I’m an awkward individual. They say that a situation may only be awkward and uncomfortable if you make it that way. Well, I’m the kind of person that can make any situation awkward.
Saturday, in some parallel universe, C.J. Wilson (in a Los Angeles Angels uniform) and Yu Darvish (in a Texas Rangers uniform) were both starting pitchers for the same team on the same day. Miguel Cabrera (of the Detroit Tigers) manned first base while Jimmy Rollins (from the Philadelphia Phillies) and Dee Gordon (from the L.A. Dodgers) shared shortstop.
The Pick of the Week this week recognizes the strong presentations of sports pages so far this quarter. Notoriously overcrowded with ads and too many stories, the sports page can be a challenge to design. In the past few papers, however, sports has followed clean, organized and inviting page design, playing photos large and offering other visual entry points into the story. Here are a few examples of strong pages from Tuesday papers, designed by Kevin Englehard and Danielle Magary.
Mojoflo’s old-school style of jazz, funk, hip hop and soul is making a return to Athens on the eve of a new record and music video.
Although the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity avoided criminal charges for the marijuana and drug paraphernalia found at its house, the twelve occupants could be evicted for the illegal materials being found.
Rhonda Vincent, dubbed the “new queen of bluegrass” by the Wall Street Journal, is continuing her reign with a recent addition of a dobro (resophonic guitar) player to the band, a planned release of her first-ever all-gospel project and a seemingly never-ending tour.
The Chinese undergraduate students at Ohio University are pretty upset recently at NetEase (Known in Chinese as Wangyi) — a leading Chinese news website.
Here is an idea for a person interested in starting a business, maybe at the former Blue Gator. The investor or investors can open a 7-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year karaoke bar. The downstairs can be the karaoke bar and upstairs can be room for a juice bar and a massage room.
Unprepared for a snap during spring practice last week, Derrius Vick fumbled the ball as it hit his hands. But before anyone could react, Vick had scooped the ball off the turf and scampered 20 yards down the field before a coach’s whistle blew the play dead.
Being hit with tear gas in the bottom of Baker Center; suing and being sued by the university; pissing off local ministers, athletics coaches and politicians; rarely if ever showing up for class (don’t even bring up GPAs), and, of course, being the envy (and favorite mocking target) of all of the Scripps kids studying those “other” kinds of journalism.
Dr. Jekyll had Mr. Hyde, Clark Kent had Superman and Beyoncé has Sasha Fierce.
Despite dropping five of their last six games, the Bobcats are hoping a little mid-season fun will help cure their recent woes.
Each player on a baseball team has a specific role. Some are recruited as hitters, others as consistent fielders and some to fill a void in the starting pitching rotation.
The Athens International Film and Video Festival will be reeling in quite an audience this weekend with a wide variety of films, many of which were submitted by Ohio University students.
This art is beautiful and refreshing, as it highlights the beauty of creation. But it isn’t new.
Housing and aid for those with mental and behavioral needs in Athens took center stage at an Athens town hall meeting Thursday night.
It’s impossible to gauge the exact value of the national attention gained when Ohio University’s men’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 last month.
The race is on for the Ohio University Student Senate presidency, and six students have decided to throw their names into the mix.
The multi-award winning journalist who is credited with exposing the Pennsylvania State University sex abuse scandal will be in Athens, Ohio Friday to tell her story.
Solutions by The State News