Greek recruitment week begins Sunday
Sep. 23, 2004The Ohio University Greek community will kick off its fall recruitment week Sunday as fraternity and sorority houses across campus have open houses to welcome potential future members.
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A columnist's confession: I love this game!
Sep. 23, 2004Don't look now, but there is a national powerhouse growing here in Athens, Ohio. And no, I'm not talking about the way I've stepped up my workout program. (I got to tell ya, going to Ping three times a quarter is really starting to give me the results I want.) I'm talking about the Ohio volleyball team and its 8-2 record.
Negative John Kerry often overlooked
Sep. 23, 2004In Ben Schneider's Between the Lines column (Vote Kerry: the man with a plan) in last Thursday's Post, he wrote you can't argue the facts. He's right, you can't. But, I had trouble finding many facts in his column.
Hockey returns to Bird Arena
Sep. 23, 2004After a 2003-2004 season during which they won the American Collegiate Hockey Association national championship, expectations are high for the Ohio hockey team as North Dakota State travels to play the Bobcats this weekend.
Ohio hopes to rebound against Bulls
Sep. 23, 2004There are many low-points in a season that produces a 2-10 record, as Ohio had last season. But perhaps no moment was lower than the 26-17 loss at Buffalo Oct. 25. It was the second straight time Ohio had lost on the road to the Bulls, and marked Buffalo's lone win in 2003.
Volleyball attendance 3rd in MAC
Sep. 23, 2004While many Ohio sports struggle to bring spectators to their events, the volleyball team, thanks to an 18-match home winning streak and a Mid-American Conference championship the past two years, has succeeded in drawing a sizeable crowd to every match it plays in The Convo.
Bush not answer for taxes, children
Sep. 23, 2004When I read Jennifer VanGorder Banyay's article (Parents should care for children
Take letdowns, lemons and make use of them
Sep. 23, 2004Quick: Think about something that would suddenly grab your attention. OK, now imagine it being used in a clever way, drawing you further into this article.
Judge's decision to be heard in four Evolution cases today
Sep. 23, 2004A decision will be reached today in the case of four former and current Ohio University students who were arrested in June on charges of disorderly conduct.
Next generation' visiting professor teaches, shares hip hop culture with students
Sep. 23, 2004class=maintext>Though he is involved in a whirlwind of activities and organizations, Akil Houston hopes all his endeavors line up with a simple credo.
Let's play two: Ohio set for weekend home stand
Sep. 23, 2004The Ohio volleyball team will begin its quest to defend the Mid-American Conference title this weekend when it plays host to Ball State (6-5) and Miami (2-7).
Students prepare for Yom Kippur celebration
Sep. 23, 2004For two of the past three years, Ohio University senior Jessica Segal has spent the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in Athens. This year, however, she's packing her bags and leaving Athens to spend the holiday with her family.
Secretary of state abuses power of position
Sep. 22, 2004The cushiest job in Columbus might be the secretary of state's, an office ostensibly aloof from the hurly-burly of partisanship, charged with monitoring the apparatus of our democracy.
'90s legendary group's new release lacks old originality
Sep. 22, 2004The Prodigy once was regarded as the forerunner of electronica, the kinetic mid-90s music craze. 1997's The Fat of the Land was the perfect techno album. Rugged and garage-raw, the album was lined with ear-splitting bass drums, police siren wails and walls of industrial guitar. It continues to inspire police tickets and insomnia.
Art series brings alternative movies to town
Sep. 22, 2004The critically acclaimed films featured in the Athena Fall 2004 Arts Series, which runs through Nov. 17, are relevant not only to film students, but to anyone who has a chance to see them, said one Ohio University film professor.
Recordings, studio enhanced: Elliot Street studio looks to finish summer remodeling, share sound technology
Sep. 22, 2004Five rooms, one pantry and three months of do-it-yourself labor later, 3 Elliott Studio is almost ready to reopen.
Rock band plays dark music, but has bright outlook
Sep. 22, 2004Evil-doers looking for the perfect background music to soundtrack their lives as they plot against the heroes of the world have to look no further than The Union, where The Arch Villains will be performing Friday.
Creative sound spans genres
Sep. 22, 2004Forget, for a moment, siblings Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger of The Fiery Furnaces. Forget married couple Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel from Mates of State. And forget ex-lovers and fake siblings Jack and Meg White, The White Stripes.
