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Sustainability

Alumni Give a Mike to “Disappearing Voices” at The Athena Cinema Sustainability Series

By Alexandra Wells The Yasuní National Park and Biosphere Reserve, located in the Amazon forest of Ecuador, is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. However, the park’s abundant natural resources and rich biodiversity also makes it a target for exploitation, namely in the form of logging and oil drilling.  This reserve is not only home to over 1400 species of animals, including 130 … Continue reading Alumni Give a Mike to “Disappearing Voices” at The Athena Cinema Sustainability Series

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Sustainability Series: Food for Change and Camp Yoshi

By Chloe Partlow “[Do] you feel sovereign?” said Rashad Frazier in Camp Yoshi, a short film directed by Faith Briggs. Frazier is the co-founder of Camp Yoshi, a collective that designs outdoor experiences to empower black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and their allies while they reconnect with wilderness. As Frazier helped a small child, Zura, harvest a head of radicchio, Zura shied from … Continue reading Sustainability Series: Food for Change and Camp Yoshi

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Southeast Ohio Stories

Constitution Day panel discusses institutional racism

By Jayne Yerrick For 7 minutes and 46 seconds, a police officer knelt on George Floyd’s neck. This short amount of time left an innocent man dead and sparked a national outcry for justice. George Floyd, like so many people of color before him, was killed while being arrested. His death is just one upsetting example of a much broader issue: institutional racism.  Due to … Continue reading Constitution Day panel discusses institutional racism

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Southeast Ohio Stories

Society within Society

By Sianna Mills Throughout the ages, social media has not only taken up people’s time but has also formed into a variety of different societies in one. Society is described as a complex system with all parts working interdependently as well as working together while promoting stability at the same time. This is also how our social media platforms work. “Society [is a] continuous patterned … Continue reading Society within Society

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Southeast Ohio Stories

Locking Up the Innocent

by Jayne Yerrick Raymond Towler is not a criminal. But he spent 29 years of his life behind bars.  Wrongfully convicted for the rape and kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl, Towler was given a life sentence in 1981. Unfortunately, stories like Towler’s are far too common.  The Innocence Project, a non-profit organization with the mission to free wrongfully convicted people from prison, conservatively estimates that … Continue reading Locking Up the Innocent

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Southeast Ohio Stories

Eyes to the Stars: Henrietta Leavitt’s Legacy

by Elizabeth Watkins On October 3rd, “Silent Sky” opened at Ohio University. The plot of the play covers the life of Henrietta Leavitt, a graduate of Radcliffe College and an astronomer working in the Harvard College Observatory. The lab where she worked made for the main set of the play. In this space, she worked with Annie Cannon and Williamina Fleming, two of the women … Continue reading Eyes to the Stars: Henrietta Leavitt’s Legacy

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Southeast Ohio Stories

Wildlife Rehabilitation in an Unlikely Place

by Elizabeth Watkins Discovering the hidden gems in one’s community can help people gain insight into activities and programs that they may have never known existed. Similar to people, local businesses can be much more than they appear at first glance.  This is the case with Silver Serpent Exotic Gifts, a popular exotic gift shop on Court Street. They sell mostly smoking and e-cigarette accessories. … Continue reading Wildlife Rehabilitation in an Unlikely Place

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Southeast Ohio Stories

Athens Came Together for Global Climate Strike

By Morgan Spehar Global Climate Strike As millions of people across the world skipped school and walked out of work to protest climate change and demand an end to fossil fuel use Friday, the Athens community did their part.  The international protest was part of the Fridays for Future campaign, a movement that encourages young people to walk out of school on Fridays to draw … Continue reading Athens Came Together for Global Climate Strike

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Pollution Prevention Week 2019

by Anna Birk Residents in Athens county had the opportunity to learn more about sustainability through Pollution Prevention Week, September 16 through September 20. Wednesday, September 18, Guy Riefler spoke at the first Science Cafe of the year, held in Front Room Coffeehouse.  Guy Riefler is a professor in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology and Chair of Civil Engineering at Ohio University. His … Continue reading Pollution Prevention Week 2019

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