October 17, 2019

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

It’s OK to be homesick, even as a senior

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ELLEN WAGNER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

reshmen are finally getting used to the college lifestyle. Sophomores are just glad they are no longer freshmen. Juniors are worried about finding a summer internship.

Seniors have already accepted that senioritis is taking over.

It’s also that point in the semester, however, when homesickness starts to set in.

Athens is one of my favorite places to be, and I am slowly trying to cross everything off my bucket list that I can.

I never thought as a senior that I would find myself missing home so much, but I do.

Although it’s only a three-and-a-half hour drive away, I haven’t had the chance to make the drive back to Cleveland this semester.

I miss my parents making me a home cooked meal, instead of me making one in my microwave. I miss my dog, Mira, who may not be the brightest dog but always puts a smile on my face. I miss my friends from my

high school and talking about our college experiences. I miss Mitchell’s Ice Cream (if you’re from Cleveland, you understand why).

I even miss having cable television just to channel surf.

Looking at the time between now and Thanksgiving break, I won’t have the time to visit home. It’s starting to leave me torn.

As much as I would love to head home for a weekend, I also don’t want to miss some of my last opportunities to soak up as much of Athens as I can before graduation in May. That seems far away now, but this semester has already flown by so much. Week eight marks the halfway point of the semester.

Everyone is settled into their weekly routines. It’s the time when students are stressed and overwhelmed with the start of final projects, midterms and applying for jobs, but all we really want is a good night’s sleep.

Soon, some of my friends will be graduating early, and I won’t see them every day. Ba-

gel Street Deli and Brenen’s won’t be a short walk down the street from my apartment. I will even miss working on creating the print version of The Post every week with our latenight team.

I still have a lot to cross off my bucket list, like hiking Bong Hill and eating at all the pizza places, so I need all the time I can get. I am also accepting the fact that it’s OK for me to be homesick and miss my hometown.

Part of me knows my home in Cleveland will always be there, but the home I made here in Athens won’t. All too soon, I will be graduated and will be homesick for Athens.

So for now, as much as I miss home, I am perfectly content with staying in my second home.

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.

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Hazing is against Ohio University policy, and the university investigates and responds to all reports.

OU Policy 23.010 was put into effect on February 23, 2017, to “articulate the university’s anti-hazing position and the process related to reporting and investigating incidents of hazing and power-based violence,” University Spokeswoman Carly Leatherwood said.

According to the policy, hazing has a variety of definitions.

Any activity that threatens the mental, emotional or physical health or safety of a student in order to initiate or admit them into any student organization or group, regardless of personal consent to participate, is considered hazing.

Physically beating, whipping, branding, paddling, forcing someone to exercise or exposing them to the elements falls into this category, too.

Hazing is also defined as pushing someone to consume food, alcoholic beverages, liquids, drugs or any other substance that may potentially be harmful.

If any event is intended to cause stress — such as sleep deprivation, constraint to a small space, transportation or abandonment, forced separation from social contact or any activity that could result in embarrassment, humiliation or harassment — as defined in the Student Code of Conduct, is a form of hazing.

All coerced activities that violate local, state or federal laws or university policies or rules and acts of sexual misconduct, relationship violence or stalking, as defined

by OU Policy 03.004, are also considered acts of hazing.

Any individual, organization or group who commit acts of hazing may be susceptible to “reprimand, disciplinary probation, suspension and expulsion,” according to the policy.

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CSSR receives any complaints or reports of hazing, and if the report involved criminal conduct, the office will notify law enforcement. The office recently said criminal conduct was not found in the initial eight allegations. If the report involves allegations of sexual misconduct, then OU Policy 03.004 applies.

To file a report, CSSR accepts walk-ins, fax, phone calls, emails and mail. Anonymous complaints are accepted, but the university’s ability to investigate this type of report may be limited due to potential compromise of obtaining additional information.

A new website has been created by the university to create transparency about the recent hazing allegations and reports. “(The website) lists student organizations and/or University-sanctioned groups that are currently under review for alleged behavior that may be in violation of Ohio University’s student Code of Conduct,” Leatherwood said in an email.

The fraternities that have received hazing allegations are ACACIA, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Tau Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi and Theta Chi. Three sororities, Delta Zeta, Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi, and the professional fraternity Phi Chi Theta and the Marching 110 is also suspended.

Leatherwood said information cannot be released regarding the recent allegations that have been reported in order to “maintain the integrity of our administrative investigatory process.”

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Marshalls to open later this month LOGAN MOORE SENIOR WRITER Marshalls, a well-known retail branch of TJX Companies Inc., will open at 743 E. State St. on Oct. 24.

The 21,500 square-foot building will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. that Thursday and will offer similar products as the other 1,100 Marshalls around the country, according to a press release.

There will also be giveaways, and the company is excited to introduce brandname merchandise at the low prices that Marshalls is known for, Tim Miner, president of Marshalls, said in the release.

Athens residents can expect about 60 full- and part-time jobs to open up, according to the release.

Aside from the usual amenities, the store will offer The Cube, “a hip, in-store boutique of contemporary fashions.”

“I usually look at their water bottles and the home goods section. Sometimes I look at the clothes,” Anna Tippett, a sophomore studying restaurants, hotels and tourism, said.

There are a few other retail stores already open on East State Street that are

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similar to Marshalls. Gordmans, for example, is a similar type of store, but Tippett said she doesn’t think this will affect Marshalls’ business.

“It’s very different products in (Gordmans). They sell cheaper, more junior types of clothes that younger people would wear,“ Tippett said. “Marshalls has a good mix of everything.”

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“Marshalls is just a great store because it has all the really good namebrand stuff, but it’s actually, like, affordable,“ he said.

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hio University has seen a slight increase of assistance animals on campus in recent years.

While the university’s policy prohibits any animals other than fish in the residence halls, there are exceptions for emotional support animals. All halls allow assistance and emotional support animals for eligible students.

There are currently 52 approved assistance animals, which is a 1% increase over the past two years.

“Assistance animals are important for students to have because they are a form of ongoing treatment established by a medical or mental health professional,” Christy Jenkins, associate director for student accessibility, said in an email. “The emotional connection between the student and animal is intended to ameliorate impacts of their disability and improve daily life functioning.”

Jneanne Hacker, director of business

and conference services, said the most common types of support animals are cats and dogs.

Animals that are not registered, however, have to be removed by the student housing it within 24 hours, Hacker said in an email. The animal can be brought back to the student’s room once the student has proper documentation.

The first part of getting an animal approved for students is the online application through Student Accessibility Services.

“In addition to the application, we also request documentation of the student’s disability and how it impacts them,” Jenkins said in an email. “This provides a more broad picture of the impacts the student experiences, so that we may address other areas accommodations may be appropriate as well.”

Students also meet with an accessibility coordinator to discuss how the student will care for the animal, Jenkins said in an email.

An accessibility coordinator reviews the assistance animal policy individually

with students who have assistance animals. Student Accessibility Services also collects veterinarian records and roommate agreements before the animal is allowed to live in the room.

Student Accessibility Services then tells Housing and Residence Life once a student has an approved animal, and the two offices work with the student to determine a time when the animal can start living in the room, Jenkins said in an email.

Students who currently have an Emotional Support Animal, or ESA, didn’t find this process to be extremely difficult. Anna Denman, a freshman studying history, said she initially didn’t even think about getting her cat, Hope, registered as an ESA. “I noticed that she would always come cuddle with me whenever I was really stressed, and she would lay on my chest when I had panic attacks, which was really calming,” Denman said. “I started doing research on ESAs and went through a therapist, and we followed OU’s procedures (that) can be found online to get her accepted. It really wasn’t a long process to

get her accepted since I already had a diagnosis and a therapist that was on board with the idea.”

