January 19, 2017

Where everyBODY knows your name Amani Burke is ready for her own spotlight at Ohio P12

Students will travel to D.C. for demonstration P9

Migos cancels OU Sibs Weekend stop P19

Filmmakers turn to iPhones for video P20 Thursday, January 19, 2017

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Emma Ockerman Managing Editor Elizabeth Backo Digital Managing Editor Seth Archer ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Hayley Harding

EDITORIAL

News Editors Kaitlin Coward, William T. Perkins SPORTS EDITOR Charlie Hatch CULTURE EDITORS Alex Darus, Sean Wolfe OPINION EDITOR Kaitlyn McGarvey COPY CHIEF Rachel Danner

ART

ART DIRECTOR Abby Day DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Alex Driehaus GRAPHICS DIRECTOR Samantha Güt special projects designer Matt Ryan

DIGITAL

DIGITAL PRODUCTION EDITOR Hannah Debenham SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Hannah Wintucky BLOGS EDITOR Jeremy Hill SENIOR MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER Patrick Connolly business manager Matthew Barnett

Send us your letters

the

post

ISSUE 16 VOLUME 107 1 Park Place, Room 325 EDITOR@THEPOSTATHENS.COM Phone | 740.593.4010 Fax | 740.593.0561

ONLINE

Do you ever find something in The Post thoughtprovoking, questionable or even infuriating? Let us know!

We are always interested in hearing about the way our readers respond to our content every day.

POST BLOGS thepostathens.com/blogs

in person Baker Center, Room 325

FACEBOOK thepostathens

online thepostathens.com/letters

TWITTER @ThePost

by email letters@thepostathens.com

Front Desk Hours

Your opinion is welcome. Letters should be fewer than 500 words.

Longer submissions will be considered as guest commentaries, but space is limited. All letters must be signed by at least one individual; anonymous letters will not be accepted. The Post does not accept letters soliciting donations or news releases. Please include your year and major if you are a student. Letters can be submitted online at www.thepostathens.com, by email at editor@ thepostathens.com or at The Post’s front desk in the media wing on the third floor of Baker University Center. We reserve the right to edit submissions for clarity, vulgarity and Associated Press Style.

Cost: 10 words: $3 students, $3.75 businesses, $.10 each additional word. Free lost and found daily, space permitting

The Post is an independent newspaper run by Ohio University students. We distribute the paper free of charge in Athens, Ohio, when classes are in session. Editorial page material represents the opinions of the editors, columnists and letter writers. Opinions expressed are independent of Ohio University and our printer

9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Closed Saturday and Sunday.

1 Park Place Baker University Center, Room 325 Athens, OH 45701 (740) 593-4010

Advertising Policies The Post will not print advertisements that violate local, state or federal laws.

All advertisements must display good taste. The Post reserves the right to refuse any advertisement.

If questions arise, the editor will make the final decision.

The Post will not run real estate or employment advertisements that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, sexual orientation or national origin. All advertisements are

subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act. Phone numbers will not be printed in the Personals section.

If errors are found in a classified ad, please notify The Post by 4 p.m. the day the ad runs. Though The Post cannot be responsible for errors, a corrected ad will run free of charge on the next publication date.

Cash refunds will not be given.

Notify The Post by 4 p.m. of cancellations for the following day.

From the EDItor’s desk

‘Post’ provides coverage of OU’s presidential search

O

hio University’s campus should have a firm grasp of its interim president by Friday, Jan. 20, when the Board of Trustees is expected to announce a temporary appointment to replace President Roderick McDavis.

That event will mark the first time The Post will be able to announce a new university president — even if he or she is considered an interim — since the newspaper last did so in 2004, when McDavis was named OU’s 20th president.

For some student newspapers, it’s a little more typical to cover the appointment and re-appointment of presidential candidates, as such qualified academics are often shuffled from university to university (Or, Emma Ockerman / in McDavis’ case, from university Editor-in-Chief to AGB Search, a higher education search firm.)

But it’s been 13 years since The Post placed the headline “McDavis lays out ideas” on its front page — the first edition of that academic year. In McDavis’ first few weeks on campus, though, he sat down with thencampus editor Matt LaWell to outline his goals for the coming years.

His office in Cutler has received plenty of correspondence from our newsroom since.

At the time of publication, OU has seen four open presidential forums — Duane Nellis, Dean Bresciani, Robert Frank and Pam Benoit have all taken time to field questions from students and faculty members. In March, a definite president is expected be chosen from those four candidates.

McDavis will likely be on the front page of The Post one last time for our Feb. 16 issue, right before he formally exits Cutler.

It is important to note here that there are many ways a university president and his or her office can communicate with the students they are expected to serve. Such offices may not necessarily consider the campus newspaper their desired medium for correspondence.

The group that requires student media, though — and the connection it holds to Cutler — is the students and faculty responsible for shaping OU’s campus. Many have had a choice between attending those open forums or reading coverage online at The Post. Our stories typically extend beyond quotes and quick answers, as Post reporters intend to provide context. The ability to seek that coverage is absolutely vital. By sending our reporters a question you’d like us to ask the current or next president, we become an advocate of sorts in seeking your answer.

As we move forward into another presidency, and into the final weeks of the current one, our reporters ask that you consider how student media could better serve you. It’s our sole job, and we take it seriously.

Emma Ockerman is a senior studying journalism and editor-in-chief of The Post. Want to talk to her? Tweet her at @eockerman or email her at eo300813@ohio.edu

Cover photo by Matt Starkey

OBAMACARE REPEAL TO AFFECT OHIO Luke Torrance For the Post

The Republican Party has spent years trying to repeal Obamacare. Now that it has the power to do so, some Republicans are getting cold feet.

A

fter years of trying and failing to rid the country of the Affordable Care Act, Republicans — who gained control of Congress and the White House in the 2016 general election — finally have the means to do so.

But it remains to be seen how much of the act will be repealed, as some Republicans are now fighting to keep certain parts of the law.

"It's a little bit ironic that some Republicans are now fighting to save Obamacare," state Rep. Jay Edwards, R-Nelsonville, said. "We don't want to see the rug pulled out from under the people and the state.”

Steve Okey, president of Ohio Patient Advocates in Canton, said if Obamacare is repealed, it probably won’t change much for college students.

“Most students are on their parents’ policy until age 26, and it won’t be like they’re going to get kicked off the day after (it is repealed),” Okey said.

But for a vast number of Ohioans, repealing the Affordable Care Act will be more disruptive. Ohio Gov. John Kasich used funds made available through the ACA to expand Medicaid to cover more than 700,000 Ohioans, but those funds will be eliminated by the law’s repeal.

“That fund source will be gone overnight, so those people will probably lose their insurance quickly,” Okey said.

According to a report issued by the Congressional Budget Office, 18 million Americans would lose their health insurance within one year of the ACA’s repeal. With the loss of

illustration by Claire Hanna

funding for Medicaid expansion, the same funding used by Kasich in Ohio, that number could increase to 32 million by 2026.

The report also said those who didn’t purchase health insurance through an employer or group could see premiums rise by 20 to 25 percent in the first year and possibly double to 50 percent the following year.

“It will affect everyone in a way,” Okey said. “If you have a pond with a bunch of small sailboats, and you start thrashing in one area of the pond, those waves are still going to affect all the boats.”

How will repealing Obamacare affect college students?

If a student is on his or her parents’ healthcare, which is an option until age 26 under the ACA, that student won’t be affected much. The Republicans’ first step is to defund Obamacare, which wouldn’t affect people’s ability to stay on their parents’ coverage. Some Republicans have supported keeping the under-26 exemption, but its inclusion is not guaranteed, Okey said.

Will students lose coverage if their parents are covered by the Affordable Care Act? If a student’s parents have healthcare coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act, and they lose that coverage, the student would also lose his or her healthcare coverage if he or she is on their plan.

How will this affect Ohioans on Medicaid?

Kasich used federal funds provided through the Affordable Care Act to cover an additional 700,000 Ohioans under Medicaid. It is unclear how the state will determine who loses Medicaid coverage — it could be the most recent additions to Medicaid or those who are most financially secure.

How can a recent college graduate get healthcare if he or she freelances or works part-time?

If someone does freelance work or works part-time, he or she will likely not be able to get health insurance through his or her employer. Instead,

that person would have to buy an individual policy, and with the loss of federal funds for health insurance, the cost of buying healthcare coverage is likely to rise, Okey said. He added that young people under 30 can buy a “catastrophic policy,” which is low in cost but would only cover costs if they go above several thousand dollars.

How will it affect students on Ohio University’s Healthcare?

Neither OU or UnitedHealthcare, which provides OU’s healthcare coverage, could definitively say how students on OU’s healthcare would be affected.

Okey said it would likely not change much but added the premiums could rise due to the lack of federal funding.

Those costs would be passed on from the university to the students.

@torrantial lt688112@ohio.edu thepostathens.com / 3

AMPLIFIED OBSERVATIONS

Certain music often reflects feelings, senses associated with changing of seasons LUKE FURMAN is a junior studying journalism at Ohio University.

It is a dark and stormy night ... and the needle creeps down onto the ridges of a Nick Drake or Jenny Hval record, setting the haunting ambiance for the long autumn hours ahead.

The temperature is cool but the warmth of the ceramic mug pressing against your palm makes shivering unlikely, except from the lonely and introspective notes and words that echo out of adjacent speakers. Everything seems to have fallen into place.

In times like these, music requires a certain amount of thanks. Not only do musicians reflect the emotions and trials of the human condition but also the surrounding world. Depending on taste, different weather and different seasons bring to mind songs that inexplicably fit, whether in a wrathful darkness like tonight or the cheerful sunlight of tomorrow.

