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Green Beat: Environmentalism success comes only after advocacy

Sep. 28, 2013

Many things have been written against lifestyle environmentalism. Some writers attack it as unnecessary, believing it exaggerates the damage human beings do to the environment. This is common among those who deny global warming is occurring or is caused by human beings. Others admit we are harming the planet, but argue that the focus on personal choices ignores the role technology and policy decisions have to play in decreasing and reversing these negative outcomes. Those of us who are convinced that the former group are ignoring the evidence find it easy to brush their arguments aside, but the latter present a stronger challenge. Do they have a point?

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That's A Wrap: Life of Mr. Rodgers subject of new film

Sep. 28, 2013

Even with so many films based on the lives of great people like Jobs, 12 Years a Slave and Saving Mr. Banks, it still came as a surprise to me when they announced a movie based on Mr. Rogers.

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Beauty and the Bobcat: Affordable makeup alternatives are available

Sep. 26, 2013

I did it. I went out of my comfort zone and purchased drugstore-brand foundation. As I said previously: I’m a beauty brat and although there are some drugstore-brand products I enjoy, I don’t like to skimp when it comes to foundation. After my Benefit Hello Flawless powder shattered, I haven’t been able to afford purchasing a new one and decided I’d give drugstore products a try — and it actually wasn’t too bad.

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Science with Dan: Inbreeding continues to be problem for Amish

Sep. 24, 2013

In a culture where sex is king, it takes something of great significance to be viewed as taboo and immoral. “Stigma” is a label that is becoming less and less common as our society grows more accepting at a seemingly daily rate. Today, the only stigmas that stick out like a sore thumb on the surface tend to be related to drugs, alcoholism and physical abuse, among others. One that is of much higher importance, yet rarely comes to mind and is hardly ever discussed, is the act of inbreeding in humans. We tend to think of inbreeding as something savage that rarely occurs and when it does, it happens in places on the other end of the globe or by heinous pedophiles. The truth of the matter is that this practice is all too common and you don’t have to travel far from home or even your dorm to find examples in the flesh.

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Increased diligence will help clarify future debates

Sep. 24, 2013

On Monday, we ran an article “Marching on Blurred Lines,” in which a Post reporter followed Ohio University’s Marching 110 in the week before a home game at Peden Stadium.

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Fifty-one years ago, Yemen king dethroned

Sep. 24, 2013

On Sept. 25, 1962, the newly crowned King of Yemen, Imam Muhammad al-Badr, was dethroned by a plot conceived by Abdullah al-Sallal, who then declared Yemen to be a republic.

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'Grand Theft Auto' steps up game for newest version

Sep. 24, 2013

Last week, I went where few girls have gone before.

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College Matt-ers: Colleges of education need to challenge status quo, students

Sep. 24, 2013

On its website, the Patton College of Education claims it tries to foster its graduates to be “change agents” in the field the education, but opportunities are few and far between to change the college itself.

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The PHILosopher: Off-campus students need home essentials

Sep. 22, 2013

I live in the self-proclaimed “Animal House.”

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Green Beat: Valuing one tree will create respect for the forest

Sep. 22, 2013

We must balance discussions of what is wrong with the world by recognizing what changes in our actions are needed to make it right. Acknowledging our global consequences as consumers and members of organizations is sometimes needed, but seeing the forest of the present is rarely enough to motivate local tree-planting. To galvanize ourselves or other people, sometimes we need to focus on one tree at a time.

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That's A Wrap: Toronto Film Festival promises exciting future flicks

Sep. 22, 2013

Now that the Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close, many people are dying to know what movies topped the list this year. 12 Years a Slave, which was shown Friday in Toronto, generated a lot of positive buzz at this year’s festival. It was said to be so good that it is already being considered for an Oscar nomination, hype which will surely come to fruition.

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Between the Lines: Post local editor seeks companions for West tour

Sep. 18, 2013

I remember it clearly.

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Post Column: Foundation disaster leads to inspiration

Sep. 18, 2013

I have a crisis. This past weekend a tragedy occurred and I have yet to overcome my shock. I am at a loss for how to recover from it. This past weekend, I dropped my Benefit “Hello Flawless” powder foundation on the floor – it shattered, and my heart shattered with it.

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Gamer Girl: YouTube opens up a new world for gamers

Sep. 17, 2013

I am absolutely obsessed with watching YouTube videos. Odds are, if I have nothing to do and I’m being lazy in my dorm, I’m watching videos upon videos and forgetting all other responsibilities.

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College Matt-ers: Students' input necessary for General Fee spending decisions

Sep. 17, 2013

If you are enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at Ohio University, you are guaranteed “free” admission to all Ohio University Division I intercollegiate events. The catch? Regardless of how many games a student attends, he or she will have to fork over roughly $429.72 a year.

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Possible connection trumps age gap

By Ian Ording, Kristin Salaky | Sep. 16, 2013

Dear BedPost,

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This Day in History: 1873 bank failure caused economic depression

Sep. 16, 2013

This week I made an extremely last minute decision, but I just had to do it.

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The PHILosopher: Dropping classes might be best for some

Sep. 16, 2013

This week I made an extremely last minute decision, but I just had to do it.

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That's A Wrap: Harry Potter series is as good as it is going to get

Sep. 15, 2013

It was announced last Friday that J. K. Rowling and Warner Bros. will once again work together to make a new Harry Potter spin-off film.

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Green Beat: Livestock production can cause global warming

Sep. 15, 2013

When you think about ways in which human beings contribute to climate change, milk and hamburgers would probably not be the first things that come to mind.