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t’s difficult to determine whether there’s a reporter out there who isn’t attempting to cover President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning travelers from entering the U.S. from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days, in addition to banning refugee admissions for 120 days and Syrian admissions all together.

It’s one of those stories that impacts everyone, whether they are in full support of the executive order that affects Muslim-majority countries, or staunchly against it. Both schools of thought exist on Ohio University’s campus, and Post reporters spent the most recent weekend thinking of how to properly convey that to our readers.

Our social media editor, Hannah Wintucky, was whipping up posts on Emma Ockerman / Facebook and Twitter to solicit opinions Editor-in-Chief Sunday, and our reporters were contacting anyone who might have been affected.

Without any prompting, Post photographers Lauren Bacho and Matt Starkey drove to the airport in Columbus to cover protests. President Roderick McDavis released a statement Sunday night recommending OU students from the aforementioned seven countries not leave the United States. Our editors were thinking back to the Yemeni student Post reporter Jessica Hill wrote about earlier this academic year.

By Monday afternoon, a freshman reporter, Abbey Marshall, was out covering a protest organized by Iranian students in front of Baker Center.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that through covering Athens’ small-town events and OU students, Post reporters, photographers and videographers are attempting to document a tiny slice of the world. When news breaks across the country — or the globe — it is somehow felt on OU’s diverse, globally known campus.

Covering our international student population, perhaps, is something we could improve upon. Our culture staff already has taken on this “beat” dozens of times since I’ve been a part of this talented staff.

Like most reporters, we tend to come together under pressure. Breaking news fuels our engines. But in moments of calm — if there are any this year — how could we cover those tiny slices of the world that exist on OU’s campus just a bit better?

Emma Ockerman is a senior studying journalism and editor-in-chief of The Post. Want to talk to her? Tweet her at @eockerman or email her at eo300813@ohio.edu

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Medicaid tax cut hurts local counties With the Medicaid tax ending in June, counties in southeast Ohio are scrambling to find a way to deal with the blows to their budgets Luke Torrance for the post

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hough Vinton County has the smallest population of any county in the state, a sheriff’s department of two people likely will not be enough to handle Vinton’s crime.

But that is a future the county could be facing, according to auditor Cindy Owings Waugh, who said that with a recent loss in revenue, the county might be forced to eliminate staff at the sheriff’s office.

“All of the sheriff’s department would have to be let go except for the sheriff and one dispatcher,” she said.

Vinton County’s government will be forced to lay off most of its staff because the county is in danger of losing about 11 percent of its annual total revenue. In June, Ohio will no longer be able to collect a tax on Medicaid that provides local governments with hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The tax is especially important for small, rural counties like Vinton and Athens that do not have many sources of income.

“Our tax base is not enough to cover

our needs,” Waugh said. “People are unemployed, so we have higher crime rates and higher bills in that regard. But we just can’t stop putting people in jail.”

For the past decade, Ohio has used a state sales tax on Medicaid to collect millions of dollars per year in revenue. In Vinton County, almost 25 percent of all sales tax revenue in 2015 came from the Medicaid tax. Close behind was Meigs County at almost 22 percent. Perry County was third in the state, with 17.8 of its sales tax revenue in 2015 coming from Medicaid.

“In 2015, we had a shade under $9 million in revenue,” Drew Cannon, the auditor for Perry County, said. “The Medicaid tax brought in over $700,000, or about 8 to 9 percent of our total revenue. We have got to look at the budgets and see where we can tighten the belt.”

911 services are also facing budget shortfalls in Hocking County “For 911 services, (the tax provides) close to 10 percent (of the budget) because they have fewer revenue sources,” Kenneth Wilson, Hocking County’s auditor, said. “(The tax) is about 6.6 percent of our general revenue, and that’s big for us.”

The tax began in 2005 as a managed care tax, but it was changed to a sales tax in 2009 in order to avoid federal jurisdiction. But in 2014, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services said state governments could not single out Medicaid for a tax and that the practice would have to end after the “next regular legislative session,” which was the 2015-16 session. That session would determine the budget that goes into effect in July.

“We’ve been upfront about the change since 2014,” John Charlton, spokesman for the Ohio Budget Office, said. “We’ve been talking with county organizations; this hasn’t been a secret. If CMS had had their way, it would have ended sooner. We got an extension.”

Athens County has fared better than many of the counties in southeast Ohio.

Athens received almost $850,000 from the tax in 2015, which was about 4 percent of the county’s total revenue that year.

“It won’t really affect us until next year,” Athens County Commissioner Lenny Eliason said. “We don’t know what will happen before then, what the governor will do.”

Gov. John Kasich, in his budget re-

leased Monday, called for counties to be reimbursed next year and receive partial assistance from the state in 2019.

State Rep. Jay Edwards, who represents Meigs and parts of Athens, Vinton and Washington counties, said last weekend that the budget would not be a long-term solution.

“I think it will be focused on the short term,” Edwards said. “And once we get that figured out, we’ll have the rest of the year to work on what the long-term solution will be.”

California and Pennsylvania faced a similar problem. California expanded the tax to more than just Medicaid, allowing them to keep the Medicaid tax.

Kasich has called for the legislature to extend the tax to non-Medicaid plans.

“A lot of states have gone through this, and the California model is being talked about,” Edwards said. “I’m not sure if I’m a fan. We’ll have to see how it would work in Ohio.”

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FEMINISTS ELABORATE

America has been built on citizen protests “Protesting is stupid.”

“Protesting is for whiny liberals who don’t get their way.”

“Marching never accomplishes anything and is pointless.” ruby Time and time again, I scroll cochran through Facebook and listen to is a sophomore relatives and friends talk about studying why they think protesting is business stupid. It’s infuriating, and I have pre-law and a few things to say. accounting at Ohio University.

To those who say protests never get anything done, take a look at the history of the country that you love so much. America was built on protesting. The America you are so proud of was once a British colony until the people facing oppression fought back. We pride ourselves on our freedom, our democracy, our diversity, but these are all things won through intense and often-violent struggle. Civil rights sprung from the cries for justice of the oppressed, and rightfully so.

Women’s right to vote came from protesting. Some of the proudest moments in American history were when protests and civil disobedience brought radical change. But we must remember that often

America was arrayed against the protesters. Almost always the protesters were fighting the government, corporations and the dominant culture to win basic rights. Those struggling for equality were told the fight was too big, their own voice too small, their protest too meaningless. They were told they were too angry, too loud, too rude. However, it is never the right of the oppressor to tell the oppressed how they should express the anger that comes from the denial of basic human rights.

Protesting injustice is your civic duty. Dissent is patriotic. It is the most invigorating feeling to know you are fighting for something you believe in. Before college, I never went to protests. I would just tell people my stance on an issue, but I never felt that anyone was listening to what I was saying. Then I found people who understood, people who wanted to fight for equality, people who wanted to make a real change. My first rally hit me like a brick, and it was then I finally realized I was being heard and that protesting does make a difference. There will always be those whose opinions are so closed they can’t be swayed, but we march for the people who can be educated, we boycott for those who don’t have enough information and we rally for those who never knew there was a problem.

Stand up, fight back To those who are questioning whether they should join a protest or not: Do it. To those who don’t want their rights dictated by corporations, the 1 percent or straight, rich, white men – go out and do something.

To those who know there is a problem and want to change it, speak up. Never accept injustice. Do not allow anyone to tell you that fighting for justice is stupid. Fighting for fundamental human rights is not “whiny” because all humans deserve rights, whether it’s the right to be safe, the right to be happy or the right to be equal. Lastly, if you’re criticizing people marching and fighting for freedoms they don’t have, you should take a step back and question why you have such a problem with it. Is it because it doesn’t concern you so you think that it shouldn’t concern anyone? Or is it because you are so afraid that if everyone gets equal rights you will lose your own precious privilege?

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Want to ask Ruby more about the importance of protesting? Email her at rc000414@ohio.edu.

AMPLIFIED OBSERVATIONS

Musicians alter reality through canned sound effects Lifting the natural reaction of an audience and applying it to a different situation is often a harmless production technique used to liven up a song.

But, in some cases, canned LUKE applause and laughter can FURMAN manipulate reality in a way that is a junior encourages reflection. Outside studying strictly commercial numbers, journalism at the practice takes a more cynical Ohio University. approach to analyzing what responses are and are not accurate in reality.

The best place to start talking about this technique is with the artistry of Marvin Gaye, perhaps the biggest purveyor of this technique, who used it in both an earnest and ironic way.

Dating back to the early ‘70s, Gaye created party atmospheres in songs like the disco-tinged classic “Got to Give it Up” and on songs of more serious subject matter, like the Vietnam-era “What’s Going On.” In both, friendly chatter gives the tunes a sense of communal unity, despite the latter being set in a time of great underlying tragedy. While “Got to Give it Up” uses voices in celebration, “What’s Going On” uses the same technique to mask a sort of collective melancholy.

Four years before “What’s Going On,” The Beatles incorporated a canned audience, much like the sitcoms of the time, into the group’s 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s 4 / FEB. 2, 2017

Lonely Hearts Club Band. The actual audience had been lifted from a recording of a British stage show called Beyond the Fringe. Will we ever know exactly what the audience had been laughing at?

