OU students, faculty team up for Liberian documentary
Oct. 5, 2003Two students and one professor from Ohio University left for Liberia Thursday to launch the filming of a documentary they plan to create when they return to Athens later this month.
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State considers hiring private company to do human resource work
Oct. 5, 2003COLUMBUS - The state is studying the idea of outsourcing human resource processes to a private company, even though it has already spent $9.1 million to improve the way state employees do the work.
Lower alcohol limit leads to 155 arrests
Oct. 5, 2003TOLEDO - The state's lowered drunken-driving threshold has led to 155 arrests in the first two months after the law took effect, according to the State Highway Patrol.
California governor signs health-care reform law
Oct. 5, 2003SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As the number of women claiming they were groped by Arnold Schwarzenegger grew to 15 yesterday, the actor headed for a campaign march in Sacramento, while Gov. Gray Davis signed a law making California the largest state to require employer-paid health care.
Woman opens fire at church, killing her mother, church's pastor and herself
Oct. 5, 2003ATLANTA - A woman opened fire at an Atlanta church before services started yesterday morning, killing her mother and the minister before committing suicide.
Paul Bunyan Show has something for all
Oct. 5, 2003The crowd erupts as the call is made: Five on blue! The call signifies a bull's eye for the participant on the blue target in the ax throw, one of the many events at the Paul Bunyan Show.
Israel attacks Islamic Jihad base in Syria in retaliation for suicide bombing, army says
Oct. 5, 2003MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights - Israel bombed a target inside Syria that it claimed was an Islamic Jihad training base, striking deep inside its neighbor's territory yesterday for the first time in three decades and widening its pursuit of Palestinian militants.
Former diplomat claims leak puts his wife at risk
Oct. 5, 2003WASHINGTON - The former diplomat whose wife's identity as a CIA officer was disclosed by the Bush administration said yesterday that the leak has put her life in danger, and the government is not protecting her.
Calendar changes face of fundraising
Oct. 5, 2003Raising money for charity has never looked so good.
School of music faculty members join Tokyo String Quartet
Oct. 5, 2003The Tokyo String Quartet enchanted an audience of almost 600 with their chamber music performance Friday night at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
Victim of tiger attack remains in critical condition
Oct. 5, 2003LAS VEGAS - Roy Horn, the illusionist of the Siegfried & Roy duo who was mauled by one of his tigers during a show, was able to communicate with doctors but still was in critical condition and on a ventilator yesterday.
Field hockey picks up first MAC win
Oct. 5, 2003When the 2003 field hockey season is over, Ohio's victory Saturday will be just another notch in the win column. This weekend, however, it meant a lot more.
War-weary Chechnya votes for president, acting administration takes early lead
Oct. 5, 2003GROZNY - In their war-shattered capital and impoverished villages, Chechens voted for a president yesterday in an election condemned by critics as a sham but promoted by the Kremlin as a step toward ending a decade of violence and chaos.
Yom Kippur observants choose between classes, religious services
Oct. 5, 2003While most students walk to class today, Jewish students will spend the day fasting and attending services for Yom Kippur, the year's most solemn holiday.
Nelsonville man waits for judge's ruling
Oct. 5, 2003A 20-year-old Nelsonville man will have to wait about 10 more days before he knows whether he will be released from prison.
Heisman campaigns necessary for MAC schools
Oct. 2, 2003In the summer months leading to the college football season, USA Today sportswriter Malcolm Moran did not see Northern Illinois running back Michael Turner's face gracing the cover of preseason magazines.
Funding helps cervical cancer research in area
Oct. 1, 2003Researchers from Ohio State University, on board for a new $7.5 million, five-year project to study cervical cancer rates of women in the Appalachian region, will meet today with grant recipients from across the country.
