Senate wraps up year
June 3, 2003The Ohio University Student Senate will wrap up the year tonight at its final general body meeting after three quarters of grappling with OU's budget problems and in-house organizational changes.
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Awards announced for track and field
June 3, 2003During a recent team banquet, the Ohio men's and women's track and field teams announced their award winners for the 2003 outdoor season.
Israel releases 100 prisoners in advance of Bush summit
June 3, 2003AL KHADER, West Bank Israel freed about 100 Palestinian prisoners yesterday in a goodwill gesture ahead of a Mideast peace summit with President Bush. The oldest, convicted of killing 13 Israelis, was greeted upon his release with clasped hands by Yasser Arafat.
Relaxed rules skirt competetion among media
June 3, 2003The Federal Communications Commission recently relaxed the rules regarding media ownership. The ruling, passed with a 3-2 vote, allows companies to buy additional television stations and own a newspaper and broadcast outlet in the same city.
Got Male
June 3, 2003Every Spring Quarter I turn to page 2 of The Post to find a teary-eyed columnist reminiscing about everything they will miss about Athens. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty I'll miss about this happy college town, but who wants to hear about that?
State to toughen sex offender law
June 3, 2003Ohio legislators are cracking down on sex offenders with a proposal to increase penalties and improve awareness for a safer state.
French Open not place for Americans
June 3, 2003Just when it seemed America was gaining ground on other nations at tennis, things took a turn.
Education, fine arts deans get five-year evaluations
June 3, 2003Deans Raymond Tymas-Jones in the College of Fine Arts and James Heap in the College of Education underwent comprehensive 5-year dean evaluations. Both received above-average approval in external relations, but sub-par ratings for interpersonal communication.
Frosh swimmer impressive, versatile in first year
June 3, 2003While he could have spent his first year concentrating on adjusting to college-level competition, Ohio swimmer Matt Bey was setting personal bests.
Ready to emerge from the shadows, guard prepares for final season
June 3, 2003As he drove baseline during a pick-up game, Ohio guard Jaivon Harris found a teammate for an open jump shot, but the attempt bounced off the rim and out.
Because We Know Better
June 3, 2003Q: I'm graduating this spring. Personally, I don't want to go sit through the ceremony. I don't want to sit through all the boring speeches and stuff. As far as I'm concerned, mailing me the diploma is A-O.K. The problem is my family. They all want to go, and they are upset I don't want to. Should I go to make them happy, or should I skip the ceremony it is my graduation, after all. What do you kids think?
Area arts craft a community
June 3, 2003Editor's note: This is the first in a three part series profiling the Nelsonville Arts Community.
Bush opens his first trip to the Middle East for two peace summits
June 2, 2003SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt President Bush, taking the lead in the frustrating search for Mideast peace, pledged yesterday to work unstintingly for the goal of Israel and a Palestinian state living side by side. He said that "this is going to be a difficult process" but claimed progress already.
OU student to serve as MLK scholar with U.S. Department of Education
June 2, 2003Tiece Ruffin of the Ohio University College of Education has been named a Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar with the U.S. Department of Education.
Diversity starts with an open mind
June 2, 2003Editor's Note: This is the second in a three-part column by Special Assistant to the President Erek Perry outlining Ohio University's diversity initiatives and explaining the historical context of increasing diversity at OU.
Bicentennial park to display artwork by Vietnam wall creator
June 2, 2003Visitors to Ohio University next spring will be greeted by the round atrium of the new lecture hall and a Bicentennial Park stretching 3.5 acres to celebrate 200 years of higher education in Athens.
