Prospects available for government relations position
Feb. 27, 2005The search for a newly created position, director of government relations, has begun.
MULTIMEDIA
Dismissed
Feb. 27, 2005The Ohio University Faculty Senate has voted to reject the recently proposed replacement of the general education system. As the new system would arguably have been even more complicated than the current, the decision is a sound one. While this unnecessary change has been properly avoided, one obstacle still remains: the Tier III requirement must be eliminated.
Smoker calls for more acceptance
Feb. 27, 2005The other day as I was finishing my first cigarette of the day outside of Shively with a friend, some guy thought it would be appropriate to say, Hey
Celebrating acceptance
Feb. 27, 2005Many of the people who attended Queer Prom Saturday night were not able to take the date they wanted to their high school prom.
Amateur singer wins OU Idol contest
Feb. 27, 2005Ohio University junior Ashlee Ryan won the grand prize of a quarter's worth of in-state tuition in the OU Idol contest Saturday night in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
Men, too, need to learn about assault
Feb. 27, 2005I am writing to respond to the Between the Lines column from Feb. 14 entitled Weapons for Valentine's Day. Author Jason Lea decries sexual assault. Victims are clearly identified as women. But which gender is missing here? Who committed the crimes of rape and sexual assault? Not once in the column does he use the words male or men.
Women's swimming places 2nd in meet
Feb. 27, 2005Behind strong swims from Ilse Petersen and Michaela Hahn-Lawson, the Ohio women's swimming and diving team finished with 507 points, second only to Miami at the Mid-American Conference Championships.
Human rights advocate dies
Feb. 27, 2005LONDON -Peter Benenson, who founded Amnesty International more than four decades ago, has died. He was 83.
'Baby' takes Oscar for best picture
Feb. 27, 2005LOS ANGELES -The boxing saga Million Dollar Baby was the Academy Awards heavyweight last night, claiming best picture and three other trophies, including honors for director Clint Eastwood, lead actress Hilary Swank and supporting actor Morgan Freeman.
Avoided cigarette taxes spur mailings
Feb. 27, 2005In response to residents of Ohio attempting to avoid taxes on cigarettes by ordering them on the Internet, the government is sending out letters asking for more than $5,000 in tax money. Gov. Bob Taft has also recently proposed a 45-cent tax increase on each package of cigarettes.
Indoor final is 'just a special little thing'
Feb. 24, 2005The energy of the Mid-American Conference meet is getting to everyone on the track and field team.
Lacrosse begins season with solid opponents
Feb. 24, 2005A young Ohio lacrosse team will have its hands full today and Sunday in what will be a challenging opening weekend for the Bobcats.
Over-the-top acting stifles movie
Feb. 24, 2005An otherwise great movie isn't quite so great when the lead actor puts on a weak performance. Nonetheless, it is not as if the movie is suddenly not worthwhile. Think of Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York for a good example. But in a movie with a premise that's mediocre at best, poor acting can make the film downright atrocious.
Bloc Party debut delivers killer tracks, pulse-pounding rock
Feb. 24, 2005Approaching like a descending fleet of fighter jets intent on decimating futile eardrums, Like Eating Glass begins the most exciting rock album of the year so far. By the time the song's soaring chorus becomes a stripped-down shouting session, Bloc Party needs do no more to earn its place in the post-millennial canon.
Female enrollment rises: Women continue to outnumber men at OU, nationally
Feb. 24, 2005For several years, Ohio University has mirrored a national trend in which more women are enrolling in college than men.
Pope Receives Tracheotomy
Feb. 24, 2005VATICAN CITY -Pope John Paul II underwent a successful operation to insert a tube in his throat to relieve his breathing problems hours after he was rushed back to the hospital yesterday for the second time in a month with flu-like symptoms of fever and congestion, the Vatican said.
OU swimming
Feb. 24, 2005Since the first Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships were held in 1981, only three teams have ever won the team title, with either the Bobcats or RedHawks claiming all but the first team title. Since then, Miami and Ohio have dominated the conference championships winning the last 23 conference titles.
Oscar Night will benefit 'Sundance of Appalachia'
Feb. 24, 2005The biggest night in Hollywood -Oscar night -is coming to Athens in the form of a dinner benefit complete with its own red carpet.
Hockey's final weekend tune-up for tournament
Feb. 24, 2005Bobcats prepare for ACHA Championships with homestand against Michigan State
Ohio women struggle with road games
Feb. 24, 2005When the Ohio women's basketball team travels on the road, they remember everything from their jersies to their shoes, but they forget one thing: their game.
