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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

In regard to Ohio University Student Senate failed Resolution 1819-103 I am writing to discuss the outcome of the vote on Resolution 1819-103 and the resulting impact.

On March 20, 2019, the Student Senate body voted against this resolution which would have allowed the separation of Graduate Student Senate from Student Senate. However, it did pass Senate Bill 1819-16 that “affirms” Graduate Student Senate’s current status in terms of governing power. Both of these documents were emailed to Graduate Student Senate President Modayil two days before they were voted on and no one from Graduate Student Senate was asked to have input on them.

The impact that these results have on Student Senate is minimal. The outcome essentially changes nothing and is merely a show of support for the status quo. The impact that these results have on Graduate Student Senate, and the general graduate student population, however, is monumental. It shows that graduate student

voices are still not being heard, which is not surprising as there are only two graduate representatives in the whole Student Senate. How could two people possibly be expected to successfully advocate for over 6,000 students when all other representatives have significantly less members in their constituencies? This is not to discredit the efforts of those representatives, but simply to bring to light the disadvantages that they face.

During this past school year, I have worked as an undergraduate student in an appointed position with Graduate Student Senate. I work closely with the executive board and can attest to their commitment and expertise. President Modayil and Vice President of Finance Michael Senteney work every day to make the lives of all graduate students easier and better. As graduate students themselves, they are more familiar with the challenges faced by this population than any undergraduate could hope to be. Even though I work

with graduate students in my position and will be a graduate student in a few short months, I could never hope to fully understand their exact lifestyle — precisely because I have not experienced it.

When President Modayil told me in the fall that they were trying to become separate from Student Senate, I was shocked because it never occurred to me that the two bodies weren’t already separate. It makes no sense that a fully functional, self-governing body of graduate students should have to answer to another body that doesn’t have the capacity to fully understand what a graduate student’s life is like.

In addition to not passing Resolution 1819-103, members of the Student Senate body have issued accusations on social media toward Graduate Student Senate as a whole and towards President Modayil specifically. They claim Graduate Student Senate members have been acting immature and unprofessional, but in my opin-

ion, it is the height of immaturity to aggressively spread non-factual information on social media, specifically for the purpose of discrediting someone. If you don’t agree with President Modayil or Graduate Student Senate, that’s fine, but then you should speak directly to those involved instead of stirring the pot on public sites.

In sum, I believe it is absolutely ridiculous that Student Senate did not pass Resolution 1819-103 and I think that their actions and attitudes towards the issue are extremely unprofessional. Graduate Student Senate should have autonomy, as the executive members and the general body are all very knowledgeable students who are capable of advocating for themselves.

Gwendolyn Kunkel is a senior in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program with the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University.

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Regional higher education dean to retire After 20 years at OU, Bill Willan is looking forward to the family- and golf-filled days of retirement SARAH M. PENIX NEWS EDITOR

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At the center of campus in Cutler Hall is a John Milton-loving, kindhearted administrator who has worked at Ohio University for the past 20 years.

Executive Dean of Regional Higher Education Bill Willan will be retiring at the end of this year. He has held a range of positions at the university — from executive dean to adjunct professor of English composition. Over that time, he has played an instrumental role in shaping the regional campuses through his work on copious committees and a dedication to students.

“I’ve pretty much insisted that Bill be on basically every committee I’ve created, period. He needs to be there. I need him there.

We need his wisdom. We need his sense of what’s important and what’s not,” David Thomas, former faculty representative of the Board of Trustees and film professor, said.

From making sure his colleagues take care of themselves to serving as a mentor, Willan has motivated people and infected a room with laughter, making the long hours more fun, Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Planning Howard Dewald said.

“I have appreciated his belief in me, his support and his friendship,” Dean of OU Southern Nicole Pennington said. “None of us achieve success in isolation. I contribute my growth and success to him. He has been an incredible mentor, a great listener and a strong leader.”

About 10 years ago as the curriculum council chair, Thomas created an online study group to research virtual education and the financial implications of such. He immediately brought Willan into the study group to provide insight.

“I needed his sense of humor,” Thomas said. “He’s an amazingly sharp guy and it’s not that kind of sharpness where it cuts.

That’s not the kind of human he is. The humor he has is accepting and it’s warmhearted and it’s ironic and ... those are three characteristics I really respect in any administrator.”

Although Willan has served as an administrator for about a decade, he began at OU as an adjunct professor of English composition in 1999 at the Chillicothe and Athens campuses. He quickly moved into the Office of Regional Higher Education in 2000, where he performed all of

the back office functions for the academic unit until 2008.

In 2009, Willan became the dean of OU Southern until he assumed the position of executive dean of Regional Higher Education in 2013.

“It’s been 20 years and all of associated with regional campuses, and it’s been a real joy,” Willan said.

