COLUMBUS, Ohio -Cardinal Health's latest batch of bad news has sent the stock of the provider of health care services and supplies to its lowest levels since 2000.
Three members of the Athens Fire department view the result of a fire at 32 E. Carpenter St. Tuesday. Athens Fire Department Chief Bob Troxel said the fire did not cause any injuries. Firefighters extinguished the fire in 10 to 15 minutes. Troxel said he thinks the flames started in the living room and were accidental. Damage has been estimated at $50,000 on the structure and $15,000 on contents.
Students from more than 20 universities across the United States are at Ohio University this summer to study African languages in the Summer Cooperative African Languages Institute.
Cardinal Health Inc., overseen by Ohio Board of Trustees Chairman Robert D. Walter, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the company's accounting practices.
Controversial building projects seem to be the flavor of the month, or even of the year, in Athens. The proposed retirement center is taking center stage right now, with both city and campus officials trying to get the project approved amid cries that it is environmentally unsound, unimportant to the city overall and a potential eyesore along the Hocking River and the bike path. But, before the retirement community, there was the Campus Edge project. Originally proposed in August 2003, the scaled-down version of the project would nonetheless constitute a misstep.
Despite several rainy days, construction on the new university student center, which began at the end of March, is on schedule.
After months of speculation, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry announced Tuesday that his one-time rival for the nomination, Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., will join him on the ticket.
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, 55 Hospital Drive, already in the midst of a major $23.5 million expansion that began last year, is embarking on another new project, hospital officials announced Friday.
Hungry Howie's Pizza, a franchise store based in Michigan, took the former Pizza Inn's place at 235 W. Union St. on June 8 to cater to the Athens area.
The severe rain that hit Athens County in May did much damage to the homes and businesses in the Glouster and Trimble areas. For many folks, though, it was not just the week worth of rain that bothered them -it was the weeks and months after the rain they had to spend cleaning up.
Ohio University services such as the Ping Center, Alden Library and Baker University Center continue to be available to the student population during Summer Quarter, albeit with slightly different hours of operation.
Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 -a scathing attack on the Bush administration conducted with Moore's typical flair for the creative -is unquestionably his finest work. Filled with his trademark humor interspersed with moments of gut-wrenching reality, the film satisfies the hype.
The son of a blues legend from another era, John Lee Hooker, Jr., has positioned himself as a bluesman for today. Patrons of the Blue Gator won't be hearing about sharecropping or working on the railroad when Hooker takes the stage Friday night. He has something more current in mind.
Throughout my three years in Athens, I have never missed the Columbus area from which I came. Today, however, I find the idea of returning to my old stomping ground a bit more refreshing.
Now-former Ohio University President Robert Glidden was given much applause and accolades during last week's Board of Trustees events. The music building was even named after the departing president. But, the gift given by the board and Glidden to the university's group of gay and lesbian employees represents a far more important tribute than a building name or a hearty round of applause --it is an important social statement with a great amount of both literal and symbolic meaning.
The good news for Ohio University deans is that they all received generally favorable reviews in their latest round of evaluations. The bad news is that, because none of the evaluations garnered enough responses, they only can be seen as the opinions of some of the professors in their respective departments.
During its June 24 meeting, the Ohio University Board of Trustees announced the approval of equal benefits for same-sex domestic partners, concluding at least four years of discussion on the issue.
Some Athens residents and Ohio University students living off campus might be required to use standard containers for their garbage cans in the future.
More than 3,000 undergraduates turned their tassels and stepped into the real world during Ohio University's 250th commencement ceremony June 12.
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