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Why ‘The Post’ endorses council candidates, issues At The Post, our goal as a news organization is to keep our readers informed. With each story we publish online and each print edition we distribute, we consider what information is important and newsworthy for our readership.

Elections are this coming Tuesday. In line with tradition, The Post has endorsed contested Athens City Council candidates along with the issues on the ballot. Our endorsements are coming out now so readers have an adequate amount of time to review them and do additional research to better understand each candidate and issue on the ballot. You can find the endorsements on page 4 of this week’s issue.

Endorsements do not reflect the overall opinion of The Post newsroom. Instead, enELIZABETH BACKO / dorsements are the result of Opinion Editor Chuck Greenlee reaching out to each candiEDITOR-IN-CHIEF date with a set of questions to better understand each candidate’s goals. Managing Editor Kaitlin Coward, Senior Editor Marisa Fernandez and I researched the candidates, reviewed the responses and determined endorsements accordingly. To remain unbiased in our reporting, Digital Managing Editor Hayley Harding did not take part in this year’s endorsements, as she is involved with coverage.

Early next week, we will have a series of articles about each candidate on this year’s ballot, including the candidates who are running unopposed. Reporters have been working on profiles for each candidate, which means taking time to talk to the candidates and learn more about their campaigns and goals. Digital Production Editor Taylor Johnston is preparing a landing page that will host all of the elections content so readers can easily access all over the coverage in one place.

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‘Post’ endorses Athens City Council candidates Two races are contested in this year’s Athens City Council elections: first ward and at-large. Three people will be selected to fill the at-large position, and there are some strong candidates in those areas.

Based on research and email responses to questions about their plans for Athens, here are the candidates who we feel would best fill those roles.

FIRST WARD For the first ward council position, we endorse incumbent Kent Butler. Butler has served on council for about 10 years and has presented positive ideas throughout that time.

We appreciate his level of knowledge and his dedication to Athens’ West Side. His focus on issues — including infrastructure, the opioid epidemic and general safety issues­­ — that affect a wide range of people in Athens is important to covering all problems within the city.

Brian Cristi, an independent, is running against Butler.

Though Cristi has some different ideas, Butler had more concrete areas of improvement in the first ward, including safety, private business infrastructures and mobility.

That, partnered with his work as chair of the City Ser-

vice and Safety Committee, leads us to suggest voting for Butler for re-election.

AT-LARGE The candidates for the at-large positions have a lot of great ideas that could bring great change to Athens.

Incumbent Pat McGee has continually advocated for students and has helped bridge the gap that can exist between students and lifelong Athens residents. He pushes for lower rent rates and wants students to be treated fairly. As a Bobcat and a father of a Bobcat, McGee has the knowledge necessary to continue moving Athens forward. His time as a councilman has been well spent.

Arian Smedley has been a strong voice in Athens recently and has been involved with some important initiatives, including Integrating Professions for Appalachian Children, a nonprofit charity agency that, among other things, helps figure out how to assess risks in children.

The Central Committee of the Democratic Party appointed Smedley, who now works for the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities, as an at-large council member, and she has served in the position since this past summer. She has been consistent on council since

then, and we hope to see her continue that if elected.

As a current member of the Disabilities Commission, Noah Trembly would offer an additional perspective on how to make Athens more accessible to all if elected to council. Since Trembly moved to Athens in 2007, he has created his own consulting firm and worked with the university for a few years. His push for better sidewalks and housing could go a long way for both students and lifelong residents.

Though we endorse the three above candidates, we feel all five have qualities and ideas that would help move Athens forward. Incumbent Peter Kotses could enact more change by speaking up more frequently, while Sarah Grace is a hard-working businesswoman who has a commitment to the City of Athens.

Editorials represent the majority opinion of The Post’s executive editors: Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Backo, Managing Editor Kaitlin Coward and Senior Editor Marisa Fernandez. Digital Managing Editor Hayley Harding was not involved with endorsements because she is involved with The Post’s coverage of elections. Post editorials are independent of the publication’s news coverage.

‘Post’ opposes issues 1 and 2, supports TACO With drug prices and victims’ rights making up some of the bigger issues up for vote this year, it’s important to take time to vote in local elections.

As the Nov. 7 election approaches, here’s where The Post stands on those issues and more.

ISSUE 1 Though Issue 1, commonly called Marsy’s Law, has the right idea in mind with supporting a victim, it goes too far at the expense of due process. People are innocent until proven guilty, and allowing Marsy’s Law could disrupt the process to a speedy trial. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio opposes the issue, and states that it “threatens the fundamental rights of the accused in the criminal justice system.”

The issue came about in California after the mother of a student who had been murdered encountered the accused in a grocery store just a week after the murder. The idea of the issue is to protect the victim and those affected by the crime. In Ohio, that type of encounter is already less likely to happen because restraining orders are placed on the accused, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.

For those reasons, we chose to oppose Issue 1.

ISSUE 2 Requiring the state and state agencies to pay “no more for prescription drugs than the price paid by the U.S. De-

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partment of Veteran Affairs” seems like a good idea in theory.

It’s really difficult to gauge, however, whether this would actually bring about a change in drug prices and if it would bring change to a large enough group of people.

It’s unclear how much prices would be lowered — if they would even be lowered at all — if the issue were to pass.

Some of the VA’s deals are confidential, which would make it difficult to even compare the final prices in the end because that lowest price might not be known to the public. For those with private insurance, it wouldn’t have any direct effect on drug costs.

The lack of concrete information about how this would affect people leaves us skeptical. Vote no on Issue 2.

LEVIES Four separate tax renewal levies are on the ballot: a 1 percent income tax levy for the Athens City School District, a 1.8-mill levy for the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities, a 1-mill levy for Athens County Emergency Medical Services and a 1-mill levy for the Athens-Hocking-Vinton Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, or 317 Board, District.

We support all of the renewal levies. All provide important services to the Athens area and are geared toward continuing a high quality of service with those organizations, particularly the 317 Board and the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

THE ATHENS CANNABIS ORDINANCE The Post’s coverage of The Athens Cannabis Ordinance, or TACO, gives a lot of insight into this issue. The Athens Police Department and the Ohio University Police Department have higher priorities than marijuana citations.

The ordinance would not have an effect on OUPD’s citations because officers write citations based on the Ohio Revised Code. It is also important to note the ordinance is not decriminalization; rather, it is the depenalization of marijuana. That means marijuana possession is still illegal and can end up on your record, but the ordinance aims to reduce penalties for those in Athens.

The shift to depenalize marijuana would be a step in the right direction for those who want to see fewer disciplinary measures in the future. We think TACO would be a good starting point and an effective way to see how depenalization could work.

Editorials represent the majority opinion of The Post’s executive editors: Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Backo, Managing Editor Kaitlin Coward and Senior Editor Marisa Fernandez. Digital Managing Editor Hayley Harding was not involved with endorsements because she is involved with The Post’s coverage of elections. Post editorials are independent of the publication’s news coverage.

QUITE CONTRARY

Warmer weather is better Cold, like the sweeping hand of death, has overtaken Ohio, dragging the state into a spiral of depressing frigid weather for the next BENNETT four to six months.

LECKRONE I get it — some people is a sophomore like the cold. The first studying week of frigid weathjournalism er is delightful, and the at Ohio first snowfall brings to University. mind Christmas and holiday spirit, but after the Christmas lights are taken down and the snow melts away to reveal brown grass and leafless trees, the crushing weight of the infinite cold starts to weigh down on me.

There’s nothing inherently good (or convenient) about snow and ice. If anything, they’re just an omen of a coming car crash. And I’d rather not spend the money on the coats and scarves that everyone claims to love so much.

Late spring, summer and fall are the best times of year — the comfortable, T-shirt type weather is the most convenient type there is.

