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Ohio Football Prepares for Louisville

Deadly drug rates plague Athens County

Athens County officials are at odds over the cause, but they know one thing is for certain: Drug users in the county are dying at one of the fastest rates in Ohio.

Alumnus looks back on Athens days

Encircled by the Appalachian Mountains and girdled by the Hocking River these natural boundaries act like a moat that protects the land from outside intention. The landscape sets a tone for the “bubble” that is created here. Those who enter this land are immediately overwhelmed by a sense of calm and political moderation  that can only be present in a swing state. Some reside for the beautiful nature, others for the picturesque Uptown, but most simply for the atmosphere. Drawn by its masonic structures, blooming cherry blossoms and promises of front page access (we’ve got a good journalism school), the young and able flock to the educational assemblage known as Ohio University.  It was opening weekend and the cars were loaded. Caravans of both returning and prospective students were en-route southward bound with dreams of glory and debauchery. Immersed in the river of cars were the alumni. We are those who have studied and proven merit, cried and conquered, danced and fested and we were returning, returning to see the people and places that we missed dearly. Upon arrival I began to reminisce of my initial visit to this wonderful place. From my very first step onto those brick streets I knew I was in a place that would be part of my life forever. I could feel the echoes of those who had come before ripple through my core. The anticipation of making my own rumbles that would extend into the unforeseeable future. I did not know what my major would be (maybe business?), where the Alpha Epsilon Pi house was (Jewography search) or who my friends would be (everyone I knew was attending OSU), but it did not matter. All that I knew is that it felt right, it felt comfortable, and it felt like home.  For those of you who are not informed about this mythical place, it has a few reputations, many true, and others simply incorrect. Some know it as the No. 1 party school in the nation, Dirty Hippy Disney World, Harvard on the Hocking, or “The place that has a crazy Halloween celebration.” To some, those terms can be offensive and I have heard many alumni (mostly older) discuss how the reputation damages the degrees that they have earned. However, I see it differently.  Athens is a place for radicals. Those who love to love and must experience all to its highest degree. I lived a bipolar lifestyle that included massive mud-wrestling-enthused music events as well as late-night team meetings and presentation preparation. I worked restlessly and woke up contemptuously. When all projects were done and we had presented our Powerpoint, we celebrated the way we did everything else, with vigor. In the Athens fashion, I wandered the streets that I had come to know so well. I ventured into old stomping grounds and was welcomed by 50-cent cheese sticks and smiling faces. I had fallen into the rhythm of Athens.

McDavis celebrates OU achievements in address to faculty, staff

Ohio University President Roderick McDavis gave his convocation speech to faculty and staff in a smaller venue than in the one he gave to students, but was just as eager to share Ohio University’s accomplishments.

50th anniversary of March on Washington celebrated in MemAud

Speakers at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium took the stage to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Wednesday night. Standing room only, Ohio University students, faculty and Athens natives acted as an audience to hear what the speakers had to share.

No one to blame for misdiagnosis of rare infection

I once asked a doctor, “What’s the craziest thing that you have ever seen?” Without hesitation the doctor, an internist, painfully said, “Necrotizing fasciitis.”

Student trustees disagree over voting rights, university remains silent

Ohio University’s two student trustees will join 12 other board members during their retreat on Thursday, but will not be casting votes despite efforts from student officials and state legislators.

Student researcher surveys counties on effects of fracking

Politicians in Athens County have made it clear they have a lot of questions about hydraulic fracturing.

Multipurpose center to be named Walter Fieldhouse

Previously called a multipurpose center or pavilion, the indoor recreation facility being built adjacent to Peden Stadium now has an official title: the Walter Fieldhouse.

Jury finds Athens man not guilty of felonious assault, spreading HIV

An open love letter to Joseph Morgan

Performance group auditions bring new crop of talent

A new year brings a new crop of students and new members to campus groups. But for many, they must first pass the dreaded audition.

Professor emerita to recount meeting, message of King

As a junior in college, Francine Childs traveled to the University of Texas at Austin in 1956 to see Martin Luther King Jr. conduct a workshop, not knowing that she would have the opportunity to meet and speak with him.

OU officials dispute low graduation rates

Ohio University’s Southern and Chillicothe campuses were recently deemed among national public universities two of the worst campuses for graduation rates, but university officials claim it’s not an accurate analysis.

Post Column: 24-hour filibuster longest in history

The day was August 28, 1957. Following the passage of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, whites in the South had begun to violently rise up and commit heinous acts against African Americans, assaults and including church bombings.

Stafford loan interest can rise with economy

Stafford loan interest rates for undergraduates increased this school year, but the 6.8 percent loan rate is off the table — for now.

Ghosts of the Past

Tim Pfaff, 51, never thought much of the basketball-sized rocks that would occasionally fall from the hill behind his Fort Street home in Athens.

Students, landlords continue to battle over maintenance

Though most students hardly expect pristine conditions when moving into off-campus housing, water leaks, missing cabinet doors and broken light switches were more than Katie Spector anticipated when she and her housemates moved into their Grosvenor Street home.    

Post Cartoon: 8/28/13

Sports Column: Bobcats face early season challenge against Cardinals

Whoa there, Bobcat fan, let’s not get ahead of ourselves.