Three months after police officer Darren Wilson shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, protests have shown no signs of slowing down.
Last Tuesday a woman was raped on campus. Where exactly on campus? We aren’t sure because the Ohio University Police Department stated in its press release it happened on “main green,” which isn’t actually a place.
The L’Oreal Paris company recently advertised the “Women of Worth” campaign to bring awareness to 10 women and their independently-implemented causes and charities.
Protecting our environment is no longer another option, and it shouldn’t depend on financial obligations or liabilities.
I have a very low attention span — especially when it comes to a nearly three-hour movie. However, I was engrossed in this film.
The Cleveland Browns destroyed the Cincinnati Bengals and took first place from them.
The beauty of food is that it connects people from across the globe; it reflects different cultures. Food creates a dialogue not only about cuisine itself but also about other topics of interest.
Maria Fischer observes the pros and cons of coming to college while still remaining connected with high school friends.
Will Ashton urges readers to turn their phones off in theaters.
Olivia Hupp discusses the idea that we should be open to change, even if our peers aren't.
Ohio University gets its name dragged through the mud a lot. But we've got some good profs here, and some good learning opportunities.
Luke Furman takes us back to the 20th century to observe the origins of the modern "sneakerhead" themed tunes.
Jessica Ensley discusses the fact that administration hasn't done much to address the problems associated with anonymous social media apps
There are multiple reasons as to why Americans are pushing for stricter immigration laws, but the majority of them tend to focus on a fear that immigrants hurt the economy.
It seems as though everyone is going crazy over Apple Pay. Though I’m not an iPhone user, I’m a little wary of the mobile wallet concept.
With the holiday season approaching, the need for local food drives and other food donations are in more demand than ever this year. While everyone deserves recognition for lending a helping hand, one group at Ohio University keeps the spirit going all year long: Food Matters at OU — a student organization devoted to food quality, availability, and education for all students and faculty, from our campus to a global scale. According to a flier the group handed out in October, Food Matters thrives “through experiencing, discussing, growing, selling and cooking good food.” Food Matters is an exciting and rewarding program that anyone can join or support.
In last week’s midterm election, Athens County voted in favor of Issue 7 to ban hydraulic fracturing in the city limit of Athens. It passed with the highest percentage of all the nine issues that were voted on in the election with 78 percent.
If you have been watching the NFL throughout the past decade, you can tell that the refs have become a little more trigger-happy with their flags. These yellow flags are supposed to represent Commissioner Roger Goodell’s concern for the players’ safety.The term “hitting a defenseless receiver” has become all too common in the NFL in recent years. I understand they don’t want the defensive players destroying a guy because he is vulnerable, but how are you supposed to play the game nowadays if you can’t hit someone hard? The sole reason why these guys get paid so much is because what they do is dangerous. Fines have been too frequent lately. Each fine is based on how much the player gets paid, and the penalty is priced accordingly. But if player safety is such a concerning factor for the Goodell, why add another game (Thursday) to the weekly schedule?The NFL is where modern day gladiators go to battle as entertainment for us. It’s comprised of some of the biggest, fastest, most athletic men in the entire world, and they line up against one another and hit each other in the head for a couple of hours. There is a reason the NFL only has 16 games while Major League Baseball has 162 — the human body simply can’t take beatings the way these NFL guys do on a consistent basis.I love the idea of a primetime game; it gives America a chance to zone in on one game and gather around to enjoy America’s favorite sport. But we already had that with Monday Night Football. Altering the schedule to have a game on Thursday night is just a ploy to put some more money in the NFL’s pocket.If a team plays on the previous Sunday, then the players would only have three days of practice and rest before they have to go out onto the field and put themselves at risk again. But I guess it’s okay, right? Because Goodell is allowing more flags to be thrown.Sure, it’s their job and they get paid like kings, but I think it’s wrong to give these guys another game to go out there and destroy their bodies just a little bit more. However, this goes with the issue about penalties and fines. If you’re going to fine someone for endangering another player, but you add another game onto the weekly schedule, that screams hypocrite to me. Goodell is all over the place, and it seems like he is losing a grip on things. He already did a horrible job dealing with the Ray Rice incident earlier this year, and he was the one who instilled this new Thursday Night Football gimmick that only allowed DirecTV users to watch the game.The NFL needs to end Thursday Night Football and go back to the normal schedule. He is letting his greed get in the way of really keeping these players safe.Adam Wondrely is a senior studying creative writing and journalism. Email him aw922910@ohio.edu
I was seated at my favorite Japanese steakhouse restaurant, Shogun. The chef was performing intricate maneuvers, twirling knives and catapulting shrimp at individual plates. It was amazing, but when I looked around the table, patrons with illuminated faces were staring down at their gadgets. These people are missing the spectacle. Half the enjoyment of a Japanese steakhouse is the visual presentation of the food.
In October, a Filipino woman was discovered dead in a motel bathroom, her head hanging over the toilet. Time Magazine reported that a U.S. Marine is suspected of murdering her by strangulation and pushing her face into the toilet water. Her name was Jennifer Laude, and she had been seen with the Marine checking into the motel before her body was found. According to the article, condoms were found in the trash in the room.
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