She strongly recommends ESAs to students who need them and she feels Hope, who is 3 years old, is always there when she needs her.

“She keeps me company when I’m up late doing homework or my roommate is out,” Denman said. “A lot of people come to visit her, which is a benefit in my book because I get to meet new people and tell them about my cat.”

Caring for any pet, however, has its challenges.

“College is busy, but I try to study in my room a lot, so I can give her attention because she can get needy,” she said.

“Sometimes she wakes me up by yelling at me for attention. Another challenge is that animals are not allowed on the GoBus, and if I leave for the weekend, I can’t leave her here, even if my roommate would still be here to care for her.”

Overall, having a cat has been a good experience for Denman, and she finds it helpful for her anxiety.

“Having an ESA, especially a cat, which is lower maintenance than a dog, can be incredibly comforting, and I highly recommend it,” Denman said.

Denman said people who work around the system just to have their pets with them can make it more difficult for people who actually need them.

Another ESA owner, Reese Little, a sophomore studying child and family studies and speech and language pathology, owns a 10-month-old Yorkie named Harley.

“I love having him,” Little said. “It’s amazing. This is like the hangout spot because I have a dog, and it makes me talk to more people because when I take him out on walks, everyone wants to pet him.”

Little said the advice she would give to others looking to adopt a dog as an ESA is to do their research.

“Definitely be a good, responsible dog owner,” she said. “It’s a lot of work. It’s a lot of money.”

Little said she did think caring for a dog would be easier but loves that having Harley gives her a routine and keeps her responsible.

“You can’t just leave him in (the room) for hours on end,” Reese said. “I always have somebody with him within a 45-minute span.”

Despite some challenges she’s encountered, including a girl on her floor being scared of dogs, she said he’s helped with her anxiety.

“I always have to be doing something, and he keeps me always doing something,” Reese said.

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Baileys Trail further debated; new models for general education proposed ABBY MILLER NEWS EDITOR CITY COUNCIL CONTINUES DEBATES OVER BAILEYS TRAIL, SHORT-TERM RENTALS On Monday, City Council continued the discussion on the role Athens will play in financing the 88-mile trail system being constructed in Athens County.

Baileys Trail, which will become the largest contiguous mountain bike trail system east of the Mississippi River, is getting from funding both the city of Athens and outside sources, according to a previous Post report. Grants are being sought after in addition to an outside investment from Quantified Ventures, a private impact investor.

The city is being asked to contribute $90,000 a year toward Baileys Trail for a total of 20 years, according to a previous Post report. Councilwoman Sarah Grace, D-At Large, confirmed that the city can abandon that deal at any time. If the city were to stop contributing to the project, the only stipulation would be that the city finishes contributing for the current financial year.

Councilman Pat McGee, I-At Large, voiced his concern about the city’s funding of the project. He said funding for

Baileys is very specialized, but it will get done whether the city contributes to it or not.

Council also continued its discussion on regulating short-term rentals in the city during its Monday meeting.

Councilwoman Chris Fahl, D-4th Ward, said the current regulation of short-term rentals in Athens is confusing and leaves an unacknowledged “gray area.” She also said residents have expressed concerns over the possibility of properties in R-1 zoning districts being designated as tourist homes.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONVENE FOR OCTOBER MEETINGS The Ohio University Board of Trustees met Thursday and Friday to discuss the issues of suspended fraternities and declining enrollment, among other business.

During the main board meeting, Board Chair Dave Scholl said hazing is not tolerated at OU and needs to stop. He said the board fully supports the suspension of all Interfraternity Council, or IFC, fraternities.

The university, in conjunction with the Ohio University Police Department, is investigating all allegations of hazing by IFC fraternities, three suspended sororities, one

business fraternity and the Marching 110.

OU President Duane Nellis also expressed his support for the suspension. He said student safety is a primary concern, and a concrete definition of hazing will be determined as a result of the investigations.

The Resources, Facilities and Affordability committee also met to discuss the future of enrollment and OU and how it affects the university’s finances.

OU’s enrollment numbers are declining, but at the same time, graduating classes are growing. OU is down 1,000 students compared to previous years, Deb Shaffer, senior vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer, said.

The board attributed that to the increased number of students taking College Credit Plus, or CCP, classes in high school.

The budget is being refigured to account for those trends. The Board plans to cut spending by $5 million every year over a six- to seven-year time frame.

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Police respond to an open door, employee misusing company credit card IAN MCKENZIE ASST. NEWS EDITOR

The caller was advised to block the sender. If the harassing messages continued, to report the incident.

Some people have an open-door policy Deputies at the Athens County Sheriff’s office responded to a residence on North Torch Road Tuesday “for a reported open door,” according to the sheriff’s log.

Deputies talked with the homeowner, who said they like to keep the door open during the day when they are home.

HOUSE GUEST Deputies responded to a Pleasant Hill Road residence Thursday in reference to a suspicious man walking around the residence.

Deputies contacted him, and he explained that he is a neighbor and thought he heard someone screaming.

WANDERING AROUND Athens County Sheriff’s office deputies were dispatched to Melnor Drive for a suspicious man in a person’s yard.

The caller said the man had a flashlight and cursed at her when she asked what he was doing. Deputies found him carrying three cans of beer. Deputies also found a bag of marijuana. He was issued citations for public intoxication and possession of marijuana. He was then released to a sober family member and was taken home.

GET TO WORK Deputies responded to State Route 278 in Nelsonville Thursday for a verbal dispute between an employer and employee.

It was determined that the employee was not completing their work, and they were also misusing a company credit card.

CYBER BULLYING A deputy spoke with a North Plains Road resident Thursday about Facebook messages.

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Deputies were called to Main Street in Chauncey for a well-being check Sunday.

The caller said she had not spoken to her elderly father in three days, but she usually speaks with him every day. Deputies contacted the father, and he was advised to contact his daughter.

MYSTERIOUS MAN Deputies, as well as the Athens Police Department, responded to Avon Place’s hiking trail entrance regarding a man in the woods wearing only pajama pants and rambling about drugs he used.

Deputies and officers searched the trails until other reports of the same man came in that said he was behind Odd Lots. Other reports said he was near the house trailers near the Ohio University Credit Union on East State Street.

NOW IT’S A MOTORCYCLE A Carol Lane resident reported last Wednesday that two tires from his vehicle were stolen in the past week.

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Pepsi rights MICHAEL RIOJAS FOR THE POST Pepsi will pay Ohio University about $3.5 million by 2022 for exclusive beverage rights on campus and in university marketing.

The contract, which was first put into effect in 2012, allows Pepsi to exclusively distribute its products in all dining halls and vending machines on campus. It also allows Pepsi to advertise on campus and grants Pepsi the right to call itself the “official soft drink of the Ohio Bobcats,” according to the contract.

The contract also gives Pepsi the right to stock its products on about 75% of all available shelf space and cooler space in campus convenience stores as well as 40% of all space set aside for energy drinks. These stores include the Atrium Cafe, Baker Food Court, Boyd Market, Jefferson Market and Nelson Market.

Pepsi products include Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Sierra Mist, SoBe and Naked Juice, among others. The company also has an ongoing partnership with Starbucks.

Additionally, Pepsi is allowed to install and maintain vending machines, fountain drink dispensers and sideline coolers at athletic events, according to the contract.

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University contract with Pepsi will bring in about $3.5 million by 2022

si-Cola Bottlers, Inc., a third-party bottler, Katie Clark, communications director at PepsiCo Beverages North America, said.

Pepsi will pay $120,000 annually to a university athletics fund during the term, according to the contract, for a total of about $1.2 million over the complete term.

Pepsi will also pay the university $190,000 annually to be distributed by the university as it determines, according to the contract.

