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Ping’s fitness classes: a hidden treasure for OU students

With winter quarter again in commence, hibernation for students is also beginning again. The physical activity for students in the winter is generally limited; traveling from class to home, to the bars then back home (shortest distance desired).



Student decisions weary as election season grows near

As the midterm elections on November 2 approach, college students have the chance to participate in the keystone of American Democracy by voting for Ohio’s next governor (among other things).But how many students have the time, motivation, and knowledge to make such a decision?



Attempting to blend in: the Freshman help guide

To spot freshmen is barely a rare occasion when wandering around on a college campus. The tell-tale signs and expectations of these new-comers burdens them as they make their way from high school student to college freshman.



Dorm rooms: The love/hate relationship

College life has many good qualities; you are finally on your own which means you can stay up late, steer clear of eating your veggies, and potentially bring home that cute boy from the bar. But although these few perks are great, there are also MANY disadvantages of living the dorm life that one soon reminisces on as summer approaches and we are so close (and ready) to return home.



Saving lives with a simple swab

By giving up five minutes of your day on Tuesday, May 25, Ohio University students, faculty and members of the Athens community can become bone marrow donors and potentially save the life of a patient struggling with leukemia.



Scripps Cookout: Join the fun and benefit your future

Afternoons of outdoor activities, sand between toes and grilled food to eat with friends are always good ideas so close to the end of spring quarter. This Sunday, May 23, why not do all of these things while also benefitting the Scripps Internship Support Fund?



Dr. Rebecca Wanzo enlightens OU on diversity

Dr. Rebecca Wanzo, the Ohio State University associate professor of english and women’s studies, graced Ohio University with her insight on Friday as the keynote speaker of OU’s first “Building Community Through Diversity Initiatives” conference.



‘Cinematic Portraits’ more than a pretty face

A portrait is generally thought of as a photograph or painting of an individual person, place or thing. During the Athens Film and Video Festival, filmmakers attempted to contest this old belief with the creation of a segment called “Cinematic Portraits,” transforming the traditional portrait from paper to a film reel.

Part 15 of 27: Athens Film Festival


Helping the innocently accused: The Innocence Project

Sometimes in today’s society, actually more times than we would like to believe, defects in the legal system lead to false accusations and wrongful convictions of innocent people. Because there is such a large number of these ‘wrongful convictions’ throughout the country, numerous states across the nation have adopted a public policy organization to assist these victims in proving their innocence.



Getting to know the blissful buggies by College Gate

Whether one is strolling past College Gate to or from class looking for lunch or stumbling past in the late hours of the night looking for a snack, the food stands by College Gate are a perfect place to stop and grab a bite on the go.