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OU upgrades composting capacity to 6 tons a day
JILLIAN FELLOWS For The Post | jf392708@ohiou.edu ——— The largest campus composting system in the nation is about to get even bigger. Despite glitches with Ohio University’s composter, officials said the system is getting a major upgrade and should be completely operational by 2012. The expansion includes the addition of a 4-ton expandable in-vessel system, solar panels to power the site, and a solar-thermal water-heating system. The cost of the renovation is $1.5 million. The current composting program, located at 137 Dairy Lane, has been in place since 2009. It was purchased from Wright Environmental and cost about $400,000. The system is the largest at any university or college in the U.S., according to a presentation by former OU Director of Sustainability Sonia Marcus for the College and University Recycling Coalition.
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Utica explored for fracturing site
WILL DRABOLD For The Post | dd195710@ohiou.edu ——— Although the possibility of “fracking” reaching Athens County has sparked outrage among local residents and officials, some geological experts are not convinced the facts match the fuss. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process used to extract natural gas from impermeable rock formations. There has been widespread concern about fracking’s potential negative health effects, but geological scientists have doubts FAST FACTS whether fracking Utica Shale Thickness will even reach AthUnder Athens County: ens County. 100-150 feet Greg Nadon, chair Utica Shale Thickness of the Ohio UniverUnder The Majority of Ohio sity Department of 150-350 feet Geological Sciences, Depth of Utica Shale said he does not beUnder Athens County: lieve there is an eco4,000 – 6,000 feet (this nomical amount of depth is prime drilling depth) natural gas or oil in the shale under Athens County. Energy companies have extracted millions of cubic feet of natural gas from shale formations that lie thousands of feet below the surface. Of the major shale formations that run under much of the northeastern United States, the Utica Shale is the only one with the potential to extract natural gas that extends beneath Athens County. The Utica Shale is projected to be between 100 feet and 150 feet thick under Athens County, according to maps from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. “We don’t expect Athens to be in the top tier of areas that will be explored first,” said Larry Wickstrom, chief of the Division of the Geological Survey at the ODNR.
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Ohio University’s In-Vessel Composter
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Ohio University’s compost facilities are located west of the Dairy Barn Arts Center. Baker Center lost its certification for compost equipment because it was not working properly.
OHIO UNIVERSITY’S IN-VESSEL COMPOSTER
Natural bacteria in the bio lter remove odors from the exhaust before releasing air back into the environment BIOFILTER After spending at least 14 days in the system, compost cures in piles for 90 days before being applied to our campus
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An in-vessel unit controls temperature, aeration, and moisture to accelerate decomposition of organic waste
New facility to match others in the MAC
JIM RYAN For The Post | jr992810@ohiou.edu ——— As the leaves lose color, final exams preoccupy students’ minds, and Thanksgiving nears, Ohio Athletics knows what it is thankful for. The athletics department accepted an $8 million donation from Robert and Margaret Walter to build a new multipurpose center. On top of that, it has collected more than $1.3 million in additional donations. Even though at least $1.7 million more is required to build the facility as planned, department officials say the structure will fill a great need once completed. “I think this facility is extremely important to our campus and community,” OU Athletics Director Jim Schaus said. “If you look at other institutions like ours, it’s very common to have a large space like this that is available for recreation and classes. For some universities, they are very large field houses. (Other universities) are building more contemporary facilities that complement a student rec center.” The multipurpose facility, which is planned to cover 74,000 square feet, will complement OU’s Ping Center, which opened in 1996 and covers 168,000 square feet across its three floors. Between the two, Ohio’s recreation centers will be among the largest in total floor space in the Mid-American Conference, rivaled by the
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MAC SCHOOLS’ FACILITIES
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO Fetterman Training Center Estimated cost: $9 million Opened: 2010 Square feet: 90,400 Turf football field Six sprint lanes 90-foot sand sprint training lane Practice golf facility Basketball/volleyball court
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON Louis and Freda Stile Athletics Field House Opened: 2004 Estimated cost: $17 million Square feet: 155,500 Turf football field Six-lane 300-meter track Practice golf facility Strength and conditioning center Seating capacity: 1,100
OHIO No official name Opened: Projected for fall 2013 Estimated cost: $11 million Square feet: 74,000 Full football field Sprint lanes
LGBT Center sees boom in SpeakOUT requests
EMILY BAMFORTH For The Post | eb104010@ohiou.edu ——— As the number of requests boom from seven last fall to 20 this past quarter, the SpeakOUT! panels continue to put a face to the trials of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Mickey Hart, director of Ohio University’s LGBT Center, said he attributes the increase to a core group of professors who regularly request the program and to positive word of mouth throughout the year. The panels began in the late 1980s when Open Doors began the Speaker’s Bureaus Program, Hart said, adding that the LGBT Center later took over the program. Various groups — including learning communities, classes, residence halls and Greek houses — request the panels. “(SpeakOUT!) is someplace where people can just go in and have the information presented to them without having to go through specific hoops and jumps to get it,” said Adam Russell, the program’s student coordinator. Panel members share their coming-out stories and then open the discussion to questions that could range from “legal issues to dating and sex,” said Kate Steven, a graduate student in OU’s College Student Personnel Program and a frequent panelist. “You get to hear what it is like for LGBT people and what their individual experiences have been like,” Hart said. “You also see it’s not the same for each person, that each person’s coming-out process is different. You also get the sense that it is really a lifelong process: You don’t just come out once and everyone knows this about you.” Harvey Ballard, a plant biology professor and panelist, brings lifelong experience to the panel. Ballard has been in a 26-year relationship with his partner and is both a
Midterm evaluations provide early feedback
AMY WORRELL For The Post | aw317609@ohiou.edu ——— Students are accustomed to bubbling in evaluation forms at the quarter’s end, but some instructors are interested in learning how their students feel about them before the term has even ended. More instructors are administering midterm evaluations to their students in order to improve their techniques sooner rather than later. Institutions such as Harvard University, Pennsylvania State University and Princeton University are noting the advantages of this method of evaluation, according to Princeton’s website — and professors at Ohio University agree. Jeremy Kohler, an OU graduate student studying and teaching Spanish, asked his students to fill out an evaluation during the sixth week of this quarter. The evaluations asked students about his teaching performance and about the course itself. Kohler said the results helped him realize what his students wanted from him as an instructor for the remainder of the course. For example, he said the evaluations showed him that students were interested in learning
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Graduate student Kate Steven poses for a portrait in Donkey on yesterday. Steven has been a panel member of Speak Out for the LGBT center since her freshman year at Ohio.