An additional $30,000 is directed annually toward scholarships in the form of 12 $2,500 scholarships. $15,000 is also put toward the Pepsi Scholars Program through the Career and Leadership Development Center, Jim Sabin, university spokesperson, said.

In 2019, a large portion of the money received from Pepsi went toward athletics, Sabin said.

Intercollegiate Athletics spent $205,000 in total, with $120,000 going to pay for the Walter Fieldhouse, completed in 2014, and $85,000 being used for general operations, Sabin said.

An additional $20,000 went toward Campus Recreation, $90,000 went to Student Affairs and $55,000 went to Culinary Services, Sabin said.

The university also receives about $14,500 in complimentary Pepsi products

annually, which Pepsi is supposed to deliver as requested by the university, according to the contract.

In return, the university must supply Pepsi with eight VIP season passes, 300 general admission passes, two VIP parking passes and a “Pepsi Day for Family & Customers” for football games, according to the contract.

OU also supplies eight VIP season passes, 100 general admission tickets and two VIP parking passes for basketball games, four VIP season passes for baseball and hockey games and passes for 50 rounds of nine holes for golf.

Nicole Feckley, a junior in marketing, management and business analytics and also a personal trainer, said that she doesn’t appreciate the Pepsi fountains in the dining halls.

“They’re ruining kids by giving them sugary, fattening drinks,” Feckley said.

Grant Piguet, an alumnus who majored in games and animation, said he prefers Pepsi to Coke. “(I’m a) big fan of Mountain Dew, and Pepsi brings Mountain Dew, so I’m all about Pepsi,” he said.

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CORN MAZE CRAZE RILEY RUNNELLS ASST. CULTURE EDITOR Halloween is the time of picking pumpkins, drinking apple cider and going to haunted houses, but one activity offered at Sharp Farms is a nighttime corn maze.

Sharp Farms is a family-owned farm in Fairfield County that doubles as a family destination for fun activities in the fall months and a sweetcorn and vegetable farm in the summer months.

Though Sharp Farms credits themselves as doing its part to feed the world, its hobby is creating a family-friendly place for picking pumpkins, sharing its petting zoo, and now, for the second annual occasion, offering a two-night limited event, the “Night Maze.”

Aaron Ward, owner of the farm’s fall business, emphasizes the family aspect of the business. His grandfather owns the farm, so he loves to incorporate new events to create a space for family.

“We have the pumpkin farm and the corn maze and everything, and the night maze was just something to add to the farm for people to come out and enjoy,” Ward said.

“It just seemed right to add it to our whole venue as well.”

Ward started the event last year after looking for a way to spice up his family farm that has been around since 1838. The event had a great turnout, but Ward also received a lot of people calling to let the farm know they couldn’t make it to the event and hoped the farm would consider doing it again.

Sharp Farms offers a package deal for the petting zoo and

Sharp Farms opens family-friendly nighttime corn maze.

the night maze, where children and adults can attend the pumpkin patch and petting zoo in the afternoon, and after the petting zoo closes at dark, they can enter the night maze.

Ward is excited about the second annual night maze because he wants to make it a tradition for the farm. Because Ward emphasizes the family-friendly aspect of the business, there aren’t any scary elements to the maze other than the darkness of night.

“When it’s dark out, people get lost, and it’s really funny when some people take half an hour and then others take three hours to get in and out,” Ward said. “They’re having a great time with it, being able to get lost in it, and you don’t have the reference points that you have during the day, like being able to see the barn or the houses or the hillside. It’s just black, and it makes it quite a bit more difficult — and the kids find that scary enough.”

Ohio University students are excited that Sharp Farms is offering the event.

Meghan Bell, a freshman studying communication sciences and disorders, grew up attending corn mazes and thinks the farm’s incorporation of the event is a really good idea.

“Where I’m from, mazes are a really big thing, and I always liked going into corn mazes,” Bell said. “I think it’s a really fun idea, and I love that it’s family-friendly because I don’t like scary stuff.”

Emma Snyder, a freshman studying communication sciences and disorders, thinks the event is a cool opportunity for OU students living in Athens.

“It sounds like a cool event for children and families to come hang out and have some fun,” Snyder said. “It’s cool

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More than anything, Ward wants the event to be something fun that brings families together. He realizes that with only darkness as a horror element in the maze, he isn’t pulling in the type of demographic that would come to a Halloween corn maze, but he doesn’t mind as long as the families are enjoying it.

“It brings people together,” Ward said. “It gives something for kids to do that doesn’t cost a lot of money, and it’s just a wholesome family event.”

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‘BOO’ let the dogs out?

Don’t let the festivities of this Halloween distract you from listening to your pet’s wants and needs.

LILY ROBY FOR THE POST

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ith just over a week until Halloween festivities begin, students are busy purchasing costumes, decorations and candy. While decorations give the already haunted Athens an even spookier feel, most students don’t consider the safety of their pets over Halloween.

With thousands of people in town for the block party, Halloween results in a number of hazards that all responsible pet owners have to take seriously. Even though they add a spooky element to a haunted-house themed party, decorations like candles can pose dangers to pets because they can easily be knocked over.

Jessica Jones, a senior studying integrated media, has a personal horror story involving candles and her 1-year-old Turkish Angora cat, Bennie.

“He lit his tail on fire,” Jones said. “It scared him, so he ran upstairs and it put out the flame.”

Her long-haired cat’s tail swiped over the top of a candle and burst the tip of his tail into flames.

“I was terrified,” Jones said. “I had to give him a bath, and he had a little charred fur, but he was OK.” Ever since her cat’s accident, Jones has used extra caution with candles.

“You shouldn’t leave lit candles unattended,” Shelley Lieberman, owner of Friendly Paws Pet Supplies and Grooming in Athens, said. “Even attended, cats can walk by a candle and catch their tail on fire.”

Although dressing a kitten or puppy in a pumpkin costume may sound cute, many pet owners don’t take the feelings of their pets into account when selecting a costume.

“I see so many pets in costumes, and

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they seem really miserable and scared and sad,” Jones said.

Jones wants to dress up Bennie for Halloween but won’t because she doesn’t want to make him uncomfortable.

“I don’t want him to be in a house with a ton of people and also be wearing a caterpillar costume,” Jones said. “Don’t do it unless your pet likes it.”

Lieberman is a strong advocate of listening to a pet’s needs rather than forcing them into a costume.

“The first thing to consider is, ‘Will the costume stress the pet out so much that it just isn’t a good idea?’” Lieberman said.

To Lieberman, the pet’s comfortability in a costume should be an important factor in the owner’s decision of whether or not to dress them up.

“Be cognizant of your pet’s personality and what they can handle,” she said.

“If they love being dressed or tolerate it shortly, then go for it.”

Lieberman believes it just takes some common sense to ensure pet safety. Costumes shouldn’t be too loose or tight. On the other hand, well-fitting costumes can be helpful in keeping pets warm this time of year.

“On Halloween, I like to make sure my dog has a costume that keeps her warm,” Mallory Mullins, a sophomore studying health services administration, said.

Mullins has a teacup yorkie named CoCo Chanel.

“It’s also a fun idea to have dog treats on hand to pass out to other dogs in costumes,” Mullins said.

Having dog treats on hand can encourage responsible decision-making when it comes to feeding pets. It can be easy to give into the begging and feed a pet candy, but that can result in an upset stomach or even a trip to the emergency vet.

“Please do not feed candy to your pet,” Lieberman said.

To Lierberman, a simple, safe alternative to candy is pet treats. Pet owners can find Halloween-themed treats perfect for the season, too.

Trick-or-treating and Halloween parties also mean there will be increased foot traffic, which is a high risk to pets because it can make them anxious or cause them to escape from their homes.

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“It would be best to keep pets in a room or crate in your home where they can’t burst out the door, which will be opening and closing,” Lieberman said.