Using a canned audience on the polished sheen of a studio-recorded track, aside from possible cynicism, adds a certain aura of unscripted excitement, and The Beatles were amongst the first to arrive at that realization. The laughter and chatter on the album’s opening track are now just as important to the song’s sound as the lyrics and chords.

In the ‘90s, Sublime included voices on the intro to “Badfish,” and Weezer famously included an obvious party talk on “Undone (The Sweater Song).” Although, like “What’s Going On,” “Undone” takes an ironic tone contrasting a fun party against the search for personal stability in the face of unraveling.

The inclusion of sound effects for criticism has continued in different forms since its development.

Father John Misty, who will release his third album in March, used canned laughter to highlight the not-sofunny problems he sees in modern America on his 2015 track “Bored in the USA.” A month after Misty’s song, the most recent widespread use of this practice emerged on Kendrick Lamar’s album To Pimp A Butterfly. The album version of the song “i” differs from its clean-cut single release and features a live performance followed by a sociallycharged sketch cutting short its runtime original. The concept of giving a theatrical performance to the song

and then following it with a speech diverges from the traditional use of an audience on a non-live album, which offers yet another bit of innovation from a deeply layered record.

Controlling an audience’s reactions in the studio is a tool that artists can employ in both earnestness and irony. Musicians like Gaye used it in both contexts, making it an undeniably versatile technique honed by those who understand the wills and wants of the masses.

Its subtlety makes canned applause and laughter almost subliminal because of the culture’s exposure and receptivity to being told how to react to certain things — as if we cannot decide for ourselves.

With this assumption, the technique sometimes traps us in conformity but also delivers us into potential realization. It presents a reality we perceive to be accurate, but one of which we can never be sure is really there.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. What do you think about canned effects? Let Luke know by tweeting him @LukeFurmanLog or emailing him at lf491413@ohio.edu.

Correction: An article from the Jan. 26 issue with the headline “Athens residents may pay 28 percent more for their water bills by 2021” incorrectly quantified the projected percent increases to the city’s water bills, and did not fully indicate those projections had not been finalized.

QUITE CONTRARY

Leave space alone; focus efforts on Earth Forty-seven years ago, a couple of guys stuck a big colorful piece of cloth into a giant rock floating in a whole lot of nothingness, and the world was never the same. Supposedly.

Those guys were Buzz Aldrin and william T. Neil Armstrong. The cloth was the perkins American flag, and the rock was the is a senior moon. They did it not because it was studying easy, to paraphrase John F. Kennedy, journalism but because we were afraid the at Ohio Russians had bigger muscles than we University. did. And, you know, bigger rockets.

Good thing we’re not worried about Russian muscles anymore.

But in all seriousness, a lot has changed since that first fateful moonwalk. If space exploration technology had continued to progress at the same rate as it had during Armstrong’s heyday, it’s hard to say how far past our galaxy we would have traversed. But that’s not what happened.

Interest in the space program — along with federal funding — dwindled after the Cold War. Instead of

turning our eyes outward to the stars, we turned them downward and inward toward our fancy little pocketlight-picture-message-machines. Now, intergalactic pipe dreams only appeal to eccentric billionaires, like Richard Branson, J.J. Abrams and that other guy …

Muskox Tesla.

But before you go mourning the loss of a future that never was, I’d like to suggest that maybe things turned out for the best. Maybe we should leave space the heck alone.

See, things are looking pretty ugly here on Earth.

We’ve done a pretty sufficient job of mucking things up.

That’s not a political statement, it’s just a reflection on what happens when human natures mixes with a little bit of entropy. Things fall apart. You might think setting off for distant planets would give us a chance to start fresh and make things better. In reality, it’s just a chance for us to contaminate a larger chunk of the great eternal nothingness. Sorry, Mr. Roddenberry.

Anyway, even if a better future does await us on a distant star, I think there’s a compelling argument to be made that we should stay and figure out the mess we’ve made for ourselves here first.

I’m not ungrateful to the great pioneers who led some of the first missions outside of our atmosphere. I think they were brave, and I think they thought they were doing the right thing — a great thing, even. If I went into space, I think I would be paralyzed by a simultaneous sense of claustrophobia and agoraphobia. But now, nearly half a century later, it’s hard to see just what has changed as a result of our being up there. What have we learned?

When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the moon, they were quarantined for three weeks in case they brought back any pathogens from outer space.

They didn’t, but if they had, the confinement wouldn’t have done any good. About a week into the quarantine, Armstrong noticed a tiny crack in the cell’s floor.

That’s not a parable; I just think it’s funny.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. What do you think about space exploration? Let William know by emailing him at wp198712@ohio.edu.

StreetView

‘What is your opinion on President Trump’s executive order on immigration?’

“It’s sketchy, no doubt. I’m not completely behind it whatsoever. I get what he’s trying to do, but I think he’s doing it a little too extra right now. I think he’s pushing it too much.

I think that it’s almost all negative around the board and every other country’s view of us right now.”

Emmett Lowe, freshman studying pre-law

“I am concerned, especially when we got the email. They immigrated here. I don’t know what’s going to happen to them.

If they would have to leave or be deported ... I think it would change the general atmosphere of the school.”

Madeline Smith, junior studying international business

“I’m personally against it.

I served in the military; I fought in Iraq. It seems like it’s based out of fear.

If you’ve talked to any Muslim people or had any interaction with people on an individual level, then I think it’s completely baseless.”

“It’s horrible. We’re all immigrants here. My parents are immigrants from Lithuania, and I don’t think you can ban immigrants from a country.

I don’t know how you ban immigrants in a country built on immigration. I just don’t understand it.”

Ben Ranly, junior studying history education

Michael Stull, freshman studying pre-nursing

“I haven’t read too much into it, but from what I’ve heard it’s crap to me, in my opinion. I hate the dude and I just hate everything that he’s about, and I just think that’s really unfair what he’s doing to the immigrants.”

Daria Kirksey, junior studying graphic design

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Former Board of Trustees member to face federal prison time; Ellis Hall to see extensive renovations JOnny Palermo for the post

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building on College Green will see improvements later this year, and a former Ohio University Board of Trustees member will face time

in prison for running a pill mill. Here’s more information on the top stories from week four of Spring Semester.

Ellis Hall to undergo renovations Ellis Hall will be out of commission for about a year beginning in October.

The building, which houses departments such as classics and world religions, English and philosophy, will undergo $13 million in renovations.

“If you look at the exterior paint on the building, it’s peeling off,” William Owens, associate professor and chair of the classics and world religions department, said. “It’s just incredible. It looks like s--t. It’s really shameful that it was allowed to deteriorate like that so much.”

The renovations will include the reconfiguration of the third-floor space and the addition of a new elevator and single-user restrooms to improve the overall accessibility of the building.

During construction, all Ellis Hall faculty will transfer their offices to Lindley Hall, while students will attend class in Tupper Hall.

Former trustee to face federal prison time for running a ‘pill mill’ A former OU Board of Trustees member pleaded guilty to drug, tax and fraud charges and to being involved in the illegal distribution of prescription drugs.

Dr. Kevin Lake, of New Albany, was found guilty of evading more than $3.5 million in taxes and agreed to pay restitution out of $29 million worth of earnings from the location of the illicit activity, the Columbus

Ellis Hall will undergo renovations starting in October. (ALEXANDRIA SKOWRONSKI / FOR THE POST)

Southern Medical Center, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. He will also face up to five years in federal prison.

Lake’s plea deal was released Jan. 30, and it included statements in which he acknowledged that doctors and staff were prescribing drugs, such as oxycodone and Xanax, to patients without legitimate medical reason from 2006 to 2013.

“For seven years, Kevin Lake operated Columbus Southern Medical Center as a pill mill,” U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman said in the release. “He got rich by feeding the addictions of hundreds and hundreds of people.”

Lake stepped down from the board Jan. 21, a day after the trustees met in Athens, OU Spokeswoman Carly Leatherwood said.

APD receives dozens of vehicle break-in reports In the one-month period between Dec. 10 and Jan. 10, the Athens Police Department recorded 32 vehicle break-ins.

Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle said for the most part, no damage was done to cars, which led authorities to infer that thieves are targeting unlocked cars or have a method for breaking into locked cars.

Athens Mayor Steve Patterson is encouraging residents to report any suspicious activity and take precautions to ensure their property isn’t damaged or stolen.

“We’re asking people to be extra vigilant, and if you do have any valuables at all in your vehicle, take it out,” he said.

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eputies with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office made an unexpected discovery while on patrol just south of Athens city

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limits Tuesday.

While on patrol in Chauncey, deputies made contact with a suspicious vehicle, which reportedly smelled of marijuana, according to the police report. Deputies requested the individuals exit the vehicle and then conducted a search.

