Articles for the Athens News

December 5, 2011

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Local work-barter program catching on in a major way Student Senate keeps pushing to open road; city not budging Student legal aid pushes recruitment effort Campus volunteering 10 volunteers who make an impact–Jim and Sarah Cox Fruits of our labor Hello and goodbye, 2012 Top 10 things to know before signing a lease Inclusion program… [Read more…]

Posted in: The Athens News

Welcome to the real world

June 12, 2011

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Freshly sharpened number two pencils, scented Crayola markers, Elmer’s Glue, and the coolest looking lunchbox in the room; welcome to kindergarten.  Back then, it was running around the playground, mastering multiplication and cursive, and going on cool field trips to museums; our elementary days.  Next came junior high and after that high school.  Then it… [Read more…]

College health newsletter

June 12, 2011

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Click here to view the Newsletter I created using QuarkXpress for my News Editing course.

Posted in: Class Projects

Magazine project

June 12, 2011

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Click here to view the magzine presentation I created for youdance using InDesign. The idea behind my magazine was to create a magazine for dancers with a friendly, conversational approach as opposed to a professional tone that most professional dance magazines today have. Here’s my mission statement: YouDance is an inspiring magazine for young dancers of… [Read more…]

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A glance at a professor’s past

April 27, 2011

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Some classes in college are like duplicates of high school classes. You can sit through them absent-mindedly, maybe even miss a few days, meander over the powerpoint slides on Blackboard the night before an exam, and yet still manage to pass with flying colors. Other classes in college, however,  can cause more stress than even the… [Read more…]

Posted in: Feature stories

Sex, love and all of the above

February 5, 2011

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It may be an awkward conversation with your parents, a shiny new promise ring if you’re a girl, or a lesson from your health teacher drilling “sex is bad!” into your not-quite-fully-developed teenage brain; depending on which high school you attend. Yes I am talking about abstinence, and yes it’s 2011.  TV shows have evolved from… [Read more…]

A close love, a world away

February 5, 2011

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Planes fly overhead, cars turn every which way, and people flood the sidewalks looking for the right terminal. Kristi Batey, 20, and her fiancé Jon Eckel, 19, arrive at the airport first thing in the morning for his 6 a.m. flight on August 14th, 2010, the date Kristi has been dreading for months now. After… [Read more…]

Posted in: Feature stories

A lost innocence

October 15, 2010

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“Just take half of it,” says an impatient voice behind the camera. The teenager paces side to side holding a half-filled shot glass while his friend on the other side whips out his camera phone. He takes a deep breath, leans forward matching the rim of the glass around his right eye as he tilts… [Read more…]

Posted in: Feature stories

Overcoming an addiction

April 21, 2010

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As an Ohio University student, I quickly picked up on the reputation of my school; a party school. People actually choose to come here because of the parties and education becomes second priority. This isn’t just at OU, but everywhere across America. College binge drinking is a serious problem, and that’s nothing new. Our generation lives… [Read more…]

Facing the fears of arachnophobia

November 18, 2009

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Megan screamed in horror as she was driving on the expressway, suddenly letting go of the wheel in utter fear, nearly causing a crash.   The near accident wasn’t because she was on the phone and heard devastating news causing her to fall into shock, or because someone had tried to hijack her car. The… [Read more…]

Posted in: Feature stories
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