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Lisa Miree leads a practice of the Ladies of Soul Dancing In Sync Company, which she formed Winter Quarter. LOS DISCO will have its first performance in Old Nelson Commons at 7 p.m. May 1 as part of the Alpha Phi Alpha Moms' Weekend Talent Extravaganza.
Student grooves with LOS DISCO
by Michael T. Spencer
THE POST
While most Ohio University students are still in their beds at 6 a.m., graduate student Lisa Miree is getting ready to begin another busy day.
As she supervises the daily exercise routine and creates dances for the new dance group LOS DISCO, Ladies of Soul In Sync Dancing Company, Miree displays her superb leadership skills.
Miree founded the group because she felt there were many OU females with dance skills but no place to share them.
Senate parties picked
by Gena Kittner
THE POST
Community and university relations are a top priority for both parties running in this year's Ohio University Student Senate elections.
The senate election season officially started yesterday with two parties turning in their candidacy applications.
The parties include The Solution party and the Realizing Excellence and Achievement through Leadership party, said Allison Abbott, board of elections chairwoman.
U.S. military forces are stretched thin
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military, stretched thin following a post-Cold War downsizing, is feeling the pinch. Because of dual defense needs in Kosovo and Iraq, no aircraft carrier is cruising the Pacific. Instead, Air Force planes there have gone on alert for any trouble.
The gap in carrier coverage for the Pacific could last until the fall, when the USS Constellation is to arrive, defense officials said.
Coal emissions litter air, property
by Renee Knight
THE POST
Most Ohio University students do not expect to wake up and find a fresh coating of black dust covering their cars.
But for students living near Facilities Management, formerly the Physical Plant, near Wren Stadium, this is not unusual.
"I woke up one morning last summer, and when I went to drive my car, I noticed black stuff on the windshield," junior Tim Ziegenfuss said.
911 has problems with dispatchers
by Emily Swartzlander
THE POST
Because of a national rise in health-care costs, Ohio University employees will pay a little more next year for their health-care coverage.
"Health-care costs just continue to rise, and that's a major concern for us," OU President Robert Glidden said.
Total university health-care costs will increase by about 15 percent, or an estimated total of $1.6 million, said Ted Kohan, associate vice president for administration.
OU faces increase in cost of health care
by Emily Swartzlander
THE POST
Because of a national rise in health-care costs, Ohio University employees will pay a little more next year for their health-care coverage.
"Health-care costs just continue to rise, and that's a major concern for us," OU President Robert Glidden said.
Total university health-care costs will increase by about 15 percent, or an estimated total of $1.6 million, said Ted Kohan, associate vice president for administration.
Religion, sexual orientation topics of panel
by Ritu Kelotra
THE POST
In celebration of Pride Week 1999, students, faculty and community members gathered to hear a panel discuss issues of religion and sexual orientation.
The panel was composed of the Rev. Jan Griesinger, director of United Campus Ministry; Rabbi Elena Stein, director of Hillel Jewish Foundation at OU; Joe Burke, director of residence life; Heather Moyer, a senior broadcast journalism major; OU junior Lani Banner; and Matt Jordan, who represented Campus Crusade for Christ.
Poaching problem for Hocking Hills
by Michael Canan
THE POST
Gun shots are set to echo through Hocking Hills as turkey season opens Monday; however, some hunters might not be able to wait, and their shots might be heard prematurely as they try to gain the upper hand by taking to the woods a little early.
Hocking County Wildlife Officer Todd Stewart said poaching happens - especially around this time of year.
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Students go on rampage
AP
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Two young men in fatigues and black trench coats attacked fellow students with guns and explosives in a suicide mission at their suburban Denver high school yesterday, and the sheriff said 25 people might have been killed. The gunmen were found dead in the library.
Several students said the killers were gunning for minorities and athletes.
The gunmen - both juniors at Columbine High School - were found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, with what appeared to be bombs around their bodies, sheriff's spokesman Steve Davis said.
City school plans project
by Kristin Gordon
THE POST
The plans for the Athens City School District to either renovate the middle school facility or construct a new one will be discussed further at the regular school board meeting on April 29.
Fanning and Howey Associates of Dublin, the architectural firm chosen by the school board to develop a plan for the project, is working on a feasibility study, said Athens City School Board President Roger Watson. This study will be presented to the board members and the interested public at the end of the month.
Movie missing get-up and go
by Sara Havens
FOR THE POST
Mix together young actors, give them a script full of drugs, guns and nothing to do, pump in a nice soundtrack and - boom - you have yourself Go, director Doug Liman's (Swingers) version of Pulp Fiction.
Filmed in flashbacks, present and simultaneous shots, Go attempts to explore creatively the crazy lives of a few Los Angeles teens but fails because of excessive exaggeration and too many TV stars.
Drive to Work helps Athens
by Corrie Callaghan
THE POST
A self-employed handyman from The Plains has gone back to work and plans to stop receiving government assistance because of an Athens County program that helps low-income families become self-sufficient.
Robert Dye had surgery in the late 1980s and fell into a deep depression because recovery was extremely difficult, he said.
Changes around corner for city
by Mary Ellen Hardies
THE POST
Uptown beautification projects might get underway sooner than previously expected - if Athens City Council passes a resolution of support at its next meeting.
Athens Area Chamber of Commerce President Larry Payne said the chamber hopes to start general construction later this year. Donations to the effort already total about $90,000. Approval from council, however, is necessary before any plans are finalized, Payne said.
County police forces get state grants
by Tschanen Niederkohr
THE POST
Three local law enforcement agencies recently were awarded Local Law Enforcement Block Grants from Ohio's Office of Criminal Justice Services.
The Athens Police Department received $9,000, the Athens County Sheriff's Department was awarded $7,000 and the Nelsonville Police Department received $5,000 in grant money to help fund overtime pay for officers, according to a release from Ohio Rep. Larry Householder, R-Glenford. The grants were three of 132 awarded across the state.
Patients' rights petitioned online
by Nick Kowalczyk
THE POST
The Patients' Bill of Rights died last year in the U.S. House of Representatives, but this year it was resurrected Jan. 19 and has the support of a national online petition.
The bill, introduced both times by U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., lost by five votes last year. U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, D-Lucasville, is among the bill's nearly 180 co-sponsors this year.
The petition officially was placed online April 9 to provide easy circulation, said Carol Steele, press secretary for Strickland.
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