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STARTING THIS FALL, English majors at Towson University will have to read William Shakespeare.That might not be earth-shattering news, but it's a sign of the times.Those who keep Shakespeare's temperature say the Bard is making still another comeback on college campuses. Although he wrote plays for largely illiterate audiences 400 years ago, Shakespeare remains the greatest English writer, his work read and heard by more people than anyone who ever put pen to paper.In Towson's case, Shakespeare had been demoted years ago from the very top of the literary pantheon.

William E. Kirwan is expected to announce tomorrow his resignation as president of the University of Maryland, College Park -- the campus where he built a 33-year career -- to become president of Ohio State University.Kirwan, 59, a congenial mathematician who climbed the ranks to become an institution at College Park, has been offered the top spot at the nearly 55,000-student Ohio university, whose flagship campus in Columbus has the nation's second largest student body.He would succeed Ohio State's E. Gordon Gee, who takes over as president of Brown University tomorrow.

"Speaking For Myself: Personal Reflections of Vernon R. Alden," by Vernon R. Alden. Ohio University Libraries. Illustrated. 233 pages. $24.95.Vernon R. Alden appears to be one of those accomplished people whose accounts of their own lives, while interesting in their details, leave out what the reader most wants to know: How did he really do it? How did all this happen?Alden's story has an odd combination of the plain and the extraordinary. A minister's son from Illinois who went to Brown University before World War II, served in the Navy, returned to graduate from Brown and went to Harvard Business School, intent on a career in academic administration.

PassingJohn Dutton, Nevada 28-for-41, 557 yards, 5 TDsSchool-record passing paved way to 56-42 win over Boise State.Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech29-for-44, 332 yards, 3 TDsSet school records for passing yards in a season in 32-29 win over Alabama-Birmingham.Dan Gonzalez, East Carolina 26-for-33, 337 yards, 4 TDsHelped Pirates turn back Houston, 28-27.RushingTravis Prentice, Miami (Ohio) 35 carries, 227 yards, 2 TDsBig day came in 45-21 rout of Ohio University.Ahman Green, Nebraska 30 carries, 181 yards, 1 TDMarks eighth consecutive 100-yard game.

WESTON, W.Va. - A spiked wrought-iron fence guards the massive sandstone fortress here that once confined hundreds of anguished souls, some held for decades in what was then called a lunatic asylum.Today the infirmary's dark rooms and endless halls hold only shadows and dust.But real-estate developers and government leaders envision a new future for the ancient Weston State Hospital. They see it reborn as an $80 million resort hotel, its pastoral lawns and hills converted to a tournament-class golf course.

AKRON, Ohio -- Ohio is worth fighting for. Just ask Ohio State University.It seems that in 1993, Ohio University crept to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and registered the name "Ohio." That gave Ohio University the exclusive right to use the name commercially in connection with sporting and entertainment events and on licensed merchandise."We want to be known as Ohio, and we don't want anyone else to be known as Ohio," John Burns, director of legal affairs for Ohio University, said last week.

MY HUSBAND WENT to college in the late 1960s, and he didn't do drugs.He spent four years in the library reading back issues of Sports Illustrated and when he emerged from the stacks and graduated in 1969, wearing a sweater vest and chinos and a belt that matched his shoes, my husband was surprised to learn that some young people opposed the Vietnam War.I left for Ohio University in the fall of that year and in the spring there were protests against the...

Was one conference tournament upset enough for Florida and Providence?Did George Washington and Ohio University play their way out?The question that's most important to 10,000 local ticket-holders: Who's coming to Baltimore?The answers will come this evening, when the NCAA unveils the field and draw for its 64-team tournament. The Baltimore Arena is one of eight sites for first- and second-round games, and the tournament's first game will most likely be here Thursday.Debate began in earnest Thursday afternoon, when the nine members of the selection committee went into hiding at a hotel in Kansas City, Mo., and began to decide which teams will participate and which ones will have to settle for the National Invitation Tournament.

CollegesOhio University -- Announced it will not renew the contract of athletic director Harold McElhaney.FootballGreen Bay Packers -- Announced that wide receivers coach Jon Gruden is resigning to become the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles.San Diego Chargers -- Named Dave Adolph defensive coordinator.GolfUSGA -- Elected Reg Murphy president; Judy Bell and F. Morgan Taylor vice presidents; Gerald A. Stahl secretary; and Trey Holland treasurer.HockeyDallas Stars -- Recalled RW Mark Lawrence from Kalamazoo of the International Hockey League.

