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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

‘The Post’ is turning over a new leaf with podcasting

LAUREN FISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

I was a little late to the podcast craze.

But don’t tell me I didn’t try. I eagerly downloaded the first season of Serial for a long-haul flight to Europe this summer.

Sure, I fell asleep after the fourth episode and never picked it up again, but I liked what I heard. I even dabbled in “Welcome to Night Vale” during my high school days — it’s what all the cool theater kids were listening to on their lunch breaks.

The Post has been printing for more than 100 years. Our shift to a weekly print edition marked a cultural and technological shift, but has also allowed us to expand to new and exciting platforms.

Now, I’m excited to announce a new chapter in Post podcasting.

Let’s be honest for a moment. Our podcast game has been mediocre at best.

It’s something we’ve been working on for a few years now, and it seems that every time we announce that The Post is getting into podcasting more regularly, it falls flat.

And it’s not that we haven’t made valiant

attempts. There’s a lot of work that goes into crafting podcasts. Frankly, I think it scares some of us who prefer the traditional side of journalism. I highly doubt you’ll see me get in front of a microphone anytime soon.

We’ve realized, however, that we need to continue changing with the times and adapting to the new ways in which people consume news. It’d be much easier to walk to class with your earbuds in, rather than your eyes glued to a newspaper or your phone.

The one constant in the realm of Post podcasting has been “Leaving at Halftime,” a weekly 15-minute dive into university and local sports, hosted and produced by dedicated members of our sports staff.

That show has helped us test the waters and prime our skills — but now, it’s time to expand to new horizons.

This year, we’re welcoming Madeleine Peck, a seasoned reporter and podcast aficionado, as our first ever director of podcasts. She’ll be leading a team of talented producers to develop shows that our readers

— pardon me, listeners — will enjoy.

We’ll also be migrating away from Soundcloud to a new hosting platform, Spreaker, which will allow us to distribute on listening apps like iTunes and Spotify.

The Post’s Managing Editor Maddie Capron will be joining news Staff Writer George Shillcock for “Swing State of Mind,” a show that’ll explore the road to midterm election day in Ohio and beyond. “Leaving at Halftime” will continue its coverage of local and campus sports under new leadership, and soon, we’ll be announcing a handful of brand new series that’ll delve into the many facets of the Athens community.

Get ready to tune into a brand new way of getting The Post. We’re more than excited to share the future with you.

Lauren Fisher is a senior studying journalism at Ohio University and the editorin-chief of The Post. Have questions? Email Lauren at lf966614@ohio.edu or tweet her @Lauren__Fisher.

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Incoming regional campus students will now be covered by the OHIO Guarantee SARAH M. PENIX NEWS EDITOR Incoming Ohio University regional campus students will see a slight tuition hike. However, they now know how much their education will cost all four years.

After about six months of work between numerous university offices and the Office of Regional Higher Education, all programs at the regional campuses fall under the OHIO Guarantee, except for one.

“All of our programs, with the exception of health technology, were seen as legitimate and a sufficient number of students were using them so that they could all be included under the guarantee,” Regional Higher Education Dean Bill Willan said.

First-year and transfer students are included in the guarantee for the 2018-19 academic year. It is about a 1 percent tuition increase from the non-guarantee tuition rates, which vary on the regional campuses. That is about 2 percent less than expected.

“One of the main things we also wanted to look to ... is to have one cohort rate so we don’t have the differences between the three campuses or two campuses,” Director of Operations and Budget for Regional Higher Education Rosanna Howard said.

“We still, outside of the guarantee, have those models to maintain, but we do have one regional campus guarantee rate.”

The OHIO Guarantee was approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education over the summer. The department mandates that all four-year guarantees in the state must consist of bachelor degree programs and associate degree programs that have a bachelor degree track.

“From the perspective of the state mandate on how you can establish the four-year guarantee program, the intention is to provide a four-year tuition guarantee with the intent that you graduate

In-state vs. out-of-state credit hour costs

with a bachelor’s degree,” Budget Director Katie Henzel said.

The guarantee admits incoming students into cross-campus cohorts, which means students have the option to relocate campuses without change in cost. Like the guarantee at the Athens campus, it covers 12 consecutive semesters.

“We really did follow the overall principles that were used when the Athens campus adopted the OHIO Guarantee,” Howard said.

The Office of Regional Higher Education worked with other offices including enrollment management, admissions, the bursar and financial aid in order to best implement the regional guarantee.

“This was all implemented in about six months,” Willan said.

“We started last November … and we met with the representatives from all of those areas and stressed that we really wanted to see this happen for this fall and despite all their work that they had for their regular jobs, they put the time and energy into making this happen.”

The guarantee extension is meant to incentivise students to complete their bachelor’s degree in four years. It also covers associate degrees if they have a track to a bachelor’s degree program.

“What we’ve been trying to do over the last several years is to ensure that our associates

degrees line up with our baccalaureate completion degrees,” Willan said.

The extension of the guarantee and tuition increase for students under the guarantee are part of an effort to increase efficiency at the regional campuses.

As a result of recent state budget cuts to higher education, the zero percent cap on increasing tuition has driven regional campuses to increase tuition rates through the OHIO Guarantee, according to a previous Post report.

The Regional Higher Education Study Committee is also working toward increased financial sustainability by exam-

ining OU’s regional higher education model.

The committee met every other week over the summer and went through data, Willan said.

It is now solidifying recommendations for OU President Duane Nellis.

“We’re looking now at the effect of (the guarantee) and modeling what it might be to help us project, which we will feed to the study committee to try to contribute to their recommendations regarding financial stability,” Willan said.

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Frodo Baggins is awful JADA SONNENBERG is a sophomore studying marketing at Ohio University.

If you’re anything like me, your love for the Lord of the Rings is built upon Aragorn’s beautiful face, Legolas’ flawless hair and Eowyn’s sweet one-liner in Return of the King. However, as dedicated as I am to the franchise, whenever I watch the movies, I now tend to skip around. The scenes I skip most frequently are the ones involving Frodo’s story. Don’t get me wrong, I love Elijah Wood (he was iconic in Spy Kids 3), but Frodo Baggins is a curse upon Middle Earth.

Fact: Frodo Baggins is the worst member of the Fellowship.

Gandalf had too much faith in Frodo because his uncle, Bilbo, was the OG Adventure Hobbit. Honestly, Bilbo was a stick-in-the-mud too. He tried to go back to his house before his adventure with Thorin’s company even began because he forgot a pocket handkerchief. Get the heck out of here. But I digress.

During the entire trilogy, Frodo has one job: do not, under any circumstance, put the Ring on.

Yet, what does he do multiple times during his sixmonth journey? He puts the Ring on four times (Bree, Weathertop, Amon Hen and Mount Doom) and has numerous close calls (The Old Forest, Osgiliath and The Dead Marshes). Frodo Baggins, have you no self control? Do you feel no shame? Do you

not care about the safety of your companions? You absolute fool.

Not only does Frodo ignore Gandalf’s instructions, but he also tries to pawn off his responsibility multiple times. He immediately tries to get Gandalf to take the Ring when they figure out it is, in fact, the One Ring. In Moria, he says to Gandalf, “I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.” After escaping Moria, they reach Lothlorien, and he tries to give the Ring to Galadriel who, thank the higher powers, denies it. Finally, Frodo tries to give it to Aragorn at Amon Hen before he leaves the Fellowship. Commit or get bit, Frodo.

Without supervision, Frodo makes terrible decisions that end with him almost dying 16 times (not including the 12 times he almost died before and during his time with the Fellowship, all while unsupervised). Not only does he pick the worst guide, who tries to kill him at least three times, but he also literally runs straight into situations without thinking. Frodo’s fight or flight instincts are terrible because he tries to run right into the front gates of Mordor, the front gates of Minas Morgul, the tunnels of Shelob’s lair and the terrifying cliff inside Mount Doom.

Despite all of his awful qualities, he has an even worse one: he is a terrible friend. First of all, why

does he still have Sam do his gardening? Do your own yard work, Frodo. You’re an adult. Secondly, during their solo journey, Frodo is never seen cooking or helping Sam carry the things they both use, such as dish ware. Third, Frodo snaps at Sam multiple times when he is clearly just trying to be helpful and understanding. Fourth, he decides to trust a creature he just met and who tries to kill him on three separate occasions (Emyn Muil, Shelob’s Lair, Crack of Doom). This misplaced trust eventually leads to Frodo abandoning Sam on the stairs above Minas Morgul and continuing on to yet another near-death situation like the fool he is. If it weren’t for Sam, Frodo would have died in the forest on the border of the Shire in the first movie.

Frodo may have been the one to volunteer to bear the Ring, but he was an irresponsible and selfish character who lacked the mental and physical strength of such a burden. He is undoubtedly the worst member of the Fellowship, but do you know who deserves near the same amount of hate and shame? Gandalf.

But that’s an entirely different story.

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NOAH’S ARK

The ‘Faces’ of Mac Miller NOAH WRIGHT is an undecided sophomore studying at Ohio University.

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Mac Miller, a rapper and producer, died earlier this month. His career spanned about a decade, but over that period of time, he made his mark in the hip-hop community.

Mac’s career began as a teenager with a series of mixtapes and albums that mainly consisted of simplistic party music. It was the rapper’s early work that topped charts and built him a massive and loyal fanbase, but it was his later work that would earn him respect and define him as an artist.

