When I started my time at Ohio University, I was in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio, navigating a global pandemic while attending college virtually. There was one thing I wanted to do once I arrived on campus: take every opportunity to learn and write about culture in and around Athens.
Entering college, I didn’t think I’d get as much field experience as I have now. Before I lived on campus, I conducted all my interviews over the phone. I rarely received the opportunity to attend the events I was writing about because of the distance. It felt like I was always missing a piece of the puzzle.
Once I arrived in Athens my second year of school, I truly felt the impact and importance of Athens’ bricks.
interviewed for a story contributed to my work at The Post and have become people I now grab coffee with or say “Hi,” to on the street.
Through meeting people and writing stories, I have built a network here in Athens; it feels like a place I belong. That’s the treasure of this town: it has the ability to make anyone feel welcome. I was lucky enough to experience this warm welcome through storytelling.
Working at The Post has also helped me meet other students and get a taste of all the organizations OU has to offer. Helping organizations promote and highlight the events they work so hard on is rewarding as a journalist; it’s the best part of the job.
every corner.
This being my last year at OU makes me nostalgic of all the events I’m going to miss out on. The years have gone by too fast. I blinked and I’m already looking at life after college. I hope to find another home that will make me excited to meet people and tell stories.
Kayla Bennett is a senior studying journalism. Please note that the views and ideas of columnists do not reflect those of The Post . Want to talk to Kayla? Tweet her @kkayyben.
KAYLA BENNETT MANAGING EDITORWhen I started writing on campus, attending visiting artists’ performances, going to an art show at the Dairy Barn, experiencing Take Back the Night and more introduced me to my new home.
Interviewing people in-person creates a stronger connection and it shows through one’s writing. The people I once
Performances like Lost Flamingo Theatre Company’s annual “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” make me excited to have this job. I get to talk with the performers and really understand the show on and off the stage. My goal as a writer has always been to pull readers straight into the story. If I can do that, my mission is accomplished. The Post has given me a chance to explore Athens and see what’s behind
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The Ohio University Police Department reported possession of marijuana in Bromley Hall Monday.
The department collected the drug and marked it for destruction.
A deputy from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to 110 N Plains Road, located in The Plains, after receiving a report of a trespasser.
The complainant reported that an “irate” customer came into a business and yelled at the staff. The owner reportedly asked the man to leave several times, but he refused.
The owner said the individual left after they contacted law enforcement. Deputies filed a trespass complaint, and the suspect was served with the complaint.
The Sheriff’s Office and the Athens Police Department responded to US 33 after receiving a report of a motorist traveling in the wrong direction on the four-lane portion of the highway.
Law enforcement located the vehicle and assisted in redirecting the motorist in a safe manner. Units returned to patrol.
OUPD received a report of a traffic crash at Dairy Lane. The report listed improper starting or backing. No injuries were reported.
Deputies from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to US 33 and SR 682 in The Plains after receiving a report of a potentially intoxicated driver.
Deputies patrolled the area, but the vehicle could not be located. No further action was taken.
OUPD received a report of an intoxicated person in Sargent Hall over the weekend.
According to the report, the intoxication increased the risk of harm. The individual involved was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication.
The Sheriff’s Office received a report of harassment via social media.
According to the complainant, the harassment involved threats from a male. The office took a report, and further investigation is currently pending.
‘You can’t exit here’
OUPD reported destruction of property in Brown Hall. There was reportedly damage to an exit sign within the building.
The Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a motorcycle that had potentially been stolen on Chestnut Street in The Plains.
Deputies responded to the area to investigate. They located the motorcycle in a nearby field, which they confirmed had been stolen.
Deputies then contacted the owner of the motorcycle and released it back to him. The incident is under investigation.
OUPD reported a fake or altered ID near College Green. The department also reported criminal mischief in the same report.
OUPD issued a summons to the individual involved in the two offenses.
The Sheriff’s Office received a complaint regarding a possible breaking and entering case on Center Street in Athens.
Deputies from the office responded to the scene and spoke with the individual who filed the complaint. Deputies found the incident was “inactive” and potentially civil in nature. A report was taken.
The Sheriff’s Office dispatched deputies to Connett
Road in The Plains after receiving a report of an openline 911 call. The call sounded like a possible dispute was in progress.
The call came from an “inactive” cell phone, showing a location in an area in front of The Plains Elementary School or inside the school itself.
When deputies arrived, they checked the area but did not witness a dispute or any other emergency. They subsequently returned to patrol.
OUPD received a report of a fake or altered ID in Perkins Hall. The card was collected for destruction.
OUPD received a report of possession of controlled substances on Tuesday. OUPD collected marijuana and seized it for destruction.
Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered a traffic crash at the intersection of SR 78 and Burr Oak Boulevard in Nelsonville. They stopped at the crash and offered their assistance.
The Nelsonville Police Department arrived at the scene shortly after to investigate.
The Sheriff’s Office received a report of an abandoned vehicle on Carr Bailey Road in Millfield.
The complainant said the vehicle had been there for a few days, and they were worried about the owner’s well-being. The office contacted a family member of the registered owner, who said the owner was hunting and is safe.
@MOLLYWMARIE MW542219@OHIO.EDUOhio University health officials are pre paring for an aggressive flu season while still managing COVID-19 cases.
The university is working to keep stu dents, faculty and staff healthy by encour aging everyone to receive flu shots and COVID-19 booster shots.
According to a university news release, vaccinations have many benefits, including reducing the risk of flu illnesses, hospital izations and the risk of flu-related deaths among children.
Jennifer Gwilym, interim chair for the de partment of primary care and clinical assis tant to the dean said she noticed that many students and faculty members are getting their flu vaccines because they are sched uling appointments to receive COVID-19 booster shots.
“I am finding that a lot of my students and even a lot of the faculty members are actually getting vaccinated this year because they’re getting their COVID-19 booster and getting their flu shot at the same time,” said Gwilym.
Gillian Ice, special assistant to the pres ident for public health operations, said the last two years, people were fortunate to have preventable measures, like the mask man date, which slowed the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses.
However, with OU’s mask mandate and social distancing lifted, Ice suspects there will be an increase in the number of flu cases.
Ice said looking at Australia’s flu numbers can predict whether there will be a surge in cases in the U.S., and the flu season in Aus tralia was particularly bad this year.
“Unfortunately, I think we’ll be hit with flu, COVID-19, and then also, there’s some other respiratory diseases that are circulat ing now,” Ice said.
Ice and other university health officials are utilizing tools to detect the flu and de termine how to manage it. Once they know how aggressive the flu will be, they intend to amplify the message on campus.
“We’ll be using all the tools that we have at our disposal to try to encourage people to be safe and take care of themselves,” Ice said.
Gwilym said she still highly encourages handwashing, masking in close quarters, be ing conscientious of wearing a mask, staying informed and at home if you’re sick.
“One of the things I think that’s been re ally positive about the COVID pandemic is it’s really created a culture of staying home
when you’re sick,” Ice said.
Ice said OU faculty and staff members are aware of the impending flu season and expect students to get sick. They are willing to work with students who are experiencing flu-like symptoms and have to miss class.
“We have a COVID abscess policy and enforce that is continuing, but it’s based on COVID-19-like symptoms, which covers flu as well,” Ice said. “Students should feel as sured that if they’re sick, they should stay home and protect others and that the faculty will work with them to make up their time.”
For many students, it can be stressful to miss extended lectures due to being ill. But, the university is trying to express its under standing that it is more important to get well before worrying about school.
“It’s OK to take time off and feel better,” Gwilym said. “I think that that’s also probably helping with mental health issues. If we’re saying to people, ‘You know what, if you’re feeling drained and exhausted, please take the time off,’ I think we’re improving health outcomes that way as well.”
Primary Care Physician and Medical Di rector Krista Duval said the overall motivator people should have for getting their flu vac cines is the idea of keeping themselves and others healthy.
“Campus Care, like other medical facil ities, does not offer incentives for vaccina tions,” Duval wrote in an email. “The incen tive is for the person to receive protection against the infection.”
The university will offer flu vaccine and
COVID-19 booster vaccination clinics on Monday, Oct. 17, and Friday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Heritage Community Clinic on West Green. There is also a clinic scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Baker University Center, room 235. The cost of the vaccines will be billed to students’ health insurance.
Students can also schedule a free flu shot through CVS Pharmacy, located at 32 S. Court St. and 555 E. State St. in Athens.
@MADALYNTBLAIRDiversity, equity, inclusion and accessi bility was recently a larger priority for the city of Athens.
On Oct. 6, the city of Athens announced Lacey Rogers as the city’s first diversity, eq uity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) train ing coordinator.