Throughout that time, Willan has experienced influential changes within regional higher education and higher education as a whole — from ever-evolving student demographics to the declining amount of state dollars put into public universities.

“He’s the kind of person that doesn’t lose track of why he’s there and where he started,” Thomas said. “That’s hard stuff.

It’s difficult administration, it’s a lot of paper pushing, it’s number crunching and for a person who loves students at heart and is a teacher at heart, it’s work.”

Willan is a first generation student. He is the only member of his immediate family to graduate from high school.

“When I think of the difference that education has made, and it’s not just in the job that it provided, it’s been in the understanding of the people,” Willan said.

Education has made an instrumental impact on Willan, from his time at University of Indianapolis as an undergraduate to his time at Purdue University as a graduate student studying English literature.

“The difference education has made in my life, I can’t tell you,” Willan said. “Being able to make that available to the students in Appalachian Ohio through the mission of the regional campuses — it’s been a joy, it’s been an honor. I’ll miss that part of it.”

From highlighting influential programs at Board of Trustees meetings to advocating for colleagues and students, Willan has served the university with a full heart.

“It’s about that big heart of his,” Thomas said. “He loves students. He’s here for the students and I find that’s really what we all have to be.”

Willan is looking forward to retirement because he will have more time with his family and be able to teach renaissance literature again.

“I’ll be playing golf,” Willan said. “I’ll actually have time to practice now, so watch out.”

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The process behind the report MAGGIE CAMPBELL FOR THE POST Sexual assaults at Ohio University and in Athens gained local, state and national attention after a large number of reports was filed during Fall Semester.

There had been 24 reports of sexual assault to the Ohio University Police Department and the Athens Police Department between Aug. 25 and Dec. 3, according to a previous Post report.

Not all reports of rape from APD are sent to the prosecutor’s office because either the survivor does not give permission or the report was anonymous.

The Athens County Prosecutor’s office was able to provide information on 41 cases from APD. Cases often resulted in a conviction (14 percent); or were not prosecuted due to insufficient evidence (24.4 percent); or because the office could not contact the survivor; or because the survivor did not cooperate (24.4 percent).

One resource on campus for survivors is the Sexual Assault Advocacy Program (SAP).

The main purpose of SAP is to consider the perspective of the survivor and help them understand the process, Director Kimberly Castor said.

Survivors can also use advocates from the prosecutor’s office such as Becky Filar.

Filar, director of community justice, is the

liaison between the survivor, the prosecutor and law enforcement.

One of the main concerns Filar hears from survivors is the length of time investigations take. She said outside influences, like television shows, create unrealistic expectations for how long the process could take. She said the office tries to let survivors know that even after a case is indicted, it can take six to 10 months to complete or longer.

The legal responsibility of proving a case beyond a reasonable doubt means that sometimes cases don’t proceed because of a lack of proof, Filar said.

The process for investigating sexual assault reports is not “cookie cutter,” APD Chief Tom Pyle said. When the department receives sexual assault reports, it has multiple responsibilities, including encouraging survivors to get sexual assault kits and filing search warrants, Pyle said.

Sexual assault survivors are encouraged to get a sexual assault kit, completed through a Sexual Assault Nurse Examination (SANE) exam, within 72 to 96 hours of their assault, Pyle said. SANE exams take about four hours.

Teresa Mowen, SANE coordinator and emergency department clinical educator at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital, said the exam is extremely detailed and personal.

The nurses are taught to get permission from the survivor before each aspect of the exam, Mowen said. Survivors can also choose

to bring in an advocate for the exam.

“We’re trauma-informed, so we keep the patient at the center and go at their pace,” Mowen said. “Whatever they’re comfortable with us doing is what we do.”

Pyle said many anonymous reports come from O’Bleness because survivors don’t want to file full reports at the time of the exam.

APD sends cases to the prosecutor’s office after the department gets the green light from the survivor, Pyle said.

Next, two attorneys look at the case and contact the victim. The attorneys will decide if they can prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecutor’s office will eventually present its case to a grand jury in a secret proceeding.

If indictments are passed down, there is an opportunity for the prosecution and defense to settle. A plea agreement avoids the appeal process, which can last for several more years.

If there is no resolution, the case will go to trial.

The prosecutor’s office’s decision to proceed with a case to trial is as much due to the survivor’s wishes as the strength of the case.

“You’re dealing with the worst moment possibly in someone’s life, but we just try to be there and listen and believe them and validate everything that they’ve told us, but unfortunately, sometimes we can’t move forward with things as we would like

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to,” Filar said.

Castor said SAP tells survivors to not base their recovery on the outcome of a process because the survivor cannot control the outcome.

“The healing is going to start with them, not from a process,” Castor said.

“Same way is if they don’t get what they want. We don’t want their recovery to be stunted based on that.”

Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual assault, you can contact the Survivor Advocacy Program confidentially at 740-597-7233 or survivor. advocacy@ohio.edu. You also can report any instance of sexual assault to the Athens Police Department at 740-593-6606 or Ohio University Police Department or 740-593-1911.

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Athens Police Department to receive new body cameras and Tasers ELLEN WAGNER NEWS EDITOR The Athens Police Department (APD) will receive new Tasers and body cameras that could be used by officers as early as September.

An ordinance was approved by Athens City Council on April 1 to purchase 20 body cameras and Tasers from Axon, according to a previous Post report.

The package would cost about $214,000, which the city of Athens would pay off in installments over five years. City Council is also seeing if insurance companies could help cover some of the costs for the cameras and Tasers.

The body cameras are Body 3 cameras from Axon. APD Chief Tom Pyle said the latest generation camera has not been released yet.

According to the Axon website, Body 3 cameras have improved video and audio quality with four built-in microphones, reduced motion blur and improved low-light

performance. Video can also be previewed over LTE and uploaded wirelessly.

The cameras will be able to be activated in three ways: manually, holster activation and siren and lights activation.

“Typically on most calls we don’t drive lights and siren, don’t draw our pistol and don’t draw Tasers,” Pyle said.

The Taser 7 is supposed to dramatically improve the performance, such as when they miss and clothing disconnects, officers can have “more confidence to de-escalate or pause dangerous situations,” according to the Axon website.

Pyle said when the Taser 7 is turned on and not used, it activates the officer’s camera and any camera in the vicinity.

“If I have five officers at the scene and one of them draws the Taser, all five cameras come on if they ar e wearing a camera,” Pyle said.

The final activation method is through the lights and sirens on the cruiser. When officers are driving and activate their lights or siren, the camera turns on.

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APD will enter into the contract before June 30, and the cameras most likely won’t be deployed until the fall, sometime between September and November.

Pyle said there is a lot of planning for the different aspects that will go into receiving the Tasers and body cameras.

APD plans for possible technology glitches, retrofits for the cruisers and holsters, and training officers to use the equipment and software program to help manage the footage.

“There is a lot of logistics that have to go in place and even though you can plan that out on a calendar, it 100 percent never works that way,” Pyle said.

Pyle said it was first suggested APD get the body cameras about four years ago and are more widespread now. APD has been asking for funding for the cameras for about two years and finally got it this year.

According to a previous Post report, City Council discussed the possibility of APD getting body cameras in 2017. APD is the second local agency to consider body

cameras. The Athens County Sheriff’s Office considered body cameras in 2016, but Sheriff Rodney Smith decided to stick with dashboard cameras.

The body cameras are used to help provide evidence for prosecution and for case conclusion. Pyle said in the last four to five years, it has been demonstrated that body cameras create a significant improvement in case conviction rates.

“A lot of people think that cameras are all about cops catching people acting inappropriately,” Pyle said. “That’s rarely the case ... thankfully when it does catch a dirty cop being dirty, that’s good for law enforcement because nobody hates a dirty cop more than an honest cop because they make their jobs so difficult.”

Pyle said he believes the cameras would be a benefit to Athens to help assist people in receiving better criminal justice.

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Before there was a modern hospital in Athens, a married couple opened their home to women who were pregnant and about to give birth. Later, they turned their home into a makeshift hospital.

The Sheltering Arms Hospital, 19 Clarke St., was once a lying-in ward for women of the surrounding area who had recently given birth. It was also the home of Charles and Delia Breinig. The hospital opened in 1921 and originally had only two rooms for its patients. The home-based hospital grew over time, adding more rooms to the original house. In 1970, the Sheltering Arms closed its doors and became what is now OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital.

The building still stands and is now low-income housing apartments for senior citizens subsidized by the federal government’s Department of Housing and Urban Development.

EARLY PRENATAL CARE IN ATHENS Before the Sheltering Arms Hospital became a small hospital, it was a lying-in facility that took in women who were recovering from childbirth.

“Generally speaking, prenatal care was not established as a norm at that point.

There were some forward-thinking people and doctors talking about it, but it was definitely not the norm,” Patty Stokes, assistant professor of women’s and gender studies at Ohio University, said.

The residents of Athens and the surrounding areas were lucky in a way to have a place to go to give birth and recover. In most

cases, towns similar to Athens had a midwife who would help women give birth at home.

Midwives, though helpful, were far less qualified than doctors.

“Midwives, at that point in American history, were pretty limited to rural places because there was an ongoing campaign to get them out of the business to consolidate childbirth into the hands of doctors,” Stokes said. “Midwives would almost be treated like a nurse practitioner today, with generally a lot less training.”

Giving birth in a hospital was somewhat rare at the time, Stokes said.