The deputies found “several bowls” containing marijuana residue, and the vehicle’s occupants “admitted to have consumed a joint” while parked. Having determined the individuals to be under the influence of drugs, deputies secured the vehicle and had a fam-

ily member pick up the occupants, who were issued court summons for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Text Talk On Saturday, deputies with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to

CLASSIFIeds report of harassment over text message in Jacksonville. When they met with the complainant and examined the conversation, however, deputies determined there was nothing inherently threatening or “blatantly harassing” in the nature of the messages, according to the police report.

The individuals involved were reminded that communication is “unavoidable due to family relations” and were encouraged to communicate at a “reasonable level” or consider involving a third party if they couldn't get along. The case was closed.

He Said, She Said Just two days earlier, Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to another phone-related report of harassment, in which a woman told deputies she was being harassed by a family member and his girlfriend. The family member told deputies, however, the original complainant was the one harassing them.

Before returning to patrol, deputies advised that all parties “quit calling each other” and go to bed for the evening.

report, the caller said an unknown woman had pulled into the driveway of the residence and “was stuck in the mud.”

When they arrived at the scene, deputies were able to make contact with the woman, who was suspected of driving while intoxicated. The case was then turned over to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, where state troopers conducted a follow-up investigation.

Break Hearts, Not Windows A day earlier, deputies were called to a residence in The Plains regarding an alleged domestic dispute between a couple, according to the police report. The woman told deputies she had locked the door to the residence after the man left, and later in the day, when he attempted to re-enter the house, he broke a window in the process.

Deputies were then informed that the woman did not wish to press any charges against her boyfriend but wanted to keep a report on file for the landlord.

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Mud Bogging On Thursday, deputies were called to a residence in Carthage Township in response to reports of a vehicle crash on private property. According to the police

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Passion Works seeks new provider, outlet for art A federal order prevents conflicts of interest between disability services and their providers

Hope Roberts For The Post Passion Works’ art studio and store will have new management soon, as ATCO, the studio’s provider and department of the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities, dissolves in response to a federal order banning “conflicts of interest” between county disabilities boards and the services they provide.

The order bans county disabilities boards, which normally provide Medicaid disability services for clients through the boards’ adjunct “providers,” such as ATCO, from having “conflicts of interest.”

To eliminate such conflicts of interest from the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities, ATCO must close, and the programs ATCO manages — such as Passion Works — must find a new provider soon.

For almost 20 years, Passion Works, 20 E. State St., has employed artists with and without disabilities to create original works for sale in the studio’s store. ATCO is a department of the Athens County

Board of Developmental Disabilities and a nonprofit corporation that trains and helps employ persons with developmental disabilities. It is also is a provider for Passion Works.

According to the order passed June 23, 2015, the board’s clients can be recommended to providers outside of the board, but the clients cannot receive services through the board’s departments.

The law’s enactment means ATCO will dissolve in December 2018. Passion Works, which serves 135 adults with developmental disabilities, would like to find a new provider by April, a transition that began fall 2015.

The transition wracks some artists’ nerves at the studio and has “for years,” staff artist Chris Biester said.

“We are always under the threat of not existing,” Biester, who has been with the studio for about 10 years, said. “It’s always been looming, but now it’s getting down to the nitty-gritty.”

For many artists, Passion Works is a rare outlet for self-expression, Biester said. “(Passion Works makes it so) I’m not stuck around in the house, for starters,” artist Troy Goins, 27, said. “I’m doing something for the community as well as myself.”

Goins has used the studio to make art depicting “whatever he wants,” including sci-fi and landscape scenes, since he was about 19.

About 50 artists are employed through the studio by ATCO. Some artists hope the studio’s sense of community through fine art is not lost with a new provider, staff artist Mallory Valentour said.

“Right now community support is the biggest thing we can do,” Valentour, who has worked at Passion Works for about

Scott Brooks, a client artist at Passion Works, attempts to redraw a piece of art from the renaissance at the Passion Works Studio on Monday, Jan. 23.

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four years, said.

Valentour wants those involved with Passion Works to focus on “sticking together” and making sure the studio and its artists “get out on top.”

Kevin Davis, superintendent of the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities, hopes Passion Works will “find a home” with a provider committed to offering services to persons with and without disabilities. “(The board’s) hope is clear and simple: that Passion Works continues to exist,” Davis said. “And not only exist but to thrive in the future.”

As of press time, about eight candidates have submitted proposals to ATCO, Au-

tumn Brown, transition manager for ATCO and Passion Works, said. In their proposals, candidates described their visions for Passion Works and their company’s values regarding persons with disabilities.

The proposals will be reviewed by a team of board administrators and employees, Brown said.

“There is a chance that we wouldn’t find a successful candidate through this process,” Brown said. “But it looks like we have quite a few really good options that would be able to support Passion Works in the future.”

In the meantime, ATCO supports its workers’ search for other employment in addition to volunteering and other activities they may enjoy “like any other citizen,” she said.

Biester, who has worked with some of the same Passion Works artists since his start 10 years ago, believes it is important for the client artists to “have a voice in the community,” he said, and “to change perceptions in the community of what people with disabilities are capable of.”

Biester believes the artists at Passion Works are capable of “creating objects of beauty,” and he wants them to be able to continue to do that.

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Funding to expire Local schools could see cuts in before- and afterschool programs after federal grants expire Abbey Marshall Staff Writer

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ore than 100 programs in Ohio, including those at Alexander and Trimble school districts, might lose money for before- and after-school programs that help with tutoring and college readiness later this year.

Each year, the Ohio Department of Education gets $42 million in federal funds to give to K-12 schools as 21st Century Community Learning Center grants.

The money is used for 276 before- and after-school programs throughout the state, 134 of which are set to expire June 30. Both Alexander and Trimble school districts received $200,000 from the grant for fiscal year 2017.

The Ohio Department of Education is not, for now, awarding any new 21st Century grants for next school year while it focuses on the Every Student Succeeds Act, which replaced the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The department is working on the proposal for the act to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education in April.

The department will continue to fund schools that are on existing, multiple-year grants that extend beyond next year, but it is delaying the application process, Brittany Halpin, associate director for Media Relations for the Ohio Department of Education, said. Halpin said the department plans to move “very quickly.”

“We are concerned on the wide-reach impact this is going to have on after-school across the state of Ohio,” Nichelle Harris, the director of Ohio Afterschool

The History Department at Ohio University presents the 20th Annual Lazaroff Lecture: “Portugal, ‘Forced Paradise’: The Daily Lives and Feelings of Jewish Refugees in Nazi Europe” Professor Marion Kaplan, New York University

Alexander and Trimble school districts could potentially lose funding for their before- and after-school programs.

Both school districts received $200,000 from the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant for fiscal year 2017.

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Network, said.

Trimble officials will be meeting with Ohio University officials this week, Jared Bunting, the treasurer of Trimble Local Schools, said. OU writes the grant for Trimble and submits it to the state. The university also contracts with Trimble to help with some before- and after-school programs, such as tutoring and college readiness.

“We are hopeful that we will still be able to continue on with the grant itself, but we are also going to explore other alternatives just in case,” Bunting said.

Bunting said alternative funding could come from local grants to bridge the gap, but he cannot confirm Trimble’s options because he has not met with OU. Halpin said the Ohio Department of Education is delaying the application process, but if the grant is not renewed, about 20,000 out of 43,205 students in the state served by programs under the grants will be without a before- or after-school program.

Halpin said districts are not “losing money,” and the department is not ending

the grant program, just delaying the application process for new grants while the Ohio Department of Education works with stakeholders to “align priorities” of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Reapplication does not guarantee renewal of the grant because the 21st Century grant is highly competitive, Harris said. “(The 21st Century grant) allows us to have before- and after-school programs, which helps the community and parents,” Bunting said. “It helps provide several different things. It helps students with tutoring and several different things.”

Harris said members of the Ohio Afterschool Network are collecting signatures to protest the decision.

“We have other advocacy efforts like letter writing and phone calls,” she said. “We’re trying to engage our legislators … to make sure they’re aware that educators do not support this decision.”

Baker Center 240/242 7 p.m. on February 27, 2017, with reception to follow, free and open to the public

Marion Kaplan is Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies as well as Skirball Professor of Modern Jewish History at New York University. She has received the National Jewish Book Award for three of her books: The Making of the Jewish Middle Class: Women, Family and Identity in Imperial Germany (Oxford University Press, 1991); Between Dignity and Despair: Jewish Life in Nazi Germany (Oxford University Press, 1998); and Gender and Jewish History, co-edited with Deborah Dash Moore (Indiana, 2011). She has published extensively on Jewish everyday life in Germany, Jewish feminism, women in Germany, and Jewish refugees in the Dominican Republic during World War II.

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Medical school to implement new curriculum in 2018 The courses will focus on ‘active learning approach’ to reduce stress, class time Margaret Mary Hicks For The Post In an effort to reduce stress among medical students, the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has created a new curriculum that will be implemented in 2018.

The Pathways to Health and Wellness Curriculum will focus on more student-driven and self-taught methods, as well as promoting learning in a healthier way, Nicole Wadsworth, associate dean of academic affairs for OU-HCOM, said.

“This model will really help students focus on learning content and retaining content, and that’s why we’ve moved to a more active learning approach as opposed to the passive lecture style,” Wadsworth said.