Each of the four seasons and the distinct weather patterns call to mind the sonic equivalent left by artists who channel the lusciousness of summer to the bleakness of winter, the slow fade of autumn to the gentle rise of spring. Rain, wind, thunderstorms, cloudiness and sunshine have all found places in music’s atmosphere, and not always in unintentional ways.

Kurt Vile, one the present most creative rockers, described his first studio album Childish Prodigy as having “a fall kind of feel” in a 2009 interview with Tiny Mix Tapes. It’s hard to put a finger on what that means but

at the same time the feeling seems almost obvious. My Morning Jacket, The Microphones and some Pacific Northwest bands embody that description, as well.

Likewise, a number of jazz standards evoke the impression of seasons not only in sound but also in title. “Spring Is Here,” “Summertime” and “Autumn Leaves” stand among the most popular standards with musicians from John Coltrane to Roger Williams to Frank Sinatra all taking advantage of the songs’ relatable reach. No one alive has not enjoyed the awakening of the springtime or the crunch of November footsteps.

However, other works are less intentional and seem to adopt a place on the calendar or the weatherman’s forecast by themselves.

Neutral Milk Hotel’s now-classic LP In the Aeroplane Over the Sea holds the most power in the dead cold of winter when its fiery melodies melt the ice that keeps the mind snowbound. Likewise, the swirling, spacey guitars of Explosions in the Sky and other post-rock also feels appropriate like colorful lights shining across the tundra. And for the darkest days of winter, a certain type of music from Norway might be fitting.

But when the weather breaks and thaws, the rainfilled afternoons of spring and the heat of summer call for another aura.

How many times have you heard the phrase “song of the summer?” Pop music is practically

built around a season with a slew of hooks about summertime sadness, meeting someone in the summer, walking around in summertime clothes or having the summertime blues. Summer is undoubtedly the most commercialized season, probably because it holds the greatest chance of love and happiness. Spring, on the other hand, builds up to the days of the June solstice, signifying awakening and rebirth.

And I suppose I cannot write about weather and seasonal music without mentioning Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” (Le quattro stagioni). Published in 1725, the composition illustrates length of time that his idea reaches into the past, revealing that the world around us is something we all share and experience.

The four seasons and their accompanying weather inspire art and music that replicates their intangible, indescribable aspects.

And when these works strike eardrums, it rings an internal chord that causes the mind to perceive an undercurrent of harmony, even in the heaviest rain.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. What music do you listen to when the weather changes? Let Luke know by tweeting him @LukeFurmanLog or emailing him at lf491413@ohio.edu.

CHUCK’S COLLEGIATE POLITICS

Dean Bresciani best choice for OU’s president because of his views on activism, diversity

CHUCK GREENLEE is a sophomore studying communication and public advocacy at Ohio University.

4 / JAN. 19, 2017

So, as you may or may not know, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis is leaving. Earlier this year I wrote about why it’s important to care about his successor, and, well, here we are, choosing his successor.

There are four final candidates in the running: Dean Bresciani of North Dakota State University, Duane Nellis of Texas Tech, Robert Frank of the University of New Mexico and Ohio University’s Pam Benoit.

One of the four sticks out to me: Dean Bresciani of North Dakota State.

Bresciani seems to have been the most honest and open-minded of the candidates thus far.

Sure, there are certainly red flags about Bresciani. He was investigated

for tampering with government documents by the Attorney General of North Dakota by deleting 40,000some emails. However, in his forum he explained that he was found innocent as the claim was that he deleted them all in one day. Mathematically, he would have had to sit there and hit the delete button once every 1.2 seconds — or something like that — is what he told the audience.

His likeness to Hillary Clinton aside, Bresciani noted that he liked OU’s progressive direction and addressed standpoints on student activism. He noted that he is a fan of student activism when it creates a conversation on campus rather than dividing a campus.

However, I guess there are a lot of criticisms to be made of all candidates.

They all seem to pander to those who are hiring them, because just like all of us when we graduate, they want a job and have to sell themselves to the Board of Trustees.

I could sit here and talk about how they all defended the “general fees” tacked on our tuition for sporting events we hardly attend. I guess you just have to look past the pandering in times like these.

That being said, Bresciani just seems like the most honest person for the job. He can help address the needs of first-generation college students as he is one himself and help various

cultural groups on campus as his father is of direct Italian heritage.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. How do you feel about OU getting a new president?

Let Chuck know by tweeting him @ Chuck_Greenlee.

Correction: An article from the Jan. 12 issue titled “Effects of fracking could be far-reaching” incorrectly stated when protesters met at Wayne National Forest. They met on Dec. 10.

QUITE CONTRARY

Celebrities can stay away from my wedding Bill Murray is not invited to my wedding.

That’s mostly because I don’t know Bill Murray, and I’m not in the habit of inviting complete strangers william T. to my family gatherings. It’s perkins also because I have no is a senior immediate plans to get married. studying If I were getting married, I journalism have no idea how I would tell at Ohio Bill Murray.

University.

Still, if I were about to take part in a wedding, and Bill Murray decided he wanted to come, let the records be very clear: He is not invited.

I say this because Murray seems to be the figurehead of a confusing trend — one based on the idea that if a celebrity crashes your wedding or wedding-related event, you should be charmed and honored. Never mind the rules of basic civility, which state that imposing yourself on other people is generally a bad move.

News sites like to write gushy, clicky stories about such antics. Murray has been cited as showing up in couples’ wedding photos and

at bachelor parties, and the flood of positive media coverage at each of those instances has generated a lot of copycats, from Beyonce to Bon Jovi to Tom Hanks.

Sometimes, as was the case when Taylor Swift showed up to perform at a couple’s wedding, the appearances are the actual result of an invitation. In those cases, the couples probably never think the celebrity will actually respond, much less attend. But more often than not, the celebrity is vacationing somewhere and happens to be in the same hotel or walking along the same beach where a wedding is taking place.

Either way, I find it hard to believe Taylor Swift genuinely just wanted to do a good deed and offer some free entertainment to a couple she didn’t know. In fact, based on her attacks of platforms like Spotify, I would imagine she’d be quite opposed to the concept of performing without recompense.

No, Swift knew there would be cameras there and that she could likely get a bit of free advertising out of the gig.

Call me a cynic, but I wouldn’t be too willing to let someone use my wedding as a public relations opportunity. I don’t want

my wedding to be about you, Ms. Pop Star.

I want it to be about me. Or, you know, the person I love.

I don’t blame Swift too much. It’s the stars who attend weddings without invitations who really frustrate me. It isn’t a sign of benevolence or relatability, it’s a sign of an inflated ego. It’s a sign that someone is so detached from reality that they believe everyone should want to be around them.

Frankly, I don’t know if I want to be around Bill Murray. By all accounts, he is a pretty nice guy, but I’m fairly content just letting him be that nice guy on the big screen, not that nice guy in person.

So, please, Mr. Murray, and celebrities in general — if I ever do get married, try to find another party to attend that day.

Besides, there’s only so much champagne to go around.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Will you have enough champagne at your wedding for Bill Murray? Let William know by emailing him at wp198712@ohio.edu.

StreetView

“Would you consider going to the Women’s March on Washington?”

“I’m going with a group of six or seven other women. Just showing up is important. Your body takes up space, and I think physically seeing a large group be represented like that is effective.”

Sadie Meade, second-year graduate student studying printmaking

“Absolutely. That is just part of being an American: to actively participate in what you believe in to make change.”

Sean Francis King, Ohio University 2016 graduate

“I was supposed to go, actually, but plans changed. I think it’s very meaningful for all genders, races and ages to show discontent for the political climate right now.”

“Yes. Coming together as a marginalized group, we can be allies for other marginalized groups.”

“I’d like to check it out.

I’ve never done anything like that before, and as a woman, I’m all for it.”

April Fuller, second-year graduate student studying English literature

Allie Kurilec, freshman studying nursing

Jolana Watson, firstyear graduate student studying communication

-photographs by Lauren Modler thepostathens.com / 5

Police Blotter

Naked man apprehended near Baker Center; Sheriff’s Office responds to noise complaints The Sheriff’s Office also responded to multiple domestic incidents Lauren Fisher For The Post The Ohio University Police Department responded to a report Jan. 12 of a naked male “screaming and running” near Baker University Center, according to the OUPD call log.

At approximately 11 p.m., the subject was apprehended by police and taken to O’Bleness Memorial Hospital for medical

evaluation. He was later charged with assault on a police officer and transported to Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail.

FORCED EVICTION On Monday, Athens County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a domestic incident in The Plains, during which a woman requested keys to a residence after a man threatened to “burn the house down” and refused to relinquish the keys.

According to the Sheriff’s report, the male eventually agreed to give up the keys and said he would retrieve his belongings the next day. A short while later, he was found “knocking on all the doors

and windows” and running away before the woman could answer.

The report notes that deputies spoke to the male again and told him to stop.

THE SCREAM On Sunday, deputies were dispatched to Guysville after receiving reports of a man “yelling very loudly” outside an apartment complex.

While on scene, deputies found a woman who had an outstanding warrant from Belpre. She was placed under arrest and transported to the Belpre Police Department, while the man was transported to O’Bleness Memorial Hospital for an evaluation, according to the Sheriff’s report.

Sleepless in Athens county That same day, deputies responded to reports of a domestic verbal dispute, during which a man said his wife “would not go to sleep” and kept waking him up. The man told deputies his wife was not only under the influence of alcohol but had taken medication as well. Upon speaking with officers, the wife claimed she was not tired and “did not wish to go to sleep,” denying her husband’s claims.

