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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

The future of journalism

ELLEN WAGNER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

It seems as if most of the future is unknown for student journalists.

Even while we were still in high school, when we told people we were majoring in journalism, we got used to being asked what we planned to do with the degree.

But what many don’t realize is how far a journalism degree can actually go.

Throughout my time as a student journalist, I have been discouraged from time to time about entering the field.

I have gotten negative feedback from readers, discouragement from those who think the media is “fake news” and have been told to have a solid backup plan if I don’t get a job.

People are upset with print newspapers disappearing yet don’t want to pay for digital subscriptions to support them. As a result, local journalism is shrinking, and newspapers are faced with mergers and layoffs more often.

It’s important to remember, however, that journalism is always changing. Journalists create new ideas and adapt stories to new technology. Change is not always bad.

When you talk about being in journalism, most assume it means you are either broadcasting on television or writing in a newspa-

per. But that’s just scratching the surface of what the industry holds.

Beyond writing and broadcasting, there are so many different ways to tell stories through mediums like photography, design, podcasting and multimedia.

At Ohio University, journalism students can explore all the various forms of journalism. Students can sharpen their skills by joining various student media groups on campus.

The Post is always looking for fresh ideas from new staff members. We’re exploring new ways to tell stories and are eager to hear from new minds.

Some of The Post’s newest sections include long-form and our ever-expanding multimedia team.

Last year, The Post created a brand new podcasting section, which puts out student-produced content about local issues.

This year, we are combining our multimedia and podcast sections to grow our abilities to create stories in new ways.

The long-form section was created so writers could have the opportunity to learn how to write longer feature pieces. Writers will be able to take the time to carefully re-

search and develop the story.

After meeting all those interested in joining The Post, I see a lot of hope for the future.

We saw people interested in joining our publication from each year, including some who were not even journalism majors.

There will always be a need for journalists. News can’t just stop being reported, especially at the constant rate the public consumes online content.

So, though the future of journalism may be unknown, I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

Ellen Wagner is a senior studying journalism at Ohio University and the editor-in-chief of The Post. Have questions? Email Ellen at ew047615@ohio.edu or tweet her @ewagner19.

Correction: An article from the Aug. 22, 2019, issue with the headline “Tuition up across all Ohio MAC schools” misstated Deborah Shaffer’s position, OU’s reasoning behind the tuition increase and the graphic has also been updated.

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FILM REVIEW

Travis Scott drops his barriers, exudes good energy in ‘Look Mom I Can Fly’ RILEY RUNNELLS ASST. CULTURE EDITOR The life of Travis Scott has always proved to be somewhat of a mystery to his fans. Though he is open about his music and his message, he maintains an elusive state for most of his personal life.

That’s why when Netflix announced they were releasing a Travis Scott documentary, Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly, fans and mere listeners alike were excited to see Scott behind the scenes, and the documentary does not disappoint.

Through his interactions with fans, where he brings them on stage or gives them gifts at his shows, it’s really easy to see how humbled Scott is to be in the position of stardom he’s achieved. The footage shows his humble upbringing and really lets the audience in on how much Scott appreciates his life.

Though the documentary is interesting, the structure

of it is odd. Sometimes it’s structured around certain people; sometimes it’s structured around what year it is, and other times, it’s structured around a specific event. The flow of the film can get confusing; however, the footage makes up for the convoluted structure.

The structure is at its best when it provides parallels from Scott’s childhood and his daughter Stormi’s childhood. In addition to the intimate moments with Stormi, the documentary shows extremely private moments between Scott and his partner, Kylie Jenner, and between his family members and friends. It’s refreshing to see Scott interacting with the people he’s close to, especially since his persona only shows his tough side.

It’s interesting to see Scott be so specific with his music.

Everything from each lyric, bass drop, collaboration, light and special effect has to be perfect, or else, it won’t do.

Scott and the documentary excel when they reveal his creative process. The moments are all too fleeting, but when he’s with his friends and coworkers in the studio, you

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The documentary isn’t the best, but it does enough to tell Scott’s story. It perfectly exemplifies who he is as a person, and it gives his fans a deeper look into his private life. Scott is an extremely hard worker — that’s clear from his music — but he’s also a fun and humble man who is beyond proud of the work he puts into the world. Nonetheless, whether you’re a Scott fan or not, it’s a good documentary to watch, solely for the cool concert footage and inside scoop of his life.

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The cost of college is the gatekeeping of knowledge

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MIKAYLA ROCHELLE is a sophomore studying journalism at Ohio University.

t’s no secret that college is wildly expensive.

Covering the entire cost — what is around $25,000 per year for first and second year students at Ohio University — can be quite burdensome. Most college students have to take out loans, and the average college student finishes their undergrad $38,390 in debt.

Per year, the average college student spends more than $1,200 on books and materials. The cost of tuition averages per year is between $9,970-$34,740, depending on whether it’s instate or out-of-state and public or private. Tuition and textbooks, as college students know, aren’t the only fees. There is also housing, meal plans, student services and more, depending on the university.

The whole point of going to college other than obtaining a degree is to obtain knowledge that will make one successful in his or her field as well

as, in general, a more well-rounded human. Education and knowledge are key tools that propel students toward success in life. Can students put a price tag on education? Is it fair that students must shovel out thousands of dollars to expand our knowledge and try to grow as people?

The average salary of people with a college degree is $49,900 while the average salary of people with only a high school diploma is $30,500 — nearly a $20,000 difference. A college education makes a big difference in salary and a huge difference in life.

The ridiculous cost of getting a college education is the gatekeeping of knowledge. It shouldn’t be financially burdensome to get an education. No one person deserves to learn any more than the next person. With the price of college, it makes it much, much harder for people in lower economic classes to obtain the knowledge that they need to get into a particular field.

The price of college just reinstates the class system and works to oppress some of the already most oppressed members of our society. Knowledge, a tool that would be extremely useful for people to propel themselves forward, is hard to obtain because it is so expensive.

Putting a price on college is dangerous; that is putting a price on trying to make life-changing self improvements. The price of college has become a major setback to those who want to further their education and expand their knowledge.

Mikayla Rochelle is a sophomore studying journalism at Ohio University. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. What are your thoughts? Tell Mikayla by tweeting her at @mikayla_roch.

WORDS I MIGHT HAVE ATE

My column is more than its grammatically incorrect title SHELBY CAMPBELL is a senior studying strategic communication at Ohio University.

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I know my column title is grammatically incorrect. I’ve received emails about it, and people have commented on my columns about it. It even was brought up in a recent review of The Post.

“It’s supposed to be ‘Words I Might Have Eaten,’” they say.

I know that.

I worked on four Post staffs my freshman year: news, opinion, copy and social media. But the one I ended up falling in love with was opinion. It felt so good to argue with an invisible presence, disproving its point every time.

My first column was about Green Day and sell-outs in punk music. I didn’t (and still don’t) like the bad rap the band had been given. Its early music was punk, no matter how far it strayed from the genre as the band got more popular.

And with that column, I needed to think of a column title. I knew some people would defensively react to my column; real punks don’t listen to Green Day, and they certainly don’t claim the band to be punk.

Green Day’s second full release, Kerplunk!, released in 1992, remains the truest punk music the band ever produced. And on that very punk album is the song from which I got my column name: “Words I Might Have Ate.” It is not just a

nod to those who doubt Green Day could ever be considered punk; it’s also a reference to the band who began my college writing career.

But my column title is more than just an old reference. It means that, although I am publishing my words, I still am unsure about them. Opinion columns have the ability to push people to reaction, whether positive or negative. Although I’m willing to publish my words, I am also willing to own up to them.

Opinion columns are about being straightforward to change someone’s mind. The burden of proof falls on us to show the facts and logic behind our opinions. And then we eat those words and continue writing because we still believe we are the ones who can change public opinion.

Opinion writing has a very distinct purpose in society: to speak up for the ones who cannot speak for themselves. I have a responsibility as opinion editor to push my writers to become the outspoken leaders society deserves. It’s on us to look at news from a different angle, to point out what we think others may not see.

