Softball drops three at Akron
May 3, 2004A week ago the Ohio softball team was coming off a sweep of Miami and riding high. The Bobcats had taken over second place with their eyes on winning the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.
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Recent setback does not spoil a season of success
May 3, 2004There has been a lot of complaining this year about the Ohio Athletics Department. Fans have been voicing their displeasure about the football and basketball teams for their performances the last few years.
Improved defense fuels Bobcats' revival
May 3, 2004With 40 games behind it, the Ohio softball team has made a major comeback in the second half of its season.
Right get week to unite in viewpoint
May 2, 2004Although Ohio University biology professor Ivan Smith is a self-proclaimed liberal, he said he knows there is an overall lack of conservative professors in classrooms.
Rax to be replaced by Sonic
May 2, 2004A Stimson Avenue restaurant closed last night to begin several weeks of renovations.
Women explore traditions of Muslim culture
May 2, 2004Anwar Ebrahim, an Arabic teacher from Kuwait, counted 14 different nationalities from several continents before she lost track in the buzzing room of women, some in traditional attire of vibrant colors. They all shared one common thread: Islam.
Police get all wet earning money for needy children
May 2, 2004Richland firefighter Lee Bolen, right, hits the target Friday to dunk Ohio University Police Officer Don Combs. OU police set up the Dunk-a-Cop booth on the Howard Hall site to raise money for their Bicycles for Youth program, which buys or fixes old bikes for needy children.
A little discord would be nice for a change
May 2, 2004While I was walking Uptown this weekend I couldn't help but notice the camaraderie seeping from Ohio University students and their moms.
Baseball notches first home sweep
May 2, 2004Heading into last weekend's series against Western Michigan, the Bobcats were looking to regain some of the footing that had been slipping from beneath them all season.
Secrecy, delays and your money
May 2, 2004In the next week or two, students at semester schools across the country will finish up exams and head out to enjoy summer vacation. Here at Ohio University, students and faculty members must toil for another five weeks before the end of Spring Quarter. Some might think this unfortunate, but one group is lucky to have that extra time: the Presidential Search and Screening Committee. Although the committee said in November its goal was to name a new president in April, the month of May has arrived without any candidates setting foot on campus -even for interviews, which are all taking place in Columbus.
Army: Abuse was not systemic
May 2, 2004WASHINGTON -A high-level Army investigation of prisoner interrogation techniques in Iraq has found no evidence that abuse by U.S. military police or intelligence officers is widespread, officials said yesterday.
Ling globalizes view
May 2, 2004Journalist Lisa Ling spoke on her experiences in communications, which began at the age of fourteen, to a crowd filled with many moms and students at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium Friday night.
Investigation results in chain of drug arrests
May 2, 2004Two Athens County residents were indicted Friday on charges of drug trafficking and possession of marijuana after eight people were arrested Thursday at the Smiling Skull Saloon, 110 West Union St., and the Lakeview Tavern, 3742 Enlow Road.
Speaker to tell truth of ethics
May 2, 2004Jon Dorbolo of Oregon State University began studying philosophy at age 13 when he got ahold of Plato. He has not stopped since, and this week, he will visit Ohio University as a visiting lecturer.
Truth not always as fun as fiction
May 2, 2004For about nine years, starting in 1993, The X-Files was a popular TV series on the Fox network. Fans of the show know that FBI agent Fox Mulder was obsessed with uncovering what he believed was a cover-up regarding the truth about UFOs. The overarching premise of The X-Files was that the United States government was operating under a cloud of secrecy, with shady figures concocting vast conspiracies to keep all of us in the dark about what was really happening in the world.
Lacrosse rides momentum
Apr. 29, 2004The Ohio lacrosse team has proven it can beat nationally ranked teams, but now it faces the challenge of proving to itself that it can win on the road.
Bobcats ride pitching into weekend games
Apr. 29, 2004Had the Ohio softball team's pitching never come around, its upcoming seven-game road stretch might have been the final nail in the coffin.
Franklin Valley offers friendly, country atmosphere
Apr. 29, 2004JACKSON -- Beautiful, tree-lined fairways and rolling hills give Franklin Valley Golf Course its degree of difficulty. But it is the people who give the Jackson course its personality.
