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MARCH 10, 2011
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Council cites other universities’
donations in fire truck request to OU
SCHOOLS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED MONEY FOR CITY FIRE TRUCKS
PUBLIC
Kent State University (1994)
CITY: Kent, Ohio
TRUCK TOTAL: $550,000
UNIVERSITY PAID: $150,000 in $75,000
increments every 2-years
REVENUE FROM: Not Available
University of Michigan (2004)
CITY: Ann Arbor, Michigan
TRUCK TOTAL: Not Available
UNIVERSITY PAID: $400,000
REVENUE FROM: $300,000 in private
donations, $99,000 in university side-
walk rental fees
Longwood University (2005)
CITY: Farmville, Virginia
TRUCK TOTAL: $600,000
UNIVERSITY PAID: $100,000 in $50,000
increments every 2-years
REVENUE FROM: Funds through interest
or revenue earned on vending machines
Alden’s hidden treasures lie waiting for discovery
CAITLIN BOWLING
Campus Editor | cb119506@ohiou.edu
——— tensive archives and collections for research or
Editor’s Note: This is part four of a five part se-
ries on Vernon R. Alden Library.
On a shelf on the fifth floor of Alden Library sits
an old travel-sized book waiting for students to
stumble upon it.
Acquired in 1979, the small 13th
century Bible was handwritten on
sheepskin paper and includes blue
and red decorative lettering, or il-
luminations, along with miniscule
Latin words printed in black ink.
The Bible is one of more than
46,000 volumes in Ohio University’s
A LOOK AT
rare books collection that students
can access, according to the library’s
THE BOOKS
website. Other rare books include an 1884 copy
of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and a 15th
century French Book of Hours.
“Most undergraduates are unaware of some of
the really super cool things we have here,” said
Kelly Broughton, assistant dean for Research and
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PRIVATE
Monmouth University (2011)
CITY: West Long Branch, New Jersey
TRUCK TOTAL: $600,000
UNIVERSITY WILL PAY: $25,000 each
year as long as possible
REVENUE FROM: Allocated in the budget
*Also gave money in 1988 & 2000
Hamilton College (2009)
CITY: Clinton, New York
TRUCK TOTAL: $1.1 million
UNIVERSITY PAID: $250,000
REVENUE FROM: Single contribution from
college president’s account for special
projects
Northwestern University (2009)
CITY: Evanston, Illinois
TRUCK TOTAL: $550,000
UNIVERSITY PAID: $550,000
REVENUE FROM: General fund of money
from tuition & alumni donations, etc.
Education Services.
All OU students are allowed to view Alden’s ex-
for fun.
“Not every library is quite that open,” said
Scott Seaman, dean of Ohio University Libraries.
In the ’70s and ’80s, Alden purchased some of
its current collections. But in recent years, many
of the collections have come in the
form of donations, Seaman said.
When the library acquires a collec-
tion, one to two Alden employees then
spend “months and months, if not
years worth of work,” unpacking and
organizing, he said.
Alden must also stabilize some
items because they have not been kept
A 13th-century Bible from the rare books in the Special Collections in
Alden Library yesterday is displayed. The rare books collection is just
properly. The process includes refor-
matting or photocopying items, Sea-
one of multiple collections on display. The collections include a rare
first-edition and a first-print of Huckleberry Finn among other items.
man said.
Most recently, former U.S. Sen. George Voinov-
ich donated his senatorial papers to OU. The pa-
highlighted the Alwin Nikolais and Cornelius
pers include not only notes from Voinovich’s time
Ryan collections.
in the Senate but also memorabilia from his time
as an Ohio public official.
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Administrator
rejects fest
fee proposals
ALEX STUCKEY
City Editor | as218907@ohiou.edu
——— WESLEY LOWERY
At least six schools in the country have Staff Writer | wl372808@ohiou.edu
each dished out $100,000 or more to sup- ———
port the purchase of new fire trucks for their Vice President for Student Af-
local fire departments — a partnership Ohio
University has balked at since Athens city
fairs Kent Smith has shot down
a proposal that would charge
officials’ request last year.
Athens City Council members proposed
Ohio University students living
on campus $30 per guest during
last year that OU help fund the replacement spring fest weekends.
of the city’s 22-year-old fire ladder truck. Smith rejected two proposals
When first proposed in January 2010, uni- from Residential Housing yes-
versity administrators said the school could terday — one that would have
not provide monetary support for the $1.03 implemented the new fee for
million endeavor. this spring’s fests and another
On Jan. 31 of this year, council members that would have increased the
passed a resolution to formally request that Halloween guest fee from $25
OU donate $50,000 each year for the next to $30.
five years, which would add $250,000 to the “I just don’t feel like there has
$640,000 the city has already saved to pur- been enough broad student in-
SEE ENGINE, PAGE 3 volvement,” Smith said, adding
that he will create a task force to
further explore the possible fee
increases.
OHIO UNIVERSITY
“This is an issue that students
feel strongly about and that will
potentially impact thousands of
students,” Smith said.
TRUCK TOTAL: Student Senate President
$1.03 million Jesse Neader praised Smith’s
decision.
PAYMENTS: “Certainly, it’s a conversation
where student involvement is
Athens City Council wants the important,” Neader said, add-
university to pay $50,000 per ing that many students are
year for 5 years. more worried about the pend-
ing OU budget cuts and haven’t
The city of Athens has saved had time to weigh the pros and
$640,000. cons of fest fees.
“The last thing we should do
REVENUE: is rush a decision and then have
to go back and change it,” he
Athens City Council has suggest- added.
ed the university charge certain Executive Director of Resi-
minimal yearly student fees. dential Housing Christine
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UNDERGRADUATE
UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT
OU interviews
VS. CITY POPULATION candidates for
OHIO UNIVERSITY top fundraising
17,396 // 22,134
vice president
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
21,178 // 27,915 PAMELA ENGEL
Staff Writer | pe219007@ohiou.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ———
The Ohio University search
27,027 // 112,920 committee charged with find-
ing a new chief fundraising of-
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY ficer is identifying candidates
1,028 // 7,661 for the job and hopes to finish
initial interviews by the end of
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY the month.
About 25 people applied for
4,285 // 8,415 the position, and the committee
expects to interview about 10 in
HAMILTON COLLEGE the coming weeks in Columbus,
1,861 // 1,874 said Kent Smith, vice president
for Student Affairs and head of
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY the committee.
Former Vice President for
8,425 // 77,857 University Advancement How-
ard Lipman left OU at the end
of Fall Quarter for a similar
position at Florida Interna-
tional University in Miami. OU
President Roderick McDavis is
serving as interim. Lipman last
earned $230,000 a year in the
role.
The university hopes to hire a
new vice president for Universi-
ty Advancement by July 1 — the
start of next fiscal year.
Once the committee com-
pletes “airport interviews” in
Columbus, members will select
finalists for on-campus inter-
views. The final interviews will
likely take place in late April and
include meetings with admin-
istrators as well as open forums
for students, faculty and staff
members.
“This should be an open pro-
Dustin Lennert | Staff Photographer
cess where students and faculty
can ask questions or at least see
a presentation,” Smith said.
The new head of University
Advancement will take over the
Promise Lives fundraising cam-
Along with the Voinovich collection, Seaman
paign, which began about four
years ago and aims to raise $450
million by 2015. OU has raised
SEE TREASURES, PAGE 3 about $231 million so far.
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OPINION
POSTLETTER GUESTCOLUMN

