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Al Cossin, left, of Athens, makes himself up during Illusions '99. The ninth annual drag show took place Saturday night at Kantner Hall. All proceeds went to the Athens AIDS Task Force. Cossin's illusions included Dolly Parton and Stevie Nicks. Behind him, Ted Brightwell of Charleston begins his transformation into Cher. Brightwell also portrayed Barbra Streisand.
NATO launches more strikes
AP
 BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - NATO launched its most active day of airstrikes yesterday in its assault on Yugoslavia, pummeling refineries, bridges and dozens of other targets in what it claimed were "highly successful" operations.
But the refugee crisis only deepened on the 25th straight day of attacks aimed at making Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic halt his offensive in Kosovo and agree to a political settlement for the Serbian province.
Book drops to aid disabled students
by Amy Beaudreault
THE POST
For graduate student Jim Crawford, returning books to Ohio University's Alden Library is not easy.
Because Crawford suffers from a heart condition that makes physical activity strenuous, getting up the hills with an armload of books is a challenge.
After questioning other students with disabilities and discovering there was no accessible option to return books, Crawford took action. As the Graduate Student Senate vice president, he formed a resolution that would recommend to OU officials the establishment of three book drop-offs around campus.
First-floor library renovations underway thanks to Aldens' gift
by Mandy Yost
THE POST
The first floor of Alden Library is getting a face-lift.
Thanks in part to a gift from former Ohio University President Vernon Alden and his wife Marion, the newly-named Center for International Collections will receive new carpet and both the information desk and Southeast Asia Collection area will be redesigned, said Gary Hunt, associate dean of libraries.
Two injured in London attack
AP
LONDON (AP) - Police scoured video on Sunday from closed-circuit TV security cameras, searching for clues to a bomb attack in a racially diverse neighborhood of London.
Hospital officials said two men hurt in the blast Saturday had severe eye injuries, but refused to comment on TV reports that both have been blinded permanently.
Fourteen of the 39 people injured when the bomb exploded in a busy shopping street in Brixton - mostly people hit by nails and flying glass - remained hospitalized yesterday.
Neglected teen asks aunt for help
AP
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Eddie Sizemore Jr. said he wrote a letter to his aunt in October in an attempt to get help for himself and his brothers and sister.
He told the Dayton Daily News in a story published yesterday that he wanted ''to get me and my brothers and sister outta that house.''
The 17-year-old boy and his three siblings - ages 4, 8 and 11 - were forbidden for years to leave their suburban Harrison Township home and were sometimes harshly disciplined by their parents, he said.
Gretzky retires with 61 records
AP
NEW YORK (AP) - There were four laps around the rink, tears and a simple wave - and then he was gone.
Wayne Gretzky ended his NHL career yesterday to rousing cheers and endless chants from an overflow crowd at Madison Square Garden.
Smiling through his tears, the greatest player ever made it easy for everyone to say goodbye - skating around the arena slowly enough for plenty of souvenir photos to be taken.
Calzones offer alternative
by Gail Cetnar
THE POST
For those students who are sick of pizza, an enticing new Italian alternative is now available -the calzone.
D.P. Dough, 374 Richland Ave., opened April 9. D.P. Dough is a franchise with 12 restaurants nationwide.
The restaurant specializes in calzones. Co-owner Brett Shraiar describes a calzone as a pizza turnover with the sauce served on the side.
Speaker shares religious trends
by Amanda Fischerr
THE POST
With his long, brown hair pulled back in a ponytail and his gentle manner, David Haberman looks like the average college professor. No one would have guessed that his passion lies in teaching religious studies at Indiana University.
In a presentation that lasted about two hours last Friday, Haberman discussed religious studies at the end of the 20th century with about 30 students and faculty. Most of his audience was from the Ohio University philosophy department.
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Computers postponed
by Emily Swartzlander and Kristin Webber
THE POST
Ohio University's Board of Trustees decided Friday to postpone a decision that would possibly require each OU student to own a computer.
During Thursday's meeting, Doug Lawrence, interim associate provost for information technology, said the Information Research Council, a task force created to study the possible ownership requirement, recommended pushing back the date from its planned Fall 2000 deadline.
Lawrence said Thursday that the IRC needs more time to study aspects of the issue, such as whether the residence halls are equipped electronically and whether students can afford the extra cost.
OU revenues increase
by Emily Swartzlander
THE POST
Thanks to a proposed 6 percent tuition increase and 4.72 percent increase in support from the state, Ohio University's 1999-2000 proposed budget would increase the school's general fund by more than $8.8 million.
OU Provost Sharon Brehm said at Friday's Board of Trustees meeting that, under the proposal, the total budget for the university would increase to about $219 million.
Extra revenue will come from the proposed 6 percent tuition increase, which is the maximum amount allowed by the state.
Student accepted into diversions program
by Amelia Bizzaro
FOR THE POST
An Ohio University student pleaded guilty Friday to false registration and illegal voting in exchange for acceptance into a diversions program.
Carrie Goglin, 22, admitted to intentionally registering and voting in the wrong district in the Nov. 4, 1997 elections in an Athens County Court of Common Pleas hearing with Judge Michael Ward.
However, the court will hold her plea because she was permitted to join the Athens County Prosecutor's Diversion Program.
Book tells of life on local highway
by Aaron Flicker
THE POST
U.S. 50 is more than a highway to Wendell Trogdon. To him, it is a piece of history - his own and the nation's.
Trogdon is the author of U.S. 50 - The Forgotten Highway. Beginning last August, he and his wife, Fabian, spent 15 days traveling the highway in two sections: one from Seymour, Ind., east to Washington, D.C., and the other from Seymour to St. Louis, Mo.
The book chronicles their travels through small towns and scenic country, recording their observations of people and places along the road. Many of them remain much as they were 70 years ago, he said.
Girl escapes fire, electrical injuries
THE POST
A 13-year-old girl escaped injury twice early Friday morning when a tree that was blown over pulled down power lines and set her house on fire.
Laura Barrows, who lives with her grandparents episodically at 6285 state Route 33, sustained no serious injuries and did not go to the hospital.
She was sitting in the enclosed front porch at about 8:40 a.m. when a large tree was blown over onto the roof of the room. When the tree fell, it pulled down power lines, said Chief Roger Deardorff of the Richland Area Volunteer Fire Department.
Pride Week activities set
by Ritu Kelotra
THE POST
Walking around campus this week, Ohio University students and faculty will see groups of students rallying, praying, dressing up and dancing as part of Pride Week 1999.
Pride Week, which celebrates the presence of a lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual community at OU, encourages everyone on campus to take part.
The LGBT Commission of Student Senate has been
working all quarter to coordinate Pride Week.
Groups to celebrate earth
by Renee Knight
THE POST
This year, Ohio University students are expanding Earth Day to go beyond just April 22.
Instead of only holding events on Thursday, students have organized speakers and activities throughout the entire week.
OU Campus Greens, with support from other organizations, is using the week to make people aware of important environmental issues, senior Chris Crews said.
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