Internet Writing

by David Sharpe, Ohio University

Looking at Athens

This exercise practices skills that you can use to gather and organize information from the internet.  We will be simulating a research project with multiple sources -- in this case, all about Athens, Ohio.  You will gather what you find into a single document that prepares your material for further drafting into polished text.

Following are random observations about Athens, done by previous students. Look through them, select at least twenty that you find interesting or notable, and copy/paste them to the document you have already begun (looking-raw_yourlastname.doc). Assemble them one at a time (don't Select All and copy -- you will end up with far too much material to work with).  IMPORTANT: Keep each one separate with a blank line (an Enter), and don't add a number.  You can keep track of the number of entries by using  Tools / Word Count / Paragraphs.  You are creating blocks of information, all consistent in form.  After this stage of the exercise, you will have thirty entries (your own ten, plus the twenty found below).

"Not guilty" has probably never been said by an Athens judge when involving a case with a college student.

A brick street that rumbles underneath tires and creates mini landscapes under my feet.

A decent place to sleep with decent insulation and all for a decent price is extremely hard to find in this area. Living off campus can let you choose who you want to live with, where you want to live, and how much space and luxuries you feel are necessary. Off-campus housing takes a little extra time but gives you a wider variety of choices when deciding where to live.

A dripping ice cream cone from the Lollipop is the best cure for a scorching Athens summer day.

A friend of mine from Cleveland is scared of Athens because he thinks there are too many white people.

A large population is college students.

A lot of bees seem to be out and about, especially near food and garbage cans.

ahh, lovely athens. it seems to be the center of bad weather, ohio. I can’t remember the last time we had a full week of sun. the rain/clouds seem to love this campus!

All the buildings resemble one another. But the new diner doesn’t match the brick theme.

Although Athens is small in size, the University provides many entertainment opportunities, such as, comedians and reduced priced movies at Mem. Aud.

Although people try to tell you that every bar in Athens is unique in its own way, compared to the selection of bars in real cities, Athens bars are actually all the same.

Although the bar scene in Athens always seems to be criticized. However, it probably the main source of revenue for the city of Athens...where would it be without it?

although the university has a very good reputation, I think i’ve found it’s one major fault: there are no really good places to study on campus especially after midnight. it’s a bad thing.

Among the rolling hills and greeny façade of the woody Athens countryside there are careful windy roads upon which one can find among other antiquated mysteries, a cemetery that dates back to the civil war. Some of the tombstones are so old that they aren’t even tombstones – they’re made out of wood.

An Indian Summer breeze curling atop Bong Hill, cooling the moisturized film on my forehead, as I gaze at the sun drenched evening sky. A color fade from Sunkist orange to indigo blue where holes punched with glimmering starlight begin to speckle the darker sky.

And then there was that big, shiny, pre-assembled replica of a 60s diner passing through on a crane. It fell right into the parking lot next to Zachary’s and it looks like they’re gonna open it here!

Around Halloween, Athens turns into a giant party where one can find the wildest costumes and the fewest parking spots.

As I go to class everyday, I notice the wonderful landscaping that the Ohio University workers put together.

As much as I love Athens I am ready to get out of town.

As summer approaches the city empties of most students leaving bare streets and many parking spaces.

Athen’s businesses survive off of the school year from September to June, and in the summer, it dies down.

Athens

Athens also has a fair number of squirrels. I saw more squirrels than I have ever seen before today when I was walking through College Green.

Athens brings all walks (Asians, Europeans, people from every one of the 50 states of the US, South Americans, etc), ages (college student age, professors, babies, senior citizens) religions (Muslim, Methodist, Christian, Presbyterian, Unitarian, etc), stereotypes (country kids, Greek life, intellects, exchange students, law enforcement, etc.) of life.

Athens brings in a good deal of drugs during the academic school year, since there’s a demand for them by the students.

Athens City loves to take your money through their ticket giving and the cost of off-campus utilities.

Athens consumes 2% of the alcohol in the nation.

Athens County has a militia group, made up of people from the film "Deliverance."

Athens does not have a lot of nice places to eat.

Athens has a 33% poverty rate. Thats sad.

Athens has a big huge Wal-Mart.

Athens has a diverse population group that resides there for most of the year.

Athens has a Mental Hospital, The Ridges, which was built after the Civil War. It was home to many Civil War soldiers; who suffered from post traumatic stress disorder.

Athens has a plethora of run down houses.

Athens has a very small movie theatre.

Athens has been known for having one of the best college sceneries around and attracts many students to attend school here.

Athens has elevators that are among the scariest in the world.

Athens has many bagel shops.

Athens has more bars in one stretch of street than any other college town I have ever been in. Many uptown enthusiasts attempt the challenging Court Street Shuffle, a bar-hopping frenzy which is bound to get everyone sloshed.

Athens has more hippies than I have ever seen in my entire life. The majority of them have dogs that either run around without leashes, or the leashes are tiny strings made of hemp. They also seem to enjoy walking around uptown barefoot and lathering on patchouli.