At the time of his rise to fame, it would have been hard to envision how the scrappy teenager from Pittsburgh who made frat rap would flip to the other end of the spectrum and make dark psychedelic rap that sang to the most embattled issues of humanity. His venture into these issues began with his 2013 album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off. While Watching Movies with the Sound Off first exhibited his artistic shift, it was his 2014 mixtape, Faces, where he put his powerful new sound on full

display. A rapper who had once based most of his content around partying and smoking weed had evolved into an artist who could speak to important issues — namely drug abuse and mental health — in a way that was incredibly genuine and compelling without compromising the artistic integrity of the music.

The music on Faces isn’t for people looking for frat rap, and it also isn’t intended to lift anybody out of a dark place. Mac was conveying a first-person testament to the war that wages on inside a person battling addiction and depression. He was doing something very few people in the hip-hop community have ever done successfully, and it was heartbreaking and awe-inspiring at the same time.

The actual musical content on Faces was equally impressive as its personal content. Mac had moved behind the boards and begin producing mind-bending, complex beats that were almost unlike anything seen in rap at the time. He was making music — under the pseudonym Larry Fish-

erman — that sounded like something that would occur if a '70s psychedelic, prog-rock group was introduced to an 808 drum kit. It was something only Mac could have done.

Aside from the impressive beats behind the songs, his lyrical content had moved to an entirely new echelon. He stared down his own personal tragedy and struggle in the eyes and came out with lyrics that were both moving and compelling in a way that required multiple listens to fully grasp what was being addressed. In “Grand Finale,” the closing track of Faces, Mac opens his first verse with “If by chance this is my grand finale, then bury me in Allegheny County.”

A candlelight vigil was held in his remembrance four days after his death at Frick Park's Blue Slide Park in Pittsburgh, which he named his 2011 album after.

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ALL SHOOK UP

The real history of American capitalism America’s economic model of capitalism allows for the laws of supply and demand to set fair prices in industries, and vast competition keeps prices low and NICK allows for efficient producSHOOK tion. But as one looks closer is a senior into the depths and history studying of capitalism in the U.S., you political might start to notice the science disturbing trend that capipre-law talism is a game with clearat Ohio cut winners and losers. The University. individuals that bear the loss of capitalism are not found overseas in foreign countries in trade organizations; they are citizens here on American soil.

Since before the country was revolutionized, capitalistic rhetoric has been employed and embraced throughout American society.

There is an uneasy surmise of capitalism that Silvia Federici identifies in her book Caliban and the Witch, that states the proliferation of capital accumulation in the beginning days of capitalism functioned as an underlying root characteristic of capitalism. In other words, capitalism could not have been profitable without the abuse and exploitation of certain groups of individuals.

Capitalism first preyed on women in the late 1600s during the Salem Witch Trials when white men deprived women of their sanity by unlawfully claiming they were devil worshipers. The trials that ensued were cornerstones for recognizing the importance and duty of due process in American courts.

The trials were essentially the bedrock for the exploitation of women’s reproductive labor and resulted in them being socially unequal to men in both labor markets and social settings. Once women were determined home-dwellers by capitalistic society, capitalism was able to accumulate capital at great lengths due to the often abused placement of women within society.

The exploitation of women through their reproductive labor was what got the ball of capitalism rolling in early U.S. history; as time went on, women began to fight for social rights and the right to vote. In the modern day, women are still struggling to fight for equal pay rates. Out of the 193 nations that make up the U.N., only eight do not offer paid maternity leave for their citizens, and the U.S. is one of them. Our unwillingness to offer gratitude and protect our workers with basic

economic stability in natural times of need showcases our government's inability to recognize the duty of ensuring productivity and economic stability for our workers.

During the slavery era, white families owned and ran industries profiting off the unpaid slave labor of African-Americans in the open markets. According to the NAACP, African-American men are incarcerated at five times the rate of white men while African-American women are incarcerated at twice the rate of white women. Since the days of slavery, African-Americans have gained the right to vote, overcome the obstacle of social segregation and have constantly been embracing the fight against the social injustice of non-whites. As capitalism will undoubtedly continue to progress into the future of America, society will continue to hold its prey hostage while waiting for the proliferation of capital accumulation to find its new host. As we see the fight for social equalities for women and non-whites increase, the question — who is going to be the new loser for the game of capitalism now? — will arise.

As the continuation of corporate mergers and buy backs on the stock market increase, and the culture of big business in America is continually backed by U.S. government policies like the Trump administration tax cuts. We are entering an era of economic uncertainty for the average American. When women are granted equal pay and blacks are not being discriminated against and incarcerated at unproportional rates compared to whites, the likely victim of capitalism will be the average U.S. citizen. As the influence of big businesses is taking control of our government's agenda and intentions, we will likely see a rise in the accumulation of wealth for households that are well above the average incomes of the majority of U.S. citizens.

The proliferation of capital accumulation took root centuries ago in our country; but over time, capitalism has proved its innate ability to reconstruct itself into a tool of exploitation for many different individuals in society. Of our uncertain future, one thing is known for sure: Under the capitalistic system, the proliferation of capital accumulation will never come as a cost to the wealthy community of America.

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What do you think of capitalism’s development in the U.S.? Let Nick know by emailing him at ns258814@ohio.edu.

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OUPD, APD receive reports of sexual assault; Nellis gives State of the University address SARAH M. PENIX NEWS EDITOR OUPD RECEIVES REPORT OF SEXUAL IMPOSITION

The Ohio University Police Department received a report for a gross sexual imposition that happened Tuesday.

A woman was walking east on the pedestrian trail through Emeriti Park when she passed the suspect sitting off to the side on the path. She reported that she passed the suspect and said the suspect grabbed her backpack from behind. She elbowed him off her bag. He then grabbed her hand and butt.

The victim reported she struck the suspect in the head, used her pepper spray on him and was able to leave the area.

The suspect is a college-age white man, about 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 9 inches tall, described as “skinny” with light-

colored, short facial hair. He was wearing a plain blue hooded sweatshirt with its hood up and white basketball shorts.

The case is under investigation.

APD RECEIVES RAPE REPORT FROM MAY

The Athens Police Department received a report of a rape Friday that occurred in May. According to the report, the victim reported she was raped on the south side of the city by a known suspect.

This case is under investigation. No further information will be released at this time pending the investigation.

This is the fourth rape report APD has received since Fall Semester began. APD has also received three reports of sexual imposition.

The Ohio University Police Department has received three rape reports since Aug. 25.

OUPD OFFICERS TEACH SELF-DEFENSE TO STUDENTS

The event, hosted by the Ohio University Police Department, Survivor Advocacy Program, Women’s Center and Campus Involvement Center, attracted more than 60 students to discuss and demonstrate different self-defense strategies.

Brandon King, an OUPD officer, said the most important thing to take from the lecture is how to be a better bystander.

“We have to change culture ... and keep educating,” King said.

OU PRESIDENT GIVES STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS

Ohio University President Duane Nellis honored the 214 years of impact Ohio University has made to society at the State of the University address Tuesday afternoon in Walter Rotunda.

Nellis honored Gigi Secuban, OU’s first

vice president for diversity and inclusion, and described her as a visionary leader for the university. Secuban has been working with regional campuses to establish lactation areas for mothers, including a portable lactation room in The Convo during sporting events.

The university has set a five-year goal to increase diversity among its faculty and staff members, Nellis said. Secuban has also developed strategies to target underrepresented populations in student recruitment and retention rates.

“I believe the success of increasing student recruitment and retention is in elevating our national profile,” Nellis said. “As I said in my investiture address, we need to better tell our story and define the distinctive value of an Ohio University education.”

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POLICE BLOTTER

Drunken students show fake IDs; handgun found in cup JACKIE OSBORNE SLOT EDITOR The Ohio University Police Department dealt with a few cases of mistaken identity over the weekend.

On Friday at about 2:30 a.m., an intoxicated student was found on College Green by an OUPD officer.

The student was unsteady on his feet, had glassy eyes, was slurring his speech and smelled of alcohol, according to the report. He presented a fake Delaware ID and was arrested for underage consumption and possession of a fake ID. He was taken to the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail pending his sobriety.

On Friday at about midnight, OUPD responded to a call from a resident assistant in Sargent Hall for an intoxicated student.

The student was unable to respond to verbal commands and smelled of alcohol. He also had a fake West Virginia ID on him. The student was issued two citations for possession of fake ID and disorderly conduct by intoxication. He was transferred to OhioHealth O’Bleness 6 / SEPT. 20, 2018

Hospital pending his sobriety.

GOOD MORNING On Sunday at about 7 a.m., a student was found passed out on the ground in the River Park private parking lot.

When the student was woken up, he was slightly disoriented, was not familiar with his location and smelled of alcohol, according to the report. He was arrested for disorderly conduct by intoxication and transported to Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail pending his sobriety.

TV TROUBLE The Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a man standing holding a flat-screen TV near Old State Route 56 in New Marshfield on Sunday.

While en route, deputies were told the man had been picked up by a red extended cab Ford Ranger and headed toward Gun Club Road. Deputies were able to locate and stop the vehicle.

Shortly before the call was made, a woman called to report someone had broken into her house and stolen a flatscreen TV and prescription medication.

The man was arrested and charged with burglary, theft from the elderly, obstruction and vandalism.

