WASHINGTON - The hair, saliva and sweat of federal workers could be tested for drug use under a government policy proposed yesterday that could set screening standards for millions of private employers.
MANILA, Philippines - Religious edicts from al-Qaida leaders and anger because of the U.S. occupation of Iraq are more likely behind a rash of bombings around the world than direct orders from Osama bin Laden's organization, government officials and terrorism experts say.
Union Street Café, 102 W. Union St., is the only restaurant in town where a patron can walk in, sit down and get a meal, day or night. It is the nights that keep employee Mimi Bruce working from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. four times a week.
When Ohio University sophomore Kurt Hickman registered to be an Ohio National Guardsman, he signed up to be all that he could be and accepted every responsibility that came with it. Feb. 25, Hickman was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army while in Kuwait. His deportation, however, was not a result of failing to serve the United States in battle. The repercussions came instead as a consequence after Hickman refused to be vaccinated against biological weapons such as anthrax. The guardsman was in direct discordance with the Defense Department's regulation requiring troops in high-risk areas to be vaccinated. Hickman's Army rank was lowered from specialist to private, and it is likely that he'll receive similar punishment from the National Guard. Perhaps the most detrimental effect, though, will be the loss of tuition money that Hickman eventually will have to repay. His lawyer, Kenneth Levine, has spoken for Hickman, saying he always wanted to serve his country. Everyone enters the military hoping to help, but hoping and actually helping can hardly be considered the same. In the end, failing to fulfill a contract with the U.S. military does little to assist a nation at war.
A law signed by President George W. Bush yesterday has abortion activists up in arms, calling it another attempt to undermine a woman's right to choose.
(U-WIRE) - Former White House counterterrorism czar Richard Dick Clarke's name should be added to the list of individuals who create controversy for free publicity and the sole purpose of selling their books.
Zelma Badu-Younge, assistant professor of dance, not only teaches her students the movements of African dance - but she also shares African culture, something she hopes to extend beyond Ohio University with a performance this weekend.
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Ten years ago this month, Robert Glidden accepted the position of Ohio University's 19th President. Within weeks of acquiring the job, he outlined a series of goals he wanted to accomplish during his tenure.
The Ohio softball team went 1-2 at Kent State this weekend, with the three-game series marking the beginning of play in the Mid American Conference.
The Ohio women's golf team ended its Spring Break trip with a fourth-place finish in the 23-team William & Mary Invitational this weekend in Williamsburg,Va.
An 18-year-old Athens High School student pleaded not guilty to charges related to a January car crash that killed two teenagers.
After more than two months of indoor competition, the Ohio men's and women's track and field teams began the outdoor schedule Saturday at the Navy Spring Quadrangular, finishing third of four teams and second of six, respectively.
OXFORD - When three pieces of the heart of your lineup are out with injury or illness, it's tough to beat anybody, much less the preseason pick to win the league.
The Ohio baseball program has seen 21 U.S. Presidents, a pair of World Wars and the sinking of the Titanic. Since beginning humbly in 1892, the Bobcats have taken 15 league crowns and enjoyed 77 winning seasons, posting 1,662 victories.
The Ohio women's lacrosse team ended its spring break road trip in California in almost a record-breaking fashion.
Two Ohio University students and one Athens resident were arrested early yesterday morning on drug-related charges after police found one pound of psilocybin mushrooms, a quarter pound of marijuana, more than $3,000 in cash and two firearms.
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