Family services proposes funding
Mar. 1, 2005Ohio welfare and aid recipients might see increases in cash assistance on the horizon for the first time in five years.
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Bobcats top RedHawks, 65-63
Mar. 1, 2005Erin Isbell made it clear that she wanted to beat the Miami RedHawks last night.
Rice demands just, free Lebanese elections
Mar. 1, 2005LONDON -Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday called for free and fair elections in Lebanon following the surprising resignation of the pro-Syrian government and stressed the need for polling independent of contaminating influences.
County improves emergency radios
Mar. 1, 2005Athens County law enforcement is beefing up its security and communication systems with new portable radios in compliance with a recent mandate by the Department of Homeland Security to improve communication among first responders.
Pope's voice returns after surgery
Mar. 1, 2005VATICAN CITY -Pope John Paul II managed to speak in two languages with a top Vatican official yesterday, the first clear sign the pontiff was regaining his voice after throat surgery.
Ohio plays Buffalo in crucial MAC game
Mar. 1, 2005Wednesday will definitely mean more than hump day for the Ohio men's basketball team.
Expletives are not always 4-letter words in sports
Mar. 1, 2005You know you are a lockout-depressed hockey fan as spring draws closer and the biggest news on
Advisers can absolve student schedule woes
Mar. 1, 2005I write in response to a letter from Ashley Henry, published Feb. 24 (Scheduling war causes frustration). Henry complains about, in essence, the entire preregistration process at OU. I know there are problems with advising and course offerings. In fact, I have five classes in the spring, all offered only one quarter a year. But I write to inform, not to complain.
Council hopeful runs as independent
Mar. 1, 2005Ohio University junior Jeff Yount was disqualified as a Republican at-large Athens City Council candidate last Wednesday. However, Yount said he intends to run as an independent in the primary election on May 3.
50 Cent loses protégé
Mar. 1, 2005NEW YORK -Another day, another feud for 50 Cent. This time, he's beefing with his own protégé, the best-selling rapper The Game.
OU branch OKs expansion project
Mar. 1, 2005At the Ohio University Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 18, the Board approved OU entering a $965,442 construction contract with Higgins Building Company for an addition to Elson Hall on the Zanesville Campus.
Northeastern region battles more snow, ice in continuing winter storms
Mar. 1, 2005Hundreds of schools were closed and crews worked to clear slush and ice from highways yesterday following the latest in a series of snowstorms to batter the Northeast this winter.
Honesty the best policy for OU Web site
Feb. 28, 2005Image is everything. A person would be hard pressed to deny the universal truth that facts are shaped by the spin put on them. Fakery is a powerful tool of media relations and it should be common knowledge that every institution employs this power to deceive its unwitting audience.
Columnist asks for 1 last win this week
Feb. 28, 2005I don't ask for much in life. Talk with anyone in my family and they will tell you how hard it is to shop for me for Christmas or my birthday. But with a mere two weeks left in my college career, I am asking in my nicest columnist voice for the Ohio men's basketball team to beat Buffalo tomorrow night in The Convo.
Freshman makes the transition to college level
Feb. 28, 2005Two words and one name encapsulate talent, work ethic and congeniality to the inner circle of Ohio women's basketball: Simone Redd.
Bobcats wrap up season with intrastate rival
Feb. 28, 2005Tonight the Ohio women's basketball team returns home to The Convo after a two-game road stretch to try to vindicate the Miami RedHawks, who snatched victory from its grasp earlier this season.
The housing crunch
Feb. 28, 2005Planned Web site is logical step for new Office of Off-Campus Living
Softball ready for new season
Feb. 28, 2005It may be snowing one day and 60 degrees the next in Athens, but that won't stop the 2005 Ohio softball season from starting. Whether the team has to bear sleet, rain or snow, it will begin play for a much-anticipated season for the coaches and players.
Freshman Continues to Excel
Feb. 28, 2005Forward Leon Williams recorded two straight double-doubles this week against Eastern Michigan and Marshall. Williams now has seven double-doubles for the season, placing him fourth among the nation's freshmen.