Think about it: Did you really like having to throw on a coat over your costume during Halloween? Was shuffling from party to party really fun in the feels-like30-degree weather? Do you really, actually like the cold?

Everyone complains about humidity and seems to forget that it can be cold and humid, too. Just because it’s hot doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be

humid, and even if it is, it just means a terrific thunderstorm is coming instead of a full-on blizzard.

Cold weather doesn’t mean you’ll be curling up by a fire drinking hot cocoa. It means you’ll be trudging through a roadside slush of melted snow and dirt on your way to class, huddled up in that not-so-warm jacket you said you missed so badly during the summer, hating every second of it.

Cold weather means you’ll be paying copious heating bills and scraping ice off your car. It means it’ll get dark at 6 p.m. and stay that way until late the next morning. It means you’ll put on gloves only to have your fingers freeze anyway.

It means you’ll keep shivering even after you get out of the cold.

No one appreciates summer until it’s gone. “I can’t wait for Christmas” in July quickly becomes “I can’t wait for summer” in January. Suddenly their uncomfortable memories of humidity and sweat are blinded by what feels like a bucket of ice dumped over their heads every time they leave a heated building.

Enjoy the cold while you can — you’ll be wishing for summer soon enough. And when you see the first tiny leaves appearing on trees in April, you’ll forget that winter ever even happened.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Do you for whatever reason love the warm? Tweet him @LeckroneBennett.

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mong all the spooky sights during Halloween, there’s one thing students shouldn’t run from: cops.

A student ran from an Ohio University police officer at 10 p.m. on Saturday.

The student was found with possession of an open container of alcohol, according to an OUPD report. While the officer was investigating, the student ran from him.

After a foot chase, the student was found near Scripps Hall and was taken into custody. He was charged with obstructing official business and violating open container laws.

That incident was one of nine alcohol-related citations OUPD issued over the weekend. The department also issued eight citations for possession of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia.

CARRY ME HOME On Friday, OUPD officers responded to a call about an intoxicated male on Mill Street.

When officers arrived, the man was being carried by other people. He had a strong odor of alcohol coming from him.

While lying on the ground, he vomited and became unresponsive, according to an OUPD report.

EMS took him to OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital, and he was later charged with underage drinking.

HOLD MY BEER An officer witnessed a “suspicious hand to hand transaction” Friday at about 8 p.m., according to an OUPD report.

When the officer spoke to one of the people, he found the student to have a fake ID and a case of Natural Light beer.

He was issued citations for underage possession and having a fake ID. GOING DOWN, YELLING TIMBER A student was seen staggering between Lincoln Hall and Biddle Hall at about 11 p.m. on Friday.

The student fell down in front of officers. He smelled strongly of alcohol and had glassy, bloodshot eyes. He also had very slurred speech and was “very lethargic in his movements,” according to an OUPD report. The student was charged with underage drinking.

SMOKED OUT On Saturday, the Athens County Criminal Interdiction Unit had four traffic stops.

Two of those stops resulted in two arrests for passengers who had active warrants. The two other vehicles that were stopped were suspected of having marijuana and other narcotics inside them.

In one car, the odor of marijuana could be smelled coming from the car. Officers searched the vehicle and found marijuana.

The marijuana was taken, and the driver was released, according to the report.

The Athens Police Department on College Street on Sept. 18. (HANNAH RUHOFF / FILE)

The other vehicle that was stopped was suspected of having contraband inside it.

Bora, the Athens County Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 officer, found an odor of narcotics in the vehicle. While searching the car, officers found several marijuana pipes and “other contraband.”

GONE PHISHING The Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a computer scam Oct. 25. The woman said she was contacted by a “foreign subject” that instructed her to go on her computer and install malware programs to protect her com-

puter, according to the report.

She went through some of the instructions until she realized it was a scam for money. The woman said the call ended with the caller asking her to mail iTunes gift cards from Walmart in order to get money from her.

The woman told the sheriff’s office she was working to get the computer’s memory wiped. The sheriff’s office advised her to contact the Attorney General’s Office and the FBI to follow up with further issues.

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Halloween arrests down; cocaine plane pilot gets eight years BAILEY GALLION NEWS EDITOR It’s week 10 of Fall Semester, and Halloween has come and gone. Here are some of the biggest headlines in Athens from the week: ARRESTS FALL AT ANNUAL ATHENS HALLOWEEN BLOCK PARTY Temperatures were in the 40s for most of the night Saturday for the annual Athens Halloween Block Party. EMS workers and police officers dealt with fewer reports than they have in previous years.

The Athens Police Department arrested about 15 people Saturday, according to a city press release. The Ohio University Police Department arrested 12 people. The Ohio Department of Public Safety Investigative Unit charged 32 people. According 6 / NOV. 2, 2017

to a news release, most of the arrests were alcohol-related.

At last year’s warmer block party, APD arrested 35 people and OUPD arrested 18, according to a previous Post report.

Athens County EMS responded to 25 calls for service. In 22 of those calls, EMS transported people to OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital.

Rick Callebs, the Athens County EMS chief, said someone fell off the balcony of a building on Foster Place. The person was transported to a Columbus hospital in critical condition, and their condition is unknown as of press time.

The Athens Fire Department responded to eight calls for service, including a transformer fire and a “rescue of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle,” according to the news release.

RAPE REPORTED TO OUPD OUPD received its third report of a sex offense on campus for the Fall Semester on Monday night. All three reports have come in within a span of nine days.

According to the OUPD call log, police collected a sexual assault evidence kit from OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital at about 11:14 p.m. The incident was classified as rape and is the fourth sex offense reported to OUPD so far this year.

COCAINE PLANE PILOT CONVICTED The Canadian man who landed a cocaine-laden plane at OU’s Gordon K. Bush Airport in March has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Sylvain Desjardins, 57, will not pay a fine.

He must surrender the plane as a consequence of his conviction.

David Ayotte, 46, the passenger in the plane, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison Oct. 12.

The two men, both from near Quebec, landed at the Albany airport without authorization March 29. Gordon K. Bush Airport is not a port of entry, meaning no one can legally enter the U.S. there. Authorities discovered about 300 pounds of cocaine on the plane.

The two men were charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

Possessing more than 5 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute is punishable by life in prison and a maximum fine of $10 million.

The mandatory minimum sentence is 10 years. The men are accused of transporting about 132 kilograms, or just under 300 pounds, on the plane.

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should not need prior approval was brought up frequently,” the report reads.

After the public comment period ended Oct. 20, Ohio University President Duane Nellis announced the creation of an 11-member advisory group to help decide the future of the university’s contentious interim “Freedom of Expression” policy.

Comments and reports from members critiquing the policies are available online, with the exception of Baker Center Executive Director Dusty Kilgour, legal affairs representative Grant Garber, Department of History Chairwoman Katherine Jellison and Senior Director of Communications Carly Leatherwood.

Here’s what the rest of the members said in reports to General Counsel John Biancamano:

FACULTY SENATE At an Oct. 16 meeting, Faculty Senate passed a resolution asking that the university rescind the policy and create a group to discuss the necessity of, and potential changes to, the policy.

In a report, the senate attached a resolution stating the interim policies “seriously curtail protected speech” and turn indoor and outdoor venues into “quasi-private spaces,” although OU should be open to the public whenever possible.

SCRIPPS COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION DEAN SCOTT TITSWORTH Titsworth advocated for revisions to the policy, including removing the section banning various forms of demonstration and assembly inside university buildings.

Eliminating the section, Titsworth wrote, would avoid placing an unnecessary focus on acts of free speech.

“My belief is that the policy should allow any mode of expression and should place restrictions only on acts that violate principles behind the balance of free speech and public good,” Titsworth wrote.

STUDENT SENATE Senate attached a proposed revision of the policy that reworks the provision on demonstrations and assemblies indoors.