The TV was found in the back of the vehicle and returned to the owner.

WORKIN’ AT THE CAR WASH On Sept. 12, deputies were called to The Plains Car Wash for a report of a loaded revolver handgun found sitting inside a cup next to one of the car wash bays.

The gun was collected and placed into evidence for safekeeping, according to the report. The case was closed.

PIT STOP The sheriff’s office responded to a report of a man pacing through the parking lot at Valero in The Plains for an extended period of time Friday.

Deputies spoke to the man, who said he was walking to Chauncey but had stopped there to rest on his way.

The man showed no significant signs of impairment and was asked to leave the Valero lot. Deputies also told the man to travel on the bike path since it was dark

so that he would be safer on his walk, according to the report.

CAN’T STAY HERE The sheriff’s office responded to a trespassing complaint in The Plains on Tuesday.

The caller told deputies a “local homeless man” and his dog were in the playhouse in the backyard, according to the report. The caller told the man to leave, but he did not.

On the scene, deputies found the playhouse empty. The caller did not know the identity of the man and was told to call back if he was seen again. No additional action was taken.

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Democrats in Ohio claim Rep. Stivers’ other job makes him unable to represent his district GEORGE SHILLCOCK STAFF WRITER Democrats are criticizing Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Upper Arlington, for being the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, or NRCC, in addition to representing his district prior to the upcoming election.

Stivers, who has represented Ohio’s 15th Congressional District since 2011, has been the chairman of the NRCC since 2017. The NRCC is the Republican Party’s campaign fundraising arm which focuses on raising money to re-elect Republican majorities across the state. He is also a Brigadier General in the Ohio Army National Guard.

Rick Neal, Stivers’ Democratic opponent, said that he believes that having the NRCC position takes away from how well the congressman represents his district. Neal said that since Stivers travels all around the country to pay attention to other districts, he doesn’t pay attention to what is happening in his own.

“What his supporters don’t realize is how angry people are at the way that he has left (the district) behind,” Neal said.

Adam Rapien, Stivers’ campaign manager, said that representing the district takes priority over being chairman of the NRCC. He said Stivers is able to do both jobs without sacrificing one for the other.

David Pepper, the chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, said that it doesn’t make a lot of sense for someone who represents a struggling district to have a position like that. He said despite Stivers’ being such a high-profile candidate, his incumbency and prominence in the Republican Party puts him at a disadvantage.

“I really think that being an incumbent, being apart of broken Washington, and unwilling to stand up to (President) Trump on anything, that this is not a good year to be one,” Pepper said. “I think being fresh and new is a good place to be.”

Despite that, Stivers is outraising his opponent. He has $3,007,041.38 in contributions while Neal has $646,910.25 during 2018, according to the Federal Election Commission.

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Neal said Stivers is a very powerful, well-supported politician and he has plenty of big financial interests backing him that would probably prefer to see him in office. He said that Stivers seems to have no trouble raising money from PACs. Cole Neuhart, the political director for the Ohio University College Republicans said that the Republican Party is investing a lot in the 15th district because it is such an important district.

During the last reporting period, the FEC reported that Neal outraised Stivers, but the majority of that money came from his own finances through a loan he made to himself, according to a Columbus Dispatch article.

“Having the resources to get your message out is important in any campaign,” Rapien said in an email. “Unlike our opponent, we do not have the ability to self fund our campaign.”

The 15th Congressional District has been a solid Republican district since Stivers beat Democratic incumbent Mary Jo Kilroy in the 2010 election. Stivers has received more than 60 percent of the vote in every election after that.

The Cook Political Report has the race rated as “R+7” and “Solid Republican.”

Neal said that he is optimistic despite what the polls and predictions are saying.

He said that since the special election for Ohio’s 12th district was so close, his race could have a similar outcome in November.

On Aug. 7, Republican Troy Balderson beat Democrat Danny O’Connor in the special election by a margin of 0.8 percent. The 12th and 15th are similar in makeup since they both include the suburbs of Columbus but also stretch into more rural areas of Ohio. Both districts have a history of being Republican districts.

Neal said the similarities between the districts and the results of the special election show that his race will be closer than people think.

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Ohio University senior Katie Meehan, a bartender at The Over Hang, laughs with The Over Hang owner Eric Moss (not pictured) during her shift Monday.

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Athens businesses receive training for bystander intervention, assault prevention ELLEN WAGNER NEWS EDITOR The People’s Justice League and the Better Bystander program at Ohio University have trained several staffs of local businesses to be better bystanders and intervene during difficult and potentially unsafe situations.

The trainings are meant to teach people about issues of sexual assault and violence, how to combat against potentially dangerous situations and different bystander intervention strategies.

“We are pleased that so many businesses in Athens have demonstrated their commitment to ending violence in our community,” Mathew Hall, assistant director of health promotion for sexual assault/ misconduct prevention, said. “In coordination with campus and community partners, Ohio University had provided trainings to a variety of establishments in the area.”

A People’s Justice League program, the Active Bystander Coalition has trained businesses in Athens since 2013.

Since then, The C.I., The Crystal, Donkey Coffee, Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery, Little Fish Brewing Company, O’Betty’s Red Hot, the Ohio Pawpaw Festival, The

Union Bar and Grill, and West End Ciderhouse have received training from the Active Bystander Coalition.

Sarah Fick, director of the People’s Justice League, said the league asks that 80 percent of a business’ staff be trained at all times. So, as staffs at businesses change over the years, employees are re-trained.

Most of the businesses were re-trained in late 2016 and early 2017, according to the People’s Justice League website.

The Active Bystander Coalition training includes a two-hour program on bystander intervention and supporting survivors of harassment and assault. Each business takes a pledge that it will take complaints of harassment seriously.

Fick said the People’s Justice League has an incident report website and app that allows people to anonymously report cases of harassment and give feedback about the businesses trained in bystander intervention.

OU also offers a Better Bystanders training program. Bystander intervention training is done with students’ safety in mind to create long-term, sustained cultural change and prevent gender-based violence, Hall said.

So far, Casa Nueva and The Over Hang

are the two uptown locations that have received the training. Casa Nueva hosted a full-staff training in spring 2018. Hall said the group plans to talk with Casa Nueva about providing future training this fall.

The Over Hang is one of the businesses Better Bystanders trained Sept. 9. The bar planned on receiving the training before the recent sexual assaults happened on campus.

Mary Ryznar, a senior studying communication studies and integrated media, is a bartender at The Over Hang.

“We had a mandatory staff meeting,” Ryznar said. “(We) went over examples of sexual harassment and how to intervene.”

She said they were given scenarios and taught how to approach ways to intervene, such as if there was a fight.

Kyle Yake, manager at Cat’s Corner, said its staff wanted a way to help students but took it in a different direction.

Cat’s Corner received intervention training through an attorney and plans on doing more training with the Athens Fire Department soon.

“Obviously with everything happening, someone needed to take initiative,” Yake said.

TRAINED BUSINESSES IN ATHENS People’s Justice League The C.I. The Crystal Donkey Coffee Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery Little Fish Brewing Company O’Betty’s Red Hot The Ohio Pawpaw Festival The Union Bar and Grill West End Ciderhouse Better Bystanders Casa Nueva The Over Hang

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Inspector General finds 'appearance of impropriety' in Coventry Lane dealings LAUREN FISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Nearly three years after beginning an investigation into the leasing of a residence for former Ohio University President Roderick McDavis, the Ohio Inspector General’s Office issued a report determining the “appearance of impropriety” in the university’s transactions with a local landlord.

The investigation was centered around actions taken by the university before and after entering a lease agreement for the residence of McDavis, located at 31 Coventry Lane. The university’s lease expired shortly after McDavis left the university in 2017.

According to the report released Tuesday, the office found “appearance of impropriety” in dealings between the university and Athens landlord and OU donor John Wharton, who leased the home to OU in 2015. The report also found that about $20,000 in payments were wrongfully issued to Wharton for repair work done on the home while McDavis lived at the residence, which was paid for by the university.

The investigation began in 2015 — the same year McDavis and his wife, Deborah, left their on-campus home at 29 Park Place and began searching for a new residence. Deborah had broken her foot after being spooked by a bat that was living in the residence.

The university had originally planned to purchase the Coventry Lane house from Wharton for about $1.2 million. In April 2015, however, the university decided to lease, rather than purchase, the home after a “problematic” verbal agreement was discovered between Wharton and OU Director of Athletics Jim Schaus.

The conversation raised concerns that Wharton would make a conditional donation of about $100,000 in exchange for the university’s purchase of the house.

The investigation found no evidence that the university planned to purchase the residence in exchange for a donation.

It also found no truth to an allegation that the university had been referring clients to Wharton.

In a statement following the publica-

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The exterior of 31 Coventry Lane, where former Ohio University President Roderick McDavis and his wife, Deborah, lived after bats were discovered in the traditional presidential residence at 29 Park Place on OU's campus. (FILE)

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It’s not a bad thing for an institution to have its books reviewed and its processing looked at. And we look at this as an opportunity to do things better, and we’ll continue to try.”

- John Biancamano, general counsel

tion of the report, OU General Counsel John Biancamano said the university intends to give the matter “full attention” before issuing an official response.

“We have been cooperating with the Inspector General’s office regarding its review of Ohio University’s business practices for over three years, so we were anticipating the release of this report,” the news release reads. “When we initially learned

there were issues surrounding some of our practices in 2015, Ohio University immediately initiated its own internal review.

