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What's the Scoop?

Graphic by Ashley Laflin Michaela FathMany athletes and exercise devotees alike have added a popular dietary supplement to their lifestyles: protein powder. Although it varies from brand to brand, the...

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Sounds of Meditation

Natalie MatesicMeditation may seem difficult to some, but a local instructor is determined to change that belief. Emilie Walker is a meditation and sound healing instructor and the founder of Full...

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Answering the Epidemic

Illustration by Abby Summers Rachael BeardsleyDrug overdose rates rose to show nearly 5,000 deaths in Ohio during 2017, according to the Ohio Department of Health’s 2017 Ohio Drug Overdose Data, and...

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A Chance For Recovery

Graphic by Samantha Muslovski Avery KreemerJust north of Nelsonville – an old-fashioned mining town located in Ohio’s Appalachian foothills – a large building complex formerly known as the Hocking...

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Let's Talk About Sex

Alexis McCurdy When thinking of counseling services, sex therapy might not be the first that comes to mind, and it may, in fact, feel taboo to talk about. Yet, it’s a service that can help various...

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The Life of a Heartbeat Bill

Graphic by Kaleigh Bowen Avery KreemerOn Feb. 12, several state legislators introduced a bill that would give Ohio one of the strictest abortion mandates in the country, outlawing non-emergency...

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Au Naturel

Jessica DeyoCydney Carpenter a junior at Ohio University, worked for years to help find a safe, sustainable acne solution after her sister had no luck with brand name products. Carpenter began...

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Believe Survivors: Ohio University’s Survivor Advocacy Program, OU’s Mission...

By Jess DeyoOut of 1,000 sexual assaults, only 230 are reported. Only 46 suspected assaulters are arrested, and only five are convicted. Those statistics flash across the screen at the end of “Start...

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Getting a Piercing? Here's How to Keep it Healthy.

Michaela FathOne of the latest fashion trends requires diamonds, metal rings, needles and a bit of a pinch: the piercing craze. Both male and female students strut down the streets of campus rocking a...

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Ohio University Faculty and Health Professionals React to Hazing Allegations

Helen WidmanSteamy locker rooms filled with power-hungry athletes. Disheveled fraternity houses with broken beer bottles. Sororities turned into houses of embarrassment and ridicule for new members....

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These are the Barriers to Affordable and Accessible Mental Health Resources...

Illustration by Lainey Douglas Jessica RutkowskiOne in five adults experience mental illness in the United States, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and no part of the country is...

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Listen to Your Gut

Design by Abigail Summers Abby NeffMiliana Bocher was 14 when she first started picking out the flaws of her body. She was running track and field for her high school team when she noticed she had...

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Reproductive Health Resources for Who?

Story and illustrations by McKenna Christy Ohio’s statewide abortion fund provides free emergency contraceptives to businesses in Athens. Health care resources vary by several factors in the United...

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