“The primary concerns expressed by students focus on vagueness and ambiguities found in the interim policy,” the report reads.

“Students question the difference between a material and substantial disruption ... most notably, what potential consequences for violation of this policy entail.”

The report noted that OU should go to “the greatest possible lengths” to avoid involving police.

GRADUATE STUDENT SENATE GSS referenced a recent survey and said though several of those surveyed favored the policy, most responses were critical.

The most popular criticism “by far” was that the university may use the policy to restrict ideas it disagrees with.

“The idea that protests and public engagement through sit-ins, rallies, marches, etc. are by its nature meant to be spontaneous and

ADMINISTRATIVE SENATE A statement by Administrative Senate called for the policy to be rescinded, saying it will likely silence “thoughtful and rational students” rather than preventing neo-Nazi and fascist gatherings, which are “likely to be violent.”

“If the University deems it necessary to implement a new policy regarding freedom of expression on campus, a new dialogue should be opened … that provides a clearer explanation why such a policy is needed,” the senators wrote.

CLASSIFIED SENATE The Classified Senate report did not include an official statement but featured comments from staff and senate members, many of whom voiced concern.

One reviewer called the policy a “knee jerk reaction” to the “Baker 70” arrests in February, while others criticized the section banning demonstrations in university buildings.

“This is severely limiting peaceful movements and free speech,” another reviewer wrote. “We teach students about the peaceful sit-ins of the 1960’s, and tell them that this is a good thing, then we tell them they can’t do it.”

OUPD CHIEF ANDREW POWERS Powers advocated for the permanent implementation of the policy, writing that it does an “excellent job” balancing freedom of expression with student safety.

“Since the Constitution only protects expression up to the point of disruption, such a policy would exceed Constitutional requirements, infringe on the rights of those who are disrupted, and conflict with criminal laws prohibiting disruptive conduct,” Powers wrote.

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New grocery store in McArthur will help alleviate Vinton County’s ‘food desert’

Campbell’s Market opened in McArthur on Oct. 25, the first grocery store in that town since the last one closed in 2013. The market will help to lessen the extent of Vinton County’s “food desert,” in which residents lack easy access to health, affordable food. (HANNAH RUHOFF / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

BENNETT LECKRONE SLOT EDITOR A grocery store opened in McArthur on Oct. 25, giving residents their first opportunity to buy fresh produce in town in more than three years.

The store, Campbell’s Market, is a family-owned business that also has locations in Zanesville and Duncan Falls and allows residents to buy locally.

“Everybody seems to love this store,” Garry Saunders, a store manager at the market, said. “Now they don't have to drive out or even out of the county in order to get fresh fruit and fresh vegetables and fresh meat. It's a big change.”

Saunders said the store had been busy every day since it opened.

Barbara Walker, an assistant manager at the store, said residents previously had to drive up to half an hour to Jackson to buy fresh food.

“It's changed immensely,” Walker said.

“They had to go to Wellston or Jackson to get produce.”

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The county has been a food desert — a geographic area where residents’ access to healthy, affordable food is limited or nonexistent — since McArthur’s last grocery store closed in 2013.

Campbell’s Market was given more than $1.5 million by the Finance Fund Capital Corporation through its Healthy Food for Ohio, or HFFO, program to build its location in McArthur, according to a news release.

“Campbell’s Market represents what HFFO is all about — providing funding to help fresh food grocers open or expand operations in disadvantaged and underserved rural and urban areas,” Finance Fund Capital Corporation President and CEO Diana Turoff said in the release. “It’s a great example of what’s possible when highly committed people mobilize to overcome obstacles and realize a shared vision for a healthier community.”

The store will also provide 15 full-time and 15 part-time jobs to local residents, which could create more development in the area, according to the release.

“Grocery stores are fundamental to im-

proving the quality of life and attracting business and jobs to disadvantaged communities,” the release reads. “Grocers such as Campbell’s Market provide entry-level jobs with flexible hours for community residents and serve as economic anchors that attract neighboring development.”

Though residents in McArthur and the areas surrounding it will benefit from the grocery store, a food desert will still exist in some areas of the county, according to a previous Post report.

Some residents, like those who live in Wilkesville, a small town more than 20 miles away on country roads south of McArthur, will still have to drive almost half an hour for food, according to the previous Post report.

Ashley Riegel, who lives in Wilkesville, said in the previous report that residents who live outside of the village are faced with inflated prices at gas stations and dollar stores.

“I either pay $4 in gas to get $2 milk, or get it here for $4,” Riegel said in the previous Post report.

Riegel directs McArthur’s St. Francis Outreach Center, a food pantry and clothing center that delivers food and clothing to many Vinton County residents, as many don’t have access to vehicles.

“Most people don’t have reliable transportation at all,” Riegel said in a previous Post report.

Though the store can’t provide relief to the entire county, it will provide fresh groceries to the more than 10 percent of Vinton County’s population that lives in McArthur, and it could spur more economic development in the area.

"I’m hoping businesses will begin to come back," Vinton County Commissioner Tim Eberts said in the previous Post report. "If people go out of town, they get into that pattern. I hope they stay right here in McArthur to do their shopping."

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Ohio cities, villages lose funding under Kasich’s cuts BENNETT LECKRONE SLOT EDITOR Ohio Gov. John Kasich has cut billions in taxes to businesses and individuals. But according to local officials, Kasich has made significant cuts to Ohio’s Local Government Fund, or LGF, to cities and villages.

“I've noticed since I've been on council the amount of grants and other funds that are supposed to be coming in from the state to the cities has decreased quite a bit,” Athens City Councilman and Chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee Jeff Risner, D-2nd Ward, said. “We're down to practically nothing at this point.”

Kasich has cut more than $5 billion in taxes, according to the Ohio Development Services website. That includes eliminating the estate tax and cutting the state income tax by more than 16 percent.

Risner said the state didn’t try to find a new source of revenue after the cuts.

“They cut taxes for businesses thinking that's going to bring more business to Ohio, and it hasn't,” Risner said. “And, at the same time, they didn't bother to raise revenue in some other way. ... They had to start cutting somewhere — so they decided to start cutting out all the local government funds.”

Jim Lynch, a spokesman for the Ohio Governor’s Office, said the LGF was cut “significantly” but municipalities still collect large amounts of money from the state.

“The LGF represents a small percent of the total support local governments receive from the state budget and, for most of those governments, a significantly smaller part of their total revenue stream,” Lynch said in an email.

Lynch said most of the state government’s budget goes to supporting local programs and communities.

“About 86 cents of every dollar in the state budget is directed to schools, local governments, university and programs that serve Ohioans in their communities,” Lynch said in an email.

According to a fact sheet from the Ohio Office of Budget and Management, the state grants 30 percent of local and school government revenue per year. Two percent of that funding is made up by the LGF. Those tax cuts and cuts to local government funds have heavily cost Ohio mu-

nicipalities, according to a report by Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute.

“In 2017, counties, municipalities and townships will be working with $1.176 billion less than in 2010, adjusted for inflation, as a result of changes in state policy, although needs in many communities remain higher than before the recession,” the report reads.

Athens hasn’t been without cuts of state money. Athens City Auditor Kathy Hecht said the city lost $576,885 in local government funds from 2006 to 2016. Hecht said loss of income can lead to tax increases.

“It affects our revenue for vital services,” Hecht said in an email. “They are creating a cycle of reducing the revenue we get from the state, then we have to increase our income tax rate and now they are also trying to take some of that revenue.”

The state is also trying to centralize collection of municipalities’ business income tax and impose a service fee for the collection, according to a previous Post report.

“If you don't have money, you can't do home rule,” Councilwoman Chris Fahl, D-4th Ward, said.

In Ohio, municipalities have the ability of “home rule,” or the right to govern themselves and make laws even if they conflict with state laws. According to the previous Post report, local officials say the state has been cutting back on home rule for years.

