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.
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.
Richard Harrison, Ohio University's assistant dean for student affairs development, was arrested Saturday and charged with disorderly conduct and possession of cocaine.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Representatives from the development companies proposing the Campus Edge apartment complex reassured concerned south-side Athens residents during a public hearing last night.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Walking down Morton Hill last Friday afternoon, I had my existence as a sports fan halted at the goal line by a potent middle linebacker.
Solutions by The State News