Wadsworth said students will have to prepare themselves before class and then come to class ready to approach learning in an active way and to be more hands-on.

In addition to reducing class time, the college is proposing to lower the total credit hour requirements to earn a medical degree from the current curriculum’s 271 hours to 221 credit hours, according to the January Board of Trustees’ agenda.

Heritage College also proposes a new schedule that aligns more to OU’s official calendar, decreasing from 153 weeks to 141 weeks over the course of four years. The last time the college changed the curriculum was about 20 years ago.

Melanie Worley, a second-year medical student, said she believes the new curriculum will help students to learn time management and how to balance their schedules.

Wadsworth said students will be expected to have reviewed readings, videos and prerecorded content that the faculty of OU-HCOM creates prior to class, so that students can use that knowledge in clinical situations.

“On the lecture side, I know most of it’s going to be online,” Worley said. “So that would really give students the flexibility to go at their own pace with the lectures and even get ahead.”

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preciated that opportunity because she could watch lectures online before class and make her workload lighter for the week ahead.

Worley has just started studying for her first-level board exams, which she will take in June. She said some students in the year above her said it is a really stressful time, but everyone makes it through.

Eric Niwemukiza, a first-year medical student, said his favorite part about being in medical school is being able relate to the stress that medical students face.

“Having so many students who are stressed out, like, in the same boat,” Niwemukiza said. “I enjoy having people around me who are going through the same thing I am going through.”

Niwemukiza currently spends about 10 hours a day studying and reviewing.

“I try to take, like, an afternoon to just relax, because if you don’t, you can just burn out,” Niwemukiza said. “But most of the time I am just studying, studying, studying.”

Jennifer Gwilym, assistant professor of family medicine for OU-HCOM, said she thinks perfectionism is the biggest cause of stress for medical students because to become a physician, students have to be not only smart, but also be detail-oriented.

Gwilym sits on the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, which approved the proposed curriculum for OUHCOM on Dec. 4.

In addition to striving to be a leader in medicine, the college hopes to accommodate the new demands within the ever-changing health care system, Gwilym said.

“The health care delivery system is changing … you had the Affordable Care Act and then now it’s new administration,” Wadsworth said. “We want to make sure that our students are trained contemporarily to be able to manage all of the changes, because if nothing else, we recognize that things are going to change.”

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All fun and games Athens Mite league players are not afraid to take a tumble on ice

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majority of the travel teams at a tournament in Easton had a strategy — put the best players they had on the ice and dominate the scoreboard. // Athens Mite league player Tanner Altop didn’t care about the hefty competition ahead of him because coach put him in as a goalie — his favorite position. // The Athens

Mite league has had its fair share of losses and is known as the little guy of Ohio hockey. But not many players in the league cared about the wins, because the ice was another place to be with friends. They all got ice time, passed the puck and, with some finesse, they scored a goal. // During the third game of the tournament in Columbus and with some help from his teammates, Tanner ended up with 44 saves that game. Even though the team still ended up losing to the Cleveland Barons by seven goals, it was the best game of his hockey career. // Tanner doesn’t have a particular strategy or method to playing hockey — he’s 8 years old.

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USA Hockey travel teams Mini-Mite: 6 and under Mites: 8 and under Squirt: 10 and under PeeWee: 12 and under Bantam: 14 and under Athens High School: junior varsity and varsity Photo illustration

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signed up for Mini-Mite and Mite, league fees included the Mite Midwinter House League, which has 30 players.

The 30 children enrolled are varying in skill levels. Some had been in the division leagues and others have just learned to skate.

The Mite Midwinter House League was reinstated because of the partial use of a $9,600 grant from the Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation. Over the past 16 years, the foundation has donated $64,000 to the association. This year, the association used the money for each player in the league to have two jerseys — one Athens Hockey jersey and the other with the Columbus Blue Jackets logo.

“The Blue Jackets Foundation is committed to supporting the development of youth and amateur hockey and removing barriers to play our great sport,” Kathryn Dobbs, executive director of the Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation, said in an email. “(Athens Youth Hockey Association) has been a longtime grant partner of ours because they are equally committed to advancing our mission and growing the game in southeast Ohio.”

The Athens Youth Hockey Association recruited him at age 4 and soon strapped a pair of hand-me-down skates on him.

There are always opportunities for hockey equipment and ice time for children who wander into Bird Arena.

“If you’re a first-time skater, there’s gear for you here,” Phil Oberlin, coach for the Mites (8 and under) and Mini-Mites (6 and under) leagues, said. “It’s about getting them out on the ice, inciting passion and having fun.”

The league

The 100 members of the Athens Youth Hockey Association (between ages 4-18) skate and plummet on the same sheet of ice as the Bobcats.

“Youth hockey has been around forever,” Oberlin said. “The rink is on the heart of campus.”

The Athens hockey culture is strong despite not having many players. Unlike in Columbus and Cleveland that have handfuls of ice rinks, southeast Ohio doesn’t have another rink for about 95 miles. Some youth players travel from West Virginia to play in a league.

The Mite division, which consists of 12 players, only has one team in Athens. All divisions are coed. The Cleveland Barons, the team the Mites played at the Easton Tournament the weekend of Jan. 14, had nine teams for one age group, so about 90 players.

The 54-year-old association credits its ability to compete with other cities to its recruiting tactics, said Oberlin, who is also the head coach of Ohio Hockey Division II. The focus on keeping enrollment high is a constant struggle by letting people know hockey is an affordable option in Athens.

Gearing up

Before each game and practice at Bird Arena, a dozen bins are set outside the locker rooms — pads, socks, practice jerseys, skates, helmets and hockey sticks, to name a few.

“Hockey can get pretty expensive, especially with more than one kid,” Brandy Altop said. She signs out hockey gear provided by the association for both her children to use.

Hockey culture can be intimidating — the lingo, the gear and travel costs are daunting. After adding the total costs of equipment and the fees to play, most parents are out the door looking for the community center’s basketball sign-up sheet instead, Brandy said.

“What’s so great about the division leagues and the learn-to-play hockey programs is parents may only have to pay for the club fee and borrow the gear that people donate after their kid has grown out of it,” Oberlin said.

A hockey family

Top: From left to right, Tanner Altop, Zoe Altop, and August Oberlin rest on the bench during The Athens Mite and Mini-Mite games Jan. 21. Left: Skates hang on the wall in Bird Arena on Jan. 30. Right: Players on The Athens Mite and Mini-Mite hockey teams stumble as they go after the puck Jan. 21.

Jack Amos, 8, borrows plenty of equipment from the association. He signs out a candy apple red helmet for all to see.

“People know it’s me,” he said.

Learning to play

Oberlin grew up involved in the Athens Youth Hockey Association and graduated from Athens High School playing varsity hockey. He played Division I hockey for OU from 2006-10. He found himself back at the association volunteering for two leagues and learn-to-play hockey programs in addition to coaching at OU. As Oberlin gives back to the association, he tries to make volunteering as painless as possible for parents — something fun to do with their children.

Randy Williams, father and coach to players Addyson, 7, and Jaron, 11, never played hockey in his youth. Now, it will be two years of coaching for him, and he has some skating skills to prove it.

“For two years on the ice, I’d say I’m doing pretty good,” he said, laughing.

Oberlin said it’s funny to see parents shuffling on the ice at first, making sure they don’t wipe out. They help direct players by skating with them or moving the team on and off the ice between plays.

“We have a joke it’s like herding cats,” Oberlin said.

Jack likes having his dad help out during the games, but he likes skating — and falling — with his friends on the ice even more.

“I fell 1,000 times on the ice, but then I learned to love it,” Jack said.

A revival

The Mite Midwinter House League, a learn-to-play program designed for players to scrimmage each other, had been nixed about 20 years ago due to low enrollment and money, but it was reinstated in December 2016. Oberlin believes it will be another tool for players of varying skills to learn to love hockey and to join a division.

When players, such as Zoe and Tanner,

The day after the tournament in Easton, Tanner was at hockey practice with his friends playing freeze tag and sliding on the ice. The only win they had at the tournament wasn’t forgotten, but it wasn’t overtly glorified.

The players love scoring goals, but to them, the goals do not equate to winning.

“I like defense because I get to smash people,” Jack said. “I’m pretty strong.”

Most times at Bird Arena, players are ready in their gear, pounding on the glass to win the attention of the Zamboni driver.

He honks at them. A clever player rallies a chant of, “Let us out,” because the players were eagerly awaiting their scrimmage.

It's 9 a.m. on a Saturday — most of the OU campus is dead.

Crowded at the door, skaters funnel onto the ice aimlessly circling each other.

It's what the professionals do except with more falling down.

No matter the travel time in the car, or how tired players may be for practice, their burdens are forgotten when they go on the ice, Brandy said. To her, it’s worth it to involve her children in hockey. She participated in the Athens Youth Hockey Association and loved it. She wanted to give her children the same experience.

“It’s funny how our numbers are going up because people my age who were in the program are now having kids and introducing their kids to hockey,” Oberlin said. “It’s a pretty neat cycle.”