My column, throughout the years, has taken breaks, changed subjects and helped me develop my voice. The name started out as a simple reference, but it has become much more meaningful

to me in the years since. Now, in my first year as opinion editor, it reminds me of where I started.

Words I Might Have Ate is more than just a grammatically incorrect title. It is the foundation on which I built my column, and it will continue to represent everything I believe to be true about opinion writing. With every column I publish, I am just eating my own words.

Shelby Campbell is a junior studying strategic communication at Ohio University. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Want to talk more about it? Let Shelby know by tweeting her @bloodbuzzohioan.

Correction: A previous version of MAC SCHOOLS TUITION INCREASE incorrectly stated Deborah Shaffer’s position, OU’s reasoning behind the tuition increase and the graphic has been updated. The article has been updated to reflect the most accurate information.

FILM REVIEW

‘Steven Universe: The Movie’ is radiant, uplifting, unapologetically queer JOSEPH STANICHAR FOR THE POST Following the explosive climax of Steven Universe’s last episode, fans were left with a big question: Where in the world do things go from here? The answer: back home, two years in the future.

The series’ titular character, Steven Universe (Zach Callison), has done some growing since we last saw him challenge the Diamond Authority. The 16-year-old has a deeper voice and new outfit, but the same boundless energy and enthusiasm that has carried him and the Crystal Gems to victory since his adventures began.

As it turns out, the Crystal Gems end up needing those qualities, as their “happily ever after” is interrupted by the arrival of Spinel (Sarah Stiles), a new clown-like Gem with a hatred for Steven and the planet he lives on. In a few swipes, she “poofs” (incapacitates) Garnet (Estelle), Amethyst (Michaela Dietz) and Pearl (Deedee Magno), and she injures Steven, so he can’t use his

powers before being poofed herself.

When they reform, each Gem has regressed to how they were when they first came out of the ground — with no memories aside from their intended purpose. As such, it’s up to Steven to go on a musical journey with each of his friends to remind them of who they are, stop Spinel from ending the world and regain his powers along the way.

That setup allows the film to do a lot of interesting things, but one of the most genius is that it revisits each of the show’s major plot points, celebrating its history for fans and expositing pertinent information for newcomers or those who left the show midway. It will, of course, be most rewarding for those who have been with Steven from the beginning, but everyone will find plenty to enjoy about it.

Music has always been a core part of Steven Universe’s identity, but for the movie, creator Rebecca Sugar and crew pulled all the stops. The established songwriters and voice cast go all out in

composing and performing new songs for nearly every major character, and new talent such as Chance the Rapper and Ted Leo lending their compositions and voices to the film, respectively.

The vibrant and animated soundtrack accompany some of the most beautiful animation to come from Cartoon Network studios. Whether Steven and company are dancing, fighting or taking in their environments, everything is visually stunning. The only moments when things look blurry are when your inevitable tears block the screen.

What Steven Universe: The Movie is about closely mirrors what Steven Universe has always been about: love. The film’s premise conveniently allows Steven to remind his friends and foes alike of why, how and who they love, who in turn remind him to love himself as well. Steven Universe has always been excellent at embracing the different forms love takes, platonic and romantic, normative and queer. These relationships are the heart

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of everything in Steven Universe and continue to be in this film.

In The Post’s review of Steven Universe’s previous episode, “Change Your Mind,” we stated Steven Universe could “never go back to before.” Steven Universe: The Movie further proves that. As Steven and his friends refrain through the film, “here we are in the future.” This weird, funny and fearlessly passionate show has evolved time and time again since the chubby 12-year-old sang about an ice cream sandwich, but it has remained a story about the endless power of love.

Steven Universe’s future still remains unclear, but wherever they take Steven and his friends next, one thing is certain: They’ll continue to celebrate the true kind of love — which, of course, is every kind.

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Vice provost appointed; 4 sexual assaults reported ABBY MILLER NEWS EDITOR GRADUATE STUDENT SENATE CONTINUES PUSH FOR AUTONOMY Ohio University’s Graduate Student Senate started where they left off last year on Tuesday by continuing its discussion on how to become autonomous from Ohio University’s Student Senate.

Student Senate claims to be the voice for all students on OU’s campus, but it is primarily run by undergraduate students. Amendments to Senate’s constitution could trickle down and affect GSS, and a large amount of university funding is given to Senate since they are supposed to be the voice for all students.

The Graduate Senate received a one-time funding increase of about $13,000, or $10,000 after taxes, from the university this year.

During the 2017-2018 year, the body took an official stance of autonomy, which was passed with a large amount of support. Dareen Todras, the 2019 GSS president, hopes to form partnerships with the Student Senate and other organizations on campus that involve all students.

INTERIM SENIOR VICE PROVOST APPOINTED OU appointed an interim vice provost for enrollment management Tuesday.

Candace Boeninger will begin her position as interim vice provost Sept. 16. She was selected after the former vice provost’s announcement that he will be stepping down.

Craig Cornell, the former vice provost, is stepping down in order to take a new, similar position at Radford University in

Virginia. Cornell will begin that position Oct. 18.

Boeninger has previously been an employee at OU in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions since 2002. She formerly served as the associate vice provost for strategic enrollment management and director of Undergraduate Admissions, which she had held since Oct. 2016.

Boeninger has a key understanding of the challenges admission rates face in higher education, Executive Vice President and Provost Chaden Djalali said in a press release. He is grateful for Boeninger’s expertise and her commitment to the university.

OUPD INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN ARREST The Ohio University Police Department received a report of sexual imposition Thursday.

The incident happened at about 11:26 p.m. in Ryors Hall, according to an OUPD report. An investigation into the report resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old man.

The case is pending in Athens Municipal Court and will take place Sept. 5 at 8:30 a.m.

The report is the first sexual imposition report OUPD received this school year.

APD RECEIVES FIRST SEXUAL HARASSMENT REPORTS OF THE YEAR The Athens Police Department received two reports of sexual harassment over the weekend.

A sexual battery report was received early Sunday morning on West State Street by a 21-year-old woman.

The report is under investigation. There is no known threat to the public, and those who may have information are encouraged to come forward, APD Captain Ralph Harvey said

in an email.

APD also received a rape report Sunday that occurred on the south side of the city. The incident occurred between 3:30 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. and is currently under investigation.

These are the first rape and sexual battery reports of the year.

CANDIDATES EMPHASIZE NEED FOR BETTER CODE ENFORCEMENT Candidates for Athens City Council and mayor urged City Council Tuesday to take actions to better enforce city code.

Their feedback is in response to City Council introducing code changes for housing regulations two weeks ago.

Landlords whose properties violate Athens city code would be subject to higher fines, and even jail time, under the new ordinance.

The code changes would apply to any property in the city that is valid for rental inspections. Fees associated with each misdemeanor would increase along with the degree of each misdemeanor itself.

Athens mayoral candidate Damon Krane and Athens City Council candidate Ellie Hamrick told City Council that even more should be done. Specifically, they pointed to the code enforcement office.

The code enforcement office needs to be more adequately staffed, Hamrick said.

The City Council said it has been trying to address code concerns for months now, but state and local law differences have made changes difficult.

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POLICE BLOTTER

Student found with open can of White Claw; woman calls police for tech issues IAN MCKENZIE ASST. NEWS EDITOR

30 of a report about three cows being on the street.

The area was patrolled, and no cows were located.

driveway on Sunday screaming at a tree. A deputy patrolled the area but did not find the man.

It turns out there are laws when you’re drinking claws.

On Aug. 31, an 18-year-old student was found with an open can of White Claw on College Green in front of Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.

He issued a summons for underage possession of alcohol. He is scheduled to appear in Athens County Municipal Court.

DID YOU TRY TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN? Deputies responded to a call of a resident having an issue with her health aide. The woman had called 911 three times in a short period of time. Deputies spoke with the caller and found out she was angry because her aide couldn’t fix her iPad. She was instructed not to call 911 unless there is an emergency and was told that the situation did not constitute an emergency.

