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Ohio Volleyball Advances to MAC Semi’s
After closing the regular season on a positive note with a two-game winning streak, the top-seeded Ohio Bobcats (20-9, 15-2) entered MAC Tournament play with a matchup against the No. 8 seeded Ball State Cardinals (14-16, 7-9) with hopes of claiming their eighth MAC title in the last decade. The Bobcats won in straight sets… Read More

Swimming and Diving: Ohio’s Success Continues at Patriot Invitational
By: Owen Gramoy
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The Ohio Bobcats swimming and diving team continued their success Friday night in Fairfax, Va. The Bobcats took five of the top eight spots in the 1-meter diving finals, claiming 80 points in the process. Kristin Capcik, Haleigh Bartlett, MaryRose Hillstrom and Morgan Srail were the top four finishers in the event, and Natalie Gray… Read More

Basketball: Instant Reaction: Ohio Defeats UNC Wilmington 85-47
The Ohio Bobcats got their second win of the Jim Christian era with 85-47 victory over UNC Wilmington Friday night. With four players in double-digit points and by outrebounding the Seahawks 35-23, Ohio ran away with the game early and didn’t look back. First Half: After a Nick Kellogg three-pointer to start the half and seven… Read More

Fracking Opponents Travel To Athens For ‘Action Camp’
By: Fred Kight
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Opponents of hydraulic fracturing will converge in Athens this weekend at an "action camp" hosted by the group Appalachia Resist. Nate Ebert, spokesperson for the group, said he expects 40 to 50 people to attend the camp, which is aimed at gearing up local residents and others throughout the state to fight fracking and injection… Read More

Johnson Weighs In On Fiscal Cliff
By: Fred Kight
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It's put up or shut up time in Washington. The election is behind us and the economic disaster being called the fiscal cliff is looming larger. Where does Southeast Ohio Congressman Bill Johnson stand on urgent tax and budget issues? WOUB News spoke with Representative Bill Johnson as he had just returned to the Capitol,… Read More

Illinois: Take Two
By: Sarah Rachul
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On Nov. 2, the Ohio Bobcats Hockey team faced off against Illinois in Champaign on a record-breaking night. Unfortunately for the Bobcats it was not a positive record. Ohio lost 0-5. This was the first time is two years that the Bobcats have played a game without scoring at least one goal. To say that… Read More

My Favorite (Untypical) Thanksgiving Dish
By: Kelly Martin
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For most people, Thanksgiving conjures up nostalgic memories. Norman Rockwell’s epic Thanksgiving photo shows a family that is happy and eagerly awaiting the Thanksgiving meal and has come to represent what the holiday means to American citizens. Of course, the most important part of the holiday is the family and friends that you spend it… Read More

OU Students Protest Trustees’ Talk Of Tuition Increase
By: Taylor Pool
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The possibility of another tuition hike this year has students protesting in front of Ohio University's top administrators. The discussion continued Friday at the Ohio University Board of Trustees meeting about OU's own fiscal cliff and what it could do to tuition costs. Board members did not vote on any resolutions regarding tuition increases. The… Read More

The Future Of Cyber Security
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, host Tom Hodson talks with with cyber communication security experts Danny O’Brien and Andrew Lewman. O’Brien is an Internet advocacy coordinator for the New York based Committee to Protect Journalists, and is a leading authority on cyber security threats. Lewman is the leader of the Tor project,… Read More

Gallipolis Man Arrested On Rape Charges
By: Fred Kight
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A 63-year-old Gallipolis man is facing rape charges involving a nine-year-old girl. Stephen Bush was arrested by state agents with the Attorney General’s Crimes Against Children Initiative. The alleged crime is said to have happened between August and September of this year. AG Mike DeWine says Bush “was a trusted friend of this young victim’s… Read More

Ousted SupCo Justice Not Seeking New Seat
By: Associated Press
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An Ohio Supreme Court justice who lost a re-election bid says he won't apply to be appointed to a different seat on the court. Justice Robert Cupp, a Republican from Lima first elected in 2006, lost to Democratic challenger William O'Neill on Nov. 6. Cupp says the court has several cases to be decided… Read More

“Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll Band In The World” Coming To Marietta
By: Bryan Gibson
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The Supersuckers–the self-proclaimed "greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world"–are poised to take The Adelphia Music Hall by storm with the help of Athens surf-rock stalwarts The D-Rays on Monday, Nov. 19.

Ohio Women’s Basketball Prepares for Subway Classic
By: Colin Hanner
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Ohio Women’s Basketball travels north this weekend to Minneapolis, Minn., for the Subway Classic, where they will play the tournament host, Minnesota, on Saturday at 1 p.m. Coming off their first home opener win since 2008 against Cleveland State on Tuesday, the Green and White hopes to bring some of its momentum into the preseason… Read More

Ohio Congressman Aims To Help Veterans
By: Fred Kight
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Congressman Bill Johnson of Marietta is introducing a bill that he says will help veterans find jobs. The proposed legislation would give former military personnel more options when selecting technical training programs. “Many of the jobs around oil and natural gas and the things that are available to them in the 6th District of Ohio,… Read More

Faith in Action: Wilkins Builds Faith On, Off the Court
A strong faith can give anyone a confidence that allows them to exceed expectations when pressure is at its highest. Snow College transfer Travis Wilkins demonstrated this trust in Coach Jim Christian when he revoked his commitment to Southern Illinois in order to join the Bobcats for another run at the Sweet Sixteen. The first-year… Read More

Morning Audio Update For November 16
State officials are preparing to release monthly job figures for Ohio including unemployment numbers. A Marshall University professor has been recognized as West Virginia's professor of the year. Details in your morning update.

Solar Energy Development in Ohio
By: Katlyn Patton
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The state of Ohio hopes the growth of the solar energy industy will mean a brighter economic future for the manufacturing industry. It has created the free online Solar Supply Chain Database to help companies involved in solar energy manufacturing. The database features a geocoded interactive map that allows visitors to see what companies are… Read More

OU Trustees Hear Fiscal Cliff Solutions
By: Taylor Pool
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Members of the Ohio University Board of Trustees are meeting in full regular session Friday morning after having spent a considerable portion of Thursday’s committee meetings addressing the university’s own fiscal cliff. The trustees discussed the university's budget and tuition. Ohio University officials are considering making some drastic changes to the tuition model and other… Read More

Ohio Unemployment Rate Dips In October
By: Associated Press
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Ohio's unemployment rate has inched downward again. The state Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that seasonally adjusted joblessness in Ohio was 6.9 percent in October, down from the revised figure of 7.1 percent in September. That's the lowest rate since August 2008, when it was 6.8 percent. Ohio's unemployment rate has remained… Read More