Leland Bailey-Burks’ parents bought him a skateboard when he was five after they noticed his budding interest in the hobby, which was sparked when he began tuning into the televised X Games.By the time he reached high school, Bailey-Burks, now a freshman studying music production at Ohio University, was skating four to five days each week.
The 30 Mile Meal Project has worked to bring food harvested in the Athens area to the tables of its residents since its inception almost three years ago.
When it rains in Athens, the Hocking River doesn’t pour like it used to.
This isn’t your dad’s Big Ten anymore, and come 2014 it won’t resemble the one I hold dearly, either.
It’s a strange phenomenon, but when you go away to college, life in your hometown actually does go on.
I’m standing in front of the East Side Gallery — a remnant of the Berlin Wall — trying to picture the 1989 revolution and verify whether the air in East Berlin was as stinky as what Dragan Wende said.
Earlier this year, a legal foundation supporting religious freedom contacted Ohio University concerning “unconstitutional” aspects of the university’s policy for student organizations.
Athens City Council was criticized about one matter and was careful to avoid scrutiny about another Monday night.
As lights twinkle on Court Street and wreaths sprout on front doors, the Black Student Cultural Programming Board is reminding merrymakers that the holiday season isn’t just about Christmas.
Lexie Baldwin is not the typical Ohio women’s basketball player. Her favorite hobbies include fishing, riding four-wheelers (or mud-riding, as she calls it), and hunting. When she is not shooting wild game, though, she is perfecting her game on the hardwood.
More than 20 days after Election Day, about 1,500 provisional ballots in Athens County will count toward deciding November’s candidates and issues.
Those currently with dogs in Athens County will be asked to help fund efforts to reduce unwanted pets that may eventually be euthanized while applying for a dog license.
Election Day has come and gone, but the Athens County Board of Elections released the official count for Athens County Tuesday following the board member's approval of provisional and absentee ballots.
Whether or not they get full credit, cinematographers are often the ones making sure everything seen on screen looks the way it should.
Although Ohio University and Nigeria are separated by about 6,000 miles, a few longitudinal lines and an ocean, each has contributed to the achievements of the other.
How do you tell the difference between a shy guy and a guy that’s just not into you?
Editor’s Note: This is the first part in a two-part commentary about “fracking” in Southeast Ohio. Part two will appear in tomorrow’s edition.
My name is Eric Vaughn Jennings, and I am the son of Dr. Eugene Jennings, a retired faculty emeritus who taught piano at Ohio University for 45 years. I am also the son of Lucile High Jennings, who tragically died in a car accident in August some four years ago. Just a couple things of note about Ohio University and ways it could improve its education mission. Being a classically trained violinist and piano player, I can assure you that classical music is the bomb. I’ve attended thousands of classical concerts during my 50 years of life and realize that all forms of music — including rap, rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, Latin fusion, etc. — have derived from classical music. Consequently, I would make it a requirement that all OU students attend at least one classical concert at Ohio University at least once a semester. These classical concerts — which could be a percussion concert, chamber orchestra concert, the Ohio University symphony orchestra, jazz concert, etc. — are all free. And I would bet that students would be inclined to attend more than one classical concert per semester. Music, sports and food are what keep us going in America. However, I know that many students have never listened to a classical concert. Boy, are they missing something.
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