The woman said she understood and would treat her aide with respect.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT IN THERE? OUPD responded to a call at Sargent Hall in regards to a drunk man in the second floor men’s restroom.

The student was unable to stand and smelled heavily of alcohol.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Deputies were patrolling around Pine Street on Aug. 30 when they saw two men going through a storage unit at Prokos Storage Units. One of the men had an active warrant for his arrest and was taken to the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail.

COME ON, MOM Deputies received a call from a mom who said her son, who lives behind her house in a camper, came into her house and yelled at her.

The son left before deputies arrived at the property, but they advised the mom to contact civil court to evict him.

BIKER GANG Deputies were dispatched to a park after a complaint about two people riding motorcycles was reported. Two children were found to be riding the motorcycles. They were wearing helmets, and nothing dangerous or destructive was seen.

The father of the two boys was there and said they do this often because it is a safe place for the boys to ride.

GOT MILK? Deputies responded to a call on Long Run Road on Aug.

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The man dropped his cell phone, picked it back up and then collapsed onto the sidewalk.

He was unable to properly care for himself, and he was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct.

FOOD FIGHT Deputies were dispatched to Butchel Food Mart in regards to a fight between two women. One of the two left the scene before police arrived, but the other woman stayed and was treated by EMS.

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‘The 2Ply Party’ collected hundreds of signatures in favor of higher quality toilet paper NOLAN SIMMONS NEWS EDITOR A Ryors Hall resident has collected over 500 signatures for a petition asking the university to put two-ply toilet paper in bathrooms across campus.

Conner Sweeney, a freshman studying mechanical engineering and who some now know as “the 2Ply Guy,” originally created the petition to joke about the state of the men’s restrooms in Ryors Hall.

Since then, his petition has “spiraled out of control but in a good way,” morphing into a semi-legitimate call for better toilet paper across campus, he said.

“We used it as a way to meet everyone in our building … and then we went to Nelson (Dining Hall) and got almost 200 signatures in one night,” he said.

Now, after a week of petitioning in dining halls and around campus, Sweeney and the rest of his “2Ply Party” have collected hundreds of signatures in favor of higher-quality toilet paper in university buildings.

Sweeney hopes that by the end of the month, he will have collected over a thousand signatures on his petition.

He believes having evidence of students backing his position will make the university more likely to hear his case.

“I’ve always thought that … it’s a lot easier to say no to one person than it (would be) with even just 500 people,”

he said. “I guess that’s the point of petitions.”

But the push for better toilet paper is only the start, Sweeney said. He would like to see the university improve restrooms more thoroughly, like installing urinals in the men’s bathrooms in Ryors Hall.

“I can’t expect them to redo all the bathrooms on campus,” he said. “That’s a stretch. But I don’t know. I feel like going to the bathroom should be a nice, relaxing experience.”

Since he arrived on campus, Sweeney has been using the petition as an easy way to make new friends. It gives him an excuse to talk to random people, and because he isn’t a “big party person,” it is an alternative to meeting people on Mill Street, he said.

The petition has also brought together the students living in Ryors Hall, Sweeney said. They’re organizing events with residents from each floor, when otherwise they might have never met. He has also met upperclassmen he never would have spoken to, he said.

“I don’t have any classes with them. They don’t live on campus for the most part. It’s fun to just randomly run into people you (have) met,” he said.

“It’s just a good way to get your name out there,” he said. “Some people don’t remember my name. They just call me the ‘2Ply Guy.’ It’s really awesome when you run into the people again, and they remember who you are.”

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Sweeney is also planning on joining both Student Senate and hall council and hopes that his newfound grassroots campaign experience will help his career in student government. He would like to make the push for better restrooms his mission for the next four years, he said.

He has been told by some that he has no right to complain since he has only been on campus for a little over a week, but Sweeney said he is trying to make real change.

“For at least two years, I’ll be living on campus. I don’t want it to be a home away from home. I want it to be my home,” Sweeney said. “I would like to come to school and use toilet paper that isn’t the same toilet paper that you can use at Walmart.”

Eric Boll, a freshman studying journalism, said that he fully supports Sweeney’s mission.

“I think we deserve two-ply toilet paper. I’m paying the university $24,000 a year, and they can’t give me two-ply?” Boll said. “As long as they’re still giving people food poisoning in Shively (Dining Hall), we need two-ply.”

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Banners put up on campus in effort to bring sexual assault awareness CHLOE MEYERS SLOT EDITOR Student Senate and the Ohio University administration came together in an effort to raise sexual assault awareness by putting banners up around campus.

Kaitlyn Booher, Student Senate assistant chief of staff and Honors Tutorial College senator, said she initially came up with the idea for the banner project after the high number of sexual assaults were reported on campus during the 2018-2019 Fall Semester.

The banners will be on light posts around campus for six weeks after the start of the school year during what is called the “red zone” period. The banners will reappear during spring break, with fest season and Sexual Assault Awareness Month also coming soon after.

The project total was $15,557.20, with Student Affairs spending $11,615.20 and Student Senate spending $3,962.

Eva Holtkamp, Student Senate university life commissioner, and Booher also discussed the 5,000 mirror clings that Housing and Residence Life and Senate decided to split the cost for.

Holtkamp said mirror clings were created with information clarifying the difference between resources like the Survivor Advocacy Program, or SAP, the Ohio University Police Department and the Office of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance.

These mirror clings were put in every residence hall bathroom and given out to all sorority and fraternity houses. Housing and Residence Life helped fund this project, which allowed Senate to purchase 5,000 mirror clings instead of the original 2,500 that was worked into its budget, Booher said.

With inclusion in mind, Booher said the messages on the banners are translated into six different languages on the back after consulting with the Center for International Studies and several OU professors for translations.

Those languages are Cantonese, Spanish, Arabic, Thai, Swahili and Indonesian.

“Statistically, it was estimated that around 13% of incoming freshmen last year had experienced sexual assault before they arrived on campus,” Booher said.

Booher said she thought it was important to have these banners up in support of survivors as soon as students began arriving on campus.

The Senate worked closely with the administration, specifically, Jason Pina, vice president of student affairs; Jenny Hall-Jones, dean of students; and Jennifer Kirksey, the president’s chief of staff, in bringing this project to life.

Additionally, Senate worked alongside Kimberley Castor, the director of SAP, and some members of her team on the language and messaging for the banners. Castor said SAP wanted to provide Senate with any information or support regarding the project.

“We really wanted to emphasize that by supporting survivors, you’re supporting all students because helping to work to eliminate rape culture benefits everyone on the campus, and that mission is genuinely at the heart of it,” Booher said.

There were difficulties during the creation process

Banners hang in support of sexual assault survivors all throughout Ohio University’s campus. (KELSEY BOEING / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY)

because the administration was hesitant about how tour guides would address the banners to prospective students. The issue was alleviated after talking points were created for tour guides, Holtkamp said.

Senate launched another sexual assault prevention program by creating the Bobcat Safe app.

Students were surveyed across campus to gauge what they wanted to see on the app and how they could use it.

Administrators also collaborated on the project and were a part of a pilot launch program. The Department of Student Affairs and OUPD helped Senate fund the app that cost around $12,000 to create, Zimmerman said.

The most exciting aspect of the app for Zimmerman was the ability for users to call 911, she said. This service will allow those with severe disabilities that affect com-

munication the option to call 911 and get the help they needed, she added.

She was also motivated by the number of sexual assaults on campus last year and knew it was time to stand up and take action to support and provide resources to fellow bobcats.

“We may not have the power to control sexual assault,” Zimmerman said. “But collectively, we can stand together, take action with Bobcat Safe and stand together to create conversations on campus. No one should be scared to walk around campus.”

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KERI JOHNSON STAFF WRITER Ohio Brew Week (OBW) will host its third Fall Fest on Friday at 4 p.m. on top of the Athens City Parking Garage, 15 E. Washington St. The event is free and family-friendly, and it features local beers, ciders and music.

OBW wanted to have an event that more students could come to and enjoy the late-summer weather in Athens, Brandon Thompson, executive director of OBW, said.

