Monthly Archives: August 2019

By fall, you’re probably settling into the rhythm of being a college student if you’re a freshman, and if you’re an upper classman, you’re well into the groove. Nevertheless, you likely miss your folks and even your siblings. So when’s the optimum time for them to visit? Ohio University designates four weekends a year …

Traditional crafts such as quilting and other fiber arts have enjoyed a renaissance over the last couple of decades. Athens has its own local representatives of these arts, and who participate in the notable Athens Area Fiber Faire. Every year these fiber arts aficionados join with the Dairy Barn Arts Center to put on …

Didn’t get to see a showing about the four guys from Jersey who would climb to fame as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons because you were too young to be interested in musicals about singers from the 60s? Well, now that you’re so much more mature, you’ll have your chance on Oct. 21 …

While very few on the OU campus may personally remember the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the pinnacle event in the Civil Rights Movement, it has not been forgotten. Nor has the famous “I Have a Dream” speech delivered by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years ago this month. To commemorate …

Part of the university experience is (and should be) expanding your cultural horizons. No matter if you’re a STEM major and excessively right-brained, it won’t hurt to take a walk on the arty side now and then and partake of an art film or art show. Happily, the latter is easily done (students can …

No sooner do OU classes start meeting for fall than it’s time for a holiday – Labor Day, to be exact, celebrated this year on Monday, Sept. 2, on which day university offices will be closed and classes will not be in session. Residence halls will remain open, but you’ll need to check for …

Ohio University football gets under way this month when the Bobcats meet the Rhode Island Rams at Peden Stadium on August 31 at 1 p.m. Look for the return of senior quarterback Nathan Rourke, considered a major asset for the Bobcats this fall. This will be Rourke’s first season as a full-time quarterback. The …

Athens tends to be a very safe town, with low crime. That’s not to suggest you shouldn’t be vigilant against becoming a victim, whether on campus, in your university rentals Athens Ohio, or traveling between the campus and your housing. But if you or someone you know has been a victim of crime, you …

Athens is fortunate to have its own independent art film venue. The Athena has been showing 35 mm films since 1915 when it was known as the Majestic, and regularly offers the kind of independent fare that university students tend to appreciate. Starting in June, the Athena began showing its Beat the Heat $2 …

There’s often more to local communities than meets the eye. SE Ohio offers abundant opportunities for side trips not all that far from your Ohio University off campus housing, where you can learn more about the people who shaped Ohio history. For instance, rural areas in Ohio have long-established black communities that are little …