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Though the BSU focuses on the bonds between African American students at OU, Henderson said the club tries to help every student fnd an organization with which they can“Weconnect.tryto keep the black community to gether,” Henderson said. “Even if it’s not with the Black Student Union, we try to fnd every multicultural student, kind of like a whole organization that they can ft with.”
Mickey Serbia, a member of El 787, a Puerto Rican student organization, said the group aims to offer a safe space for all Puerto Ricans.
Next Wednesday, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the group is hosting a volleyball social on OU’s SouthBebeBeach.Acuna, a member of Alpha Psi Lambda, the nation’s largest Latino co-ed fraternity, said the fraternity’s main motive is to support the Hispanic Latino communi ty. Throughout the year, the co-ed fraternity stays active in the community by organizing outreach programs and volunteer work for its members.AfricanStudent Association Undergrad uate Chapter, or ASAUC, led by President Chelsea Tano, focuses on African culture, history and background.
Students, organizations connect at Multicultural Expo and shared BSU’s mission statement.
Students attended the Multi Cultural Expo in Baker Ballroom on Thursday 25th, 2022. (RYAN GRYZBOWSKI | FOR THE POST)
4 / SEPT. 1, 2022 During the 2022 Multicultural Expo, which took place Thursday evening in the Baker Center Ballroom, Ohio University stu dents found organizations they can connect and identify with at OU. Tables were set up in the Baker Center Ballroom for students to learn about more than 50 different multicultural organiza tions on campus. The booths included post er boards and photos of the organizations’ members and what they stood for. Winsome Chunnu-Brayda, the director of the Multicultural Center, welcomed guests and awarded raffe winners with Walmart gift cards. Guests were also offered food and watched live performances by members of variousChinaorganizations.Henderson, president of the Black Student Union, or BSU, greeted the crowd
“Our mission is to build a cohesive bond among the African American student com munity at Ohio University,” Henderson said. “We promote social, cultural and political awareness of African American issues and help to provide our members with knowl edge about themselves, as well as African American culture as a whole.”
“We felt that the School of Theater and theater itself needed an organization for BI POC artists, students and designers to col laborate and come together to work to col onize a lot of theater spaces because they often are Eurocentric,” Carr said. “(If) they do highlight BIPOC voices it is either a ste reotype or is untrue and not based in truth.”
“It’s a very inclusive organization,” Tano said. “Our meetings consist of music, danc ing (and) dialogue between all different types of cultures coming together.”
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Rhys Carr, treasurer of Vibrancy Theater, explained that one of the organization’s goals is to shed light on Black, Indigenous and people of color students in theater.
The Asian American Pacifc Islander Stu dent Union, or AAPISU, run by President Aireen Maurisio, said they are looking to strengthen and increase Asian American Pa cifc Islander voices. AAPISU hosts many socials, Maurisio said.
Chelsea Langlois, a member of the ABA, said the group started at her house shortly before the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade.“When we all knew Roe was going to fall, at least a month before (it did), I think maybe 12 people showed up to the frst meeting at my house where we wanted to organize a protest or start planning,” Langlois said. “We didn’t even have a name yet.” Langlois said the ABA’s current mission is to classify the city of Athens as a sanctuary city. If Athens were to become a sanctuary city, the city would protect all aspects of abortion from being prosecuted, including aiding someone in receiving an abortion, sheltering someone seeking an abortion or legally obtaining a self-managed abortion. “I think advocating for reproductive rights also means advocating for people who haven’t had access to the best sex education in their life or people that live below the poverty line to have greater access to all of their options,” Langlois said.
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On Monday, Aug. 1, a local reproductive rights advocacy group, Athenians for Bodily Autonomy, or ABA, petitioned Athens City Council to make Athens a sanctuary city for reproductive rights.
Ari Faber, another member of the ABA, joined the group after Roe v. Wade was overturned.“Someone mentioned there was this (City Council) meeting going on, a friend and I went to it, and that’s kind of how I started becoming involved with (ABA),” Faber said. “It’s really taken off and grown from there.” Faber said he believed the overturning of Roe v. Wade would not eliminate the need for abortions but the access to safe abortions. “The U.S. has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality rates,” Faber said. “In a country where that’s the case, making abortion access incredibly diffcult … doesn’t make any logical sense. It’s just going to lead to more Claressadeath.”Page, a member of the ABA, said cities considering becoming sanctuary cities often pass ordinances to stop city resources from being used to prosecute abortion. “One (ordinance) just passed in Columbus; one is in the process of happening in Cleveland,” Page said. “Miscellaneous liberal cities seem to be passing the bill.” Athens Mayor Steve Patterson said he supports the ABA and thinks the group’s mis-
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“I myself being the father of twin daughters … and being a long-time supporter of Planned Parenthood, … I support what their efforts are,” Patterson said. “I will continue to encourage Council to move something forward.”Athens City Council President Chris Knisely said the ABA has been in contact with Councilwoman Sarah Grace, D-At Large, to craft a resolution similar to the one passed in Columbus to be presented at a council meeting.Grace did not respond to requests for comment from The Post Faber, Page and Langlois all agreed that it is important to protect reproductive rights through civil action. After addressing City Council, Faber said the ABA is drafting a letter to Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn and Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith asking them to pledge that they will not investigate cases related to abortion. The group also hopes to hold more public events promoting their cause.“Ipersonally haven’t had an abortion or anything, but I want the choice to be on the table if I ever need one (and) be able to direct my own life and make decisions that will drastically alter the path of where I’m going,” Langlois said.
“I think that a lot of people have agreed that it just makes sense for the two offices to combine — both of them have the same or at least similar goals for multicultural students,” Meade said. “It wasn’t some thing that really made sense for them to be Afterseparated.”therenovation is complete, all programs will return to the updated space in Baker. Meade also said despite the challenges that can potentially arise from changes inside the university, she’s hope ful for the future of the new center. “I think overall, a lot of people are re ally happy about the merger … but there’s been a lot of changes within the OMSAR office recently,” Meade said. “‘I know on a personal level, it’s stressful when things continue to change. Especially being a se nior, I don’t really know if I’ll get to see the benefits of the merger in the time that I have left, but I’m hopeful that it will end up being something reallyWithgreat.”the Multicultural Center merging with OM SAR, many first year stu dents who are members of the LINKS program will have a new home. LINKS, which is an OMSAR pro gram, connects students of color with peer men tors and provides success coaching, enrichment and workplace willstudentsvationthatrational.MulticulturalingMeadetosaid.superofbrother,ableforexceptional.withhisstudyingSedricopportunities.developmentAsaLINKSPeerMentor,Granger,ajuniorjournalism,saidexperienceworkinghismenteeshasbeen“Ithinkit’sagreatwayyoungerstudentstobetojusthavethatolderoldersistertypefigure,andIthinkthat’simportant,”Granger“It’sbeenphenomenalhavethatopportunity.”GrangeragreedwithandsaidthemergofOMSARandtheCenterwasGrangeralsosaidthemergerandrenocouldbetrickyfortonavigate,butbebeneficialoncethe
“I think something that people would probably not like is the fact that one of the offices is going to be closed for ren ovations,“ Granger said. “That’s kind of tricky where things aren’t going to be as consistent and they are going to be mov ing around. I think overall it’s a lot more good than bad. It’s just something where it’s going to take time, and I know a lot of people have been working super hard at each of these offices to make this happen.”
