Ephedra, the popular herbal stimulant used for weight-loss, has been banned recently by the Food and Drug Administration because of the risks involved with using products containing ephedrine, which is a chemical that produces weight-loss and the potential risk of death.
The Ohio University Bobcat is back on duty as of Saturday's Ohio vs. Kent State men's basketball game at The Convo, said Adam Covington, a member of the Senior Class Council.
Last year on March 9, Ohio University senior Terris Ross was shot in a car in the parking lot of University Commons Apartments, 15 S. Schafer St. One year after his death, the murder remains unsolved. Several events have been planned this week to mark the anniversary of Ross' death and to address problems and misunderstandings in Athens and at OU.
Saturday night's ACRN Battle of the Bands was an interesting marriage between venue and performances, filling The Wire with band members, concertgoers and a wandering Snat the Lobster, the student-run Internet radio station's mascot.
The proverbial dust from Super Tuesday has settled. Republicans and Democrats now know their adversaries for November. And all the excitement has got me wondering.
On-paper assumptions are usually wrong in sports - that's why teams compete.
AMES, Iowa - After a pair of losses in mid-November, the Ohio hockey team probably could not imagine it would not lose another game the entire season. But by topping the defending American Collegiate Hockey Association champion Penn State Icers, 5-4, yesterday, the Bobcats (32-7-2) won their first national championship since 1996.
(U-WIRE) - The birth of the United States and democracy in North America remains a crowning achievement in the annals of world history. The Founding Fathers' brilliance and foresight still fascinate scholars.
In a conference tournament marked by highs and lows for the Ohio wrestling team, no one seemed overly pleased with the team performance at the meet.
The Ohio Department of Transportation announced that State Route 7 is now open to northbound and southbound traffic. All traffic has been diverted to the northbound lanes with one lane traveling in each direction.
Two Athens County residents were arraigned Friday in connection with a January car crash that killed two local teenagers.
Editor's note: Soon after Ohio University students return from spring break, the commonly used dietary supplement ephedra will be illegal. As investigations continue into the use of steroids and other performance enhancers in sports such as baseball, the ban on ephedra marks the first time a dietary supplement has been restricted. The Post has taken an in-depth look at ephedra: its effects, the FDA's battle to ban it and why students and athletes use the product. This is the first in a five-day series.
Even though Kent State guard Eric Haut's 3-point attempt in the final seconds would have only tied the game against Ohio, coach Tim O'Shea knew it would have meant the end for his Bobcats.
TOLEDO - Following the Ohio women's basketball team's 68-65 loss in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Saturday night, faces were long, and players and coaches were nearly silent.
Ohioans can't seem to escape the endless saga of the state's new voting machines, which have been among the most contested government programs in recent times. Since Congress set aside some $2 billion in 2002 for all 50 states to upgrade their elections equipment, the process has been fraught with kinks -counties squabbled about which machines to buy, the state waffled on how much it could afford, and the CEO of the company making the voting machines wrote a letter saying he was committed to delivering Ohio's electoral votes to President Bush. As the state official responsible for elections, Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell has been involved in all these sordid chapters of the voting epic. Now, for the first time, he himself is the subject of one. Blackwell intends to use the machines to help his campaign for governor.
Amid pomp and fanfare, students and faculty members turned out in numbers on Saturday night in Ping Center to celebrate Ghana's 47th Independence Day.
The Ohio softball team will continue its season this weekend with a trip to Greenville, N.C. The Bobcats will compete in the East Carolina Pirate Clash.
It may be a sleepy ski resort town, but lately the tempers have been less than cool. The citizens of Killington, Vt., are so upset about the high taxes they pay while receiving little in return that they have decided to secede from the state. Citing the state's history as an independent republic, they have opted to join New Hampshire instead. However, in order to complete the process of secession, both Vermont and New Hampshire's legislatures must approve the change, and the hopes of that happening are dismal at best.
I never thought I would say this, but Buffalo is good at a major college sport.
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