January 28, 2021

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

Journalism publications, take the time to thank your creative staffs

MOLLY SCHRAMM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

When journalism publications publish articles that spark praise, usually the writers get any and all notice. Nevertheless, there’s more people who work on a singular piece than one would maybe think. Give or take, the average story is touched or assisted by at least five people.

Within the process of a piece being published, the staffs that most often get forgotten by readers and other journalists are the creative teams. No journalism piece would be the same without the photos, illustrations, coding work and multimedia that come with it. In fact, if the headline of an article isn’t the first thing someone sees, it’s most likely the art that leads the narrative.

As journalism transforms with the digital age, the need to stand out alongside the multitude of websites and articles out there is now more important than ever. As much as journalists would like to deny this, the written word isn’t everything. Visuals matter, and appreciating the people behind those visuals matters as well.

At The Post, our reporting and journalism have always been the utmost priority. But right beside that is having great photos and illustrations, new and innovative ways to code pieces, fresh design within our print publication and multimedia packages to supplement narratives.

After COVID-19 drove Ohio University online for the fall, our creative staffs were stretched thin. For a while, the majority of page design for print was being done solely by our art director, photo assignments could only be picked up by our director of photography and her photo editor, coding assignments were majority tackled by our web development director and multimedia pieces were few and far between.

While these responsibilities are all in those job descriptions, our creative staffs didn’t have the manpower that most of our editorial staffs did. Nevertheless, people stepped up to the plate, and the few staff members that helped leadership despite the chaotic semester received real world, experiential learning — something The Post always has strived to provide

staff members.

In a very convoluted way, I’m trying to say thank you to The Post’s creative staffs. Without the dedicated work of these people, The Post wouldn’t look half as good as it does. Without their artistic abilities, sharp eyes, intuitive coding skills and more, The Post wouldn’t be the award-winning publication it is.

So, if you run or work at a publication, do your part and celebrate your creative teams — because without them, your newsrooms wouldn’t be complete.

Molly Schramm is a senior studying journalism at Ohio University and the editor-in-chief of The Post. Have questions? Email Molly at ms660416@ohio.edu or tweet her @_molly_731.

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Housing and dining rates prorated; students back on campus adjust to coronavirus guidelines EMMA SKIDMORE ASST. NEWS EDITOR OU’s spring housing, dining rates reflect time spent on campus While Spring Semester housing and dining rates seem to be raised since last semester, Ohio University said they only appear this way due to prorated rates in the fall.

Jim Sabin, a university spokesperson, said Fall Semester rates were lower due to campus facilities being opened less than originally scheduled. Students in Phase 2, for example, were not charged for the time they were not on campus.

Housing and dining rates have stayed generally consistent, as students this semester will be paying the same rate as the 20192020 school year. Fluctuations in prices are due to room sizes and differences in meal plans.

Last semester, Phase 2 students paid $1,142 for housing and

$711.55 for dining. Students this semester are paying $3,654 for housing and $2,277 for dining. However, there is still discussion if the cost has been worth it among students.

Council discusses Athens’ blight and condemnation process Director of Code Enforcement David Riggs spoke about the city’s blight and condemnation process Monday to City Council.

Blighted properties, or properties that have damage that makes them unsafe or unsanitary, undergo inspections where notices of violations are issued if necessary. If the property owner for a blighted property does not address the violations or cannot be found, the city will condemn the property.

If a condemned property is not repaired, the property is demolished if an appraisal process finds repair costs to be over 130% of the property value. Riggs said he hates to see a structure demolished and that the city tries to find a way to get the property owner to sell or fix it.

Councilwoman Chris Fahl, D-4th Ward, said the process is

done to protect the health and safety of citizens.

Students adapt to coronavirus guidelines Students who opted to return to campus for the Spring Semester are finding it hard to make friends on campus due to COVID-19 regulations.

Regulations include mandatory mask wearing in all dorm common areas and a ban from having outside visitors. Custodial staff also come into residence halls to sanitize common areas every day, and room checks are halted for the semester.

Some students agree one thing that has gotten easier amid the pandemic is online classes. Jordan Dias, a freshman studying business pre-law, said professors have seemed to adjust as well.

Dias’ professors have been interacting more with students during online classes and are providing extra resources to students this semester, she said.

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POLICE BLOTTER

Man reports emergency with ozone layer; suspicious vehicle videotaping residence ANNA MILLAR FOR THE POST Keep Your Eyes Peeled The Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at a residence near Shade. The caller said the vehicle was videotaping the residence.

Deputies patrolled the area but did not locate the vehicle.

Ozone Crisis The Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to Bessemer Road in Nelsonville after receiving several 911 calls from the residence. The caller was trying to report a “major emergency” with the planet’s ozone layer.

When deputies arrived, the man was found outside his residence and taken to the hospital for an evaluation.

Doggone Dog An escaped dog was found in the road by deputies while they were on patrol.

A deputy was trying to catch the dog when the owner arrived and took possession of the dog.

Don’t Lend Out Your Car The Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report at Garfield Street in New Marshfield for a report of an unreturned car.

The caller said he had lent his car to a friend for a few hours the previous day, but the friend has yet to return it.

This case is currently under investigation.

Stranded in the Fog The Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspicious persons report on Poston Road in The Plains. The caller said a man knocked on her door requesting help, but she was uncomfortable with opening the door at such a late hour.

The man waved down the deputies while they were on the way. He said the weather became much worse than he expected while he was on his way to a friend’s house in The Plains.

Given the fog, cold temperature and the man’s damp clothing, deputies gave him a ride to his destination.

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Some students make choice to live off-campus early due to pandemic During the Fall Semester, OU sent out an email to select students allowing them to decide whether or not they will be returning to the residence halls MAYA MORITA STAFF WRITER For the Spring Semester, some Ohio University students took the opportunity to live off-campus early in order to make room for more quarantine and isolation spaces in residence halls.

In November 2020, Adams, Luchs, Sowle and 4 University Terrace residents received an email from Housing and Residence Life saying their dorm rooms would be used as either isolation or quarantine spaces in the spring.

Many students took the option to live off-campus this semester, allowing them to reside in off-campus apartments or at home.

Madison Leckrone, a sophomore studying meteorology, took the option to live off campus. The option seemed more cost-efficient and had social benefits, Leckrone said.

“I didn’t want to have to deal with roommates or communal bathrooms and also figured it would save me a heck of a lot more money than having to buy a meal plan and everything else,” Leckrone said in an email. “A lot of my friends didn’t come back for this semester so it would literally just be me in the dorm by myself and I just did not want to do that.”

Bailey Buell, a sophomore studying interior architecture, also decided to live off campus after receiving the email.

“I was originally supposed to be living in (Sowle Hall), but I was informed late November that it would be a quarantine dorm for the semester,” Buell said in an email.

“Housing said my options were to pick a different dorm, which the ones that were left were very sparse, stay at home, or live off campus.”

Students living off-campus are also able to have amenities that are not usually available while living in a residence hall.

“Honestly some of the great things about living off campus would have to be having (my) own space to work and relax without having to worry about people being too loud or an RA coming down to tell us to be quiet,” Leckrone said in an email. “I also got to get a dog and didn’t have to jump through all the hoops to get him to be an ESA which was honestly really nice and saved me a bunch of money.”

Additionally, Buell said she was able to keep her car in Athens more easily and did not have to worry about proper cleaning during COVID-19.

Despite the benefits that students believe there are for living off campus, Logan Nagy, a sophomore studying economics, said he likes the freedom of living by himself in the residence halls.

However, Nagy also said there are some consequences to living in the residence halls, like the possibility to get COVID-19 and the lack of social interaction.

“I feel like people are less social because of (COVID-19),” Nagy said. “Maybe people are being pretty conservative with just staying in their rooms and stuff like that. Eating in our rooms is weird because of the pandemic.”

There are also some downfalls to living off-campus as a sophomore, like an increase in independence and responsibilities, Leckrone said.

