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Local church signs on to new discount grocery program

An Athens County church is accepting orders for discounted groceries being offered through a faith-based, for-profit company and filling the void left by a similar program that was rocked by scandal in late 2011.

The Plains-Athens Community Church of the Nazarene at 49 Connett Road in The Plains has partnered with Gaballi, a new faith-based company that provides individuals with boxes of food at prices 30-70 percent lower than products sold in traditional grocery stores.

According to Sean Hampton, pastor of The Plains-Athens Community Church of the Nazarene, the church began offering boxes of discounted food to area residents last summer through Angel Food Ministries, a nonprofit, Atlanta-based organization. Hampton told The Messenger that the Angel Food Ministries program was gaining popularity in the community as food prices continued to rise. But about three months after the local church brought the program to Athens County, Angel Food Ministries ceased operations amid an investigation and federal indictment accusing the program’s founders of siphoning millions of dollars from the program to support what has been described as their “lavish lifestyle.”

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9AM, Mar 9 2012

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Students address conflicting ideas over traditional Muslim headwear

Oppressed, prisoner, weak, evil and (expletive) rag head are all names that Areej Ahmed, a doctoral student studying special education and a part-time Arabic instructor, has heard directed at her during the three years she’s been in the U.S.

Although she dresses modestly, her choice to wear a hijab often causes people to stare and some to call her names.

Those words were more intimidating when she spoke broken English, but now Ahmed said she is unafraid to stand up for herself because she is able to explain what the hijab is and why she wears it.

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Ohio University Roundup for March 1, 2012

ABOVE: OU group teaches kids diversity, tolerance (The Athens NEWS)
Student’s dorm hot tub lands him in hot water (The Post)
Inadequate storage knocks the stars out of OU telescope (The Post)
Combating conflict minerals: Student group campaigns for university to stop buying electronics made from Congo metals (The Post)
ICYMI, OU memes page quickly goes viral (The Athens NEWS)
ICYMI, Bobcat readership program huge success (The New Political)
University Events:
- Occupy OhioU rallies on College Green (The Post)
- Idea factory attracts a crowd that thinks big (33 Corridor News)
- ‘Start Smart’ workshop supplies women with tools to gain fair salaries (The Post)
- ICYMI, Christian author meets protest in speaking visit to OU (The Athens NEWS)
- ICYMI, ‘This Is What Hunger Feels Like’ event brings awareness to campus (Speakeasy)

Photo credit: Dustin Franz, The Athens NEWS.

Related topics: Ohio University | Diversity | Athens City Schools | Occupy OhioU

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Ohio University Roundup for February 29, 2012

ABOVE: OU honors shooting victims (The Post)
Students protests (sic) as speaker questions faith, pushes buttons (The Post | The New Political)
Nelson renovations include South Side Espresso Bar café (The Post)
Students to launch Idea Factory (33 Corridor News)
‘Art master’ gives Japanese art collection as gift to OU (The Post)

Photo credit: Brien Vincent, The Post.

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Not long ago, Ku Klux Klan still active in Ohio and Athens

As little as 25 years ago, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, disguised by the white hoods of their robes and bearing a symbol of white supremacy over their hearts, paraded through Athens carrying crosses and a centuries-long grudge.

But Ohio’s history with the Klan dates back to the 19th century, when a group of Civil War vets from the South founded the group to spread their theories about racial segregation to all corners of the country.

The Klan quickly decayed, but it reemerged soon after.

Athens Catholic Community discusses climate change

The Athens Catholic Community Peace and Justice Committee sponsored the environmental program “Community Action for a Better Environment” Monday evening at the Christ The King University Parish Center to discuss the moral obligations the community has to address climate change.

The program began with a presentation by Jim Couts, a Catholic climate ambassador for the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change, a partner of the United States Conference of Bishops. The coalition was founded in 2006 and works to provide a forum to explore the issues and faith implications of climate change, as well as to initiate public policy change at local, national and international levels, according to its website.

Couts began his presentation by stressing the need for prudence in dealing with climate change.

Hillel offers Hebrew crash course

Although Hebrew is not taught as a foreign language at Ohio University, students will have the opportunity to learn the basics of the language with Rabbi Danielle Leshaw, director of Hillel, over a seven-week period.

Starting Jan. 25 and continuing every Wednesday until Feb. 29, Leshaw will be covering the Hebrew alphabet and teaching students to read the Hebrew language.

“It is important to say that this is a crash course,” Leshaw said, “Students will understand the language minimally after the course, but they will have the tools to take their studies further.”