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NEWS ABOUT: Ohio State University

Ohio State University stories: 8 news summaries
BOOK REVIEW

The Culture Wars, College Football Style

Michigan-Ohio State rivalry illuminates tale of  '60s, '70s upheaval

Nov 21, 08 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The cultural disconnect between conservative college football programs and America’s liberalizing culture in the late 1960s and early ‘70s is the theme of War as They Knew It, a book by Detroit Free Press columnist Michael Rosenberg. The survey of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry (which continues tomorrow) through... More »

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rivalry • Richard Nixon • Michigan Wolverines • New Republic • liberals • Vietnam War • University of Michigan • book reviews • Jonathan Chait • Bo Schembechler • Ohio State University • Ohio State Buckeyes • 1960s • 1970s • conservatives • culture wars • Detroit Free Press • Woody Hayes • Michael Rosenberg

College Presidents Push
to Lower Drinking Age

Drinking at 18 will reduce binging at school, they argue

Aug 19, 08 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Presidents of 100 prominent colleges are behind an effort to have the drinking age lowered, from 21 to 18, claiming that earlier experience of drinking younger will reduce students' binge drinking in college. Presidents of Duke, Dartmouth, Ohio State, Syracuse, Tufts and Colgate are among the campaign's supporters, AP... More »

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Duke University • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • Ohio State University • Dartmouth College • college student • Colgate University • drinking age • acoholism • Syracuse • Middlebury College

Ivy Leaguers Start Ahead, Stay Ahead

Take that English degree to Wall Street and you'll still cash in

Aug 1, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - How much you make correlates with where you went to school, a new study finds. Bachelor’s degree holders’ salaries grow at the same rate over the first decade of their careers regardless of the school, the Wall Street Journal reports, but Ivy League graduates’ median starting salary is 32%... More »

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Ivy League • higher education • income • salary gap • Dartmouth • Ohio State University • Harvard • income disparity

Beetle Bailey
Finds New
Barracks

Creator Mort Walker's Cartoon Museum is Ohio-bound

Jul 16, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of the world's biggest collections of cartoon art has found a new home at Ohio State University, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Beetle Bailey" creator Mort Walker amassed more than 200,000 pieces of cartoon art during his 7 decades in the business but had to move his... More »

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cartoon • art collector • cartoonist • Ohio State University • comic strips • cartoon characters

Magnetic Pulse  Heads Off Migraines

New device prevents pain without the side effects of drugs

Jun 27, 08 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - For some of the 13% of Americans who suffer from migraine headaches, help might be only a button-click away, Gizmag reports. A new hand-held device works by sending a painless magnetic pulse through the brain, effectively scrambling the signals that would otherwise lead from the "aura" phase of the... More »

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medical breakthrough • migraines • medical devices • Ohio State University • headaches

Illinois Stuns #1 Ohio State

Illini pull off shocking 28-21 win and throw BCS race into turmoil

Nov 10, 07 6:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Illinois went into Ohio Stadium today and stunned the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 28-21, throwing yet another wrench into a national championship race that has featured one upset after another this season. The Illini rode the arm and legs of sophomore quarterback Juice Williams, as he threw 4 TD passes... More »

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University of Illinois • University of Michigan • Ohio State University • Bowl Championship Series • BCS • Big Ten • Ohio Stadium • Illini • Buckeyes • Juice Williams • Ron Zook • Jim Tressel

Ohio State No. 1 After Weekend Full of Upsets

Losses by LSU, Cal clear way to top for Buckeyes in first BCS rankings

Oct 14, 07 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first bowl series rankings of the year released today declared traditional power and undefeated Ohio State the best college football team in the US; more surprisingly, the BCS combination of human polls with computer rankings placed South Florida second. They were helped when AP poll #1 LSU and #2... More »

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football • Ohio State University • South Florida • Bowl Championship Series

Recruiters
Pick Top 10
Biz Schools

WSJ's annual rankings come up with some surprising choices

Sep 18, 07 8:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ivy Leaguers and Mormons round out this year's eclectic list of top MBA programs.  To come up with the rankings WSJ and Harris Interactive asked 4,430 recruiters to rank M.B.A. programs on 21 attributes, including leadership potential, and communication skills.  National Rankings:
  1. Dartmouth College
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education • Columbia University • list • UC Berkeley • school • business school • Wake Forest University • Dartmouth • Recruiters • Brigham Young University • Ohio State University • MBA • Indiana University

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