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Sophomore Lena Willoughby (left), and freshman Samanda Hicks sign a pair of jeans for "Jeans for Justice" in front of College Gate. The jeans are part of a protest against a rape ruling in Italy and will be by the gate again today and tomorrow for additional signatures before they will be sent to the Italian embassy in Washington, D.C.
Students fight for women's rights
by Christina Xenos
THE POST
Instead of burning their bras, members of three Ohio University organizations are sporting their jeans in an internationalsupport of women's rights.
"Jeans for Justice" is an international protest in response to an overturned rape conviction in Italy last month. In the case, the plaintiff was wearing jeans at the time she was attacked and it was the judge's opinion that jeans cannot be removed "without the active help of the person wearing it."
Growing up becomes reality for New Jersey freshman
by Renee Knight
THE POST
When Christina Serrano first stepped into her empty dorm room last fall, questions of uncertainty and apprehension took over as she looked into the lonely corners of her new home.
Now, six months later, with a roommate and her room adorned with Yankee posters and stuffed animals, Serrano cannot imagine being anywhere else.
Commissioners close township rural road
by Erika Smith
THE POST
In a room crowded with residents, the Athens County Commissioners upheld a Rome Township Trustees decision to vacate township road 578 at yesterday's county commissioners meeting.
The commissioners, who made their decision after two public hearings and two on-site viewings of the road, said there is no reason to keep the road open.
OU students volunteer to give area children chance to have role models
by Corrie Callaghan
THE POST
Eight-year-old Nicole Davidson of New Marshfield has two brothers in her family, but every Monday night she knows what it means to have a big sister.
Susan McCabe, president of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Athens County Inc., has been Davidson's "Big" since September. McCabe picks up Nicole one night a week for an evening of activities such as playing Barbies, painting their nails, reading or going to Ohio University sporting events. Davidson's blue eyes lit up when she recalled the time McCabe took her to see one of her favorite movies.
Internet faces new copyright
by Brent Hartke
THE POST
A new copyright law might change the way universities use digital technology in the classroom.
President Bill Clinton signed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Oct. 28, 1998, changing the copyright law to include electronically transferred material.
OU's Community Education teaches computer skills
by David Altstadt
THE POST
Julia Eldridge, 59, has always been interested in making her family tree. She began recording her genealogy by hand but eventually realized she needed a computer to keep her data organized, she said.
"I really resisted using computers," she said.<
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Taft to slice tax fund for schools
AP
COLUMBUS (AP) - Gov. Bob Taft highlighted his first State of the State message yesterday with a pledge to take at least $400 million from a fund created for income tax relief and spend it on school construction and technology.
Legislative leaders gave qualified support for the plan, which would use whatever is left in the fund at the end of the budget year June 30. However, conservative Republicans in the House said using all the money would break a promise the Legislature made to taxpayers.
Sweatshop issues undressed
by Kristin Webber
THE POST
In an effort to quell protests at universities nationwide, collegiate licensing groups are working to form labor codes that will ensure better labor terms and compensation for clothing manufacturers.
Collegiate Licensing Company, a licensing agent that handles clothing contracts for more than 150 universities, released a revised labor code of conduct last November for manufacturers in all countries.
Greeks unite to improve
by Michelle Everhart
THE POST
Members from fraternities and sororities came together last weekend to create positive changes throughout Ohio University's greek organizations.
The weekend program, IMPACT, (Influence, Motivation, Purpose, Action, Community and Trust) was sponsored by OU's Interfraternity Council. While spending a weekend in Cedar Lakes, W.Va., the workshop united different members of fraternities and sororities who are interested in leadership.
Adopted pets lose appeal
by Kara Gebhart and Melissa Matchett
THE POST
A puppy playfully catching a Frisbee on a warm day on College Green can seem cute, but students might underestimate the responsibility of owning a pet.
About 50 percent of the people who adopt dogs, mostly puppies, from the Athens Dog Shelter are students, said Gerald Koska, Athens County dog warden and shelter manager.
"Then they get to be about six months old, and (the students) don't know what to do with them," Koska said.
'Buffy' exposes 'Cruel Intentions'
by Sara Havens
THE POST
If sexual promiscuity, deception, evil plotting and manipulation all come to mind when thinking back on your high school days, Cruel Intentions is the movie for you. But if you are like the other 99.9 percent of us who cheered at football games, held hands at the movies and referred to sex in baseball terms, then this film may be a little too far-fetched, even for those who made it to home plate.
Cruel Intentions is the title and a good place to start when describing the characters. Hot guy Ryan Phillippe of Studio 54 fame and good girl Sarah Michelle Gellar of TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer star as stepbrother and sister. They spend most of the film trying to get each other in bed and destroying any glimpse of innocence around them.
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