Athens City Council members passed an ordinance earlier this month allowing the mayor to join a coalition of municipalities suing the state over the centralized business income tax collection.

“This is another power grab by Columbus,” Fahl said of the income tax collection during the meeting. “They have tried doing this several times.”

The city has successfully sued the state before, Patterson said. Earlier this year, Athens joined several other municipalities in suing the state over a communication law, according to a previous Post report.

“They said all this money will be able to go back to the communities and local governments where it is being generated, and they've been taking that money more and more,” Fahl said.

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hen 13 Reasons Why was released earlier this year, it quickly grabbed the attention of not only young viewers, but

also mental health professionals.

The Netflix original show, which graphical-

ly depicts the suicide of a high school-aged girl and explains why she chose to end her own life, sparked concern among educators and psychologists who deal with young people who may have similar experiences. They wondered if the series would be harmful to young viewers who were psychologically vulnerable or cause them to romanticize death by suicide.

Themes of mental illnesses and suicide have rapidly grown in popular media. Widespread media coverage has sensationalized the tragic deaths of teenagers who died by suicide because of bullying. Fictional works like television shows, movies and young adult fiction novels give insight into the minds of characters with psychological illnesses.

Popular music is also lyrically heavier than ever.

Popular artistic works can be comforting for survivors and insightful for those who may not understand what it feels like. The popularity of works that thematically deal with youth mental health can be useful vehicles to promote helpful dialogue on issues that are often difficult to approach in conversation.

After the 9/11 attacks, dystopian fiction experienced a boom in popularity in the young adult age group. Series like The Hunger Games and Divergent flew off the shelves and onto movie screens as young readers latched onto creative works inspired by the fear the terrorist attacks provoked.

But in recent months, teen suicide has seemed to replace the apocalyptic genre’s popularity.

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Jenny Strickmaker, a children’s librarian at the Athens County Public Library, said although the darker series like The Hunger Games are still checked out often, young adults seem more drawn to both fiction and nonfiction books with mental health-related themes.

The heaviness of mental illness and suicide is present in many new and popular creative works, from YA fiction to music videos. Robert Miklitsch, an English professor at Ohio University, requires his students to give presentations on music videos in one of his classes. The class has discussed suicidal themes in the video for “Praying” by Kesha and Beyonce’s visual work for her album Lemonade.

“It’s so much in the culture now, it’s incredible,” Miklitsch said. “I’ve been doing this for a couple years, and it’s amazing how many times (students) bring videos about really serious topics, including suicide. It’s really picked up in the last five or 10 years, but really recently it’s become a big issue.”

Miklitsch has seen firsthand the toll mental illnesses can take on young people. A student of his recently wrote to him about dropping out of school because she was experiencing suicidal thoughts. Another young woman gave a powerful presentation in his class about what he assumed to be a loved one she lost to suicide.

Modern culture is moving too fast for young people, Miklitsch said, and the result is an increase in youth mental illnesses and suicides. But creative works have a way of being therapeutic.

“I think one good thing is a lot of art is addressing those issues,” he said. “I think songs and YA fiction are two of the big things that people are looking to for sustenance.”

Christine Suniti Bhat, a counseling and higher education professor, said there is a myth surrounding works centered on suicide that they will prompt suicidal thoughts in the heads of viewers or readers. That’s what happened when 13 Reasons Why received the backlash it did. But men-

tal illnesses, Bhat said, are what causes suicidal thoughts. When someone decides to die by suicide, it’s because those troubling thoughts have plagued them for a long time, she said.

“The danger is when the conversation doesn’t happen, and when someone who may be experiencing symptoms of depression or social isolation reads a book about a young person who they can identify with who might be contemplating suicide or completes suicide,” Bhat said. “It’s the discussion that is most important to actually raise it to an unstigmatized level, to actually be able to talk about these things openly without feeling that it’s somehow taboo and should not be discussed.

Popular media, Bhat said, can be a helpful tool in facilitating a dialogue about mental health issues and suicides because they’re often not readily discussed beyond a whisper or a rumor between classmates or friends. The discussion of suicidal feelings is often a crucial piece in prompting someone to seek treatment.

“I think by authors and other people who produce media addressing this topic, it allows people to actually explore it individually and think about these issues, but it’s a double-edged sword,” Bhat said. “I think really emphasizing and highlighting the message that even if a character in a book died by suicide, to perhaps have some part in that work which addresses the fact that seeking treatment would have been beneficial.”

Bhat said writing and creating art about the things people find most difficult to discuss can start important conversations and send important messages to those struggling with the same painful thoughts fictional characters are also struggling with — that the road is not one people can’t return from, and the journey is not one they have to take alone.

“I think that, by authors writing about that sort of pain that leads to someone wanting to die by suicide, ... it allows people to explore that pain and to understand if they are experiencing a similar sort of pain, that they’re not alone,” she said.

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Many die-hard John Green fans have been waiting f ive years for him to come out with his next best-selling novel. After reading other award-winning publications of his like, Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, there was major hype that Turtles All the Way Down was going to be just as amazing. But it was a let down.

To be brief, Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion and Star Wars fan f iction.

A 16-year-old girl named Aza and her best friend, Daisy, pursue the whereabouts of a fugitive billionaire, Russell Ricket, in hopes of receiving a $100,000 reward. As Aza and Daisy search for Ricket, Aza becomes reacquainted with his son Davis.

There’s a lot of focus on Aza’s obsessive compulsive disorder and how she deals with it while also trying to live the normal life of a teenage girl. Her story is partly inspired by some of Green’s own experiences.

“This is my first attempt to write directly about the kind of mental illness that has affected my life since childhood, so while the story is fictional, it is also quite personal,” Green told the Penguin House Company.

Green’s depiction of how Aza copes with her mental illness is one of interest. Aza has a constant battle inside her own head about what she should and shouldn’t do but does anyway.

It gives readers an insight on the kind of mental illness obsessive compulsive disorder is while also exuding sympathy for Aza herself. Throughout the entire story, Aza is trying her hardest to be a good daughter, friend, student and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

Unlike Green’s most popular novel, The Fault in Our Stars, readers won’t f ind themselves constantly glued to the pages of Turtles All the Way Down. There doesn’t seem to be any sort of climax. It’s like you’re waiting for the part where you bawl your eyes out because Green just broke your heart and everything you thought you knew — but it just never comes.

Unfortunately, the anticipation for Turtles All the Way Down was an overestimation.

It’s not until the end that everything seems to come together. The final chapter of Turtles All the Way Down reminds readers that Green is still capable of bringing anyone to tears with only a few short metaphors.

Despite the mild disappointment that Turtles All the Way Down has brought to readers, it is still a novel any Green fanatic would f ind worth reading and would appreciate nevertheless.

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Some study abroad programs fail to attract enough applicants SARAH M. PENIX FOR THE POST

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hile some Ohio University study abroad programs are highly selective, others struggle to attract enough applicants.

The OU Office of Global Opportunities closed many of its study abroad applications Oct. 15, but deadlines for two spring break trips to Argentina and the U.K. were extended. The only programs that take place in the U.S. with recent deadlines are in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and the Southern U.S. The selectivity of programs depends on how popular the programs are and how many applicants there are.

Isaiah O'Bryon, a senior studying linguistics and Spanish, said he could not go on the 2016 summer study abroad program to Scotland because 10 people were required for the trip, and there were only six applicants.

The Office of Global Opportunities has some basic admission requirements for participation in global programs. Keely Davin, associate director for the Center for International Studies, said participants must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above and "good judicial 14 / NOV. 2, 2017

standing" at the start of the program, meaning students may not have violated local laws or the student code of conduct.

Beyond that, faculty directors establish the admission requirements of their programs. Some choose to raise the minimum GPA to 2.5, for example.

