Pet store animal sources contested as shop opens
June 1, 2004The recent proposal by Athens City Council members to implement a spay and neuter plan has sparked discussion about where pet stores get their animals.
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Athens County Dog Shelter lacks employees, funds
June 1, 2004The Athens County Dog Shelter is understaffed with overworked employees, and a lack of funding is to blame, county officials say.
Program guides girls
June 1, 2004Teen girls spend time every Tuesday at the Nelsonville Family Info Center staying on track and off drugs and alcohol.
Bobcat frosh will lead runners in fall
June 1, 2004After one collegiate season, Andrea Maas is to the Ohio women's cross country team what airplanes are to travel and the Internet is to communication.
Commissioners ask for flood reparations
June 1, 2004During yesterday's Athens County Commissioners meeting, Emergency Medical Agency Director Jill Harris presented a letter addressed to Dale Shipley, executive director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, asking for financial assistance from the state for flood damage in the Village of Glouster.
Witness says student's killing related to drug deal
June 1, 2004A former Ohio University student who was in the car when OU senior Terris Ross was killed last year now says a botched drug deal might have led to the shooting and can describe a man he thinks was involved.
Credit union offers advising to locals
June 1, 2004Penny-pinching students and Athens residents can learn how to budget their money with a free seminar given by the Ohio University Credit Union tonight.
Ecuadorean protesters criticize beauty pageant
June 1, 2004QUITO, Ecuador --Tired but excited, 80 young women from around the world went through their last practice sessions for the Miss Universe pageant, as political turmoil boiled around them in this small Andean nation.
Williams' ousted from Open
June 1, 2004PARIS - Venus Williams peered through the rain drops at the Day-Glo yellow letters and numbers dotting the black scoreboard.
Former Ohio hurdler competes at regionals
May 31, 2004BATON ROUGE, La. -Former Bobcat Byron Gibson competed in his first NCAA Regional meet as a hurdler/sprinter for the Alabama Crimson Tide this weekend, after transferring from Ohio following his freshman year.
OU speaker sends a loud and clear message
May 31, 2004I just learned that David McCullough will be paid $30,000, plus expenses, to be Ohio University's commencement speaker this year. Wow! He must be really important.
Stem-cell research deserves more consideration
May 31, 2004(U-WIRE) -Criticism of the president's policy on embryonic stem cell research piqued recently. More than 200 members of Congress, including the Senate's only doctor, Republican Majority Leader Sen. Bill Frist, signed a letter in support of increased stem cell research. President George W. Bush merely appeased his right-wing, anti-abortion base by announcing in 2001 that federal funding would be available for stem cell lines discovered prior to August 2001 but not for stem cell lines created after this date.
Professor may give resignation
May 31, 2004Ohio University officials have told Professor Larry Nighswander, who is being sued for sexual harassment by a former student, that he should resign or risk being fired.
Group to study globalization in Nicaragua
May 31, 2004Three and a half years after witnessing hardship in a third world country, Tomoko Nishida, an Ohio University graduate now doing social work in Chicago, is still touched by the collective strength and leadership of the women in Nicaraguan villages. They were extremely hospitable, even though they didn't have much, she said.
Flood damage drains dollars from residents
May 31, 2004Flooding is something Paul Lenigar is getting used to. He moved from Sharpsburg to his home in Glouster in 1998, and flooding that year hit before he and his wife Velma had unpacked their boxes.
SATs to contain essay writing, increased fee for class of 2006
May 31, 2004The SATs are getting a makeover.
Dedication draws many
May 31, 2004Washington -More than 100,000 people attended the dedication of the new World War II Memorial Saturday on the mall. The memorial first was open to the public last month, more than 55 years after the war ended.
A doctor's request, a mother's right
May 31, 2004More and more doctors are asking courts to resolve this question: Who has the final say in childbirth options? The most recent case involves a Philadelphia woman who, after giving birth naturally to six children who each weighed about 12 pounds, was told by Wilkes-Barre General Hospital doctors that she had to deliver her seventh, an 11-pound, 9-ounce girl, by Caesarean section.
Greek groups hope to expand membership
May 31, 2004At Ohio University, Sigma Gamma Rho does not have massive pledge classes. They do not live in a house filled with other sorority members. Their responsibilities and duties are not spread among multiple hierarchical positions. This is because Sigma Gamma Rho, a historically black sorority, is only composed of two women.
Online gambling a new addiction
May 31, 2004The growing popularity of poker and other card games has led some Ohio University students to satisfy their cravings for Texas Hold 'em online.
