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Student Senate plans to dress up to celebrate international cultures

By Caroline Bartels | Mar. 18, 2014

Student Senate’s Wednesday meeting will be a global affair.In honor of this year’s International General Board Meeting, members of Ohio University’s Student Senate plan to wear international costumes to celebrate the various cultures represented at OU.Speakers at the meeting will include Vice Provost for Global Affairs Lorna Jean Edmonds and Gerard Krzic, director of the Ohio Program of Intensive English.“I’m speaking to Student Senate tomorrow night to share where we’re at in terms of our development of our global strategy and reflect on where we are today,” Edmonds said.International Affairs Commissioner Hashim Pashtun encouraged anyone who plans to attend the meeting to wear international garb, if possible.Interim Chief Information Officer Duane Starkey and David Alexander, a systems and projects administrator for Office of Information Technology, will also speak at the meeting to give an update from OIT.Finally, Caleb Balduff, university life senator-at-large, will speak about the responsibilities students take on when they decide to host parties.cb536511@ohio.edu@CarolineBartels

Nano Technology

New nanotech lab opens

By Dina Berliner | Mar. 18, 2014

As some students kick back to sip a cup of coffee at the Academic and Research Center’s café, their peers down the hallway are studying objects atom by atom through microscopes.

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Athens businesses offer birthday specials to customers

By Tiffany Touville | Mar. 17, 2014

From free sandwiches to cake-flavored shots, many Uptown eateries and bars offer discounts on popular items for customers’ birthdays.With the popularity of bars in Athens, there are, of course, many birthday drinks that newly-turned 21-year-olds can enjoy legally.Lucky’s Sports Tavern, 11 N. Court St., is one bar where Bobcats celebrating a birthday can find a special libation.That drink is the chocolate cake shot, comprised of Ketel One Citroen vodka and Francesca’s Hazelnut liqueur. After newly-legal drinkers take the shot, they’re given a lemon covered in sugar for a chaser.“Somehow, it tastes like chocolate cake,” said Dan Stephens, a Lucky’s employee.Bailey O’Brien and Will Pachan, employees at The Pub, 39 N. Court St., mentioned the bar has a shot purely for revelers celebrating their 21st birthday. The shot, dubbed “Liquor Don’t Lie,” contains Sambuca, tequila and hot sauce.The Crystal, 34 N. Court St., offers birthday boys and girls the opportunity to take on the shot in an unconventional way.Nick Wood, a Crystal employee, said the shot-ski is a slightly more popular way patrons celebrate their birthday. Groups of four sit at the bar and simultaneously take the shots from glasses fixed to a single ski.Other local businesses’ birthday specials are of a more informal nature. Some restaurants have deals or special promotions they offer only when customers specifically say it’s their birthday.Although Court Street Coffee, 67 S. Court St., doesn’t have a birthday specials policy that is set in stone, Sam Adams, an employee, mentioned the coffee shop will sometimes provide a free medium drink to students who come in with proof that it’s their birthday.If birthday celebrators are looking to get a bite to eat, they need look no further than Habibi’s Restaurant, 19 S. Court Street. Danny Mercurio of Habibi’s said those coming in to celebrate their birthday can get a special combo with any sandwich and two free sides for a dollar less than the original sandwich price. Plus, they can get free baklava.Souvlaki’s Mediterranean Gardens, 9 W. State St., echoes this by giving regular customers a free baklava or another sweet.Some other local businesses have more established policies on celebrating birthdays of customers.The Pita Pit, 8 N. Court St., allows members to register for a free membership and earn rewards through that program — one of which is, of course, a birthday special.“If you register for the Pita Card online, you will be emailed a card redeemable for a free pita within seven days of your birthday,” said Adava Gerace, an employee at the Athens location.The Athena Cinema, 20 S. Court St., also offers a membership perk for birthdays.At the most basic level — the “Scorsese level,” which costs $55 for adults and $50 for senior citizens — and all successive membership levels, moviegoers are given the gift of free admission to any movie of choice on their birthday, according to Jordan Froomkin, assistant manager at The Athena.In order to capitalize on all these birthday deals, of course, Bobcats should be sure to carry their IDs to prove it really is their birthday.@tiffanytouville tt315212@ohiou.eduThis article originally appeared in print under the headline "Businesses celebrate customers’ birthdays"

No hearing for bakery about liquor license

No hearing for bakery about liquor license

By Emma Ockerman | Mar. 17, 2014

After weeks of both fierce opposition and support from Athens residents, the owners of Fluff Bakery & Catering might soon be able to have their cake and eat it too — perhaps with a glass of Chardonnay on the side.

