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Even with an increased number of applicants, enrollment in the journalism school is dropping

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The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism is getting smaller.

For the class of 2018, which started at Ohio University in Fall Semester 2014, there were 205 students in the freshman class of the program. That number means about 47.8 percent of those admitted to the program enrolled. For the class of 2021, which started in Fall Semester 2017, 146 students enrolled — about 35.7 percent of those admitted.

The smaller freshman class size for the journalism school comes at the same time as an overall smaller freshman class at the university. The journalism school, however, is experiencing slightly larger declines than the university at large. The school has also been declining in enrollment for several years, even as total enrollment for the university rose.

Robert Stewart, the director of the journalism school, said there is definitely a downward trend for journalism school enrollment, and he is “waiting for it to bottom out.” The trend has a clear reason to him, however, and it doesn’t have anything to do with political attacks on the media.

“I think it’s not about the politics. It’s about the headlines,” Stewart said, referring to reports that journalism as an industry is rapidly declining.

There are journalism programs out there that might be experiencing a “Trump bump” thanks to the president’s criticisms of the media, according to some reports. Schools such as the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism or the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California report an increased number of applicants this academic year. Those numbers also do not necessarily translate to more enrolled students, however, as Scripps has seen.

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2017-18 academic year, but Stewart said he felt that jump was attributed to OU joining the Common Application more than anything else.

In his communication with alumni, he found that perhaps a smaller journalism school would better match the smaller journalism market.

“I think some of our alums probably think that a gentle decrease in size somewhat matches what the job market looks like,” Stewart said. “Rather than have a bunch of graduates who can’t get jobs, maybe the better thing is to have slightly fewer graduates.”

For current journalism students, a smaller number of students enrolling is not a problem at this point, but it could be in the future. For Alexis McCurdy, a sophomore studying journalism, the decline was not really a surprise.

“I have to worry about what that means down the road,” McCurdy said.

“The worst thing that could happen is that OU ends up like (Ohio State University), where they don’t have a journalism program at all anymore.”

She has concerns about what smaller classes might mean to employers down the road if it affects the quality of the program, but for now, she said she “wouldn’t be mad” if her classes had more hands-on opportunities.

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ON A HIGH NOTE

Lorde brings raw emotion to Columbus “O-H!” Lorde screamed to a student-heavy crowd at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center on March 31. “I-O” echoed off the arena walls, much to HALLE the delight of the 21-yearWEBER old New Zealand native. is a “Ohio, that is no f--sophomore ing joke!” Lorde said with studying a laugh. “I can only imagjournalism ine it at a sports game or with a focus something.” in news and information At the Columbus stop at Ohio of her Melodrama World University.

Tour, Lorde played a mixture of hits and fan-favorites from her debut album, Pure Heroine, along with the bulk of last year’s Melodrama.

The singer-songwriter is known for her quirky dance moves, and the crowd jumped along with her all throughout the

show. Hit songs “Green Light,” “Royals” and “Perfect Places” generated particular energy from the stands.

The highlight of the show, however, was when Lorde brought the mood down and created an intimate setting with the thousands of fans who came to see her.

“I wrote this album so personally,” she said of Melodrama. “And I didn’t know if it would mean anything to anyone else.”

Lorde went on to explain that it meant so much to her to hear fans in a city so far away from her own singing her deepest, darkest emotions back to her.

“You have to be who you are meant to be,” Lorde said over the cheers, “You have to be the overreactor. You have to be the hopeless romantic. And if you’re me, you have to be a writer.”

Lorde then launched into “Writer in the Dark,” a stripped-down ballad about a failed romantic endeavor and the

long-lasting effects of falling in love.

That was such an integral part of the show because Lorde’s words were dripping with transparency and self-awareness.

I think as writers, we feel things deeper than a lot of other people do because in a way, it’s our job to do so. When you’re writing, the end goal is to make somebody feel something — to make people laugh or cry or feel as if they are understood, for a moment. That is exactly what Lorde’s words did in that arena.

Lorde followed “Writer In The Dark” with a powerful rendition of “Liability,” a tale of a girl who feels as if she’s too much for anyone to handle. “Liability” makes you feel as if Lorde ripped a page out of everyone’s angsty, teenage diaries and released a polished, intuitive sum to the world.

Lorde’s big, well-rounded voice can carry at a venue of any size, but that’s not what filled the seats. I went to see Lorde play be-

cause I wanted to feel the sort of connection that forms only between an audience and a performer who writes his or her own music in a very raw but skilled way.

As I watched a woman of my age captivate tens of thousands of people by telling her stories, it made me feel as if we aren’t so different after all. We all love and we all hurt, but it takes something special to bring us out of our heads long enough to see it.

Lorde was born to write songs and to be on stage, and on Saturday, she let Columbus know it.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Did you see Lorde in Columbus? Let Halle know by tweeting at her @HalleWeber13.

PODFATHER REVIEWS

Going back in time, podcast style I was a toddler when podcasting first made its major appearance in the world. I don’t remember what some of the first podcasts sounded like beLIAM cause I had other prioriNIEMEYER ties at the moment — I was is a senior too busy watching Dora studying the Explorer. journalism I listened to a few in Ohio podcasts from the dawn University’s of podcasting — the late Honors ’90s and early 2000s — Tutorial College. this week to see how they compare to modern podcasting. It was bit hard to find some of these older podcasts. Some are archived on obscure websites, but most have vanished from the web.

But what I did find surprised me. Some of the first podcasts definitely shared characteristics of today, but it’s easy to hear how far podcasting has come from the “jurassic” age of the early 2000s.

“DAILY SOURCE CODE” If this show doesn’t exemplify how far 4 / APRIL 5, 2018

podcasting has come in terms of content, then I don’t know what will.

Adam Curry, a pioneer of podcasting, created the Daily Source Code as an avenue to talk about news and personal life events and to play music. It began in 2004, and he kept the show running for almost an entire decade, amassing more than 500,000 subscribers at the podcast’s peak.

With the episode I was able to find, the podcast almost sounds like a “classic hits” radio station, where the radio DJ intros each music break with a cheesy metal guitar solo.

It’s not much of a different experience than from what you would hear listening in a car, except the fact that the show’s length is however long Curry wants it to be.

At this point, I don’t think Curry fully realized the capabilities that podcasting could have beyond traditional radio. I’m sure a lot of people didn’t realize it either. That’s why I feel like I can’t criticize this podcast as much for its lack of creativity.

Curry was on the leading edge of the podcasting industry at the time by just creating a podcast in itself. Curry’s personality shines through well, which is why I think people liked his show. It’s an interesting lis-

ten, but not something I would do again.

Rating: 3 out of 5 earbuds “THIS WEEK IN TECH” This podcast was started by Leo Laporte in 2005 as a show to talk to industry experts about up-and-coming technology hitting the scene, and it was one TIME magazine’s top 10 podcasts of 2006.

I can see where round-table discussionstyle of podcasts may have been inspired.

This show is a classic version of that — people sitting around a table discussing a topic.

Laporte is a skilled host, and the 2008 episode I listened to has some hilarious, dated references. Does anyone remember the fiery train-wreck Microsoft Vista? I sure do, and Laporte was just starting to wrestle with it.

He had no idea what was coming.

The show is pleasant to listen to in the background, and it passes along fine as a standard podcast one would hear today — not too shabby.

Rating: 4 out of 5 earbuds “RADIO OPEN SOURCE” This show, hosted former public radio announcer Christopher Lydon, was inspired

by Lydon’s audio “web blogs,” in which he would interview guests in a makeshift recording studio in 2003.

There’s a bit of a debate between whether Lydon or Curry created the first podcast.

Nevertheless, Lydon’s podcast eventually became what is now known today as Radio Open Source.

I cheated a bit with reviewing this podcast. I couldn’t find any verified episodes from 2003, so I listened to a 2012 episode.