“That’s a point where in this country and pretty much every country, hospital delivery is not yet universal, but at that point it was heading pretty fast at becoming that,” Stokes said.

In the early 1920s, when the Sheltering Arms was just opening, poor women, mostly in urban areas, tended to go to hospitals to give birth because they could not get care any other way, Stokes said.

Most women of means would start to consider giving birth in a hospital rather than at home because of safer conditions.

EXPANDING SERVICES Doctors John Sprague and Blaine Goldsberry convinced the Breinigs, after dedicating their house to be a lying-in facility, to expand. They added a four-room addition to the house. The Breinigs then moved next door while Delia continued to work as a cook, laundress, nurse and whatever else was needed, according to Getting to Know

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Athens County by Elizabeth Grover Beatty and Marjorie Stone Beatty.

“My son had an appendectomy there, and friends had babies there, so I went to visit them there,” Stone said. “I knew a good many of the doctors at the time. We didn’t have many, but I knew most of them.”

When Stone moved to Athens in 1956, the Sheltering Arms was still operating through a house.

“It was like a rural hospital run by volunteer doctors in what once had been a home,” Stone said.

In her book, Stone described the hospital as a desire the residents of Athens had for a long time. The building had 24 beds and new services were added. Residents no longer had to go out of town for medical treatment. “(The Breinigs) set up a bedroom and then slowly, they enlarged it because the doctors said if you can have people there for giving birth, you could have them there if they were sick and needing attention,” Stone said.

The hospital was a godsend, Stone said.

It was not adequate in terms of what a hospital should be, but it was still valued by the residents.

“It served us well,” Stone said.

Tom O’Grady, the executive director of the Southeast Ohio Historical Center, said the facility became one of the only places people could go for medical care.

“It became the center for medical treatment for Athens. I don’t know what other options there were that early on,”

O’Grady said.

Most people had to travel to either Columbus or Parkersburg, West Virginia, for medical care before the Sheltering Arms opened up, according to Getting to Know Athens County.

Alan Goldsberry, an Athens resident and retired judge, was born in the Sheltering Arms in 1944. His cousin, Blaine Goldsberry, was one of the doctors who helped form the hospital.

Alan, other than being born at the hospital, was treated there when he was a child. He was riding on a friend’s bike and fell off, cutting open his chin.

“A fellow came out of his house with a towel and took me to Sheltering Arms and they sewed up my chin,” Alan said. “I was 9 or 10 at the time.”

BECOMING O’BLENESS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Toward the end of the Sheltering Arms Hospital’s standing on 19 Clarke St., the facility became outdated.

Skip Young worked at the facility during the last year before moving to O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. He moved to Athens in 1969 to help set up the radiology and cardiology departments and worked at the hospital for at least 42 years.

“I think the X-ray machine was destined for the Smithsonian,” Young said. “It was an old, old machine that had a stationary target, which means the X-rays hit

Marjorie Stone collected an archive photo of O’Bleness Memorial Hospital from The Athens Messenger. (ANTHONY WARNER / FOR THE POST)

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(The Breinigs) set up a bedroom and then slowly, they enlarged it because the doctors said if you can have people there for giving birth, you could have them there if they were sick and needing attention.”

- Marojorie Stone Beatty, co-author of Getting to Know Athens County the same spot in the tube. They old tubes didn’t last very long.”

The medical needs of residents had outgrown the home-turned hospital and Charles O’Bleness, a local banker, donated the majority of the funding for a new hospital. He donated $1 million of the $1.7 million it took to build the new hospital.

“Charlie O’Bleness was a wealthy man here in town, and he was very eccentric,” Stone said. “He had lots of money and he wanted to do something, and he left the money when the doctors said we need to build a new hospital.”

Once O’Bleness donated the money, the rest of the donations came from Athens residents. In 1967, construction started.

When O’Bleness died in 1969, it was decided the hospital would be named after him.

Once O’Bleness Memorial Hospital opened in 1970, Young said it was like night and day.

“Everything was new and state-of-theart,” Young said. “We were just able to do so much more. We had moved into the

realm of modern medicine.”

Despite the Sheltering Arms being antiquated towards the end, Young believed the makeshift hospital was still a blessing for people living in and around Athens.

“It probably was a kind of a godsend for the ladies that were delivering babies,” Young said.

Still, the residents of Athens were happy with the construction of the new hospital, Stone said.

“They were quite pleased. It wasn’t that (the Sheltering Arms) closed, they moved and expanded,” Stone said. “People were delighted.”

Even with the expansion of the original Sheltering Arms Hospital and cleaner medical practices, sometimes things happenned at the new hospital that can only happen in Appalachia.

Stokes had her second child, Leo, at what is now named OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital. It was a busy day for the hospital because there were four or five babies being born, not the usual one or two a day.

