Players must give 110 percent to earn and keep position
Apr. 11, 2005With a new offensive system and a coach of their own, the Ohio quarterbacks are spending the spring practice season learning in an environment of friendly competition.
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Bar policies up for review
Apr. 11, 2005Discussion at last night's Athens City Council committee meeting included issues such as liquor permit holdings and bar disturbances, along with an improvement proposal for sidewalks and emergency sewage pump.
Iraqi insurgents wreak havoc
Apr. 11, 2005BAGHDAD, Iraq -A U.S. contractor was kidnapped yesterday in the Baghdad area, the latest in a string of abductions that have forced many foreigners here to work under armed guard. A pickup truck also exploded near a U.S. convoy as it patrolled a crowded market in the troubled city of Samarra, killing at least three people and injuring more than 20 others.
Spring sports have sprung
Apr. 11, 2005Athens weather during spring quarter is a hippie's -I mean any college student's paradise.
'Roughneck' editorial misses big picture
Apr. 10, 2005The editorial The Roughnecks (April 6) tells me that the executive editors of The Post are so out of touch with national affairs that they ought not attempt opinion pieces on such subjects. Furthermore, they need to consult a dictionary now and then. My Encarta World English Dictionary gives this for roughneck: Roughneck... 1. Hired thug. Somebody who is violent, especially a hired thug (informal); 2. Coarse person. Somebody who behaves in a rough, bad mannered way; 3. (Industry) Oil field worker. An unskilled worker on an oil drilling rig.
Prince Charles marries Camilla
Apr. 10, 2005WINDSOR, England -Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles wed in a modest town hall ceremony Saturday with the blessing of the queen and the Church of England, sealing a tangled love affair ignited at a polo match more than 30 years ago.
Pope spreads peace but also intolerance
Apr. 10, 2005(U-WIRE) -I was raised Catholic, but I have mixed feelings about the legacy of Pope John Paul II.
Display spotlights Navajo tradition
Apr. 10, 2005Dozens of vibrant Navajo weavings and a hands-on educational gallery constitute the Weaving is Life exhibit, currently on display at the Kennedy Museum of Art, located in Lin Hall at The Ridges. The exhibit began on March 12 and will remain on display through Oct. 30.
Unethical behavior becoming endemic
Apr. 10, 2005There is no better way to talk about how the government is not working for the American people than the case of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas -a poster boy for everything that is wrong with politics. His story has unveiled a web of corruption and pay-to-play politics more tangled than the pile of unwashed clothing scattered across my floor and just as rank.
GOP congressman says DeLay should step down as House majority leader
Apr. 10, 2005WASHINGTON -Private GOP tensions over Tom DeLay's ethics controversy spilled into public yesterday, as a Senate leader called on DeLay to explain his actions and one House Republican demanded the majority leader's resignation.
Ohio's open records law proposed to change
Apr. 10, 2005Ohio's open records law might change and government officials could be subject to mandatory training concerning the law if new legislation is passed. The House bill was prompted by a 2004 study by the Ohio Coalition for Open Government, which detailed open records law noncompliance across the state. The coalition is a tax-exempt group affiliated with the Ohio Newspaper Association, a lobbyist group.
Iraqi citizens call for end of occupation
Apr. 10, 2005BAGHDAD, Iraq -Tens of thousands of supporters of a militant Shiite cleric filled central Baghdad's streets Saturday and demanded that American soldiers go home, marking the second anniversary of Baghdad's fall with shouts of No
Death toll from U.S. helicopter crash in Afghanistan rises to 18
Apr. 10, 2005KABUL, Afghanistan -The death toll from the fiery crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan rose to 18 after searchers found the remains of two more American soldiers in the wreckage, the military said Saturday.
Security dilemma
Apr. 10, 2005When a rape occurred at 3 a.m. during January in Grover Center, Ohio University did not change any of its security policies for access to academic facilities. Security issues came to the forefront again Tuesday night when an armed man entered Alden Library's Learning Commons. Despite those two incidents, the university should refrain from changing its current security policies.
Ohio golf tees up in weekend tournaments
Apr. 7, 2005The Ohio men's golf team has not played in a competitive event since March 24, in which it narrowly lost a match against High Point University.
OU alumna to address grads
Apr. 7, 2005World-renowned artist and Ohio University alumna Phoebe Beasley will deliver the undergraduate commencement address June 11.
Lacrosse begins 3-game homestand
Apr. 7, 2005The Ohio women's lacrosse team will play its first of three straight home games today as it welcomes California for a non-conference match up.
Softball seeks first MAC win
Apr. 7, 2005After four non-conference games in two days, the Ohio softball team is still searching for answers on offense as they prepare to face Kent State.
Senior class to donate plaques
Apr. 7, 2005The Senior Class Council has decided on a class gift that will literally leave its mark at Ohio University.
Volleyball hosts spring tourney
Apr. 7, 2005The Ohio women's volleyball team is looking to find out which of its players will fill holes left by role-players like setter and Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Briana Adamovsky.