“Some of the difficulties that I have gone through is that process of realizing like wow okay this is all me,” Leckrone said in an email. “I have to learn to pay rent on time and do all the house chores and realize that this space is mine and that I am the one responsible for it.”

Buell has also faced some difficulties with feeling as though she missed out on parts of the college experience.

“I think the biggest (difficulty) is I feel like I might be missing out. I already missed 1 1/2 semesters of living in a dorm, and now another,” Buell said in an email. “I honestly

do miss dorm life a little and I miss going to dining halls.”

Despite the challenges both on and off-campus students are facing, many are satisfied with the decisions they made.

“It is a lot of growing up, but it is probably one of the best decisions I have ever made,” Leckrone said in an email.

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University Commons off Shafer Street in Athens, Ohio. (NATE SWANSON | PHOTO EDITOR)

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O’Betty’s Red Hot undergoes renovations amid uncertain times RYAN MAXIN FOR THE POST O’Betty’s Red Hot, a popular hot dog restaurant located at 15 W. State St., has recently undergone multiple interior remodeling projects to prepare for when it can welcome customers back for dine-in seating.

The small building that houses O’Betty’s was built in an alley in the 1970s but didn’t become home to the restaurant until 2003. Despite its size, Bob Satmary, owner of O’Betty’s, has found numerous projects to complete while the world is at a relative standstill due to COVID-19.

Of course, renovating during a global pandemic wasn’t what Satmary had imagined, but the improvements initially started out of necessity and then continued as more problems emerged. “(The roof) was ancient and falling in, and so when it rained … we had pockets everywhere where it would

As it seems, fans of O’Betty’s are glad that they can still order food from the to-go window that has remained open throughout parts of the pandemic. Kellee Steffen, an Ohio University staff member, raved about her experiences there.

“Every time I’ve gone, it’s been a wonderful experience,” Steffen said. “The staff has always been really nice and friendly, and the food has always been so good. I’ve just literally drain into the building,” Satmary said. “(The never had a bad thing there.”

Kennedy Dauphin, a junior studying journalism, exrestaurant) was all virtually gutted; it was just brick walls. pressed similar sentiments.

Everything was just literally brick walls.”

“I enjoy the price point of it, I think, especially as a Satmary said the roof remodeling project was slated to take about six weeks but ended up taking about seven college student. It’s super nice to just have an inexpenmonths. During that time, he began to work on the place sive option for late night food or even just during the day himself, building shelves for a miniature “hotdog muse- for a quick dinner,” Dauphin said. “I like the people that um” and a small stage in the back of the building for enter- work there. They’re all super nice and super friendly, and tainment purposes. The space now resembles a whimsical then obviously the food itself … I enjoy it quite a lot.”

Dauphin also mentioned the importance of supportcircus attraction, complete with red and yellow comparting a small, local business like O’Betty’s during this time ments packed with countless hot dog paraphernalia.

Naturally, visitors will not be able to view this new of widespread financial strain.

“I am in a sorority here, and we have been trying to and improved side of O’Betty’s until the pandemic is more managed, but Satmary is hopeful for when that day support local businesses as opposed to chains just because we know how hard they’ve been hit,” Dauphin said. eventually comes.

“If everybody would just wear a mask and get the “I think it’s super important to support local Athens COVID over, we could open up inside,” Satmary said. businesses because they’re the backbone of Athens and “And that’ll be awesome because it is closer to where I Ohio University.”

Satmary expressed gratitude toward the Athens and want it to be than it ever has been before.”

Ohio University communities in helping to keep O’Bettys Red Hot on West State Street in Athens, Ohio. (COLIN MAYR | FOR THE POST) O’Betty’s in business these past 17 years.

“I’m pretty sure that reason we’re still here is because of the community,” Satmary said. “This pandemic would have killed us, I think, if I were anybody else or had I not been here as part of town forever.”

And despite the financial and psychological challenges that have come with running a restaurant for nearly two decades and performing an entire remodel at a time of such uncertainty, Satmary is proud of his time in Athens.

“I’m not rich, and I don’t think I’ll ever get rich,” Satmary said. “But I’m proud of it.”

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A Frantic First Week

A look back at the news-filled first week of Spring Semester NEWS STAFF REPORT All students residing in dorms on Ohio University’s Athens campus were invited back for the Spring Semester, and some freshmen are finally getting their first taste of campus life this January. However, the college experience looks much different for those new Bobcats.

Between frustratingly long dining hall lines and a campus-wide power outage, here are the major events you need to know about the first week of Spring Semester:

Last minute changes, little communication about classes

Spring Semester of an unprecedented school year began with over 3,000 students moving back to campus, some with in-person classes. However, the new semester still

presented many challenges for both students and faculty.

Some students reported feeling anxious in the days before the beginning of the semester due to last-minute communications and changes to many students’ courses. Some did not receive their syllabi from professors until the first day of classes, an issue they said they did not face during the Fall Semester.

Professors also faced difficulties adapting courses to accommodate all students.

Some still do not feel comfortable resuming face-to-face instruction with the risk of contracting the coronavirus but think an online education compromises what students are paying for.

Hour-long lines at the dining halls

Many students reported waiting in up

to hour-long lines at the dining halls during their first week back on campus at OU as a result of COVID-19 policies implemented in the dining halls.

These lines became the source of frustration for many students during their return to campus. On Jan. 20, OU released OHIO EATS, a new app designed with COVID-19 policies in mind that allows students to order and pick up food from The Front Room Coffeehouse, Boyd Market and Shively Grab N’ Go, which was recently reopened after Shively’s permanent closure last spring.

No announcement on possible usage of S/NC grading system this semester

OU has not yet reinstated the alternative satisfactory/no credit, or S/NC, grading system that it implemented last spring after students were sent home due to the

COVID-19 outbreak. Several student-ran petitions have been created urging OU to reinstate the system.

Many students are worried their grades may suffer due to virtual learning and the distractions that campus life brings and are thus motivated to sign these petitions in support of the S/NC grading system.

One petition was created by Student Senate Vice President Elizabeth Lilly. Lilly said she and her fellow senate members will present a bill urging the university to reinstate the option at the next Senate meeting.

As of Jan. 26, Lilly’s petition has over 650 signatures.

Power outages across Southeast Ohio

OU’s Athens campus was among one of the over 18,000 power outages reported across Southeast Ohio during Friday afternoon.

The outage was caused by a broken high-voltage power line on Route 13 outside of Chauncey, which connects to an AEP Ohio station supplying power to homes and buildings across Athens County.

During the outage, OU sent text alerts to all students about the outage and where to seek updates. Classes for the rest of the day were also canceled. While residence halls lost all power, campus Wi-Fi was still usable for students during the outage.

Nelson Court and The District on West Green were open as scheduled Friday, with other locations closed until power came back Saturday.

A virtual spring commencement being planned

OU announced Jan. 19 it is in the planning stages for a virtual spring commencement due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to possible community spread, the university cited ongoing public health orders limiting gatherings to 10 or fewer individuals as a reason for a virtual graduation. A university commencement planning team is planning the event already, and OU’s Office of Conference and Event Services will contact graduates in the coming weeks with more information on how they can be included in the ceremony.

OU also said it is ready to re-evaluate plans for commencement if the trajectory of the pandemic or public health guidelines change.

The Ohio State University is also opting for a virtual spring commencement this year. Both Miami University and Bowling Green State University have not decided on their spring commencement format yet.

Abby Miller, Molly Wilson and Sophia Young contributed to this report.

In a moment of daylight on a dense, cloudy day, the College Green’s path is crossed once again by a student in the beginning of Ohio University’s second semester on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Along with a new semester is an influx of undergraduates moving in to live in dorm buildings and an increase in COVID-19 testing for those living on-campus and off-campus. (NATE SWANSON | PHOTO EDITOR)

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Mask Mandate

Concerns

City officials, students disagree about the effectiveness of Athens’ face covering ordinance TAYLOR BURNETTE SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR In the first evenings of the semester, closely packed crowds of both masked and unmasked students lined the sidewalks outside of bars, making many students and Athens residents worry about the safety of their city. This is something many Americans have gone through since last spring when the CDC first started recommending face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19. When in a public place, however, there are face covering ordinances at both the state and city level. A few days before Gov. Mike DeWine passed a statewide mask order, the city of Athens passed a face covering ordinance, requiring the majority of people in public places, with notable exceptions, to wear a face covering.

