
This photo from the 1968 Athena is like many others over the decades, proving “The Monument” on College Green as one of the most favored meeting spots on the Athens Campus.

“The rains came; dams broke, and students stumbled around picking up their blankets and brains while piecing together this Felinni movie with sandbags.” —Excerpt from the 1968 Athena.

These students practiced “DIY”—in the form of making a water-worthy craft to navigate the Hockhocking River—long before it became today’s cultural phenomenon.

In 1966, marching band Director Gene Thrailkill introduced the high-energy style of today’s Marching 110, and eliminated women from the band. This photo from the 1968 Athena shows the band, which got a new name the same year: the 110 Marching Men of Ohio.
Feature photograph: The 1968 Athena photographers escaped Athens for the county’s backroads on sweet rides to capture their staff photo. Each student photog had a nickname, says the yearbook’s photo caption, notably, “Buffalo,” “Sergeant Rat,” and “the Kid.” Photos courtesy of the Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections