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Men’s Basketball: What to know for Western Michigan

Coming off the heels of a great win on the road against Buffalo, Ohio (12-11 overall, 6-5 Mid-American Conference), is returning home to The Convo on Tuesday to host a struggling Western Michigan team.

Swimming & Diving: Ohio falls to Akron in final regular-season swimming meet

The Ohio Bobcats (3-1 Mid-American Conference) traveled north on Friday and Saturday to face off against the reigning Mid-American Conference champion Akron Zips (4-0 MAC). The Zips handed the Bobcats their first loss of the season after scoring a 239-171 victory.  

Roblox vs. Schlep: Exposing child predators is vigilantism 

The gaming platform Roblox has been at the center of controversy for the past year, due to allegedly being used as a hub for child grooming, which left the platform as the defendant in over 35 lawsuits last year, including a case against the state of Louisiana. 

‘Maul: Shadow Lord’ trailer brings a classic revenge story to ‘Star Wars'

Disney and Lucasfilm released the first trailer for their upcoming “Star Wars” animated series, “Maul: Shadow Lord,” on Jan. 23. The series is a continuation of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” placing itself shortly after the end of the seven season show. 

Noah Kahan breaks the silence with new song, album release date

Noah Kahan released “Stick Season” on Oct. 14, 2022. This album launched his career and doubled his fanbase. Almost one year later, he released “Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever),” which had all the original songs from the first album along with seven new songs, including “Your Needs, My Needs” and “Call Your Mom.” Then in 2024, “Stick Season (Forever)” was released with new features from artists like Lizzy McAlpine, Post Malone and Gracie Abrams.

Entertainment Look-A-Head: Music releases, Muppets, Super Bowl LX 

Tuesday, Feb. 3 

Daily Rundown: Fruth Pharmacy closure, compassionate coffee, and UAOU efforts

Hockey: Ohio suffers two defeats against top-five rival Niagara

In its second-to-last road trip, Ohio took on the Niagara University Purple Eagles (19-5). This was an important matchup for the rankings as the Nationals approached. Ohio (23-5) was ranked No. 2 while Niagara was No. 4. Unfortunately, while the Bobcats had swept the Eagles in December, they fell in both games this weekend.

Wrestling: Ohio falls 23-10 to Central Michigan

Ohio (4-4, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) is now officially at .500 this season while being one of the weaker opponents in the MAC. The Bobcats are coming off a 23-10 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas (7-4, 1-1 MAC) on the latter team’s home mat. 

Honoring Catherine O’Hara: Emmy-winning actress, comedy icon

Two-time Emmy-winning actress and screenwriter Catherine O’Hara died Friday at the age of 71. The “Home Alone” actress died following a “brief illness,” according to her agent and manager. Throughout her 51-year career, the comedic sensation knew every way to bring audiences to tears with her physical acting and famously rambunctious characters. 

Police blotter: a pizza-induced injury, an arrest warrant

Friday, Jan. 23

Stars Align: Feb. 2-8 horoscope predictions

It’s officially February, also known as Valentine’s season, and with the sun in Aquarius until Feb. 18, things are beginning to shift in growth mindsets and romantic spaces. 

For the Record: ICE is a homegrown issue

As said by the late member of the Black Liberation Army and a Black revolutionist, Assata Shakur, “We need to be weapons of mass construction, weapons of mass love. It’s not enough just to change the system. We need to change ourselves.” She believed we must create a world community, built on a system of socialist ideals and understanding. 

Pen to the Point: Streaming platforms are monopolizing

Hulu is a streaming platform that offered its 64 million paid subscribers thousands of shows since 2007. In August 2025, the platform announced it would be fully combined into Disney+ by the end of 2026.

Fruth Pharmacy closes doors

Fruth Pharmacy, a pharmacy chain with locations in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, is officially closing all stores and transferring its prescriptions to Walgreens. The pharmacy was in business for nearly 75 years, and at its height owned 30 locations. 

Abby's Angle: Having everything figured out in college is a myth

College is notoriously considered a time of self-growth in nearly every aspect –  professionally, academically, socially and emotionally. 

Editorial: UAOU still fights for fair compensation

As of Wednesday, the United Academics of Ohio University have gone 91 days without receiving a response to their proposal for improved compensation. Compared to nine other universities' faculty salaries in Ohio, OU has the lowest-paid research faculty, a disgraceful fact which the university’s continued silence makes significantly worse.   

Oh Well: We need to be safer online

As the internet evolves and everyone contributes either to its content or comments, we lose a lot of fear about what could happen online. We begin to think, “being private is sketchy,” and “not responding to texts” is rude. However, with deepfakes created by generative artificial intelligence, and other cybersecurity concerns, it’s time to consider why online safety is so important. 

Researchers respond to Greenland, Trump

Greenland, the world’s largest island, roughly three times the size of Texas, has become a political focal point of the Trump administration. Denmark’s semiautonomous territory, located in the Arctic Circle, has drawn renewed media attention amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to strengthen U.S. national security interests.