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Heather Hughes/THE POST
Freshman Robyn Tarkington reads from a book of Holocaust victims' names in front of Galbreth Chapel. The name-reading ceremony is part of the observance of Yom Hashoah, a day Israel established to remember victims of the Holocaust. Victims' names are read to help people peronalize the genocide unleashed by the Nazis.
Faculty involved in coalition's efforts
by Emily Swartzlander
FOR THE POST
Through increased faculty membership, one OU group hopes to foster responsible drinking behavior among OU students.
Panel mulls over black power, race relations
by Caroline Broder
THE POST
Robert Rhodes, an African-American studies professor, raised his fist last night, remembering a movement that still has meaning today.
Senate in support of Issue 2
by Katie Weeks
THE POST
Student Senate passed a resolution last night supporting State Issue 2 "in light of no better alternatives," according to the resolution.
Grad Council finishes review of programs
by K'Lynn Bierbower
FOR THE POST
Graduate Council has completed a review of OU's graduate programs and hopes now to use graduate students and faculty members' input to develop a final agenda for improving graduate education.
Jazz trio to play
by Sara Havens
FOR THE POST
Great jazz is very hard to find, especially in the hills of Appalachia. Jazz greats Marian McPartland and Joshua Redman are planning to add a little flavor to Athens on Saturday at Grover Auditorium at 8 p.m.
PREVIEW:
Ill-timed love makes this a 'Romantic Comedy'
by Jessica Rossi
THE POST
Imagine meeting your soul mate ... on his or her wedding day.
That's just what happens to Phoebe Craddock (OU junior Ginger Collins) in Romantic Comedy, which opens today at 8 p.m. at the Stuart Opera House in Nelsonville.
Black students say hair care is scarce in Athens
by Erika Smith
THE POST
Junior Tarina Spratt will not have to comb her hair for the rest of this quarter. Her braided head is designed purposely to avoid the inadequate options for African-American hair care in Athens.
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"Ping fee" inaccurate
by Ryan Alessi and
D. Tony Goins
THE POST
When students and their families sign tuition checks, most are aware that $65 each quarter goes to help pay for the Ping Center.
Holocaust survivor tells tale
by Jason Keyser
FOR THE POST
Daniel Waldman's father came to America from hell.
There is no other way to describe it, he said, as he watched a videotaped interview of his father talking about his five-year struggle in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.
Unclear tradition causes confusion about speaker
by Meghan Aftosmis
THE POST
Although a tradition underlies the selection process of the graduate student commencement speaker, this year confusion muddled the path.
1968: an angry year in OU history
FOR THE POST
Most students at OU in 1968 were angry. They were angry because people were dying in Vietnam. They were angry about their friends and family being drafted. They were angry at the assassination of a great civil rights leader. That year, their anger turned toward OU's administration.
Earth Day fest moves south
by Renee Knight
FOR THE POST
OU students and community members will have to gather on South Green, instead of the originally planned College Green, to participate in this Saturday's Earth Day Festival.
Gevitz to speak at graduate ceremony
by Meghan Aftosmis
FOR THE POST
When OU's administration asked the College of Osteopathic Medicine to select a speaker for this year's graduate student commencement, the college decided that an encouraging, informative and entertaining speaker should send graduates off into the real world.
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compiled from staff and wire reports
AROUND THE WORLD
McCartney misled media to buy time to grieve
AROUND THE NATION
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassin, dead at age 70
AROUND ATHENS
Students to mull housing problem during program
Student photographers win national awards
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