Tuesday, September 29, 1998
Athens, Ohio
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Ohio University
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Dante Smith/THE POST Exchange professor Chung Su Yoon from Korea hits golf balls at the driving range on West State Street yesterday evening. He said he goes there every day to practice his drive. Campus Escort improves service by David Altstadt THE POST 
With the addition of a new van, long waits to use the Campus Escort Services soon might be a thing of the past.
Mark Matthews, assistant director of the Campus Safety Department, said the van will be used for both the daytime Catcab program, which transports injured or handicapped students to and from class, and the night escort service, which shuttles students to and from campus. No Ohio laws require universities to have such services, he said.
Strickland: Bill stops education spending by Kristin Gordon THE POST
A proposal to block grant federal education spending might not be a wise choice for Ohioans, according to the Ohio Department of Education.
House Resolution 3248, also known as the "Dollars to the Classroom Act," is a block grant to answer the Ohio Supreme Court's 1997 ruling in DeRolph vs. the State of Ohio declaring the state's school funding system inadequate and unconstitutional.
Hurricane Georges plows into Gulf THE POST
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Hurricane Georges plowed into the Gulf Coast yesterday and then parked there, weakening to a tropical storm but pouring rain at an inch-an-hour pace for what could be a long and ruinous stay.
Winds dropped to just over 69 mph, six mph below hurricane strength and down from a high of 110. New Orleans was spared the catastrophic direct hit that many in the Big Easy had feared.
Student Senate hopes to aid off-campus housing search hed: Students tire searching for off-campus housing by Amy Beaudreault
It is a fall ritual - the search for off-campus housing.
To assist students in the quest for off-campus housing, Ohio University Student Senate will hold two housing forums, Student Senate President Darien Moss said.
The forums are open to all students who want to learn about the city's services and the responsibilities that go along with living in Athens.
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Jackson leads Economic Roundtable
by Erika Smith THE POST
The struggle to close the gaps through Appalachian economic inclusion continued yesterday with an Economic Roundtable, held at the Ramada Inn in Nelsonville.
Sponsored by the Rainbow/Push Coalition and Hocking College, the event united politicians, bankers, business owners and entrepreneurs in a discussion about obtaining capital for the Appalachian region.
Program gives new teachers feedback on classroom tactics by Heather Skeeles THE POST
The first year in a classroom can be intimidating for many new teachers, but the Ohio Department of Education is trying to make the first year of teaching a little easier.
The department of education awarded two grants to Ohio University this year for programs to give new teachers maximum feedback on their teaching methods, said Associate Professor of Teacher Education Joan Safran.
Sexual health service options now available to OU students by Jennifer Gough THE POST
In the rural town of Athens where choices are sometimes not an option, Ohio University students get the chance to decide between sexual health services at Hudson Health Center and Planned Parenthood.
Along with offering reproductive health services, both clinics have sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment, emergency contraception, educational seminars and a variety of other benefits to offer students.
Submarine sandwich shop to surface on West Union by Kristen Paladino FOR THE POST
A Meigs County man and his family are opening another submarine sandwich shop in Athens.
Father and son Jim and Adam Sheets, of Pomeroy, are bringing a W.G. Grinders to 120 W. Union St. The new submarine sandwich shop, which will open Oct. 10, offers students and locals another dining option among the common Court Street selection.
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EDITORIAL
A working opportunity A better use of our time COLUMN Assumptions don't make a trend by Bonnie Emerick THE POST TURNSTILE Beyond the investigation by Carter Liotta LETTERS
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BASEBALL Baseball is back after historic 1998 season THE POST
As the 1998 baseball season began in the spring, I wrote a column in which I guaranteed soaring popularity for baseball. As I write this column at the end of the season, I see my guarantee proved to be true.
Feelings of the 1994 strike are long gone. In their place is a revival of the national pastime. You see, 1998 was quite a historic season in baseball history, perhaps the most historic season ever.
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SOCCER
Bobcats' trio of keepers sparking team's fast start by Jay Cohen THE POST
Do you want to know what pressure is? Ask Ohio goalkeepers Vanessa Dennis, Lori Schmidt and Bethen Turano about it.
"Goalkeepers are faced with challenges really no one else on the field faces," Ohio head coach Wendy Logan said. "Any mistake they make is usually final. If a keeper makes a mistake, there is no one there."
GOLF Ohio ties for sixth place at Colonel Classic THE POST
Ohio finished tied for sixth place on Saturday at the Colonel Classic at the Arlington Golf Club in Richmond, Ky.
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