Athens has no parking. (not much elaboration needed)

Athens has one of the better middle schools in the state because of principal, Dr. Gripa.

Athens has run on small business owners for a number of years, but is beginning to expand. Major retailers are entering Athens, threatening local business owners.

Athens has the best party of the year, next to Mardi Gras of course, in its annual Halloween celebration. This year my housemates and I are expecting approximately 50 out of town guests on Halloween weekend. No wonder Court Street is so crowded.

Athens has the largest Taco Bell in the world, which makes no sense because the size of this town is hardly something to brag about. You would think that NYC or someplace like that would have the largest Taco Bell.

Athens has the most spoiled, self-centered, loud students I’ve ever met. I think the loudest ones live above my apartment, because pictures are falling off the walls from their bass.

Athens has the worst excuse of a river I have ever seen. The Hocking River. I think the Hocking Creek is more like it.

Athens in the summer is a whole different place! Only a few thousand of the more than 19,000 students stay here. Unique activities take place, like the weekly orchestra concert on the College Green.

Athens is a cozy town, with beautifully restored houses, and original brick roads. Anyone can feel at home here and become acquainted with the town in no time.

Athens is a lost city with no chance of modern health care finding it’s way here.

Athens is a safe city. Walking through town late at night is not advisable, but resulting injury or scares are possible, not probable.

Athens is a small town that seems to survive only on the University.

Athens is a town that is very small, similar to my hometown. It feels like home here.

Athens is a very diverse place.

Athens is about two hours away from home.

Athens is becoming excessively boring.

Athens is cluttered with brick streets complete with gaping holes big enough to swallow a car.

Athens is comprised of the worst old brick streets that are very confusing to drive on.

Athens is definitely a college town. There are often student house parties as well as mobs of people at the bars.

Athens is definitely a little behind the times as far as events going on in town are concerned. For instance, there is but one movie theater with two cinemas in Athens, whereas my hometown now has a ten cinema theater and a six cinema theater.

Athens is facing environmental problems since Ohio University continues to expand, dwell and build despite the regulations as to how much green surface area is to exist here.

Athens is hideous in the rain.

Athens is home to many Ohio University Students.

Athens is in the middle of nowhere. Driving out of Athens is a scary experience, since the towns are not well guided with street signs, etc. Most times, landmarks are the only directions available!

Athens is located in the beautiful country. It’s surrounded by hills, trees, state parks, lakes, rivers and other small towns.

Athens is not a wealthy community.

Athens is one of the most quaint towns I have ever been to. People who don’t even know you say hi and smile. It creates a friendly atmospher.

Athens is said to have five cemetaries which form a pentagram and Wilson hall is located in the center.

Athens is scenic, with large open greens, golf course, trails, and surrounded by parks and Hocking River.

Athens is the only place in the world that sends out the unique feeling that one is at summer camp without actually being at summer camp.

Athens is the quintessential college town with red brick buildings and streets, amazing scenery, side walks and bike paths, and friendly people.

Athens is very different from my home town, the atmosphere is much more laid back.

Athens maybe haunted by ghosts in places such as: The Cutler ClockTower, the Alpha Omnicran Phi house, and Wilson Hall.

Athens residents (nonstudents) generally do not associate with students, vice versa.

Athens residents receive preferential treatment from businesses. I saw two women separately walk up to the side of the teller’s window at Bank One. Each time the teller served the woman. After standing in line for ten minutes with my friend, I was suspicious.

Athens seems to be a scary place at night, the trees seem to take on human charateristics. The charateristics of mass murders, rapists, and kidnappers.

Athens seems to have these terrible smells in the same places everyday. I assume that it is the sewer, but in Athens you never know.

Athens truly is a college town. It is really nice to feel so safe and so secluded frotm eh rest of the world; as if college really is the only thing that exisits in Athens.

Athens without a doubt has the craziest brick streets in the world. I wish I had a dollar for every time I have nearly fallen on my face tripping on a brick that wasn’t quite in place.

Athens would not be here if it were not for the students. I think soem Athens residents should realize that and appreciate us, rather than criticize us all of the time.

athens, the heart of nothing at all! tell me, how far must one drive to see any form of civilization. columbus is an hour and a half, lancaster just slightly closer. well, we always have nelsonville!

Athens, the love of my life.

Athens, where one percet of all alcohol consumed in America is done. Seriously. In order for this fact to be true, (statistically speaking) each student would have to chug a case of malted love every two days. Think about that one.

Athens’ businesses have problems. The city’s population drops dramatically for a third of the year when Ohio University is out of session. Athens businesses also miss Christmas season shoppers who account for 25% or more of retailers’ annual revenue.

Athens’ hills can be helpful while exercising, treacherous in freezing ice, or just a change of pace to class.

Autotech validates!

Besides lots of bars, there are not too many things to do outside of Court Street at night.

Bike path seems to attract a lot of people as well especially now that it goes all the way to Nelsonville.

