Album Review: Taylor Swift emphasizes raw, emotional lyricism on surprise album ‘Folklore’
By Molly Schramm | July 26, 2020Swift strips down her usual upbeat pop for her eighth studio album.
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Album Review: The best 5 tracks from Logic’s grand finale, ‘No Pressure’
By Bre Offenberger | July 24, 2020He saved some of his best for last.
Album Review: The best 5 tracks from Neck Deep’s glorious ‘All Distortions Are Intentional’
By Bre Offenberger | July 24, 2020The Welsh five-piece made banger after banger.
University approves interim face covering policy
By Abby Miller | July 24, 2020The policy is effective immediately and applies to all OU campuses.
Weekender Briefs: What’s happening this week
By Riley Runnells | July 22, 2020More lists will come as events are rescheduled.
Dairy Barn Arts Center keeps virtual classes alive throughout summer
By Riley Runnells | July 22, 2020From Happy Hour @ Home to glazing your own mugs, The Dairy Barn has lots of options.
Athens Asylum Walking Tours teach valuable history, destigmatize mental health
By Riley Runnells | July 21, 2020The tours will require masks.
OU will not rescind admission for incoming freshmen seen in photo, video online using racial slurs
By Ian McKenzie | July 20, 2020This comes after the OU chapter of the NAACP wrote a letter to the administration, asking for two incoming students to not be admitted to the university.
LGBT Center hosts monthly summer SpeakOUt panel
By Erin Gardner | July 20, 2020The panel will take place July 23 and will focus on queer people of color.
Album Review: KYLE releases an average project with ‘See You When I Am Famous!!!!!!!!!!!!’
By Joey Perkins | July 19, 2020KYLE disappoints on this album just as much as he impresses.
Twitter Reactions: Logic announces his new album, retirement
By Bre Offenberger | July 16, 2020The Maryland native is stepping away from music to focus on being a father.
Football: Ohio's season opener against NC Central canceled
By J.L. Kirven | July 16, 2020Ohio’s season takes another blow.
Coronavirus: Athens County approaching level 4 as cases rise
By Ian McKenzie | July 16, 2020There have been nearly 150 new cases in Athens County in the last two weeks.
Weekender Briefs: What’s happening this week
By Riley Runnells | July 15, 2020More lists will come as events are rescheduled.
Football: Armani Rogers announces transfer to Ohio
By Jack Gleckler | July 14, 2020The former starting quarterback for University of Nevada Las Vegas announced Monday his intention to transfer to Ohio.
A nonprofit planted its 100 millionth tree; here’s what bars and restaurants have closed due to COVID-19
By Abby Miller | July 14, 2020Your daily Athens newsletter.
City Council: Mask order ordinance passed, effective immediately
By Nolan Simmons | July 13, 2020The mask order is applicable to everyone within Athens, and those found in violation of the order can be charged with a misdemeanor and fined up to $100.
Uncle Sam: This is a pandemic, not a war
By Sam Smith | July 13, 2020Both pandemics and wars pose great challenges to any society, but the responses they mandate are quite different.
Athens restaurants and bars close, require masks as COVID-19 cases rises
By Ian McKenzie | July 11, 2020Several restaurants, including Bagel Street Deli, have decided to temporarily close.
Council introduces ordinance for possible city-wide mask mandate
By Taylor Burnette | July 11, 2020Council agreed on the importance of an ordinance mandating face masks in Athens.