“It’s a lot of fun,“ Thompson said. “The idea is that Brew Week happens in July, and people kind of forget about us, but people are still enjoying craft beer.”

Though it’s called Fall Fest, students shouldn’t think of it as a traditional Ohio University fest. “Fest” can be a misnomer, Thompson said. But that shouldn’t discourage students from coming.

“It’s really people getting together to hang out and enjoy each other,” he said. “It makes for a nice evening.”

The night will feature four musical acts: The Tangled Roots, Larry Elefante, DJ A-roc and DJ B-Funk. On one end of the parking garage will be music, and the other will serve beer.

“We’re outlaw country, back-porch uncle music,” Michael Rutushin, band leader of Larry Elefante, said. “Music that if your uncle threw a party in the country. Danceable music, too.”

Taylor Major-Dame sees Fall Fest as a great spin-off of OBW in the summer.

“I guess Fall Fest is kind of a mini-Brew Week,” Major-Dame, a server at Jackie-O’s Public House and Brewpub, said. “One of the highlights of working at Jackie-O’s is events like these,” she said.

Major-Dame recommends Sparhawk, a German-style bock beer, which has the namesake of Jon Sparhawk, a founder of Ohio Brew Week.

“My favorite part is all of the people that come out of town to try our beers,”

Major-Dame said. “I love talking about beer. That’s the best part.”

Thompson also noted that Fall Fest still needs volunteers.

“We still need people to volunteer,” he said. “You do have to be 21 to pour beer, but we have other needs, too.”

Volunteering comes with its perks: a free shirt, free beer tasting, three OBW tokens and three volunteer hours.

“It’s a three-hour shift, and you get to taste the beers,” Thompson said. “(You) get about 2 1/2 free beers on shift.”

Dan Harlett, owner of the Groggy Dog hot dog cart, vended at this summer’s Brew Week. He appreciated the atmosphere it brought to the residents of Athens.

“It’s good for the community to get together,” he said.

Although summer is gone, the warm weather of early September still provides a great atmosphere for enjoying a cold one outdoors. The top floor of the parking garage makes for a fantastic view, Thompson said.

“Perfect time to grab a beer and watch the sunset,” he said. “It’s an awesome view of Athens.”

Tokens from this summer’s Brew Week can be used at Fall Fest. More information about the event can be found on Facebook.

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Horoscopes provide sense of comfortability, lack scientific accuracy RILEY RUNNELLS ASST. CULTURE EDITOR Horoscopes exist everywhere, and many people treat them as a guideline for how to live their lives. However, there isn’t a great deal of proof behind the concept of horoscopes.

Though scientists and other horoscope authors use specific calculations and other tools to create what they believe to be the most accurate horoscope, it’s not an exact science and isn’t always accurate for each sign.

Yoichi Ishida, an assistant professor of philosophy, doesn’t believe in horoscopes and thinks there are better sciences for people to look into when trying to predict human behavior.

“Some individuals may be able to find some meaning in those horoscopes in the same way that we might find meaning in what a dog is barking,” Ishida said. “The dog isn’t talking to you, but we might find it meaningful, and we personify it.”

Horoscopes stem from the science of astronomy, a science with great prominence during medieval times that studies human behavior. Astronomy, which Ishida believes is the equivalent to astrology, is meant to make predictions about human behavior, and, at the time, was considered good science. Over time, other sciences have taken its place in terms of behavioral predictions, and astronomy has become less and less accurate in comparison.

Ishida believes astronomy has evolved from a science into mostly just generalized predictions rather than true

scientific work.

“Historically, something is seen as a science if it’s making some efforts to solve problems,” Ishida said. “You don’t have to come up with a solution immediately as long as there is a consistent effort to attack that problem. That seems to be no longer the case among professional astrologers. It seems they’re doing something other than science.”

Ishida knows horoscopes are bound to be correct sometimes. Millions of people fall under each star sign, so the vague predictions will ring true for some people, whereas for others, they won’t be as accurate. Even if the horoscopes are correct, Ishida believes that’s just a statistical fluke.

Horoscopes are a popular trend among young people, mostly in the millennial and Generation Z categories.

Though people read them, they’re just as skeptical about the accuracy of the predictions as Ishida is.

Erin Cuppett, a junior studying Spanish, doesn’t trust horoscopes with total accuracy.

“I don’t think they’re completely false, but I don’t think they’re at all a future or truth-telling thing,” Cuppett said.

“I believe they’re vague enough that if people look into them heavily that they’re not harmful, but I definitely don’t think they’re true.”

Kaylyn Schaffranek, a junior studying psychology and sociology-criminology, loves reading her horoscope but knows they’re vague enough to not be taken as fact.

“I love reading my horoscope because it gives me hope

that something good is going to happen,” Schaffranek said.

“I know they use so many bold words that are general and can be interpreted a certain way, but it’s like reading a motivational quote every day, and it makes me happy.”

Ishida as well as Cuppett and Schaffranek all believe that more than any other purpose, horoscopes are meant to act as a comfort to people who feel out of control with their lives. It’s a way to predict what’s going to happen and ease any worries about the future or various life situations.

“Astrology tried to explain human behaviors or make predictions about your lives, and many of those are still our concerns, but we have other sciences to do so,” Ishida said.

Though horoscopes aren’t harmful, they aren’t the most helpful. Ishida believes instead of wasting time looking at horoscopes, people should look into the more accurate sciences available in the world today.

“Psychology and sociology can explain human behaviors. If you’re looking for a prediction about health, you can turn to medicine, or if you are looking to find out about your finances, we have economics,” Ishida said. “We address the same concerns in these modern sciences that astrology used to when we didn’t have anything better, but now that we have better ones, people should look more into those than astrological predictions about their lives.”

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“The world’s best intention” NOLAN SIMMONS | NEWS EDITOR

A photo illustration of a person vaping. (KELSEY BOEING / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY)

Clayton Lunsford used to be a runner in high school. Then he bought a Juul.

Lunsford, a sophomore studying mathematics, was first introduced to vaping after graduating high school in 2018. He picked up a landscaping job during the summer before his freshman year, where he was surrounded by coworkers who used chewing tobacco, smoked cigarettes and used electronic cigarettes.

“Honestly, it made work easier,” Lunsford said. “Got me addicted real quick.”

He bought his first Juul soon after, figuring that his lungs would be able to take the abuse. At the height of his addiction, he was usually hitting his Juul 20 to 25 times a day and much more often during particularly stressful moments.

He has tried quitting several times, attempting to give up his habit cold turkey or only smoking in social settings. He’s seen limited success, making it a month or so at a time without using a vape.

Since then, Lunsford has been using a different device because his Juul habit had become too expensive, he said. He still has plans to quit in the future.

He is just one of the 3.6 million young people who have become addicted to nicotine during middle school and high school during the past two years, according to the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation.

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The foundation, also known as the Tobacco 21 project, has been working to decrease the use of tobacco by minors for over two decades. Around 2005, the project began working with data from Needham, Massachusetts, a small suburb outside Boston, which had seen steep reductions in tobacco use in minors after increasing the legal age limit to 21.

In 2015, the National Institute of Health found that about 4.2 million years of life would have been saved among people under 18 if the age limit was raised to 21 nationally. Tobacco 21 played a role in the push for Hawaii to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21 in 2016, the first state in the country to do so. Then Juul came along.

“Juul, alone, managed to knock back almost two decades of progress in youth nicotine addiction,” Dr. Rob Crane, president of Tobacco 21, said.

First introduced in 2015, the sleek, concealable devices make up almost 75% of the current e-cigarette market, according to Bloomberg. Juul markets itself as an alternative for adult cigarette smokers. However, Juul also launched a savvy social media campaign, paying influencers to use Juuls on Snapchat, Instagram and other social media outlets to thousands of followers, Crane said. The original fruity flavors on the market also

helped to rope in young users, according to a previous Post report.

Altria Group Inc., which sells Marlboro cigarettes in the U.S., acquired a 35% stake in Juul in February. The deal valued the vaping business at $38 billion, turning Juul’s two founders into billionaires.