Lydon’s public radio influence is evident, as the show’s format is set up like any other public radio show. It’s informative, and Lydon seems comfortable at the microphone.

It’s not much different from other interview shows out in the podcasting industry, but it’s definitely well-produced. Because the podcast is still running, it would probably be worth listening to some of the more recent episodes, too.

Rating: 4 out of 5 earbuds Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Do you remember the dawn of the podcast? Let Liam know by tweeting him @liamniemeyer.

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Man sprays wife with hose; no body in bag ASHTON NICHOLS STAFF WRITER Happy wife, happy life — or so the saying goes.

The Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic dispute at a residence on State Route 124 on April 1. The caller said she was recovering from surgery and claimed her husband was not providing her with “adequate attention” during her recovery process.

She said she confronted her husband over the issue, and he responded by spraying her with a garden hose until she left him alone, according to the sheriff’s report.

The woman said all she wanted was for her husband to take better care of her. The husband told deputies he would work on their relationship issues and not spray his wife with a hose.

BAD DAY FOR A GOOD BOY

The sheriff’s office responded to a call from the Jacksonville Fire Department

on March 27 in reference to vehicle damage incurred while the department was freeing an eight-week-old puppy that was stuck between the wheel well and the tire.

The Athens County dog warden took possession of the puppy to ensure its safety for the evening, according to the sheriff’s report.

The caller said it looked like a body inside the bag, according to the sheriff’s report. The deputy conducting the patrol located the bag and found that it contained a rolled-up foam mattress, not a body. The environmental detective for the sheriff’s office was given the bag and mattress.

suspicious man.

The caller said the man appeared to be taking pictures of mailboxes as he was walking toward Liars Corner Road, according to the sheriff’s report. Deputies patrolled the area but were unable to locate the man.

POSSIBLE PROWLER

NOT GRENADES

The sheriff’s office responded to Hunterdon Road on March 31 in reference to a complaint of horses in someone’s yard.

That was the second complaint about the horses from the same person in six months, according to the sheriff’s report. Deputies issued the horses’ owner a summons for animals at large.

The sheriff’s office responded to North Street on April 2 in reference to a complaint of a possible prowler.

The caller said she had been hearing “weird noises” outside the residence all evening, according to a sheriff’s report.

Deputies checked the interior and exterior of the residence but did not find anything suspicious.

BODY BAG BLUNDER

Deputies responded to Oregon Ridge Road on April 2 in reference to a report of a suspicious bag on the side of the road.

The sheriff’s office was dispatched to a State Route 13 residence March 30 in reference to a report of “possible grenades” found at a residence by workers who were cleaning the property.

When deputies arrived, they found the items in question to be “inoperable simulators” — not grenades — according to the sheriff’s report. The items were collected for disposal.

THE MAILBOX MAN

The sheriff’s office responded to Sand Ridge Road on March 31 in reference to a

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Free speech policy group makes suggestions; unopposed ticket sweeps senate election KAITLYN MCGARVEY FOR THE POST April Fools’ Day may have been Sunday, but week 12 at Ohio University is no joke.

Here is some of what’s happened at and around OU: ADVISORY GROUP CALLS FOR A NEW ‘FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION’ POLICY

The Presidential Policy Advisory Group sent in its final report of 24 recommendations for the interim “Freedom of Expression” policy to OU President Duane Nellis on April 2.

Implemented in August, the interim policy bans “demonstrations, rallies, public speech-making, picketing, sit-ins, marches, protests and similar assemblies” and allows OU to limit conduct determined to disrupt its operations, interfere with student activities or pose safety risks.

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The policy group has been at work since November to review the policy by examining comments submitted during a public feedback period. The group suggests OU cannot just revise the policy, calling for a “wholly new effort” to draft a permanent policy.

The recommendations stress the university’s role in fostering and protecting debate and highlight OU’s history of free speech on campus. The group concluded that the policy is “affirmative” but recommends rules regulating use of campus spaces.

UNOPPOSED BRIDGE OHIO SWEEPS STUDENT SENATE ELECTIONS

The unopposed Bridge Ohio ticket won OU’s 2018-19 Student Senate election.

A total of 673 undergraduate students on the Athens campus voted in the election this year, down significantly from the 2,202 who voted last year. Maddie Sloat was elected president, Hannah Burke was

elected vice president and Lydia Ramlo was elected treasurer.

“We were disappointed that there was not another competitor. I think that we’re all better when we’re being challenged in these circumstances,” Sloat said. “But I’m really excited to hear the diversity of opinions and all the new ideas that everyone is going to bring.”

The results of the senate elections were announced April 3 in Walter Rotunda. Voting started that day at 7 a.m. and lasted until 7 p.m.

CANDIDATES DISCUSS DIVERSITY, RETENTION AT PROVOST FORUMS

Constance Relihan, associate provost for undergraduate studies at Auburn University, answered questions about diversity, the First Amendment and more during the second forum for executive vice president and provost April 2.

Throughout the forum, a few audience members asked questions about diversity and how Relihan would work to make OU more inclusive.

“I think that we have a responsibility to ourselves to be as inclusive and diverse as possible,” she said. “The knowledge and the opportunities we create are stronger when we have all the voices at the table and everyone present in the room. We need to be holding people accountable for how they’re approaching issues of hiring.”

Relihan described a project at Auburn, a university of about 30,000 total students this academic year, in which students and faculty work on projects like designing homes and building a fire station.

“You can’t have a one semester-long project here and a short internship there; you really need long-term engagement with areas that have been hard hit by economic difficulty,” she said. “I would like to see how

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At his forum April 4, Hesham El-Rewini, senior vice provost and dean of the College of Engineering and Mines at the University of North Dakota, fielded questions about diversity, retention rates and global opportunities for college students.

El-Rewini said his goal for higher education is to “teach students how to think, not what to think,” and stressed the importance of a liberal arts education.

“With the complexity of the world … continuing to use liberal arts as the foundation for our education is a must,” he said. “It’s more important than ever. The goal of higher education is that we help students learn how to ask the right question.”

El-Rewini answered questions about how to turn students into global leaders.

“The university has a role to produce those global citizens,” he said. “I think we need to encourage students to study abroad.

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The Appalachian Hell Betties practice at Dow’s Rollarena in Nelsonville on April 3. (MCKINLEY LAW / PHOTO EDITOR)

Appalachian Hell Betties have new floor ASHTON NICHOLS STAFF WRITER The Appalachian Hell Betties have a new floor to help them raise hell on competitors.

Coach Shelly “Vodka Tonic” Tracey said the floor will allow the team to hold bouts, or competitions, anywhere. The new flooring is made up of 1 square-foot plastic sport panels. Tracey said the floor cost about $4,500.

“A lot of people were hesitant to roll on their floors because they were afraid we will scratch them,” Tracey said.

Tracey said it is her fifth season as the coach, but she skated for two seasons as a Bettie.

“Roller derby is the most empowering sport ever,” Tracey said. “It’s the best thing for female camaraderies. It’s a game where people gather points by skating in circles past the other team.”

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in a season, with 20 to 30 active members on the team, Tracey said. This year the team will play 11 games, which run March through November.

Tracey said the league was created in 2010, and the team’s name came as a play off “Appalachian Hillbilly” as a way to bring positivity to the area. It is a full-contact sport in which members are not allowed to use their hands to get past the other players.

“One game and you’re hooked, always,” Tracey said.

Erika “Dazey Lovedirt” Galentin joined the Hell Betties in 2011. She’s 38 years old and a clinical herbalist. She said roller derby gives her a powerful feeling that allows her to not think about the outside world.

“I think one of my favorite parts is the fact that I feel like who I am, a person, is that I need to be able to get up and go to war sometimes,” Galentin said. “I have the opportunity to express a warrior

goddess side of myself that I don’t normally get to express.”

Galentin said for her and a lot of others on the team, members join during tough times in their lives.

