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This is the first year our staff is trying an edition such as this one, so we hope to solicit help from our readers in finding OU students, faculty members, Athens residents — or even Athens establishments — that embody a spirit bold or passionate enough to make them worthy of a profile. Because Athens is teeming with such people, that might be a difficult task, but EMMA OCKERMAN / our reporters are sure it will be a fun one.

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Students who took online survey reported experiences of sexual misconduct MEGAN HENRY ASST. NEWS EDITOR

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ue to meager return rates on a survey gauging sexual misconduct victimization on campus, members of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Sexual Misconduct are working to determine how meaningful the results actually were, and how to garner more accurate results in the future.

More than 80 percent of those who took the survey reported they had experienced some type of sexual misconduct victimization.

The committee issued the Social Experiences and Safety Survey to 19,459 undergraduate and graduate students during Spring Semester to assess the scope of sexual misconduct on OU’s Athens campus. The survey launched March 15, and closed April 1. OU President Roderick McDavis established the committee in 2014.

The survey was emailed to students, and more than 2,200 students clicked the anonymous link, while approximately 1,350 students — about 6.9 percent — completed the survey in its entirety. About 73 percent of students who took the survey were women, about 85 percent were white and about 87 percent identified as “heterosexual.”

Dean of Students Jenny HallJones said she was disappointed that only about 7 percent of students took the survey.

“Initially I was just really disappointed that we had such a poor return rate because I know the time and energy that people put into this, and wanting to make it as good as we could possibly make it,” Hall-Jones said.

The Ohio Department of Higher Education recommends campuses receive at least a 30 percent return rate on the survey to have an accurate sampling of the entire population.

Patty Stokes, a member of the committee, said she thinks the

82%

of respondents have experienced some type of sexual misconduct victimization on campus.

74%

of victimization is sexual harassment from other students.

20%

of students who responded to the survey have experienced dating violence (approximately)

29%

of respondents reported sexual victimization since beginning their education at OU

29%

of OU women who completed the survey reported sexual assault victimization

13%

of those women indicated that they have been raped during their time as a student at OU

Data via Presidential Advisory Committee on Sexual Misconduct report

return rate might have been higher if there had been a financial incentive in place for each person who completed the survey.

The survey was submitted to the president’s office by the 2015-16 committee members at the end of September. The 23 members included three graduate students and three undergraduate students. The report was released Nov. 8.

“I also hope the university will step up, and send a different kind of signal than they did by releasing it on Election Day,” Stokes, a women, gender and sexuality studies assistant professor, said.

Of the 82 percent of students who said they experienced some

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type of sexual misconduct victimization on OU’s campus in the survey, the most common type was sexual harassment from other students, with 74 percent.

An example of sexual misconduct victimization includes catcalling, Stokes said. “(Catcalling) does create a climate, and that’s where it becomes a problem. A climate of entitlement of control over the bodies of people who are not heterosexual, white, cis-gender male,” Stokes said. “Even catcalling, as prevalent as it is, normalizes an environment where women are just meat and men are allowed to comment on them, and if you're queer, you're free game.”

Nearly 20 percent of the students who took the survey had experienced dating violence, and 29 percent of the students who responded to the survey reported sexual victimization since starting college at OU. Twenty-nine percent of women who took the survey said they had experienced sexual assault victimization. Of that 29 percent, 13 percent reported being raped during their time as an OU student.

Despite the low return rate, Hall-Jones said the data the survey produced was meaningful.

“What it boils down to is people have experienced catcalling or some kind of environment where someone has treated

them differently because of their sex (or) their gender identity,” Hall-Jones said.

Hannah Koerner, a member of the committee, wants the university to be intersectional in its efforts to address sexual assault and sexual misconduct. “(Take) into account how students of color and gender minorities are disproportionately affected,” Koerner, a senior studying English, said.

The committee had 10 recommendations to improve the overall climate of OU and lower the rates of sexual misconduct.

Those included developing and evaluating a systematic sexual misconduct prevention plan, integrating sexual assault and alcohol prevention efforts, training peers to positively respond to disclosure of sexual assaults and increasing support to investigative units on campus.

“One of the big takeaways in our survey results was that people overwhelming turn to their friends if they’ve been assaulted, and whether that friend responds helpfully or skeptically can make a big difference in that person’s healing,” Stokes said.

Hall-Jones said she hopes the survey happens every two or three years.

“Because we had such a poor return rate we need to do it again and get a better return rate, so we have to figure all that out, but now at least we have this baseline,” Hall-Jones said.

The next time the survey is conducted, Hall-Jones said the university can compare the results of the current survey.

“This data is important to us because it’s going to help shape the way that we try to educate, the way that we try to prevent, the way that we’re trying to eradicate sexual assault (and) sexual violence from our campus,” Hall-Jones said.

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CHUCK’S COLLEGIATE POLITICS

Protesting election is Give your kids some privacy, keep photos of constitutional right them off social media and should not stop Don’t be like the Kardashians. Be a reasonable parent by keeping your kids’ pictures offline

WILLIAM T. PERKINS is a senior studying journalism at Ohio University

You know that photo your parents have of you? That one from when you were really young that you don’t want your friends to see?

In my family, it’s a photo of my siblings and me in matching sailor outfits that don’t quite seem to fit right. Maybe for you, it’s that photo of you as a one-yearold in the bathtub. Or the one where you were caught red-handed eating PlayDoh. Or the one where your sister made you wear a dress, and you’re not really the type of person who’s into dresses.

I’m not saying you should be embarrassed by that hypothetical picture, but, in this hypothetical situation, you are.

Now, imagine 470,000 strangers have access to that photo.

If that’s the case for you, you might be Dream Kardashian, the daughter of Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian, and, apparently, the smartest, tech-savviest newborn alive. The child was born just a few days ago, and not only does she have her own Instagram account, but it’s also already verified.

At this rate, she’s well on her way to surpassing Boomer Phelps, who drove a lot of internet traffic while his dad was swimming laps in Rio De Janeiro.

I’m not here to take issue with the Kardashians or any of the specific photos that have already been posted to the account. I know how the internet works, and I know there must already be thousands of people doing that. And I know all those people are intolerable jerks.

I will say this: babies make pretty good marketing tools. That’s especially true of Kardashian babies, but it’s true of mortal babies as well. In an online world where the lines between person and brand are becoming increasingly blurred, I just feel like there’s something sinister about using

your baby to get likes.

When I say that, I’m not talking about the Kardashians anymore. I’m talking about regular old plebeian moms and pops. I know they’re just proud of that thing they brought into the world, but I feel like kids deserve a chance to lay low for a while before their likenesses are plastered all over a network that’s about as private as the bright side of a two-way mirror in Times Square.

At the worst, the photos could fall into dubious hands. At their best, they’ll annoy all the parents’ friends. But even if they don’t do either of those things, people deserve a chance to decide for themselves how much of their lives they want online.

Besides, newborn babies are just plain ugly. I know none of us want to say it, but can we all just agree on that once and for all?

And while we’re at it, can we please do away with this whole “public internet shaming” form of punishment?

You know, the thing where people post pictures of their kids holding up a sign that says “I twerked at the school dance against my parents’ wishes?”

When the world sees that, the kid will probably face weeks of alienation at school, but as long as the post makes it to BuzzFeed, I guess the parents have done their job!­ And please, parents: If you’re going to post embarrassing photos, at least have the common decency not to name your kids something like Dream or Boomer.

They’ve been through enough.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. How do you feel about posting baby photos on social media? Let William know by emailing him at wp198712@ohio.edu

Citizens unhappy about the Trump win should come together to show resilience

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

This past week has been less than stellar for many Americans. I keep trying to distract myself with Joe Biden memes in hopes of hiding my emotions and anger. But memes aren’t going to fix very much.

I have countless friends who are terrified and angry. I have this weird sense of guilt knowing that I am in the most privileged group in the planet; a straight, white, cisgendered male.

I feel like a hypocrite speaking out against Trump’s victory at the polls because my winning ticket in the lottery essentially secured my safety in privilege, and I hate it.

Americans need to show their support to those in this country who are scared for their rights because of this election. We keep going forward and refuse to accept this fate.

We should continue to be “crybabies” and protest because it’s our constitutional right. We have a right to be worried about the future of the country and we have a right to be heard.

Trump won the votes of the Electoral College fair and square, but that does not mean the system should not be criticized. The voting system for the election needs to be updated.

So, while we have a man elected to the highest office who is going on trial for allegedly committing sexual assault back in the ’90s, we have to remember to “respect him” because “he is our president.”

However, this should not stop us from continuing to come together and unite as a force to show that we won’t take this election sitting down.

What will protests accomplish in the long run? Only time will tell. But as long as we refuse to be quiet and let our congressmen and congresswomen know what we want, we may see good things come out of these next four years. And, worst case scenario, at least we know that president-elect Trump will only (hopefully) last four years in office.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. How do you feel about the election results? Let Chuck know by tweeting him @ChuckingAround.

CLARIFICATION: An article under the headline “Edwards beats Grace for Ohio House seat” in the Nov. 9 edition of The Post did not clearly state the percentage of votes Jay Edwards received in proportion to Sarah Grace.

Edwards received about 58 percent of the vote.