6 / SEPT. 1, 2022 Ohio University’s Multicultural Center, located within Baker University Center, will soon undergo renovations and tem porarily move locations. According to a university news release, OU decided to move forward with reno vation plans after receiving requests from students. The renovations are expected to better meet the needs of the students and programs that utilize the space in Baker. On Aug. 4, OU also announced it would be merging the Multicultural Center and the Office of Multicultural Success and Retention, or OMSAR, into a joint office. The name of that center has yet to be an nounced by the university.
the merge of those two entities, according to the Therelease.current OMSAR office is located at 31 S. Court St., while the current Mul ticultural Center is located in room 205 in Baker. Due to the renovation project, the Multicultural Center in Baker will be closed and will instead operate out of 31 S. Court St. for the duration of the project.
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Maya Meade, a senior studying journal ism and member of the Student Cabinet for Inclusive Excellence, said she believes the merger will benefit minority students on campus.
Duane Bruce, executive director of Di versity and Inclusion at OU, said a time line has not been set for the renovation.
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Miller said the inclusive energy of Skate Jam refects a community unlike any other.
“I think that’s one of the best ways to describe what skateboarding is,” Miller said, “It’s not like, ‘I’m better than you, ‘F’ you,’ it’s like, ‘You just landed a trick, I want to do a
“He’s deaf, and he’s just feeling the energy of the spectators and the fellow skaters,” Miller said. “I feel like that’s what sep arates skateboarding from all these other sports. It’s a vibe and an energy that’s just so awesome. And when you pick up on it like he did, he destroyed everything he touched.”
Energy, stoke and “ampedness” expand the Athens skate community
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JOE TIMMERMAN FOR THE POST Emmett Covington, an Athens resident, told a distant friend about the event. Upon hearing of Skate Jam, the friend traveled all the way to Ohio from his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to see the skate community, and said he was shocked at how big the scene was.
“I think it’s just going to get better and better,” Wake fieldJacksonsaid.
The lively passion found within the Athens skate scene isn’t a new phenomenon, but Skate Jam is. Now two years in, Skate Jam’s unique mix of community charm and auda cious energy has captured the hearts of both skaters and non-skaters alike. As the sun set on Saturday, over a hundred people erupted into cheers as the best skaters of the day took turns dropping eight feet deep into the concrete bowls of the Athens Skate Park.“I’m really, really, really happy,” Ezra Gallagher, a 10-yearold skater from New Marshfeld, Ohio, said after competing against a range of teenagers, 20-year-olds and 30-year-olds. “That’s the best I’ve ever skated.” Gallagher went on to win Skate Jam’s “Most Stoked “ prize and a top prize in the all-park competition. The competi tion’s judges said they judge the winners based on “style, ampedness, complexity, skill and using the whole park.” Moss Miller, the owner of The Flipside Skateboard Shop in Athens and an early consultant to the event’s co-orga nizer Emmett Mascha’s Skate Jam idea two years ago, said he remembered an interaction he had with Brandon White, a hearing-impaired skater who won top prizes in two of this year’s competitions. Miller said White had told him he wouldn’t have done any of the tricks if not for Skate Jam.
Leif Wakefeld, a 29-year-old skater who has been skating in Athens since age 9, said there was twice as many people at this year’s Skate Jam as there was last year.
Froehlich, an 18-year-old freshman at Ohio Uni versity studying music production and recording, started skating just 10 days before Skate Jam and was able to fnd a community to be a part of at the Athens Skate Park.
Following Skate Jam’s successful frst year in 2021, enough funding was raised for a brand new skate feature to be built at the Athens Skate Park, and its success rippled into a height ened awareness of the park, allowing for this year to be even bigger. According to Linus Uzziah, a 24-year-old skater from Columbus, fyers for Skate Jam were all over Ohio’s capital city.“In Columbus, they have little events, but nothing like this with so many bands playing cohesively and this big of skat ing,” Uzziah said.
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“It’s a judgment-free zone, everybody out here is cool,” Froehlich said.
Emmett Covington, 25, of Athens, Ohio, prepares to land a tatted up eggplant trick during Skate Jam’s deep end bowl competition on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Athens, Ohio. Covington started skating in Athens at age seven and went on to win one of Skate Jam’s top prizes for the deep end bowl competition.
better trick. I did a better trick, then you do a better trick.’ You just feed off of each other … and the thing is, (the win ners) might have won moneyw but they’re bloody, they’re sore, they’re beat up and they are so stoked and they’re go ing home with smiles.” When looking back at the seed of the idea that planted Skate Jam, Mascha said he enjoyed how the event can appeal to “Andreaanyone. (Baird) was pushing pretty hard for the inclusiv ity of children and the non-proft, just community mem bers outside of skaters,” Mascha said “And because I grew up with the mentality that skateboarding stuff gets done by skateboarders and that’s it, and that’s totally not accu rate. That’s been a big part of Skate Jam’s success: it’s cool forHalfanybody.”oftheevent’s proceeds will support new and improved features at the Athens Skate Park, including entry-level ob stacles and an enhanced street section. The other half will go to the Sojourner’s Resiliency Center in Athens, Ohio.
Eli Gallagher, 16, of Athens, Ohio, flies out of a shallow pocket during Skate Jam’s all-park competition on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Athens, Ohio. (JOE TIMMERMAN | FOR THE POST)
Trevor Sell, an Athens skater, laughs with fellow skater, Ashton Bowmann, 19, of Columbus, during Skate Jam’s deep end bowl competition on Sat., August 27, 2022, in Athens, Ohio. (JOE TIMMERMAN | FOR THE POST)
Charlie Miltner, an Athens resident and co-organizer of Skate Jam, shows off his painted nails during one of Skate Jam’s free skate sessions on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Athens, Ohio. Looking back at the first year of Skate Jam, Miltner said, “Everyone wanted to be a part of it because it’s awesome.” (JOE TIMMERMAN | FOR THE POST)
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Students at the LGBT Center open house help themselves to a variety of different pride flag stickers and pronoun pins on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. ( OHIO.EDU
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The LGBT Center will also be supporting offcial student groups on campus, including groups such as the Trans Group and Shades.
Sarah Doherty, the assistant director of the LGBT Center, says that all these upcom ing events are an opportunity for students to learn new things.
The center is gearing up for a hybrid meetup on Sept. 7. Students will hear from student group leaders about LGBTQIA+ or ganizations on campus and those looking for new leadership. This meeting, geared toward helping students get involved on campus, will be held in Baker 366.
The Trans Group will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays and Shades at 6 p.m. on Wednes days, both in Baker 348.
“It’s college, it’s an opportunity to learn things you haven’t learned before, to con nect with people in new ways and to fgure out who is going to be in your corner as you navigate your own personal journey through the university,” Doherty said. “And who are folks who you can help along the way and how are you going to both work hard and also play hard and have fun?” Doherty also says there will be an LGBTQIA+ identities workshop on Sept. 12 in the“We’recenter.part of the ‘Make Respect Visible’ initiative, as the whole campus is, and we’re providing resources around gender and sexuality, diversity and inclusion and equi ty and also around helping people develop their own leadership in their own interests and learning about history and community,” Doherty said.
“The open house went great with more than 200 students coming through, coloring community art posters themed promoting the university’s goal to ‘Make Respect Visi ble,’ hanging out in our allyship room, grab bing free stickers, pronoun pins, wellness resources, and more,” McCarey said in an email. With the frst weeks of Fall Semester in full swing, the center recently co-sponsored Friday’s drag show alongside the University Program Council, and it has a list of events students can attend starting this upcoming week.On Monday, the LGBT Center will be hosting a gathering for A-spec individuals from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The meetup will allow people who are on the asexual or aromantic spectrum or those who are questioning to fnd each other, build community and get to
Additionally, in September, the LGBT Center aims to host an hour-long sewing session for individuals who want to learn how to operate sewing machines and make and alter their clothes in gender-affrming, accessible and size-related ways.