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For OU professor, winemaking is a centuries-old tradition A professor at Ohio University hopes his barn will host a business that carries on a family tradition

Rick Shriver displays a collection of old tools and signs inside his family’s barn. Shriver plans on converting the barn into a venue where he can sell his homemade wine.

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ick Shriver’s family has been in southeastern Ohio for a long time — over a century and a half by his estimate. There are plenty of reminders of just how long his ancestors have been here: The road where he lives is named for a relative; the barn on his property was built in the 1890s and holds farm equipment acquired over several decades.

Shriver is currently remodeling that barn in Morgan Township to help continue a family tradition that is older than the barn — ­ making liquor.

"Both sides of my family have been in the spirits business for five generations," Shriver, who also works as a media arts professor at Ohio University-Zanesville, said.

Shriver is renovating his family's barn to turn it into a winery, Willis Hills Farm, where locals can stop and enjoy fruit wine made right in the barn. In most cases, Shriver said, the fruit will be grown on his property: blackberries, raspberries, apples and peaches.

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"I'll make grape wine, but that's not going to distinguish our winery," he said. "I think fruit wine will be our niche."

Opening a winery in his family barn has been a project that Shriver has been working on for several years, and his plan is to open the winery in the summer. The first big step in renovating the barn was constructing a new foundation underneath and setting the barn on top. Once Shriver got that out of the way, he began renovating the barn to turn it into a winery. He recently started a Kickstarter campaign to help cover construction costs.

"This idea has been in the back of my head for a really long time," Shriver said about the project. "Since 2000, I've been trying to figure out what I can do with this property to make it productive, to make it useful, to make it profitable, and I'm hoping this will be the answer."

Shriver said he has made wine since the 1970s, while his family history of making spirits goes back decades. His great-great-grandfather, William Willis made brandy on the property over a century ago. Other relatives made rye whiskey.

But Shriver turned his efforts to winemaking — in part because it is one of the only exceptions to Morgan Township's "dry township" law. He also finds winemaking to be simpler.

"Wine is the easiest thing to make," Shriver joked. "Beer is complicated. Liquor is super complicated."

When the renovation is complete and he can make wine in the barn, Shriver plans to be open for business from March to November, with wine selection based on what is in-season. He also plans to have live music, retail from local Amish merchants and an outdoor deck on one side of the barn. Additionally, Shriver wants to display some of the old tools his family has accumulated over the decades.

"What I hope is that when people come here and look at this barn and the stuff that I'm preserving, they get an idea of what that culture and what that life was like at that period in time because I think it's becoming lost," Shriver said.

The project has the support of the local community. Amy Grove, a board member

of the Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, said she hoped it would help draw tourists to the area.

"There's a lot of enthusiasm, there's been a really positive response to the project," she said. "Morgan County doesn't have a winery or brewery and those are on the radar for counties trying to develop a tourism industry. You have to have those things."

Shannon Wells, who works for the county's development office, thought the winery was a good way to show off the area. "(The winery) would be another place for locals to enjoy, and tourists would be able to see the heritage of our county," she said.

As for Shriver, he said his ultimate goal was to have the winery be a way to sustain the barn and the property so his descendants could reside on there for another century.

"I hope that five generations from now, my great-great-grandkids can say, 'Gee, our great-great-grandpa did a good job,’ " Shriver said.

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Choreography: the business of movement

The choreographic process is different for each person and is based on their preferred form of expression

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GEorgia Davis Staff writer It is quiet in Putnam Hall, except for the sound of eight pairs of feet hitting the black dance mat during an afternoon rehearsal.

Offstage, Lily Gelfand watches her fellow dancers, anticipating her cue to hop onto the mat and perform a series of movements.

Before a dance routine is complete and audiences flock to see the performance, the show is designed and practiced. In musicals, such as the Oscar-nominated movie La La Land, creating such dance moves is a crucial aspect.

The practice through which dancers create set movements is called choreography, and the method can be different for each choreographer.

Gelfand, a junior studying dance, said some choreographers prefer to move slowly and run through aspects of the piece multiple times and others act quickly. The performance she is rehearsing for uses a collaborative approach where the dancers are asked to produce some of their own content, she said. “(When) I was just in other people’s pieces, I kind of got a glimpse of what it’s like to be in a choreographic process where the choreographer is build-

ing a piece on you,” Gelfand said. “The big thing about choreography and working with different people is everyone’s process is different.”

As a dance ethnographer, Zelma Badu-Younge, a professor of dance at Ohio University, draws from different cultures when choreographing a piece. To gain inspiration, she immerses herself in cultures and observes the movements of people going about their everyday lives.

In the past, she has traveled to India and Ghana to study dance. While in India, she watched people make coffee, which involves multiple bowls and movements, and she can create dance moves by observing.

“I look at the dance but I just like to watch everyday people — see how they move, see how they interact,” Badu-Younge said. “The first thing I like to do is enrich myself, especially if I want to create something that’s very different.”

Most of the content Badu-Younge produces is based on intuition and ideas she stores in her head. She said she is often in a constant state of choreographing as movements come to her when she hears rhythms and music.

Gelfand has created three pieces of her own and said she uses some ideas from other dancers but likes to have an understanding of what she wants the routine to resemble. Gelfand said she likes the col-

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I look at the dance but I just like to watch everyday people — see how they move, see how they interact,” - Zelma Badu-Younge

laborative approach because she enjoys working with other dancers and experimenting with movements.

For Gelfand, the hardest parts of choreographing involve problem solving, patience and trusting herself. When she cannot produce dance moves, she said she has to push through the mental block and create as much content as possible.

“When you’re making a piece … there’s not a set answer, basically — there isn’t a right or wrong answer,” Gelfand said.

“There are so many possibilities of what you could do.”

Badu-Younge likes the challenge of choreography and working with people from diverse backgrounds. Choreographing allows her to be creative and to “escape,” she said.

“For me, (choreographing) is a time to

reflect on my life. … It’s a personal thing.

It’s coming from things that I value (and) that I’ve seen,” Badu-Younge said.

Azaree Whitehead, a senior studying dance, believes choreography is an “essential” component to dance. When choreographing a dance number, she said it can be set up like a narrative or about creating movements, which she thinks is a “special part” of choreography.

“I think (choreography) is a great way for us to express ourselves and to really show our individual approach to dance,” Whitehead said.

Even though taking courses in choreography and dance can help someone learn the techniques of the trade, Badu-Younge does not believe the classes are necessary to be a good choreographer. She said she has found some choreographers like to set formal techniques aside and work outside conventional structures.

“My strong belief is that you’re either a choreographer or you’re not, and you don’t have to have formal training to decide that you’re a choreographer,” Badu-Younge said. “I know a lot of people who have never had any training, but they are fine choreographers.”

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Technology meets tradition Couples often use technology to plan and budget for their weddings in the 21st century GEORGIA DAVIS STAFF WRITER

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amantha Nelson started dating her fiancé Joseph Taylor the summer before her freshman year at Ohio University when they both worked at a Dairy Queen in Marietta.

Taylor proposed to her in February 2015 in La Jolla, California.

“He proposed to me on the Pacific Ocean in a tide pool,” Nelson, a senior studying journalism, said. “It was really cute.”

The couple is now in the midst of planning the wedding, which will take place June 3 in Marietta.

The way weddings are organized has progressed over the past century due to new technology, and the now commercialized practice is a symbol for a new chapter in someone’s life.

Katherine Jellison, a professor of history at OU, wrote a book about the history of weddings since the World War II era.

The major change she said she noticed was the increase in how much of a person’s annual income goes into the wedding. Costs that factor into the spectacle have expanded to not only include the wedding and reception, but the bachelor and bachelorette parties, as well as the engagement.

“It seems like any aspect of the act of getting married that can be commercialized has been,” Jellison said.

People nowadays are getting married later in life and often live together before they do so, Jellison said. Because some people wait to get married, they typically use their own income for the wedding and the bride’s parents are not expected to pay for expenses, she added.

“It’s hard to put the boundaries on what is and isn’t a marriage anymore,” Jellison said. “People do things in all different orders now, so to demonstrate to the world that you’re going to be in a committed relationship that is somehow different from whatever your relationship was before, you have to make a really obvious statement about it.”

Because Nelson is in college, her and her fiancé’s wedding will not be “super extravagant” due to budget restrictions. Instead, she has utilized the content-shar-

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(The internet) has enabled what used to be sort of a local event to go international. I think the internet has really changed the way people organize and participate in weddings.”

- Katherine Jellison, professor of history

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ing website Pinterest for do-it-yourself wedding ideas. For her wedding, she will be using organic plant material, branches and other greenery to decorate the venue.

“Budget wise, we can’t be too elegant, so a lot of it will be DIY,” Nelson said.

“You’d be surprised with what you can do with little money.”

The couple is also making use of a website and app called The Knot. The Knot helps couples plan their weddings by showing local vendors, creating checklists and helping with gift registries. Nelson said the app has helped them stay on track

with their planning.

