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Ohio creates 24-hour-per-day Ebola hotline

Ohio is concerned about the Ebola virus.

Fall Folk Fest kicks off tomorrow on Smith Street

Fall Folk Fest returns big for its second year.

Athens residents unsure of WV fracking proposal

Fracking upstream underneath the Ohio River has Athens residents worrying about their water supply.

Candidate FitzGerald visits Athens County

Gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald stopped by Athens Thursday

About 200 turn out to vote early in Athens County

Few turning out to vote early in Athens County

Green & White Review: New Ohio men's basketball coach Saul Phillips discusses Athens, recruiting and the upcoming season

Trustees discuss funding, record enrollment

The Board of Trustees bring up a possible descrease in state funding, recent OU records

University Program Council brings joys of fall to students

The University Program Council aims to offer Ohio University students an alternative to partying

‘The more places where people can access these kinds of services the better’

Ohio University offered sexual assault exams at Hudson Health Center starting in 1999, but the program was only at OU for six years. Now, some administrators would like to see the program return.

OUPD to create ride-along program

Ohio University Police Department is considering launching a ride-along program.

LGBT and Women’s centers explore literature through Alden’s archives

LGBT and Women’s centers explore literature through Alden’s Mahn Center

Legendary acts Richard Thompson and Todd Snider take the Stuart's stage.

Legendary acts Richard Thompson and Todd Snider take the Stuart's stage 

Societal Sexism: Revealing Halloween costumes not an excuse for slut-shaming

With Halloween coming up, you may have certain expectations about the infamous block party. And, for the most part, they are going to be correct. One of the biggest presumptions is that women will be dressed in less clothes than what the weather might suggest.Why have we come to expect this on Halloween? According to Cristen Conger, host of the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You, the reasoning dates back to the 1970s, when the Baby Boomers grew up and Halloween became widely celebrated by adults and children. Conger said there wasn't a term for it until 2004, when Mean Girls dubbed it “Slutoween.”It's quite the evolution in our history, but it's come with a special culture of slut-shaming. The only difference is that while people are still slut-shaming on Halloween, it’s becoming expected and acceptable. Somehow, it has become acceptable in our society, on one night, for people to wear revealing costumes.It's a confusing night. There are people who continue to judge and blame and shame those who choose to wear sexy Halloween costumes, and there are those who choose to view the night as a “get out of jail free card.” Like much of American culture surrounding sexuality, we have both the acceptance and desire for the revealing costumes, and the stigma against it.Also, as a culture, we tend to set up a false dichotomy that the people who don't wear a revealing costume are pure and respectable, and those people who do wear them are less deserving of our respect, and that they are somehow “dirty” and “used.”It's confusing because you're told that it's perfectly okay to dress as revealing as you want, but there are still other people telling you nasty things about that choice. My philosophy is this: you're allowed to wear what you want. Don't listen to those people telling you off and calling you names. If you want to dress up as Slave Princess Leia, go ahead.I believe that people have the right to wear what they want year-round, without being shamed for it. There should be no shame in nudity, like our culture suggests that there is. And I certainly believe that you should be able to dress how you want on Halloween. It is a night of dressing up and playing pretend, despite if a person is more adventurous or more sexy than you are. It may also come with a night of pretending not to be cold, but if that's what you want, I want the world to accept you for it.Bailey Breece is a junior studying English and German. Email her at bb463711@ohio.edu

AfterTASTE: Athens offers several Autumn-inspired flavors

Despite the bursts of daytime heat, autumn has settled into campus with colorful foliage and pleasantly cool mornings. With fall comes the two flavors I long for year round: pumpkin and apple. Athens restaurants have a long list of scrumptious foods that are old favorites, but with each autumn comes new indulgences to try.Top 5 autumn flavors around campus:

AFC North Nation: Browns’ quarterback search finally over

Based on Browns Quarterback Brian Hoyer’s on-field performance, he’s proving that LeBron isn’t the only important player to return to Cleveland.There aren’t many teams in the professional sports world more deserving of a little hope than the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland gained the ultimate weapon on the basketball court by re-signing LeBron James, and now it seems the city just needs a new quarterback. And it looks like they’ve found one.Going into last Sunday’s Browns game, Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had an 18-1 record against the Browns since being drafted by the Steelers in 2004. The Browns have been on a roller coaster ride trying to find a starting quarterback for their team. Going up against Roethlisberger, Hoyer attempted to do what only one other man could in the past 10 years: beat the Steelers. Hoyer was 18-30 on pass attempts, gaining 222 yards and a touchdown. However, the most important stat for Hoyer was that he finished the game without giving up any interceptions. He played a clean game, managed it well, and came out on top with a convincing 31-10 victory.There was so much speculation when the Browns drafted Texas A&M superstar Johnny Manziel, with hopes that he could quarterback the team to the Promised Land. But it turns out that Hoyer had other plans. After winning four straight games for the Browns last year, Hoyer tore his ACL, sending Browns fans into another quarterback-less oblivion.Hoyer recovered over the offseason, and came into training camp with a fresh mind and a determination to take back the number one quarterback spot on the Browns roster. Starting Hoyer over Manziel was the right choice. Hoyer has more experience in the league, and he’s played behind people like Tom Brady, arguably the greatest quarterback to ever play the game. By being the primary starter, there’s a lot he can teach Manziel by just playing in front of him.Manziel is a gunslinger; he makes things happen with his feet, and he creates plays when there are none. But the NFL is a totally different animal than college football. You can’t just run away from a defender in the NFL the way you can in college, because in the professional league, everyone is the fastest, biggest and best player — they’re the top football players in the world. Manziel needs to acquire the calm demeanor that veterans like Hoyer can bring to the table.What the Browns are doing right now is great. Hoyer is 29 years young, has a lot of good football left in him and can win the game when the Browns need it. It makes all of the sense in the world to allow Manziel to sit back, relax and learn while Hoyer leads the team as far as it can go.Right now, this team has a lot of talent, and could be a serious threat if not taken seriously. Hoyer is going to have to continue to prove that he can lead this team, and that he’s on the right track. As for those -2 rushing yards on Sunday, I wouldn’t worry about that, that’s supposed to be Manziel’s thing, right?Adam Wondrely is a senior studying creative writing and journalism. Do you see Brian Hoyer as the long term solution for the Browns? Email him at aw922910@ohio.edu.

Editorial: Greek Twitter unknowingly a hoax

The Post published a story earlier this week about parody Twitter account @OUGreek as part of our “Social Tuesdays” series, which profiles area social media accounts and their moderators.Through a Twitter conversation with a Post reporter, its moderator claimed to be an OU student in a sorority. She said she would only speak to The Post on a condition of anonymity.As we later found out, she isn’t an OU student at all. The account has since been deleted.Needless to say, we got duped.The woman who used to moderate @OUGreek is apparently working as a social media intern for ClusterFlunk, a self-described “social platform that makes it easy for you to meet your classmates, make friends and study smarter.”The woman wrote on her LinkedIn page that her internship required her to maintain the @OUGreek account to build a rapport with students around Athens and tweet ads for ClusterFlunk once the audience believed the account was legitimate.She would later write on her Facebook page about how she lied to us in her interview. Then, she posted the story we wrote with the caption “OMG my internship is so scandalous!”Again, we got duped. We’ve also corrected our story online and in today’s newspaper.It is our policy for reporters to refrain from using anonymous sources, and any anonymous sourcing must be approved by The Post’s editor-in-chief before publication. Because of the nature of our “Social Tuesdays” series, in which many of the sources we contact do not want their names attached to the accounts they moderate, we did not exercise enough caution when moving forward with the @OUGreek story. Proper approval wasn’t sought by either the reporter or editor.Since learning of our missteps, we have vowed to adhere to our original standards for anonymous sourcing. Editorials represent the majority opinion of The Post’s executive editors.