The center’s staff also urges students to be on the lookout for more LGBTQIA+ speak outs, where people will talk about their iden tities, as well as programming for Latinx and LGBTQIA+ History Month.
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The Division of Diversity and Inclusion at Ohio University hosted their annual Open House this past Friday for new and return ing students. The event allowed students to check out the LGBT Center’s new space, lo cated in Baker University Center, room 348, and meet the Additionally,staff.the open house provided a space for students to connect with other LGBTQIA+ individuals and ally community members.Manyfreshmen attended the event, in terested to see what the LGBT Center looked like.“I just wanted to check out the resources that they have, maybe meet people like me and like-minded people and honestly, just to fnd a safe space to hang out in case I need,” Kat Carlson, a freshman studying journalism, said. “I wasn’t sure where it was before, and now I know, so I was going to go check it out.” Meanwhile, other students were simply curious to see the resources offered in the center and fnd new connections. “It is to meet new people, meet new friends, to see what’s available and the re sources they have,” Eli Miesse, a freshman studying English, said. “It’s always good to just check those out even if you don’t need them, just to know that they exist.” In regards to the turnout of the open house, Micah McCarey, director of the LGBT Center, was ecstatic to see a vast amount of new and familiar faces.
Navigating the infamous Red Zone
Furthermore, Bee has a set list of precautions she strives to take to ensure she and her friends remain safe when attending parties and hanging out at night.
According to the Center for Women and Families, more than 50% of sexual assaults on college campuses occur within the first four months of the Fall Semester. This period, August to November, has been deemed the “Red KaitlynZone.”Urbaniak, a survivor advocate for the Survivor Advocacy Program, or SAP, said she has her own definition of the Red Zone. “To me, the Red Zone is a time period from the start of Fall Semester up until Thanksgiving break where there’s a heightened increase in the number of sexual assaults that occur on college campuses,” Urbaniak said. Julia Bee, a sophomore studying social work and psychology and an employee of the Women’s Center, has a different perspective of what the time period means to her, specifically looking at it from the perspective of a student returning to campus. “I learned about it just as being a week or a few weeks at the beginning of the year where people are more diligent on campus — maybe people are more aware of their surALYSSA
“Being safer at parties and if I go out, making sure I’m around people I know,” Bee said.Although the precautions Bee mentioned are beneficial to maintaining safety, in the end, there is only so much people can do in a culture where sexual violence prevails. A survivor herself, Bee shared her experience and how she was able to access university resources.
Scan to Continue roundings,” Bee said. Bee said she takes extra precautions when returning to school since she is entering a different environment where she feels more susceptible to violence. “For me, it would just be walking around alone,” Bee said. “At home, I live in a really small area so walking around at night … is not as scary of an issue.”
“Last year, I had an experience in my first week, it was pretty bad, but I was able to go through SAP,” Bee said. “I worked with them for a few weeks and they were really great. I also went through CPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) and the therapy there wasUrbaniakawesome.”said SAP offers a variety of resources for students and that the university service has taken several steps to taken to promote their services. This includes tabling at Bobcat Student Orientation and presenting to the Housing and Residence staff how to share resources with their residents. In addition to their office being open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, SAP has a 24-hour hotline where an advocate is always on call. The program also provides counseling services and hosts a weekly survivor support group meeting. “We do both in-person and virtual services,” Urbaniak said. “We provide supportive services and advocacy services. So what that looks like is we have individual, supportive counseling and trauma focused therapies.” These advocacy services also include accompanying survivors to the hospital for forensic examinations and making reports to law enforcement. Urbaniak said SAP also faces the effects of the Red Zone with an influx of students discovering their sources.
“Typically, October is a really busy month for us,” Urbaniak said. “We know that students, as they’re learning about their resources on campus and they’re becoming more familiar, are going to reach out to those resources.”
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12 / SEPT. 1, 2022 When a white woman copied her video, Catherine Volcy experienced racism manifest on “ThereTikTok. were no differences beyond the color of our skin,” Volcy said. “And that’s when it clicked to me … there’s a reason (the TikTok algorithm is) pushing her content more than it’s pushing my content.” Volcy is a Black content creator with over 120,000 followers on TikTok. She hosts the podcast “Chat with Cat” and is a 22-year-old college student from the Washington area. Similar to other creators, she started making TikTok videos about a month into the COVID-19 pandemic. She started creating wellness and selfcare content “randomly,” she explained. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Volcy was barely eating or getting out of bed, and creating videos helped her take care of herself. “I was defnitely targeting Black women and girls because there’s not enough Black women on this app doing self-care things,” VolcyVolcysaid.said Black women are usually seen in entertainment and not necessarily in beauty andOnwellness.topof her white counterparts earning more views on carbon copies of the same video, Volcy said she deals with blatant racism and racial microaggressions in the comments section.“I’m a Black creator,” Volcy said. “I’m speaking on Black issues (and) Black topics. Sometimes … (people) like me, as a person that speaks to wellness and things that, they need, but they don’t necessarily want to hear me speak about Black issues.”
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Instead of aspiring to be “That Girl,” Rallo’s motto is to focus on “This Girl.” The message is one of self-love, self-worth and acceptance.
Rallo said if this lifestyle actually refects your personality, that is fne. “I’m attacking the way that other people aspire to be that when it’s really hard to do and unrealistic,” Rallo said. “You can’t aspire to be that if you work three jobs to put food on the table. You can’t aspire to be that if you’re not thin, white (and) pretty.”
With the viral nature of videos on TikTok, trends quickly pop up in the beauty community. The “That Girl” trend, commonly seen in self-care videos, encourages viewers to eat clean, practice self-care and wake up early.
Creators say it is a trend that overwhelmingly represents white women, with the hashtag #thatgirl garnering six billion views on TikTok.“It’s a very pretty, white girl who’s really thin, wearing … $250 workout sets and making her all-white bed,” Eli Rallo, also known as @thejarr, a TikTok creator with over 540,000 followers, said. “And then having her juice in her perfect glass and her perfect toast and then doing one 10-minute workout. We don’t really know what she’s eating or doing in her realRallo,life.” a college graduate living in New York City, said the frequency of this type of content has become ridiculous.
In short, Mariko fts traditional beauty standards.
“When we are on the internet, everything is — at some level — directed,” Rallo said. “People aren’t showing you the fght they got in with their boyfriend this morning.” Rallo used Emily Mariko as an example of the “That Girl” aspiration. Mariko, a creator on TikTok with nearly 12 million followers, became popular for her recipe videos on the app, specifcally, a spicy salmon rice bowl.
Rallo also spoke on how trends such as “That Girl” lack diversity and are rooted in misogyny. If a “That Guy” trend existed, Rallo thinks it would look like rock ‘n’ roll, sex, money and power. For women, becoming “That Girl” encourages girls to shrink themselves, to become not only physically smaller but also lead a minimal lifestyle, Rallo said. “Sure, on some level, there would be some toxic stuff,” Rallo said. “You would still see the money, that wouldn’t go away — the classism that’s embedded in this.”
Rallo also pointed out that very few videos in this trend are made by women of color, plus-size women or trans women. “None of them are falling into any minority communities,” Rallo said. “They are the beauty standard. It started to frustrate me because if I tried to make that video, I can’t explain to you how much it would not f–--–ing work. My sheets are purple, and there is blood on them because I can’t get it out … I love glitter, my American Girl (dolls) are sitting right to my left, I have stacks of books everywhere.”
