Nader to make OU visit
Sep. 9, 2004Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be at Ohio University Sunday to promote his campaign.
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Freshman settles in as starter
Sep. 9, 2004Kalvin McRae was probably not a familiar face to most Ohio football fans back in the spring. However, that has changed only one game into the season.
Athens provides college life, world class bagels
Sep. 9, 2004Congratulations. You are a freshman at The Ohio University. You now share a special bond with everyone else who has ever gone here -and I don't just mean the 37 e-mails a week you'll be receiving from SingleBobcats.com. You might not appreciate it yet, but there will be a time when you walk down Court Street and feel a tingling sensation go through your whole body. Assuming you aren't being tasered, this feeling is pride in your school and your town.
Alden's facelift completed
Sep. 9, 2004Students visiting the recently renovated second floor of Alden Library will be treated to a one-stop shopping place for all the information and technology they need, said Julia Zimmerman, dean of libraries for Ohio University.
Campaign fees questionable under law
Sep. 9, 2004COLUMBUS, Ohio -Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell said he will ask election officials to look into payments of legal fees by House Speaker Larry Householder's campaign committee to a fund-raiser and a top political consultant.
The unwanted candidate
Sep. 9, 2004This Sunday, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader brings his egocentric campaign to Athens. Nader will do a local meet and greet before signing copies of his latest book, Crashing the Party.
Gaming club gives insight, experience: Group plans to produce video game
Sep. 9, 2004Since Nolan Bushnell successfully developed the first computer game, Pong
Volleyball heads south for tourney
Sep. 9, 2004After winning two of three matches at the Coca-Cola/Michigan State University Invitational last weekend, the Ohio volleyball team will hit the road this weekend to participate at the Furman Invitational.
Terrorist concerns stop at U.S. borders
Sep. 9, 2004(U-WIRE) -When I hear the numbers 9/11 I do one of several things: Look for the exit, flip the channel or fight a compelling urge to stuff large wads of cotton in my aching ears. And, if someone yells them in a particularly distressful tone, I suppose I'll call for backup.
House votes to block Bush's overtime pay bill
Sep. 9, 2004WASHINGTON -In a sharp rebuke of a new administrative policy, the House of Representatives moved yesterday to block the Labor Department from carrying out overtime rules that critics argued could deprive millions of workers of their overtime pay.
Hurricane attacks Caribbean
Sep. 9, 2004ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -Hurricane Ivan took aim yesterday at Jamaica and possibly Florida after killing 23 people in five countries and devastating Grenada, where police fired tear gas to stop a looting frenzy, and frightened students armed themselves with knives and sticks.
McDavis introduces minority scholarship possibility
Sep. 9, 2004When the Board of Trustees meet today, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis will announce plans to give 10 scholarships to minority students beginning next school year.
Americans continue to cope with Sept. 11
Sep. 9, 2004Three years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, it remains to be seen whether America will ever be normal again.
Public policy issues important to election
Sep. 9, 2004This time of year several disturbing trends in news become evident even to the most casual observer. U.S. newscasts, and to a lesser extent newspapers, have lost interest in public policy. Some news managers appear to have adopted profit-maximizing research that suggests audiences do not care about public policies. Instead, we get endless horserace stories about polls, insider stories about strategy, revisionist history and cross-talking angry barrages. So let me try something old school -an explanation of public policy issues and why they clearly point to John Kerry as the far better choice for president.
Flood washes over eastern Ohio: Rain causes evacuation, at least two area deaths
Sep. 9, 2004Many schools and roads were closed in eastern Ohio yesterday after remnants of Hurricane Frances dumped up to seven inches of rain, forcing evacuations and contributing to at least two deaths.
OU alumnus, manuscript curator keeps history
Sep. 9, 2004When he speaks about his collection, Doug McCabe folds his arms high on his chest and tips his chin up just slightly. It's pride.
Race factors into Ohio third-grade test results
Sep. 9, 2004COLUMBUS -Even in Ohio's very best school districts, black students scored consistently lower than whites on the state's new third-grade reading test, according to a review of Department of Education data.
Inauguration allows class cancellation
Sep. 9, 2004Students who have class after 2 p.m. today may walk into empty classrooms.
Action in Sudan labeled 'genocide'
Sep. 9, 2004WASHINGTON -The Bush administration called government-backed Arab militia attacks against black Africans in Sudan's Darfur region genocide yesterday.
Nader, same-sex marriage ban on ballot
Sep. 9, 2004COLUMBUS, Ohio -Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell has certified a Nov. 2 ballot that includes independent candidate Ralph Nader and a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
