Adriel Shearer / Staff Photographer The "Take Back the Night" march moves to Court Street late yesterday evening. The Route started at Howard Hall Site and moved all throughout campus until it proceeded down Court and back up College Street to conclude at the starting place for a brief celebration.

Woodwork and prints offer natural appeal
by Tiffany Royal / Staff Writer
Walking into the Ohio University Art Gallery, there is a sense of peace and a fresh natural environment.... continued

Film noir concept blows in new film
by Lauren Gross / Staff Writer
In the 1940s and '50s, the film noir genre caused quite a stir. The elements of those films required darkness, paranoid loners, a crime and a femme fatale - a sassy, yet beautiful lass who is usually involved with the evil ploy behind the crime. Here is an example of why that genre is dated and should never be re-attempted.... continued

David vs. Goliath battle enters sub shops
by Chris Congeni / For The Post
Are franchises and massive oversized companies taking over every aspect of society? This is a question that has been posed many times in the world of commerce, one which this review will not answer. But it will tackle another brain bender: Which sub sandwich shop rules Court Street, Hole in the Wall, 35 N. Court St., or Jarret's Subway, 25 N. Court St.?... continued

Police don't expect a rowdy crowd
by Natalie Myers / Staff Writer
With Palmerfest this weekend, law enforcement agencies are preparing for a laid-back yet responsible crowd and are not anticipating many problems.... continued

Where the party began...
by Toby Fallsgraff / Staff Writer
Every spring, Ohio University students flock in droves to Palmer Street for a day-long party of bands, cookouts, hot tubs and keg after keg of beer. Now picture Palmerfest as a university-sponsored event.... continued

Palmer residents have mixed feelings about fest
by Hillary Copsey / Staff Writer
Last year after Palmerfest, Ohio University students Tim Hughes and Steve Showalter rolled out of bed to find their sink lying in the middle of their bathroom floor. This year, the seniors are risking their sink again and looking forward to their second and last Palmerfest as residents of 19 Palmer St.... continued

Eclectic array of bands hits Palmer Fest
by Chas J. Hartman / Assistant Entertainment Editor
Palmer Fest and mystery go hand in hand. That is because year in and year out, no one in Athens seems to know who actually is performing on the bandstand.... continued

Women march loud, want voices heard
by Liz Shirey / Staff Writer
"Whatever we wear, wherever we go, yes means yes, and no means no!"... continued

Area students travel to protest
by Kim Smith / Staff Writer
About 1,000 students from across the state - including busloads from Athens County - rallied Tuesday in Columbus, voicing opposition to the school funding issue.... continued

Den could be smokeless
by Lauren McDowell / Staff Writer
A local bar's poll is gathering public opinion on an important health issue - smoking.... continued

OU professor reaches out to rural AIDS patients
by Sara Schonhardt / Staff Writer
Somewhere in rural America a man is living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. He is struggling alone with the effects of the terminal illness that has left him blind.... continued

Area cattle protected from foot and mouth
by S. Veronica Siek / Staff Writer
The smell on Scott Pfeiffer's farm is one of things growing. It is a "farm fresh" smell, a mixture of rain-soaked grass, fresh air and cow pies that cannot be found in any manufactured air freshener. Pfeiffer likes the smell. He has grown used to it. But it is one of the things that could disappear from life if "it" happens here.... continued

Former Miss America and motivational speaker found inspiration at OU
by Brynn Burton / Being Miss America isn't
always about the instant fame, fortune, glitz and glamour that the audience sees on television.... continued

Local business needs more space
by Laura Bartlett / For The Post
Students will not be the only ones packing their bags come June.... continued

BRIEFLY

AP Photo/Zoom 77 Israeli soldiers carry the body of one of two 14-year-old boys found dead in a cave near the West Bank settlement of Tekoa, Wednesday, May 9, 2001. The boys were bludgeoned to death with rocks. City appeals dirt decision Two Jewish teens killed in West Bank, Sharon blames Arafat House approves final budget; Democrats say tax cut too big Historic ‘Freedom Rides’ turn 40 Two Japanese nationals to face charges of economic espionage State board OKs OU's land buy for motor pool facility

Every which way but loose: McGee brings the heat
by Bill Bender / Staff Writer
Ohio pitcher Denny McGee has a case of the slurves.... continued

Streaking Bobcats return to MAC Tourney
by Joe Arnold / Staff Writer
Proving that absence does make the heart grow fonder, the Ohio softball team will return to the Mid-American Conference Tournament riding the wave of momentum generated by Saturday's doubleheader sweep of Marshall. Ohio has not made a tournament appearance since 1996.... continued

Dukes outslug Bobcats
by Bill Bender / Staff Writer
The key is the number three.... continued

Team takes road most traveled to MAC success
by Joe Arnold / Staff Writer
"We don't rebuild, we reload."... continued

O'Shea inks first recruit
by Eric Pfahler / For The Post
Ohio basketball coach Tim O'Shea announced Tuesday the signing of recruit Zach Kiewkow. He is the first signee for O'Shea since he joined the Bobcat staff March 29.... continued