Bob Evans seems to be the "place to be" every Sunday. The parking lot is tightly jammed with car, people overflowing out the door, and the wait to be seated at least half an hour.

Court Street (a main street in athens) is paved with bricks.

Court Street is a second home to the majority of the students with numerous bars to serve as the rooms this large house.

Crime isn’t really a problem here in Athens compared to other cities around it.

Crime rates are pretty low.

Do not park anywhere unless you are POSITIVE you have done everything aproprate (pay parking meter, buying pass, etc.) because you WILL be towed.

Doesn’t everyone love the monthly "water-boil in effect" notices?

Due to OU, Athens is a very diverse city. There are people from all around the world.

Due to the shortage of parking in the city, many people find it easier to hoof it. At the top of every hour when class let out, the city is taken over by pedestrians with no care for cars.

Durind the snow emergency of ‘94, street crews used brooms to try and remove the snow off the streets. Don’t they understand the concept of shovels or are we really living in a Southern area and consider snow a novelty.

During the school year, college students fill Athens; during the summer, Athens is empty and everything closes early.

Engineeres moved the river twice.

Entertainment is prevalent within the city, but often requires some research or digging to discover.

Every night the trailing stench of womens perfume bound with cigarettes and liquer.

Every summer and winter break, Athens’ population decreases by at least 50% as the students of the university leave for vacation.

Every time there is a concert from some big named band like BareNaked Ladies, the Indigo Girls, or Toad the Wet Sprocket, students don’t show up to 7-9pm classes.

Everywhere you go really is uphill.

Fall in Athens is great because of the variety of the colors of the leaves.

Fall is the best season in Athens because all of the trees are filled with richly colored leaves.

Finally, every night that you walk down Court Street past 10:00, you are accosted by a scary man in a wool hat and sweater insisting that he play a fiddle tune for you.

Football games attract many students and parents or friends who are in town visiting.

Freshman should have cars at school.

Friday and Saturday nights many students choose the "bar scene" so around 2 or 3 in the morning it is very likely to run into "wasted" students.

Good living environment between Athens community and students of the University.

Green. The grass is always so green, except for in the winter of course.

Halloween in Athens is the most famous event of the year; Athens becomes a very crowded town for one weekend since many outsiders come to celebrate Halloween here.

Halloween is something that everyone who comes to Athens should experience because there are so many people on Court Street.

Having grown up in Columbus and seen many people under the street lamps, I can confidently say that, in Athens, everybody looks the same under sodium vapor lights. (I have no idea why)

Headlights poised as the light turns green, a roar and a weave. Dual exhaust crackling on a Saturday night marking yet another race down the Court Street Strip. A "Brick Criterion" for cars.

Health care in Athens is the worst I’ve ever seen:

Houses in Athens may have old nasty furniture on the porch, the roof, or the front yard.

Housing can be difficult to find unless planning to live a bit away from campus. In this case, you may have to drive to get to your destination point.

Hudson Health Center would give you antibiotics and tell you to go home even if you couldn’t breathe and you needed a tracheotomy.

Hunter Hardware is a noisy place in the morning with the chain saws rearing and ready to go

I bet the apartment complexes make a major amount of money off us poor college students. I do not know of any student who pays below $375 per month and that only includes water and waste disposal.

I discovered many different swimming holes around Athens this summer. They ranged from dirty ponds to the State park pee-infested waters.

I don’t like driving down court street on those uneven bricks.

I enjoy being in Athens because I have my own apartment. I have privacy and quietness I cannot get at home around my family.

I have no problems calling Athens my hometown.

I have spent the past five years of my life in the town of Athens

I look around dazed at all of the faces around me and stumble forward until I exit the CI.

I wish Greyhound would come back, because with tuition I’ll never be able to own a car.

If all of Athens looked like the campus of Ohio University, it would be one of the nicest towns around.

If all the Ohio University students would take a stand and vote, they would be running the city.

If I didn’t have about 40 pairs of socks, I would have had to do my laundry by now.

If planned right one can take an entire trip around athens using all township and county roads.

If the area had started building structures in a wood motif, Wayne National Forest wouldn’t exist.

If you are interested in going to a bar (or twenty), Athens is a good spot for you.

If you live at University Commons, you will ride the school bus to class and feel 12 years old again.

If you plot all the bagel shops on a map it forms a pentagram.

If you walk from the Convocation Center to the Tennis courts near South Green, you will eventually find a path which goes off to the left towards a little rickety bridge. Before that bridge you will find a curiously placed pipe that reaches up into the air a few feet then curls down just like a massive candy cane. And it’s striped like one, too.

If you want to get noticed in Athens, buy a dog, preferably a puppy. You’d be surprised how many more people will look your way, even if your dog is ugly.

If your looking for safe, affordable, comfortable housing, forget it. Lower your standards, way low, and the options should multiply. If you get a house with paint, consider yourself lucky.

If your under 21 you better head for the Greenery.