Meanwhile, the Surgeon General estimates that one in five high school students and one in 20 middle school students currently use e-cigarettes. The Center for Disease Control estimates that of the 3.6 million young people currently using e-cigarettes, about 30% of them will eventually switch over to smoking traditional cigarettes, which, in terms of addiction, is like jumping from oxycodone to heroin, Crane said.

In 2018, Tobacco 21 found that almost 28% of all Ohio State University freshmen had used an e-cigarette before, and over one-fourth of freshmen had used a Juul specifically. The CDC also found that most adults who do use e-cigarettes to stop smoking are instead continuing to use both products.

In April, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it had launched an investigation into over a hundred cases of people who have suffered seizures after vaping. The FDA, CDC and other public health organizations also have an ongoing investigation regarding an out-

break of severe lung disease associated with e-cigarette use.

But despite a significant increase in the number of young people using tobacco products, Tobacco 21 has been very successful in recent years. Almost 500 cities and counties and 18 states have raised the age limit, including Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, and — following Governor Mike DeWine’s 2019 state budget being passed — the entire state of Ohio.

Juul actually supports the push for 21 despite its widespread use by young people. After being pressured by the FDA, Juul sent representatives across the country to lobby for states to raise the age limit.

While this may seem like a positive move, it may actually be harmful for the movement, Crane said. Due to preemption of state law over local ones, Juul is able to get state laws passed in a way that would ensure retailers would almost never get caught selling to underage consumers, he said.

“In Virginia, Arkansas and Utah, they stopped any possibility of a city coming in and overriding Juul, or banning flavors, or doing anything to restrict sales near schools or whatever other things, which might be done to reduce youth usage,” he said. “They made sure that no one was ever going to enforce age 21 because you put it in the hands of the police without

giving them any money.”

While Ohio has no state preemption for local tobacco laws, Crane, who lives in Columbus, still believes that the state passed a terrible bill.

“Governor DeWine came into office, and the first thing he said was ‘I hate tobacco, and we’re going to raise the age to buy cigarettes to 21 because I want kids not to start.’ The world’s best intention. But the road to hell is paved with such intentions,” Crane said.

Crane said Ohio’s new law will be difficult to enforce.

“What they did was simply cross out age 18 and set it to 21 and had the police do the enforcement but no required enforcement,” he said. “And there is no real money designated for this effort.”

Tobacco 21 would like to keep pushing to change local tobacco laws in Ohio, but once a state law has been passed, the political will “goes out the balloon” for local laws, Crane said.

But even though the state law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to those under 21 in Ohio, many tobacco shops will either skirt the law or be unable to identify fake IDs used by many college students, Crane said. He has never seen a tobacco shop go out of business as a result of a change in the age limit.

Some government agencies occasionally send out “underage decoys” to tobacco retailers to see how often they sell to young people. For instance, Columbus has issued fines to retailers who sold to these “decoys,” and the city is currently undergoing its third wave of inspections.

Some tobacco retailers are trying to fight back against the new laws. James Wanke, general manager of Silver Serpent Exotic Gifts in Athens, said that while his shop will follow the new law when it takes effect in October, raising the age limit could prove to be a death blow to smaller retailers like his.

“This is … essentially a move that will likely kill most mom and pop vape shops and companies that responsibly and ethically produce their juice in the United States,” Wanke said in an email. “To everyone here at Silver Serpent, many of us whom have been vaping since the industry was formed, this is a battle for the soul of the vaping community as a whole … so I really hate to see it go down this way and for big tobacco to walk away with the win.”

As someone who is under 21 and addicted to nicotine, Lunsford has mixed feelings about the raised age limit.

“I understand the risks. And I’m living it right now, being addicted and having to deal with the problems that come along with that,” Lunsford said. “At 18, (you) can sign

up and die for your country but not vape. It doesn’t seem right. It seems very consistent.”

At the moment, Crane and Tobacco 21 are occupied with four different laws at the federal level. He spends at least one day a week in Washington D.C., trying to get the federal government to pass better tobacco laws as well.

The FDA, which enforces federal tobacco laws, currently sets the legal sale age of tobacco to 21.

Youth tobacco use is personal to Crane. His nephew, who lives with him in Columbus, is addicted to his Juul.

“I said to him, ‘You can’t stay with us if you’re going to Juul.’ Good kid. (But) it’s tough. It’s really hard.”

Lunsford would like to get back into running but said e-cigarettes have taken a toll on his health.

“I had decently strong lungs before I started. So I thought, ‘It’ll be fine. My lungs can take it.’ Had I only done it at work or something, but then I was doing it day-today, and it really took a toll. Now when I go out on a run, I can definitely tell the difference. I just don’t have the lung capacity that I used to.”

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“This is … essentially a move that will likely kill most mom and pop vape shops and companies that responsibly and ethically produce their juice in the United States.”

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SUSTAINABILITY IN FILM KERI JOHNSON STAFF WRITER The seventh incarnation of the Sustainability Film Series at the Athena Cinema, 20 N. Court St., will kick off Wednesday.

The series will showcase environmental films, and its goal is to educate audiences on stories of environmental action.

This year’s lineup features eight films, which Lorraine Wochna, a performing arts librarian at Alden Library, helped pick. She and Loraine McCosker, an environmental studies outreach coordinator, compiled a list of films for each year’s programming.

“Because of my role as subject librarian for film, I know a lot of things: distributors, vendors who create content, so I also follow them and get ideas for what would be good,” Wochna said.

Wochna and McCosker strive for diversity in their selected films. From subject matter to geographical location to filmmakers, variety is what they strive for in their showcasing.

“We’re trying to make sure that we have

diversity,” Wochna said. “We have international films, we have females — not only females in the films but females making the films.”

The Sustainability Series often has discussion panels after the feature. Wochna wants the panels to be diverse as well, so they not only feature scholars or experts but also those of every education level and experience.

“We like to have faculty, graduates, undergrads, community members, high schoolers,” she said.

The first film in the series is The River and the Wall. Wochna described it as an “environmental testament to immigration.”

The film follows travelers as they make their way along the Texas-Mexico border, showcasing how a border wall would impact the environment. Wochna is very excited for this film and thinks audiences will enjoy it.

The next film in the series is Waste Land. The film is about artist Vik Muniz, who makes art of the people who frequent and inhabit surrounding areas of the world’s largest landfill.

“I picked it because it was a little bit

about arts and the environment,” Wochna said. “He meets all these people and starts making portraits of them from the garbage and refuse found. I just thought it was so amazing that this artist was working with these people, and he gave them a voice.”

Following that will be Eating Animals, a documentary investigating the meaning of consuming industry-produced meat.

Wochna and McCosker have been hoping to do this film for a while, Wochna said.

“I really like the idea of a film that asks ‘What does it mean if we eat meat or not?’ like what’s the whole big picture of it?”

Wochna said. “It’s really cool.”

The next showing in the series is a double feature: Keepers of the Future, a film from El Salvador, and Greta and the Snowman, a film about Swedish activist Greta Thunburg.

Keepers of the Future is a documentary on a peasant movement in El Salvador.

Wochna thought that it reflected a theme constant in a lot of the films in the series.

The film Science Fair is a National Geographic documentary focused on high school

A still from the Fall Sustainability Series film “Waste Land” provided via The Athena Cinema website.

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You can do really small things. Even by bringing your own bottle, bringing your own pop, using less plastic — there’s a lot of little things we can do to be more sustainable.”

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students participating in The International Science and Engineering Fair. Wochna hopes this film draws a younger crowd.

Another feature film is On the Front Line, which is about a group of park rangers in conversation areas of Mozambique.

“This is also another film where you see community getting involved and the environmental issues going on,” Wochna said.

The last film in the series is Chernobyl’s Cafe, a film about the upcoming world of tourism in the radioactive city of Chernobyl.

It has been 33 years since the nuclear disaster, and though time has passed, the safety of visiting the city is still questionable.

Being sustainable doesn’t require joining an official organization. It’s the small things that count, Wochna said.

