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In the olden days of Crayola coloring and glue eating, such treasure hunts evoked frenzied excitement, often during a birthday party or extended recess. They also enriched holiday memories—especially of the sibling brawls that ensued over the last chocolate-filled Easter egg tucked under the porch.
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| It’s only 8:30 p.m.. The Courtside Bar & Grill is already preparing for its Thursday night crowd. Mike Logue comes around the bar and sits next to me. A black sweatband is wrapped around his short brown hair. He appears intimidating, and yet, he is immediately friendly.
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| After four to five years of studying, Ohio University students who earn their degree must face reality and trade in their Athens lifestyle for a career. Since being named the #1 party school in America by the Princeton Review this past summer, the Ohio University faculty has gone on the defensive, citing declines in alcohol violations and warning students that the party school reputation will ultimately devalue their Ohio University degrees.
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| It’s a Wednesday night at Courtside Bar & Grill, which means that the establishment is hosting its notoriously rowdy “Slice Night” event. In the midst of the pizza- and beer-fueled chaos Lorenzo “Zo” Washington begins his bartending shift at 9 p.m. at the front bar. Zo is a senior broadcast journalism major and has been working at the bar for over a year. When Zo first started working for Courtside he checked IDs at the door, but after his recent birthday he has taken his mixology talents behind the bar.
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| A teacher drones to a crowded lecture hall as he points at a PowerPoint about a topic students are already struggling to remember. Eyes are glazing over, heads are dropping onto desks and snores echo from the back of the room. Sadly, this scene more resembles a massive slumber party than the average classroom, and the student’s listlessness has nothing to do with too much partying—it’s caused by static teaching methods.
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