democratic reforms after a recent terrorist attack at a school. After visiting Russia, Bush paid a visit to Georgia to praise the Georgian government for its recent revolution that resulted in the ouster of its former authoritarian rule. He then criticized Russia's refusal to abandon two military bases in Georgia and encouraged Russia to accept newly forming democracies in the region.
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