However, with the prolonged public health crisis, there have been instances of people in groups not wearing masks, which concerned Athens residents and students alike.

Many students were concerned about the lines at bars after a tweet of students lined up outside of Red Brick Tavern was shared widely on Twitter.

“I still see a lot of people ... within 6 feet of each other not wearing masks, for example, in lines on sidewalks or restaurants in town,” Danielle Klein, an Athens resident and a junior studying industrial system engineering, said. “If they’re not wearing a mask, there’s not too much you can do about that unless you’re willing to go a different way.”

Klein said she is in full support of the ordinance but wishes that it was enforced more efficiently.

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“I think more people would comply with it if they knew that they might actually have consequences for not following the (ordinance),” Klein said.

The city ordinance requires a face mask inside, outside or in line to enter a place of business or city building open to the public, any outdoor area where people are unable to maintain a 6-foot distance from one another and public transportation.

“The language of the city ordinance is very similar to language in the statewide mask mandate,” Jack Pepper, the Athens City-County Health Department administrator, said in an email. “If you can’t properly social distance and are in a public space, you should be wearing a mask.”

Athens Police Department Chief Tom Pyle said for a citation on the grounds of the mask ordinance to occur, a citizen must call in a complaint, and an officer must witness the violation. Pictures cannot be used as grounds for a citation, Pyle said. “We adopted very early on an approach that we wanted to be more carrot-and-stick with this,” Pyle said.

“For instance, we got a complaint of a crowd of people waiting in line at a local bar Saturday night. Officers went up, there were some people without masks, the officers went there with a box of masks and asked them to put them on.”

The philosophy of mask ordinance violations are treated similarly to how nuisance parties are treated, Pyle said.

After receiving a complaint, officers dispatch the location and request that people comply. If they comply, they receive no citation. “We don’t want to be heavy-handed,” Pyle said. “We want compliance from people. We ask for it, and 99% of the time, we get it.” Because of this, they have not cited any individuals for violating the ordinance, according to APD records.

The mask ordinance is complaint driven, Pyle said, meaning that even when officers see someone violating the ordinance, they have to have a complaint from a citizen to approach the individual. There have been around 80 complaints since March 2020 related to breaking COVID-19 precautions, Pyle said. “The ordinance for masks was specifically written to be complaint driven, not on-view enforcement,” Pyle said. “Officers drive by people with masks without masks every day. I walk by … people without masks every day.” Pyle said that, even before the pandemic, APD has had issues with people posting complaints on social media instead of reporting them to the non-emergency APD number. “If people see something that they think is a violation, they should complain,” Pyle said “They should file a complaint with the police department immediately and not wait. A lot of times, people will say,

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ALEXANDER GRAHAM ‘I’ll call the police tomorrow or when I get home’ and then an hour later, they call, and when we get a look, the bars are closed.”

Education has been a key tool in encouraging pandemic safety during this time, Chris Knisely, Athens City Council resident, said, and putting messages out about masks has been one of the most effective measures to encourage mask wearing. “I’m really a firm believer in trying to educate people,” Knisely said.

“As we’ve seen, with the difficulty of enforcing this complaint based law, I don’t know that there are other things that we can do at the local level.”

Athens Mayor Steve Patterson said from his view of Court Street during working hours, he sees very few people without masks on properly. “I received a complaint from an individual who felt that there was non-compliance in some of our larger retail outlets here in Athens,” Patterson said. “I went and observed for myself, and, you know, again, (there was) easily 99% compliance from places like Lowe’s when I was in there and when I went into Kroger.” Patterson said he

would encourage anyone with concerns to call APD’s non-emergency line.

“People need to be responsible for each other,” Patterson said.

Grace Anne Gasperson, an Athens resident and junior studying global studies, said she was unaware the mask ordinance was based on complaints.

Once she learned, she said she would be willing to try and report violations, although she wasn’t sure how efficient reports would be due to dispatch times.

Previously, Gasperson said she called the health department to report violations.

Although she is in favor of the mask ordinance as is, she said she wishes it would have a harsher punishment. “I think there should be an actual consequence for not complying,” Gasperson said. “(Compliance) could genuinely save somebody’s life. It’s the same amount of responsibility that we give people when we ask them to not drive in the middle of the road, as opposed to in the allotted space.” Gasperson said she has still seen multiple worrying occurrences of people not wearing masks around town but that the number has greatly decreased since

the beginning of the pandemic.

For Klein, the main concern during this time is students being willing to take pandemic precautions, like the mask ordinance and social distancing, as seriously as they might in their hometowns as they would be in Athens.

“I think a lot of students view Athens as a place far removed from consequences for their family and their communities,” Klein said.

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Athens County Food Pantry takes its services on the road ANASTASIA CARTER FOR THE POST The Athens County Food Pantry, or ACFP, will arrive at its first stop Feb. 13 as it takes its services on the road.

The scheduled mobile van deliveries have been added as an addition to what ACFP already does: serve clients Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The urge to travel its services stems from the fact that some in the area are not able to travel to their location, 13183 State Rt. 13.

“Trying to get to our main food distribution location can be problematic,” Karin Bright, president of Athens County Food Pantry Board, said.

This is why when choosing locations, Bright and the board looked at areas where there weren’t many food pantries nearby. The locations they will be visiting include: Alexander Local Schools in Albany, Trimble Elementary in Jacksonville, Shade Community Center in Shade, Federal Valley Resource Center in Stewart, Amesville Elementary and the Waterloo Community Senior Center in New Marshfield.

All of the locations have outside space or shelter areas that allow the pickups to be conducted outside.

“We’re doing this all outside so that we do not have to deal with any facility having to come in after us and deep clean,” Bright said.

With help from Rural Action and other community partners, ACFP will rent out refrigerated trucks and pack them with its typical boxes and bags for clients. ACFP has visits listed for twice a month with the locations being rotated. It has only planned for events through April in order to see how it can continue.

At each date, it will only allow up to 25 households to register.

“We had to come up with a starting point, and I talked with our food committee chair and our packing crew, and they felt that was a number they could work with to see how it works,” Bright said.

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ACFP hopes to continue the service throughout 2021 and serve different communities throughout Athens County.

“I think the mobile Athens County Food Pantry will be extremely beneficial since not everybody has the opportunity to travel long distances to food pantries,” Nicholas White, a freshman studying political science, said.

“Bringing food pantries on the road to famished communities is a very good idea.”

Not only are underclassmen excited by the idea, but so are sororities who have helped out with ACFP in the past. One such sorority is Alpha Gamma Delta, which focuses its philanthropic work on ending hunger in the area and the country.

“I have volunteered multiple times at ACFP with my sisters and have seen first hand how it helps those in the Athens community,” Alex Williams, a junior studying strategic communication, said. “I think that making pickup locations more accessible is a fantastic step in fighting hunger in the Athens community while families and community members are also navigating the

COVID pandemic.”

Any families who are interested in visiting one of these locations must register at least a week prior to the pick up date.

“We’re just really excited at the opportunity to expand what we do and continue to serve people and we’re hoping that we can find other creative ways to do that,” Bright said.

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Live Healthy Appalachia promotes healthy living through education KAYLA BENNETT STAFF WRITER Live Healthy Appalachia promotes healthy and active living among the town of Athens through educational programs and partnership with local organizations.

Plant-based education is its main focus, and it starts with teaching how to properly cook fruits and vegetables.

“We’re just trying to teach people how to consume more whole natural foods,” Heidi Fischer, executive director of Live Healthy Appalachia, said. “For our educational programs, we have programs for both adults and children. In the community, we’re just going out, teaching them how to cook these plant based foods, introducing them to new recipes.”

