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Autumn Smigill, a senior at Ohio University, tells story her during the "Name Burning Ceremony" sponsored by the Coalition Educating About Sexual Endangerment. Smigill spoke about how she was raped on campus last Fall Quarter. She, like others, threw the name of her assailant into the grill to burn. About 50 students and community members - men and women - came to share their experiences and thoughts about sexual assault at Scripps Amphitheater. CEASE holds the ceremony in the fall and spring on OU's campus.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The ceremony is held to educate others about sexual assault on campus and in society. As a newspaper, we want to educate our readers. This photo strongly depicts the intense emotion experienced by victims of sexual assault. Smigill gave permission to use her name and image to help get the message out that sexual assault is real.
Dorms were the norm
by Heather Skeeles
THE POST
Editor's Note: This is the third article in a series addressing off-campus housing. This article looks at the history of housing and the city's plans for the future.
When Ohio University was established, students lived in university-provided housing without many options for living off campus.
Today, nearly 70 percent of Ohio University's 19,000 students live in off-campus housing, and student renters have affected many of the off-campus neighborhoods adjacent to campus.
Local playwright molds characters for new play
by Craig Rimlinger
FOR THE POST
While growing up, many people harbor dreams of becoming an acclaimed writer and having people admire their work. For one local man, this dream came true.
W. R. Smiddie, 68, has been writing plays his entire adult life, but the inspiration for the plays began in the coal fields of Kentucky, where he was born.
Pipeline project angers residents in Hocking and Fairfield counties
by Lauren Gross
THE POST
Paul Knopp cannot understand why a Hocking County judge would rule against his own people.
Early this month, Hocking County Common Pleas Judge Thomas Gerken ruled in favor of the Findlay-based Marathon-Ashland Oil Company, allowing it to build a cross-county pipeline through Hocking County and several environmentally valuable areas.
Sororities' rules differ from frats'
by Nikki Klemmer
THE POST
Differences in practices between fraternities and sororities might seem unequal, but these rules are often out of the control of the local greek leaders.
The national bodies that govern the fraternities and sororities at Ohio University are organized differently and have distinct philosophies, creating inequity in rules influencing the greek community, said Carole Cox, assistant director of greek life.
City nears FEMA compliance
by Jennifer Hinkle
THE POST
After months of working to catch up with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's floodplain requirements, Nelsonville officials are making progress toward bringing the city into full compliance.
The city has removed eight structures from its list of non-compliant buildings, narrowing the list from 21 to 13.
Division will create a united front
by Kristin Webber
THE POST
Although Ohio University's newly created division of University Advancement will focus on relations with the outside world, the division's head is focusing first on communication within.
Since last Monday, Leonard Raley, OU's vice president for development, has visited the departments that now fall under his auspices, including News Services and Periodicals, Development, Media Productions, Publications and Alumni.
Repeat sex offender sent to prison for two years
by Gail Cetnar
THE POST
A 67-year-old repeat sex offender was sentenced yesterday morning to two years in prison after making a plea agreement in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas.
Wilbur "Bud" Taylor pleaded guilty to two counts of gross sexual imposition, a third degree felony. In exchange for his plea, a third charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, also a third degree felony, was dismissed.
New Year bubbly is being guzzled
AP
CINCINNATI (AP)-If you're planning to pop the cork at a New Year's Eve party, you might want to consider ordering your champagne soon.
Liquor suppliers say early organizers for Year 2000 parties are snapping up the bubbly already. Distributors expect the strong economy and anticipation over the new millennium to increase the demand.
Athens a second home for some
by Jackie Sindrich
THE POST
For some international students at Ohio University, America has become a deep permanent feature in their lives.
Twenty-one-year-old Nida Boonma, of Bangkok, Thailand, will get her marketing degree in the spring. Comint to OU as a freshman, this is her fifth year in the United States.
Global learners land at OU
International students adjust to college life in Athens.
by Jackie Sindrich
THE POST
Dumping the goods and setting up camp for the next three quarters is how Ohio University life generally begins.
It is a pain driving from Cleveland or Columbus or wherever - via U-Haul or the parents' minivan, overflowing with every necessary gadget, piece of furniture and the omnipresent plastic crate.
Web site links students at black colleges with jobs
by Lauren Ketcham
THE POST
Students visiting www.blackvoices.com can find out about job opportunities until October without leaving their computer.
Blackvoices.com, the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Tom Joyner Foundation have joined forces to make the first Black College Virtual Job Fair.
China to take forefront at OU
by Kate Winther
THE POST
For the first time at Ohio University, Chinese students are sharing their culture through an organized week of activities.
