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99 unusual facts about Ohio


110 N. Main Street

110 N. Main Street is an office tower located in downtown Dayton, Ohio.

155th Ohio Infantry

Five companies of the 155th were from Pickaway County, Ohio—A, C, E, H, & I. Company H showed 83 men on the official roster; however two of the men never mustered, and another was discharged the day after muster on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability.

1983 in South African sport

23 September - Gerrie Coetzee, the South African heavyweight boxing champion, wins the World Boxing Association (WBA) title in Akron, Ohio by knocking out American Michael Dokes and becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title.

Alija Izetbegović

The parties agreed to meet at Dayton, Ohio to negotiate a peace treaty under the supervision of the United States.

Ammon Hennacy

Hennacy was born in Negley, Ohio to Quaker parents, Benjamin Frankin Hennacy and Eliza Eunice Fitz Randolph, and grew up as a Baptist.

Anthony Sadowski

Whether or not he opened an Indian trading post on the shores of Lake Erie and gave his name to Sandusky, Ohio, here lies the greatest Polish frontiersman of colonial times, an organizer of Amity Township in 1719, and founder of the Sandusky family in America.

Arthur L. Welsh

The funeral was attended by Orville Wright and his sister Katherine, who had traveled from Dayton, Ohio and who were still in mourning for their brother Wilbur, who had died less than two weeks earlier.

Bill Armour

Armour began his managerial career with the Dayton, Ohio baseball club, of which he was also the principal owner.

Bowlus BZ-1

Frazier never completed the project and it was subsequently purchased by Michael Bowlus of Worthington, Ohio.

Bracken County, Kentucky

White burley tobacco, a light, adaptable leaf that revolutionized the industry, was first sold at the 1867 St. Louis Fair by the farmer Mr. Webb from Higginsport, Ohio.

Bryan Volpenhein

Originally from Cincinnati, Volpenhein graduated from Kings High School in Kings Mills, Ohio and attended The Ohio State University, where he rowed for The Ohio State University Crew Club.

Buffington Island

During the American Civil War, the Battle of Buffington Island took place on July 19, 1863, just south of the Ohio community of Portland.

Carl Andrew Weinman

Weinman was born in Steubenville, Ohio on January 27, 1903, the son of Andrew G. and Dorothea (Becker) Weinman.

Charles B. McClintock

Born in Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio, near Beach City, Stark County, McClintock was educated in the public schools.

Charles Martin Hall

Hall was born to Herman Bassett Hall and Sophronia H. Brooks on December 6, 1863 in Thompson, Ohio.

Contaminated currency

In a study reported in Forensic Science International, A.J. Jenkins, at the Office of the Cuyahoga County Coroner (Cleveland, OH), the author reports the analysis of ten randomly collected one-dollar bills from five cities, and tested for cocaine, heroin, 6-acetylmorphine (also called "6-AM"), morphine, codeine, methamphetamine, amphetamine and phencyclidine (PCP).

Cristy's Pizza

Cristy's Pizza is locally owned independent pizza company headquartered in Lancaster, Ohio that offers a variety of pizza, subs, and salads that is consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 Independent pizza chains in the United States.

Crosley Broadcasting Corporation

During World War II, Crosley built the Bethany Relay Station in Butler County, Ohio's Union Township, one mile west of its transmitter for WLW, for the Office of War Information.

Dagwood sandwich

In 1950 businessmen Bob Weiler and Art Lang opened a Dagwood-themed restaurant in Toledo, Ohio with hopes of establishing a national chain.

Dave Longaberger

His concern for his community was evident in the money, effort and time he donated in and around Dresden, Ohio.

Dinn Corporation

Dinn Corporation was a roller coaster designing and manufacturing company established in West Chester, Ohio in 1983 by Charles Dinn.

Donald Ayler

Born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, he went on to work with his brother in the mid-1960s.