Live Healthy has multiple outreach programs, ranging from children to adults. The classes range from hands on, pre-COVID-19 to online-based teaching methods and cook-at-home meals amid COVID-19.

For kids, finding ways to promote healthy living can prove difficult. However, Live Healthy’s objective is to abolish the stigma of “eating better” at a young age.

“We partner with all of the elementary schools in Athens County to do a program called the Healthy Kids,” Laura Olbers, director of children’s program at Live Healthy, said. “That got a little wonky over the last year, but essentially, Live Healthy kids is a program for second graders where we go into the classroom, and we do nutrition education, some physical activity. The kids actually get to participate in cooking a meal in their classroom.”

This program provides kids with firsthand experience of cooking healthy foods at a young age, which is a pivotal time for building healthy habits. Seeing change is Live Healthy’s motivation, and lives are able to be changed with healthy direction. Live Healthy has been able to experience the change with some of its very own.

“I saw a volunteer opportunity to be a cooking coach for the cooking classes that Live Healthy was offering, so I decided to do that,” Susan Jago, treasurer for Live Healthy, said. “You know, people often ask me if it’s hard to eat this way, and it’s not. It’s hard to transition to this way of eating because it’s so different.

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So it’s very difficult to go out to restaurants— you have to learn who has the kind of food that you will eat. But as far as cooking at home, most people have 10 or 12 recipes that they rotate through all the time, right? Once you find those 10 to 12 vegan recipes, it becomes easy.”

Finding a starting place can be difficult, but luckily, Live Healthy provides great starting points and suggestions on its website.

Educating is the first step to living a healthier lifestyle, and sometimes, eating better can be tied into the stigma that follows closely behind the word “diet.” However, through its outreach programs, Live Healthy is working to abolish this stigma.

“I’m just very passionate about what we do and why we do it,” Fischer said.

“And I just know that we’ve changed so many lives and saved so many lives because of what we do. It’s very empowering to young people who participate in our programming because it’s not a diet.

We’re giving them this lifestyle. And that’s one word that we hear over and over and over again, and it’s very empowering.

They feel like ‘Oh, OK, I’m in control of my health now. I make these decisions, and it’s not something I feel like I have to do, but I want to do it.’”

Along with empowering others, plant-

based foods do not have to be boring.

Fischer, Jago and Olbers are helping to educate the possibilities of different types of nutritional foods that are still aesthetically pleasing and appetizing to the eye.

“When you tell people ‘I eat a plant based diet,’ they think you eat twigs,” Joga said. “So this was actually my post this morning — for the people that think I (eat) twigs and sticks — it was a picture of my chickpea flour pancakes with frozen blueberries, banana and a little maple syrup on it.”

Plant-based foods and healthy living aren’t made to be boring and constraining; they are made to freeing and empowering. They are made to be leaders to helping one become in tune with their body. Live Healthy has seen first-hand what a healthy lifestyle can do and the fulfillment and reward it can lead to.

“I think Live Healthy Appalachia is always a great place to start if you’re looking at making any sort of lifestyle changes,” Olbers said. “We kind of ease people into more plant-based living and eating. We kind of meet people where they are. We don’t expect you to make radical changes right away. We don’t tell you what not to eat by any means. We just want to encourage people to move more and get

more grains — whole grains, more greens and things like that — just enjoy the process of cooking and the process of eating.”

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OU Ph.D. student Hakan Karaaytu sought political asylum after fleeing Turkey RILEY RUNNELLS CULTURE EDITOR “My name is Hakan,” he wrote. “In 2016, I was forced to leave Turkey, my home country of my family and friends, as a result of the political climate. I was worried about my safety, about further unfortunate things that might happen...I decided that I could never return home.”

That’s a portion of the email Ohio University Ph.D. student Hakan Karaaytu sent to several journalists, hoping they would listen. His only aim: “to say the stories of thousands of people who have lived the same fate.”

Seeking a platform to elevate his story — a similar story to so many in Turkey — Karaaytu reached out to several reporters and publications. Subject line: asylum seeker. After Karaaytu fled Turkey as a result of the crackdown by the oppressive Erdogan regime, he eventually sought asylum in the U.S. as a political refugee.

Along the way, Karaaytu had to figure out how to continue his education and communicate with his family, all while trying to learn a new language and culture with little money to his name.

“All the problems forced me — I had to survive,” Karaaytu said.

But survival is not a new skill for Karaaytu. Long before he came to the U.S., he was working every day to keep himself and his family alive among political unrest in Turkey.

Karaaytu describes the culture of Turkey as always witnessing some struggle of power with the states, from the first day of its establishment to the present day. In July 2016, there was an unsuccessful military coup by the Gulen Movement — a group that emphasizes altruism, modesty, hard work and education.

Due to the failed coup and Erdogan’s oppressive regime, hundreds were killed, thousands were injured or arrested and over 100,000 were fired from their jobs. In addition, several universities shut down — including Zirve University, which Karaaytu had left just three weeks earlier to continue his studies as an exchange student for 10 months at Niagara University in New York.

“I remember that day,” Karaaytu said.

“I was in the New York Public Library.

I was looking at the news and seeing something happened. Very surreal things — military in the streets. In history, we’d had military coups … but I had never seen because I was born in 1991.

The coup was very serious, then ev-

erything changed. My life changed; my family’s life changed.”

Turkey was in a state of emergency.

Karaaytu’s brother was arrested and jailed for two-and-a-half years, and his family was in the midst of chaos.

Karaaytu had to figure out what he was going to do, as his exchange program would be finished in under a year. Niagara offered him a transfer student position to extend his stay, so that bought him a little extra time.

After that, he had two options: get married or apply for political asylum.

The more ideal option was political asylum, but Karaaytu was nervous, as it can take years for those cases to be approved, and applicants can be sent back to their country in the meantime.

In Turkey, Karaaytu was being claimed by a terrorist group as one of its members solely because he stayed in the house of a religious group due to the cheap rent when he got his first college degree. This proved an issue because if someone has any association with a group like this, they’re not given the right to defend themselves in a court of law. Political asylum was his only solution to remain safe and out of Turkish prison.

“I said, ‘I’m going to take this risk,’” Karaaytu said. “I applied, and my case (was) approved in just four months because my case was very strong.”

He not only had the false accusation of terrorism, but he also had many death threats sent to him when publishing his broadcast journalism work on the social media app Periscope to back up the approval of his case. After earning political asylum status in 2018, he had to wait one year and then he applied for his green card, which is now on its way to Karaaytu.

When he finished up his master’s degree, he decided to continue his education with a doctoral degree in mass communication and journalism at OU. In the Fall Semester of 2020, he taught the Future of Media course with Eddith Dashiell, director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.

“He was a very good TA,” Dashiell said. “I was amazed when he told me that he had just learned the language

in four years. He’s basically fluent in English because he needed to; he had to be, and he was able to do it in four years.”

He decided to pursue journalism because of the unique nature of the profession and the endless number of stories in his reach.

“Writing is the best job in the world; being a journalist now is so exciting,” Karaaytu said. “All the country’s destiny can change with your work.”

Karaaytu can’t help but reflect on where he started to where he is now: landing at JFK airport with two suitcases and a massive language barrier to getting his green card and working toward a doctoral degree. Though he’s content living here and working in the U.S., he misses his family after not having seen them for over four years.

“I hope I can go back to Turkey and just visit my family and friends as soon as possible,” Karaaytu said. “My family is much, much better. We are talking every day, but we didn’t have any memory, any dinner, any vacation in the last five years.”

Karaaytu still occasionally withstands a recurring nightmare where he’s back in Turkey and the Turkish government is looking for him while he fights to escape. But when he wakes up, all he feels is happiness that his reality is better than his dreams: he’s safe in America, pursuing his dream education.

“When you’re an asylum seeker, you’re so sensitive,” Karaaytu said. “You are feeling you are foreign; you are feeling that you’re different. When I got approved for political asylum, everything started to be easier. I am humbled. I’m not too much emotional now because I feel like I’m part of here. I’m so happy for being here. I’m a lucky person.”