foster dad and grandfather. “I enjoy sharing my past and what has changed since ‘discovering myself’ and embracing who and what I am,” Ballard said. “As an educator, I also think it’s important that students have their boundaries and
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Students need to write to their state legislators and encourage them to support the proposal that will give student trustees suffrage. Succinctly, this proposal will give all student trustees at Ohio’s public universities a right to vote on their respective boards. Currently, students do not share that right with their non-student counterparts. Please write to your legislator to urge him or her to support the measure. Below is a list of some state legislators who represent some of Ohio’s larger towns and cities. To find out who your representative is, please visit the Ohio House of Representatives at house.state.oh.us. Akron – Rep. Vernon Sykes Athens – Rep. Debbie Phillips Beavercreek – Rep. Jarrod Martin Canton – Rep. Steve Slesnick Cleveland – Rep. Mike Foley Cincinnati – Rep. Denise Driehaus Columbus – Rep. Michael Stinziano Lorain – Rep. Dan Ramos Kettering – Rep. Jim Butler Milford/Miami Township – Rep. Joe Uecker Parma – Rep. Tim DeGeeter Toledo – Rep. Teresa Fedor Sandusky – Rep. Dennis Murray The letters should be written to your state representative because the proposal
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originated in the Ohio House of Representatives. Eventually, you should write to your state senator as well. Letters need to give your reasons for supporting the proposal, such as giving students equal voices and votes in decisions within Ohio’s boards of trustees. Finally, the letter should mention the names of the two representatives—one Democrat, one Republican—who have proposed the measure: respectively, Michael Stinziano and Mike Duffey. Christopher Myers is a senior studying philosophy.
I’m exaggerating the dramas of my sorority sisters at our annual country-dance last year, when my crush puts his finger to my lips. He’s silencing my gossiping tongue and my inner girl. I’m convincing him to be my date this year — and it isn’t going well. “Do you girls realize how silly you sound?” he says. It’s biblical almost … maybe even medieval, are my first reactions. But then worry sets in, pushing me to wonder: What if he knew that sometimes I skip class for a good workout or sit reading in a coffee shop just to be seen wearing my newest top? Girls do silly things. I worry that, if he knew my grades, he’d abandon me like a sinking ship. During class discussions, I freeze and I can’t help thinking, “Who let the dumb blonde speak?” So I sit quietly, then get bored, and, finally, disengage myself from the class altogether. Often my attendance stops. When a student loses confidence and interest in school there’s unfocused energy. We learn in science class that all energy needs an outlet. Most often the absence of school and extracurricular activities leads to rebellion by lost students who turn to drugs, alcohol, gang violence or, in my case, a hard addiction to greek life. For those who “speak greek,” library time is sometimes shortened for happy hours and fraternity parties stimulate basic conversation needs. Supplemental Instruction sessions offering students extra help are unwanted by students who’ve filled an empty learning vessel with hot air instead of fuel — or at least that is the reputation greeks can give off while trying to cover up any academic doubt. I’ve misled outsiders before. Greek life is not a bad outlet, and not all members allow their grades and priorities to slip, however. All the philanthropy and community services performed by greek organizations make them an Athens’s dime. The danger in greek life comes from students who center their life on greek activities, following Twitter with the concentration of a lost tourist reading a map or scanning Facebook as if it’s Page 6 of The New York Times. But for many girls in greek life, being silly adds to life instead of constructing it. The foundations of a sorority house might be forged from silly gossip and peer pressure, but there’s also family, camaraderie, encouragement and friendship in the cement. A student who rushes for the social benefits of a sorority might soon find parts of her academics benefiting also. How silly. A minimum GPA requirement enforced by Chi Omega bylaws — which, if broken, takes away a sister’s social privileges — keeps grades above average. So, I know neglecting my classes too much will cause my greek-life outlet to suffer too. The more greek I become, the more my philosophy on grades and hard work changes as I gain confidence. Sooner or later, my crush will learn the truth about me. Truth is I got bored with school. I could have joined a gang, experimented with being high on life, and taken to wearing colored bandanas to country-dances, but greek life is an addiction cycle a silly girl can live with. Steph Doan is a junior studying journalism and a reporter for The Post. Share your greek-life addiction with her at sd476308@ohiou.edu.
Students give back through service, not more cash
Reading the Nov. 10 article, “University turns to students for cash,” made my blood pressure rise. I can respect that the university wants to raise funds for very good purposes, but turning to its students is not the way to do it. To say that OU students pay $9,870 for tuition is a veiled attempt to minimize how much is really being spent by your average undergraduate. Beyond the cost of tuition, we also shell out an average of $10,000 a year for two years (at least) to cover the costs of the mandatory university residence and meal plan. That figure also fails to account for the extra charges that come with printing and technology fees that are charged to many students. As it is, many of us are taking out loans, acquiring debt and working as many hours as we can in order to attend classes here at OU. Is that not enough? And while Stephen Golding, vice president for Finance and Administration, claims that it’s “a powerful message” to be able to identify what students are doing for their institutions when they donate money, I would say it’s more powerful to look at the spirit, effort and time that students put into the university and the world beyond it. Whether they’re working part-time at the library or dining halls, or they’re volunteering their time to give back to the Athens community, OU students make OU what it is by being active and involved. It takes a lot less effort to drop a dollar in a collection box than it does for these students to get up and make something of their time here. The programs such as Service Living, OU Dreams and the service fraternities on campus are what really send a message to donors that OU students support the institution they’re attending and that they’re learning what it means to give back by attending here. The time for us to donate our money isn’t while we’re trying to stay afloat in a sea of loans and debt. The time for OU students to give back in a financial capacity will be when we, like our generous alumni, have put our years in Athens to good use and can afford to show our gratification by giving back to the institution that gave us so much. In the meantime, however, the university should respect that we’re doing all we can as students to support our institution in the best way that we can. Cassie Ciarlillo is a sophomore studying communication.