We have implemented many positive process changes since then and continue to strive to employ best practices.”

The report lists several recommendations to strengthen the university’s internal control over a number of areas, including contracts and leases; accounting; real estate; donations, gifts and pledges. It also asks that OU President Duane Nellis respond within 60 days with a plan detailing how the recommendations will be implemented.

“We’ve happy to have (the investigation) concluded, obviously,” Biancamano said during a Tuesday conference call. “These can sometimes be positive experiences for an institution. It’s not a bad thing for an institution to have its books reviewed and its processing looked at. And we look at this as an opportunity to do things better, and we’ll continue to try.”

According to the report, Wharton is listed as the agent/incorporator for University Real Estate III — also known as Ohio Realty and University Off-Campus Hous-

ing — and Broney’s Alumni Grill.

Biancamano said he has personally given training sessions to employees in University Advancement to ensure a wall exists between fundraising and business transactions. He also noted that no employees involved in the matter have been disciplined, as they all acted “in good faith.”

“We have always been sensitive to the notion that there should be no link between business contracts and donations,” Biancamano said. “This has provided us an opportunity for us to reexamine our processes and to talk about it more.”

Vice President for Finance and Administration Deborah Shaffer emphasized the importance of having a “firewall” that separates fundraising and contracting.

“We’ve always had a wall — which is evidenced in this transaction — between our fundraising activity and our contracting for good and services,” Shaffer said. “This was a very unique transaction for Ohio University.”

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Unconventional entrepreneurs Some OU students turn to independent consulting to make extra money on campus MEGAN GORDIN FOR THE POST As Ohio University students get in the swing of the new school year, many begin the search for a new job, however, some make money right from their dorm room.

Some college students choose to work as independent consultants, earning profits by selling products like cosmetics, nutritionals and more on behalf of large companies. Nearly 40 percent of direct selling representatives are millennials, according to the Direct Selling Association.

Madeline Parisi, a senior studying communication sciences and disorders, works as an independent consultant for Arbonne, a company that sells botanically based products ranging from nutritional supplements to skincare. Arbonne is a certified vegan, cruelty-free and gluten-free brand that has been in business for 38 years.

Parisi has worked for Arbonne for three months and admitted the job brings challenges.

“Not many people know Arbonne and what we are all about,” Parisi said.

Up for the challenge, Parisi seeks to educate potential customers about Arbonne’s healthy, natural products and hopefully sell them on what the company has to offer.

Despite the difficulties, Parisi enjoys making her own schedule and working from just about anywhere and considers her job rewarding. Her fellow Arbonne consultants offer support, advice

and motivation when needed.

“Everyone wants you to succeed and are willing to help you improve your own business whenever they can,” Parisi said.

Parisi loves using Arbonne as an outlet to spread her passion for healthy products and recommends independent consulting for any company — especially Arbonne.

A love of makeup encouraged senior Tiyana Ross to become an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay, a makeup and skincare brand.

Mary Kay’s missions include funding research for finding cures to cancers affecting women, along with ending domestic violence toward women and children.

Ross, who studies nursing, appreciates the ability to work for Mary Kay on her own time but can get overwhelmed balancing her independent consultant position with school and another job.

In order to maintain an active status with Mary Kay, Ross must meet a bi-monthly quota, which also can be demanding and especially time consuming.

“You just have to be really dedicated to it,” Ross said.

After working with Mary Kay for a year, Ross depends on repeat customers but also loves to sell products to new clients. She makes profit from each item she sells.

The flexibility of an independent consultant’s schedule, Ross said, makes this a legitimate job option for college students.

Luke Pittaway, a professor and chair of the Management

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Even if you end up losing money you will gain valuable experience that will help you in the future, either in a job or when you try to start something else. Sometimes when it comes to entrepreneurship you just need to get out of your apartment and give it a go.”

- Luke Pittaway, a professor and chair of the Management Department in the OU College of Business Department in the OU College of Business, believes independent consulting can benefit students by allowing them to learn skills of self-motivation and discipline while making money to pay for tuition.

“There are a lot of rules on campus for this type of work and

navigating them without getting into trouble can be challenging,” Pittaway said in an email.

On Monday, CoLab, a space designed to help students begin business ventures, will open on the third floor of Alden Library.

Pittaway said with independent consulting work, it is highly

possible to get stuck in pyramid schemes, which come from consultants recruiting other members to the company, to the point that no money can be made.

Beginning in the entrepreneurial world early on, Pittaway said, leads to success in the field later. He also believes finding a good balance between schoolwork and self-employment ventures will greatly help students in career settings.

“Even if you end up losing money you will gain valuable experience that will help you in the future, either in a job or when you try to start something else,” Pittaway said in an email.

“Sometimes when it comes to entrepreneurship you just need to get out of your apartment and give it a go.”

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A bite to eat Inside Athens’ upcoming meal prepping business

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ASHTON NICHOLS | SENIOR WRITER

an Butcher simmers the steaks and chicken. Tara Slingerland hastily walks around the kitchen, moving from sauces to vegetables to dressings. Yellow squash, red onions and an assortment of peppers line the tray of vegetables waiting to be skewered. There isn’t a second of stillness in the room.

It is the usual Monday afternoon routine for the two business partners. Later, they’ll package those skewers and give them to people around Athens.

Their meal prepping business, Butcher’s Bites, named after Butcher, is in a “soft-launch,” as it has only been advertised through social media in the past six months. The meal prepping service helps Athens residents plan out their meals and cook for them using healthy, local ingredients.

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The menus, which change weekly, include a range of dishes from an oatmeal breakfast to Mediterranean chicken kabobs.

Co-owners Slingerland and Butcher, who are both chiropractors and wellness nutritionists, started the business after Slingerland saw a client who rarely went grocery shopping.

“She lived with five other girls. There was a fight for refrigerator space, and she didn’t know how to cook,” Slingerland said. “Every day she got her food from Court Street, and every week she got her staples from the Dollar General. She asked me if there was anything she could get from there, or anything she could get from Court Street to kind of make her daily diet healthier.”

Slingerland and Butcher sat on their business plan for two to three years, but after seeing the need to help people,

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It’s the convenience of having the meal made for you, so you don’t have to go to the store. Everything is fresh.

You’re not getting anything frozen. I think the major thing is the nutritional profile of it.”

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- Tara Slingerland, co-founder of Butcher's Bites they decided to go forth with the plan.

Both Slingerland and Butcher are bodybuilders. They compete once every one to three years, and both look the part. Slingerland is tall with blonde hair and a lean build.

Butcher is well above 6 feet, with a strong, muscular build.

Each day, Slingerland does some form of exercise, as it’s important to her lifestyle. She does restorative yoga, CrossFit, strength and resistance training. Butcher exercises about six days a week for about 40 minutes. He said the gym is a social and competitive outlet for him.

They found the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks, 94 Columbus Road, which offers a kitchen space that Slingerland and Butcher rent out. It’s a stainless steel shared kitchen space that allows restaurants to come in and make their food without having to own the cooking equipment. Casa Nueva cooks were in the corner slicing piles of yellow corn from the cob while Butcher and Slingerland’s team work in the middle.

Once they decided to move forward with the business, they met up with a web team to design a website, the only start-up cost for the business. Butcher’s Bites also works with the Voinovich School at OU as a resource, as they perform projections and start-up costs for the upcoming business.

As they prepare the meat and vegetables to grill, they all chatter about their lives.

While cooking to some people is a chore, Butcher’s Bites uses the time to come together or relax. Slingerland and Butcher wear Butcher’s Bites t-shirts. In fact, everyone on their team sports one while they cook. Slingerland wears leggings and Butcher dons basketball shorts. Whether it is working out or cooking, they are ready.

“It’s nice to have 100 pounds of meat to grill and to put in headphones,” Butcher said.

Butcher said his goals are to show people how to eat healthy and to create a healthy lifestyle, yet he said he does struggle sometimes with creating a menu for mass amounts of food to be produced.

“Not all recipes convert well, too,” Butcher said. “Cooking for four people is a

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From left to right, Cindy Demallie, Tara Slingerland, Ian Butcher, Georgia Alexander and Mj Daugherty pose for a portrait at Butcher’s Bites (KEVIN PAN / SLOT EDITOR)

lot different than cooking for 100.”

The average person buys two or three meals per day from Butcher’s Bites, for about five to six days each week, Slingerland said. Every week, the team makes about 275 meals for customers, some of whom are from a CrossFit gym on Union Street.

“The community has been good to us,” Slingerland said.

A couple thousand meals, however, Butcher said, would be doable in the future with more hands in the kitchen, whether it be chopping onions, preparing oatmeal or washing blueberries.

“Healthy food doesn’t necessarily taste bad. We are trying to teach people that you can eat healthy,” Butcher said. “We remove all of the planning, which is the hard part. We provide the protein, the carb, and the fats break down so a lot of people can track it through an application.”

Slingerland said she hopes Butcher’s Bites and the website will be fully operating by Oct. 1 and plans to invest more once it does. She said her next step would be to buy the company its own kitchen space.

Georgia Alexander loves to cook and joined the team when Slingerland reached out to her about creating vegetarian dishes.

“Before she was getting the other interns, it was just her and Ian coming up every week, and sometimes having help and sometimes not,” Alexander said.

