There’s a long tradition of getting crazy during college football season that usually involves spray painting yourself in the college’s colors, donning kooky hats and wigs, marking up your face in cryptic tribal patterns or, for OU students, spraying your pet bobcat green (JK). Another football season tradition you’re probably familiar with is tailgating. …

Are you one of those university students who sits in your Athens Ohio rental uptown or elsewhere and agonizes over what you should really major in? One field that’s hard to beat these days is health sciences. Colleges of health science professions have seen rapid growth in most universities, and OU is no exception, …

Those pursuing a career in the sciences will want to become quite familiar with words such as colloquium, which translates as an academic conference or seminar. If you’re enrolled as a physics major, you can get a taste of what colloquia are all about on Wednesday, Sept. 25, when Professor Charlotte Elster, Ph.D. , …

Don’t try this in your Athens Ohio apartments, students. Better to exercise and exorcise your inner drummer by planning to hear Columbus percussionist Cameron Leach on Sept. 19 at 8 p.m., at OU. Leach has been making a name for himself as a daring and innovative performer – said to be blurring “the lines …

Management of resources is a big deal in a world that is running out of them. Whether from climate change, development, toxic pollutants or other problems, loss of water resources is particularly worrisome. Maybe you’ve already thought about that as you turn on the water in your Athens Ohio housing to wash your hair, …

Undecided about your major? You’re not alone – in fact, you can meet and mingle with a good many others of your ilk on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Baker Center Ballroom during the Majors Fair. Here you’ll find faculty and staff ready to help advise, recruit and …

Got pet-friendly Athens Ohio off campus housing with a friendly pooch who loves to swim? Why not bring Fido or Fifi for Athens’ end of summer Dog Swim, sponsored by Friendly Paws Pet Supplies and Grooming and the Athens City Pool on Sept. 18, 4 to 7 p.m. Dogs of any size are welcome, …

Do you know what a pawpaw is? Now that you’re in Ohio and it’s September, you may be hearing about these distinctive native fruits quite frequently. Pawpaws ripen in September and are widely enjoyed by those who have developed a taste for the fruit’s bold flavors. Pawpaws were of course savored by indigenous people, …

Every three years a Black Alumni Reunion takes place on the OU campus, with a mix of formal and casual events. Alumni by the hundreds are invited to attend for activities that range from networking to athletics, from entertainment to improving health. This year’s event is scheduled for Sept. 12-15. Among the activities scheduled: …

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 …