The number of applications for any study abroad program may depend on the students it caters to and their academic schedules.

Some of the study abroad programs require specific coursework or GPA as pre-requisites, while other programs have more open application requirements. The application requirements one year may be more competitive than the next solely based on the applicant pool, Davin said.

The overall selectivity of study abroad programs at OU are “very difficult” to generalize, as some programs are more competitive than others, Davin said.

“I feel like the department of languages has the upper hand with study abroads because to learn a language, you have to study abroad, and the Spanish and French departments are large enough that they can require their students to study abroad in order to graduate,” O’Bryon said. “Whereas linguistics departments,

you have people there who love going abroad, but it’s hard to go abroad to study English linguistics because we’re the only ones really studying it (abroad).”

Linguistics majors are not the only students seeking alternative learning environments.

"All of the students I’ve studied abroad with were all like-minded individuals and just eager to learn, eager to ask questions. ... So (there's) the education of the students going in a new place, but also the education from other cultures," Katie Meehan, a senior studying global studies and international business, said.

For some students, study abroad experiences help them figure out what they specifically want to do after graduation.

“When I went to Ecuador, I was doing my teaching practicum for teaching English as a foreign language, so that was great because I was like, ‘Yes, I want to teach English, I want to study, I want to do this,’ ” O’Bryon said. “It really refines the areas you want to go for.”

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College of Arts and Sciences could see ‘debilitating cuts’ to budget in next fiscal year SARAH M. PENIX FOR THE POST The College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University, like all of the university’s colleges, is working to close a 7 percent budget gap by February.

Colleges essentially operate internally. Financial review meetings are between the provost, chief financial officer and college representatives. That allows for communication between budget planning constituents, but not all employees are included in that, which has led to misconceptions about planning the budget, Faculty Senate Chair Joe McLaughlin said during an Oct. 16 Faculty Senate meeting.

“We all understand that tough budget decisions will be necessary, but if programs of recognized excellence are severely undercut just because their budgets look like obvious targets, the result will be the egalitarianism of mediocrity,” Mark Halliday, an English professor, said in an email.

With 4,734 total students in Fall Semester 2016, the College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college at OU, so 7 percent of that college’s budget equals more money than the same percent in other academic units. As a result, many of the college’s programs have taken a “huge hit” from budget cuts, Gradin said.

In 2008, the college’s English and Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute programs were both deemed centers of excellence, Halliday said. It seems that programs that have received more funding in the past are more vulnerable to “debilitating cuts” in coming years, he said.

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“We’re sort of, at least in Arts and Sciences anyway, getting some real mixed messages ... from (OU) President (Duane) Nellis (about ideas for research) but we’ve just been told

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Based off budgets within the college, it is considering making cuts to its graduate programs, history department and creative writing program.

“All the deans are pacing about the circumstance,” Robert Frank, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said.

Annual reports from deans are necessary for budget planning. They project budget changes based on the university’s $20 million in unallocated funds.

Financial review meetings are held so the administration understands the financial standings of academic units.

Each unit controls so much of their own operations, Associate Provost for Aca-

demic Budget & Planning John Day said.

Those meetings also help representatives understand each unit’s impact on the university’s budget. “(The administration is getting information) from the colleges now at these review meetings so we have knowledge of both what’s possible … and the impact of those changes,” interim Executive Vice President and Provost David Descutner said at the Oct. 16 Faculty Senate Meeting.

“We’ll try to put a number together by mid-November (that) will lead us to trying to establish the kinds of changes, which will f low into the … meetings in February, where everybody comes back with an answer.”

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Voter purging probably not a problem in Athens County HAYLEY HARDING DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR

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oter registration numbers are down from the same point last year, but that probably isn’t the result of a voting purge, local officials say.

The purging of voting rolls is a contentious issue, one headed to the Supreme Court on Nov. 8. In Ohio, if a voter misses a federal election cycle, their local Board of Elections will send them a “confirmation card,” a letter asking voters to confirm their address.

If they miss another federal election, they are removed from the rolls.

Debbie Quivey, director of the Athens County Board of Elections, said she’s “upset” by the perception that officials are removing people from voting roles without cause, because voters have many opportunities to ensure their registration is up to date.

“It is the responsibility of the voter to keep up with their registration,” Quivey said. “It’s just like your driver’s license. You have to keep that up, and voters have to take responsibility for their voting.”

Athens County sends its confirmation cards with postage-paid return envelopes, making it easier for voters to respond. Quivey said the cost for those envelopes are “well worth it” if people actually use them to update their registration, but they don’t always get used.

“People will say, ‘Oh, you purged me.’ You were notified, and we didn’t get yours back,” Quivey said. “You can’t complain if you don’t vote.”

In Athens County, there are 45,165 registered voters this year. That number is down from 45,418 people who were registered to vote in the 2016 presidential election, but it’s still up from the 38,319 people in Athens County registered to vote in the similar local election in 2015.

Quivey credited the drop primarily to people either canceling their registration or being “merged” with another county’s rolls.

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their new one and places them in the new county.

That affects many students, Quivey said, who may register at their address in their home county and then register again using their school address in Athens County. While no numbers were specifically available on the number of voters merged, the process results in the number of registered voters ‘constantly changing’, Quivey said.

To Pete Couladis, chair of the Athens County Republican Party, the fall in the number of registered voters is not a big problem.

“This isn’t unusual,” Couladis said.

“They’re just trying to keep the rolls current, which is important. It lessens the chance of someone coming and saying, ‘I’m John Smith, and I’m going to vote in this precinct,’ while John Smith left and he graduated three years ago.”

Ohio has one of the stricter voter purging laws, arguing that a voter failing to acknowledge his or her confirmation card most likely indicates that person has moved. For Couladis, though, it just makes sense.

“I don’t think it’s intense,” Couladis said. “It makes sense to make sure people who are voting are legally qualified to vote.”

Some groups, however, believe the issue goes beyond the security of elections. The Ohio University College Democrats, which works to register college students to vote, says it “(does) not support voter purging in any capacity, particularly when doing so disenfranchises specific groups of voters such as people of color or members of a single political party.”

Ashley Fishwick, president of the College Democrats and a senior studying English pre-law and political science, said registering college students to vote can be hard because students move every year.

“Removing people — it’s essentially undemocratic,” Fishwick said. “It’s so hard to register voters, and then they go and just scrap voters from the rolls.

It’s important people remember that once you’re registered, you have to make sure you follow through and vote.”

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Mustaches, dancing and winning: Ohio’s long-standing traditions MATT PARKER FOR THE POST

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ultiple banners hang in the rafters of Bird Arena; each of them tells a story.

From the original white 1959 Ohio Inter-Collegiate Hockey championship banner, to its most recent, a 2013 CSCHL Tournament Champions commemoration, Ohio’s excellence is well represented above its home ice.

With a storied tradition on the ice and a history of antics off the ice, Ohio is a program deeply rooted in customs.

ON THE ICE Ohio is known as a winning program.

In its 60th season on the ice, Ohio has compiled a 1133-505-77 record. For most programs, it takes time to become revered, to always be in the spotlight.

But not for the Bobcats. They won a championship in their second season as a team when John McComb was the head coach.

Coach Sean Hogan said culture is what makes Ohio’s winning tradition so rampant.

“What I’ve seen (especially this year) is that teams here don’t quit,” Hogan said.

“This past weekend, we could’ve thrown in the towel, but we didn’t. Having that winning tradition in our corner helps.”

Ohio very well could have thrown in the towel this past weekend when it played Liberty on the road with only three available forward lines. Instead, the Bobcats swept the Flames with a pair of one-goal wins.

To be successful on Friday and Saturday nights, the Bobcats have to be successful Monday through Thursday during their practices. While only two hours, the practices are rigorous, with consistent skating and drills meant to build upon what the team does well and what it needs to fix — a useful tool to help maintain the program’s prestige.

