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UAOU College Green rally

On Wednesday, the United Academics of Ohio University held a rally on College Green. The goal of this rally was to update students and faculty on the status of the bargaining process with the university. Video by: Hayley Mitchell & Lily Marinski Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com Find us on social media:  Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Shop CGI new location

Shop CGI is a vintage thrift store, previously located on E. State Street now has a new home on West Union Street. Video by: Lily Marinski Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com Find us on social media:  Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Tailgating at OU vs WVU

On Saturday, the Bobcats hosted their first home game of the season against the West Virginia University Mountaineers. The Post went to the tailgates to see what students were thinking about the game. Video by: Cassie Dye, Camden Paeltz, Lauren Rectanus and Hunter Gillespe Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com Find us on social media:  Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Village Bakery feature

Village bakery is a coffee and bakery on E. State street. The all vegetarian shop provides students and locals with a space to study, do work and more. Video by: Michael Dorwaldt Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com Find us on social media:  Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Welcome week wrap up

Last week, Ohio University welcomed new students and returning students to campus. The week included many events for all Ohio students, and The Post was there to see how the students were feeling. Video by: Cassie Dye Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com Find us on social media:  Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Welcome week fun with UPC

University Programming Council is a student organization that brings in performers and hosts fun events for students throughout the school year. This welcome week, they hosted the comedy group Lewberger and had their annual drag show. Video by: Cassie Dye & Ranjini Shank Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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UAOU hosts cheer in before bargaining meeting

On August 27, faculty and students gathered on the fourth floor of Baker Center to show support for the United Academics of Ohio University negotiating team. Video by: Cassie Dye Story by: Mary Kate McNamee Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Man on the street: Move in edition

Thursday August 21 was the first day of move in at the Ohio University residence halls. So Abby Waechter took the street interviewing first years, Bobcat move in crew and parents about their experiences. Video by: Abby Waechter and Cassie Dye Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Race For A Reason raises money for good causes

This past weekend, the Ohio Health Race For A Reason event took place. There were multiple different races you could pick to compete in, and competitors got to chose the place, or their "reason" they wanted their money to be donated to. Organizers of the race say this is the best turnout they've had since COVID, and they love seeing people be passionate about what they're doing. Video by: Raphaëlle Anglade & Lilly Marinski Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Diet Compliance: Students with celiac crave greater accommodations

Ally Ginder, a sophomore with celiac disease, said she can count the dining hall meals she feels comfortable eating on one hand. “When you have like four meals that you just rotate, I got kind of tired of that, so I would lose like 10 pounds in like a week and a half,” Ginder said. This documentary does a deep dive into Ohio University Culinary Services to find out what extent Ohio University accommodates for students with celiac disease on campus. Video by: Alex Imwalle Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Cherry Bombs reinvent the meaning of baseball

The Cherry Bombs, an all women's baseball team here at Ohio University, is truly making history as they are the only women's baseball team in Ohio. The team has been around for four season now, and the creator of the team says she came up with the idea because of her love for baseball and women's sports. A player says she joined the Cherry Bombs because she liked that it's breaking gender boundaries and stereotypes in the sports world. Video by: Audrianna Reed & Mallory Rickel Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Intramural sports offer an outlet for OU students

Intramural sports at Ohio University are a great way for students to play sports they enjoy and meet people, while not being too competitive. Students say they also enjoy it because it gives them an outlet from classes and school work. To play, just gather a group of friends and sign your team up, or you can sign up as a free agent and be placed randomly on a team. Video by: Mallory Rickel Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Sunset Shelter Project fosters hope for those in need

The struggle of housing insecurity has been an ongoing problem in the Appalachian region due to a lack of shelter and resources for those in need. To combat this issue, HAPCAP put together the Sunset Shelter Project, which is a community initiative to turn the Sunset Motel on Columbus Road into a temporary housing shelter. Many local organizations, Athens community members and Ohio University students came together to help make a difference with this project. Video by: Michael Dorwaldt & Audrianna Reed Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Booty Candy explores identities of black, queer people in America

Vibrancy Theatre put on Booty Candy last week. Booty Candy explores the theme of growing up as a black and queer person in America. The show is known for its comedy, while still highlighting the complexities of identity in black culture. An actress in Booty Candy says she loves the play becuase it spreads the message that you can't separate being black and queer, and it should be celebrated. Video by: Ranjini Shank, Michael Dorwaldt & Hayley Mitchell Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Athens Beautification Month aims to revamp the city

Athens Beautification Month, held throughout April, is an annual event where anyone in Athens can volunteer to help clean up and beautify the city. They transitioned from beautification day to beautification month to ensure the projects that need extra attention have time to succeed. One of the major clean ups the community is working on is renovating the Sunset Motel into a homeless shelter for those in need. Throughout the rest of April, there are many different events you can get involved in to help out your community! Video by: Michael Dorwaldt Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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International Film Festival brings creativeness to Athens

Last week, the 52nd Athens International Film and Video Festival took place at the Athena Cinema. Throughout the week there were many different international as well as local films shown. The director of the festival says it's so special becuase it's rare to see so many short films in one place at one time. An Athena employee says she really enjoys the festival because it adds to the artsy culture of Athens. Video by: Mallory Rickel and Ava Pazzanese Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Tax increases on May 6 ballot raise questions in community

Monday, the League of Women Voters held a town hall meeting in Athens to discuss the tax increase that will be on the May 6 ballot. The League of Women Voters say they held this event to help city members understand why city council approved the tax increase. The Athens County Auditor says they would not be implementing the tax increase if it wasn't truly needed, and this town hall meeting was beneficial for attendees to ask any and all questions they have. Video by: Lilly Marinski, Audrianna Reed & Ranjini Shank Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Green Bandana Project raises awareness for mental health

The Green Bandana Project is a nationwide initiative to reduce the stigma around mental health. If you get a green bandana, the program gives you a resource card for different places to seek help, and they ask you tie the green bandana to your backpack to show you have those resources in case someone else may need them. Advocates of this project say the main goal is to help students feel less alone in their mental health journey. Video by: Raphaëlle Anglade & Aubrey Kreitzer Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens


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Fest season 2025 wraps up with Athens & Palmer Fest

The last fests of the year were this weekend: Athens Fest and the iconic Palmer Fest. Famous rappers performed at parties on Friday and students flooded Palmer Street to celebrate the end of fest season Saturday. While we're sad to see fest season go, it was definitely a good one this year. Catch the recap of all the fun here! Video by: Abby Hiday and Michael Dorwaldt Visit our website: https://www.thepostathens.com/ Find us on social media: Instagram: thepostathens & thepostmultimedia X: thepost Facebook: thepostathens

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