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THE BobcatGUIDE ATHENS, OHIO U.S.A. RES HALL SHOPPING LIST Take a peek behind the Bobcat curtain so you can hit the ground running at OHIO. In this guide you’ll find tips on classes, the outdoors, the indoors, landing your dream job at graduation, and talking about IMPORTANT DATES OHIO whenever possible. Mark it up and make it yours, just like your college experience. READY? IF FOUND, PLEASE CONTACT: EMAIL: JUMP IN. PHONE: LEARNINGS & DISCOVERIES LEARNINGS & DISCOVERIES HEY, I KNOW YOU There’s something to be said for meeting as many people as possible, but Learning Communities are one of the ways our big(ish) A school feels small. As part of an LC, up to 25 first-year students grouped by college or interest take a series of classes together, and spoiler: you’ll probably become friends with a VALUABLE few of them. POPULAR LEARNING COMMUNITIES College of Arts & Sciences Global Studies LESSON College of Business College of Health Sciences & Professions Scripps College of Communication University College Patton College of Education Transfer Russ College of Engineering Air Force ROTC* & Technology Army ROTC* College of Fine Arts See a complete list of learning communities at www.ohio.edu/uc/learning-communities. *INVITATION ONLY While we take academics very seriously, not everything worth knowing can be learned in a book. Sometimes you just have to get out there and be open to the full OHIO experience. 4 • THE BOBCAT GUIDE LEARNINGS & DISCOVERIES LEARNINGS & DISCOVERIES BOBCAT STREET SMARTS Hypothetical WE LIKE TO SHORTEN THINGS: Advice Memorial Auditorium = Mem Aud (muh-MAWD) From Your EN GARDE! The Convocation Center = The Convo Future Self* FROM AVIATION TO WORLD THE PROPER RESPONSE TO “OU?” RELIGIONS, IT’S SAFE TO OH YEAH! Just Say Hello. SAY THAT BETWEEN OUR THE HILLS HAVE NAMES. People here are Jeff Hill, Radar Hill...we’ll leave it at those. incredibly friendly. NINE UNDERGRADUATE Pack Boots! THERE’S NO DOWNTOWN IN ATHENS. Those hills and bricks COLLEGES, THERE’S A It’s called Uptown. are no joke, and MAJOR FOR EVERYONE. traction is your friend. FRONT 4 Have Fun, But The northernmost dorms on South Green: Stay Focused. BUT BE SURE TO SAVE Pickering, Brown, Mackinnon, and Crawford If you do it right, the results of both will ROOM IN YOUR SCHEDULE stay with you forever. And Get Some FOR COURSES LIKE ICE Sleep! You’ll thank SKATING, ART AND HIP HOP, me tomorrow. FUNDAMENTALS OF ROCK *OK, some things we heard from actual Bobcats. But this is CLIMBING, OR... more fun to imagine. STAGE COMBAT? 6 • THE BOBCAT GUIDE THE BOBCAT GUIDE • 7 PARKS & EXPLORATION PARKS & EXPLORATION WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST Just minutes from campus, the Wayne is a quarter-million (!) acres of Appalachian landscape for hiking, biking, horseback riding, ATV riding, fishing, camping, and general exploration. “Not all who wander are lost” isn’t just a sticker on a laptop here. YOU CAN HAVE IT OHIO UNIVERSITY GOLF COURSE Our public nine-hole golf course (one of two in Athens!) is just the ALL HERE. distance of a three-wood shot from the center of campus. And if chipping and putting isn’t your thing, there’s also a picturesque disc golf course. Athens is a small but eclectic city located among rolling hills, flowing rivers, a national forest, and more. There’s a reason green is our main color—the most beautiful nature in Ohio is right at our doorstep. 8 • THE BOBCAT GUIDE PARKS & EXPLORATION PARKS & EXPLORATION The Views Go BEAUTY AND On Forever. BRAINS These nature trails can, and often do, intersect with your • baileys trail system academic and personal development path. • burr oak state park • fox lake JOIN THE • gifford state forest CREW TEAM AND ROW • hocking hills AT STROUDS • hockhocking adena bikeway (along the hocking river) • lake hope state park • strouds run state park GAIN LEADERSHIP STUDY ACTUAL EXPERIENCE AS • zaleski state forest BOBCATS PRESIDENT OF (LYNX RUFUS) THE TRAIL RUNNING (home of the haunted moonville tunnel) WITH DR. POPESCU OR MOUNTAIN BIKING CLUB QUICK GUIDE TO CAMPUS TREES Bobcats learn White PawPaw Eastern just as much Fringetree Hemlock OBSERVE 500 in the hills SPECIES OF FLORA RIGHT ON and valleys as CAMPUS IN THE they do in the Cherry RIDGES LAND LAB Dogwood Blossom classroom. 