Donald Metcalf

His autobiography is Summon up the Blood: In dogged pursuit of the blood cell regulators (AlphaMed Press, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 2000. ISBN 1-880854-28-7.)

Donald Saddler

In 1958, Saddler won critical acclaim for his choreography for a Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival "dance drama" adaptation of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, in which he also performed.

Douglas Chaffee

Chaffee has also worked as head of IBM's Art Department, has done paintings for NASA, the military, the book and the gaming industry, and did the official program painting for the Trident submarine.

Douglas Shulman

He graduated from Oakwood High School in 1985.

E-tran

e-tran currently operates older Gold Coast Transit (formerly South Coast Area Transit) CNG buses from Oxnard, CA, and Akron Metro Regional Transit Authority CNG buses from Akron, Ohio painted with the e-tran paint scheme.

East Rochester, Ohio

East Rochester is a census-designated place in southern West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.

Edgar Odell Lovett

Lovett was born in Shreve, Ohio, to Zephania and Maria Elizabeth (née Spreng) Lovett.

Ernest Glenn Munn

Munn was buried May 17, 2008, in the family plot in Holly Memorial Gardens in Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Esther Boise Van Deman

She was born in South Salem, Ohio to Joseph Van Deman and his second wife Martha Millspaugh.

Francesco Bissolo

He painted a Holy Family with donor in landscape found at the Dayton Art Institute in Ohio, United States.

Fred A. Lennon

He lived with his wife, Alice, and their two children in Hunting Valley, Ohio.

Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry

The portage across Marblehead Peninsula is named DeLery Portage because of his documentation of it in his 1754 journal.

George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument

Born in New Rumley, Ohio, George A. Custer grew up in Monroe in the home of his half-sister, Mrs. David Reed.

George H. Clark

George H. Clark (October 18, 1872 – July 11, 1943) was a Republican lawyer from Canton, Ohio in the United States who sat as a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court in 1922.

Great Mound

Great Mound (Marietta, Ohio), at Mound Cemetery, aka "Conus" or "Mound Cemetery Mound" (NRHP site #73001549), listed on the NRHP in Washington County, Ohio

Henry Louis Rietz

Henry Louis Rietz (24 August 1875, Gilmore, Ohio – 7 December 1943, Iowa City, Iowa) was an American mathematician, actuarial scientist, and statistician, who was a leader in the development of statistical theory.

Homer Burton Adkins

Adkins was born on January 16, 1892, in Newport, Ohio, the son of Emily (née Middleswart) and Alvin Adkins.

Howard P. Whidden

Born in Antigonish Harbour, Nova Scotia, became a Baptist minister in Dayton, Ohio and likely knew John D. Rockefeller and may have been instrumental, along with Cyrus' uncle Charles Aubrey Eaton, in Rockefeller meeting Cyrus S. Eaton.

Hueston Woods State Park

The park lies in Oxford Township, Butler County, and Israel Township, Preble County.

Hugh L. Nichols

In 1922, Nichols was appointed chairman of the U. S. Grant Memorial Centenary Association, which directed the restoration of the Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio, and directed the state to acquire it.

Improbable theatre

Improbable's latest show, Panic is a co-production with the Barbican Center, London, and the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio and the Sydney Opera House.

Indiana Northeastern Railroad

In Ohio, the INR extends east-northeast from the state line to the Williams County villages of Edon and Montpelier.

J. Garber Drushal

Garber Drushal (July 16, 1912 – December 3, 1982) was the eighth President of The College of Wooster, in Wooster, Ohio USA.

James Martin Bell

He was admitted to the bar in 1817 and commenced practice in Cambridge, Ohio.

James W. Forsyth

He died on October 24, 1906 in Columbus, Ohio, and is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Jerry Lynn Young

After only a month on the run, Young was arrested with accomplice William Webb by FBI agents as they left their motel room in Akron, Ohio on June 15.