Farmer selfies gain fame

Farmer selfies gain fame

By Kelly Fisher | Mar. 17, 2014

When a team of journalists from The Irish Farmers Journal came up with a photo contest for their readers in Dublin, Ireland, they had no idea that the competition would be recognized internationally.

Faculty Senate March 17, 2013

Faculty Senate discusses distributing raises

By Danielle Keeton-Olsen | Mar. 17, 2014

Ohio University’s Board of Trustees committed to raising all faculty salaries within the next three years, and faculty gathered Monday night to hold preliminary discussion on how to make that happen.The Faculty Compensation Plan passed Friday at the board meeting intends to propel all OU faculty salaries to be among the third highest for state universities in Ohio.Currently, OU faculty salaries rank from sixth to eighth, depending on faculty titles.OU administrators, with the help of Faculty Senate, will decide how to distribute funding for this year’s paychecks at the end of the year. The provost’s office will ultimately make the final decision, said Ben Stuart, chairman of the finance and facilities committee.The resolution, on its first draft, comprises three parts. Together, the resolution asks that:• A reasonable percentage of the money allocated for this year’s raise pool increase should be given to faculty across-the-board, or the same for each unit (professor, assistant professor or associate professor) of faculty groups on the Athens and regional campus• The across-the-board money should be given as a fixed dollar amount for each unit, rather than a percentage of each professors’ salary• Any remaining portion of the raise pool should be given to deans and departments to distribute as merit-based raises“The idea there was to say that everyone should benefit,” Stuart said. “What we’re trying to say is everyone as a professor is valued dollar-wise.”The committee had not established a percentage of the raise pool it would like to receive as a fixed amount, though senators discussed suggesting a rate of 50 percent.The remaining percentage of the raise pool would be distributed between deans and departments to be used as merit increases for outstanding faculty members.“This is a three-year process, so this first year is going to be a very quick turnaround,” Stuart said. “It is an ongoing process, so this is something that we’ll want to have discussions on a continuous basis.”OU President Roderick McDavis also made an appearance to address the language in Ohio House Bill 472, which would require faculty of all Ohio public higher education institutions to increase their workload by 10 percent, which could be passed into law Dec. 31.McDavis said it was still early in discussion in both the house and the Inter-University Council, a coalition of Ohio’s public universities, but the council was previously instrumental in removing a similar policy.The next Faculty Senate meeting will take place April 14, where the senate will elect next year’s chair, voting between Beth Quitslund, the senate secretary and an English professor, and Kenneth Hicks, a senator and physics and astronomy professor.dk123111@ohiou.edu@DanielleRose84

Farmer selfies gain fame

Irish newspaper contest makes farmer selfies go global

By Kelly Fisher | Mar. 17, 2014

When a team of journalists from The Irish Farmers Journal came up with a photo contest for their readers in Dublin, Ireland, they had no idea that the competition would be recognized internationally.In order to honor Oxford Dictionary’s 2013 word of the year, “selfie,” Peter Young, reporter for the Journal, sat down with some colleagues to discuss the paper’s “selfie” competition — farmer style.“One thing that I do think you get from the ‘felfie’ photos is the passion farmers have for their industry and the food they produce,” said Maura Fay, online journalist for the Journal.Farmer P.J. Ryan won the newspaper’s contest, as determined by the number of Facebook likes.Since then, photos of farmers with their livestock have spread throughout online, with an entire website dedicated to them.“People have stereotypes about farmers, but when I discovered ‘felfies,’ I realized that farmers needed to be recognized and known for their hard work,” Greg Walbrecq of Felfies.com, a free website where farmers post their ‘felfies,’ said in an email. “They need to show they are young and full of motivation.”Walbrecq’s site has nothing to do with her publication, Fay said she appreciates the promotion of a positive image of farmers.Even though Athens prides itself on farming, Kip Parker, manager of the Athens Farmers Market, said he had not heard of local farmers posting felfies online.Fay’s and Walbrecq’s fathers both farm, so they both share an appreciation for farming, which is expressed in ‘felfies.’“Farmers need to show the world who they really are,” Walbrecq said in an email. “They need to finally be considered because they are the ones who feed the world.”kf398711@ohiou.edu@KellyPFisherThis article originally appeared in print under the headline "Farmer selfies gain fame"

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