CORRECTION: An article under the headline “Incumbent Rob Portman reclaims Ohio seat in Senate, defeats Ted Strickland” in the Nov. 9 edition of The Post incorrectly stated Sam Miller’s title. She is the president of OU College Democrats.

CLARIFICATION: A graphic under the headline “Bats, ants top pest complaints on campus” in the Nov. 3 edition of The Post did not clarify that pests may not have been present at every pest complaint site. Additionally, it did not state a time range. The data was from 2014 and 2015.

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Learning an instrument leads to creative freedom, deeper awareness LUKE FURMAN Is a junior studying journalism at Ohio University

Even just by keeping a steady rhythm, playing an instruments unlocks a different awareness Everyone knows at least one “Jack of all trades,” that person who succeeds in everything he or she strives for with seemingly minimal effort.

But for the rest of us, our daily supply of motivation is distributed among our few personal specialties.

Whether it’s employing career skills, speaking a foreign language or working on a hobby, each day presents us with a set amount of time and energy to accomplish what we deem most important.

And although you might already be booked and restless, fitting one additional activity into your schedule proves worth the while by means of fulfillment and mindfulness.

Even if for five minutes a day, picking up any type of instrument and working toward its mastery offers a takeaway that hardly exists in the lives of many: creative freedom.

How much creative freedom is in your schedule right now?

Having what the French call carte blanche to do whatever you choose in whatever way you want is a liberating experience, especially in the company of an instrument.

Whether it’s a tenor sax or a tambourine, nothing feels off-limits and nothing has to make sense to anyone but oneself. Just think of mistakes as a form of free jazz.

Creating sounds that would have otherwise not existed leads to an empowering and, at times, a near transcendent state of mind. And since there’s an accessible instrument for everyone in spite of what the pessimistic part of the brain will say, no one is excluded from this opportunity.

Learning curves for some instruments are not as steep or intimidating as something like a lute. Bongos, a harmonica, a ukulele or a Chilean rain stick are all great entry-level instruments for those who don’t want to commit too much time. Although, the meaning of “too much” changes with skill level.

Learning an instrument is one of the loveliest expenditures of time because it gives you exactly what you put into it. You become aware of a new language with complex grammar and theory. And whether by sheet

music, online tabs or by ear, understanding of how music works allows us a deeper comprehension of the natural world.

And when the natural world becomes too much, making music can act as an immediate comfort and distraction from the horrific goings-on. There’s a meditative and therapeutic component to keeping a tempo or selecting a sequence of notes that blocks out the inner thoughts that wear away at one’s mind.

There’s a variety of different everyday escapisms to choose from, but music is one of the most constructive and purifying. Playing an instrument and taking part in this escapist pursuit is one of the few inherent solaces available to all humans, regardless of background or culture. On that basis alone, it’s worth clearing some time to give the glockenspiel a whirl.

Granted, every new endeavor comes with a certain resistance. But once you find yourself instrument-in-hand, I think you’ll find it difficult not to feel welcomed inside the doorway.

Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. What instrument would you like to learn? Let Luke know by tweeting him @LukeFurmanLog or emailing him at lf491413@ohio.edu

STREETVIEW

“If you were to write a novel, what would it be about?”

“It would be about family probably. I grew up with a mom, dad, two sisters, so I would probably write about what it was like to grow up in that type of environment.”

Keith Key, sophomore studying marketing and management

“I would write a novel that blends science fiction with sociology, kind of. I would like to blend those things and make an anti-hero story.”

Kelsey Surmacz, senior studying organizational communication

“I would write it on societal issues because people need to learn a thing or two.”

Greysan Kerns, sophomore studying chemistry

“I would write a historical fiction novel about Europe.”

Abbey Fossen, freshman studying applied environmental nutrition

“I would write a book for girls going into college so they can get the experience I am having and what it will be like for them.”

Celia Kellicker, freshman studying public health

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Demand for long-term birth control increases following election of Trump ABBEY MARSHALL FOR THE POST Donald Trump’s promises of repealing the Affordable Care Act prompted some women to consider getting contraception in the form of intrauterine devices, commonly known as IUDs. During his campaign, President-elect Trump has been vocal about his opposition to the Affordable Care Act. The act mandates insurance companies must cover birth control as a preventative medication.

“When we win on Nov. 8 and elect a Republican Congress, we will be able to immediately repeal and replace Obamacare,” Trump said at a Nov. 1 speech in Philadelphia.

Since being elected, Trump backpedaled on certain statements he made about the Affordable Care Act. He endorsed popular aspects of the act, such as a provision allowing children to remain on their parents’ insurance until they are 26.

Even so, Trump was fairly unpredictable candidate, Lauren Elliott-Dorans, a political science assistant lecturer, said, so it is difficult to predict what he will or won’t do.

Still, Trump’s initial promises of repealing the Affordable Care Act frighten some Ohio University staff and students because of the implications it could have on reproductive health.

Although Obama put measures in place to protect the coverage of birth control, Trump can easily overturn the mandate, Elliott-Dorans said.

“I don’t see major changes happening to the Affordable Care Act for the next six months to a year; however, the birth control mandate can be removed,” Elliott-Dorans said. “It doesn’t need to be an act of Congress. Trump could simply issue an executive order saying that birth control no longer needs to be covered as a preventative medication.”

After Trump’s victory Nov. 8, some women are scrambling to figure out how to get effective birth control while it is still covered. Planned Parenthood reported a nationwide increase in the demand for long-lasting birth control since Trump was elected.

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science pre-law, said she is considering getting an IUD after having discussions with friends and co-workers.

“People are scrambling to find doctors or to get an appointment before doctors get booked over winter break to get an IUD or long-term birth control,” she said.

“The IUD can stay in for five years or however long, and that would last a little after Trump is out of office.”

Trump has been relatively quiet on the topic of birth control coverage. When asked about the subject, House Speaker Paul Ryan, who has worked closely with Trump, evaded the question, ultimately calling it a “nitty gritty detail.” Elliott-Dorans said that suggests birth control coverage will not be a “top priority.”

Since the future of birth control coverage is unclear, Patty Stokes, a women’s, gender and sexuality studies assistant professor, said IUDs are a viable option because they could outlast Trump’s administration.

Regardless, Stokes does not predict birth control coverage will disappear completely.

“It’s not 100 percent a foregone conclusion that people who retain insurance would lose contraception,” Stokes said.

“A lot of people were OK with that part of Obamacare ... because birth control is a lot cheaper than prenatal care.”

Planned Parenthood is also a topic many politicians have been discussing.

Trump has vowed to defund the organization, which provides birth control and tools to assist in reproductive health.

“Not having access to Planned Parenthood is a threat to a lot of women,” Stitt said. “What if you’re raped in the next four years? What do you do? What if you have an unplanned pregnancy?”

There are ways for women to voice their opinion to government officials during the political transition, Elliott-Dorans said.

“I would just remind (women) that legislators are interested in being re-elected,” she said. “If this is something you care about, I would strongly urge you to contact members of Congress.”

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Students rally against Donald Trump JONNY PALERMO FOR THE POST The announcement of an addition coming to The Ridges in Spring 2017 lightened a week of stories featuring a protest of Donald Trump’s election to the presidency and the indictment of a former Ohio University student on charges including rape.

Here is more information on those stories and others from the week: ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY COMING TO THE RIDGES

A new astronomy observatory is being constructed at The Ridges and is expected to open May 2017.

The project’s total budget is $320,000 and should be a positive investment of the university’s money, Joe Shields, vice president for Research and Creative Activity, said.

“This is a long-term invest-

ment that will benefit students and the community for decades to come,” Shields, a physics and astronomy professor, said in an email. “Astronomy is unique in its ability to inspire people of all ages in thinking about our place in the universe. The observatory will significantly increase the opportunities for students and community members to directly connect with the cosmos.”

FORMER OU STUDENT INDICTED FOR RAPE

An Athens County Grand Jury indicted Cameron Wilson, a 23-year-old resident of Austin, Texas, and former OU student, on charges including rape.

Wilson has been charged with sexually assaulting an OU student in January, according to a news release from Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn.

The grand jury indicted Wilson on seven charges, including

rape, sexual battery, tampering with evidence, escape and three drug charges.

RALLYING AGAINST TRUMP

On Sunday evening, demonstrators gathered outside the Athens County Courthouse to rally in response to the election of Donald Trump.

Members from the International Socialist Organization, the Multicultural Activists Coalition, F--kRapeCulture and the Hispanic and Latino Student Union were present at the event The protesters marched through Athens and OU’s campus chanting phrases including “racist, sexist, anti-gay,” and “f-k Donald Trump.”

An estimated 300 people attended the rally, Tyler Barton, an OU alumnus and ISO adviser, said.

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RETHINKING

RENAMING After the removal of Roger Ailes’ name, OU reconsiders naming policy

The wall that previously held Roger Ailes’ name in the Radio-Television Communications Building has been painted over. OU is in the process of revising its building naming policy after Ailes was accused of sexual harassment and his name was removed from the newsroom. At least 13 OU buildings are named for living donors. (KEVIN PAN / FOR THE POST)

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The Steven L. Schoonover Center for Communication is the newest facility on campus named after a donor who is still alive. (KEVIN PAN / FOR THE POST)

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ess than an hour after Ohio University President Roderick McDavis announced WOUB’s Roger E. Ailes Newsroom would be renamed, the metal letters bearing his name were torn from the wall on the third floor of the RTV building.