Butcher’s Bites puts out a menu of meals available each week. Orders are due Friday, and then Slingerland figures out the amount to buy and shops for ingredients. Slingerland and Butcher buy pounds of meat, and Slingerland said that they spend more than $500 gathering supplies.

On Monday, she and her team spend hours cooking. Tuesday is pick-up day, where Slingerland is back and forth be-

tween her office and meeting people who pick up their ordered meals.

Chicken, tofu and vegetarian meals are currently $8 per meal, while beef meals are $10. There are also breakfast meals, such as oatmeal with protein mix, which is $5.

Slingerland said she has started looking into keto, vegan and dessert options.

“It’s the convenience of having the meal made for you, so you don’t have to go to the store,” Slingerland said. “Everything is fresh.

You’re not getting anything frozen. I think the major thing is the nutritional profile of it.”

Cindy Demallie works at Butcher’s Bites about 15 to 20 hours a week. She meal preps herself because it saves her a lot of time.

“I don’t always practice what I preach, but I’m starting to notice that I have some eating habits that I am telling people to not have,” Demallie, a graduate student studying food and nutrition science, said.

“It’s definitely making me more aware of what I am eating.”

When MJ Daughtery, one of Butcher’s and Slingerland’s bodybuilding trainees, learned about the company starting, she started helping with meal prep and food calculations.

“It saves you cooking time during the week where you can just go and heat that food up, especially if you have a lot of work to do,” Daugherty, a senior studying exercise physiology, said.

Even though she is not a trained chef, Slingerland said, she still loves to cook and help people eat healthily.

“My number one goal is to show people that there are a thousand different ways to cook chicken, rice and vegetables,” she said.

“It doesn’t have to be plain and simple.”

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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ teaches life skills in a creative environment BAYLEE DEMUTH STAFF WRITER The fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has gone through many changes since its establishment in 1974, but the excitement of never knowing what the Dungeon Master is going to do next will never get old.

D&D has become one of the most widely successful games of all time. In March, D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast announced that 8.6 million Americans had played the game in the past 12 months, according to SYFY WIRE. Streaming has also contributed a big part to the game’s growth, as 9 million people have watched others play D&D on Twitch, a streaming website. The game came out with its latest edition in 2014.

D&D is not just about trying to win — it’s the experience of the game that makes it fun to play, Michael Spradlin, a sophomore studying industrial and systems engineering, said.

“It’s about the story you make with your friends,” Spradlin said. “D&D gives you an opportunity to bond with the people around you and go through an experience with them.”

D&D has not only brought people together to go on epic adventures, but the game has also provided life skills players are applying to real-world situations.

“Playing D&D gives me the opportunity to practice being a human and practice my socialization skills,” Spradlin said. “To me, the risk of screwing something up is lower because it’s a safe environment where you’re just acting out characters.”

Spradlin said he is on the autism spectrum, which contains a range of developmental disorders that affect communication and behavior. Playing D&D helps Spradlin practice the social skills that are harder for him to develop.

With the experience D&D gave Jacob Trout, a sophomore studying creative writing, he is now an active member of his hall council.

“Running a D&D session was what kind of pushed me to get involved in my hall council,” Trout said. “Being a Dungeon Master sparked an interest in me to become more of leader.”

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lenges of a given adventure while maintaining a realistic continuity of events.

Julianne Rapacki, a sophomore studying pre-nursing, has also obtained life skills from playing the game and being a Dungeon Master for almost a year now.

“I’ve definitely learned how to cooperate with people and being patient while others are doing their own thing,” Rapacki said. “D&D has taught me that I have to go with the flow in certain situations and deal with the task at hand.”

The RPG gained even more popularity after its appearance in many pop culture shows including SpongeBob SquarePants, The Big Bang Theory and, most recently, Stranger Things.

With increasing stardom, D&D is becoming even more mainstream. More and more people of all generations are playing

it, some even preferring it over video games.

Trout prefers to play D&D over video games because D&D is not set on a definite path.

“In D&D, you have complete control over every aspect of your character, and to an extent, the made-up world around you,” Trout said. “It makes fantasy worlds seems more realistic.”

Video games usually have a certain way their characters are supposed to look with few combinations of different outfits, hairstyles and weapons. In D&D, one’s character can look and act however the player wants, Rapacki said.

“I’m not very good at video games in the first place, so I don’t play them very much,” Rapacki said. “It’s just great getting down with people for ... four hours and beating the crap out of a dragon.”

Spradlin doesn’t necessarily prefer D&D over video games but enjoys the former in a different way compared to the latter.

“When I play video games, it’s usually for an experience I’m trying to master myself, or it’s for something competitive,” Spradlin said. “But with D&D, it’s about working toward a common goal, so I still enjoy the game, just in a different way.”

There are many rules players must learn to play D&D, and, although it sounds intimidating to some, it is a game worth giving a shot to many others.

“It’s this really interesting and odd experience,” Rapacki said. “But I highly suggest anyone who has never tried it should, because it’s so much fun to play.”

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Documentaries capture stories passionate to filmmakers KERI JOHNSON FOR THE POST Harley Wince made her first documentary film at age 14.

It featured her underfunded public school in West Virginia, which was considered an unsafe learning environment due to a rampant black mold infestation.

The film was lost due to technical difficulties, but later, Wince had the opportunity to make a documentary again. In her senior year of high school, she compiled an intimate 10-minute documentary about her parents’ relationship.

“I think that having the capability to make a documentary at 14, regardless of how low-quality it is, I think that’s so empowering,” Wince, a sophomore studying photojournalism, said.

Documentary films are nonfiction works, yet tell personal stories deeply tied to the makers behind them. Documentary filmmaking is a challenging but rewarding process for their crafters.

In order to make a good and honest documentary, associate professor of media arts and studies Frederick Lewis said it’s important to understand both the subject of the film and the technical aspects of filmmaking.

“You've got to establish some type of base of knowledge,” he said. “I mean, it’s pretty standard that the best thing to do is to try to study it. You can study general production.”

Lewis said the future of documentary film is bright. Modernity allows the art of making a nonfiction film available to everyone, even from their smartphones. However, having a basic understanding of filmmaking and the ethics remains important.

“You do have to have a foundation,” Lewis said. “You do need to know the rules before they can be consciously broken. Lots of documentaries kind of die on the vine because the filmmaker has never really thought through. You really have to have a good foundation in terms of just figuring out the world.”

Many people indulge in documentaries without ever realizing it. Assistant professor of film D. Thomas Hayes cited Netflix’s Making a Murderer as a great example of documentary filmmaking.

“That’s a wonderful one,” he said. “It goes back to Errol Morris’ work, The Thin Blue Line, where he not only told an interesting

story but saved a man’s life with the camera.

This is a powerful tool. It’s not just an object for the creation of an aesthetic.”

When picking a subject, there is a documentary film for almost everything. Nothing is taboo in the world of nonfiction filmmaking, Hayes said.

“There's a billion stories out there to be told,” he said. “There may be three and a half billion. I mean, every human being ever has a story that’s interesting. They’re involved in their culture, their community. I don’t think you have to look far to find a documentary.”

Though it can seem that documentaries typically feature only dry, overdone historical subjects, each director brings his or her individual flair.

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I think every documentary is kind of like an experimental film because they’re not really formulaic. You can't separate the maker from the work. It’s just impossible.”

- D. Thomas Hayes, assistant professor of film

“I don’t know that there is such a thing as a generic documentary,” Hayes said. “I think every documentary is kind of like an experimental film because they’re not really formulaic. You can't separate the maker from the work. It’s just impossible.”

Choosing a subject isn’t really a planned process. Documentaries are passion-projects that directors pursue out of their own desires. Hayes said documentary subjects are personal, and the filming process can make directors specialists in those fields.

“Most documentary directors, by the time they finish the film, are subject area experts just because they have to be,” Hayes said.

“They spend years just digging into a topic.”

Hayes believes that documentary films may rid the filmmaker’s misconceptions about their subjects, too.

“I have this gut feeling that if you have the

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film you thought you were gonna do before you went out the door to start, it’s a fail,” he said. “Because you didn’t really explore the world with your camera, you didn’t really learn anything.”

Hayes said documentary filmmaking is an evolutionary and interactive process, and is difficult to control or plan. The purpose of documentary film is to not only share the truth, but to explore the world as we don’t know it.

Wince said the process of making a documentary film is an immersive one, and if someone has an interest in documentary filmmaking, they should delve into it completely.

“Just go out there and try it,” she said. “If you have the means to do it now, just go full force into it.”

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Calliope Feminist Choir conveys message of justice for women through song BAYLEE DEMUTH STAFF WRITER For 25 years, Calliope Feminist Choir has brought its unique message in the form of song to the rich Appalachian area of southeast Ohio.

The Calliope Feminist Choir does not perform much outside of Athens, but it has gone to Nelsonville, and will be traveling to the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail in December and February, where it will sing for the women there. Its public concert will be held May 11 and 12 at ARTS/ West.

The choir named itself after the Greek goddess of music, song and dance. Calliope means “beautiful-voiced” and when a member of the choir suggested it be named after her when the group was starting, the members went with it.

“Five or six years after we decided to name our group Calliope, we attended a festival that had other choirs like us,” Nancy Pierce, assistant director and accompanist, said. “When we came back from the festival, members decided they wanted to add ‘feminist choir’ to the name.”