“One of the things I’ve learned from doing this is that you don’t have to hug a tree,” Wochna said. “You can do really small things. Even by bringing your own bottle, bringing your own pop, using less plastic — there’s a lot of little things we can do to be more sustainable.”

Sustainability is growing more and more popular. The series is just one effort being put in to support and educate people about sustainability.

“It’s going to save our planet,” Gabby Hayes, a sophomore studying journalism, said.

Like Hayes, Lauren Mccain, a sophomore studying journalism, also has found value in attending the sustainability film showings.

“I thought it was cool,” Mccain, who attended a screening of one of last year’s films in the Sustainability Series, said. “It keeps your attention. I’d probably go again.”

Showings and panel discussions are every other Wednesday at the Athena Cinema at 7 p.m. All events are free. The Sustainability Series schedule can be found on the Athena Cinema website.

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OHIO UNIVERSITY WELL-BEING WEEK SEPTEMBER 9 – 13, 2019

RILEY RUNNELLS ASST. CULTURE EDITOR Everyone warns students of the great adjustment that is college living. From a brand new environment and a hefty load of classes to having a social life and getting involved in extracurricular activities, it can sometimes feel greatly overwhelming.

However, Ohio University has a plethora of resources for students to utilize when adjusting to life on campus.

Whether it be emotional, career-based or academic support, OU’s campus is bursting at the seams with supportive programs and faculty members to weave together a suitable routine, lifestyle and future, specifically catered toward each student.

Kimberly Castor, director of the Survivor Advocacy Program, knows just how important it is to have available emotional resources on campus.

“I hope that the clients that we serve take away a feeling that there are people here that are supportive of them and believe them and that we will do what we can to help,” Castor said.

The Survivor Advocacy Program acts as a safe space for people who have experienced sexual assault or harassment, dating or domestic violence or stalking. The program is a confidential resource for students to be heard about their situations.

While counseling typically happens in sessions once a week, the program is a 24hour service in Lindley Hall where students can make appointments, find resources for help or simply talk on the phone. The program advocates for its clients by going out to meetings with detectives and investigators if reported or by listening while a client talks about what they’ve been through.

“We simply practice a concept that we call ‘holding space,’ which means we’re not trying to necessarily fix anything, but simply provide a place where people can be believed and heard and supported, and talk about their options moving forward,” Castor said.

There are many campus programs that help with career support, but one of the biggest is the Career and Leadership Development Center (CLDC). The CLDC, located in Baker Center 533, is a supportive program for students to find careers. Whether helping with preparation for an interview, getting in touch with connections or finding the perfect outfit, the CLDC provides many services to further students careers.

Erin Bechler, a senior studying integrat-

ed language arts, received help from the CLDC by utilizing their “Career Closet” before an interview.

The “Career Closet” provides students with business professional and business casual clothes for interviews, career fairs, formal events or any other career related function. Students can go to the closet, borrow any piece of clothing, free of charge, and are not required to return anything.

“I think that it’s [CLDC] a really invaluable resource that more students should know about and utilize,” Bechler said. “The CLDC really helps students develop actual life skills that can be extended beyond college and applied to the rest of their lives.”

Academically and lifestyle-wise, it can be a difficult adjustment coming to college. Angela Lash, director of the Ohio First Scholars, believes the Allen Center is the perfect place for students to come with questions or if they need any advice.

“There really is good help and support here, but figuring out how to navigate that and what resources to utilize can be kind of overwhelming,” Lash said. “So having a place to go where you can get guidance that’s broad can be really helpful, and having a place that’s welcoming I think is also really important.”

The Allen Center, located on the fourth floor of Baker, is a place that advises various groups of students while they acclimate to campus and learn to navigate classes and the lifestyle. For example, the Allen Center works with first generation college students and helps create easy strategies for students with their campus life.

Though the Allen Center does help students connect with other resources and nail their academics, its main goal is to be a welcoming presence for students in need of assistance.

“I hope that students would take away an understanding that there are people here who have had similar experiences to them or who want to help them figure out the right path for them at Ohio University, without judgment of whatever kind of difficulty they may be navigating,” Lash said.

Though these three programs are extremely relevant and important on OU’s campus, they’re only scratching the surface of all the supportive resources OU has to offer.

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Junior transfer Maggie Nedoma finding her role SCOTT THOMAS FOR THE POST

M

aggie Nedoma was always one of the best players on the court.

At Berea-Midpark High School, which is in a Cleveland suburb a little over three hours away, she holds the career kills record and the single season records for kills, service aces and digs.

After a storied prep career, Nedoma got her start in the collegiate level at Southern Illinois University. She picked up where she left off, and in her freshman season, she had 196 kills. The cliche “sophomore slump” didn’t happen with her. She led the team with 249 kills at 3.41 per set.

Despite her on-court success, something didn’t sit right with Nedoma. She was having exponential success and was prepared for the next step in her career, but she felt she needed a change for her own good.

Her relationships with her teammates weren’t as strong anymore, either. She wanted a new challenge. She needed to grow in a different environment.

“We weren’t really getting along as much, and it kind of felt like I wasn’t mov-

ing forward in my own career development,” Nedoma said. “It felt like I should try to find somewhere else where I’m getting pushed harder with girls that love being around the game like me.”

In the offseason, she made her way to Ohio, and after just one visit, she knew she had found her school. Nedoma didn’t even bother visiting any other schools. Her decision was made after one visit, and she committed to play for the Bobcats that same day.

Nedoma felt like she made the right choice because she immediately felt more at home at Ohio. Her new teammates embraced her and made her feel like she had been on the roster for the last two years.

“Most of the time, especially at SIU and even in high school, I was always a really shy person,” she said. “It was really hard to kind of open myself up to being comfortable around people — but these girls, my teammates, are so open about everything and just so honest all the time, so it was just really easy to open myself up and settle in immediately.”

Once she established her social role on the team, she attempted to carve out her role as one of the Bobcats’ top players, but

it didn’t happen from the get-go. Nedoma was hopeful that based off her previous success, it would translate to Ohio.

After a mainly passive spring, she started to find and establish her on-the-court role, coach Deane Webb said.

“She got so much more physical in the summer,“ Webb said. “I think coming into this fall, she showed up in the Green and White scrimmage as one of our best attackers.”

It was then where Nedoma started to find her niche for Ohio. Following the intrasquad green and white scrimmage, the talent and success that she had experienced in past destinations had started to show itself for Ohio. She just had to match the level of play that her teammates were at first.

Her emergence as one of Ohio’s more potentially dominant players started on the road at Wisconsin-Green Bay on Aug. 30 at the Green Bay Invite. She led the team with 19 kills on a .267 hitting percentage in Ohio’s 3-1 match loss.

Her skills continued to showcase against Northeastern on Aug. 31. She recorded seven kills on a .375 hitting percentage in the Bobcats sweep.

And naturally, with her on-court presence noticeable, her off-court presence has started to make an impact, too.

“I’ve finally stepped into the shoes of being one of the main people that the other teammates go to when they need somebody to help pick them up,” Nedoma said.

“And for me, that’s awesome that they’ve accepted me — one, into that role, and two, that Deane helped me push myself into that role.”

That leadership role has potential to turn Nedoma into one of the more reliable players on the team in only her first year at Ohio. With a schedule that features big schools such as Kansas State and Virginia, the Bobcats will need leadership and talent to match.

But for now, Nedoma is just focused on integrating herself more and more as a part of the Bobcats. The roles on and off the court will change as the season wears on, but one thing will remain the same: she found the home that pushes her to be better.

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Ohio University backup quarterback, Joe Mischler (#10) calls a play against Rhode Island University on Saturday, August 31, 2019. (KELSEY BOEING / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY)

Bobcats still without an announced backup quarterback MATTHEW PARKER SPORTS EDITOR Ohio has a good problem in its quarterback room. It returns Nathan Rourke, a two-year starter who may finish this season as the most successful quarterback in program history.

There are still question marks behind him, though, as the Bobcats have yet to pencil in an official backup in the event their senior starter has to leave the game.