But those letters did not come down easily. Administrators received emails from staff and alumni for months requesting a name change before making a final decision. Until the university adopts a formal removal or morality clause for building names, there is no policy to determine what the university would do if the university faces a similar problem in the future.

In the past year, more than 20 women have accused Ailes, the former Fox News chairman and CEO, of sexual harassment.

He donated $500,000 to the college in 2007, and, in turn, university officials agreed to

name a WOUB newsroom after him.

Like the Ailes newsroom, at least 13 university buildings or facilities on the Athens campus are named after people who are alive. Eight of those facilities were named for individuals in return for donations they made to the university. Those donations add up to about $26 million, though it could be more. University officials were unable to locate a complete list of OU classrooms, laboratories, conference rooms and all other facilities named after donors.

AILES AND OTHER LIVING DONORS

The university’s naming policy does not include a section outlining why university officials would remove a name from a space such as the Ailes newsroom. A task force, formed earlier in the semester at the request of Faculty Senate, is working with the Office of the Provost on an update to the current policy, Senate Chair Joe McLaughlin said.

“I think what that morality policy … can

do if something bad were to happen while that person was still alive … then you’re like ‘oh, whoops, maybe we shouldn’t have named (it that),’ ” Dean of Students Jenny Hall-Jones said. “By having (spaces) named after people who were deceased, you would think all the skeletons would be out of the closet at that point. And I think that’s probably why we ended up doing what we did when we named the residence halls.”

Typically, residence halls are named after individuals who have already died.

When buildings are named after people who are still alive, it is often because those people have donated to the university, and OU names a space after them in return for their gift.

“I think that when we name things at the university, it should not just be a fundraising issue. It’s a kind of moment in which we make important statements about our values,” McLaughlin said. “To that end, I don’t think it is or should be exclusively or even primarily a fundraising issue.”

The university has faced issues in the past with living donors. Last year, Steven Schoonover, who donated $7.5 million for the Steven L. and Barbara G. Schoonover Center for Communication, said administrators should play the “race card” in response to critics of McDavis’ move to 31 Coventry Lane.

Other universities have faced similar problems in the past few years. Pennsylvania State University came under fire recently for its Joe Paterno statue, which was erected while the famed coach was alive.

Central State University renamed its Camille O. & William H. Cosby Communications Center last year after more than 50 women accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault.

NONLIVING DONORS

Unlike in the Ailes’ case, the 2015 naming of the new South Green residence halls honored individuals who have already died.

Hall-Jones was one of 14 members on the committee to name the four halls.

“Now that’s different, I think, than the Roger Ailes stuff because (the newsroom was) a donation-based naming, which is a way for institutions to raise money, but because the residence halls are student money, and some state money depending on the year, they’re never automatically named after a donor,” she said.

The new residence halls are named after Arthur D. Carr, Evelyn Coulter Luchs, Claude R. Sowle and Tomoyasu and Sumiko Tanaka.

“Nobody ever donates to residence halls,” Hall-Jones said. “So in that way we had that clean slate, and we were able to look through all the history and come up with names of people that we wanted to.”

NAMING AND REMOVAL PROCESS

Unlike OU, Bowling Green State University has a removal clause in its poli-

cy, which allows the university to change the name of a building if the name “calls into serious question the public respect of the university.”

The University of Toledo has a similar clause in its policy that states the university can remove a name from a facility if the person it is named after acts in such a way that would damage the university’s reputation.

OU’s building policy was last modified in 2003, and the university president makes all initial recommendations for building names.

If the gift is from a private donor, OU’s Division of University Advancement considers the gift and helps decide whether to name a building or facility after the donor, OU Spokesman Dan Pittman said. According to the policy, university officials can consider naming a building after a donor who has contributed more than 50 percent of the facility’s cost.

Bryan Benchoff, president and CEO of the OU Foundation, is responsible for that department and for maintaining a list of all university buildings.

If the gift was not private, OU’s president forms an ad hoc committee to recommend individuals who contributed “significant service” or made historical contributions to the university, Pittman said.

After the committee makes suggestions, OU’s president reviews the recommendations and presents them to the Board of Trustees.

Margaret M. Walter Hall is one of 13 facilities named after a living person. Buildings are typically named for living people in return for donations. (KEVIN PAN / FOR THE POST)

THE FUTURE OF THE NAMING POLICY

No specific timeline has been set for the for revisions to OU’s building naming policy, but university officials are working to make changes. Pittman said the policy is currently under review, but he did not provide further details as to how it could be modified in the future.

“Ohio University is engaging with campus stakeholders to review and refine its existing building naming policy (Policy 37.010),” Pittman said in an email. “We intend to explore various revision suggestions and opportunities as part of this comprehensive review effort.”

McLaughlin said he hopes the process will serve as a way to analyze who and what OU’s buildings represent.

“We now seem to be in a climate in which we name buildings after donors as the result of gifts,” he said. “Taking a long view, we really seem to have shifted, and I guess my concern there is that kind of happened ad hoc over time without any kind of deliberation. We have drifted, or maybe by accumulation of one-time decisions, we’re in this new kind of culture, without any moment of stopping and reflecting and sort of thinking, ‘is this where we want to go?’ ”

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Roger Ailes’ name was removed from the newsroom named after him in the Radio-Television Communications Building on Sept. 12. (LAILA RAIZ / FILE)

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Union unsolved

The investigation into the Union Street fire continues along with construction

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In the early morning hours of a Sunday two years ago, a fire blazed through six businesses on West Union Street. Now, those buildings are nearly restored, but something is still missing: the cause of the fire.

The fire, which broke out Nov. 16, 2014, devastated West Union Street and initially displaced nearly 40 Ohio University students. At the time, the cause of the fire could not be determined. According to the Ohio State Fire Marshal, that is still the case.

“The case is still open,” Lindsey Burnworth, a spokeswoman for the Ohio State Fire Marshal, said. “No cause has been determined.”

Mary Cheadle, owner of clothing store Uptown Dog, which was destroyed and reopened across the street after the fire, said she has removed herself from the investigation and expressed a desire to move forward with life rather than dwelling in the past.

“I’ve not even made myself aware of

Construction on Union Street is expected to be completed

by February.

One of the new businesses slated to open once construction is finished is a family-owned restaurant.

(KEVIN PAN / FOR THE POST)

the progress (in the investigation),” Cheadle said. “After having to move and rebuild, I’ve just tried to go forward and not look back.”

Guy Phillips, managing partner at Athens Housing Hotlink, said only one more business has to move in before construction is complete: a restaurant on the properties of 14 and 16 W. Union St. "There's still construction going on," he said. "But I think it will look like look like a finished building in February."

The business that will be moving in has not been revealed yet; however, Phillips said it will be a family-owned restaurant and it would be their fourth store. The lease has not been finalized.

The restaurant will be located on the first floor, which is about 3,000 square feet.

In addition to the new restaurant, there will also be four four-bedroom apartments opening upstairs. The apartments are also expected to be completed in February.

Initially, John Paszke, former Athens code director, said the fire began at 16 W. Union St., the location of Kismet, a clothing boutique that was destroyed. However, the fire marshal’s office never confirmed the fire started in the business itself.

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The way our bureau works, it’s not unusual for a case to be open this long. It may seem like a long time, but cases can be open for years. In a case like this where the cause hasn’t been determined, it helps to keep it open so we can actively pursue the case and protect the integrity of the case.”

- Lindsey Burnworth spokeswoman for the Ohio State Fire Marshal “I’ve heard some people say that, but, as far as I know, they weren’t sure where it started,” Meredith Allen, who was a manager at Kismet, said. “It either started behind our build-

ing or another building adjacent to us. I hope that it wasn't on purpose. I hope that it wasn't arson. I can't imagine that it would be.”

Allen, who is now a co-owner of Honey, a lingerie shop that opened across the street in 2015, said because it has been two full years since the fire, the investigation is becoming irrelevant.

“It’s been two years, the building is totally gone,” Allen said. “I don’t think it matters what started it anymore. It’s all gone.”

Burnworth said the case has remained open so investigators can be thorough and explore all possible outcomes.

“The way our bureau works, it’s not unusual for a case to be open this long,” Burnworth said. “It may seem like a long time, but cases can be open for years. In a case like this where the cause hasn’t been determined, it helps to keep it open so we can actively pursue the case and protect the integrity of the case.” @LECKRONEBENNETT BL646915@OHIO.EDU @THENEXTBIGMING KP003216@OHIO.EDU

International students share their feelings about Donald Trump’s presidency, rhetoric BHARBI HAZARIKA FOR THE POST JESSICA HILL FOR THE POST

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azan Al-Nesef used to not mind walking home alone at night.

But the result of the presidential elections has her doubting her safety. Now, she makes sure to return home as soon as the sun sets.

“It was very difficult for me walking to some of my classes ... because there is a person who is now a president who hates me solely on the fact that I am a woman, that I am Muslim and that I am genderfluid,” Al-Nesef, a junior from Kuwait City, Kuwait, studying linguistics, said.

