Taylor Connelly

DOANVILLE, Ohio — Crash!  


As another skater’s butt slams against the hardwood floor of the rink, yells of “Good fall!” echo throughout the arena. I refocus my efforts to make sure that I’m not the next one to fall victim to the skates.   


For 10 weeks I practiced with the Appalachian Hell Betties to learn more about the sport of roller derby and the people it attracts. I wanted to discover what kind of person decides to strap on a pair of wheely death traps and play a full contact sport....

The old aphorism that “the only constant is change” is just as true today as it was in ancient Greece, when the philosopher Heraclitus first made the observation, and perhaps nowhere more so than in the realm of digital content creation. From the constant cycle of viral trends to the ever-evolving algorithm that dictates our feeds, social media and the industries with which it’s intwined—which is to say, all of them—are anything but static.The advent of social media has changed the sports indust...

Meghan Malone, BSJ ’14, considers herself a storyteller, so getting the chance to tell a story about her favorite orange cat felt like a dream come true.Malone originally joined the crew of “The Garfield Movie” as a general production assistant, tasking with running errands and supporting the needs of the story and art departments. In the last five years, she rose to become the film’s production supervisor, then production coordinator, and finally production manager, where she worked directly wi...

The cat herders of Athens County: As Athens County faces an epidemic of stray cat colonies, here’s what some residents are doing to help battle cat overpopulation.

Ohio University welcomed first grade students from Amesville Elementary, Morrison-Gordon Elementary and East Elementary to the Ohio Student Farm on Oct. 9, 11 and 13. Located on 338 W. State St., the student farm is a hidden gem on OU’s campus.

The Environmental & Plant Biology department use the farm for classes and clubs and it is also a place where students can fulfill community service hours. The farm includes student gardens, a tunnel for year-round growing, and various field plots. The st