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Women's Basketball: Bobcats welcome a 'cub' to the pack

In a party filled with hot pink cupcakes and Capri Suns, Ohio added its newest player to the team in a press conference turned birthday party Tuesday night.

Student dies after collapsing in Ping

An Ohio University senior died Tuesday night after collapsing in Ping Recreation Center.

Master's student creates group for mutual support

A newly formed support group called Graduate Organization for Support and Help began this Spring Semester at Ohio University to target and recruit graduate students from all departments.

Sheriff's office to move alleged murderer

A Glouster man, accused of murdering his father, has a pretrial set for Feb. 24 in Athens County Common Pleas Court, and it’s Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly’s responsibility to bring him back to Athens for the hearing.

Sports Column: Prop betting spices up odd Super Bowl

About 110 million people watched one of the most bizarre, lopsided Super Bowl games in recent memory Sunday, making it the most-watched television program in U.S. history. Topping the number of disappointed viewers (excluding Seahawks fans) was the whopping amount bet on the game —  a record $117.4 million, $20 million more than last year’s wagers.

Men's Basketball: Broncos 'hard to beat' while in home gym

Although most Ohio fans are familiar with the historical rivalry with Miami, the team also has a long-standing tradition against Western Michigan, despite not playing in the same division, as Wednesday will mark the teams’ 125th meeting.

Kenyon Farrow to come to OU to advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention education

From social injustice to a lack of education, HIV and AIDS are caused by more than just sexual irresponsibility.

Post Rock: Music rating bias, halftime shows and Silent Lions

Post culture staffers William Hoffman and Dylan Sams are joined by Associate Editor Haylee Pearl to discuss their respective biases toward popular or lesser-known artists, critique Silent Lions' new EP, and share their opinions about the Super Bowl halftime show and Grammys in the 10th installment of the biweekly "Post Rock" PostCast.

Football: Incoming players could boost offense

National signing day is similar to Christmas for most coaches, whose wish lists of recruits finally become reality and they now have the next four-plus years to mold young men in their own image.

Tuition overhaul brings changes, aims to make comparing OU to other schools tricky

This article has been retracted. The Post regrets the error.

Alternative rock band set to take The Union stage

By Stan O'Neill | sn002310@ohiou.eduShilpa Ray will perform at the Union Bar and Grill, 18 W. Union St., with an alternative rock approach that does not fit snugly into the conventional slot allotted to most current bands of this genre.Various bands, including Style Star and Total Blam Blams, are set to make appearances alongside the main attraction Thursday at 9 p.m.“Shilpa Ray is always special, they have played here a few times before, it’s always a light hearted and energetic show,” said Scott Winland over a Facebook message.The band’s style is a haunting onslaught of delicate prog-rock, with the down tempo moments mediated by punk sensibilities and clever instrumentation. The band’s music contains a goofy ferocity and rebellious animosity reminiscent of Warhol-era New York, back when alphabet city’s gritty punk scene still thrived in dive bars like CBGB’s with youthful force.Shilpa Ray’s enigmatic title is actually the full name of its lead singer and die-hard proprietor, and incidentally the only remaining member of the original lineup. The four-piece group is a convoluted product of the past few years, a revolving door comprised of various members that came and went before the establishment of their current roster.Evidently this cathartic process of breaking down to build back up fostered some raucous ingenuity. Their music fluidly fuses bruised punk and bluesy movements with entirely original energy. Ray’s howling vocals are a potent mix of Janis Joplin and old soul caught in a choke-hold, refusing to be turned down or stifled, burning down the old conventions and reviving the fire of rock’s idols with scalding emotional vengeance.The band is based out of New York City and records at Emandee Studios in Brooklyn. The new EP It’s All Self Fellatio was recently released and will be available for purchase at their Union show. I recently reached out to Ray and bassist Will Benton to discuss their music and creative chemistry.“Well these days it’s Will Benton on bass/guitar, Jon “Catfish” DeLorme on bass/pedal steel, Russ Lemkin on drums and then there’s me,” Shilpa Ray said over Facebook Message. “We all met through mutual friends and other bands.”She expanded on her own personal musical history.“I started out playing solo, and then tried being in and running two bands, failed miserably and now I’m back on the horse playing solo and having band mates at the same time,” Ray said.She went on to list the collective’s primary influences including Lou Reed, New York Dolls, Kevin Ayers, soul, some jazz and old Bollywood movies. Benton chimes in emphatically, emphasizing “especially old Bollywood movies.”I ask the singer where the distinction lies between her solo and collaborative work. Shilpa speaks with playful sarcasm, poking fun at herself and the egocentric rock-star archetype so common in modern music, diffusing my nervous inquiries with light hearted words.“The whole universe starts and ends with me,” Ray said. “Basically, I’m the self-absorbed protagonist of my very own American Novel. Hence the band’s name…”The charge at the Union is unusually high, but it may pay to not judge this booking by its cover, the stories underneath seem deeply cultivated down to their basic elements, with exaggerated humor hanging out for fun’s sake over their true luster, touched with a bit of blushing intelligence.“Well, it’s storytelling. I tell stories, that’s as American as you can get,” Ray said.

Baseball: After tough season, team remains confident for upcoming campaign

During the 2013 season, Ohio won 14 games and went its entire Mid-American Conference campaign without a series victory on its way to missing out on the conference tournament.

DeWine files motion for suspension of Kelly

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine moved Tuesday for the Ohio Supreme Court to begin suspension proceedings against Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly, who is charged with multiple felonies “relating to (his) administration of, or conduct in the performance of” a sheriff’s duties, according to court documents.

Ending execution?

The 138 males currently on death row at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution might see their execution dates pushed back or eliminated, opponents of capital punishment are saying.

County considering hiring $20k agricultural educator

The Athens County Commissioners are considering allocating an extra $20,000 to hire a full-time agricultural educator through the Ohio State University Extension, the commissioners said Tuesday.

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Hope for Humanity: Turnout for event signals inspiring step forward

This week has been a hard one for those of us tuned into rape culture in the media. Between the astonishing number of Twitter users who felt that “rape” was an apt word to describe the Broncos’ Super Bowl loss to the Seahawks and the army of Woody Allen apologists calling Dylan Farrow a liar for writing about childhood abuse, there was barely any time to register the story coming to light about the University of Akron discouraging students from filing sexual assault reports.

Activist brings laughs, deep conversations about sexual consent

Jaclyn Friedman smiled as she received a standing ovation by an Ohio University audience Tuesday evening.

Athens County ranks third-youngest in Ohio, OU could be skewing data

Ohio’s population over the age of 60 is expected to grow 30 percent by 2020, but by that time Athens County could have one of the lowest percentages of the 60-plus population in the state.