Rogers’ responsibilities include apprising City Council of DEIA office efforts and coor dinating further training for all Athens city employees, Council President Chris Knisely said. Rogers started in the position on Sept. 13, according to a news release.
“I am also focused on looking at our pol icies and procedures from a DEIA lens, as well as trying to recruit diverse candidates to work for the city,” Rogers said
Rogers graduated from Ohio Universi ty with a Bachelor of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communications in Commercial Pho tography.
Rogers graduated again from OU with a Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling and a Master of Public Administration.
Rogers previously worked as a licensed professional counselor at Hopewell Health Center. She also led implicit bias training for local organizations and helped facilitate an anti-racism course at Athens High School.
The mayor’s office approached the Coun cil with the idea of a DEIA after discussing diversity and inclusion issues in the city and participating in related workshops hosted by the Athens County Foundation, Knisely said. The City Council supported the move, and the city began the hiring process.
Rogers did not provide information re garding her salary prior to publication.
“One of the things (the city) struggles with is the dedication of individuals with the HR department because I only have two oth er people who work in HR, to diversify where we’re attracting talent to come here to Ath ens,” Athens Mayor Steve Patterson said. “To make sure we have a more diverse workforce
for the city of Athens.”
Since starting her position, Rogers has reviewed city policies and procedures and continues to facilitate the PRISM LGBTQ Youth Art Program.
Rogers has also aided in the application process for the National League of Cities Race, Equity and Leadership (REAL) train ing program. Along with other cities in the nation, Athens city employees will complete a year’s training with the Racial, Equity and Leadership Institute, Patterson said.
Patterson said it would be a long journey to ensure the city is racially equitable, but it starts with recognizing that systemic racism exists.
“I think having a DEI coordinator is going to really call to everyone’s attention that … there’s things that we need to correct with in the city when it comes to systemic racism and acknowledging that we have to be more equitable in our community,” Patterson said.
Knisely said she hopes the creation of the DEIA coordinator will allow Rogers to edu cate City Council representatives and the
community further on related issues.
“I’m hoping the city can lead by example by having this DEIA coordinator, and send the message that we are an inclusive orga nization as a city of Athens, specifically, but then more broadly as the Athens communi ty, that we are wanting to embrace diversi ty, equity, inclusion and accessibility,” said Knisely.
While the position is a large undertak ing, Rogers said it is important for the city to become more inclusive within its internal operations and external likeability.
“We’re on the right path in terms of being in a position where we are really putting this at the forefront as something that we want to do to continue to make Athens a safe and welcoming place that people want to come to and want to stay at,” said Rogers.
@HANNAHCMPBELL HC895819@OHIO.EDUAthens City Council met Monday to discuss two ordinances about the Dairy Barn Arts Center’s new sign and appro priations to the water fund, as well as to hear from community members about the protection of reproductive rights.
According to a previous Post report, the Dairy Barn Arts Center will use a Ti tle 14 permit to replace its current sign on city property. The new sign will be 62 square feet.
The body passed the ordinance.
The body also suspended its rules to vote on an ordinance amending a previ ous ordinance to authorize construction engineering for the water treatment plant improvement project. The rules were sus
pended to allow the contract to begin and start the repair.
That new ordinance will appropriate $345,000 from the unappropriated bal ance to the water fund.
Councilman Alan Swank, D-4th, said the original ordinance allocated $235,000 for the project.
Mayor Steve Patterson said the con tractor realized there was more handi work involved in the project than initially expected, as opposed to mechanical work, which is why they would need more mon ey for the contract.
The body passed the ordinance.
During the community speak-out por tion of the meeting, the body heard from a
couple of residents with concerns for re productive rights in Athens.
Louise Stewart, an English Ph.D. OU student said she attended the meeting to “beg” the body to advocate for self-deter mination when it comes to reproductive rights.
“All I want is the same degree of free dom, the same rights to self-determi nation, the same sovereignty over my own body and life as my mother enjoyed throughout all of her reproductive years,” Stewart said. “It’s not fair and it’s not right for our elders in power to sit back silently and let this happen to us.”
Saraquoia Bryant, a member of the Ohio Community Rights Network, said she
was familiar with Council’s procedure and is willing to help the Athenians for Bodily Autonomy get their proposed resolution to the body this week.
Bryant said she hopes one or two of the members of the body can help Athens pass a law to give people control of their own bodies.
@PAYTONDAUG PD162120@OHIO.EDUDuring the 2022 Fall Semester, Ohio Uni versity’s Culinary Services supplied over 800 more residential meal plans to students than it did during the 2021 Fall Semester.
The meal plan refund period ended at the close of the fifth week of the Fall Semester. After the drop date, Culinary Services re ported providing food and services for over 7,100 residential meal plans compared to 6,300 residential meal plans last year.
Culinary’s original budget plan, which was created last spring, accounted for an expect ed 3,852 incoming freshman students. How ever, there were 4,441 incoming freshman students, and as a result, OU’s largest-ever freshman class increased the demand of Cu linary’s food supply and the services offered by its employees.
To accommodate the flow of students in Boyd Dining Hall and Nelson Dining Hall, Frank Pazzanese, the executive director of Culinary Services, said employees under went extensive training before the start of the semester and discussed strategies for
moving people through the halls more effi ciently.
“Both dining halls have two checkers on either end; really anything that you can think of to disperse lines or slow lines down, we’ve done that too,” Pazzanese said. “We even practiced during (Bobcat Student Orien tation). We had close to 300 parents come through … we were timing them and how quickly people would go through lines.”
Although hiring student employees was difficult last year, Pazzanese said several employees were hired at its job fair in July to accommodate the influx of students with meal plans.
“We did hire at that time 42 employees, now we have lost some since then but we do have still a significant amount of employees,” Pazzanese said. “It went down and that’s just the culture we’re in now, the times we are in now. We’ve done everything. We’re pulling out all kinds of stops to try to hire, not only our union employees, but also students.”
Rather than set a strict limit for the amount of money that Culinary can spend on food items, it operates using a percentage of its total revenue. Currently, Culinary spends
25% to 30% of its revenue on food expendi tures. The percentage could amount to $12 million or more based on its expected total revenue of over $40 million during the fiscal year, which began in July and will continue until June 30, 2023.
The flexible percentage budget has al lowed Culinary to counteract the cost of inflation of necessary items, Pazzanese said.
“We are experiencing significant infla tionary costs around food, food equipment, beverage, paper, fuel, everything that we labor, everything that we need in order to deliver the services that we have committed to our students,” Gwyn Scott, associate vice president for auxiliaries, said.
To receive quality food for an affordable amount, Pazzanese said Culinary meets reg ularly with the companies it purchases food from to alter its contracts or switch suppli ers. Its largest suppliers are U.S. Foods, Gor don Foods and Produce One.
Angie Bohyer, the registered dietician and nutrition educator for Culinary, said she has had more students utilize her services than they have in the past. The majority of re quests she receives are due to students’ food
“One of the most common that I have seen this year is celiac, and five years ago, people were not eating celiac because may be they wanted to lose weight, or maybe we thought it was a trend; we don’t really know why we didn’t want to eat gluten,” Bohyer said. “Now, we’ve really seen a big increase with celiac disease and/or gluten intoler ance, and there’s also been an increase, by my numbers because I do keep track, in dairy allergy.”
Despite the initiatives Culinary has taken to improve its services, Pazzanese said he plans to constantly reevaluate the efficiency of the dining halls and make improvements if needed.
“We’re always going to continue to do a ‘360 reveal’ and find something,” Pazzanese said. “We’ll make some changes for next se mester based on what we’ve seen this se mester.”
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Whether a student has run out of meal swipes, or a city resident is trying to pinch a penny or two, free food will always come in handy.
Thanks to the good-natured and charitable community in and around Athens, there are many places one can go to grab a bite to eat free of charge. From food pantries to churches, the town is full of employees and volunteers eager to fill the stomachs of hungry patrons.
Reagan Goldberg is a senior studying restaurant, hotel and tourism as well as the president of University Program Council. The University Program Council, or UPC, is a board of students who work to provide free and fun programs for Ohio University students to enjoy.
One of their main events as an organization is a weekly free lunch for students and faculty in Baker University Center. This meal
takes place every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in Baker’s Third Floor Atrium.
In order to enjoy this lunch, all interested parties must do is show up hungry. The Wednesday menus vary across the board, with some past lunches including chicken and waffles, nachos and weenies.
“The way I view it is probably if you are in a rush to class, and you don’t have time to get lunch, you have this option,” Goldberg said. “Maybe you’re out of meal swipes that week, … you still need food. I just kind of view it as a free option for students that they know it’s there.”
Goldberg also said it’s a great opportunity for their communication teams to spread their wings and get creative with the advertisements and promotions as well as decide on the theme for each week.