The Chinese Student and Scholar Association is organizing Chinese Culture Week, which begins Saturday and runs through Oct. 3. The week will highlight the culture of more than 300 international OU students.
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Senate: No notification
Ramage wants policy revoked
by Kevin Schneider
THE POST
The Ohio University Student Senate is trying to assure the university's parental notification pilot policy is grounded for next year.
Tom Ramage, student senate president, said he hopes to be on the committee that will review the pilot policy during Spring Quarter.
Royal Trux reign
by Jenny Elig
THE POST
The Royal Trux are on the road. Again.
They're stopped in Lawrence, Kan., on their way to Columbia, Mo. Outside of the health food store, after visiting the laundromat, Trux vocalist Jennifer Herrema is shouting into the cellular phone, trying to get every word in before the battery dies.
Costner's 'Game' strikes out
by Justin Choma Zimmerman
THE POST
Older doesn't necessarily mean wiser. Take Kevin Costner's newest baseball film, For The Love Of The Game, as just one stark and painful example of this popular addage. It's sad, folks. Just plain sad.
It's also familiar ground, so don't be surprised if you experience a little déjà vu while skimming through this review. Yes, you most certainly have heard everything I'm about to tell you before.
Lawrence tolerable but won't leave you talking a 'Blue Streak'
by Dan Eaton
THE POST
Sadly, there seems to be only two roles for African-American comedians in mainstream movies. One is a wisecracking, motor-mouthed criminal. The other is a wisecracking, motor-mouthed cop.
Blue Streak tries to show a touch of originality by featuring Martin Lawrence as a wisecracking, motor-mouthed criminal who impersonates a wisecracking, motor-mouthed cop. Two birds, one stone. Has any one seen 48 Hours?
Hugh Downs steps down from '20/20'; but retirement is not yet on the horizon
by Frazier Moore
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) - Hugh Downs has probably logged more time on the air than the test pattern, which, if you hadn't noticed, he long outlasted.
After tonight's ''20/20'' - the ABC News magazine Downs has anchored since its second week 21 years ago - this TV veteran will end a half-century run.
School official tells off state
by Corrie Callaghan
THE POST
A local school board member responded to the state of Ohio's latest legal move to defend the constitutionality of the state school funding system by helping to write a brief illustrating its inequalities and deficiencies.
At the Athens City School Board meeting last night, Vice President Jim Shirey expressed his discontent about the funding system. He and many others have been expressing feelings of frustration since 1991, when the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy filed suit against the state of Ohio.
Board of trustees adds new face
by Lacy Papai
THE POST
The Ohio University Board of Trustees will have a new voice at its Oct. 7 and 8 meetings.
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft appointed Greg Browning, an OU alumnus, to fill the position vacated by the resignation of Jacqueline Romer-Sensky. She held the position for about a year.
Delta Upsilon resurfaces on campus
by Nikki Klemmer
THE POST
The local chapter of the Delta Upsilon fraternity will return to Ohio University's campus when they begin recruitment Oct. 1.
Delta Upsilon's headquarters closed the fraternity's OU chapter Spring Quarter 1996, when chapter operations deteriorated and alumni members stepped in to stop the violations, said Matt Wilson, Delta Upsilon's national director of expansion.
Health service names its interim director
by Michelle Everhart
THE POST
The Health Recovery Services Board of Directors has announced the appointment of a new interim executive director.
Joe Gay will serve as the director through the end of the year while the HRS Board continues the search process for a permanent director. Gay is a licensed clinical psychologist and has experience in both mental health and chemical dependency. He has worked at HRS since 1988 as clinical director and program director of Basset House, a residential program.
Gunfire in East Timor capital brings threat of 'lethal force'
by Geoff Spencer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DILI, East Timor - Gunfire crackled across East Timor's chaotic capital yesterday, sending civilians scrambling for shelter and peacekeepers for their rifles in what was seen as a test of multinational authority in the province.
Though the shooting was not an attack, it prompted the commander of the peace mission, Maj. Gen. Peter Cosgrove, to warn that his men would use "lethal force'' against anyone who even pointed a weapon at them.
Clinton denies Republicans' tax bill 'bloated'
by Terence Hunt
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - President Clinton vetoed the Republicans' $792 billion tax cut bill yesterday as "too big, too bloated'' - apparently dooming chances for any sweeping tax reduction this year. Republicans fumed that Clinton "has stolen this tax cut from working American families.''
With his signature in a Rose Garden ceremony, Clinton guaranteed an election year tax argument between Republicans and Democrats as they fight for control of the White House and Congress.
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