Education alone will not deter crime
Feb. 15, 2005In response to Stephen Mette's letter in the February 15th edition of The Post titled People need education
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Taft reworks education system to implement voucher program
Feb. 15, 2005The system of education in Ohio is changing, giving more students options to enroll in community schools or to use vouchers in 70 of Ohio's failing schools.
Proposed budget transforms status of OhioReads program
Feb. 15, 2005COLUMBUS, Ohio -Gov. Bob Taft's proposed budget for the first time lumps most of the funding for his OhioReads initiative, once his top policy priority, together with other state reading programs.
Bobcats host Zips for rematch
Feb. 15, 2005The young pack of kittens that the Akron Zips trounced back in January has matured quickly, and the grown-up Bobcats will be seeking revenge tonight.
Syria blamed for assassination
Feb. 15, 2005BEIRUT, Lebanon -An angry mob attacked Syrian workers in southern Lebanon yesterday, blaming Damascus for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, and the interior minister suggested the killing might have been carried out by a suicide bomber.
Cleveland organization trains law enforcement to detect pedophiles on the Internet
Feb. 15, 2005Another step is being taken to prevent Internet predators from harming children in Ohio.
Playing of U.S. anthem more than a routine for Ohio sports
Feb. 15, 2005Prior to the start of every major athletic competition, fans, players and coaches rise and listen to a familiar tune with hats removed and hands over hearts.
Weekly poker tourney raises legal questions
Feb. 15, 2005The weekly Texas Hold 'Em tournaments, which take place in Baker Center every weekend, have been postponed until further notice.
Plates invoke abortion debate
Feb. 15, 2005Gov. Bob Taft yesterday signed a bill that would allow Ohioans to buy Choose Life license plates -plates that have been struck down in federal court as an infringement of free speech.
The problem
Feb. 14, 2005Owing to both the stresses and hedonism of university life, we college students are rightly notorious for being shortsighted. Except perhaps when planning next quarter's classes, our thoughts about the future seldom seem to extend past preemptively buying a few cases of Natural Light for the coming weekend. So this may seem odd, but try to think forward to the year 2053, when most of today's OU freshmen will be around 67. With luck they'll have lived gratifying and profitable lives and, under revised statutes in place by then, will be eligible to retire. How will they finance their leisure after taking leave of work?
Scripps desires top journalism school ranking
Feb. 14, 2005Since Ohio University President Roderick McDavis arrived last summer, college rankings have been prominent in the news several times. The administration viewed some placements as benchmarks for improvement, such as the U.S. News & World Report ranking that placed OU at No. 98. But administrators disregarded other rankings, such as The Princeton Review party-school ranking, where OU was No. 5.
Aggressiveness only aggravates
Feb. 14, 2005(U-WIRE) -North Korea caused a rouse last week when it announced that it had developed and intended to produce nuclear warheads, partly as a deterrent to American invasion. North Korean officials also stated that it had no interest in continuing with the six-nation talks led by the United States and China. Instead, North Korea wants to resume bilateral negotiations with the United States -a request the White House historically has denied.
Freshman bounces back
Feb. 14, 2005Forward Leon Williams stepped up and made his presence felt in the Ohio men's basketball team's most heated game of the year.
People need education, not weapons
Feb. 14, 2005Weapons for Valentines Day (Feb. 14) should be Education for Valentines Day. While Jason Lea does make some good points about women's need to take charge of their personal safety, he misses a key point in the battle against such violent acts: the need to educate men. The education of men is the true solution to the problem, not treating just the symptoms. We as a society need to analyze better the messages that we send men in the media and through mentorship and teach them to respect women. I would also implore women and men to remember that it is against university policy to possess weapons on university property. So let's teach men how to behave properly and teach women how to protect themselves.
MAC officials admit mistake on shot
Feb. 14, 2005Mid-American Conference Commissioner Rick Chryst concluded after much review that Wednesday night's contest between Miami and Ball State should have gone into overtime instead of ending as a 54-52 Miami victory in regulation.
Bobcats strive for .500
Feb. 14, 2005The Ohio women's basketball team hadn't had a losing Mid-American Conference record this season. Until now.
Panel discusses black courage
Feb. 14, 2005When she was a first-grader, Christine Taylor, interim assistant to the president for diversity, was one of the first black students to attend a newly integrated school in her town. On that day, not only did she go to school, she symbolically brought the whole town along, she said to a packed group of many ethnicities and ages in Baker 1804 Lounge yesterday.
Please do not be that guy -or girl
Feb. 14, 2005In the never-ending search for the truth of why mankind behaves as it does, the foundation of people's behavior has to be examined. Before any gifted thinker can hypothesize about the workings of the human mind in regard to complex issues, it is imperative to understand that some individuals suffer from an etiquette deficiency. Although the lack of manners affects all ages of society, it is far worse in the college population. No person can expect to always act in a courteous manner, but after observing Ohio University's student body for three years, I feel safe saying that students often are unable to function productively in society.
Thrower leaves Carolina for Athens, new major
Feb. 14, 2005Getting used to a new school is a difficult task for anyone, especially when it's college. But getting used to two different schools is something that most people do not have to do.