“It’s creative, and it’s something different each week so it’s always something to look forward to,” Goldberg said.
Another organization that provides food for those who want it is the Federal Valley
Resource Center Food Pantry. The Federal Valley Resource Center, or FVRC, is located at 8225 State Route 329.
The food pantry partners with Southeast Ohio Food Bank to provide food to the public based on income. A relatively new initiative, only active for around a year, the food pantry distributes boxes of food on the last Sunday of every month; these boxes are handed out to those who are interested and qualify, which is determined based on income.
Clara Ledford, the treasurer for FVRC, said the number of boxes available for households varies. Ledford said Judy Morgan, the vice president for FVRC, is in charge of the food pantry.
“I know one weekend, at the end of the month she (Morgan) had like 60 boxes she gave out,” Ledford said. “That was quite a few—normally it’s anywhere from 30 to 40. It’s getting more popular.”
Food pantry attendees are each allotted one box per family, and they are permitted to fill the box with whatever items they choose.
A location a little closer to campus for OU students to attend is Athens First United Methodist Church, located at 2 S. College St. The church across from the Athens City Parking Garage hosts free lunch every Monday from noon to 1 p.m.
The church has been offering free lunch on Mondays for around 15 years and only doesn’t serve lunch when the Monday falls on Christmas. There are also vegetarian options available.
Additionally, Cats’ Cupboard, the donation center located on the fifth floor of Baker University Center, offers twice monthly pick-up of free food from the pantry. Members of the pantry can shop in person or by appointment.
There are many places that offer free community meals for all ages. Next time one is hungry, they should make sure to check out some of these great organizations.
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The transition from summer to fall and then to winter carries with it an excitement for holiday festivities, but it’s also notorious for creating sentiments of loneliness.
This fear of being alone and not in a romantic relationship that manifests near the end of fall and throughout winter results in “cuffing season.” Cuffing season is the time period when people who are single seek short-term relationships to get through cold months, according to Webster’s Dictionary. It lasts from the end of October until a little after Valentine’s Day.
Winter affects people psychologically and some more than others. According to the National Library of Medicine, people who develop a seasonal affective disorder, also called seasonal depression are affected by the change to shorter and darker days during the winter and experience common symptoms of depression such as a hard time waking up in the morning and decreasing
energy levels.
The winter blues are a milder form of a seasonal disorder, according to the National Library of Medicine, and people experience similar symptoms to a lesser extent.
Psychiatrist Susan Albers said, for the Cleveland Clinic, that “dark, cold nights can trigger an intense feeling of loneliness and a drop in serotonin, and there may even be a significant link between cuffing season and seasonal affective disorder.”
George Boyadjian, a senior studying games and animation, and Sophia Alonge, a sophomore studying English literature, recently started dating and were close friends before they decided to form a romantic relationship. Alonge said, during cuffing season, it makes sense why people would want to be in relationships.
“I think a lot of it has to do with seasonal depression,” Alonge said. “I would feel really alone in winter as it would get colder because I was just kind of isolated. I can see why people would think it would be really nice to have a more stable relationship.”
COVID-19 has also had an impact on cuffing season and Exclusive Matchmaking said a Kinsey Institute survey of 2,000 Americans in 2021 found that “71% of people are more interested in long-term relationships now compared to before the pandemic started.”
People feel they’re ready for relationships at different times in their lives and cuffing season may trick people into believing they need to be romantically involved with another person. Boyadjian said it’s necessary to be comfortable being alone.
“It kind of goes into that same sentiment, date yourself,” Boyadjian said. “You always have to be growing and if one of you (in a relationship) is doing all the teaching and the other one is doing all of the growing, it doesn’t flourish.”
Albers also told the Cleveland Clinic that people who need to be in a relationship immediately and desperately often lower their standards and advised anyone who may find themselves quickly searching for a partner to thoroughly evaluate what they want in a relationship. Ginger Gilpen, a junior study-
ing psychology, agreed and said people who are constantly looking for relationships don’t look for potential issues in a partner.
“I feel like a lot of people sacrifice things, whether that be their friends or their standards,” Gilpen said.
Those who want to find romantic relationships during winter and cuffing season may find someone who makes them feel fulfilled and to be in a healthy companionship with. Beginning a relationship in the colder months does not necessarily equate to lower standards or a poorer relationship. Alonge said there is a valuable foundation in being in a romantic relationship with someone who is also a close friend.
“I feel like you really have to be comfortable with yourself,” Alonge said. “For me, I’m just even closer with one of my best friends.”
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other cases, they keep their secrets, so that’s part of our job is to try to figure out what the fossil bones are telling us,” said Witmer.
Sei Tada, a PhD student from Tokyo studying paleontology, helps decode what the bones are whispering. Tada works in the lab analyzing the scanned images of living animals compared to the bones of extinct animals. Recently, he has been analyzing the blood vessels of reptiles, particularly turtles, to learn about extinct animals’ soft tissue in their heads.
“Blood vessels around the head region might be very useful to carry the nutrition around the brain, and also very important for heat exchange,” Tada said.
This research is similar to Witmer’s Na tional Geographic spread a few years back, where he discerned how blood vessels in certain dinosaurs’ brains acted as quasi-A.C. units so the animals would not overheat given their large body size. This is just one instance of Witmer Lab workers uncovering how extinct species functioned and lived.
“It definitely gives you some inspiration to look around and see all kinds of crazy fos sil animals that used to live on this planet,” Morgan said.
KATIE MILLARD CULTURE EDITORTucked away in the buildings between Bromley and Boyd is an unassuming building. Inside, however, lies the future of the past.
Lawrence Witmer, a professor of anat omy and the Chang Ying-Chien professor of paleontology at Ohio University, said he was a dinosaur kid who never grew out of it. His life-long love of the extinct has made him a pioneer paleontologist, completing his breakthrough research in the Life Sciences Building at OU.
“I teach human anatomy,” Witmer said. “I look at the anatomy of these other animals, but we all have the same parts. We’re all part of this evolutionary tree. And so we have the same parts as dinosaurs do, just arranged a little differently.”
Witmer’s office is full of bookshelves, each one tightly packed with books, and each spare space available boasts fossils. Some are real, like the number of bird skel etons and a few human skulls, and the rest are reconstructions. When he’s not teaching anatomy or working in office, he is across the hall in the Witmer Lab.
The lab consists of several rooms, and ev ery available space is covered in fossils. One adjacent room holds boxes of bird bones; in another, a turtle shell is being slowly recon structed using carefully placed Elmer’s glue.
A small closet holds tanks full of flesh-eating beetles that remove dried muscle and flesh more skillfully than any human can, and a walk-in freezer holds animal corpses that haven’t met the bugs yet. A bobcat in a bag, a rhino head and several “crocsicles,” as Wit mer calls the frozen crocodiles that haunt the freezer.
In the main lab are dozens of prehistor ic heads. Parasaurolophus skulls, T-Rex jaw bones and recreated dinosaur organs lie carefully arranged in the main lab space, with several offshoot rooms containing non-extinct fossils.
“This is the brain cavity right in here,” said Witmer of a 3D-printed dinosaur brain. “That’s where the brain was in life. And then what we could do with software is, in a sense, generate that, then we can 3D print it.”
Many of the dinosaur bones featured in the lab are replicas, including one life-size copy of the original T-Rex skeleton ever found. Witmer said he and his team exam ine the bones compared to non-extinct birds and reptiles to piece together how dinosaurs worked.
“What winds up being is that we’re very interested in the marks on the bones that are left by the soft tissues,” Witmer said. “So how does the brain and the eyeballs and the jaw muscles write their signatures into the bones? And so part of our job is to read those signatures, to learn the language of the
bones.”
To read these languages, Witmer and his fellow lab workers use innovative CT scan ning to be able to replicate animals’ soft tis sue systems onto a computer. Witmer said the lab partners with a wildlife rehabilitation program that gives the lab the remains of an imals who die in their care.
DJ Morgan, a PhD student completing his fifth year working in the lab, said he is working on identifying the blood vessels in a reticulated python skull this week. To do this, he must inject a barium-latex solution delicately into the snake carcass, allowing it to light up under the CT scan, which he said takes place at The Ridges.
“When we’ve been able to actually visual ize what these things look like, inside of the animal that a lot of people haven’t seen be fore is really cool,” Morgan said. “Looking at fossils and being able to be like, ‘Oh, I think I recognize what that hole is for.’ So that’s, that’s kind of like one of the coolest things for me to say.”
From there, the animals are dissected to compare with the scans. Once these CT scans are transferred to the computer, Mor gan said lab staff can explore the 3D digital replica to help uncover mysteries about an imal anatomy and translate that to the dino saur bones in the lab.