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Alexis Ky, a senior at Ohio University studying nursing, said she sees an increase in diversity and wellness content online, specifcally in Asian representation. As Thread Magazine’s makeup director, she consumes a ton of beauty content on social media. “Because I am of Asian heritage, I would say (my social media) is pretty diverse because I go out of my way to look for it,” Ky said. She attributed an increase in representation to aspects of Asian culture becoming more popular in the U.S. Trends such as Korean skincare routines, bucket hats and Chinese street fashion are becoming more mainstream, she said. Despite this, Ky still feels like she has to search for it.
“We do not focus too much on where our trends are coming from,” Ky said. “Like Gua Sha — we know it’s an ancient Chinese beauty routine, but I feel like a lot of people don’t actually know the history behind it. Same with other fashion trends like body chains, people don’t focus on where that originated from … My issue with stuff like that is that we just go along with it, but don’t appreciate how it came to be.” She encouraged others to research these trends and ask questions to those part of specifc cultural groups. In turn, this fosters cultural appreciation rather than appropriation. “Not everyone’s culture should be a trend,” she said. “If you’re only doing it because you like the way it looks, you’re not actually appreciating where it’s coming from and the way people live.” Amaya “Mickey” Serbia, a junior studying marketing and business analytics, said she grew up consuming beauty content online, citing infuencers like Patrick Starr, Manny MUA and Bretman Rock. Now, she works as a Campus Representative for Victoria’s Secret PINK and does makeup for ThreadMagazine “Now, I would say I start to watch a lot on TikTok and Instagram, those are defnitely my top two,” she said. “I defnitely see myself consuming both of those not only for entertainment purposes and education, but just to see what people enjoy so that I can apply that with my Serbiajob.”isalso the president of El 787, a club created for students of Puerto Rican descent. “Being Puerto Rican, I see a lot of Puerto Rican content creators, especially in beauty since that’s something I really do enjoy,” Serbia Serbiasaid. said that as a white Latina, she relates to content creators who receive similar comments.“Itdoes shock people sometimes that you can be white and Latina,” she said. “Now, I’m seeing more Puerto Ricans that look like me … They always get the, ‘Oh, you don’t look Latina’ comment all the time.’” In addition to this representation, Serbia said she also sees trends that are not inclusive or appropriate. She cited the “clean girl aesthetic” trend on TikTok that encourages gold jewelry, a neutral color palette, a fresh face and slicked-back hair. “A lot of Latinos, specifcally women, are voicing their opinion on how that was what they grew up looking like with the slick back bun,” Serbia said. “All this ‘clean girl aesthetic’ stuff that now is popular because white girls didTheit.” solution? Increased transparency. Serbia said this is why infuencers like Emma Chamberlain are so popular, because of their authenticity.“Ofcourse, your day-to-day life doesn’t look like that,” Serbia said. “Now with the infux of people wanting to be infuencers and content creators, you can tell when people are being disingenuous … if you’re lying about that stuff, think about all the girls who have eating disorders or are self-conscious about themselves because they see that (content) and think it’s real.” Serbia also encouraged creators to listen to their followers who are a part of minority groups when taking part in trends with cultural roots. She also said creators should be held accountable online. “You need to be talking about and drawing attention to this, and you also need to be simultaneously holding the door for creators that don’t have the same privileges,” Rallo said, speaking from a creator perspective. Volcy echoed Rallo’s concerns that wellness content can not only be unachievable and unattainable, but especially harmful to young“Theyusers.are extremely impressionable,” Volcy said. “They are like, ‘Hey, I don’t look like that, so I can’t be that.’ To me, it can distance wellness from people … I’ve never not once captioned or hashtagged ‘That Girl.’” Volcy said she understands why this content continues to be perpetuated by creators because it gets views. Still, Rallo encourages other creators with privileges, should they be white, thin or conventionally attractive, to use their infuence for good. “If you have a day where you sleep in, or you don’t feel good, or you don’t work out, or you eat f–--–ing McDonalds, for god sakes, that’s all allowed,” Rallo said.
Matthew Campos, a creator on TikTok with over 454,000 followers, creates short daily vlogs of his day that often feature selfcare content such as his skincare routine, cleaning and meals. However, Campos said there are not nearly enough self-care resources for men. “There is defnitely not enough representation,” Campos said. “(The) vast majority are defnitely women. And I think us as men can defnitely take advantage of this. It is something that can help you in the future — taking care of your skin now, taking care of your body.”Campos said he started creating videos on TikTok in October 2021 because he has always been interested in photography and videography. He started getting into self-care through his mom, sister and girlfriend. Campos said he is not sure what kind of content box he fts into, but his wellness and skincare are what get the most attention. “Just seeing how many people question me on a day-to-day basis on my videos, ‘Hey, what’s your skincare routine?’ or ‘Hey, what products do you use?’” he said. “And shockingly, it’s mostly men. I think it’s because they see another guy doing it and they can relate to that.”Campos said he interacts and follows men of color who create self-care content. Nevertheless, he agreed the space needs to be more inclusive.“Myfamily are immigrants, so I just always gravitated toward that,” Campos said. “I just followed creators that either look like me or I would be friends with, people that I’m similar to or that (I) relate to.”
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Serbia is also “Being Puerto Rican, I see a lot of Puerto Serbia “It does can be white and Latina,” she said. “Now, I’m
14 / SEPT. 1, 2022 With Ohio’s struggles on defense last season, what can fans expect from the de fense this year?
The Bobcats have some key players returning to the secondary in 2022 FOOTBALL game SyracuseagainstonSept. 4, 2021.
Who’s New Over the offseason, Ohio picked up transfer cornerback Zack Sanders from Missouri State. The graduate student played in 11 games in 2021 and started six of them. He fnished with 23 total tackles, in cluding 15 solo tackles and four pass breakups. Ohio will take all the help it can get on defense, and Sanders is a nice addition to theOhioteam.is also adding a handful of fresh man cornerbacks including Chris Kammer er, Mekah Ryder and Austin Brawley. Braw ley was set to play at Kent State until July, then committed to Ohio instead. Also new to Ohio is safety Adonis Wil liams Jr., who transferred from the Naval Academy Prep School where he played four games.
The Post has already broken down the defensive line and linebackers, but here is a look at Ohio’s secondary entering the 2022 season: Who’s Gone Ohio will be missing safeties Jarren Hampton and Alex Wolff, who were both redshirt ffth years last season. Both fn ished in the top seven in total tackles for Ohio and played in the majority of games. Cornerback Jamal Hudson will also not be returning. Hudson played in seven games for the Bobcats, recording a sea son-high six tackles during Ohio’s frst Armani Rodgers (18) celebrates after a big touchdown during at InfoCision Stadium on Oct. 2, 2021. (CLAY STARK | FOR THE POST) EDITOR @MOLLY_BURCHARD8 MB712319@OHIO.EDU
At the end of the season, Drake was named to the All-MAC Third Team De fense. He was one of just two Bobcats to be named to an All-MAC team.
Who’s Back Many of Ohio’s most trusted safeties are returning this year, including Alvin Floyd and Tariq Drake. Floyd played in all 12 games last season, fnishing third in total tackles with 62. He was a key part of Ohio’s defense, and it will rely on him again in 2022. Now that he is a redshirt ffth year, he is one of Ohio’s most experienced players and will be a leader for the rest of the defense. The Bobcats will also be depending on Drake more heavily this season. Similarly to Floyd, Drake played in every game and totaled 48 tackles, 2.5 of which were for a loss. Drake is quick on his feet, which helped him earn three interceptions last season, the most on the team.
