Nation's future depends on social welfare
Feb. 28, 2005In response to recent letters written by Casey Baker (Democrats need a shift to the center
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Efficiency of E-check questioned
Feb. 27, 2005The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is recommending an extension of the E-check auto emissions test in seven counties in Northeast Ohio.
All-American filling void on hill
Feb. 27, 2005Anthony Gressick represents all that the Ohio baseball team is this year.
Mobile home owners to be notified of debts
Feb. 27, 2005The Athens County Treasurer's Office has compiled a list of 1,450 names of mobile home owners who owe more than $866,000 total in delinquent mobile home taxes.
Israeli-Palestinian tensions mount
Feb. 27, 2005JERUSALEM -Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threatened yesterday to freeze peace efforts if the Palestinian leadership does not crack down on militant groups after a weekend suicide bombing in Tel Aviv killed four Israelis and wounded dozens.
Japanese film re-released
Feb. 27, 2005The brilliant Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind has been re-released in the United States with updated voice acting and special features.
Breakups are not the end of the world
Feb. 27, 2005It's over. You are officially done, and now you are sitting in your room thinking about how you are going to continue breathing without him or her. You go to your refrigerator and grab the pint of Phish Food ice cream, curl up on your bed, put in A Walk to Remember and wallow in your own heartbreak. Sometimes this wallowing can go on for days, weeks even. Well, it's time to pick up the pieces and stop feeling sorry for yourself. It's time to move on and continue living life. Now is the perfect time to look back on your relationship and realize why it didn't work, make some changes and jump back into the game.
Prospects available for government relations position
Feb. 27, 2005The search for a newly created position, director of government relations, has begun.
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.
