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Secrecy, delays and your money

May 2, 2004

In the next week or two, students at semester schools across the country will finish up exams and head out to enjoy summer vacation. Here at Ohio University, students and faculty members must toil for another five weeks before the end of Spring Quarter. Some might think this unfortunate, but one group is lucky to have that extra time: the Presidential Search and Screening Committee. Although the committee said in November its goal was to name a new president in April, the month of May has arrived without any candidates setting foot on campus -even for interviews, which are all taking place in Columbus.

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Army: Abuse was not systemic

May 2, 2004

WASHINGTON -A high-level Army investigation of prisoner interrogation techniques in Iraq has found no evidence that abuse by U.S. military police or intelligence officers is widespread, officials said yesterday.

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Vandals won't weaken protesters' resolve

May 2, 2004

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Ling globalizes view

May 2, 2004

Journalist Lisa Ling spoke on her experiences in communications, which began at the age of fourteen, to a crowd filled with many moms and students at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium Friday night.

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Investigation results in chain of drug arrests

May 2, 2004

Two Athens County residents were indicted Friday on charges of drug trafficking and possession of marijuana after eight people were arrested Thursday at the Smiling Skull Saloon, 110 West Union St., and the Lakeview Tavern, 3742 Enlow Road.

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Anti-abortion doesn't mean anti-woman

May 2, 2004

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Speaker to tell truth of ethics

May 2, 2004

Jon Dorbolo of Oregon State University began studying philosophy at age 13 when he got ahold of Plato. He has not stopped since, and this week, he will visit Ohio University as a visiting lecturer.

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Truth not always as fun as fiction

May 2, 2004

For about nine years, starting in 1993, The X-Files was a popular TV series on the Fox network. Fans of the show know that FBI agent Fox Mulder was obsessed with uncovering what he believed was a cover-up regarding the truth about UFOs. The overarching premise of The X-Files was that the United States government was operating under a cloud of secrecy, with shady figures concocting vast conspiracies to keep all of us in the dark about what was really happening in the world.

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Lacrosse rides momentum

Apr. 29, 2004

The Ohio lacrosse team has proven it can beat nationally ranked teams, but now it faces the challenge of proving to itself that it can win on the road.

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Bobcats ride pitching into weekend games

Apr. 29, 2004

Had the Ohio softball team's pitching never come around, its upcoming seven-game road stretch might have been the final nail in the coffin.

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Franklin Valley offers friendly, country atmosphere

Apr. 29, 2004

JACKSON -- Beautiful, tree-lined fairways and rolling hills give Franklin Valley Golf Course its degree of difficulty. But it is the people who give the Jackson course its personality.

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Golf takes shot at Penn State

Apr. 29, 2004

Golf teams participating in this weekend's Rutherford Invitational at Penn State's Blue Course might as well tee it up for second place.

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Golf course getaways

Apr. 29, 2004

Ask Ohio golf coach Bob Cooley what the finest golf course he's played at is, and the answer is fairly simple.

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Overhaul of rules tweaks sport

Apr. 29, 2004

Golfers heading to their respective tee times might want to do a bit of reading before starting their round this year.

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Valley View provides history, scenery, beautiful course

Apr. 29, 2004

LANCASTER - Valley View Golf Club might be noted for its scenic views of Fairfield County and its signature 17th hole, but it also is recognized in golf circles as one of the few family-owned and operated courses in Ohio.

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Sushi-lovers 'happy'

Apr. 28, 2004

Thank you for being so patient was a common phrase among the workers of Athens' new sushi bar Happy Kobe, 30 W. Union St., last night.

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Gore gives $6 million left from campaign to Democrats

Apr. 28, 2004

WASHINGTON - Al Gore, drawing from his 2000 campaign accounts, said yesterday he will donate more than $6 million to five Democratic Party groups and help John Kerry fight President Bush's outrageous and misleading re-election bid.

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Lethal gas leads to deaths

Apr. 28, 2004

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A labyrinth of caves left by 1800s sandstone miners along the Mississippi River has long been a forbidden and sometimes deadly thrill for teenagers, who ignore the keep-out signs and thwart the city's best efforts to seal off the passages.

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United States attacks Fallujah

Apr. 28, 2004

FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. warplanes pounded Fallujah with 500-pound laser-guided bombs yesterday, and Marines battled insurgents near a train station and in neighborhoods that had seemed to be quieting. American forces decided to delay potentially dangerous patrols into the besieged city.

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Moms Weekend calls for relaxing

Apr. 28, 2004

It's Moms Weekend at Ohio University, and while most students are reminding their moms not to speed on the way to this highly anticipated theme weekend, I am trying to convince my mom that we could use a little time apart from the hustle and bustle of her life as a matriarch.