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Pharmacy Problems via COVID-19 OU’s introduction to pharmacy course faces COVID-19 ISABEL NISSLEY FOR THE POST Mark McMills, an Ohio University professor, wants students in his introduction to pharmacy class to come to one of two conclusions.

“I want a student to say, ‘Oh, my God, I hate that stuff so much’ and that they don’t want to do it,” McMills said. “Or, they go, ‘I love this so much I can’t imagine doing anything else in my life.’”

McMills teaches the course alongside Sarah Adkins, a doctor of pharmacy who works with both Ohio State University’s College of Pharmacy and OU’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Together, they are shaping the next generation of pharmacists.

OU’s pre-pharmacy program is housed within the College of Arts and Sciences. Students in the program must take chemistry, biology, math and physics classes. Earning the pre-pharmacy degree puts students on track to attend pharmacy school, eventually becoming a doctor of pharmacy.

In conjunction with OSU, OU pre-pharmacy students can be admitted to an early-assurance program. If OU students make it through OU’s four-year pre-pharmacy program, they are then automatically accepted into OSU’s doctor of pharmacy program.

Because of this, a large number of OU pre-pharmacy students continue their pharmacy education at OSU. This inter-university collaboration was enabled by a grant as well as by the work of OU professor Marty Tuck and OSU professor Ken Hale.

Over the years, the program has grown and adapted, undergoing structural and leadership changes. Most of the transitions have been smooth. McMills describes the process of Adkins undertaking Hale’s role co-teaching the introduction to pharmacy class as “seamless.”

However, COVID-19 has brought a new set of challenges to the pre-pharmacy program at OU. The professors found the transition to online instruction to be ineffective for their students.

The introduction to pharmacy course usually contains presentations from a number of speakers in various health fields, which allow students to understand the breadth of the field they will be entering into. Online, though, these presentations lost some of their significance.

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Staring at blank screens on his computer, McMills was left to wonder how much the students were actually gaining from the classes, which he felt to be “problematic.”

Therefore, due to the challenges associated with teaching the course virtually as well as pandemic-related budget uncertainty, the decision was made to not offer OU’s introduction to pharmacy class this spring semester.

“We’re going to wait and let it go a year before we offer it again,” McMills said.

Because the class is taken largely by freshmen and sophomores interested in the pre-pharmacy track, as of right now, graduating students will not be impacted by this change.

Despite these COVID-19-related teaching obstacles, both McMills and Adkins still find their profession to be rewarding and worthwhile.

For McMills, teaching pharmacy class-

es is more than a job.

“It’s been an incredible way of helping students fulfill their destiny,” McMills said.

Similarly, Adkins enjoys watching her students progress through their education and enter into the field of pharmacy professionally.

“I’ve seen them graduate, I’ve seen them move on to practice and watched them change the field of pharmacy,” Adkins said. “It’s actually very, very cool.”

Brianne Porter is one student who graduated from OU, continued on to study pharmacy at OSU and then entered the field. Porter is now a pharmacist and faculty member at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy.

A 2010 graduate of OU, Porter still values the information she learned while taking the introduction to pharmacy course.

“The most prominent memory I have

was learning about all of the different settings that pharmacists could practice in,” Porter said in an email. “I had always envisioned a pharmacist to be someone working at CVS or Walgreens, but I remember learning about pharmacists working in nuclear medicine, pharmacists helping insurance companies determine the most effective medications to have on their formularies, pharmacists working with teams of physicians to determine the best courses of therapy for acutely ill patients in the hospital, and so on. It was very inspiring to know that it was a field that offered so many opportunities beyond what the lay person imagines a pharmacist to do.”

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Ohio in a great mood after 81-58 blasting of Western Michigan JACK GLECKLER SPORTS EDITOR As the Bobcats sauntered off the court, their yells of pride echoed through The Convo. Players high-fived and joked with each other loudly. Ben Vander Plas danced in the hall leading to the locker room after chatting with the media. It was the happiest Ohio had felt after a game for a while.

For once, the puzzle pieces fit. Ohio finally had a positive record in the Mid-American Conference, and it was through the biggest margin of victory since its game against Cleveland State.

Even when Jason Preston scored a season-low six points and 3-pointers were almost non-existent during the first half, Ohio pulled out its biggest conference win thus far.

“Especially in the MAC, I feel like 90% of the games are single-digit games,“ Vander Plas said. “So to be able to, especially in the second half, come out and really get a separation away from Western (Michigan), that’s always big during MAC play.”

Ohio (9-6, 5-4 MAC) has been smacked around by the top half of the MAC this season, but its 81-58 win over Western Michigan (2-10, 1-6 MAC) gave it a chance to regain some of the confidence it had lost since conference play began. Three of its five conference wins have been decided by 10 points or fewer. A 23-point victory is the shot in the arm that Ohio needed.

The Broncos are easy prey. The first season of a new head coach, a dismal conference and five canceled or postponed games sank the Broncos’ ship before it sailed. But Ohio needed a big win, and when opportunity knocked, it answered.

For most of the season, Ohio has built its offense on its ability to make the long shots. While it’s good to have sharpshooters like Ben Roderick or a leader like Preston, up-close physicality is what provides the 2-pointers. The aggressiveness in the paint shown by the likes of Dwight Wilson III and Mark Sears on Tuesday is what the Bobcats have been lacking. Forty-four of Ohio’s points were scored in the paint.

Sears spent 23 minutes off the bench Tuesday, but not a second of it was wasted. The freshman finished the night with 21 points, beating his season-high performance at Toledo, where he spent three more minutes on the court.

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Ohio University’s Mark Sears (No. 10) takes the ball to the basket during the home game against Western Michigan University on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Athens, Ohio. Sears led the team with 21 points in the game. (KELSEY BOEING | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY)

most of his fellow underclassmen and risen to become Ohio’s go-to scorer off the bench. His progression following his first start has made him more clock-efficient.

A season-high 21 points halfway through the season is impressive, but coach Jeff Boals has come to expect performances like Tuesday’s out of the guard.

“If you would ask me that question game one or two when he played, I would have said, ‘Yeah,’“ Boals said. “But now, I mean, he’s proven he’s done it. He’s got great finishing ability. His ability to get downhill just adds a whole different dimension to our offense.”

After Sears nailed a 3-pointer with three minutes left in the game, Boals subbed in his younger players. The Bobcats were ahead of the Broncos by a country mile, and the underclassmen needed

experience. As the clock winded down, the Bobcats’ bench rose to their feet. A big win over a conference opponent had put a collective smile on the Bobcats’ faces.

Tuesday closed out with an Ohio bench that took every opportunity to go nuts.

Mason McMurray made a layup to yells of encouragement from his teammates. Jalen White made his first career free throw, and the sideline rang with cheers.

For the first time in a while, the Bobcats weren’t in a good mood. They were in a great mood.

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Why Lunden McDay should stick with his midrange game J.L. KIRVEN SPORTS EDITOR What do Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant all have in common?

Well, that may be a vague question considering the numerous championship rings, Hall of Fame certainty and shared legacy as three of the best scorers in the history of basketball. Maybe that should be rephrased...

What do Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant’s playstyles have in common? Ah, yes, that’s better. What hopefully popped into your mind is thoughts of unshakable confidence, aggression and a polished midgame.

Let’s spend a few paragraphs with that last one. The midgame. In today’s era of basketball, the 3-pointer reigns supreme. Every position shoots it, and if you can’t, you can become a dying relic.

It’s all about offense. Players who have versatility to their game and play lockdown defense are almost a thing of the past. It’s a shame, really.

Ohio actually has one of the old school-type of guys on its roster. He’s a starter but not a star and often goes unnoticed in lieu of Jason Preston’s absurd passes, Ben Roderick’s 30-foot launches and Dwight Wilson’s rim-shaking dunks.

But Lunden McDay, the Bobcats’ sophomore shooting guard, gives Ohio an old school element despite the new school influence on his game.

