HUNDREDS OF OHIO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE UPSET ABOUT WHERE THE SCHOOL PRESIDENT WILL LIVE. THE PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE ON CAMPUS HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 1952. BUT THERE'S ONE PROBLEM... THERE ARE BATS INSIDE! RECENTLY, THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE FELL AND BROKE HER FOOT, TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM A BAT IN THE HOME.
SO, OHIO UNIVERSITY LEASED A NEW HOME FOR THE PRESIDENT AND HIS FAMILY, IN AN UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOOD… BUT, IT COSTS 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS.
MANY STUDENTS BELIEVE THE MONEY SHOULD GO TOWARD STUDENTS AND FIXING UP THE OLD, ON CAMPUS PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE.
BIRD WATCHERS IN OHIO GOT A SPECIAL TREAT THIS WEEK... A MOTHER PEREGRINE FALCON HAS LAID HER FIRST EGGS OF THE YEAR. YOU CAN WATCH THE MOTHER AND HER EGGS ON A LIVE FALCON CAM. SHE'S THE SAME BIRD THAT HAD HATCHLINGS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS ON A LEDGE ON THE 41ST FLOOR OF RHODES TOWER IN COLUMBUS.
A TYPICAL NEST HOLDS THREE OR FOUR EGGS THAT ARE DARK REDDISH-BROWN, ACCORDING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. BOTH ADULTS INCUBATE THE EGGS, WHICH USUALLY HATCH IN ABOUT 33 DAYS.
YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT THE FALCON CAMS IN OTHER CITIES AROUND OHIO, INCLUDING BOWLING GREEN, HOME OF THE BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY FALCONS OF COURSE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU THINK OF OHIO? THAT'S THE QUESTION A MARKETING COMPANY IS LOOKING TO FIND OUT AFTER BEING TASKED WITH RE-BRANDING THE BUCKEYE STATE.
OHIO TOURISM OFFICIALS HAVE AWARDED CONTRACTS WORTH TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO MARKETING AND ADVERTISING EXPERTS TO COME UP WITH A NEW BRAND. THEY'LL CONDUCT RESEARCH SUCH AS ASKING TRAVELERS WHAT IMPACTED THEM DURING THEIR VISIT TO OHIO.
THE GOAL IS TO CAPTURE THE DIVERSE AND UNIQUE ELEMENTS OF OHIO BY CRAFTING WORDS TO FORM A SLOGAN...PREVIOUS BRANDING EFFORTS LED TO 'OHIO THE HEART OF IT ALL' AND 'PURE MICHIGAN'.
So we want to know, what's your suggestion? How would you describe our state in a few words to market Ohio to visitors and tourists? Let us know what you think and we'll show some of your suggestions on our next show.
Website: The Bat Guy, Bat Information Myths & Facts
Website: Humane Society, Providing Habitat for Bats, Natural Spaces and Bat Houses
Website: ODNR Division of Wildlife, Ohio's Peregrine Falcons
Web Cam: Live Falcon Cams on Rhodes Tower Columbus
Web Cam: Minute-by-minute Observations of Falcons on the Terminal Tower