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Buyouts Present a Tough Decision For Ohio University Executives

By Megan Exline

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off by

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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Witnesses say arrested OU student faced racial harassment

by Andrew Zucker

Oct 20, 2010 1 Comment by

As originally reported by The Post, OU student Nathaniel Huggins, on hiatus fall quarter, was arrested October 9 and charged with felonious assault and aggravated menacing. According to court documents, he allegedly stabbed a former student with an edged-weapon — five weeks prior to his arrest — on September 5.

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Unified Studios

Ugonna Okpalaoka
photos by Lydia Deakin

May 10, 2010 No Comments by

Athens’ new tattoo parlor is more than just that. Combining tattoo and piercing skills with an art gallery, is helping it gain new customers and make a name for itself.

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If Walls Could Talk

by Lynsie Dickerson
photos by Ross Brinkerhoff

May 10, 2010 No Comments

Walking through the streets of Athens, Ohio can compare to walking through a 3D timeline. Take the old brick pathways on College Green past the first buildings built on campus and it’s like you’ve been transported back to the 1800’s.

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Habibti Rakkasah: Ohio University’s Bellydance Club

produced by Ugonna Okpalaoka
Photos by Harvey Smith & Mylan Cannon

May 09, 2010 No Comments

As enticing as the bells and music are, the women of Habibti Rakkasah come together every Tuesday to belly dance for something more. The Essay Magazine interviewed club president Danielle Echols to find out what attracts her to the Middle Eastern dance.

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Buddhism in Athens

by Ross Brinkerhoff

May 09, 2010 Comments Off

As home to Ohio University for 206 years, Athens Ohio has evolved to accommodate the stresses and benefits of supporting a major institution. Athens has more bars, more pizza places, more bookstores and certainly more students than most places its size, but it is, at its heart, still a small, Middle American town.

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Acid in Appalachia: Acid Mine Drainage in Broken Aro

by Scott Angles
photos by Ross Brinkerhoff

May 09, 2010 No Comments

The thick woodlands just south of Wellston, Ohio, contain a danger concealed by the idyllic views and serene wildlife. In these tranquil hills of Appalachia lies the site of Broken Aro, which was once used as a strip mine and coal processing facility. It is the remains of this Broken Aro mining operation that pose one of the most serious threats to wildlife in Southern Ohio.

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Empower: Making a Difference, One Child at a Time

by Erin Raby

May 09, 2010 No Comments

Most of you have probably seen girls (and a few guys) around campus wearing handmade jewelry made from recycled paper. Do you know where they come from?

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Discovering the Baha’i Faith

by Catherine Pomiecko
photos by Ross Brinkerhoff

May 09, 2010 No Comments

Emerging from Iran in the mid-nineteenth century, the Baha’i faith is the world’s youngest independent religion.
“It embraces the different traditions of the past and completely acknowledges all of them. I believe it is fulfilling the promise of all of the past religions,”

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Top 10: Undiscovered Places of Athens, Ohio

by Melissa Weiler

May 09, 2010 No Comments

Athens, Ohio is overflowing with culture, history, and hidden treasures scattered throughout the city. Many of us walk by these places on a daily basis on the way to and from classes. I made it my mission to expose these hidden treasures so they can get the attention they deserve.

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