The group’s staple color of purple also blossomed from feminist roots with purple being widely worn by feminists during the suffrage movement. Calliope also supports people who identify as LGBT, so its wardrobe is based off of its support for the gay rights movement.

The choir began to encompass a lot of what it believes women want in the world into their songs. Many of its songs convey messages of justice and feminist history.

“We sing about environmental, racial, social and economic justice,” Pierce said. “We also always sing about something historical to be cognizant of feminist history and women’s work through time.”

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Nancy Pierce plays the piano as the Calliope Feminist Choir sings along Sept. 17. (MINDEE GRAVES / FOR THE POST)

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We sing about environmental, racial, social and economic justice.

-Nancy Pierce, assistant director and accompanist

honoring women’s lives that are composed or arranged primarily by women. Members sing about peace, justice and the health of the planet while striving for beauty in vocal production and musical expression.

Kathy Kropf has been a member of Calliope since the early 2000s and is a firm believer that inclusivity is a big part of being a

feminist choir.

“Our mission says we welcome all women singers, but anyone, no matter what they identify as, who can sing in our range are welcome to sing with us,” Kropf said.

There have been instances where the choir will change certain pronouns in songs from ‘he’ to ‘she’ to fit its feminist views.

Calliope crosses many different genres of music such as folk and gospel, but no matter what type of sound it is, its songs always have a message to tell.

In the years that Kropf has sung with Calliope, she has seen significant growth in the way the members of the choir work with one another and their focus on technique.

“As a choir we’ve focused a lot more on our pronunciation, breathing, blending and tone,”

Kropf said. “We’re really able to hear each other more and listen to one another’s sound.”

The choir is still an easygoing group of women with a loose audition process to include as many women who want to sing as it can.

“Right now we’re around 30 members, but we’ve had singers ranging from as young as high school age,” Kropf said. “There’s been some exceptions in the past to include younger girls because of how popular it is to have mothers and daughters who want to sing together.”

Debra Spangler, the director of Calliope, was one of those moms who joined Calliope with her daughter.

“My daughter and I had gone to one of Calliope’s concerts and just loved it,” Spangler said. “There were so many people we recog-

nized from the community, and we wanted to be a part of that.”

When Spangler first attended a Calliope concert, she cried all the way through it. She had heard about the choir for years, but it wasn’t until then that she knew she had to be a part of it.

Spangler appreciates the outlet of making music with women who she enjoys getting to see every week.

“It’s kind of like church for me,” Spangler said. “The community is a big reason why people are a part of Calliope. These are the people who would notice if something’s going on in my life and I think that’s a pretty unique part of it.”

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A look at how the Bobcats fared in its gauntlet of a nonconference schedule ANTHONY POISAL FOR THE POST Coach Deane Webb needed to ask his team captains a question.

“Are we OK? Is the team OK?” the fifthyear coach asked Jaime Kosiorek, Katie Nelson and Lizzie Stephens.

Ohio was in the midst of its brutal 2018 nonconference schedule. It included six opponents from Power Five conferences, a match against the reigning NCAA champion and just one weekend where the team was actually playing at home.

Oh, and one of the team’s four total flights taken to the two fly-over states it played in experienced a seven-hour delay.

Sounds like fun, right?

Well, here’s what, according to Webb, the captains collectively said in response to his question: “We’d rather have this and lose than collect wins. We get it.”

The Bobcats just went through what some teams may consider hell. After nearly a month of playing out what was an expectedly tough nonconference schedule, the Bobcats are 5-8. They actually made it out “OK,” just like how Webb asked.

Ohio will open up its Mid-American Conference schedule Thursday against Kent State at The Convo. It’ll be the first of the Bobcats’ final 16 regular season games, all against opponents they should be much more familiar with than its previous 13.

The next couple months should be easier for Ohio. That’s what Webb and the team had in mind when they built and released the schedule in August. They wanted to play tougher teams to give themselves a challenge, take a beating and callous themselves up for the part of the season that matters most — conference play.

The toughest opponents Ohio played were Nebraska (the reigning NCAA champs), Texas A&M, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Missouri. They went 1-5 against them and won six of 15 total sets played. Three of those set wins came in a sweep against Wake Forest, who was winless when it played Ohio.

Some teams may view a tough season-opening nonconference schedule as a confidence killer. Losing games at a rate much higher than a team prefers won’t do much to instill confidence in a group of 20 players.

But Ohio is different. This is actually

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where the Bobcats expected to be.

“We’re a good, confident team because we know that we played with big, physical teams,” Kosiorek, a redshirt senior, said.

“I definitely think it was as tough as we thought. I would so much rather play teams like that at the highest level than teams that maybe aren’t as challenging.”

In their final nonconference tournament of the season, the Bobcats finally saw improvement in things they specifically looked to improve. For example, after a Sept. 5 defeat to Marshall, Ohio had just under a paltry 1-to-2 ace-to-error ratio.

Since then, the ratio has only gone up, and it now stands at just under a fantastic 1-to0 ratio. “(It’s) an incredible number,” Webb said.

“We’re always going to be an aggressive serving team usually early in the season, and there’s a lot of errors that come with that.

For us, it’s been getting better each week.”

Webb has also implemented a heavy focus on unforced errors and making sure his team avoids them. An example of an unforced error is when a player goes up to attack the ball looking for a kill, but they hit it out of bounds. The opponent technically didn’t even have to move, yet it received a point.

Webb, like all volleyball coaches, hates unforced errors. In practices over the last two weeks, he’s put a heavy emphasis on working to cut them down.

And it’s starting to pay off. Ohio had 11 attacking errors in its last non-conference match of the year, a sweep on Saturday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The total marked its second-lowest mark of the season. It was just the Bobcats’ second sweep of the season, and it accomplished a small goal that Ohio looked to avoid during its nonconference play; going 0-3 on any given weekend. The Bobcats were 0-2 last

weekend before they played the Islanders.

It may not seem like it based on their record, but the Bobcats have plenty of reasons to believe that they’ll soar atop the MAC for the next two months.

As it stands now, however, Ohio is last in the MAC East Division. No MAC team has played a conference game yet, but since the Bobcats are a division-worst 5-8, they’re currently sitting in last.

But they don’t really care. Most of them probably don’t even know that they’re last.

“Oh is it?” Kosiorek asked. She chuckled upon learning on Tuesday that, yes, her team is technically in last place.

“Our record is 5-8, but I’d rather have a 5-8 record and learn from those physical teams,” she said. “Once MAC play starts, it’s 0-0.”

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FOOTBALL

Final thoughts from a sluggish start and loss to Virgina PETE NAKOS ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Saturday wasn’t a banner day for the Bobcats. After one quarter, Ohio trailed 21-7 thanks to a sluggish start and what looked like an embarrassing performance, which shifted to a respectable deficit.

Still, three one-drive plays resulted in a touchdown. Ohio’s allowed 1,197 yards of total offense in two games. It’s been unable to run the ball effectively, even when using two redshirt senior running backs. Ohio fell to Virginia 45-31 Saturday at Vanderbilt Stadium, finishing game two of the Bobcats’ nonconference slate and leaving them with question marks.

“Our team is playing hard.

They just have to play smarter and find ways for teams to stop making explosive plays,” coach Frank Solich said.

Final thoughts from Saturday: NATHAN ROURKE AWAKENS It finally seemed to click for Nathan Rourke.

He dropped back to pass, felt the pressure, escaped and scrambled for a 70-yard run. The junior quarterback made his first signature play of the year in Saturday’s game, one that gave many a sigh of relief.

After being benched after three series against Howard, Rourke finished 16 of 31 for 246 yards and two touchdowns against Virginia. He wasn’t as accurate as he was by the end of last season, but against the Cavaliers he showed the potential this season could have for him.

His ability to run — which helped him land on the Maxwell, O’Brien and Manning watch lists — was seen for the first time. He still hasn’t rushed for a touchdown, which he did 21 times last season.

At the same time, Solich cited multiple times this offseason Rourke’s arm strength ability. He finished with a 139.5 QB rating Saturday and is completing 46.2 percent of his passes. On the drive 18 / SEPT. 20, 2018

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There’s talent on the team. They play with a lot of spirit. Love what they’re all about in terms of their approach to games.

They just need to be getting better in terms of on field stuff that we’re doing.”

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that ended with his second touchdown, he lofted a pass to Isiah Cox for the touchdown, a great ball to a wide receiver that can stretch the field, which hasn’t been seen recently. The last notable receiver to have consistency at stretching the field was Sebastian Smith, whom Rourke never took a snap with.

“He made plays, there were some he left out there, but he made a lot of plays,” Solich said.

“He was able to ignite a comeback for us.”

WHAT TO MAKE OF THE RUN GAME Solich wasn’t pleased with the run game Saturday, and he wasn’t pleased with it Monday either.

He described it as a mystery.

What’s supposed to be one of the most promising rushing attacks during his time here, consisting the duo of A.J. Ouellette and Maleek Irons, hasn’t panned out over the first two games, and it’s troubling.

In both games, the Bobcats have had to come from behind, forcing them to put the ball in the air. Solich has said he really likes the core of wideouts he has, but that shouldn’t take away from what he loves to do most: Run the ball.

On Saturday against Virgin-

Ohio quarterback Nathan Rourke looks for open receivers during Ohio’s game against UVA on Sept. 15.