Expired book-swap Anxiety due to exams beneficial in end

page should return Last month, I decided to partake in the
dreadfully ceremonial tradition for all po-
tential graduate students: The standard-
ized test.
I was very dissapointed last night when I went to the student’s In my previous sentence, the word
page and  tried to access the student book exchange. The domain potential was chosen with particular care
name expired in January of this year, and judging by the removal of since, let’s face it, in the numbers-driven
the link from the student’s page, the powers that be have no inten- admissions mania, the laudatory highs or
tion of renewing it. blemishing lows are the decisive ingredi-
I have six books that are worth at least $45, and if I try to sell ent of our hopeful applications — either
them  Uptown, I’d be amazed if I got $15 for the lot. And I’m sure securing our secondary degrees and the
many of you would agree that 30 bucks makes a big difference. resulting crowning glory of graduation
The book exchange was great because it allowed me to buy parties or forcing us to reroute to plan B.
and sell my books for a more reasonable price than I would get in My test of choice, the LSAT, was of typi-
the bookstores without having to deal with the hassle of shipping cal length, administered over a four-hour
books. time span on a frightfully early Saturday
I would love to see the book exchange back up and running for morning to students artificially awakened
Spring Quarter.  I’m already paying so much to attend this school. by extra shots of espresso.
I would like to save money where I can, and the book exchange al- After ensuring that all remaining fluid
lowed me to do that. contents were deposited with our fourth,
and last, trip to the bathroom, we were
Sarah Walter is a junior studying creative writing. ungraciously herded into our alphabet-
ized rooms akin to a flock of jittery, antsy
sheep. Seated and waiting, it suddenly be-
GUESTCOLUMN came apparent to me that my test-room
proctors, average Ohioan citizens I’d meet
at any given bus stop, grocery line, traffic
Normally, I’d consider myself a resident
of Lilliput in Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels be-
cause of my small stature. But quite sud-
denly, I found myself to be Brobdingnag-
ian — my appointed desk was entirely too
small for my now behemoth frame to have
a continually firm grasp on my answer
sheet, question sheet, archaic number two
pencils, and thus necessary pencil sharp-
ener, tissues (for when I have my compul-
sory breakdown), highlighter and erasers
(phew!). The flipping, turning, picking and
placing called for a pre-planned gracefully
maneuvered pattern — coordination that I
was utterly unprepared for.
Needless to say, my general malaise
only grew as the clock ticked down the end
of the test. At its conclusion, I impolitely
hurdled out the door and sought the refuge
of my room.
The purpose of this story is twofold:
Your own, analogous standardized test-
ing experience lends me your sympathy
(though if you’re a person with consider-
able sang-froid you have rightfully smirked
at my expense), and secondly, though
these tests intend to remain agonizing,
mentality.
With the exception of Fall-Quarter
freshmen, final exams are second nature to
college students. That is not to say we are
unconcerned and negligently ill-prepared;
rather, we have proportioned anxiety — a
contrast to the ballooned fear that reaches
the degree of hyperventilation for weight-
ier standardized tests of graduate school
admissions. In fact, midway through col-
lege, typical exam procedure becomes so
ingrained in students that it almost trans-
forms to a ritualistic endeavor.
Moreover, any remaining tension is au-
tomatically allayed with the prospect of a
forthcoming break.
So, I recommend that you retain the
poise and constructive amount of anxi-
ety of final exam week and preserve these
sensible sentiments for your standardized
testing day.
You will be glad you did when you re-
ceive numerous “We are pleased to in-
form you….” letters to the most reputable
of graduate schools. That is, until you are
seated to take your respective medical
boards and bar exam — then it’s time to

No reason for US to
jam, etc., had morphed into almighty be-
ings whose generous time slip-ups could
let me hurriedly fill in that extra bubble on
my answer sheet.
perhaps we can take a cue from the com- worry.
posed and aim to lessen our trepidation.
A possible suggestion: Approach your Ansuree Garg writes for The Lantern at
selected standardized test with a finals Ohio State University.