John B. McClelland

He was captured by American Indians during the Crawford Expedition and tortured to death at the Shawnee town of Wakatomika, which is currently located in Logan County, Ohio, about halfway between West Liberty, Ohio and Zanesfield, Ohio.

John G. Woolley

Woolley was born in Collinsville, Ohio, on February 15, 1850, and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1871, later gaining admission to the Illinois bar.

John L. Rotz

While working at Thistledown Racecourse in North Randall, Ohio in 1975, he met his wife, Mary, whose sister was a horse trainer at the track.

John M. Coyne

John M. Coyne (born 1916) was the mayor of Brooklyn, Ohio from 1948 to 1999, the longest consecutive term of any mayor in United States history.

Judy Dodge

As of January 14, 2008, Dodge was elected as President of the Montgomery County, Ohio Commission.

Kansas City massacre

Death of Floyd: After an intensive search, the FBI and a team of local police officers located Pretty Boy Floyd hiding on a farm just outside Clarkson, Ohio, on October 22, 1934.

KRTM

On February 1, 2012, Calvary Chapel started WTPG-FM 88.9, a 11 kW station outside of Whitehouse, Ohio and serves the Toledo, Ohio market.

L'Enjoleur

Pensioned, L'Enjoleur died at the age of 28 in 2000 at Highland Meadows Farm near Petersburg, Ohio.

Lakeside, Ohio

It is located in Ottawa County's Danbury Township, near the town of Marblehead.

Llanbrynmair

The two most prominent emigrants were Edward Bebb and Ezekiel Hughes, who settled in Butler County, Ohio near Paddy's Run.

Lot Hathaway House

The Lot Hathaway House is a historic residence near East Claridon in the Connecticut Western Reserve region of the U.S. state of Ohio.

Mantua, Utah

Snow was from Mantua, Ohio, and the town was named after the Ohio community in his honor.

Mark Block

Block met Herman Cain while working as Wisconsin state director for Americans for Prosperity, and both were traveling to meetings in launching branches in Ohio and Michigan.

Mark Romanchuk

Romanchuk represents the 124,475 residents of Richland County, including Mansfield, Shelby, Ontario, Lexington and Bellville, Ohio.

Marti Jones

Marti Jones is a singer and painter originally from Uniontown, Ohio.

McLaughlin Mound

In 1972, the McLaughlin Mound was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its archaeological significance; it is one of three Knox County mounds on the Register, along with the Raleigh and Stackhouse Mounds near Fredericktown to the northwest.

Miami-Erie Canal Site Historic District

Miami-Erie Canal Site Historic District is a registered historic district near West Chester, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 1978-12-18.

Michael Henne

In the Republican primary, he faced Butler Township Trustee Joe Ellis.

Mike Rice Jr.

He attended Boardman High School in Boardman, Ohio where he was a three year starter as a basketball guard.

Morris Schaff

Morris Schaff (1840–1929), was a native of Etna Township, Ohio, USA.

Mouse Island

Mouse Island, Ohio, a private island in Lake Erie in Ohio, United States

Mudsummer Classic

The CarCash Mudsummer Classic Presented by CNBC Prime’s 'The Profit' is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

Nate Hartley

He attended Rootstown Elementary School in Portage County, Ohio.

Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship

It was played for the first time in July 2007 at The Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Ohio Legislative Black Caucus

The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus was founded in 1967 by African American state legislators under the leadership of State Representative C.J. McLin of Dayton, Ohio (Deceased)

Ohio State Route 575

The route is located entirely within the western half of Kelleys Island, one of the Lake Erie Islands.

Ohio's 5th congressional district special election, 2007

Robin Weirauch, public administrator, 2004 and 2006 Democratic nominee

Old Gothic Barns

The Old Gothic Barns were a pair of historic agricultural buildings near the city of Cincinnati in Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.