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ia, the duo combined for 75 yards and two touchdowns, both coming from Irons, marking his first touchdown since Nov. 3, 2016. Both net rushing yards sit under 100, and for the Bobcats to be successful the rushing attack is its DNA. For the offense to be the juggernaut most expected it to be, the running game needs a solution fast. Solich expects his running backs to average at least four to five yards per carry.

Ohio averaged 3.9 yards Saturday.

TROUBLE IN THE TRENCHES? With the concern about the rushing attack, Solich and the coaching staff weren’t slow to look to the offense. He made it pretty clear Monday after having digesting the film: “It comes back to number one, that we’re getting things done up front. They’re the same backs, and we’ve got the same linemen for the most part. It’s a little bit of a mystery. We’ve got to tie it together

a little better. We’re not an overly complicated offense. We’re not winning so many plays when we’re running, we’re not executing well.”

DISSECTING THE DEFENSE In two games, Ohio has allowed 1,197 total offensive yards.

It has been gashed up the middle and passed on without problem.

It allowed multiple scores of 70plus yards Saturday.

And it’s something the Bobcats aren’t used to.

“First thing we’re going to do is get to be a better technique,” Solich said. “Some of the things happening are just bad technique.

It’s getting everyone on the same page and making sure that every time the ball snaps we’re confident in what we’re doing.”

In 32 possessions this season, Ohio has allowed 77 points, an average of 2.4 points per possession. It ranks close to last in almost every defensive category in the MAC. Solich knew it would take time to figure out a defense,

which lost its entire front seven except for one linebacker.

EXTRA POINTS No injury updates were given after the game Saturday or at Monday’s press conference. Freshman wide receiver Jerome Buckner left the game with a shoulder injury.

Javon Hagan returned to the field for Saturday’s game, but the rust of not playing in a game showed. He still finished with nine tackles.

What do the next 2 1/2 months hold for Ohio? That’s truly the big question. The Bobcats could figure out their defense and rushing attack this week, or it could turn into a downward spiral without answers. “There’s talent on the team,” Solich said. “They play with a lot of spirit. Love what they’re all about in terms of their approach to games. They just need to be getting better in terms of on-field stuff that we’re doing.”

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Coming back home Jalen Fox, raised as a Bearcat fan in Cincinnati, hopes Ohio’s defense can right the ship at Nippert Stadium SPENCER HOLBROOK SPORTS EDITOR Jalen Fox and Nippert Stadium go way back.

Fox, a Cincinnati native, grew up as a Bearcat fan. He used to work out on Cincinnati’s campus and even went to Nippert to watch his cousin play home games at the historical landmark that has hosted the Bearcats since 1901. And of course, he perked up when the name of Cincinnati’s famous quarterback from the past, Tony Pike, came up in conversation.

So, when Ohio takes the field at noon against Cincinnati at Nippert, Fox will be a bit nervous, and rightfully so. After all, his parents, family, friends and former coaches will be in attendance to watch the hometown kid take on the team he was raised on.

“It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it," Fox said. "I can’t even explain it.”

He’s not the only Cincinnati guy on the roster: Ohio’s media relations department lists five Bobcats who claim the Queen City as their hometown, but numerous others are from the greater Cincinnati area. Southwest Ohio breeds football players, and Ohio is willing to cash in on the recruiting hotbed.

Cashing in could come with success against Cincinnati.

There's a lot of things ahead of recruiting that you want to play well for, but, in playing well, that's generally a plus in recruiting,” coach Frank Solich said in his Monday press conference. “As far as battling for the title of the best team in the

Ohio cornerback Jalen Fox (#21) returns an interception in the first half of the Bobcats' game against Miami on Oct. 31, 2017.

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state, we just want to be the best football team we can be.

In Fox’s case, he was lightly recruited by the Bearcats, but the process never panned out. He doesn’t hold anything against Cincinnati, though. He’s happy at Ohio, and he’s welcoming the challenge of what an American Athletic Conference team brings. The AAC considers itself the sixth conference in the “Power Six,” although the official title of the main conferences is the Power Five.

Kylan Nelson has been in Fox’s shoes before — twice. Nelson is originally from Memphis, Tennessee, and when Ohio played Tennessee in 2016, he suited up at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, something he always dreamed of. Last week, Nelson also got to play in Nashville. He’s no stranger to personal homecomings.

He knows what Fox is feeling. He’s been there before. But the key for Fox, Nelson said, is to just channel emotions, check them at the tunnel in pregame warmups and play like its a normal game.

“Don’t let the hype get to you,” Nelson said of his message to Fox. “Whoever is out there to watch you is going to be proud regardless. At the end of the day, you’re doing the same things regardless of

where you play.”

Early in the game, Fox expects to settle in and play the same as he would any other game. He’s in an interesting spot in his return to Cincinnati. He’s part of a secondary that’s in an identity battle.

The group, which had hopes of being the best defensive backfield in the Mid-American Conference, is searching for answers after allowing 863 yards passing through two games. The defense as a whole has given up an average of nearly 600 yards per game.

The Bobcats have had two cracks at showing their defensive capabilities. Fox and the rest of the secondary are hoping the third time's the clichéd charm. Without captain Javon Hagan and fellow secondary member Jamal Hudon, the Bobcats were susceptible to big plays against Football Championship Division (FCS) Howard.

Both Hagan and Hudson returned to the lineup against Virginia, but yards were still gained in chunks. Virginia had three scores of at least 75 yards. Fox knows that’s unacceptable.

“Everything’s not going to go our way, but if we can eliminate those mistakes within the secondary and within the linebackers and D-line and figure out how we

can fix those, I think we’ll be all right.”

He’s not alone in that thought. Hagan knows the Bobcats have to be better. Nelson knows it. The coaching staff and rest of the defense do, as well.

And what a better way to get the defense back on track than an old rivalry.

The Bobcats and Bearcats aren’t strangers: Ohio and Cincinnati have met 50 times, and the series is tied 23-23-4.

The last time they met Cincinnati beat Ohio in 1981. None of the players in Saturday’s game were alive for that installment of the rivalry, Fox included.

But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t mean anything to Fox. With his family and friends in the crowd, he’s excited to return home.

He’s especially excited to return home as part of an underdog defense that, on paper, hasn’t been good this season. But that could all change against Cincinnati.

“We’ve got to make plays in the air, eliminate the deep balls,” Fox said.

And as a former Bearcat fan, Fox wants nothing more than to get a win at Nippert.

“It’ll definitely be great.”

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Coming up short Why Ohio has seen a decrease in student educators LOGAN MOORE | ASST. NEWS EDITOR

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E

mily Legenza remembers the first time she realized she wanted to be a teacher.

Standing in The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, she sang with her 23-member high school choral chamber and looked at the gothic arches above her.

“I remember thinking this is it, this is what I want to do,” Legenza, a junior studying music education, said.

In the fall of 2018, 3.2 million teachers entered the workforce, according to the National Center of Education Statistics. Legenza will join that number when she grad-

uates in 2020. That number may seem large, but to people who study the implications of education, that number is lower than it should be.

Educators play a prevalent role within the state economy. Together, OU and its counterparts — including research, alumni, small businesses, students and visitors — contributed more than $2.9 billion to the state economy in 2017, according to a previous Post report. Professional interns from The Patton College of Education accounted for $12.9 million.

“My choir teacher that I had known since I was little decided to

EDUCATION SHORTAGE Legenza isn’t the only student to experience an absence of educators in the public school system. Almost a third of new public school teachers leave the profession, according to a recent survey conducted by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

“We have fewer people who identify themselves as wanting to be a teacher,” Joseph Keferl, a professor of education and human services at Wright State University and chairman of State University Education Deans, or SUED, said. “The fact is that there are vulnerabilities for a profession that requires people to be highly ethical trained and skilled makes it hard.”

The organization is a collection of dean-level staff across the 13 four-year state colleges in Ohio that offer education preparation programs. SUED aims to teach the greater public the importance of education, Keferl said.

“People don’t realize how much time, energy and work our teacher candidates provide to school every year,” Keferl said.

While most work and preparation goes unrecognized, teachers often leave due to subpar working conditions, lack of opportunities and ineffective school leaders.

Some of these working conditions involve having an overabundance of strict regulation that subjugates teachers to criticism.

“It’s not the ‘bad teaching’ that is turning people away, it’s the government policies that limit teachers,” Legenza said.

“How the government views education has to change. How they view kids in the classroom on different levels — that is the thing that needs to change.”

The implementation of the Common Core State Standards Initiative in 2009 has created controversy between the federal government and the selection of education standards seen in the primary education setting.

State education chiefs and governors and several educators throughout the U.S. came together to develop the Common Core. They set academic standards for kindergarten through 12th grade in English language arts and mathematics. Standardized testing is often used to measure both student and educator performance.

“I get asked if I’m worried about get-

Percentage of U.S. college freshman enrolled in education

leave the year that we went on that trip,” Legenza said. “I realized I wanted to be the teacher that stays so people can have a program to come back and visit when they’re older.”

Despite various initiatives and grants attempting to aid primary educators, the number of college students wanting to be educators is declining due to intense scrutiny, lack of resources, standardized testing and declining population.

Year ting a job, but really there’s a massive teacher shortage right now. I am worried about testing, though and how the classes are being cut because of the testing,” said Legenza, looking forward to her career as an educator.