Lieberman believes a way to keep pets from escaping would be to sit outside when handing out candy, so they can’t run away.

It can be tempting to bring pets to Halloween parties to flaunt their cute costumes or include them in the festivities. However, this could cause stress to the pets.

“Please keep your pets at home,” Lieberman said.

Parties can be overwhelming for pets because the costumes, different smells and overstimulation can spook cats and dogs. Lieberman suggests relocating animals to a closed-off, safe space when hosting a party.

If people want to include their pets in Halloween festivities, they take them to one of the numerous pet-friendly Halloween events happening this October in Athens. Friendly Paws’ Pet Trick And Treat is Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. at Friendly Paws Pet Supplies and Grooming, 940 E. State St.

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A month of recognition October is Learning Disability Awareness Month.

KERI JOHNSON STAFF WRITER October is full of fun, spooky fall activities as well as homework and midterms, but it’s also Learning Disability Awareness Month.

Learning disabilities are neurological conditions that affect a person’s ability to process information. Anyone can have a learning disability. It’s especially important for students to do their best around this critical period, so one resource on campus for students with learning disabilities is Ohio University’s Student Accessibility Services (SAS), located in Baker University Center 348.

To Christina Jenkins, associate director for SAS, it’s better to get a start early on with accessibility needs. SAS exists to serve those in need. Its sole goal is to help.

“I encourage students to reach out to us if they need to,” Jenkins said. “Come talk with us. It’s better to come in early on rather than late into the semester.”

If students think they might need accessibility services, they can stop by and ask questions, commitment-free. Students can also fill out the accommodations request form online.

“It’s different from student to student,” Jenkins said. “We help with whatever an individual is experiencing.”

Reese Little, a sophomore studying communication sciences and disorders, has utilized accessibility services since her freshman year.

“Accessibility services do so much for me,” Little said. “They provide (additional) notes and reading materials. They provide a calculator for my math dyslexia, which helps me stay organized when I have to use it, and it’s all free.”

Little has ADHD and dyslexia, which to her, go hand-in-hand.

“It means I have to work harder and try and focus on things,” she said.

For Little, accommodations from accessibility services are a big help. Little likes to think of the extra effort she puts into her schoolwork as motivation.

“Reading isn’t my thing, but that’s not an excuse,” she said. “I like to think of it as an advantage — a good thing.”

Little said she has also gone to tutoring services.

“It helps me focus,” she said. “It’s helpful.

I like it; it’s fun.”

Another resource Little utilizes through the help of accessibility services is her registered therapy animal, a puppy named Harley.

“Harley is my angel,” Little said.

Harley provides comfort and an incentive for Little when she needs it the most.

“With my ADHD and anxiety, I always want to be doing something,” she said. “He helps me stay busy and stay focused.”

Having a pet to take care of motivates Little to keep a routine. Each morning, she takes Harley on a walk through South Green.

For Little, getting a therapy dog was an exhaustive process but well worth it.

“The process for a therapy dog is kind of long,” she said.

Keeping a pet in a dorm requires more than just standard city registration and care. Animals have to have additional vaccinations and paperwork.

“It takes a little bit of time,” she said. “It can be expensive but not that hard. (It’s) definitely worth it.”

Little thinks it takes a special kind of pet owner to keep an animal in a dorm. There are more obligations when having a pet in a residence hall.

“You have to be a responsible owner,” she said.

For Little, one of the biggest challenges of being a student with accessibility needs was getting her prescription transferred.

Before finding a doctor in the area, Little traveled to Columbus every month to refill her prescription.

“It is so difficult to get a prescription transferred,” she said. “It can take up to a full year to switch to a doctor that’s in Athens.”

The process of getting her medicine relocated was long, difficult and expensive.

Little had to be established with a local physician, go to testing and get re-diagnosed.

This was inconvenient and stressful for her, she said.

“I need my prescription to function,” she said. “It’s something I experience every single day.”

Maria Breckenridge, a junior studying integrated media, used accessibility services heavily her freshman and sophomore years.

The additional test-taking time helped her anxiety, and extra notes helped her study.

“I had a really good first couple years,” Breckenridge said. “I haven’t had a bad experience.”

With Breckenridge’s current course load, she hasn’t felt the need to use accessibility services yet this semester, but she knows that she can if needed.

She encourages anybody who think they might be in need of accommodations to contact accessibility services.

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Democratic candidates take aim at Warren during 4th Democratic Debate

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The impeachment inquiry and Elizabeth Warren’s emerging status as a front-runner became an early focus of the 12 candidates while they debated at Otterbein University.

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GEORGE SHILLCOCK FOR THE POST Twelve of the 19 Democratic candidates for the 2020 election took the stage Tuesday at Otterbein University in Westerville for the fourth Democratic debate.

Early in the debate, the candidates fielded questions about the impeachment inquiry and expressed their support of the inquiry. Eleven of the candidates quickly leveled their attacks on a new target: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Warren, who is largely seen as an emerging front-runner, faced criticism throughout the night on her promises to bring what she terms as a “big structural change” to American government and society.

The debate showed that the primary is entering a new phase. Rather than just a single front-runner in former Vice President Joe Biden, who has led in the polls since he first entered the race, the Democratic electorate and the candidates are taking notice of Warren. While her rise has been beneficial to her own campaign, it was evident throughout the night that Biden also benefits in a way because the attacks by other candidates are largely taken off him and directed at her.

Moderators Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett of CNN and Marc Lacey of The New York Times questioned Biden about his son’s involvement in a foreign company. This was the only time Biden was really pressed on an issue during the night.

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Biden’s position on the Ukrainian energy company’s board is the main reason why U.S. House of Representative Democrats were able to gain enough support to start the inquiry.

His phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requesting to investigate Biden and his son is under scrutiny.

“Look, my son did nothing wrong,” Biden said. “I did nothing wrong. I carried out the policy of the United States government in rooting out corruption in Ukraine, and that’s what we should be focusing on.”

Biden’s Democratic colleagues offered very little criticism of him on this topic, and the moderators were quick to move on to other pressing issues like healthcare, foreign policy and the economy.

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar made their voices heard throughout the night. The two midwesterners saw an opening to speak up while Biden sat back and watched them attack Warren.

Warren was constantly on defense. Other candidates who are sitting lower in the polls, such as California Sen. Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, spoke up against Warren.

Yang specifically cited that Warren is correct when she talks about the U.S. living in a “winner-take-all economy” but criticized her position on implementing a wealth tax to pay for things like universal Pre-K and

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The problem is that it’s been tried in Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden and all those countries ended up repealing it because it had massive implementation problems and did not generate the revenue that they’d projected,” Yang said.

Klobuchar was increasingly critical of Warren throughout the night but also established herself as an

alternative to Biden for moderate voters. On “Medicare For All,” a plan Warren sides with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on, Klobuchar began her attacks by assessing how Warren would pay for the plan.

“At least Bernie’s being honest here and saying how he’s going to pay for this and that taxes are going to go up,” Klobuchar said. “And I’m sorry, Elizabeth, but you have not

said that, and I think we owe it to the American people to tell them where we’re going to send the invoice.”

Sanders offered little support to Warren, who he has teamed up with in previous debates to fend off attacks on their own progressive platforms. The self-described Democratic-Socialist spent the night instead defending the plans by himself and trying to gain back ground

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he has lost to Warren in polls.

Despite taking heavy hits from all the candidates on stage, this debate showed that Warren’s presence as a front-runner is not being taken lightly by anyone. Warren was able to fight back and use her additional speaking time to advocate for her ideas.

Sanders, who recently suffered a heart attack while on the campaign

trail, also faced questions about his health. He was quick to reassure the audience and his fellow candidates of his health and said he would prove it through mounting a vigorous campaign.

