There are a few days in someone's career that stand out, said Ohio University incoming President Roderick McDavis. Yesterday was one of those days for McDavis, who was officially elected as the 20th president of OU by the Board of Trustees and for current President Robert Glidden, who is preparing to leave June 30.
Someone close to me once described college as the most selfish stage of our lives thus far. The more I thought about it, the more I noticed it.
Ohio coach Geoff Carlston carries a black notebook around with him everywhere.
Sunday marks the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Don't just let the day pass as any ordinary day. Do something to show your appreciation to the World War II generation, our grandparents' generation, our greatest generation, for all of the personal sacrifice and devotion they gave us and our nation.
As students pack up and move out for the summer, the city of Athens goes into overdrive trying to control the trash problem.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson will be speaking at a rally on College Green Tuesday at noon to promote the Rainbow/ PUSH Coalitions new Reinvest in America: Put America Back to Work! campaign. The stop is part of his bus tour through Appalachian Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania June 6-9.
The Nelsonville Public Library, in conjunction with the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville, will be offering a free lunch service at area libraries to help low-income families in need of assistance.
In the arid terrain of the Arizona desert, Derek Collins has grown accustomed to the language of the land and the soft wisdom of the ancient cultures radiating from the parched soil.
Well folks, this is it. What you read here is the curtain call to four illustrious years as a sportswriter at this fine newspaper.
Artists at Ohio University and throughout the Athens area now have a new venue to showcase their talents. Lacuna, 197 W. State St., is a newly launched art gallery and music venue.
Although current ticket prices give the idea the featured artist provides the most memories at a concert, it usually is the little idiosyncrasies of the day (or night) that last a lifetime. My concert experiences have been amplified (no pun intended) by these little sensory treasures.
(U-WIRE) -A great lie has permeated the international media -including news agencies here in the United States -and it is a lie that, if left unchecked, threatens to destroy the seeds of democracy America is diligently planting in Iraq. This lie asserts that at the core of the prison abuse scandal in Abu Ghraib lies a structural mandate reaching as high up as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to conduct interrogations through psychological torture, humiliation and sexual perversion. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.
Coach. Recruiter. Husband. Father. These are only a few of the roles that assistant men's basketball coach John Rhodes plays every day. Now, he has added yet another to the list: student.
A team cannot become national champions without depth, and teams cannot acquire depth without freshmen who not only fit into a team's system but are also effective in it as well.
Zach Blasing gets ready for the Queen Challenge yesterday in the bathroom on the 2nd floor of Baker University Center. The Queen Challenge is a drag show that benefits the Athens AIDS Task Force. Blasing was one of many performers to participate in the show and danced to a song by Britney Spears. Blasing performed in the show to support a good cause and to raise money for the Task Force.
With artists ranging from Kenny Chesney to Madonna touring this summer, concert tickets will go for $30 to $300 a pop. But concert ticket sales are not the only ways bands make their money.
Almost two years after being passed by Athens City Council, the Wellhead Protection Plan is still in the planning stages.
It should be obvious by now I'm not voting for Bush in November. But it may come as a surprise that I'm not voting for Kerry either.
An increase in male enrollment for Ohio University's 2004-2005 academic year is the major reason behind Tuesday's decision by the Housing Department to change Bush Hall and Jefferson Hall from all-female to co-ed housing.
In response to the ongoing discussion about the location of the proposed senior center project, I am strongly opposed to the development of the land in question in the senior center discussion. My reasoning is as follows:
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