Position Outlook With Floyd and Drake returning, Ohio’s secondary will be in decent shape. Head coach Tim Albin and defensive coordina tor Spence Nowinsky know they can trust those two to make stops and lead the back feld. The bigger question will be Ohio’s new players’ capabilities and their impact on the team. Once Ohio sees what new play ers such as Kammerer, Ryder and Brawley can accomplish during games, it will have a clearer idea of what the secondary will look like for the remainder of the season.
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VOLLEYBALL In set two, Ohio got off to a much cleaner start and the set was tied 9-9 after the frst 18 points. Ohio was only able to compete for so long, and Marquette quickly put Ohio away, winning set two 25-16. Set three was the Bobcats’ worst set of the night, as the Golden Eagles quickly opened up a 14-7 lead, the Bobcats never were able to cut into it and the Golden Eagles swept the Bobcats with a 25-15 set three win.
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Ohio knew it would have to be nearly perfect to come out with a win in Lexington and it was far from it, Ohio was swept in two consecutive games against Marquette (2-0) and Kentucky (1-1) to start the year off losing 2-0. Match 1 In their frst game of the season, the Bob cats looked a bit rusty in the early going, and the Golden Eagles were able to pounce. The Bobcats quickly found themselves down 7-1 in the frst set. They trimmed the defcit to three, but could never threaten the Golden Eagles’ lead and fell in set one 25-17.
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O’Farrell once again led the way with eight kills, and Steele had another great de fensive game with 16 digs. The Bobcats didn’t play well enough to come away with a win in Lexington, but will have a chance to pick up their frst win of the season when they take on UMKC in the Tulane Invitational next weekend.
Ohio loses in straight sets to first two opponents
Caitlin O’Farrell led the way for the Bob cats in match one with eight kills and a .412 hitting percentage. Parker Kwiatkowski and Sam Steele reached game highs for the Bob cats in digs with eight each. O’Farrell and Kwiatkowski also excelled defensively with two blocks each. Match 2 Ohio’s second match, against Kentucky, went just as poorly as its frst. Ohio looked very competitive in the frst set, and even took an 8-7 lead. As the lead went back and forth, Ohio looked like it gained the upper hand by winning a long point after coach Geoff Carlston was able to overturn a call with a challenge. Kentucky quickly took back command, however, with three straight points on the way to a 25-20 frst set win. The Bobcats severely struggled in set two, falling behind 11-3 early, and it only got worse from there. The Wildcats eventually won set two by a score of 25-11. Ohio was much more competitive in set three and was in a nail-biter after an O’Far rell kill cut the Kentucky lead to 11-9. Ken tucky scored six unanswered points to open up the lead back up and the Bobcats were left to play catch up for the rest of the set. They cut the defcit to four, but the Wildcats won set three 25-20 and swept the match.
Ohio University middle blocker Caitlin O’Farrell (12) spikes the ball against Akron at The Convo on Oct. 22, 2021.
Ohio begins season with 3-1 win over California
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Even though it only scored one goal, the third quarter was dominated by California. It took 10 shots on goal, but Graner came up with three key saves in the third. If not for a superb effort by Graner to go full extension for saves, the entire match would have been different.Notonly did she battle against constant pressure on the net, but Graner also battled against the heat. “You’ve got to stay in the game,” Graner said. “You can’t let the heat get to your head.”
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16 / SEPT. 1, 2022 Ohio played its frst regular season match at a sunny Pruitt Field on Sunday, beating California 3-1. The match was a struggle for both sides to gain any sort of edge, but Ohio turned to veteran experience as well as its newer players in order to capture the victory at home.Thematch started out with both teams unable to gain any sort of ground. Howev er, Ohio was able to get quality shots on the net that allowed it to control the pace of play heading into the second quarter and gave it a new burst of energy. Much like the frst, the second quarter was uneventful. With a scoreless match going into the second half, both teams appeared ready for a battle down the stretch. However, the defensive standoff would not continue past the third quarter. Just 16 seconds into the second half, Katelyn Whit tle, the top returning scorer for Ohio, found
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The unassisted strike came off a mad scramble and defection from California’s Cato Knipping, one of the country’s best goal keepers in 2021. Her fve shutout matches last season were tied for the most in the coun try, so taking advantage of open nets against Knipping is key.
The Golden Bears had another offensive push toward the end of the match, but a goal by Meela Koop in the fnal minutes sealed the match for the Bobcats. When the fnal buzzer went off, Ohio was able to breathe. Going into the season, there were numerous questions about how Ohio would fare against its non-conference oppo nents, but for now, it’s facing those questions head-on and with a stark level of success. Even though the Bobcats are without some key contributors who graduated last year, they added seven freshmen who will be paramount to success in 2022 and beyond. One of these players is freshman Sasha Dikotla, who put her skillset on full display early in the match Sunday. As a newcomer hailing from South Africa, it was unknown how she would play. However, Dikotla im pressed with quickness and urgency, giving Ohio a “(We’re)spark.just trying to give (younger play ers) the freedom to use their super strengths in the areas that they can,” Johnstone said.
freshman Mijntje Ligtenberg for the frst goal of the“Mijntjeafternoon.isreally really handy,” head coach Ali Johnstone said. “She showed that today.”
The efforts of Graner would have been for nothing had the Bobcats not taken the lead again in the fourth quarter. Their offense ex ploded off the frst touch of the quarter, cre ating a series of penalty corners that eventu ally resulted in the go-ahead goal, scored by freshman Anouk Plaehn.
As the Bobcats took the lead early in the third, the Golden Bears responded with a huge push to even the score. They continued to chip away at goalkeeper Nele Graner un til they were able to push past her for a goal eight minutes into the quarter. Despite tying up the match, California wasn’t done and continued to pressure Ohio’s defense. Luckily for Ohio, it escaped the third quarter without letting California score again.
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Ohio’s Heather McGuire (left) and Konstantina Giannou (right) make their way up Chessa Field during Ohio’s 3-0 loss to Bowling Green on March 28.
THEPOSTATHENS.COM / 17 Ohio looked dominate on offense and defense Sunday, defeating Marshall 3-1 at Hoops Family Field. It felt as if Ohio was in control for the entire game, which helped it win its frst game this season and its fourth straight in its series against Marshall. In the frst half, the Bobcats started strong on offense. Senior Regan Berg scored just over six minutes into the game, for her frst goal of the season. With under a minute left in the half, the Bobcats extended their
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Ohio looks strong in 3-1 victory against Marshall SOCCER lead with a goal from Cailynn Adelman. Ohio went into the second half feeling good. Not only was it ahead by two goals, but Ohio also led Marshall 10-4 in total shots. 10 minutes into the second half, Marshall cut into Ohio’s lead by taking advantage of a defensive miscue resulting in a goal from Morgan White. Ohio responded in the 83rd minute with a goal from junior Aubrey Rea and revitalized the lead. However, Marshall stayed aggres sive. It drew a penalty kick towards the end of the game with a chance to cut Ohio’s lead back to one, but a save from freshman goal keeper Celeste Sloma signed, sealed and de livered an Ohio victory. The Bobcats could not have completed the win without the strong games from red shirt senior Haley Miller, graduate student Abby Townsend and freshman Hailey Jeng, all of whom logged their frst assists of the season. Junior Isabella Ginocchi also made her presence felt on Sunday with four shots at the net, three of them being on goal. Ohio and Marshall each fnished the game with 16 shots, but Ohio had the edge with nine shots on goal versus Marshall’s eight. Both teams also had almost the same num ber of saves, fouls and corner kicks. Statis tically, the game seemed even, but Ohio was in control throughout the entirety of the contest.Ohio will be back in action Sunday at 1 p.m. for its frst home game of the season against the Virginia Military Institute.