“I had gotten out of a bad relationship; it was really a low time in my life,” Galentin said. “I had low self-esteem and was kind of broken. … I joined roller derby because it was community. It seemed like people who were trying to achieve the same thing and fire through, and the phoenix rose.”

The game is hectic and chaotic, yet it remains controlled. Galentin said it’s a dichotomy of wild chaos.

“You have this yin yang experience of it,” Galentin said.

Liz “Bruzer von Hammerstein” Hammer plays as a blocker for the team. She’s 32 and the director of finance for a solar racking company. Hammer said she started roller derby in October 2013.

Hammer said her job is to keep an eye on where the pack is during the match and see what is happening while blocking the other team.

“There are four blockers on the track at one time,” Hammer said. “Each team fields a jammer. Within those blockers, there’s also a pivot, and that person is kind of like a lead blocker, and that person can also switch out to be a jammer.”

Hammer said being a member of the Hell Betties has been a journey about figuring out herself, both mentally and physically.

“I really enjoy working with the new skaters and helping them figure out those things about themselves too,” Hammer said.

The Hell Betties’ next competition will be against the Marietta Hades Ladies on April 14.

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Athens City School District discusses school safety upgrades MAGGIE CAMPBELL FOR THE POST The Athens City School District Board of Education is continuing discussions about school safety after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February.

Athens Superintendent Thomas Gibbs said the board’s safety discussions have been occurring over the last few months as the board has discussed the recently approved facilities master plan. Gibbs said the facilities master plan includes safety upgrades.

Those upgrades include access controls, a visitors’ entrance by the main office, a single button to automatically lock external doors and a significant increase in the number of security cameras on school grounds. All of those safety upgrades are part of the plan submitted to the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission.

The board has been discussing safety upgrades to the Athens Middle School in particular. Those safety upgrades include a pass-through entrance and a shelter for students in the walkway between the gymnasium and the main building.

While Gibbs could not reveal the details of the district’s safety plan, he said the plan meets state standards. Gibbs said the plan is annually reviewed by local first responders, and the district does a complete update every three years.

“We’re in compliance, so to speak, with those requirements,” Gibbs said.

Local resident and parent Noriko Kantake said she feels good about the safety planning in the district. Kantake is also the president of the Appalachian Family Center for Autism and Disability Resources and Education, a nonprofit that supports families who have family members with developmental disabilities.

Kantake said she has heard multiple commentators suggest America needs more mental health facilities, a suggestion she is against. She believes placing those who are mentally ill into mental health facilities will not prevent mass shootings.

A 2015 analysis of 235 mass shootings found only 22 percent of shooters were mentally ill, according to a New York Times report.

Kantake said she believes school safety includes safety from bullying, unfair disci-

plinary action, seclusion and restraint.

“If those with mental health issues are integrated with proper behavior support, they are more likely to thrive and they are less likely to be violent,” Kantake said.

Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle said the district and the police department have been meeting regularly since the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

Pyle said the police department regularly trains district employees in ALICE training.

ALICE training is an active shooter response training provided by the police department.

APD also completed a walkthrough of the schools in mid-March during the district’s spring break to refamiliarize officers with the layout of the schools, Pyle said.

Multiple local police agencies would respond to a shooting threat in Athens County, Pyle said.

“If anyone is on duty, they’re going to respond to that school regardless of where it is in the county and try to assist,” Pyle said.

The main law enforcement presence in school buildings is a school resource officer and a D.A.R.E. officer.

Athens County Sheriff Office Deputy Jimmy Childs has served as the school resource officer for the Athens City School District, Alexander Local School District, Trimble School District, Federal-Hocking School District and Nelsonville School District for 21 years. He has a remote office in Athens High School.

Athens Police Officer Rick Crossen serves as the D.A.R.E. officer and acts as a liaison between the schools and the police department in his role, Gibbs said.

Pyle and Gibbs discussed having city police officers on patrol stop by the school buildings to introduce themselves, visit the office and walk the halls, Gibbs said.

“Experience tells us that when children recognize, know, and trust adults in their community they are more likely to report incidents that concern them,” Gibbs said in an email. “The idea is to broaden our definition of ‘school community’ even more than we already have and to open up greater communication and engagement between the schools and the Department so as to better serve both our students and the broader community.”

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Bars opt to go strawless JESS UMBARGER FOR THE POST

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Lucky’s Sports Tavern is one of a few bars in Athens that are no longer serving drinks with straws — unless customers request them — due to environmental concerns. (BLAKE NISSEN / PHOTO EDITOR)

way for those trying to clean up, Smith said.

“Straws can catch on a bottle while cleaning up, and it will spill stuff everywhere,” Smith said.

Michaela Murdocco, a bartender at Stephen’s Restaurant and Bar, 66 N. Court St., said the bar still offers straws when it is serving food during happy hour.

“I personally prefer straws,” Murdocco said.

The Over Hang, 63 N. Court St., has not ditched straws because the bar normally uses glasses instead of plastic cups.

“We also use glass cups, and using a straw stops people from putting their mouth on it if there’s a chip,” Sarah O’Neal, a bartender at The Over Hang, said.

O’Neal is on board with the Refuse the

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There wasn’t a straw in sight at The J Bar on 41 N. Court St. A few bars on Court Street decided to stop giving straws to customers when they order drinks as a part of the Refuse the Straw movement. The movement is aimed at limiting waste and cleaning up the ocean.

Courtney Smith, a bartender at J Bar, said the bar started to follow the movement about three weeks ago.

“It’s about the sea turtles and how the straws are going into the ocean,” Smith, a junior studying strategic communication, said.

Zack Stamper, a bartender at Lucky’s Sports Tavern, 11 N. Court St., believes the movement is a good way to help clean up the environment.

“I like it because one, it’s helping the environment and two, it’s cleaner in a way,” Stamper, a senior studying child and family studies, said. “We aren’t touching people’s straws, and people aren’t touching a bunch of straws when they reach to grab one.”

Plastic can take hundreds of years to decompose in the environment; once plastic is in the water, it never truly decomposes. Plastic instead breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces over the years.

Americans use 500 million straws a day, according to the National Park Service, and all of those straws pile up over time. Instead of contributing to that number, Lucky’s is encouraging people to bring their own reusable straws.

“Some of our regulars have been bringing in reusable straws like the metal ones,” Stamper said. “I thought it was pretty cool that people are on board with it.”

Not all bargoers are happy about the new changes at their favored bars. Some people become annoyed when their drink doesn’t come with a straw, Smith said.

“People do get annoyed when we don’t give them straws, but cleanup at the end of the night is so much easier,” Smith said.

No one has gotten too annoyed with the straws being taken away from their holders at Lucky’s, though, Stamper said.

“People who are in here often don’t seem to mind not having a straw,” Stamper said.

Both Smith and Stamper said cleaning up at the bars they work at takes much less time and is easier without the straws.

“It just helps the bar be more clean overall,” Stamper said.

Straws can cause much more of a mess than they are worth, and they can get in the

Saving the sea turtles one straw at a time.

- Zack Stamper, bartender at Lucky’s Sports Tavern

Straw movement, despite her workplace not getting rid of straws.

“It cuts costs and helps a good cause,” O’Neal said. “In college towns, straws aren’t important.”

Getting rid of straws did not affect how drinks are made, Smith said; the bartenders simply use an extra cup to mix drinks.

Straws are available at Lucky’s — but only on request. Most of the people who request straws use them only for liquor pitchers as opposed to regular drinks, Stamper said.

“Saving the sea turtles one straw at a time,” Stamper said.

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Documentary makers have concerns about accurate depictions within the craft MEGHAN MORRIS FOR THE POST Sam Houtchens has watched more than 100 documentaries. She thinks they are a “safer bet” to learn about issues than reading articles online.

“People watch them to educate themselves over different topics because when you read about topics, especially social issue topics, it’s hard to put a face to it,” Houtchens, vice president of the Rough Cut Collective, said.

Documentaries can alter reality by giving more on one side of an argument and using filmmaking elements to leave out certain information.