Sanders, 78, wasn’t the only candidate to face questions on how health and age play into their fitness for office. Biden, 76, Warren, 70, and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard,

38, were also questioned about how experience weighs against a candidate’s age.

Gabbard was a newcomer to the stage since she didn’t meet the polling and donation thresholds for previous debates set by the Democratic National Convention. If elected, she will become the youngest president to be inaugurated in American history.

One of the key moments from the night came when the moderators shifted the focus of the debate to foreign policy in the context of Turkey’s recent invasion of Syria and President Trump’s choice to withdraw U.S. forces, who are allied with the Kurdish militia in the region.

All of the candidates expressed their disdain for the president’s foreign policy choices, but they also couldn’t all agree on how the situation needs to be handled to eventually pull troops out of the region.

Gabbard and Buttigieg, who are both U.S. military veterans, disagreed on how the U.S. can go about pulling out of what was termed as an “endless war” in the Middle East.

“Well, first of all, we’ve got to understand the reality of the situation there, which is that the slaughter of the Kurds being done by Turkey is yet another negative consequence of the regime change war that we’ve been waging in Syria,” Gabbard said.

Gabbard, who has been accused of being an apologist for the dictator of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, was then criticized by Buttigieg.

“The slaughter going on in Syria is not a consequence of American presence. It’s a consequence of a withdrawal and a betrayal by this president of American allies and American values,” Buttigieg said.

Buttigieg asserted himself as a moderate alternative to voters as well. He also sparred with O’Rourke on gun control and whether mandatory buybacks are an achievable policy position.

O’Rourke is one candidate in the field who is calling for assault weapon buybacks to be mandatory rather than voluntary, an issue that is splitting the field.

Buttigieg claimed that this position is unachievable and puts at risk the possibility of passing more moderate gun control policies, like

expanded background checks and red flag laws. O’Rourke and Buttigieg quickly hashed out an argument they’d been having on the campaign trail in front of the national audience.

“If someone does not turn in an AR-15 or an AK-47, one of these weapons of war, or brings it out in public and brandishes it in an attempt to intimidate, as we saw when we were at Kent State recently, then that weapon will be taken from them,” O’Rourke said. “If they persist, they will be other consequences from law enforcement.”

While many of the candidates on stage spent the night fighting with each other, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker spent the night trying to keep a focus on President Trump.

“The only person sitting at home enjoying that was Donald Trump,” Booker said, while criticizing the moderators for their questions on Biden’s son.

Tom Steyer, a billionaire and a leading voice on calling for Trump’s impeachment, was also a newcomer to the debate stage and didn’t make much of a mark. The candidate struggled to assert himself and often faced criticism for his vast wealth by candidates like Warren and Klobuchar.

Other issues that were brought up during the night included foreign election interference, the opioid crisis, income inequality, increased automation and abortion.

The next Democratic Primary debate is scheduled to take place on Nov. 20 in Atlanta. The number of candidates on stage is expected to shrink as the DNC qualifying rules get more strict.

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FAMILY TIES

Ohio defenseman Patrick Roach (No. 26) poses for a portrait at Bird Arena in Athens, Ohio.

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Patrick Roach’s deep family connection to Ohio JACK GLECKLER SLOT EDITOR Patrick Roach has kept Ohio University in the back of his head for years.

The freshman defenseman has deep family ties to Athens, both at the university and in the hockey program. All three of his older siblings attended Ohio. His oldest brother, Jim, played hockey for the Bobcats when Patrick was just getting into the sport. He remembers pounding on the glass whenever his family took trips down to Athens to cheer his brother on.

Roach’s second brother, Sean, was one of the founding players of the Division II team at Ohio. Following a brief stint on the Division I team, Sean’s time for hockey was limited because of the strain caused by being an aviation major. Alongside fellow teammate Nick Frasse, Sean gathered enough resources and formed the Division II Bobcats.

Patrick, a native of Mars, Pennsylvania, dropped lacrosse and baseball to immerse himself in hockey completely during his freshman year of high school.

He played for both the Mars High School varsity team and the junior league Esmark Stars. Roach moved up to the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite U18 team in his senior year of high school.

Roach is a finance and business pre-law major and takes his future career seriously. He quit the New England Wolves in the 2018-19 season to move back home in order to work while still playing hockey.

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working for his father and brother at a contracting business and playing for the Pittsburgh Vengeance.

During his year with the Vengeance, Roach felt he was ready for college. It was the end of his amateur career, and his coach, Dave Dorsey, helped prepare him for recruiters. Dorsey was a strict coach who told players how it was and did his best to make sure they fit a role correctly. He told Roach that he wasn’t I was a much of a goal scorer and instead to focus on being bundle of a physical presence and helping get his teammates who can score the room they need. joy when Meanwhile, Roach came into contact with forI got the mer head coach Sean Hogan and Jeremy Browning of Ohio. Browning kept Roach within arm’s reach, phone call. regularly texting and checking up on him to see how I was all his year was progressing. Come summer, Browning for it, and extended an offer for Roach to join the team.

“I was a bundle of joy when I got that phone call,” I couldn’t Roach said. “I was all for it, and I couldn’t wait.” wait.”

It wasn’t a hard decision. Roach had his sights set on Ohio before Browning ever worked for the team.

Unknown to Roach, he was joining several other - Patrick Roach, Pittsburgh natives, including his current roommate a freshman Nick Erker, in the Bobcats’ massive freshman class. studying Roach and his family have kept close over the finance and years. Jim and their sister, Dominique, both work business for the family company as a supervisor and head of pre-law marketing, respectively. Sean is currently a pilot for Republic Airlines. His parents have always supported their children’s hockey careers, and they know hockey is what makes them happy.

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single day,” Roach said. “My dad was always the one to push me, and my mom always picked me up after a bad day.”

Roach modeled much of his work ethic after his family. His father always prioritized providing for his wife and kids, which is what inspired him to go into a white-collar line of work. Dominique coming back to the family business to run marketing also influenced Roach’s choice.

“Her decision to stay home is one I respect,” Roach said. “There’s a world of opportunity out there, and she’s happy as can be. She works incredibly hard with the books and sales.”

Even now, Roach’s parents still make regular trips to Athens to support the team. Even if he doesn’t play that weekend, they still make the effort to come down and cheer the Bobcats on because they know Roach cares about it that much.

Roach hasn’t seen much action for the Bobcats this season, but he’s working to keep himself ready for when his name gets called. He doesn’t like to focus on his own personal goals. He’d rather help to improve the team before himself. He frequently stays behind after practice with several other players to round out what they all struggle with, himself included.

And his family will be there to support him every step of the way.

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SOCCER

A grand entrance Maddie Young has made a spot for herself in Ohio’s offensive core.

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Maddie Young, a freshman center for the Ohio University women’s soccer team, poses for a portrait before morning practice on Oct. 9, 2019. (ERIN BURK / FOR THE POST)

Maddie Young came into her first season just hoping to get consistent playing time for Ohio.

The Bobcats came into 2019 with an established core of offensive talent that held high expectations. Young, a freshman forward, was unsure about her ability to contribute toward those expectations.

She did get playing time coming off the bench to start the season, and during that time, she reached a career milestone.

In the Aug. 30 match against Cleveland State, Young received a beautiful cross from sophomore Abby Townsend, poked the ball past the Vikings’ goalie and scored her first collegiate goal.

Young ran into the open arms of senior Alivia Milesky before she was surrounded by her teammates in celebration.

She continued to be an important offensive piece for Ohio coming off the bench until she got the starting nod on Sept. 13. against Robert Morris.

Young didn’t even think that being a starter was going to be a role for her. After all, the Bobcats still had their core intact.

Nothing was going wrong. In fact, things couldn’t have been better for the team with its best start in program history.

