A Double Life Fit for a Queen

Student by day, drag queen by night, Jack Wilburn shares his journey balancing the best of both worlds.

Backdrop MagazineOctober 31, 2024

Beyond the Lecture Hall

Professors and students who use the classroom in a more untraditional way.

Macy ColbertFebruary 20, 2024Comment

Purr-fessional Friends

Students discuss life on campus with animals they cannot live without.

Kristen AbbeyNovember 9, 2023PetsComment

Not My Story to Tell

Journalism student Alyssa Cruz shares her experience completing an internship abroad and redefining her own ethics for journalism.

Alyssa CruzNovember 7, 2023voicesComment

Navigating Support

Students and a new organization on campus give advice on how to prioritize one’s safety at college.

Darcie ZudellNovember 2, 2023The Drop, Support, Sexual MisconductComment

Down With the Gospel

Backdropper Darcie Zudell gives a personal view of coming to terms with the religion she was raised on.

Darcie ZudellNovember 9, 2022

An Ode to Appalachia

Backdrop writer criticizes J. D. Vance's memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, and describes how Appalachia is so much more than what meets the eye.

Guest UserFebruary 28, 2022

Deutsch Americana

This Backdrop writer recalls her experience as a dual-citizen of Germany and the United States.

Backdrop MagazineFebruary 28, 2022

Dear Drake: Stop Fetishizing Lesbians

Backdrop writer, Mia Walsh examines the culture that allows the objectification of women who love women.

Backdrop MagazineFebruary 15, 2022

Model Railroading to Get Through the Pandemic

A unique hobby has helped one Backdropper remain grounded during the pandemic.

VoicesBackdrop MagazineJanuary 22, 2021Model Railroading, PandemicComment

Enrollment Decreases at OU Started Before the Pandemic

Ohio University has been struggling to increase enrollment, even before the coronavirus pandemic.

VoicesBackdrop MagazineJanuary 20, 2021enrollment, students, administrationComment

OU Grad Student Shares Her Experience Adjusting to a New Reality During the Pandemic

This summer, Stephanie Kendrick, an OU grad student, answered Backdrop’s call for first-person accounts of the new realities presented by the coronavirus. This is her story, in her words.

VoicesBackdrop MagazineOctober 2, 2020Quarantine, Pandemic, CoronavirusComment

The Skin I'm In

One Backdropper’s journey to embrace her identity as a mixed woman

VoicesPlaceholder AuthorMarch 3, 2020identity, mixed-raceComment

Find Your Flow with Yoga at Little Fish Brewing Company

One Backdropper recounts her first practice with local instructor Erin Pfahler at Little Fish Yoga.

Placeholder AuthorNovember 15, 2019yoga, Little FishComment

Backdrop Got Me Here: Dayton, Ohio

A Backdropper recalls his summer internship as a reporter in Dayton, Ohio.

VoicesAvery KreemerOctober 2, 2019DaytonComment

Lean on Me

Backdroppers share their favorite memories from the OU Civil Ride, which took students through southern cities that played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960.

VoicesBackdrop StaffApril 22, 2019athens, ohio university, voicesComment