Despite the fact that Ann McCormick, founder of The Learning Company, a children's educational software company, does not like cold weather, single-digit temperatures failed to keep her out of Athens this month. For six days over a two-week period, she hosted an intensive seminar with approximately 20 students -TCOM 441.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's decision to detain and question some of its leading nuclear scientists came after it dispatched top-secret investigative teams to Iran and Libya to check allegations that greed led the men to cash in on nuclear know-how, a senior Pakistani official said.
When Ohio University administrators met with representatives of A.T. Kearny Education Practice last week to discuss the search for a new university president, they allotted no time for students to take part. There were just too many meetings taking place to schedule additional time for students, said Board of Trustees secretary Alan Geiger. It's OK, though - students eventually will be able to present their views, Student Affairs Vice President Mike Sostarich said, at an as-yet unscheduled forum when candidates have been selected. But in a task as important as selecting the next president of the university, students should not take this rhetorical pat on the head and sit on their hands.
COLUMBUS - After seven years of debate, lawmakers moved closer yesterday to passing a law that would bar Ohio from recognizing same-sex marriages and keep some state employees from getting benefits for their domestic partners.
The long weekend is over and the dust on Court Street has settled, but no one should forget the surge of violence that took place when thousands of Ohio University dads came to town. Police arrested 52 people Saturday night, dealt with gunshots, a stabbing and a student death. Before we return to the routine of life in Athens, we all must ask why.
WASHINGTON - President Bush, wrapping the themes of his re-election campaign in his State of the Union address, asserted Tuesday night that America is strengthening its economy and successfully combatting terrorism.
While there is much confusion and clamor concerning the role of students in deciding the next Ohio University president, the Presidential Position Description identifies the student-centered philosophy inherent in the University's mission is evident by the numerous ways in which students contribute to the campus community. Additionally
Last year, 26 Ohio University students prepared to pack their bags for 27 months of building libraries in Bolivia, developing business programs in Botswana or teaching English in Beijing.
Everyone knows that during sex, there are certain rules. You don't scream someone else's name. You keep your eyes on your partner, not the TV. And you don't cross certain boundaries without the express written consent of the other participant.
STEUBENVILLE - A woman met her five siblings for the first time after placing a newspaper classified ad with her mother's maiden name, and she still hopes to find her twin brother.
The inaugural season for the Ohio women's club basketball team is off to a winning start. The team has used hot shooting from behind the three-point line in order to win its first two games of the season.
The first rule of the weekend for Ohio swimming and diving was not to underestimate Division III Denison and its ability to stage an upset.
For the third straight game, the Ohio women's basketball team mounted an impressive second half comeback, but for the third straight game, the Bobcats' effort fell short in the end.
BEIJING - The World Food Program has been forced to cut off food aid to 2.7 million North Korean women and children during the height of the country's harsh winter because of a lack of foreign donations, an agency spokesman said yesterday.
For the Ohio hockey team, the best way to overcome both a tie and shootout loss to Illinois on Friday was to win the Central States Collegiate Hockey League title on Saturday.
One area in which the women's basketball team has been struggling in all season is on defense.
The Ohio men's and women's track teams pummeled into competition Saturday at the Bowling Green Invitational and Quintangular.
VIENNA, Austria - The United States and the U.N. atomic agency agreed yesterday to work together in examining, cataloging and scrapping Libya's nuclear weapons program, ending weeks of squabbling over who has the authority to do so.
It's official: cold season has arrived, along with its usual entourage of sore throats, distracting hacking and constant runny noses, which always seem to appear on test day. And February is the busiest month for upper-respiratory infections and colds, according to Patty DeBruin, director of nursing at Hudson Health Center.
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