intervene in Libya YOURWORDSONLINE

As the revolution in Libya becomes more violent, the possibility of

Notes from the Underground: Now, punk look
trumps punk message
United States military intervention is ever looming.
The United Nations has already imposed sanctions against Libya
and is considering enforcing a no-fly zone. Meanwhile, U.S. mili-
tary forces have moved closer to the Libyan coast. President Barack
Obama announced Monday that the U.S. is considering all options,
including military action. Punk style came before the music. ing. The message is in the style. everyday.
While it is good to see that our government supports the people’s
revolution, it would be extremely ill-advised to bring our military
Get away from the message in the Punk is dead because we’ve Jonny Rotten would not be happy
forces into yet another country, especially considering the fact that music. Most of the time you can’t moved on to Post-punk where the with this column.”
leaders of the revolution have clearly expressed that they do not want
us there.
understand a single word they’re say- style and music are just a part of the ForeveraBobcat

“We will die for our country. We don’t want foreigners … to die
for our country,” said Ali Aujali, Libyan ambassador to the U.S., in a
National Public Radio interview.
“We will do the fighting. Don’t worry,” he added.
POSTCOLUMN
“We do not want a foreign military intervention,” said Ali Sulei-
man, a rebel fighter, in an interview with The Associated Press.
Why then, does our government continue to consider military
action? Have we not learned our lesson from past and current military
actions? If not, we may need to seriously reconsider our approach to
foreign policy in general.
Is it truly necessary for the U.S. to play “world police?” POP diSpencer
Yes, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s actions against his own
people are appalling. But that is something that the Libyan people are
prepared to deal with. They are willing to risk their lives to fight for a