The internet has become an accessible tool for brides to use for planning, Jellison said. She has noticed some people create their own websites so vendors and guests can get a sense of what the wedding will feature. A website can also help coordinate different elements of the wedding, such as making sure each vendor has the correct color scheme. “(The internet) has enabled what used to be sort of a local event to go international,” Jellison said. “I think the internet has really changed the way people organize and

participate in weddings.”

Nelson said she will be straying from tradition when it comes to her wedding dress, which will be a champagne color.

She said the dress is an A-line style and it makes her “feel like a princess.”

Mijeong Noh, an associate professor in the department of human and consumer sciences, said colors and styles of wedding dresses have diversified since Queen Victoria wore the first white wedding dress. One reason there are many styles and colors is so brides can differentiate themselves from other brides and display their personalities, she added. The most popular gowns in today’s age are the form-fitted and mermaid dresses.

Men’s fashion has also evolved to include different designs and colors of tuxedos, Noh said. The original color for the tuxedo was the classic black color, but has expanded to include blues and grays.

With her wedding only a few months away, Nelson said she is looking forward to living with Taylor. Because Nelson attends school at OU, she sees her fiancé, who lives in Williamstown, West Virginia, mostly on the weekends. She said she hates being apart from him.

“I really am excited to have a day that is completely for me and Joey,” she said.

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Cartoon context Animated movies can carry racial messages that some say liveaction films would not get away with Sarah Franks / For The Post

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olorful animated scenes of flamboyant animal characters are a perfect distraction for young children watching idly as racial stereotyping is weaved into their favorite movies.

For years, animated films and shows such as All Dogs Go To Heaven, The Aristocats and Tom and Jerry have assigned race — and corresponding racial stereotypes — to a collection of animals and pet characters. The animalistic qualities of these characters regularly mask the hidden messages sewn into film — allowing cinematographers to sometimes get away with scenes that could be seen as offensive in real-life movies. “(Filmmakers) did a bad thing called Song of the South … very racist,” Lorraine Wochna, subject librarian for the School of Film, Theatre, English and African American Studies, said.

According to the NAACP, Song of the South is a Disney movie created in 1946 that depicts an offensively “idyllic” master-slave relationship. The post-Civil War movie likely would not be accept-

able under today’s standards; however, more discreet language and imagery is used in today’s cinematic world.

“When I was little and watching them, I didn’t notice. But I have four younger siblings so I watch Disney movies all the time now, and it’s just crazy obvious and it makes me really uncomfortable,” Gwen Kunkel, a sophomore in the Honors Tutorial College studying communication sciences and disorders, said.

Shaylee Marshall, a freshman studying English, is among many who say they overlooked the patterns in film throughout childhood.

Growing up on movies that potentially contained some racial stereotyping in the script was the norm, Marshall said. For this reason, it was easy to subconsciously glaze over the questionable dialogue and mannerisms of characters.

“I don’t think I noticed (stereotyping in movies) until I got older and would kind of look back,” Marshall, said. “I think people can get away with it if they are doing it with animals because people just don’t think about it.”

A reason for much of the discomfort,

Kunkel said, is the racial assignments of animals are often completely unrelated to the actual plot of the film.

“Maybe they are trying to include diversity into their film, but I just feel they are going about it the wrong way,” Kunkel said. “A better way to do diversity is just have a diverse cast of voice actors, and you don’t need to make the animal’s characteristics stereotypical.”

Julia Staben, a first-year student in the film studies M.A. program, said the phenomenon is complicated. Adding stereotypical characteristics to pets and animals in film can be explained by looking into power hierarchies in society.

“The issue of representation in cartoons, and children’s media in general, comes from an acceptance of the exaggeration of form,” Staben said in an email.

The most glaring examples of animators getting away with scenarios that live-action directors simply could not, Staben said, is in cases of violent scenes against animals of different races.

“While you can’t beat up a dog on screen, you certainly can draw one

being violently assaulted in a cartoon.

Because of this, the punishment for colored pet characters can be more severe and more justified,” Staben said.

As Kunkel proposed, including diversity into films could be the motive behind some animators implementing race into their characters. Zootopia , a 2016 film about a mammal metropolis where various animals live and thrive, according to IMDb, is one in which Kunkel suggested there might be positives to blatant racial depiction of characters.

“Zootopia did it really well … it was very blatant that it was talking about racial issues,” Kunkel said. “But, I think a huge point of why they made Zootopia was to address the recurrence of racial tension in our country today.”

However, not all animated movies use race in a positive way.

“For movies (that are) not actually trying to address a racial issue, it’s dumb to put it in,” Kunkel said.

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Men’s Basketball

Ohio’s future

lies with Jason Carter

The power forward position may rest in the hands of a now-freshman for the next four years after Antonio Campbell’s injury Luke o’roark for the post

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ason Carter’s career wasn’t supposed to start this early. But after “some guy” named Antonio Campbell broke his foot, Carter stepped up.

Ohio’s promising season suffered a large blow Jan. 19 when coach Saul Phillips announced forward Campbell’s season was done.

Adversity officially hit Ohio. This time, real adversity. Campbell was arguably Ohio’s best player.

Some have written off the Bobcats, who were voted second-most likely to win the Mid-American Conference in preseason polls.

The concerns are valid. Phillips admitted it’s almost impossible to replace a player like Campbell, especially at the mid-major level.

But from a broken foot came the Bobcats’ future.

Or, simply, Carter — a laid-back, freshman power forward from Johnstown.

“He’s an extremely good player,” Phillips said of Carter. “He’s going to be a very good player for us for a long time; he’s gonna win a lot of games in a Bobcat jersey.”

Hardly anyone saw Carter producing, at least not as a freshman behind Campbell and sophomore Doug Taylor.

But Carter has officially taken the reigns from Campbell — the once-MAC Player of the Year and anchor for the Bobcats — and steadied Ohio in six games since Campbell’s unexpected departure.

Carter has averaged 14.3 points and 8.3 rebounds during the span. His best performance came Jan. 24 in The Convo: 20 18 / FEB. 2, 2017

points on 50 percent shooting (8-of-16) and seven rebounds.

“I mean, you can’t really replace Tone (Campbell),” Carter said. “I’m just trying to mesh with the team and do my part.”

Carter displayed solid fundamentals on the low block against Toledo’s big man Steve Taylor Jr., a senior.

On one play, Carter received the ball with his back to the basket. Carter backed Taylor Jr. down, then performed a smooth up-and-under post move in the paint.

It’s just one of the moves Carter displayed Tuesday and throughout his freshman campaign: flashes to the elbow before facing a defender and step-outs. All moves he’s been practicing since he started playing basketball in grade school.

“It’s just how I’ve grown up with my dad and all my coaches,” Carter said. “They’re always on me, like, ‘You are not going to get anything handed to you. You gotta go out, and you gotta work for it.’ ” And Carter’s offensive arsenal isn’t as flashy as Campbell’s.

He is a bit undersized for the center position. Listed at 6-foot-8, 224 pounds, Carter is a whole inch and 20 pounds smaller than Campbell.

That difference could actually be positive for Ohio in the long run.

With Carter on the floor, Phillips said the Bobcats run a more motion-based offense. Instead of relying on screen-androlls and off-ball screens with Campbell, the Bobcats are looking to more spacing, extra passes, cuts and hand-offs to best their opponents since Carter’s start.

The statistics haven’t been quite up to par: Ohio averages 76 points with Campbell off the floor, a point deduction prior to Ohio’s 51-49 loss to Eastern Michigan, or

Ohio freshman forward Jason Carter puts up a shot over Bowling Green sophomore forward Demajeo Wiggins during the first half of their game at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green on Jan. 28. (CARL FONTICELLA / PHOTO EDITOR)

Campbell’s last game. Ohio has not out-rebounded any of its opponents since Campbell broke his foot.

Yet, Ohio is still evolving with Carter in the lineup, and not all of that falls on Carter’s shoulders.

“He’s extremely solid,” Kenny Kaminski said earlier in the season regarding Carter’s rigid style and low-post play.

Carter has been solid in his first 20 games as a Bobcat. He’s averaged eight points and five rebounds per game and those numbers should climb.

And for Carter to be a potential MAC Player of the Year, like Campbell, that’s

still to be determined — all thanks to a broken right foot.

“He’s stepped right up,” Jaaron Simmons said of Carter. “First start: Kid gets a double-double. Second start: He scored, what, 21 points? And he had a tough matchup, so he’s going to keep getting better and better.”

But there’s a bigger and better award Simmons thinks is in reach for Carter. It’s the highest honor any MAC player can receive.

“And one day he will be the MAC Player of the Year,” Simmons added after Ohio’s loss to Toledo.

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Students react to immigration order; about 70 detained following protest Lauren Fisher For The Post A number of Ohio University students rallied in response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, which bars immigration and travel for those hailing from seven Muslim-majority countries.

On Feb. 1, about 70 people were detained for gathering on the fourth and fifth floors of Baker Center in opposition of the ban. The demonstration, which began at the Athens County Courthouse, concluded with students “occupying” Baker Center and refusing to leave until OU was declared a “sanctuary campus.”

A Post designer who was waiting in the area was detained for criminal trespassing but was later released. She will have to appear in court Monday and could have to pay up to a $250 fine.

