The most commonly asked question of the past few weeks has been, “What are you going to be for Halloween?” and it’s on everyone’s mind. So here’s some advice for anyone who has waited until the last minute and is now in panic mode: relax. The following are a few tips that should make the big decision of what to wear easy, affordable and guaranteed to make others look.

From tables to teapots,the contemporary woodworks the exhibit “Far Side of Function” are certainly worth a look. Located at the Dairy Barn Arts Center, this timbered art show is taking place throughout October and November and features a fantastical array of arranged and carved wooden pieces.

Located in a bustling brothel, “The Hostage”, written by Brendan Behan, follows an eclectic cast of prostitutes, war heroes, and an assortment of other eccentric characters. These unique personalities combine to create a vivid comedy.

Walking into the theater, one immediately becomes immersed in the characters’ world as they bustling about their daily life, coming

An artist suffers for his art. When it comes to fashion, rarely does the college student suffer. The sad ensemble of super-frumpy sweats paired with some sort of equally disastrous top has become an unwritten regulation - a college uniform advocated by students.

Ascending on the bike trail is like staring at an old fashioned photograph or a black and white movie still of the pastoral South. Past the overgrown prairie and rust-covered freight trains and across the Hocking River Bridge exists a culinary delight a bit more personal than ordinary Court Street fare.

In Baker Center, tucked behind the escalators piled with people ascending to classes, there lies a hidden diamond in the rough of history. Appearing abandoned, the tiny room with white and black art may not catch the eye, but another look can prove enlightening.

Many popular figures in pop culture have flaunted their adoration for the color black: Johnny Cash donned himself the “man in black,” AC/DC came “back in black” and Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld wouldn’t dare to wear anything but. Within Ohio University, Professor Juli Miller is one of them.

Pawpaws, a relative of other such wackily named plants as the sweetsop, soursop, cherimoya and ylang-ylang (pronounced EE-lang), arrive to adulthood in the Appalachian area, which apparently is enough of a reason to have a festival dedicated to them.

If outfit profiles of the organization-bound students at Monday’s Student Involvement Fair were the only details given to describe the event, one would assume that the fair took place on some coastal boardwalk just off the Atlantic.

Athens food culture sometimes feels like Lady Gaga — a strange but successful blend of the mainstream and the innovative. These brick streets are home to both Chipotle and Big Mamma’s, Quizno’s and Bagel Street Deli, Donkey Coffee and Baker’s pseudo-Starbucks — so many options, so little funding. There is one restaurant that has recently reopened that does not have a mainstream counterpart: Salaam.

As fashion shifts from logo excess to humble ensembles, so have its followers’ shopping habits. While everyone glooms over their shrinking shopping bags due to the recession, sophomore Devon Turchan has embraced its presence by organizing Thursday’s “Dressin’ for Recession” competition.

Fixing an online “paper trail” is more than setting a Facebook profile to “private.”

New technological upgrades are being introduced in multiple platforms at Ohio University for the 2009-2010 school year.

Wednesday’s “Dress for Success” show was a step up from last year’s, incorporating Will Ferrell’s infamous “glory suit” SNL skit, an insightful do’s and don’t’s lecture, and hilarious runway commentary guaranteed to give Joan Rivers a run for her money.

Despite the near-hurricane that deprived the happy-go-lucky moods of many, International Street Fair wanderers clenched their umbrellas tightly to get a taste of culture, traditional clothing and, most importantly, enough delicious food to drool a flood.