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I cheated last week. After much deliberation, I broke down and feasted on some delectable barbecue from down the street. And I’m not talking about barbecued tofu, either. Yes, the preacher has sinned. I am a sinner. What I’m not is remorseful, though. If I’ve gathered one smidgen of useful knowledge from my forays into conservative dietary rules, reduced-waste living, animal-rights advocacy, and pollutionbashing egotism (among other ventures), it is that perfection is impossible. No one can do it all. No one should expect to be able to do it all. No one can properly follow every “guideline” for social responsibility. We’re fooling ourselves when we think otherwise, for it’s when we try to take on entirely new lives summarily that we flounder. I’m guilty of trying to live immediately guilt-free myself. When the journey began some time ago, it was an all-or-nothing attitude that I adopted. The odds against the species and planet seemed astronomical at the time (they still are, really), and a radical approach seemed the only possibility.
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Now, older and wiser, it’s apparent that my approach was absurd. My initial steps are still largely in effect. Actually, if I’ve lost one or two practices, I’ve probably gained a dozen new tenets for living. (Homemade almond and rice milk, anyone?) It’s a delicate path of balancing practical living with necessary solutions. Sometimes — OK, often — those distinctions can be indiscernible. On top of everything, going the full monty can be just plain threatening to others, too. I tell friends about vegetarianism and veganism with a wry joke or two to explain my battleground of a diet. What I’m sure they hear, though, is: “This isn’t fun at all.” Moderate approaches to lifestyle changes (for the better) are the proper approach, as slow and tedious as they might seem. Better to have slow progress at this point
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than radicalism that sees almost no results. We’ve just got to make some kind of move at this point. So, the cautionary tale overall is this: Realize that change is difficult. We all become entrenched in ideology, tradition, our own stubbornness, skepticism, cynicism and denial every so often. Begin with those easy achievements we’ve discussed; then slip on those more difficult shoes. Know, too, that no one person can provide every answer to the problems faced in modern society. This column certainly isn’t the place for those answers but rather an outlet for the exploration of just a handful of problems I suggest remedying. Keep an open mind, keep learning more about yourself, and keep striving to help others so, perhaps, all we’ve struggled to achieve thus far was not in vain. It’s not hard to change the world, but it sure isn’t easy either. Joseph Barbaree is a graduate student studying journalism and a columnist for The Post. Send him your plans to change the world at jb901411@ohiou.edu.
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edly compostable service ware we purchased three years ago is still there.” The purchase of a shredder was initially included in the new expansion to help aid the serviceware breakdown. However, the university will no longer purchase a shredder because of concerns about students’ incorrectly sorting the compostable items from Baker University Center, Shively Court and Central Food Facility, Mack said. “The shredder would also grind up the non-bioware stuff,” Mack said. “We would rather pull a whole orange juice bottle out than have to dig out glass shards.” The new expansion will add a second unit to the composter that can handle four times the waste per day. “It will increase our capacity,” Mack said. “We’re going from 2 tons to 6 tons.” The system will be able to divert up to 25 percent of OU’s current landfill waste and result in an annual greenhouse-gas emissions reduction of about 1,200 metric tons of carbon dioxide. The composting program and its new additions contribute to OU’s goal of climate neutrality, as stated in the Presidents Climate Commitment that OU President Roderick McDavis signed in 2007. “I myself have used (the composting system) as an educational tool,” Morrone said. “I’ve taken students up there on tours. It’s a really good opportunity for students to learn about composting.”
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When working at maximum capacity during the school year, the composter is capable of disposing 50 percent of OU’s total food waste. As of July 2010, OU has composted more than 263 tons of food waste and biodegradable service ware. The composter turns waste into soil in 14 days, which can be used as fertilizer after curing for an additional 90 days. Soil from the composter is used on OU’s campus. “It’s a gem, a resource that has put OU on the map,” said Michele Morrone, the director of Environmental Studies. However, Director of Facilities Management Steve Mack said there have been problems with the composting program. The biodegradable plates, bowls and cutlery OU purchased from Gordon Food Service and Nature Friendly Products, which were made of sugar-cane fiber and plant starches, are not all breaking down correctly. To address concerns about the slow decomposition, OU switched to purchasing service ware from BioSelect. The new dishes broke down more quickly, but still not at the expected rate. “There are no problems with the composter itself,” Mack said. “Not all compostable service ware is created equal. Some of it is breaking down perfectly and some is not. Some of the suppos-
The majority of the Utica Shale in Ohio is projected to be between 150 and 350 feet thick, making these areas of greater interest to natural-gas companies, Wickstrom said. Athens lies on the southern edge of the shale formation, which presents economic risks for energy companies interested in drilling locally, he added. Drilling leases are also far less expensive in Athens County than in other Ohio counties, which both Nadon and Wickstrom said indicates the potential of finding natural gas or oil
in Athens County. “We really won’t know (how much gas is there) until someone starts drilling in that area. Wickstrom said. The problem, he added, is that energy companies are reluctant to invest in expensive drilling if the potential for natural gas is questionable. “They’ll never drill these holes on the off chance they’ll lose money,” Nadon said. Ultimately, the decision of whether to bring fracking to Athens County is an economic one, said Ariaster Chimeli, an Ohio University professor of economics. “Anything people do, they
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do it because they benefit from it,” Chimeli said. “If I have to make a choice, I have to consider what are the costs and benefits of that choice?” The difficulty in evaluating the costs and benefits of fracking lies in the fact that many of them cannot be quantified, such as how fracking could alter lifestyles or health, Chimeli said.