TODAY'S GAMESat Landover1. North Carolina (27-6) vs. 16. Liberty (18-11), 12:20 p.m. 8. Washington State (20-10) vs. 9. Boston College (20-10), 2:50 p.m. approx. 4. Temple (22-7) vs. 13. Drexel (25-4), 7:33 p.m. 5. Indiana (19-8) vs. 12. Ohio University (25-7), 10:03 p.m. approx.Outlook: If North Carolina G Donald Williams (14.8 ppg) gets back to playing as he did before his injuries, he could lead the Tar Heels back to the title. Liberty is looking for a miracle, but will have to settle for a good game from senior G Matt Hildebrand (18.8 ppg)

Ohio State running back Chris "Beanie" Wells will not play for the fifth-ranked Buckeyes against No. 1 Southern California tonight. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel made the announcement late yesterday afternoon after the team went through a 40-minute walk-through at the Los Angeles Coliseum. "He's been getting treatment 15 times a day," Tressel said. "I guess if looks could kill, he fought me. I just told the team because it's important our guys know what we thought we should do." The Trojans (1-0)

COLLEGE PARK -- Before last night's game, the Maryland band played "Danger Zone," the 1980s hit. Then the Terrapins proceeded to enter their own danger zone. The Terps, who struggled this season before narrowly defeating Hampton and Northeastern, sweated again last night against Ohio University, another nonconference foe. American@Maryland Dec. 22, 4 p.m., Comcast SportsNet, 1300 AM

The 26 members of Ohio University's women's lacrosse team didn't suspect a thing. They had spent a busy four months practicing, scrimmaging and bonding. But with their season opener just three weeks away, an e-mail summoned them to a team meeting instead of practice. Because of a $4 million budget deficit in the sports department, Ohio athletic director Kirby Hocutt had told them, their program was being canceled. "It was just the most shocking news I could ever imagine," said Katie Hertsch, a freshman midfielder and one of 16 players from Maryland.

The No. 4 Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team defeated visiting Ohio University, 17-6, in an American Lacrosse Conference opener. Sarah Walsh sparked a 3-0 Blue Jays run to open the game. Kelley Windle, who led the Bobcats (1-5, 0-1) with two goals, halted the run with a goal at 9:14. The Blue Jays (3-0, 1-0) responded with six straight, including two consecutive goals by Mary Key, who finished with a game-high five goals, to push the score to 9-1. No. 12 Towson 16, Connecticut 13 -- Becky Trumbo and Shannon Witzel each scored five goals and had two assists to lead the Tigers (3-0)

In You, the Coed, a handbook given to freshmen at Ohio University in the mid 1960s, young women were instructed on the finer points of being a lady and "an ideal coed." "We want you to consider your reputation," the handbook read. "OU isn't a very big place. Your life partner may be just around the corner. So make sure what is going on in your corner is fun and strictly collegiate." In the handbook, there are pages of advice on dress (women must wear a hat and gloves to church and to the Sunday noon meal)

On Tuesday, October 19, 2004 CLARENCE B. COLEMAN died at Charlestown Retirement Community in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Coleman was born in Ohio and graduate from Ohio University. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942 until 1945 and served in the China, Burma, and European Theatres. Following his service, he was employed by Westinghouse Corporation as an engineer for 38 years. He leaves two sisters, Janice C. Klingenberg of North Carolina and Virginia C. Belsho and her husband, Edward, of Florida.

There's no mistaking the 10-inch-tall ceramic man in the neighbor's yard. It's George Dubya, giving passers-by a thumbs-up. The presidential gnome, mass-produced and hand-painted in Roseville, Ohio, is robed in a blue long-sleeve shirt, a belt with a yellow lone star buckle and cowboy boots. His ears protrude in gnome-like fashion from under a pointy red cap. Each gnome costs $29.95. "I think it's humorous," said Sam Girton, creator of the Bushgnomes and a professor of visual communication at Ohio University.

It's one of the great mysteries of evolution: When and how did birds first take to the skies? In a study released yesterday, scientists examining the brain of the world's oldest-known bird moved closer to an answer. Archaeopteryx, they say, could indeed fly. The prehistoric animal flapped through the air 147 million years ago, with a thimble-sized brain that gave it the same ability to see, hear and control its flight as that of modern birds, scientists said. The crow-sized creature has been intensively studied over the years - researchers have had latex casts of its brain since the 1980s - because the animal is a unique historical hybrid.

Janet Bury, a speech professor at Morgan State University and vice president of the Anne Arundel County school board, died of cancer early yesterday at Harbor Hospital. She was 61. Colleagues described Dr. Bury as a thoughtful, committed educator who went the extra mile for her students and as a board member who could cut to the heart of an issue. "She was the kind of faculty member that we treasured," said Burney J. Hollis, dean of the college of liberal arts at Morgan, who recalled hiring Dr. Bury in 1993.

STARTING THIS FALL, English majors at Towson University will have to read William Shakespeare.That might not be earth-shattering news, but it's a sign of the times.Those who keep Shakespeare's temperature say the Bard is making still another comeback on college campuses. Although he wrote plays for largely illiterate audiences 400 years ago, Shakespeare remains the greatest English writer, his work read and heard by more people than anyone who ever put pen to paper.In Towson's case, Shakespeare had been demoted years ago from the very top of the literary pantheon.