Charlie Sheen’s antics show ugly side

better quality of life, and that is honorable and admirable. And if they
are asking us not to help, we should respect their wishes.
We should continue to help by providing humanitarian aid and
enforcing sanctions. But we cannot decide what is best for the people
of Libya. U.S. forces can’t keep shoving their guns in other people’s
business.
This is their battle; let them fight it. Last week, Charlie Sheen took over. Holmes argues there are two issues
This has been building for two or three at work. The first is white male privilege.
Jonathan Sutton writes for The Daily O’Collegian at Oklahoma State University. weeks, and when it finally hit, Charlie Sheen gets to be a rock star while other
Sheen became the most productive he has messed-up celebrities are vilified. The
ever been. He got sober; he gave an anti-
COLUMNIST second is the “otherness” of the women
Spencer Smith
drug speech; he was interviewed; he won with whom he associates.
Twitter; he spawned memes and T-shirts; Anna Holmes addressed some of They are of questionable reputation
posteditorial@ohiou.edu and if you consider the amount of Face- these things in her article “The Dispos- by the public’s standards — either coming
book statuses he inspired, you might say able Woman” in last Thursday’s New York from the sex industry or being relatively
he broke social networking. Times. Holmes argues that Sheen, like no-name individuals. The message this
There is something lovable about the most crazy, drug-induced celebrities is sends is clear, Holmes says: It’s alright to
EDITOR IN CHIEF former Two and a Half Men star. I can’t re- offensive and cringe-worthy but that re- abuse women as long as they aren’t im-
Joe Ragazzo ally explain it. porters aren’t asking him the correct ques- portant.
MANAGING EDITOR Sure, he’s a jerk, and most of America tions. Holmes is right of course. Sheen
Ryan Dunn does not agree with any of the decisions Even if you believe that Sheen is sober, should be held responsible for his actions.
he’s making, but he’s not really racist (like and not racist, you have to admit that he But she’s wrong in her prescription. Re-
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Mel Gibson) except when he is anti-Se- sure as hell is sexist and definitely misogy- porters shouldn’t ask him tougher ques-
John Nero mitic, or really old (like David Hasselhoff ) nistic. tions; they should stop interviewing him.
CAMPUS EDITOR except that he is. But he doesn’t really All of his marriages have ended in ac- He’s not entertaining; he’s criminal.
Caitlin Bowling seem to be able to put together coherent cusations of physical abuse. And while Maybe when people stop wearing T-
sentences so while people might feel like most of these charges have been settled shirts with his quotes on them and when
CITY EDITOR they should be offended by what he says, out of court, and while none of his ex- people stop watching Two and a Half
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chase the new truck.
At the following council meeting on
Feb. 7, members suggested OU charge
students living on campus $6.59 a year
for five years to cover the cost. If all stu-
dents were to pay, council’s proposed
fee would be $2.35 a year.
In his letter sent to Clerk of Council
Debbie Walker last month, OU Presi-
dent Roderick McDavis said he was
evaluating the resolution.
Despite the push back, Councilman
Kent Butler, D-1st Ward, said the re-
quest was legitimate because schools
that compose a smaller percentage of
their city’s population than OU does
within Athens’ have donated money to
local fire departments to purchase new
trucks.
As of Fall 2010, there are 17,396 un-
dergraduate students enrolled at OU
compared to a 2009 Athens city popu-
lation estimate of 22,134.
“OU has a much bigger impact
(compared to other universities’ effects
on their home cities),” Butler said.
Butler cited Northwestern Universi-
ty as one example of a school contrib-
uting to the purchase of a fire truck.
In 2009, Northwestern paid the en-
tire cost of the fire truck for Evanston,
Ill., a city with a population of 77,857.
The university’s enrollment is 8,425 un-
dergraduate students.
Northwestern paid for a $550,000
truck that not only serves as a fire truck
but also holds all the medical equip-
ment found in an ambulance, accord-
ing to a university news release.
The university approached city offi-
cials asking how it could help the city,
said City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz.
Donated money for the truck came
from general university funds, includ-
ing tuition money and alumni dona-
tions, said Alan Cubbage, spokesman
for the university.
“(This partnership) helped mitigate
the occasional hard feelings between
the city and the university,” Cubbage
said.
In 2005, Longwood University, a
public institution, donated $100,000
to Farmville, Va., to help pay for a
$600,000 fire ladder truck, said Gerry
Spates, Farmville’s town manager. The
school paid in $50,000 increments dur-
ing two years, he added.
“(Longwood officials) had no hesita-
tion,” he said. “They volunteered when
they knew we were getting ready to buy
a truck.”
There are 1,028 undergraduate stu-
dents registered at the university com-
pared to the total Farmville population
of 7,661.
“(The $100,000 was) generated from
interest or revenue earned on our vend-
ing machine operations,” said Kathy
Worster, the university’s vice president
for Administration and Finance, in a
news release.
Larger public universities have con-
tributed to their cities as well. The Uni-
versity of Michigan donated money to
Ann Arbor in 2004. Michigan has 27,027
undergraduate students in comparison
to the city’s 112,920 total population.
Contributions from the university
totaled about $400,000 toward the city’s
purchase, said Rick Fitzgerald, spokes-
man for the university. About three-
fourths of the donations were funded
through private donations, and about
$99,000 was provided through the uni-
versity’s sidewalk rental fees, he added.
The university’s contribution helped
the city purchase two trucks, said Lisa
Wondrash, spokeswoman for the city
of Ann Arbor.
“We gave (the city) whatever they
needed at the time,” Fitzgerald said.
“The city has been providing fire pro-
tection for the university forever.”
In 1984, a West Long Branch, N.J.,
junior firefighter was killed in a Mon-
mouth University building elevator
shaft — a tragedy that sparked better
cooperation between the university
and city, Mayor Janet Tucci said.
Since that time, Monmouth, a pri-
vate university, has donated money to
the city on three occasions to buy new
fire trucks. The university is home to
4,285 undergraduate students, and the
city’s population totals 8,415.
“We’ve always had university back-
ing,” Tucci said. “We have a strong
working relationship.”
In 1988, the university paid almost
half of the truck’s $350,000 price tag,
donating $15,000 each year for 10
years, Tucci said. In 2000, it donated
half the cost of a $500,000 truck, pay-
ing in increments of $25,000 a year for
10 years.
Monday night, university admin-
istrators agreed to fund yet another
truck, which will cost $600,000, she
said. They will give $25,000 a year for as
many years as they are able, she added.
Paul Dement, spokesman for the
university, said they were very willing
to help the city.
“The university understands and
values the relationship between the fire
department and the university com-
munity,” Dement said.
Money contributed to the city for the
truck was allocated within the budget
each year, he added.
Butler also cited Kent State Univer-
sity as another school that donated
money toward its home city. There are
21,178 undergraduate students en-
rolled in the university compared to
the city of Kent’s total population of
27,915.
The university donated $150,000 in
increments of $75,000 each year, to-
ward the $550,000 cost of the truck in
1994, City Safety Director Bill Lillich
said. He added that Franklin Township
also added $100,000 to the pot.
“It took some discussion to come up
with an agreement,” Lillich said.
A spokesperson from Kent State said
she was unable to comment on the
purchase.
Hamilton College, a private college
in the village of Clinton, N.Y., gave the
village $250,000 toward the purchase of
the $1.1 million fire truck in 2009, said
Mike Debraggio, spokesman for the
college.
The college enrolls 1,861 undergrad-
uate students, and the village is home
to 1,874 people.
The money was donated as a single
contribution from the college presi-
dent’s account for special projects,
Debraggio said.
“The ladder truck is more for (the
college’s) use because they have taller
buildings than we do,” village Mayor
John Lane said.
In 1978, the university donated
$10,000 for a $750,000 truck purchased
by the village, Lane said.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 3
In addition to citing these universi-
ties as examples for why OU students
should help pay for the new fire truck,
city officials add that it’s a matter of
practicality.
Because about a third of all calls to
Athens Fire Department that require
the ladder truck are for university
buildings, OU should contribute funds
as well, Mayor Paul Wiehl said at a Jan.
31 City Council meeting.
Of all the buildings in the city, 85
percent of the three-story structures
are university owned, said Council-
woman Christine Fahl, D-4th ward.
University buildings are exempt
from property taxes, said Katie Quar-
anta, spokeswoman for OU, which
means Athens city reaps no income
taxes from OU’s buildings.
“(The tax exemption) is a loss in tax-
es and revenue streams,” Butler said.
“We don’t see any money from stu-
dents unless they work a full-time job.”
About 47 percent of all property in
Athens is tax exempt, according to the
resolution.
The city also does not receive sales
tax revenue, said Gary Gudmundson,
spokesman for the Ohio Department of
Taxation. Only the county receives rev-
enue, he added.
Although the more than year-long
discussion about fire truck contribu-
tions is not finished yet, Butler said he
remains hopeful OU and the city will
come to an agreement.
“McDavis has been working hard
with the city on other issues,” Butler
said. “We have a symbiotic relationship
with each other — we both succeed or
we both peril with each other’s good
deeds or negative PR.”