If you've lived here forever, it sucks.

In my opinion, to many people smoke. It is bad for their health and for the health of the people around them. I hate stepping out of Morton and being attacked by a big gray cloud of smoke. I do not smoke and I should not have to be subject to it if I do not want to. I realize that smoker have the right to smoke however, not if they are affecting my clean, healthy lungs.

In spring quarter there is always a [insert street name - fest] happening on the weekend.

It gets reall eerie when its cloudy, like camp-fire-story-wierd

It is always raining when you need to walk to the library.

It is clustered in the middle of huge hills, keeping away form most summer breezes. This effects Athens summer residents, because it is very humid during the months of June, July and August. The muggy, sticky air can become unbearable.

It smells: i.e. Have you ever walked down Court Street, past the greenery to where the road and sidewalk kind of droop? What the hell is that smell?! Its entirely unidentifiable and really doens’t strike me as being 100% natural either. (but not all the time)

It would be unwise to drink the water.

It’s a tradition that everyone in Athens must slip and tumble on the ice at least once in their lifetimes. When there’s no ice, a puddle will jump right up at you. water water everywhere, drink it and catch malaria.

It’s not a good idea to walk up Morton Hill, or down it, on an icy day.

Its also interesting that nearly everybody in this college has taken Astronomy 101 and everybody seems to agree that Dr. Yung is not completly human. Not that he’s like, an alien or something, just that he must be some kind of hybird, you know: Human + ???

It's named after an old place in Greece.

It's the only campus with The Ridges.

Jeff hill is one of many hills in Athens; in which people from flatter areas may have a hard time conquering.

Landlords suck every last bit of wealth out of poor, unexpecting college students.

Last but not least, I have never been in a town where the police had so little to do. I mean come on, jaywalking?

Late night food is popular, like Wendy’s Court street diner, DP Dough, burrito buggy, and pita pit.

licenses? Beyond dosing yourself with coffee fresh out of a lame TV series, there is a severe lacking in stimulating entertainment.

Life in Athens is not fastpaced. People here move along at a slower pace, more relaxed.

Limited places for shopping (Walmart, Kroger, local businesses)

Literally too many places to order pizza, at least several ethnic restaurants and some other fancier eating establishments reside in Athens. Unfortunately the only true quality restaurant is probably the OU Inn.

Living on Court Street is like having a piece of heaven with the world at my feet and not having to walk more than 5 minutes to get anywhere. Although, at times the price to pay can be dear and the constant chatter sometimes howls of people on the street, make it more like hell.

Lots of activities presented in town (concerts, plays, Ohio University athletic events, etc.)

Many of the people here need to have a real problem, so they would stop dwelling on inconsequential things.

Many of the streets of Athens have old paper plates and used beer cups on the side of the road.

Many students choose College Green as their favorite spot especially students with dreadlocks,

Most cops have moustaches. This isn’t only in athens but in most other places as well. Flattops or buzzcuts, ugly sunglasses, and a smile that shows not happiness from joy, but happiness from power.

Most of the houses around Athens are pretty old, While the nicer houses are occupied by the permanent residents who live farther from campus.

Most people have heard about Athens being haunted and is popular for the ridges. Some residence, cemeteries and the Moonville Tunnel.

Most people who come to Athens live in the city for just a few years before moving on.

My brother had a siesure in Athens. It was my first that ive ever experiecned.

My freshman year I knew everyone who lived on my floor (in the dorms). We didn’t have TV. My sophomore year, I couldn’t tell you the name of one person on my floor unless he lived in my room. That year, we had TV.

My friends and I are filled with laughter as we stumble out of one bar into the next doing the court street shuffle.

No offense to anyone but there are a lot of beautiful women

Numerous places to eat (large variety of fast food, pizza, sit down dining, and delivery)

O’Blennis (how ever you spell it) examined my roommate for half an hour and told him they didn’t know what was wrong with him. They also charged him close to fifty bucks. He went to his family doctor. Within five minutes, his doctor told him he had a sinus infection and gave him medicine. He was cured in a week.

Occasionally, Athens has a destinct odor, especially outside of the Union.

Off campus, in the town of Athens, many college students spend time visiting with one another and enjoying their free time together.

Off of Rt. 50 on the east side of town one can find a pumpkin patch. Pick your pumpkin, put your money in the jar. No one’s watching. Your conscience makes you honest. How many places in America can you find that?

Ohio University campus has many large old trees.

Ohio University campus is full of events and activities for students and it is really hard not to hear what is going on because many organizations pass out fliers at the College Gate so it is just a matter of looking for something to do.

Ohio University gives many people that live nearby jobs.

Ohio University has the best Halloween party in the midwest ( at least I think so).

Ohio University is perpetually under construction.

Ohio University offers many different things for students to do, aqua aerobics and ballroom dancing.

Ohio University was the first university west of the Appalachia region.

Ohio University. Without a university in Athens, the town would be Mayberry USA.

