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Monday, September 23, 2002

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James M. Patterson/ Staff Photographer
Neil Cherry loads apple crates onto his tractor early in the morning. Although Cherry irrigates about half of his trees, the hot dry summer has produced smaller apples that drop prematurely.

City council and code enforcement face internal problems
by Liz Amrhein/Staff Writer
Miscommunication and practicalities could be the cause of breakdowns between the Athens City Council and the Athens City Office of Code Enforcement...continued

Governor's race is about money
by Matt Hutton/State Senior Writer
This November a less expensive medium will be put to the test to see if it can stand up against the traditional - and expensive - campaign...continued

New center's projects underway
by Lindsey McKay/Staff Writer
Ohio University's new Center for Intelligent, Distributed and Dependable Systems soon will be helping researchers develop software that allows networked computers to do more...continued

Israeli tanks tighten their stranglehold on Arafat's compound
by Jamie Tarabay/The Associated Press
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Israeli tanks tightened their stranglehold on Yasser Arafat's office yesterday, flattening buildings in his devastated compound and sparking curfew-defying marches and clashes that left five Palestinians dead throughout the West Bank...continued

Sexual assault awareness kick off provides startling statistics
by Jen Strawn/Staff Writer
Paper cut-out dolls will line the Howard Hall site today symbolizing the number of sexual assaults that typically occur in a four-year period on a college campus. This exhibit serves as contrast to the actual number of sexual assaults reported in the same time span...continued

Ohio farmers fight through drought, economic hardships
by Natalie Long/Staff Writer
Due to recent agricultural losses caused by drought conditions, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft requested a disaster declaration for 85 counties in Ohio from the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary Ann Veneman...continued

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Eckehard Schulz/ Associated Press
Supporters of the German Greens' party celebrate during the election party in Berlin yesterday. The Greens party, in coalition with the Social Democrats for the last four years, was polling at about 9 percent, which could be decisive in helping Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stay in power.

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Beth Rooney/Staff Photographer
OU backfielder Jennifer Wright prevents NIU's forwards, Denise Papke and Maggie Nowicki, from getting to the ball at Saturday's game. The OU defense played a strong game and contributed greatly to the 5-1 win over NIU.

Ohio soccer remains unbeaten at home
by Lonnie McMillan/Staff Writer
Forward Christel Schiering and the Ohio soccer team each extended their streaks this weekend....continued

Ohio runners stay tough at Malone Invite
by Lindsey Elling/Staff Writer
Now imagine running up it — twice. This is a small taste of what the Ohio cross country runners faced at the Malone Invitational this weekend...continued

Huskies devour Bobcats in fourth quarter
by Eric Pfahler/Staff Writer
Leading 19-6 midway through the third quarter of Saturday’s game at Connecticut, the Ohio football team seemed on its way to ending its nine-game losing streak...continued

Two players break 2,000-yard mark
by Eric Pfahler/Staff Writer
Ohio running back Chad Brinker rushed for two touchdowns in the team’s 37-19 loss to Connecticut on Saturday. With the touchdowns, Brinker tied former Ohio player Cleveland Bryant for fifth on Ohio’s all-time rushing touchdown list with 20...continued

Bobcats come from behind to beat Massachusetts
by Chris Littmann/ Staff Writer
The Ohio field hockey team climbed to within one game of .500 with a 3-2 win against Massachusetts yesterday in East Lansing, Mich...continued

Ohio wins two of three in final tune-up
by Tom Valentino/Staff Writer
The Ohio volleyball team went into the Connecticut Invitational in Storrs, Conn. over the weekend looking for a final tune-up before it begins Mid-American Conference play...continued

Today's Edition: Monday, September 23, 2002

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City council and code enforcement face internal problems by Liz Amrhein/Staff Writer Miscommunication and practicalities could be the cause of breakdowns between the Athens City Council and the Athens City Office of Code Enforcement...continued

Governor's race is about money by Matt Hutton/State Senior Writer This November a less expensive medium will be put to the test to see if it can stand up against the traditional - and expensive - campaign...continued

New center's projects underway by Lindsey McKay/Staff Writer Ohio University's new Center for Intelligent, Distributed and Dependable Systems soon will be helping researchers develop software that allows networked computers to do more...continued

Ohio farmers fight through drought, economic hardships by Natalie Long/Staff Writer Due to recent agricultural losses caused by drought conditions, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft requested a disaster declaration for 85 counties in Ohio from the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary Ann Veneman...continued