Deputies told the man he “could not force his wife to sleep” and resumed patrol, according to the police report.

@lauren__fisher lf966614@ohio.edu

News Briefs

OU presidential selection process continues Jonny Palermo For The Post

Provost and Executive Vice President Pam Benoit fields questions during her presidential candidate open forum in Baker Center Ballroom on Jan. 17, (PATRICK CONNOLLY / FOR THE POST)

When students return after the summer, not only will a new president be in office, but construction on West Union Street will also be nearing completion, as highlighted during some of the week’s notable discussions. Here are some updates on those projects and more information from the top stories of the semester’s second week.

Pam Benoit presents at forum As Ohio University President Roderick McDavis’ departure approaches, officials are coming closer to identifying a replacement.

On Tuesday, the presidential forums wrapped up with OU Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit fielding questions from students and faculty.

Benoit emphasized the idea that an outsider may not necessarily be the best person to assume the role of president.

“I think right now, what this institution needs in order to keep going forward and making good progress is someone who understands that road map and makes sure this institution continues to be successful and builds on that and tweaks it,” Benoit said. “And for all those reasons, I think I’m the best candidate.”

Now that the presidential forums have finished, the next step for the four candi6 / JAN. 19, 2017

dates is to interview with the OU Board of Trustees in February. The university will announce its selection at some point in March, and the selected candidate will take office beginning July 1.

Meanwhile, McDavis has entered his final month on campus. The Board of Trustees will announce the appointment of an interim president Friday, and McDavis’ final day on campus will be Feb. 17.

West Union sidewalk construction During Monday’s Athens City Council meeting, the sidewalk construction on West Union Street between Court Street and Congress Street was a topic of discussion.

Local legislators are concerned about allowing too much pedestrian space at the expense of bicyclists once the sidewalk reopens this summer.

“The only thing I truly worry about is that we’re spending $160,000, and we’re still not addressing the problem of bikes on the sidewalk,” Councilman Peter Kotses, D-At Large, said.

Other improvements in the project include kiosks at both ends of the block, maple trees and decorative flowers, benches and bike racks.

City council also passed an ordinance reallocating the city’s income tax, allowing money to be used for the rehabilitation of streets in Athens.

CLASSIFIEDS

Updating water treatment plant Water costs for Athens city residents may increase to offset the cost of updating the water treatment plant.

According to a general plan released by the City of Athens Engineering and Public Works department in May 2016, rates will increase “an average of 3.6 percent per year to cover the cost of the project, operations, maintenance, supplies and other capital improvement projects.”

Despite the projected increase, the

outdated treatment plant is in need of improvement, Councilman Kent Butler, D-1st Ward, said.

“The water treatment plant is dated,” Butler said. “Original construction began in the 1950s. The project is intended to update many working aspects of the system.”

Construction is expected to begin in June 2017 and finish in April 2018 if the project proceeds according to plan.

@Heeeeeres_Jonny jp351014@ohio.edu

PRIME LOCATIONS

NOW LEASING 1-6 Bedrooms

86 North Court Street 740-594-4441 www.BobcatRentals.net

thepostathens.com / 7

SAP tends to dozens of students, promotes return of services The program is under new leadership that began at the start of Fall Semester Megan Henry Asst. News Editor In its first semester back on campus, the Survivor Advocacy Program at Ohio University served 36 people.

SAP Director Kimberly Castor said she didn’t know what to expect after the program, which exists to provide confidential support and counseling to survivors of sexual assault, stalking and relationship violence, reopened.

“That’s 36 (people) that wouldn’t have been served if the program wasn’t here,” Castor said. “And I really anticipate that number is going to be much larger,because we’ve had nine (people) in two days (the week of Jan. 9).”

During the 2015-16 academic year, the program, formerly known as the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program, did not have a licensed director or coordinator for part of the year, and then the program closed Nov. 16, 2015 for the rest of the academic year. The university announced in March that SAP would reopen Fall Semester.

Castor began her position as SAP director June 27, and her salary is $62,000. Kristin Waltz, the SAP survivor advocate and case manager, started her job July 18 and earns a salary of $48,000 a year.

Delaney Anderson, whose annual salary was $37,230, was the program coordinator of OUSAP, but left her position in October 2015 for a job outside the university. The departure of Anderson, who was not a mandatory reporter, left OUSAP without a licensed and credentialed program coordinator. A non-mandatory reporter does not have to report suspicions of abuse.

“When we looked at month-to-month, we saw more and more students each month the longer we were here, so that was a direct result of the word getting out that we were here,” Castor said.

To spread the word that SAP’s services were available on campus, they tabled 8 / JAN. 19, 2017

Signs in Lindley Hall point students in the direction of the Survivor Advocacy Program office. (CARL FONTICELLA / PHOTO EDITOR)

at Baker Center 12 times last semester, Castor said.

“We were having people come up to us and schedule appointments or say, ‘Hey, can we walk back to the office now,’ ” Castor said.

“To me, if one person was able to do that, it was worth it.”

In addition to tabling, SAP had coffee sleeves at The Front Room Coffeehouse and Court Street Coffee, and the Campus Involvement Center made a pop-up sign about SAP in Baker Center by the escalators among other promotional activities, Castor said.

Dean of Students Jenny Hall-Jones said she thinks SAP has done a great job getting the word out about the reopening.

“Students have told them how helpful they have been,” Hall-Jones said.

SAP is under the Division of Student Affairs and reports to Associate Dean of Students Patti McSteen.

“One of the most significant advantages of SAP being a part of Student Affairs is the synergy of those areas on campus that provides direct support to students experiencing a personal crisis,”

One of the most significant advantages of SAP being a part of Student Affairs is the synergy of those areas on campus that provides direct support to students ...”

- Kimberly Castor, SAP Director McSteen said in an email.

SAP is planning to start a student organization during Spring Semester, Castor said.

“We are thinking outreach as one big thing, but more so than just outreach, we’re hoping that (the student organization will) be able to do empathic response workshops and self-care workshops,” Castor said.

The student organization does not have

a name yet, but it would be for outreach and educating people on what SAP does, Castor said.

SAP’s graduate assistant, Mackenzie Roman, will lead the student organization, and its first meeting will be Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m. in SAP’s office, Lindley 038.

Those involved in the student organization will not serve as peer advocates, Castor said.

Castor said the organization could function similarly to the Better Bystanders program, which trains students, who then host workshops.

“We are probably going to use the title (of) ‘ambassador,’ ” Castor said. “A lot of students are really passionate about this topic and want to get involved, so this is a good way to do it.”

SAP also offers a 24/7 confidential crisis line at 740-597-7233.

@megankhenry mh573113@ohio.edu

Illustration by Abby Gordon

Demonstration in D.C. Students will join an estimated 180,000 people Saturday in Washington D.C.

Hope Roberts for the post The snowless forecast for Jan. 20 comforted members of Ohio University Hillel as they planned their drive from Athens to the Women’s March on Washington, a nationally organized protest that will begin at the intersection of Independence Avenue and Third Street SW on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. The march occurs the day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Dana Yablon, a junior studying child and family studies and a member of OU Hillel, said the group is participating in the march to protest what she believes to be Trump’s serial oppression of marginalized groups. She thinks the Jewish community “will be next.”

The march could be the largest protest linked to Trump’s inauguration, according to The New York Times.

“For me to represent my culture, it’s showing that Donald Trump can say what he wants, but we’re going to speak up and say it’s not OK,” Yablon said.

Yablon’s family history involves the oppression of her loved ones. Her great-grandmother, great-grandfather, grandmother and great-aunt were Holocaust survivors, she said.

Six Hillel members met Tuesday evening to discuss ride and housing arrangements in Washington, D.C. Lauren Goldberg, assistant director of OU Hillel, also attended the meeting and provided information about lodging at an OU alumna and former Hillel member’s home in Alexandria, Virginia. Goldberg also shared

It means more than me just standing in Washington. I feel like I’m standing up for the women who can’t stand up for themselves.”

- Elli Lavon freshman studying communication studies and political science protesting “tips and tricks” she gathered from friends who went to D.C. for past inauguration weeks.

Lilli Sher, a freshman studying journalism and the president of Jewish Women of Ohio, first presented the idea of representing the Jewish community in Washington, D.C. to Goldberg several weeks ago after seeing the event on Facebook.

“It was like a little warming of my heart when I heard Lilli was so inspired to organize this,” Goldberg, who will not be going on the trip, said. “I’m so jealous (of the students going).”

Sher is a former Post reporter.

Zach Reizes, a sophomore studying global studies, war and peace, said the 200,000 marchers would be “like a glacier” in size and pace — but with the high volume of people in mind, other students worry for their safety.

“I’m nervous to go because this is a mass gathering,

and it’s such an easy target for something to happen,” Yablon said. “An attack, maybe.”

Jenna Reis, a freshman studying communication sciences and disorders, said she isn’t nervous about what could go wrong but hopes other attendees “are there for one common goal: not to hurt anybody.”

The travelers will use the Hillel International Synagogue as a home base in case marchers lose their “buddies” in the crowd.

Weather permitting, students said they hope to bond with other protesters in solidarity against a “horrifying man in power” and to make history in doing so.

“It means more than me just standing in Washington,” freshman Elli Lavon, who is studying communication studies and political science, said. “I feel like I’m standing up for the women who can’t stand up for themselves.”

Some women at the meeting said they hoped the march will be remembered 20 or 30 years from now.

“I think it will,” Yablon said.