Throughout fall camp, redshirt freshman Joe Mischler and freshman Kurtis Rourke have competed for the immediate backup quarterback spot. So far, Mischler has the experience and a deeper knowledge of the offense. Kurtis Rourke, however, might have the edge in arm strength.

Because of the seesaw race, that’s why there’s an “OR” at the second spot on Ohio’s two-deep depth chart, and quarterbacks coach Scott Isphording isn’t stressing to make a decision anytime soon.

“They’re both young guys,“ Isphording said. “They’re guys that are going through the game planning process for the first team.”

Youth is a common theme throughout the offense for Ohio this season, and after the starting quarterback, that theme holds true.

Mischler and Kurtis Rourke split reps with the second team throughout the fall camp, and both of them had their ups and downs.

They also bring different elements to the field. Kurtis Rourke, at 6 feet, 3 inches and 215 pounds, brings the size and natural arm strength to make the tough vertical throws.

Mischler, who was in last year’s quarterback room and spent a whole season as the scout team quarterback, has the mental edge. He’s been in Ohio’s system longer. He knows the playbook and reads a little better than that of his competition.

“I feel like we’ve got two good players, (but) I hope we don’t need them,” Isphording said.

He’s not wrong, either. Both Mischler and Rourke had talented high school careers. In his senior season at Cathedral Prep, Mischler led his team to a 4A Pennsylvania state championship behind 3,255 passing yards, 38 touchdowns and six rushing touchdowns.

Rourke had 4,250 career passing yards and 63 career touchdowns at Holy Trinity High School in Oakville, Ontario.

With such raw talent and a natural competitiveness in the quarterback room, the two have made it clear that it isn’t a personal affair. It’s all about what’s best for the team.

They all like to crack jokes and hang out together off the field, but once they’re on the field, it’s strictly business.

“We want to push each other,” Mischler said.

“It’s very serious, and we’re locked in.”

Ohio’s backups have seen action in the recent past.

J.D. Sprague entered the game against Marshall in 2015 after starter Derrius Vick went down. Quinton Maxwell played a series against Howard last season in the early goings of the game. Greg Windham played the entire 2016 Mid-American Conference Championship Game after an abysmal opening drive from Maxwell.

The difference between then and now? Ohio had the depth chart set in stone. It was clear who was more talented than others.

That’s something that hasn’t been shown so far in the early part of the 2019 season. Ahead of their game against Rhode Island on Aug. 31, the Bobcats coaching staff didn’t give a clear-cut answer as to who would appear in the game if the opportunity presented itself.

When Ohio built a 40-21 lead in the fourth quarter Saturday against Rhode Island, Mischler got the nod over Rourke for backup snaps. Even though it didn’t go exactly how he wanted — the only pass he threw was an interception — the one series he played in holds value.

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De’Montre Tuggle’s quest for comfort ANTHONY POISAL SPORTS EDITOR De’Montre Tuggle just wanted to leave.

He was stuck in Kilgore, a town of about 15,000 people located in rural Texas, to continue his football career at Kilgore College in the Junior College Athletic Association, and he hated it.

The town felt empty. The buildings looked abandoned.

The football wasn’t fun. Tuggle wasn’t himself, but he didn’t know where else he’d go. Kilgore was the only spot to keep his football career alive two seasons after he played with current Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman candidate Jalen Hurts at Channelview High School in Texas, where high school football players are the kings of their school.

Tuggle was originally supposed to attend the University of Central Arkansas in 2017, but his future moved to Kilgore after he was declared academically ineligible.

In Kilgore, no one cared where Tuggle came from or whom he played with.

“The town was pretty much dead,” Tuggle said. “(In high school), I always had people talking about how I was so good and how I was going to thrive at the next level. I just didn’t even want to be there.”

Tuggle smiles and talks with a gentle voice as he stands on the turf at Peden Stadium. The junior doesn’t enjoy looking back at his days in Kilgore where he once played a road game on a field with a cemetery visible across the street, but he can

talk about it now that he’s comfortable with his new scenery.

After two years in Kilgore, he’s just happy to be comfortable again. In JUCO, Tuggle averaged 6.8 yards per carry and caught 13 passes for 320 yards, enough production to receive an offer from Ohio. He’s been in Athens since May, and he finally feels at home.

“I felt the brotherhood almost immediately,” Tuggle said. “You could tell people were behind this team. It had a nice little atmosphere. People are pretty close when everybody is around.”

Not every part of Kilgore was bad for Tuggle. He’s in a group chat with 30 former teammates who message each other every day, and the brotherhood is the only aspect Tuggle misses about the town.

Most of Tuggle’s former teammates left Kilgore to join FBS schools, too, and several of them sent their Week 1 highlights into their group chat as a playful boast.

Tuggle was one of them. He scored two touchdowns on three carries in Ohio’s win over Rhode Island last Saturday, including a 55-yard touchdown run four plays after he sprinted 78 yards to the end zone on a play called back by a penalty.

“I was so gassed after that one,” Tuggle said in his postgame press conference. “I just needed some water.”

Tuggle has forced his way to the top of a running back rotation that Ohio offensive coordinator Tim Albin plans to carry into Week 2 against Pitt. He’ll split snaps with Julian Ross and O’Shann Allison, two formidable backs who were originally slated to take the majority of snaps to open the season.

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His vision is among the best of the running back group, and the Bobcats will keep giving him the ball if he continues to show his explosiveness.

“I think he’s got a great deal of potential,” head coach Frank Solich said. “He gives us that home run threat there.

He seems to find his way and do things very well, and then he explodes on the final burst. I think that’s what can separate him from just being another back.”

The on-field workload, however, is secondary to Tuggle. He’s more humble than when he departed for Kilgore two years ago, and his maturity has allowed him to settle in and carve a bright future with the Bobcats.

Tuggle doesn’t feel on the bottom with Ohio. He’s comfortable no matter who he’s around or where he is, which is why he spent 10 minutes stretching and joking with teammates at midfield Tuesday after another twohour practice in the heat.

“Going to JUCO was a real reality check,” Tuggle said. “There wasn’t any more special privileges. I feel way adjusted (now).”

The days of playing in front of a few fans from a desolate town with tombstones in the background of the field are over.

Now, Tuggle is preparing to play at Heinz Field and give the Bobcats a win over their only Power 5 opponent this season.

The scenery couldn’t be better. Tuggle’s in a new chapter, and he’s here to stay.

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J.T. Schimizzi and Blake Rossi gasped for air as they hobbled out of the locker room.

Sweat dripped by their skates as they recovered from another practice at Bird Arena.

Rossi and Schimizzi share a friendship that has forged over the last decade. They are roommates and teammates and have what they call “the Latrobe connection.”

The Pennsylvania natives are as close as two teammates can be. Both were raised near Latrobe, a suburb of Pittsburgh, and grew up 15 minutes away from each other.

They began playing hockey at a young age, and they both began skating before they were in kindergarten.

The duo played together on the same team for nine years and progressed from youth hockey to advanced development programs for top youth players. The two spent their high school careers playing for Greater Latrobe High School, where Rossi scored 79 points, and Schimizzi scored 106 points during their high school careers.

Aside from their time at Latrobe, Schimizzi and Rossi played for Esmark Stars’ 16U and 18U teams. Rossi tallied 18 points in 26 games, and Schimizzi totaled 29 points in 30 games over two seasons. The two had nothing but fond memories when they detailed their time with the Stars.

“It’s an awesome organization,” Rossi said. “We played our whole entire lives, but the past two years we were both on (the Stars), and last year we made it to nationals, which is the first that team had made it in probably 10 years.”

The nine-year streak broke when Rossi joined the Amarillo Bulls and Schimizzi joined the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the North American Hockey League last season. Neither saw much action and can count on one hand the number of games they played for their respective teams. At the end of the season, they returned to the Stars.

Scouts noticed the two during their time at Latrobe and Esmark. Former Ohio assistant coach Mike Gugin approached them with offers to join the Bobcats.

Schimizzi had family ties to Ohio — his older sister and cousins were alumni. The offer was too good to pass up.