Ohio University’s campus is beautiful in the fall; when the leaves turn into autumn colors

On a warm day, Athens contains many happy people spending time with their friends and animals on College green.

once you are out of town you are out of town

One word: Buggys. There are so many of them, each guranteeing you an eventful night on the potty.

OU is known for its huge and outrageous Halloween Party.

Our winter break is too long.

Parking in the city is impossible, every street is lined with tightly packed cars.

Parking is an issue in Athens. And the people who watch the meters won’t let you be one minute late before they give you a ticket.

Parking is obviously a major problem as it is every year. What can we do anbout it, once and for all?

Parking isn’t very extensive either.

Parking places are a myth. I think someone made them up, because I can never find one when I’m out driving.

Parking tickets are a frequent problem and are very expensive.

Parts of Athens look pretty run down and dirty, with rundown homes and trash on the sidewalks.

Paul, the guy with the 2-liter of Diet Coke that’s always walking around town, is in a secret conspiracy to buy out the Greenery with funds he and the Can Man have been collecting.

People covering the streets dressed in hundreds of different costumes enjoyed the festivities on Halloween in Athens.

People do not drive very nice cars in Athens. Not only is it the cost, but also the potholes.

People here are friendly for the most part.

People never yield to the traffic.

People that go to OU love to wear OU clothing.

Prices are more expensive in Athens. Why, a regular Taco Bell taco costs ten cents more than it does most places in Ohio.

Radar Hill, Stroud’s Run, Highland Park, Richland Avenue Park, the Ridges, far east side. Several scenic opportunities present themselves in Athens.

Rent is very expensive if you want a good location, close to "uptown." Even if the place isn’t very nice, you will be charged an arm and a leg.

Rippling brick roads, the rivers of red that have become historic in the black voids of asphalt that now cover many roadways. The slapping of rubber on the groves, introducing a new flow of traffic.

Rite-Aid jacks up all of their prices and students who are trapped in Athens must succumb to these outrageous prices when in need of drugstore items.

Roads here are horrible. Pot holes are everywhere and the city seems to only temporarily fix them.

Rollerblading is a popular sport in Athens mainly because it makes it easier to go from class to class.

Scuffing the bottoms of my shoes as I prod down court street I muttle despairingly to myself about the test I just failed.

Shopping seems to be relatively low, most people travel an hour to Easton, because the malls in Athens have small variety of stores.

Some form of liquor is sold at pretty much any store in Athens.

Some people are not very kind to other people’s feeling. For example, I always go to bed around 12:30. I do not expect people to cater to my needs but when your neighbors are playing music with the bass so loud that your walls are vibrating that interfers with my comfort level in my apartment. Thus, neighbors are not very kind to others feeling. Maybe some morning I will run my vacumm at 5:30 and see how they like it.

Sometimes being around so many people scare me, I do not know anything about the people or their backgrounds. Who knows they could be murders, psychos or kidnappers

Sometimes you bump into somebody that you’ve met a thousand times but just can’t seem to remember their name. Sometimes you honestly admit to them that you do not remember, and, in good faith, ask them. As sure as they’ll tell you, you’ll see them the next day and you still won’t remember their name.

Speaking of the Hocking, A-town definitely has the shadiest tap water I have ever had the pleasure of drinking.

Speaking of the sheriff, did anyone else notice the in such a rural area, the election included people named Hicks and Red(n)ecker?

Student ‘s night life for entertainment are located neat each other, the bars are mostly located on one street and in the same area of town, which is close to Baker Center and Templeton Blackburn Auditorium. Basketball in the convo, is located near the Bird arena for hockey

Students are isolated from the world while on Campus.

Sure, those bricks look nice, but man, when they get wet or icy . . .

Tattoos and piercing are quite common among College students so the shop on W. Union Street called "Art Apocolypse" is making big bucks.

That damn violin guy. "May I play you a fiddle tune?"

The amount of green in Athens is astounding. Every couple days, I look around and enjoy the gorgeous grass and the gorgeous trees.

The annual King Midget car race. It is actually an event to be seen. Big, fat rednecks in tiny cars trying to go up High St. The occasional exploding car always provides a delight to the enthusiasts.

The area is as poor as they come. If OU wasn’t here, there would be a loss of 10,000 jobs. What would the county do then?

The Athena can be a nice, cheaper theatre to catch a movie, but the screens are not very big.

The Athens autumn blankets hillsides in a quilt of patched beauty. As the sun radiates its warmth, it also heightens the painted landscape in brilliance. It seems the color of the air itself is exploding in color and fragrance. The familiarity of rotting leaves that strike childhood memories buried in the pile of life.

The Athens county maintenance people, along with those from OU, seem to always make sure that OU looks good.

The Athens Mall (if you want to call it that) consists of one floor of stores most people have never heard of, let alone shopped at.

The authorities tell us the Hocking River is safe. That’s odd, they must not smell the stench from the waist that we smell when we walk on the bike path.

