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  1. Letter From the Editor

    Having lived on the West Coast most of my life, I was unsure what to expect out of my four years in southeastern Ohio. I have come to realize that Athens is a culturally and creatively diverse community, a network created by a variety of personalities and backgrounds. This was Backdrop’s inspiration for the cover design.

    Apr 30, 2009 — Comments
  2. The Brotherhood: a look at Ohio University’s black greek letter organizations

    On a cold April night in Athens, a group of young black males files into the photo studio, each one in different red and white attire, or “crimson and cream,” as they will politely correct you.

    Apr 30, 2009 — Comments
  3. Food for Naught

    One man’s trashed, half-eaten loaf of bread is another man’s choice eat. Kip, a local dumpster diver, has unearthed everything from avocadoes to cases of wine, and each item has a past—from a grocery store, to a college student’s kitchen, to a local trash receptacle. And now, Kip and freegans worldwide are ready to salvage what consumerist-America has written off as garbage.

    Apr 30, 2009 — Comments
  4. The Empire Strikes Back

    “When I was hired, they asked me to write up a public philosophy of Forensics,” Dan West begins. “I told them, very gutsy of me I guess, ‘Look, I am an Empire-builder. If I am going to do this again, I am going to be one of the best in the country. And I want a school that wants that too. If you don’t want that, you don’t need to hire me, you need to hire someone else.’”

    Apr 30, 2009 — Comments