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New Culinary Studio Cooking Show in Jefferson Marketplace
Looking for ways to create quick, easy and delicious meals? The Culinary Studio in Jefferson Marketplace has you covered. Ohio University’s Jefferson Marketplace is located on the ground floor of the newly renovated Jefferson residence hall. With the new building comes the Culinary Studio. This studio uses state-of-the art video equipment to produce a live… Read More
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Effects on Women’s Body Image
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is known for its effects on women’s self-image. The show aired a couple weeks ago and passionate reactions can be found all over social media. Women at Ohio University expressed their own opinions. Ohio University foreign-exchange grad student Sundus Zahra is from Islamabad, Pakistan, where she said the Victoria’s Secret… Read More
Sean Hogan is on a Mission
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Sean Hogan knows all about OHIO Hockey’s rich and successful history. He sees the multitude of championship banners hanging triumphantly above historic Bird Arena’s ice every day as he walks to the locker room. He remembers nearly every story from Ohio Hockey alumni about the ‘golden days’ under legendary coaches Dan Morris who won national… Read More
Finals By Alden Week
Finals By Alden week has started, and Alden Library has plenty of stress relieving events for Bobcats who want to relieve final exam stress. At “Club Alden” you can actually enjoy the time you spend studying. You can relieve stress by making buttons and getting free food all leading to getting A’s on your finals…. Read More
Blue Pencil Comedy Women’s Show
Blue Pencil Comedy held a very special show Saturday in Baker center that was very different than their usual shows. Their shows typically show off stand-up comedians but this showed off eleven women comedians without any of their male counterparts. Blue Pencil Comedy president Emily Pyle wants to create a tradition and have shows like… Read More
Lady Spartans Bounce Back While The Boys Keep To Their Winning Ways
By: Maggie Shandrick
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After a tough TVC-Ohio loss to Vinton County, the Lady Spartans (3-1, 1-1) bounced back this past week with a huge 84 to 26 win over the River Valley Lady Raiders (0-4, 0-1). Alexander kept a steady lead the entire game, winning 26-10 after the first quarter, and then going into the locker room at… Read More
Ohio’s New Field Hockey Coach is a Returning Bobcat
The Ohio University Women’s Field Hockey team met their new coach this week, but she is no stranger to OU. Ohio University alumna, Ali Johnstone, was recently named the new field hockey coach. She played field hockey four seasons with Ohio before she graduated in 2002. She excelled academically and athletically while at Ohio and… Read More
Tenants Angry with Athens Rental Companies
By Devon Hannan Living in the dorms can get expensive. After their sophomore year, upperclassmen at Ohio University often go in search of off-campus housing possibilities to save money. However, moving into an off-campus housing situation can come with many of its own problems. Ohio University student, Maddie Eaton says that she and her roommates… Read More
Ohio Health Officials Say Flu Activity Now at Highest Level
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Health says flu activity has now been upgraded to its highest level, about two weeks after the state said hospitalizations were much worse than a year ago. Last year, flu activity wasn’t elevated to “widespread” until mid-January. The Dayton Daily News reports there have been 401 flu-associated… Read More
Top Tunes ’17: Aaron Payne
Who can believe it? Another year has come and gone, leaving but memories of records beloved past! This is an installment in an ongoing holiday season series for WOUB, in which some of the area’s favorite music nerds share what moved them, musically, in the year 2017. Aaron Payne is a reporter for WOUB and contributes… Read More
Ohio Inspector General Says Agency Violated Purchasing Policies
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s government contracting agency lacks rules for ensuring equal and fair competitive bidding by outside IT vendors, the state watchdog said in a report issued Monday. Inspector General Randall Meyer found the Department of Administrative Services’ contract process for information technology threatens the “fair, open, and honest market place” for businesses…. Read More
Marshall Staff, Students to Work with Addiction Group
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Staff and students at Marshall University will be lending a hand to an organization that works to help fight addiction. The university said in a news release that students and staff in the College of Health Professions will work on video projects next semester highlighting the mission of the Soul Searching… Read More
Licking County to Start New Naloxone Distribution Program
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NEWARK, Ohio (AP) – Residents in Licking county can get online training about using naloxone and receive the opioid overdose reversal drug by mail through a new program billed as the first of its kind in the state. The Licking County Health Department will launch the program in January. The county purchased 350 naloxone kits… Read More
Cleveland Pays $375K to Settle Police Shooting Lawsuit
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Cleveland has agreed to pay $375,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that a white police officer shot an unarmed black man who was trying to surrender. The settlement in the lawsuit filed by 29-year-old Kipp Holloway was finalized Thursday in U.S. District Court in Cleveland. The lawsuit stems from a May 2014… Read More
Ohio High School Closes After Probable Case of Meningitis
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GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio school district has announced that its high school will be closed Monday after a student died from what health officials say is a probable case of bacterial meningitis. The Indian Valley Local Schools in Tuscarawas County sent a letter to parents Saturday that said the student’s bus, a school… Read More
Zoo Officials to Take Fiona the Hippo Off Bottle Feeding
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CINCINNATI (AP) – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden says Fiona the baby hippopotamus will soon eat nothing but grown-up hippo food as she’s weaned from her bottles of formula. Fiona is closing in on 650 pounds after being born in January six weeks premature and weighing just 29 pounds, far smaller than typical hippo… Read More
Supporters of Issue 2 Outspent 3-to-1 By Pharmaceutical Companies
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Campaign finance records show that pharmaceutical companies spent nearly $57 million in their successful effort to defeat a ballot issue on drug pricing in Ohio. Campaign finance records filed Friday show that supporters of the issue seeking to cap the price of drugs bought by the state were outspent more than… Read More
Columbus Joins List Cities Suing Drugmakers Over Opioids
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s largest city is joining cities and counties around the state and country by filing its own lawsuit against prescription drugmakers and distributors. The lawsuit filed by Columbus in federal court Friday names the three major drug distributors including suburban Columbus-based Cardinal Health and five drug manufacturers. Columbus city attorney Richard… Read More
‘A Prairie Home Companion’ Gets New Name
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“A Prairie Home Companion” has been given a new name — “Live from Here” — in the wake of creator Garrison Keillor’s acrimonious split with Minnesota Public Radio. Chris Thile, the mandolin virtuoso who has hosted the weekly variety show since Keillor’s retirement last year, announced the new name Saturday evening as the show opened… Read More