Page Plus Cellular

Page Plus is headquartered in Holland, Ohio, is owned by Abdul Yassine, and as of January 2014, the Better Business Bureau has given it a rating of A+ with 151 complaints closed in the last 3 years.

Pluggy

Originally from a Mohawk band, Pluggy gathered a number of Mingo and Iroquois followers and moved westward eventually setting on the site of Delaware, Ohio in 1772.

PM Toledo Division

The Toledo Division was the southern half of the Pere Marquette Railway's main line, which ran from Ludington, Michigan (on the coast of Lake Michigan) to Toledo, Ohio (on the coast of Lake Erie).

Ralph Tasker

After attending Alderson-Broaddus College on a basketball scholarship, Tasker became the head basketball coach at the high school in Sulphur Springs, Ohio.

Rome apple

The Rome apple (also known as Red Rome or Rome Beauty) is a cooking apple originating near Rome Township, Ohio in the early 19th century.

S bridge

The next bridge, four and a half miles east from New Concord on US Route 40, is found at the intersection of US 40 and Peter's Creek Road.

Sidney Rigdon

He moved in May to Trumbull County, Ohio, where he jointly preached with Adamson Bentley from July 1819.

Solo Trans

It was recorded at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on September 18, 1983 during Young's Solo Trans tour.

Terry Boose

Boose earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Texas Tech University, and subsequently served as the fiscal officer for Norwalk Township in Huron County.

Terry Furlow

On May 23, 1980, Furlow was killed in a car accident when he crashed into a pole on Interstate 71 in Linndale, Ohio.

The Last Flower

On Thurber's tombstone at Green Lawn Cemetery a version of The Last Flower is etched.

The Uh-Oh! Show

A more complete version of the film was screened at the Cinema Wasteland movie convention in Strongsville, Ohio in October 2010, with Mr. Lewis in attendance.

Thomas J. Arnold

After the death of her husband, Elizabeth took the children back to England and Rugby for their initial education and then moved to Hiram, Ohio, where her children went to college.

Thomas Mears Eddy

He was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, educated at Greensborough, Indiana, and from 1842 to 1853, was a Methodist circuit preacher in that State, becoming Agent of the American Bible Society the latter years, and Presiding Elder of the Indianapolis district until 1856, when he was appointed editor of the "The Northwestern Christian Advocate," in Chicago, retiring from that position in 1868.

Tim Greenwood

Currently, he serves as outside counsel for the Ohio Attorney General and is the Law Director of Sylvania Township.

Timothy Derickson

Formerly he was a Hanover Township Trustee.

U.S. Route 35

Continuing west, the highway reverts to an expressway until it reaches Richmond Dale.

Waycross Community Media

WCM programming can be seen on Time Warner Cable in the Cincinnati suburbs of Forest Park, Greenhills, Springfield Township and Colerain Township

West Chester, Ohio

Olde West Chester, Ohio, the original settlement that gave its name to the township.

Westel Willoughby, Jr.

-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->The town of Willoughby, Ohio was named for Dr. Willoughby, and also the Willoughby Medical College (now a part of The Ohio State University College of Medicine).

Wisdom's Light

Wisdom's Light is a public sculpture located in front of the Lake Branch Library in Uniontown, Ohio.

WIVM-LD

WIVN-LD is carried by Time Warner Cable on channel 4 & channel 989 in Tuscarawas, Holmes & Carroll Counties.

Young Eagles

In May 2009, EAA joined with Sporty's Pilot Shop of Batavia, Ohio, to provide the Next Step to the Young Eagles Flight experience.


1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was led by captains Galen Cisco and Leo Brown.

2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

The schools, located 82 miles apart, played 52 times between 1905 and 2004 in "The Battle for the Bell," with the trophy symbolizing the Ohio River separating Ohio and West Virginia.

74th Ohio Infantry

The 74th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky on July 11, 1865.