Houtchens, a sophomore studying integrated media, enjoyed Super Size Me, a film exploring the impact of America’s fast food industry, because it goes beyond factual information. The documentary follows a man who eats McDonald’s for every meal over the course of a month.

His first-person account is unrefined and real, she said.

Yang Miller, technical director and audience experience coordinator at the Athena Cinema, said people are captivated by documentaries because they are true stories.

“You’re seeing a different way of life,” he said.

Some might even showcase events, people or issues that audiences are familiar with in their own lives. Miller’s documentary, A Midwestern Morning, chronicled the life of his artist friend who lived in Athens and died from stomach cancer.

Miller said documentaries should utilize filmmaking elements to make the story as engaging as possible. But to a certain extent, he questions if it’s ethical to rearrange footage and edit out interview segments.

Thomas Hayes, a film lecturer in the College of Fine Arts, said making a documentary involves years of research and inevitably, makes the filmmaker a “subjectary expert” on the topic. Passion and engagement drive documentary projects, not their potential to generate revenue.

He describes documentaries as “evolutionary experiences” because a filmmaker will often wind up with a different film than what they expected from the start. If the documentary makers end up with the product they had envisioned at the beginning, they didn’t learn anything, he said.

Hayes took on many production roles

Many documentaries are shown at the Athena Cinema in uptown Athens, such as Awake, a documentary about protesters at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation as part of the Sustainability Series. (CARL FONTICELLA / PHOTO EDITOR)

for his documentary Refugee Road by producing, directing and editing the story.

He tries to make his work as accurate as possible, using of research and reporting.

The film examines the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees, so he talked to many subjects to gather personal stories.

Documentaries might end up changing audience’s perceptions because the filmmakers are forced to condense content.

“Any time you make a cut, you’re distorting reality,” he said.

Miller said documentary filmmakers may only have a general idea of where they want the documentary to go before they begin shooting footage. The script could be constructed afterward because they wouldn’t know what people will say during the interviews. People’s reactions

can change depending on if they’re actively conscious of cameras in the room or not.

The editing room serves an important role because the filmmaking elements don’t come together before that point.

Documentaries should focus on the main topic and, more or less, reach the point without including too much unnecessary information.

Miller said some television shows and other forms of media have started using a documentary style of filmmaking. They want to achieve a “quick and dirty feel” with hand-held cameras, but it leaves confusion among audience members.

When watching actual documentaries, some people might wonder if they are being manipulated.

It can be easy for documentaries to be

bias because they push a certain point of view about an issue and include evidence that supports it, Houtchens said.

“You could not agree with a topic and then watch a really good documentary on that and be completely pursued the other way because they have uses of (effects),” Houtchens said. “They’re showing you what they want you to see.”

But not all documentaries focus on one side of the debate. Some will just lay out their arguments and let audience members form their own opinions.

“Good documentaries are good at giving you facts and giving you truth, and then letting it be open-ended,” Houtchens said.

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The pressure to succeed Asian-American students face pressure from family and stereotypes from peers as they work toward graduation

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At 6 years old, Che Hung Wang left Taiwan and emigrated to the U.S. with his mom, leaving his dad and older siblings behind.

Wang, a sophomore studying finance and management information systems, encountered many financial and language barriers during his first few years living in the U.S. But he still found a way to succeed in academics.

He was the valedictorian of his high school class and will have completed four internships by the end of this summer.

“I went into everything, and I did it to the best of my ability,” he said.

Wang could have graduated early during his junior year, but he decided to stay another year. During his senior year, he kept busy with online college classes, an accounting internship and sports.

Some Ivy League universities accepted Wang but wouldn’t give him enough financial aid, so he came to Ohio University instead. Making a fresh start at college, he didn’t feel like he belonged during his first semester in Athens.

“You just had to find your own way to make yourself stand out,” he said.

A survey done by Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education indicated Asian-American students lack a sense of belonging compared to non-Asian-American students. Some Asian-American students at OU have shared that feeling while starting their higher education because they don’t see many faces of the same ethnicity or have felt left out.

DOES ANYONE REALLY BELONG? Eyunji Kim, a junior studying health service administration, came to OU because her second-oldest brother was already in Ohio studying welding engineering. Coming to Athens gave her a “culture shock” because Saipan, the U.S. territory she lived in, had more racial diversity. She had a hard time making friends during her freshman year and felt alone because she couldn’t find many Asian students around campus.

Ami Scherson, a junior studying music, said she felt excluded at OU because not many members of the Asian-American community on campus wanted to intermingle. She said some of them feel uncomfortable discussing culture, while others might look down on Asian peers depending on immigration status. Now, she has close friends of the same ethnicity.

“I feel the most sense of belonging when I’m with a group of very strong and

supportive Asian-American people,” she said. “I also have allies who are white or black or Hispanic who really understand and make me as comfortable as possible, but I think I’ve very much grown as a person since increasing my Asian-American friends in my life.”

All of Scherson’s classmates in her instrumental studio class are Asian, and they’re taught by an Asian professor. The entire class feels comfortable discussing racial topics and occasionally bonds over dinner. One student even brought the instructor Chinese medicine when she was sick, and it reminded the instructor of her childhood.

People have given two contrasting reactions to her decision to pursue music, Scherson said. They’ll either be surprised because it’s not a career with high social standing, or they’ll think it makes sense because it’s stereotypical of Asians to play musical instruments.

Japanese people have different priorities when viewing colleges than Americans because a college’s ranking matters more than selection of majors. Her parents urged her to pick a well-paying career and attend a highly ranked university.

Scherson points to a missed opportunity her dad had when he was younger as possibly influencing her career choice.

“My dad really wanted to pursue music, but due to the coup d’etat, the military takeover, he had to pursue something else so he could leave the country,” she said. “Now, I’m able to follow the dream that he had.”

STRIVING ABOVE STEREOTYPES Wang said his major was a “safe route” given his background with finances.

By 7, he knew how to open a bank account, write checks and apply for loans.

He started investing in the stock market when he was 18.

Until third grade, Wang was unaware of how poor he was compared to classmates. But that changed when someone made a snide remark about his pants because they were short at the ankles.

“Some girl here, in my school, asked me if I was preparing for a flood,” Wang said. “I started crying.”

Later that year, Wang found a way to make some money by flipping shoes. He started with a pair from a friend and then obtained brand-name shoes from the basketball team. He sold overstock for a local store online, everything from football cleats to Nicotine gum to makeup, all while still in school.

With a business partner by his side last year, Wang raised the stakes and created

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If (my mother) didn’t really push me, I would be at a community college right now, or I might not even have gone to school.

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- Eyunji Kim, a junior studying health service administration

an official business called Simple Needs LLC. The company has brought in more than $100,000 in sales so far.

Kim said neither of her parents attended college, so they wanted better for their children.

Twenty-nine percent of Asians living in the U.S. have only completed a high school education or less, according to the Pew Research Center.

During high school, Kim planned on enrolling at a community college to save money, but her mom urged her to go to a university.

“If she didn’t really push me, I would be at a community college right now, or I might not even have gone to school,” she said.

SPEAKING OUT For some Asian-American students, not having a common language with classmates was a barrier before they came to college.

Wang spoke only Chinese and Thai when he first came to the U.S. But his curiosity about cars at a local church one Sunday led him to meeting a retired pastor. They quickly developed a bond, and the pastor taught him English.

About 41 percent of people in the U.S. speak English less than “very well,” according to a detailed languages report in 2015 from the Census Bureau.

Yoon-Joo Moh, a senior studying music, said her family moved to the U.S. when she was a baby because her dad was pursuing a doctoral degree. Growing up, she spoke Korean and English with her parents, so she still doesn’t know which was her first language.

Regardless of her proficiency in English, Moh was placed in a class that was meant to teach the language to foreign students during first grade. The class had two other Asian students who already knew English as well. After her parents complained to

the school, she was able to withdraw.