Two days earlier, several Iranian students braved the cold outside Baker Center, chained together as they protested the president’s order. Some had not seen their families for almost three years.

“The chains represent the fact that we cannot go outside the country and come back,” Ali Rafiei, a Ph.D. student studying chemistry, said. “We are limited, and our families are limited. The chains represent the fact that we are prisoners. We cannot go outside and come back. We could go out, but what happens to our studies?”

The students were demonstrating in response to Trump’s order on immigration, enacted Jan. 27, which suspended the entry of all refugees for 120 days and blocked the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely. The order stipulates that citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are blocked from entering the country for 90 days. In response, demonstrators have filled airport terminals nationwide, including at John Glenn Columbus International Airport.

On Jan. 28, a federal judge blocked part of the order, preventing the deportation of some who arrived in the United States after the order was instated. On Jan. 29, an announcement from the White House further clarified the terms, allowing individuals with green cards to enter the country unhindered.

Soon following the announcement, OU President Roderick McDavis sent an university-wide email, recommending students hailing from the countries specified in the executive order remain in the U.S. According to the statement, the university has

A student raises her fist in solidarity as she is escorted by police into Baker Ballroom on Feb. 1. (EMMA HOWELLS / PHOTO EDITOR)

Ohio University welcomes and supports students without regard to their immigration status” - OU President Roderick McDavis

been communicating with students, faculty and staff who are or could be affected by the order.

“Ohio University welcomes and supports students without regard to their immigration status,” McDavis said in the statement.

“We comply with federal requirements associated with managing our international programs.”

According to The Associated Press, about 17,000 students from the seven countries listed in the order were granted admission to the U.S. for the 2015-16 academic year.

During Spring Semester of the 2015-16 academic year, 97 students came to OU from the seven countries affected by the ban, according to the Office of Institutional Research. The terms of Trump’s order, however, stipulate that even those who hold valid U.S. visas will be blocked from re-entering the country.

At its Feb. 1 meeting, Student Senate passed two bills proposed in response to the executive order. One requested OU be designated as a sanctuary campus, and another would express the senate’s general disapproval of the immigration ban.

Graduate Student Senate is working to collaborate with other graduate student governments from Ohio universities to create a statement expressing disapproval of

Trump’s order. The group plans to take the statement to the state level by sending it to Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, Sen. Rob Portman, R-OH, and Gov. John Kasich.

“Because a lot of international students on campus are graduate students, we thought (it) was important to advocate for those students at the state level,” GSS President Ian Armstrong said.

In an email sent to students, faculty and staff Tuesday, International Student and Faculty Services announced a campus conversation, titled “Responding Thoughtfully to Oppressive Comments and Actions,” which took place in the Walter Rotunda on Feb. 1. Some students shared stories about oppression they’ve faced.

Students potentially affected by the ban are encouraged to contact ISFS at isfs@ohio. edu or 740-593-4330 for guidance.

— Maddie Capron, Kaitlin Coward and Taylor Snyder contributed to this report.

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Healing High Schoolers OU graduate Students serve in 20 LOCAL high schools as Athletic trainers Megan Henry / Asst. News Editor

Amid all the commotion of a high school wrestling match, Annabelle Herron stands calm as she observes, ready to assist if needed.

She is the sole athletic trainer for Nelsonville-York High School.

Toward the end of the wrestling meet, an athlete remains on the mat, in too much pain to stand. Herron walks onto the mat and talks to the athlete for a few minutes before helping him to his knees, and then gradually to his feet.

Mitch McKay, the Athens High School head athletic trainer and second year graduate student in the athletic training program, advises a student on further treatment on Jan. 27.

(EMMA HOWELLS / PHOTO EDITOR)

“I am that person making the decisions; it forces me to be confident in what I’m saying and what I’ve learned,” Herron, who is from Westminster, South Carolina, said.

She is a first-year graduate student who is one of 45 students in Ohio University’s graduate program for athletic training. Having a college student work as a high school athletic trainer is not uncommon in southeast Ohio.

OU students in the athletic training program are able to gain educational experience in their field while providing a service to an area that lacks medical care.

In several counties throughout southeast Ohio, about 11 percent of the population 64 years old or younger does not have health insurance, according to 2016 County Profiles from the Ohio Development Services Agency.

Making the calls Forty-three of the students in the graduate program have graduate assistantships in which OU provides ath20 / FEB. 2, 2017

letic trainers to local high schools, intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation, Chad Starkey, a professor in the School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness, said.

“All the graduate students are licensed athletic trainers, which means that technically they could go work full-time any place they want,” Starkey said.

As part of the graduate assistantship, which started in 1977, 20 high schools in the area have athletic trainers.

Each high school receives one athletic trainer who is a graduate student, Starkey said.

The graduate students work for 30 hours a week total. They are paid for 20 hours a week and receive academic credit for the other 10 hours a week. The stipends range from $9,000 to $13,000 for Athens-based students, Starkey said. The graduate students are paid every two weeks, and they are paid on a ten-month cycle.

The paid 20 hours per week is fixed and earns the graduate student their stipend, Starkey said. During

busy weeks, a graduate student may work 35 hours in total, but OU’s program ensures that is then offset with a 25-hour week, Starkey said.

“In rare cases where a student is over-worked the program intervenes on their behalf,” Starkey said in an email.

The clinical coordinator organizes the learning environment, and makes sure students stay within the hour range, Starkey said.

When a player is injured, it is up to the athletic trainers to decide if he or she can play.

“Sometimes it’s hard (and) sometimes I struggle with it,” Emily Manfresca, the athletic trainer at Trimble High School, said. “I’ll look at what’s wrong and talk to them, obviously, and see where they are not just physically, but mentally.”

If an athlete is injured, Manfresca will modify what he or she can do, such as shooting baskets but not sprinting in practice. Manfresca, a Steubenville native, said she sometimes notices a difference between work-

“Hopefully I’ll be more decisive (in the future), but … sometimes it terrifies me knowing that I’m 23 and making health care decisions for these kids.”

- Annabelle Herron

ing with high school students compared to working with college athletes.

“Sometimes it’s frustrating because I have to remember that they’re minors,” Manfresca, a first-year graduate student in the athletic training program, said.

“Sometimes you can talk to a college athlete a little differently than you can a high school athlete.”

Herron is cautious when it comes to making decisions about an athlete’s injury because she is still in her first year of graduate school, she said.

“Hopefully I’ll be more decisive (in the future), but … sometimes it terrifies me knowing that I’m 23 and making health care decisions for these kids,” Herron said.

She said the emergency cases are easier to treat.

“The (cases) that you think you would literally just break down and freak out about, those are the easy ones because you know your steps; you know what you’re supposed to do,” Herron said.

Athens High School baseball coach Chris Stewart said the athletic trainers from OU’s athletic training program have been “absolutely phenomenal.”

“They’ve all worked well with the kids and that’s one of the things that I really enjoy watching is the relationship the kids developed with (the trainers) that are still students,” Stewart said.

The track to training Mitchell McKay, the athletic trainer for Athens High School, knows firsthand how important his job can be.

During the homecoming football game his senior year of high school in Ogden, Utah, he sustained a concussion.

“When I got tackled it was like an electrical shock straight down my head all the way to my tailbone,” McKay, a second year graduate student in the athletic training program, said. “The next thing I remember was being in the ER, finding out it was 36 hours later.”

Up until that hit, McKay said he had aspirations to play football beyond high school, but that injury changed everything.

“I sustained a severe concussion … which basically made me not want to play

football in college, but I wanted to be around sports,” McKay said.

After recovering from his concussion, he started job shadowing one of his athletic trainers.

“I really liked the idea of not being stuck in a cubicle all day, being able to be on a court or a football field,” McKay said.

A love of medicine attracts some athletic trainers to the job. Though Herron discovered that passion, she was not set on medical school.

“Being at a high school where we had an athletic trainer, it kind of bridged that gap to where it wasn’t necessarily med school, but it was medicine,” Herron said.

“I love the atmosphere of athletics.”

Servicing students The athletic trainers at the high schools are the “primary health care providers” for athletes, Starkey said.

“Southeast Ohio is one of the most medically underserved (region) in the nation,” Starkey said. “The kids at most of these high schools would not have these types of health care without this program.”

Manfresca said during her third week on the job, a mother of a student came up to her and said “I think my daughter’s foot is broken. We don’t have insurance. Can you look at her and tell me what you think?”

She said she also has noticed “little things” about the way athletes approach medical care.

“Even if it’s (saying) something as simple as ‘go back to your doctor to get your stitches removed,’ ” Manfresca said.

“They’ll be like ‘oh, my dad will just cut them out.’ “ At Nelsonville, when Herron tells an athlete to see a doctor they, usually have the opportunity to seek that care, but not all athletes in the high school have that option, she said.

“I exhaust every limit that I have until I’m out of answers,” Herron said.

Financial struggles, not having healthcare coverage or having a “rub some (dirt) on it” mentality” are some of the reasons her athletes are not able to seek medical attention, Herron said.