“Some cases, they (bones) speak with el oquence about what the soft tissues are, in
Witmer is considered one of the world’s leading experts on soft tissue skull anatomy in extinct animals, according to Ohio Inno vation Exchange, particularly dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Witmer said that over the sum mer, he was involved in three documenta ries, including one from BBC, and he has his National Geographic spread excitedly blown up into large prints hanging on the lab’s wall.
Morgan said he has felt lucky to work with such a renowned pioneer in the field and that working with his colleagues is his favorite part of the job.
“Everyone sees the world in a unique way,” Morgan said. “No two people see the same thing the same way, so having discus sions about research topics that we’re doing and things like that, we each bring our own unique perspective.”
Tada said the collaborative part of his job was also his favorite. Despite all of the amaz ing scientific breakthroughs and prehistoric understandings that emerge from the lab, Tada said the collective successes from the relationships in the lab are the most import ant in uncovering the past.
“Talking with other people, like DJ and Larry, will make a new hypothesis or new idea,” Tada said. “Especially if that idea is new or that idea is not known to the world, it’s re ally good. Nobody knows that, and we made that. We find a new page of life history on the earth, and it’s really exciting.”
Off of James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway sits a narrow, gravel road that snakes its way through dust and fog to Mur phy’s Field, home of the Field of Screams.
Located just outside of Athens County in Coolville, Ohio, Murphy’s Farm Field of Screams is open until Oct. 29 every Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. For $15, participants endure a haunted-house-like experience deep in the terrifying, interac tive field.
Once visitors have mustered enough confidence to leave their vehicles, they head to the ticket booth—if they have not purchased tickets online already—and wait while listening to classic Halloween songs played by none other than DJ Beetlejuice, in full costume.
After tickets have been secured, guests join the conglomerate of future victims gathered around a fire, waiting for their color ticket to be called by the esteemed DJ.
As each ticket is called, groups of about 45 unfortunate souls are loaded onto a trac tor trailer and the journey to the haunted field begins, sending shivers down partici pants’ spines as the air around them grows colder.
Once inside, visitors step off the trail er and funnel their way slowly through the entrance way, following different paths through wooded areas, trying their best to make as little noise as possible.
“They take us through two doors and then you’re just on your own,” said Vicki Nichols from Williamstown, West Virginia. “There’s a path and it’s lit every so often and then people just jump out from everywhere.”
Accompanying Nichols was 4th grader,
Ryder Grogg, who said the scariest part of the field was the clown.
Both out of breath from screaming, Grogg enthusiastically said they would re turn again, although Nichols wasn’t as quick to agree.
Gavin Murphy, a 16-year-old scarer, has worked at the Fields since they opened, which he said was about two or three years ago.
Murphy’s job is to wander all night and fill in where needed, making sure everyone crossing his path never has a chance to let their guard down. From clowns to scary pigheaded monsters, Murphy has done it all, donning any costume that he thinks will scare passers-by.
When considering his favorite part of being a scarer, Murphy said it has to be “Mostly when they pee their pants,” which he has seen happen.
Zachary See, a 17-year-old, helps run the merchandise booth at the field most Satur day nights.
“I’m a friend of someone who’s in the family that runs and owns the Field of Screams here, and she was like, ‘Hey, you want to come help out?’” See said.
Referring to the Field of Screams, See said recently it has grown a lot, with people coming from all over to hop on the trailers to be taken to their imminent doom.
According to See, all the proceeds from the Field of Screams go toward helping them keep their farm and making sure that next year’s field is even scarier than the last.
Why do classics keep coming back? Is it timeliness? Is it the characters? Well, for one show in particular, it’s all those qualities combined plus one more: the time warp. A stage graced with lace thongs, revealing clothing, top-notch musical numbers and Dr. FrankN-Furter can only mean one thing: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” has returned to Athens.
The cast, all students from Ohio University, is nothing less than electric, oozing chemistry on and off stage. The show is put on by the Lost Flamingo Theatre Company, or LFC, and for some, this is their last time stumbling into the eerie mansion of FrankN-Furter. For others, it’s their first time experiencing the sexual awakening of “Rocky.”
“I didn’t know anything about ‘Rocky’ except that you were supposed to dress like a slut, which I did,” Abbie Ogilbee, a sophomore who plays Columbia and saw “Rocky” for the very first time last year at The Union, said. “It was great.”
The 1975 film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” follows lovers Brad Majors and Janet Weiss as they navigate a mysterious mansion and its interesting characters. The iconic movie has been adapted into a live show that allows people to express their true selves through song, dance and sexual innuendos.
“Rocky” has been a monumental part of many cast members’ lives. It is for Nathan Stanley, who first joined the cast in 2018 and is playing Dr. Everett V. Scott.
“I’ve always loved the movie, since I was way too young to be watching the movie,” Stanley said. “I thought it was really cool, and I was like, ‘Why not try out?’ Then, I almost
didn’t try out, and then my friend was coming. She was like, ‘Come with me,’ so I did, and the rest is history.”
Stanley said that the performance is an opportunity for people to feel accepted and celebrate themselves and each other. The show, Stanley said, unexpectedly brings people together in ways they may not have known an hour and 38 minutes ago.
“I would say Rocky is like nothing you’ve ever seen,” Ogilbee said. “It’s crazy and it’s bloody. And it’s really an awakening, you will be horny all night.”
Like Stanley and Ogilbee, Makenzie Price, who plays Magenta, said “Rocky” radiates
togetherness and, for Price, “Rocky” is the heart of Athens.
“I love performing in general, but there’s something about my connection to this role that feels unearthly in a way,” Price said. “I just have such a fun time doing it, and the sexual nature of it is something I brought into my life. I’ve always struggled with femininity and masculinity – specifically, I wanted to be more masculine and this is more feminine for me, but I feel comfortable in it and I never felt that way before. So it was kind of a way of taking back femininity in a way … it felt right for me.”
The cast believes “Rocky” is the perfect
chance for someone who has never experienced this type of show to express their true selves.
“They (the audience) should just come in open-minded, ready to have fun, and feel whatever sexual feelings that they feel because that’s a part of the show,” Price said.
Another key factor of “Rocky” is the carrying on of roles until one graduates or decides to leave the production. Janet Weiss, played by Emily Ivory, and Brad Majors, played by Mac Christian, know the feeling of longevity in Rocky. Ivory and Christian, both seniors, have been working together for three years now and have watched themselves grow through the characters.
The show, for Ivory, is intertwined with messages of confidence and comfort.
“I think it gave me … a completely new set of friends, a whole new confidence just in myself and I think that it could probably bring that for anybody who is a part of it,” Ivory said.
Christian has continued his role because of the excitement it brings everyone who watches it.
“Well, at the beginning, when I get naked, it’s an interesting feeling,” Christian said.
“But once you get that out of the way and you get the stockings on and the heels on — that’s what I love the most about the show, because it’s something I would never have done in a million years. Then, I did it here.”
The show would not be complete without the ensemble, better known as the “Whorus.”
“I decided to join because everyone in the cast is super hot and super cool, and I went to the show last year, and I was super captivated,” Jack Wilburn, a sophomore who’s in Rocky for the first time as a member of the Whorus this year, said. “Everybody did such
Makenzie Price plays Magenta in this year’s performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The show will be playing at The Union Oct. 20-22, 2022. (ZOE CRANFILL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
an amazing job. And the energy was so sensational that I decided that I had to be a part of it.”
Junior Lily Boulard, the “whoreographer” for “Rocky,” senior Emma Ledford-Adkins, the sign and sophomore Erin Bishop, the lips, are all members of the Whorus. Boulard returned this year and took on the role of choreographer because of a love for the show. The show, Boulard said, is a hallmark
for queer representation and a staple of Athens’ individuality.
“Our version is done in the way that only ‘Rocky’ is done, like you walk in and it’s a bar, and then they’re playing the movie and then they’re acting in front of it and you’re like, ‘What is this? Is it a movie? Is it a play? Is it a musical?’ Who knows,” Boulard said. “People are interacting with the audience. It’s a very distinct, idiosyncratic show.”
Ledford-Adkins said the show is a change of pace from the high-stress, everyday college life that many people at OU experience, and for Bishop, “Rocky” relays the message that even when someone is looking, one should always be themselves.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday are a chance to be surrounded by people who embrace themselves for who they are and encourage others to do the same. It also provides an opportunity to watch the cast perform memorable moments.
“As the lips, I would say come see ‘Rocky’ if you want to see me and a bunch of other hot, sexy people shaking booty on stage,” Bishop said.
Being up on stage is nerve-racking, but the audiences make it worth it. The cast feeds off of the energy the audience gives during the performance. Senior Heylea Allan, who plays Riff Raff, was once a member of the audience but has a role in the show this year.
