The Post: April 15, 1999

Thursday, April 15, 1999
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Eight-year-old ethnic Albanian Valmire Beqiri grips a pole inside a bus before leaving the border checkpoint at Blace at the Kosovo Macedonia border. Thousands of ethnic Albanians poured across Kosovo's border into Macedonia and Albania yesterday, raising fears of a massive new refugee influx into the already overwhelmed nations.

Plight of refugees continues AP

KUKES, Albania (AP) - By now, a half-million tragic stories later, the ugly picture is getting steadily uglier: It is one of Serb terror and murder ripping deep Albanian roots from Kosovo soil.

As NATO pursues its relentless campaign in the air, Serbs probe the Albanian border and pepper a no man's land with mines to show they are masters on the ground.

Spring Trustees meeting begins
by Emily Swartzlander and Kristin Webber
THE POST

The Ohio University Board of Trustees will meet today to discuss the next three months' business for the university.

Trustees will be asked to approve the Center for Appalachian and Rural Health Research, an interdisciplinary center with a mission to improve the health status of rural America, said Jack Blazyk, associate dean for research.

Businesses, city discuss Uptown options
by Mary Ellen Hardies
THE POST

Athens' parking problem could be compounded if the city converts into a pedestrian mall, said Larry Payne, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce president.

At a March 16 meeting of Ohio University President Robert Glidden and other university administrators, the idea of a pedestrian mall was discussed as a way of beautifying the Uptown area to draw in potential students.

Class discourages teenage smoking
by Liesel Ramsey
THE POST

For the first time, Athens has added its voice to a nationwide outcry against tobacco smoking. Yesterday was the third annual Kick Butts Day - a national strikeback against the growing problem of kids and cigarettes.

According to the American Cancer Society, cigarettes cause more health problem related deaths than AIDS, alcohol, car crashes, fires, illegal drugs, murders and suicide combined.

Visiting professors add culture
by Heather Skeeles
THE POST

Ohio University students who take classes from a visiting professor have the chance to see a fresh face and learn from someone who recently has been in the professional world.

OU hires some visiting professors because a spot opens late in the year and it is too late to conduct a search, said Kathy Krendl, dean of the College of Communication.

Intramural basketball team heads to nationals in L.A.
by Jessica Yerega
THE POST

Ten members of an Ohio University men's intramural basketball team are in for a change of scenery for their next game: from the Ping Center to the Forum in Los Angeles, where the Lakers play.

Led by Captain Chet Feldman, an OU graduate student and former varsity basketball and football player, the team was the best of 35 intramural teams from all over the Northwest at last month's tournament at Ping Center sponsored by Pepsi and Campus Concepts.

Proposals may halt airstrikes
AP

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - In a drive to bring peace to Kosovo, Germany unveiled a plan yesterday calling for a one-day suspension of airstrikes if Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic begins withdrawing troops from the province. European Union leaders, however, set the idea aside in favor of a similar initiative by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Post office prepares for tax deadline rush
by Tschanen Niederkohr
THE POST

Although people have had time to file their state and federal income taxes, some have procrastinated until the last minute.

To beat the midnight deadline, some people will head to the post office to mail their returns.

Library system reaches
by Nikki Klemmer
THE POST

Ohio University students, staff and faculty living off-campus now can access OhioLINK databases and electronic journals from the privacy of their own homes.

OhioLINK consists of its electronic Journal Center and 27 databases primarily used for research. Previously, users had to be connected to the campus network or the university-operated DialNet to access the system.

Study abroad programs gain popularity
by Megan Roche
THE POST

Some Ohio University students might wonder what it would be like to study in another country. But more students are finding out through study or work abroad programs.

The number of OU students studying or working abroad has increased increased over the past three years, said Connie Perdreau, director of Education Abroad.

Proposed bill would increase penalty for animal abuse
by Tom Nagel
THE POST

People who abuse animals might end up suffering more themselves if lawmakers approve Ohio House Bill 108 this summer.