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Fee money would be used for
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 on-campus educational pro-
Sheets and an eight-member fo- grams and to cover the cost of
cus group proposed the Hallow- damage done by the influx of visi-
tors, Sheets said last week in an TYLER BORCHERS Because both the city and the historical anything other than housing old records.
een fee increase and the new fest
interview with The Post. For The Post | tb385409@ohiou.edu society do not have the funds to update the Bob Winters, chair of the Athens Munici-
fee. The group consisted of five
Smith said one major concern ——— building, he said officials should focus on pal Arts Commission, voiced an opinion on
Residential Housing employees
of his is that Halloween and the About 30 people gathered at the City preserving it. what the building should be used for that
and three students.
spring fests be seen as separate Building, 8 E. Washington St., yesterday to “Every time we talk about it, the build- had not been discussed previously.
The group proposed that stu-
events and not clumped togeth- discuss potential renovation plans to the ing deteriorates further,” he said. “This is A professional, non-profit organiza-
dents be charged for out-of-town
er. While the annual Halloween armory on Carpenter Street despite the lack a historic building. It should not be lost to tion could manage and operate the facility
guests for this spring’s High, Ark,
block party is a city-sanctioned of city funds to renovate the building. indecision.” through a lease, he said. It should be self-
Palmer Place, Palmer, Oak, Mill
event, the spring fests are com- The city would have to pay at least $1.47 Although Mayor Paul Wiehl said he is sustainable and generate its own operating
and 8Fest weekends, which fall
pletely student-organized. million to bring the armory up to code in to- open to ideas on what the building should funds, he added.
on all but one weekend between
But Smith said OU’s primary day’s economy — a cost calculated in a 2003 become, he also offered a practical per- “The facility … must not become an ad-
April 22 and May 20.
concern in regards to both the evaluation for the Athens County Historical spective. ditional drain on city resources or demand
The new task force will be
fests and the Halloween block Society, City Planner Paul Logue said. “Just remember, I also have to run the ongoing support from taxpayers,” he said.
charged with further gauging stu-
party is student safety. Ron Luce, executive director of the his- budget of this city,” he said. Winters added that this project would be
dent opinion as well as the pos-
“College is partially about torical society, said that funding the poten- In 1997, city officials purchased the a good opportunity for the city and Ohio
sible benefits of a fest fee. How-
having fun,” Smith said. “We tial project could be problematic. building from The National Guard for $1.2 University to work cooperatively.
ever, Smith said any fee increases
want students to have fun, but “(The historical society also does not) million with the intention of creating a sec- “This is a place where Ohio University
recommended by the task force
we want them to have fun in have the ability to come up with those ond Municipal Court but a lack of funds has and Athens could really work together,” he
would not take effect until Spring
low-risk ways.” funds,” Luce said. prevented them from using the building for said.
2012 at the earliest.

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Falcons drop Bobcats

with late 66-57 victory
OLIVIA ARBOGAST
Staff Writer | oa191109@ohiou.edu
———
The recipe for games
against Bowling Green is
simple: Lead in the first half
against the highly favored Fal-
cons before losing the upset
bid in the second half.
Ohio (9-22) fell 66-57 to
Bowling Green (26-4) for the
third time this season during
the quarterfinals of the Mid-
American Conference Cham-
pionships in Cleveland yester-
day.
Alex Goodlett | Staff Photographer “I have to give Bowling
Green credit,” said coach
(From left to right) Tommy Freeman, DeVaughn Washington, John Groce, Asown Sayles and Adetunji Adedipe pose for a picture Semeka Randall. “The se-
Mar. 1 in The Convo. Four seniors were honored before playing Akron in the season’s last home game. Ohio won 80-55. niors came out and worked
extremely hard. They came

Mother shapes Sayles

out and did what they were
supposed to do. They were in
a situation where they had to
come from behind, and their
players stepped up and made

into responsible player

WILL FRASURE
Asst. Sports Editor | wf743006@ohiou.edu
———
As Asown Sayles waited to be
announced with Ohio’s other
three seniors on Senior Day, he
couldn’t hold back a smile.
After his name was called, he
sauntered toward center court,
smile growing bigger. When he
finally arrived, Sayles embraced
his mother with a loving hug to
let her know how important she
is to him.
Sayles is the oldest Bobcat
on the basketball team. His age
and calm, mature temperament
have earned him the nickname
“Grandpa.” During Senior Day,
the woman who played the big-
gest role in that development
stood before Sayles.
“It was just all the pieces fit-
ting together,” said his mother
Anica Jones. “His hard work and
his obedience are paying off.
that needs to be taken day by
day.
“I’ve always been that way.
It wasn’t anything in particular.
It’s just been a long, steady pro-
cess,” Sayles said. “I just take ev-
eryday as a learning lesson and
just try to grow from everything
and try to apply it to life.”
Sayles’ relationship with his
late nephew, Yasere, taught him
selflessness. The son of his sister
Jamaca, Yasere was born with
cerebral palsy and passed away
last October at the age of 11.
To honor him, Sayles has his
name tattooed on his right bi-
cep, one of nine tattoos he has
to symbolize his upbringing.
Another one is Jones’ name
across his chest.
“The whole situation was
tough, especially finding out
about it,” Sayles said. “I didn’t
get to see him before he passed
away. ... I always put him be-
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Sayles’ college career hasn’t
been without adversity, either.
A torn labrum forced him to
sit out the 2008–09 season. He
elected to graduate last spring
and did not return to the team
for this season until the sum-
mer. Rumors circulated that he
left to make room for a scholar-
ship.
“His whole ordeal has shown
him a lot of lessons,” Jones said.
plays.”
The Bobcats dominated the
first half of the game, limiting
the usually powerful Falcon
offense.
Bowling Green gained the
lead early, scoring five points
to start, but the Bobcats re-
sponded with a pair of free
throws and a 3-pointer by Erin
Bailes to tie the game.
“I am very pleased with ev-
erything that they gave,” Ran-
dall said. “There is something
to be said about this team. We
have had a lot of adversity. No
one expected us to be here.”
The Falcons held the lead
for less than a minute until the
Bobcats took over the score.
They didn’t look back for the
rest of the half. Ohio led by
as many as six during the first
half, holding a 20-14 advan-
tage of Bowling Green with
eight minutes left.
Ohio went into the locker
room leading 28-27, its fifth
consecutive game where the
SWIMMING & DIVING
OU forward Kamille Buckner (34) makes a lay-up against Miami March 2 in The
Convo. This is the team’s third loss to BGSU this season.
team led as it headed for the
locker rooms.
“We really fed off of each
other,” said junior Tenishia
Benson. “The older players
were able to help the younger
ones, and then the younger
ones, feeding off the energy,
were able to help the older
ones.”
Bowling Green went about
regaining the lead during the
second half, quickly tying the
game 28-28 with a Tracy Pon-
tius free throw, but the Bob-
cats pulled ahead once again.
The game continued to be
close throughout the begin-
Sam Owens | For The Post
ning of the second half until
the Falcons took off, leading
by as many as 13 points.
Bowling Green’s 18-4 sec-
ond half run gave them a lead
they wouldn’t give up. The
Bobcats struggled to keep up,
closing the lead to as close as
six at one point.
“We believed that we were
going to win this basketball
game,” Randall said. “We
knew the importance of mak-
ing sure we showed up for the
second half, but we control
the things that we control –
having confidence in who you
are and your team.”