With that difficulty in mind, area residents must have as much information as possible to make an educated opinion about fracking, Chimeli said. “(Fracking) could bring lots of benefits to the community, but it could bring risks as well,” Chimeli said. “(We should) have the democratic process working. Make sure everyone has a voice.”
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Fetterman Training Center at the University of Toledo and the University of Akron’s newly-built Louis and Freda Stile Athletics Field House, which is a hybrid of Ping and the planned multipurpose facility. Akron’s 155,500 square foot field house, which was dedicated in 2004, houses a sixlane track, a regulation-size football field, an indoor golf facility and a student wellness and recreation facility. The turf-and-track portion of the building seats more than 1,000 spectators. The Fetterman Training Center, which opened in 2010,
An indoor facility like this, of this size and this capacity, is a great asset for our region, and I think there are a lot of things that will be utilized by the community.”
FRANK SOLICH, OHIO FOOTBALL COACH features a 100-yard football field, basketball and volleyball courts, a long-jump pit, sprint lanes, and a golf practice area. “I’ve been in Akron’s. I’ve been in Buffalo’s, been in three or four of them, and Akron’s is about as nice as it gets,” Ohio football coach Frank Solich said. “I think (a multipurpose facility) helps in a lot of different ways. It helps in recruiting, it helps your current team, it helps all the teams that are in our program that would use it,” he added. “And then there’s a big help within the community itself and how it could be used.” Schaus likened the facility to OU’s Aquatic Center, which is a hub for community involvement, being that it is the only one of its kind in the area. Ohio Athletics administrators have said that everything from youth sports to trade shows could be held inside the center. “An indoor facility like this,
of this size and this capacity, is a great asset for our region, and I think there are a lot of things that will be utilized by the community,” Schaus said. The university is working with the city of Athens to outline the best possible agreements for the facility’s use. “We are in the process of negotiating a memorandum of understanding with the city,” said Becky Watts, chief of staff to OU President Roderick McDavis. “The catalyst for that was the university’s commitment to help fund the new fire trucks, but there are multiple other things on the table for discussion, and shared resources for community activities is one of them.”
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more about Spanish-speaking cultures rather than just vocabulary and grammar. “If you feel like you’re not reaching students like you thought you were, (midterm evaluations are) a good way to find your strengths and weaknesses,” he said. Muriel Gallego, the director of the 100-level Spanish program, recommended that her instructors administer midterm evaluations this quarter. These evaluations are very similar to the formal ones given at the end of the quarter. She said she discovered the method when she wanted feedback about her own teaching style at the beginning of her career as a teacher’s assistant. The timeliness of these evaluations is beneficial, she said, because instructors don’t normally receive feedback from formal end-of-term evaluations until the fifth week of the next quarter. The results from the mid-quarter evaluations were immediate. Gallego said she takes student comments seriously and used them to completely reshape the curriculum of the 100-level Spanish program her first year as director. “(Some instructors) feel that students don’t have the capability to offer good comments and constructive criticism, but they do,” she said. She emphasized the impact student evaluations can have on an instructor’s career. Negative student comments in evaluations can result in a TA’s removal from the teaching program, she said. She added that evaluations
also impact a professor’s tenure process. “If there is someone out there that’s not doing a very good job, that person needs to know,” she said. Gallego said she recommends other departments consider midterm evaluations for their instructors. The results of doing so in her department were positive, she said. Instructors reported back to her that students were especially pleased because they felt their instructors were listening to them. Melinda Rutherford, an instructor in the Patton College of Education and Human Services, said she has used websites such as Blackboard and SurveyMonkey to get midterm feedback from students. She added that it was much easier to administer formal midterm evaluations when she worked at schools on the semester system — which OU will implement in fall 2012. “Ten weeks is not long enough to implement midterm evaluations as a formal university procedure, but the semester schedule would provide the perfect opportunity and timeframe
for such a project,” she said in an email. Not all professors agree that formal midterm evaluations are the best method for obtaining student feedback. Marilyn Atlas, an associate professor of American literature, said she prefers to approach students individually throughout the term for comments on the course. “Cute professors do better (on evaluations), young instructors do better, those who give a bunch of praise do better, those who are not middle-aged, grumpy women do better,” she said in an email. Atlas added that students should evaluate their instructors five or 10 years after the conclusion of a course. That would be helpful in analyzing the effect instructors have upon their students in the long run, she said. Erin Carlson, a sophomore studying international studies, said she liked the idea of providing feedback before the end of the quarter. She added that she always provides professors with honest answers on course evaluations. “I like (evaluations). I take them seriously,” she said. “I hope professors do too.”
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comfort zone expanded.” Catherine Cutcher, a women’s and gender studies professor, said this was the result when she requested the SpeakOUT! panel for her Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies class. “I think the SpeakOUT! panels are a vital part of outreach for the LGBT Center and community in Athens,” Cutcher said. “I found that my students’
minds were opened up by this experience, and their questions were answered honestly and candidly by the panelists.” Steven said the program fills an educational void, spreading information to those who “have never met, or (don’t) know that they’ve met, an LGBT person before.” “In general, I don’t feel like there is enough formal education on diversity in high school or in university settings, be it people of different socioeconomic status, sexual orienta-
tion, gender identity or other types,” Steven said. “I think the SpeakOUT! program is a wonderful asset to have at OU, but I wish more people were able to experience it.” Russell said he hopes that SpeakOUT! will become a commonplace program at the university. Although he does not foresee the numbers continuing to grow at the same pace they did for fall quarter, Hart said he hopes the other quarters’ numbers increase similarly.
