MULTIMEDIA
Ohio begins anew in conference tourney
Nov. 3, 2003The Ohio soccer team begins the Mid-American Conference Tournament today against Kent State, just three weeks after the preseason MAC favorite's season seemed to be slipping away.
Arafat agrees to negotiate Palestinian peace talks with Israel
Nov. 2, 2003JERUSALEM - Following an Israeli offer, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said yesterday he is ready for peace talks, while about 6,000 Palestinians returned to jobs in Israel for the first time in a month.
Local levies announced
Nov. 2, 2003York township - excluding the city of Nelsonville - is looking to renew a five-year, 1-mill fire protection levy. The auditor's office estimates $12,299.02 per year would be generated if passed. The money will be used for providing and maintaining equipment for fire protection.
Holiday spent with the 'rents
Nov. 2, 2003Yet another Halloween has come and gone and more than 24 hours later, I'm still in that post-Halloween funk.
Ultimate frisbee tournament boasts sportsmanship, costumes
Nov. 2, 2003The West State Intramural Fields were but a background to some ultimate sportsmanship, fun and Frisbee action on Saturday.
Largest state insurance fraud ends in prison sentence
Nov. 2, 2003TOLEDO, Ohio - A businessman convicted of running the largest insurance fraud in state history has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
U.S. helicopter shot down in Iraq; 15 U.S. soldiers killed
Nov. 2, 2003FALLUJAH, Iraq - Insurgents shot down a Chinook helicopter with dozens of American troops on board yesterday, killing 15 and wounding 21 in the deadliest strike against U.S. forces since the war began - a sign of the increasing sophistication of Iraq's elusive anti-U.S. fighters.
Soccer ends regular season with 4-0 win
Nov. 2, 2003The Ohio soccer team recorded its fifth four-goal game of the year Friday.
Conference held to alleviate tension near Iraq
Nov. 2, 2003DAMASCUS, Syria - Iraq's neighbors opened a conference Saturday on the impact of the U.S.-led war that ousted Saddam Hussein, but Baghdad's interim government - insulted by a last-minute invitation - snubbed the talks and vowed to reject any decisions made there.
Field hockey splits weekend
Nov. 2, 2003OXFORD - It might have been a dreary November afternoon in Oxford. For the Ohio field hockey team, however, it was sunny skies and perfect temperatures.
Ohio cross country plagued by futility at MAC Championships
Nov. 2, 2003The Ohio cross country teams' performances at the Mid-American Conference Championships could be summed up in one word: disappointment.
Early Saturday morning fires under scrutiny
Nov. 2, 2003Ohio University Police Department officers responded to a series of trashcan and dumpster fires Oct. 31, all of which occurred just minutes apart.
Expected pleas would end Green River Killer mystery
Nov. 2, 2003SEATTLE - This week, a slight man with thick glasses - a man who has been married three times and is the father of one child - is to stand before a judge who will ask him at least 48 times how he pleads to separate charges of murder.
Swimming makes waves
Nov. 2, 2003The Ohio men's and women's swimming and diving teams opened their regular seasons with meets against Eastern Michigan and Toledo.
Eleven monks to tour Athens, share religion
Nov. 2, 2003Buddhist Tibetan monks stop in Athens this week as part of their North American tour and will share with the city traditional art, cooking and dance.
Bobcats lose exhibition game
Nov. 2, 2003The Ohio women's basketball team failed to overcome 21 turnovers and poor shooting in its first exhibition game Saturday against Athletes in Action as the Bobcats lost 82-63.
Cleveland teachers' union head opposes state tests
Nov. 2, 2003CLEVELAND - A new state exam designed to measure reading, math and writing skills of the youngest schoolchildren wastes classroom time, the leader of a teachers' union said.
