NEWS BLOGS
Alaskan Governor and Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's email account hacked
By By Wikinews | Dec. 12, 2009A hacker who has claimed to be loosely associated with internet group Anonymous managed to hack into the email account of Alaskan Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin in the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 16.
Website of Bill O'Reilly, FOX News commentator, hacked in retribution for Sarah Palin comments
By By Wikinews | Dec. 12, 2009According to document-leaking website Wikileaks.org hackers bypassed security at BillOreilly.com, the official website of Fox News Channel commentator Bill O'Reilly, exposing personal information of the site's users in a document posted on the Internet.
Record number of viewers watched McCain's acceptance speech
By By Wikinews | Dec. 12, 2009According to numbers released Friday by the Nielsen Media Research company, a record 38.9 million Americans watched John McCain accept the nomination for President of the United States from the Republican Party on Thursday at the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Semi crash closes road near I-80
By By Rick Rector of the Quad-City Times | Nov. 19, 2009A crash between a semi-tractor and a van on Interstate 80 early today in Scott County closed a nearby rural road.
China offers Africa financial aid including $10 billion in loans
By By Wikinews | Nov. 9, 2009China has offered Africa concessional loans worth US$10 (€6.5) billion as part of a host of new measures aimed at improving the economy of African nations. The announcement was made at the opening of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Leaders of nearly 50 African countries are attending the two-day conference.
Floodwaters swamp Cedar Rapids, Iowa
By By Wikinews | Nov. 2, 2009In the United States, the Cedar River continues to break records today as it floods Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The river is approaching its expected crest of over 30 feet, over 18 feet over flood stage and more than ten feet over the previous record high.
OU students stump for health care reform
Sep. 26, 2009As the country heatedly debates comprehensive health care reform, some Ohio University students hope to gain support for the Obama administration via Organizing for America ––a new branch of the College Democrats.
Deans looking into midyear cuts
Sep. 24, 2009Ohio University is beginning to explore options for midyear cuts, though administrators stress there is no need for them currently and they may never happen.
Baker hosts Business Fair
Sep. 24, 2009The third annual Athens Business Fair kicks off this Saturday.
Post reporter attends Obama townhall
Aug. 11, 2009President Obama answered questions about his health care plan at an open forum outside Cleveland today.
Kansas is deadly battleground in abortion debate
By DAVID CRARY and JOHN HANNA Associated Press Writers | June 3, 2009In a nation divided by abortion, Kansas has become perhaps the fiercest battleground _ with mass protests, prosecutions, lawsuits and now a killing keeping the issue almost constantly in the public eye.
Universities Don't Want Your Ashes
May 29, 2009For some people, college is the best time of their life — so much so that some alumni want to stay there forever and request to have their ashes sprinkled at their alma mater.
Bromley hall flooding
Apr. 30, 2009Bromley Hall experienced a fire drill around 3 a.m. on Friday. The cause has been traced by campus security to the seventh floor, where a sprinkler head was found broken. This caused flooding down to the first floor, mostly affecting rooms located beneath the sprinkler’s path.