“We were the only minorities in our class,” she said. “I think our principal at this time assumed we were not familiar with English based on our race.”

Kim doesn’t consider herself as fluent in Korean as someone who grew up in the country, even though she has the ability to speak, read and write it.

She has a Korean roommate, but the two never speak the language to each other.

When she visits other family in South Korea, Kim isn’t confident about her language abilities because the way she speaks Korean might sound broken to them.

Moh said her parents kept a traditional Korean household by speaking the language and often cooking Korean meals.

Some kids would tease her about Korean aspects of her identity such as the food in her lunch or her name.

“The fact that I looked different and had a unique name already made me stand out, which was difficult for me to handle,” Moh said.

She made efforts to blend in with peers at school by having friends who looked different from her, especially because she never saw herself represented in popular media.

Being away from her parents, who moved back to South Korea, made her want to appreciate her Korean heritage more. Moh enjoys cooking traditional dishes for her friends and occasionally listening to Korean music. She’s also fortunate enough to visit overseas family during breaks and become completely enveloped in the culture.

Scherson has always been proud of her Japanese heritage because she’s close with her Japanese mother. She has only seen her Chilean father more recently and has just started identifying with that side of her family by learning Spanish and connecting with his relatives.

“Even though I’m biracial, a lot of people don’t see otherwise,” she said. “Since I was little, having that pressure on me, I just decided I want to identify with one race. But when I tell people my background (now), I will always tell them both races.”

Scherson said her drive to succeed in school comes from the motivation and inspiration of her parents.

“My parents are immigrants, and I was taught that you need to work your butt off,” Scherson said. “They worked really hard to come to this country and make sure I had this good life.”

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Alden Library staff builds book collections with technology The library owns more than 3.5 million volumes, housed both on and off campus

ALEXIS EICHELBERGER STAFF WRITER As of 2015, Alden Library is the proud owner of more than 3.5 million volumes.

Some of them are housed on campus in the library itself. Others are stored in off-campus storage facilities. The OhioLINK network of Ohio colleges and universities allows students and faculty access to even more books and materials.

Acquiring all of those resources has been an ongoing process throughout Ohio University’s history of more than 200 years.

Now, acquiring new library materials involves a chain of librarians and other university employees who work carefully within established budgets to make the library’s collection the best it can be.

Chris Guder, Alden Library’s subject librarian for education, has the task of finding and requesting new books to be purchased that cover children’s literature, counseling and higher education, educational studies, teacher education, and recreation and sports pedagogy.

Sometimes, Guder gets special requests from graduate students who are looking for specific materials for research purposes. But most of the time, Guder chooses the materials he thinks the education students and faculty may need on his own.

The next step is to send the request to the acquisitions department, which checks to ensure the library doesn’t already own the material and that the proper funds are available to purchase it.

Guder said the university does well in providing the library with the financial resources it needs to keep its collection as extensive and updated as it can be.

“Having the most up-to-date information for researchers allows us to be referencing the most up-to-date stuff,” he said. “It gives us a collection that our graduate students can dip into and know that they’re dipping into the most recent stuff as opposed to something that’s five or 10 years old.”

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Books on the seventh floor of Alden Library, often referred to as “the stacks.” (HANNAH RUHOFF / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

than others. For example, the librarians for the College of Arts and Sciences may need more funding than others because the college is so large.

“It reflects the university academic structure,” Hulm said.

Hulm said the acquisitions process has changed dramatically with the advent of the internet and online resources. Purchases can be made on demand. Additionally, the library has shifted from purchasing physical copies of books to more electronic resources. According to the Alden Library website, more than 1 million of the more than 3.5 million volumes owned by the library are e-books.

But one collection that remains ded-

icated to physical volumes is the rare books collection. Miriam Intrator, a special collections librarian who concentrates on rare books, checks catalogs and goes to conferences and book shops to seek out new rare books to add to Alden Library’s collection.

“I think (rare books) bring enormous value,” she said. “They allow students to interact hands-on with history and with original materials. They allow us to delve into history that you can’t necessarily get even from online resources and that you certainly wouldn’t get from secondary resources. Each item in special collections often has a story.”

Intrator said many people may think

rare books are only accessible to professors or others with exclusive permission, but that is not the case. She said the special collections department hopes to encourage all who are interested to visit the fifth floor and browse the rare books they may be interested in.

“We hope that it helps students connect to the library more broadly,” she said. “Everything that’s in our collections kind of belongs to students and the community.

So we just hope it’s another way of creating connections.”

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How Ohio first baseman Rudy Rott has become the team’s star hitter CAMERON FIELDS FOR THE POST Rudy Rott has had a bat in his hands since he was about 10 months old.

Rudy Rott Sr., Rudy’s father, got him an inflatable bat to play with. When the elder Rott saw his son’s swing, he knew that he had potential.

“I thought, boy, that’s a pretty nice swing,” the elder Rott said. “You know it was pretty fluid and pretty easy.”

As the years went on, Rudy worked on his swing with his dad nearly every day.

Even in the winter, the two would find a place to hit in Rudy’s hometown of Holmen, Wisconsin.

Rudy, a junior first baseman for Ohio, couldn’t have developed a premier hitters’ swing without help from his dad. The elder Rott, who played high school baseball in Wisconsin, coached Rudy when Rudy was a kid.

When Rudy returns home, he and his father still practice. Rudy tells his dad Ohio’s first base routine. The elder Rott helps with the routine, throwing Rudy balls the way Ohio does.

“Just thinking every day, watching film, talking about how I’m being pitched and just talking with my dad,” Rudy said.

“He’s watched a lot of video as well, so he knows a lot about baseball and hitting.

He’s the reason I am where I am.”

When the elder Rott comes to his son’s games, he’ll sit in a spot where he can see Rudy’s hands. If his hands are in the wrong position, the elder Rott will give his son some suggestions.

Though the elder Rott has helped Rudy develop as a player over the years, he has not played the role of authoritarian. He doesn’t defer to Rudy. Rather, he has recognized his son’s intelligence and natural gifts for the game of baseball.

“I just watched him at practice today and how he works around the bag, and again, how he throws,” the elder Rott said leading up to the Northern Illinois series that ran March 30-April 1. “It’s all very, very natural. He just moves fluidly.”

When Rudy was a pitcher in high school, the elder Rott said his son once called his own game from the mound as he remembered how to approach certain hitters. Rott has now seen how pitchers have thrown against him over the years.

When he was a freshman, he batted sixth.

Rudy Rott approaches the batter box during Ohio’s game against Butler on March 24, 2017. (BLAKE NISSEN / FILE)

He saw, and hit, a lot of fastballs early in the season, helping him gain confidence.

“I don’t really know how to explain exactly, but just developing an approach where I’m relaxed and my bat’s on plane so I can hit multiple pitches,” Rudy said.

“So whether it’s a change-up, fastball or curveball, just see it out of (the pitcher’s) hand and make an adjustment.”

The development helped Rott, who is batting .368, become the leader on the Bobcats in home runs (5), hits (39) and RBIs (21). The Bobcats lead the Mid-American Conference in those categories as well, as of April 3.

“Rudy is probably one of the best hitters I’ve ever played with, so you get to see how he approaches each at-bat, how he works pitchers,” shortstop Trevor Hafner said.

Hafner acknowledged that Rudy brings momentum. When Rudy gets a hit, the lineup feeds off that. During the first game of the Northern Illinois series, Rudy’s fifth-inning base hit sparked a rally that plated four runs for the Bobcats. He also drew a walk in that game.

“He’s a definitely a really good allaround player,” pitcher Michael Klein said.

His intelligence, his ability to hit well

and his fielding skills — all complementary — make him the player he is.

Rudy has developed a certain mindset: He expects to hit. The elder Rott said that’s not arrogance from his son. It’s simply what Rudy expects of himself.

When he’s in a slump, Rudy knows he can always go back to analyzing his swing, the foundation for his success.

