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Jewish community celebrates Hanukkah on campus early

Since Hanukkah takes place over Winter Break, Hillel is holding events early to allow the Jewish community on campus to celebrate together. 

Chipotle still awaiting public hearing on liquor license

The restaurant chain will undergo a public hearing before their request for a liquor license will be granted, but a corporate spokesperson said the chain has no intention of becoming a bar.

Trash and tobacco ordinances adopted

City Council had a third reading of the trash ordinance.

2011 rape in Shively reported to OUPD

For the third time in less than a month, a woman has reported she was raped on Ohio University’s Athens campus.

Lean In Further: We must come together to combat injustices despite our differences

We must all join together regardless of race, gender identity, class and sexuality. Only then can the real revolution begin.

Letter: Honor healthcare workers

OhioHealth honors the dedicated and exceptional staff of the OhioHealth Appalachian Community Visiting Nurse Association Hospice and Health Services.

Amplified Observations: Instrumental music best when studying for finals

Music with no vocal tracks can help students while they study for mind-numbing finals.

Editorial: 'Post' urges students to participate in #handsupwalkout Summit

The Post encourages all students to attend the #handsupwalkout Summit — a follow-up to the Occupy Baker protest from last week — at 7 p.m. in Baker University Center Theatre.

Sports Column: Is Kobe Bryant still ‘All About Winning’? Recent actions raise questions

Kobe Bryant has always told us that he is all about winning, but his recent actions and play tell a different story.

Volleyball: Bobcats finish season disappointed

#OhioVB: Final two matches of the season keep Bobcats from their ultimate goal of making the NCAA tournament.

PostSeason: Football and basketball talk from The Post's newsroom

The Good-isms: Activism is accessible to celebrities and everyday students

Most activists choose one cause to support during their lifetime, but a select few go above and beyond to make the world a better place. After over 20 years in both the music and film industry, Jared Leto has risen to the public eye as one of the most passionate and versatile performers of our generation and as someone who uses his talents to bring justice to people, animals and the planet.

Sustainable living education will be integrated into new residence halls

New residence halls are set to begin offering sustainable living spaces

Ecohouse promotes sustainability

OU’s Ecohouse offers three university students each year a chance to live in a sustainably-designed home.

‘ALTERNATE ENDINGS’ films shown to honor World AIDS Day

Visual AIDS project ALTERNATE ENDINGS series will be shown in the LGBT Center, showcasing seven artists and perspectives around HIV/AIDS issues.

Gamer Girl: Tech-based gifts for the holidays

It’s that time of year again, my friends. While you hang your stockings and drink your hot cocoa, it’s time to prepare your holiday wish list. Last week, I let you all in on the games that I’ve been lusting over. This week, for my final column of the semester, I’m going to share my tech-y wish list for this holiday season (I hope you’re reading, Mom.)The first thing on my Christmas list is a renewed subscription to Sirius XM radio. While this isn’t the most exciting item on my list, it’s sadly become a necessity to me. My trial subscription was up in October and since then, I’ve been struggling. I usually try to seek solace with either some Spotify playlists, a mix CD (I’m a little old school) or an audiobook (I’m also a super nerd). Sometimes I just want to make it easy on myself and be able to surf through the hundreds of commercial-free stations.I’d also like to upgrade my iPad to an iPad mini. I was an early adopter, so my first-generation iPad is pretty much out of commission — I can’t update the software, no more apps are suited for it’s system and it’s pretty darn slow. I’ve grown accustomed to not using my tablet much anymore, but one day I want to update it and use it for everything I could.The largest thing on my long-term wish list is a new console. Even though I’ve mentioned this before, I’d really love to get my hands on a Playstation 4. I still dearly love my Xbox 360, but the things that the PS4 has is much better than that on the Xbox One. However, a new console is something I could definitely wait on until it becomes hard to get any games for the older consoles.While that’s it for my personal list, there are a few other things that have caught my eye that would be perfect for other tech lovers in your life. For those that love to share videos or stream music, Chromecast is perfect and is less than $50. By plugging it into your TV, you can share YouTube videos or Netflix or a variety of other media from your phone right to your TV.There’s also a ton of cool smart watches out that can do lots of different things. While I’m old school and like to keep my watch simple, they are perfect for anyone who’s into tech. There’s a lot of cool fitness-based ones too. While this isn’t a gadget, I always think the perfect gift is a subscription to something online. Netflix and Hulu are perfect for movie and TV lovers. Music fans would definitely appreciate a subscription to Spotify or Google Music. While I haven’t tried it out, I’ve heard Oyster is the “Netflix for books.” It would be perfect for those that love their Kindles.Happy Holidays techies, and I hope you get everything you wish for.Sophie Kruse is a junior studying journalism. What’s on your Christmas list? Email her at sk139011@ohio.edu or tweet her at @kruseco.