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ALLAN SMITH For The Post | as299810@ohiou.edu ——— Instead of seeing the typical rush of holiday-season customers that pushes the year’s sales into the black, local business are planning to hibernate for the winter break’s six-week stretch. Though some schedules have yet to be finalized, many restaurants simply will not stay open as late to adjust to the departure of Ohio University students. Big Mamma’s Burritos will also change its hours with the start of winter break. The restaurant stays open until 3 a.m. every night but will change closing time to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 2:30 a.m. on weekends, employee Sara Cecil said. “It’s been pretty slow. It slows down just like any other business. There is hardly anybody here,” Cecil said. Restaurants such as Bagel Street Deli will continue to stay open daily, though new hours for winter break have yet to be determined, employee Annastasia Chambers said. “It’s much slower than the summer,” Chambers said. “We stay afloat just because of local businesses who tend to come in for their lunch break, people that wouldn’t have been coming in during the school year because it’s too busy.” Though the change to semesters will improve business in December of next year, the extended break into the middle of January will even out the increase, Cecil said. Other businesses will keep their classes-in-session hours despite the decreased student population. Union Street Diner will continue to stay open 24/7, employee Paul Moseo said. While restaurants are not the only Uptown businesses adjusting to the holiday intersession, some entities will rely on resident regulars and online sales to continue to accumulate revenue. “It hasn’t been that bad,” said Jay Mobbs of the Smoke Zone Smoke Shop, adding that the store will retain its regular hours. “We still have a lot of regulars who come in and get what they usually buy.” College Book Store, which relies on online book orders, will eventually benefit from OU’s switch to semesters in terms of surviving the six-week gap, manager Gene Armes said. “I think it will help some of the Christmas sales yet hurt some of the spring sales,” said Armes. “Moms Weekend, for instance, which is always big, will now have to occur a few weeks earlier, possibly in bad weather, and we know things like that could potentially hurt business.”
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IAN ORDING For the Post | io312410@ohiou.edu ——— Ohio University student politicians embraced their differences through camaraderie, friendly banter and pie Thursday as student groups gathered in front of the Athens County Courthouse for a fundraising effort. Proceeds from Pie a Republican, Pie a Democrat went toward College Republicans and College Democrats as a crowd of about 20 smashed pastries during the early-morning hours. The premise is as simple as it sounds: People walking by could pay $1 to put a pie in the face of someone in the party of their choosing. The groups decided to stage the event in order to put aside their differences and acknowledge their similarities. “It’s a good bipartisan effort,” said Ryan Dilworth, president of the College Republicans. “It comes just after a pretty personal election, and it’s a good way to show that it’s not always about politics. It is a good way to come together and just be college students for once.” College Democrats President Nick Tuell shares those sentiments. “This is a good way to put politics aside and show why we’re all really here,” Tuell said. “This is a symbol of us coming together and shows how we want to be bridging Bobcats.” Given natural party tension between the two student organizations, Marika Bresler, one of the college politicians eligible to receive a pie in the face, appreciates what this event is doing for the parties’ relationship on a college level. “We have a lot more in common than not,” Bresler said. “We’re two groups that are involved young in something we believe in, and we’re spending tonight embracing that.” When asked how she felt about getting pies thrown in her face all night, Bresler was pleasantly positive. “I think it’s hilarious,” Bresler said. “It’s very cold because it’s a pretty cold night, but it brings us together. And I think that’s the point.” As much as the groups are doing this for the sake of throwing differences to the wind, some attendees were just looking for the chance to hit someone with a pie. “I got to hit my girlfriend with a pie,” OU senior Thom Schottelkotte said. “I also want to help them raise money, but I’m glad I got to put a pie in her face without getting in trouble.”
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AMELIA OSIECKI For The Post | ao530410@ohiou.edu ——— Ohio University’s Marching 110 wants to take the tone of its rousing performances up a notch — with shiny new uniforms. Members of the marching band hope to raise money for about 300 new uniforms to replace their current ones, which have been around since 1998. “(The uniforms) have been used so many times, they’re not in great shape,” said Richard Suk, director of the Marching 110. Suk and the band members began petitioning for the uniforms in September, before the Marching 110’s performance of “Party Rock Anthem” went viral and was featured on CNN, ESPN and many other news outlets. “We’ve been getting 12 uniforms here and there, and what has happened is we’ve had different shades of white and green, and we decided to take care of that so they’re all bright and light and new again,” Suk said. The uniform style will stay the same, but the new uniforms will have slightly different colors, he said. Each uniform costs $500, so the band needs to raise $150,000. “Hopefully (this will lead to) a crisper, cleaner look for the band,” Suk said. “We perform for a lot of people. We want to create the best impression we can to our audience.” The Ohio University Foundation has committed to help the Marching 110 raise money for the uniforms. “This is desperately needed,” said Bryan Benchoff, vice president for University Advancement and president and CEO of the Ohio University Foundation. “The foundation is going to get that done.” At the last Ohio University Foundation Board of Trustees meeting, several trustees committed to pay for a uniform. “It’s hard not to support something as worthy as that,”
