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Daily News
Wednesday, April 7, 1999

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 We're Tops in Ohio For Graduating Football Players

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has ranked Ohio University No. 10 in the nation and tops in Ohio in its annual graduation rankings for football players graduating from colleges and universities.

The NCAA ranked Division I-A schools nationwide. Ohio's graduation rate of 76 percent was followed by Bowling Green State University at 70 percent (16th nationwide), Miami University at 64 percent (22nd), Toledo at 59 percent (35th), Cincinnati at 48 percent (59th), Ohio State University at 41 percent (80th) and University of Akron at 25 percent (107th).

For more information, please visit the University News Services Web site to read the full text of this press release.

Previous Daily News updates

 

Notes of Interest...

• Ohio Sports Update: Baseball (10-12, 1-1) -- Ohio went 3-1 with single game wins over Ohio Wesleyan and Youngstown State during the week and followed that up with by splitting a doubleheader at Western Michigan on Saturday. Softball (11-19, 4-0) -- The Bobcats won all four MAC games over the weekend. Men's Golf -- Ohio had its best finish of the year at the University of Kentucky Johnny Owens Invitational last weekend. Ohio finished third with an 890 score. Women's Golf -- Ohio finished third at the Eastern Kentucky Lady Colonel Classic last weekend. Outdoor Track and Field (men 0-1, women 0-1) -- The Ohio women's team won the McDonald's Invitational on Saturday with 187 points. The Ohio men finished fourth with 75.5 points. Read more about it.
• Warning: new strains of the Melissa e-mail virus are currently being spread. It is crucial that you not open any macros that are sent as e-mail message attachments, regardless of the source. Read details about the "Melissa" virus here. Read "what to do right now if you're infected." Read about the new crop of Melissa mutations here. Remember this Opening an e-mail message will not cause your computer to be infected; only by opening an attachment is the virus activated.
• Free childhood immunizations will be offered by the mobile health unit of the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine according to the following schedule: April 15, from 3 to 5 p.m., McDonald's on East State Street in Athens; April 20, form 3 to 5 p.m., Ramada Inn in Nelsonville; and April 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mac-N-Bec's in Albany. Free immunizations also will be provided at area kindergarten registrations as follows: Athens East Elementary, April 12, from 8 a.m. to noon; Athens West, April 12, from 1 to 5 p.m.; Nelsonville-York, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Morrison, April 19, 8 to 11 a.m.; Chauncey, April 19, from 12:45 to 5 p.m.; Trimble, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; The Plains, April 26, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and Coolville, April 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 1-800-844-2654.
• Transportation from Athens to Columbus is available. Click here for details.
• The Ohio University Calendar of Events is now available online. Visit http://redbud.cats.ohiou.edu/calendar/ to access.
  

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