“We practice like we play,” forward Gianni Evangelisti said. “We try to go hard in practice so we’re ready for the games.”

Practice isn’t always serious however.

Once a month, the Bobcats play a game they call “mustache boy.” The entire team, coaches included, plays a hockey version of the classic pickup basketball game “knockout.”

In “mustache boy,” there are two lines of skaters on either side of the net posts,

Ohio forward Zach Frank fights off an opponent close to the glass during the Bobcats’ game against Jamestown on Oct. 6. The Bobcats lost 3-2. (BLAKE NISSEN / FILE)

and the team does a shootout competition. The last person to score is the loser and has to grow a mustache for a month.

The current loser? New assistant coach Dan Bremner.

“I’m like 26, 27 days in,” Bremner said while Hogan laughed. “If I lose again, I’ll just make the goalies run.”

Games like “mustache boy” remind the team that winning is what Ohio does, and it comes with ramifications; the team practices tense shoot-out situations while knowing that there is a loser at the end of it.

OFF THE ICE Ohio is rich in its off-ice traditions as well, starting in the locker room.

Perhaps the Bobcats’ most notorious tradition is the “sweep song,” performed by the players’ impromptu ensemble chorus. After Saturday night games to clinch a weekend sweep, the team belts out the lyrics to what

might be the team’s favorite song.

“The sweep song is an Ohio hockey thing,” Hogan said. When asked for the lyrics of the song, Hogan replied, “I can’t tell you, it’s a secret — that’s just for Ohio hockey.”

Along with the sweep song, members of the team do what’s called “breaking the stick,” which is exactly what it sounds like.

“We just find sticks lying around and break them,” assistant coach and former player Mike Harris said. “Find a stick that’s broken and break it more. It fires up the boys.”

To do the sweep song and break the stick, however, Ohio has to start on the right foot on both nights, and it does that by doing the “bad touch dance.”

Started by Harris’ graduating class, the team dances to “The Bad Touch” by the Bloodhound Gang before its games. Released in the late 1990s and used in the scifi action movie Gamer, the song’s dance-

able beat is what appeals to Ohio.

“Everyone has their own role in it,” Harris said. “Someone’s dancing or singing or doing something else.”

Recently, a new tradition has begun. An Ohio fan dressed in an inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex costume has taken Bird Arena by storm. The T. rex even has its own Twitter account. Since the dinosaur’s first appearance, the Bobcats are 3-0-1.

Traditions are what make any sports team unique. Traditions can directly identify what a program is, but, mostly, traditions are what make teams who they are.

“This is a special place,” Hogan said.

“Sixty years of anything is a long time. We have a good thing here.”

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FOOTBALL

Brendan Cope celebrates after his touchdown during Ohio’s game against Miami on Oct. 31. The Bobcats won 45-28. (EMILEE CHINN / FOR THE POST)

Offense carries Bobcats past Miami ANDREW GILLIS SPORTS EDITOR As Miami wide receiver James Gardner tallied catch after catch and touchdown after touchdown in Tuesday night’s game, Ohio needed something to get back on track.

Without an answer for the 6-foot-4-inch receiver, the Bobcats simply tried whatever they could to slow him down.

The answer, however, didn’t come from the secondary or even the defense. It came on the other side of the ball.

Ohio’s offense operated through quick strikes and long plays to put up six touchdowns, all courtesy of quarterback Nathan Rourke, en route to a 45-28 win over Miami.

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throwing team."

Gardner put up 10 catches for 166 yards and three touchdowns on the game, but he couldn't singlehandedly outscore the Ohio offense.

"There wasn't any magic we did to take things away from him," Solich said.

"We did utilize more coverages and blitz some more, which helps to some degree.

That takes away the deep throw. He is a great receiver, so he is going to have his moments in the game; you just hope he doesn't have four quarters of it."

The star of the night, however, was Rourke. He threw for 294 yards, a career high, and was 21-of-33 passing with three touchdowns. In Ohio's biggest game of the season, Rourke proved that he is one of the Mid-American Conference’s best.

It was a welcoming sign for Ohio, too, as the passing attack struggled in recent weeks. Rourke went just 7-of-22 and 8-of-17 in the last two games and hadn't

thrown for over 200 yards since the Purdue game Sept. 8.

Granted, he didn't have to be a star through the air. In those two weeks that the passing game struggled, Ohio rushed for 335 and 336 yards, respectively.

Getting the passing game on target against Miami was just a bonus.

"I knew that we were capable of being able to open up in the passing game; we just really haven't got it going in the last couple of games," Rourke said. "The Bowling Green game was a great example of that. Things kind of opened up today; I think we got into a rhythm, and the receivers played probably one of their better games this season."

Ouellette added 80 yards on the ground to compliment Rourke. Those two helped lead the way for Ohio's seventh 40-point scoring outing of this season.

"I think Miami coming in, if you look at us, we need to stop the running game, and I thought they worked at that and did a pretty

good job of that," Solich said. "That opened up a few doors in the throwing game for us."

While the defense wasn't perfect, it still had its moments. Jalen Fox and Javon Hagan added crucial interceptions to change the momentum — both turnovers led to touchdowns. Quentin Poling also became the alltime solo tackles leader in Ohio history.

All of that added up for a defense that did, and has done, enough to let the offense shine. It might not be the defense that gets the recognition when compared to the conference's best offense, but that defensive unit is allowing just 21.4 points per game in MAC play.

That's pretty good for a defense that gets overshadowed by the offense each and every week.

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BASKETBALL

MIKE LASTER IS MORE THAN JUST A ROLE PLAYER FOR OHIO

Ohio guard Mike Laster looks for an open teammate during the Bobcats’ game against Toledo on Jan. 24. The Bobcats lost to the Rockets 79-76 at The Convo.

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JORDAN HORROBIN STAFF WRITER When Saul Phillips first asked for Mike Laster, the answer was no.

As Laster weighed his playing options coming out of Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Phillips was trying — unsuccessfully — to recruit him nearly a thousand miles northwest to North Dakota State.

Both are now entering their fourth year at Ohio, with Laster serving as Phillips’ only four-year scholarship player. The Bobcats have evolved in that time, as has Laster’s role and impact.

“He hasn’t been given anything,” Phillips said. “He’s fought and taken every inch that he could and now he’s at a point where he’s a very good (Mid-American Conference) player. That’s neat.”

Laster’s upward career trajectory from free-shooting freshman to versatile veteran is a microcosm of his team’s development the past few years.

The first season wasn’t pretty. Ohio went 10-20, with just one road win and an immediate exit from the MAC Tournament. Laster, in the meantime, averaged fewer than four points per game and had just 10 assists total despite making 17 starts.

“You go back to those days, we needed bodies,” Phillips said.

“You have a recruiting class of four or five just wiped out, which is normal in a transition (between head coaches). He probably wasn’t ready to play as many minutes as he did back then.”

That season boiled over with frustration, as some of the older players were playing under their third head coach in four years.

“We had a lot of good players, but they weren’t used to running Saul’s system,” Laster said. “They were used to a whole different atmosphere, and it just didn’t mesh well.”

Laster remembered Phillips telling him that the team would be a work in progress but recruits who fit the current system were on their way. Back-to-back 20-win seasons since then have proved Phillips right.

But as success for the Bobcats grew, Laster’s role shrank. He played 18.8 minutes per game as a freshman, then 9.4 and 15.2, respectively, in the following years. Despite playing in all but three of Ohio’s games the past two seasons, he never started.

“What’s neat about it is when his minutes regressed, his attitude didn’t dip at all,” Phillips said. “It’s one thing to say, ‘Well, that’s just being a good teammate.’ But, no, it’s really, really hard when you have the taste of something and it kind of goes away.”

In December, Laster sat out a game on a coach’s decision.