After the election came to an end Nov. 8, some American and international students were surprised to see Donald Trump elected as the 45th president of the United States. Some international students are worried about how the election will affect immigration policies and their experience in the U.S. because of Trump’s ​ potential policies on extreme vetting and “aggressive deportation efforts.”

“Just knowing such rhetoric gets you to the white house is scary,” Talal Alharbi, a graduate student studying linguistics, said.

International Student Union hosted a social night Nov. 10 where attendees discussed their reactions to the election and how it might affect international students.

Krista McCallum Beatty, director of International Student and Faculty Services, said she received multiple phone calls from concerned parents who were inquiring about the safety of their children after the election results were declared. She added that she spent Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning comforting parents.

Hams Kashoob, a freshman studying biological engineering from Muscat, Oman, said it is difficult for Muslims who wear hijabs because they are immediately identified. She said she feels uncomfortable sitting next to a Trump supporter in class, and wonders if some supporters will act on their rhetoric.

“Now that Trump, being the president, will it be the same or will people act upon their hate?” Kashoob said. “Will we be able to wear our hijabs as comfortable as we were before?”

Alena Klimas, the vice president of ISU, said although she is not a target, she is scared for her friends who are international students.

“Just being an American, it’s so scary,” Kli-

mas, a senior studying political science and global studies war and peace, said. “It’s not just international people scared. … All your fears are the same fears.”

Some students have accepted the consequences of the election. Semih Bedir, a graduate student from Istanbul, Turkey, studying film, said the election isn’t to be blamed for all the social disparities experienced by some of the international students. He said international students should learn to counter any discrimination with proper reasoning.

“The most important thing in this kind of situation is not being so emotional. Being rational about the situation. I agree that in one day in one election things didn’t change in terms of sociology,” Bedir said. “If you have racist people … before the election, you’ll have racist people after the elections.”

International students can help American students learn about other cultures and experiences, Klimas said. delfin bautista, the director of Ohio University’s LGBT Center who uses they/them pronouns and the lowercase spelling of their

Will we be able to wear our hijabs as comfortable as we were before?”

- Hams Kashoob, freshman studying biological engineering from Muscat, Oman name, said domestic students are often invited to international events, but it is important that the invitation is mutual, as international students are not always invited to American events.

OU College Republicans president David Parkhill said international students’ worries are not entirely justified. He said he understands international students who are worried they might not be able to come back to the U.S., but he doesn’t think that will hap-

pen. He thinks it is important the U.S. secures immigration policies so people who deserve to come to the U.S. are able to.

“We want to show the community that we’re not the racist, sexist bigots that some of the communities around the country are experiencing, and that (racist, sexist bigots) are the minority,” Parkhill, a junior studying business management, said.

Graduate Student Senate is organizing study groups for international students and domestic students to study and work on projects together, Fatma Jabbari, the international graduate student affairs commissioner and a graduate student from Tunisia studying African studies and political science, said.

“You guys can all make differences and make impacts on people,” Klimas said.

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THE WEIGHT OF THE WHITE COAT Medical students balance hours of studying, pressure to maintain wellbeing

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REBEKAH BARNES / SENIOR WRITER rowing up in Glouster, Jennifer Gwilym dreamed of one day going to medical school to become a doctor. // She would be the first in her family to attend college; her father had once been a coal miner, and her mother worked as a billing

clerk at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital. She prepared for years of schooling, coupled with hard work and immense studying, knowing there was not much money to send her to school. She graduated with $255,000 in student loan debt. // Dr. Gwilym, now an assistant professor of family medicine in OU’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and a voting member of the Committee on Student Progress, completed both her undergraduate and

QUICK FACTS 6 percent of medical students are unsuccessful of “achieving their dream in seven years” (Association of American Medical Colleges) 300 to 400 physicians kill themselves each year (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) Suicide rate for female physicians is 250 to 400 percent higher than that of females in the general population (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) Depression rate for medical students is 15 to 30 percent higher than that of general population (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)

osteopathic medical degree at Ohio University and came back to Athens a little more than four years ago.

Illustration by Marcus Pavilonis

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She says during her years of medical school, she internalized much of her stress — something she admits probably wasn’t the best for her. Now, in her position at OU, she wants to help students find balance in their own pursuits.

“If you can’t take care of yourself, you certainly can’t take care of other people,” Gwilym said.

Students pursuing degrees in medicine often grapple with long hours, constant studying and high amounts of stress to accomplish their goals of becoming physicians or nurses. The pressure to be perfect — in the classroom and in the clinic — can lead to students turning a blind eye to their own health problems.

AN INTENSIVE EDUCATION

At Ohio University, medical students study within the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, which is spread across three campuses: one in Athens, one in Dublin and one in Cleveland, where its program works out of Cleveland Clinic’s South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights. Gwilym said there are 240 students per graduating class: 140 in Athens and 50 each at the Dublin and Cleveland campuses.

Within the program, students take an osteopathic approach to medicine, which focuses on the entire body and requires 200 additional hours of learning osteopathic manipulative medicine, focused on helping to “reduce pain, increase mobility and support the body’s natural functions and structure,” according to the school’s website.

Each day for Melanie Worley, Alexandria DeFabio and Augusta Eduafo — all second-year medical students — looks relatively the same: wake up, work out if there is enough time, review course materials, learn more material, study and sleep.

Gwilym said students go through different “blocks” of study, where for a few weeks, students concentrate their time in a different body system, such as cardiovascular health, neurology and psychiatry. Worley said she has class for about four hours a day, and about 16 lectures a week. She said about every two weeks or so, she will have to take an exam.

Worley, DeFabio and Eduafo are all gearing up for the first level in their board exams. Students at OU must pass the first two levels of COMLEX-USA, or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination, to graduate, according to OU’s website. The third part of the exam is taken during a graduate’s residency.

Students can also take the USMLE, or the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Worley said students are told to begin studying for board exams in January — or even sooner. They take their exams at the end of the academic year.

Melanie Worley, a second-year medical student, poses for a portrait inside the library in Grosvenor Hall. (LIZ MOUGHON / PHOTO EDITOR)

During their time in school, medical students are also applying for the internships that will lead to residencies and fellowships after their degrees, which adds new and difficult stressors with each step of the process, Gwilym said.

The first year for medical students is probably the most challenging, Gwilym, who is also part of the selection committee for new students, said.

“That’s the year that we see the most students come before the committee on Student Progress, and I think that’s due to the transition,” she said. “Second year, everybody starts to get stressed out again toward the middle of the year — right about now — because they’re getting ready for boards."

After passing the first level of their boards, students will spend their third and fourth year practicing medicine in a practical setting.

STRESS AND MEDICINE

In a 2010 study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, a sample of 740 medical interns about to enter residency programs across 13 U.S. hospitals saw an increase of more than 20 percent in criteria for depression and a 370 percent increase in thoughts of death.

According to a psychiatric article published in Journal of the American Medical Association in May 2015, “medical training involves numerous risk factors for

mental illness, such as role transition, decreased sleep, relocation resulting in fewer available support systems, and feelings of isolation.”

Worley said she spends some weekends studying for 12 hours at a time and has seen her peers lose sleep in order to study. Gwilym said some medical students and physicians even self-medicate in order to deal with the stress and pressure of their jobs.

And, more often than not, a doctor will put a patient’s health ahead of their own.

“I’ve had patients be angry when I’ve called off sick when I’ve had the flu, and I’m vomiting and can’t get out of bed,” Gwilym said.

In the past, Gwilym said some state licensing organizations have required doctors to report any mental illness and resulting treatment. She said, thankfully, when she recently renewed her license in Ohio, it was without severe scrutiny, which can lead to less reporting or a fear of being penalized for mental illness.

Between 300 and 400 physicians kill themselves annually in the U.S., according to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. The actual rate of physician suicide could be higher, though, Gwilym said.

There are a number of problems that can lead to high stress and suicide rates among students and physicians, Gwilym said, including the large financial cost associated with education, patient rotation

and a demand that can feel like an “assembly line,” coupled with the constant worry of “being sued on a daily basis every time we touch a patient.”

Knowing that pressure first-hand, Gwilym organized the Athens event for the National Day of Solidarity to Prevent Physician Suicide on Aug. 20, which included a candlelight vigil and speakers who presented on mental health and suicide.

A new group on campus, Medical Student Assistance Program, “assess well-being of any student that we think might be emotionally struggling or have a substance abuse problem,” Gwilym said.

Eduafo said the university attempts to combat stress among students with programs such as “Mindfulness Tuesdays,” where students can take 45 minutes to learn about tools such as meditation.

However, she said that should not be the only programming.

She said she is looking into how stress impacts medical students as a research topic for the future.

“In med school, they don’t really teach us how to deal with stress, really,” Eduafo said. “That translates into mental issues later on when you’re a physician because it’s a very high-(stress) job.”

Eduafo said what’s nice about OU’s program, though, is that all of the lectures are recorded, and students can choose to go to class or watch the lectures on their own time.

Eduafo said that allows students to study at their own pace, or skip over the work that they already have learned — something that has come in handy for her, considering she has an undergraduate degree in physical therapy from the University of Dayton, and a master’s degree in anatomy from Wright State University.

While the coursework can seem daunting, all three students said balance is immensely important in their lives.

Eduafo has found that balance in fitness classes, YouTube videos and in television shows. Worley found it in running. DeFabio said she decided to work through medical school as a “house mom” at the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house while also working at Alden Library.