“I have seen it the two times it’s happened in my college career … my partner actually
played this role before me, so I took it on,” Allan said. “It’s like a legacy thing.”
Filling the shoes of Dr. Frank-N-Furter this year is junior Quinn Bennett. Through the process of preparing the show for opening night, Bennett, along with the rest of the cast, has felt an array of emotions from stress to excitement.
“I just feel lucky to have been a part of the whole process because everybody here is so great and because the show is so great,” Bennett said. “Doing it on the stage … is going to be fun. The audience’s energy is what makes the show.”
Putting it all together is director Zoe Korns and assistant director Max Levitsky, who are both seniors.
“I love this show,” Korns said. “And I love the people involved in it. ‘Rocky’ is really close to my heart. It’s something that I’ve been a huge fan of for many years of my life and doing it with some of my favorite people and my best friends has been a great experience.”
Korns said seeing how the audience will receive the show is what’s most anticipated. So much dedication goes into making it the most
“It’s so sexy because it’s an excuse for people to slut out and not be who they usually are and be around people that feel the same way,” Christian said. “And I think that’s probably why it reigns.”
The checkered floors of The Union are awaiting a crowd of heels and corsets. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be at The
Union from Oct. 20 to Oct. 22. The doors will open at 8 p.m. and costs $8 for those 21 and over and $10 for those under 21.
If there’s one thing to leave “Rocky” with, it’s, “Don’t dream it, be it,” Bennett said.
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It was a battle of the offenses Saturday at PeKALAMAZOO, Mich. – Ohio won a defen sive struggle for the first time this season, escaping Kalamazoo, Michigan, with a 33-14 win over Western Michigan. The score was much closer for most of the game than the final score suggests.
After the first three drives of the game, it looked like the Bobcats were in for another high-scoring affair. All three drives ended in touchdowns, with little resistance from ei ther defense.
But after Ohio made a stop just inside its defensive territory, forcing a Western Mich igan turnover on downs, something shifted.
Quarterback Kurtis Rourke marched Ohio right back down the field, and it looked like it was headed for another easy score. How ever, Rourke was picked off in the red zone for just his third interception of the season.
Prior to the interception, Rourke was 12-
12 and had set up two scoring drives with excellent throws. Over the final 36 minutes of the game, he completed just 10 of his 24 attempts; he looked as bad as he has since Ohio’s road game against Iowa State in Week 3.
But fortunately for Rourke, and for the first time this season, Ohio’s defense stepped up. After allowing a touchdown on Western Michigan’s first drive and giving up a 74-yard score toward the end of the first half, Ohio’s defense was exceptional in the second half.
They didn’t simply shut Western Michi gan’s offense down. They forced turnovers. The only Western Michigan drive in the sec ond half that did not end in a turnover, either on downs or otherwise, was when it got the ball with 28 seconds remaining in the game, trailing by 19.
“It was the combination of the pass rush and guys on the back end, Torrie Cox and Zack Sanders, making plays for us,” Ohio head coach Tim Albin said. “I’m super excit ed.”
Cox and Sanders each had two intercep tions, accounting for four of Ohio’s five in terceptions.
“Everybody was on the same point,” Sand ers said. “We were just communicating the whole time.”
Saturday’s second-half defensive per formance was the perfect combination of pass rush and back-end playmaking, as Ohio combined for six turnovers and four sacks in the second half.
The second half Saturday was the first time Ohio shut out an opponent this season over an entire half. Coming into this game, there had only been four quarters all season in which Ohio’s defense had held an oppo nent scoreless.
The Bobcat defense also set multiple sea son-bests Saturday. 14 is their lowest point total allowed, beating their previous mark by 17 points, and333 is their lowest yardage total allowed, besting their previous low by 130 yards.
Ohio now has four wins, eclipsing its
win total from last season. In a competitive Mid-American Conference, this could be just the beginning.
“Last season, that wasn’t us,” said run ning back Sieh Bangura, who had two touch downs Saturday, giving him seven in the last three games. “We are a team that wants to win a MAC championship and we plan on winning that MAC championship, so it feels great to do this.”
Ohio has spent most of the season prov ing that it can score on any defense in the conference. On Saturday, Ohio proved that its defense can make enough plays to win even when the offense struggles. This could be all Ohio needs to put it in contention.
Ohio needed to find a rhythm heading into the final four matches of the season. As the team hangs in the race for the final spot in the Mid-American Conference tourna ment, wins of any kind are a necessity. On Sunday against Saint Francis, Ohio emerged victorious by using early and late goals as well as a stifling defensive effort.
Ohio moved back to .500 overall with its second straight win following a five-match losing streak. Saint Francis lost its most re cent match before Sunday, but both teams were evenly matched. Both squads found difficulty in moving the ball around midfield, making offensive production harder than usual.
However, one of the main themes of the match for Ohio was taking an early lead then holding onto the ball for as long as possible. Obviously, the strategy is one that relies on
crisp passing and off-ball movement. The entire philosophy was one that Ohio coach Ali Johnstone advocated for coming off the match against Central Michigan where noth ing was going into the net.
“We were trying to keep the focus even though the shots weren’t going in on Friday,” Johnstone said. “Replicating that for today and keeping the energy.”
The energy was flowing early for the Bob cats, as Sasha Dikotla scored very quickly. Her goal came just one minute and 26 sec onds into the match, the earliest Ohio has scored this season. Although Dikotla only has three goals this season, the freshman has been lauded for her ability to push the pace and use her athleticism to add a new dimen sion to the offense.
Diktola scored as early as possible, but Bodhi Littlefield waited for the last possible moment to score her first goal of the season. Littlefield’s goal in the 55th minute put the match away.
“We had a little bit of a breakaway and I was just trying to get up and support my teammates,” Littlefield said. “I think (Mijnt je) Ligtenberg had the ball and she got into a great sport. I just crept up behind and yelled for the ball. I just put it back there.”
Although there were many positive as pects from the match, Ohio did struggle to maintain possession. Missed passes and poor turnovers made it difficult to manufacture offense. With just three matches remaining on the schedule, two of which are in confer ence, Ohio hopes to mitigate the sloppiness.
“Supporting the person dribbling the ball and always being available,” Littlefield said. “I think we do a really good job of just support ing each other on and off the field, so just bringing that support to the field.”
Moreover, the upcoming match for Ohio will see it travel to Louisville, Kentucky, to face Bellarmine. The teams are tied with a 2-3 conference mark, making the match piv otal for success.
“The next two (matches) are really im portant in order for us to make the tourna ment,” Johnstone said. “We are trying to keep the momentum and the positive play that we’ve had. We’ve had such good possession and fierce movement. Just keeping that pace and using what we did this weekend to come out on Friday against Bellarmine.”
Nonetheless, the focus has now shift ed for a massive stretch of matches for the Bobcats. The entire roster and coaching staff are committed to playing their brand of field hockey as the season winds down. Against the Red Flashes, the focus and determina tion showed itself in full force. The Bobcats hope that replication and repetition will be the themes that propel them to greatness.
@MBGOLDSTEIN1107 MG126321@OHIO.EDURiding the momentum of its first win of the season and the magic of Senior Night, Athens picked up its second straight win in its final game at Joe Burrow Stadium this year, defeating River Valley 46-7.
Athens took control from the opening seconds of the game, as junior Marcus Stevers started the scoring with an 84-yard kick return touchdown on the game’s very first play.
After the statement play, the scoring was led completely by senior Luke Brandes. The fourthyear running back went for four rushing touchdowns in the first half alone.
“It’s a really good feeling,” Brandes said. “Considering we haven’t had the best season so far, it’s nice to string two victories in a row, especially on senior night.”
Brandes ended the game with a Senior Night to remember, piling up 112 rushing yards and four touchdowns on just 17 carries.
Brandes had to step up this game as the Bulldogs were on their fourth-string quarterback. Sophomore Kaiden Bycofski had to fill in after regular starter Braeden Young was suspended and senior Landon Wheatley unexpectedly left the team.
“The word of the year has been adversity,”
head coach Nathan White said. “Our kids don’t even bat an eye at this point. When something weird happens, the next guy steps up and does the best he can, and that’s all we asked of him. I was really proud of Kaiden.”
Bycofski put together a solid performance in his first game as a starter. The sophomore quarterback completed 12 passes for 141 yards and threw for one touchdown.
The defense also played a great game again, holding River Valley to only seven points and coming down with four turnovers that set the offense up for success with great field positioning.
With the year’s final home game comes a bittersweet ending for the seniors’ tenure with the Bulldogs.
“It’s always tough. We don’t have a big group of seniors, but, man when they’re with you for four years, they feel like your son and your little brother, and you love them,” White said. “It’s bittersweet; it’s great to see them win on senior night. It’s crazy for me to think that in one more week they’re not going to be on our team anymore. So they’ve meant a whole lot to this program and we’re really proud of them. Glad we could get them a win tonight.”
