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Ethnic Albanian refugees from Kosovo crowd outside a local bakery in Rozaje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. The refugees were trying to buy bread Saturday. Rozaje is one of the four Montenegrin sites housing thousands of Kosovar refugees from the neighboring Yugoslav province.
Planes knock Serb TV off air
AP
 BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) --NATO warplanes knocked Serb television off the air again yesterday, and refugees fleeing Kosovo brought new reports of roaming Serb gunmen butchering villagers.
In some of the grimmest accounts so far, Kosovo refugees reaching Macedonia yesterday told relief workers of Serb paramilitaries entering villages, ordering residents out of their homes and opening fire.
Wal-Mart undecided
THE POST
Wal-Mart is not a definite possibility for Athens, said James Scholemer, president of Continental Properties Co. Inc. Friday at a press conference at the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce.
Continental Properties is a development firm in Wisconsin that will lease 60 acres of land from Ohio University for commercial development. The project will be done in three phases of about 20 acres each. No construction dates are set right now as engineers finalize flood plain studies.
Senate parties voice views
by Gena Kittner
THE POST
The REAL party has plans to improve scheduling and advising.
The Solution party wants to increase students' voices in Athens.
Book drops on campus by fall
by Amy Beaudreault
THE POST
The John Houk Memorial Research Grant Awards Committee did not use improper lobbying or discussions when determining grant recipients, said Carol Blum, interim vice president for research and graduate studies.
At last night's Ohio University Graduate Student Senate meeting, Blum said the committee acted with honorable intentions.
Bill would increase smoking age
by Tom Nagel
THE POST
Ohio residents might have to wait until the age of 21 to be able to light a cigarette if state lawmakers pass Senate Bill 121.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Grace Drake, R-Solon, would increase the age from 18 to 21 at which a person can purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products. In addition, the bill would prohibit people under 21 from smoking or possessing tobacco products.
Students protest lynching death
by Eric Schwartzberg
THE POST
Gathering at Irvine Auditorium and later marching by candlelight to Lindley Hall, diverse members of the community and students protested the racially motivated murder of 49-year-old James Byrd.
Giving the opening speech at the vigil, sophomore Bernard Frampton said, "It's not a struggle of race or class. It's a struggle of humanity.
Independent running
THE POST
Junior Gerald Whissel is running as an independent candidate for Student Activities Commission at-large representative.
Whissel said he wants to make SAC funds more evenly distributed.
New VP for research hired
AP
TOLEDO (AP) -- Officials at Owens-Illinois Inc. hope people who are used to drinking soda from plastic bottles will be willing to try beer that's packaged the same way.
The Toledo-based company's Continental PET Technologies unit is supplying the bottles to the Miller Brewing Co. of Milwaukee and is working closely with the brewing industry on development of the packaging.
Women bond in belly dancing
by Christina Xenos
THE POST
Grooving to the modern tunes of Erikah Badu, 30 women gathered Friday to discover the flowing moves of belly dancing by participating in a female tradition stemming from Middle East harem times.
The Ping Center's Friday Night Free-For-All offered this program taught by students Angie Zugay and Elizabeth Nickell, who have taken the Ohio University belly dancing class.
NATO to aim for solution
AP
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a summit-ending show of solidarity, NATO leaders promised military protection and economic aid to Yugoslavia's neighbors for standing with the West against Slobodan Milosevic. "If Mr. Milosevic threatens them for helping us, we will respond," President Clinton promised.
Before winding up the meeting with his allies, Clinton telephoned Boris Yeltsin yesterday and urged the Russian leader to press Milosevic to accept a peaceful solution.
Soil concerns affect housing construction
by Emily Swartzlander
FOR THE POST
Possible landslides might delay construction of more off-campus student housing on Hooper Street.
Construction on the Ohio University-owned land located across the Hocking River from Peden Stadium could slope once constructed on the site because of soil concerns, said John Burns, OU's director of legal affairs.
Troubles mount for Akron police
AP
AKRON (AP) - An investigation of the Akron Police Department will seek to determine why some of the city's police officers have become criminals and why morale is low on the 468-member force.
In the last 18 months, a deputy chief was convicted of theft and a captain was convicted of murder.
County program helps residents save money
by Corrie Callaghan
THE POST
Athens County residents who receive government assistance can learn how to save money and reach their financial goals through the Individual Development Account program.
The purpose of the IDA program is to help low-income families reach an asset goal, such as home ownership or starting a business, said Kathleen Sergott, Enterprise Development Corporation project specialist.
New VP for research hired
by Mandy Yost
THE POST
John Bantle, assistant dean for research in the College of Arts and Sciences and regents professor of Zoology at Oklahoma State University, will become Ohio University's new vice president for research Sept. 1.
Bantle said he responded to an advertisement OU placed in the Chronicle of Higher Education. A search committee chaired by Gary Small, professor of chemistry, selected him for the position.
New education trend proposed
by Kristin Gordon
THE POST
Community members in Athens are searching for the answer to propose a community school for middle-school-aged children.
Community schools, known as charter schools outside of Athens, are a growing national trend. They are public schools funded and supported by the local school district but privately run, according to information from the Ohio Department of Education.
Women bond in belly dancing
by Christina Xenos
THE POST
Grooving to the modern tunes of Erikah Badu, 30 women gathered Friday to discover the flowing moves of belly dancing by participating in a female tradition stemming from Middle East harem times.
The Ping Center's Friday Night Free-For-All offered this program taught by students Angie Zugay and Elizabeth Nickell, who have taken the Ohio University belly dancing class.
'Hot Carl' plays Atari and gets crazy at College Gate Friday night
THE POST
Those around College Gate anytime Friday evening to early Saturday morning probably saw bright lights, a video camera and some familiar faces from public access doing anything and everything to get money.
The show Hot Carl was broadcast live from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday from College Gate as part of a fund-raiser for the 26th annual Athens International Film and Video Festival. The festival, which will run from April 30 to May 7, will present daily screenings of critically acclaimed films and videos from all over the world, as well as presentations from guest artists.
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