There are 610,000 people currently invited to the demonstration on the march’s Facebook event page. More than a quarter of a million have replied they are “interested” in the event and 180,000 claim they will attend.

“The amount of people who are all thinking about the same thing as (Trump) is inaugurated — it will truly show that we’re not alone,” Reis said.

@hopiewankenobe hr503815@ohio.edu thepostathens.com / 9

Maintaining respect Cemetery caretakers often come across vandalism while trying to maintain respect for grounds

Steven Blackford, one of the two cemetery caretakers employed by the city, trims an overgrown shrub in the Athens Cemetery on Jan. 13. (EMMA HOWELLS / PHOTO EDITOR)

Julia Fair for the post

W

alking among the aisles of deceased loved ones, Steven Blackford looks for twigs to pick up, trash to throw away and vandalized tombs to clean. That has been his daily routine for about 24 years now.

It started when he was 16 years old and found a wanted ad for the job in a newspaper. Now, almost 40, he has seen a few oddities in the Athens cemeteries.

It’s an odd job, but Blackford likes the solidarity that comes with it, especially as he mows the two cemeteries owned and maintained by the City of Athens. Despite it being a spiritual place, the caretakers find destruction and mistreatment of the serene grounds.

Starting at 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, Blackford and Jeremy Zeigler walk the grounds of West Union Street Cemetery and West State Street Cemetery. The caretakers pick up trash, trim trees and bushes and dig 2-by-2 holes

10 / JAN. 19, 2017

for cremation burials.

The groundskeepers oversee everyone underneath the ground they walk on.

Because the West State Street Cemetery is at capacity, the workers won’t dig any new graves. Instead, they upkeep its landscape to maintain the respect they say it deserves. They want the unmarked infant graves to receive as much respect as the graves of those who were buried in the 1800s and those who are rumored to be buried with their dogs.

“There are some tough things that go on,” Ron Lucas, Athens deputy service safety director, said. “But we have to do it.”

The West Union Street Cemetery isn’t at capacity, but the city holds the open areas for veterans and for those whose families cannot afford to bury them.

A few months ago, Lucas helped a man bury the cremated remains of his mother after the man spent 30 years away from Athens.

“Just watching that, I just stood back,” Lucas said, remembering the ceremony.

“Watching him and his wife perform the

ceremony, it was moving,.”

Lucas hasn’t experienced one of the hardest parts of his job yet: Finding unmarked infant graves for grieving mothers posed a challenge for past caretakers, Lucas said.

He added that those are the tough situations to which he is not looking forward.

“But again that’s part of the uniqueness and the challenge of it, trying to dig up that history, seeing where all this happens,” he said.

Other days, Lucas will receive requests from individuals to walk through the cemeteries to visit family members or see where they themselves will be buried one day.

“There’s a sadness to it, but there’s also an ease to it,” he said.

Sometimes, the staff sees the historic plots of land vandalized on various levels.

“Anything from spray paint to adult things,” Blackford said. “Clothing and any kind of vandalizing.”

One year, someone vandalized one of the bigger headstones in the cemetery by smashing whiskey bottles on it, he said.

George Enevoldsen, deputy director of lands and buildings for the city, said most vandalization occurs when people use the cemetery as a shortcut.

“At the other cemetery we have had more monuments actually broken, kicked over. I don’t know why,” he said.

Enevoldsen said he has realized some individuals have a lack of respect for the cemeteries, and the groundskeepers have to make up for it.

“It’s not a church, but it’s kind of spiritually related to a church, so you’ve got to have respect for the property,” he said.

He added that sometimes vases are broken, wreaths and flowers are stolen and headstones are pushed over.

“This isn’t just an ordinary field that you mow and maintain. You have to have respect for the people who are here,” Enevoldsen said.

@Fair3Julia Jf311013@ohio.edu

Number of international students at OU declining Maddie Capron for the post Nawaf Abolola and his cousin Hassan came to Ohio University together, but Hassan soon left.

The pair attended the first two years of their undergraduate programs together in Florida, but when they came to OU, Hassan was unhappy.

“He said, ‘This is too cold, too small, and I just don’t like it here,’ ” Abolola, a senior studying pre-med and the international affairs commissioner for Student Senate, said. “Honestly, the transition from one country to another was easier than transitioning from Florida to Athens.”

Abolola’s cousin is one international student who left the university. International student enrollment as a whole has decreased over the past year. In Fall Semester 2015, there were roughly 1,700 international students on campus. That number decreased to about 1,500 students during Fall Semester 2016, the biggest drop in five years, according to university records.

“We are continuing our analysis related to our changing enrollments for international students,” Craig Cornell, senior vice provost for Strategic Enrollment Management, said in an email. “We are seeing that changing economics in the countries that send us the largest number of students, increased competition and a need for a more proactive marketing effort overseas were all instrumental in our decline in enrollments this past fall.”

Hashim Pashtun, the president of the International Student Union, said he is not sure why international student enrollment would have decreased over the past year.

He thinks one reason could be the requirement to live on-campus for two years.

“Maybe (it’s) the mandatory residential

hall for freshmen and sophomore undergrad international students because they don’t feel comfortable with that, and they prefer to live in (an) apartment, which is cheaper and has more amenities,” he said in an email.

Pashtun thinks having more involvement with international alumni could help enrollment. He said alumni promoting OU in their countries could result in increased interest.

Abolola said the alumni tradition is a big factor in recruiting international students.

“Alumni are one of our strongest assets here at the university,” he said.

Since international student enrollment has decreased, some wonder how the current political environment will affect enrollment. Pashtun said that could not only be a problem at OU, but also throughout the U.S. “In this case, I think our diverse community, Ohio University’s commitment towards diversity and inclusion and how (the city of) Athens is liberal and welcoming to international students can play a vital role to prove to the international student population that Ohio University is still a good option for studies,” Pashtun said in an email.

Despite a decrease in enrollment, Abolola said the international student community on campus is close to one another.

“I think because of this place being a college town, the international community is way, way closer,” he said. “I was the vice president for the international student association down in Florida, and it was never this close or coherent. (Athens is) a very, very strong community.”

@maddiecapron mc055914@ohio.edu

thepostathens.com / 11

all her own

Amani Burke has always avoided the shadows cast by those around her, and this year, the versatile freshman guard continues to make her own name at Ohio

I

Tony Wolfe / Senior Writer

f she were brought up in just about any other family in the country, Amani Burke would be an outside hitter for a Division I volleyball team, playing on full scholarship. Her mother, Ronda, is sure of it. // In the right setting, she’d probably make a great soccer player, too. Ronda said that as a credit not only to the athleticism Amani possesses, but also to her intellect when it comes to sports. If there’s a game to be played, it likely won’t take long for the Columbus native to excel at it. // But as fate would have it, Amani was born a Burke, the daughter of a former Northwest Missouri State basketball player, Alfonso II — or “Benji” — and the younger sister of a current Washington Wizards point guard, Trey.

It was always going to be basketball for Amani, and halfway through her freshman season at Ohio, she’s already establishing herself as an important piece of the next wave of talent in one of the Mid-American Conference’s strongest programs. // “I think the transition is still happening,” Amani said. “It’s not as hard as I thought it would be. It’s exciting being able to come off the bench and play as often as I do.”

12 / JAN. 19, 2017

Amani Burke 5’9” Guard, Freshman. 6.1 points per game, 2.4 rebounds in 16.4 minutes per game at Ohio. All-time leading scorer at Columbus Eastmoor Academy. 2016 AP Division II Co-Player of the Year.

Led Eastmoor to state semifinals her senior year.

Trey Burke 6’0” Guard, Washington Wizards. 11.0 career points per game in four seasons in NBA. 2013 National Player of the Year at Michigan. Two-time first team AllBig Ten. 2011 Mr. Basketball in Ohio.

2009 State Champion at Northland High School.

Photo illustration by Matt Ryan Photograph by Matt Starkey

Carving her own identity

Basketball called to each of the Burke children by name, one by one.

The first call was also the most brief.

Amber, the oldest child, began playing the sport at a young age, but a shot to the mouth during a middle school game was all the reason she needed to stop playing basketball, opting for less contact-filled pursuits, such as cheerleading and dancing.

Then came Alfonso III, better known as Trey, the astonishingly talented point guard who by 5 years old was dominating competitors to the point the league rewrote its rules just to keep him under control.

Trey was soon playing for some of the top Amateur Athletic Union teams in the state, under the coaching of his father, beginning in second grade. And at every game, sitting on the bench with them would be Amani, five years younger than Trey, quietly absorbing everything she saw.

“Before she even started playing, she was a watcher,” Benji said. “She was at all of Trey’s AAU games and high school games, so she got a chance to really see a high level. … She was like a student. When she started playing, it was kind of weird because she didn’t look like a beginner player. She was mimicking a lot of things she’d already seen.”

Amani played basketball for the first time in fourth grade, just as Trey was beginning his ascent at Northland High School. From the beginning, however, it was apparent that the younger player approached the game much differently than the older one.

In his younger playing days, Trey always had great difficulty accepting bad games, often dwelling on poor performances and losses for a week or longer – his competitive spirit consuming him whole. Amani, on the other hand, always had a calmness to her both on and off the court, seeing the positives in any negative outcome.

“Don’t get me wrong, Amani takes it hard, but Trey was ridiculous,” Ronda said. “He’s extremely, extremely competitive. Amani goes out there to win the game, but it’s really water under the bridge (after losses) when it came time for the next one. Trey had to develop that skill a little more. Both of them have a really strong work ethic.”

As Trey’s fame continued to grow, Amani maintained her own sense of identity.

