School board approves lesson plans on evolution despite experts' criticisms
Feb. 11, 2004COLUMBUS - Opponents of the state school board's new lesson plans on evolution expect to lobby heavily for changes before a final board vote.
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Visiting author shares story of faith, survival
Feb. 11, 2004A man who survived a harrowing ordeal that inspired a book and a film presented a message of optimism and bravery last night.
OU students combat infestation problems in residence, dining halls
Feb. 11, 2004Besides the cold weather that comes with the winter season, some campus residents receive unpleasant visitors this time of year - rodents and insects.
Screening plan raises concerns
Feb. 11, 2004WASHINGTON - The government has not adequately addressed security and privacy concerns in its plan to use personal information to rank airline passengers as potential security threats, congressional investigators say.
Fed chairman voices optimism
Feb. 11, 2004WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned yesterday that mushrooming federal budget deficits eventually could threaten the national economy, which he said had shown impressive gains.
Interfaith couple balances religious beliefs through learning, understanding
Feb. 11, 2004The product of a successful interfaith marriage between a devout Jew and a faithful Lutheran, Ohio University sophomore Hannah Goldman stood at an intersection in her spiritual life at the age of nine.
Bill may limit academic freedoms, some say
Feb. 11, 2004The International Studies in Higher Education Act is creating a stir among national education advocacy organizations and university faculties because it includes the creation of a controversial International Advisory Board, said Paul Hassen, spokesman for the American Council on Education.
The best in women's hoops to face each other this weekend
Feb. 11, 2004It might not be time for the Mid-American Conference champion to be crowned quite yet, but on Sunday the women's basketball division leaders are in action against each other.
Heroin? Nah, I'll take Outkast
Feb. 11, 2004These days, we're pummeled with sights, sounds and information. Our senses need a rest. Sometimes the clamor becomes too much for us, and we sit in silence. But more often than not, for peace of mind, we turn to tunes.
Cut in oil output expected to affect consumers
Feb. 11, 2004ALGIERS, Algeria - OPEC's unexpected, two-pronged strategy for stabilizing prices - curbing excess production of crude and trimming its members' output quotas by one million barrels a day - could end up costing consumers more to fill up their cars and heat their homes, analysts say.
Track and cross country coach talks about building his teams
Feb. 11, 2004Clay Calkins, head coach of the Ohio men's and women's track and field and cross country programs is half way through his first year on the job. As the team heads into the All-Ohio Championship indoor meet, Calkins sat down with The Post's Joe Rominiecki to discuss his experience so far this year.
Teen soars above audience in circus
Feb. 11, 2004Nicolette Fornasari, 13, rehearses her aerial act before a performance with the Toby-Tyler Circus yesterday, Feb. 11, 2004, in Cleveland.
Casa Nueva revives past eras with film showcase
Feb. 11, 2004Like the underground microcinema of the 1940s and 1950s, Casa Nueva is providing a night packed with back-to-back short films.
Cable giant makes surprise offer to buy Disney
Feb. 11, 2004ORLANDO, Fla. - Cable television giant Comcast Corp. made a surprise bid yesterday to buy The Walt Disney Co. for more than $54 billion, a deal that would take advantage of Disney's growing vulnerability to create the world's biggest media conglomerate.
Time might be near for sports etiquette
Feb. 9, 2004A few weeks ago I arrived at Bird Arena to watch the Ohio hockey team. When I entered, the fellow at the door handed me a flier. This flier, paraphrased, asked the crowd to watch their darn mouths, being as the arena is a nice, university setting.
Ohio women's basketball improving skills on court
Feb. 9, 2004The Ohio women's basketball team was all smiles yesterday at practice and with good reason.
School's fliers unconstitutional
Feb. 8, 2004As much as any other state in the union, Ohio grapples regularly with the proper separation of church and state, one of the most traditionally divisive arguments in the history of the United States. The latest chapter in the fight between the secular and the sectarian will be fought in the federal appeals court in Cincinnati, where judges are considering whether to allow a northwestern Ohio school district to distribute fliers that promote, among other things, local churches. The court should look past the school's claim that it distributes all groups' literature equally, and bar teachers from disseminating religious fliers.
Nelsonville native shows passion for tracing family's roots
Feb. 8, 2004One of Thomas Jefferson's descendants who was born in Nelsonville has dedicated her life to tracing her own family's genealogy as well as other multi-ethnic groups in southeast Ohio.
Black Panthers founder to speak
Feb. 8, 2004Bobby Seale, surviving founder of the Black Panthers, will speak tonight as part of Black History Month programming at Ohio University.