“There was no one really paying attention after I had Leo because they were short-staffed and running around,” Stokes said. “On the one hand, there was a really good, super supportive labor and delivery nurse, but it was a goofy experience because they had a busy day.”

When she asked for an epidural, the person administering it had come into the room and brought along the smell of a skunk. His dog had been tangled up with a skunk before he came in for his shift, Stokes said.

“He whipped out this letter that said he was cleared to work and it wasn’t a safety problem,” Stokes said. “We were cracking up, but I just said, ‘I don’t care if you’re cleared to work or not just start the pain relief’.”

Stokes and her husband said they truly felt like they were in Appalachia at that point.

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Animal sanctuary provides safe home RILEY RUNNELLS FOR THE POST

Evie Rose, daughter of Jon Rose, poses with her favorite inhabitant of Canary Acres Animal Sanctuary, a pig named Bernie, on April 7.

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It was a quest to save animals that began on a whim, acquiring its nonprofit status and making plans for growth along the way. Animals needed a home, and Canary Acres Animal Sanctuary was born to answer the call — and it all started with a pig named Bernie.

Canary Acres is a family-owned animal sanctuary in Glouster that started in early 2018 when a friend contacted Jon Rose and Devin Aeh Canary about an abandoned pig.

Rose, the vice president and co-founder of Canary Acres, believes every animal deserves to have rights and wants to take it upon himself to grant those rights to animals he finds that are being abandoned or cared for in the wrong way.

“We feel that every animal deserves to live and not be penned up in small structures, unable to go outside and walk around,” Rose said. “Just because they’re bigger or they oink or moo doesn’t mean they don’t deserve as much love as anyone else.”

Rose and Canary, who are married, have been animal rights activists for as long as they can remember.

Canary stopped eating meat when she was 12 and has worked with many animal rights groups over the years, but she knew the need for animal sanctuaries was too big to ignore. She wanted to take it upon herself to create a sanctuary for animals without being directly exposed to the abuse and trauma.

“Farm animals are often seen as property in our society and only valued in terms of what profit can be made from their bodies, milk and babies,” Canary, co-founder and president of Canary Acres, said. “Canary Acres is a place where a few lucky animals can escape that fate and know peace and love.”

After the couple saved Bernie, they got two other pigs named Hocus and Pocus, and from there it snowballed. They ended up rescuing a rabbit, seven chickens, three adult ducks and five ducklings.

The sanctuary is located on their property, which spans 15 acres. Ten to 12 of the acres are open pasture, and the property also has a creek and a pond, so enough room is available for the animals to wander around and for possible expansion of the enclosures in the future.

Rose and Canary had a barn on the property, but it was caving in and dangerous to be around, so they took it down. They plan to rebuild it closer to the pond. In addition to the barn, they have a large chicken coop and a gazebo close to the house that serves

as a hangout spot for some of the animals.

The couple got their nonprofit status in September. The nonprofit has a board of directors and operates on fundraisers and volunteers.

Jason Hiestand, a member of the board of directors for Canary Acres, started working with Rose and Canary on the sanctuary after being friends for years and sharing a love for animals.

“I think it’s really cool that we’re all bringing our collective abilities together,” Hiestand said. “I’m more business savvy, so I bring that to the table, but we all bring our love of animals to the table. We’re providing long-term homes and care for animals who are neglected, and we’re making a difference in their lives.”

Canary Acres has hosted a few fundraisers to earn some funding for the sanctuary, including a “Beers for Bernie” event at Little Fish Brewing Company and a donation collection from a percentage of sales each Monday at Eclipse Company Store. Aside from monetary donations, Canary Acres also accepts old building supplies and other materials, and donations of time and volunteering.

As of now, Canary Acres doesn’t have enough room for any more animals until Rose and Canary finish remodeling the barn and creating more space to house the animals. It’s important to the owners the space they create is the ideal living arrangement for the animals, instead of taking them from one unjust situation and moving them to another.

The couple homeschools their two children, Evie and Nemi, and love incorporating the outside pasture and animals into their lesson plan to teach them about the unjust treatment of animals elsewhere and how to make a change in the lives of animals.

Aside from the importance Rose and Canary find in teaching their children about animals and their rights, they, along with Hiestand, believe the true purpose of Canary Acres is to give animals a better life with safety and equal rights.

“We’re all on this planet together. Our roles may be different, but like it or not, we’re in this together,” Hiestand said. “As the dominant species on the planet, we have to respect and care for animals since they can’t do it for themselves. It doesn’t matter if they’re a dog, bird or buffalo.

They’re individuals with personalities, and once you get to know them, you can’t turn a blind eye.”

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All-natural grocery store opening on East State Street BAYLEE DEMUTH STAFF WRITER Riley Kinnard and her family once joked about opening a full-service health food store in the former location of Premiere Video, 284 E. State St., but in a few short weeks, that joke will become a reality.