“He says, ‘I know I can hit .400,’ ” the elder Rott said.

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BASEBALL

Midseason grades for Ohio ANTHONY POISAL FOR THE POST

Even though they’ve played only three home games in Athens, the Bobcats have already reached the halfway point of the 2018 regular season.

Despite their low number of home games, the Bobcats (14-12, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) are in almost the exact same position compared to one year ago. Ohio won the MAC Championship and spent time on national television with its NCAA Tournament berth in 2017. The Bobcats have set themselves up for a similar path as they begin their last half of the season.

What makes this season a bit more remarkable, however, is that Ohio has matched its overall talent from last year despite basically flipping its strengths.

Here’s a breakdown of each part of the 2018 Bobcats through their first 26 games.

OFFENSE: ABecause of its high-powered, home run-hungry offense, Ohio is a fun team to watch when it’s at the plate.

The Bobcats lead the MAC in slugging percentage (.420), runs scored (154), hits (257) and home runs (25).

Ohio’s entire lineup features players ready to drive in runs, a luxury that was never consistent in 2017 — the Bobcats’ offense had a weaker .262 batting average (compared to their current .279) and drove in 132 runs through 27 games a year ago.

Ohio’s offense also has four players who have hit three or more home runs, while nearly each of its other frequent starters have hit at least one home run.

First baseman Rudy Rott is at the top of the Bobcats’ 2018 offensive explosion. The junior has mashed a team-leading five home runs and leads Ohio with a .368 batting average and .464 on-base percentage.

As Ohio enters the thick of its conference schedule, the offense will need to maintain its consistency to help keep the Bobcats atop the conference standings.

PITCHING: BOhio’s ERA is the best in the MAC, but that’s not necessarily saying much.

No team in the conference has an ERA below 4.00, so although the Bobcats’ 4.07 ERA is leading the MAC, there’s plenty of room for improvement.

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improvement can go.

Ohio’s primary three starters, Gerry Salisbury, Butch Baird and Michael Klein, have combined for a less-thanstellar 4.89 ERA in 101 2/3 innings pitched. The Bobcats’ pitching has been fueled by its bullpen, which has accumulated a sharper 3.46 ERA in 130 1/3 innings pitched.

The bullpen has been led by freshman Eddie Kutt. The right-hander has hurled 25 2/3 innings, the most of any Ohio reliever, and has a 2.10 ERA with 18 strikeouts.

Kutt has been a solid injection of youth and talent for a bullpen that lost two reliable seniors in Tom Colletti and Jake Rudnicki, who combined to throw 103 2/3 innings in 2017.

Ohio has proven that it can last despite its mediocre starting pitching, but any sustained success from the three core starters will make the Bobcats one of the scariest teams in the MAC.

DEFENSE: CFielding was Ohio’s biggest strength in 2017, but it has become its biggest flaw in 2018.

The Bobcats have committed 40 errors in 26 games this season. They committed just 44 last season.

The errors come from an infield that looks vastly different than a year ago.

Senior Tony Giannini has committed 14 errors in his transition from outfield to third base, sophomore Trevor Hafner has committed six errors at shortstop and freshman Aaron Levy has committed four errors at second base.

Ohio’s infield last year was anchored by a trio of seniors at the same three positions who had the chemistry and experience, so a drop-off in the efficiency was expected.

Perhaps the defense will benefit from some home games and warmer temperatures at Bob Wren Stadium moving forward — 11 of the Bobcats’ final 27 games will be in Athens If the defense can’t progress, however, the task will be up to Ohio’s pitching and hitting to maintain its solid pace and push the team toward another deep playoff run.

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Batting average

.279 ERA

4.07

Fielding percentage

.960

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Ohio wide receiver Cameron Odom (#3) hauls in a 48-yard catch during the third quarter of the Bobcats’ 59-0 win over Hampton on Sept. 2 at Peden Stadium. (CARL FONTICELLA / FILE)

Cameron Odom’s path to leadership SPENCER HOLBROOK ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Cameron Odom stood in Walter Fieldhouse, dripping with sweat, as most of the team left the facility.

Ohio’s fifth spring practice had already concluded, but Odom wasn’t leaving. He had work to do. Odom stayed after practice and was put through drills by wide receivers’ coach Dwayne Dixon until they were the last two football personnel in the building.

After most practices, Odom, a redshirt sophomore from Bedford, is one of the last players off the field. He’s trying to take a big step with his on-field production from last season; he didn’t live up to his expectations.

“The biggest improvement is what I’ve put on in the weight room,” Odom said.

“Gaining that extra bit of muscle, that extra bit of weight and then coming out here and actually seeing it work on the field, getting stronger in my routes and releases and being more explosive.”

Last season, Odom finished with 20

catches for 308 yards and three touchdowns. He showed flashes of what he is capable of in Ohio’s 59-0 demolition of Hampton in the season opener. Odom hauled in four passes for 75 yards and a touchdown.

But the success didn’t last all season.

He had four games with just one catch; three of his games featured fewer than 10 receiving yards. It wasn’t considered a successful campaign for Odom. He wants more.

“Making plays after the catch, that’s one thing I want to work on,” Odom said.

“Staying on my feet when catching the ball and getting those numbers, yards after the catch. Even taking short catches and taking them for big, explosive plays.”

He doesn’t only want to boost his stats — he wants to improve his leadership.

It’s obvious that Odom wants to lead by his play on the field. The numbers weren’t there. He’s trying to improve them and become a more polished receiver. Part of that process involves the dirty work on the outside for wide receivers: blocking.

Odom admits he hasn’t been the best

blocker in the past. But outside blocking is an important aspect of the run game.

It could be the difference between a running back having a 10-yard run and a long touchdown run. If the backs don’t get proper blocking on the edge, it makes things difficult.

In Ohio’s offense, the outside blocking is imperative. The playbook is littered with outside runs and option plays. That’s why Odom is working on it. To be the leader of the receiving corps, he has to block. So far, he’s making progress.

“Being an all-around receiver, not just focusing on being that guy that can just run routes and catch the ball,” Odom said of what he stresses as a leader. “But also ... my running back can trust me to make that outside block for him to go score.”

He has been working on teaching newcomers, learning from his teammates and relying on the help of Dixon.

Dixon is a former wide receiver himself; he played at Florida and then had a stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also played in the Arena Football League and is in the Arena Football Hall of Fame.

He knows how to be an effective wide receiver. Odom is working with Dixon to finetune his skills.

One area of concern entering the offseason was Odom’s drops. He had a problem securing the ball, something he’s working with Dixon to cut down on — and hopefully eliminate.

“He’s working on (cutting drops) on his own,” Dixon said. “In the locker room, he’s throwing balls against the wall and catching them, watching it go and stick to his hands. All those type of things have really helped him, helped his improvement.”

Odom continues to become a more well-rounded receiver; he’s currently sitting out of practice, possibly for the remainder of spring, with an injury.

But that’s not going to stop Odom for the final weeks of spring practice; he’s going to be a leader in the fall.

“It’s more important that just catching the ball,” Odom said. “It’s about being an all-around player as well.”

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WORLDWIDE RHYTHMS JESSICA HILL FOR THE POST ILLUSTRATION BY NATHAN SZOCH

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very year in April, crowds gather on Court Street to hear music and dance. It’s very different from a spring fest in which DJs blast music and students jump to the beat.

On the stage next to College Green, dancers dressed in different attire move to the music and to the audience clapping rhythmically. The dancers on stage move their feet rapidly or stomp on the floor and clap, creating their own beat and posing in ways the audience has not seen before.

They come from different countries, but they all move for the joy of it, to feel connected to their history and families miles away. The International Street Fair evokes different cultures to come out and move, all of them connected in a common language.

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Athens is interspersed with hundreds of different cultures, each with its own music and dance. With the World Music and Dance Festival this week and the upcoming International Street Fair on Saturday, international students shared the significance behind their local dances.

