Category Archives: Blog Features

You’re probably painfully aware how much it’s costing your parents (and maybe you) to be in college. So an opportunity to take advantage of discounts can be a breath of fresh air. Fortunately, a lot of discounts are available to you that won’t be once you graduate and no longer enjoy student status. Students …

The Take Back the Night march, planned for Thursday, April 2, at 6 p.m., is an annual event that encourages everyone to participate in taking back the night from sexual and domestic violence. The Athens First United Methodist Church will be the gathering place. The route will proceed along accessible sidewalks. Golf carts will …

You’re probably too young as an OU student to be worrying about old age, but if you’re planning a career in the healthcare field, you might want to look into gerontology as a specialization. After all, it’s going to take a while to age out all those boomers, so you’ll likely have job security …

To get a meal plan – or not? Ohio University offers a huge range of options for meal plans and venues – so many, in fact, it’s hard to imagine most students wouldn’t forgo the inconvenience of cooking for themselves. OU students on a meal plan can find diverse fare on campus –everything from …

If Greta Thunberg made you feel guilty enough to want to change your ways and save energy more than you’ve been doing, we’ve got some tips that can help assuage your conscience while lowering your energy bills. Put a sweater on. Likely your parents told you at home, if you’re too cold, then you …

New York City’s brassy and funky Lucky Chops will perform March 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Baker University Center at OU. Currently on a tour of the U.S. and Canada, Lucky Chops’ music will have you hopping in the aisles. The concert is sponsored by the Ohio University Performing Arts Series, Campus Involvement Center …

Everything you want to know about parking and transportation at OU is on the university website, so that’s not what this is about. Rather, this is a word about parking trends in general for university students. Only you know how badly you need a car on campus. Will you have a far commute from …

Got a bad case of the wintertime blues? OU Bobcats basketball can be the answer for the cold season doldrums. After all, basketball is one of the liveliest and most exciting competitive sports of all. The season is well under way, but you can get started by reserving your seat for the meeting between …

Like opera? You don’t have to go far from your Ohio University housing to enjoy the best. The Metropolitan Opera is live in high density at the Athena Cinema. This award-winning series of opera performances is transmitted live from the Met stage into movie theaters around the world. It’s pretty cool to experience live …

Ohio University celebrates University Trombone Day 2020 on Feb. 8 when OU School of Music presents Jose Milton Vieira, international soloist. Vieira’s performance is just one event marking Trombone Day. Other trombone-related activities include a group warm-up, master classes and a mass trombone choir, to be capped off by Vieira’s performance. A “rising trombone …