In May 2018, construction of Kindred Market began, and soon it will open for business. The family-owned business will offer a variety of products and services, focusing on natural and organic products, a grab-and-go style cafe and an array of bulk foods and other products.

Kinnard has always been interested in natural and healthy nutrition, but the idea of opening up an all-natural and organic grocery store herself came about after working at a natural foods co-op in Southern California.

“Everybody that shopped there and worked there held a positive vibe about what we were selling. Everybody wanted to share ideas,” Kinnard, the general manager of Kindred Market, said. “It made for such a lovely community atmosphere. I’ve always regarded Athens to be very similar to that vibe.”

When Kinnard moved back to Athens a

few years later, she believed Athens could support a health food store that was larger and more full-service.

“I sort of wondered why we didn’t have something like that already,” Kinnard said.

“It just seemed right up Athens’ alley.”

Kinnard is hoping to stock the market’s produce, dairy and meat coolers with a variety of foods from local vendors and businesses.

“We want to really focus on working with local vendors and local businesses to carry products to help those growers, cottage industry folks, bolster their businesses and local economy,” Kinnard said. “I know once we open, that’s going to be the main focus.”

The market will also have an extensive bulk section that will include coffee, teas, herbs and cleaning supplies. They’ll also carry bulk liquids like olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey and maple syrup, as well as bulk health and beauty products so people can come and refill products like lotion.

“We’re trying to minimize packaging and be as zero-waste as possible,” Kinnard said.

“The zero-waste life is gaining more ground, and people are gravitating toward that.”

Another distinctive feature of the market will be the grab-and-go style cafe

that will serve fresh soups, salads and sandwiches every day. There will also be a growler filler in the cafe, specifically for selling local beers on tap. On top of that, there will be four taps with different selections of kombucha.

With a heavy focus on natural and organic products, it’s important to Kinnard and her family to make their products as affordable as possible.

The Kinnards are members of the Independent Natural Food Retail Association (INFRA), a national nonprofit that helps independent natural food stores. Kindred Market qualifies for INFRA’s buying prices, which Kinnard hopes will keep the market’s prices affordable and competitive.

“There are a lot of people in this community that travel to Columbus to go to Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods on a regular basis,” Kinnard said. “We want to carry those things here to prevent people from having to travel so far.”

In addition to making it more convenient for Athens residents to access healthier foods, she plans on immersing Kindred Market in a town she and its people love.

“We intend to be really involved in

community efforts for local nonprofits and any sort of fundraising for local and humanitarian efforts,” Kinnard said.

Emma Maddocks, a junior studying applied nutrition, prefers locally-grown products because she knows where they are coming from.

“You know that a neighbor produced them and that they were produced with care,” Maddocks said. “Locally grown products are better for the environment too because the fuel that it takes to ship them is far less coming from one side of Athens to the other.”

Kaitlyn Cummings, a freshman studying communication studies, would also consider checking out Kindred Market to see how the store’s offerings may differ from other local grocers.

“Buying local foods is important because of the environmental impacts of food production here in the U.S.,” Cummings said. “If I have the ability to buy local, I will because the environmental footprint is much smaller.”

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FOOTBALL

Hagan looks to create more turnovers in 2019 SPENCER HOLBROOK SPORTS EDITOR Javon Hagan jogged off the practice field inside Walter Fieldhouse last week and shed his Adidas receiving gloves he had worn.

The smell of the gloves could have knocked out a skunk. That’s what sweat does to football equipment. But Hagan doesn’t mind it. He’s used to it, and those gloves have meaning for the senior defensive back.

The Ohio “attack cat” logo can be made out of the gloves if Hagan holds his hands in a certain position, so if he intercepts a ball, he can flash the logo and show off.

The problem is: last year, Hagan had trouble hauling in interceptions. Drops became an issue on the back end for Hagan. Now, he’s working on creating more turnovers, catching the ball and flashing his gloves whenever he can.

“I missed a ton of opportunities where I could have given the ball back,” he said.

“I’m working on looking the ball in and feeling confident with my hands.”

After totaling 11 turnovers in his first

two years playing, Hagan had trouble turning the ball over last season. In 12 games, he had two interceptions and no forced fumbles. Hagan found himself in position for multiple interceptions and a couple more forced fumbles, but he couldn’t hang on to the ball.

That’s why this spring he’s working with receivers and other defensive backs to improve his catching ability. He’s doing drills, staying late after practice and finding time to catch the ball.

“After practice, me and the safeties do ball drills,” Hagan said. “My break, coming out of my break, I’ve been on a diet. I’ve lost 10 pounds so far — basically just feeling more comfortable and being a leader.”

This season will be different for Hagan, the Jacksonville, Florida, kid who came to Ohio with pro aspirations. This season, he’ll have to play in the secondary without his best friend, former Ohio safety Kylan Nelson. Hagan and Nelson weren’t just good teammates with great chemistry.

