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How To Spot a Freshman

By Alex Hider

Nov 09, 2011 Comments Off by

We’ve all been there before… new school, new friends, new lifestyle, and no parents. There is no doubt that freshman year of college is the most exciting, different and in some ways scariest year of our young lives. To those who have been there before, we can tell whom you are. For any student in [...]

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Keep Moving

By Megan Exline

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Story by, Megan Exline Photos by, Ross Brinkerhoff   Janalee Stock has always enjoyed exercise, from growing up as a competitive gymnast to finding herself exercising unintentionally while chasing her three kids around the yard. Stock started running 30 years ago by making the two-mile trip from her house to her mailbox and back. She’s [...]

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Freshman Survival Guide

By Jordan Chepke

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Story by, Jordan Chepke Graphic by, Paula Welling    

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A Second Chance for Standout Running Back Beau Blankenship

By Jake Betzner

Nov 09, 2011 Comments Off

Story by, Jake Betzner Photo by, Erin Raby Growing up about 20 minutes south of Oklahoma City in the town of Norman, Oklahoma, Beau Blankenship finished his career at Norman North High School with 5,050 career rushing yards and 59 total touchdowns.  He earned 1,250 of those yards and scored 16 of those touchdowns in [...]

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Real Student Athletes on Campus

By Alex Hider

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off

Story by Alex Hider, Section Editor Cam Newton, Terrelle Pryor, Reggie Bush and OJ Mayo couldn’t do it without special treatment and a full scholarship. Millions of children across the nation aspire to play their favorite sport at the colligate level, but only a fraction get the opportunity. Even fewer finish their college career on [...]

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Hangin out with the Smokey Boots

By Jacob Betzner

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off

Written by Jacob Betzner With their laid-back attitudes and down-to-earth personas, the casual Casa Cantina or Jackie-O’s patron might not think Duke Junior & The Smokey Boots recently flirted with some serious national attention through a contest sponsored by Billboard Magazine. While the band did not advance as far as they would have liked, they [...]

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The Power of Presence: YoungLife in Athens County

By Erin McCarthy

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off

Story by, Erin McCarthy Photos By, Kate Harris It’s 7:59 on a Wednesday night in Athens, Ohio.  To many students of Ohio University’s surrounding high schools, this time means only one thing: YoungLife Club. Middle and high school students eagerly crowd outside of a club-room.  Among the crowd are faces of high schoolers, who deal [...]

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Dean David Descutner: Helping Students Make Big Decisions

By Maggie Clark

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off

Story By, Maggie Clark   About a quarter of the students of Ohio University begin their first year without declared majors. The majority of these students enter University College, a place where they can explore their many options and discover themselves in order to discover a career. But who lies behind this operation of guiding [...]

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From Last Chance To The Rest Of Their Lives

By Caitlin Turner

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off

Story By, Caitlin Turner Photos By, Katheryn Roan   Ask anyone in Athens and they will assure you that it is a community of givers.  From Passionworks to Ohio University’s student-run associations, the city of Athens takes excellent care and pride in improving the lives of its citizens.  But what many people and students living [...]

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Buyouts Present a Tough Decision For Ohio University Executives

By Megan Exline

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off

Story By, Megan Exline   Budget is a hot topic around here. It seems OU is always looking for a way to save money and trim costs. So when buyouts were put on the table, OU executives were faced with a decision, should they offer it? Human Resources administered the buyouts. As Chief Human Resource [...]

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