Medical care in southeast Ohio can be

Annabelle Herron, a first-year graduate student in the athletic training program, stands between two teams’ benches, on alert for athlete injuries during a high school wrestling meet at Nelsonville-York High School on Jan. 25. (EMMA HOWELLS / PHOTO EDITOR)

scarce and is not always the best option for the athletes, Herron said. She added that sometimes athletes would have to travel to Columbus for care.

McKay said one of the most rewarding parts about being an athletic trainer is when a parent or athlete is grateful for the trainer’s service. He likes seeing a previously injured athlete fully recovered, due to treatment.

Aside from treating injured athletes, it is also the athletic trainers’ job to keep the coaches updated on the status of athletes who may not be able to play yet. “(The coaches have) been very willing to work with me and trust my opinion,”

McKay said.

Stewart said having an athletic trainer helps to calm his nerves. McKay is the fourth athletic trainer Stewart has gotten to know during his 12-year career on the baseball staff.

“One thing for me personally as a baseball coach is that it gives me extreme peace of mind knowing that there’s someone more qualified than myself or my staff to handle injuries and issues that the players are dealing with physically,” Stewart said.

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the weekender Weekender: sibs edition Lindsey lukacs / For The Post

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lthough Migos canceled its Sibs Weekend show, students will be able to have adventures with their family, such as ziplining and hiking.

“Migos canceling was a little stressful … especially since it was one of the main events,“ Jade Hunt, graduate assistant for Parent and Family Affairs in the Office of the Dean of Students, said.

When Hunt was an undergraduate student, she felt like she didn’t always take advantage of family weekends, she said.

She misses being able to invite her family to come visit and encourages students to participate.

“Sibs Weekend is more of a festive time .... where Bobcats really enjoy having cousins or brothers and sisters around,” Jamie Patton, assistant dean of students, said.

Festive weekends such as Sibs Weekend are often seen as welcoming and more crowded than regular weekends, but each

of those special weekends have a “different flavor,” Patton said.

Not all colleges and universities offer a “Sibs Weekend,” but students like Shradha Parekh, a freshman studying business prelaw, are glad that OU does. Parekh plans to bring her younger sister and brother down to visit for the weekend.

“They’ve never been to campus, so I’m just going to show them around,” Parekh said.

This year, Outdoor Pursuits has planned a stargazing and campfire event on Friday and Saturday night, as well as a ziplining activity at The Ridges. They also will host day hikes to Conkles Hollow in Hocking Hills State Park.

“Sibs Weekend is an excellent opportunity for younger siblings to come visit a college campus to see what it is like to be on a residential campus,” Patton said.

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Ciana Neblett, 7, of Cincinnati, dances to One Direction during the Sibs Weekend Glo Party hosted by the University Program Council in Baker Ballroom on Feb 7, 2015. (EMMA HOWELLS / FILE)

IF YOU GO What: ATHENA: Free Senior Portraits When: 9:30 a.m., Friday Where: Conference Room Hallway, Baker Center Admission: Free What: Sibs Weekend Shabbat Dinner When: 6 p.m., Friday Where: Living Learning Center Admission: Free What: KOOL-AID: So You Think You’re Famous, presented by BSCPB When: 7 p.m., Friday Where: Baker Ballroom Admission: $3 What: Hockey: Ohio vs. Pittsburgh When: 7:30 p.m., Friday Where: Bird Arena Admission: $6 for students, $8 for non-students

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What: Stargazing and Campfire When: 8 p.m., Friday Where: The Ridges Admission: $10

What: Breakout When: 12 p.m., Saturday Where: Ping Center Admission: $10 per person

What: FACES Modeling When: 3 p.m., Saturday Where: Baker Theatre Admission: $4

What: Sibs Weekend Zipline Adventure When: 10 a.m., Saturday and Sunday Where: The Ridges Admission: $25

What: Framed!

When: 1 p.m., Saturday Where: Kennedy Museum of Art Admission: Free

What: Conkle’s Hollow Day Hike When: 10 a.m., Saturday and Sunday Where: Meet at Ping Center Admission: $20

What: Title IX Sibs Weekend Concert When: 2 p.m., Saturday Where: The Front Room Coffee House Admission: Free

What: Women’s Basketball: Ohio vs.

Toledo When: 3 p.m., Saturday Where: The Convo Admission: Free for students, $5 general admission

What: ‘Harry Potter’ Film Marathon When: 12 p.m., Saturday Where: The Athena Cinema, 20 S. Court St. Admission: $20 for all day, $7 per movie

What: Sibs Chocolate Factory Extravaganza When: 2 p.m., Saturday Where: Baker Ballroom Admission: Free

What: The Evening Show, presented by AVW Productions When: 6 p.m., Saturday Where: Bobcat Student Lounge Admission: Free What: Hockey: Ohio vs. Pittsburgh When: 7:30 p.m., Saturday Where: Bird Arena Admission: $6 students, $8 non-students

WHAT’S HAPPENING Alex McCann / For The Post

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igos is no longer coming to Athens this weekend, but that certainly doesn’t mean there is not a plethora of exciting events happening during Sibs Weekend.

The weekend begins early — at Friday’s lunch — with the blues stylings of Mudfork Blues. The Ohio-based sixpiece will perform at noon at Sol Island Bar & Grill, 700 E. State St. Bright At Night, an Athens-based band whose groovy sound crosses genres, is set to play at The Union Bar

& Grill, 18 W. Union St., on Friday night.

Self-described “freelance musician” Dallas Craft is the opener.

Another local staple, the jumpsuit-wearing DJ Barticus, will host not one but two of his popular dance nights this weekend. Friday night, DJ Barticus — whose real name is Michael Bart — will provide the tunes for ’90s Night at Jackie O’s Public House, 22 W. Union St. Next door at The Union, Saturday’s music will fast forward a decade for Y2K Millennium Night.

Craft beer drinkers, rejoice — Little Fish Brewing Company is releasing a new beer. The ale, Notes from the Understory, is infused with flavor from Ohio’s state native fruit, the pawpaw, and is described as “tart and funky” on the bottle release’s Facebook event page. The bottle release begins at noon Saturday at the microbrewery, located at 8675 Armitage Road.

@alexmccann21 am622914@ohio.edu Todd Snider will perform Saturday with Elizabeth Cook at Stuart’s Opera House. (Brian Koscho / Provided)

Friday WHAT: Mudfork Blues WHEN: 12 p.m.

WHERE: Sol Island Bar & Grill, 700 E. State St. ADMISSION: Free, food and drinks for sale WHAT: Williams Honey Bees Honey Tasting WHEN: 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Schlegel’s Coffee House, 80 N. Paint St., Chillicothe WHAT: Josie Lupariello and Jared Auble WHEN: 8 p.m.

WHERE: Donkey Coffee and Espresso, 17 1/2 W. Washington St. ADMISSION: Between $2-5 WHAT: Bright At Night with Dallas Craft WHEN: 9 p.m.

WHERE: The Union Bar & Grill, 18 W. Union St. ADMISSION: $5 WHAT: International Dance Night WHEN: 10 p.m.

WHERE: Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St. ADMISSION: $3 for ages 21+, $5 for ages 18-20 WHAT: ‘90s Night with DJ Barticus WHEN: 10 p.m.

WHERE: Jackie O’s Public House, 22 W. Union St. ADMISSION: Free

Saturday WHAT: ‘Notes from the Understory’ Release WHEN: 12 p.m.

WHERE: Little Fish Brewing Company, 8675 Armitage Road ADMISSION: Free, drinks for sale WHAT: Star Party 9.1 WHEN: 6 p.m.

WHERE: State Street Cemetery ADMISSION: Free WHAT: New Chords on the Block WHEN: 8 p.m.

WHERE: Donkey Coffee and Espresso, 17 1/2 W. Washington St. ADMISSION: $3 WHAT: Todd Snider with Elizabeth Cook WHEN: 8 p.m.

WHERE: Stuart’s Opera House, 52 Public Square ADMISSION: $28 advance, $33 door for floor seats; $22 advance, $27 door for balcony; $32 advance, $37 door for box seats

Sunday WHAT: 14th Annual Groundhog Hike, hosted

by The Athens Conservancy WHEN: 3.8 mile hike at 12:30 p.m., family hike at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Bulldog Shelter, Strouds Run State Park ADMISSION: Free WHAT: Wet Felting: Beads, Bowls and Vases WHEN: 3.8 mile hike at 12:30 p.m., family hike at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Bulldog Shelter, Strouds Run State Park ADMISSION: Free WHAT: Annual Super Bowl Party WHEN: 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Grace Christian Center, 9322 Johnson Rd., The Plains ADMISSION: Free, donation of a canned good requested

WHAT: Y2K Millennium Dance Party with DJ Barticus WHEN: 9 p.m.

WHERE: The Union Bar & Grill, 18 W. Union St. ADMISSION: Free WHAT: Caution Step and Wilted American Romance WHEN: 10 p.m.

WHERE: The Smiling Skull Saloon, 108 W. Union St. ADMISSION: $3 WHAT: Doxcity and Mobile Home WHEN: 10 p.m.

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