The back of me is soaked but there is a smile on my face as I trudge back up Jeff Hill so that I can slide back down again in the snow.

The bars of Athens can be a good place to meet new people, an awful place to get sick from too much alcohol, or simply a place to go for a drink.

The bars of Athens serve thousands of college students every night. I have never seen so many people late at night, all with smiles.

The beauty of OU athletics is the abscense of the scandals that big-time schools have. The unfortunate part of the deal is that they usually don’t win.

The best way to get student participation is to bribe them with pizza.

The bike path needs to be much bigger. Every time I am on it, I am always run off to the side by bikers and other people. It should be at very least twice as big.

The brick roads of Athens brings out the uniqueness of the town.

The brick streets are historic. They add to the ombionce of the town. But, they give you a bumpy ride and can be a nightmare for your car.

The brick streets in Athens are in great need of repair.

The businesses uptown only consist of small gift shops and eateries. There are empty windows of rundown building that are vacant.

The cafeteria food at OU is extremely horrible. Have you ever tried Shrimp Newburg?

The campus green in the fall, where the oaks drop their acorns for the busy squirrels to hoard for winter.

The campus has an old world charm. There are old brick buildings and gigantic old trees.

The campus of Ohio University in Athens is one of the most beautiful, safe campuses I have ever been to.

The city and campus is a beautiful, cute, and charming area.

The city here seems to despise the very thing that gives this city its precious life, Ohio University.

The city of Athens is in the Southwest corner of the state of Ohio.

The city of Athens is relatively old.

The city of Athens is very hilly.

The climate here in Athens is nice. There still is winter, but it is mild with little to no snow, and in spring, summer and fall, there are warmer temps and sunny skies.

The college atmosphere is all that fuels the economy of Athens.

The college green is filled with mainly students, who relax with others between and after class.

The college green is owned by crazy people in the Spring time.

The college green of Ohio University comes to life in the fall. Not only with the return of the student body, but the return of the green grass and beautiful trees and flowers.

The empty beer cans and pizza boxes which cover the dilapidated front porch of 97 Mill Street are merely one example of the housing available to OU students.

The evil landlords milk the students for every penny and show no mercy for any poor college student.

The fact that a measely dollar can buy you a slice of pizza. Sure, it tastes like pizza, but the cosistency of congealed rubber always mixes well with the acid in your stomach.

The fact that I can walk down the street on a Tuesday night, and, within a ten foot span on the sidewalk, smell pot and shoe leather..... Thats really interesting to me.

The fact that one less fraternity will be on campus. I’m sure that the Fiji house can tell everyone why that is. When you get busted with about 4 pounds of pot, the outlook on your college life is not that bright.

The football team is last in the country.

the forestry through which the city was built is marvelous. woods woods and more woods. there are many bike/walking paths that could keep me busy for days, ex) the ridges.sometimes, it’s really nice to go for a walk through the woods on a snowy evening...

The great uptown nightlife. Tell me, is there a reason that Athens County has NO more liquour

The Gross National Product of Athens was $2.75 in 1995. Yes, it was a very good year.

The hills around Athens are beautiful, the trees glow with sunshine reflecting off of the beautifully colored leaves of orange, yellow, and brown.

The hills in Athens are gorgeous in autumn. See them while you have a chance, since winter will last about six months.

The hills of Athens contain hidden treasures; some of the lovliest houses are tucked away.

The hocking could be really nice if it were bigger....like an actual river.

The Hocking River flowing through Athens is no ordinary river. The river goes through moods, overflowing one day, totally dry the next. This morning its waters were moving briskly; now it is stagnant.

The hocking river flows around the town. It is not an extrememly pretty sight. The smell is not that of a beautiful ocean.

The hospital in Athens provides very slow service.

The housing on this campus consists of either extremely dirty, run-down houses, or apartments with slum-lords. There is not a whole lot in between.

The King Midget cars, which come to Athens every summer, provide residents with an interesting spectacle as the small racers charge up the High Street Hill.

The last 1/4 of Jeff Hill (when walking up it) seems to be longer than the previous 3/4.

The lights between clippinger and porter hall cast an orange glow in the crabapple trees. A look that makes it evident that vision not only consists of positive, but negative space as well.

The local Athenians don’t have much to do with Ohio University. They don’t come around here much, I think because the students drive them away. In the summertime, however, they come out of the woodwork.

The local pet store has also created quite a controversy. There are so many animals around Athens that are in shelters and need homes. The pet store is neglecting these animals from having a chance to get new homes.

The Lollypop store sells yummy ice cream and lots of candy.

The lovely police department. When the sheriff’s wife gets thrown in the pokey for commiting credit card fraud, you know you are in the right place.

The magnificent weathered brick buildings scattered over college green are intriguing.

The main street had various places, such as bars, stores, and food.

The main strip in Athens, Court Street, consists of a fair number of bars, yet if you want to go dancing, you must subject yourself to the freshman meatmarket of the Greenery or the Nick.

The major population in athens is a result from the incorporated university.

