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Thursday, October 19, 2000

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Matt Anselmi/FOR THE POST
Rebecca Lieberman, (left) daughter of Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, visited Ohio University yesterday. Lieberman addressed various political hot topics during her visit and urged students to get involved in the political arena. Above, Lieberman, left, and OU College Democrats President Lauren Dikis talk to students in the Shively Dining Hall.

Hiding, locking deters thieves
by: Kayt Pattee / THE POST
The recent increase of theft from vehicles in Athens is prompting police officers to encourage drivers to lock their doors and hide valuables.... continued

Doctor believed to have begun killing at Ohio State
by Joe Milicia / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS - A former doctor convicted of killing three patients in New York admitted yesterday to killing a woman at Ohio State University's hospital, where authorities believe he began a string of poisonings.... continued

OU's e-mail system safe, private
by Thomas Velardo / FOR THE POST
E-mail security and privacy might concern some Internet users at Ohio University, but Computer Network Services employees said they should not worry.... continued

First lady's testimony "factually inaccurate"
by Pete Yost / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - Independent Counsel Robert Ray concluded that first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton gave "factually inaccurate" testimony about her role in the White House travel office firings but should not be prosecuted.... continued

Ohio Supreme Court rules on anti-psychotic drugs
by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS - A mentally ill person involuntarily committed to a treatment center can be ordered by a court to take anti-psychotic drugs if it is in the patient's best interest, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled yesterday.... continued

Senate votes to distribute tariffs
by Katherine Rizzo / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - Congress yesterday gave steel makers, apple growers, lug nut manufacturers and other American businesses 39 million reasons to complain to the government about foreign competition.... continued

The bets are on.
by Christopher Flood and Adam Koehler / THE POST
It's another beautiful Sunday afternoon on the campus of Athens' Ohio University. The leaves are beginning to change and the warm, sunshine-filled day has invited students to come out and play.... continued

'Scar Vegas' a compilation of the human soul
by Holly Schreiber / FOR THE POST
Never underestimates the absurdity of civilization.... continued

Athens Film and Video festival recreates junior high dance
by Laura Weinhardt /
FOR THE POST
The concept of a junior high dance typically triggers memories of awkward moments with crushes, geeky clothes and the PTA president's sketchy nephew spinning bad tunes over fuzzy speakers.... continued

Mexican food flavors Athens
by Jay Boehmer / FOR THE POST
There are several great things about Mexican restaurants: Huge portions, complimentary chips and salsa and giant margaritas.... continued

Orgy doesn't live up to their past
Orgy
Vapor Transmission
Reprise Records
TWO AND A HALF STARS
Orgy deserves credit for creating alternate universes for listeners. Their follow-up to the 1997 multi-platinum debut album Candyass, is full of rich and provocative imagery.... continued

At the Drive In
Relationship of Command
Grand Royal Records
Four and a Half Stars
At the Drive In are as close to a buzz band as the independent music scene has had in a long time. What began in 1994 in El Paso, Texas, as a group of friends playing music, has blossomed into a full-on rock machine opening arena concerts for such big-time acts as Rage Against the Machine and the Beastie Boys.... continued

Limp Bizkit
Interscope Records
FOUR STARS
OK, Rage Against the Machine clearly started the whole heavy metal/rap craze, but Limp Bizkit took it to the next level with Significant Other. Unlike Rage, Limp Bizkit popularized the whole concept of a DJ being part of a rock band, and Significant Other changed the face of modern rock forever. Bizkit's latest album, titled chocolate starfish and the hot dog flavored water, is their most impressive work to date and one of the most solid rock albums released since Pearl Jam's Vs. album.... continued

 

 

Lieberman spreads message to students
by Amanda Iacone / THE POST
Rebecca Lieberman, daughter of vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman, traveled to Ohio University yesterday to encourage students to vote in the Nov. 7 election.... continued

Political unrest in Yugoslavia yields OU connection
by Lindsay Cowgill /
FOR THE POST
When political unrest struck Yugoslavia because of Slobodan Milosevic's refusal to surrender control, the situation seemed miles away from the Ohio University campus. But the situation hits closer to home for some students and professors who experienced the tension firsthand.... continued