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Compared to about 62% of campus identifying as female and 16% identifying as LGBTQIA+, the 2% of Asian students at OU are minuscule. Because of that, I’ve taken it upon my self to advocate for my Asian American identity and speak up about the biased nature of being at a PWI. While many are vocal about women’s equality and LGBTQIA+ rights, very few talk about the issues that Asian American and Pacifc Is landers face. The model minority myth, which I mentioned in a previ ous article that I wrote, is a stereotype about AAPI people. It created a monolithic idea that all people in those communi ties are well-educated and successful, but the myth actually does more harm than good by erasing the differences in the wide range of cultures that the term “AAPI” encompasses. Describing AAPI people as a “model minority” that are smart and capable creates a false narrative that because we know how to prosper among hardship, we don’t struggle like other minorityEspeciallygroups.atOU, I believe that AAPI students aren’t seen as people of color. The Offce of Multicultural Success and Retention’s LINKS program is meant to help diverse frstyear students at college, yet the program offers no specifc resources or scholarships for AAPI people. However, they as a video game. In 2003, Monolith Productions headed up a frst-person shooter called TRON 2.0, which was intended to be a direct sequel to the original flm. It was a hit among crit ics, but no one was ever especially enamored by the plot of “TRON,” so the narrative follow-up became a bit of a fnancial disappointment.Afewyearslater, TRON: Evolution was released, a tie-in action-adventure game based on 2010’s TRON: Legacy. Like TRON 2.0, Evolution served as a stark reminder that no one cares about “TRON”’s story. Unlike 2.0, Evolution was lacking in decent gameplay to prop up its so-so plot, and it fnancial ly underperformed once more.
The 1982 flm “TRON” tells the story of hacker Kevin Fly nn, portrayed by a young Jeff Bridges (yes, Jeff Bridges was young once). His character is absorbed into a computer and forced to compete in a series of digital bloodsports. The flm was a modest success for Walt Disney Pictures, but its most important legacy came from a fashy arcade cabinet. Accompanying the release of “TRON,” legendary arcade publisher Bally Midway released one of its most beloved cab inets. “TRON,” the video game, consisted of four minigames based on various sequences from the flm. The most beloved of these games is probably “Light Cycles,” inspired by the frst of many competitions Flynn faces in the flm. In “Light Cy cles,” players race on bikes that leave behind trails of light. Bumping into those trails causes the bikes to explode, like a more involved Snake Game. 40 years later, no one has ever recaptured the magic of the original “TRON” cabinet, but it’s not for lack of effort. There have been plenty of attempts to modernize “TRON”
Why can’t anyone make a good ‘TRON’ game?
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Bad light cycles are the fundamental issue with the last couple of decades of “TRON” games. When discussing Bal ly Midway’s “TRON” cabinet, you’ll notice that I didn’t men do have programs for Black, Latino, commuter and Appala chian students.It wasn’t until 2021 that OU’s frst AAPI-based student group, the Asian American/Pacifc Islander Student Union, formed due to the rise in Asian hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though I am a part of many different minority groups, my Asian American identity has taken the frontline. Due to the lack of advocacy for AAPI people and a multitude of others speaking about my other identities, I have taken on the responsibility to convey the struggles and highlights of AAPI people since others seem to forget to.
mimi_calhoun.tionanyofthe other minigames. That’s because nothing in “TRON” matters except the light cycles. There is absolutely no reason to play any “TRON” game except to see its take on the light cycles, and most of them are very bad. There’s something incredibly charming about the sim plicity of the light cycle minigame mixed with the absurd maximalism of “TRON,” but recent games simply don’t un derstand that charm. They’re too concerned with narrative, perhaps the least important element of a TRON project, and innovation.It’shigh time to return to the good old days of zooming around a little screen and watching tiny sprites slam into the walls you’ve created. Disney is expected to announce a new slate of games at an upcoming D23 presentation, and one can only hope that a light cycle racer will be among the newSorreltitles.Kerr-Jung is a sophomore studying virtual reality game development at Ohio University. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnist do not refect those of ThePost.Doyouagree?TellSorrelbytweetingherat@sorrelkj.
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Whether or not you’ve read my columns before, it’s im portant to note that I’ve created a “brand” for my opinion writing. “Moments with Mimi” is my personal outlet to ex press the views and thoughts of a queer, Asian American woman at a predominately white institution. It may not be obvious that I’m a part of the LGBTQIA+ community or that I heavily advocate for women’s rights, but there’s a reason that. I don’t typically discuss the issues surrounding those parts of myself because there are already people talking about those things for me. Asians make up approximately 2% of Ohio University’s population, while approximately 62% of full-time under graduates identify as female. OU hasn’t explicitly released any data about the population of students identifying as LGBTQIA+, but there are statistics suggesting about 1 in 6 Generation Z adults are apart of that community. If we were to use those numbers and apply them to OU’s population of approximately 24,000 undergraduate students, that would mean about 4,000 students, or a little more than 16%, iden tify as LGBTQIA+.
A true successor to the “TRON” arcade cabinet wouldn’t come until 2016’s TRON RUN/r, an arcade-ish action game in which the player runs, fings discs and rides light cycles. It seems like the perfect “TRON” game: there’s no pesky story getting in the way of the slick gameplay and fashing neon lights. Unfortunately, TRON RUN/r misses out on one very fundamental element of “TRON”: the light cycles suck.
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I speak out about AAPI issues because I don’t think anyone else will
For fans like myself who have been listening to her music since they were a little kid, it’s hard to imagine not having her music to lean on. She has shaped the lives of so many people and that legacy will last for centuries.
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No one does it like Taylor Swift country to pop was made offcial with “1989,” countless people were convinced that the album would fop. Spoiler alert: it didn’t, and it is one of the most successful pop albums of all time. The “1989” World Tour grossed $181.5 million in the U.S. alone in 2015 and set the record for the highest grossing U.S. tour by a female artist, which she broke again with the “Reputation” Stadium Tour in 2018. All of this is to say that the music industry would not be what it is without Swift. Many artists merge into other genres without concern, and her songwriting has inspired a whole new set of amazing pop artists like Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray. Additionally, she set a precedent of the importance of owning your work, and despite how harshly she has been criticized throughout her career, she is still constantly at the top of the charts.Regarding the latter, plenty of artists have crumbled under far less pressure than a public feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian and the general scrutiny women in music face simply for being talented. “Reputation” and its subsequent tour were expected to fop, but it is forever a top tier comeback album and the tour remains the highest grossing tour in the U.S. by any artist. Artists revisit and re-record their music all the time, whether it’s to alter a song slightly or ensure they have ownership of their masters when they switch record labels. However, no artist has done so like Swift.Incomparison to the typical greatest hits album or new version of a beloved song, no re-recorded albums have ever had such highly anticipated releases. Swift has only released two out of the six albums she lost the masters to and fans are unrelenting in attempting to fgure out when she will release the next one. No, re-creating the original success of something like “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” is not easy, but by incorporating previously unreleased “From the Vault” tracks with iconic feature artists like Maren Morris and Phoebe Bridgers, and new versions of songs – hello, “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” – Swift comes pretty close.