They hung out off the field together, ate together and watched films together.

Nelson is working out with hopes of latching on to an NFL team, but he was in

Athens for pro day last week to surprise Hagan, not even letting him know when he was coming. Hagan, meanwhile, is finding new friends to hang out with and new members of the secondary to bond with.

Enter Jarron Hampton.

Hampton, a redshirt junior from Fremont, played in all 13 games last season as a nickel safety for the Bobcats. He played alongside both Hagan and Nelson, sucking any information he could from the two veterans. He even sat beside Nelson during film sessions last season. Now, he’s become one of the leaders in the secondary with Hagan, who needed a friend when Nelson left campus.

Hampton and Hagan eat together just like Nelson and Hagan did. They hang out outside the football realm. The only difference?

Hagan loves playing video games. Hampton doesn’t play. But that’s about it. Otherwise, they’re building chemistry in every facet.

Nelson and Hagan always knew where each other would be on the field. They knew how to have a two-pronged leadership style. Now, Hagan is helping Hampton adapt to leading. Hagan’s a teacher as well as a student now.

“It definitely helps out the communication,” Hampton said. “We’ve been doing things outside of football, hanging out, going out to eat, all that, so it’s definitely better for us in the back end and hopefully is going to help the defense communicate better.”

While teaching, Hagan is trying to iron out some of the problems he had with his play a season ago. He wants to build off his success.

He wants to perfect his shortcomings.

Hagan announced publicly that he was returning to school for his senior season instead of going to the NFL. Many didn’t expect him to leave early, but Hagan was confident if he left, he would have impressed pro scouts. This season, he’ll get plenty of opportunities to impress them for next year’s draft.

But instead of worrying about dropped interceptions this season, Hagan hopes to hold on to the ball and create turnovers.

He just wants to put those Adidas gloves together and flash the logo.

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Ohio State’s Zach Dezenzo tags out Ohio’s Sebastian Fabik during the game Tuesday. The Bobcats lost 10-8. (ANTHONY WARNER / FOR THE POST)

Time’s ticking for Ohio

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VISIT THE LINK BELOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS Answering questions from the media after a 3-hour game filled wasn’t what the BIT.LY/OHIOUGALA fifth-year coach wanted to be doing. No doubt all losses hurt, but a 10-8 loss after holding on to multiple leads against Ohio State stung even more.

A 2-run double in the ninth inning, with two outs and two strikes, put the Buckeyes on top for good in front of a season-high crowd of 1,990. A night the Bobcats on which hoped to turn around a three-game losing streak turned sour.

Instead, when so much went right — errorless defense, strong at-bats, a starter that lasted six innings — the outcome wasn’t what Ohio needed. The loss marks its 22nd on the season and 12th straight to the Buckeyes.

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“Obviously, to have an opportunity to beat Make the most of your summer: take classes at Ohio State is disappointing when you got that Sinclair Community College. Check out available courses game when you’re one strike away.” and ask your advisor how Sinclair courses can transfer back Tuesday night showcased the Bobcats’ to Ohio University. Take 12-week, 8-week or Flex classes at talent to compete against a Big Ten program, such as Cole Revels’ performance. In the one of our convenient locations or online. fourth inning, the redshirt freshman designated hitter hit his first home run of his caLEARN MORE WWW.SINCLAIR.EDU/SUMMER19 reer, a grand slam over the right field fence.

The four runs were part of a five-run Classes Begin May 13 fourth inning, which gave them a 5-3 lead.

Revels struck again, driving in his fifth RBI of the night with a single to center field in the eighth inning to give a Ohio a one-run lead, its last lead of the night.

“I can’t say enough about Cole Revels, what he did tonight,” Smith said.

Joe Rock gave Smith another great midweek start. Across the country, midweek Dayton | Centerville | Englewood | Huber Heights | Mason | Online nonconference games are known to be bullpen games, a chance for coaches to use their

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bullpen depth to give guys opportunities.

Instead, Rock, a weekend starter for the Bobcats earlier this season, made his second straight start in a midweek game and thrived.

The left-hander lasted 6 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and three earned runs.

In his freshman season, Rock’s been able to find his groove on the mound against nonconference opponents. In his last two starts, he’s allowed just three earned runs through 11 2/3 innings. Smith considered starting him last weekend at Northern Illinois, but he wanted a good arm for the midweek game.

While Rock and Revel shone, Rudy Rott continued his dominance as if it was the status quo. As the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, he finished last year batting .355 with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs. It seemed obvious that a Division I conference player of the year would be drafted in one of the MLB draft’s 40 rounds.

Somehow he wasn’t, but he’s continued to be the best bat on Ohio’s roster this season with a .350 batting average and 11 home runs. The first baseman is on pace to reset his season-high in home runs and RBIs with 21 games remaining.

