Archive for Issue 8 “A Fork In The Road”

Real Student Athletes on Campus

By Alex Hider

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off by

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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The Biannual Zombie Apocalypse Gains New Features

By Jate Nott

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off

Story By, Jate Nott Photos By, Halie Couisneau On a warm spring night, a group of humans wanders down the streets of Athens in search of a precious item. The group is of moderate size and carries plastic guns that shoot foam darts of ranging sizes and capabilities. Some of them wear civilian clothes, while [...]

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Students Help To Make Their World More Beautiful

By Jordan Chepke

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off

Story By, Jordan Chepke Photos By, Daniel Reese It’s the single mom working a double shift at the register in the grocery store; the wrinkled old man sitting outside the post office, waiting for his wife to finish up her errands; the adventurous young boy racing across the playground to get the last open swing. [...]

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