Bobcat tries arena football
June 1, 2004Former Ohio quarterback Fred Ray recently tried out with the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League.
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Bobcats place 3 players on All-MAC teams
June 1, 2004Three Ohio baseball players earned postseason honors by being named to Mid-American Conference teams.
A failure of support
June 1, 2004Controversy rocked both Ohio University and its prestigious visual communications school in April 2003 when former director Larry Nighswander was accused of sexual impropriety by former OU student Rebecca Humes, leading to a civil suit against both Nighswander and the university. After what now appears to be an incomplete internal investigation, OU's abrupt decision to offer an ultimatum --resign or be fired --to the embattled Nighswander is a reversal from the university's defense of the professor and reeks of a public relations move designed to save face before the beginning of the Roderick McDavis era.
Senior class gift to pay committee appeals for funds
June 1, 2004Although some Ohio University seniors have yet to begin paying off tuition loans, the university already is asking them to give a little more.
Sports editors bestow final words of athletic wisdom
June 1, 2004Picture this. It's the year 2005. Ohio University has concluded that its decision to give Ohio Athletics a $500,000 budget increase was ludicrous, and maybe it would be better to just cut athletics all together.
A call to change passive behavior
June 1, 2004I am writing today out of complete disgust having to do with the disturbing and appalling events that I witnessed this past weekend. Having taken part in the Take Back the Night March, I have become more aware of the prevalent threat of sexual harassment, assault and degredation that females face on this campus. Taking into consideration this campus is composed of a diverse population of students whose residency is from a variety of areas, it is still utterly appalling and disappointing to hear and to see events that took place in the past weeks.
Seatmates serve many purposes
June 1, 2004DALLAS --Amid the anarchy so prevalent in his 1996 debut novel, Fight Club
Pet store animal sources contested as shop opens
June 1, 2004The recent proposal by Athens City Council members to implement a spay and neuter plan has sparked discussion about where pet stores get their animals.
Athens County Dog Shelter lacks employees, funds
June 1, 2004The Athens County Dog Shelter is understaffed with overworked employees, and a lack of funding is to blame, county officials say.
Program guides girls
June 1, 2004Teen girls spend time every Tuesday at the Nelsonville Family Info Center staying on track and off drugs and alcohol.
Bobcat frosh will lead runners in fall
June 1, 2004After one collegiate season, Andrea Maas is to the Ohio women's cross country team what airplanes are to travel and the Internet is to communication.
Commissioners ask for flood reparations
June 1, 2004During yesterday's Athens County Commissioners meeting, Emergency Medical Agency Director Jill Harris presented a letter addressed to Dale Shipley, executive director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, asking for financial assistance from the state for flood damage in the Village of Glouster.
Witness says student's killing related to drug deal
June 1, 2004A former Ohio University student who was in the car when OU senior Terris Ross was killed last year now says a botched drug deal might have led to the shooting and can describe a man he thinks was involved.
Credit union offers advising to locals
June 1, 2004Penny-pinching students and Athens residents can learn how to budget their money with a free seminar given by the Ohio University Credit Union tonight.
Ecuadorean protesters criticize beauty pageant
June 1, 2004QUITO, Ecuador --Tired but excited, 80 young women from around the world went through their last practice sessions for the Miss Universe pageant, as political turmoil boiled around them in this small Andean nation.
Williams' ousted from Open
June 1, 2004PARIS - Venus Williams peered through the rain drops at the Day-Glo yellow letters and numbers dotting the black scoreboard.
Former Ohio hurdler competes at regionals
May 31, 2004BATON ROUGE, La. -Former Bobcat Byron Gibson competed in his first NCAA Regional meet as a hurdler/sprinter for the Alabama Crimson Tide this weekend, after transferring from Ohio following his freshman year.
OU speaker sends a loud and clear message
May 31, 2004I just learned that David McCullough will be paid $30,000, plus expenses, to be Ohio University's commencement speaker this year. Wow! He must be really important.
Stem-cell research deserves more consideration
May 31, 2004(U-WIRE) -Criticism of the president's policy on embryonic stem cell research piqued recently. More than 200 members of Congress, including the Senate's only doctor, Republican Majority Leader Sen. Bill Frist, signed a letter in support of increased stem cell research. President George W. Bush merely appeased his right-wing, anti-abortion base by announcing in 2001 that federal funding would be available for stem cell lines discovered prior to August 2001 but not for stem cell lines created after this date.
Professor may give resignation
May 31, 2004Ohio University officials have told Professor Larry Nighswander, who is being sued for sexual harassment by a former student, that he should resign or risk being fired.
