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Thursday, October 10, 2002

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Gustavo Ferrari/ The Associated Press
The body of one of two gunmen who attacked and killed one U.S. Marine and injured another, is prepared for burial at Sulaibikhat Sunni Cemetery in Sulaibikhat, Kuwait. The gunmen were killed later by Marines, Pentagon officials said.

Lawsuit pending against Ohio University
by Casey Clapper and Tim Pappa/Staff Writers
A Mentor woman is suing Ohio University and the City of Athens after falling into a partially open city manhole during OU’s campus move-in three years ago.....continued

OU employees play traditional Irish tunes
by Sarah Laubacher/Staff Writer
On a typical afternoon in The Front Room, one can find a scattering of Ohio University students — studying, sleeping, having the proverbial “coffee-shop” chats. But on Sunday afternoons, one also can find a gathering of local musicians, casually encircling a round table on the stage, enthralled in a lively Irish jam session...continued

Energy week ends with powerful message
by Sara Bisker/Senior Feature Writer
When Julia Butterfly Hill stepped barefoot onto the Baker University Center Ballroom stage last night, she immediately dispelled the stereotypes centered around her 738-day sit-in in a California redwood tree. Hill said she is not, "a tofu eating, granola munching, hippie tree hugger."....continued

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Marine wounded in Kuwait attack is from Dayton
The Associated Press
A Marine wounded when two Kuwaiti gunmen in a pickup truck attacked U.S. forces during war games on an island in the Persian Gulf Tuesday was identified yesterday as an Ohio man....continued

Congressional district candidates focus on economy
Matt Hutton/State Senior Writer
Incumbent candidates seeking re-election usually have an advantage over their opponents. However, the challenger in Ohio's 6th Congressional District believes this election is different....continued

Bush gains more support for Iraq war resolution
by Tom Raum/The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - President Bush gained important new Democratic support for his war resolution yesterday, bolstering his expected margin of victory in Congress for broad authority to use force against Iraq. But the administration was having less success on the international front....continued

 

BRIEFLY
Noah Berger / The Associated Press
Cranes sit idle at daybreak, yesterday, at a port in Oakland, Calif. Faced with a judge's order to reopen West Coast ports Wednesday evening, longshoremen and shipping companies now confront the mammoth task of heaving billions of dollars worth of idle cargo — from auto parts to bananas back into the nation's economy.

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Bobcats try to shake slow start
by Chris Littmann/Staff Writer
The Ohio field hockey team travels to Kelly/Shorts Stadium to take on Central Michigan in hopes of breaking its growing trend of slow starts....continued

Field hockey assistant still wants to play
by Chris Littmann/Staff Writer
After helping Ohio field hockey win the Mid-American Conference last season, assistant coach Lauren Mazziotto, who was a four-time All-MAC selection, talked with The Post’s Chris Littmann about her jump from playing to coaching and the possibility of playing again....continued

 

Ohio supports education in supplement use
by Laurel Scheffel/Staff Writer
The deaths of several athletes in the past two years have raised concern among players and coaches about the adverse reactions to performance enhancing supplements....continued

My fantasy: No more fantasy leagues
by Blake Whitney/Staff Writer
Just imagine you’re supposed to get together with your girlfriend to meet her grandparents at 8 p.m. But, you’re hanging out with your friends and you run late. No big deal, right? Just show up a little bit late and say you were stuck in line picking up flowers for Grandma...continued