In Tuesday night’s win over Western Michigan, midway through the first half, McDay hit his man with two dribbles before rising up from the right elbow and sinking a jump shot. The bucket wasn’t very impactful and probably is forgotten to most — if not all — who saw.

But what I saw was more than just a 2-pointer. It was a pattern.

McDay hit that exact same move against Ball State, and he did it against Kent State, too. Same move, same spot, same result. But in all three games, though, McDay didn’t go back to it.

Instead, he opted for shooting 3-pointers.

McDay is an adequate 3-point shooter, and despite a recent slump, the sophomore from St.Vincent-St. Mary’s has shot 34% from 3-point range this season. That’s a 4% drop from his fresh-

Ohio University’s Lunden McDay (15) attempts a layup with heavy pressure from Western Michigan University defense during the home game on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 in Athens, Ohio. (DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | KELSEY BOEING)

man season, but at least he doesn’t take bad 3s. McDay was 1-for-5 in against the Broncos but had great looks on every attempt.

McDay’s coach Jeff Boals wants him to keep shooting the 3-pointers. He and I slightly disagree.

“His midrange is really good,” Boals said. “He always one, two, dribble, pull up and, sometimes, he just settles for that, even though his midrange is phenomenal … even shooting the 3 in transition we want him to shoot those shots. ” I’m not one to tell Boals how to coach his players, but sometimes, going with the bread and butter is the smartest

option. Preston is a passer, but recently, he’s struggled when it comes to jacking up 3-pointers. Roderick is a 3-point shooter, but even he’s prone to fall to a slump. McDay’s strength is the midrange, and until Ohio fully embraces that, he might continue to only scratch his true potential.

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THE BOTTOM LINE

The Browns are here to stay WILL CUNNINGHAM is a sophomore studying journalism at Ohio University Growing up a Browns fan, I knew that it was unlikely that I would ever see them play in a playoff game. After all, they had played one in my lifetime, even if I was not even 2 years old yet.

But this season, it seemed like they were a shoo-in to make it, but then they lost to the then-1-13 New York Jets in the secondto-last game of the season, putting their playoff hopes in doubt.

They had played that game without a single wide receiver who had caught a pass that season, as they were all out due to contact tracing. It seemed as if, just as the Browns were looking playoff-bound, the universe was conspiring to keep them out.

Going into the final game of the season, all the Browns needed to do was win, and they would be back in the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Standing in their way was

the Pittsburgh Steelers, a franchise they had only beaten seven times since they returned to the NFL in 1999.

The Steelers were resting some key players, having already secured a division title, but it still felt as if a Browns loss was inevitable. Unsurprisingly, it was an incredibly close game, and Browns fans everywhere had their hearts in their throats for its entirety.

When Baker Mayfield scrambled to his right for the game-clinching first down, it was a surreal moment that I will not forget any time soon. The Cleveland Browns would be playing in a playoff game.

Unfortunately, Cleveland was playing its first playoff game in 18 years at the same place it played its last two, Heinz Field, home of the Steelers. The Browns went into the game having lost 17 straight games in Pittsburgh.

The Steelers, not resting any starters this time, were prepared to do what they had done so many times over the last two decades and send the Browns home with a loss.

Then the unthinkable happened. The first snap of the game went over Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s head, and the Browns recovered it in the end zone. This kickstarted a first quarter in which Cleveland jumped out to a 28-0 lead.

As a Browns fan, it was impossible not to be nervous throughout the rest of the game, but the Steelers never made it close enough to justify the nerves. Cleveland stunned Pittsburgh to win its first playoff game in 27 years.

The Browns lost the next week against the Chiefs, but it didn’t matter. They played Kansas City closer than any team has in the playoffs the last two seasons, and more importantly, they reassured fans that however this year ended, they would be back.

Cleveland has finally found the right general manager, the right coach and the right quarterback. They have a roster that’s young, hungry and talented. They will be back next

year with the chance to give Browns fans back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since they returned to the NFL. There is hope in Cleveland. The Browns finally look like a competent football organization that will be able to compete at the top end of the league for the foreseeable future.

The bottom line is that we do not know how far the Browns will be able to go with this particular group of players, but if this year is any indication, Clevelanders will finally have a reason to be proud of their football team.

Will Cunningham is a sophomore studying journalism at Ohio University. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Want to talk to Will? Tweet him @willocunningham.

EXISTENTIAL BINGE-WATCHING

The DCEU needs a complete reboot JACKSON HORVAT is a junior studying journalism at Ohio University DC comics versus Marvel comics has been a long-winded debate, at least when it comes to the comics, for an extremely long time. Arguments about which heroes are better, who would beat who in a fight or which company thought of an idea for a hero first have been topics of discussion for generations.

When it comes to the DC Extended Universe versus the Marvel Cinematic Universe, though, that debate has been dead since Ryan Reynolds signed on to star in Green Lantern. It’s not difficult for anyone to see that the MCU is, and has always been, leagues ahead of the DCEU. Plot, structuring the overall arcs, character development, you name it and the MCU has been doing it better and with much more success for over a decade now.

DC, for a little while at least, held on in the realm of TV. Yet, with the recent release of WandaVision and the slate of other series to come out of Disney+, Marvel looks to have firmly won the small screen war as well. And, truly, the only thing DC ever had going for it was Gotham and the universe of shows on The CW. 18 / JAN. 28, 2021

It’s disappointing to look at the overall progression of the DC cinematic universe.

Sure, it had a pretty rough start, especially by the time Suicide Squad rolled around, but a few movies really showed a lot of promise about where the company could choose to go. The DCEU has never been one to understand the idea of insanity, opting to continually push their formula and films forward and hoping for a different result despite the failure of others that had come before.

To their credit, a few stuck. Shazam! was a heartwarming, comedic leap in the right direction. Aquaman wasn’t life-changing by any means, but at least the film knew what it was and stuck to its strengths — the main one being Jason Momoa. And, of course, there was Wonder Woman.

Out of them all, Wonder Woman was the first movie to feel like it could fit right in with the likes of any old film to come out of the MCU. It was well-written, well-structured and really served as a solid origin film for such a pivotal character in DC. If the film had been released before her introduction in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, it would’ve

been the perfect MCU-esque formula for total success.

And although Birds of Prey completely flopped in 2020, there was a lot of optimism surrounding the release of Wonder Woman 1984. Maybe, just maybe, after years of turmoil and disappointment, the second installment in the Wonder Woman franchise could provide further proof that DC could in fact right the ship and fix the DCEU. Then the film came out.

It should’ve been a continuation of everything that was great about the first film. Yet, DC went right back to the same old problems prevalent in the DCEU since Batman v. Superman. It was an over-bloated film that had a detrimental lack of focus with either awful or zero character development. By the story’s end, it felt like a colossal waste of time, especially considering the over two-and-a-half hour runtime.

While there’s still somewhat exciting plans ahead, the fact that the studio is planning to continue on with multiple Batman franchises running simultaneously should tell fans all they need to know. Perhaps there will be a few more gems here and there, but DC will inevitably continue to face the same issues over and over again if they don’t step back, evaluate and start from scratch.

They need to build their universe of char-

acters and films like Marvel did. Start with the standalone films and build up to the likes of a Justice League film as opposed to rushing plot lines and characters and acting like audiences should already care about them. Or, take the Joker route, and if they want to have a standalone Robert Pattinson-led Batman franchise of films, then do that. Execute them well and uniquely, and don’t worry about a universe of films. Just focus on making truly comic-inspired, smart and enjoyable movies about the heroes fans love.

What’s going on right now isn’t working.

And DC can’t just continue to churn out films hoping eventually its universe will match the brilliance of the MCU. It’s time to cut its losses, accept that the DCEU isn’t what it can and should be and truly make an effort to start over in a better way. Or it’s just going to continue to flop and be the laughing stock of what should be a fun and almost equal rivalry with Marvel.

Jackson Horvat is a junior studying journalism at Ohio University. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Do you agree? Tell Jackson by tweeting him at @horvatjackson.