So when coach Aaron Rodgers approached her about becoming a starter, Young felt some nerves about being put in such a big role so soon in her career. But he emphasized to her to keep it simple and focus on the game.

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said. “He definitely helped me with my confidence.”

Not only has Young earned a starting spot for Ohio, but she has further strengthened offensive role on a team with an abundance of talent. She currently is second on the Bobcats this season in both goals scored and assists. Young’s output as a freshman so far has blown away her initial expectations for her first season.

She continues to grow into her role within the team as the season progresses, but signs of being a freshman still show, and growing pains are unavoidable. Something she had to pick up fairly quickly was working on the minor details of her game that weren’t as noticeable during her high school career.

“The faster play and the quick transitions of the game can always catch people off guard,” she said.

For Young, improving on noticing those details comes in practice. The work she’s put in with her teammates and Rodgers has been essential in making her transition from high school to the collegiate level as smooth as possible.

A teammate she’s leaned on both on and off the field is junior Paige Knorr. Young has known Knorr since childhood.

Along with answering Young’s “silly questions” about college life, Knorr has helped Young get used to the speed and physicality of college play.

Young has already had a strong start to her Ohio career, and she won’t allow her early success to lead to complacency.

She got her starting spot by proving she was ready for the opportunity, and she plans on approaching the rest of her career with that same mentality.

“Next year, I’m going to come out here like I’ve never played on this field and work as hard as I can.”

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House Bill 6 petitions hurt Ohio’s energy investments

SHELBY CAMPBELL is a junior studying strategic communication at Ohio University.

They’re on every street corner, at the top of every hill. They jump out of nowhere outside of dining halls and dorms, and they’re outside the bars on the weekend — calling for signatures to “help make them a buck.”

They might be annoying, but those petitioners are helping to get legislation on the ballot that would affect every single Ohioan. They’re petitioners who are campaigning to get the Ohio House Bill 6 referendum on the ballot.

House Bill 6 subsidizes four energy production plants — two nuclear plants and two coal plants — in and around Ohio. Without House Bill 6, which passed earlier this year, those four plants would have been closed by its bankrupt owners, Akron-based FirstEnergy Solutions.

Once those petitions have enough signatures, it will allow voters to delay the implementation of House Bill 6 and potentially strike down the legislation altogether.

Although the bill has saved jobs, it push-

es Ohio deeper into the energy crisis. Ohio, and every other state, is at a breaking point where legislators need to decide whether they want to update infrastructure and invest in new forms of energy or continue using the nonrenewable resources that damage the environment.

Signing that petition will allow voters to decide for themselves whether they believe those plants should be subsidized by taxpayers. The petitions, created by Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts, can help push the discussion about divesting from nonrenewable energy.

Nuclear and coal plants closing should be seen as a societal shift. Where those plants close, new opportunities for investment should arise, which, in turn, will employ Ohio’s

energy workers. Investing in future opportunities helps energy workers by employing and training them for healthier long-term jobs.

Subsidizing those plants is keeping Ohio in the past, and voters should want to invest in new technologies.

Despite their tactics, the petitioners should be welcome. Ohioans have a right to decide whether part of their energy bills should go to a bankrupt company. Signing those petitions and voting ‘no’ if it ends up on the ballot will show legislators that Ohio is done with coal and nonrenewable energy resources.

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 at @bloodbuzzohioan.

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Monica is the worst character on ‘Friends’

JACKSON HORVAT is a sophomore studying journalism at Ohio University.

Friends is one of those shows that sticks around for a long time. It continues to be watched and talked about to this day — and probably for years to come. With this continuing lifespan, there has been a constant, unadulterated hatred that has festered for one character: Ross Geller.

It’s time, though, for the hatred to stop. Ross Geller is not the worst character on Friends. Jealousy, anger problems, a bit of an ego, they’re there, but they’re all established in comedic situations and ultimately make for quality television.

Ross, through his faults, makes up a large percentage of the show’s iconic moments and lines quoted by a society still obsessed with this sitcom.

The worst character on Friends is the Geller-turned-Bing, Monica.

To start, she’s way too controlling.

There’s this constant drawl of needing to yell and whine and order others around in almost every scene she’s in. If Chandler spills something, if Rachel doesn’t agree with her, the audience feels their fear be-

cause they know what is to come. Everything must be done her way, no exceptions.

The key difference in why she’s the worst starts with the fact that she’s not funny. Ross, given his faults, still ends up being funny. His stupidity can be laughed at, not in a way to write off his problems, but to acknowledge them as part of the show and find the humor in the situations he gets himself into because of them.

Monica, whether it’s her obsessiveness or another scene of her berating a character, usually Chandler, is not funny.

She’s hypocritical. She’s a complete neat freak and yells at someone for moving an ottoman, but she has a secret clutter-filled closet. She scolds Phoebe for her selfish behavior, but she hides lottery tickets and openly says money is more important than friendship. She makes poor Fun Bobby go sober and then dumps him for being boring.

The way she acts and talks about her ex, Richard, is the worst of the worst. Hiding that she ran into him, inviting him over to sit at the table Chandler was going to propose at, it’s an awful case of not being over an ex. She lets Chandler get hurt by it time and time again throughout the show because of it. It’s like she has to convince herself that she’s happier with Chandler, which isn’t fair to him at all.

So, it’s time to direct some of that Geller hatred toward the sibling that deserves it, and cut Ross some slack. A compromise could be offered in which this hate is spread evenly between the two, but the problem there is that Monica, unlike Ross, just isn’t funny to watch at all.

At least we can all agree Joey and Phoebe put the rest to shame when it comes to the best characters on the show. Right?

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Local municipalities defend their eroding right to home rule.

ABBY MILLER | NEWS EDITOR ouncilwoman Chris Fahl became the representative of Athens’ fourth ward to protect the health, safety and welfare of those who reside there. Right now, those people are angry.

That anger isn’t necessarily directed towards Fahl. Fahl says people in her ward are upset by prevailing corporate interests, restrictions on where people can protest and the minimum wage. In all of those cases, she said, the state legislature in Ohio is taking away the right for municipalities like Athens to make their own decisions on issues like those.

Municipalities in Ohio have home rule, meaning local governments can make their own laws outside of the Ohio Revised Code. At the same time, the state government can use its power of preemption to make laws that render local actions obsolete.

That’s where the people in Fahl’s ward get upset.

“People are pissed,” Fahl said. “They should be pissed.

It doesn’t matter if you’re Republican or Independent, or, you know, Democrat … who cares? It’s an infringement of our basic rights.”

Home rule is slipping through the fingers of local governments across the state. While action can be taken to mitigate the effects of state government preemption, it still leaves municipalities restricted in meeting the demands of their citizens and taking action in the current political moment.

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WRITTEN ROOTS Municipalities and counties are explicitly given the right to home rule in Ohio’s state constitution.

“Municipalities shall have authority to exercise all powers of local self-government and to adopt and enforce within their limits such local police, sanitary and other similar regulations, as are not in conflict with general laws,” according to the state constitution.

Not all states have home rule written in their state constitution. Because of this, Fahl said it’s important to know what exactly home rule is and to protect it. “(Ohio was) one of the most progressive states in the union,” Fahl said. “And they looked at (home rule), and it’s important to understand the history of it, and also understand … what it takes away from us when they impose on it, when it takes away from our people, where the people live.”

Councilman Jeff Risner, D-2nd Ward, has been on City Council for about eight years. He’s seen local government preemption become a larger issue during the past four to five years.

The Republican-controlled state administration, and its growing pro-business agenda are largely to blame, Risner said. He also said the loss of home rule seems to have slowed down a bit ever since Gov. John Kasich left office earlier this year.