Instead of trying to copy the game of her brother and his teammates, Amani developed her own style of play – one built around a philosophy that involves the entire offense and allowing her moments in the sun to occur naturally.

In the fall of 2012, as Trey began his second and final season at Michigan, Amani decided against enrolling at the high school at which her brother achieved nationwide fame. Instead of attending

Top: Amani Burke stands with her teammates during the National Anthem prior to a game against Kent State in The Convo on Jan. 14. (MATT STARKEY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Left: Amani Burke poses with her brother, Trey Burke, and their family at the 2013 NBA draft.

(PROVIDED VIA RONDA BURKE) Right: Amani Burke shoots hoops in the third grade. (PROVIDED VIA RONDA BURKE)

Northland High School, Amani opted to go to Eastmoor Academy. From there, she rewrote record books on her own, finishing as the program’s all-time leading scorer, leading her team to a final four appearance and earning Division II co-Player of the Year honors in 2016.

It was an impressive run for someone who, late into her high school career, still wanted to play volleyball in college instead of basketball. It took an extra push from her parents to convince her to stick to basketball full time.

“My opinion was that if she gave up basketball to pursue volleyball full-time, she would miss basketball,” Benji said.

“Where if you reversed that, I didn’t think

she would really miss volleyball. So I said you’ve got to be careful what you pick. I believe she was just as good at volleyball, but I thought basketball had a slight edge based on her talent.”

‘Love who loves you’

Teams across the country took notice of Amani’s basketball performances, and suddenly the Burkes were in the heat of a recruiting process for the second time.

And while the recruiting process can be an incredibly trying time for an athlete and his or her family, the Burkes went into Amani’s recruiting with some wisdom they didn’t possess the first time around. Amani and her parents knew how to tell which

colleges were serious about their interest.

“Our motto in this house is, ‘Love who loves you,’ ” Ronda said. “That’s how Trey ended up at Michigan, and that’s how Amani ended up at OU. There were other schools talking to her, but OU was on her hard.”

Ohio head coach Bob Boldon impressed the family with his interest in the player Amani already was, and not the one she could one day become.

“She’s very versatile,” Boldon said. “She’s made plays around the rim, and we’ve seen her shoot the three and post up a little bit to rebound and guard well. She does a lot of the little things we ask for out of our recruits. Then once you meet her and her family, they’re just a wonderful family.

She’s just a perfect fit for us.”

The fit has turned out to be mutual.

Amani knew she had a shot to earn playing time right away, which, combined with Ohio’s close proximity to home, made the school the most sensible landing spot.

“I knew that I could play with these girls,” Amani said. “Over the summer, I was trying to make sure I was first in sprints, doing extra workouts, trying to get stronger, trying to get faster. (Boldon) told me when I was being recruited that I was gonna be able to play, so I just took that and ran with it.”

The hour-long drive between Columbus and The Convo isn’t the only reason Amani has to feel close to home. Many of her Bobcat teammates, including Jasmine Weatherspoon, Quiera Lampkins and Yamonie Jenkins, played on AAU teams with Amani while she was growing up. Meanwhile, Tia Jameson, Amani’s coach during her freshman and sophomore years of high school, currently serves as Ohio’ Athletics’ Director of Operations.

Perhaps it’s that comfort factor that helped Amani — who averages 6.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in 16.4 minutes per game — adapt at a quick rate to the college game. However, maybe it’s the more demanding aspects of her transition that deserve the credit.

In practices, Amani is tasked with guarding — and being guarded by — Lampkins – the reigning MAC Defensive Player of the Year, who is averaging 19.2 points per game in 2016. The challenge has generated a lot of hype about the expectations coaches might have for the freshman guard. But because she managed to stay out of her older brother’s shadow in Columbus, maybe she’ll continue casting her own light in Athens.

“She’s heard a lot that she can be the next Kiki (Lampkins),” Ronda said. “And Kiki is amazing. But I tell her she could also be the first Amani. She liked the sound of that, too.”

aw987712@ohio.edu @_TonyWolfe_ thepostathens.com / 13

Weather watchdogs “ K Forecast for Students with a passion for the climate looks bright

Sarah Franks FOR THE POST

evin Thiel sat near a window in Front Room Coffeehouse on Tuesday evening watching as a slow rain brought the day to a dreary end. As president of the Meteorology Club, it was unlikely a coincidence that Thiel was just about the only person in sight with an umbrella handy.

“Meteorology is definitely a field that you know you want to do. You’re not just going to be like, ‘Oh I don’t know what I want to do I’m going to pick weather,’ ” Joanna Sokol, a junior studying geography-meteorology, said.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the 2011-12 academic year, 531 undergraduate students earned a degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology in the U.S. Those figures are likely to increase as the job market for meteorologists continues to grow steadily.

In fact, through 201424, projected percent change in the job outlook for meteorologists increased by 9 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Studying meteorology opens a multitude of career opportunities for students, said Thiel, a junior studying geography-meteorology.

Some of the careers available to a meteorologist are not always those obvious to a non-meteorologist.

The first — and sometimes only career — that usually comes to mind for most is an anchor14 / JAN. 19, 2017

man or anchorwoman on a local weather channel, Thiel said. However, meteorologists are needed in research, environmental protection agencies, agricultural agencies, new technological advancements and government agencies such as NASA and companies such as Tropicana.

Thiel is interested in the research side of meteorology and said he wishes to study lightning and electric properties in the atmosphere to better predict which storms are going to be more severe.

Observing the weather and those immediate changes is what has captivated Ethan Emery since he was 6 years old.

“One winter it snowed a few inches on the ground and then a lot of wind came and we had this phenomenon called snow rollers and it looked like somebody had taken little sheets of snow and rolled them up,” Emery, a senior studying meteorology, said.

Emery said he recalled these “hay bale-like” snow products from his childhood vividly and remembers craving to learn more about how the atmosphere works.

Understanding the science and conveying that message to the public is what Emery plans to do after graduation.

“I feel like this career is full of excitement because as a broadcast meteorologist, you’re telling the story of what’s going on in the atmosphere to the public … you’re able to help people through those (bad weather) situations and that’s awesome,” Emery said.

Understanding what to do during emergency weather situations is not

something all people are well-informed about, Sokol said. Educating people about the safest ways to get through those emergency situations is one path Sokol said she can see her meteorology career following.

Sokol’s pre-college schooling taught her the bare minimum when it came to weather and the climate, said Sokol.

“When I came to school, everyone knew everything about the clouds, but I never learned that in school. So I feel like going back, if I were

Meteorology is definitely a field that you know you want to do,”

- Joanna Sokol to teach, I could at least teach the basics … just keep people aware,” said Sokol.

With climate change becoming an increasingly alarming issue, meteorology

and understanding weather patterns is rapidly increasing in value, Emery said.

Sokol said she believes that educating the public from an earlier age would be a huge step towards eco-friendly changes in society.

“Especially going on right now with the whole climate change debacle it’s really important that people understand like what’s happening and what are the consequences,” Sokol said.

“The older you are the more you stick to your ideas and

you don’t care what anyone says. … I think it would be best to educate younger.”

So whether it’s educating, studying the changing climate or advising farmers — meteorologists are needed in many different areas.

“That’s kind of the great thing about meteorology is you can learn a concept and then two hours later you can look outside and you can actually recognize it. … It’s so continuous,” Thiel said.

sf084814@ohio.edu @saruhhhfranks

Kevin Thiel, a junior studying meteorology, works in the Scalia Lab on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. (EMILY MATTHEWS / PHOTO EDITOR)

Women’s Basketball

Cracking the Zone

How Ohio changed its offense to deconstruct opposing defense Cameron Fields for the post

Ohio’s zone offense isn’t considered elite, but it is certainly better than it was last year.

Opponents knew Ohio couldn’t beat the zone, a defense that consists of players guarding a specified area, and Ohio knew it couldn’t, either.

But this season, the ball, and players, are moving, and Ohio is comfortable playing against any defense.

“Now a lot of teams try playing us in man, then also zone at times, too, just to see what works best,” senior forward Hannah Boesinger said.

A lack of ball and player movement was the main reason the Bobcats didn’t succeed against zone defenses in the past. The key to making a zone defense collapse, or break, is to work the ball to the middle of the floor.

If a team has a player in the middle, then it forces opponents to immediately focus on that player.

Whoever is in the middle of the floor is tasked with being the hub of the offense, distributing the ball to either side of the floor.

The goal is to create open shots.

The Bobcats’ hub is Quiera Lampkins.

The team’s best player, Lampkins commands attention from the middle, which forces opponents to double-team her, and in return, create open shots for teammates.

Boesinger said the Bobcats have done a better job of finding Lampkins, allowing her to read the defense and decide on what to do with the ball.

In basketball terminology, Lampkins would be called a “slasher,” a player who can relentlessly cut to the basket for shots.

But even with Lampkins’ ability to slice through zone defenses, Ohio’s zone offense would be incomplete if it didn’t have one component: shooters.

Katie Barker and Kelly Karlis, the team’s top two shooters, allow the zone offense to completely flourish. Without the pair, the Bobcats would get stuck inside often because defenders would surround the middle of the floor.

“If Kelly and Katie are open, we want to look for them and we want them to shoot it every chance they get,” Boesinger said.

Yet even if they’re guarded, the Ohio zone offense is built so any player can hit

Kelly Karlis looks to pass the ball during a game against UT Martin in The Convo on Nov. 18. The Bobcats won 72-55. (MATT STARKEY / FILE)

an open shot.

“It’s just how we all work around each other,” senior forward Jasmine Weatherspoon said of the balanced offense. “It’s really just everybody working together.”

