Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday, March 1, 2017:
The Athena will screen the award-winning police documentary Do Not Resist at 7 p.m. today. (The Post)
The already fully staffed Athens Fire Department added two new firefighters. (The Post)
Good Morning,
If you notice people walking around campus today with cross-shaped black markings on their foreheads, that’s because it’s Ash Wednesday.
Today, members of several Christian denominations will receive cross-shaped ashes to mark the beginning of Lent, a roughly 40-day period of observance, repentance and preparation for Easter. It also commemorates the 40 days Jesus Christ fasted in the desert.
While most people won’t spend 40 days in the desert during Lent, observers usually forego some earthly thing — like pop, or procrastinating — during the period.
Weather
It’ll be a rainy first day of March. It’ll be mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms and a high of 70 degrees. (Courtesy of Scalia Lab)
Sports and Game Times
Ohio fell to Buffalo 83-79 on Tuesday night. (The Post)
You might also want to know…
U.S. marijuana jobs are set to grow faster than manufacturing jobs by 2020. (Fox)
A Georgia couple was sentenced for racial threats at a black child’s birthday party. (CNN)
