MULTIMEDIA

Let's Go to the Bar!

Sep. 22, 2003

Sorry guys. Look, I know you are my roommates, but something has to be done about these parties. I don't want to be uptight, but honestly, I find the whole focus of this gathering very sophomoric. Everyone is standing around like cattle, forcing alcohol down their throats, and waiting 15 minutes for the keg. People are spilling beer on the couch, some dude is puking in our backyard and your little brother just showed up with his entire freshman floor. I am an adult now, and it is time I spoke up. We should definitely move this party to the bar.

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Terror mastermind's interrogations put U.S. officials inside al-Qaida

Sep. 22, 2003

WASHINGTON - The interrogations of Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed portray an al-Qaida terror network that is fluid in its planning, willing to go slowly to achieve spectacular results and determined to carry out plots even when initially thwarted.

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Nelsonville to get free Internet for city offices

Sep. 22, 2003

The city of Nelsonville reached an agreement Sept. 18 with Nelsonville TV Cable, Inc. that will provide free Internet and cable access for any city building in Nelsonville, at the request of City Manager Fred Holmes.

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OU administrator arrested, charged with drug possession

Sep. 22, 2003

Richard Harrison, Ohio University's assistant dean for student affairs development, was arrested Saturday and charged with disorderly conduct and possession of cocaine.

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Fulfillment Can Still Be Found in the Journey

Sep. 22, 2003

Pressure mounting, deadlines looming, expectations breathing down your neck - these are the general reasons that spew from the mouths of today's young scholars when asked about the motivation to cheat on an assignment. Growing up in a capitalist economy in the United States, students may not realize that we are driven by the alluring power of money. Superstar athletes wielding multi-million dollar contracts through free agency, and the down, up and down again nature of Wall Street stocks and bonds are two examples of this nation's financial state of mind; which is to get the biggest piece of the pie now before it all disappears. In a 1996 Newsweek article entitled, Making the Grade, professor Kurt Wiesenfeld artfully summarized the dwindling significance of today's college degree. "Though intrinsically worthless, grades, if properly manipulated, can be traded for what has value: a degree, which means a job, which means money. The one thing college actually offers - a chance to learn - is considered irrelevant, even less than worthless, because of the long hours and hard work required." Exemplifying the capitalist mindset, Wiesenfeld suggests that a college degree is only a ticket to be punched for admittance to the "Wonderful Ride of Profit." A hunger for personal enlightenment, and a joy in attaining new perspectives on the world around us seems to be something we students have lost in today's million-dollar-a-minute society.

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OU men -

Sep. 22, 2003

The Fab Five from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" would loose their jobs if the show were based in Athens. If you've never seen the show on Bravo, it's about five homosexual men who, in a super-hero like manner, equipped with cell phones and good taste, rescue men from committing clothing, culture and culinary crimes. Well, the guys here in Athens very rarely break fashion laws. They are all so ... pretty. I'm amazed when I go to parties and see these guys with silky collared shirts, nicely pressed khaki pants and shoes my father would wear to a business meeting. Their "accessories" even match their clothes. Their gelled hair gleams with the same glossy-ness it would if it hadn't been washed in three weeks; but, the thing is, they actually tried to make it look that way.

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After daring rescue, ailing South Pole worker headed to United States

Sep. 22, 2003

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile - After his daring rescue from the South Pole, an ailing U.S. research worker left yesterday on a flight to the United States for medical treatment, according to an official with a Chilean air ambulance service.

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Iraq money would hire firefighters, build children's hospital, create ZIP codes

Sep. 22, 2003

WASHINGTON - The administration wants $100 million for an Iraqi witness protection program, $290 million to hire, train and house thousands of firefighters and $9 million to modernize the postal service, including establishment of ZIP codes.

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Car bomb explodes near U.N. compound in Baghdad, at least two killed, 19 wounded

Sep. 22, 2003

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber, his body wrapped in explosives and his car filled with 50 pounds of TNT, struck a police checkpoint outside U.N. headquarters in Baghdad yesterday, killing an Iraqi policeman who stopped him and wounding 19 people.

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Incident Reports

Sep. 22, 2003

On Sept. 21, Jason White reported the right rear door of his car had been scratched between 12:15 a.m. and 1:20 a.m. His car was parked on North Court Street near the Cat's Eye. White said he and his friends had seen two white men running from the area after the damage occurred, according to an Athens Police Department report.

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Exhibit Explores Current Appalachian Culture

Sep. 22, 2003

What is current Appalachian culture and who are the people of the Appalachian region are questions an exhibit at the Kennedy Museum of Art, located in Lin Hall at the Ridges, is asking its visitors.

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Newcomer Clark tied with President Bush in national poll

Sep. 22, 2003

WASHINGTON - Democrat Wesley Clark, in the presidential race for less than a week, is tied with President Bush in a head-to-head match-up, according to a poll that shows several Democratic candidates strongly challenging the Republican incumbent.

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Reinforcement, integration important to drug/alcohol deterrence

Sep. 22, 2003

Last week the Columbus Board of Education decided to pull Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) programs out of its schools, replacing them with a government-endorsed program called Youth Matters, which will be taught to all fifth graders, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

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Athens girl benefits from program focused on love and dedication

Sep. 22, 2003

Most parents would love for their children to pick up after themselves and keep their toys in order. But for Maria and Ricardo Machado, seeing their daughter Maria amid disorganization is a joyous sight.

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Developers respond to public, council's concerns

Sep. 22, 2003

Representatives from the development companies proposing the Campus Edge apartment complex reassured concerned south-side Athens residents during a public hearing last night.

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Authorities: Immigrant smuggling ring uncovered in Amish community

Sep. 22, 2003

CLEVELAND - A smuggling ring operated for several months in Ohio's largest Amish community, transporting hundreds of illegal immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala, investigators said.

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Co-founder of VisCom school is named director

Sep. 22, 2003

Kathy Krendl, dean of Ohio University's College of Communication, named professor Terry Eiler the new director of the School of Visual Communication Sept. 1.

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Rush begins this week

Sep. 22, 2003

Fall fraternity recruitment begins Sept. 23, with all 16 of the Ohio University Interfraternity Council fraternity chapters gathering in the Baker University Center Ballroom to meet potential members.

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New York's Library Hotel denies infringing rights of owner of Dewey Decimal system

Sep. 22, 2003

DUBLIN, Ohio - A library-themed luxury hotel in Manhattan said yesterday that it has not infringed on the rights of the nonprofit library cooperative that owns the Dewey Decimal system.

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Ohio hurdles conference cuts

Sep. 16, 2003

With the recent cutting of men's track and field programs by several Mid-American Conference schools, mixed emotions have been displayed by the conference's coaches and athletic directors.