Worley said when she tells other people that she is studying medicine, she feels like people respect her for her choice.

But, she said it’s important to remember that “med students are human, too.”

“We all have our things that we need to work on,” Worley said. “Doctors aren’t perfect. No one’s perfect, but we definitely want to do our best to help others and really make a difference in people’s lives.”

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It’s sort of like if I asked you to paint a (mural) … on the side of your garage in a month, you could paint it. But if I asked you to intricately build a little painting with people and worlds and things happening, you couldn’t do that in a month.”

- Dinty W. Moore, director of creative writing at OU

Kynan Siders works on a novel that he plans to finish by the end of November. (ALIE SKOWRONSKI / FOR THE POST)

Crafting a novel in only 30 days National Novel Writing Month provides students with a goal to write and complete a 50,000 word novel during the month of November GEORGIA DAVIS STAFF WRITER

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y the time November turns to December, Kynan Siders hopes to write a 50,000 word novel.

November is National Novel Writing Month, when hopeful authors across the world attempt to create a novel in the span of a month. This November marks the 18th year of National Novel Writing Month, and some Ohio University students are taking on that challenge. Siders, a senior studying history, was introduced to National Novel Writing Month by his creative writing teacher in high school, he said.

“I did this once before and I got to 40,000 words,” he said. “But I want to go through and edit it, take out unnecessary scenes and side plot that doesn’t make any sense and potentially submit that to a publishing company or just go straight digital.”

More than 250 novels that have been produced in the month-long event were published, according to the National Novel Writing Month website. Some of those novels include Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, which was later adapted for the big screen.

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In relation to a novel, Dinty W. Moore, the director of creative writing at OU, said 50,000 words is about 300 pages. Because the writing process is very time consuming, writers might not have a finished product that publishing houses are going to want to pick up right away, Moore said, but they can produce a first draft and gain a sense of if they like writing.

“It’s sort of like if I asked you to paint a (mural) … on the side of your garage in a month, you could paint it,” he said. “But if I asked you to intricately build a little painting with people and worlds and things happening, you couldn’t do that in a month.”

Siders is working on a post-apocalyptic, science-fiction novel about a gay man and a group of friends who are trying to prevent a war between Japan and Korea.

“So it’s a future playing out of how one person and a group of friends are going to try and stop a war from becoming a big deal,” he said.

Siders has been tinkering around with the idea for a couple of years and has written outlines of where he wants the story to go, he said. “(I’m) trying to figure out ways to make my character believable and feel

human so people can connect with my character,” he said. “The character is somewhat based off myself. I kind of throw a little bit of myself into all of my main characters.”

Casee Ontko, a freshman studying psychology, said she was first introduced to National Novel Writing Month through BookTube ­— channels on YouTube that talk about different books. Though she has not had the opportunity to participate in the program, she is interested in doing it in the future.

“I love reading so much and I write as a hobby,” Ontko said.

Ontko said having a specific amount of time to reach a certain word count would be “helpful” and “fun” because she would have a goal to work toward. If she participated in National Novel Writing Month, she said she would write a fantasy or dystopian novel because those are her favorite genres to read.

“When you write (novels) like that, you can make up a whole different world ... you can just be really creative with it,” she said.

Even if the author manages to create a novel within the one-month time frame, Moore said they will have to edit the novel to make scenes “seem alive on the page.” Despite the fact that people might not come out of the month with a finished product, he said taking the time to write a rough draft of a novel in a month can help authors refine their skills.

“Even if you fail, it’s a good thing because you tried and put everything into it for a month,” he said. “Just the experience of applying yourself to something so hard and seeing how far you can get, I think, is valuable.”

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‘LIZARD BOY’ BECOMES A LIZARD EXPERT OU DOCTORAL STUDENT RESEARCHS LIZARDS AND THEIR REACTION TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE Anthony Gilbert, a fourth-year doctoral student at Ohio University, has been researching the effect of climate change on ornate tree lizards. Gilbert worked on the project with OU professor Donald Miles. (ANTHONY GILBERT / PROVIDED)

MADELEINE PECK FOR THE POST When Anthony Gilbert was as young as 5 years old growing up in California, he started catching lizards, and he still describes himself as a “lizard boy.”

Now, as a fourth-year doctoral student at Ohio University, Gilbert is among the first to show how climate change is affecting the vulnerable reptiles. Gilbert said he first became interested in the topic as an undergraduate student.

“I really wanted to just drive, lend my gusto and my effort toward this problem of trying to get more clarity, refine the understanding of how lizards are going to respond to climate change,” Gilbert said.

“They’re some of the most vulnerable organisms across the planet.”

Last year, he worked with biological sciences professor Donald Miles in his study of how ornate tree lizards in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert respond to climate change. That research was published in this month's issue of Functional Ecology.

The study, which started in 2014 and ended the next year, looked at the com-

pounding effects of temperature and food availability on how well lizards can perform, Gilbert said. The experiment showed that lizards were able to endure higher temperatures when they had access to more food, and were less likely to reach exhaustion when "racing."

Gilbert said the study suggests that in addition to the sensitivity of temperature, lizards' survival traits are also sensitive to other ecological changes, such as changes in food and prey availability.

“It was a little bit surreal to me back when (the study) was first released back in April, to kind of have my name attached to a study that was really novel in what it did,” he added. “Nobody has really looked at the compounding effects of temperature and food availability.”

Miles explained those lizards were researched because, in desert ecosystems, they're abundant and are “the important intermediate species in terms of food webs.”

“This species is one of the most abun-

dant species in the desert southwest,” he added. “If this species is susceptible to warming, and this (is) a common lizard, imagine other species that are facing similar threats. So this is kind of like a canary in the gold mine in a sense — a warning.”

Miles added that he has done other research on lizards across the globe documenting local extinctions, including lizards in France, South America, South Africa and Australia.

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Jessica Oswald, a sophomore studying environmental pre-law, said the study is “pretty cool” and she thinks more people should see more of the research because, even though they are just lizards, all organisms are connected.

“I think climate change is definitely a big issue for any type of species whether it's ... humans or any type of animal,” Oswald said. “Even though we may not see the effects right now, we definitely will in the future.”

She added that she thinks people are either huge advocates for raising awareness for climate change or just don’t care at all.

“Climate change is going to affect this planet because we’re not alone in this threat,” Gilbert said.

“There’s millions of species, billions of species worldwide that are going to feel the effects of climate change outside of how humans are gonna deal with it.”

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HOCKEY

Ohio’s secret team

TONY WOLFE SENIOR WRITER

The puck drops to the ice, and the crack it makes echoes eerily throughout Bird Arena. The sound bounces from wall to wall, largely unimpeded by the 50 or so people that are seated or standing sporadically in the bleachers, making little noise to drown out the clacking of sticks and thud of colliding bodies.

It is a far cry from the scene Bird Arena is used to seeing on Fridays, when raucous cheers fill the building like water fills a cup.

Crowds that can grow as large as 1,800 strong pack the close confines of the arena, complete with a student group known as Gang Green running around the rink after each goal.

But on that particular Friday, there is no Gang Green to be seen, and no foundation-shaking cheers for any of the goals Ohio scores. A modest applause briefly rings out as the clock runs out in the final period, the scoreboard showing a score of Ohio 8, Virginia Tech 1.

Without any further pageantry, players and the remaining supporters quietly file out of the arena. Some in attendance have no idea the Ohio team they just watched is now 10-2-3, a top five team in its region.

Others are simply waiting to meet back up with the friends they just watched on the ice for two hours. Players are just happy for the chance to finish a Friday game before midnight.

It is not the hockey team many in Athens know. It is that team’s younger brother, a seven-year-old program that plays at the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II level.

And it might be the best team nobody knows about.

teed a spot before tryouts even begin.

With such a surplus of talent interested in joining Ohio hockey, former Division I players Sean Roach and Nick Frasse approached then-D1 head coach Dan Morris with the goal of establishing a second team and placing it in the ACHA’s second division.

“The whole purpose, I think, was to get more kids to continue playing hockey at the collegiate level,” Division II head coach Phil Oberlin said. “To have that many kids looking to play competitive hockey, why not have two teams on a campus where hockey has had a rich tradition of winning?”

The team played its first season in 2010-11, under the direction of graduate assistant Matt Staehely. Oberlin, an Athens native and former Bobcat hockey player, took over as head coach in the program’s second year, and has remained in that position ever since.

The road to such success hasn’t been an easy one, though. Unlike the D1 team, the D2 staff doesn’t have the resources to go out and watch players at various showcases to do in-person recruiting. Instead, Oberlin relies on junior league stats and reaches out to coaches.

The majority of Ohio D2 hockey, however, is on the team because current and former players spread good word about Bobcat hockey.

“What really attracted me to Ohio University was my brother playing hockey here,” sophomore forward Matty Geither, a Lakewood native and brother of a former-D1 forward, said. “I knew realistically, (D1) was a tough team to make, so I didn’t have the highest expectations.

But I’m glad it all worked out. D2 is awesome and I’m having a lot of

fun doing it.”

Narrowly missing that cut to play at the D1 level instead of D2 bears serious financial weight for players. Because of D1’s consistent ticket sales and alumni backing, players on the team have all expenses covered for them. D2 players, meanwhile, are responsible for covering all of their own transportation, hotels, equipment and other costs that come with playing for the team.