Swift’s specifc manner of perfecting her craft is a huge reason why Swifties new and old have fallen in love with her music, even acknowledging she is aware that if she didn’t write her own songs, she wouldn’t be where she is today. With each of her albums came a sense of familiarity but enough change to differentiate each as its own era. From what she was writing about to tour fashion to color schemes, she dug her heels further into where she has cemented herself in history with each album she has released. The fact that Swift is always telling a story has been so infuential that she has essentially “raised” a new generation of singer-songwriters. Above all else, Swift is an artist that always has something to relate to in her songs.
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Picture this: It’s Sunday, Aug. 28. The MTV Video Music Awards are on but you’re sitting on your couch doing homework. Suddenly, your friend texts you, panicked, that Taylor Swift just announced that her tenth studio album, “Midnights,” will be released Oct. 21 in her acceptance speech for Video of the Year. Everything in the world feels right again. You don’t have to be a seasoned “Swiftie” to know that Swift is not just a game changer; she invented the game she continuously beats herself at. She released her debut album at 16 years old and has not gone more than three years without releasing an album since. Now, at 32, she broke the record for the most Video of the Year awards won at the VMA’s, has earned 42 nominations and 11 wins at the Grammys, and is one of the best selling artists of all time. Starting in country music, Swift skyrocketed on the music charts. At the time, she became the youngest artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year. Some people love to hate the underdog, so when her shift from
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“MUNA” by MUNA Indie-pop band MUNA also had a fantastic release with their third self-titled album back in June. Featuring the iconic “Silk Chiffon (feat. Phoebe Bridgers),” as well as songs about wanting to be free from the restraints of a relationship like “What I Want,” “MUNA” is the rollercoaster ride we all want to be on. This project is unique in that it focuses on queerness through the lenses of band members Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin and Naomi McPherson and proves that queer artists are strongly making waves in the indie-pop genre.
5 best albums of the summer you’re looking for a psychedelic, disco-inspired addition to your playlist, try “VIRGO’S GROOVE” or “CUFF IT.” Trust me, you won’t be disappointed. “Gemini Rights” by Steve Lacy One of the summer’s biggest hits, “Bad Habit,” can be found as one of the leading tracks off Steve Lacy’s sophomore debut, “Gemini Rights,” which dropped this past July. The perfect R&B and soul mix, this album has a song for everyone. From songs such as “Helmet” that discuss self-worth and realization to songs like “Sunshine (feat. Foushee)” that delve into lingering feelings and rocky relationships, Lacy easily taps into the themes of adolescence and identity, making it a noteworthy release from this summer.
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Throughout its 11 tracks, the Nashville-based singer bears her soul for listeners, sonically tapping into the darker side of her mind. Centered around how mental illness affects musicians, Soccer Mommy documents her inner turmoil on songs such as “Following Eyes” and “Feel It All The Time.” One of the summer’s best alternative releases, it seems that this album has already earned the approval of various publications such as Pitchfork and Variety. It is evident that this album will leave a lasting mark as the summer heat turns into changing leaves.
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“Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” by Kendrick Lamar For rapper Kendrick Lamar, it was defnitely a challenge to release a new project after the widely successful, Pulitzer-Prize winning “DAMN.” in 2017, but “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” is defnitely an impressive follow-up. Lamar isn’t afraid to address racial and queer injustice and the current and past political atmosphere of the U.S. and gender roles. He focuses on these issues to form the existential consensus that our current world is falling apart and urgently narrates these thoughts to listeners. Probably one of the most outspoken releases of the summer, Kendrick Lamar exhibits his comfortability with going against censorship.
“Sometimes, Forever” by Soccer Mommy Soccer Mommy may have struck gold with her third album, “Sometimes, Forever.”
“RENAISSANCE” by Beyonce After a six-year spell of creating music for movies like “The Lion King” remake and “King Richard,” as well as producing a collaborative R&B album with husband Jay-Z, Beyonce fnally released her frst project since “Lemonade.” A homage to black, queer musicians, club music and the Vogue era of the early 1990s, the singer created her most ambitious, near fawless album yet. If KOENNECKE FOR THE POST @GRACE_KOE GK011320@OHIO.EDU
20 / SEPT. 1, 2022 Ah, summer. A time when late-night ice cream runs and annual family beach trips come into fruition and the stresses of college life fall into the rearview. Returning home brings new daily opportunities to relax, reconnect with friends and listen to new music.From May to August, many artists saw this period as a time to release their most ambitious projects yet. With this in mind, here are the fve best albums of the summer:
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Advisers ensure your academic en deavors run smoothly because they can help you build a class schedule centered around your interest. Scheduling classes can be one of the most stressful aspects of college, so it’s important to have a strong relationship with your adviser. Many ad visers are knowledgeable about the uni versity and can guide you to organizations and resources on campus that others may not be able to. They are also willing to help you figure out your career path and future goals. When in doubt, reach out to your adviser.
Many college students experience a general feeling of anxiety at the start of classes. The important thing to remem ber is you are not alone in your feelings or your struggles. There are so many re sources on campus and people who can help you in the many facets of college life. Some of the most helpful resources are those that are academic in nature. There are other non-academic resources too. There are tons that can help you find in terest and get involved on campus. Peer tutoring with the AAC The Academic Achievement Center, or AAC, is a great resource for all academic needs. Located on the second floor of Al den Library, the AAC is great for getting writing help and overall tools to become a better student. One useful tool is peer tutoring, as it allows you to work with SEAN EIFERT FOR THE POST @EIFERT.SEAN26 SE538920@OHIO.EDU
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Multicultural Center The Multicultural Center, located in Baker University Center, allows you to connect with students and share unique experiences. The Multicultural Center provides a space for students to feel in cluded and find a like-minded communi ty. It can be incredibly important for stu dents to make meaningful connections on a campus that can sometimes feel large and foreboding. Alden Library Study Spaces Alden Library is a great resource for finding a productive and effective study environment. One of the most crucial as pects to consider is finding the right floor. Depending on your preferences, such as space and noise level, your perfect Alden floor might differentiate. Another import ant thing to do is to reserve study spaces for yourself and/or your friends. These study rooms can be accessed on any floor and are a great way to set yourself apart from the rest of the library. Study rooms are great if you want to work in a closed and controlled space. Bobcat Connect Bobcat Connect isn’t a physical space, it’s an online website that allows you to “match” with organizations on campus that fit your interests. When you visit the site, you can select the topics that you’re interested in and the website will provide organizations and clubs that might suit those interests. The website is a great place to start if you’re interested in get ting involved on campus but don’t really know what’s offered. There are a ton of organizations that would love to have you; all you have to do is reach out.
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“I feel like there should be fyers every where about that,” Parkes said. Jenna Skidmore, a freshman studying media arts production, said the celebration sounded like fun.
Skidmore has plans to attend the frst football game of the semester. The game is “black out” themed, with students encour aged to dress entirely in the color black in support of the Ohio football team. “I’m defnitely excited,” Skidmore said. “I feel like football games are a big part of col lege culture and community, so I’m excited to go be a part of that.” Rufus’ furry face is now attached to most OU billboards, website pages and letters, but long ago, OU did not have a mascot. Accord ing to a video produced by OUin 2016, orig inally the school was not even named Ohio University, simply referred to as Ohio, or “the Green and White.” MILLARD CULTURE EDITOR KATIE_MILLARD11
Wherever Rufus the Bobcat goes, ener gy is sure to follow. Whether he is jumping on the sidelines celebrating Ohio athletics or simply strolling around campus, Rufus’ enthusiasm sparkles. However, this spritely attitude is nothing new. Rufus is turning 62 years old this week. To celebrate, the athletics department is hosting Rufus’ birthday party prior to the frst football game of the season, this Satur day, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m. Students who arrive early to join Rufus’ celebration can enjoy air brush tattoos, caricature artists and many infatables.
