HARRISON - Animal rights groups say bloody cockfight battles, illegal in all but two states, are the only reason game fowl are raised. They are urging the federal government to revoke the tax-exempt status of the Ohio-based United Gamefowl Breeders Association.
SYDNEY, Australia - A practical male contraceptive could be a step closer after researchers said yesterday that trials prevented pregnancies among 55 couples using it for 12 months.
The annual Ohio University Sibs' Weekend concert, a decade-long tradition, will not be held this year due to scheduling confusion between the administration and the Black Student Cultural Programming Board (BSCPB).
By the end of the academic year, Ohio University's new student-run record label hopes to sign an artist and release its first CD. For now, its founders are focused on the toughest obstacles between now and then: finding and funding.
While I was at the library Monday, I ran into two casual friends. After talking with both of them separately, I realized I had committed two cardinal sins of conversation. My behavior was unacceptable - and I discovered I do the same thing to my friends a lot.
Unlocked cars and cars with open windows in Ohio University parking lots are prey for anyone looking to grab a parking permit off rearview mirrors.
Editor's Note: This is the second in a four-part series examining the present and future states of the Bowl Championship Series.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents killed three U.S. soldiers with roadside bombs, the military reported yesterday, and former Iraqi intelligence officers demanding jobs hurled stones and charged American forces guarding occupation headquarters in the capital.
LOS ANGELES - The extraordinary spectacle of California's recall election drew to a close yesterday, as voters turned out in substantial numbers to decide whether to depose Gov. Gray Davis, and perhaps replace him with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hollywood action hero and novice politician.
SAVANNAH, Ga. - An armed man who said he was disturbed about the world's religions used lighter fluid to set fire to the pulpit and bishop's chair in a historic Roman Catholic cathedral yesterday, then surrendered after a brief standoff with police, authorities said.
Doomsday prophets are always warning us that we won't know it's happening until it's actually right on top of us. In Athens, we forget about those scraggly minutemen who guard the street corners of large cities with signs that say, The apocalypse is nigh. I bet you could spot a fair number of those guys this week along West Addison Street in Chicago, and just as many along Yawkey Way in Boston.
WASHINGTON - President Bush questioned yesterday whether investigators would be able to determine who leaked the identity of an undercover CIA officer but said his staff was cooperating. I want to know the truth
Athens Video Works' dating show, Hookup, promises a free meal, engaging company and the possibility of a relationship for those brave enough to bare their romantic endeavors on television.
COLUMBUS - Ohio could suspend new enrollments in its prepaid college tuition program, beset by soaring tuition costs and declining investment returns.
With the first stage of California's gubernatorial fracas over today, people around the United States are asking themselves, Could it happen here?
NEW YORK - A pet tiger rescued from a Manhattan apartment after biting its owner will have a new home at an Ohio sanctuary with plenty of grass, trees and birds.
Ohio volleyball player Laura Hageman might as well start printing business cards with the title Mid-American Conference East Player of the Week.
On Oct. 1, Mary Scott reported that $600 had been stolen from her purse. The purse had been on a table in her apartment over a three-day period, during which the money was stolen. Scott gave the police a list of people who had access to her apartment during that time, according to an Athens Police Department report.
A former Ohio University administrator pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of attempted tampering with records, a fourth degree felony.
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