Jennifer Lash/The Post Ohio forward Patrick Flomo picks up two points with his slam dunk against Northern Illinois. Ohio crushed Northern Illinois at The Convo yesterday 91-63, leaving them undefeated at home.

Renters pay recycling fee
by Aaron Reincheld / Staff Writer
Athens residents who do not want to recycle are not required to separate their glass, plastics and paper for pick-up. But residents who do not participate in the curbside recycling program still help pay for the program, said Ray Hazlett, Athens city assistant service-safety director.... continued

Deadline to apply for research grant approaches
With the deadline fast approaching, few applications have been turned in for a new fund
created to promote undergraduate research at Ohio University.... continued

Guy Ritchie Snatches Another Winner
By Jason Zingale / FOR THE POST
Guy Ritchie is back with more of the same fast-paced, idiosyncratic directing in his sophomore attempt, Snatch.... continued

Hunter joins 500 club in Ohio's route of Northern
Illinois / by Bill Bender Staff Writer
Ohio coach Larry Hunter had at least two reasons to smile from the bench in the late minutes of the Bobcats' game against Northern Illinois.... continued

Service held for OU junior
A funeral for Ohio University junior Jarrod Wilkinson was held yesterday in Bethesda, Ohio.... continued

Contract Connects OU with Specialty
by Ben Roode / FOR THE POST
Since Ohio University created a link on its Web site connecting students who need textbooks to a local bookstore, both OU and students have benefited.... continued

Success for local woman comes from her love of work
by Liz Shirey / THE POST
One creative, ambitious woman, passionate about her art – one studio nestled in the basement of her Athens home, filled with sterling silver and gemstones. This is Colette's Designs.... continued

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CNN Video/The Associated Press In this image taken from video, smoke rises from the scene where five Falun Gong worshippers set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square yesterday in an apparent suicide attempt that left one sect member dead and the other four injured. The attempted group suicide is the latest in a series of increasingly brash actions by sect members defying the communist government's 18-month-long ban on Falun Gong. Sect members set themselves on fire Armed man hijacks Yemeni plane carying U.S. ambassador Authorities spot van driven by two remaining fugitives Bush vies for Democratic support in education package Expected highlights of Gov. Bob Taft's State of the State address Groups wants Scouts to halt selling of beryllium rings

Ohio tries to start winning streak
by Jenny Hugenberg / Staff Writer
The Eastern Michigan Eagles bring the Mid-American Conference West Division's Player of the Week to Athens to take on the Ohio women's basketball team tonight.... continued

$50 says you’ll agree
by Rashad Daoudi / For The Post
Sometime during the next year, Congress will try to pass a bill banning all Internet gambling sites.... continued

Starting lineup shaken in Akron win
by Anthony Castrovince / Staff Writer
When the Ohio mens’ basketball team (9-6, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) took the court for its 85-67 victory against the Akron Zips on Jan. 20, the Bobcats’ starting lineup was noticeably different.... continued