Diver aims at postseason

A lot of times you do the right
thing. Senior Day showed the
reward of his hard work and en-
durance.”
As the single mother of four,
Jones balanced running a day-
care center while raising her
TEAM LEADERS
OHIO:
Points: D.J. Cooper, 16.4
Rebounds: Ivo Baltic, 5.9
Assists: Cooper, 7.4
Ball State:
Points: Jarrod Jones, 14.6
Rebounds: Jones, 8.4
Assists: Randy Davis, 5.1
children. She noticed maturity
in Asown, her third-youngest
child, when he was at an early
age.
“He’s always been mild-man-
nered and even-keeled,” Jones
said. “If he’s upset, you don’t
know it. If he’s happy, you don’t
know it.”
With his mother taking care
of three other siblings while he
was growing up, Sayles learned
humility and perseverance as
he became older. He looks at life
as a “long road,” as something
fore myself. Whenever he was
around, he was always my first
priority — no matter what.”
Even when Yasere suffered
from a young age, Asown was
always there to support him
through his hours of treatment
at the hospital. They main-
tained a lasting bond through-
out Yasere’s life, even as he con-
tinued to suffer.
As Yasere’s grandmother,
Jones watched in admiration
as Sayles kept his nephew com-
pany.
“They had a very, very close
relationship,” Anica said.
“Asown was his favorite uncle.
... I just believe that since he’s
been an obedient that God has
things stored for him in the fu-
ture.”
Sayles has become a player
coach John Groce says can han-
dle any situation successfully
and appropriately. Despite Say-
les being a role player who rare-
ly sees quality minutes, Groce
sees Sayles as someone that’s
had an “incredible amount” of
influence on his younger team-
mates.
“He’s been through a lot —
both successes and adversity,”
Groce said. “He understands
how to handle himself, and
“Even if you’re good at some-
thing, there’s always going to
be obstacles. You’re not always
going to be in the limelight, and
he’s learned that in his career.”
Despite it all, Sayles has dealt
deftly with adversity. It’s some-
thing that doesn’t go unnoticed
by teammates.
“When he talks, we’re all for-
tunate to listen to him,” fellow
senior Adetunji Adedipe said.
“… His career has been like a
rollercoaster ride. No matter
what, he’s always had a positive
outlook.”
When discussing how his
teammates see him, Sayles
shows a quick smile as he qui-
etly talks about his leadership
style.
The calm strength has been
with him his entire life, and he’s
still figuring out a way he can
honor the woman who has done
so much for him.
“Her raising us, she just al-
ways made sure we had what we
needed and wanted. She always
went above and beyond 100
percent,” Sayles said. “There’ll
never be a way I can pay her
back.
“I’m trying my hardest to get
to the point where I could do
such a thing.”
PAUL MEARA
For The Post | pm312207@ohiou.edu
———
Years of diving have come
down to one meet.
Senior Lindsay Hamilton
will be one of two Bobcats at-
tempting to compete at the
national swimming and diving
meet. She heads to Columbus
today in order to achieve that
goal.
The Bill and Mae McCorkle
Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus,
Ohio, will host the 2011 NCAA
Zone C diving preliminar- Erin Corneliussen | Picture Editor
ies. Hamilton will attempt to
Lindsay Hamilton competes in the 3-meter diving preliminaries during the MAC
become one of 42 divers who Championship Feb. 25 at the Aquatic Center. Hamilton placed second in the event
make it to the NCAA Champi- final with a score of 320.65, helping the Bobcats win the championship with
onships. 669.5 points.
“It’s always exciting when
someone goes on to postsea- pared herself well but will need to the NCAA Championship in
son play,” coach Greg Werner to be at her best to make the list Werner’s tenure as Ohio swim-
said. “It’s obviously the elite of of 42. ming and diving coach, but he
the elites, but we want to take “As tough as it is to com- said Hamilton has as good a
it one more level, we want to pete on the swimming side, it’s chance as any to be the first.
go on to the NCAA Champion- probably harder on the diving “We think that she’s put her-
ships.” side,” Werner said. “She’s go- self in the best position during
Hamilton will participate ing to have to be the best she’s her collegiate career to achieve
in the 1-meter event today been all year long in order to that goal — and that’s to ad-
and the 3-meter event Friday. advance.” vance to the NCAA Champion-
Werner said Hamilton has pre- No diver has ever advanced ships,” Werner said.