PONDERING WITH PATTERSON

‘90s rock alternative will always rule LAUREN PATTERSON is a sophomore studying journalism at Ohio University “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Wonderwall,” “Under the Bridge”? Overplay of certain tracks has given ‘90s alternative rock a bit of bad buzz, but there is a reason why these tracks are sought out.

Maybe “Wonderwall” has been a little played into overkill … but there is always going to be a time and a place where Oasis is a part of the secret weapon to carry the night on. Tracks like “Champagne Supernova” or, depending on your preference, “Wonderwall,” mixed into the queue with tunes from bands like The Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, R.E.M. or Nirvana are sure to keep a great atmosphere with the headspace solid and the mood right. ‘90s alternative rock rules, and there’s no reason to not embrace it.

The genre rules because it always works. It’s hard to believe that anyone has ever uttered that they weren’t feeling like listening to Weezer right now. Sometimes, it’s necessary to kick back and imagine life on an “Island In The Sun,” or to rage along to “Undone - The Sweater Song,’’ a song about a sweater that’s a lot deeper than what it sounds like. Weezer has all of the elements, as do most of the ‘90s alternative rock chart-toppers. Elements of rage, melancholy, cheese, feelgood and feel-bad mix together to create a genre during an era that is able to stand this test of time, save your mood or save your night.

It’s these elements that aid in ‘90s alternative rock’s secret weaponry. R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” ranks right up alongside “Wonderwall” in glares you may receive for taking the “radio route,” but it doesn’t make it any less great. There is a time and a place for it, and similarly to Oasis, another time and place for more hard-hitting ‘90s R.E.M. “Near Wild Heaven” might get you exactly where you need to be.

Blink-182’s “All The Small Things” can always be cranked, and “Adam’s Song” can always be felt (similarly, Green Day’s “Longview” and “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”). Options are presented depending on the situation, and that is the beauty of ‘90s alternative rock.

This genre always has a way. It’s a back pocket treasure, able to be used as a tool for hitting all of the nails on the head just right. Even with the more mainstream choices of play, an easy listen is assured.

Embracing the cheesy elements is essential and only adds to the experience.

The time and place will always exist for ‘90s alternative rock because of its assortment and applicability. While the era is over, it should always be embraced.

Lauren Patterson is a sophomore studying journalism. Please note that the views and ideas of columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Want to talk to Lauren? Tweet her @lpaatt.

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Top 10 tracks from Morgan Wallen’s deluxe album, ‘Dangerous: The Double Album,’ ranked

and “For some folks, a backroad gets old / But for me it just can’t.” Though he undoubtedly deserves time in the spotlight, at the end of the day, Wallen’s home is sincerely where the heart is. In a lighthearted, unpretentious track, he expresses he most definitely will still be spending time in the country with the people and at the places that make him feel most rooted. Ultimately, the track has the ability to draw listeners back to whatever it is that makes them feel most grounded as well due to its alleviating essence.

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5. “Cover Me Up” “Cover Me Up” is actually not Wallen’s original track but singer-songwriter Jason Isbell’s. However, Wallen’s rendition has surpassed the original in terms of recognition and likability. Its spot on the list is undeniably deserved, as it is one of Wallens’ fans most beloved songs and genuinely sensual, serenading and beautifully sung by the artist. It is one of the tracks that best displays his vocal range and ability. Additionally, as Wallen sings about finding home within his lover, the sadness behind the lyrics “And the old lovers sing / ‘I thought it’d be me who helped him get home’ / But home was a dream / One that I’d never seen ‘til you came along” is openly tragic for those who aren’t with who they thought they’d up with but comforting for those who are the so-called “one.” It simply seems like the perfect song to be cued up during a Nicholas Sparks movie’s intimacy scene.

The 27-year-old eastern Tennessee native’s rise to stardom has been anything but mundane. Just within the past year, Morgan Wallen has become one of the most recognized and beloved names in country music.

Wallen’s career began after appearing on season six of The Voice in 2014 at the mere age of 20. Originally, Wallen planned to pursue professional baseball, but after suffering an elbow injury, his dreams were forced to shift in the direction of music. Some may say everything really does happen for a reason.

Though Wallen did not win The Voice, that didn’t stop him from becoming a sensation.

Since his first album, singles such as “More Than My Hometown,” “7 Summers,” “Cover Me Up” and his collaboration with Diplo, “Heartless” have not disappointed and even appear on the latest deluxe album.

Though there is truly not one mediocre song on the album, with so many tracks, it’s only right to rank the top 10 to aid new listeners regarding where to begin and to spark debate among those who love him most. The task is near impossible, but here’s the first-rate songs ranked:

song; and ultimately if he was her bartender, he would talk her out of leaving him. The imagery is strong and has the capability of forcing listeners into a mood of wistfulness and nostalgia, an indicator of a strong, well-written track.

8. “Only Thing That’s Gone (feat. Chris Stapleton)” Immediately, when country music buffs saw that Chris Stapleton was featured on the track, there was no doubt they would even question whether it was a quality one because the devotees know Stapleton has a timeless voice, smooth like fine wine and is, on top of that, one of the industry’s biggest idols.

The two’s voices collaborate exquisitely and is easily the duet of the year we never knew we needed. The rawness in the syncing of the men singing “‘Cause buddy, my last drink / Ain’t the only thing that’s gone” makes the song more than worthwhile. In addition, the backing of the guitar is well-put, as producers were careful to not let it overpower both of their stunning vocals.

10. “Dangerous” The track “Dangerous,” which the album is named after, is one of the fastpaced, more optimistic, upbeat tracks.

Wallen quickly sings about all of the mistakes he could potentially make if he heads downtown to drink while his ex is on his mind. The possibilities are endless, so he convinces himself it’s just better to stay home. Essentially, she ruined going out for him, and he’s tired of hurting and not experiencing change, so he knows staying in is best. Boy, have we all been there; Wallen is a self-aware king.

7. “Wasted on You” This country pop-like song will assuredly resonate with all listeners and likely anger them as well because, let’s face it, we have all felt like we’ve wasted time, money, thoughts, days, prayers and apologies on those who ended up being no different than the ones who broke our heart before.

“Wasted on You” possesses more of a pop undertone similar to his hit “Heartless,” which doesn’t always sit well with authentic country fans. However, it is objectively an exceptional, relatable track that also could potentially draw in those who claim to despise country music. The track and honesty in Wallen’s voice will make you want to choose yourself every day from here on out and never waste another tear on that boy or girl you’re still crying over.

9. “Your Bartender” “Your Bartender” has a substantive country sound that is upbeat yet more somber, given Wallen sings about how if he was his former lover’s car, he’d turn it around; if he was her radio, he’d play their

6. “Still Goin Down” It’s refreshing to hear Wallen showcase his humility when it comes to not succumbing to the glitz and glam that is Hollywood through lyrics like “And I’ll be damned if I sound like something I ain’t”

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4. “This Bar” Easily the most lighthearted, country-like song, “This Bar,” released in 2019 and very much played, is all about making mistakes on a drunken night, feeling some regret, yet learning from those same mistakes and truly finding oneself above all.

Amid times of pandemic, lyrics like “Those nights, what I would give for one more” just seem to hit differently. As a song that is designed to be listened to while dancing with friends, and ideally in a bar, it will surely be overplayed once COVID-19 restrictions are finally lifted.

The moment will be more than memorable as the beat forces one to soak up the living and experiencing life while being young and dumb.

3. “More Than My Hometown” Another track that was previously released prior to the album’s dropping, “More Than My Hometown,” is a summer playlist staple that’s incredibly well-written, especially the chorus, which flows and rhymes perfectly. Wallen expresses his love for eastern Tennessee — which he so commonly alludes to in several of his tracks — by listing all of the things he loves his girl more than. However, he then ends by saying, unfortunately, he cannot love anyone or anything more than his

hometown, so when she decides to up and move, he sadly cannot follow.

It’s the stereotypical hometown country pride that southerners like Wallen just seem to have. Additionally, it’s catchy, upbeat and can be any listener’s sliver of summer in the heart of winter.