From The Editors Desk: Sexual assault series importance not reflected online

Today’s journalists are constantly juggling stories they think will do well online and ones that are essential to their mission of informing their readers. The Post is no exception to that trend. Over the past week, we have produced some of the best explanatory stories in The Post’s recent history, or at least during my tenure here. A small team of reporters and editors have dug into the topic of sexual assault in Southeast Ohio over the past month, producing stories about how to report a sexual assault and the resources available to sexual assault survivors, among other important topics.I’ve received an encouraging amount of feedback from the usual sources — university professors, alumni, administrators and friends. One alumnus wrote me a lengthy critique of our first story and called the series “a strong, ambitious piece of reporting for a college newspaper ...” A professor in the journalism school sent me an email titled “Outstanding — OUTSTANDING work today.” An administrator asked if I could make sure she gets print copies of each issue to use as resources for a contest she’s organizing.But the traction these stories have received online has been dismal.As of 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the series’ four lead stories and a page linking to all of them amounted to about 6 percent of the week’s web traffic. None of the stories were in the week’s 25 most popular on thepostathens.com.For the sake of comparison, that top 25 list includes a feature on an Athens High School wide receiver who is being recruited by OU, news about F--kRapeCulture’s Friday rally and debate about whether the university needs an academic center specifically for student-athletes. It also includes a quick, timely story about Athens being named one of the best college towns in the country to spend a weekend by USA Today. That’s somewhat discouraging, but it’s also a sign of the times. Some stories are more popular online than they are in print, and that’s something we’re taking into account more than ever here at The Post.We know that what our audience wants to read is oftentimes different than what we think they need to know, and we’re aiming to put together an eclectic mix of the two every day.That’s the duty of a news publication in today’s digital age.As always, thanks for reading.Jim Ryan is a senior studying journalism and political science and editor-in-chief of The Post. Think The Post’s sexual assault series was a good use of resources? Looking for more listicles? Contact him at jr992810@ohio.edu or on Twitter at @Jimryan015.

Letter: Obamacare unfair and unpopular legislation

The only time I even wrote a letter to the editor of the esteemed The Post was in 1966. That was 48 years ago; then the hot topic was the so called “war” in Vietnam. Today the hot topic is Obamacare. This hot pot also has extremely dangerous consequences for anyone dealing with Obamacare.Now I have Obamacare in my sights. This law is unfair and it’s a law that virtually no one wants.I’m asking for help to establish grassroots pressure to defeat Obamacare. It is an abomination. It is something to loathe. If you agree, contact me by email at dragonmasterdon@roadrunner.com.Douglas Keith is a resident of Perry, Ohio.

Letter: Re-election in Kasich’s future

We are writing in response to a letter published earlier this week. As a group that works hard to get Republican candidates elected at the local, state and national level, our club has seen its fair share of races. We have volunteered for presidential, congressional and state house campaigns. However, nothing prepared us for the 2014 gubernatorial race.The letter states “John Kasich is so arrogant about this election, so sure he’s going to win that he won’t debate his opponent.” The letter touts Kasich’s confidence in winning this November’s election.The latest Columbus Dispatch poll has Kasich trampling his Democratic opponent by 30 points. A Quinnipiac poll has Kasich leading by 22. In fact, since the beginning of September, the closest poll we can find has Kasich above by an astounding 16 points. Additionally, in September 2014, the Democratic contender raised roughly $54,000 for his campaign effort. September fundraising for the Kasich effort hovered around the $1.2 million mark. John Kasich is not arrogant. He is simply not wasting his time in a clear victory situation. His opponent has self-imploded time after time, in such a huge way we did not even know was possible.Kasich spokeswoman Connie Wehrkamp said in a September statement that “moving on” is the best thing for the Kasich campaign to do, in light of everything that has happened to the Democratic ticket. Kasich is not at all anti-debate. It is utterly pointless for him to waste his time preparing and debating when instead, he could use that time to continue working hard for Ohioans.And Kasich is not the only one shifting his focus from the gubernatorial race. The Democratic ticket has given up in the gubernatorial race, as well. The contender’s campaign funds will not be wasted anymore in a lost battle and instead are being divvied throughout the state to other liberal candidates and the Democratic Party’s voter turnout effort. The party has lost such faith in its statewide candidate that it is literally giving his money away.John Kasich is the leader Ohio needs to keep us on the right track. Since he took office in 2011, Ohio unemployment has shrunk from over 9 percent to 5.7 percent, a rate lower than the national average. Kasich created a balanced budget and eliminated Ohio’s $8 billion deficit. He established The Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force to provide services for victims and increase punishment for the crime. He has worked with Mary Taylor on Ohio’s Common Sense Initiate in order to create economic development in the state.Kasich has brought tremendous change to this state and is the leader Ohio needs. We applaud him for not taking time out of his gubernatorial duties for petty re-election activities. Kasich won over the hearts of Ohioans once, he can do it again. And he doesn’t need a debate to do it. The opinion of the Ohio University College Republicans reflects the majority opinion of its members.This letter represents the majority opinion of the Ohio University College Republicans’ members.

Cross Country: Ohio hopes to find success at Pre-nationals meet through team effort

After both teams performed well at the All-Ohio Championship a couple of weeks ago, the Bobcats will look to race as a team and make a statement at the Pre-Nationals