SPORTS COLUMN

’Cats still talented despite letdown

Watching as the seconds ticked off
the clock in Ohio’s 4-2 semifinal loss
Tuesday, I kept thinking about what
coach Dan Morris said to me at the
beginning of the season — this was
the most talented hockey team he
had ever assembled.
The Bobcats had it all: size, speed,
skill. They replaced the club’s all-time
winningest goaltender with a former
NCAA Division I netminder in Blake
MacNicol. They returned their top
two scorers in Michael Schultz and
Tyler Pilmore.
And to top it off, they had the se-
nior leadership in players such as
Mark Tracy and Billy Hemann to keep
the team focused.
Players made no secrets of the sea-
son’s goal from the onset. They want-
ed to win a national championship.
BART
LOGAN
For The Post
There are a plethora of teams around
campus — clubs and varsity alike —
with those lofty dreams in mind, but
the Bobcats had the tools to bring one
home.
Anything less would be a “tough hit
to take,” senior Brett Molnar told me.
Were it not for a span of 15 seconds
Tuesday night, the Bobcats could
have been celebrating a national title
today. But, that is of little consola-
tion for Ohio and its six graduating
seniors.
Two straight losses in the Ameri-
can Collegiate Hockey Association
semifinals — both third-period col-
lapses – will eat away at the players.
Scenarios will be replayed, “what ifs”
will be asked. But no amount of self-
reflection can change the outcome.
For the returning Bobcats, they’re
left with that four-word phrase syn-
onymous with sports in the city of
Cleveland: “There’s always next year.”
Ohio Hockey fans need not be so cyn-
ical.
Next year the Bobcats will return
their top eight scorers. The first line
of Schultz, Pilmore and Nick Rostek
will be back to defend their league
title. Brett Agnew will be back to fill
the net with rubber and camp out in
the crease. Zander Dover and others
will be poised for breakout seasons
much like the ones John Luciana and
Alex DiMassa enjoyed this year.
Four of the club’s defensemen will
return to man the blue line. The free-
wheeling Zack Barbis will be on board
to pile up points aplenty.
Jonathan Gulch and his bazooka
slap shot will continue make oppos-
ing goaltenders and would-be shot-
blockers quiver behind the protective
padding.
In net, Morris has the luxury of
picking between Fedor Dushkin and
Bryan Danczak, both of whom looked
very sharp in spot duty during the
season. Either could have started for
two-thirds of Ohio’s opponents this
year.
And rest assured, the recruiting
pipelines will be flowin’. They’ve al-
ready started.
The only thing that motivates a
team more than getting so close to a
national championship only to come
up short is to have it happen again.
There’s no need for bulletin board
material when those pair of box
scores scathe more than any words.
“Next year” might be the distant
future, especially with the loss still so
fresh in their memories — but I have
a feeling Morris might use some strik-
ingly similar words to describe his
2011-2012 team.
Bart Logan is a senior
studying journalism. If you are an
Ohio Hockey fanatic still coping
with Tuesday’s loss, e-mail him at
bl245106@ohiou.edu.
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Musician family harmonizes Struggling to carry the weight, writer seeks
JESSIE CADLE answer about confronting jobless boyfriend
Staff Writer | jc543108@ohiou.edu
——— IF YOU GO Pillow Talk, point in your relationship, I
WHAT: 5 Browns Concert My fiancée and I have been think it’s also pretty selfish he
Instead of a guitar, bass and drums, the stage is set WHEN: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium dating since high school and didn’t talk to you before turn-
with five pianos. For the 5 Browns, each sibling plays WHERE: 7:30 tonight got engaged very recently. I go PILLOW TALK ing down the job.
one of the keyboards. ADMISSION: $18 for students, $20 for general to school and work full-time, Mallory Long You need to have this con-
admission and $10 for seniors
“Since there are only five pianos on stage, I would and up until this quarter my versation with your fiancée
say that our sound when we’re playing all together is fiancée was going to school Fed Up, again and explain to him how
something like an orchestra of pianos, or maybe even best friends,” he said. full-time and working part- I don’t think you’re wrong you feel — how you feel work-
one massive piano that can play more notes than Though the Browns disagree occasionally, they time. This quarter he dropped at all. It seems that you’re a ing so hard and watching him
ever before,” said Melody Brown. have learned to work together during their six years out after skipping two-weeks hard worker, and your fiancée barely work, and how you feel
The 5 Browns, as part of the Performing Arts and as a group, Desirae said. of class because his car wasn’t doesn’t hold that same work about his reluctance to do
Concert Series, perform at 7:30 tonight at the Temple- “Being siblings we have a lot musically in com- running (although he barely ethic. I know that can be frus- something that would ben-
ton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Tick- mon,” Desirae said. “We have all had the same train- tried to find a ride), and he has trating because you love this efit you both just because he
ets are $18 for students, $20 for general admission ing and thus share a similar musical aesthetic and been getting less and less hours guy and want to see him suc- doesn’t feel like it. Generally,
and $10 for seniors. physical approach to the keyboard.” at work. Today he was offered ceed, but it’s also infuriating I’m not a fan of ultimatums,
The 5 Browns is composed of Melody, Ryan, Each Brown started playing the piano at age three, a full-time job doing manual to work very hard and then but this situation might call
Gregory, Deondra and Desirae Brown. Each sib- and they all continued zealously taking lessons, De- labor that paid more than watch your partner, whom for one. Tell him he has a cer-
ling graduated from Juilliard Conservatory, where ondra said. minimum wage. He turned it you love but also (probably) tain amount of time to get his
they each studied piano. They are the only set of “I think music must run in the family. … We each down because he didn’t think it consider your equal, do vir- act together or you’re gone,
five siblings who have been admitted, according to fell in love with it,” she said. was enough money and because tually nothing and pass up and stick to your word. If he’s
their website. The 5 Browns will perform pieces such as Saint- he “can’t adjust (his) internal opportunities that would going to be selfish, you can be
“We always say that the craziest thing is not that we Saens’ “Dance Macabre,” Holst’s “The Planets,” Star clock to be at work at 6 a.m.” I benefit you both. selfish too and refuse to carry
all play the piano, but that we all found our passion Wars and a medley of Hitchcock films from their lat- am furious that he would turn I don’t know much about his weight.
there,” Deondra said. est album, Deondra said. down such a good opportunity, weddings, but I do know the
The Browns were unable to speak for an interview The show will cost $15,000, which Andrew Holza- and he doesn’t understand why planning process is stressful, — Mallory Long is a senior
because of family circumstances, but they each cor- epfel, associate director of programming, said will be I’m upset. We got into an argu- time-consuming and often studying journalism and wom-
responded via e-mail. covered by ticket costs. ment and he hung up on me very expensive. If your fiancée en’s studies. Ask her your ques-
The Browns did not anticipate working together The group hopes to have an open rehearsal before because he thought I was being is not attending school and tions about sex and love in the
when they graduated, but they all had a common the performance to interact with students, Desirae ridiculous. What should I do? barely working part-time, culture section of thepost.ohiou.
goal of reviving classical music for a modern audi- said. it’s lazy and selfish of him to edu, at postpillowtalk@gmail.
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All Wired Up [ on Adderall ]