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Each week, the Sports editorial team selects its Top 25 Division I college football teams for the Student Media Poll.
The SMP is a nationwide poll featuring 122 student journalists from all Football Bowl Subdivision conferences. There are voters from 69 different schools across 34 states.
The Post Sports will break down its ballots each week. Here are the top five, those it kicked out of the Top 25 and those it added:
Top 5
1.) Ohio State
2.) Georgia 3.) Tennessee 4.) Clemson 5.) Michigan
Week 7 of college football featured many upsets and crazy games, but the No.1 team in my poll stays the same: Ohio State. The Buckeyes had a bye week, but I still believe they’re the top team in the country right now.
Georgia kept its spot at No. 2, but Tennessee jumped up from No. 5 to No. 3 after its super exciting game against Alabama. I was nervous about ranking Tennessee in the Top 5 last week, but it’s upset over Alabama validated my decision and moved it up in the rankings.
Clemson is still holding on to spot No.4, and Michigan reentered my Top 5 after it put a smackdown on Penn State. Maybe Michigan was just having a really good day, but this is the first time I’ve really seen them excel against another ranked team.
Top 5 1.) Georgia
Ohio State
Clemson
Michigan
Alabama
There’s been a shakeup in my Top 5. Alabama’s loss to Tennessee solidified my choice to move it down the list. The only thing keeping me from moving Ohio State to first place is the fact that Georgia is
playing more competitive opponents.
Clemson and Michigan rely on each other when it comes to their spots. They’re equal to each other. If one does well, it will be above the other.
Top 5
1.) Ohio State 2.) Georgia 3.) Tennessee 4.) Michigan 5.) Clemson
After the best college football weekend of the year, there is only one thing to say: it feels like ‘98. Tennessee moves into the Top 5 after a thrilling 52-49 win over Alabama, cementing its place at the top of the SEC, at least for this season. Tennessee’s fans also threw a goal post into the Tennessee River, which is honestly enough to get the Volunteers into the Top 5 on their own.
Elsewhere in the Top 5, Georgia takes Alabama’s spot at No. 2 after a dominant win over Vanderbilt, and Michigan jumps Clemson for the No. 4 spot after blowing out Penn State in Week 7.
You are sitting in a coffee shop. Perhaps you are there to do homework, meet a friend, or read a book with a cup of coffee. It is cold outside, but inside it is safe and warm. Aside from the soft conversations surrounding you, it is quiet.
The front door opens and a deep chill seeps through the air. A couple of men walk in, blocking the door in a way that you do not realize is purposeful until one of them begins to speak, announcing that all men of fight ing age must come quietly with them. If they do not go quietly, the men at the door will use force.
This is the reality that countless Russian men are living with and hiding from every day as Vladimir Putin seems to be plotting a ramp-up in attacks on Ukraine. Over 300,000 Russian men and their families have fled the country to avoid fighting in a war and over 13,000 have been arrested for protesting.
As of late August, 76% of Russians support the war in Ukraine as false narratives that Putin’s hand was forced
by the West and that Ukraine is full of Nazi fascists con tinue to dominate public opinion. Russian media has even been banned from calling the invasion of Ukraine a “war” or “invasion,” now referring to it as a “special operation,” mirroring the language of Putin himself. Anyone accused of spreading “false information” about the situation faces up to 15 years in prison.
Let it not be ignored that Ukraine is suffering the brunt of Putin’s blows, as at least 5,587 Ukrainians have been killed and 7,890 have been injured.
The problem of Russian human rights abuses in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war is a blurry and com plex one. On one hand, men are literally being taken off the street and made to fight with little training and of ten without previous military experience. On the other, there are various accounts of Russian soldiers attacking, killing and raping Ukrainian civilians and targeting chil dren in strikes. In some parts, this is the fault of Putin for utilizing such advanced technology to purposefully harm civilians.
Still, who ordered their soldiers to sexually assault? To enact senseless cruelty and torture on ordinary people
aside from airstrikes? Maybe Putin really did put these atrocities in motion, but as of now, it looks more like split-second decisions made on the accord of the sol diers carrying them out.
Both Ukrainians and Russians are suffering human rights abuse, but the behavior of the Russian soldiers is worsening the situation tenfold as they become more isolated and ostracized in the global community than be fore. It is unclear what it will take for Russia to regain any sort of respect that the rest of the world had for at least the Russian people who suffer heavy censorship and authoritarian leaders. If Russian men want the world to keep in mind the mistreatment that they themselves have experienced at the hand of the Kremlin, they must be less ruthless toward innocents in Ukraine.
Megan Diehl is a sophomore studying journalism at Ohio University. The views expressed in this column do not reflect those of The Post . Want to talk to Megan about her article? Tweet her @megandiehl02.
KATIE’S CRAYONBOXNo color has more regal a history than purple. Let’s dive into its centuries-long reign as the color of power, status and societal change.
Because of its relative rarity in nature, purple was not commonly used until it was manufactured as a dye. Tyrian purple dye was produced using the mucus of a snail and was manufactured in the Phoenician city of Tyre. Greek mythol ogy acknowledges the snail’s role in creating purple, stating Hercules’ dog discovered the color after eating the snail and drooling purple.
Although the dye originated from minuscule snails, it was quickly favored by giants among men. In Persia, King Cyrus II The Great adopted a purple tunic as his uniform of choice. This was no insignificant feat, as Cyrus was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, famed as a just ruler and, in the Bi ble, the liberator of the Jews who were captive in Babylonia.
The link between purple and royalty continued through out history. Due to the amount of snails required to make Tyrian purple dye, it was an expensive color, but Rome con tinued purple’s royal tradition. Senators’ togas in Rome were
trimmed in purple, and the Censor, who determined who could serve as senator, wore an entire robe of purple. During the late Roman Empire, the royal family were the only people permitted to wear purple.
Julius Caesar particularly enjoyed purple after a visit to Cleopatra. Inspired by her purple sofas and sails, Caesar donned a purple toga upon his return which he decreed only he could wear.
In Japan, common people were forbidden to wear purple, even though Japanese purple dyes did not come from Tyrian dye. In Noh performances, white and purple costumes were reserved for actors playing the emperor or the gods, and no other characters wore any shade of purple. When Hen ry Howard was tried for treason against Henry VIII, part of the evidence stacked against him was that he had been seen donning purple. In Byzantine, people were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths; rather, they were “born in the purple.”
Purple is a rarity, even in the human eye. It is a ‘non spec tral’ color, meaning it is not present on the visible spectrum of light. While our eyes can perceive ultraviolet radiation, purple is not quite the same, as it contains more red, while violet has more blue. Unlike other colors, there is no sole
wavelength that allows us to perceive the color. However, purple can exist naturally, and our eyes perceive it on the visible spectrum somewhere between red and blue.
In contemporary history, purple has been largely associ ated with intersectional feminism. The Purple Campaign is an organization dedicated to addressing workplace harass ment, and said they chose the name because purple has been a symbol of the women’s movement since the early 1900s.
In the early ‘70s, Lavender Menace was the name given to the lesbian feminist movement, which was dedicated to intersectional feminism, particularly ensuring LGBTQIA+ women were not excluded from the women’s movement.
Purple has consistently been a color of power. From em perors to Barney, giants among men consistently live in a purple haze.
Katie Millard is a junior studying journalism at Ohio Uni versity. Please note that the views and opinions of the colum nists do not reflect those of The Post. What are your thoughts? Tell Katie by tweeting her at @katie_millard11.
Horror is not often associated with children’s media. The leading genre behind the comics code authority, horror, has been the subject of censorship in fear of “corrupting the youth.” This is a story recreated throughout the media, inspiring films like “Scream.”
Horror serves more of a purpose than entertaining brave viewers, it often serves deeper psychological purposes. Horror is described as a cathartic experience that allows for controlled stress and release.
This gratification process releases dopamine and prepares our responses for similar situations. In this way, it can be a healthy exercise in fright. Though bound to moralistic intentions, folktales play with the idea that being scared is fun.
Tastes change with time, as shown in the “The Simpsons” retelling of “The Raven,” which Bart chides for not being scary. In this way, horror is a relative experience; it’s equal parts what the viewer brings and what they take away.
Lists often tow a fine line between “adult” oriented features and “family” horror features. Though the real key is fleshed-out characters and nowhere is this more apparent than in horror-centric coming-of-age stories.
Often, horror films centered around kids have the dual role of having a character grow as well as confront a threat, like in the film “Night of the Hunter.” The story follows two children as they attempt to escape the clutches of an evil preacher who married their mother for her money.
