There have been many of them, but they all have remained one and the same. They are the rooms, apartments, basements, and houses of Athens that we have come to call home. They are the refuge we shuffle to after class, the bed we stumble toward after a night of partying, the warm escape we run into to get out of the rain.
Four Ohio University students recently received nationally competitive scholarships.
OXFORD -About 3,000 people gathered last night for a candlelight vigil and quiet reflection on the lives of three Miami University students who died in an off-campus fire during the weekend.
ENNEPETAL, Germany -German police commandos slipped into a house where a knife-wielding man was holding four schoolgirls hostage yesterday, surprising the suspect and taking him into custody while rescuing his captives after a five-hour standoff.
WASHINGTON -President Bush's nominee to be the nation's first intelligence director promised fundamental changes at the 15 agencies he will oversee and said he would give policy-makers the unvarnished truth about threats.
(U-WIRE) -I was glad to open The New York Times last Monday and see the headline: In Steinbeck's Birthplace
The Ping Center's free weight room underwent a major renovation over spring break. Many key pieces of equipment were replaced by new machines that take up more space and are less adjustable, more difficult to use and, in some cases, completely unnecessary.
A day of hearing amendments to Gov. Bob Taft's budget ended at 9 p.m. yesterday when the Ohio House of Representatives passed its version of the tightest budget in 40 years -a budget Athens County will benefit from.
After months of rumors, speculation and debate, it appears as if House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, will be unable to simply brush away claims that he violated ethical standards in office. Various charges have been levied against DeLay, ranging from questions about his overseas travel to campaign payments to family members and connections to political lobbyists under federal investigation. In addition to questions about those matters, DeLay has also been admonished multiple times by the House of Representatives Ethics Committee.
College may be overwhelming for most students, but some face even stiffer challenges in their quest to make the grade.
JERUSALEM -The Israeli military plans to disarm residents of four Jewish settlements in the West Bank two weeks before the communities are to be dismantled this summer, officials said yesterday, reflecting growing concern that settler resistance in the West Bank will be far more difficult to put down than in the fenced-in Gaza Strip.
A new area for installation art is opening in Seigfred Hall.
The Ohio baseball team will continue its home stand tonight as they face Otterbein in the first of two non-conference contests this week.
From the start, it's tough to ignore how much What Comes After the Blues
FORT BRAGG, N.C. Ñ An Army sergeant charged with a grenade attack that killed two U.S. officers in Kuwait went on trial yesterday, with his lawyer trying to stave off a possible death sentence by arguing that his client suffered from mental illness.
Ohio University is lacking in mental health professionals for students, relative to its comparable schools.
WASHINGTON -His Senate approval to be U.N. ambassador still in question, John R. Bolton told skeptical Democrats yesterday that the world body had gone off track at times but that he was committed to its mission.
VATICAN CITY Ñ Cardinal Bernard Law celebrated Mass in mourning for Pope John Paul II in St. PeterÕs Basilica yesterday, ignoring protests from victims that his handling of the sex abuse scandal in the U.S. Catholic Church should disqualify him from the honor.
NEW DELHI Ñ India and China agreed yesterday to form a Òstrategic partnership,Ó creating a diplomatic bond between AsiaÕs two emerging powers that would tie together nearly one-third of the worldÕs population.
An unfinished agenda and an executive session lasting more than an hour last night summed up the Nelsonville City Council meeting.
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