2. “Whiskey’d My Way” For those who are going through heartache, this song is for you. Disclaimer, we aren’t saying whiskey is the answer to getting over your ex-lover like Wallen suggests, but the song discloses that not even Wallen’s buddies, mom, self-help books, old records, old flames, new lovers, tequila or beer could help him move on, something every person attempting to heal from a breakup has experienced after feeling as if they have tried everything.

Ultimately, one can take away that there is something out there that will help them in the long run, whether that be time or finding themself. It’s a classic country heartbreak anthem that will have single girls screaming at the top of their lungs mid-summer with their car tops down and hopefully soon enough at his concert. It’s one of those tunes you want to just listen to on repeat while having your arms around your friends and swaying. Trust us, just do it.

1. “Sand in My Boots” Though deciding and debating the best tracks was anything but simple, selecting the No. 1 pick was a no brainer.

Wallen was strategic to place “Sand in My Boots” as the opener, assuming listeners would press play and hear “Sand in My Boots” for the first time ever as the clock struck midnight, and the album was out.

Country music fans are likely to have “Sand in My Boots,” a song about meeting that special someone in the most perfect of circumstances — on vacation — on repeat. Wallen slowly sings about the heartache he felt after spending a night on the beach, talking about his hometown of Sneedville, Tennessee, drinking bottom shelf whiskey and falling in love, only to return home with, well, no girl and sand in his boots.

The track so perfectly tells a relatable, too common of stories, leaving listeners wondering how anyone could leave Wallen waiting and heartbroken. The last time Wallen repeats “Something ‘bout the way she kissed me / Tells me she’d love eastern Tennessee,” as his voice raises is easily the best part of the whole album and his career.

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STYLE #3: GRUNGE/VINTAGE

Another throwback style, grunge can also be seen in today’s trending fashion.

The style gained momentum in the early ’90s and was heavily influenced by grunge music. This included music from popular bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Some of grunge’s essential pieces are flannels, ripped jeans, combat boots, graphic tees (bonus points for concert tees) and a denim or leather jacket. The best places to get throwback tees would be local thrift stores, but stores like Nasty Gal, Adika and Zumiez also have a great selection. Drew Barrymore, Kurt Cobain and Winona Ryder can all be used as grunge inspiration for the perfect and casual look.

STYLE #4: STREETWEAR

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4 popular fashion trends to try this semester HANNAH CAMPBELL FOR THE POST

Here is your guide of four popular fashion trends to fit any and every type of student:

The second semester is underway, and now is the time to reflect on hopes and goals you have for the weeks ahead.

These can include finding your own style, whether that be regarding academics, clubs and organizations or fashion. College is the time to experiment and test out different styles until you eventually stick with one.

Quarantine has kept us cooped up inside in sweatpants and T-shirts for too long. No matter if you are on campus or not, you can still dress to impress for virtual classes, walks around campus or a casual work day.

STYLE #1: ACADEMIA

The first style on this list is perfect for back to school. Academia refers to a group of aesthetics that involves learning and studying. Academia fashion could also be described as preppy or school girl fashion. Not only does this style look polished and professional, but it can also be used as motivation for studying. Who wouldn’t want a book in their hand with these looks?

Some standout pieces to include in this style are trench coats, blazers, pleated trousers and tennis skirts. There are also many style icons to look up to, including

Anna Taylor-Joy in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit and characters from Gossip Girl.

Harry Styles’ wardrobe can also be used as inspiration. Some of the best stores for academia fashion are Brandy Melville, Urban Outfitters and ASOS (especially for trench coats).

This style option is inspired by the street style of Los Angeles skaters and surfers, also influenced by hip-hop fashion of New York City. Streetwear is similar to grunge fashion in regards to being laid back and effortless. Grunge, however, is edgier and darker in style.

Streetwear brands have been around since the ’80s, but more recent style icons to look up to are Kendall Jenner and Hailey Baldwin. Must-have pieces include oversized jackets (motorcycle, leather, sweatshirt), bike shorts, graphic tees, patchwork denim and athletic jerseys. Like grunge, thrift stores are the best places to get popular streetwear.

However, PacSun, Nasty Gal and ZAFUL are great for a put-together look that appears effortless.

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The art creates “a force, unified and non-violently confrontational, to show the whole woman, beyond superficial factors often used to judge her.” Jan. 29 is the opening

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The “Women of Appalachia” fine art exhibit, going on display for its 12th year, is being hosted at the Dairy Barn Arts Center, located at 8000 Dairy Lane. The opening of the exhibit will take place Friday, Jan. 29.

After the weekend of Jan. 29, the exhibit will remain open Wednesday through Sunday until Sunday, March 13.

The Dairy Barn Arts Center, a local art center in Athens, is thrilled to be hosting the “Women of Appalachia” fine art exhibit this year. While promoting Appalachian voices and creativity, the Dairy Barn is awaiting opening the gallery for everyone to see.

The gallery, though in-person, will hopefully be available for viewing online in coming weeks. Dairy Barn is taking proper measures to ensure a clean and safe space for families.

“I think right now people are really looking forward or looking for safe activities to do with their families or their household,” Holly Ittel, the Dairy Barn’s exhibition director, said. “Coming to see this exhibition, where we hope that people feel safe, that we can keep them safe with social distance practicing and keep the barn clean. So I do feel like it’s a safe thing to come do out in public, and the exhibition is going to be wonderful.”

This exhibit is targeted to empower the people of Appalachia while enlightening those not familiar with the origin of the art and what the art means to Appalachian culture.

“It’s like divisions, a new partnership between the Dairy Barn and the ‘Women of Appalachia’ project,” Ittel said. “And both of our missions align and that we emphasize promoting and supporting and uplifting artists in our region: artists in Appalachia.

People in Appalachia are often characters, misunderstood or misrepresented.

Through the arts, I think it’s possible to show the truth of what it means to be an Appalachian person today.”

At the art exhibit, a plethora of art is to be expected. Paintings, drawings, sculptural artwork, quilts, poems and more will fill the Dairy Barn, bringing life and culture into the atmosphere.

The exhibit does not only represent those in Ohio, but also represents artists from eight different states. However, along with the artists from out of state, some are from right down the road.

“There will be a lot of artists who have learned their craft, probably from their parents and grandparents, with who it was a survival mode that you sold your clothing — also that you made all your furniture, so there’s woodworkers, you build implements to work the fields,” Peggy Black, Quilt Na-

tional Best Show winner in 2017, said. “You probably have welders and wire makers that are doing art now that we’ve taken the utilitarian part of everyday life and have upgraded it to an art form. So I hope people do come.”

Due to the individuality and impact this event has made in past years, the involvement in the exhibit has increased over the years. Starting with nine people in the first year, 41 artists are now participating in the “Women of Appalachia” fine art exhibit.

By raising awareness and allowing Appalachians to have a place to showcase their work, the exhibit has become a creative outlet for anyone seeking that freedom.

“It’s 13 years ago, now actually like 14‚ I had just begun submitting artwork,” Kari Gunter-Seymour, founder of “Women of Appalachia,” said. “I was having some trouble placing my work, and there’s no doubt that it was raw and new. I would get strange comments like ‘You’re trying to be too ethnic,’ or just kind of strange comments — and I thought, ‘What do you mean trying to be too ethnic?’ This is who I am, and people forget that.”

With nearly a third of Ohio being located in Appalachia, the need for Appalachian representation is prominent and pining.

The goal of this event is to not only showcase artwork, but to use non-confrontational activism to show off the talent

of the Appalachian people and show that they are just as important and educated as anyone else.

“Every year, I think it can’t get better, and then it does,” Gunter-Seymour said.

“The women who are producing it are proud of their work, and they’re proud of where they’re from. They’re happy to say, ‘I’m an Appalachian woman.’”

Ittel, Black and Gunter-Seymour encourage the people of Athens and anyone surrounding to come out and experience the art first-hand — to feel the stories being told all around through art.

“It’ll be a nice, safe experience to get out of the house and go see some really cool art,” Black said.

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