Today's Edition:
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....
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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
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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
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