Ana Marie Cox

Cox and Wonkette gained notoriety in the political world for publicizing the story of Jessica Cutler, also known as "Washingtonienne", a staff assistant to Senator Mike DeWine (R.-Ohio) who accepted money from a George W. Bush administration official and others in exchange for sexual favors.

Andrew S. Draper

He then served as a member of the Albany School-board, superintendent of the public instruction at New York City, and superintendent of schools at Cleveland, Ohio before becoming the President and Regent of the University of Illinois in 1894.

Celia Williamson

In February 2010, Williamson, in conjunction with the Trafficking in Persons Study Commission, published research about the prominence of the child sex trade in Ohio under then Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray.

Emmet M. Walsh

He served as Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina (1927–1949) and Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio (1952–1968).

Farm Cove Observatory

Built in 2000, the observatory has a Meade LX200R 14" Schmidt-Cassegrain F/10 telescope, purchased and on loan from Ohio State University Astronomy Dept.

Franklin County, Ohio

The county was established on April 30, 1803, less than two months after Ohio became a state, and was named after Benjamin Franklin.

Friendly, West Virginia

The 1884 Heirloom tomato variety was said to be discovered by James Lyde Williamson growing in a pile of flood debris along the Ohio River near Friendly, after the Great Flood of 1884.

Furman Paladins

It was announced on April 18, 2012 that former Ohio State head coach, Robert Gary, would take over coaching the Cross Country/Track and Field programs.

Guy Stern

After teaching at Columbia, he received an assistant professorship at Denison University in Ohio, and was later professor and head of the department for German Language and Literature at the University of Cincinnati in 1963.

Harry McGregor

J. Harry McGregor (1896–1958), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio

Harry Toulmin

Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr. (1858–1942), Ohio lawyer who drafted the Wright Brothers' patent application for their "flying machine"

How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life

On June 20, 2011, both of Viswanathan's parents were killed when their Cirrus SR22 airplane crashed and burned outside Columbus, Ohio.

Irwin Uteritz

He missed the opening game against Case as Michigan Coach Fielding H. Yost asked team captain Paul G. Goebel and Uteritz to accompany him to Columbus, Ohio to watch the Ohio State Buckeyes in action against Ohio Wesleyan.

Jackson Bailey

Bailey was also honored with Honorary doctorate degrees from Haverford College in Pennsylvania, Wabash College in Indiana, the College of Wooster in Ohio, and Waseda University in Japan.

James Celebrezze

James Patrick Celebrezze (born February 7, 1938) is an American politician and jurist of the Ohio Democratic party, who served as a judge of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, common pleas court (domestic relations division).

Jillian's

Many of the locations no longer exist: the location at Neonopolis in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada (which closed in 2008 after also being used as a concert venue) and the location at Peabody Place in Memphis, Tennessee, which shut down in 2009, and the Jillians of Youngstown, Ohio at the Southern Park Mall was closed down on January 30, 2011 but for reasons unknown.

John Barlow Hudson

Hudson has three degrees, finished in the California Institute Fine Arts, Valencia, CA in 1972 and 1972, and there is nother one institute, he learned at Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH.

John C. H. Lee

This section of the Ohio River Division of the Corps was tasked with completing a water-resources survey, as part of the Johnson Administration's War on Poverty.

John Haymaker

Haymaker and his family, who were of German descent, moved west from Pittsburgh to Franklin Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in early November 1805, shortly after Ohio had become a state.

John J. Gilligan

In 1964 he was elected to the Eighty-ninth Congress as a representative for Ohio's 1st district, serving from January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967.

John Parker House

John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, a U.S. National Historic Landmark

Jon Diebler

Diebler ended his high school career with 3,208 points, more than Ohio high school greats Jay Burson (2,958), LeBron James (2,646), Bob Huggins (2,438), Jerry Lucas (2,438), Jamar Butler (2,412) and Jim Jackson (2,328).