Later in the season, when 2016 MAC Player of the Year Anto-

nio Campbell broke his foot, Laster was called upon to play an increased role.

In the 16 games following Campbell’s injury, Laster averaged 21.8 minutes per game and reached double-digit scoring six times.

“A huge testament to him is how ready he was at that time,” Phillips said. “And you can only be ready if you never go into a shell, you never pout, you just worry about coming to practice every day and playing hard. And his spirit, his resolve, is a reflection of his character.”

Phillips surmised that Laster could be back in the starting rotation this season, or at least playing more minutes off the bench because “he’s really good in that role.”

And while the Bobcats lost three starters from the 2016-17 team — Campbell gone and Kenny Kaminski graduated; Jaaron Simmons transferred to Michigan — Laster serves as a pillar in yet another potential transition year.

“I’m just gonna try to get in where I fit in, honestly,” Laster said.

“Whatever I have to do, that’s what I’m gonna do.”

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Ohio volleyball coach Deane Webb cheers during the final game of the 2015 MAC Tournament on Nov. 22, 2015.

(ALEX DRIEHAUS / FILE)

unwavering

DEVOTION VOLLEYBALL COACH DEANE WEBB INCITES PASSION IN OTHERS

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t was a typical Sunday for Deane Webb: church service at Christ Community Wesleyan Church, then relaxation and family time.

On that night, he was treating his family to dinner at Texas Roadhouse.

With the meal finished, his family by his side and a toothpick in his mouth, it couldn’t get much better for Webb. He’s

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SPENCER HOLBROOK ASST. SPORTS EDITOR a good old boy from near Houston, Texas — and he loves his toothpicks.

Webb’s daughters were driven crazy, embarrassed by their dad walking around with that toothpick hanging out of his mouth. The only way they might have been more embarrassed would have been if Webb was singing his favorite song, John Denver’s “Thank God

I’m a Country Boy,” on the way back from the restaurant.

Webb didn’t really care, though. He even joked with them about it.

He’s got a personality that is genuine.

He’s a Christian first, deeply rooted in his faith. He’s a father second, invested in his children. And he’s Ohio’s volleyball coach third, passionate about his profession.

Before Athens, the Webb family lived in Nashville, Tennessee, for 11 years.

Webb’s wife, Becky, is from Chattanooga, a two-hour drive southeast, so she was content with staying where they were. It was her home.

When Deane was on the road and got word of the Ohio coaching job being open, Becky said no. She spent time in Ohio during her college years, and it was too flat for her liking. But she didn’t know Athens had higher terrain.

“I said I had done my time in flat Ohio, and (Deane) replied back and said ‘No, there are hills. It looks like mountains in the picture,’ ” Becky said.

He had turned down coaching offers before. Although there was discussion about the Ohio job, Deane had it good in Nashville.

It wasn’t sacrifice that kept Deane from moving on to a new program: He was building a program at Belmont University. He remembered having seven volleyballs, one cart — with a missing wheel — and no volleyball lines on the court when he arrived there.

But 11 years, three conference championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances later, Deane held the record for most wins in program history. He had turned Belmont into a winner. And he did all that without ever being an assistant coach, something he knows is unusual. It was challenging, but he built himself into a coach, learning the craft on the fly.

“But he wanted more,” Becky said.

When he and Becky watched the NCAA Tournament in 2013, Deane called out plays on TV and knew what the top teams in college volleyball would run. It was that night Becky knew Deane needed a bigger challenge in his coaching career.

They began to talk, they began to think and they began to pray. It wasn’t a decision that they could make based on coaching alone. Deane and Becky had a life in Nashville; they were raising a family there.

Deane’s been challenging himself with competitions his entire life. It explains his participation on the typewriting team and the calculator team in grade school. It might also explain his love of computer games, or maybe even his absurd pingpong skills. Sometimes, he plays left-handed just to make it a fair match for his opponent. He still wins.

So when Ohio called and Deane answered, it was time to move on and find a new challenge.

“He’s more competitive with his own self-discipline,” Becky said.

Ohio wasn’t like the other programs Deane had been to before. He didn’t have to resurrect a program from the ground.

Ohio had already established a winning tradition that includes nine Mid-American Conference championships, 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and a Sweet Sixteen appearance. Deane earns $139,103 annually

to keep that winning tradition going.

This time, the challenge wasn’t to build excellence, but rather sustain it.

New challenges aren’t bad for him, though. He didn’t mind learning a new style of coaching.

“I’m over 20 years in and still trying to learn every day,” Deane said.

With that new challenge came great stress. But Deane doesn’t show stress.

He’s the kind of person who bottles his emotions up, then takes a walk, goes hunting or does stress-relieving activities rather bursting out. The yelling that usually comes with being a coach doesn’t come with Deane. That’s not his style.

There’s no pouting, no mood swings, no down days. He’s consistent.

That consistency and character is not only admired by his team and his family, but also his adversaries.

Miami head coach Carolyn Condit has been coaching against Deane for more than a decade, dating back to his time at Belmont. Although there is a fierce rivalry between Miami and Ohio, Condit and Deane have mutual respect for each other.

Deane made sure to congratulate one of Condit’s players when the Bobcats hosted the RedHawks on Sept. 29 for reaching a career milestone. He didn’t have to do that, but he wanted to congratulate her.

“We’re quick to ask each other about our families,” Condit said. “If we can stay balanced and grounded in families and faith and things that really matter in our life, it helps us be more balanced with our student-athletes.”

After a long day in his office at The Convo, he comes home and unwinds by spending time with his children, Sarah, a high school junior, and Ashlyn, a seventh-grader.

Deane’s supportive of Sarah and Ashlyn. They both play volleyball. But volleyball wasn’t forced onto them. If they wanted to play, they could play. If not, that’s OK, because there’s been a wall built between Deane the coach and Deane the dad. He raised his girls to do their best, and if success comes with it, that’s an addition to the hard work. It hasn’t always been easy, but Deane’s been consistent. He and Becky teach them as they go through life.

“It’s hard to have kids and teach them winning isn’t everything, but it’s your dad’s job,” Becky said.

But as the daughters of a college volleyball coach, they’re expected by their peers to be good at the sport he coaches.

There’s pressure there. That’s why Deane and Becky make sure not to put added pressure on them at home. Deane understands. Becky said that’s his style.

That’s why his two daughters aren’t the only two in the family. He also treats his team like family. He opens his house to them. On various Sundays throughout the year, Deane will have the players over for

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I’m over 20 years in and still trying to learn every day.”

- Deane Webb, Ohio University volleyball coach

Ohio coach Deane Webb instructs Brooke Coleman before a point during the Bobcats’ game against Villanova in The Convo on Aug. 27, 2016. (MATT STARKEY / FILE)

“Open Sunday,” a time to eat dinner, watch TV, build puzzles, sleep and relax together. It’s a way to connect with his players as people instead of as athletes.

“The relationship aspect of coaching is invaluable in so many different ways,” Ron Kontura, Webb’s brother-in-law, said. “(Deane) embraces that … by connecting with the kids off the court and giving them an opportunity to relax in a home setting.”

Connecting with his players is a priority, which explains why Deane and Becky choose to live in Athens rather than out in the country. Deane would love to live in a house surrounded by trees, but the players wouldn’t be able to walk to his house.

Instead, the Webbs compromised.

Redshirt junior middle blocker Katie Nelson and Deane have a tight bond — maybe moreso than any other player on the team. Nelson has become a staple in the Webb house, cutting Sarah and Ashlyn’s hair and housesitting when the Webbs go on vacation. Deane trusts her

on and off the floor.

“He’s helped me through a lot,” Nelson said. “I’m not the strongest academic, and so he’s always been there. He’s never said that he doesn’t believe in me or he’s never hesitated to say, ‘You can do this, you got this,’ and he’s always the first one to lend a helping hand.”