The Bobcats’ zone offense possesses every component necessary to succeed: a solid all-around player to facilitate the middle, 3-point shooters and forwards to score inside.

In theory, the Bobcats’ zone offense should prosper. And for some reason, it prospered the most against Buffalo — the one zone Ohio couldn’t break last season.

The Bobcats lost three times to Buffalo, including a 72-60 loss during last year’s Mid-American Conference Tournament.

But, perhaps Ohio’s 83-55 win against Buffalo on Jan. 4 was a statement.

The strange thing is that Ohio had not been a good shooting team before beating Buffalo. Before the game, the Bobcats shot 37.4 percent from the field and 25.9 percent from the 3-point line.

Against the Bulls, however, the Bobcats shot season-highs from the field (54 percent) and on 3-pointers (53.8 percent).

Since then, the Bobcats’ offense has ap-

peared strong, but is still flimsy at times.

While Ohio (12-4, 3-2 MAC) has statistically shot better since the Buffalo win — and leads the MAC East — a 68-65 loss to Kent State at home Jan. 14 was another reminder: Ohio’s zone offense still isn’t perfect.

“We’re working really hard to get better at that,” Boesinger said. “I’m really proud of where the team has come, especially from last year.”

@CameronFields_ cf710614@ohio.edu thepostathens.com / 15

‘Fire to iPhone’ theme explores relationship between humans, surrounding technology The theme gives students the chance to take a variety of related classes in different subjects Sean Wolfe Culture Editor

S

ubjects such as English and linguistics probably wouldn’t be immediately associated with technology. But in the “Fire to iPhone” theme, boundaries are blurred and Ohio University students explore the relation between humans and the technology all around them.

In a world of iPhones, self-driving cars, drones and virtual reality, technology may appear to be a brand-new facet of human development. However, committee members of the Fire to iPhone theme would argue otherwise — technology has existed for most of human history.

The Fire to iPhone theme, soon to be renamed “Technology and Society,” offers a curriculum of courses revolving around technology and how it changes over time and affects human life. The theme, entering its third year, now has its own certificate as well, Rosemary Rossiter, the coordinator to the theme said in an email.

From pondering ethical issues concerning privacy and global positioning systems to discussing new mediums such as Twitter and Snapchat, students in the course are introduced to classes from a multitude of departments, including English, geology and economics.

The theme, which is consistent with all themes offered at OU, rather than pointing students toward any particular career path, exists primarily to give a sense of order to the many general requirement classes that students must take, according to OU’s website. While many students take a hodgepodge of unrelated courses the theme offers a bundle of related classes that explore various concepts of technology.

“The theme and the certificate are a way to get students organized,” Rossiter said in an interview.

She said many of the classes are from subjects students “don’t think of when (they) think of technology.”

Gaurav Sinha, an associate professor of geography and a steering committee 16 / JAN. 19, 2017

Once you make a robot, it pretty much does what it does, there’s not much interfernece going on from humans. But GIS involves humans at every step.”

-Gaurav Sinha associate professor of geography and a steering committee member of the theme

member of the theme, teaches a theme class about geographic information systems (GIS). He takes a particular interest in the human element of technology, and stressed the importance of understanding the way certain technologies, or the lack of them, can affect everyday life.

“What kind of expectancy should you have with technology?” Sinha said. “Yes they’re great, but what if you never learn how to read a map and you only trust your GPS, then your GPS doesn’t work — what are you going to do?”

Sinha said since the conception of GPS technologies, people have a “fundamentally” different way of looking at the areas around them due to a reliance on digital maps. But, regardless of how complicated mapping technology can be, Sinha stressed there is always a “human” element involved, which leaves room for certain abuses or ethical issues.

“Once you make a robot, it pretty much does what it does, there’s not much interference going on from humans,” he said. “But GIS involves humans at every step. Even a slight color change on a map will make it look different … If you want to do propaganda it’s very easy to mess around with a map.”

Because of the inseparable mix between human decision making and GIS technology, Sinha said he teaches his classes with a focus on “critical thinking” rather than as a simple skills-based technology class.

While English classes may not appear at first to be related to technology, Sherrie Gradin, an English department

illustration by alex mason chair and a steering committee member of the theme, believes there is considerable overlap between the two subjects.

In some of the English courses offered, Gradin said students are introduced to new forms of media, like Twitter or other social medias, and then engage in questions about their various uses.

“What does it mean composing in this kind of media?” Gradin said. “What does it matter — what’s at stake in a language world? What does it tell us about our relationships with us as humans and the communication that we’re trying to enact in these media?”

In addition to the classes offered, coordinators of the theme host events related to technology and its uses to both bring attention to the theme and

to get the surrounding public interested in and engaged with discussions of technology. In March 2016, the theme assisted in the TEDx talk “What Does Islam Mean to You?,” in which a panel discussed perceptions of Islam and how they are spread through mediums such as social media.

“We’re trying to do things that are of interest to other faculty — students of course are our primary interest,” Gradin said. “What we’re trying to do is synthesize, we have physicists, geographers, humanists of all kinds involved . . . These questions for us cross multidisciplinary boundaries.” @seanthomaswolfe sw399914@ohio.edu

Collin Young, left, 6, and Aami Brooks, 5, hang out in a trailer at the Wildwood Lake Raceway in Little Hocking on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. (PATRICK CONNOLLY | FOR THE POST)

Raceway in Little Hocking ‘one big family’ ALEX mccann FOR THE POST

A

d ecade ago, Brent Windland left the sunny shores of Florida — where he had lived for 30 years — to return home to the rolling hills and fields of southeast Ohio.

Windland, 58, grew up, tucked away in the trees, on his family farm in Little Hocking. Although he was originally a bridge contractor, Windland had been obsessed with off-road motorcycle racing since he was 10 years old; when he returned to the farm, took some of his land and created a private dirt track on which to practice.

At the suggestion of a friend, Windland opened his three-mile track to the public.

A decade after opening, Wildwood Lake Raceway has become a hub of off-road racing in Appalachian Ohio. “Now I work harder than I ever did,” Windland said.

Wildwood Lake Raceway hosted the third round of its Winter Grand Prix Race Series on Jan. 15. Dozens of trucks filled the makeshift parking lot adjacent to the track, all loaded with dirt bikes,

spare parts and racing fans, many of them dressed in boots, jeans and camouflage clothing.

Even with a near-full lot, Windland said it was his slowest day of the year.

If he was disheartened, though, Windland did not show it, as he spent the day starting races, chatting with spectators and fist-bumping riders after their races, all the while tailed by Piston, a small, muddy gray-and-white dog he calls the “pit dog.”

The Winter Series is all about satisfying the hardcore riders, Windland said.

“There are a lot of speedballs around here,” he said in reference to the racers.

“For a lot of these guys, the smell of twostroke racing fuel is better than perfume.”

Age does not factor into the skill of racing as much as dedication does, Windland pointed out.

“I learn things from these 5-year-olds,” he said.

Payton Gwynn is one such rider. The 13-year-old from Parkersburg, West Virginia, was introduced to racing six years ago and has been hooked ever since.

“He eats, sleeps and breathes racing,” Payton’s mother, Jenny Gwynn, said.

After competing in the youth bike race at noon, Payton sped his mud-coated bike over to where his mother stood.

“Do you still want to race in the adult race?” she asked.

“Yeah, I’ll be all-right,” he responded vigorously, scraping mud off his face.

For Payton, racing is his true passion, an adrenaline rush he cannot seem to get enough of.

“I can’t even explain how it feels,” he said. “It’s awesome.”

Payton said everyone at Wildwood Lake Raceway is “like family,” a sentiment echoed by his mother.

“You build a lot of camaraderie here,” she said. “There’s a lot of good people out here.”

Windland credits the track’s inner workings — many of them run by his wife, Kim, and Amber Brown, a family friend — for the popularity and family-feel his raceway has earned.

“You can have the best track in the world, but without great promotion, it

won’t be great,” he said.

Windland said he has watched kids grow up before his eyes — and now they bring their kids to race, too.

“It’s one big family,” he said.

At 1 p.m., Windland jumped onto an all-terrain vehicle, Brown behind him, and rode to the start line for the adult bike race. Green flag in hand, Windland stood in front of five rows of his “big family” — including young Payton Gwynn, who, like the other riders, sat in silence, waiting for Windland’s signal.

“Row one!” Windland bellowed, permeating the bubble of silence.

A roar of noise went up as Windland waved the flag and the first set of riders revved their engines, speeding off into the woods and spitting chunks of mud behind their bikes. Eventually, the roar faded into an echo, and Windland stepped back onto the track.

“Row two” Windland announced.

@ALEXMCCAnn21 AM622914@OHIO.EDU thepostathens.com / 17

Few Athens bakeries opt for gluten-free food JESS UMBARGER FOR THE POST

A

t Bagel Street Deli, Brenen’s Coffee Cafe and Court Street Coffee, few customers ask for gluten-free products.

“Not a lot of people ask for gluten-free stuff. Maybe one person a day,” Vanessa Ott, a barista at Court Street Coffee, said.

According to Hannah Johnson, a graduate student studying food and nutrition sciences whose thesis focuses on gluten-free diets, there has not been any research demonstrating that it is a healthier diet for the general population.

Customers who would avoid gluten for medical reasons and not as a dietary choice would likely have celiac disease, which results in an immune response that attacks the small intestine when gluten is ingested. The allergy forces those afflicted to take up a strict, gluten-free diet.

“When you eliminate gluten, you are eliminating all of the other nutrients that come along with wheat, rye and barley,” Johnson said.