Educators, who scrutinize the common core (regardless of primary education setting), believe Common Core attempts to provide equal education throughout the U.S. and high standards for children in lower socioeconomic areas aren’t attainable, according to NPR. The public can voice its opinion on state-government education issues after the legislation has been passed, but it rarely does so, Thomas Parsons, the director of curriculum and development for Athens City School District, said.

“It does require that people stay on top of that, and I’m not sure all educators do that,” Parsons said.

THE BARRIERS Data from the U.S. Department of Education asserts that students in high-poverty areas are twice as likely to be taught by teachers with short-term licenses than students in low-poverty areas. This creates a system in which there is a lack of teachers entering the workforce in urban areas.

Reasons for leaving primary schools vary based on socio economic data. For example, there have been several studies conducted that suggest behavior and classroom disruptions are more prevalent in low-funded schools due to the mistrust of teachers, according to New York University.

The Teacher Education Assistance for

College and Higher Education grant program is one of the programs many education professionals partake in throughout the U.S. because of its ability to offer a four-year grant to teachers who wish to obtain higher education degrees. The grant requires, however, that the educator spend four years in a low-income primary school.

As of last year, federal aid provided to the TEACH grant program totaled $96 million. Similar grant programs that offer loans continue to be popular among young educators, and they play a significant role in consumption patterns in Ohio.

“If you teach at an inner city school for five years, they’ll pay for you to go back to school and get a masters,” Legenza said. “But, the program was initially started to get teachers into inner-city schools. People later leave these schools for better opportunities.”

Legenza hopes to teach at a more rural area after graduation — she grew up in a small town in northwest Ohio and wants her children to have the same experience.

“I don’t think I’d want to work in the inner-city because of the high turnover rate.

It’s not good for the kids. If you’re a second grade first-year teacher it might be hard for the teachers to accommodate without veteran teachers,” Megan Wolfe, a senior studying early childhood education and communication sciences and disorders, said.

In Ohio, the median income of teachers in the 2016-17 school year was $57,000, almost $2,000 dollars less than the median income nationwide, according to The

Washington Post.

“My friends always tell me, ‘Your major is so easy. You don’t even do anything,’ but I don’t let it bother me much,” Wolfe said.

Data regarding that transfer of teachers from low-income to higher-income schools, however, is hard to find. The topic is discussed among educators, but hard numerical data supporting this trend is limited.

“I’ve heard it spoken of very often, but I’m not sure if I’ve seen anything factual enough to make a decision [on the TEACH Grant],” Parsons said.

Declines in population are also to blame for the decrease in enrollment rates for primary education across the country, William Shambora, professor of economics at Ohio University, said. These rates affect both schools and the demand for education positions.

While birth rates in the U.S. have declined as a whole, population rates in Ohio have both increased and decreased since the beginning of 2010. Larger increases of births were seen in more urban areas like Franklin County and Delaware County. Smaller counties, however, with slower population growth rates still struggle with primary education enrollment.

“I don’t think the issue is training, I love the training,” Legenza said. “[I go into] schools to do my internship with the Athens youth choir, and it is amazing. I don’t find that it’s hard to be an education major. I’m better preparing myself.”

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the weekender Two hikes planned at nearby state parks CASEY GEORGE FOR THE POST Fall is approaching, and that means winter follows close behind.

There are many things the outdoors have to offer, but pretty soon, it will be too chilly to enjoy them.

There are two hikes planned for this weekend in nearby state parks, so outdoor enthusiasts will have ample opportunity to enjoy the fair weather before it ends. Camping accommodations are also available in the state parks in case hikers want to extend their adventures.

On Saturday at Burr Oak State Park, a 1-mile hike is planned on a forested trail. Participants of the hike will be looking at common edible plants that can be used to make different types of tea.

Julie Gee, a naturalist at Burr Oak, will have the teas prepared ahead of time for the hikers to sample after they have identified which edible plant on the hike is used for which tea.

Hikers will stop to learn about the plants and be able to taste them. The amount of people that attend the yearly event always varies based on weather conditions, among other factors.

“This hike is always very popular,” Gee said. “Last year, we had 20 to 25 people.”

People come from all over to participate in the hike. Gee said there are many Athens natives who attend, but also people from other parts of Ohio, surrounding states and far-away travelers who are on their way home and stop for a night for the hike.

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WHAT: Full Moon Hike WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Lake Hope State Park, 27331 State Route 278, McArthur ADMISSION: Free Hikers can enjoy educational walks and learn about wildlife and edible plants. (BRANDON CARTE / FILE)

edible plants,” Gee said.

Gee will talk about ethics during the hike, which will emphasize that no plants or wildlife should be picked or depleted.

Emma Dorrell, a sophomore studying geological sciences, is an avid hiker. She has been on edible plant hikes before and has even embarked on her own plant-finding journey.

“Going out afterwards to find the plants without the naturalist is really cool,” she said. “It’s a good experience to disconnect and enjoy nature for a couple hours.”

A full moon hike will also be

hosted at Lake Hope State Park on Sunday. Naturalist Kaylin Callander has been with Lake Hope State Park for almost two years and started the full moon walk last summer in June. In her past experience at other parks, she had done the full moon hike, and so bringing it to Lake Hope was something fun to add to the schedule.

The hike takes place once a month. Flashlights are not allowed until absolutely necessary. Callander said the hike gives participants the ability to use their senses in a whole new way by focusing on more than simply what you can see.

“Let your other senses take over more than you normally would,” Callander said.

Callander said it can be tricky to plan a hike because of key factors, such as weather and possible conflicting events. However, unless there are extreme conditions, the hike will go on.

The hikes are usually 3 miles long, but the full moon hike will be 2 miles and last about an hour and a half.

Callander said previous hikes have been excellent for wildlife sightings because the hike goes around the edge of the water. Hik-

ers can hear beavers and it is “golden hour” in the evening, so deer and owls can be seen. She said once, a flying squirrel climbed a tree, then jumped off near her and went into the darkness.

Hikers are also able to touch and feel the texture of toads, which sometimes are camouflaged in the middle of the path. Callander will stop to talk about the wildlife along the way during the hike.

“It’s fun,” Callander said. “I enjoy it a lot. It’s one of my favorites.”

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FRIDAY “The Athens Asylum: 150 Year of A Healing Landscape” Exhibit is an on-

going art exhibit on display at the Southeast Ohio History Center, 24 W. State St., all week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Dec. 29. Visitors can learn about the people who stayed at The Ridges and some of the events that occurred there. Admission: $7 for adults; $5 for seniors and children ages 12-18; free for children under 12 Drum and Music Jam at 8 p.m. at

ARTS/West, 132 W. State St. It's open to anyone who wants to drum, dance or enjoy the environment. People are welcome to bring and play all acoustic instruments. The event is B.Y.O.B. and IDs are required, but the music is open to everyone. Admission: Free, but donations of $5 to $10 are suggested FALLOUTFEST at 8 p.m. at the Union

Bar and Grill, 18 W. Union St. Enjoy live music all weekend from bands like Diet Cig, Guerilla Toss and Crooks on Tape. Admission: $15

SATURDAY Athens Farmers Market at 9 a.m. in

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Third Annual Fall 5K Fun Run/Walk

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This is the fourth Oktoberfest celebration, and it is quickly becoming an autumn classic. There will be German-style food, provided by Pork and Pickles, and German-style drinks, including a new lager called Oktoberbreast. Ten percent of sales will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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Evaluating Trump’s presidency P8 TACO exceeds majority vote P15

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DECISIONS FOR ATHENS Hispanic students balance college P20

Pumpkin’s rise to Athens celebrity P12 Setting up haunted houses P16

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Quilt empowers sexual assault survivors P19

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018

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Baker 70: one year later

How Bill Gurnick put the Bobcats on the map P20

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Faculty diversity rises slowly P8 Photo story: MLK March P12

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Closing the gender gap in STEM 11

COVER: Ohio’s next big investment 12

NEWS SPORTS CULTURE OPINION BLOGS MULTIMEDIA VISUALS PROJECTS Basketball’s star center P18

Dave Jamerson’s journey to God 20

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Healing the scars

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T H W B H E Post-grad possibilities P10

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A love for cult classics P20

Sibs Weekend events P22

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018

Pipe bursts in residence hall P8

It’s Women’s History Month. ‘The Post’ compiled a collection of stories to celebrate women in Athens and Ohio University.

Cultural problems with ‘Friends’ P19

Hockey works on power plays P21 Businesses in action P10

THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2018

UNEARTHING A SECRET

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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018

by faith P12

The story behind a patch of farmland, a man and his reputation P12

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018 THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018

FOOD ISSUE

UNCERTAIN FREEDOMS P14

ATHENS CULTIVATES RESTAURANTS AND DISHES THAT STUDENTS AND LOCALS HAVE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE. THIS ISSUE IS DEDICATED TO THOSE FAMILIAR FLAVORS.

The turnover rate of businesses P9

One team, one video game P19

Caligraphy in the digital age P20

Brunch life in Athens P6 Carriage Hill one year later P9

Donkey’s most regular regular P19

From junior college to Ohio P20

Athletes’ diets in season P17

Cover story: family kitchens P18 Updates on Union explosion P9

Land of opportunity P12

A dazzling history P20

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018

Fridging in comic book culture P18

REFLECTING ON THE YEAR Take a look at the different faces, places and events that highlighted the 2017-18 academic year through the lens of ‘Post’ photographers