In his first at-bat Tuesday, he hit a double down the right-field line. On the first pitch of his second at-bat, he crushed a solo shot over the left-field wall, his 11th of the season.

“Rudy’s the best hitter in our league,” Smith said. “He continually shows it every weekend.

He’s one of the best hitters to ever play here.”

Now, Ohio will have a host a huge weekend series against Toledo. The loss to Ohio State didn’t give the Bobcats any momentum, and a bad output this weekend could push Ohio out of the MAC Tournament picture.

It would mark the beginning of the end to Rott’s time in Athens — and it would mark another underwhelming season for Ohio.

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the weekender 17th Number Fest to bring diverse lineup MOLLY SCHRAMM ASST. BEAT EDITOR

WHAT’S GOING ON?

The 17th edition of Number Fest will take place Saturday, and festgoers and artists alike are sure to be preparing.

Though the festival always seems to draw a crowd, some students aren’t necessarily feeling the lineup this year.

“It’s terrible. It’s trash. That’s why I’m not going,” Madison Hernandez, a junior studying business management, marketing and human resources, said.

But nonetheless, Number Fest is able to bring in artists from multiple countries and even some from around Athens. Between EDM artists and multiple rappers, there will be nine different artists playing throughout Saturday. Here’s an in-depth look into some of the artists playing at the 17th edition of Number Fest: RAE SREMMURD Consisting of two brothers, Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi, Rae Sremmurd has been pumping out hits ever since its 2015 debut album SremmLife. With songs such as “Black Beatles” and “No Type” reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, the brothers have been climbing the charts since its start.

With its 2018 album SR3MM having multiple big features from the likes of The Weeknd and Future, Rae Sremmurd is definitely a duo to see for many this Saturday.

RICH THE KID With just under 15 million followers on Spotify, Atlanta-based Rich The Kid has collaborated with everyone from Migos to Fetty Wap. The rapper has taken influence from hip-hop greats like Tupac and Nas and has grown to his level of fame with songs like “Plug Walk” and “Splashin.” His sophomore album The World Is Yours 2 was released on March 22, so it can only be expected some newer music will be played on Saturday.

BOOMBOX CARTEL Intending to bring music from all backgrounds and heritages together, Boombox Cartel isn’t afraid to bend genres and break musical boundaries. Festgoers are likely to hear hits like “Moon Love” and “Whisper” as

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Boombox Cartel closes out the stage Saturday night.

DJ PAULY D Coming to fame on the hit MTV show Jersey Shore, DJ Pauly D has made a successful career for himself since the end of the original series in 2012. The powerhouse DJ just announced a two-year residency in Las Vegas at Drai’s Beachclub. With hits such as “Back To Love” and “Beat Dat Beat (It’s Time To),” it seems Jersey will be brought to Athens.

Though Hannah Graber isn’t going to Number Fest, she thinks seeing Pauly D would be fun.

“It would be interesting to see his arc from reality star to massive DJ,” Graber, a junior studying communication studies, said.

SHAUN FRANK Bringing a bit of Canada to Athens, Shaun Frank will be hitting the stage in the late afternoon on Saturday. Being a DJ, producer and singer-songwriter, Frank is somewhat of a triple threat. Though his writing credit on The Chainsmokers’ “Closer” got him a chart-topping song, his solo releases have garnered him a huge following in his native

country of Canada. Frank is best known for his songs “LA LA LAND” and “Shades of Grey,” so some festgoers may be watching out for those tunes during his set.

DJ TRAIL MIX No stranger to DJing in Athens, Mike Salopek, better known as DJ Trail Mix, is ready to take the stage Saturday. A senior studying music production and the recording industry, Salopek has played everywhere from showcases at The Union Bar and Grill to The Over Hang.

Number Fest is his biggest show to date, and festgoers should expect something that isn’t necessarily heard around Athens.

“I’m going to get pretty weird with it,” Salopek said.

MITCH JAMES Playing both the main stage as well as the silent disco stage, Columbus-based Mitch James will be making his Number Fest debut this weekend. The 18-year-old DJ recently released a remix with Maxwell of Louis The Child’s “Better Not.”

corked, 14 Station St. With a theme of “Dream in Colors,” attend a drag show in which one of the featured drag queens will be crowned Miss Uncorked.

Admission: $6 general admission; $15 VIP

SATURDAY Freekbass

with Hellnaw at 10 p.m. at Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St. Spend your Saturday night jamming out with your friends to these two Ohio bands. Admission: $8 in advance; $10 at the door

SUNDAY Family Art Encounters Open Studio

at 2 p.m. at Kennedy Museum of Art. Enjoy a family-oriented crafting session designed for artists of all ages and skill levels.

Admission: Free

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