By the end, the children have changed. In the face of the horrors of life, they have grown into adults. This is the core theme of the bildungsroman: narratives focused on the personal trials of children. These trials are reinterpreted through the lens of fear in films like “Coraline” and “The Black Phone,” reflecting a subset of horror featuring the young protagonist.
This has been recreated on television with shows like “Goosebumps,” an anthology series adaptation of the R.L. Stein book series of the same name. Each epi-
sode finds new ways to place children at the forefront of the action from monster librarians to evil sponges, while each episode tackles a new moral like telling the truth.
Animation has given us “Over the Garden Wall,” which blends folklore and frights into something wonderful, embodying a certain ambiance from “Frog and Toad” with gothic imagery. At the same time, it explores Wirt’s experience of finding his identity.
“Stranger Things” places elements of gothicism in the ‘80s as it explores the trope further with the absent parents given their own plots to explore. In the first season, the plots are divided up according to age group—adults investigating a child’s disappearance, teens fighting a monster and children helping a mysterious girl.
The experiences of the kids help their own personal growth. In a call back to “Night of the Hunter,” it’s up to the children to make rational decisions in the face of a threat, and through this trial, they grow.
The latest in kid-oriented horror films comes with “Wendell & Wild,” a clay-animation feature by the creator of “Coraline” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas” featuring the comedy duo Key and Peele. The film promises to bring some scary imagery and a unique narrative to children’s films, as trauma and horror are placed in conversation.
Horror centered around young protagonists contains a unique collection of films that not only scare us but show the growth of characters. These horror features become a new lens to look at life, as we are scared and eventually grow with the protagonists.
Benjamin Ervin is a senior studying English literature and writing 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 Benjamin know by emailing him be425014@ohio.edu.
October is the prime time to watch your favorite scary movies. Of course, there are a lot of options to choose from, whether you’re a classic slasher fan or a psychological thrill er type, but there are several horror movies that have gone unnoticed or have fallen into the shadows of the predecessors of their re spective franchises.
Nonetheless, it is the perfect time to watch all of your favorite scary movies while you’re in the safety of your dorm room or apartment near campus. That is why we have compiled five college-based horror flicks into a list that everyone should watch this spooky season. For context, college hor ror films are scary movies where the setting takes place on a college campus and/or the characters are college students. It can be both, or the college students are located in a different setting. Nevertheless, here is a list of the best college horror films to freak out the average college student, like yourself.
The first horror movie on this list is the all-time classic, “Black Christmas” (1974), di rected by Bob Clark. The film is set at a so rority house during the college’s Christmas break. Although some prefer to watch this horror classic during the Christmas season (like I do), it’s more chilling to watch this film while you’re on campus snuggled up in your dorm room. It’s set at a sorority house and the sorority sisters are terrorized by a stranger through the means of startling phone calls and a sense that someone is stalking them around their home.
I won’t spoil the movie (this entire ar ticle is spoiler-free, in case you haven’t watched any of the movies and plan to watch them), but there are several memorable kills throughout the film as well as visuals that haunt you after the credits roll. In my opin ion, this movie is better than John Carpen ter’s “Halloween” (1978), which was released just four years after the release of this film. Don’t get me wrong, “Halloween” is a classic and an equally influential horror film, but the use of the first point of view shots and use of tension through the lack of score is some thing that I think “Black Christmas” does better than “Halloween.” Nonetheless, both films are great, but “Black Christmas” is the essential college horror film to watch this fall semester.
One of the many sequels to come from the iconic Scream franchise, “Scream 2” (1997), directed by Wes Craven, is an iconic college horror film that takes place on a col lege campus in Ohio. Following the events of the original “Scream” (1996), we watch as the franchise’s final girl, Sydney Prescott, goes off to college and lives a normal life, trying to heal from the traumas that took place back in Woodsboro.
Unfortunately, the past comes back to haunt her as the killer Ghostface returns to repeat the horrifying events of the first film.
Although there have been mixed reviews regarding how well the movie holds up as a sequel, I’d like to think that it’s a well-round ed movie with several elements and quirkslike the “meta” feature that is unique to the “Scream” franchise and how it doesn’t take itself too seriously. Plot aside, the college campus setting is top-notch here as it shows numerous scenes around the average col lege campus like the dining hall, auditorium,
ILLUSTRATION BY TREVOR BRIGHTONlecture hall and the grassy areas of campus. Overall, it’s the perfect college horror film to make you paranoid while walking around college grounds.
Next on this list is the fun, campy college horror flick, “Happy Death Day” (2017), di rected by Christopher Landon. The film re volves around a college student named Tree who finds herself in a “Groundhog Day” sit uation in which she repeatedly lives the day when she is stalked and eventually killed by a masked killer, a day that also happens to be her birthday.
The setting takes place on a college cam pus, so the film showcases a lot of college vi suals such as the inside of a sorority house, their college green, dorm rooms and lecture halls. The college setting is very important to the film’s plot, especially when the killer’s mask is the college’s mascot, the Bayfield Baby (it’s a little strange, I know). This is an other film that doesn’t take itself so serious
ly, which makes this a fun movie to watch during the Halloween season.
Another great ‘90s college horror movie is “Urban Legend” (1998), directed by Jamie Blanks. The film is set at another college cam pus where a dangerous serial killer murders college students in ways that correspond to various urban legends. This film is most defi nitely a “Scream” inspired flick, considering the movie came out just two years prior to the release of “Urban Legend,” but this mov ie stands out on its own which makes it less meta and more serious. However, it’s still an enjoyable film to watch as the characters try to figure out who the killer is and the kills are memorable and unique (even if they are based on urban legends). Overall, it’s a great college horror film and I highly suggest you check it out this Halloween.
Last but not least on this list is Eli Roth’s “Cabin Fever,” released in 2002. Although this film is not set on a college campus, the main characters are college students who celebrate their spring break by resorting to a remote cabin in the woods. The college students slowly fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating disease while having to fight off the homicidal locals of the area. As one could tell by the film synopsis, there is a large amount of blood and gore throughout the movie, so viewer discretion is advised.
However, if you do like gore and watching chaos slowly start to unravel, then this movie is for you. This film is very similar to another one of Eli Roth’s college horror movies, “Hos tel,” released three years after “Cabin Fever.” While both are similar in the sense that the main characters, college students, travel to a different place and explore the horrors that lie there, I find that “Cabin Fever” is a lot more tasteful and entertaining while “Hos tel” is straight up torture-porn (sorry “Hos tel” lovers). Nonetheless, “Cabin Fever” is full of disgustingly memorable moments and is sure to give you a scare this Halloween.
@BROOKEKILLSLIVE BP655221@OHIO.EDUWith Halloween right around the corner, you may still be searching for a costume idea. There are so many options to choose from; the choice can be daunting. For Ohio University students, you may even need two costumes, which is even more stressful.
There are many websites out there that sell full costume sets, but others may require the purchase of separate items. Don’t fear, though, this guide has all the details necessary to make the right choice. Here are five costume ideas/ websites that aren’t your typical ‘vampire’ or ‘angel’ costume:
Dolls Kill is a clothing website that has an entire Halloween section during the season. They sell everything from pet and BFF costumes. For most of the outfits, everything for the costume is included, but you can always add some accessories, which they also feature in their Halloween store. Many of these costumes show a lot of skin and are on the sexier side, but they offer girly and edgy styles.
Dolls Kill has basic and creative costumes, so there are many choices. Not to mention, a lot of the outfits are currently on sale, mainly ranging from $30 to $70. They also have home decor if you enjoy decorating your space for the holiday. The options are endless on this site, so you’re bound to find something you like.
People have been dressing up as the icon for decades. Why not take it up a level and recreate all of her iconic looks with your besties? You can find the pieces for each of her looks on websites like Amazon and Dolls Kill. You might even have something similar in your closet, depending on which Britney you choose.
It’s a great way to honor the queen herself and put a twist on the original costume idea. Not to mention, there are many iconic looks that Britney has from over the years. Just remember to “Work B----” on the big night.
The recent film ‘Elvis’ starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, became a hit and is still very popular. During their marriage, Elvis and Priscilla were always dressed to the nines and starting trends left and right. You can choose from many looks, but the one that Jacob Elordi and Kaia Gerber recreated back in 2020 may be one of the best.
For Priscilla, wear any dark purple pants and
light purple long sleeve. It doesn’t necessarily matter what shoes you wear, but white boots would look cute. You can also accessorize with big, round sunglasses.
As for Elvis, blue dress pants and a suit jacket with either a white or light blue button-down would be perfect. Make sure to keep the front of the shirt open, just like Mr. Presley did. Some clear aviators and slicked back hair complete the look. You can even use a fake or real cigarette to recreate the pictures.
