The sound of gunfire still echoed in my ears as our group crept through the woods, leaving the chaos of Woodbury behind us. When the dead had begun to rise and our world crumbled around us, we had thought zombies Walkers™ would be our biggest concern. But it turns out we had much more to fear from the living — for in the end, we’ve realized Man is the real monster (the undead cannibals are still kind of a problem, though).
Each city has its own rhythm when the holiday madness hits. December in Athens means finally finding a parking spot uptown, shopping for gifts at one of the 10 stores in the Market on State and alleviating stress with a holiday-inspired beverage at the end of the day.
When Ohio Sen. Lou Gentile, D-30th, begins representing Athens County for the first time on Jan. 1, he may do so with the help of an Ohio University Bobcat.
An Ohio University student and three of his or her friends have a chance to get free tickets, airfare, hotel rooms and some spending money for the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl.
Athens City Council members make more money than those in the cities of Oxford, Bowling Green and Kent, but a proposed ordinance would increase their salaries by another $75 to $90 each year.
Far from their families, but closer to the basketball superstars they admire, many of Ohio’s Chinese students feel at home playing on the hardwood courts of Ping Recreational Center.
Friends, colleagues and former students know Lauren Weldy as a talented musician, proficient audio production student and all-around kind person.
Pregame
I like to think I am a pretty funny guy. When people laugh at me, I assume it was because I said something funny and not because I am dressed like a hobo who is wearing clothes that look like they got ran over by a lawn mower (my washing machine is a jerk).
Ohio waited until Thursday morning to make a return flight from Memphis. It was probably a good thing, as the Bobcats couldn’t have handled much more turbulence than they experienced in their blowout loss to the Tigers Wednesday.
For Athens County residents looking to get in the holiday spirit, several Christmas-tree farms cater to those who want to cut down their own tree, in Griswold-esque fashion.
Postseason bowl games offer a potpourri of possible scenarios, and Ohio will spend its holiday in Louisiana to sample one of the Southern variety against Louisiana-Monroe on Dec. 28.
They came, they saw, they conquered.
The Bobcats fell to 6-2 on the year with an 84-58 loss to Memphis Wednesday. Read our chronological coverage of the Bobcats' second-straight loss below.
An Athens woman who said she has a heightened sense of intuition and psychic skills couldn’t tell her clients which lottery numbers to play, but she does try to help them sort out problems and make good decisions.
It seems the Grinch has yet to sneak off with Ohio University’s holiday cheer, as warm sweaters, bright lights and stockings are replacing the typical dorm decor — giving Buddy the Elf a run for his money.
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