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

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