Deadline set for retailers to phase out ephedra
Mar. 8, 2004Retailers must stop selling ephedra products by April 12 or they could face penalties from the Food and Drug Administration or, at the local level, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
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Lab slated for demolition
Mar. 8, 2004Anderson Laboratory, built in 1973, is in the planning stages for its eventual destruction.
Faculty senate hears salaries, health care
Mar. 8, 2004Faculty salary increases and health benefits were hot topics at last night's Faculty Senate meeting.
Softball contests postponed
Mar. 8, 2004Today's softball doubleheader at Dayton has been postponed due to predicted low temperatures and wind chill, coach Roanna Brazier said Monday.
Despite easy access, ATMs not perfect
Mar. 7, 2004Automatic Teller Machines are an increasingly important part of banking, especially on college campuses.
Use of popular ephedra risky
Mar. 7, 2004Ephedra, the popular herbal stimulant used for weight-loss, has been banned recently by the Food and Drug Administration because of the risks involved with using products containing ephedrine, which is a chemical that produces weight-loss and the potential risk of death.
Bobcat returns
Mar. 7, 2004The Ohio University Bobcat is back on duty as of Saturday's Ohio vs. Kent State men's basketball game at The Convo, said Adam Covington, a member of the Senior Class Council.
Events planned to remember death of shooting victim
Mar. 7, 2004Last year on March 9, Ohio University senior Terris Ross was shot in a car in the parking lot of University Commons Apartments, 15 S. Schafer St. One year after his death, the murder remains unsolved. Several events have been planned this week to mark the anniversary of Ross' death and to address problems and misunderstandings in Athens and at OU.
ACRN benefit winner gets recording time
Mar. 7, 2004Saturday night's ACRN Battle of the Bands was an interesting marriage between venue and performances, filling The Wire with band members, concertgoers and a wandering Snat the Lobster, the student-run Internet radio station's mascot.
Political sides mean little in Athens
Mar. 7, 2004The proverbial dust from Super Tuesday has settled. Republicans and Democrats now know their adversaries for November. And all the excitement has got me wondering.
Ohio defies expectations, finishes 4th at MACs
Mar. 7, 2004On-paper assumptions are usually wrong in sports - that's why teams compete.
Ohio hockey team wins championship
Mar. 7, 2004AMES, Iowa - After a pair of losses in mid-November, the Ohio hockey team probably could not imagine it would not lose another game the entire season. But by topping the defending American Collegiate Hockey Association champion Penn State Icers, 5-4, yesterday, the Bobcats (32-7-2) won their first national championship since 1996.
Eliminate Electoral College
Mar. 7, 2004(U-WIRE) - The birth of the United States and democracy in North America remains a crowning achievement in the annals of world history. The Founding Fathers' brilliance and foresight still fascinate scholars.
Bobcats' aspirations of MAC Championship wrestled away
Mar. 7, 2004In a conference tournament marked by highs and lows for the Ohio wrestling team, no one seemed overly pleased with the team performance at the meet.
State Route 7 reopens for southbound traffic
Mar. 7, 2004The Ohio Department of Transportation announced that State Route 7 is now open to northbound and southbound traffic. All traffic has been diverted to the northbound lanes with one lane traveling in each direction.
Court proceedings begin for accident charges
Mar. 7, 2004Two Athens County residents were arraigned Friday in connection with a January car crash that killed two local teenagers.
FDA prohibits sale of supplement
Mar. 7, 2004Editor's note: Soon after Ohio University students return from spring break, the commonly used dietary supplement ephedra will be illegal. As investigations continue into the use of steroids and other performance enhancers in sports such as baseball, the ban on ephedra marks the first time a dietary supplement has been restricted. The Post has taken an in-depth look at ephedra: its effects, the FDA's battle to ban it and why students and athletes use the product. This is the first in a five-day series.
Bobcats survive Kent State run, head to Bowling Green
Mar. 7, 2004Even though Kent State guard Eric Haut's 3-point attempt in the final seconds would have only tied the game against Ohio, coach Tim O'Shea knew it would have meant the end for his Bobcats.
Comeback falls short
Mar. 7, 2004TOLEDO - Following the Ohio women's basketball team's 68-65 loss in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Saturday night, faces were long, and players and coaches were nearly silent.