YENUEL JONES ALBERTY — SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

To Yenuel Jones Alberty, salsa dance is like the color red: vibrant, energetic and full of life.

“It’s all those emotions where you’re euphoric and ecstatic,” he said.

Alberty, a first-year graduate student studying physics, grew up in a family passionate about music and dance. Alberty’s father, who studied musical education, played him Johann Sebastian Bach since he

was 2 years old. His cousin, a ballerina with experience in many different dance styles, accompanied him to his first salsa course when he was in middle school. His family always has music playing and dances together.

Like most music in Latin America, salsa is of African descent. It originated in 1950s New York City, created by Cuban and Puerto Rican musicians. Its roots are grounded in bomba and plena, dances created by slaves who were brought to the Caribbean. The Africans who were brought there used music and dance as a form of communication and also as a way to worship gods that the Europeans prohibited.

Salsa has become a melting pot of Spanish, jazz and African influences, Alberty said.

Alberty believes music and dance can act as an adhesive that connects people, an archetype with which everyone can be linked.

It’s easier to understand one other if people can connect in something, he said. It also can reveal cultural characteristics about the people who perform them. The music and dance culture in Puerto Rico demonstrates the resilience and hope of the people there.

When Alberty returned home to Puerto Rico in December after Hurricane Maria struck the island, many houses, including his, were still without electricity. Everything was desolate, destroyed after the hurricane.

The few people with generators invited others inside their houses for food, Alberty said. And when he walked along the dark street, people had gathered in the center to eat, laugh, sing and dance.

“But you see all that desolation and all these people trying to help each other,” Alberty said. “It’s amazing.”

Salsa is a cornerstone of the Caribbean

identity, Alberty said, like a national flag.

It’s the bread and butter of Puerto Rico, the music that everybody listens to and dances along with at parties.

“In Latin American families, there’s a party for whatever,” Alberty explained. “If someone’s sad, there’s a party. If someone’s happy, there’s a party. If you want to celebrate life in general, there’s a party.”

HEBER DA SILVA — FORTALEZA, BRAZIL

Heber Da Silva didn’t like to dance as a child. It was forced upon him in school, where he took many dance classes and had to perform in festivals. As he grew up, however, dance also grew on him.

From a touristic, modern city in northeastern Brazil — locals call it the Brazilian Miami — Silva has professionally performed as a freelance dancer in bars, clubs and private parties. Now, he has learned salsa, samba, bachata, zouk, merengue, tango and forro, a musical and dance staple in Brazilian culture. For instance, if you travel to Fortaleza and ask the taxi driver to take you to a place you can dance, the driver will take you to a forro club, Silva said.

With African roots throughout Latin America, forro involves dancers staying on the ground with their knees bent. The dance partners move together closely to each other. It’s not sexual, Silva said; it’s just relaxing.

The music is an African-based rhythm, but it also has European origins. Three instruments are present in the dance: a bass drum called a zabumba, an accordion and a triangle. Forro’s rhythm is different compared to other Latin American dances. In salsa, for example, the strongest beat is the first, but in forro, the stressed beat is the fourth one.

Silva doesn’t remember when exactly he started to dance because it was just “always there.” When he was a teenager, he often went dancing because it was a way to socialize and meet new people.

“Dancing in general is really important,” Silva said. “You learn tolerance and empathy. It helped me socialize, learn how to deal with other people, to become tolerant and listen to people.”

When he came to Athens in 2016, Silva, a graduate student studying Latin American Studies, felt bored. Wanting to do something related to Latin American culture, he decided to create his own club called the Samba and Salsa Project. With eight or nine regular members, Silva teaches different Latin American dances.

At lessons, he steps with an effortless grace and guides his dance partner around the room, as if he’s gliding a broom gently across the floor. Some of the students at the club are dancing for the first time, but when he leads them, pushing the small of their back to move in a certain way, their inexperience is difficult to see.

When he graduates, Silva does not plan to quit dancing.

“I will dance my whole life,” Silva said.

“I can’t live without it. When my friends are sad or depressed, they go to bars and get drunk. I go dancing. It makes my life so much better.”

“As much as we consume Western music and dance and everything we are shown on our TV growing up, it’s all Western talent,” Manatong said. “There’s a whole world out there that has all this as well, and it should be well-respected and viewed and consumed as much as other places.”

GAONE MANATONG — GABORONE, BOTSWANA

SANAM AZADIAMIN — TABRIZ, IRAN

Gaone Manatong grew up dancing almost every day. It’s something that is just part of her.

In Botswana, people dance all the time.

It’s a way to communicate, to resolve conflicts and to have fun, Manatong, a first-year graduate student studying communication development, said. Her school would have dance competitions, and she remembers practicing every day after school.

“It’s such a language that does not need any violence, and you can communicate in ways that you understand each other,” Manatong said.

Phathisi is a typical dance in Botswana that regions spice up in different ways. Usually, it is a group dance in which they gather to form a horseshoe shape and start singing and clapping while people in the middle dance to that rhythm, Manatong said. The dancers always move in sync with each other. In some cases, men and women dance together, but in other dances they each perform separately.

Dance and music is deeply rooted in Botswanan culture. While Manatong was growing up, her grandmother did not have TV or radio so instead they would tell each other stories, she said. She remembers visiting her grandmother. They would sit around the fire, and her grandmother would tell her folktales about her experiences as a child.

Then she would sing a song, getting everybody to join in, and somebody would get up and start dancing. It was a way to bond and form connections, Manatong recalled.

“Sometimes it’s difficult to talk to new people, expressing your words and what you want to say to them,” Manatong said.

“But through song, music and dance, it can be easier to communicate and express yourself that way.”

Manatong has joined with the African Students’ Union to practice different dances, and her group is planning to perform at the International Street Fair as well as the African Heroes’ Night on April 21. She wants to represent her cultural dances in the U.S. She has seen Western pop artists somewhat appropriate African culture. Manatong watched Rihanna’s Grammy Awards 2018 performance and noticed some dance moves from Botswana that involved a lot of leg, feet and hip movements. She thought it was flattering to see someone from Barbados perform her local dance, but she wondered why the Grammys did not show a dancer from South Africa.

Sanam Azadiamin, a graduate student studying industrial engineering, said dances vary from region to region in Iran, each part practicing its own styles. From the north of Iran, in the Azerbaijani region, Azadiamin said many people dance to what she refers to as the Azeri dance. They dance happily in celebratory circumstances, like weddings and ceremonies, she said.

The tempo is usually fast-paced and involves rapid foot movements, as if the dancers are being fast-forwarded with the touch of a remote control. Drums beat briskly, driving the feet to kick and pound. Upon first glance, it’s comparable to Irish stepdancing.

The foot stomping is so loud that one time the neighbors called the police while Azadiamin and her friends were dancing.

“It looks really elegant (and) nice,” Azadiamin said. “It comes from the joyful nature of our people. We want to celebrate something.”

Azadiamin danced with the Iranian Students Society during its two yearly celebrations, Nowruz — the Iranian New Year — and Yalda Night. She often feels shy, but she dances with groups of people. She loved performing for people from different cultures so that they could learn something about Iranians.

Some people have an impression that Iranians are sad because of the country’s political state, Azadiamin said. Though she said Iran may have problems, Iranians have a happy nature that is revealed through dance.

“We have this power, this joy inside, and we can show it in different ways,” Azadiamin said. “And dance is one of them. It shows that we are a strong people, I think, that in spite of everything we can show this joy.”

PURVA DIWANJI — AHMEDABAD, INDIA

She bounces along the floor, claps her hands and synchronously stomps her foot to the music. Her multicolored skirt sways back and forth. Those movements seem natural after years of learning. It isn’t until she stops dancing and her heavy breathing rings out that the dance’s difficulty is portrayed.

India is literally a land of festivals, Purva Diwanji, a first-year graduate student studying physics, said. Every month, there is at least one major festival, and no party can be complete without dancing. In the state of Gujarat, every party ends with a garba dance.