Students react to plan to move Division of Film

Just before Thanksgiving break, the students in the College of Fine Arts were informed of a plan to move the Division of Film from CoFA to the Scripps College of Communication for financial reasons.Margaret Kennedy-Dygas, dean of CoFA, said she doesn’t know the details of the change yet, but the desire is to move the program in order to protect it and the other CoFA departments from drastic “Draconian kinds of (budget) cuts.”A decrease in the number of undergraduates enrolled in CoFA has caused a loss in the college’s revenues, Kennedy-Dygas said. The number of undergraduates decreased 8 percent from 2007 to 2013, according to university records.“If we were to continue with our present structure, necessary budget cuts would approach 10 percent of our expenses, and that level of budget cut would cripple all of our programs equally,” she said in an email to CoFA students. “It would equal the elimination of all operating budgets throughout the College, the elimination of all new hires for next year, and job abolishment for several of our professional staff or faculty. Such measures would decimate our programs.”Joe Cox, a sophomore studying integrated media in the Honors Tutorial College, said the plan is logical but he isn’t fully sold on the reasoning behind it. “It sort of seems weird that the motivation for integrating is just a monetary need because that makes it seem a little more forced than something that was voluntarily discussed,” he said.Administrators’ decisions regarding the Monomoy Theater and now Division of Film are understandable, but Ryan Holihan, a third-year graduate director, said he doesn’t think officials understand the long-term ramifications on the school and its prestige.“The administration has done a horrible job at communicating what is about to happen and why, making people feel good about their decisions and being a leader,” he added. “All (Kennedy-Dygas) is doing is sending out emails and taking everybody off guard. … I wish they would come talk to us more.”Steven Ross, artistic director of the Division of Film, and Scott Titsworth, dean of the Scripps College of Communication, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Luke Szabados, a junior studying film in HTC, said that Ross said in an email that many of the program’s aspects would stay the same when it moves colleges.Szabados said he doesn’t believe connections between divisions will be affected but it might be harder to access some of the resources, such as costumes from the Division of Theater, if they aren’t in the same college. If the Division of Film does move to the Scripps College, it would be included in the School of Media Arts and Studies, which Kennedy-Dygas said has a population of 650 undergraduates. Colin Trubee, a sophomore studying integrated media, said many in his track already take film classes. Integrating the film program into the Scripps’ Media Arts and Studies program could help to cut any repetitiveness in the course material, he said.Trubee said the integration might lessen the confusion for undergraduates because there is no film major for undergraduates. The Division of Film is largely a graduate program though there are film classes for undergraduates to take.“People do the media school because it’s an alternative to the lack of a film undergraduate degree,” he said. “It’s the closest thing you get to video production. I’m sure that funnels people into the program.”Holihan said he is largely concerned that moving the program will change the way film is defined, from a fine art to something less esteemed.Cox, on the other hand, said the location of the program is irrelevant. “I don’t think it will take anything away from what film is,” he said. “When it comes down to it, the college is just a name. It doesn’t necessarily have to be indicative of what’s within it … There is definitely art going on in the media school.”@buzzlightmerylmg986611@ohio.edu

Southern campus occupies pollution remediation lands

Methane gas levels need to be monitored, costing OU thousands

Alden Library innovates through technology

OU’s library ready to aid students during finals week through updated software, social media

Op-Ed: OU needs a new leadership era

In a recent story, The Post accurately conveyed my feeling that President Roderick McDavis had an extremely rocky beginning at Ohio University, and, despite some improvements, that the University should be preparing for a new era of leadership. It did not convey the positive things I believe about Dr. McDavis: his (and his wife’s) fundamental decency, fairness, politeness and friendliness; his intense loyalty to the school, his success in picking some able supporting administrators (e.g., Ryan Lombardi, Steve Golding), and his growing rapport with supporters of the University. The fact remains, however, that outsiders like US News rank OU a good deal lower today than when President McDavis took office. In the Ping or Glidden eras, students who couldn’t get into OU often went to Ohio State; today, the reverse is more often true. But let us not dwell on this decline, but on reversing it. President McDavis is at retirement age. If he announced later this academic year he would be retiring in another year (say the summer of 2016), he would be well past his 67th birthday, with a very long 12 year tenure leading his Alma Mater. That is a fine personal achievement and would allow him to retire to his lovely home in Florida with a sense of satisfied dignity.Here is what OU needs in a new leader to move us forward.