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John Edwards to visit Athens

Sep. 12, 2004

John Edwards, the Democratic nominee for vice president, will be in Athens this week as part of his Stronger America Bus Tour through Ohio and West Virginia. He will speak at 9 p.m. Wednesday on the steps of Baker University Center. Part of Union Street will be closed and gates to the area will be opened at 5 p.m., said Ohio Democratic campaign spokesman Brenden Cullen. More details about the street closing will be available later in the week. Tickets for the event are free and available at several places in the Athens area.

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McDavis welcomed

Sep. 12, 2004

Ohio University formally welcomed Roderick McDavis as its 20th president in a ceremony at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium on Friday.

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Photographer's images depict Afghan women in new light

Sep. 12, 2004

The images were vivid and immaculate: women in flowing Burkas, Afghan women's dresses, their bodies modestly covered. As international photographer Peggy Kelsey presented the women's portraits, she uncovered stories of courage, resilience and fortitude and worked to dispel many myths about Afghanistan and its people.

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Field hockey drops two in OT on road

Sep. 12, 2004

The Ohio women's field hockey team could not accomplish anything in regulation against No. 20 California and Southwest Missouri State this weekend, as both teams topped the Bobcats 4-3 in overtime.

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Fraternity hosts barbeque to curb town-gown tensions

Sep. 12, 2004

The Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house, 92 N. Congress, was abuzz with activity Saturday as it hosted a barbeque sponsored by various Athens institutions. In an attempt to ease potential tension between Athens residents and Ohio University students, the barbeque was open to the entire neighborhood in hopes of setting a precedent of cooperation.

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Ohio runner wins

Sep. 12, 2004

The Ohio men's cross country team continued to improve this season by taking third place --including an individual first place finish --at the Mel Brodt Invitational Saturday.

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10 die in Columbus fire; arson suspected

Sep. 12, 2004

COLUMBUS -A suspected arson engulfed an apartment complex yesterday, killing 10 people and forcing other residents to jump from third-story windows, firefighters said.

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Ohio falls 24-3 on road

Sep. 12, 2004

The Ohio football team took a shot at knocking off Pittsburgh, a BCS opponent, Saturday, but came up short in the upset bid, 24-3. The game was closer, though, than the final score indicated.

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Springer event focuses on election, state politics

Sep. 12, 2004

Talk show host and Democratic political activist Jerry Springer made an appearance on Friday in Athens at The Union, 18 W. Union St., to help the Ohio University College Democrats register new voters and energize current ones.

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OU trustees hope to play down university's party school image

Sep. 12, 2004

The Ohio University Board of Trustees welcomed new faces to the meetings on Thursday and Friday last week, including OU's 20th president, Roderick McDavis.

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Soccer duels end in draws

Sep. 12, 2004

This weekend's two-game set for the Ohio women's soccer team turned out much like the cleats the players were wearing -double-knotted.

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Convention uses moderate speakers

Sep. 12, 2004

Not even Fox News could contrive a farce like the Republican National Convention in New York City. There is much to address, including the New York City Police Department unconstitutionally keeping peaceful demonstrators in holding pens for three days, but let's focus on the convention's speakers.

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From the left: Kerry tries to stay above the fray

Sep. 12, 2004

Negative campaigning is more than just mudslinging, it's democracy at its absolute worst. It is that final abandonment of professional ethics that leads America away from the issues and toward name-calling.

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Facing the crowd

Sep. 12, 2004

All the pomp and circumstance normally associated with college graduations were on display at the beginning of the school year, Friday, when Roderick J. McDavis was inaugurated as the 20th president of Ohio University. In his address, the first African-American president of OU outlined some bold initiatives for the advancement of the university. The speech contained both specific plans to reach singular goals and broad campaign-rally-esque proclamations about general improvements and goals. While the latter are exciting to hear, the former represent actual and immediate steps toward progress.

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Bush wears flip-flop of his own with war, trade issues

Sep. 12, 2004

WASHINGTON -While working relentlessly to portray Democratic Sen. John Kerry as a flip-flopper

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Nader visits OU, discusses campaign

Sep. 12, 2004

Ralph Nader's campaign for president and his support from voters continue to struggle as the election date draws closer. Nader, an independent candidate, told a standing-room only crowd at Morton Hall yesterday about why his campaign was important.

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Salary for first lady a growing trend

Sep. 12, 2004

When I found out about the new first lady receiving a salary from the university of $25,000, I thought to myself, now why would the university give the first lady a salaried position? I did not understand, at that time, what exactly the first lady does that would warrant a paycheck. I hadn't personally seen the previous first lady very often, so I really didn't understand what exactly the position of first lady required. So I skipped to the next article and didn't really expect to read much more about the issue in the future.

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Women's cross country team places 6th

Sep. 12, 2004

Three Ohio runners finished in the top 30 as the women's cross country team placed sixth of six Division I teams at the Mel Brodt Invitational Saturday at Bowling Green.

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Nader to make OU visit

Sep. 9, 2004

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be at Ohio University Sunday to promote his campaign.