“The governor is aware that this has been a histori-

cal concern for local city and village councils,” Dan Tierney, press secretary for DeWine, said. “The governor’s approach has been to try and be more of a partner with local governments. You saw that approach with his budget where he works to provide specific targeted funding sources to local governments.”

Risner says Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Housholder is to blame for most of the current state preemption of local laws.

“He’s been very, very … pro-business before, pro-very large corporation business, rather the small business,” Risner said. “And to do that, legislation … has taken more and more of our local control away.”

Fahl, also a Democrat, said preemption started back with Kasich.

“This is not a balance of preemption,” Fahl said. “This is a Republican tool.”

State preemption prompted Athens City Council to pass a resolution in March that reaffirmed the city’s ability to home rule, according to a previous Post report. The resolution noted encroaching statewide regulations on fracking, single-use plastic products and common sense gun safety restrictions.

MODERN DAY ISSUES House Bill 242, which was introduced in May, would re-

strict local municipalities from being able to charge taxes for single-use plastic products. That would include plastic bags.

Fahl said the bill was the legislature’s attempt to standardize rules across the state in order to benefit both the plastics and fracking industries.

“It’s basically saying ... we’re held captive to industry,” Fahl said. “The legislature is legislated for corporations and not for the people of Ohio.”

Preemption also takes away the ability for people who are a part of the individual cities and know them best to make the laws, Risner said. Minimum wage is another issue where the state has preempted local governments from making its own regulations.

Fahl said she would like the minimum wage in Athens to be $15. Preemption means that Athens has to follow the state-mandated minimum wage instead, which is $8.55 an hour, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce.

“They’re not paid very well. They’re not paid a living wage. They don’t have benefits, and they don’t get sick leave,” Fahl said. “That’s how our legislature sees people down here. Health insurance, any of that sort of stuff … for the most vulnerable of our citizens? We can’t do anything about that.”

PLAYING OFFENSE While direct action can’t be taken to fix Athens’ minimum wage or impose fees on plastics, local preemption does do at least one good thing for local government. Fahl said the issue of preemption pushes legislators to think outside of the box like never before.

In response to the preemption of the city’s ability to zone land use, which allowed for fracking and dumping to

occur closer to city limits, Athens established new chapters in its city code.

The Athens Resource Extraction and Waste Disposal Monitoring and Mitigation Program made it so companies who want to mine or extract resources in Athens must get a license from the city.

For every instance of local government preemption, City Council also writes a resolution stating its opposition. Fahl is usually the one to write those resolutions.

Those resolutions are sent to a slew of officials, including Rep. Jay Edwards, Sen. Frank Hoagland and Gov. DeWine, among others.

A resolution on House Bill 242 was passed and sent, according to a previous Post report. It stated Council’s opposition to the bill and urged the Ohio state government to take additional action.

“Athens City Council hereby declares its opposition to House Bill 242, as it continues to preempt municipal Home Rule authority by prohibiting municipalities the opportunity to govern the use of disposable single-use plastic,” according to the resolution.

The fight for home rule extends all over the state. The Ohio Municipal League, based in Columbus, represents municipalities across the state, including Athens. The nonprofit mostly engages with the legislative branch by lobbying and meeting with administrators to advocate for the rights of municipalities.

Ashley Brewster, director of communications for the Ohio Municipal League, said the nonprofit’s work often includes issues of home rule.

“We try to alert members when testimony for bills that are especially impactful preemptions against home rule

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are up for hearing, so that ... local leaders can either come to the statehouse and testify in opposition to them, or if there’s a bill that we really like, we want them to come to the statehouse and support it,” Brewster said.

One of the major bills the Ohio Municipal League, or OML, has worked against is House Bill 242. OML has offered opposition testimony on the bill. “(House Bill 242 is) not moving,” Brewster said. “But we’re definitely ... that’s one of the bigger ones that we’ve been tracking on behalf of our members.”

In one of the biggest issues of local government preemption, Athens joined a lawsuit with other cities throughout Ohio to oppose a state-mandated communication law, according to a previous Post report. That law would allow communication companies, such as AT&T, to put their equipment on light poles and traffic lights throughout Ohio cities.

Joining the lawsuit cost the city $6,000, according to the previous report. Risner said the suit is still ongoing, but progress has been slow.

The lawsuit was initiated in 2017 and marked continuing government preemption that the city and others around the state continue to fight.

Risner and Fahl both agree that they could see Athens engaging in additional litigation down the road to protect their right to home rule.

“We would jump into a suit and try and take it to court,” Risner said. “You may lose, but you go down swinging.”

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8 dos and don’ts of Halloween costumes RILEY RUNNELLS ASST. CULTURE EDITOR Halloween is the time of year where people can spend a night getting creative and being whoever they want to be.

However, with the freedom of creativity comes people who go too far while trying to be funny. To help everyone avoid that and have a fun, offense-free Halloween, here are the dos and don’ts of Halloween costumes: DO: DRESS UP LIKE YOUR FAVORITE CELEBRITY OR CHARACTER Celebrities and characters are some of the best go-to costumes for Halloween. Celebrities are prominent in the media, so there’s lots of photos of them to go off, and obviously characters in film or television are easy to view and imitate. These costumes can give you a chance to spend the night portraying someone who you greatly admire or just think has a cool look.

DON’T: DRESS UP LIKE A CELEBRITY OR CHARACTER YOU CAN’T APPROPRIATELY PORTRAY Here’s the deal: if you’re white, you cannot dress up like a black, a Hispanic, or Asian person. Basically, any other race that isn’t white. If it’s a character in a film where the race doesn’t matter, that’s a different story, but portraying an actor while utilizing cultural stereotypes is completely inappropriate for Halloween attire.

That includes specific coloring of your skin to portray someone, culturally stereotypical clothing to portray some-

one or anything else that is specifically pertinent to a race or culture that isn’t yours. Truly, it’s better to stay safe than to be sorry, so just think about what you wear or who you portray before you do it.

DO: DRESS COMFORTABLY AND WARMLY October is a cold month, people. Going out in little clothing may seem like a fun and sexy idea at the time, but the second you walk outside, you’ll immediately regret it. Try finding costumes where you have layers for indoors and outdoors, or if you’ll be outside the entire time, try finding a costume where you can dress for the weather conditions. There are still ways to completely rock a cold-weather costume, so don’t think your night is ruined if the weather requires you to wear a little more clothing than you’d planned.

DON’T: WEAR UNCOMFORTABLE AND WEATHER-INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING The point stands: if you’re itchy and cold all night, it’s likely that you won’t have any fun at your respective Halloween party. To avoid a costume crisis, just plan ahead for the weather conditions, and try to find fabrics and costumes that are designed to be more comfortable, especially if you’re going to be out for a long period of time. Comfort is always better than a lack thereof.

DO: DRESS UP LIKE ACTION HEROES OR COOL WARRIOR FIGURES Some of the most empowering costumes can be hero figures and warriors. Marvel’s Avengers characters, Katniss from The Hunger Games or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are great costume ideas for Halloween. Putting on the suit of a superhero or strong warrior figure that you look up to can really boost your confidence for Halloween, so that’s always a great route to go.

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Dressing up like a police officer can be cause for arrest as well because of all of the real police officers out to monitor the parties. It can also be considered disrespectful to dress up as a member of the military or any armed forces, so again, it’s better to be safe than sorry with your costume choice.

DO: WEAR PAIR OR GROUP COSTUMES Group costumes or couples costumes can be such a creative task. With all of the funny couples characters and friend group characters in real life with celebrities or from film and television, there’s endless options to choose from. It doesn’t even have to be group or couples characters; you could also dress as something like PB&J or a rock, paper and scissors.

