Simple Science: Celebrating Earth Day 2024
By Alexandra Hopkins | Apr. 21, 2024This week in science we discuss the history of Earth Day and the important role college students play in saving our planet.
ENVIRONMENT
OU plans two days worth of Earth Day events
By Alison Patton | Apr. 18, 2024Earth day is Monday, but OU also has events planned for Tuesday with puppies, baby goats and lessons on sustainability.
Athens Beautification Month fosters community engagement
By Abreanna Blose | Apr. 17, 2024April is Athens Beautification Month, a collaborative effort to create volunteer opportunities throughout Athens.
National Garden Month cultivates community, sustainability
By Abreanna Blose | Apr. 16, 2024April is National Garden Month, a time to celebrate the benefits of Athens gardens.
Total solar eclipse to soar through Athens
By Suzanne Piper | Apr. 4, 2024All things solar eclipse: what it is, how to stay safe, where to get glasses and the possibility of excused absences for students.
Talking Points with Taylor: We may be consuming plastic every day
By Taylor Henninger | Apr. 3, 2024A recent study revealed that in one liter of single-use plastic water bottles, there are 240,000 nanoplastics. But plastic leaches from more than just plastic water bottles, so how much plastic are humans truly consuming?
Public officials balance safety concerns, light pollution in Athens
By Jackson McCoy | Apr. 3, 2024The city of Athens and Ohio University both strive to ensure safety without damaging the environment with lighting.
Ethan’s Excerpts: Death of the 'ski bum' lifestyle
By Ethan Herx | Mar. 27, 2024The “ski bum” lifestyle is becoming less attainable.
Talking Points with Taylor: The Israel-Hamas war is causing an environmental, humanitarian crisis
By Taylor Henninger | Mar. 7, 2024Israeli military efforts have destroyed the Gaza Strip. Apart from those bombings and attacks killing and injuring Gazans, they are also causing an environmental disaster.
Celebrities who produce more jet emissions than Taylor Swift
By Ashley Pomplas | Mar. 6, 2024Here’s a list of celebrities who produce more jet emissions than Taylor Swift.
Ohio judge dismissed appeal, moves forward with fracking on public lands
By Maggie Amacher | Mar. 6, 2024An Ohio judge dismissed environmental groups’ appeal for an emergency stay to delay the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission's decision to award bids to frack under Ohio's state parks and public lands. Now, fracking is allowed under 1,004 parcels of publicly owned land.
Talking Points with Taylor: Recycling plastic is a hoax
By Taylor Henninger | Feb. 28, 2024For decades, plastic companies have deceived consumers into thinking that plastic can be recycled, when in reality, hardly any plastic is actually recyclable. A new study shows that plastic companies have known that plastic recycling is not technologically or economically feasible.
Plastic bag ban encouraging reusable bags
By Maggie Amacher | Feb. 25, 2024The Athens city ordinance prohibiting businesses from handing out single-use plastic bags to customers is seeing success.
Metal Mondays: Environmental impact of metal concerts is not worth it
By Jackson McCoy | Feb. 11, 2024Metal bands are well-known for their blazing live shows. Is this a good thing?
Politics and Pop Culture: One Stanley Cup is enough
By Brianna Tassiello | Jan. 25, 2024The overconsumption of Stanley Cups defeats the purpose of reusable water bottles: reducing carbon footprints.
Simple Science: 2023 declared hottest year ever
By Alexandra Hopkins | Jan. 18, 2024This week in science, we discuss 2023 being named the hottest year ever and a cloned monkey celebrating its second birthday.
Drew’s Decrees: People should clean up after themselves
By Drew Haughn | Dec. 4, 2023Ohio University is a beautiful campus, it's an undeniable fact of nature. However, college students have a tendency when getting intoxicated or in a rush to use the campus as their personal trash can.
Girl, Uninterrupted: Christmas is America's deadliest obsession
By Mackenzie Shuman | Nov. 21, 2023Christmas has become the most profitable holiday in the U.S. and the overproduction of various decorations will prove to be fatal to our planet.
Environmental affairs commission advocates for more solar panels
By Emily Stokes | Oct. 29, 2023Members of the Environmental Affairs Commission within the Student Senate at Ohio University are pushing for more solar panels to be installed on campus.
Potential name change for Wayne National Forest
By Maggie Amacher | Oct. 25, 2023Wayne National Forest, the only national forest in Ohio, is facing a potential renaming as discussions arise concerning its historical connections to violence and displacement toward Native Americans.
