Council changes spay/neuter ordinance by removing clause
May 10, 2004Changes in the proposed spay/neuter ordinance and various traffic concerns were discussed at last night's Athens City Council committee meetings.
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OU must not alienate its greek life students
May 10, 2004This is an open letter to the administration of Ohio University. As a member of the social greek community on this campus, I am disturbed by what has become an apparently hostile attitude toward the student community I am proud to be a member of.
Budget talk drives council
May 10, 2004NELSONVILLE -Filled with heated debate about what budget cuts to make to correct the city's projected $200,000 general fund deficit, the Nelsonville City Council meeting last night included several citizens voicing their concerns about the security of City Manager Fred Holmes' job.
Closings cause concern
May 10, 2004Reflections and rental signs might be the only things seen in Uptown store windows because of closing businesses and vacant buildings.
Men's position in rally questioned
May 10, 2004After years of undertaking different roles during Take Back the Night week, this year the men of Ohio University will do their part by lending a supportive voice from the sidelines.
Faculty considers switch to semesters
May 10, 2004Ohio University faculty discussed concerns about the possible switch to semesters at last night's Ohio University faculty senate meeting.
Businesses come and go in Athens
May 10, 2004While East State Street expansion during past years has increased, few Uptown businesses are following suit.
Sunbathers, flowers and Student Senate
May 10, 2004Springtime brings Ohio University's most annoying pastime: Student Senate candidates and their equally irrelevant parties make noise, shove fliers in our faces and irritate the hell out of us while we go to class, eat in the dining halls and otherwise do more productive things than run for Student Senate.
Fairness deserves the old college try
May 10, 2004With skepticism of Ohio athletics at such a high point, it is difficult to criticize a move that would help to prop up the sagging programs. But, with the university in such a budget crunch, even the modest $500,000 increase recently awarded to athletics sends the wrong message, and administrators should be sensitive to the needs of other departments.
Ambassador visits OU, speaks about democracy
May 10, 2004Kicking off the 23rd International Week at Ohio University, South African ambassador to the United States Barbara Masakela informed her audience on the process of democracy in South Africa.
Morning after pill causes controversy
May 10, 2004In December the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly 23 to four to recommend over-the-counter approval for Plan B, or the morning after pill. But on Thursday the FDA went against the recommendation by denying over-the-counter status for the pill.
Hodge wants diversity at OU
May 10, 2004Visiting presidential candidate David Hodge said yesterday he would increase diversity at Ohio University by raising tuition to subsidize low-income students and by possibly lowering admissions standards. He also said he wanted to clarify the university's mission.
Baseball begins non-conference set
May 10, 2004The Ohio baseball team is coming off possibly its most heart-breaking series of the season, dropping two of three games to Ball State this past weekend.
Sex in media has become a bore
May 10, 2004(U-WIRE) -You know what the media needs? Sex. This may seem a strange thing to advocate, given the proliferation of prudish protests and FCC lawsuits. But then again, what they're protesting isn't really sex at all. It's vulgarity, and it's nudity, but it's not sex. What our movies, TV and music try to pass off as hot, hot action is, in reality, generic, plastic and deadening. Think of network and cable TV. Even on the more permissive MTV, even after 1 a.m., all of the naughty bits and talk are blurred out, and we're left with the same spray-on sweat, posed positions and blank looks we get at 3 p.m. on NBC daytime. Even in R-rated films, we get the pre-requisite soft focus and clenched hands and choreographed moans.
Iraqi captives receive apology from Bush
May 6, 2004WASHINGTON -President Bush apologized yesterday for the abuse and humiliation of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers, saying the scenes of mistreatment had made Americans sick to our stomachs.
Housing for scholars expands
May 6, 2004Johnson Hall will join Read Hall in what will be known as the Read/Johnson Scholar Complex in the 2004-05 academic year.
Police plan a 'fresh look' at arson case
May 6, 2004COLUMBUS -A police official said the lead homicide detective was taken off the case of an arson that killed five college students to take a fresh look at the 13-month-old investigation.
Men's golf in 3rd after day 1 at MAC
May 6, 2004The Ohio men's golf team got off to a solid start in the Mid-American Conference Championships and stands in third place after yesterday's first round.
Softball MAC tourney race down to wire
May 6, 2004Coach Roanna Brazier thought the Ohio softball team would have clinched its spot in the postseason by now.
Rotation takes shape as Ohio hits home stretch
May 6, 2004It might have taken 43 games and close to three months, but finally the Ohio pitching staff has taken the shape it was always meant to have.
