Football heads south looking to right ship
Nov. 4, 2004When the going gets tough, a return to the mentality of childhood pickup games beckons.
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Fire chief pleads not guilty to rape
Nov. 4, 2004James T. Hackworth, a 46-year-old fire chief from Blue Creek pleaded not guilty to one count of rape Wednesday and was released on a $5,000 signature bond.
Recitals add to students' repertoire, studies
Nov. 4, 2004The notes are perfect and the performance is polished -but according to some Ohio University music majors, preparing for a recital is as athletic as any sport.
Accomplished namesake of College of Engineering dies
Nov. 4, 2004Fritz J. Russ, a prominent influence on the Ohio University engineering program, died Wednesday at age 84.
Rockers change it up with cover album
Nov. 3, 2004A Perfect Circle wasted no time following up their 2003 success Thirteenth Step with a more politically outspoken album. eMOTIVe
Field hockey shoots to continue recent postseason successes at MAC tourney
Nov. 3, 2004Forget regular season successes and failures outside of and within the Mid-American Conference -this year's MAC field hockey tournament is shaping up to be as unpredictable as a Tim Wakefield knuckleball.
Athletes' excessive celebration met with strict penalties
Nov. 3, 2004In sports, there are few penalties that result from positive events. But, in an attempt to increase sportsmanship, excessive celebration has become a flashpoint for debates about individualism and censorship in sports.
OU sports fans' antics rarely cause for concern
Nov. 3, 2004Before every athletic event at Ohio University, or any Mid-American Conference school for that matter, fans hear this:
Screen adaptation falls short, despite promise
Nov. 3, 2004The Door in the Floor is a movie so good-looking and so finely tuned that it seems to have great written all over it. The score is lush, the characters are brooding and, as a dark domestic drama with moments of ironic humor, it works. As a film with fully developed characters and great performances all around, though, it lacks.
Regional, nationwide voter tally hits record
Nov. 3, 2004If there is one thing Americans can all agree on and be proud of after Tuesday's election, it is the large turnout at polls around the country.
Plans created to make hazardous road safer
Nov. 3, 2004Members of the Ohio University Student Senate are making plans to improve pedestrian safety on Richland Avenue.
Bush wins four more years after close race
Nov. 3, 2004WASHINGTON -President Bush won four more years in the White House yesterday and pledged to fight this war on terror with every resource of our national power. Sen. John Kerry D-Mass. conceded defeat rather than challenge the vote count in make-or-break Ohio.
Enrollment drops at OU, regional campuses; cause debated
Nov. 3, 2004Although enrollment numbers dropped at Ohio University and its branch campuses this year compared to last year, administrators cite different potential reasons for the decrease.
Volleyball takes division
Nov. 3, 2004The Ohio volleyball team clinched the Mid-American Conference East Division outright last night with a win against MAC opponent Northern Illinois (9-18 overall, 4-9 MAC) in three games, 30-25, 30-24, 30-16.
Democratic commissioner strongly defeats 3 opponents
Nov. 2, 2004Athens County voters continued to support Democratic candidates last night, and the race for county commissioner was no different. Incumbent Bill Theisen won overwhelmingly, defeating three opposing candidates.
Scioto magistrate elected to 4th District Court of Appeals
Nov. 2, 2004Matthew McFarland will soon be vacating his post as Scioto County Magistrate.
Incumbent Athens sheriff wins 2nd term by significant margin
Nov. 2, 2004Vernon R. Castle won another term as Athens County Sheriff by a large margin in the general election last night with about 56 percent of the total vote.
Fliers posted in Athens gave voters wrong info
Nov. 2, 2004Fliers were posted around Athens County yesterday stating that because of the record number of registered voters, Republicans were to cast their ballot yesterday and Democrats today and urging voters to vote on their designated day. Athens County Prosecutor C. David Warren sent out a news release yesterday to inform the public that the fliers are false, and Nov. 3 is not an Election Day.
GOP keeps senate seat
Nov. 2, 2004Republican Sen. George Voinovich was victorious both in campaign fund-raising and the election in his U.S. Senate bid against his Democratic opponent, state Sen. Eric Fingerhut.
England divided over permissible levels of physical punishment for children
Nov. 2, 2004LONDON -After a passionate debate in the House of Commons, British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly yesterday against banning parents from spanking their children.