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OLIVIA YOUNG Senior Writer | oy311909@ohiou.edu ——— At the end of every year, hundreds of Southeast Ohioans suit up in safety orange and hit the woods in search of a certain four-legged fall fare. Rather than hoarding their game, hunters have donated about 18,200 pounds of deer meat to area food banks during the past three years, and with the peak of hunting season approaching, there is certainly more to come. Before 2008, local food banks were scrounging for a source of meat other than fair-bought livestock, but since Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry established a chapter in Southeast Ohio, meat has been anything but scarce. Last year, the group received 71 deer donations, each feeding about 200 people — and even that was a mere fraction of the 221 donations the year before. “There are so many deer that were being wasted,” said Barbara Rountree, the regional coordinator for Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry and who also works for Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action. “I can’t tell you how many people told me they just shot deer for crop damage and let the meat rot.” With the deer population on the rise in recent years, Ohio Division of Natural Resources records show that Athens is becoming a nationwide hunting hotspot. Rather than trucking the perishable venison miles away, out-of-town hunters now have a place to dump it before heading home. “It’s one of the best places to deer-hunt on the planet,” said Jeff Zigler, a 2008 Hocking College graduate who donated three deer to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry last year. “But that’s more meat than any normal person can go through in a year, so why not donate it to a good cause?” The sport brings in hundreds of tourists to Athens County every year. Of the 71 deer donated last year, Athens County residents claimed half. Out-of-state hunters donated about 16. “I love it when the hunters come to town and our businesses benefit from it,” said Wendy Jakmas, president of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce. “Hunting is not what people perceive it to be. It’s actually an expensive sport.” Though the cost to hunt in Ohio is about $150 for non-Ohio residents, that is only a fraction of what it costs to hunt in other states. Zigler, who now lives in California, said the cost of hunting in his neck of the woods totals $600 for nonresidents. In its four years, Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry has not yet been targeted by animal-rights groups and is, in fact, considered a ministry by its members. When the project’s headquarters launched in 1997, it was largely rooted in Christianity. “I hope we never have to deal with that criticism,” Rountree said. “Personally, I could never pull the trigger on Bambi, but what do you think people ate before grocery stores?” WILL ASHTON For The Post | wa054010@ohiou.edu ——— Though it might not boldly go where no man has gone before, one Winter Quarter section of the course History Through Film will offer Ohio University students the chance to explore sci-fi concepts in new ways. The course is a “wonderful opportunity to expose students to a variety of issues that a standard course would not offer,” said Nicholas Creary, the course’s instructor and creator. The idea for a history course centered on sciencefiction television shows, such as Star Trek, Firefly and Battlestar Galactica, arose when Creary was discussing the course History Through Baseball with another professor, Charley Alexander. They found themselves asking, “What blockbusters are we going to get to attract the students?” Creary proposed the Star Trek version of History Through Film as a joke, but as he thought more about it, he began to create a structure through which the course could be created and then put into a syllabus. “My goal is to use the course as a lens to begin a discussion on significant issues in the latter 20th century and early 21st century,” said Creary. This will be the second time this course is offered at OU. Dave Shields, who
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MICHAEL STAINBROOK Sports Editor | ms229908@ohiou.edu ——— MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — After a decade without much to smile about when thinking of Central Michigan, the more experienced Bobcats took the “chip” off of their shoulders and put it back in their opponent’s mascot’s name. Ohio had little trouble opening an early lead and held on down the stretch to defeat Central Michigan 43-28 on the road Thursday. The Chippewas’ passing game proved as effective as it had all season, but a fruitless rushing attack kept them one-dimensional and allowed the Bobcats to focus on stopping the aerial assault. On offense, Ohio used a steady rushing attack and explosive passing plays to put 40 points on the scoreboard for the third time this season. The Bobcats (7-3, 4-2 MidAmerican Conference) won their third straight game, marking the second time this season they have accomplished the feat. Ohio sits alone atop the MAC East thanks to Miami’s midweek loss to Temple. Ohio can clinch the division with a win and a Miami loss in either of the next two weeks. The RedHawks visit Athens Nov. 22. “This was a big win for us,” senior receiver LaVon Brazill said. “We’ve got to put it behind us and get ready for Bowling Green.” The game featured several record-breaking performances from the Bobcats, two of which came during quarterback Tyler Tettleton’s 63-yard touchdown pass to Brazill midway through the first quarter. The score marked Tettleton’s 21st touchdown pass and his 28th touchdown accounted for this season, both of which were school records. He extended both records on a third-quarter touchdown pass to Jerry Gross. For Brazill, the catch marked his ninth touchdown reception of the season, tying the program record. “I think they’re both deserving,” coach Frank Solich said. “They’re both excellent athletes, tremendous competitors, have done an awful lot for Ohio, LaVon through his career and Tyler still with a share of his career to go. It’s good to see both
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SEAN PROCTOR | Ohio Athletics Ohio quarterback Omar Leftwich looks downfield under pressure against Central Michigan Saturday. Ohio defeated Central Michigan, 43-28. of those guys having the kind of year that they’re having.” Ohio entered the contest knowing that Central Michigan strongly favored passing over rushing, but Solich had stressed shutting down the ground game to keep the Chippewas from diversifying their offense. The Bobcats never gave up the lead they gained less than four minutes into the first quarter. With no luck on the ground and time constantly disappearing from the scoreboard, Chippewas quarterback Ryan Radcliff took to the air to keep the game close. Radcliff threw for 362 yards and three touchdowns to pass the 3,000-yard plateau on the season. The Chippewas’ committee of rushers mustered only 65 yards on the ground, and 25 of those came on one play from Zurlon Tipton. The Bobcats used strong performances from running backs Ryan Boykin and Beau Blankenship to do what the ill Donte Harden could not. Harden was limited to six carries in the game, but Ohio still gained 309 yards on the ground. Blankenship shined brightest by posting career-bests in carries (25), yards (129) and rushing touchdowns (two). His 48-yard score with just more than two minutes remaining gave Ohio a two-possession lead and put Central Michigan out of reach. “It just felt good to get out there and find some room,” Blankenship said. The Bobcats overcame early special teams miscues before settling into more disciplined football. Each of Ohio’s first five kick and punt returns was called back because of a flag, and Paul Hershey’s failed fake field goal attempt involved an illegal forward pass. “Special teams should be a real big plus for us, and today it just wasn’t,” Solich said. Ohio visits Bowling Green in the season’s final road game Wednesday.