DON’T: GO OUT WITHOUT A BUDDY Group and couples costumes can also inspire safety. Going out during Halloween parties or festivities can be overwhelming with all of the people, so having a buddy system or a group of people you can rely on is arguably the best thing you can do. Even if you don’t coordinate your costumes, make sure you stay safe this Halloween by enlisting a friend or two to go out with you. However, if they’re already going out with you, might as well get creative with your coordination.

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7 pop culture-inspired costumes to expect this Halloween MADYSON LEWELLYN ASST. BEAT EDITOR

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he only thing scarier than Halloween itself is the question that haunts us each year: “What are you going to dress up as?” While the classic cat ears, vampire fangs and football jerseys will inevitably be on repeat, this Halloween is sure to be dominated by the biggest pop culture moments of the year.

Whether you’re deciding between storming Area 51 as an alien or taking polaroids as a VSCO girl, it’s going to be a tough choice to make. Thankfully, 2019 blessed us with endless memes, movies and trends to choose from this spooky season. If you’ve had your heart set on a costume idea or need some last minute inspiration, here are seven trendy looks to expect this upcoming Halloween: EUPHORIA CAST HBO’s series Euphoria has become all the rage since it premiered in June. Along with the craze came a new wave of iconic fashion moments that push bright eyeshadow, rave glitter, rhinestones and all things leather.

Channel your inner Maddy (Alexa Demie) with a sultry yet glamorous look, or look to Rue (Zendaya) for a more casual yet relaxed vibe.

The characters also sported other costumes during the season, such as Kat (Barbie Ferreira) in a nun costume, Lexi (Maude Apatow) in a Bob Ross costume and Nate (Jacob Elordi) in a prisoner costume. With a variety of styles featured, it’s easy to ring in spooky season the euphoric way.

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WHITE CLAW There’s no laws, especially when you’re dressed like a White Claw. During the trendy season of “Hot Girl Summer,” the increasing demand for the spiked seltzer caused a national shortage. However, there will be no shortage of people sporting White Claw-inspired costumes this Halloween. With the release of “Ain’t No Laws” T-shirts, the costume is bound to be expected this year. Make the costume even more thirst-quenching by tailoring the color scheme to your favorite flavor.

VSCO GIRL It’s time to ditch the cat ears and embrace the scrunchies. Out of all the dominating trends of 2019, the VSCO (pronounced vis-co) girl ensemble is slated to make a popular appearance on Halloween. The meme-based costume can be easily accomplished with a few key items: a wrist full of scrunchies, pastel crocs, a hydro flask covered in trendy stickers and a classic oversized T-shirt. You can further the stereotype even more by making a few Tik Toks in the meantime and saying the phrase “and I oop!”

THE VLOG SQUAD David Dobrik and his friends, known as “The Vlog Squad,” have taken social media and the vlogging world by storm. The 23-year-old rose to fame over Vine and now sits highly upon YouTube with roughly 14 million subscribers. If you’re looking for a last minute idea that’s humorous and easy to pull off, this group costume is tailored just for you. Grab your friends, a baseball cap, a black hoodie, jeans and a camera to vlog all your Halloween festivities.

STRANGER THINGS CAST With its spooky aesthetic and nail-biting plot, Stranger Things-inspired costumes are sure to circulate each year.

Flip your Halloween upside down for a group costume as the Stranger Things squad or a solo costume as a demogorgon. The beauty behind the ’80s style is within the simplicity of using clothing items that you may already have on hand. Grab your khaki shorts, knee high socks and a box of Eggo waffles to pull off the trendy yet timeless look.

AREA 51 ALIENS Obviously, the classic alien costume during Halloween will never lose its zest. However, after the recent “Storm Area 51” craze and viral Facebook memes, you can expect to see more extraterrestrials. Although Alienstock was a bust, the trendy and last-minute Halloween costume doesn’t have to be. The good news: you only need an alien mask and a killer Naruto run.

As 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, astronauts suits are bound to be a hit as well. Brace yourself because you will definitely “see them aliens” come Oct. 31.

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Fifty years after a young Graham Nash graced the Woodstock stage, the singer-songwriter is bringing his storytelling tour to Athens.

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with Crosby, Stills and Nash (CSN) and the Hollies, Nash is known for penning hits such as Crosby, Stills and Nash’s “Teach Your Children” and “Marrakesh Express.” He was also inducted twice into the Songwriters Hall of Fame as a solo artist and with CSN. Nash has always used his platform to advocate his beliefs. In 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young — Young wasn’t a consistent member — released “Ohio,” written

by Young. It was a protest song mourning the deaths of four Kent State University students when a peaceful protest turned violent at the hands of law enforcement.

Today, Nash continues this sentiment, fighting for gun control and supporting other activists who are doing the same.

“I certainly am enjoying the passion behind people like the survivors from the Parkland school shooting in Florida several months ago,” Nash said. “Their passion for going around the country to register people to vote and to encourage people not to vote for politicians who take money from the NRA or the gun lobby — their passion is fantastic.”

The Grammy winner is still pushing the same peaceful agenda that he was when he took the Woodstock stage in 1969, and he believes that it is more relevant now than ever before.

“The truth is, the things that the hippies believed in are still true today,” Nash said. “Love is better than hate.

Peace is better than war. We have to take care of each other ’cause we’re all that we have on this planet. We only have one planet. We only have one skin.”

Nash also expressed his support for Greta Thunberg’s recent climate change campaign and believes that her sense of urgency ought to spread.

“I sometimes feel very pessimistic about the future of climate change and how it is going to affect humanity,” Nash said. “There are days when I feel like we’re past the tipping point, and it’s going to get much worse much faster than people imagine.”

But still, Nash believes we must continue to fight. “[The people] have to keep pressure because that’s the only way politicians know how to deal with what their customers want,” Nash said.

The 77-year-old has inspired young, local singer-songwriters like Sam Debatin, the guitarist of Athens-Based band Velvet Green.

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ic it’s uncomfortable, but also make it not so general it doesn’t mean anything,” Debatin, a sophomore studying art history, said. “There’s this balance you have to find between universal relatability and your own personal thoughts and feelings. Finding that balance is a really cool skill to have if you can do it.”

Singer-songwriter Greg Bitowski, an Athens resident, pulls inspiration from Nash’s work as well.

“He’s one of my main idols as a singer-songwriter,” Bitowski said.

Bitowski admires Nash’s ability to create songs with jarring social relevance.

“As singer-songwriters, we all have our fluff songs, but you always do try to reach a bit deeper and come up with something a bit more meaningful,” Bitowski said.

Nash has continued writing songs that shed light on human beings’ failure to look out for each other.

“I think once people hear songs like ‘Immigration Man’ and ‘Field Worker’ and ‘Chicago’ … They’re gonna understand that I’m a human being and that I’m the same as them. I’m trying to speak out about things that are important to me,” Nash said. “And that’s what I’m

allowed to do in this country. That’s why I’m an American citizen.”

U.K. native Nash came to America in search of musical validation but stayed in hopes of bettering the nation.

“I was appreciated [in America] more than I was in England,” Nash said. “I felt much more needed in America than I did in England at that time. I’ve been here over 50 years, and I’m proud.”

Nash wants his legacy to be one of making the world a better place. In hopes of doing so, he offered some advice to the Millennial and Generation-Z populations.

“Every breath that you take, every choice that you make in your life is important. We have to remember that,” Nash said. “I would say two things. One: take your face out of that screen, and two: follow your heart. Your heart knows what you need to do. Your heart knows what’s correct and what’s not correct. Follow your heart, and you won’t go far wrong.” @HALLEWEBER13 HW422715@OHIO.EDU

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FRIDAY Hope Davis and The Sun Boats at 8 p.m. at Little Fish Brewing Company, 8675 Armitage Road. Local Athens folk singer-songwriter Hope Davis brings her travel experiences back to Athens through a night of music with trio The Sun Boats.

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