Students pop prescription pills to focus on finals and classes
Bridget Mallon The prevalence of college students who take fect that they think they want, they’re going to contin-
Staff Writer | bm257008@ohiou.edu drugs such as Ad- derall without a prescrip- ue doing it,” Koons said. “The rule of thumb with any
——— tion indicates that many don’t understand drug is that if you try a drug and you like the effect,
misuse of pharmaceu- ticals, said Terry Koons, the likelihood of you trying it again is pretty high.”
Editor’s Note: Some names have been changed to associate director at the Campus Involvement While Lauren has no plans to stop taking Adderall
protect students’ privacy. Center for Health Promo- tion. any time soon, she said some of the positive effects
“I think people don’t real- ize they’re abus- she experiences could occur because she expects
As finals week creeps closer, many students turn ing a drug because they’re us- ing a medica- them to.
to coffee, working out or study partners for support. tion,” Koons said. “What people don’t realize “I think a lot of it is placebo effect, if you tell your-
Others, though, see prescription drugs as the way to is that if I am being treated for ADD with one self you can accomplish something,” she said. “If you
get through. of those stimulants, the effects on my body gave me a sugar pill and told me it was Adderall, I’d
While Adderall is prescribed to people who suffer will be very different than someone who probably be able to focus just the same, but you can’t
from Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit is recreationally using it.” placebo yourself.”
Hyperactive Disorder, college students without pre- Koons said that the drug helps those with a While Lauren continues to take Adderall, Sarah
scriptions take the drugs hoping medical need focus, think said she hasn’t used it since Fall Quarter and has no
they will help them focus on school- clearly, stay on task and re- plans to try it again.
work. main settled. But people with “I’ll probably never take it again, to be
“For those people for whom Ad- It’s like you can do no medical need for Adderall honest. It’s kind of a waste of time, and I’d
derall, Ritalin or similar stimulants anything, you can will experience effects similar rather just drink coffee,” she said. “I think
have been prescribed, it is a very accomplish anything – to other stimulant drugs, such it’s over- rated, and I think there are other
helpful medication to facilitate them as cocaine. healthier ways that you can do your
being successful students at Ohio you’re superhuman.” “If you use it and you don’t schoolwork.”
University,” said Dr. Sheila Williams, LAUREN, need it, you’re going to get the Being in college, students are given the
a senior staff member at Counseling FRESHMAN same effect that you would get chance to define their habits and work ethic,
and Psychological Services and the from cocaine or methamphet- Amy Olander president of the Pre-Pharmacy
director of Outreach and Consulta- amine,” Koons said. “You’ll be Club said.
tions. up for a long period of time. You’ll be very wound up. “This is where you estab- lish study habits
According to the National Drug Survey on Drug You’ll probably become very tired at one point. Some and skills, so if you’re using Ad- derall now, are
Use and Health, full-time college students ages 18-22 people, depending on how much they use, could be you going to do it your whole life? You’re not
are twice as likely to use Adderall without any medi- up two or three days without sleeping.” prescribed it, and you shouldn’t put things in
cal need than part-time students or people not en- Regardless of their lack of medical need for the your body you don’t need,” she said.
rolled in college. drug, some students still feel it helps them in their While some students who have been pre-
In order to improve her focus during school, one day-to-day life. Lauren, a freshman who takes Adder- scribed Adderall actively sell it, sharing
OU student turned to Adderall. all at least once or twice a month, relies on it when prescription drugs with others or being in
“The first time I tried it, I wanted to see if I would she has a test or project and plans to use it during possession of pharmaceuticals that were pre-
be more alert to pay attention in my boring classes,” Winter Quarter finals. scribed to someone else is a fifth-de- gree felony
said Sarah, a sophomore who said she has taken Ad- “It’s like you can do anything, you can accomplish for which students could face up to 12 months
derall at least a dozen times. anything — you’re superhuman,” she said. “You can in prison and a $2,500 fine. To avoid medical
For Sarah, the effects of the drug were not always focus on everything at once. It’s anything you want to and legal penalties, Koons urges stu- dents to
exactly what she was expecting. Several of the times make it. It’s like you’re getting faster. If you want to not share any prescription drugs.
she tried Adderall, her focus was on unexpected sub- go up Morton Hill, it’s like you sped up that hill. You “Communicate to someone who asks you.
jects. can exercise better. You can talk better and more ef- Lets say that they know you are using a particular
“I find myself being more concentrated on other ficiently. It just makes everything better.” pharmaceutical, that ‘I need this,’” Koons said.
things, like I’ll clean for three hours straight or some- Koons attributes such positive opinions of drugs “(You should say), ‘I have a medical condition,
thing like that,” she said. “I have to be in the mindset such as Adderall to having a desired outcome the first and this is why I need the drug and I really can’t,
to study if I decide to take it. And most of the time, time the drug was experienced. based on my insurance policy, based on the
I’m not, so I become more concentrated or focused “The mind can do many things. I think part of it law, based on my own medical need. I can’t
on doing something other than studying.” would be, if someone is misusing it and getting an ef- physically give up my medica- tion.’”

Full-time college Data taken from a

students, ages 18-22, sample of 1,500 OU
are twice as likely to students in 2009
use Adderall without showed that 3.7% of
any medical need for it students had used a
than part-time students Ritalin or an Adderall-
or people not enrolled in type stimulant in the
college at all. previous 30 days.
According to the National Drug According to a survey carried out
Survey on Drug Use and Health by the Campus Involvement Center

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