Garba, which celebrates fertility and womanhood, is a dance that was passed

down to Diwanji from her mother, who won awards for the graceful way she moved. In a festival called Navratri, which means nine nights, people dance for four to five hours straight into the night in celebration of the victories of goddesses Durga and Shakti.

The dancers don traditional dresses called chaniya cholis, elaborate and colorful skirts with detailed ornamentation. The festival is like prom night in the U.S., Diwanji said — except it lasts for nine days.

“Everyone knows the popular songs and just get together and dance to that,” Diwanji said. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s important in bringing us all together.”

Traditionally in India, older men and women would sing songs passed down by word of mouth, and the younger girls would perform the dances in neighborhoods. Now, it has transformed into a grander scale in which the state government organizes a huge festival, which people come from all over to see, Diwanji said.

“They’re really energetic,” Diwanji said.

“It requires a lot of stamina to be able to dance all night.”

Diwanji performed two songs at last year’s Diwali celebration in Athens with two other people, and they danced to a song called “Nagada Sang Dhol” from Ram-Leela, a popular Bollywood film.

When they danced garba, some of her American friends came to watch. They had never seen any Indian dance before and were impressed.

“Just seeing that much music and energy, they were just blown away,” Diwanji said. “They thought it was really cool. So I think it’s important that we have those kinds of cultural exchanges.”

One characteristic of Indian dances, especially garba, Diwanji said, is that they tell a story.

“Every state has a different form of cultural dance, and they either stem out of a story or, in it itself, they tell a story,” Diwanji said. “If you learn a dance form from India, you’re actually learning the mythologies of ethics that we’ve been following for thousands of years.”

Garba has become part of her identity.

Ever since Diwanji could walk or run, she could dance. Her mother brought her to every Navratri festival each year and taught her the steps.

“It was very fun learning to dance from my mom because it was one activity we could do together,” Diwanji said.

She remembers when her mother came to a school garba night with her and taught all her friends how to dance. The children had a good time and were happy that an adult was willing to have fun with them.

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the weekender

OU’s annual Moms Weekend to feature many events, excited moms BAYLEE DEMUTH FOR THE POST Kaitlin Janes is hoping to make her last Moms Weekend at OU the most memorable one yet.

“My mom has came down for every Moms Weekend except one, and we always have a great time together,” Janes, a senior studying communication, said. “We’re both really sad that this is the last one.”

The university will have a variety of events going on for students and their moms to attend this weekend.

Some events include a screening of The Princess Bride at The Athena Cinema, MomsFest — previously known as Chocolate Fest — on Saturday and organized through Hocking Hills.

Janes and her mom visited Pleasant Hill Winery last Moms Weekend, and they plan on going there again this year.

“I used to go to wineries with my parents when I was younger and was always so bored, but it’s a lot more enjoyable now that I get to actually drink with my mom,” Janes said.

Garrett Weininger, a freshman studying meteorology, will get to experience his first Moms Weekend while his sister will experience her last.

“My mom has definitely had her fair share of Moms Weekends down at OU,” Weininger said. “She’s sad that this is my sister’s last one, but I’m here for another three years so she’s not too sad.”

Weininger’s mom is an OU alumna and has many friends she plans on seeing Moms Weekend.

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A mom and daughter make crafts during Moms Weekend 2016. (PATRICK CONNOLLY / FILE)

without me, but that’s OK.” Jess Deyo, a freshman studying journalism, is excited for both her mom and dad to come down this weekend.

“My mom is like my best friend, and I’m really looking forward to sharing this experience with her even though my dad is coming down too,” Deyo said.

Bringing her mom to campus is a huge priority for Deyo because her mom loves it in Athens.

“My mom would probably come down

every weekend if she could,” Deyo said.

“But these special weekends are really cool because we’re able to spend family time together even in our busy lives.”

Weininger shares his mom’s excitement level for this years Moms Weekend.

“My mom just loves the area and how beautiful it is here,” Weininger said.

“She would come down any chance she got if she could, but so would I, so I get where she’s coming from.”

Janes and her mom won’t be attending

any of the events the university will host, but they will shop on Court Street instead.

“We always do a lot of shopping when my mom comes down, so I’m glad we’ll get to do that together this weekend,” Janes said. “It’ll be nice to just relax and have fun with my mom. I hope we make some good last Moms Weekend memories.”

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WHAT’S GOING ON? MAE YEN YAP CULTURE EDITOR

Saturday Spring Chick Pillow at 1 p.m. at the Dairy Barn Arts Center. The Dairy Barn’s Fiber All-Access Studio is inviting all to sew a pillow or make an applique for a t-shirt in the form of a baby chick. More information can be found of the Dairy Barn’s website. Admission is free.

Friday

Mothman Plays Little Fish Brewing Co. at 7 p.m. at Little Fish Brewing

Dairy Barn Fest at 3 p.m. at the Dairy

Company, 8675 Armitage Road.

Experience a night filled with blues and a hint of classic country as musician Todd Martin and his band, Mothman, perform at Little Fish.

Admission is free.

Barn Arts Center, 8000 Dairy Lane.

Join the Dairy Barn on its mission to feature handcrafted arts from artists around the region. The event will also take place Saturday at 10 a.m. with activities for children as well as local food trucks. Items will be available for purchase.

Islamophobia, Racism, and the Western Media Coverage of the Syrian Refugee Crisis

at 5:30 p.m. at the Multicultural Center, Baker 205. Ohio University’s Muslim Student Association will host its fourth presentation in its Muslim Diversity Presentation Series. Food is provided, and admission is free.

8th World Music and Dance Concert

at 7:30 p.m. at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.

The World Music and Dance Concert will celebrate diversity featuring OU ensembles as well as special guests.

General admission is $12. Tickets for students with valid OU IDs are $9.

Sunday Little Fish Trivia Night at 5 p.m. at Lit-

tle Fish Brewing Company. Gather some trivia lovers and join Little Fish Trivia Night for a chance to win beer vouchers. There will be eight rounds with eight questions each round.

Admission is free.

Grease 40th anniversary at 7 p.m. at the Athena Grand, 1008 E. State St. Take a nostalgia-filled trip back to high school as the Athena screens Grease on the film’s 40th anniversary.

Admission is $12.50 per ticket.

The exterior of the Dairy Barn Arts Center, 8000 Dairy Lane. (JULIA MOSS / FILE)

What: Miss Bronze

What: Zipline Adventure

Scholarship Pageant When: 7 p.m., Friday Where: Baker Theater Admission: $7 in advance, $10 at the door

When: Saturday and Sunday

at selective times Where: The Ridges Admission: $25 What: Moms Weekend

Theater’s Manic Moms When: 8:30 p.m., Friday Where: ARTS/West, 132 W. State St. Admission: $15

Choral Concert When: 1 p.m., Saturday Where: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium Admission: Free

What: Moms Walk for the Cure

What: Moms Weekend Yoga Class

When: 9 a.m., Saturday

When: 3:30 p.m., Saturday

Where: Ping Center

Where: Ping Center

for purchase

Admission: $20

Admission: Free

What: The Princess Bride

What: Wine and Nine Golf Outing

What: Masters of the Mind

When: 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday

When: 10 a.m., Saturday

When: 8 p.m., Saturday

Where: The Athena Cinema,

Where: Ping Center

Where: Templeton-Blackburn

20 S. Court St. Admission: $7

Admission: $50

Alumni Memorial Auditorium Admission: $20

MOMS WEEKEND EVENTS What: Native American Jewelry Sale When: 10 a.m., Friday and Saturday

The Skin of Our Teeth at 8 p.m. in Fo-

Where: The Ridges

rum Theater, RTV Building. Watch students from the OU as they act out the American classic story filled with farce, burlesque and satire as a family escapes by the skin of their teeth. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens. OU students with valid IDs can watch for free.

Admission: Free, items available

What: Ohio Valley Summer

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