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Monday, September 16, 2002

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Becky Sell/ Staff Photographer
David Ditullio and Kate Pilacky with their dog Ursa, of Oberlin, OH have PawPaw Beer outside of the beer garden at the PawPaw Festival in Albany on Saturday. Ditullio tried the Spice Bush brew while Pilacky had the PawPaw Pilsner.

OU-COM helps lead way in female enrollment
by Cari Armstrong
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine has set an institutional record for the most women entering a class...continued

Clinton speaks in support of Ohio democrat
by David Laber/State Staff Editor
CLEVELAND-Sen. Tim Hagan, D-Youngstown, knew the crowd in the Civic Center did not come to hear him...continued

Walk raises awareness, honors memories
by Becca Manning/Staff Writer
Seventy-three-year-old Eleanor McLeod walks two miles every morning. But Saturday morning she walked with a specific purpose in mind. She walked for a friend...continued

Students find new traditions away from family
by Suzanne Wilder
For many Ohio University students, spending Christmas away from their families is unimaginable. For Jewish students at OU, today will be something along those lines. They will have to spend Yom Kippur, one of the holiest days of the year, away from their families, balancing homework and worship...continued

 

Trustees move forward on Oasis project
by Nick Juliano/Campus Senior Writer
Ohio University's board of trustees met Friday and approved a plan to hire a consultant to evaluate The Oasis, 70 University Terrace, which was acquired by the OU foundation last year...continued

'Genius of pawpaw is the flavor'
By Megan Kuhn/Staff Writer
Washing dogs is what came to mind when Ohio University junior Leslie Shelton signed up to volunteer at the Pawpaw Festival...continued

Festival introduces pawpaw beer
By Megan Kuhn/Staff Writer
As the Chicago band Lush Budgett took the stage, the newest pawpaw venue opened under a nearby tent - the pawpaw beer garden. The highlight of the garden included two pawpaw beers and a spicebush beer...continued

 

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Jaime Puebla/ The Associated Press
Residents and rescue workers sift through the mud searching for victims or survivors of a mudslide, in the small town of El Porvenir, 170 kilometers west from Guatemala City, Friday. Heavy rains loosened a mountainside in western Guatemala, burying about 30 homes and killing at least 17 people. Officials said Friday that nearly two dozen others were missing.


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Jennifer Lash/ Assignment Photo Editor
Ohio back Rachel Sanders pushes her way past George Washington's Ashley Squires in an attempt to get to the ball in the first half at Chessa Field on Friday. The Bobcats beat the Colonials 5-2 and crushed Akron 5-0 on Saturday.

Gator Raid!
by Joe Arnold/Staff Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - That the point spreads had them anywhere from 41- to 43-point underdogs did not matter. The fact that some message boards predicted a Florida point total that could rival an area code was also lost on the Bobcats...continued

 

Kerr kicks his way into first place
by Joe Arnold/Staff Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ­ Ohio kicker Kevin Kerr said it was business as usual when he trotted onto the field at Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium a little more than four minutes into the first quarter in Saturday’s game against the Gators..
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Bobcats open MAC play with convincing win
by Lonnie McMillan/Staff Writer
The Ohio soccer team continued its offensive surge this weekend with a 5-2 win against George Washington on Friday and a 5-0 victory against Akron yesterday...continued

Ohio runners work on closing gaps at Mel Brodt Invitational
by Lindsey Elling and Matt Bixenstine/Staff Writers
In the wild, bobcats tend to be solitary creatures. But on the cross country course Saturday, the Ohio Bobcats were anything but solitary...continued

Bobcats earn weekend split
by Chris Littmann/Staff Writer
The Ohio field hockey team upset No. 13 Princeton 3-2 to earn its first win of the season this weekend...continued

Volleyball takes two of three
by Laurie Duffy/Staff Writer
The Ohio volleyball team could not avoid the Florida Gators’ chomp this weekend at the Campus USA Credit Union Invitational in Gainesville, Fla., losing for the first time this season 23-30, 17-30, 22-30...continued