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Take
the high-speed road to Athens
Alumni are just one click away from viewing new campus buildings,
checking out the latest image on the graffiti wall and hearing local
musicians perform live.
 Advanced
Web journalism students recently launched a new Web site, Athensi.com,
that provides up-to-date information on what’s happening at
Ohio University and in the community. The site is a compilation
of material from community news sources, including ACTV-7 News,
The Athens Messenger, The Athens News, The Post, WOUB, ohiobobcats.com
and Ohio University Media Services. Visitors can link to community
calendars, current events, weather information and a chat room.
Professor of Journalism Robert Stewart, who taught the fall quarter
class that launched Athensi.com, says the site is useful for folks
who live in Athens, are planning to move here or want to stay updated
on local news, including alumni and students’ parents.
Athensi.com also provides a glimpse of campus life, including video
and audio from live “Scripps Studio Sessions” concerts,
daily images of the graffiti wall and “Global Bobcat”
profiles on international student-athletes.
Students in Stewart’s advanced Web journalism class are responsible
for updating the site.
“It was interesting to be there for the planning stages and
then to finally see the site launched,” says broadcast major
Stacy Puzo. “It is a good balance of information between the
community and the University.”
— Kara Renee
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