Thousands gather to remember bombing victims
by Matthew Barakat / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORFOLK, Va. - On a dreary gray day that matched the mood, thousands gathered at the USS Cole's home port yesterday to pray, weep and remember the 17 sailors killed in a terrorist bombing half a world away.... continued

Alumni return to OU for homecoming, campus advancements
by Philip Elliott / THE POST
As Ohio University alumni flock back to campus this weekend, one alumnus said he is planning his 52nd Homecoming trip.... continued

Author and journalist inspires and teaches students
by Kristin Howard /
FOR THE POST
Lawrence C. Ross Jr., author of The Divine Nine: A History of African-American Fraternities and Sororities, spoke with almost 100 Ohio University students last night about a group on campus that everyone might not know.... continued

ATCO working to place disabled in jobs
by Sara Schonhardt / FOR THE POST
Shively Dinning Hall added four new employees to its staff this fall, and they all have something in common. Each has some type of disability.... continued

Local arts program displays talents
by Danielle Pizmoht / FOR THE POST
Harry Grimm flashes a huge smile when he talks about why he likes working at Passion Works Studio.... continued

Partnership with Collegenet Helps Online Admissions
by Brittany Yingling /
THE POST
Ohio University is speeding along the information highway and reaping the benefits of a redesigned admissions Web site that officials say has helped increase online applicants since last year.... continued

Capital gang comes to Athens
Three members of CNN's "Capital Gang" will discuss Election 2000 issues tonight at 8 in Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.... continued

Israelis capture suspects in mob attack
by Laura King / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM - Less than a week after Israel promised to hunt down the Palestinians who killed and mutilated two soldiers, security sources said yesterday that commandos had captured at least six suspects believed to have taken part in the gruesome mob attack.... continued

Officials of Jewish, Palestinian organizations urge peace
by John Affleck /
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLEVELAND - They hold no sway over Palestinian demonstrators or Israeli police. No one involved in top-level negotiations ever left the conference table to take one of their calls. In fact, they live about 6,000 miles from Jerusalem.... continued

Families balance time while also taking classes
by Michelle Everhart / FOR THE POST
Andrea Waltje gets up at 6 a.m. while her husband and daughters sleep. After getting ready, she walks 20 minutes to Ohio University and starts her nine-and-a-half-hour day as a student. At 4:30 p.m. she walks the 20 minutes home and is mom again.... continued

Family life in the residence halls
by Michelle Everhart / FOR THE POST
Raising children in the residence halls is not the most traditional family setting. But it seems to work for five families at Ohio University.... continued

Sayyid Azim/AP
A medical officer at Lacor hospital in Gulu, 224 miles north of Kampala, the Ugandan capital, on Tuesday examines a child suspected of having the Ebola virus. Only days after it was announced that an outbreak of Ebola, the world's most feared virus, had struck in northern Uganda, the death toll rose to 35 and health officials say 38 other people have been affected by the virus.

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Wrestling takes third in preseason match
CLEVELAND – The Ohio wrestling team was picked to finish third in the 2000-01 Mid-American Conference preseason coaches poll released this week. The Bobcats tied Northern Illinois with 29 points, only one point behind second-place Buffalo. Kent State was chosen first by the coaches with 36 points. Rounding out the poll is Central Michigan with 12 points and Eastern Michigan with five.... continued

Ohio loses in four
by Jenny Hugenberg / THE POST
The Ohio volleyball team was unable to recover from their losses this weekend as they fell to Bowling Green 3-1 last night.... continued

Forward spearheads offensive threat
by Anthony Castrovince / THE POST
With a 4-0 start, the Ohio club hockey team is picking up where it left off when it won last season's Central States Collegiate Hockey League Championship.... continued

Bobcats finish eighth in Indiana
The Ohio men's golf team finished in a tie for eighth place with Mid-American Conference foe Akron at the Legends of Indiana Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The tournament was at the Legends of Indiana Golf Club in Franklin, Ind.... continued