Stephanie Craddock/ Assignment Photo Editor Colin Shelton performs his original piece "Moku Sou Yame" during dress rehearsal on Tuesday night for this week's Movement Dance Organization's Spring Movement Concert. Shelton, tapping the ground with his stick, makes the music for this piece.

Older students seek new opportunities
by Jenny Wilkins / Staff Writer
As more and more major businesses request that employees have at least a bachelor's degree in their specific field, many older employees are going back to college to land better paying jobs.... continued

Graduation speakers slated
by Kim Smith / Staff Writer
The end is in sight for seniors in Athens County high schools, and they and school officials are preparing for the pomp and circumstances.... continued

Staind releases year's best thus far
by Chas J. Hartman / Assistant Entertainment Editor
American rock music is not dead, contrary to what Brit-pop fans may think. Surely Coldplay and David Gray may have scored some hits, but they have not made the impact everyone predicted. It is actually an American band named Staind that's just released the best rock album of the year.... continued

India.Arie’s stellar debut: "Acoustic Soul"
by Eric Schwartzberg / One could imagine Erykah
Badu, Tracy Chapman, Macy Gray and Stevie Wonder all rolled into one to gauge the depths of India.Arie's talent.... continued

Miller's serves grease and chicken
by Chris Congeni / For The Post
Miller's Chicken, 235 W. State St., is anything but the everyday Athens eating establishment. It carries menu items that have one goal in mind - taste.... continued

Movement concert brings eclectic blend
By bringing a unique blend of talent to the stage, the Movement Dance Organization is presenting its annual Spring Movement Concert tonight and Friday.... continued

Lee fails again in black satire
By Jason Zingale / For The Post
Spike Lee's latest racially controversial film is Bamboozled, out on video this week. It's a dark, biting satire of American television, which serves to be enlightening and insightful at times.... continued

What's going on with TV?
by It's On! staff / Television has long been
the center of American family life. Although most family and friends do a lot more than watch the tube, conversations and everyday life often revolve around what happened on TV the night before. Nobody can argue that today's TV shows have changed dramatically since the 1980s and even 1990s. But what does this mean for American society as a whole?... continued

Three Ohio prisons could change with proposed act
by Marisa Peters / Staff Writer
Proposed federal legislation might change the way some prisons across the country operate.... continued

Transgender students benefit from unisex bathrooms
by Kristin Howard / Staff Writer
As the end of the year approaches, Ohio University students have plenty to worry about with final exams, final projects and graduation. But one worry the majority of students do not face is deciding which bathroom to use. For several transgender students on campus, this is a problem faced every day.... continued

School nurses struggle with heavy workloads
by Hillary Copsey / Staff Writer
The National Association of School Nurses recommends a ratio of one school nurse for every 750 students. But in Athens City elementary schools, one nurse cares for about 3,000 students. If legislation cutting the budget for the Ohio welfare program is passed, this ratio could worsen in the Athens City School District and other county districts as well.... continued

Detectors tenants' responsibility
by Natalie Myers / Staff Writer
Law requires every residence to have a smoke detector, and it is both the landlords' and tenants' responsibilities to make sure it works.... continued

Operations build futures
by Lisa Laufik / For The Post
"Mess with the best, die like the rest," reads the back of Ohio University's Special Operations Group T-shirts. The members carry the tough motto with them as they train for real-life combat.... continued

BRIEFLY

Christine Nesbitt/The Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, right, pats the head of a ram that has been given to him by Mali's president Alpha Oumar Konare after meeting with him at the Presidency in Bamako, capital of Mali yesterday. Powell arrived in the West African country yesterday, on the first stop of his four country African tour to focus on the AIDS epidemic and democratic and economic reform. People holding the ram are unidentified. Fraternity's charge of hazing settled out of court OU president will give depositionr Powell visits Africa, promises U.S. support Ohio senators will lose some power if Vermont senator defects Cat litter raises a few eyebrows Ohio representative proposes tougher drunken driving limits School of Music to honor former director Festival introduces student playwrights' work

Athletic Department loses another employee
by Jenny Hugenberg / Staff Writer
As the school year winds down, the Ohio Athletics Department is hunting for a replacement for Tim Van Alstine, associate athletics director for external affairs.... continued

Ohio completes coaching staff
by Eric Pfahler / For The Post
Ohio men's basketball coach Tim O'Shea completed his first Bobcat coaching staff, adding Gary Manchel and Kevin Kuwik to a lineup that already features returning assistant coach John Rhodes.... continued

Forward looks ahead to improvement, success
by Joe Arnold / Staff Writer
Speak softly and carry a big stick.... continued