Beer, sports, food: Genius
Apr. 3, 2003The wheel, the automobile and the light bulb - all great inventions for mankind, but they pale in comparison to the invention of putting sports, beer and piles of fattening spicy food together.
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Bush: A vise is closing on Iraq
Apr. 3, 2003Army forces launched a nighttime attack on Saddam International Airport just outside Baghdad yesterday and fought running battles with Iraqis along the city's southern fringes. -
Celebrate life by living it fully
Apr. 3, 2003When Morgan Dixon died on March 22, I lost a friend to the hysteria of spring break for the second time in four years. While many of you were tanning on the hot sands of a southern beach, I was here, resolved to get drunk, only to discover after three or four drinks that I couldn-
Primary candidates lack opposition
Apr. 3, 2003Many candidates for the primary elections are running uncontested because of Athens-
Regional development topic of Voinovich visit
Apr. 3, 2003Ohio University alumnus U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, will speak from noon until 3:15 p.m. tomorrow at the Ohio University Inn.
Ohio plans to fry competitors at McDonald's Invitational
Apr. 3, 2003The Ohio track and field team will play host to its second meet all season Saturday afternoon in the annual McDonald-
Indian festival celebrates colors
Apr. 3, 2003The coming of spring prepares most Ohio University students for a visit from the Easter bunny and the nearly-naked bodies on College Green. For Indian students here, the spring brings the celebration of the triumph of good over evil in a festival traditionally celebrated by dumping colored water on one another.
Silence of the Sticks:-
Apr. 3, 2003Although the Mid-American Conference softball tournament is more than a month away, Ohio coach Roanna Brazier said this weekend-
War debate continues
Apr. 3, 2003Cries for justice, peace and liberty rang out from the steps of the Athens County Courthouse last night as anti-war and pro-war activists transformed a scheduled protest into a forum for political debate.
Government should grant domestic partner benefits
Apr. 3, 2003The federal government should provide its gay or unmarried employees the same benefits it gives married couples, including health insurance, retirement pay and compensation for on-the-job injuries. It is only fair that couples who cannot be married or do not believe in marriage receive the same advantages as other employees. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, one of nine Democrats running for the presidency in 2004, said yesterday he will re-introduce a domestic benefits bill sponsored by the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, the Wis. Democrat who died last year. Lieberman knows it will be an uphill battle to push the bill through a conservative Congress, and his political courage is admirable.
Electrical fire breaks out at Taco Bell
Apr. 3, 2003A fire broke out yesterday afternoon at the rear of the Taco Bell building, 41 S. Court St., while American Electric Power employees were working on the electricity at the site.
Athens Sports Bar Review 2003
Apr. 3, 2003Click Here to open a .PDF file with an overview of Athens' Sports Bars. To view the file you will need to have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer.
Ohio golf gets dose of golf prestige at Marshall
Apr. 3, 2003The U.S. Open and the British Opens are examples of golf tournaments that gain prestige the longer they are played.
Conference addresses energy issues
Apr. 3, 2003In an appropriately titled and ironically timely conference, U.S. Energy Consumption and the Environment, 10 energy experts in areas of education, industry, activism and history will debate three different themes today in Baker University Center.
Police on alert for time change
Apr. 3, 2003The University Life Commission hosted a student forum last night so that university officials could discuss student rights and responsibilities during time change weekend. In past years, students have poured into Court Street after Uptown bars close an hour early due to the start of daylight-saving time.
UPC relies on volunteer efforts
Apr. 3, 2003Editor's note: This is the fourth in a four-part series examining the function and background of the University Program Council at Ohio University.