Skidmore said the event is a great way to kick off the 2022 football season. “I think it’s perfect timing that his birth day is on our frst game,” Skidmore said. “I think it’ll be really exciting.”
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According to the video, OU asked the student body in 1925 for suggestions as to what OU should be referred to as, with the winning proposition renaming the athletic teams. Hal Roland won the grand $10 prize accompanying the contest with his sugges tion of “Bobcats’’ and the name has remained. In 1940, a man named Bob Crosby donat ed a live bobcat to the university. Crosby was a member of a popular swing band, The Bob cats, and had received the animal as a gift from a fan. The cat, named Omen, weighed 40 pounds and quickly became unsocia ble. He was eventually saved from threats of stuffng by a student who convinced the Cleveland Zoo to rescue Omen.
Traditionally, male students were selected to portray the bobcat, a pattern that ended in 1995 when a female student won the tryouts, renaming “Mr. Bobcat” to simply “Bob cat.”The name “Rufus” is remarkably modern for the mascot, as a 2006 Post article ex plained the university was seeking to up date the mascot. The article, written by Rick Rouan, explained OU sought to update the mascot following approval from several uni versity groups for sketches of the costume’s newest look. The bobcat was fnally going to get a name, chosen once again by contest. “When we get to the end, we hope that everyone is satisfed with the look and the name because it will last for a while once we’ve established this,” Dan Hauser, associ ate athletic director for marketing and pro motions in 2006, said in the previous Post article.
Occasionally, “Mr. Bobcat” was joined by the “BobKitten,” a female mascot donning a cheerleading outft and a cat-shaped head.
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Ryan Parkes, a sophomore studying as trophysics, said he was excited at the idea of a birthday party for Rufus, but wished the event had been more widely publicized.
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“I will defnitely be going to that if there are glitter tattoos,” Skidmore said, although it should be noted the tattoos will be air brushed.
The name Rufus was selected because it worked on multiple levels. It is an homage to “Rufus Putnum,” who served as a trustee from 1804 to 1824, and recognizes the bino mial name of the bobcat: Lynx Rufus. “The school is 218 years old,” Parkes said. “It makes sense that the mascot would have a birthday since the school has a birthday. And it’s a good way to track time about how long the school has actually been here.” Those wanting to enjoy the birthday par ty should arrive outside Peden Stadium in advance of the 6 p.m. kickoff. Students, who can attend free of charge, are also invited to remain after the game for freworks.
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The frst Bobcat mascot didn’t emerge until OU’s Homecoming in 1960, and it has undergone varying costume designs since its origins. The mascot marks Sept. 5, 1960 as its offcial birth date, and was frst redesigned for its 21st birthday in 1981.
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Admission: Free Camping and MultiSport Adventure will be hosted by Wadsworth Adventurers at Lake Hope, off Furnace Ridge Road. Participants will meet and park at Site 15 and set up camp around 8 p.m. This Labor Day weekend getaway is filled with outdoor activities such as kayaking, hiking and ziplining.
Turtle Talk will take place from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Lake Hope Nature Center at Lake Hope State Park off Furnace Ridge Rd. Visitors will get to learn about the park’s resident turtles and how they are taken care of. They will even get the chance to help feed and exercise the animals.
Admission: Free Larry’s Dawg House 1st Annual Car & Bike Show will kick off at 5 p.m. and last until 8 p.m. at Larry’s Dawg House, 410 W. Union St. Bring out beloved cars to enter into contests with prizes for multiple different categories. Winners will be announced at 8 p.m. and participants also get half off their Larry’s Dawg House meal for the day.
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Admission: Prices vary depending on kayak rentals The Nelsonville Music Festival, presented by Stuart’s Opera House at Snow Fork Event Center, 5685 Happy Hollow Road. The festival is all day and spans into the weekend with headliners such as Japanese Breakfast performing Friday, Yo La Tengo on Saturday and Angel Olsen finishing up Sunday.
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The Athens Farmers Market 1002 E. State St., will occur from 9 a.m. to noon. The market will be celebrating its 50th anniversary with exhibits, music and a special vendor appreciation Admission:day. Free Athens Art Market, 1000 E. State. St., will occur from 9 a.m. to noon. Take a look at handcrafted arts and crafts such as pottery, jewelry and glassware and purchase some to take home as well. Here’s what you can do in and around Athens this weekend.
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“The Dispute” will be performed in Putnam Hall, 96 E. Union St., beginning at 8 p.m. The play is a queer take on Pierre de Marivaux’s story about an experiment gone wrong.
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Admission: Free Travis Reid Ball will perform at the Smiling Skull Saloon, 108 W. Union St., from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Enjoy some country music with a punk and alternative twist.
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Alden Book Club Want a fairly low commitment club to join? Do you enjoy reading and talking about literature with other people? Then Alden Book Club is for you. Another new organiza tion to campus, Alden Book Club meets once a month for discussions on different types of books. Held in Alden Library’s Friends of the Library Room on the third foor in room 318, this organization is a great option for those that also love to hear other people’s thoughts on literary work.
The new school year has begun, and it’s time to start getting involved. Whether that be with your organizations from last year or maybe a new one, Ohio University has over 550 campus clubs to choose from. Although the Involvement Fair has been a bit of a bust these past few years due to COVID-19 and rainy weather, that shouldn’t deter you from exploring all the amazing options student organizations have to offer. That’s why we’re here to spotlight six underrated clubs that you should get involved with this semester.
Sphere Magazine Known as OU’s oldest and only under graduate literary magazine, Sphere is a great opportunity if you enjoy writing, editing and visual art. It publishes works from fction to nonfction as well as poetry and art. Not only does Sphere publish online, but it also does an imprint version of the journal as well. Submissions are taken in the fall before be ing published in print every spring.
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F.A.C.E.S. Modeling If you’ve ever wanted to get in front of a camera and show off your style, Fascinating Alluring Chic Exciting Sensing, or F.A.C.E.S., Modeling is for you. With a focus on diversi ty, body positivity and creativity, the organi zation’s goal is to unite students and the OU community while also teaching basic model ing techniques. The group collaborates with other campus clubs, holds workshops and puts on fashion shows.
Ellie Sabatino, a freshman studying graphic design, enjoys coffee and meeting new people at Coffee Club on Aug. 30, 2022.
OU Vibrations Get your body moving with the dance or ganization OU Vibrations. The club does dif ferent kinds of choreography and focuses on small group routines, and all levels of dance are welcome. Tryouts are held at the begin ning of Fall Semester, and the group works towards its show in the spring. Some activi ties that the group does are fundraisers, per formance group auditions and a spring show.
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Coffee Club Calling all coffee lovers. The Coffee Club is the newest organization on the list after just forming this year. The group gets cof fee together weekly to try out new drinks from different cafes both on-campus and off-campus. The club hopes to bring coffee lovers together by socializing over a shared interest and creating a social media infu ence to show off the amazing drinks Athens offers.
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Have some fun and enjoy the outdoors with this fairly new organization. Started during the COVID-19 pandemic, the club was founded as a way to meet new people and socialize while things were shut down and classes were online. The group holds its own games and travels to tournaments. Wheth er you’re a laidback spikeball player or more competitive, Bobcats Spikeball can be the perfect match for you.