Lake Catherine

Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve, a nature preserve in Jackson County, Ohio, United States

Lakeside Association Police Department

The Lakeside Association Police Department is a special security police formed at the beginning of the twentieth century to patrol and provide security for the private association and Chautauqua community of Lakeside, Ohio, United States.

Larry Tomczak

Born into a Roman Catholic family in Ohio, Tomczak became locally famous as the drummer for the Lost Souls, a five-piece rock'n'roll band described by Richie Unterberger as a "Cleveland sensation".

Legion of the United States

The British in Fort Miami refused to open the gates and the survivors were basically on their own.

Lybster

However, during the American Revolution, following some victories in the Ohio and Illinois territories, Patrick Sinclair felt it was necessary to move Fort Michilimackinac from its exposed location on the northernmost point of the lower peninsula of Michigan to Mackinac Island.

M. Peter McPherson

After his government service in the Ford administration, he worked in private law practice as managing partner of the Washington office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, an Ohio law firm.

Mini-Tuesday

The Democratic primaries and caucuses were contested between retired General Wesley Clark of Arkansas, former Governor Howard Dean of Vermont, Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, and the Reverend Al Sharpton of New York.

Neil Shepard

Shepard studied with William Tremblay for his Master's work at Colorado State University and with Stanley Plumly, Wayne Dodd, and Paul Nelson for his doctoral work at Ohio University.

Osee M. Hall

Born in Conneaut, Ohio, he attended the local public schools and graduated from Hiram College in Ohio and from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1868.

Promont

The Italianate Victorian home was purchased in 1879 by John M. Pattison, 43rd Governor of Ohio.

Robert Michael Dow Jr.

On December 2, 2010, Judge Dow ruled against five states (Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin), stating that five Chicago-area shipping locks will stay open despite the risk that Lake Michigan Asian carp pose to the multi-billion dollar fishing industry, saying not enough evidence was presented that indicated the danger was truly imminent.

Samuel Campbell

Samuel B. Campbell (1846–1917), Republican politician in the state of Ohio

Scott Bullock

He was also co-counsel in the Ohio Supreme Court case Norwood, Ohio v. Horney.

Sister Kinderhook

The album revolves around a fantastical theme that explores subject matter such as the New Netherland settlements, Colonial Federalism, feral children, the Anti-Rent Wars of 1844, Early American portraiture, and the prehistoric Mound Builder giants of Illinois and Ohio.

Sorta

SORTA, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority serving the Greater Cincinnati area.

Sunnyslope Mountain

John C. Lincoln, an Ohio inventor and industrialist who founded Lincoln Electric, relocated to the Sunnyslope district in 1931 with his wife Helen, to treat her tuberculosis; almost immediately, the Lincolns became major financial supporters of Desert Mission and took on key leadership roles in the organization for most of the remainder of their lives.

Thomas Hogg

Thomas Hogg (MR&LE) (1808–1881), English-born chief mechanical engineer for the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, the first railroad in Ohio

Tri-state area

Three other prominent areas that have been labeled tri-state areas are the Cincinnati tri-state area, including Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; the Pittsburgh tri-state area, covering parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia; and the Chicago tri-state area, also known as Chicagoland, which includes Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Violence Against Women Act

However, several of them, including Steve King (R-Iowa), Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), Tim Walberg (R-Michigan), Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri), Keith Rothfus (R-Pennsylvania), and Tim Murphy (R-Pennsylvania), later claimed to have voted in favor of the act.

William Harvey Gibson

Among Gibson's early schoolmates were Anson Burlingame (diplomat), Consul Wilshire Butterfield (author and historian), O. D. Conger (U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator from Michigan), and Charles Foster (35th Governor of Ohio and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury).

WLWD

WDTN channel 2, a television station in Dayton, Ohio, United States that previously held the WLWD callsign

Xavier Newswire

The Xavier Newswire (established 1915) is an independent newspaper published weekly during the academic year by the students of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.