He’s a motivator while still being relaxed with his players. On Open Sundays, he lays back in his chair, watches football and relaxes with his team. He isn’t different when he leaves the locker room. He’s the same person at home. He’s consistent. That’s his style.

“He’s a guy from a small town in Texas who loves his toothpicks, loves to hunt and loves to compete, loves his family, loves God, and he tries to treat people with respect,” Becky said. “There’s no pretense. That’s who he is.”

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the weekender Coulier hopes to bring a ‘Full House’ to Athens ALEX LAFLIN FOR THE POST

Dave Coulier, known for his role as Uncle Joey on Full House and Fuller House, will perform stand-up comedy for Dads Weekend. (PROVIDED via Andrew Holzaepfel)

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For eight seasons in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Dave Coulier portrayed aspiring standup comedian Joey Gladstone on Full House, also known by many of the show’s fans as Uncle Joey. On Dads Weekend, Coulier’s real-life comedy talent brings him to the Ohio University stage.

Coulier will perform Saturday at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium as a special add-on event for Dads Weekend. He will be accompanied by fellow comedian Becky Robinson to present “An Evening of Comedy.”

Since the end of Full House, Coulier has been active in reality television on shows like The Surreal Life and Skating With Celebrities and has done voice work for animated shows like Robot Chicken and Bob & Doug.

Andrew Holzaepfel, senior associate director of student activities, said the choice to bring in Coulier was made with influence and recommendation from other venues where Coulier had performed.

The previous venues “felt he delivered a very funny show and was appealing to all ages from his popular television shows,” Holzaepfel said.

For many, another enjoyable element of Coulier’s work is that it’s age-appropriate.

“His agency recommended him specifically for Dads Weekend because of the clean stand-up show he delivers,” Holzaepfel said.

Coulier has also been featured in the 2013 stand-up comedy recording The Clean Guys of Comedy. His focus on age-appropriate comedy allows audiences of all ages to enjoy his work, including his own children.

Some students have a similar appreciation for Coulier’s work.

“His character (on Full House) was

IF YOU GO WHAT: “An Evening of Comedy” by Dave Coulier, with special guest Becky Robinson WHEN: 8 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium ADMISSION: $30 for the first 10 rows, $20 for the rest

always goofy, and his stand up would be worth seeing,” Bradleigh Aeh, a freshman studying photojournalism, said.

His goofy nature “is a reflection of his style as a comedian,” she said.

Aeh said Coulier as Joey used to be one of her favorite characters in the TV show, because “his character was also very tender and sweet, which only made it better.”

Sherman Ingram, a junior studying journalism, said he used to watch Full House, and he feels as if Coulier coming to campus was a perfect decision for Dads Weekend.

Ingram said the show would be a great place for students to bring their parents and enjoy a night of comedy together.

“Many people find their dads as their favorite comedian,” Ingram said. “So why not take him to some place where you can both have a laugh?”

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WHAT’S GOING ON? MORRIS WEIN FOR THE POST

Friday Tommy Boy at 7 p.m. on Friday and

Saturday at The Athena Cinema, 20 S. Court St. The Athena is celebrating Dads Weekend with a screening of Tommy Boy. The 1995 comedy is considered a classic and features Chris Farley and David Spade. Anyone who wants to share good laughs and some popcorn with their pops should head to the Athena to watch.

Tickets are $7.

Look Dad, No Hands! Comedy Show

at 8 p.m. at Donkey Coffee, 17 W. Washington St. Student comedy group Blue Pencil Comedy is looking to impress people’s fathers “for the first time in our entire lives,” according to the event’s Facebook page. The variety show is free to the public, so students looking for some chuckles should go with their dads.

DJ Barticus Y2K Millennium Dance Party at 9 p.m. at The Union Bar &

Grill, 18 W. Union St. DJ Barticus is at it again. Y2K Millennium Dance Party will feature some of the greatest dance music of Generation Y. The cover charge is $3 for those 21 or older and $5 for those who fall a little closer to Generation Z (under 21).

Saturday The Fall of the House of Usher at 8 p.m.

in Baker Theater. The Lost Flamingo Theatre Company will perform Robert Lanier’s one-act adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic short story this weekend. The suspenseful play will keep audience members grasping at

the edge of their seats. Tickets will be sold at the door for $5.

Any Colour: Celebrating Pink Floyd at

9 p.m. at The Union Bar & Grill, 18 W. Union St. It’s a well-known fact that most dads love classic rock, especially Pink Floyd. The reputable Pink Floyd cover band will perform just in time for Dads Weekend and has received great reviews. For kids looking to get a taste of the music their dads grew up with, this is the perfect opportunity. There is no mention of a cover charge on The Union’s website or Facebook page, but they usually do charge for events like these, so be prepared to pay up to $5 or $10.

Crooked Spines, Wonderfool and Gaptooth Grin at 9 p.m. at Casa Nueva, 6

W. State St. The bands will be playing a free show, but only for people above the age of 18.

Saturday Sunday Funday at 3 p.m. at Jackie

O’s Taproom, 25 Campbell St. This event will feature food, drinks and an art show by Nancy Epling. There will also be live music by The Venus Flytraps, Blue Moth and Peach Fuzz.

The event is free and is a nice way to wind down on Sunday evening.

Much Abrew About Nothing at 4:45

p.m. at Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St. Ohio University’s theater department will perform a drunk variation of Shakespeare. Actors will be on stage with a drink in one hand and a script in the other. Admission is free.

DADS WEEKEND EVENTS What: KENNEDY: Noon Talks at The Kennedy When: 12:10 p.m., Friday Where: Kennedy Museum of Art, The Ridges Building 1 Admission: Free

What: Stargazing and Campfire When: 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday Where: The Ridges Admission: $10 per person, prior

registration required

nine holes, $10 per person to play 18 holes What: Conkle’s Hollow Day Hike When: 10 a.m., Saturday and Sunday Where: Hocking Hills

What: Hockey: Ohio vs. Davenport

Admission: $20 per person, prior

When: 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday

registration required

Where: Bird Arena Admission: $6 for students with ID,

$7 for children, $9 for adults What: The Movement Organiza-

tion: Dance Concert

When: 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday Where: Putnam Hall Admission: $7 What: Ohio University Fall Jazz Concert When: 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday Where: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium Admission: Free What: Poetry Slam When: 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday Where: Baker University

Center Theatre Admission: $4 What: Zip-Line Adventure

at The Ridges When: All day, Saturday and Sunday Where: The Ridges Admission: $25 per person, prior registration required What: Second Annual Ohio Open

Tennis Tournament When: 9 a.m., Saturday and Sunday Where: OU Golf and Tennis Center Admission: $15 per single, $20 per doubles team; pre-registration required What: Alden Open 2017 Mini Golf and Games When: 10 a.m., Saturday Where: Alden Library Admission: $5 per person to play

What: Dads Weekend 3v3 Basketball Tournament When: 12 p.m., Saturday Where: Ping Center Admission: $20 per team What: Women’s Basketball: Ohio vs. Walsh When: 1 p.m., Saturday Where: The Convo Admission: Free for OU students with ID, $20 for adults, $10 for youths What: Men’s Basketball: Ohio vs. Capital When: 3:30 p.m., Saturday Where: The Convo Admission: Free for OU students with ID, $20 for adults, $10 for youths What: Public Telescope Nights at

the Ohio University Observatory When: 8 p.m., Saturday Where: The Ridges Admission: Free What: Dads Weekend Pancake Breakfast When: 10 a.m., Sunday Where: Walter Rotunda Admission: $10 per person, prior registration is encouraged

What: A Concert Featuring Ohio

Wind Symphony with the Symphonic Band and University Band When: 4 p.m., Sunday Where: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium Admission: Free

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