First-time players pay $2,500 in fees, while returning players pay $2,100, with the extra $400 from newcomers used to cover helmets, jerseys, gloves and other apparel. That financial burden isn’t enough to dissuade prospective

WHY NOT?

Entering the 2010-11 season, Ohio was seven years removed from a ten-year stretch that saw it make the ACHA national championship game six times, resulting in four titles, including three in a row from 1995-97. Even though the team hadn’t reached that final game of the season since, interest in the program was growing every year, with more than 80 potential players showing up to tryouts hoping to make a roster that typically holds about 28 players, most of whom are recruited and guaran16 / NOV. 17, 2016

Ohio’s Dominic Visalli dribbles the puck during a game against Virginia Tech in Bird Arena on Nov. 11. Ohio won the game 8-1.

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players, though.

“I’ve never encountered anyone who wanted to play but then said they couldn’t because they didn’t want to spend that much money,” Jake Bloomfield, a Portsmouth native and senior goalie on the D2 team, said. “All the guys on the team, we find a way to swing it.”

NIGHT AND DAY

The most direct remedy to knocking down those player fees, or even ditching them entirely, would be to bring in the kind of ticket sales that the D1 team does.

Tickets for D2 games are $4 or $1 with a student ID. For the time being, however, the discrepancy in the crowds the two teams draw is, in the words of Oberlin, “night and day.”

“There’s really no adequate way to describe playing at Bird Arena during a Division I game,” Bloomfield, who played all of last season at the D1 level, said. “It’s like playing in a whole different arena, honestly. The energy, the excitement is incredible. And it’s a shame the D2 team doesn’t get that because the team is still exciting and they’re still extremely competitive.”

There are many factors that play into the D2 team garnering less attention than the D1 team, beginning with the fact that the program is so young, few students even know that it exists.

“I think once people would become aware of it, they’d come support them too,” Bradley Hlibok, a junior studying finance who regularly attends games of both teams, said. “Right now, I think it’s more just something where if you know someone on the team, you come watch.”

Complicating matters further is

Ohio’s Joe Pergolizzi attempts to break away from Virginia Tech defenders during a Nov. 11 game at Bird Arena. Ohio’s win earned them a spot in the top-five teams of the region.

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the peculiar schedule the D2 team must adhere to throughout the season. Because they must share an arena with the D1 team, and occasionally share a home date, the team is forced to play Friday games after the conclusion of the D1 game, which could be after 10 p.m., before turning around and playing again Saturday afternoon.

“It is difficult, honestly,” Bloomfield said.

“But I think we have pretty experienced guys on our team. You get used to it after a while. You figure out how to structure your day so that you’re ready for it.”

NO MINOR AMBITION

One of the first questions D2 prospects ask their coaches when they first enter the program is whether or not there are opportunities to move up to D1 with the right amount of proven ability on the ice. The answer they hear is a complicated one.

“That option is always open,” Oberlin said. “It’s not gonna happen often, though.

There’s really no adequate way to describe playing at Bird Arena during a Division I game. It’s like playing in a whole different arena, honestly.”

- Jake Bloomfield, senior goalie on D2 hockey team If you look at it from (D1’s) standpoint, they’d rather have a kid come in and be able to play for four years than have someone who is able to only play two years.”

The history matches that sentiment.

Last year, D1 head coach Sean Hogan offered Bloomfield a spot on the D1 team — the only promotion any D2 player has achieved since the start of the program.

He spent the entire 2015-16 season with

the team, playing in three games and blocking 48 of the 51 shots he faced.

Bloomfield is back at the D2 level for his senior season, opting for more playing time, but his success at providing depth in the goalie position is proof that the newer team is not a drastic step down in talent from the D1 squad. In fact, Hogan said there are “a handful” of guys on the D2 team this year with the talent to be on the D1 roster.

The narrower the gap between the two teams, the better for Ohio hockey as a whole. That’s why the D2 club won’t be utilized as a minor league feeder system of any kind to the D1 team.

“It’s not set up to be a minor league team,” Hogan said. “They’re there for the same reason we are, and that’s to win a championship.”

That championship is in closer proximity this year than ever before for the D2 team, who sits at No. 5 in the most recent Southeast Region rankings. And if the team brings a title to Bird Arena, bigger crowds may follow close behind.

“We’re doing pretty well right now,” Geither said. “I think people are starting to get the idea that we’re a fun team to watch.”

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FOOTBALL

Ohio players want ‘NCAA Football’ to come back despite game’s legal issues Production of the franchise was canceled after student-athletes sued over use of players’ likenesses

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he prospect of former college football video game franchise NCAA Football returning to the market had Ohio defensive back Kylan Nelson giddy.

He remembers using one of his favorite teams in the game, the Tennessee Volunteers. Nelson is from Memphis, Tennessee.

The college football video game was last on the market in 2013, when former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was on the cover of NCAA Football ’14. The NCAA, who was a licensor for the game, withdrew its license.

EA Sports stopped making the video game because a group of former college student-athletes, including football and basketball players, filed a lawsuit in 2009 against the The Collegiate Licensing Co., NCAA and EA. The Collegiate Licensing Co. has the licensing rights to most college and university trademarks.

The former college football players argued that the video game used players’ likenesses — jersey numbers, heights and weights — without permission. And despite the video game grossing $1.93 million globally, student-athletes did not initially receive compensation for the game, either.

EA Chief Competition Officer Peter Moore said the game is bound to come back at some point, which could be good news for gamers. Though production has stopped, the game is still on sale for $19.99 on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Marketplace.

“They’re getting revenue off of us, we’re out here working,” Nelson said about receiving compensation if the game returned. “So I guess some, maybe not paid, but some kind of compensation.”

Checks from the $60 million settlement have started to be sent to former and current student-athletes, but the game is still canceled because of the issue regarding college football players’ status as to whether they are student-athletes or employees.

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A screenshot of an Ohio player in ‘NCAA Football ‘14.’ The video game was discontinued

by EA Sports after a lawsuit was brought against the NCAA by Ed O’Bannon.

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names, our likeness, we should get a certain amount of money from it.”

The Ohio Athletic Department made $764,841 in the 2016 fiscal year from football tickets, which includes the regular season and 2015 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.

Along with tickets, the players bring in revenue when fans purchase Bobcat gear.

Individual numbers for revenue the athletic department makes solely from Ohio football gear were not available.

“I know they can’t put our names on the back, but they sell our jerseys and stuff,” Nelson said. “And then they have the shirts that say Ohio football and all that jazz, and like hey we’re the Ohio football team. We should at least get some of that.”

The NCAA began to pay major college athletes — athletes who play in the Power 5 — a stipend last year in addition to a full scholarship. The athletes are paid between $2,000 to $5,000 depending on the school to cover the cost of attending college.

The type of compensation players might receive if a new version of the game surfaces is still unclear.

“I know some people said maybe give, like, an updated version of the copy of the game to all the athletes or something like

that just to say that ‘hey we got the game,’ ” Nelson said.

But if the NCAA decided to compensate players, it would have to not only consider the Power 5, but the Group of 5 as well.

Despite the game’s legal conflicts and uncertainties, some Ohio players would be ecstatic about its return.

“A lot of people (on the team) play video games,” defensive tackle Tony Porter said.

“I mean when we were in the dorms, we had NCAA. Everybody played it, so it was just one of those things that brought people together.”

Perhaps the game’s best feature was its “Road to Glory” mode. The mode allows gamers to create their own player. Starting at the high school level, characters move their way up to the college level.

For Ball, the popular game mode is one of the main reasons why he wants the game to return.

“I would definitely play as myself,” Ball said. “That’s why I want the game back so I can. They’d probably give me a trash rating though, like a 55 or something like that.”

Playing as oneself in a video game could be a weird experience, though.

“It’s funny, man,” Nelson said about

playing as himself in the game. “It’s like playing with myself through the eyes of somebody else, it’s like ‘this is what I look like to somebody else?’ ” Along with the “Road to Glory” mode, the game’s overall gameplay is realistic, too. Football formations from the I-formation to the shotgun are used, along with defensive packages such as Cover 2 and Cover 3.

And for players like Porter who play football for real, the game is all the better.

“Yeah, I think that’s the fun part of playing NCAA,” Porter said. “I’m a defensive lineman, but I get to go make a playbook for offense. I get to mess around with spread or Power O or things like that.”

The franchise’s last installment was popular among Ohio’s players, and a new version has the potential to garner the same amount of excitement.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

From rivals to teammates OHIO GUARDS JORDAN DARTIS AND RODNEY CULVER HAVE A HISTORY OF PLAYING AGAINST EACH OTHER

Rodney Culver, left, and Jordan Dartis, right, pose for a portrait at The Convo. Culver and Dartis were rivals in high school and now play on the same team. (METIN OZISIK/ FOR THE POST)

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here’s something about central Ohio and basketball.

Ohio men’s basketball coach Saul Phillips said it’s common for him to recruit from the blue-collar area.

No, there is nothing vastly different in Ohio from, say, New York City basketball.

But players talk. They know each other.

Anyone that has played in central Ohio has a deep connection to one another.

