MULTIMEDIA
Women's golf finishes 9th after rain delay
Oct. 3, 2004The women's golf team finished ninth of 15 teams yesterday at the Nittany Lion Fall Invitational in State College, Pa. The Bobcats had a final team score of 955 (310-320-325) for three rounds.
Bill to extend family tax cuts
Oct. 3, 2004A bill extending middle-class tax cuts through 2010 passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote Sept. 23, garnering the support of local congressmen Ted Strickland and Bob Ney and Athens residents.
Infant safely returned
Oct. 3, 2004A 14-month-old child from Nelsonville was reported kidnapped at 1 p.m. yesterday, according to an Athens County Sheriff's Office press release.
OUTweek begins today
Oct. 3, 2004October is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Month, and Ohio University's Open Doors organization has coordinated a weeklong series of events to bring that theme to Athens.
Lucky No. 7 for Bobcats soccer
Oct. 3, 2004The Ohio soccer team solidified its hold on first place in the Mid-American Conference standings this weekend with its record sixth-and seventh-straight shutouts.
Field hockey splits 2 conference games
Oct. 3, 2004The Ohio field hockey team earned a split on the road during the season's first full weekend of Mid-American Conference play against Miami and Louisville.
Ohio to require new test
Oct. 3, 2004Last school year, a group of Athens County ninth-graders took a pilot version of the new statewide test required for high school graduation, and in all five of the districts, at least 20 percent of the students did not pass the test.
Paul Bunyan Show brings in crowd
Oct. 3, 2004More than 50,000 people from areas all around the world made their way during the weekend to the five square miles that comprise Nelsonville to attend the 49th annual Paul Bunyan Show at Hocking College.
Bobcats beat Wildcats 28-16 to end away-game losing streak
Oct. 3, 2004LEXINGTON, Ky. -The Mid-American Conference's five-week wait for a 2004 victory against a Bowl Championship Series opponent is over.
Athens not doing enough for minorities
Oct. 3, 2004Read the city of Athens Minority Relations Panel's final report -don't worry, it's only four pages -but when you've put it down, spend 10 minutes on the Web and search Terris Ross.
Afghan democracy experiment near
Oct. 3, 2004KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -The killing in Afghanistan spirals onward, undermining U.S. claims of success in pacifying the country with less than a week to go before an historic experiment with democracy -direct presidential elections.
'Lumberjill' makes debut as a Lumberjack
Oct. 3, 2004On Treeline Trail, between Lumberjack Lane and Tall Timber Cove, I made my debut as a lumberjack. Or maybe that's lumberjill.
Volleyball stretches winning streak to 6
Oct. 3, 2004The Ohio volleyball team racked up another Mid-American Conference win Saturday, topping Buffalo on the road in three games, 30-23, 30-21, 30-23.
Technology options growing
Oct. 3, 2004Individuals, corporations and organizations from the Ohio Valley gathered Friday at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth to discuss Interactive Digital Technology at the Shawnee Conference 2.0.
Men's cross country 9th at Notre Dame
Oct. 3, 2004The Ohio men's cross country team started the second half of its season Friday with a ninth-place finish among 26 teams at the Notre Dame Invitational gold division meet.
Hockey moves to 4-0 with weekend sweep
Oct. 3, 2004If its first two games against a Central States Collegiate Hockey League opponent were any indication of things to come, then the Ohio hockey team should have no problem repeating as league champions.
Family, friends honor student
Oct. 3, 2004An Ohio University senior who died as a result of a motorcycle accident this summer was remembered during a memorial service yesterday.
Unfinished business
Oct. 3, 2004The long-awaited release of the report by the Minority Relations Panel addressed some obvious concerns about how local police from both the Athens Police Department and the Ohio University Police Department deal with minorities. The narrow focus of the panel, however, might not have been enough to fully consider all aspects of Athens' relationship with minorities.
