Daily Rundown: OU expects decrease in first-year enrollment, The Side Bar opens, welcomes new music, Drew’s Decrees: Public school teachers deserve more financial support, and more!
OU expects decrease in first-year enrollment
Ohio University is expecting a smaller freshman class this academic year, after previous years of record-breaking first-year enrollment. Although reasons for the decline vary, factors such as challenges receiving financial aid, FAFSA forms, cutting enrollment in certain programs and nearing maximum capacity are prominent. The enrollment management team has discussed possible solutions involving the continuation of the OHIO Guarantee+ program and strides to keep the cost of enrollment one of the lowest in the state of Ohio. Click here to read more.
Paige Fisher | September 5, 2024
https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2024/09/ou-expects-decrease-first-year-enrollment
The Side Bar opens, welcomes new music
The Side Bar, located at 24 ½ E State St, opened in June, where the renovated space formerly known as Zoe Fine Dining was located. Bands like Fine Business have performed at The Side Bar, helping create its unique atmosphere and entertaining the patrons while the band had fun themselves. Click here to read more.
Libby Evans | September 5, 2024
https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2024/09/new-side-bar-athens-fine-business
Drew’s Decrees: Public school teachers deserve more financial support
Opinion: In his column, Drew discusses the fact that public school teachers deserve more pay, and their pay has remained stagnant for the past decade at 5% less than the national average. Drew starts by comparing the pay of a teacher to the pay of the Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani’s $700-million deal and computer science professionals national salary averages reaching an all-time high of $131,249 while those who teach the nation's youth make on average nationally $69,544. This problem reveals deeper issues with combating the problem of rising cost of living and inflation that public school teacher’s struggle with. Click here to read more.
Drew Haughn | September 5, 2024
https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2024/09/public-education-teaching-pay-school
Katy Perry’s newest era brings controversy
Katy Perry has stirred controversy and questions surrounding the success and popularity of her recent album announcement. The upcoming album “143” has not been painted in the best light, due to poor promotion and “WOMAN’S WORLD” having four men on the production team. Perry’s recent albums have been noted by fans to lack diversity in her sound, with her recent music reflecting the same bubblegum pop and dance beat her music had in 2008, and her singles have not been performing well with her two new singles struggling to get streams. Click here to read more.
Sophia Anness | September 5, 2024
https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2024/09/katy-perry-143-controversial-music-era
The Lo-Down: WNBA should award two rookies
Opinion: In his column, Logan expresses his opinion that he thinks two rookies, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, deserve to share the Rookie of the Year, which has only happened twice: in 1995 and 2000. Logan argues this because Clark led the Fevers to a record above .500 and an average of 18.9 points and 8.4 assists per game, while Reese had 13.2 rebounds per game, achieved the most offensive rebounds in a season and spearheaded a new identity for her team. Both fanbases are vying to see their favorite athletes be crowned the Rookie of the Year, but neither side is acknowledging the fact that both are currently the most popular WNBA players, bringing in all-time-high merchandise and ticket sales. Click here to read more.
Logan Adams | September 5, 2024
https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2024/09/wnba-rookie-caitlin-clark-angel-reese
