Category Archives: Blog Features
Dog-Swimming Benefit Planned for Athens City Pool
Sep 05, 2019
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, …
+ read moreCelebrate Our Native Pawpaw at the Annual Festival
Sep 02, 2019
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, …
+ read moreGet Ready for Black Alumni Reunion
Sep 01, 2019
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: …
+ read moreOU Sets Four Family Weekends Each Year
Aug 30, 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 …
+ read moreCelebrate Fiber Arts at Quilting Exhibition
Aug 26, 2019
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 …
+ read moreJersey Boys to Highlight Performing Arts and Concert Series
Aug 24, 2019
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 …
+ read more50 Year Ago: March on Washington to be Remembered
Aug 20, 2019
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 …
+ read moreSee Local Collections at Kennedy Museum
Aug 19, 2019
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 …
+ read moreCelebrate the American Worker on Labor Day
Aug 17, 2019
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 …
+ read moreBobcats Fall Football Season Starts August 31
Aug 15, 2019
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 …
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