Ohio’s Jordan Dartis and Rodney Culver are familiar with this idea.

Dartis — with a slight smirk and strong frame — dribbles down the court. The Bobcats are playing one of their daily intersquad scrimmages.

Culver — with a more slender, muscular frame — waits for Dartis at the top of the key.

Dartis, now in his second year with the Bobcats, performs a crossover and begins to drive against his freshman counterpart.

Culver reacts accordingly, disrupting Dartis’ smooth dribble with timely defensive pressure.

“Get ‘em Rod!” spectators boom from the sideline.

It’s Dartis v. Culver. Maybe for the … fifth? Sixth? 15th time?

Culver and Dartis know each other well.

They played against one another in high school. Dartis went to Newark High School.

Culver went to Pickerington High School, which is just 40 minutes down OH-15 E. They both smile when asked about the other one.

“I went against Rodney during my four years of high school, man,” Dartis said.

“Head-to-head. Same conference and everything. He’s a great defensive player, man.”

Who knows how many times Dartis has driven the key against Culver, and vice a versa.

Only they know. Or, maybe, there have been just too many times to count.

“I didn’t meet (Dartis) until my first year of high school, but I knew who he was in seventh grade. We played against each other in the middle school championship,” Culver said. “We go way back.”

Their high school battles didn’t last forever, though.

Dartis came to Athens in fall of 2015 while Culver, a year younger, moved 1,000 miles away to Florida to participate at the Elev8 Sports Institute.

While Culver adapted to life away from home, including his father, Rodney Sr., that pushed him to be physical on the defensive end, Dartis had an almost immediate impact on the Bobcats as a freshman. He has quickly etched his name in Ohio's shooting record book.

Culver — from a far — knew there was a role for him on the Bobcats.

“I like it. In high school, I was cool with (Culver), I was always cool with him. We both have a lot of respect for each other,” Dartis recalled the first time he heard Culver was coming to Athens. “I see him coming to Ohio, it’s just like we’re the winning team. So welcome, man. It’s a blessing.”

The two’s paths cross again in Athens — but for different reasons.

Dartis was brought in by Ohio coach Saul Phillips to be an offensive juggernaut.

It worked.

Dartis earned Mid-American Conference All-freshman honors last year, thanks to his 48 percent three-point shooting and 10 points per game.

Culver, on the other hand, was recruited

by Phillips to be a shutdown defensive wing.

“On the court, Rodney is a long, super-freak athlete,” guard Jaaron Simmons said. “Defensively, he’s going to play the passing lanes.”

In a “secret scrimmage” against Ohio State, Culver played 20-plus minutes and has frustrated Simmons routinely during practices.

Against Rio Grande on Nov. 5, Culver frustrated the Redstorm's ball handlers, forcing errant passes and tough shot selection. According to Phillips, Ohio contested every shot besides two.

Phillips said Culver has done about as good of a job guarding Simmons, and Dartis, as about anyone in this program ever has.

"You try to put strength on strength in the preseason as much as you can, knowing in the regular season you don’t have enough minutes to do that, and I think it’s been terrific for Jaaron’s development to have Rodney there and I certainly know Rodney has gotten better because of Jaaron,” Phillips said.

That trifecta — of Dartis, Culver and Simmons — could propel Ohio to new heights in 2016.

The Bobcats are projected in some polls to win the MAC. Part of it comes from Simmons’ leadership. Part of the hype stems from Dartis and Culver’s potential.

“Dartis is a great player, so competing against him every day in practice, and Jaaron (Simmons), helps me,” Culver said.

While Dartis represents offense and Culver symbolizes defense, they are similar. They are confident in their roles. They fit in Ohio’s personality like pumpkin pie at a Thanksgiving dinner table.

Dartis vs. Culver has been a welcoming sight for Ohio’s locker room.

“He’s a sweet kid,” Phillips said of Culver.

“Until he defends you.”

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OHIO’S GREEN

GOLD Those with wild American ginseng on their woodland properties are tasked with combating poachers EMMA OCKERMAN / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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reg Duskey has always been looking. That’s what his father taught him to do, only after his father’s father taught him. // Duskey learned how to spot ginseng leaves on the forest floor of Morgan County when he was about 12 years old, how to determine their maturity and whether the root

beneath them was ready to dig. Duskey loves ginseng, he said. The plant is both fun and frustrating to watch for. // But now, he’s a bit exhausted by it. // “It takes 10, 12, 14 years before it’s mature. You’ve got to get through a lot of years of people not trespassing on your property and seeing it, and somebody will come across your property looking for ginseng. Once they find it, they come back until they decimate it,” Duskey said. “At one point, I did have hundreds of thousands of dollars worth planted.” // Most property owners in Appalachia keep their knowledge of the plant and its location hushed, said Chip Carroll, sanctuary manager at United Plant Savers. Much of that secrecy is caused by the poachers who often trespass onto property, steal whatever they can spot and sell the roots to a nearby dealer to fetch the hefty sum that has earned wild American ginseng the title of “Ohio’s green gold.” // Wild American ginseng — native to forests in the Midwest,

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Appalachian and Northeast regions — has historically been harvested for traditional herbal medicines and is typically shipped to Hong Kong and China, according to a fact sheet from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agency.

Harvesting wild American ginseng for Asian markets dates back to the mid-

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1700s, and although ginseng can be field-cultivated under artificial shade, wild American ginseng — distinguishable by its more gnarled root — is worth far more as a medicinal herb in Asian countries.

“I think wild ginseng in Asia is very rare, so they came here and they found the same type of root — higher quality, even — than what they had,” Melissa Moser, ginseng permit coordinator and researcher for the Ohio Division of Wildlife, said.

OHIO’S ‘GOLD RUSH’

The current going rate for a pound of wild, dry, mature ginseng — which can be sold to one of Ohio’s roughly 60 permitted ginseng dealers — ranges from $300 to $500, and the root has fetched up to $1,000 per pound in previous years. One pound of dry ginseng can hold more than 300 roots.

Carroll pointed to a seller on the online marketplace Etsy, Bat Cave Botanicals, which is marketing a single root from a wild ginseng plant dug in North Carolina for $5,000.

Such high price tags have attracted some unwanted attention, though.

“Almost every grower that I’ve ever worked with in southeast Ohio has experienced theft,” Carroll, who has maintained a successful 17-yearold wild and wild-simulated ginseng operation in Meigs County, said.

Though state ginseng dealers have to be registered and approved annually through the Ohio Division of Wildlife — and have to obtain an export permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agency before shipping internationally — ginseng diggers operate independently and without permit, making the digging process hard to precisely track.

So, ginseng dealers are left with the brunt of the responsibility in determining whether they trust that those who are bringing them wild American ginseng are doing so ethically. Too often, Carroll said, that is not the case.

Duskey agreed, but he added that little can be done to further regulate the sale of ginseng from digger to dealer.

Ginseng’s worth and its rise in popular culture made it one of the more talked-about plants at a workshop and conference for forest farm-

Where the red berries would appear on a mature ginseng plant

ers and woodland owners, hosted at the United Plant Savers Goldenseal Sanctuary from Sept. 23 to Sept. 25 in Rutland.

Carroll, addressing a crowd of workshop attendees at the sanctuary, simply asked those in the room to look past the groaned-over History Channel reality television show Appalachian Outlaws, and the perception it has fostered about Appalachia as a region where, according to its website, “401Ks aren’t built on mutual funds, but on ginseng, animal furs and moonshine.”

The plant has deep roots in Appalachian culture and history, he said, but the perception of the plant being “easy money” has made those with ginseng on their property susceptible to theft from drug addicts and criminals looking for quick cash.

What some fail to realize is that they’re stealing income directly from property owners. One year, Duskey saw $10,000 worth of ginseng root stolen from his property.

Jay Abele, law enforcement supervisor for District Four of the

Ohio Division of Wildlife — which includes Athens County — said ginseng has been seen as “currency” in southeast Ohio, adding that where his department has found ginseng theft, it has also found drug use.

He added that harvesting ginseng without permission is considered a first-degree misdemeanor.

“You can drive down a road and see a vehicle parked alongside it and think they’re hiking … but in reality they’re harvesting ginseng,” Abele said. “You need to know what to look for.”

REGULATING GINSENG

A wild ginseng plant is usually considered mature when it is at least five years old and sports three to four prongs with a cluster of dark red berries at its center.

The plant is protected through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which mandates each state exporting wild roots pass its own regulations to ensure the plant population remains stable and

ginseng is inspected and approved by a government official before shipment.

According to Ohio’s most recent export report to CITES, about 4,150 pounds of wild dry ginseng and 2,400 pounds of wild green ginseng were harvested in the 2015 growing season, which began Sept. 1 and ended Dec. 31. Ohio counties with the highest wild ginseng yields included Adams, Pike, Perry, Ross and Athens.

During a good year, Ohioans might harvest more than 1.5 million ginseng plants, according to the CITES report.

From April 1, 2015 to March 31, 127 ginseng-related violations were documented by the state. 51 of those reports were for hunting ginseng without permission.

“With the television shows that are kind of romanticizing and promoting people with promises of getting rich quick and hitting the woods, people are digging indiscriminately roots that aren’t mature enough yet,” said John Stock, outreach coordinator for United Plant Savers.

