Students study in Ghana
By Olivia Malmsten | Jan. 16, 2014While most Ohio University students went home over Winter Break, 19 Scripps College of Communication students studied overseas in Ghana.
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Athens man pleads guilty to theft, domestic violence
By Kelly Fisher | Jan. 16, 2014An Athens man, accused of taking money from an Athens woman to clean out a culvert but never performed the service, changed his plea to guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to prison.
TV: Orlando, Sprite and Benadryl: The many ways to “protect the coven” on ‘American Horror Story’
Jan. 16, 2014By Meryl Gottlieb| mg986611@ohiou.edu| @buzzlightmeryl
Women's Basketball: Bobcats continue hot streak
Jan. 16, 2014The Bobcats played with fire but didn’t get burned on their way to a third consecutive victory.
Headliners announced for 12Fest
Jan. 16, 2014Wiz Khalifa returns to the Athens area to headline the 12th edition of Number Fest joined by trap artists Carnage and GRiZ as well as Chicago rapper Vic Mensa.Other artists announced include Stalley, The Runners, Captain Kidd, Jola The Trunk Boi, Yacht Club, Entel and DJ Loco. 12Fest tickets are on sale now for $30 and will be held on April 12.Khalifa last visited Ohio University in the spring of 2012 when he played for the Convocation Show with opener Sean Kingston but this time around Dominic Petrozzi, founder of the Number Fest, said this time around it will be more of a party.“It was a completely different environment coming from a Convo show … where there was heavily scrutinized security scenarios,” Petrozzi said. “The new black hippie movement that he has … just played into the outdoor good vibes — it’s not too ratchet and it’s not too slow. Wiz will have a set that will be very in tune with what the kids will be doing out there.”He added that he was pursuing Kid Cudi to play at 12Festl but Coachella, a big name California music festival, falls on the same weekend and Cudi was “pulled out from under us,” Petrozzi said.One artist they did get from the Coachella lineup is Carnage who is considered one of the top trap artists in the country now. The style which has grown in popularity since 2012 incorporates electronic dance music beats with hip-hop lyrics.“For the DJ kids the dance kids the EDM heads, Carnage and GRiZ will definitely reign loud,” Petrozzi said.Chicago artist Chance The Rapper topped many critics albums of the year list for 2013 and fans of the musician will recognize the name Vic Mensa. Mensa has been coming up in the Chicago rap scene for some time and is poised to really explode on the scene this year making many critic’s “artists to watch in 2014” lists.“Vic being a hip-hop crossover bread a lot like Chance, it’ll be really interesting to see his escalation over the next six months with all these spring and summer festivals coming up,” Petrozzi said.Of course the lineup also includes a lot of Ohio talent from DJ groups such as Captain Kidd out of Cleveland as well as Athens talent from DJ Loco and Entel.Petrozzi said this is the festival's biggest budget yet and brings a lot of established national talent as well as up and coming acts and said he looks forward to student’s reactions.@Wilbur_Hoffmanwh092010@ohiou.edu
Coroner confirms death in old U.S. Route 33 crash
By Hannah Yang, Joshua Lim | Jan. 15, 2014A two-car collision occurred on Old U.S. Route 33 around 11 a.m. Thursday resulting in one fatality and two injuries, state and local authorities said Thursday afternoon.
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Jan. 15, 2014Hi, everyone.
Women's Basketball: Bobcats continue hot streak
By Charlie Hatch | Jan. 15, 2014The Bobcats played with fire but didn’t get burned on their way to a third consecutive victory.
Beauty and the Bobcat: Liquid liner, bamboo brush are winter musts
Jan. 15, 2014Our columnist adds two products from Tarte, carried at Sephora, to her makeup bag.
Sports Column: Manziel shows promise, but still has a long way to go
By Luke O'Roark | Jan. 15, 2014Since Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel announced his decision to enter the NFL draft in April, I’ve been analyzing his play like a high schooler analyzes their SAT words.
'School of Art + Design Faculty Exhibition' Explores Local Art from Professors
By William Ashton | Jan. 15, 2014This year’s 2014 School of Art + Design Faculty Exhibition will feature everything from paintings to graphic design for students to explore in the Kennedy Museum of Art starting Friday.
City, county officials plan years' projects
By Emma Ockerman | Jan. 15, 2014Both Athens County and City officials entered 2014 with resolutions of their own: see improvements at the local wastewater treatment plant, renovate the city’s parking garage, implement electric aggregation county-wide and seek a new location for the county sherriff’s office. But budgets can be sparse, more pressing issues can arise and projects can be put on the backburner. That’s why officials are now planning for the likelihood (or unlikelihood) of some of the area’s largest projects coming to light.
Film: And the 2014 Oscar nominees are...
Jan. 15, 2014By Meryl Gottlieb| mg986611@ohiou.edu| @buzzlightmeryl
Don't worry, Bobcats. We are living in one of the safest cities in Ohio.
By Allan Smith | Jan. 15, 2014A safety blog recently named Athens as one of the 50 safest cities in Ohio, as well as the safest college town in the state.
Donkey Charity Month to support food pantry
By Dylan Sams | Jan. 15, 2014A riff on the charity show at Donkey Coffee & Espresso is now a full year into its life with the fifth instance of a “charity month” that will see money from the regular backroom shows given to the Athens County Food Pantry.
Hockey: Bird Arena welcomes hockey alumni
By Kelsey Surmacz | Jan. 15, 2014When Ohio faces off against No. 1 Iowa State this weekend, there will be more than just the Cyclone hockey team coming into Athens.