The movie theatre actually shows more photos of trees before a film than are in my backyard.

The new diner is a new, but soon to be stable part of town.The number of people who drink alcoholic beverages in Athens outweigh the number of stars in the Athens night sky.

the night life here is extensive. I can’t count all the bars that line the uptown streets on two hands. there’s always a beer to be had somewhere.

The only escape from this desolate academic resort is unreachable for most students due to the lack of transportation.

The only real entertainment here in Athens is the bar life.

The only sound is pecking on keyboards as I sit through another English class.

The parks which surround Athens supply residents with a quiet and peaceful place to get away.

the people of athens are very static. they all seem to have a southern accent, a few kids, and either one really nice car of a few that kinda run.

the people of the university are very dynamic. I have friends from different countries all over the world such as chile, venezuela, france, japan, and korea to name a few.

The people who live in Athens appear as if they are from the Appalachian Mountains

The personal ads in the newspapers are nothing more than messages between sorority members. Why don’t they just call each other?

The phone number for the Athens Papa John’s Pizza is 597-7272.

The police in this town love to break up a good party.

The population of Athens doubles when Ohio University is in session.

The power company does not produce a steady current from its generators.

The problem with alcohol in Athens is two fold. Yet there is too much underage drinking going on, but there are also too many feds trying to intentially bust kids for drinking. That goes on your record; it is not worth it.

The profs rule!! (gratuitous brownosing)

The quality of restaurants in Athens is slipping. The food that they are passing off to the college students is close to breaking all health codes.

The racists as one had stated it. The Brick Criterion that encompasses the uptown loop. The mesmorizing combination of hissing wind and slitherin, greasy chains.

The residents of Athens are considered "backward" by some. This may be jumping to conclusions, since most residents of Athens do have electricity and running water.

The roads in Athens are by far the worst I have ever driven on. They are slowly sinking into the earth with no compensation from the public works department.

The rolling hills of Athens are a playground to hikers and backpacker both. The fall offers brilliant colors of red, orange, and yellow leaves making their final decent.

The scenery in Athens is absolutely beautiful. However, a lot of problems arise when the town gets any type of bad weather. When it snows, there are not enough plows to allow school busses to drive on county roads. When it rains Athens is usually in danger of flooding.

The smell of newness overwhelmed me as I glided across the stone floor and new carpet when I first entered the remodeled Copeland Hall.

The smell of popcorn overwhelms me as I hand my ticket to the attendant and enter the dark movie theater.

The specialty food places serve some damn good food.

The sporadic visits from Brother Jed and his army of tough-love Christians. The fire and brimstone rheortic always delights the throngs that come out to see them. Also, his book is a sure-fire way to liven up any tent revival.

The Steelers dont play in Athens because Ohio sucks. I miss The Burgh!

The stores uptown should stay open longer.

The students make the community more diverse and well rounded. They make Athens a more worldly place to live.

The sun blistered our skin as my roommates and I layed by the river one spring day.

The surrounding area around Athens is great for outdoor adventures such as hiking, boating, horseback riding, camping. There are many great parks such as Hocking Hills and Stroud’s Run very close to Athens.

The town is in need of renovation, or modernization.

The university adds to the scenery here. There are beautiful historic buildings and new ones. However, the campus has a continuous feeling to it, as if everything goes together.

The University is the main section of the town and is divided into greens.

The University provides cultural and colloquial programming but fails to contain its students who will prop up in any neighborhood with a lease.

The vomit freezes into beautiful patterns as it oozes down Jeff Hill

The weather in Athens is like nothing else. You never know what to expect.

The wild untamed Hocking river runs thru the heart of Ohio University.

The winter weather of Athens, Ohio is not that of a ski resort. It more closely fits to Seattle- Rain drops keep falling on my head . . .

The Woolworths that was previously in Athens closed a couple of years ago.

There are 19,000 some students that attend Ohio University’s main branch in Athens, most of which have been here since they graduated from high school. These students make up a great majority of the population when school is in session. This causes an insulating affect on the students, who hardly see anyone outside of their age group.

There are a lot of hills

There are alot of students in Athens.

There are definitely a lot of people here in Athens that start drinking beer very early in the day.

There are food buggies uptown for those who have a hunger craving.

There are many dogs that run around the green with there owners.

There are many fast food restaurants chains in the Athens area. Many of these chains have multiple stores.

There are many one way streets in Athens can create many traffic headaches.

There are many one way streets in Athens.

There are more bagel shops than gas stations.

There are more bars on Court Street than there are restaraunts.

There are no ‘Rally’s’ in Athens.

There are no good places to shop for clothes.

There are no good places to shop for clothes.

There are not enough jobs in the economy.

There are not enough restaurants, or other forms of shopping here.

There are not many restaurants to eat out at.

There are two ways to walk to class: uphill and downhill

There are very few places that, amidst everything from racial and sexual prejudices to political and world affairs, would hold a nationally televised riot because police officers closed the bars early. Athens is one of those places.

