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Hangin out with the Smokey Boots

By Jacob Betzner

Jun 02, 2011 Comments Off by

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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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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International Students: Blazing Their Trail at Ohio University

By Micaela Meaney

May 15, 2011 Comments Off by

Story by, Micaela Meaney Photos by, Mylan Cannon Graphic by, Marianne Simmons   Kaltuma Sheikh of Garissa, Kenya is currently studying development as a graduate student at Ohio University. Though she seems quiet and reserved, sit down with Kaltuma for just a few minutes and you can travel the world, inspired by her stories and [...]

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Kris Grey: Helping To Change The Way We Look At Gender

By Gina Kuzmick

May 15, 2011 Comments Off

  Story by, Gina Kuzmick Photos by, Daniel Reese Kris Grey looks like any average guy that you’d see out and about.  He has short brown hair, kind chocolate-hued eyes and sideburns that cascade down the sides of his face. He greets me with a friendly smile and a firm handshake. He’s wearing blue jeans [...]

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Unanswered Questions

by Nikki Buccina

photos by Natalie Mercuri

Oct 28, 2010 No Comments

In 1966, an old man voluntarily surrounded himself with the honking horns, hazy air, and hectic lifestyle of New York City. Traveling from his birthplace in the impoverished land of India, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, he brings with him a core set of beliefs, a soul capable of making an impact, and a mission.

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The One Who Seeks to Heal

by Nikki Buccina, photos by Natalie Mercuri

Oct 27, 2010 No Comments

The aging of fluorescent lights darkens the hallway leading to Jacob Okumu’s office. Jacob sits comfortably in the corner at the common-stock wooden desk, its fireproof wood lying under his coal-black, moist hands. The calm buzz of an electric fan is the only hint of life from the dim halls of the Academic Advancement Center, but Jacob, in the dark, is a gleaming ray of light for his students.

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Faces of New England’s Young Leaders

by Mylan Cannon

Oct 11, 2010 No Comments

A youth organization in Massachusetts called Crossroads for Kids facilitates a youth leadership development program called C5 New England. The five year program seeks out youth who demonstrate leadership potential and who are growing up in risk-filled environments.

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Brothertiger prowls Athens music scene

by Catherine Pomiecko
photos by Dan Reese

May 10, 2010 No Comments

With synthetic beats and layered melodies, BrotherTiger prowls the Athens music scene by means of an electronic sound as unique as the stripes of the animal he embodies.

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Rush Radwany- A Brick Street Juggler

by Amber West
photo by Erin Raby

May 10, 2010 No Comments

Synthesized rhythms of Beck resonate in Morton 201 on a snowy Friday afternoon. Inside this lecture hall from 3-6:00 pm is not a class or a meeting of business. Instead one will find a group of individuals practicing their juggling skills.

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Donald Houston

by Whitney Clayton
photos by Mylan Cannon

May 09, 2010 No Comments

Growing up in the east side of Columbus, one might be hard-pressed to find the cascading tree-covered hillsides, colonial cityscapes and let alone the World’s Largest Basket. But this was the first image of rural Newark, Ohio that 9-year-old Donald Thorington Jr. went to his new foster home.

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