Matt Anselmi/ Photo Editor Craig Jones, an OU freshman, surfs the Internet on Tuesday. Jones says he averages between 10-14 hours online during the week, but never more than two hours per day. According to recent research, some students have difficulties limiting their time on the Internet to healthy levels.

Section 9 focuses on anime
by Lisa Laufik / For The Post
Japanese animation is not just about cartoons - it is an art form. Just ask any member of Section 9, Ohio University's anime club.... continued

Online school is a mixed blessing
by Kim Smith / Staff Writer
Education has moved past the conventional brick and mortar school and into the world of cyberspace.... continued

Taft's school funding plan debated
by JOHN McCARTHY / T he Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Republicans in charge of pulling Gov. Bob Taft's new school funding plan through the Legislature gave it a polite welcome, but not a victory party.... continued

Contaiminated ammunition found
by KATHERINE RIZZO / The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has tracked traces of plutonium found in U.S. ammunition to contaminated equipment at plants in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.... continued

Bush administration holds up money to save uranium plant jobs
by Katherine Rizzo / The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said yesterday it has put on hold money promised to save jobs at a soon-to-be-closed uranium plant in Ohio.... continued

Riverfront homes being lifted out of flood plain
The Associated Press
MOSCOW, Ohio - More than two dozen houses have been lifted out of the flood plain and put on new foundations along the Ohio River southeast of Cincinnati, in towns including Moscow, Point Pleasant and New Richmond.... continued

Poems may cause mixed reactions
by Holly Schreiber / For The Post
There are books readers choose to quietly read by a warm fire or under the sun drinking lemonade.... continued

Athens bands playing for a great cause
by Chas J. Hartman, Steve Kehnel, Jay Boehmer / Staff Writers
The Front Room, Baker University Center, 7 p.m., $8 covers entrance to all events. Cover charges at individual venues are as listed.... continued

Column - Web Watch
by Eric Schwartzberg
There are the survivors of the entertainment world, flaunting their lives on television for the world to see, and then there are real survivors - the ones with the courage and perseverance to battle real challenges. This column is for them.... continued

China Fortune Provides OK Experience
by Rachel Guard / For The Post
The staff wasn't attentive. The meals weren't on time. But China Fortune provides a yummy dining experience.... continued

Local man rents out recording studio
by Chas J. Hartman / Assistant Entertainment Editor
Sometimes people love music so much that they choose to pick up an instrument or simply attend lots of concerts.... continued

Backstreet's Back
It descended upon us months ago. But if you're not already aware of Backstreet Boy's latest CD
Black and Blue, take a listen.... continued

Internet Addiction a Threat to College Students
by Nick Kovach / Staff Writer
"Do you spend more time than you think you should surfing the 'Net?" Ohio University freshman Rignal Duncan read aloud to himself from the survey in front of him.... continued

Graffiti wall won't be erased
by Erica Ryan / Staff Writer
Though many stones and layers of paint will be lost, an Ohio University student tradition will not be sacrificed to the Bentley Hall construction project.... continued

Taft's new plan to increase education spending
by Andrew Welsh-Huggins / The Associated
Press
COLUMBUS - Gov. Bob Taft yesterday proposed $808 million in new spending to address a court order to fix the way Ohio funds schools.... continued

Water pipes can be costly to maintain, replace
by Evelyn Henley / For The Post
Various factors can cause water pipes to break, but regardless of the cause, fixing the break can be costly.... continued

Plant to reduce pollution with new technology
by Rosie Lukanc / For The Post
A university-owned heating plant might see some upgrades soon — an improvement that could reduce pollution.... continued

Local Internet company adds ease to students' rental shopping
An Athens rental directory now is available on the Internet, said Mike Sweeney, founder and developer of renthelper.net, at yesterday's Ohio University Student Senate meeting.... continued

International students may gain, lose weight
By Danielle Pizmoht / FOR THE POST
When America can be called the Home of the Whopper, it comes as no surprise that many experts have found the United States to be one of the fattest countries in the world.... continued

Vehicle searches not in question
by Natalie Myers / Staff Writer
The validity of certain highway checkpoints has been contested in the Ohio and U.S. supreme courts during the past few months, but the court decisions will not affect searches in Athens.... continued

Texas escapees finally caught
By P. SOLOMON BANDA / The Associated
Press
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Cornered in a hotel room, the last two Texas prison escapees surrendered without a fight early yesterday, 42 days after they broke out of a maximum security unit with an arsenal of weapons.... continued

OU Junior Struggles with Internet Addiction
by Nick Kovach / Staff Writer
Ohio University junior Evan Peres bought a new computer over the summer, hoping it would help him Fall Quarter with his business cluster, a demanding series of classes required for all business majors. But soon, Peres began to spend more and more time on the Internet - to the point of an addiction.... continued

Internet causes many addictions
By Nick Kovach / Staff Writer
Internet Addiction Disorder, like any other addictive condition, is a destructive affliction that affects all aspects of the addict's life. The vastness of the Internet allows for many types of addictions to the World Wide Web.... continued

BRIEFLY

Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press A Palestinian accused of collaborating with the Israeli government hides himself using a blanket for cover inside his closet-sized cell in a prison of the West Bank town of Hebron yesterday. Palestinians jailed for releasing names U.K. ahead of the cloning race Confederate symbol to be less noticeable Bush meets with legislators to implement plans Armenian man sentenced for explosives

First time head football coach creates new staff
by Jonathan Kane / For The Post
Whoever devised the saying "defense wins championships" must have considered the Brian Knorrs of college football.... continued

Debate over drugs increases
by Tim Pappa / Staff Writer
Dreaming of it is easy. Conditioning is harder. Injecting it is the hardest.... continued

Ohio wins second in a row
by Jenny Hugenberg / Staff Writer
The Ohio women's basketball team dribbled through the Eastern Michigan Eagles last night, winning 91-83.... continued

Bobcats look to rebound against Eastern
Michigan / by Joe Arnold Staff Writer
After splitting a pair of matches last weekend against quality opponents, the Ohio wrestling team hopes to rebound from Sunday's loss to Central Michigan when it travels to Eastern Michigan tonight.... continued

The Super Bowl Quiz
by Anthony Castrovince
INSTRUCTIONS:
Before you watch the New York Giants-Baltimore Ravens match-up in Super Bowl XXXV on Jan. 28, the NFL recommends taking this quiz to prepare for the event:... continued