The bakeries are not primarily holding back gluten-free products because of the extra expense, but because of the lack of interest.

“If more people wanted (gluten-free pastries), we would have no problem switching,” Lexi Cereceres, the manager at Whit’s Frozen Custard and Coffee House, said.

Cereceres said Whit’s got rid of its gluten-free pastries because they went stale from lack of customer interest.

Bagel Street Deli has a different reason for not having many gluten-free foods on the menu.

“It’s hard to get quality (gluten-free) bagels and for cheap,” Max Pendell, a delivery driver at Bagel Street Deli, said.

Brenen’s does have gluten-free granola, but Bridget Tovey, a manager at the cafe, suggests not eating it if you have a serious gluten allergy because the granola is prepared around gluten.

The only other gluten-free items Brenen’s carries are gluten-free potato chips.

Tovey, a senior studying psychology and criminology, believes most of the people who ask for gluten-free items are not allergic to gluten but simply want to try the trend.

“There are a lot of people who come in and order gluten-free bread, and when we say we don’t have it, they are fine with reg-

18 / JAN. 19, 2017

ABOVE PHOTOS: Court Street Coffee offers some gluten-free muffin and cookie options that usually sell out during the morning rush, though the owner does not believe there is a need to provide more gluten-free options. (LAUREN BACHO / FOR THE POST)

ular bread,” Tovey said.

Unlike Brenen’s Coffee Cafe, Bagel Street Deli has had people ask for gluten-free items in a different way.

“A lot of people who order gluten-free get salads or ask us to scoop out the middle of the bagel,” Pendell said. “I guess less gluten is no gluten.”

Bagel Street Deli also offers an “unwhich,” which is a sandwich that is held together by lettuce instead of a bagel.

Court Street Coffee offers gluten-free cookies, and the owner will occasionally bake homemade gluten-free muffins.

Many of the bakeries in Athens do not feel the need to provide more

gluten-free options.

“Usually if people come in asking for gluten free, they want custard anyway,” Cereceres said. @JESS_UMBARGER JU992415@OHIO.EDU

Sibs Weekend concert canceled, Migos drops out The hip-hop trio has canceled its appearance in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium GEORGIA DAVIS STAFF WRITER

Kent Harris understands the process of booking an artist and what it entails.

As the president of the Black Student Cultural Programming Board during the 2014-2015 Academic Year, she brought Waka Flocka Flame to Ohio University for a performance at the Sibs Weekend concert.

“That was kind of the biggest concert (BSCPB) had had up until that point,” she said. “Coming from someone who had never (booked an artist) before, it wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be, but it did take a lot of time and coordination with management.”

For Sibs Weekend this year, which will take place Feb. 3-5, the concert has unexpectedly been canceled.

Migos, a hip-hop trio, was slated to get “Bad and Boujee” at the annual Sibs Weekend concert hosted

by BSCPB, but the music group canceled its appearance. The group also canceled four other shows in different venues across the nation, according to Ticketmaster.

“They had booked themselves to appear at another event on the same night,” Jeffrey Billingslea, the president of BSCPB, said. “We were initially taken aback, and we wanted to work with them to figure out the best option, but we were unable to do so in a timely manner.”

Due to the “unforeseen circumstances,” BSCPB has canceled the concert entirely and is working with the university to refund those who bought tickets, according to a press release from the organization.

BSCPB started the selection process — polling

students for entertainment options — for the Sibs Weekend concert almost immediately after T-Pain’s visit in 2016. The organization continued planning the event at the beginning of Fall Semester, when it decided to book Migos, Billingslea said.

Since the artist announcement, Billingslea said BSCPB has put a lot of manpower into promoting the concert. Billingslea called the cancellation a “learning experience” that would help the group plan next year’s concert and make it a success. In previous years, BSCPB has chosen not to hold the concert, but it is the first time the concert has been completely canceled.

“We were devastated,” he said. “We were really super excited (for the concert) because, since I’ve been here, students wanted Migos.”

At this point in the semester, Andrew Holzaepfel, the senior associate director of student activities, does not think the Campus Involvement Center will book a hip-hop artist. The CIC tends to steer away from booking performers in that genre of music because of the Sibs Weekend concert and Number Fest, which takes place in April, he added.

“That’s so disappointing for BSCPB to have that happen. I know that was going to be a huge success for them,” he said. “Unfortunately, it’s kind of a part of the business. We’ve been pretty fortunate over the last few years here at OU to not have those type of things happen, but they do happen.”

Migos hit the top of the charts with “Bad and Boujee” on Jan. 21, according to Billboard. The music website attributed some

Migos will no longer be performing at the Sibs Weekend 2017 concert.

Although the concert has been canceled, the other Sibs Weekend Events will continue unaffected, (VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

of the group’s success to its growing internet presence. During the Golden Globes on Jan. 8, the group received a shout-out from Atlanta creator Donald Glover, who thanked Migos for making the No. 1 hit.

Despite the concert cancellation, the other Sibs Weekend events have not been affected, and BSCPB will be putting its “full support behind the weekend,” Billingslea said.

Harris said she was upset when she heard Migos canceled on BSCPB. “It’s just really disappointing that it could get this close to the date of the concert and have that happen,” she said. “It’s disappointing knowing all of the work they put in because I know what it’s like generating that excitement. I think the biggest disappointment is having to go tell your peers that what you worked for isn’t happening.” @GEORGIADEE35 GD497415@OHIO.EDU

Large Pizza 6.99 Late Night College Special valid after 9 p.m. Use Promo Code OU699 for Discount Find Specials & Discounts Online www.PlusOnePizza.com

Fast, Friendly Delivery

740-594-9494 Plus 1 Pizza - 600 E State St –Athens thepostathens.com / 19

M bile Pictures With the advancement of technology, some carry a necessary filming tool in their pockets

illustration by Abby Day

Georgia Davis / Staff Writer

W

hen Lindokuhle Mnyandu traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to shoot a narrative film in Maputo, Mozambique, he decided to leave his conventional filming rigs at home and take a pocket-size device.

“I didn’t want to carry traditional shooting gear across the Atlantic, so I thought, ‘Why

not use a mobile device?’ ” Mnyandu, who is in South Africa, said in an email. “I find (a) traditional shooting rig to be bulky and a bit intimidating to new actors, whereas a mobile phone is something that they also have in their pockets and is easier to relate to.”

Mnyandu, who graduated from Ohio University with a master’s of fine arts in 2013, used a Samsung Galaxy S2 to capture images and a Nokia XpressMusic phone to record sound.

The affordability, convenience and prominence of cellphones allow filmmakers and videographers with a low budget to create films and videos with near-professional results.

Affordability of mobile devices In 2015, Tangerine, an independent film shot almost entirely on an iPhone 5s, was the first of its kind to be shown in Park City, Utah, at the Sundance Film Festival. Sundance, the “United States’ most important film festival,” according to IndieWire, aims to support filmmakers with a low budget.

Sean Baker, the director of Tangerine, 20 / JAN. 19, 2017

decided to use cellphones to capture the story he wanted to tell, according to The Verge. He used three phones, attachable lenses and a $10 film app called Filmic Pro, which allowed more control over the cellular device.

Baker spent comparatively little to make Tangerine, a departure from the “capital intensive” process of making films before the age of cellphones, Thomas Hayes, an assistant professor of film, said. With new technology, the cost barrier for video storytelling is lower than ever.

The cost of a Canon XA20 Camcorder, which is “ideal for shooting professional content at almost any level,” according to Epfilms, a website that reviews filming equipment, is $2,000 on Amazon. A new iPhone 7 Plus has a price of $769, according to Apple, but many people can use the phones they already have in their pockets.

“I think not that it’s just convenient, but I think it’s changing the geography of media in the United States and around the world,” Hayes said. “(Filmmakers) don’t have to dump thousands (of dollars) on cameras and sound equipment — they can just bear witness to the events in their lives and then share them around the planet. I think it’s just massively a revolution.”

Rebecca Sell, an associate professor in the School of Visual Communication, said cellphones are “less intimidating” and allow anybody who has one to become a storyteller. Using cellphones alleviates cost restraints as well, and it suppresses the need to have the biggest and best cameras.

“There are pluses to having those really high-end cameras, but it takes down that barrier of entry into being a storyteller because everybody has a cellphone,” Sell said.

Storytelling on the go Alex Marchionda, a sophomore studying integrated media, likes the accessibility of the cellphone and the “ability to use (his) iPhone everywhere,” he said.

Marchionda uses his iPhone 6s to make videos for his YouTube channel, which consists of parody videos. His mostviewed upload is a parody of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Downtown.” The video, titled “Smalltown,” has more than 30,000 views.

During winter break, he said he shot in

a restaurant using his cellphone, a public location where it would be have been difficult to use a bigger camera. Marchionda does not see much of a difference between cellphone and professional-grade camera imagery, he said.

Mnyandu said he liked the freedom of being able to shoot anywhere — which included busy markets — and anytime.

Shooting on a cellphone, he said, allowed him to film in populated places without drawing a large crowd of people.

“I wanted the background to be natural and the extras to be real people going about their daily lives. This is easier to pull off with a barely noticeable mobile device,” Mnyandu said in an email. “Plus, I wanted to test this modern media technology and see what it can do for any type of storyteller or filmmaker (who) may not have much to work with. I wanted to see how flexible the tools could be.”

Limits of the Technology Even though cellphones are easily accessible and affordable for most people, some difficulties with sound and image quality can arise when filming on the devices.

“They’re not great cameras. You don’t have a lot of control over the focal length and depth of field,” Hayes said.