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Season start plagued by last year’s problem
ROB OGDEN Asst. Sports Editor | ro137807@ohiou.edu ——— Inconsistency reared its ugly head throughout Ohio’s 2010-11 campaign, and the new season began with more of the same. After taking a 40-21 lead against Tennessee-Martin into halftime, the Bobcats watched their lead almost evaporate in the second half but were able to hold on for the 74-65 win. “It was obviously a tale of two different halves,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “In the first half, we imposed our will and we were the tougher team. In the second half, they were and they did not quit playing.” Ohio dominated the first half and the opening minutes of the second, eventually extending its lead to 60-31 with 14:30 remaining. But from that point on, the Skyhawks outscored the Bobcats 34-14. While Ohio’s scoring declined in the second half, so did its defense, which allowed 44 second-half points, more than double what it gave up in the opening half. “We got a little complacent,” said point guard D.J. Cooper, who recorded a double-double. “We weren’t playing like we were in the first and weren’t getting consecutive stops.” The Bobcats also had a drop-off in rebounds, second-
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OHIO 74, Tennessee-Martin 65 Walter Offutt: 17 points, 3 steals Reggie Keely: 16 points, 4 rebounds D.J. Cooper: 12 points, 10 assists chance points, points off turnovers, and assists during the second half. After turning the ball over only twice in the first half, Ohio had eight giveaways in the second half. Despite the poor finish, there were some bright spots in the win, one of which was the play of transfer guard Walter Offutt. The junior led all scorers with 17 points and added three steals in 28 minutes on the floor. It was Offutt’s first collegiate game in two years. He last played for Ohio State early during the 2009-10 season. Nine Ohio players recorded at least two points for the Bobcats. Ohio’s bench contributed 29 points, including 16 from junior Reggie Keely. Groce said he was pleased with the energy brought to the team by freshmen Stevie Taylor and TyQuane Goard, who both scored in their collegiate debuts. After the win, Groce said he was already looking forward to Tuesday night’s contest against Lamar. “I’m disappointed we didn’t play a 40-minute game, but I’m fully aware it’s Nov. 13 and we get another opportunity Tuesday night,” he said.
MARK EMERY Staff Writer | me811508@ohiou.edu ——— No matter what happened in front of her this season, Ohio goalie Jen McGill kept the Bobcats in every game they played with her exceptional goaltending skills. That notion held true last weekend in the first round of the NCAA tournament, which saw No. 20 Ohio fall to No. 1 North Carolina, 4-0. “I don’t really think the score reflected the game itself,” McGill said. “I think that’s the best we’ve played all season.” The game was scoreless after the half thanks in large part to McGill, whose three saves prevented the Tar Heels from grabbing a lead. Ohio’s goaltender said she could see the home team’s surprise and frustration at being involved in such a tight contest.
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But the second half brought a new level of intensity from North Carolina. The tournament’s top seed unleashed 10 shots on net, and McGill was able to stop only six of them. “I knew I was going to get a lot of pressure,” McGill said. “They just know how to score and they know how to put pressure on you. They have great skills.” Despite the loss, coach Neil Macmillan expressed nothing but pride after the game ended. He said he was extremely pleased with Ohio’s effort — especially what he saw in the first half. But Macmillan said he was aware that the better team is moving on in the tournament. North Carolina outshot Ohio 19-4 and received seven more penalty corners than did the visiting Bobcats. Brooke Edwards, Jessica Jue, Marissa Higgins and Kristine Gegas were the four players to record shots for Ohio. None of their attempts resulted in a shot on goal, and all of them came in the second half as time was winding down. “It was a great game, a great performance by all of us I thought,” Macmillan said. “I’m really, really proud of the team. I thought they did a really good job of representing Ohio.” The loss to North Carolina marks the end of the 2011 season for Macmillan’s squad, whose 19 wins tied a Mid-American Conference record. The Bobcats went 11-1 against fellow MAC schools this season en route to winning their fourth conference championship in six years. In addition to what the team accomplished, there were also plenty of individual accolades to go around as well. When the conference released its Player of the Year award, it was
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MIKE BRIENZA Staff Writer | mb832409@ohiou.edu ——— To stay or to go. Senior Remi Famodu, who was redshirted last season after suffering an injury, will be deciding whether to return for her fifth season as a Bobcat under coach Stacy Strauss or to leave Ohio University with her twin sister Toye Famodu and the team’s 10 other seniors. For Remi, the biggest factor in her decision is her sister, but she is weighing all the options. “I haven’t quite decided. It might not be for a little while here,” she said. “It’s been on my mind, but as of right now, I probably won’t stay a fifth year. For being a dietician, the two-year program is pretty competitive, so I want to get a head start on that. “My career is one of the main reasons if I decide to leave, but also the seniors. It would be weird if I did stay and didn’t have any of them here, especially Toye.” Toye Famodu, who played her final season this year, wants nothing but the best for her sister and insisted she is all for whatever Remi should decide. “I just know she really wants to pursue her career in being a nutritionist. I’m all for that, and if she would stay, I would say then do it,” Toye said. “I don’t really know what it’s like to miss an entire year. I know it was really hard for her, and so whatever she decides, I’m supporting her.” After being injured in the 2010 season, Remi was redshirted for the season, giving her the option to play a fifth season if she decides. For both Famodus, the time not being on the field together was trying. “It was weird not having her play out there with me. It felt like a part of me or my family was being taken away and just not there,” Toye said. “When we were traveling and she wasn’t there, I almost felt alone in some way, but I also knew that’s how it’s going to be at some point in life. It was sad not to see her play.” Standing on the sideline was difficult for Remi at some games. She knew her sister needed her support throughout the season. The time they had together in college was something both always dreamed about, and looking back on the years, those times will be treasured. “This Ohio program has shaped me as a person and caused me to step up and mature while I’m away from home,” Remi said. “All the great memories I’ll have with my teammates, it might not have gone our way, and life takes you places you might not want to go, but you should look back on it and know you gave it your all.” The decision to stay is something Remi is taking her time with by speaking to professors and her family. But she is making sure to hold off on talking to Strauss until she has made her final decision. The sisters have been able to learn a lot from each other while on the field, with each taking the other’s strengths and learning from them. For Remi though, the decision whether to stay another year as a Bobcat or leave with her sister will not be one easily made, but like the Famodus’ years at Ohio, they will support each other. “This is just how I always imagined it — us playing together in college and doing well, soccer and school working out for the both of us — and I’m just really happy with the past four years,” Toye said. “As a kid, I always imagined playing college soccer with her. I didn’t have a school in mind, but I just always thought with her being a defender and me being a forward, we were just kind of a package deal for a team.”
