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NFL star Chris Spielman's wife loses cancer battle
College student mistaken for deer, shot to death
Browns' roster nearly devoid of consistent players
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Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
For your Saturday entertainment …
Akron Zips:
Hitchens leads Zips in second-half comeback
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Holmgren expresses interest in Browns position
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
Headed For Disaster
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (68) Democrats Secure 60 Votes for Cloture
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Colloquium at University of Akron
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Saturday, Oct 04, 2008
ATHENS: Ohio University is switching to semesters.
Trustees on Friday approved the change beginning in the fall of 2012.
Officials at the university in Athens have been considering switching from quarters to semesters for years, but they recently stepped up their efforts in response to a call by state higher education Chancellor Eric Fingerhut.
Fingerhut has said he wants all public colleges in Ohio to adopt a common academic calendar to make it easier for students to transfer or participate in exchange programs.
Only four of the state's 14 four-year public colleges are on the quarter system: Ohio University, Ohio State, the University of Cincinnati and Wright State.
Tuition and fees at Ohio University will remain the same under a semester-based calendar. Students also will receive the same amount of financial aid per year.
ATHENS: Ohio University is switching to semesters.
Get the full article here.
Now, please do something about the tuition at public colleges in Ohio. The cost at OU for in-state students living on campus is $18,000, plus books. How is a family with only a moderate income supposed to send their kids to college? Sure there are scholarships and financial aid available, but so many people graduate and are immediately in a world of debt due to student loans.