“Top Gun” costume “Top Gun: Maverick” has brought back the obsession for the “Top Gun” franchise. Tom Cruise and Miles Teller make a dynamic duo
that you and your friend or partner can recreate.
There are a few different ways you can go about this costume. You can find the iconic jumpsuit on Amazon and a more feminine version, too. The other route for this costume is a brown leather bomber jacket, which some may already have in their closet. Pair with a white shirt and black bottoms, and you’re all set. This costume is perfect for keeping warm, especially in Ohio weather.
Ricky Bobby and Cal from “Talladega Nights”
“Talladega Nights” is a classic comedy movie starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Its hilarious wit and jokes make just about anyone laugh
until they cry. That being said, dressing up as Ricky Bobby and his sidekick, Cal, just makes sense. They are an iconic duo that will have everyone’s heads turning if you decide to choose this costume.
You can find Ricky’s costume here on Amazon. It’s a little pricey, but it perfectly matches what he wears in the film. Cal’s Old Spice suit is on Amazon, too. Make sure that if you and your partner in crime do this costume this year, say, “Shake and bake, baby!” at least fifty times.
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Ohio University’s School of Theater’s “Doctor Voynich and Her Children” opens this Thursday at 8 p.m. The show will run from Oct. 20 to Oct. 22 in the Virginia Hanne Theater, 19 S. College St.
The show has been at the forethought of many people’s minds, whether they know it or not. Written by Leanna Keyes in 2018, before the overturn of Roe V. Wade, “Doctor Voynich and Her Children” is set in a world where all abortions are illegal.
“The show is about the right to choose and who gets to decide that for each other,” said Hannah Black, a sophomore studying in terdisciplinary arts who is on the wardrobe crew for the show.
Black hopes that this show’s impactful message is accentuated in the theater.
“It’s a very small cast,” Black said. “And it’s a very small space, so you really get to feel everything together.”
The characters traverse a rubble ground made to look like a highway in the “Heart land.” Although, their emotional journeys throughout this world are just as rocky. Heartland’s religious hand firmly grasps the government in a world where LGBTQIA+ rights are being taken away. This play was intended as a dystopian interpretation of the future but holds more weight in today’s post-Roe world.
“’Doctor Voynich and Her Children’ is about it is predominantly about mother hood, the right to abortion.” Ivy Posey, a sophomore studying acting and playing the title character of Doctor Voynich, said. “And it’s about people trying to find peace within their role. And then finding their own way things should be done, not the way that the world says it should be done.”
With protests on either side of the issue
happening all around the nation, this piece has grabbed the attention of many. With ev ery showing fully sold out, aside from stu dent rush tickets, Athens has made it clear that this is an important play.
“Yeah, I guess this play’s exceedingly top ical … not just in the Roe v. Wade aspect, but also in the trans aspect, which you don’t see that very often.” Posey said.
Posey’s character, Dr. Voynich, is a trans woman, which Posey said added extra layers of representation and understanding.
“This is a play by and about trans people,” Poset said. “And that this is a play that has trans voices and it’s very core. It’s very very, very important to me.”
The School of Theater pushes for equality through student theater and the entire OU student body.
“I’m really glad that we’re starting to, more and more in media, see different mi norities and people represented,” Joshua Irwin, a sophomore studying studio art and animation, said. “I think that there’s a story for everyone and they deserve to have that opportunity to be heard and to be shown.”
Irwin encourages everyone to go to the theater, “I think even if you’re not someone who’s particularly intertwined with the arts, it’s something that’s very enlightening and important to see,” Irwin said.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21
Being in Nature: An Exhibition of Land scape & Nature at the Dairy Barn Arts Center will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Located at 8000 Dairy Lane and sponsored by the Ath ens Photographic Project, the exhibit will fea ture art centered around nature.
Attendance: Free
Women Entrepreneurship Week: Work shop with Claire Coder will take place from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Alden Library. Claire Coder, founder of Aunt Flow, will host a workshop sharing her journey of creating a healthcare business and building a global company.
Attendance: Free
Cardio Dance Group Fitness Class at Ping Recreation Center’s Studio 219 will take place from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Set to popular music, the dance class provides a fast-paced work out that is fun and easy to follow. You must be a current student or member, or you will have to purchase a day pass to register and attend the class.
Attendance: Free, but must register 24 hours in advance.
Haunted Library at Coolville Public Li brary will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Attendees can walk through the haunted li brary and enjoy outdoor games near the en trance. This program is not intended for very young children. The event will take place at 26401 Main St. in Coolville.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23
Ohio Soccer vs. Western Michigan (Senior Day) match will occur from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Chessa Field, located at 121 S. Shafer St. The Ohio Women’s Soccer team will take on Western Michigan and celebrate the senior class of the 2022-23 year. Free Steak ‘n Shake for Ohio University students will be provided while supplies last.
Phi Delta Epsilon Pre-Med Fraternity Anatomy Fashion Show will be held in Baker Ballroom from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will consist of students being painted by artists to depict anatomically correct ren ditions of body systems and other medical conditions. The proceeds will go toward the Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 Halloween Spooktacular will take place at Burr Oak Lodge from 2 p.m to 5 p.m. Ac tivities will include trick-or-treating for kids, horse-drawn wagon rides, pumpkin carving, face painting and a campfire with s’mores. The event is located at 10220 Burr Oak Lodge Rd.
Attendance: Free
Ceramic Cauldron Mugs Workshop will take place at the Hocking College Visual Arts Center from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event, cauldron making, is open to beginners and those with previous experience. The location is 3301 Hocking Parkway in Nelsonville.
School of Music presents: Palmetto Saxophone Quartet will see visiting artist group, Palmetto Saxophone Quarter, perform at Glidden Hall. The event starts at 4 p.m. and attendees can look forward to the musical talents of Clifford Leaman, Sheldon John son, Andrew J. Allen and Matthew Castner as they expertly perform saxophone pieces.
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For some brands, making you feel good about what you’re buying is non-negotiable, and creating a product with a story behind it is a lifestyle. Buyers deserve to look good, feel good and do good while supporting brands that truly mean something.
Here is a list of brands with messages that guarantee a smile and warrant a shopping spree:
Created in 2017 by Jake Lavin after one of his classmates devastatingly lost their fight to mental illness, the Happiness Project is dedicated to spreading awareness about the importance of mental health. The project’s clothes feature items such as their best-selling “Mental Health Matters” hoodie, which is extremely stylish and perfect for the cooler weather.
But the brand goes a step further in bringing light to mental health by donating 15% of all net proceeds to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, which is an organi-
zation that gives those affected by suicide, community research, education and advocacy against this tragic leading cause of death.
The Happiness Project is nothing short of a feel-good company, and its message is perfection. If you are looking for the perfect addition to your closet, it’s right here.
Dedicated to rewriting the rules of inclusivity, this black-owned brand has 54 different foundation shades and is completely rearranging the makeup game in the best way possible. UOMA has dedicated itself to praising the most authentic version of you. The 54 different shade range makes UOMA Beauty the most diversified of any other makeup brand out there. Sharon Chuter the founder, CEO and creative director of UOMA has created a brand built on celebrating diversity and believes that everyone deserves to feel beautiful.
In 2019, this eco-friendly brand launched its beautifully inclusive “Every Body is a Beach Body” campaign and has continued
to put itself on the radar as one of the most body-diverse and inclusive swimwear brands ever since. Its website showcases over 30 different models, all representing different kinds of people with different stories and magnificent bodies.
Summersalt features sizes ranging from 0 to 26, and it also offers maternity swimwear as well as a swimming tunic and a matching legging set for more modest people looking to enjoy the sun. The brand is a complete hit and is a beautiful representation of how every swimwear brand should strive to be.
4Ocean is the exact definition of a company that was founded with the intention of doing good. In its mission statement, it is clearly highlighted that it’s a company founded on the belief that business can be used to do good, and since it first launched, it has stayed true to this mission.
In 2015, while in Indonesia, the two founders, Alex Schultze and Andrew Cooper, began to understand just how drastic the plastic crisis was in oceans around the
world. The 4Ocean beaded bracelets are made out of plastic and glass bottles and are only $20, but that is not where 4Ocean’s mission ends. For every bracelet purchased from their website, the 4Ocean team vows to remove one pound of trash from the ocean. Since the launch, the company has removed 25,598,439 pounds of trash, and they are still counting.
Originally created as just a card game that encourages players to get emotional with each other, this brand empowers digging just a little bit deeper. We’re Not Really Strangers now features clothing with conversation-encouraging sayings like “How are you really?” The brand is extremely dedicated to its mission of scraping past the surface level, and it even has a great Instagram account with daily inspirations and thought-provoking questions. The company is adorable, affordable and a real winner.
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