OU administrator arrested, charged with drug possession
Sep. 22, 2003Richard Harrison, Ohio University's assistant dean for student affairs development, was arrested Saturday and charged with disorderly conduct and possession of cocaine.
MULTIMEDIA
Fulfillment Can Still Be Found in the Journey
Sep. 22, 2003Pressure 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.
OU men -
Sep. 22, 2003The 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.
After daring rescue, ailing South Pole worker headed to United States
Sep. 22, 2003PUNTA 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.
Iraq money would hire firefighters, build children's hospital, create ZIP codes
Sep. 22, 2003WASHINGTON - 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.
Car bomb explodes near U.N. compound in Baghdad, at least two killed, 19 wounded
Sep. 22, 2003BAGHDAD, 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.
Incident Reports
Sep. 22, 2003On 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.
Exhibit Explores Current Appalachian Culture
Sep. 22, 2003What 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.
Newcomer Clark tied with President Bush in national poll
Sep. 22, 2003WASHINGTON - 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.
Reinforcement, integration important to drug/alcohol deterrence
Sep. 22, 2003Last 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.
Athens girl benefits from program focused on love and dedication
Sep. 22, 2003Most 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.
Developers respond to public, council's concerns
Sep. 22, 2003Representatives from the development companies proposing the Campus Edge apartment complex reassured concerned south-side Athens residents during a public hearing last night.
Authorities: Immigrant smuggling ring uncovered in Amish community
Sep. 22, 2003CLEVELAND - A smuggling ring operated for several months in Ohio's largest Amish community, transporting hundreds of illegal immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala, investigators said.
Co-founder of VisCom school is named director
Sep. 22, 2003Kathy Krendl, dean of Ohio University's College of Communication, named professor Terry Eiler the new director of the School of Visual Communication Sept. 1.
Rush begins this week
Sep. 22, 2003Fall 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.
New York's Library Hotel denies infringing rights of owner of Dewey Decimal system
Sep. 22, 2003DUBLIN, 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.
Ohio hurdles conference cuts
Sep. 16, 2003With 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.
Coming to grips with small-time athletics
Sep. 16, 2003Walking down Morton Hill last Friday afternoon, I had my existence as a sports fan halted at the goal line by a potent middle linebacker.
Buckeyes spoil Ohio's shot at two in a row
Sep. 16, 2003For the fourth time on its five game road stint, the Ohio field hockey team was sent home without a win, as they were defeated in overtime by Ohio State yesterday 3-2.
After all the cookies crumble
Sep. 15, 2003(U-WIRE) University of Virginia -- My best friend and I were pulled over to the side of the road by a traffic cop, again. Of course it's not the first time this has happened, but this time we sat confounded by the notion that we were getting stopped while cars zoomed passed us on the highway. There was no massive sound system, no smoke billowing out the windows, no trigger that I assume normally tips off a cop to want to pull over black men in a nice ride, not that we ever had one. He assigned the stop to the fact that we were following too closely behind his patrol car, but of course, we couldn't help but get the age-old notion that our skin color had something to do with being pulled to side of the road in rural Virginia.
