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Wednesday, September 18, 2002

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Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee/ Photo Editor
Ohio University Sophomore, Allee Thompson, who is Assistant General Manger and DJ at ACRN Internet Radio Station talks with freshmen Trevor Roe, whom Thompson was training to be a DJ at the station yesterday.  ACRN is having trouble now that they are required to pay royalties.

Former OU Student pleads guilty to sexual offense charges
by Casey Clapper/Staff Writer
A former Ohio University student pleaded guilty to reduced sexual offense charges in Athens County Court of Common Pleas yesterday...continued

Jeff Hill could remain closed to traffic permanently
by Liz Amrhein/Staff Writer
Jefferson Hill has been closed to automobile traffic for a month, but what students and residents do not know is that it might be closed to traffic permanently...continued

Megan’s law helps local law enforcement track local offenders
by Casey Clapper/Staff Writer
Recent national abductions and local sexual offenses have renewed Athens law enforcement officers’ conviction in registering sex offenders...continued

More News

Legislator limits ability of health care plans to deny coverage to organ donors
by Natalie Long / Staff Writer
There are currently 80,418 people on an organ donation waiting list in the United States...continued

Stricter enforcement of copyright law threatens to end campus Internet radio station
by Sarah Laubacher / Staff Writer

Although Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in 1998,which protects copyrighted material, rates and royalty fees were not enforced until last spring...continued

Determining royalties is a laborious process
by Sarah Laubacher /Staff Writer
According to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, artists and copyright owners must receive compensation for sound recordings broadcast on the Internet
...continued

 

BRIEFLY

Aijaz Rahi/ Associated Press
Supporters of ruling National Conference listen to a political speech by Omar Abdullah (not seen in the picture) as an Indian soldier stands guard in Khag 40 kilometers (24 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Tuesday Sept. 17, 2002. In Kashmir, a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for five decades, there has been increasingly bloody attacks in recent weeks, with the militants stepping up their campaigns. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)


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Sports

A look at the history of strikes in sports
by Tom Valentino/Staff Writer
In the sports world, struggles between players and management at the bargaining table have become as commonplace as touchdowns and home runs on the field....continued

Local and high school sports carry community
by Lindsey Elling/Staff Writer
Okay, so this isn’t junior high where we tell the tales of our summer adventures, but I do want to share what I learned this summer....continued

Bobcat soccer brings family together
by Pat McSweeny/Staff Writer
Playing intercollegiate sports allows student athletes to compete against players from all over the country. Ohio back Rachel Sanders took on the girl from the next bedroom. ...continued

 

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