“I kind of let (Rossi) know that OU was going to be my plan and he was like, ‘Well, now I got to look into it, too,’” Schimizzi said. “It really worked out for the best that we were able to come here together.”

Ohio University hockey players J.T. Schimizzi (left) and Blake Rossi (right) pose for a portrait in Bird Arena on Sept.

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Rossi and Schimizzi’s time at OU is not occupied by hockey alone. Rossi has to manage the workload from his mechanical engineering classes. Schimizzi is in finance and wants to go into law school after graduating. They are confident in themselves to not fall behind in their schoolwork.

Rossi and Schimizzi are looking to refine their skills together again this season.

The duo are only two players in an 11-player freshmen class, and they both want to prove they can step into key roles immediately. Schimizzi plays center and is actively looking to be more defensive-minded.

Rossi wants to be more aggressive around the net and develop a stronger presence.

The pair plans to be significant contributors this season. The goal of any team is to win the national championship, but the Bobcats say it’s now or never. The two want to give back to the seniors that have provided for them by winning the American Collegiate Hockey Association national championship. The Bobcats lost in the national quarterfinals last year to Iowa State.

“The consensus from the seniors this year is that we got to win this year,” Schimizzi said. “These guys have been working their butts off for years to get to that point, and we both just want to contribute and make that happen.”

Schimizzi and Rossi will have their chance to contribute once the season kicks into gear with the Green and White scrimmage on Sept. 14.

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Mapping crimes at OU and in Athens ELLEN WAGNER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The population of Athens increases when students arrive for the start of the school year. The same happens for the rate of crime.

The Ohio University Police Department and the Athens Police Department took to 49 reports from Aug. 23 to Sept. 2.

Both departments, however, expect crime reports to increase when students arrive back on campus.

APD Chief Tom Pyle said most crimes occur

where there are high populations of people.

“The crime rates, when you look at them, are city signatures,” Pyle said.

In APD’s jurisdiction, popular areas for crimes include Walmart, which is located at 929 E. State St., and the downtown area where students live, including Court Street, Mill Street and High Street.

Walmart is a huge signature due to the number of thefts and amount of shoplifting that are reported. The east, west and south sides of Athens have their own pockets of crime, Pyle said.

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OUPD Lt. Tim Ryan said his department notices trends in locations on campus by the types of crime that occur.

“Areas with high concentration are where most things happen,” Ryan said.

This can include areas like residence halls or Alden Library, where students leave out their devices, such as laptops and cell phones, which can be stolen.

This year’s Welcome Weekend saw no impact on the number of reports in comparison to previous years, and both departments were prepared for the students’ return to Athens.

Nothing out of the ordinary happened during Welcome Weekend this year. APD had similar arrest numbers as a normal weekend during the school year, Pyle said.

“Comparing it to the past couple of years, it was quiet,” Pyle said.

The overall report numbers from OUPD were the same as last year’s Welcome Weekend. Reports only increased from the summer since the majority of the population returned to the city, Ryan said.

Some of the most frequent crimes that occurred during the 10 days were alcohol-related, thefts, traffic and sexual assault reports.

There were seven alcohol offenses that happened

during Welcome Weekend. Reports included underage consumption of alcohol, disorderly conduct by intoxication and open container.

OUPD took six of the reports. Most of the reports took place in or near residence halls as well as downtown locations.

Most of the students who get caught for alcohol are underclassmen since they are more likely to get caught, Ryan said.

There were also eight reported thefts to OUPD and APD. Four of the reports came from residence halls while others were from the downtown area and Walmart.

OUPD gave out five traffic citations. Three of the reports were from Richland Avenue, including reports for driving on the sidewalk and reckless operation of a vehicle.

During the 10 days, OUPD and APD had four reports of sex offenses.

On Aug. 29, OUPD took two sex offense reports. One report was of citations issued to a man for public indecency and underage consumption of alcohol. The other report was for a man who was charged with sexual imposition.

On Aug. 31, APD took a report of sexual battery by a woman on the city’s west end by an unknown subject. APD also took a report of rape on Sept. 1 from a woman on the south side of the city by a known subject. Both matters are currently

under investigation.

Lower number of reports included destruction of property, report of fictitious IDs and arson.

OUPD took three reports of property destruction occurred in the first week of the semester and all occurred in Brown Hall, Tanaka Hall and Bromley Hall.

OUPD also took two reports of fake IDs. One ID was turned into OUPD’s lost and found and turned out to be a fake ID. APD had two reports of arson by Congress and State Street. One report indicated that officers located a man trying to light a couch on fire, but no suspects were apprehended. A report from Officers located a man trying to light a couch on fire. No suspects were apprehended, and a report was taken.

The next day, officers located a recliner on fire.

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Waka Flocka Flame will perform at MemAud HANNAH BURKHART FOR THE POST Popular hip-hop artist Waka Flocka Flame will return to Ohio University to perform in Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium for the second time Saturday as part of the OU Performing Arts and Concert Series.

Waka Flocka is returning to Athens after his public appearance in 2015. In 2015, Waka Flocka performed at OU and was a huge hit. He treated everyone in charge with respect and even played basketball and partied with students, Dr. Winsome Chunnu-Brayda, director of the Multicultural Center, said.

“He was amazing,” Chunnu-Brayda said. “You can tell he has performed at several universities.”

Chunnu-Brayda said Waka Flocka was excellent with interacting with students and matching their level of energy. Most artists come for the performance and do not interact with students on a personal level, Chunnu-Brayda said.

“He got here early; he played basketball with kids at the courts in front of the front four,” Chunnu Brayda said. “At the courts, the kids were inviting him to Sibs Weekend parties. He actually showed up to some.”

Chunnu-Brayda said she and Waka Flocka spent some time together upon his arrival the last time he was at OU and took a selfie together.

“It was an amazing experience working with him,” Chunnu-Brayda said. “We interacted personally, oneon-one, because when an artist comes, it is my job to greet them.”

There are certain artists who students get especially excited for, and Chunnu-Brayda said students absolutely loved T-Pain as well as Waka Flocka. She said both of their concerts had cool stage lights, and their big hit songs connected with students well.

“It was a great concert. Actually, it was an absolutely wonderful concert.”

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I’m beyond excited to go to Waka. I have been listening to him for years. It’s exciting to see what performers OU brings to Athens, and it gives college kids a chance to see big name performers for a reasonable price.”

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full. The energy … the whole thing was just beautiful.”

Corbin Marsh, assistant director of programming, said the Campus Involvement Center has been wanting to hold a big hip-hop show for a while, and this year it is.

“We are working off of sort of a division-wide push to do some big, unique programming the first month of school,” Marsh said. “It helps students feel welcomed here on campus, gives them things to do, and it brings like-minded people together.”

Marsh said the Waka Flocka concert is a big deal for the Performing Arts and Concert Series because most of the performers are country artists. It is working to bring in more hip-hop artists to appeal to students with different tastes. Marsh said he noticed most students at OU seem to be interested in hip-hop.

“One thing we keep in mind when hiring artists to perform is the price students are willing and able to pay,” Marsh said. “If an artist asks for too much, we don’t expect students to pay above $50-$60 when they have tuition and more to worry about.”

Although Waka Flocka is most-

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ly known for his older music, such as his hit songs, “No Hands,” “Hard in da Paint” and “For My Dawgs,” he dropped his sixth installment of Salute Me or Shoot Me in April, which did not get as much recognition.

Whether students enjoy his music or not, there is no doubt they will feel the excitement when Waka Flocka is in Athens and appreciate his personality.

Most students were in middle school when his biggest hits released and may remember hearing them at awkward middle school dances.

The concert is an opportunity for students to go out and enjoy listening to Waka Flocka’s music as well as meet new people who have the same interests.

“I am excited to be going to the concert,” Erykah Soria, a freshman studying special education, said. “Aside from the music and performance we’re getting, I’ll get a chance to socialize in an

environment where everyone is having fun and there together.”

Macie Hartley, a sophomore studying pre-medicine, has been a Waka Flocka fan since she was young and is looking forward to his performance.

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