GREG ROBERTS | Picture Editor Toye Famodu, back, and sister Remi played together on Ohio’s soccer team, but Remi gained an extra year of eligibility because of an injury. Remi will decide whether to leave the team with her sister, who will graduate later this year, or stay for a fifth season.
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NICK ROBBE Staff Writer | nr225008@ohiou.edu ——— Two sound wins lifted Ohio to the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. Ohio (21-9, 13-3 Mid-American Conference) swept Buffalo (11-19, 4-12) and Akron (4-25, 1-15) last weekend at the Convo. With the wins and Central Michigan’s loss to Miami, Ohio secured the second seed in the conference tournament that begins Friday. The Bobcats will face the RedHawks in the opening round. Freshman outside hitter Chelsea Bilger built on success she had against Central Michigan Nov. 5 by contributing another strong performance. “I thought Chelsea was great in the first two sets,” coach Ryan Theis said. “Some of the best (sets) she’s played, feeding off of last week. That was terrific.” Against Buffalo, she paced the team with six kills in the first set and added four apiece in the final two sets. She finished the match with a hitting percentage of .303. In the first set, the Bulls committed five errors in a row to give Ohio a 12-7 lead that the home team held for the remainder of the set. The second set was closely contested, as Ohio’s largest lead was four points. In the third set, the Bulls gained an early 12-4 edge before Theis called a timeout. After the timeout, Ohio outscored Buffalo 22-12 to take the match. “When we were clawing our way back, it was about remembering what won the first two sets,” Theis said, “which was service pressure, slowing down their top hitters and being able to score in transition.” The Bobcats struggled in the first set against Akron, surrendered a couple point runs, and were behind by as many as five points on two occasions before ultimately taking control. In the second set, Ohio got the big lead and stretched it to as many as seven points. With the Bobcats needing set point and having a big lead to play with, they could afford to set an unlikely attacker. Freshman Bailey Karst repeatedly set senior defensive specialist Nicole Staverman until she registered the final kill. “I was an outside hitter in high school,” Staverman said. “We always joke about it (that on) my senior night, he (Theis) was going to let me play front row and I could get my first front-row kill. It was a lot of fun.” Not to be outdone, senior middle blocker Katie Post ended the match with a kill and she reflected on what it meant to her. “Obviously it is my last match here at home, so I just wanted to go with something good,” she said. “Luckily I got it.”
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Showtimes 593-8822 Showtimes for MONDAY 11/14/11
IMMORTALS 3D* (R) 7:35, 10:10 IMMORTALS 2D* (R) 4:30 JACK & JILL* (PG13) 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS* (R) 4:00, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45 TOWER HEIST* (PG-13) 4:25, 7:20, 10:05 FOOTLOOSE (PG-13) 4:05, 7:00, 9:40 IN TIME (PG13) 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 (R) 5:10, 7:35, 9:50 PUSS IN BOOTS 2D (PG) 4:20, 6:55, 9:25 PUSS IN BOOTS 3D (PG) 4:20, 6:55, 9:25 REAL STEEL (PG-13) 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 THE RUM DIARY (R) 4:40, 7:25, 10:15
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10 MILLIRON ST. W/D, Off-Street Parking, Nice Kitchens, 2 Full Baths, Granite Counter Tops, Porch, Private Yard, Porch, Spacious, Close to Campus, 11 Month Lease 43 N. LANCASTER ST. W/D, Off Street Parking, Large Kitchens, Large Bath, Private Yard, Spacious, Porch, Close to Campus, 11 Month Lease
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THE TONE ZONE MUSIC AND SOUNDAthens Newest Music Store- Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Amps, Keyboards, Drums, Strings, and Accessories. Located in The Market On State. 740-593-8833
3/4 BEDROOMS
Earn money for your Organization
Available for 2012-2013
Lots of fun! Learn a new trade! Book your dates now!
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129 W. WASHINGTON ST. W/D, Off Street Parking, AC, Private Yard, Spacious, Porch, Close to Campus, 11 Month Lease 33 MOUND, 35½ MOUND, 10½ S. HIGH, 12 PALMER, 90 W. UNION W/D, Off Street Parking, Nice Kitchens, 2 Full Bath, Granite Counter Tops, Private Yard, Spacious, Porch, Close to Campus, 11 Month Lease Please call 594-9098 or 591-1349. www.ourentals.com
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74-76 N. Congress (above) Also Available: 40 W. Carpenter & 11 S. High St.
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Rent out the bull pen for FREE during the week
DJ available Call Aaron for more info
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2012-2013 HOUSING
3 Bedroom House
N.Lancaster Street, close to Court, 12-13 School Year, Parking, Deck, W/D, Dishwasher, Only $1,200/ qtr
2 Bedroom
3 Hocking St., great location, close to uptown, $1.350/qtr
2 Bedroom
18½ Walker St., 2 bdrm, w/d, dishwasher, parking, private, only $950/qtr
Also 1 bedroom apartments available
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