10 • THE BOBCAT GUIDE +110 more species THE BOBCAT GUIDE • 11 UPTOWN & DOWNTIME UPTOWN & DOWNTIME THE 30-MILE MEAL Seriously, bring an appetite. Athens is one of the nation’s first KEEP YOUR super-local food PAWPAWS TO economies, with YOURSELF more than 140 food partners proudly committed to serving up the flavors of the region, Is it a banana? deliciously and A mango? responsibly. Nope, it’s the elusive state native fruit of Ohio. Get fancy with some pawpaw bread, pawpaw COFFEE, FOOD, pudding, pawpaw ice (In no particular order) cream, pawpaw MUSIC jam—or, hey, just slice it in half, dig in with a If you want to be a true Townie (that’s Athens-speak for spoon, and spit “local”), you’d better know where to get a good cup of out the seeds. coffee. But not just a grab ‘n’ go caffeine fix. With so much great local food and music, prepare to sit and enjoy—or get up and dance to the beat of the city. 12 • THE BOBCAT GUIDE THE BOBCAT GUIDE • 13 UPTOWN & DOWNTIME UPTOWN & DOWNTIME OUR HISTORIC ATHENA CINEMA How many university classrooms are also among the oldest movie theaters in the nation? Operated by the College of Fine Arts and staffed by students, the Athena Cinema plays current and classic films from around the world and just FEED down the street. THE BOBCAT MEET UP MATRIX “Meet me at for .” THE Donkey Coffee Casa Nueva Front Room Coffeehouse Jackie O’s Court Street Coffee Union Street Diner Fluff Bakery Eclipse Company Store Town’s End Coffee Athens Farmers Market Brenen’s OHIO Student Farm SOUL. KEY: Coffee Food Live music/open stage Local ingredients Open 24/7 When your stomach gets full, there’s plenty of arts and culture to give you a taste of the Athens scene. ART FOR ACTIVISM’S SAKE Since the '70s, the Mulberry Street Graffiti Wall has been a canvas for OHIO activists to have their voices heard. The coolest part? It’s not uncommon for these DON’T FEED THE CAT. artistic expressions to spark actual change at the While Rufus may be the official campus mascot, keep an eye out for Pumpkin, University or community level. If you’re new to the local celebrity in the window of the Athens County Board of Elections office. In lieu of treats, you can show Pumpkin love by upholding your civic tagging, check out the Study and Application of Spray duty to vote. And signing his guest book. Paint, which, yes, is a real student organization. 14 • THE BOBCAT GUIDE THE BOBCAT GUIDE • 15 Commit This to Memory stand up and cheer, cheer loud and long for old ohio, for today we raise the green and white above the rest. our team is fighting and we are bound to win the fray. we’ve got the team, we’ve got the steam, for this is old ohio’s day! 16 • THE BOBCAT GUIDE COMMUNITY & CAMARADERIE COMMUNITY & CAMARADERIE ...AND ENOUGH STUDENT ORGS AND EVENTS STUDENTS NOW, TO KEEP YOU BUSY THE WHOLE TIME. ALUMNI LATER, BOBCATS FOREVER... OHIO is in touch with our community in lasting ways that many universities are not: regional campuses that lift up and lend a hand, undergrad research directly tied to the needs of Appalachia, and activism that has run through students’ veins for as long as we can remember. +640 MORE (IMAGINE A MAJOR, INTEREST, CULTURE, OR AFFILIATION, AND THERE’S A COMMUNITY FOR IT.) TOP SYNONYMS FOR OHIO PROFESSOR: Mentor, research partner, network-expander, and most importantly, neighbor. If and when you see them on Court Street, say hi. It’ll serve you well for years to come. 18 • THE BOBCAT GUIDE THE BOBCAT GUIDE • 19 COMMUNITY & CAMARADERIE COMMUNITY & CAMARADERIE OHIO UNIVERSITY OPIOID TASKFORCE A partnership between community members and Bobcats from all campuses, this group is leading Southeast Ohio in strategies for the education, prevention, and treatment of an epidemic that hits close to home for many in Appalachia. WHAT BEAUTIFUL...ACID MINE DRAINAGE? OHIO’s research is deeply integrated into real problems affecting the region, Coal mines that once sustained the region now sit abandoned, collecting acidified water that dissolves stone and threatens the water supply. Professors in engineering and art teamed up to create an innovative way to turn this orangey pol- FROM lution into paint pigments while simultaneously cleaning the water. ATHENS TO THE ECONOMICS OF ALTRUISM In this popular course, students dive headfirst into the science of philanthropy ZANESVILLE by partnering with a growing list of local nonprofits—connecting with each other, And you don’t have to wait until Athens community members, and the grad school to get involved. course material in much more meaningful ways. WELCOME BACK, AMERICAN CHESTNUT A near-mythical tree brought back after decades of virtual extinction, courtesy of OHIO’s Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies. 20 • THE BOBCAT GUIDE THE BOBCAT GUIDE • 21 HEALTH & WELLNESS HEALTH & WELLNESS Anatomy of a Bobcat (Lynx Academicus) strong hind legs: COLORING— Green and White Adapted to traverse hills—and mountains— with ease. Especially DIET—Jackie O’s burgers, Burrito Buggy, ho ho when you’re running late cakes, the best fries in the world at O’Betty’s to Calc. bobbed tail: Optimized for balance Red Hot, and their own namesake Bobcat on the ground, equally sandwich at Bagel Street Deli as agile on campus as they are weaving through Southern ACTIVE SEASON—August to December, Ohio’s communities.