Some of those with wild ginseng growing on their property have taken to installing video cameras to monitor their ginseng or have told their local wildlife officers to monitor their forest growth, Carroll said.

Keeping one’s operation a secret could also make it difficult to prosecute a ginseng thief in the future, Carroll said. Still, many have taken policing their wild ginseng into their own hands. In 2012, an Ohio man even shot and killed a ginseng thief, according to Foreign Policy.

Abele said property owners do not necessarily have to make their family or neighbors aware they have ginseng growing on their property, though they could just ask those nearby to keep an eye out for suspicious vehicles or trespassers.

“If ginseng growing was simple, everyone would do it,” Carroll warned during his presentation at United Plant Savers. “The real take-home, I think, is that what’s often painted is that this is some kind of get-richquick scheme. It’s by no means that.

It takes hard work, it takes time to be successful in producing this type of product. It takes research.”

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the weekender Salsa Uptown during Fiesta Latina The Union is hosting Fiesta Latina where people can dance to Latin music

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Attendees will be “livin’ la vida loca” Saturday night at the Union Bar & Grill.

The Union, 18 W. Union St., is hosting Fiesta Latina where students and Athens locals can dance to Latin music.

“It’s crazy packed every time, just (people) dancing wall to wall,” Erin Christian, a bartender at The Union who worked during a past Latina Fiesta, said. The event, starting at 9 p.m., is free for attendees 21 years old and older, and $3 for those younger than 21.

A lot of college students attend the event, Christian said, as well as international students.

“The way the DJ is set up, you can dance on the stage, so it’s a lot of fun,” Christian said.

The music is upbeat Latin music that includes dances such as salsa, reggaeton and merengue, according to the Facebook event.

Although she has never been to Fiesta Latina before, Allie Kurilec, an undecided freshman, said she would be interested in going.

“I always liked (Latin) dances,” Kurilec said. “It’s just upbeat and lifting. It’s very positive.”

The Union has had a few Fiesta Latinas since reopening after the fire on Union Street, Christian said. Before the fire, Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery hosted

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IF YOU GO WHAT: Fiesta Latina WHEN: Saturday, 9 p.m.

WHERE: The Union Bar & Grill, 18 W. Union St. ADMISSION: Free for 21 and over, $3 for under 21

Fiesta Latina will be held at The Union on Saturday starting at 9 p.m. (KAITLIN OWENS / FILE)

the dance night.

Alex “DJ Rico” Smith is the organizer of the event and hopes to spread Latin culture to different people, according to a previous Post report.

Even though the dance night featured songs Rachel Couch, an OU alumna who attended a Fiesta Latina, had never heard of before, she said the music was still fun to salsa dance to. Couch has attended many dance nights in Athens before, and she added Fiesta Latina was more enjoyable with a dance partner.

“Fiesta Latina is always fun for partner dancing, which is something you don’t really get at ’80s night anymore, or ’90s night,” Couch said.

Couch said she went to the dance night when it was winter, and it provided a “nice reprieve” from the cold.

“There were a lot of students that I don’t usually see,” Couch said. “A lot of friendly faces that were just there to dance. It was just a lot of fun. The people who go to Fiesta Latina are definitely a different crowd

than other dance nights that I’m used to. It’s warm and friendly.”

Wendy Petrehn, a senior studying environmental biology, said she has never been to Fiesta Latina, but said it seems fun.

“I’m not really a dancer, so I don’t know if I would have a good time,” Petrehn said. “If they had Mexican-themed food or Spanish-themed food, I would definitely consider it. But I’m not much of a dancer.”

Sophia McCartney, a senior studying geology, said she would be interested in

going to watch.

“It’s very lovely,” McCartney said. “It’s a means of bringing people together who are interested in the same kind of social events.

Not particularly to me because I’m like a door. I don’t dance very well.”

Fiesta Latina is not the only event The Union has hosted since it was rebuilt after the fire. The bar hosted the Rocky Horror Picture Show in October and hosts dance nights such as the Y2K Millennium Dance Party with DJ Barticus.

Different bands also play at The Union every weekend. On Nov. 17, a Chicago band named The Sueves will perform a free show at The Union with other Ohio-based bands including Weird Science, Slut Castle and MOBILE HOME. Weird Science, an Athens-based rock band with some punk influence has played at the Nelsonville Music Festival in the past as well as local bars.

In addition to Fiesta Latina, The Union will also have the bands Connections, Long Odds, Slackluster and Breakers perform Friday at 9 p.m. Admission is $5. Connections is an indie rock quintet from Columbus. The band has played shows across the nation in the past few years, including a show at South

By Southwest in 2014.

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his weekend is the last one before Thanksgiving break, and, as usual, there are a wide assortment of activities for people to partake in before they leave Athens.

The Athena Cinema will host a screening and subsequent panel discussion of Moonlight on Friday night. Moonlight, released in October, chronicles the life of a gay man and his struggles with love and his own sexuality. Panelists will include Micah McCarey from Housing and Residential Life and Olivia Busby and Brittany Mitchell from SHADES. delfin bautista, director of the LGBT Center, who uses a lowercase spelling of their name and they/them pronouns, will moderate.

For those looking for other movie options, Ohio University Community Engagement will host a Harry Potter-themed movie night for students who commute.

The event will include Harry Potter trivia and prizes as well as pizza and ice cream.

For a live stage performance, the Lost Flamingo Theatre Company’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire is this weekend. The play, written by Tennessee Williams, will be performed Friday and Saturday night in Baker Theater.

As usual, many eclectic and interesting musicians will be in Athens this weekend.

Friday, The Tempo Tantrums will perform at Donkey Coffee and Espresso, 17 1/2 W. Washington St. The Tempo Tantrums, comprised of female OU students, perform today’s pop music a cappella.

Saturday features five shows. The Randys, a five-piece group from Columbus, will play the early show at Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St. The Randys play a mix of ’50s- and ’60s-style rock and pop.

Three rock ‘n’ roll bands will play the

Friday

main show Saturday at Casa Nueva: Frontier Folk Nebraska, William Matheny and Supernobody. Matheny is a West Virginia-based singer-songwriter backed by his band. Supernobody describes its music as “impossible to hate” on its Facebook page.

The headliner, Frontier Folk Nebraska, is “not a folk band. Not from Nebraska,” according to its Facebook page.

A few blocks away at The Venue of Drxvms, Athens mainstays Bright at Night will play their eclectic mix of blues, hip hop, ska and funk. Bright at Night, who played the 2014 Halloween Block Party, will be accompanied by New Albany-based reggae band The Turkish Royals.

The Smiling Skull Saloon, 108 W. Union St., will host three bands Saturday: Caution Step, Caleb Brown and Colin & Friends.

World music group Mozaïque will bring their European influences to Athens Un-

Saturday

What: Trans SpeakOUt When: 2 p.m.

Where: Ohio University LGBT Center, Baker 354 Admission: Free

What: Many Moons Exotic Market When: 10 a.m.

Where: ARTS/West, 132 W. State St. Admission: Free

What: Commuter Movie Night When: 4 p.m.

Where: Ohio University Community Engagement, Baker 355 Admission: Free

What: Small Business Pop Up Sale When: 12 p.m.

Where: Wolf Tree Collective, 74 E. State St. Admission: Free

What: 8th Annual Women of Appalachia Project “Women Speak” When: 6 p.m.

Where: ARTS/West, 132 W. State St. Admission: Free What: Screening and panel discussion of ‘Moonlight’ When: 7 p.m.

Where: The Athena Cinema, 20 S. Court St. Admission: Free with student ID What: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ presented

by Lost Flamingo Theatre Company When: 8 p.m.

Where: Baker Center Theater Admission: $3 What: The Tempo Tantrums When: 8 p.m.

Where: Donkey Coffee and Espresso, 17 1/2 W. Washington St. Admission: $3

What: The Randys When: 6 p.m.

Where: Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St. Admission: Free What: Athens Harley Owners Group Holiday Party When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Athens American Legion Post 21, 520 W. Union St. Admission: Free

corked, 14 Station St. Mozaïque “celebrates the ancient, the modern, and mother earth” with their acoustic performances, which are influenced by both classical and modern European music, according to the group’s Facebook page.

Justin Gordon is the lone musician playing in Athens on Sunday. Gordon, an acoustic ragtime and country singer-songwriter, will play at Casa Nueva on Sunday evening.

Finally, Sunday will also be Omani National Day. This will be the 46th annual iteration of the day. There will be traditional performances, music from Omani singer Haitham Rafi, and food and drink in Baker Ballroom on Sunday evening.

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Sunday What: Bring Diabetes to Light 5K When: 10 a.m.

Where: Athens Community Center, 701 E. State St. Admission: $15 What: Midst of Autumn Yoga and Hike When: 1 p.m.

Where: Athens Yoga, 77 1/2 E. State St. Admission: $15 pre-registered, $20 day of What: Omani National Day When: 5 p.m.

Where: Baker Ballroom Admission: $7 What: Justin Gordon When: 6 p.m.

Where: Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St. Admission: Free

What: ’A Streetcar Named Desire,’ presented by Lost Flamingo Theatre Company When: 8 p.m.

Where: Baker Center Theater Admission: $3 What: Mozaïque When: 8 p.m.

Where: Athens Uncorked, 14 Station St. Admission: Free

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