“I think that (cellphones) have a niche … but I don’t think that the next Lord of the Rings trilogy is going to be shot on a cellphone camera.”

Todd Fredricks, an assistant profes-

“I think that (cellphones) have a niche … but I don’t think that the next ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy is going to be shot on a cellphone camera.”

- Thomas Hayes, assistant professor of film

sor of family medicine in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, is in the process of filming medical documentaries and often uses an iPhone 6s for his projects. The first documentary he and his team will be releasing later this year is about soldiers who are injured or contract illnesses while in the line of duty and how they transition back home.

Though Fredricks likes the image quality of a cellphone, the sound is not at the same standard. To combat the poor sound quality of a cellphone, he uses a handheld sound recorder — a Zoom H4N, priced at $200.

“If you have a good story, you can allow for a lot of sins in production,” he said. “That said, if you’re going to prioritize, you’re always going to want the best sound you can get followed by video … but the story is supreme.”

Keeping the cellphone steady while filming can also be a difficult feat, Marchionda said. When filming on his phone, Marchionda will try to keep himself and the device as steady as possible. If the video is still shaky, he uses a stabilizing feature during the editing process, which is mostly done in iMovie, an app that is free for Macbook users and $4.99 for those with iPhones and iPads. Tripods are available for cellphones, and they can be bought for about $14 on Amazon to help stabilize the device. “(The aspect) that bugs me the most

Alex Marchionda, a sophomore studying integrated media, makes videos on his iPhone. These videos were his inspiration to enter the media program at OU. (BLAKE NISSEN / FOR THE POST)

is the shakiness,” he said. “With my camera, I’ll have a tripod, and it’s just steady shots. The thing you can kind of tell with iPhones is it will be shaky because someone is holding it.”

Mnyandu was not able to adjust his focus and exposure on the cellphone, which resulted in images that were not as sharp or bright as he would have liked, he said. Different detachable lenses can be purchased to help with zoom and focus on cellphones. Despite not being able to control some of the setting on his phone, Mnyandu said he would not have done anything differently, as he gained more than he lost during the filming process.

“Without the cumbersome technicalities that sometimes come with all of the equipment, I felt closer to the narrative,” he said in an email. “I found myself closer to (the) essence of why I make movies, which is to follow the storytelling tradition.”

@georgiadee35 gd497415@ohio.edu

Alex Marchionda poses for a portrait in Baker Center. (BLAKE NISSEN / FOR THE POST) thepostathens.com / 21

the weekender MojoFlo is a go for The Union Neo-Funk band MojoFlo to bring the funk to Athens on Saturday

Sarah Franks For the Post Tornadoes, a car crash, drowned sound equipment — MojoFlo has been through it all and has come out alive and able to perform for an Athens crowd once again.

“All of a sudden they were hollering ‘evac!’ and we, like, had to book it. … We definitely legitimately almost died together more than once,” Amber Knicole, the band’s vocalist, said about the time a tornado occurred while performing on an air strip at The Wright Patterson Air-Force Base.

Such events have only brought the band closer together, and it “totally” shows on stage, Knicole said.

“People have said, ‘we can really tell you

MojoFlo performs at Indie Fest in Albany on March 28. (CALVIN MATTHEIS / FILE)

guys are all really happy together and that you enjoy each other.’ I think it absolutely shows,” Knicole said.

The neo-funk band, MojoFlo, will return to The Union on Saturday for a night that will feel fresh even to someone who frequents the band’s shows. Admission is $8 in advance or $10 the day of the show.

Knicole said 40 percent of the set Saturday is new, original songs that an Athens crowd has yet to hear.

“It’s just been a while, and we’re constantly evolving,” Knicole said.

Saturday is certainly not the first time for the band is in southeast Ohio, as Athens is a familiar and fond stop along the road for MojoFlo, playing at events such as the Pawpaw Festival, the Athens Halloween Block Party

and places such as Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery and Casa Nueva.

David Lurie from the band Love Alive is keen on both Athens’ music scene and MojoFlo’s performances, as his band has opened for the group in Columbus venues.

“Actually, the first Love Alive show that we played in Columbus was with the George Barrie Band, George is a vocalist and guitarist for MojoFlo … it was pretty clear that (MojoFlo) was one of the big bands that everybody knew in the scene so we tried to get to know those dudes as well as we could,” Lurie said.

Lurie said he can attest to the energy that MojoFlo packs into each venue they play at.

“I think it’s just the unique talent of all the individual members,” Lurie said. “Amber,

If You Go What: MojoFlo When: 9 p.m., Saturday Where: The Union Bar & Grill Admission: $8 in advance, $10 day of show she’s got such a powerful voice and sometimes they’re playing songs where, you know, the original song writer doesn’t have that kind of powerful voice. … You can just tell they’re a band of professional musicians and that’s what sets them apart.”

MojoFlo is stepping into its ninth year performing together with its first full-length album to be released this year. Averaging 120 plus nights a year on stage, the group has solidified its bond and brought together contrastive musical backgrounds to become the soulful funk, rock and jazz band it is today.

“It’s so diverse because we are (all) so diverse,” Knicole said.

Knicole and two others in the band of six met and started playing together while attending Capital University in Columbus. Although their MojoFlo endeavor might have begun as a college-party band, Knicole said they are serious about what they do while still bringing the “party” vibe to their shows.

“We practice once a week. We really keep that consistent, we’ve kept that consistent through our beginning,” Knicole said.

Knicole said the time commitment is well worth it for the group. The reward comes for her when she can see how their shows affect the people in the crowd.

“I feel my best when I feel really connected to everyone in the room … when I look and you can see the people behind the bar getting down with the door-guy getting down …

I’m like yeah, that’s awesome. That’s the top,” Knicole said.

@saruhhhfranks sf084814@ohio.edu 22 / JAN. 19, 2017

WHAT’S HAPPENING Alex mccann / For The Post

M

usic lovers rejoice — an impressive selection of musicians are set to perform in Athens this weekend.

Friday will feature ekoostik hookah and Love Alive, two Columbus-based bands, returning to Athens to perform at Jackie O’s Public House, 22 W. Union St. Psychedelic band ekoostik hookah combines rock ’n’ roll, funk, bluegrass, jazz and blues, while Love Alive adds a modern touch to ’60s and ’70s psychedelic rock.

Next door at The Union Bar & Grill, 18 W. Union St., Athens-based duo Hell-

naw will rock the upstairs with its oneof-a-kind gritty funk rock. The Bozniak, the one-man cyborg rock band of Brad Swiniarski, will open for Hellnaw.

At Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St., Keeps will perform psychedelic dream pop.

The Nashville duo will be joined by Athens-based Dandelion Hunter, whose Facebook page describes its sound as “slacker noise pop.”

Also on Saturday night, Columbus-based neo-funk band MojoFlo will perform at The Union Bar & Grill, while down Union Street at The Smiling Skull Saloon, 108 W. Union St., three bands — Something Else, The Boot Bandits and

Cole Powers — will play.

Donkey Coffee and Espresso, 17 1/2 W. Washington St., continues its trend of bringing in intimate acoustic acts.

Friday will feature singer-songwriter Megan Bee and a stripped-down show from Americana band Apple & The Moon, while Saturday’s show features vocalist Clara Wilson and pop singer Knox Morris.

On Sunday, several acclaimed artists will perform at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Country musician Chely Wright and Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall are the headliners. Wright’s single “Single White

Female” reached the top spot on the Billboard country chart in 1999, while Tunstall’s “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” topped multiple charts. Wright and Tunstall will be accompanied by Mark Erelli, J.D. Hutchison & Realbilly Jive and Johnny Staats & Robert Shafer.

Central Venue, 29 E. Carpenter St., will host the third annual Community Illumination on Saturday night. The Community Illumination promises poetry, artwork for sale, and music from The Gatherers and Come On, Come Ons.

@Alexmccann21 am622914@ohio.edu

Friday What: Megan Bee and Apple & The Moon When: 8 p.m.

Where: Donkey Coffee and Espresso, 17 1/2 W. Washington St. Admission: Free What: Hellnaw with The Bozniak When: 9 a.m.

Where: The Union Bar & Grill, 18 W. Union St. Admission: $5

ekoostik hookah will perform at Jackie O’s Public House on Friday at 10 p.m.

(Provided via ekoostik hookah)

What: ekoostik hookah and Love Alive When: 10 p.m.

Where: Jackie O’s Public House, 22 W. Union St. Admission: $10 What: Keeps with Dandelion Hunter When: 10 p.m.

Where: Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St. Admission: $5

Saturday What: Chris Sutton When: 6 p.m.

Where: Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St. Admission: Free What: Something Else with The Boot Bandits and Cole Powers When: 10 p.m.

Where: The Smiling Skull Saloon, 108 W. Union St. Admission: $5

What: Joe Burdock When: 8 p.m.

Where: Athens Uncorked, 14 Station St. Admission: Free, drinks for sale What: Clara Wilson and Knox Morris When: 8 p.m.

Where: Donkey Coffee and Espresso, 17 1/2 W. Washington St. Admission: Free What: 3rd Annual Community Illumination When: 6 p.m.

Where: Central Venue, 29 E. Carpenter St. Admission: Free

What: MojoFlo When: 9 p.m.

Where: The Union Bar & Grill, 18 W. Union St. Admission: $8 in advance, $10 at door

Sunday What: Chely Wright, KT Tunstall, Mark Erelli, J.D. Hutchison & Realbilly Jive and Johnny Staats & Robert Shafer When: 7 p.m.

Where: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium Admission: $12 for students, $18 for senior citizens, $20 general admission thepostathens.com / 23

24 / JAN. 19, 2017