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Teen sexuality linked to TV
Sep. 6, 2004CHICAGO -Children who watched a lot of TV with sexual content were about twice as likely to start having intercourse during the subsequent year as those with little exposure to televised sex, researchers found.
Choppers welcome to show off style
Sep. 6, 2004ALBANY -Some motorcyclists were born to be wild. Others were born to ride their bikes 50 miles to church.
Unnecessarily generous
Sep. 6, 2004With this new school year, Ohio University will begin a new chapter in its history. For the first time a black man will assume the position of university president here at OU. The hiring of Roderick McDavis is not only a historic act; it clearly demonstrates the university's commitment to its own evolution and its desire to be a trendsetter among Ohio colleges and universities. While this will to evolve is admirable -not to mention correct, as McDavis was clearly the best choice for the job -OU needs to recognize that another of its other new, unique policies is fiscally irresponsible and frankly unnecessary.
The best life lessons lived and discussed in class
Sep. 6, 2004Have you ever felt like you were sitting front row at a church service, directly in front of the lecturing pastor who keeps making eye contact to ensure you're getting his message? Except, when you realize where you're at, it's not a church, a mosque or any other place of worship -it's a classroom. And the one lecturing is not a Rabbi, not even the Pope -it's your teacher.
Poverty relived in text
Sep. 6, 2004This year's common reading project book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, was selected to give Ohio University students a perspective of the economic and living conditions that exist in the Appalachian area surrounding the school.
Kerry recognizes Ohio as state with employment woes
Sep. 6, 2004CLEVELAND -Critics of President Bush's economic policies shouldn't be portrayed as pessimists or partisans because concern about job losses should cross party lines, a prominent Ohio Democrat says.
Oak e-mail pops up problems for OU
Sep. 6, 2004Students who have their Oak e-mail forwarded to outside accounts should expect to encounter some problems receiving Ohio University e-mails this year.
Political internship offers inside view
Sep. 6, 2004This summer I completed an internship in Washington D.C. As a communication studies major with an emphasis on politics, I knew the nation's capital was where I needed to be.
Alcohol prevention program required for freshmen
Sep. 2, 2004The incoming freshman class of 2008 will be the first required to complete an online alcohol prevention program before taking classes in Athens. Failure to do so, though, might result in various penalties.
OU communications professor given top honor
Sep. 2, 2004An Ohio University professor was named the Blind Educator of the Year by the world's largest organization of the blind.
Letter From The Sports Editor
Sep. 2, 2004Few things are lovelier than Athens in August except for, perhaps, Athens in September. For while summer nights in this college town often result in impromptu cornhole tournaments, a fair number of its autumn nights result in impromptu attendance at some Bobcats athletics event.
Football prepares for first game
Sep. 2, 2004Phil Earley knows offense. He also knows how to entertain the fans.
Plains woman charged with assault after bar fight
Aug. 25, 2004An 18-year-old woman was charged with felonious assault Friday after allegedly stabbing a bartender at an Uptown bar.
T-shirt chain opens doors Uptown
Aug. 25, 2004UniversiTees, a new shop selling Ohio University apparel, opened Uptown Monday at 30 N. Court St., the former site of Zachary's.
Music festival takes stage around Athens
Aug. 25, 2004In its first year, the Athens Community Music Festival consisted of one concert on the roof of the city parking garage. This Saturday, over 35 bands will play at the seven different venues around Athens, although the parking garage will not be one of them.
OU embraces academic rank
Aug. 25, 2004Ohio University is ranked 18th for students who almost never study, but the 46th for top academic programs in the country.
FBI investigation targets peer file sharing network
Aug. 25, 2004WASHINGTON - The FBI seized computers, software and equipment as part of an investigation into illegal sharing of copyrighted movies, music and games over an Internet peer-to-peer network, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Wednesday.
2004 the defining season for football coach
Aug. 25, 2004As a sports journalist you often have to separate your personal feelings from the facts presented to you. Now I'm not just talking about staying non-partisan through the crush I had on the entire women's volleyball team when I covered them last year. No, I'm talking about relationships that you build with people here at Ohio. One of those relationships is the one I've had with football coach Brian Knorr.
Football team tests plays in scrimmage
Aug. 25, 2004With only two weeks remaining before the season opener against Virginia Military Institute, the Ohio football team held its first scrimmage under the lights Saturday. During the 90-minute session, the Bobcats ran about 80 plays and focused on aspects of a normal regulation game.