The bill, sponsored by Majority Floor Leader Patrick J. Tiberi, R-Columbus, would stiffen penalties for cruelty to "companion animals," as well as establish a procedure for the care of impounded animals belonging to abusers while charges are pending.

Briefly
Compiled from staff and wire reports.

Starr reconsiders choices, Independent Council Act
Bone marrow used in new research for cancer
Quayle's campaign will stress family values
Candidates talk city crime, job creation in Columbus
Lawmakers, Taft address minority concerns
Nelsonville man pleads guilty, sentenced to prison
Athens' community center designs unveiled
Panelists to discuss views on Kosovo crisis
Dayton student sentenced in OU hacking case


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Real wild ones
by Jenny Elig, Kate Westrich, Dan Eaton and Cass Wright
access road warriors

In this 1954 film, Marlon Brando stars as the leader of a biker gang that rolls into a quiet town, causing uproar and panic. Unfortunately, the gang suffers as much from dated-ness as it does from any gang fights. These guys are similar to the West Side Story gang, The Jets.

Requiem for a cult phenomenon: MST3K runs out of gas
by Rob Harvilla
access smart-ass heckler

A cult TV sensation now stands on its last legs, but instead of throwing it a life preserver, many fans have settled for a funeral wreath.

So it goes for Mystery Science Theater 3000, the offbeat, oddly appealing film critique that dominated the B.S. Comedy Central (B.S. as in, "Before South Park") for many moons, without the aid of crude animation or anal probe jokes.

Athens bikers still riding into sunset
Jenny Elig, Cass Wright and Kate Westrich
access biker babes

Freedom. It's all about freedom. Riding a motorcycle is both a solitary experience and a bond that unites you with people around the world. Motorcycle owners share a unique culture, and Athens is a special meeting place of many.

Access show of the week
THE POST

Blackout Fest, with Geraldine, Disengage and The Spiveys at The Union, Fri. 10 p.m.

Friday! Friday! Friday! Come to the Union Bar and Grill for a three band, rock 'n' roll, cage-match blowout!

OK, there's no cage, but Blackout Fest, is certainly a blowout. An annual show, now in its fourth year, Blackout Fest celebrates Geraldine bassist Scott Winland's birthday by pitting his band against two others in a competition to out rock and out drink one another.

SOFTBALL
Bobcats settle for split
by Ryan Cornell

FOR THE POST

IMG SRC="../graphics/tab.gif" ALT="" BORDER=0 WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=8> The way the Ohio softball team played yesterday against the Dayton Flyers was enough to make your head hurt - if you were Bobcats third baseman Becky Egelhoff, that is.

After colliding with shortstop Jackie Rensel, Egelhoff took a painful head-first tumble into the wall at Ohio Softball Field along the third base side while trying to catch a foul ball in the sixth inning of game one.

COMMENTARY
Bria will put pressure on herself
by David Jablonski
THE POST

Lynn Bria passed her first test with her first sentence after being announced as the new Ohio women's basketball coach.

Ohio Athletics Director Thomas Boeh had just passed the podium off to Bria Tuesday in the Peden Stadium Tower, calling her the super human being without a recognizable downside, the coach who would take Ohio to the next level, perhaps even into the top 25. She had, Boeh said, every component the search committee was looking for - including, it seems, the ability to take the pressure in stride.

BASEBALL
Eagles sweep Ohio
THE POST

The Ohio baseball team's road woes continued yesterday when it lost both games of a doubleheader to Eastern Michigan, 3-2 and 12-9.

Ohio (14-15, 5-3 in the Mid-American conference) is now 2-11 away from Bob Wren Stadium.

In the first game, Ohio starter Denny McGee (1-2) took the loss despite striking out eight while allowing only two earned runs. Unfortunately, the Bobcat bats plated only two runs, and the players on the field committed two errors. Jason Arbinger and Brian Wingfield drove in Ohio runs. Wingfield hit his first home run.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Cubs sneak by Reds
AP

Sammy Sosa snapped out of a slump with two doubles, while Glenallen Hill hit a pair of homers, his third and fourth of the season, as the Chicago Cubs and Jon Lieber beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 Wednesday to end a four-game losing streak.

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