There aren’t too many housing developments in Athens.

There is a great diversity of people that attend Ohio University; racial, ethnical, charateristics and opinions.

There is a sense of diversity among the students of O.U. but at the same time there is unity despite those differences.

There is always a large amount of local controversies.

There is little shopping. There are few well known stores, but there are a few cute local stores. If you want a day full of shopping you will have to go to another city.

There is only one freeway in Athens.

There isn’t any good shopping, especially not any modern, hip shopping.

There sure are a lot of confused people here in Athens too. Once they closed the Ridges all the people just wandered off into the Downtown streets of the town.

There sure are a lot of dogs around, all those hippies have their dogs to keep them company.

there’s no denny’s. what’s up with that?!

They have a helluva bike race here every fall. Every fall I miss it and read about it in the Post the next day.

they put it right on top of a hill for cryin’ out loud!

This may be a strictly personal observation, but Taco Bell, really does get better as the night progresses.

Thousand of students with thousands of different majors; how are all of these people going to find jobs and where will they all live? Who will stay in Ohio? How many will graduate from Ohio University? How many will actually be successful (in their minds)?

Three words: bagels, bagels, bagels.

To work at an uptown eatery, it is almost always a must to have dreadlocks.

Usually, the campus is very fun and interactive. Whatever you prefer doing on the weekend, its probably going on here. From movies, to plays, to live performances, to heading uptown, you are sure to find something to enjoy.

Very comfortable, very safe.

Walking is essential, there are many one-way roads, and it is hard to find parking in the Athens area. The roads also can do a number to your car; the brick can do a good amount of damage to your car if it rides low to the ground.

Walmart created quite a controversy. Did it help the economy of Athens and create new jobs? Or did it hurt other businesses and force them to shut down?

Wal-Mart is incredibly annoying because they have a million cash registers and only three people ever working at a time.

We don’t get that much snow here, but we more than make up for that in the form of rain.

We live in Athens. Does the person sitting in front of me really have to carry a pager?

Weather is inconsistent. Little snow, usually ice. Lots of rain.

When I go to the grocery store, I rarely see any person older than about twenty-five. Occasionally, I see a mother with her child, or an elderly couple buying their weekly allowances of Fibercon.

When students get sick of the dining hall food or just want to grab a bite on the way to class, there is always the option of buying something from the "buggies" such as the pizza buggy or the burrito buggy.

When stumbling up Court Street in Athens, one must only take a few steps to reach the next bar along the path .

When the Papa John’s pizza guy says he’ll be there in 5 minutes he really means 10.

When the sun makes its glorious appearance, people seem to come out of the woodwork in Athens. The city is buzzing with activity until the sun makes it exit.

When walking uptown with "man’s best friend," one can immediately get the attention of any compassionate human walking by. Pets smell up small living spaces and need to be given lots of room to run around. Little furry creatures are an extra in quite a few households in Athens.

Where else but Athens can a dumb comic about a Rhinocerous generate more controversy in the newspapers than the sheriff’s wife being arrested?

Where else can you get a beer with anything? I mean honestly, beer and ice cream are not meant to go together no matter WHAT the place says. Getting hammered and scarfing down a turtle sundae are not meant to be done simutaneously

While a significant portion of the Athens population is students, the residents of the town are unique, mostly friendly, and love the town for its simplicity and beauty.

While attending Ohio University for four years, Athens has been growing extensively but still wouldn’t be anything if the university wasn’t here.

While crossing the Hocking River a glimpse of a Kingfisher can be caught. If one chooses they can take the extra time to watch this small, crested bird hover above the choppy waters as it prepares for another meal.

While in the residence halls, I was able to easily meet a great quantity of students who were at the same point in their academic career as I was. On the other hand, eyes were crawling out of every corner of the rooms to make sure that everyone was following the rules. Dorms are an experience that every college student should go through, along with the good and the bad.

Why does a town that is supposedly concerned about alcohol abuse allow ~30 bars to set up shop.

Why does Athens smell in so many areas? I specificallt try not to walk by a few spots uptiwn, for fear of a whiff of the stench.

Why doesn’ t anypne deliver a decent pizza after 3 A.M.?

Why is it that I paid $75 a week to eat in the dorms and I only spend $30 now that I’m living on my own?

Winter depletes the life from college students the same as it does with the vegetation of the hills.

With few exceptions, the only thing OU students and Athens locals have in common is they are both living on low income. A store should focus on price more than on quality.

Without OU, Athens would be a dead town.

Without the students the town is unconscious, they breath life into the small city with their laughter, knowledge, and ideas.

Woolworth’s really needs to have some kind of business in it.

You can easily get confused while driving through Athens.

You can get served a beer in Athens before you can get a drivers permit

You can give plasma for 20$, the first time, the second time it's 15$ and every time after that you get 13$.

You can walk anywhere in town in 20 minutes

You will definitely never find a place with more lights still on at 4:20 in the morning than in Athens.

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