Coach Clay Calkins wants to continue the trend of improvement after a 2004 cross country season that saw the Ohio men's team break into the top six in the Mid-American Conference, while the women climbed out of the MAC cellar.
After nearly two years of negotiations, the Temple Owls' football team will become a conference opponent of the Ohio Bobcats.
Less than a week after Director of Athletics Thomas Boeh announced that he was leaving Ohio to take a similar job at California State University, Fresno, a temporary replacement will be named today.
Temple University's president announced Tuesday that the Philadelphia school has accepted an invitation for its football team to join the Mid-American Conference. The move will be officially finalized in 2007, but the Owls are slated to face four MAC opponents in 2005. Unfortunately, the team has a fairly significant history of mediocrity. However, if Temple eventually decides to include its other teams as well (which is not part of the current deal), then the university's inclusion in the conference could prove to be a nice addition overall.
The Union and Get Hip Records treated Athens to a perplexingly common pleasure Tuesday night: Scandinavian garage rock.
On Southeast Engine's long-awaited third album, Coming to Terms with Gravity
WASHINGTON -The NBA wants to kick players out of the league for a third failed steroid test and double the punishment for a first offense, commissioner David Stern told a House panel yesterday, the latest example of a professional sport moving to tighten its drug policy in the face of congressional scrutiny.
After six years of tumultuous lineup changes and stylistic shifts, Southeast Engine somehow emerged with an album full of stunning arrangements and resonant lyrics.
Since volleyball coach Geoff Carlston stepped into the head coach position in 2003 at Ohio University, the volleyball team has had no problem winning championships, breaking records and gaining recognition. There is no doubt that under his tutelage and with seven returning players next year the same successful results will occur.
(U-WIRE) -Our judicial system is probably this nation's most powerful governmental branch. Many appointees are there for life or until they feel like leaving. They don't make the rules, but they tell us what they mean. And that is even more important. They can send us to jail and tell us what we can do. Currently, George Bush is working to put several requested appointees into judicial positions. They are all of a conservative nature, as one would expect. Bush wants them because they are like him. Understandable. Many Democratic senators are totally bent on opposing Bush's nominations, which is not surprising, as they did not support them during Bush's last term when he pushed for the appointment of his candidates. Democrats have threatened to filibuster Bush's appointments until the issue can be tabled. This is also not surprising. With the partisan wars that are raging in Washington, it seems hard to believe that any Democrat would go along with Republican George Bush's nominations, solely because he is a Republican. It is utterly ridiculous how divided our legislatures have become. The two-party system we have maintained pretty consistently through our government's history has served to provide multiple points of view. Sure, there is shameless political bickering, but the dialogue is there nonetheless --multiple viewpoints are being heard. This is an important aspect of social discourse. Unfortunately, with people too often unwilling to alter their stances, our two-party setup can be a hassle.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -U.S. troops backed by attack helicopters clashed with militants in a Mosul neighborhood yesterday, killing 20, the military and Iraqi officials said. In Baghdad, gunmen killed a Shiite Muslim cleric, and two missing Sunni clerics were found shot dead, police said.
The Parks and Recreation Department has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past year on several projects around Athens, with much of the money coming from donations.
WASHINGTON -A White House official said yesterday the United States' image abroad had suffered irreparable damage from a now-retracted Newsweek article alleging that American interrogators at Guantanamo Bay desecrated the Quran, the Muslim holy book.
BOSTON -Alexander Westerhoff and Thomas Lang celebrated their first wedding anniversary yesterday by holding a sign on the Statehouse steps reading: Thank you Massachusetts for one year of equality.
The Athens County Board of Elections and the Athens County Commissioners yesterday decided how to update county voting machines in compliance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
The Ohio baseball team could not overcome a Vanderbilt rally in the sixth inning that produced six runs, falling 13-4 at Bob Wren Stadium last night.
Ohio University sophomore Micah Mitchell was appointed the university's newest student trustee.
Students graduating in Ohio University's Class of 2005 will enter the best job market in four years, and many can expect to earn increasing average salaries, according to reports published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Swimsuit season is here, and many bikini-clad Ohio University students can be found laying out on the greens. But even with the pressure to fit into a bathing suit after a long winter, most students seem to have a healthy outlook on dieting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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