In the past century, students at Ohio University have seen wars, flooding and riots. But they also have pledged in fraternities and sororities, competed in athletic competitions and attended some of the largest parties in this part of the country.
The '90s - the decade that brought Ohio University students Nirvana, Operation Desert Storm and the Internet. Although it may not seem very long ago, OU has changed a lot in the last 10 years.
At yesterday's Athens County Commissioners meeting, the commissioners approved the Athens Fire Department to purchase a new computer server that runs the Inner Badge Program.
The 1950s were a time when fraternity brothers serenaded their girlfriends, students enjoyed Cokes or coffee at Quick's drug store Uptown, and commencement took place beneath the elms on College Green.
While the nation turned its eyes to the tragedy at Kent State University in 1970, tensions were also elevated in Athens. Ohio University began the decade of the 1970s still torn over the Vietnam War.
This news about this week's blockbuster trade shocked me. I couldn't believe that Notre Dame and Oklahoma agreed to it.
Welcome to the 21st century at Ohio University - where technology connects professors with students, where weekends start Thursday night and continue through Sunday and where a student body of 20,000 finds the strength to support each other in times of national crisis. At OU, the dawning of yet another decade brought a new provost, computers in every residence hall room, an updated movie theater and a multitude of other revolutionary changes.
Ohio outfielder Phil Sabatini recently became the first Ohio student-athlete to achieve ultimate elite athlete status in the three-year old program started by Ohio Director of Strength and Conditioning Sonny Sano and assistant Chad Shultz to evaluate Bobcat student-athletes.
The 1930s were plagued with the effects of the Great Depression along with the ever-growing threat of a second world war looming overseas.
Local educators gathered on the Athens County Courthouse steps yesterday to collect pennies and to protest the efforts of Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell to repeal Ohio's one-cent sales tax.
With the Miami RedHawks playing their third game in five days, it would seem the stage is set for Ohio to claim their first conference road win of the season.
After Monday's 69-54 victory against Akron, the Ohio women's basketball team's postgame celebration ended before it began.
As I sit here writing this, it is only 17 days until my 21st birthday. I just got an e-mail from a high school friend of mine. He turned 21 on the 15th of this month. He wrote something that caught my eye. He said that while he enjoyed his birthday week, he was still depressed. I immediately knew what he meant. I call it the getting-too-damn-old blues.
In a restaurant in China, two customers choose their dinner from cages full of cats and dogs. A fluffy white cat is whisked away to the kitchen, where the cook scalds, skins and drowns it.
Administrators from all four schools within the Federal Hocking Local School District discussed Local Report Card results and how their respective schools are working to improve the scores at last night's board meeting.
In a secluded schoolyard deep within the heart of the Appalachian countryside, Amish schoolchildren have grown accustomed to running for cover at the sight of approaching tourists. Characterizing the view of the majority of the Amish community, the children desire nothing more from the outside world than to be left alone.
TAMPA, Fla. - President Bush, brushing aside concerns about the unprecedented budget deficit, renewed his demand that Congress extend his tax cuts and charged yesterday that Democrats would hike taxes.
Athens City Commission on Disabilities and street luge were among the topics discussed at the Athens City Council meeting last night.
Only a few years ago, the topic of cloning seemed to be a dream of science fiction fans. But in the past few years cloning has gone from the rough pages of fiction to the journals of fact. Two Korean scientists announced Thursday they had successfully cloned a human embryo. The embryos matured into blastocysts, from which stem cells could be extracted. In layman's terms, the potential for cloning is now reality, and the technology could be used for medical purposes. Despite cries for definitive legislation, it would be premature for the government to step in during the infancy of such remarkable technological strides.
Whether you want to admit to it or not, you have guilty entertainment pleasures. You watch movies that you mock other people for watching and you hum lame top-20 songs you hear on the radio. Sometimes we even grow an affinity for things we know are awful because they are blissfully bad and we can laugh and laugh while enjoying them.
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